Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 662: Six hundred fifty-seven, a straight man does not fear a crooked shadow

Chapter 662: Six hundred fifty-seven, a straight man does not fear a crooked shadow

"Hello, what’s the matter?" came Brother Zhu Zi’s busy voice from the other side of the phone.

"There’s been an incident, someone just called me."

Gu Chen spoke up at this time on his end, recounting everything that had just happened in full detail.

After Brother Zhu Zi on the other end of the line heard the whole story, he also seemed a bit dumbfounded.

"I’m not sure about this either, but you can go over there and take a look first.

See what their attitude is like first. If they’re genuinely trying to restrain you, then we’ll change our approach.

But if they’re just giving you a hard time on purpose, we shouldn’t act rashly; let’s come back and discuss further."

He said this to Gu Chen.

Gu Chen nodded upon hearing this, as this idea was the same as what he had thought earlier.

No matter the intention on the other side, he could not afford to mess things up today.

However, it was still necessary to go there and gather some information.

At this moment, Gu Chen went outside, got into his car, and drove toward that place.

What exactly the situation was, he would understand after asking upon arrival.

The scorching sun beat down in the middle of the day.

Upon entering the management bureau, Gu Chen found that there were indeed many people there.

Outside, there were quite a few people, even queuing up.

This alone was testament to the high number of people who came here to handle matters, and from this, one could tell that the efficiency here wasn’t very high.

With such a long queue at the entrance, it was unclear how much time it would take to get through.

At this moment, Gu Chen was not foolish enough to stand there queuing up with them.

He walked straight in instead.

As soon as he entered, a staff member stopped him immediately.

"Go queue up at the entrance."

The staff member’s manner was extremely arrogant, even having a condescending air about them.

Gu Chen looked at him and could tell that this person was just an ordinary clerk.

He did not understand why such an insignificant tile would have anything to be arrogant about, with that sort of gaze as if looking down on everyone.

Gu Chen found this clerk very odd.

However, he still directly stated, "A person with the surname Qian called me."

The staff member acted as if he hadn’t heard a thing.

"Go outside and queue up!" he repeated, still insisting on the same words he’d said before.

Gu Chen, having heard this, immediately felt somewhat speechless.

What was going through this guy’s head? Did he know nothing but queuing?

"I am the Chairman of Ping’an Real Estate, Gu Chen." At this time, Gu Chen had no choice but to reveal his company’s name.

The staff member, who had been very arrogant up to this point, finally took a proper look at Gu Chen upon hearing the name Ping’an Real Estate.

Clearly, at this moment, the name of Ping’an Real Estate held far more weight than Gu Chen himself.

"You are the person in charge of Ping’an Real Estate?" He looked at Gu Chen with doubt and scrutiny.

It seemed as though he thought Gu Chen’s demeanor did not resemble that of a chairman.

"Then you may go up; our leader is waiting for you." After he finished speaking, he did indeed make way for Gu Chen.

At this point, Gu Chen ascended the stairs toward the upper floors.

It was clear to see that the person who had called him held a position that was not low.

Upon reaching the upper floors, Gu Chen looked around.

Soon, he noticed an office with a label attached to the outside.

"Qian Shan."

This name looks a bit strange.

Or rather, at first glance, the name reeks of avarice.

One wonders how desperate for money someone must be to name their own child Qian Shan.

Gu Chen walked over and knocked on the door.

Of all the offices in this entire hallway, this was the only one with the surname Qian.

Therefore, Gu Chen concluded that this was the person who had just called him.

Soon, a voice came from inside.

"Come in!"

As Gu Chen pushed open the door, he saw a man who didn’t look very old, about thirty or so.

A middle-aged man, dressed in a crisp suit, was sitting in his boss’s chair.

If the junior employee he had seen earlier could be described as arrogant, then the man before him was even more so.

Gu Chen could see through the act of the junior employee below; he didn’t have that air about him.

But this Mr. Qian was different—Gu Chen could tell that his arrogance was ingrained, seeping from his very bones.

The feeling was as if this man had been born with a silver spoon in his mouth.

Upon seeing him, Gu Chen’s first impression was that this person was not going to be easy to get along with.

"You must be Gu Chen," he said, addressing Gu Chen directly.

After hearing this, Gu Chen nodded.

He didn’t say anything superfluous because he wanted to see what this Mr. Qian had to say.

"Gu Chen, the business you’ve been conducting in this city has really caused a severe negative impact on our locals," he said outrightly criticizing Gu Chen with his first statement.

Hearing this, Gu Chen knew exactly what attitude this person had.

"I don’t understand what terrible impact I’ve caused?" Gu Chen asked him directly in return.

He answered earnestly, "Look at the businesses you run, whether it’s internet cafés, or restaurants, and now the nightclub you’ve just started."

As he spoke, Gu Chen quickly interjected.

"Mr. Qian, there is a difference between a bar and a nightclub. Our bars are all legitimate and have never provided any sort of unsavory services."

Unexpectedly, after Gu Chen finished his sentence, it was as if he had enraged Mr. Qian before him.

"What are you talking about? Who says nightclubs aren’t legitimate?" he burst out angrily at Gu Chen.

"In this city, all entertainment venues like these are under my management.

How could I not know whether these places are legitimate or not?

It’s not your place to be pointing out the faults here," he said, pointing straight at Gu Chen’s nose.

At that moment, Gu Chen instantly understood what this old fellow was getting at.

To be honest, he hadn’t understood before what exactly was supposed to be managed.

Even though it was called a regulatory authority, it wasn’t specified what it regulated.

But after Mr. Qian had spoken, Gu Chen knew what he was in charge of.

It was at that moment, Mr. Qian continued to speak to Gu Chen: "Do you know what kind of staff work in your bar?

Among them, there are more than a dozen people who have all engaged in disreputable work before.

Even a few of them have criminal records.

Tell me, what do you intend by gathering these people together? You say your bar has never provided special services, do you really think your words are convincing?"

Old Qian slowly stood up at this point, gave Gu Chen a sweep with his eyes, and then said directly.