novelraw Chapter 340 : Appointment Visit
Chapter 340 : Appointment Visit
Chapter 340: Appointment Visit
Chen Fan did not return to the apartment that night, drinking with Guo Shuai at the bar until midnight. The two reminisced about many interesting stories from their high school days, and eventually went upstairs to a private room to sing karaoke until they were too drunk and tired, finally falling asleep on the couch in the room.
This was the first time Chen Fan got drunk after being reborn.
When he woke up, his head was pounding and he felt dizzy.
After, Chen Fan reflected on whether he had gotten too drunk and accidentally revealed his secret of being reborn.
Actually, even if he did, it wouldn't matter much because Chen Fan understood his brother Guo Shuai very well.
If Chen Fan told him he was reborn, Guo Shuai would probably just scold him for talking nonsense while drunk.
However, this experience of getting drunk did serve as a wake-up call for Chen Fan.
That is, he needs to pay attention to his health from now on and absolutely cannot get drunk again.
In his previous life, it was his indulgence in alcohol and debauchery after becoming successful that caused his health to deteriorate, ultimately leading to his death from illness in his forties.
No matter how much money he makes in this life, it cannot buy back good health.
If Chen Fan wants to spend his life with Su Ruochu, then he must start taking care of his body now.
Chen Fan made a secret plan that after the new club opens, he must go to the club to work out once a week.
The summer vacation was already halfway over, and Luo Wenjie and Ma Xiaoshuai were basically squatting in the apartment.
Every day they sat in the living room playing Legend of Mir online game, and the most annoying thing was that these two brats didn't even cook, always nagging Chen Fan to bring food back when he returned.
Later, Chen Fan simply stopped going back during the day, spending most of his time at the construction site to monitor progress.
The boss's sudden diligence even startled Ding Dian, making her wonder if the boss had experienced some kind of shock.
With the money in place and manpower sufficient, the construction of the club was progressing rapidly.
In fact, Ding Dian's design drawings brought many surprises to Chen Fan.
First of all, Ding Dian fully utilized the layout of the school buildings in her planning.
Although the school was abandoned, most of the buildings were still intact, and being part of a school, the construction quality was even better than some outside buildings.
When Ding Dian did the initial design planning, she made full use of these existing structures.
Some obstructing buildings were demolished, while others like the teaching building, library, gymnasium, and administration building were all preserved.
With some minor renovations, they could be part of the future club facilities.
This not only saved Chen Fan a lot of money but also greatly shortened the construction timeline.
After seeing the design drawings, Chen Fan was excited and repeatedly praised Ding Dian, saying that hiring her to work for him was the most correct thing he had done in the past two years.
Hearing this, Ding Dian just rolled her eyes and directly made a request to Chen Fan.
"After the club is completed, I want to take a vacation of at least one month."
"No problem. I'll give all of you a paid vacation for one month. I'll pay for you to go travel in the south."
Her words caused everyone in the meeting room to cheer loudly, hailing the mighty boss.
"Recently, there have been people causing trouble at the club site."
After leaving the meeting room, Ding Dian privately reported an incident to Chen Fan.
"What kind of people?" Chen Fan wasn't too concerned.
"Seems like a group of small-time thugs. They came saying they wanted a 'sanitation fee'."
"They said we need to pay 2,000 yuan per month, otherwise they won't let our construction site operate normally."
Chen Fan laughed, "Looks like we've encountered protection fee collectors."
At first he thought it might be the Zhao family causing trouble, but after thinking about it, it didn't seem likely.
The Zhao family had barely managed to preserve themselves by making concessions, so they probably wouldn't provoke Chen Fan now.
"Could it be some local gang members?"
Ding Dian shook her head, "I'm not sure about that. You just need to have a plan in mind."
"Last time they came, there were seven or eight of them. I ignored them and had Squad Leader Feng chase them away."
"At that time, those punks also left some threatening words, telling us to watch out."
Chen Fan shook his head, "Don't pay attention to them. Just a bunch of worthless small-time thugs."
"Oh right, do you still have that phone number I gave you before?"
"That's Pang Longhai's mobile number. He's now the deputy chief of the Liunan District Police Station. If there's any trouble next time, just give him a call directly. Let him come and deal with it."
Just as Chen Fan finished speaking, the phone in his pocket rang.
Looking down at the number, Chen Fan turned to Ding Dian.
"Anything else?"
Ding Dian shook her head. "No."
"Alright then. I have something to take care of, so I'll head out first."
After waving goodbye to Ding Dian, Chen Fan took steps downstairs, and as he was descending, Ding Dian heard him answer the phone call.
"Hello, did you call me for something?"
Ding Dian stared at Chen Fan's back as he went downstairs, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly.
"His voice is so gentle when talking to the person on the other end. It must be a woman."
"And judging by his tone, it doesn't seem to be his girlfriend."
"Hmph. Men..."
Ding Dian was indeed correct, the caller was not Su Ruochu, but Wen Wan.
This time, Wen Wan called to ask if Chen Fan had time regarding the matter from last time, as she wanted to properly treat Chen Fan to a meal.
Chen Fan had already refused twice before.
This time, afraid that refusing again would anger Wen Wan, so he smiled and readily agreed.
The time was set for 6pm that afternoon, at the place Wen Wan was renting.
Chen Fan went out and took a taxi back to the apartment.
Ma Xiaoshuai was alone in the living room playing Legend of Mir.
Chen Fan curiously scanned around.
"Where's the other guy?"
"He went back to pay 'grain tax'."
Chen Fan was confused: "What does that mean?"
"Li Jiao came back from her hometown."
"Damn."
Chen Fan blurted out a curse in speechlessness.
"By the way, when is your girlfriend coming to collect rent? Aren't you going back to pay your 'grain tax'?"
Ma Xiaoshuai looked up at him.
"What? Want to kick me out?"
"Hehe, looks like you'll be disappointed. My girlfriend said she can only come back the day before summer vacation ends."
"So during this period, I can only stay here."
"You really are ruthless."
Chen Fan directly flipped him the middle finger.
Ma Xiaoshuai joked with a smile: "No worries. If your girlfriend comes over, you can just go into your room and close the door. I'll go up to the attic, absolutely no interference with you paying your 'grain tax'."
"Get lost!"
Chen Fan flipped him both middle fingers this time.
Suddenly, Ma Xiaoshuai noticed something.
"Damn, you didn't buy any food when you came back? What are we eating for dinner tonight?"
Chen Fan went to the study to change into fresh clothes, then came out and told Ma Xiaoshuai:
"I have a date tonight, you'll have to figure out dinner for yourself."
"I xxxx..."
Ignoring Ma Xiaoshuai's stream of curses behind him, Chen Fan smiled and grabbed his keys to head out.
After leaving the school gate, he took a taxi directly to the address provided by Wen Wan.
Upon arriving, Chen Fan didn't go straight into the residential area, but found a supermarket nearby first.
It was his first time visiting, so Chen Fan didn't know what would be an appropriate gift.
In the end, he chose a fruit basket and a relatively expensive bottle of red wine.
Entering the residential area, he found the building where Wen Wan lived and went straight to the third floor, unit 301.
After ringing the doorbell a few times, the door opened.
Wen Wan, wearing a snow-white floral print V-neck chiffon dress, stood at the entrance. Her long hair was casually tied into a bun, with an ordinary hairpin inserted, which upon closer look seemed to be a regular chopstick.
"You're here." Wen Wan gave a light smile. "Come in quickly."
Chen Fan brought the gifts inside, curiously glancing around the living room, immediately noticing the table full of dishes.
"Did you cook all this?"
Wen Wan seemed a bit embarrassed: "I was busy all afternoon, but managed to make it all."
"You can sit down for now. There's still a soup in the kitchen that'll be ready soon."
Watching Wen Wan flutter into the kitchen like a fragrant breeze, Chen Fan couldn't help but smile.
He had known Wen Wan for quite a while, but this was the first time seeing her wear this style of clothing.
True to her name, her entire demeanor instantly became much more gentle and graceful.
It was evident that Wen Wan was in a very good mood today.