Chapter 154 Visiting Mr. Xiao

The next day, early morning.

Su Chen got up early. There was no other way. He had to go to visit the old man today, so he had to dress up properly.

After they were busy together and finished their breakfast, Su Chen realized that it was only eight o'clock. Thinking of the appointment with Xiao Chen, Su Chen found his favorite recliner and lay down again.

"Oh, I don't know why I'm so anxious." Although he said this, Su Chen tossed and turned in bed last night and couldn't sleep. All he thought about was what the scene would be like when he met Mr. Xiao.

Su Chen, who had just laid down, sat up again with a whoosh, "What a fool I am! I didn't even prepare anything for a home visit."

Su Chen then remembered that he had not prepared any gifts yet. It was too late to buy one now. He could only see what was in the collection room at home.

With that, Su Chen took Chen Fei to the basement in the elevator. After a tour around the collection room, he found that only the wine aged for fifty years was somewhat presentable, and as for the other things, they were not so embarrassing.

"A Fei, carry a box of fifty-year-old wine to the car."

Chen Fei also knew Su Chen's schedule for today. Without any hesitation, he picked up a box of wine and walked towards the garage.

Looking at the things in the collection room, there is nothing too valuable except the wine.

Su Chen curled his lips and muttered softly: "It seems that I need to add something to the collection room."

As soon as he finished speaking, a system prompt sounded in Su Chen's mind.

"Ding~ The God of Wealth blind box has been refreshed for ten days, please purchase it in time."

Hearing the system prompt, Su Chen patted his forehead and said, "How could I forget such an important thing?"

He quickly called up the system page, and when Su Chen saw the price of the God of Wealth blind box, he was stunned.

One dollar!

This February’s God of Wealth blind box only costs one dollar, and my excitement was instantly dampened.

After pondering for a moment and based on the principle of not wasting, Su Chen still bought the God of Wealth blind box for one dollar with the remaining warmth of expectation.

"Let's hope for a miracle!"

"System, open the God of Wealth blind box!"

I thought it was the same as before, that the system directly displayed the items in the blind box, but who knew it was different this time.

The God of Wealth blind box shook a few times, and the moment it was opened, it burst into brilliant light, giving people the feeling of getting top-level equipment in a game.

Seeing this, Su Chen's heart tightened, and he muttered to himself, "Could it be that something good is going to happen?"

"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for obtaining a Suzhou garden, 100 volumes of the Yongle Encyclopedia, and 100 types of civilian technologies!"

Su Chen listened to the prompt sound coming from his mind and a smile appeared on his face. He didn't expect that this blind box would produce so many things.

Su Chen knew about Suzhou Gardens and the Yongle Encyclopedia, but what the hell was that civilian technology? There were a hundred kinds?
Su Chen took a look at the system warehouse and thought it was a USB flash drive like the previous water purification technology, but when he saw the one hundred piles of paper materials in the warehouse, he knew that this civilian technology was not as simple as he thought.

Fortunately, the system comes with a catalog. Su Chen was stunned when he first took a look at it.

The first column in the catalog is nuclear power technology, and moreover, it is nuclear fusion technology that no one in the world has mastered yet.

"No way, system, nuclear fusion power generation is considered civilian use?"

What I got was the system's silence.

Su Chen thought about it carefully and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it. Nuclear fusion can release huge amounts of energy, and its materials are safe and easy to clean. It is widely regarded as the most ideal energy source in the future. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a civilian technology.
I took a closer look and found that there were things like aviation, medical care, shipbuilding, and even related technologies for fishing rods and paints.

After taking a quick look, Su Chen put the catalog back into the system warehouse. His eyes glanced at the Yongle Encyclopedia and his heart moved.

Su Chen found an exquisite box and randomly picked up two copies of the Yongle Encyclopedia from the system warehouse and placed them in it, preparing to use them as a gift for their first meeting. As for the box of wine, it just became a foil.

As for the rest of the Yongle Encyclopedia, Su Chen will not hand it in this time. He plans to clear out a room on the basement floor to specifically host a cultural relics exhibition, which can be regarded as fulfilling his previous dream of building a museum.

With his previous experience, Su Chen also understood that a private museum was not that simple. The exhibits alone were enough to stop him.

At present, apart from the newly opened Yongle Encyclopedia, there is nothing else. What can I use to open a private museum?

After finding an exquisite handbag to pack the box, Su Chen went up to the first floor. As soon as he got out of the elevator, he saw Jiang Hui and Xiao Chen walking in.

"Hey, Brother Chen, why are you here so early?"

When Xiao Chen heard this, he shook his watch and said, "It's still early, it's already nine o'clock. I called you but you didn't answer, so I was just about to come in to see what you were doing!"

Su Chen was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He felt around and indeed did not find his cell phone. He turned his eyes to where he had sat before and saw his cell phone quietly placed on the table beside him.

"I just went to the basement level and forgot to bring my phone!"

Xiao Chen didn't say much, but when he saw the bag in Su Chen's hand, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, "Is it prepared for the old man?"

"Hmm~ I don't know what to give as a gift, so I just picked up two books!"

As soon as he heard it was a book, Xiao Chen instantly lost interest.

"Have you packed it up yet?"

"It's all packed and we can set off at any time." To be honest, Su Chen was still a little excited. After all, he had only seen people like Grandpa Xiao on TV before.

When leaving the courtyard, Fade Chen had already driven the car to the door.

Just as Su Chen was about to open the car door and get in, he heard Xiao Chen's voice, "Su Chen, no need to take a car. It's not far. Let's walk there."

"Ah~" Su Chen looked at Xiao Chen in surprise. Although he was a little confused, he still closed the car door as he asked, and asked Chen Fei to take out the things in the trunk.

Xiao Chen, who was standing by, saw the box of wine in Chen Fei's hand, smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "Give it to me!"

Seeing this, Fade Chen looked at Su Chen and then at Xiao Chen, and for a moment he didn't know whether he should give it or not.

If he gives it to him, he will be incompetent as a bodyguard. If he doesn't give it to him, Xiao Chen will lose face.

Su Chen also heard Xiao Chen's voice-over, looked at Chen Fei and said, "Just give it to Brother Chen. Since the car doesn't need to be driven anymore, just drive it back to the garage."

Chen Fei was not a fool. He understood as soon as he heard this and realized that the next place he was going to was not suitable for him.

"Okay, sir!" Chen Fei didn't hesitate and got into the car.

Watching the car drive towards the garage, Xiao Chen called Su Chen, and the two walked along the back sea towards the north edge. After walking for four or five minutes, they turned into an alley, and after turning several turns, they appeared in a courtyard with bamboos planted on both sides of the door.

The courtyard house looks a bit unattractive, but its appearance is still a little inferior to Su Chen's.

Just as he walked to the door, Su Chen thought Xiao Chen would knock on the door, but the door opened directly. Behind the door stood two tall figures with bulging waists.

Seeing this situation, Su Chen understood what was going on.

Just as I was about to go in, one of them stopped me with his hand, "Sorry, I need to check."

Su Chen didn't mind. After all, it was his first time here, so it was normal to have necessary examinations. It was also their responsibility.

Just as he was about to open his arms, Xiao Chen said, "No need to check, the old man personally invited the guests."

After these words were spoken, the two people who had originally had no expression on their faces also showed a look of surprise, and their gaze stayed on Su Chen's face for at least two or three seconds before moving away, as if they wanted to memorize all his facial features.

"Please!" The two of them quickly made way for the door.

Walking from the front yard to the middle yard, Su Chen discovered that this yard was very unusual, completely different from what he saw from the outside.

The interior is decorated in modern style, but retains the style of the original courtyard. The overall look gives people a rural pastoral feeling, especially there is a big tree planted in the middle courtyard, the crown of the tree covers half of the yard.

An elderly man with slightly gray hair was sitting on a recliner under the shade of a tree, reading a book leisurely. On the tea table next to him was steaming tea and a radio playing crosstalk.

Xiao Chen walked quickly to the old man and whispered, "Old man, Su Chen is here."

The old man who was reading a book turned his head and saw Su Chen standing not far away.

He put down the book, smiled and waved to Su Chen, "Why are you standing so far away? Come and sit down and have some tea."

Seeing this, Su Chen hurried forward, bowed slightly and said, "Happy New Year, old man. I heard that you like reading books, so I picked two books for you."

As he said this, he handed the bag in his hand forward.

Upon hearing that the gift Su Chen sent was a book, Mr. Xiao was also a little curious about what kind of book it was. He took it directly, took out the box inside, and did not forget to invite Su Chen to sit down.

Su Chen looked at the seat next to the tea table and didn't dare to sit down for a moment. If he sat down, wouldn't he be sitting on the same level as Mr. Xiao?

He turned his gaze to Xiao Chen standing beside him, thinking of asking him for help.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Chen was seen tiptoeing into the house holding the box of wine, as if he was hiding.

Su Chen looked at Grandpa Xiao helplessly again, and finally sat on the chair with gritted teeth. However, what Su Chen did not notice was that the moment he sat down, the right corner of Grandpa Xiao's mouth slightly curled up, revealing a satisfied look.

Looking at the two volumes of Yongle Encyclopedia in the box, a hint of surprise flashed in Old Man Xiao's eyes. He didn't expect that Su Chen would give him such a precious thing.

You should know that the two volumes of the Yongle Encyclopedia that were previously auctioned abroad were sold at a high price of more than 80 million yuan, which is enough to show how precious it is. What's more, there are very few Yongle Encyclopedias in existence now, and there are basically no ones as well preserved as Su Chen's.

"Xiao Chen." Mr. Xiao paused and continued, "I hope you don't mind me calling you that."

"Don't mind, old man, please do as you please." Su Chen shook his head like a rattle.

Old Master Xiao looked amiable, but his aura was too strong. Su Chen's heart was beating fast and he couldn't calm down at all.

As if she could see that Su Chen was a little nervous, she smiled and poured him a cup of tea and said, "Don't be too nervous, drink a cup of tea, it will be like being at home."

"Thank you, old man!" Su Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip. The taste was completely different from what he had tasted before.

However, Su Chen had little knowledge in this area and couldn't tell what kind of tea it was. He just thought it tasted good and drank several sips.

"Hahaha~ Drink slowly. If the other old guys see you drinking tea like this, they will be mad to death." Old Master Xiao said jokingly.

Su Chen put down the teacup in his hand embarrassedly and asked, "Grandpa, what kind of tea is this? It tastes really good, even better than the one you gave me before."

“This is genuine tea from the original Dahongpao tree in Wuyi Mountain.”

Su Chen was also shocked. He never expected that it would be tea from the mother tree of Dahongpao. You know, the annual output of this tea is less than one kilogram. It is specially supplied to people like Grandpa Xiao. There is not much to share among several people.

I didn't expect that the old man would take out this tea to treat me today.

"Old man, I'm sorry to have cost you so much money. Let me offer you a glass of tea and wine." Su Chen said as he poured himself another cup, picked up the teacup and drank it in small sips.

Old Master Xiao was stunned and said unhappily, "You said you were toasting me, but you just wanted to drink a few more sips."

"Hehe~ I can't help it." Su Chen put down the cup in his hand awkwardly.

He didn't know where he got the courage to play such a joke on the old man.

"Haha~ It's okay, drink it if you want, it's meant to be drunk. Besides, you gave me such a precious thing, what's wrong with drinking some tea!"

Old Master Xiao looked at the Yongle Encyclopedia in his hand and carefully put it back into the box. Now was not the time to look through it. If it was damaged in any way, it would be too late to feel sorry for it.

The two of them drank tea quietly, enjoying the feeling of the breeze on their faces.

After a long time, Mr. Xiao put down the cup in his hand. Su Chen knew that he was going to get down to business, and he couldn't help but sit up straighter.

"I heard from that bastard Xiao Chen that you wanted to research domestic chips." Old Man Xiao asked casually.

"Well, I want to give it a try. After all, our current domestic level is far behind that of foreign countries, and many industries are being strangled."

"I have some extra money now, so I decided to test how deep this mess is."

Hearing Su Chen's words, Old Man Xiao was also very pleased. There are very few young people nowadays who have such awareness.

"Young people must be motivated. Don't be afraid to give up if you can't do it well. Just do it boldly. You can come to me if you have any questions." After saying that, Grandpa Xiao's eyes fell on Su Chen.

Su Chen was not afraid at all, he smiled and nodded, "Grandpa, you said it, you can't just stand by and watch!"

"You kid still don't believe me!" The old man took out his phone from his pocket and exchanged his phone number with Su Chen.

Looking at the phone numbers saved in his phone, Su Chen laughed continuously.

"Alright, stop laughing, your mouth is almost stretched to your ears!"

Looking at Su Chen's silly look, Mr. Xiao didn't know whether it was right or wrong to leave his private phone number to Su Chen.

(End of this chapter)