From Wage Slave to Tycoon

"Ah Fei, Sir had me return in such a hurry. Did something happen?"

Xiao Peng had floored it the day before, speeding all the way just to catch the last flight to the Imperial Capital. By the time he landed, it was already past midnight. He found a hotel near Shichahai and came to the courtyard home at the crack of dawn.

Just as he stepped through the gate... he found Chen Fei in the front courtyard, lending Aunt Tang a hand with breakfast.

Chen Fei looked at Xiao Peng’s disheveled hair, wiped his hands dry, and pulled him aside. "Sir really does have something important for you."

After he spoke, Chen Fei’s nose twitched. He noticed a faint odor coming from Xiao Peng and asked with a slight frown, "You came back without a change of clothes?"

Hearing this, Xiao Peng was taken aback. He lifted his arm for a sniff and caught a sour stench on himself. "Well, you were the one who called yesterday telling me to hurry back," he said, a bit embarrassed. "I left in such a rush that I didn’t bring anything."

"Go use my room to wash up first."

Xiao Peng wanted to ask what exactly was going on, but Chen Fei simply said, "You’ll find out the specifics when you see Sir," then turned and went back into the kitchen.

Seeing this, Xiao Peng had no choice but to go get washed up and change his clothes.

At 8:10 a.m., Su Chen leisurely made his way downstairs.

As soon as he reached the living room, he saw Chen Fei and Xiao Peng sitting on the sofa, chatting.

Su Chen was a little surprised; he hadn’t expected Xiao Peng to be back so quickly. It seemed he must have arrived last night.

He had just reached the landing of the staircase when the two of them spotted him.

"Sir," the two said in unison, quickly rising to their feet.

Su Chen gave a calm wave of his hand, his eyes scanning Xiao Peng up and down before he nodded in satisfaction.

"It looks like your time in Xilinhot served as good training. You seem much more confident than you used to be."

Of course, the confidence Su Chen mentioned wasn’t mere self-assurance. It meant that after this period of tempering, Xiao Peng could now shoulder real responsibility at work.

Xiao Peng flushed slightly at Su Chen’s praise. "It’s all thanks to your guidance, Sir!"

Su Chen smiled and tapped his right index finger in the air. He turned to Chen Fei beside him and teased, "Would you look at that? How long has it been? He’s already learned how to suck up."

At these words, not only Chen Fei but even Jiang Hui, who had just walked in to call Su Chen for breakfast, couldn’t help but laugh.

Only Xiao Peng was so embarrassed he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself in it.

"You’re here so early, you must not have eaten breakfast yet. Let’s eat together, then we can talk about why you’re here."

With that, Su Chen headed for the dining room, with Chen Fei and the others hurrying to follow.

"I called you back this time to give you a heavier load to carry. Chen Fei must have told you a few things," Su Chen said, holding a beef wrap.

"Yes, he mentioned a little, but I’m not clear on the details!" After his shower earlier, Xiao Peng had shamelessly pestered Chen Fei and learned that Su Chen was planning to have him manage the industrial park on Zheng Island.

"The Zheng Island industrial park is, you could say, our future research base. Many top-secret projects will be launched there. Your job is to ensure those research projects proceed smoothly. Whatever they need, you must provide it promptly."

"To put it bluntly, you’ll be the chief logistics manager. But this is an extremely important role. Do you have the confidence to handle it?"

Xiao Peng shot to his feet, the abrupt movement knocking over his bowl and chopsticks with a loud CLATTER.

"I have the confidence!" When Xiao Peng heard the words "top-secret," he was thrilled to his core.

The use of those words meant this future research base was anything but simple.

For Su Chen to put him in charge of it was a sign of absolute trust.

Seeing Xiao Peng’s excitement, Su Chen just smiled and waved a hand, gesturing for him to sit back down.

"What you need to do now is go to Zheng Island, register a tech company, and get the basic framework of the research base set up. As for personnel, I’ll have Pei Rang arrange for a team to come over."

The people Pei Rang would arrange were all mid-to-low-level staff—gofers, to put it bluntly. They wouldn’t have any interaction with the actual research side of the base.

To this end, Su Chen had also separated the research and office zones. Entry and exit required strict inspections, and even the office area wouldn’t be a place for casual strolling.

It was with these considerations in mind that Su Chen had requested one hundred security personnel from Xiao Chen in one go, precisely to ensure comprehensive security for the research base’s secrets.

Otherwise, why would he get a hundred security personnel? Just to stand guard and patrol every day? Su Chen wasn’t wasteful enough to spend money like that.

"Sir, am I leaving for Zheng Island today?" Xiao Peng hadn’t expected things to move so quickly.

"Yes." Su Chen nodded. He looked at Chen Fei and said, "Chen Fei will go with you. And, right, so will those one hundred security personnel."

"I want the research base to be up and running within a week."

Chen Fei, who was busy devouring his beef wrap, was suddenly put on the spot. He quickly swallowed the mouthful of food.

"Sir, do I really have to go? Why not just leave Xiao Peng in complete charge?"

But all he got in return was an exasperated look from Su Chen. Seeing this, Chen Fei could only nod in resignation.

’Power is intoxicating, sure, but it’s so comfortable being with Sir. I don’t have to worry about a thing; it’s basically a vacation every day, with the occasional drive or trip thrown in.

’Following Sir means eating and drinking the best. What more could I ask for from life?’