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

"The weather in Northeast China is just like a woman's face, changing in an instant!"

A cool breeze blew in through the window, and Su Chen couldn't help but shiver. He subconsciously tightened his thin clothes and closed the window that he had just opened.

"They say a cold front blew in from Siberia, and the temperature in the entire Northeast region dropped by more than ten degrees overnight. It has even snowed in the Greater Khingan Mountains and Mohe in the far north of the Northeast!" Chen Fei, who was standing not far away, quickly shared the information he had learned.

"Hmm~ It's really snowing?" Upon hearing that it was snowing, Su Chen's eyes lit up instantly. For people in the southwest, the obsession with snow and the sea is ingrained in their bones.

“It did snow. There are quite a few videos on Douyin, but the snowfall wasn’t heavy and it will only last for two or three days at most.” As he spoke, Chen Fei took out his phone, found the relevant videos, and quickly walked to Su Chen’s side.

The snow in the video is just drizzle, and it only accumulates into a thin layer on the ground. If you step on it, it will probably mix directly with the soil and turn into mud.

"That's it?" Su Chen murmured softly, his disappointment barely concealed. He had been hoping to feast his eyes on the snowy scenery.

However… after thinking about it carefully, I quickly came to terms with it. It's only August, just the beginning of autumn, and naturally, snow is very different from winter snow.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the presidential suite, a series of knocking sounds that pulled Su Chen back to reality.

Upon seeing this, Chen Fei quickly walked to the door, used the video feed on the door to see who was outside, and then opened the door.

The person who came was none other than Su Chen's second uncle, Su Zhiqi.

"Ah Fei~ Is Xiao Chen up yet?" Su Zhiqi asked with a smile, looking at Chen Fei who was slightly bowing, with a hint of barely perceptible restraint on his face.

There's no way around it; it would be a lie to say you don't feel some pressure facing such an outstanding nephew. After all, the family's ability to live in a nice house and drive a nice car is all thanks to Su Chen.

This also made Su Zhiqi very clear about himself, and he never put on airs of an elder in front of Su Chen!

"Second Uncle, I'm here. Why are you up so early? Why don't you sleep a little longer?" Su Chen stood up from the sofa, waved, and asked with a smile.

It was only a little past seven in the morning, about ten minutes before eight.

"It's all because of your second aunt. She was worried about your eldest cousin's wife's situation and didn't sleep well all night. That's why she sent me over first thing this morning to ask how things are going on here and if there's anything we can do to help." Su Zhiqi said as he walked to the sofa and plopped down, a hint of helplessness on his face.

The fact that men in Chongqing love their wives is common knowledge throughout the country, and it's definitely not because they're henpecked.

Upon hearing this, Su Chen couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head. He could already picture his second uncle being woken up from his sleep by his second aunt early in the morning. However, he also understood that it was because his second aunt and the others were worried about his eldest cousin's wife.

"Second Uncle, don't worry, I've already taken care of my eldest cousin's affairs. Once she's settled things here, she'll return to our old home in Wu!"

Su Chen briefly told his second uncle, Su Zhiqi, about his eldest cousin's wife, including the arrangement for her to work at the Shufen Hot Pot restaurant in Fuzhou.

"Sigh~ It's good to be back, it's good to be back!" A trace of melancholy appeared on Su Zhiqi's face. He had met Yang Lan's two children. After all, Chen Shufen had entrusted him with the task of settling them in Fuzhou.

The two children were exceptionally sensible, so sensible that it was heartbreaking. In addition, their grandparents, who were Su Chen's eldest uncle and aunt, were not young either, already in their sixties. Naturally, they were not very attentive in taking care of the children, which made the two children exceptionally precocious!
Similarly, they are exceptionally sensitive to external emotions, which makes the two children, who are no more than nine years old, act like little adults.

Su Zhiqi sighed, unconsciously rubbing his knees with his fingers: "Xiao Chen, you didn't see it. After your uncle and the others came back, when your mother asked me and your second aunt to go to the countryside to pick them up, it was almost noon. The older one was already standing on a stool in front of the stove cooking, while the younger one was sitting quietly in front of the stove adding firewood. When he saw me, his smile was heartbreaking!"

"You know, such a happy and fulfilling family, who could have predicted it would come to this? Life is truly unpredictable!"

His words made the atmosphere in the room a bit heavier, and the cool wind outside seemed to get stronger, howling and slapping against the glass.

Seemingly realizing that his words were a bit heavy-hearted, Su Zhiqi immediately changed the subject, a smile appearing on his face: "But now it's all good. After Yang Lan went back to her hometown in Wudu, the lives of those two little ones will surely become more colorful."

"By the way, have you told your mom about this? Telling her sooner will put her mind at ease."

"Don't worry, Second Uncle!" Su Chen waved his hand calmly. "Last night, after having dinner with my eldest cousin's wife and the others, I called my mother on the way back and told her what happened. I also said that I would make it up to Yang Lan properly after she returned to Wudu."

Su Zhiqi nodded in agreement, "That's good~" He then stood up from the sofa, "I've finished what your second aunt asked me to do, and I'm going back to report to her now."

After taking only two steps, Su Zhiqi suddenly remembered something, quickly stopped, turned around, and asked, "Xiao Chen, Su Yan and Xiao Yu are planning to go to the Polar Park and Volga Manor later. Do you want to come along?"

Su Chen didn't answer immediately. Instead, he glanced at the weather outside the window. It didn't look like it was going to rain, so he nodded and replied, "Okay, just let me know when you're ready to leave!"

Su Zhiqi nodded to indicate that there was no problem, and quickly left the presidential suite. He needed to hurry back to report to his wife.

Watching his second uncle's hurried departure, Su Chen felt a sense of desolation in his figure. However, he then thought that perhaps this was a manifestation of love, and maybe his second uncle was even enjoying it.

Su Chen smiled faintly and shook his head slightly. He knew he couldn't possibly understand that feeling, after all, he wasn't a henpecked husband.

……

Central Street, souvenir shops.

"Sister Shiying, what's going on? Why did Lanlan resign and not come back?"

As soon as Dong Shiying arrived at the store in the morning, she held a brief morning meeting for all the employees and also told them about Yang Lan's departure.

The fact that we've been able to work together in the same store for so long means that we're all sociable, get along well, and have a pretty good relationship.

After all, most of the shop assistants are from Northeast China. If they were having any problems, they would have shown it long ago. Why would they still be staying in the shop? "Yeah, Sister Shiying, Lanlan was fine yesterday. How could she just quit like that? Did something happen to her? Tell everyone so we can lend a hand if we can!"

The other employees chimed in, chattering away and offering their opinions.
Dong Shiying looked at the women who had gathered around her and felt a pang of sadness. She gestured for everyone to be quiet: "Don't worry, everyone, Lanlan is alright, that's good news!"

She gathered her thoughts before continuing, "You probably all know a little about Lanlan. She's from the Fog City in the Southwest, and you all know why she came to the Northeast. I won't go into that sad story again."

"The reason Lanlan resigned is because her in-laws came to Harbin yesterday and saw her. They had dinner together and after some persuasion, Lanlan decided to return to her hometown in Chongqing!"

"What? Lanlan's in-laws are here, asking Lanlan to go back to her hometown in Chongqing? Sister Shiying, why don't you give Lanlan some advice? Everyone knows what kind of situation Lanlan's ex-in-laws are in, right? If she goes back, wouldn't that be pushing her into a fire pit?"

"Yes, Sister Shiying, Lanlan finally climbed out of that hellhole, how can you bear to see her fall back in!"

"Stop, stop, stop!" Dong Shiying quickly raised her hand to interrupt everyone, glared at them angrily, and shouted, "Who told you that Lanlan going back to her hometown in Wudu is like jumping into a fire pit? As Lanlan's best friend, would I just stand by and watch such a thing happen?"

"Uh..." For a moment, all the shop assistants were speechless. Dong Shiying hadn't said anything. It seemed that they had all made preconceived notions and connected it to Yang Lan's previous experience.

"Hehe~ Sister Shiying, please tell us what's going on?" A female shop assistant who was close to Dong Shiying moved closer to her, hooked her arm around hers, and started acting coquettishly.

"If I didn't tell you, I probably wouldn't be able to concentrate on work today!" Dong Shiying shook her head helplessly before slowly saying, "Actually, it wasn't Lanlan's in-laws who came, but her husband's sister's son, who is technically Lanlan's cousin, or to be more precise, her ex-cousin!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than someone asked, "Former cousin? Isn't this going a bit too far? Why is Lanlan's in-laws' affairs being handled by her distant cousin? Does the Chen family have no one left?"

"Can you guys wait until I finish speaking before you speak?" Dong Shiying glanced at the person I had just spoken and gave her a big eye roll.

If everyone interrupts her every time she says something, it would probably take at least half a day to explain Yang Lan's situation.

The female shop assistant who had spoken shrank her neck and made a zipping gesture with her right hand in front of her mouth to indicate that she had shut up.

"At first, I thought the same as you. Knowing that Lanlan was going to have dinner with that cousin, I shamelessly went with her. I originally thought that they would find an ordinary restaurant, but when Lanlan and I got there, we found out that they had booked the entire Linjiang Banquet restaurant."

Upon hearing that the entire Linjiang Banquet had been booked, the staff present gasped in astonishment. As locals, they naturally knew just how high-class Linjiang Banquet was, and that only the wealthy and powerful could afford to book it.

Although everyone was horrified, they had learned from their previous experience and no one asked any questions. They all looked at Dong Shiying expectantly, wanting to know what would happen next.

Dong Shiying took in everyone's expressions and nodded in satisfaction when no one stepped forward to speak.

"After chatting for a while, I learned that Lanlan's cousin was a rich second generation. His mother, who is Lanlan's aunt, started her business from scratch and built a catering empire in just one year. She has more than 100 branches, spanning Chengdu, the foggy city, for two years, and her annual sales have reached more than one billion yuan!"

Dong Shiying's words were like a bombshell, exploding in everyone's ears. They were all shocked, their mouths agape and their eyes wide open, as if they were dreaming.

Dong Shiying was extremely satisfied with everyone's reaction.

Once they came to their senses, the crowd, no longer caring about interrupting, started discussing amongst themselves.

"My goodness! With a turnover of over a billion, the profit must be seven or eight hundred million!!"

"Really? Sister Shiying, did you hear that right? This...this is terrifying?"

"Lanlan has such an amazing relative? I've never heard her mention it before!"

"Didn't you hear what Sister Shiying just said? It took them more than a year to build their catering empire. It must have been during this period. Otherwise, with such a powerful relative, who would still need to go out to work?"

The impact of this information was so strong that they temporarily forgot the sadness brought about by Yang Lan's departure, and were left only with shock and curiosity.

At the same time, they also realized that with such a powerful backer, Yang Lan would definitely not suffer when she returned. She might even change her previous dejected state and soar to great heights!
Seeing her sisters' stunned expressions, Dong Shiying smiled smugly, as if the business belonged to her: "It's absolutely true! Their demeanor and conversation were undeniably impressive! And did you know that they booked the Linjiang Banquet venue just to have a quiet conversation with Lanlan, so that no one would disturb them and make Lanlan uncomfortable!"

"Wow! That's so considerate!" A young female shop assistant clasped her hands to her heart, her eyes practically sparkling with admiration. She was clearly captivated by the rich second-generation heir Dong Shiying had described. "Sister Shiying, does that mean that after Sister Lanlan returns to Wudu, her ex-husband's sister-in-law will make it up to her properly?"

Women have no secrets when they're together, especially a group of women.

They all knew something about Lanlan's situation, and they knew why she got divorced. Now that her in-laws are making her return to Wudu, they definitely want to make up for what happened before.

These words echoed everyone's thoughts, and all eyes turned to Dong Shiying, eager to get a definite answer from her, even though they already had their own guesses.

Looking at everyone's gaze, Dong Shiying smiled and slowly nodded: "That's right. I heard that after Lanlan's two children returned to their hometown of Wudu, her husband's sister arranged a house for the two little ones so that it would be convenient for them to study in the future."

"After Lanlan returned this time, she was given a job to help manage the Shufen Hot Pot restaurant in her hometown of Fuzhou, which will also make it easier for her to take care of her child. From now on, Lanlan can work with peace of mind and live a good life!"

"That's wonderful! Lanlan's situation has turned around for the better, and those two children won't have to suffer so much anymore!" said a shop assistant who had a good relationship with Yang Lan.

These words resonated with the others, who nodded in agreement, their faces beaming with relief and joy for Yang Lan, their previous worries vanishing.

Just then, the shop doorbell rang, interrupting everyone's discussion. They all turned to look at the door and saw three people entering, one in front and two behind, all dressed in elegant suits.

The middle-aged man leading the group scanned the crowd before slowly asking, "Excuse me, which one of you is Miss Dong Shiying?" (End of Chapter)