Who would still be a social slave when they are so rich?

"what--"

Chen Fei walked out of the room with a long yawn. His sleepy eyes had not yet fully focused when he saw Su Chen's thin figure frozen like a silhouette in front of the window at the end of the corridor.

Although the sandstorm that raged last night has stopped, fine dust can still be seen floating in the light in the morning.

Looking through the glass, the entire sky seemed to be covered with a layer of gray gauze, and even the morning light seemed turbid and dim.

"Boss, why did you get up so early? Why don't you take a rest for a while?" Chen Fei blinked his sore eyes and walked quickly to Su Chen's side.

When I got closer, I was surprised to find that there were two faint blue spots under the other person's eyes and his brows were full of fatigue.

Su Chen tilted his head when he heard the voice, and the corners of his lips barely raised an arc, but he couldn't hide the fatigue in his eyes. He raised his hand to rub his temple, and said with a slightly hoarse voice: "It's okay, it's just that the wind and sand made a fuss all night, and I barely closed my eyes until the early morning."

He held his lower back and stretched it a few times, then said self-deprecatingly, "Maybe I'm a stickler for beds. The bed in this hotel is really uncomfortable."

The squeaking spring mattress, coupled with the constant sound of sand hitting the window, was simply torture.

I spent three or four hours in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness. As soon as the day began to dawn, I could no longer fall asleep, so I simply got up and wandered around in the empty corridor.

"Boss, how about you take a rest for a while? I'll go to the restaurant in the service area to buy you some breakfast."

As soon as Chen Fei finished speaking, he heard two footsteps behind him. He turned around and found that the people coming were Su Yan and Lin Xiaoyu.

The conditions of the two were much better than Su Chen's, but they also looked tired. It was obvious that the wind and sand last night did not allow them to sleep well.

"Brother, Brother Xiaofei, good morning!" Chen Fei yawned and complained, "The wind and sand in this damn place are like a haunted place. It hasn't stopped all night."

At this time, Su Yan also noticed the haggard face of his elder brother Su Chen, and asked nervously: "Brother, are you okay?"

Even Lin Xiaoyu looked at Su Chen with concern.

Seeing the worried looks of the three people in front of him, Su Chen smiled and waved his hand, "It's okay, I just didn't sleep well. I'll recover after a good rest when I get to the city."

After saying that, Su Chen raised his hand and looked at the time on his wrist. It was already 7:15 in the morning. He then said, "Let's go, have breakfast first, and then see if we can drive on this highway!"

At first, Su Chen and the others thought that the restaurant in the service area would be very lively. After all, there were at least two or three hundred people trapped here yesterday. But when they arrived at the restaurant, it was completely opposite to what they had imagined.

There were only a few passers-by with their children, sitting at the table and eating breakfast.

Everyone was stunned when they saw this scene. After asking the service staff, they learned that the highway resumed operation at around six in the morning. Many stopped vehicles left because they were afraid that there would be more sandstorms and they would be trapped in the service area.

Thinking of this, Su Chen turned around and looked at Fade Chen and ordered, "Go to the room and see if Uncle Wang is still there. If he is, ask him to eat something with you."

At the latest, Uncle Wang originally wanted to spend a night in the lobby of the service area. After all, although the hotel in the service area was not very high-end, it still cost about 100 yuan a night, which was a considerable expense for Uncle Wang.

Later, Su Chen learned about the situation and immediately arranged a room for Uncle Wang.

Chen Fei left quickly and came back quickly. Just after he ordered five servings of Wuwei's special snacks "Three Sets" - a delicacy consisting of Liangzhou noodles, braised pork and Fu tea, he saw Chen Fei walking back alone.

Everyone immediately understood and realized that the desert control worker had already left the service area.

"Let's eat. After that we will head to WW city." Su Chen said as he picked up the chopsticks and started eating.

Chen Fei, Su Yan and Lin Xiaoyu, who had been ravaged by the sandstorm all night, were already extremely hungry. They picked up their chopsticks and started to eat heartily, not caring about their image at all.

Especially Chen Fei and Su Yan, they didn't eat at all, they just stuffed the food into their mouths. He hadn't even finished half a bowl when the other two's bowls were empty, and even the Fu tea was drunk up.

Both of them looked at the bowl of three-course meal in front of Su Chen, which was originally ordered for Uncle Wang.

Seeing this, Su Chen shook his head helplessly and pushed the three carts in front of him between the two of them, "Share it. If you're not full, go order more for yourself."

Ready-made food is naturally more popular. Hearing Su Chen say this, Chen Fei and Su Yan immediately smiled and started to share it with chopsticks.

Lin Xiaoyu, who was standing aside, sipped warm Fu tea and looked at the two of them with a smile on her face.

The service area is not far from the WW city area, only about 60 kilometers away.

After breakfast, Su Chen and his friends did not stay in the service area for too long, as they were worried that there would be another sandstorm later. It would be relatively more convenient if they went to the city.

It was around eight or nine o'clock when they arrived in the city. The first thing Su Chen and his friends did was to find a five-star hotel in the city center.

After taking a nice bath, Su Chen lay down on the bed and soon fell asleep.

……

"Mm~comfortable!"

Su Chen stretched lazily before sitting up from the bed. He was stunned at the orange sunlight shining through the gauze curtains outside the window.

He quickly took the phone and looked at it. Su Chen exclaimed, "Wow!" He didn't expect that it was already 5:15 in the afternoon. He had slept for almost six or seven hours.

No wonder Su Chen felt so comfortable, it seemed like he had made up for what he had lost last night.

After rubbing his messy hair, Su Chen walked out of the bedroom and saw Chen Fei lying on the sofa watching the Douyin live broadcast.

Su Chen took a look and found that there was a beautiful woman in the live broadcast room wearing hot and sexy clothes, swaying her sexy body, with a whistle in her mouth, and she whistled from time to time accompanied by the dynamic DJ.

Looking at Fade Chen who was lost in thought, Su Chen smiled mischievously, walked quietly behind him, and asked softly, "Is the beauty pretty?"

"It looks good!" Chen Fei answered subconsciously.

The next second, Fade Chen realized something was wrong. He looked up and saw Su Chen's teasing look. He jumped up from the sofa, stood up straight, and said with an awkward smile, "Boss, you're up?"

"Look at it for a while longer, Boss. I'm an experienced person and I understand!" Su Chen winked mischievously, picked up the Evian on the coffee table and drank two or three sips, then asked, "Where are Su Yan and Xiao Yu? Are they still sleeping in the room?"

Chen Fei hurriedly turned off the live broadcast, and explained with red ears: "Su Yan took Xiaoyu to visit Leitai Park. He said he wanted to see the famous bronze galloping horse."

After stealing a glance at Su Chen's face, he quickly added, "They wanted to ask you to go with them, but they didn't dare to wake you up because you were sleeping soundly."

Su Chen threw the empty mineral water bottle into the trash can and waved his hand calmly, "The couple came out specifically to travel, so it's normal for them to go around. We came out to kill time and travel at the same time!"

"If we encounter this kind of situation again in the future, just let them have fun without worry." After saying that, Su Chen also lay down on the sofa, took out his mobile phone swiftly, and just wanted to open Douyin to kill time, he saw Chen Fei still standing next to him.

He glanced at Chen Fei unhappily and said, "What are you still doing there? Just find a sofa and lie down. Do you still want me to treat you?" Chen Fei smacked his lips, scratched his head awkwardly, and sat on the single sofa beside him with a wry smile. He just took out his phone and continued to enjoy the live broadcast when he heard Su Chen's voice again...

"A Fei, have a look at Wuwei to see if there is anything delicious besides the three-wheeled carriage. Let's go and try it tonight."

Fade Chen nodded and was about to say he understood when the doorbell suddenly rang.

He could only swallow back the words on his lips, stood up and walked quickly towards the door.

Looking through the peephole at the situation outside, Chen Fei discovered that it was Su Yan and Lin Xiaoyu who had returned, so he quickly opened the door.

"Brother, are you awake?" Su Chen and Lin Xiaoyu came in excitedly, both carrying several bags of things in their hands, "We brought you some local specialties, cold noodles, meat clips, donkey meat..."

As they talked, they took out a bag of things from their bag, and soon the table was filled with all kinds of delicious snacks.

Looking at the full table in front of him, Su Chen's mouth twitched slightly, and he said with a bit of a smile: "You have brought back all the snack stalls in Wuwei, right?"

Su Yan and Lin Xiaoyu looked at each other and laughed, "Brother, we only bought a little of each, just to let you try something new."

Su Yan opened a package like he was presenting a treasure, and immediately a strong aroma of meat filled the air. "Brother, try this quickly. It's best to eat it while it's hot! It's said to be made from free-range beef from the Qilian Mountains, and it's especially fragrant."

Su Chen naturally didn't hesitate to be polite. He picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece and put it into his mouth. Even though he was used to eating all kinds of top-quality beef, he was still amazed by the taste of this beef.

"This beef tastes really good. Don't just stand there. Sit down and start eating. After you finish this, you won't have to eat dinner tonight!" Su Chen asked everyone to sit down.

Chen Fei couldn't wait to pick up a meat clip, which is to cut the steamed bun into several slices, and put the sliced ​​meat in it, which is also called Liangzhou hamburger.

"Mmm~ this roujiamo is amazing! It's fat but not greasy, lean but not dry. Boss, please try it. I think it's no worse than the roujiamo we had in Xi'an before."

Su Chen looked at Fade Chen's satisfied expression, picked up a human meat clamp and looked at it. He found that it was full of meat, so he took a bite.

It is indeed just as Chen Fei said just now, the taste and texture of this meat clip are really good.

Everyone was enjoying the meal for a while.

When everyone was about 70% full, Lin Xiaoyu gave Su Yan a subtle look, and Su Yan looked back at Lin Xiaoyu, signaling her not to be anxious.

As a result, Su Chen happened to see this scene. He couldn't help but pause his hand movements and said jokingly with a smile: "What's the matter, you two have been out playing for a long time, did you forget to eat outside?"

"What are you communicating with your eyes for? If you have something to say, just say it directly. There are no outsiders here. Are you afraid of being embarrassed?"

Su Yan and Lin Xiaoyu smiled awkwardly after hearing this. After a chaotic fight under the table, Su Yan finally stood up and explained, "Brother, it's not a big deal."

He took two sips of the mineral water on the table to moisten his throat before continuing, "When Xiaoyu and I went out to play in the afternoon, we met a lot of tourists who came to Wuwei. After chatting for a while, I learned that they were all going to plant trees and came here to play."

"Are we also going to Minqin to plant trees?" Su Chen raised his eyebrows. The number of volunteers going to Minqin to plant trees seemed to be beyond his expectations.

"Yeah!" Lin Xiaoyu nodded his head like a drum, and said excitedly, "Yes, they all come from all over the world. There are even people from the southeast coast who fly here specifically to plant trees."

Su Yin also interrupted at the right time: "So...we are thinking of going to Minqin tomorrow to see how they plant trees, and we can also visit Uncle Wang and his family."

After saying that...Su Yan and Lin Xiaoyu both looked at him expectantly.

"Good fellow!" Su Chen put the chopsticks in his hand on the table in front of him, and looked at the two of them with a smile: "I was wondering why you suddenly became so attentive and bought all the snacks in Wuwei. It seems like you are waiting for me here!"

Fade Chen was stuffing the last piece of donkey meat into his mouth. He almost choked when he heard this. He quickly took two sips of Fu tea and said, "Ahem~ Boss, I think this is a good idea. It's a good opportunity for us to go and see the anti-sand wall built by Uncle Wang and his team!"

Su Chen wiped his mouth slowly. He had originally planned to go and see what the sand-proof forests that had been working in this desert for decades looked like.

It is said that what you hear is not as good as what you see. You still have to go and see it to know what it is like.

Seeing the three people staring at him, Su Chen raised the corners of his mouth slightly and nodded calmly, "Okay, let's go to Minqin tomorrow."

Before the couple could be happy, Su Chen's voice sounded again, "But... I have a condition!"

"What conditions!" Su Yan and Lin Xiaoyu said in unison.

"Get up early tomorrow, we'll set off at seven at the latest!" Su Chen leaned back and continued, "Uncle Wang said before that Minqin has a lot of sandstorms, so you should prepare some things to protect against the sandstorms, lest you fail to plant any trees and end up with a mouth full of sand."

"Hehe~" Su Yan made a treacherous sound, "We've already bought some sand-proof stuff when we came back!"

Now that all the preparations have been done, what else can Su Chen say?
Just at this moment, Su Chen's cell phone on the table rang, and everyone looked at the phone.

"Brother Chen!" Seeing the caller ID, Su Chen immediately took the phone.

He gestured to Chen Fei and the other two at the table, asking them to clean up the food bags on the table. Then he clicked the call and stood up and walked towards the house.

"Hey, Brother Chen, what's going on?" As Su Chen spoke, he fell onto the soft bed.

Xiao Chen on the other end of the phone didn't waste time and went straight to the point, "Where are you playing now? The old man wants to talk to you about the dock. Can you come back to the capital in the next two days?"

Upon hearing this, Su Chen raised his eyebrows slightly. He heard a hint of anxiety in Xiao Chen's tone.

It seems that the international situation has changed. Thinking of this, Su Chen responded: "I am currently in Wuwei! I have some things to deal with here, and I can return to the imperial capital at the earliest the day after tomorrow."

"Okay, then the day after tomorrow!" After Su Chen's affirmative answer, Xiao Chen on the other end of the phone was obviously relieved. "By the way, I heard that there have been frequent sandstorms in the northwest recently. You should be careful. If you encounter any problems, just call my dad directly."

Hearing this, Su Chen wanted to roll his eyes at Xiao Chen, and couldn't help but mutter to himself: "Call Uncle Xiao, I must be crazy to call him."

He did not forget what Uncle Xiao was busy doing here and had no time to take care of him.

What's more, if he really encounters a problem that even Su Chen cannot solve, he will just call the old man directly. That would be more direct and efficient!

"I understand. I'll call you when I get back to the capital!" After that, the two exchanged a few simple greetings and hung up the phone.

Su Chen thought for a moment, then picked up his phone and called Pei Rang, asking him to prepare the port information for the Li Group's transactions and arrange for Xue Yi to deliver it to the imperial capital.

I also asked about the current progress of the plan against the Li Group.

"Okay~ Call me anytime if you have any questions!" He chatted with Pei Rang for nearly half an hour before ending the call.

Throwing his phone onto the bed, Su Chen walked to the French window and looked at the clouds in the distant sky dyed red by the setting sun, his thoughts gradually drifting away. (End of this chapter)