74: Chapter 74 A Call from Mother! My Cousin Arrives in Fuzhou!

Chapter 74: Mother's Call! The Cousin Who Came to Rongcheng!

"Have a seat anywhere!" Qin Shuang said, "Breakfast will be served shortly."

Feeling that the villa was a bit empty, Su Yang sat on the sofa and asked casually, "Where's Anan?"

"He went to his grandfather's place!"

"Oh!"

Seeing no sign of the nanny, he stood up and went into the kitchen.

Seeing Qin Shuang serving porridge, he went over to help.

In the spacious villa dining room, there were only Qin Shuang and Su Yang.

The nanny never appeared.

Su Yang lowered his head, eating millet porridge and steamed buns.

He felt the atmosphere was a bit strange but couldn't find a topic to talk about.

If he had known it would be like this, he definitely would have found an excuse not to come.

At this moment, Qin Shuang, sitting opposite him, asked with a smile:

"Boss Su, can I call you Su Yang? I always feel that calling you Boss Su is too formal. We should be considered friends by now, right?"

"Of course you can!"

Qin Shuang asked casually, "I heard you've opened another catering company?"

"Yes!" Su Yang said with a smile, "Jiuxiang Beef Hotpot Restaurant. Three stores have already opened. If Sister Qin likes it, you can go and try it."

Su Yang didn't hide the fact that he had opened a catering company.

The headquarters building was near Spark Fitness.

Coupons for Jiuxiang Beef Hotpot often appeared in the gym's prize pool.

Many people in the gym knew he had opened a beef hotpot restaurant.

"Opening a catering company with just three stores—it looks like you want to make a big splash in the catering industry!"

"I do have that idea!"

Su Yang said frankly.

"Will your focus not be on the gym in the future?"

"The gym is also a focus, but its expansion speed will be relatively slow."

"Your business seems to be getting bigger and bigger!"

"It can only be considered a small operation."

Su Yang saw his position clearly.

Compared to many wealthy people in Rongcheng, he was still an inconspicuous small character.

Adding up all his assets, he had a few million at most.

But he believed his future was bright!

"I thought young people like you preferred playing with cars and women!"

"Different pursuits, I guess!" Su Yang took a sip of millet porridge, thought for a moment, and said, "Actually, sometimes I have similar thoughts, like going out and splurging on whatever..."

To be honest, when he first got the three million, Su Yang did have that thought!

Every month when the system returned his salary, he had that thought.

After all, with a sudden windfall, it was hard for an ordinary person's mindset to handle it.

Qin Shuang looked at Su Yang curiously: "Then why don't you go?"

"At that time, I thought, if I just went and splurged the moment I got the money," Su Yang said with a frown, "then would the money be controlling me, or would I be controlling the money?"

Su Yang had indeed thought about this question.

However, he didn't have too much internal struggle.

He decided to develop his career first and make big money before talking!

Two or three million spent on splurging wouldn't last long; a single car would consume it!

He could only blame the system for being too stingy!

But in Qin Shuang's ears, this was interpreted differently.

After all, she knew that Su Yang had once said at the gym's staff meeting.

He wouldn't feel distressed even if he lost a hundred million!

So in Qin Shuang's eyes, Su Yang was a super "rich second generation" with thoughts, awareness, self-discipline, and ambition.

Although this type of rich second generation could easily squander the family fortune, at least he was ambitious.

Qin Shuang propped up her head, her beautiful eyes looking at Su Yang seriously, her gaze seeming to carry the ripples of autumn water: "Then what is your pursuit?"

Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "Probably to be an entrepreneur, a businessman with a conscience!"

"A businessman with a conscience?" Qin Shuang pursed her red lips and smiled, "Actually, you can earn more without a conscience."

"I'm not short of money!"

Su Yang spoke the truth.

Even if he just maintained the current scale of his company and stores, Su Yang could still get over a million every month, which was enough for him to live without worry for the rest of his life.

Furthermore, he didn't need to squeeze profits out of his employees.

And given his personality, it was impossible for him to do so.

"I heard your gym is still losing money?"

"It will be profitable soon, probably by next month!"

"So confident!"

"Of course!"

Su Yang nodded seriously.

He felt the atmosphere was a bit ambiguous.

That legendary nanny never showed up from beginning to end.

Su Yang finished breakfast quickly. After thanking Qin Shuang, he let out a long sigh of relief after leaving the villa.

It wasn't that he was afraid of what Qin Shuang would do to him.

Rather, he was worried about himself.

Driving his U8, Su Yang headed to the Jiuxiang Catering headquarters in Hyatt Plaza.

He was driving himself today; Ma Ran had gone for an interview.

Just as he pulled into a parking space, Su Yang received a call from his mother.

"Mom, what's up?"

"Are you busy now?"

"Not busy!"

"It's about your cousin."

Su Yang asked in confusion, "Cousin? Which cousin?"

"Your cousin He Zhiheng!"

"What happened to him?"

"Your Third Aunt asked you to help go check on him... she's a bit worried!"

"Did you tell them I opened a shop?"

"Yes!" On the phone, Su Yang's mother asked in a low voice, "Does that have an impact?"

"No!" Su Yang asked in confusion, "But isn't He Zhiheng working for a foreign enterprise from the island nation in Shancheng?"

"I heard the foreign enterprise withdrew its capital, and the factory closed down... Your cousin never told your Third Aunt. Your Third Aunt only found out yesterday that he had returned to Rongcheng!" Su Yang's mother also said helplessly, "You know, your cousin doesn't like to talk; he's quite introverted and doesn't like talking to your Third Aunt. Your relationship with him is a bit better."

"Okay, I understand. I'll go check on him!"

"Alright!"

As soon as Su Yang hung up, he noticed a wechat message from his Third Aunt.

It was basically asking him to help her check on her son and see what was going on with him.

Su Yang agreed without thinking much.

His family's relative relationships were quite good.

His father had married into the family, and later, when he made money, he built their own new house.

Su Yang had a very good relationship with his relatives on his mother's side.

His relationship with his relatives on his father's side wasn't bad either.

Most of his relatives came from ordinary farming backgrounds and often went to the city to work.

During busy farming seasons, relatives would help each other out.

In their spare time, they often met up to play mahjong.

When he was a child, his Third Aunt was very good to him.

When giving red envelopes for the New Year, she would give them in two parts.

One was two hundred, which was on the surface, knowing it would be taken by his mother.

Another fifty was secretly tucked away for him.

However, although his Third Aunt was kind-hearted, she was quite assertive.

When she got angry, she wouldn't even give face to his grandfather!

She was very strict with his cousin.

His cousin He Zhiheng was quite introverted and sensitive. His grades in the first year of high school were pretty good.

They started to drop in the second year, and in the third year, they completely collapsed because his mindset failed under too much pressure.

However, his Third Aunt always believed his grades dropped because he was addicted to online novels.

In the eyes of the older generation, psychological problems didn't exist; it was just being stubborn.

Fortunately, He Zhiheng studied mechanical engineering after getting into a junior college.

He had good luck after graduation and entered a factory from the island nation in Shancheng.

The benefits and treatment were very good, and there was even overtime pay for working extra hours.

It calculated to be even more than what Su Yang used to get at Advertising Company.