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Chapter 589: Chapter 496: A Visitor Comes (Please Subscribe!)_1
Hearing the words ’we’, Lin Jiaxue felt a tad excited. A home, a warm word, a name that gives one a sense of security, especially for women, a steady abode is incredibly essential.
There is a natural sense of insecurity in women, and a house is something that greatly enhances this sense of security. However, what Lin Jiaxue cares about is not just any house, but a home where she lives with Tang Qing.
"Tangtang, isn’t it too many people?" Lin Jiaxue whispered, looking at the six servant robots standing in the living room. With so many outsiders present, she found it quite disconcerting.
Tang Qing explained, "Jiaxue, don’t worry. As you know, our villa is large. One person can’t clean it in a day, and we need people to drive us around. So I arranged for them. Relax, they are professionals. Only female bodyguards and maids stay in the villa. Male drivers and bodyguards live in the back chambers and won’t disturb us."
"Oh, okay." Lin Jiaxue had no choice but to nod. She wasn’t accustomed to having other men live in the house, except for her family members.
Later, everyone sat down.
The servants swiftly prepared the tea.
Looking at the steaming tea and the extravagant living room, Li Kai felt somewhat uneasy. He was aware of Tang Qing’s living conditions at Qin Yugang’s house, and this sudden transformation was something he found hard to accept.
It was like living in a palace.
After sipping the tea, Tang Qing said, "Brother Shen, Li Kai, you will stay here for a few days, and we will register for school once it starts."
Shen Yi and Li Kai quickly nodded in agreement.
"Old Tang, you really surprised us with such a grand arrangement without saying a word beforehand. I’m a bit overwhelmed." Li Kai bitterly smiled, touching the expensive-looking sofa.
"You’ll get used to it after sleeping one night, haha." Tang Qing laughed heartily.
"How much did this villa cost?" Li Kai asked again.
Tang Qing thought for a while, considering the later-stage decoration and other miscellaneous things. "Around 80 million?"
"Thai Baht?" Li Kai hoped and asked.
Unfortunately, that was impossible. Tang Qing gave him a scornful look and said, "This is in China, of course, it’s RMB. I have a significant share in the developer company. Otherwise, it could have been even more expensive."
"Old Tang, you are so demotivating. Anyhow, you have to treat us to a feast in these few days." Li Kai pouted and claimed, feeling somewhat inferior.
"Fine, fine, even if I feed you until you’re bloated, it’s no problem. Let me show you the rooms so you can rest early. There are clean clothes in the rooms for you, Brother Shen. You can give your dirty clothes to the maid. They will be clean by tomorrow morning," Tang Qing stood up and said. It was getting late, and it was time to rest.
"Okay."
Later on,
Tang Qing led them to the guest rooms on the third floor. The fourth floor was where the owner lived, while the servants lived on the second floor. The second floor also housed the entertainment room and other facilities. The fitness equipment and other items were quite comprehensive. Paper, hubs, carving knives were prepared, and of course, various musical instruments were also purchased as required.
Shen Yi entered the luxurious guest room.
Looking at the new and neatly arranged decoration inside, he believed that he must be the first guest to stay there. He bitter-sweetly accepted that Tang Qing, this massive local tyrant, could buy a villa worth nearly 100 million without batting an eye.
However, it was also a good choice to follow a boss who is rich and powerful.
"Ding ding ding..."
Shen Yi’s phone rang.
Looking at the call display, Shen Yi began to dread; it was a call from his father. His dad embodied the strict father figure, and Shen Yi had been afraid of him since he was a child, given his stern disposition.
Pressing the answer key,
"Dad," Shen Yi timidly answered the call.
"You still remember that you have a father like me. Tell me, how many days is it since you came home? Is your company so busy?" His father Shen Cheng’s authoritative voice echoed on the other end, also revealing a father’s longing for his son.
"Yeah, our company just started up less than a month ago, so we are pretty busy." Shen Yi quickly replied.
"Busy, you only know about being busy. I heard you haven’t seen Xiaomeng all month. You are not doing a great job being her boyfriend. Her father and I were discussing your marriage at dinner tonight. It’s settled for the end of this year. What do you think?" Shen Cheng revealed the main purpose of this call.
"Okay, I agree." Shen Yi quickly agreed. He had been dating the girl mentioned by his father for more than a year. She was gentle, kind, compatible in temperaments, and came from a business family in Jinling, not Shanghai.
"That’s good to hear. Where are you now?" Shen Cheng asked.
"At my boss’ house." Shen Yi replied.
"Boss? Tang Qing?" Shen Cheng sounded surprised. Of course, he had investigated his son’s workplace and knew about the shareholders Chai Ren and Zheng Lin. However, he was curious about Tang Qing, the majority shareholder, who had never appeared in public.
But when he found out about the industries under Tang Qing, he was more puzzled. What skills or talents did Tang Qing possess to own so many shares?
However, with the way things were, it was apparent that Tang Qing had unknown background connections. Otherwise, there was no way to account for this wealth.
"Yeah, he bought a villa in Shanghai. We are all here for the first time. I’ll show them around Shanghai in the next few days." Shen Yi praised his father’s intuition.
"... Alright then, come back home to see your mom after you are done with the hosting." Shen Cheng didn’t say much else. There was nothing he could say if his son was touring with his boss.
"Yeah, I got it, Dad, don’t worry, Boss Tang is easy to get along with." Shen Yi nodded in agreement.
"Alright, get some sleep soon."
"Yeah, bye, Dad."
After hanging up the phone, Shen Yi hurriedly brushed his teeth and prepared to sleep. All the utensils in the guest room were new. Seeing a wide variety of clothes in different styles and sizes in the closet, all carrying the logo of Sheng Tang Apparel, Shen Yi couldn’t help but smile. Tang Qing was quite thrifty, only using products from his own company.
On the other side.
The fourth floor.
In the master bedroom.
Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue, having finished washing up, were lying on a huge, soft bed, resting in each other’s arms.
Because they were going out to have fun tomorrow.
If Lin Jiaxue were to walk around strangely early in the morning, she would be teased to death. Therefore, with Lin Jiaxue’s reminder, Tang Qing had to postpone his plans a bit. After school starts, he would make sure to take care of his beloved woman on a weekend.
Yes.
That’s the decision.
But although they couldn’t do much, indulging in some light touching was still fine. With Jiaxue’s half refusal half consent, Tang Qing felt like he was living in paradise, barely managing to control himself.
The next day.
Tang Qing and Lin Jiaxue got up early. Tang Qing finished cleaning up and went downstairs, but Jiaxue, being a girl, was a bit slower — she was still getting ready in front of the mirror.
At this time.
Robots had already prepared a lavish and ample breakfast.
Upon reaching the first floor.
He saw that Li Kai and Shen Yi were already downstairs waiting for him.
"Old Tang, hurry up. We don’t dare to eat before you. These pastries are so beautifully made. This Beijing roast duck also smells pretty authentic," Li Kai said, swallowing his saliva hard, his eyes gleaming as he looked at the table full of pastries.
"You guys eat first, don’t wait for me. Don’t tell me you’re planning on eating all this food," Tang Qing said nonchalantly. A large table of food, enough for ten people, was kept warm by special insulation devices. No matter who started eating first, it would taste the same.
The robots had gathered delicacies from all over the world, both online and offline. Apart from some dark cuisine, like mud cakes, mosquito cakes, and charcoal-grilled centipedes, there were hardly a few normal foods that the robots couldn’t make.
As for the roast duck, Tang Qing felt it was even more authentic than the Beijing roast duck. The ducks were fed with feed made from vegetables in the training area, making their meat much more tender and delicious to the point of explosion.
Sure enough.
Li Kai took a mouthful of the rolled roast duck as his first bite, his eyes lighting up. After swallowing, he looked surprised and said, "I... Old Tang, this roast duck is really delicious. It’s much better than the Beijing roast duck. Big brother Shen, you should try it."
Shen Yi had just eaten a piece of a small cake when he heard Li Kai’s words. He tried a roll too and thought it was really delicious, even better than the Beijing roast duck. He felt this was what a real roast duck tasted like; the Beijing one was just an imitation.
"Glad you like it. All these ingredients are carefully selected. The chefs in the villa are professionals trained in Chinese, Western, and most of the world’s cuisine." Speaking so, Tang Qing also picked up a roll of roast duck and started eating.
Yeah, the taste was quite good. It was very juicy, and the sauce was unique. The combination of the two was simply an explosion of flavors.
"That’s impressive. Then let’s eat dinner here too tonight. Let’s not waste money going out. I want to try," Li Kai said, drooling.
"Sure, I’ll have them prepare for tonight." Tang Qing agreed. With the food from the training area, he wasn’t really interested in going out to eat. He wondered what the cafeteria at Fudan University was like. If it wasn’t good, he would have to get someone to deliver food every day.
’Hmm.’
In a bit, Lin Jiaxue came down. She was satisfied with just drinking some milk and eating some pastries.
Just as Tang Qing and the others were about to go out for a stroll.
An unexpected guest arrived.
Huang Qi.
One of the partners of the real estate company that developed the villa area.
"Little Tang, you didn’t even tell me when you moved in. If it weren’t for the property management records, I would still be in the dark. That’s not friendly of you." Huang Qi loudly complained as soon as he walked through the door.
Tang Qing grinned and said, "What brings you here today, Brother Huang? I was planning on inviting you to dinner in a few days since I’ll be studying in Shanghai now."
"That’s good to hear. I thought you’d forgotten about me. Where are you guys going?" Huang Qi asked with a smile. He was informed that Tang Qing had arrived, so he hurried over. He had some business to discuss with Tang Qing today.
"Today we’re going around the sights in Shanghai to familiarize ourselves with the area, and then we’ll take a look around Fudan University," Tang Qing said. Today’s tour would only include the city area of Shanghai. The next day, they would visit some historic sites, and the day after, they would visit the scenic spots around. After that, they would check out some unique places.
After that, Shen Yi would have to start working, and Tang Qing also had to sort out some things before the university started, such as the meeting at the Comet Film and Television Company, and other minor chores.
