novelraw Chapter 347 : A Little Bit of Shock
Chapter 347 : A Little Bit of Shock
Chapter 347: A Little Bit of Shock
Secretary?
Chen Fan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and explained, "That's the manager Ding from our club. Since I'm still a student, most of the club's operations are managed by Manager Ding."
"Such a young manager, can she handle it?"
Lin Wanxiu couldn't help but mutter a sentence, only to be glared at fiercely by her husband.
"You should say less. Don't talk nonsense when you don't understand."
"You..."
Lin Wanxiu snorted angrily at her husband and decided to keep her mouth shut.
At this time, an employee brought safety helmets over, and the four of them put on the helmets before Chen Fan led them into the construction site.
As they walked, he introduced what facilities would be built in each area and their purposes.
Archery Hall, Tennis Hall, Badminton Hall, Yoga Hall, Ice Rink, Boxing Hall... As Chen Fan listed them one by one, Su Xuecheng and his wife transitioned from curiosity to astonishment, shock, and finally their mouths just hung open without closing.
Before coming, they thought Chen Fan's club would be similar to the kind of fitness club in their hometown.
But who could have imagined it was completely different.
Just the scale of one venue here far exceeded that of a fitness club, not to mention the numerous venues undergoing renovation or being built from the ground up as far as the eye could see...
It was just too massive.
How much money must have been invested?
Su Xuecheng, who had been in business for half his life, felt powerless for the first time.
According to the information his daughter had told him, Chen Fan had only been an entrepreneur for less than two years.
To reach this scale in just two years' time.
Was this the so-called ambition?
For a moment, Su Xuecheng even felt old.
Unlike Su Xuecheng's contemplation, Lin Wanxiu was in an extremely excited state.
Although the construction site didn't look like much yet, some venues had directly borrowed the school's previous buildings and only needed some renovations to be put into use.
Just looking at the few venues being renovated made Lin Wanxiu's eyes light up with excitement.
If this club was truly built according to the blueprints, what kind of scale would it be?
Not just the entire Yunhai, perhaps there wouldn't be a club of this magnitude in the entire northern province?
For a while, Lin Wanxiu was so excited that she could hardly wait to see the day when the club opened.
She worked out regularly and had even signed up for a yoga class in Luocheng.
Nowadays, only the wealthy could afford to take yoga classes for leisure.
But at this moment, Lin Wanxiu suddenly felt that the yoga class she had signed up for was too rudimentary, practically like a children's interest group.
Looking at all these venues in front of her, she even began to fantasize about how great it would be if she could come here to work out in the future.
The more she thought about it, the more excited she became. When she looked at Chen Fan, who was giving the introduction, Lin Wanxiu's eyes shone with a special glow.
She was becoming more and more satisfied with Chen Fan.
Such a son-in-law would be hard to find in the world.
Her daughter really had an eye for talent, immediately snagging a golden son-in-law.
She even started to let her mind wander, wondering if having such a son-in-law to help, would her husband's business develop and no longer be limited to just the small area of Luocheng?
After the four of them finished touring the construction site, Chen Fan smiled and said, "Uncle and Auntie, most of the venues are still under construction, so there's not much to see yet. Wait until next year when the club is completed and opened, then you can come again and it will definitely give you a different feeling."
Su Xuecheng smiled and nodded, "I don't doubt your words at all. When that day comes, your club will surely become famous throughout Yunhai."
Lin Wanxiu also smiled, "We'll definitely come to support the opening on that day."
As they were about to leave the construction site, they saw a group of security guards gathering, with some even shouting loudly, seemingly calling for everyone to assemble.
Seeing this scene, Chen Fan was slightly stunned, wondering if something had happened.
Su Xuecheng also noticed the anomaly, "Did something happen?"
Chen Fan shook his head, indicating he didn't know, then walked forward a few steps and waved over a security guard.
"What's going on?"
"Mr. Chen, a group of thugs came from outside, saying if we don't pay the garbage disposal fee today, they're going to smash the gate and not let our construction site operate normally."
Chen Fan immediately realized what it was about, as Ding Dian had mentioned this matter to him before, though at the time he didn't pay much attention, and Ding Dian had only reported it without asking him to do anything.
"How many people did they bring?"
"Quite a few. At least twenty or thirty, and they all have weapons."
The security guard didn't dare cause any trouble in front of Chen Fan and quickly explained, "Don't worry Mr. Chen, Captain Feng has led the brothers out there."
"If those guys really dare to barge in, we brothers aren't just going to take it lying down."
Chen Fan frowned, "Where's Manager Ding?"
"Manager Ding has gone out."
Chen Fan waved his hand to dismiss him, then took out his phone and called Ding Dian.
As soon as the call connected, Chen Fan didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "How troublesome is it?"
On the other end, Ding Dian explained, "That group has come a few times before, but I never paid them any attention. Today they've brought so many people, it seems like they're ready to lay it all out."
Ding Dian guessed that Chen Fan was accompanying his girlfriend's family today, so she added, "You don't need to worry about this. I'll handle it."
Chen Fan: "Have you called Director Pang?"
Ding Dian: "I just called him, he only said he knows. He didn't say how to deal with it."
Chen Fan thought for a moment and instructed, "Tell Feng Pojun not to act rashly. As long as those guys don't cause trouble, don't take the initiative to act."
"Got it, I understand."
Seeing that Chen Fan had hung up, Su Ruochu finally asked with concern, "Is everything okay?"
Chen Fan smiled, "It's fine, just a bunch of freeloaders trying to make trouble."
Su Xuecheng, however, seemed to have guessed what it was about.
"Garbage disposal fee? It's probably protection money, isn't it?"
Chen Fan smiled and nodded, "Uncle is smart. That group sees me as a cash cow they want to slaughter."
Su Xuecheng asked worriedly, "Are you sure it's okay? Should we call the police?"
Chen Fan shook his head, "It's really fine. The police have already been notified."
"Let them handle it. I'll take you all and leave first."
But Su Xuecheng shook his head, "Don't worry about us, you should go deal with this matter as the boss first. We can leave after you're done handling it."
Chen Fan thought for a moment and nodded.
"Alright then. I'll have someone take you upstairs to the office to rest and have some tea and snacks."
But then Su Ruochu suddenly grabbed Chen Fan's hand.
"I want to go with you. I need to keep an eye on you, you're not allowed to rashly get into a fight."
Chen Fan laughed wryly, "I... I'm not going to fight, I'm just going to reason with them."
However, Su Ruochu shook her head firmly with an anxious expression.
"I want to go with you."
Chen Fan smiled bitterly, "It's chaotic out there, what if you get hurt..."
"I don't care, I'm going to watch over you no matter what."
Seeing this, Su Xuecheng smiled and spoke up.
"Just let her go with you. You two stay far in the back, and remember, don't act rashly under any circumstances. If something happens, let the people down there handle it."
Even the father-in-law said so, so Chen Fan could only nod.
"Alright. But you have to stay by my side, don't wander off."
After nodding to Su Xuecheng and his wife, Chen Fan led Su Ruochu towards the entrance.
Lin Wanxiu looked anxiously at their departing direction.
"Are you sure it's okay? That security guard just said a lot of people came, and they all have weapons."
Su Xuecheng thought for a moment, then said,
"Let's go. Since you're not at ease, we'll go take a look too."