Chapter 68: Both a Boss and a Landlord
That document really was for him.
Ye Ran hadn’t opened it yet but was already guessing what the contents could be.
The old man gave Chi Yuheng a seal and Chi Youchu keys—both were physical items.
Giving him a document as a surprise… what could it possibly be?
It couldn’t be a deed of sale, could it?
Was he going to sell him to Chi Yuheng?
Thinking of this, he shook his head.
There was absolutely no possibility of that; Grandfather liked him so much, he wouldn’t sell him.
Driven by intense curiosity, Ye Ran opened the document.
There were two documents. One was a land transfer contract, and the other was a company transfer contract.
Ye Ran didn’t understand much about land transfers, but the company contract alone was enough to make his eyes widen.
He had simply been given a company!
Ye Ran was truly shocked.
This company was not a subsidiary of Chengyi Group, but an independent entity.
The old man had founded it years ago, focusing on internet new media operations. At that time, the internet hadn’t fully developed yet. Even under circumstances where it couldn’t generate much profit, the old man had persisted.
Back then, Chi Yuheng had said that the old man would never make a wrong decision.
Chi Yuheng couldn’t compare to his business vision at all.
Now that new media had risen, this company was developing rapidly and was already ranked at the top of the industry with a very bright future.
And he was just giving it to him?
Ye Ran’s hand clutching the document trembled slightly, his mind feeling as if it were stuffed with a mess of tangled threads.
Just as his brain was failing to process, the old man’s hearty voice rang out, “Xiao Ran, Grandfather couldn’t return for your birthday. One of these contracts is your birthday gift, and the other is your exclusive gift, just like theirs.”
Chi Youchu poked his head over to look at the document in Ye Ran’s hand. “I was wondering why Ye Ran’s gift was an extra one; turns out there’s a birthday gift included. Grandfather, you must give me a birthday gift when it’s my birthday too.”
The old man: “There hasn’t been a time I missed yours.”
After a long while, Ye Ran finally made a sound.
“Grandfather, this gift is too valuable.”
The old man waved his hand. “I’m old. I can’t keep up with you young people in terms of the internet. This company’s address isn’t far from your school; just treat it as an extra place to play.”
Treating such a large company as a place to play!
He couldn’t afford to play like that!
Chi Yuheng looked at the gift given by the old man and tapped Ye Ran’s lower back with his finger. “Opportunity knocks but once. Take what Grandfather has given you.”
The old man stared at his eldest grandson, feeling as if there were a sense of fear that he would take the contract away or that Ye Ran wouldn’t receive it.
This truly was his good eldest grandson, looking out for the brother he raised.
Even after Ye Ran signed his name on the contracts, he still felt a sense of unreality.
He had just signed his name. A few days ago, he was trying to become an intern at Chi Yuheng’s company; in the blink of an eye, he had become a boss himself.
The change was a bit too large; he needed some time to digest it.
But before Ye Ran could finish digesting the company matter, the old man began explaining the other contract to him.
“This plot of land was acquired in my personal name. I’ve been paying attention to the direction of urban development all these years and felt this land had great potential. Now that schools have been built nearby, it shows I wasn’t wrong back then.”
“However, it’s still an empty plot of land right now with nothing on it. There are several companies in Jing City that want this land; you can choose who to collaborate with. The returns won’t be bad.”
Won’t be bad?
They would be more than just ‘not bad’.
After signing the previous contract, Ye Ran habitually signed this document as well.
Now, in addition to being a company boss, he had acquired another identity.
A landlord.
And a very sought-after landlord that everyone wanted to vie for.
While Ye Ran was in shock, another person was also in shock.
When the old man was explaining the land to Ye Ran, Chi Yuheng had a premonition. This was the very plot he wanted but which someone else had snatched up.
Later, when the old man mentioned the buildings surrounding the land, and he saw the contents of the document next to Ye Ran, it was further confirmed.
Chi Yuheng opened WeChat on his phone and found Xin Yu.
[C]: That plot of land.
After delivering the gifts, the old man returned to the phase of happy family chatting.
“Yuheng, come sit next to me.”
The message Chi Yuheng was about to send was suddenly interrupted, and his finger accidentally touched the screen, sending only those three words.
When Xin Yu received the message, he thought his boss was urgent to know who had taken the land. He dropped everything and immediately went into action.
Having been Chi Yuheng’s assistant for so many years, his most marketable trait was efficiency.
Xin Yu took his people and performed a cool, rapid investigation.
After Chi Yuheng had chatted with Old Master Chi for about half an hour, he looked down at his phone.
He saw that Xin Yu had spammed him with messages.
Xin Yu: Boss, we found out this person made a move on that plot about a month earlier than us.
Xin Yu: The Ye family, Su family, and Ming family in Jing City are also looking at the same time.
Xin Yu: That person is quite mysterious and hasn’t shown their face. I feel they might be the ultimate boss of a game.
…
Chi Yuheng patiently scrolled to the end and finally only asked Xin Yu one thing.
[C]: Did you find out who it is?
Chi Yuheng: “…”
[C]: Don’t say so much next time. There’s nothing that can’t be expressed in two words.
Xin Yu felt he had learned something.
[C]: No need to check anymore. I already know who owns the land.
Xin Yu was indeed shocked. He had an entire department investigating and hadn’t found anything; how did Chi Yuheng manage to be faster than them?
Before he could ask, Chi Yuheng’s message came again.
[C]: The person who owns this land now is Ye Ran.
After sending the message, Chi Yuheng put down his phone.
The person he had been searching for so long turned out to be one of his own.
The old man’s business vision was indeed more far-reaching than his own. Currently, this plot belonged to Ye Ran.
Many people were optimistic about this land and wanted to develop projects on it. Chi Yuheng was a businessman, and he was no exception.
Chi Yuheng thought he should find a time to talk about collaboration with his ‘Client Father,’ Yezi.
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