Rebirth: My dad is too obedient

Chapter 507 The Tree of Wealth
The next morning.

The sunlight in Ruishi was indeed incredibly clear, streaming in at an angle through the window.

Xu Chen pulled the thin blanket over himself and Xie Bingran's heads.

Xie Bingran blinked her big eyes, snuggled into Xu Chen's arms...

After dropping the two young ladies off at their hotel last night, Xu Chen checked out of their room and then "sneaked" over to Bing Ge's place.

Cheng Hong and Bai Miao, who originally lived with Xie Bingran, happened to be away, so the large suite became a cozy little world again.

But today they had to part again. Xie Bingran huddled in Xu Chen's arms, looking like a pitiful little puppy.

Xu Chen patted her head.

Who would have thought that Bing, who had just "taken down" that group of burly black men, would be so soft and pitiful in his arms...

Xie Bingran nuzzled her head against Xu Chen's chest and hugged his back even tighter.

“I asked Coach Cheng Hong, and he said he'll give you two days off after May Day, so we can go to our ‘new home’ in Shanghai to spend the holiday.”

"Um……"

"The last batch of locust flowers in our yard has already bloomed, and my dad has already stocked up on a lot and frozen them."

I'll bring some back to Shanghai on my trip; we'll make locust flower dumplings at home!

The little foodie tilted her head back, blinking her big eyes as if she had become interested:
"Okay! I can make dumplings."

Xu Chen smiled, recalling the embarrassing situation Xie Bingran felt because she only knew how to cook noodles at the "Huayin" hostel in Kunming.

"You're really amazing, even more amazing than anyone I know."

"what?"

"I only knew you were the Asian champion, I didn't know you were also a world champion."

"Oh."

Xu Chen cupped her face in his hands and gave her a big kiss.

……

The two lingered in each other's arms for a while longer, until it was time to get up, and then they both got out of bed.

All flights are in the afternoon.

Xie Bingran will wait for Coach Cheng Hong and the others to return at the hotel, and then they will take a bus to the airport together.

Xu Chen needed to return to the H Hotel next to the stadium to pick up Wu Feifei and Su Rong, and also leave their luggage there...

"Are you going straight back to Tiancheng?"

Xie Bingran asked as she packed her things.

Xu Chen: "Yeah, I went straight home for the May Day holiday."

Wu Feifei and I flew to the provincial capital together, and Li Rui picked us up in his car.

Xie Bingran: "Where's Su Rong? What are we going to do with this young girl?"

Xu Chen: "It's all arranged."

I saw her off at the airport in Zurich. After she landed in Shanghai, Jiang Yuze from the company would drive over to pick her up.

"I guarantee to get Miss Su back safely."

Xie Bingran responded with an "Oh," seemingly still quite concerned about Su Rong.
"Isn't she going home for May Day?"

Xu Chen: "Su Rong came to Europe this time without telling her family. Her father is very strict and almost never lets her go out on her own."

Xie Bingran: "..."

Xu Chen: "So Su Rong went back to school first, and her father sent a driver to pick her up and take her home."

"Oh."

Xu Chen narrowed his eyes:
"Brother Bing cares about Su Rong so much."

Xie Bingran said "Oh" again, but didn't take Xu Chen's teasing seriously.

……

……

Two hours later, in the VIP lounge of Zurich Airport.

Xu Chen lay half-reclined on the massage sofa, while Wu Feifei and Su Rong went to the food counter to find desserts.

Bing's flight is in the afternoon, and he hasn't arrived at the airport yet.

While scrolling through his phone, Xu Chen received a message from Professor Ni Zhi, the department head.

May 20th marks the centennial celebration of Tonghai University, and our college has undertaken some art and design-related needs...

There is currently some overflowing demand. I wonder if Xu Chen's "Dongchen Advertising" would be interested in taking on some of it?
There will be a certain budget, but it may not be as large as external commercial orders...

Xu Chen was slightly surprised; he hadn't expected that the "centennial celebration" project would come to him.

Tonghai University was founded in 1907, and this year marks its centennial celebration.

The school's anniversary is also special, falling on May 20th.

Xu Chen readily agreed to participate in this once-in-a-century event.

It is a great honor to study here and leave a mark on the "centennial celebration".

It's a great honor to participate! Professor Ni, do you have a specific requirements list?

I need to get the project management team members to take a look and then schedule it.

The main reason is that the school anniversary celebration is just around the corner, and I need to quickly free up design staff.

Ni Zhi: [Okay, I'll have one of my graduate students contact you, and he'll handle things for you.]

Xu Chen: [No problem, Professor Ni, just have him contact me!]

In fact, design requirements from universities are similar to some requirements within the system, and may involve facing strange modifications or review comments.

However, with Tonghai University's anniversary approaching, all design requirements have deadlines.

Even when faced with suggestions for revision, we won't go back and forth, because we still need to deliver on time.

It's fine to just mess around a bit; if you can manage to put together a decent "work" along the way, that would be a great honor.

Ni Zhi replied again:

There's something else, I don't know if you've received the notification from the college:

The "Centennial Celebration" includes a series of award activities, among which the student category includes the selection of "Outstanding Undergraduate Student of the Year," "Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year," and "Outstanding Graduate of the Year."

Being recognized for outstanding achievements during the school's anniversary year is a great honor...

The college held a meeting last month and recommended Xu Chen for the "Outstanding Undergraduate Student of the Year" selection.

Most importantly, we value your outstanding performance in your professional field and extracurricular activities, including social practice such as participation in the National Advertising Competition and the Great Wall Award, as well as practical experience in advertising companies and projects outside of school...

This was an unexpected surprise for Xu Chen.

Without my knowledge, I was unexpectedly nominated by the college for "excellence evaluation".

Xu Chen, naturally, looked obedient and quickly expressed her sincere gratitude to Professor Ni Zhi.

Ni Zhi also seemed very happy:
You have won a lot of honor for the college and our department, so it is well-deserved that the college promoted you!

However, whether or not a candidate will ultimately be selected depends on the review and selection process conducted by the school's evaluation committee.

[Understood. We still want to sincerely thank Professor Ni and the college!]

……

After hanging up with Professor Ni, a senior student named Chen Xun contacted him. Chen Xun was one of Professor Ni's graduate students.

After exchanging a few words in the message, Chen Xun called.

Xu Chen, as a "junior," was naturally very polite, but the "master's student senior" opposite him was even more polite.

It turns out that Professor Ni Zhi had told his graduate students many times about Xu Chen's "achievements" in winning the gold medal and the Great Wall Award in the National Advertising Competition last semester, as well as his "deeds" of running an advertising company outside.

Chen Xun also expressed his sincere admiration for Xu Chen, his "junior".

After rambling on for a while, we finally got to the point.

Currently, the design requirements for the "Centennial Celebration" have been assigned to the School of Creative Media, and senior alumnus Chen Xun is mainly in charge of coordinating the project.

He gave a brief explanation, and Xu Chen had a general idea of ​​what was going on.

It was nothing more than the design of posters and materials related to the event, but the more important one was the design of the commemorative stamps for the "Centennial Anniversary".

All of these are purely design-related tasks, which Sun Aimi was able to handle on her own. In addition to Tang Xiaowei, two other new designer colleagues will be joining the company after May Day.

There shouldn't be any problems with the workload. "No problem, senior. Please send me the requirements form, and I'll discuss it internally within the company first."

A colleague in charge of project management will contact you later.

Chen Xun exchanged a few more polite words before finally hanging up the phone.

After receiving the request, Xu Chen first forwarded it to Gu Xinxin and then shared the request in the "Dongchen Advertising" group.

He looked up and saw Su Rong "hunting for food" again, so he left another message:
When we get back from the May Day holiday, let's invite Su Rong along too!

She has a lot of design talent, and we've been clamoring for her to be given some formal work.

We can work with Su Rong on the design for this "centennial celebration".

Sun Aimi: [No problem, boss!]

Xu Chen: [Let's try to appease her a bit, don't really treat her like an intern, after all, she's Miss Su.]

Sun Aimi: [Understood, boss!]

……

Su Rong's flight back to Shanghai was earlier, so Xu Chen and Wu Feifei took her to the boarding gate first.

"Don't worry about me! I'll just take a nap on the plane and we'll be there!" Su Rong said with a smile.

Xu Chen: "Contact Jiang Yuze as soon as you land; he'll be waiting for you at the airport!"

Su Rong: "Okay, thank you very much, Mr. Xu!"

……

……

Due to the time difference, Xu Chen and Wu Feifei landed at the provincial capital airport at 6:00 AM the next day.

I managed to get a little sleep on the plane, but I'll probably need to adjust to the time difference and catch up on sleep when I get home.

Fortunately, it's already the May Day holiday, so we can do whatever we want.

Xu Chen first sent a message to ask Su Rong if she had landed safely, and immediately received a message from Su Rong in return:
[I'm in Jiang Yuze's car! Don't worry, Mr. Xu!]

Xu Chen and Wu Feifei couldn't eat breakfast at the moment, so they went straight to the parking lot.

Miss Wu didn't need Xu Chen to make any further arrangements; her boss had arranged a car to pick her up, saying she would be spending the next couple of days sightseeing in the provincial capital.

Xu Chen, being a true gentleman, first escorted Wu Feifei to the car.

A black Buick LaCrosse, on the other hand, appeared very low-key and practical.

The driver was a middle-aged man with a buzz cut, whom Xu Chen did not recognize.

Wu Feifei still enthusiastically helped with the introductions, saying that the other party should be addressed as "Uncle Wu," but she didn't elaborate on his specific identity.

Xu Chen had originally thought that Wu Yongming's secretary, Qu Fei, would be the one coming to pick her up today...

After saying goodbye to Wu Feifei, Xu Chen moved from the P2 parking area to P3 and saw Li Rui leaning against the car smoking.

Li Rui's face was still full of wrinkles when he smiled, and he was wearing a light windbreaker today.

He stubbed out his cigarette, called out "Brother Chen," and quickly came over to help carry the suitcase.

Xu Chen took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and handed it over:

"These are cigarettes that Brother Bing bought, Davidoff... a brand from Ruishi."

Li Rui reached out and took it: "Thank you, Brother Chen!"

Xu Chen: "There are still some in the box. I'll distribute them to you when we get back."

Li Rui: "Great! It's a pity that Brother Bing can't come back this time."

……

The car quickly drove out of the airport and onto the highway in the morning light.

"Where was my dad last night?" Xu Chen reclined the passenger seat, comfortably half-lying back, still slightly tired from the journey.

Li Rui: "President Xu slept in the park yesterday, and now he only goes home once every three to five days."

The industrial park is currently focused on production, and some employees have been scheduled to work overtime during the May Day holiday.

Xu Chen felt a pang of heartache for his father:
"Let's go straight to the park then. I'll go see Mr. Xu first."

Li Rui: "Brother Chen, you've been up all night, why don't you go back to sleep first?"

Xu Chen: "No need, I'll adjust to the time difference in one day."

……

……

As the car entered Tiancheng city, Xu Chen felt a bit hungry for breakfast from his hometown, so he asked Li Rui to drive around.

In the end, I went to the vicinity of Tiancheng No.1 Middle School and ate a meal of soy milk and fried dough sticks that I used to eat with Chen Dahai when we were in high school.

While enjoying his meal, Xu Chen chatted with Li Rui about the past of "Brother Bing".

Li Rui, smoking a cigarette, spoke of "back in the day" with obvious emotion:
"None of us expected that so many changes would have occurred in just over a year."

Xu Chen: "These are all positive changes."

Li Rui exhaled a puff of white smoke: "I didn't expect Brother Bing to be so ruthless..."

"It's even more ruthless than we know..."

Xu Chen: "He's even more ruthless than I knew."

……

……

Chairman's Office, Comprehensive Building, Chenfeng Industrial Park.

The addition of a few green plants to the office has brought a touch of life and charm.

Xu Zhiquan began to explain:

“Last month, your third uncle came to visit the park, and I asked him to help me move these pots over.”

The main purpose is to purify the air. I've been having a lot of meetings and discussions here lately, and there's been a lot of smoking..."

Xu Chen looked at one of the more eye-catching plants:
"Is this a money tree?"

Old Xu smiled happily:

"This was designated by Teacher Fang Jun, who said it could bring wealth to the company."

There's one in her finance office too.

Xu Chen looked around again, and on the wall opposite him still hung the inscription signed "Mo Geng":

"The East shines brightly, radiant with the morning light..."

Last time, Lao Xu also hinted that this inscription had a significant background.

In certain receptions and meetings, this inscription can even have a miraculous effect, achieving great results with minimal effort.

Xu Chen didn't need to ask any more questions to understand the significance behind it.

Old Xu brewed a pot of hot tea and invited Xu Chen to drink it.

Xu Chen then took out a delicate black box from his backpack and casually handed it to Lao Xu.

This is naturally the watch I brought back from Switzerland, an Omega De Ville series.

Xu Zhiquan carefully opened it, squinted at it, and instantly grinned from ear to ear.

He said, "Last year's watch is still very new," while happily putting on the new watch.

Xu Zhiquan admired the watch from every angle, and he truly grew to love it more and more the more he looked at it.

……

Ms. Fang Jun wasn't in the finance office, so Xu Chen found her at the "bar" next to the main building.

After Bingge won the championship in Zurich, Lao Xu organized a remote celebration dinner, and Teacher Fang Jun, unusually generous, brought out two cases of fine wine.

At that moment, she had quickly restocked and was expressionlessly but very happily counting the new wines.

Fang Jun's sister was engrossed in her work when Xu Chen coughed lightly, and she realized someone had come in.

Xu Chen had already walked over carrying a bottle of wine:

"The whisky I brought you from Ruishi, Santish Snow White..."

A very happy smile appeared on Fang Jun's expressionless face.

(End of this chapter)