Chapter 384 Encirclement
Chen Yu hurried forward to greet him.
Now, whenever there was an issue at the factory, people would seek out Xie Jiang, who had become Suzhou City's top construction head after the completion of the two industrial park expansions.
"Old Xie, you really are riding high," he said, chuckling. "Tell me honestly, how much did you rake in here?"
Xie Jiang burst out laughing, "Not much, but speaking of which, you should watch out these days. It seems like the whole business community in Suzhou City is banding together against you."
Chen Yu smiled but didn't say much; he was already aware of these matters.
"By the way, there's a gathering at the gemstone market tomorrow, swing by if you're free."
Xie Jiang seemed surprised, "That place is usually frequented by people who are against you, are you sure you want to go?"
Chen Yu waved his hand dismissively, "Life's issues have to be resolved one way or another. If they're going to close in on me, then naturally, I have to checkmate them."
Xie Jiang didn't say much else, exchanging only a few pleasantries before hurrying off with his workers.
With all the projects he had taken on, Xie Jiang was a very busy man now, including many small jobs. They might not have paid much, but they ensured a continuous salary for his workers.
Chen Yu didn't linger there either and went straight to the office.
Hou Jianchang had already returned from the hospital, sitting at his desk, sorting through the latest account books.
"Old Hou, weren't you in the hospital? How did you get back so soon?"
Chen Yu hurried forward to check Hou Jianchang's pulse.
The last time they met, Hou Jianchang had been in bed with a comminuted fracture in his leg, and it seemed inappropriate for him to be back at work so soon.
Hou Jianchang waved his hand, "This little injury is nothing. If I don't sort out these documents quickly, the factory might descend into chaos."
Chen Yu felt somewhat helpless. He didn't say much and quickly scanned the account books next to him, soon confirming that they matched what Hou Jianchang had calculated.
"There's nothing wrong with these accounts, so stop calculating! You should rest properly for a few days."
Seeing Chen Yu insist, Hou Jianchang rubbed his forehead.
"Alright, I have indeed been tired for a long time."
After backing up the data on the table, Chen Yu left the office.
Following his last departure from Suzhou City, Tong Ming had also brought Chen Yu's parents to the capital.
Therefore, Number One Water Moon had been unoccupied until now.
When Chen Yu entered, he found only a housekeeper cleaning up.
The furnishings were the same as before and had not changed.
Just as he was about to leave, the housekeeper suddenly rushed over.
"You are Mr. Chen, right?"
Chen Yu nodded, "Is something the matter?"
The housekeeper immediately became excited, rushing over with a small notebook.
"These are all the people who have been looking to contact you recently. They've come several times without seeing you, so I could only jot down their phone numbers."
Chen Yu took the notebook and saw that it was full of phone numbers, all apparently from his neighborhood.
These people seemed to have come here before seeking medicine.
As he was looking through the notebook, a middle-aged man burst in, flustered.
"Mr. Chen, thank goodness you're back!" The man rushed up to him, excited, "Some time ago, my mother fell ill. We've been to many hospitals but to no avail, so I had no choice but to come to you for help."
Chen Yu was at his wit's end with this man's over-the-top excitement. Without saying much, he followed the man out the door.
After a few turns, they arrived at the front of a villa where several old ladies were sunbathing.
Seeing Chen Yu, one of the elderly women hurriedly stood up, almost falling over due to her inconvenience of movement.
The man beside her immediately stepped forward to steady her.
"Mr. Chen, this is my mother, please take a look at her condition."
Chen Yu grabbed the old woman's pulse and let out a light sigh, feeling somewhat depressed.
The old lady was merely suffering from a bit of osteoporosis, which at her age, was not even considered an illness.
"I'll write a prescription. Give it to her, and she will be better in a couple of days."
Chen Yu took a piece of paper and a pen, quickly wrote out a prescription, and handed it over.
The main purpose of this prescription was to strengthen the foundation and nourish the origin, mainly to improve the old lady's overall health.
After explaining some details, Chen Yu hurriedly left.
It wasn't that he didn't want to treat the illnesses here, but the symptoms these people presented were all kinds of nonsensical conditions.
Some simply had mild periarthritis, but they insisted that it was some serious disease.
It seemed he would not be able to rest here tonight; he would have to find a hotel.
Early the next morning, Chen Yu went directly to the gemstone shop.
Perhaps because several gemstones were sold continuously the day before, today, the gemstone shop was especially bustling. Not only people from Suzhou City but also bosses from surrounding cities and provinces made special trips here.
When Chen Yu arrived, he found that Chu Jianghe was also there.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
"Mr. Chu, what brings you here?"
After warmly greeting him, Chen Yu went straight over and sat down beside Chu Jianghe.
Chu Jianghe sighed softly.
"I had been wondering what kind of person could stir up such a storm in the gemstone shop. As it turns out, it's you, kid."
Chen Yu shrugged, "Someone insisted on dragging me here for a bet. I just went with the flow. Don't tell me you're a shareholder of this gemstone shop?"
Chu Jianghe laughed heartily, "I suppose you could say that, though I've only invested a few million in this little venture."
Chen Yu nodded, "Then please forgive me for whatever I do later."
Just then, a large group of people came striding over with a lot of fanfare, led by Hu Sanjiang.
They looked fierce, as if they were there to deal with Chen Yu today.
As they approached, Hu Sanjiang suddenly dropped his arrogant demeanor and approached Chen Yu like a dog.
"Mr. Chen, I've brought everyone as you asked. Can you return my assets from yesterday?"
Chen Yu rested his chin on one hand, his eyes filled with disdain.
"You've brought the people, but the job isn't done yet. Let's not forget our agreement; you were to force these people to cough up all their assets."
Whether Chen Yu did it on purpose or not was unclear, but he raised his voice significantly as he spoke these words.
All the people present were shocked, never having imagined that Hu Sanjiang would betray them.
"Hu, what do you mean by this? We had an agreement to join forces. How could you betray us?"
"Boss Hu, are you being threatened? If so, just blink and we will help you!"
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