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

"Old Su~ I've been at the port for almost two hours, why aren't you here yet? Could it be that your private jet has broken down?!"

Hearing the teasing voice coming from the other end of the phone, Su Chen's eyes flashed with a hint of speechlessness. Chen Yao really doesn't miss any opportunity.

"Stop bragging, I'm almost at Lushun Port. Have you finished everything over there?"

Chen Yao naturally knew that Su Chen was referring to the things that had been transported back, and he immediately became excited. "It's all done! You have no idea how excited my teachers were when the detonation engine and all sorts of parts from the plane were unloaded from the ship."

"Those things have already been personally escorted back to Shenyang by my teacher and others. If it weren't for your things, I would have already returned to Shenyang Aircraft Corporation with my teacher."

"By the way, how did you come to know my teacher? He even asked about you. But don't worry, I only mentioned a little bit, without going into details."

"I heard from my teacher that you even sent people to poach an entire elite team from him. What, do you also want to put your efforts into that engine?"

He didn't believe that Su Chen was just acting on a whim. Building an airplane is no child's play; you can't just hire a few people to make it. The engine technology alone has stumped countless people.

Of course... if you just want to play around and build some ordinary airplanes, that's certainly possible, but Chen Yao doesn't believe Su Chen would be content to build ordinary airplanes just for fun.

He remembered something Xiao Chen had once told him about Su Chen: "Anything produced by Su Chen is guaranteed to be of high quality!"
Any technology revealed by Su Chen is world-class, even world-leading.

When Su Chen heard Chen Yao's question, a smile appeared on his lips. He had already guessed that Chen Yao's curiosity was not the only reason; he wanted to explore the secrets hidden behind it.

"What do you mean by 'spending time'? Have you forgotten that the engine is still in your hands, and you didn't leave me a single screw? Do you expect me to rely on my memory to have them build an exact replica?"

Chen Yao on the other end of the phone was speechless. It seemed that it was true. Even the other parts of the aircraft, including the stealth coating on the outer shell, had been brought back. Su Chen was left with only the frame and some fragments, which were basically useless.

Before Chen Yao could speak, Su Chen's voice rang out again.

"To tell you the truth, the domestic industries in Africa were affected by some turmoil before, so the old men above me handed over the industries in those turbulent regions of Africa to me. Later, they made me a middleman. These things took a lot of my energy."

"Perhaps Grandpa Xiao and the others felt that I was working too hard, so they gave me an opportunity to establish a military industrial enterprise. Well... I was just thinking of setting up an aircraft research department first, and I was thinking of having someone poach some experts and technicians. And by sheer coincidence, I poached your teacher's staff."

"But then again, we have to thank you, Chen Yao, for this. Otherwise, your teacher might not have agreed to give it to someone else, especially not to your teacher's prized student."

Throughout his words, Su Chen made no attempt to hide his inner joy.

In contrast, Chen Yao was completely bewildered. Only the words "military industrial enterprise" were in his mind. He didn't hear a word of what Su Chen said afterward.

Chen Yao never expected that Su Chen would do something so earth-shattering without making a sound.

It should be noted that there are only about a hundred military industrial enterprises in China. Although more than half of them are private enterprises, they are only included in the ranks of military industrial enterprises because a certain technology has been adopted by the military.

In addition, most military industrial enterprises tend to be single-type, and the industries they are involved in may only be small projects in the fields of aviation or shipbuilding. The number of military industrial enterprises that are truly involved in large projects can be counted on two hands.

However, Su Chen's words just now contained a lot of information. The people he poached from his teacher were only members of the aircraft research department, which means that Su Chen will have other departments in the future.

Moreover, the fact that it starts with a diverse and complex military project like aircraft suggests that other projects are likely of the same level.

Does that mean that Su Chen's military industrial enterprise will cover all categories of military industry...?

It's important to know that Shenyang Aircraft Corporation, where he currently works, primarily focuses on the broad category of aircraft, and all the fields involved are related to aircraft, including large civil aircraft.

"Gulp~" Chen Yao swallowed hard, and asked with a hint of inexplicable nervousness, "Old Su, you're not planning to expand and strengthen the military industry, are you?"

Upon hearing this, Su Chen raised an eyebrow, his smile widening as he gazed at the scenery rushing past the window, his tone relaxed yet carrying an undeniable firmness.

"To grow bigger and stronger? That's for sure, after all, our goal... is the stars and the sea."

On the other end of the phone, Chen Yao's breath hitched, and the shock he had felt earlier vanished instantly. He immediately retorted, "You're just bragging, kid. Stars and the sea? You should be thinking about how to set up the framework of the military industry!"

"But... on another note, how much longer until you get here? I'm getting impatient waiting!"

As Su Chen watched the gradually clearer outline of the port, he tapped lightly on the frame of the car window with his finger: "We're almost there, but I probably won't be able to get in. Could you come and meet me at the port entrance?"

After all, it's a military port. If people could come and go as they pleased, wouldn't that give some people with ulterior motives an opportunity to take advantage of it?

"Hurry up, I've been waiting at the door for ages!" Chen Yao complained helplessly, and then hung up the phone.

Su Chen looked at the phone that had been hung up, smiled, put the phone in his pocket, and when he looked out the window again, the port gate was already in front of him.

Seeing Chen Yao standing in front of the guard post, looking around at the passing vehicles, Su Chen immediately patted the driver's seat and said, "Just stop in front of the young man in the white shirt at the gate."

"Understood, boss!" the driver replied softly, gradually reducing the speed and bringing the car to a steady stop in front of Chen Yao.

Seeing the Alphard suddenly stop, Chen Yao didn't react for a moment until the back door opened automatically and he saw Su Chen. Chen Yao immediately sat down and put his arm around Su Chen's shoulder.

"You've finally arrived! You've kept me waiting here for so long, my legs are almost numb! Tell me... how are you going to treat me!"

"And I'm treating you?" Su Chen patted the hand on Chen Yao's shoulder, and continued after Chen Yao removed it, "If you hadn't come back, I would have already flown back to the capital. Why bother taking several hours to drive here?" Then... Su Chen changed the subject and asked the question that had been bothering him: "Didn't you say it would take six or seven days? How come you're back in just over three days?"

Chen Yao frowned slightly and said, "Hey~ the previous time was when we were talking about submarines, so of course they were much slower. But later they switched to street thugs, so they were naturally much faster. If we hadn't encountered the bald eagle's fleet near the Philippine Sea and been in a standoff for several hours, we probably could have arrived back home even sooner."

When Chen Yao spoke of the Bald Eagle, a cold glint flashed in his eyes. He was naturally aware of what was happening in the southern seas. They were currently in a tense standoff, and he could understand the situation there. After all, they had already prepared for battle when they confronted the Bald Eagle in the Philippine Sea.

Fortunately, the enemy fleet was far smaller than theirs, so they decisively retreated. Chen Yao and his men also had their own mission, so they did not pursue them. Instead, they increased their speed, fearing that they would be noticed from behind.

Su Chen noticed the atmosphere had become somewhat heavy and gently patted Chen Yao's shoulder, saying, "It'll be alright. Let's go check on my things first!"

Chen Yao nodded upon hearing this. He knew that thinking about these things now would be futile and would not help the southern sea area in any way. All he could do was to thoroughly understand the engine technology that had been brought back as soon as possible and, based on that, develop a more advanced engine.

"Let's go, let's go straight in!" Chen Yao said, lowering the car window and gesturing to the gatekeeper. The gate then slowly opened, clearly indicating that prior arrangements had been made.

The items were all stored in a small warehouse, not far from the main entrance. Interestingly, the warehouse did not have a regular roller shutter door, but a security iron door with a password.

Chen Yao quickly entered the password, and with a click, Su Chen followed Chen Yao inside. What came into view was a neatly stacked box.

"Let's check it out?" Chen Yao said, handing a crowbar to Su Chen from who-knows-where.

Upon hearing this, Su Chen immediately rolled his eyes at Chen Yao, "What's there to check? Do you think I don't trust you? Besides... it's just a few dozen tons of gold and some precious calligraphy and paintings. It's not worth much money. If you want to take some, that's fine too."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yao felt a tightness in his chest. This was not much money? Forty tons of gold, at the current market price, was worth about 30 billion.

Three hundred billion! That's a number most people wouldn't even dare to dream of, but it came out of Su Chen's mouth so casually: "Take some if you like..."

He desperately wanted to yell at Su Chen, "Brother, please have some decency! Can you stop being so Versailles-like?"

Chen Yao took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and said in a seemingly calm manner, "What do you want to do with these things? Are you going to ship them back to the Zhengdao Industrial Park or back to the capital? If it's the Zhengdao Industrial Park, I can arrange a car to deliver them to you right away."

“Let’s transport it back to the capital!” Su Chen replied without hesitation. “There are quite a few top-quality items in here. It just so happens that it’s Grandpa’s birthday in a couple of days, so they’ll come in handy. As for the gold and calligraphy and paintings, they can be used to decorate ‘Tianque’.”

As he spoke, Su Chen glanced at his wristwatch. At this hour, Wang Gang and the others should have already arrived in Xi'an, and his private jet should be en route to Dalian.

"Let's ship it directly to the airport once the plane arrives in Dalian. Also... Brother Yao, are you flying back to Beijing with me or back to the lab?"

"Of course we'll go back to the capital. If we don't go back for Grandpa Xiao's birthday, do you think my old man will make me kneel on the ground and sing 'Conquer'?" Chen Yao seemed to recall some unpleasant past events and subconsciously shuddered.

"Besides, my teacher saw that I had been working too hard lately, so he gave me a few days off so that I could recharge and focus on my engine research!"

"That's perfect, let's go together later!" Su Chen had just finished speaking when his phone rang in his pocket. He took it out and saw that it was Wang Gang calling.

Su Chen answered the phone immediately. Wang Gang calling at this hour must mean that there was a result regarding Wang Feng's father's matter.

"Boss!" Wang Gang's relaxed voice came through the phone as soon as the call connected.

Su Chen raised his left eyebrow slightly, it seemed Wang Gang had brought good news. "You should be in Xi'an by now, what's the situation?"

Wang Gang on the other end of the phone immediately explained, "Boss, we are at Xijing Hospital now. Wang Feng's father has been transferred here from the hospital below. After examination, it was found that Wang Feng's father's cerebral aneurysm is nearly 20mm. If it ruptures, his life will be in danger at any time. It needs to be removed immediately. He has been sent to the operating room."

"Professor Yang... the expert introduced by Professor Chen, said that the surgery does not have much risk and that interventional methods will be used to remove the cerebral aneurysm, which will reduce the harm to the patient in the later stages, but the cost will be slightly higher."

Hearing that there wasn't much danger, Su Chen nodded slightly. "Okay~ Don't worry about the money. Just ask Xiao Peng for whatever you need. Just keep all the necessary paperwork safe!"

Without rules, nothing can be accomplished. Now that the emergency medical foundation has been established, it must be operated in accordance with the corresponding procedures. If someone has ulterior motives and causes a bad apple to spoil the whole bunch, it would be contrary to Su Chen's original intention.

"By the way, you need to keep an eye on Wang Feng's emotions. For now, you guys stay there and watch over him until he's almost fully recovered before coming back. That way, Wang Feng will feel more at ease!"

"Yes, boss!" Wang Gang replied quickly.

After hanging up the phone, Su Chen turned to look at Chen Yao and found him staring at him with curiosity. He couldn't help but laugh and say, "What, is there something on my face?"

"What's going on? I just heard you mention the hospital. Is there something wrong with a relative? Do you need me to contact some top doctors?" Chen Yao said, taking out his phone as if he was about to make a call immediately.

Seeing this, Su Chen was both amused and exasperated. He quickly explained the whole story in a simple way. When he heard that Su Chen had even set up a medical foundation for this, he couldn't help but give Su Chen a thumbs up.

"It's a blessing for these people to follow you!" Chen Yao sighed softly. Where can you find such a good boss?

"Don't make me sound so high and mighty!" Su Chen waved his hand calmly. "Alright~ I guess you didn't eat much for lunch, right? Let's go try some seafood in Dalian. It's by the sea here, so there must be plenty of good food."

Chen Yao naturally did not refuse. He had been hoping that Su Chen would treat him to a good meal from the beginning, and now that he had a seafood feast, he could at least make do.

After Su Chen and his group emerged from the port, they drove towards the nearest seafood street. (End of Chapter)