Upon hearing Yang Rou's inquiry, Chen Yan took a sip of water and said nonchalantly, "It's not far. It's right next to our building."

"That Qin Island Fenghua, you know it, right?"

Yang Rou nodded.

Of course, she knew about Qin Island Fenghua.

It was one of the top business buildings on Qin Island, the face of Fenghua Real Estate. This building, along with another one opposite it known as Qin Island Wind Hotel, stood like twin towers in the most bustling district of Qin Island.

Although it couldn't be considered a landmark, it was famous throughout Qin Island City.

While Yang Rou pondered, she heard Chen Yan continue, "I bought two floors in that building. About three thousand square meters will serve temporarily as our headquarters and a few companies' office spaces."

"I remember many of our employees drive, and there aren't enough parking spaces at Jinmao, always causing trouble every day."

"That building is a first-class office building, each floor comes with 50 parking spaces. So, two floors make 100 spaces. Enough for everyone to park..."

"You might want to mention it to the staff in advance so when the time comes..."

At first, Yang Rou was listening intently to Chen Yan's words but gradually, she became a bit distracted...

'Bought two floors of the building?'

'Each floor 1500 square meters?'

'Adding up to 3000 square meters?'

'And comes with 100 parking spaces?'

Yang Rou truly felt a bit dumbfounded.

It wasn't her fault for lacking concentration.

Rather... these descriptions were really bewildering.

Over the years, she considered herself experienced, having seen many wealthy bosses. But she had never seen wealth like this!

Keep in mind, there are a total of only about forty to fifty people in the film company, and the gaming company has about thirty people too.

Lu Man's studio is just a shell company.

So combined, these three companies have only about seventy to eighty people.

And just for these few people, using 3000 square meters of office space? 100 parking spaces?

On average, that's forty to fifty square meters per person, one to two parking spaces each?

Is this a company or a private residence?

Even for residences, many people's average living space isn't this high.

After all, a normal family with three people usually lives in a 60-100 square meter home – that comes down to just twenty to thirty square meters per person!

Yang Rou tried to calm herself down, not wanting to lose her composure in front of Chen Yan. She looked at Chen Yan and cautiously asked, "Chairman Chen, are you serious?"

Chen Yan, who was enthusiastic while speaking, frowned slightly upon hearing Yang Rou's question and replied, "Of course."

Yang Rou asked, "Then, could you tell me how much you spent on these offices?"

Chen Yan answered, "Seventy-five million."

Yang Rou: ....

Yang Rou really struggled to remain composed.

An office space costing over seventy million, plus those cars just now totaling thirty to forty million.

This! Her boss had just spent a hundred million to expand the company!

Yang Rou's usually expressionless face involuntarily twitched.

What kind of family background does her boss have...

The first project had just made a hundred million, and he had already thrown another hundred million into expanding, moving beyond the scope of ordinary tycoons.

Only someone among the top ten wealthiest on the national level could so casually spare this kind of money...

...

Yang Rou didn't even know how she managed to leave Chen Yan's office eventually.

On the way back, her head felt dizzy and overwhelmed.

Back at the office, Yang Rou poured herself a glass of water to try to calm down.

"Stay calm, stay calm."

Yang Rou always thought she had a good temperament, unless... she encountered something too surprising.

After a minute, Yang Rou finally began to calm down.

For the first time, she seriously began to consider Chen Yan's background.

When she first met Chen Yan, Yang Rou thought he must be a first-generation rich who started from scratch, climbing to his position today through sheer capability and vision.

But now... that thought greatly faded.

Chen Yan had made a fortune recently, and as the second-in-command of the group, she was very clear about it. Though he might have had tens of millions at his disposal, definitely not enough to casually throw out a hundred million to improve the company's facilities.

So she sighed softly and muttered inwardly, "Looks like... another scion of a big family."

Indeed. How many first-generation rich could there be?

The ladders to advancement in this era had already become increasingly scarce...

...

Improving the company's facilities was just an episode for Yang Rou.

Apart from the initial surprise, she soon returned to her intense and busy work.

After a day's work, she returned home. Yang Nuannuan was already at home.

These two days were exam days, so Yang Nuannuan hadn't gone to work part-time at the company.

Seeing her mother come home, Yang Nuannuan tenderly said, "Mommy, I cooked porridge for you. Want to try some?"

Hearing her daughter's words, Yang Rou's usually cold face couldn't help but stretch into a smile, "Yes."

While perhaps a bit stiff due to her infrequency of smiling, her eyes, very similar to Yang Nuannuan's, showed she was truly happy.

After all, being cared for by one's daughter is a joyous matter.

Yang Nuannuan got up from the chair and leisurely headed to the kitchen to scoop up a bowl of porridge.

After filling the bowl, she grabbed a spoon and brought it over to Yang Rou.

Yang Rou took the porridge, said, "Thank you, Nuannuan," and began to drink.

While eating, Yang Rou couldn't help but recall the company's upcoming move, so she mentioned to Yang Nuannuan, "By the way, Nuannuan, the company will be moving soon. Don't go to the wrong place when you come to work part-time."

Hearing her mother's words, Yang Nuannuan looked up from her textbooks curiously, "Moving? Where to?"

Yang Rou answered, "Qin Island Fenghua."

"Chairman Chen bought three floors there, planning to make it the company headquarters."

Hearing Yang Rou's words, the eyes behind Yang Nuannuan's glasses filled with surprise, "Three floors? That must be expensive?"

Yang Rou nodded, "I heard more than seventy million."

Yang Nuannuan was even more astonished, "Seven, seventy million?"

Even for Yang Nuannuan and Yang Rou's family, that was an unimaginable figure.

Yang Nuannuan mused, "Looks like our company really makes good money."

Yang Rou continued drinking her porridge and said, "Not the company making money. It's Chen Yan who is rich."

"He probably... comes from a complicated family background. So, he took this money from his family."

Hearing Yang Rou's words, Yang Nuannuan shook her head, denying, "Impossible."

"We all know about Chen Yan's family. He comes from a relocated family. They just own a few apartments and don't have that much money."

Hearing Yang Nuannuan's words, it was now Yang Rou's turn to be surprised, "Just a relocated family? No other background?"

She hesitated, "Impossible..."

"He also bought a business car worth twenty million, as a company vehicle."

"He didn't use a penny of the company's money, all out of his own pocket."

"If he is just from a relocated family, where did he get the money?"

Hearing Yang Rou's words, Yang Nuannuan was also puzzled.

She blinked uncertainly, as if she couldn't figure out where Chen Yan's money came from.

After a moment, Yang Rou said, "Maybe his relocated family background is just a disguise?"

Hearing Yang Rou's words, Yang Nuannuan shook her head again, her brow furrowed, "Impossible... because Qiao Qiao has met his father and uncle."

"Our company's office space, it's their property."

Speaking of which, Yang Nuannuan's voice grew weaker, seemingly realizing something...

Suddenly, she looked up at her mother and said, "Mom! I know where Chen Yan's money comes from now!"

Saying this, Yang Nuannuan hurriedly fished out her phone from her pocket and began searching for something.

Yang Rou looked at her daughter with puzzlement.

After a while, Yang Nuannuan stood up, came over to her mother, and pointed at a stock on the screen, showing it to Yang Rou.

"Mom, look at this stock."

Yang Rou looked at the screen. The stock was named "Nord Industry." Yang Rou didn't trade stocks, so it didn't ring a bell.

But, judging by the stock's trend, it was extremely strong.

Because two months ago, this stock had started to soar, hitting fourteen consecutive upper limit circuits and more than quadrupled.

And in the following two months, it fluctuated and doubled again, meaning from its lowest point until now, it had risen close to five times.

After looking at the stock, Yang Rou stared at her daughter, unsure of her implication.

At that moment, Yang Nuannuan said, "Mom. Chen Yan bought this stock."

Yang Rou blinked, asking, "He bought this stock?"

Yang Nuannuan nodded, adding, "Yes, and he bought it at its lowest."

Saying that, Yang Nuannuan pointed to a very distinct downward candlestick on the screen.

Yang Rou looked at her, "How do you know?"

Hearing her mother inquire, Yang Nuannuan finally recounted how she had seen Chen Yan trading stocks. Initially, she hadn't cared, but later, she was shocked by Chen Yan's foresight and started paying attention.

Yang Nuannuan explained, "I've been tracking this stock for two months. Although I don't know when Chen Yan sold it, him buying at the lowest point shows he was confident in this stock, probably selling at the peak."

"In this way, he surely made a lot of money."

"So, being able to spend freely on luxury vehicles and buildings makes sense."

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