Star Tycoon

Chapter 43 Dilapidated House
I woke up to bright sunshine in the early morning.

At just seven o'clock in the morning, I could feel the uncomfortable heat rising in the room.

Tian Ersan felt sweat on his body, got out of bed, put on his clothes, and prepared to work.

Zhang Shuya was still sleeping, so Tian Ersan didn't disturb her rest and went downstairs to wash his face and brush his teeth.

In the morning, after opening the door and getting ready, I went to the next room to get my electric scooter to buy breakfast. When I came back, three old women had already come over and were helping two old men clean up the sunflower seed shells and cigarette butts on the floor.

Tian Ersan went inside for a meal and chatted with the three of them about what he had seen and heard that morning.

“The area around the demolished old houses has become a toilet, and there is filth everywhere. There are also people with hammers and tricycles smashing walls and looking for scrap metal on the streets.”

"There are a lot more people collecting scraps in the neighborhood, and some people have been burgled. In short, things are getting more and more chaotic lately, so don't go out unless you have to."

All three nodded in agreement.

Zhang Shuya looked at Tian Ersan gently, "Once the boss makes money, we'll leave this wretched place."

Zhou Shanshan also looked at Tian Ersan, feeling a little worried and afraid that Tian Ersan wouldn't take her with him.

After all, the relationship between the two was uncertain, and Tian Ersan was so capable while he himself was so ordinary.

Even though Tian Ersan had promised to take her to a big city, Zhou Shanshan still felt uneasy, always feeling that she was not as good as her cousins ​​Zhang Shuya and Wang Linlin.

When Tian Ersan went outside to rinse his mouth and wash his face after finishing his meal, his cell phone rang in his pocket.

Because of the hot weather, Tian Ersan washed his face with cold water to refresh himself. His hands were wet, so he called out, "Xiaoya, get my phone for me."

"Okay!" Zhang Shuya walked over, reached into Tian Ersan's pocket, took out her phone, pressed the answer button, and held it to Tian Ersan's ear.

"Hey," Tian Ersan said casually as he squatted down by the well and washed his arms.

A middle-aged or elderly voice quickly came from the other end of the phone.

"Mr. Tian, ​​I've delivered the canned goods. They're near Tao County. What's the next step?"

Tian Ersan said, "If you continue along the national highway, you will pass a large field where wheat has been harvested. After you come to a gas station, get off at the intersection and walk south for less than 100 meters. You will see a car repairman and a bicycle and electric vehicle repairman. I am right across from them."

"There's a courier station near me, and there are three old ladies at the entrance. If you can't find it, just call them."

Tao Chunyang: "Okay! Let me check! Is President Tian at home or at the company?"

Tian Ersan said directly, "I'll wait for you at the gas station. Tell me your license plate number."

“Okay!” Tao Chunyang quickly gave the license plate number.

Tian Ersan quickly took the towel from Wang Linlin, wiped his face and hands, then threw it back at Wang Linlin's face, causing Wang Linlin to take the towel and reveal a shy smile.

"Shanshan! Get ready to work! Linlin and Xiaoya can stay upstairs and take care of customer service and flyers."

Zhou Shanshan came out of the house and complained, "Why am I the one who has to go out to work again? Aren't I supposed to be a customer service representative?"

Tian Ersan laughed and said, "Isn't it good to have you come out to work with me? If you don't want to, that's fine, I can do it myself."

"No," Zhou Shanshan quickly explained, "I'm going to change my clothes, wait for me."

"Okay, hurry up."

Tian Ersan ordered some cheap clothes for all three women.

One reason is to find some inspiration.

Secondly, none of the three women had many clothes. Zhou Shanshan only had one set of clothes on her, so she definitely needed a change of clothes and a spare. Because she didn't have many clothes and didn't have the habit of putting on makeup, Zhou Shanshan ran downstairs in three or four minutes.

"Get on!" Tian Ersan called out to Zhou Shanshan, who had just come out, as he rode his electric bike.

Zhou Shanshan happily ran over, straddled Tian Ersan's electric scooter, and hugged Tian Ersan's waist.

Electric vehicles are very common in small county towns; they are a very ordinary means of transportation.

Even cars are very common now, there are quite a few on the road.

But for Zhou Shanshan, being able to sit on the back of Tian Ersan's electric scooter was something that made her happy without having to think too much about it.

The boys and girls riding electric scooters, dressed in clean clothes, looked exceptionally well-matched.

When Tao Chunyang's car stopped outside the gas station, he quickly spotted a young man riding an electric scooter with a calm yet scrutinizing gaze.

Compared to the handsome young man, the pretty girl behind him who was looking around was less noticeable.

Generally speaking, when people see teenagers riding electric scooters, most of their attention will be on the women.

But the group in front of them, whether men or women, seemed to be paying more attention to the boy.

A handsome and stylish man exudes a unique charm that is more attractive than a beautiful woman.

A male protagonist of equal caliber in period dramas can overshadow a group of female protagonists, making viewers more interested in the male lead's storyline rather than the female lead's future.

Tao Chunyang was somewhat surprised to see such handsome men and beautiful women in a small county town, and glanced at the man riding the electric bike a few more times.

The driver glanced at it, then quickly drove off again, heading south.

"Wheatfield, gas station, that's it. This should be the road. There seems to be a repair shop up ahead. It must be this one!"

The driver looked at the low, old houses on both sides of the road. Most of them were antique-level old objects, which did not look like the headquarters of a large company at all.

"President Tao, hasn't President Tian arrived yet?"

Tao Chunyang looked around and found that the place was so dilapidated that it certainly didn't look like a place with a large company.

In Tao Chunyang's view, a large enterprise that can sell 4,000 cans of food a day and tens of thousands of cans a month must at least be a large company with a company building or a dedicated office building and warehouse.

Just as Tao Chunyang was wondering, he saw the couple from the county town through the car window.

The electric scooter quickly passed by the car and then drove towards the roadside, climbing onto the brick road in front of a dilapidated house.

Tao Chunyang watched as the couple stopped in front of an old house, and then he saw three old women in front of the old house.

When he saw the man on the electric scooter waving in his direction, he was suddenly startled!
No way?
"Here!" Tian Ersan honked his horn, then parked his electric scooter and waved again, "Here!"

The driver of the car, along with the three trucks behind it, quickly pulled over to the side of the road.

Tao Chunyang got off the car in disbelief, and looked at the several dilapidated houses in front of him.

The driver was incredulous. After getting out of the car, he muttered, "This dilapidated building is worse than the public toilets in our area. Even the pigsties are better than this."

Tao Chunyang was speechless. The row of old houses in front were completely abandoned buildings. There was hardly any cement left, let alone steel bars. They were all broken bricks and rotten tiles.

Standing some distance from the gate, you can see large patches of broken, green tiles that look like they're about to fall off.

In particular, a handsome and beautiful young couple stood side by side in front of the door, seemingly having lived there for a long time and completely unaware of how dilapidated the place was.

(End of this chapter)