452: Visiting the elderly

"Another hidden achievement!"

Although this time it only rewarded 200,000, money that came so easily still made Ye Su secretly pleased with himself:

"It really is worthy of being a new feature unlocked only at Level 5 system; it's much more convenient than the [hidden task] feature unlocked when the system upgraded to Level 4."

"You don't have to do anything. As long as you meet the requirements, the reward is automatically distributed."

Renting an office with a monthly rent of 25,000 and getting a 200,000 cash reward was equivalent to reimbursing the first eight months of rent.

Moreover, this rent could later be counted towards the reimbursement limit of the [Ruyi Abacus].

Such a good thing made Ye Su hum a tune contentedly as he left Yingda Creative Park.

Back in the car, Ye Su sent the location of the new office to Su Yingxuan, telling her that since the company didn't have much going on during this period, she could go over to renovate the office and purchase the necessary office supplies.

Inside the newly rented office, there was nothing valuable, so Ye Su couldn't even be bothered to lock the door, nor did he need to go through the trouble of giving Su Yingxuan the key to the main door.

After receiving a reply from Su Yingxuan, Ye Su left Yingda Creative Park and drove to Ye Kaijun's residential compound.

With only a few days left before returning to his hometown, Ye Su had to take advantage of the free time he had now to come and check on Ye Kaijun, this empty-nester, to see if he needed any help.

Knock, knock, knock—

Arriving at the door, Ye Su knocked. Estimating it only took a few seconds, the door was opened from the inside.

After opening the door and seeing that the visitor was indeed Ye Su, a noticeable gleam appeared in Ye Kaijun's cloudy eyes.

"Uncle Jun." Ye Su greeted Ye Kaijun, who had opened the door, with a smile.

"Haha." Ye Kaijun laughed heartily. "It's Ye Su. It's been a while since you've come by. Come on in and sit."

"Yeah." Ye Su walked inside while smiling. "I've been a bit busy lately, so I haven't been able to come by."

"It's normal for you young people to be busy. If you really can't find the time, just focus on your own affairs; there's no need to specially come to see this old man."

"It's fine, I'm done with my work. I was free this morning, so I thought I'd come over and chat with you. I hope I'm not disturbing you?"

"Hahaha." Ever since Ye Su entered, Ye Kaijun's laughter hadn't stopped. "You can come whenever you want. I'm just an old man; there's nothing I'm doing that could be disturbed by you."

"That's good."

After entering the house, Ye Su first looked around. After confirming there was nothing he needed to help with, he sat on the sofa to brew tea and chat with Ye Kaijun.

After chatting for a few moments, Ye Su remembered to update Ye Kaijun about the apartment:

"Uncle Jun, Chen Xinyi and I have moved into another friend's place. The apartment you let us stay in is empty now. You can decide how to handle it."

"You were living there just fine, why did you move out?" Ye Kaijun asked, looking nervous.

"Is there a problem with that apartment? Are you uncomfortable living there? If that's the case, I'll give you the key to the apartment in the coastal district. Why don't you go see if that one is suitable to live in?"

"It's not that the apartment is uncomfortable to live in." Ye Su waved his hands repeatedly, stopping Ye Kaijun, who was getting up to look for the apartment keys.

"My friend has a vacant apartment in the Apartment Complex. I thought that being in Zhujiang New Town makes it convenient to go anywhere, and since we bought another car, there's a place to park it, so we moved there."

"So it's an apartment in the Apartment Complex." As a native of Guangzhou, Ye Kaijun naturally understood the [gold] value of the three words "Apartment Complex."

"The apartments and environment over there are indeed good. If you want to move there, go ahead. My apartment can just sit empty; no need to worry about it."

At this moment, Ye Kaijun felt both a sense of loss that Ye Su no longer needed his help, and joy that Ye Su's life was getting better and better, and that he had made friends capable of buying an apartment in the Apartment Complex.

"Alright."

After finishing the discussion about the apartment, Ye Su mentioned to Ye Kaijun that he was returning to his hometown in a few days:

"Uncle Jun, after my final exams in a few days, I'll be going back to my hometown for a while. If you run into any trouble here, just give me a call. I can have Chen Xinyi or some friends nearby come over to help."

Hearing that Ye Su was returning to his hometown, Ye Kaijun, who was holding tea tongs and about to serve Ye Su a cup of tea, suddenly paused.

"You've been out for so long. Now that summer vacation is here, you should go home and spend time with your family. Don't worry about me; living alone, I won't run into any issues."

After serving the cup of tea to Ye Su, Ye Kaijun asked nonchalantly:

"How long do you plan to stay home for this summer vacation?"

"Hmm..."

Here in Yangcheng, both the self-media company and the Beef Hot Pot Restaurant were set to officially begin operations this month.

Although he was a hands-off boss, it wouldn't be right for him to be absent for a month or two; that would be somewhat unjustifiable.

Furthermore, Chen Xinyi and Yan Ran were both staying in Yangcheng waiting for him, and he couldn't leave them alone for that long.

After weighing the time, Ye Su replied: "On this trip back to my hometown, I should be back in Yangcheng within two weeks."

"Within two weeks..." Ye Kaijun calculated the time in his mind. After confirming that he could hold out, he nodded silently:

"Go ahead and go back without worry. You don't need to worry about me."

"It's not about whether I'm worried or not. If something happens, just call me. Don't be afraid to bother me, you know?"

Seeing Ye Su's reaction, which was like a family member leaving on a long trip and worrying about the elders at home, a wave of warmth suddenly surged in Ye Kaijun's heart. He then stood up and walked towards the utility room, saying as he walked:

"Since you're going back to your hometown, I don't have anything good to give you. I happen to have a jar of dried tangerine peel left at home. Take it with you and let your family try some."

"Don't!" Ye Su immediately stood up, attempting to stop Ye Kaijun.

But Ye Kaijun was unmoved and walked into the secondary bedroom, which was being used as a utility room, in a few steps.

"Sigh..."

Knowing Ye Kaijun's temper well, and seeing his attitude, Ye Su knew that it was useless for him to try and stop him.

Before long, Ye Kaijun emerged from the utility room holding a glass jar that looked familiar to Ye Su:

"The vintage of this dried tangerine peel is a bit shorter than the one you took last time, but the taste and benefits should be just as good."

Ye Su sighed helplessly:

"Uncle Jun, every time I come over, I take a jar of dried tangerine peel from you. People outside who don't know better might think I have ulterior motives and am specifically coming to trick you out of your things."

"What nonsense are you talking about? My life was saved by you. If it weren't for you, I would have died outside long ago. These things would just rot at home anyway, so what's wrong with giving them to you now?"

"I was just passing by and happened to save you; there's no need to make it sound so serious."

"Whether it was 'happened to' or not, you saved my life. Plus, you come to visit this old man every few days. What's wrong with taking a few things from me?"

Seeing that Ye Su didn't dare to take the dried tangerine peel, Ye Kaijun placed the glass jar right in front of him:

"Just take it. At my age, I don't have the energy to manage and preserve these things. Maybe one day I'll let them go bad. It's better to let you take them home and have your family try them."