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

Dong Shiying stepped out from the crowd and walked up to the three men in a few steps. With a slightly puzzled look, she looked at the middle-aged man in a suit who was leading the group and replied, "Hello, I am Dong Shiying. May I ask... what can I do for you?"

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man in the suit who was leading the group lingered on Dong Shiying for a moment. After confirming her identity, he slowly said, "Hello, Miss Dong, I am Bai Xiangwen!"

Indeed, the middle-aged man in the suit was none other than Bai Xiangwen, the head of Jiuyuan Animal Husbandry, and the two taciturn, burly men behind him were two of the six bodyguards who had come to Northeast China with Su Chen.

"Bai Xiangwen?" Dong Shiying didn't realize who Bai Xiangwen was at first. She was wondering why he sounded like he had something to ask her, since she didn't know him either.

It didn't matter that she didn't react immediately; among the shop assistants behind Dong Shiying, someone immediately recognized Bai Xiangwen's identity and exclaimed in surprise, "Bai Xiangwen? Holy crap, it really is Bai Xiangwen from Jiuyuan Animal Husbandry!"

The exclamation immediately caught the attention of the other shop assistants, who quickly inquired about it. Even Dong Shiying listened with curiosity.

"Xiaoting, what's the background of Jiuyuan Animal Husbandry that made you lose your composure like this?"

Xiaoting, who exclaimed in surprise, glanced at Bai Xiangwen with burning eyes and immediately explained to everyone, "It's normal that you don't know, since no one in your family is in the livestock industry. Jiuyuan Livestock is a large-scale livestock breeding enterprise, quite famous in the Qiqihar area. Nearly two-thirds of the ranches belong to their company. It is said that its market value has already exceeded 100 million yuan. It is a rising star in the livestock industry this year!"

"What's most terrifying isn't its rapid development, but the company's background. It's said that this livestock company, with a market value of hundreds of millions, is just a subsidiary of a top-tier catering group!"

As Xiaoting finished speaking, all the shop assistants, including Dong Shiying, couldn't help but gasp, their eyes filled with a mixture of awe and curiosity as they looked at Bai Xiangwen.

Why would the head of a livestock company with a market value of over 100 million yuan suddenly appear in their small souvenir shop?
"Phew~" Dong Shiying took two deep breaths. Having learned from Su Chen's experience, she quickly suppressed her shock. She stepped aside and gestured for the rest area inside: "President Bai, please come in. It's not good to stand at the door. Let's go in and sit down to talk."

Although she didn't know why Bai Xiangwen had come to find her, she felt in her heart that it wasn't anything bad. After all, if he really wanted to do something to her or had any ideas about her, he wouldn't come to this souvenir shop in person.

"Thank you for your help, Miss Dong!" Bai Xiangwen nodded with a smile and then walked towards the rest area with two bodyguards.

Dong Shiying led Bai Xiangwen and the other two to the rest area. As soon as they sat down, a very observant shop assistant brought over a cup of tea and placed it in front of Bai Xiangwen.

"Mr. Bai, please have some tea! May I ask what brings you to our shop today?" Dong Shiying didn't want to beat around the bush and went straight to the point.

Bai Xiangwen picked up his teacup, took a small sip, and then said with a smile, "I dare not presume to offer advice. I am here to visit Miss Dong today on someone's behalf!"

"Entrusted by someone?" Dong Shiying looked at Bai Xiangwen with a face full of doubt. Even the shop assistants subconsciously moved to the rest area, pricking up their ears to hear what was going on.

“That’s right, I was asked to do it!” Bai Xiangwen nodded heavily, then reached out to the bodyguard standing behind him. The bodyguard took out a stack of documents from his briefcase and respectfully placed them in Bai Xiangwen’s hands.

After taking the document and briefly flipping through two pages, Bai Xiangwen placed it on the coffee table and gently pushed it in front of Dong Shiying, saying with a smile, "This is a thank-you gift that President Su asked me to give to Miss Dong. It's the ownership of this souvenir shop for the next five years!"

Upon hearing this, the rest area fell silent instantly. Dong Shiying looked at Bai Xiangwen and the document on the table in astonishment, wondering if she was hallucinating.

Ownership of the souvenir shop for the next five years?

You should know that their shop is located on the main street of Central Avenue, not far from the St. Sophia Cathedral. The location is excellent. With an area of ​​nearly 300 square meters, the rent alone is close to seven figures every year!
Such a top-notch store was given to her as a gift?

"Wait a minute, Mr. Bai, let me sort this out properly!" Dong Shiying, having regained her senses, tried to process the news.

She didn't think Bai Xiangwen was lying to her. As the head of Jiuyuan Animal Husbandry, a company with a market value of over 100 million yuan, how could he have so much free time to do such messy things?

Once Dong Shiying calmed down, she quickly grasped the key point in Bai Xiangwen's words - President Su!
With a hint of trepidation and nervousness, Dong Shiying tentatively asked, "President Bai, I wonder if the President Su you mentioned... is named Su Chen?"

Dong Shiying couldn't help but think this way. The only person with the surname Su around her was Su Chen, who had shown her what it meant to live the life of a rich person last night. As for the others... she really couldn't think of anyone else.

Upon hearing this, Bai Xiangwen smiled, deliberately keeping everyone in suspense. He picked up his teacup and took a couple of sips. Seeing that Dong Shiying's expression had become somewhat urgent, he nodded and replied with a hint of admiration in his eyes, "That's right, it's President Su Chen. He asked me to thank you for taking care of Ms. Yang Lan over the past year, and he specially asked me to prepare this gift for you!"

"All the relevant procedures have been completed. From today onwards, this store belongs to you, Miss Dong. Also..." Bai Xiangwen took out a business card from the lining of his suit. It was finely crafted and had Bai Xiangwen's name and a phone number written on it!
"This is my personal business card. If you encounter any problems in Northeast China that you can't solve, you can call me anytime!" Bai Xiangwen smiled and placed the business card on the documents on the coffee table.

After hearing Bai Xiangwen's words, Dong Shiying was completely shocked. Her mind was filled with the words Bai Xiangwen had just said, and she stared blankly at the document on the coffee table and the exquisite business card on top of it.

Her heart pounded wildly in her chest, the sound of her blood rushing through her lungs drowning out all other sounds.

Was it a gift from Su Chen? Was it to thank him for taking care of Lanlan?
Isn't this a bit too much?
Putting aside the rent issue she mentioned earlier, the craftsmanship of this shop every month is truly amazing. Although it's called a souvenir shop, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it's a specialty shop that combines Northeast China's characteristics with those of Russia. Moreover, this shop is the only specialty shop on the entire main street of Central Avenue, so its business is naturally booming and can only be described as packed.

The shop's annual revenue can easily reach seven figures, and over five years, it would be at least tens of millions.

This means that Dong Shiying doesn't need to change anything. If she continues to operate according to the current development direction, she will become a multi-millionaire in a few years!

Thinking of this, Dong Shiying swallowed, unsure whether it was from nervousness or excitement.

However... there is still one question lingering in Dong Shiying's mind: what is the relationship between Su Chen and Bai Xiangwen?
She had been paying close attention to Bai Xiangwen's expression as he spoke. When he mentioned Su Chen's name, his eyes were filled with admiration. She had seen this kind of expression in her many years of management experience; it was the respect that a direct subordinate had for their superior!

Was Su Chen Bai Xiangwen's superior or even his boss? This thought suddenly popped into Dong Shiying's mind, but she quickly dismissed it!
How could the two be connected! Putting aside the fact that Su Chen is from the Southwest and Bai Xiangwen is from the Northeast, just based on what the shop assistant Xiaoting said before, Jiuyuan Animal Husbandry is backed by a top-tier catering company. That kind of large enterprise must be the kind that has spread all over the country to be qualified to be called top-tier.

Su Chen's family's hot pot business is definitely incomparable to others; they're simply not in the same league.

So what secret is hidden here?

Coming to her senses, Dong Shiying was about to ask Bai Xiangwen some questions, but when she saw the empty sofa opposite her, she was completely dumbfounded...

Where are they? How could Bai Xiangwen and his two burly bodyguards, three such big men, suddenly disappear?
If it weren't for the documents and business cards still on the coffee table, Dong Shiying would have thought she was hallucinating!
"Could it be that President Bai has left?" Thinking of this, Dong Shiying looked up and was about to ask the shop assistants what was going on when she found that they had gathered at the entrance of the rest area and were peering at her through the door.

The shop assistants stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with disbelief and excitement, as if they had witnessed a spectacular magic show. Dong Shiying didn't care; she knew that some of them had overheard Bai Xiangwen's earlier words, and immediately asked, "Xiaoting, where are President Bai and the others? Have they left already?"

"Hmm!" Xiaoting nodded her head like a pestle being pounded. "Just left... President Bai saw you were spacing out, so he left a message saying, 'Call him if you need anything,' and then he left!"

"Yes, they specifically told us not to bother you when they left!" another employee immediately chimed in, their eyes involuntarily drifting towards the document on the coffee table that seemed to be gleaming with gold.

Dong Shiying was about to get up and go outside to see if Bai Xiangwen and the others had gone far, but she quickly dismissed the idea. Even if Bai Xiangwen hadn't gone far and she had stopped them, would she really ask him about his relationship with Su Chen?

If that's the case, then she's been a store manager for nothing.

If they don't want to tell her, there must be a reason why they don't.

Composing herself, Dong Shiying's gaze returned to the document and business card on the coffee table.

I picked up the business card, looked at it, and then carefully put it into the card holder in my wallet. I even patted it before putting it back in my pocket.

However, when her eyes fell on the document, Dong Shiying's breathing became inexplicably rapid. The shop assistants who were originally standing at the door also rushed in and surrounded Dong Shiying.

"Gulp!" The shop assistants swallowed hard, looking at the documents on the table with excitement, and asked, "Sister Shiying, did Lanlan's cousin really give you ownership of this store for the next five years?"

They had just heard Bai Xiangwen mention Su Chen's name with their own ears, and they never expected that this "rich second generation" would have such a big budget.

Dong Shiying didn't speak, but carefully picked up the documents on the table and began to carefully look through their contents. The shop assistants next to her all crowded around to look at them.

There are only two documents in total: a confirmation of the transfer of lease rights for the next five years and a notarized document. All the relevant procedures have been completed, and the beneficiary is clearly identified as Dong Shiying.

"Sister Shiying, you're going to be rich! This store... will be yours for the next five years!" The staff's faces were filled with a complex mix of envy, shock, and joy for her.

Of course... there was also a hint of jealousy mixed in, and everyone was secretly resentful that it wasn't them who was being treated this way.

"Su Chen... what kind of person are you?" Dong Shiying closed the file in her hand, carefully put it in a file folder, and urgently wanted to do something...

That means I should immediately go home and tell Yang Lan about it!

"You guys keep an eye on the shop, I'm going back for a bit, I'll come back later!" After saying that, Dong Shiying grabbed the file bag and quickly left the souvenir shop.

……

Dong Shiying practically carried the light yet incredibly heavy file folder, running all the way back to the house she shared with Yang Lan.

Pushing open the door, I saw Yang Lan packing her clothes, humming a little tune. She was a far cry from her previous gloomy self. I wondered if it was because she was going back to her hometown to see her two children, because she seemed much happier.

"Shiying? Why are you back at this hour? Isn't the shop busy?" Yang Lan heard the noise and came out of the bedroom to see Dong Shiying with a flushed face.

Dong Shiying, panting, slammed the file folder onto the table with a "thud," her chest still heaving slightly from running and excitement: "Lanlan, something's happened!"

"Something happened? Could something have gone wrong at the store?" Yang Lan quickly poured Dong Shiying a glass of water and asked anxiously.

"It's not a bad thing, it's a fantastic thing! No, it should be said... it's unbelievable!" Dong Shiying opened the file with trembling hands and handed the document inside to Yang Lan. "Take a look at this!"

Yang Lan took the document with a puzzled look and began to read it carefully. But as she read on, the ease on her face was gradually replaced by shock, her eyes widened, and her mouth unconsciously opened slightly.

"This...this is real?" Yang Lan looked up, her eyes filled with disbelief. "Five years of ownership of the souvenir shop? You got the station? Shiying, what...what's going on?"

"Su Chen! It was your cousin Su Chen who arranged for it to be delivered!" Dong Shiying's voice trembled as she tightly gripped Yang Lan's hand and said, "He said it was a thank-you gift to express his gratitude for taking care of you this past year!"

Dong Shiying then recounted Bai Xiangwen's visit to the store.

This is a donation of tens of millions of yuan as a token of gratitude. Even if it's the result of five years of accumulation, it's still a considerable sum. If Dong Shiying were to earn this money on her own, she probably wouldn't earn even half of it in her entire life.

"Lanlan, is your cousin's family really just a hot pot restaurant? When Bai Xiangwen mentioned your cousin, there was no concealment of respect in his eyes! I feel... your cousin is not as simple as he seems."

Dong Shiying pictured Su Chen's calm and composed demeanor, with a slight smile always playing on his lips, and added in her mind, "Well, although he's not simple to begin with!"

"Phew!" Yang Lan quickly processed the news, feeling nothing but gratitude and tears welling up in her eyes!
She never imagined that she was so important to her cousin's family, and she was glad that she had made the right decision.

"Shiying, since Su Chen gave it to you, just accept it! This amount of money is probably like a hundred yuan to him!" Yang Lan comforted Dong Shiying, holding her arm.

Upon hearing this, Dong Shiying was both amused and exasperated…

No, sister, this isn't just ten or twenty thousand, it concerns tens of millions of dollars in wealth! How come it's unimportant to you?
But when he thought about how Yang Lan would become one of the core members of a billion-dollar catering group after returning to Chongqing, he seemed to understand Yang Lan's thoughts.

But she was still a little worried. After thinking for a moment, she looked at Yang Lan and said, "Why don't you call your cousin?"

"Okay, okay~ I'll call Su Chen right away to put your mind at ease!" Yang Lan knew she had to make the call, whether it was because of Dong Shiying or because of her, she had to call and talk about it.

After speaking, Yang Lan returned to her bedroom, took out her phone, found the number she had saved the night before, hesitated for a moment, and then tapped it. (End of Chapter)