Chapter 546 Going South
But thinking about the fact that Tan Chen has recently taken on several business orders in Beijing, it might not be a good idea to leave rashly.
"I can go alone. You have things to do in Beijing. Gao Ming and Chen Xiangyang are in Pengcheng. I believe I will be safe."
Tan Chen refused to give in. "No, the south is in chaos. I'm worried about you going alone. Give me two days and I'll get things done in the capital."
In fact, Shang Ruoting also wanted Tan Chen to accompany her, and seeing that Tan Chen had made up his mind, she did not refuse.
"Okay, I'll go to school and ask for leave tomorrow."
Shang Ruoting watched Tan Chen call Gao Ming and Chen Xiangyang, who agreed to help them check it out first before they washed up and rested together.
The next day, Shang Ruoting asked Lu Fan for leave.
Although Lu Fan didn't know why Shang Ruoting asked for leave so suddenly, he still gave her ten days of vacation.
As long as it doesn't delay the final exam, it's fine.
Shang Ruoting took a leave of absence and went to the Tan family to visit the elderly and children. She also brought twenty big crabs to Mr. Tan.
As for the purpose of going to Pengcheng, Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen did not hide it from other family members except Mrs. Shang.
After hearing about this, Tan Shaowen arranged train tickets for them to Pengcheng, all with sleeper berths, departing the day after tomorrow.
After arranging everything at home, Mrs. Shang just said that Tan Chen went there to discuss business. The old lady knew that Tan Chen's decoration business was doing well recently and did not suspect anything else. Her granddaughter went with him just to go out and see the world.
Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen boarded a train heading south and finally arrived in Pengcheng two days later.
When the two walked out of the train station, they only carried some luggage symbolically in their hands, and placed the rest in the space.
As soon as I walked out of the platform, I saw Gao Ming and Li Jiasheng.
The two of them hurried over, took the things from Tan Chen's hand, greeted him warmly, and then got down to business.
Chen Xiangyang spoke first, "Boss, the passenger ship you mentioned just docked the day before yesterday and is still docked in Pengcheng.
Gao Ming and I went in and asked around, and we found out there was indeed a man named Qiao Bei working as a cook on the cruise ship."
Gao Ming continued, "Boss, this passenger ship is said to be owned by a businessman from Gangcheng. Most of the people on board were brought from Gangcheng, and only a very small number of service staff were found in Pengcheng. Shang Ruonan is one of those few."
Tan Chen frowned and asked, "Have you found any other useful clues?"
Gao Ming shook his head: "Not yet, but we know that the ship will set sail back to Gangcheng tomorrow, and we know that you and sister-in-law will arrive today, so we bought four tickets for tomorrow.
We can't enter the port city without a pass, and we'll definitely be sent back. However, I believe the time on the boat for the round trip is enough to check with Qiao Bei."
Tan Chen nodded and thanked him sincerely: "Well, this arrangement is very good. Thank you."
Gao Ming smiled and said, "Boss, there's no need to be polite with our relationship."
Chen Xiangyang looked around and suggested, "Boss, this is your and your sister-in-law's first time in Pengcheng. It's still early, so why don't I show you around?"
Shang Ruoting and Tan Chen looked at each other, had no objection, and followed Gao Ming and Chen Xiangyang out of the train station.
They first found a restaurant to eat, and then walked around.
Compared with the prosperity of Pengcheng in the previous life, the Pengcheng in front of me is simply indescribable.
The narrow streets are dirty, and the buildings on both sides of the road look dilapidated...
Seeing this, Shang Ruoting couldn't help but sigh. No wonder it was said that most of the real estate tycoons started their business in Shenzhen. It would not be an exaggeration to say that all the buildings here should be demolished and rebuilt.
Tan Chen's eyes kept looking around, and he looked thoughtful, as if he was thinking about something in his mind.
Gao Ming seemed not to notice Tan Chen's expression and said excitedly, "Boss, if you and your sister-in-law were not still studying, I would definitely persuade you to come to Pengcheng to develop."
Tan Chen collected his thoughts and asked, "Oh? Do you mean that the development prospects here are good?"
Gao Ming nodded repeatedly: "It's more than good, it's quite good."
After saying that, he pointed to a ruin not far away.
"See? Someone has bought that place and is going to build a luxurious guesthouse. Also, over there, they say there's a seven-story department store..."
Tan Chen looked in the direction Gao Ming pointed, and sure enough, a group of people were clearing the rubble.
Tan Chen raised his eyebrows: "Are you saying that it was bought by someone?"
Gao Ming nodded. "Yes, Pengcheng has a small population now. Most of them are outsiders who are looking for business opportunities here. However, the price of that piece of land is quite high. Mainlanders probably can't afford it. If nothing unexpected happens, it must be the work of Hong Kong businessmen."
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