Genius Daddy in the City - Chapter 95

Chapter 95

At the entrance of Yu State’s Ba County’s bus station, a young man walked out while carrying a little girl who looked around five years old .

 The little girl was carrying a black puppy that was observing the people around them with its googly eyes . The girl would cheer every now and then like a chatty lark . Meanwhile, the young man would respond to her while smiling .

 The young man was Ye Chen .

 He did not return home after he left Swallowtail Town . Instead, he took a plane across a few hundred kilometers to Yu State and took a bus to Ba County .

 Before coming here, he had asked around and found out that the red dot marked on the map Gu Fan left behind was the Ba County .

 To be exact, it was located at the Mount General in Ba County .

 He was feeling at ease throughout the journey . After all, it was rare that he could travel . Since his daughter was here with him, he treated this as a pure vacation for the father and daughter and at the same time indulged in the scenes and culture .

 “Where are we going, daddy?”

 The little thing was drooling as she looked at the food stalls at the bus station’s entrance . “Mengmeng is hungry, Mengmeng wants to eat yummy food . ”

 “Let’s go, daddy will bring you to eat something yummy . ”

 Ye Chen kissed her and carried her towards a stall .

 However, a doubtful voice suddenly came from behind .

 “You sure are daring . ”

 Ye Chen was stunned, he could not help but turn his head and take a look . He saw a tall young man with big eyes and bushy brows standing behind him . There was a faint sense of familiarity with him .

 “You sure are daring?”

 The young man repeated himself .

 Ye Chen said while smiling, “Funny business the Jade Emperor had with his mother?”

 The young man chuckled . “If that’s the case, I’ll just kill myself . ”

 “Look at the ding-dong around my waist?”

 Just when Ye Chen was done speaking, the young man screamed and ran over to hug him . He laughed and said, “Old Ye, I can’t believe it’s really you, bastard!”

 “It’s been a while, Shen Jing . ” Ye Chen patted his back and laughed too .

 The young man before him was his high schoolmate Shen Jing, his nickname was Lunatic . To be exact, they used to sit next to each other in twelfth grade and would talk about everything . However, Shen Jing transferred to another school in the second half of twelfth grade .

 It had been over ten years since they last saw each other . Never had they thought they would accidentally bump into each other here . If not for the secret code earlier, Ye Chen might not have recognized him .

 About the secret code, it was Shen Jing who invented it before his transfer back then .

 “It’s been a while? It’s been 15 years . ”

 Shen Jing angrily glared at Ye Chen after releasing him . He then looked at Mengmeng and said, “Damn, you already have a daughter . Little girl, come here . Call me master . ”

 The little girl pouted and arrogantly looked away to ignore him .

 “This is my daughter, Mengmeng,” Ye Chen said with a smile .

 “Let’s go, it’s rare for us to bump into each other . I’d be a loser if I didn’t get you drunk today,” Shen Jing grabbed him and went straight to a hotel nearby .

 …

 After some chatting, there were over ten empty wine bottles on the table .

 Shen Jing burped and said with his flushed cheeks, “Why are you here in Ba County? Don’t tell me that you’re here to look for me?”

 “No . Since it’s my daughter’s school holiday, I thought I would bring her here to look around . Ye Chen didn’t know whether to laugh or cry looking at Mengmeng who was clumsily eating a lobster .

 ‘Little girl, can you not embarrass me with your terrible table manners? My old classmate is watching . Moreover, your daddy has never starved you . ’

 Shen Jing angrily said, “What is there to look at in this horrible place? It’s a place of barren mountains and unruly rivers . ”

 “Do you know where Mount General is? I’m here to see it,” Ye Chen asked in a casual manner .

 “Mount General?”

 Shen Jing was stunned and snickered . “What a coincidence, I’m going to Mount General tomorrow morning . ”

 Shen Jing looked around and lowered his voice after noticing Ye Chen’s doubt . “My dad is the county head . I heard there’s a lady with the family name Tang coming from the Gang Province . She’s here to pray to her ancestors and the leaders of the province are with her . My dad ordered me to bring them to the mountain tomorrow . ”

 From the Gang Province?

 The leaders of the province came along with her?

 Ye Chen came to a realization and asked with a slight smile on his face . “If I’m not mistaken, This Ms . Tang should hold a high position?”

 “You’re right . My dad says that her family is considered very wealthy in the Gang Province . ”

 Shen Jing chuckled and said with a hint of disdain in his tone, “But I don’t like her at all . She has this arrogance exuding all over her body . It’s my dad who is buttering her up with an attempt to get her to invest . ”

 “But since you’re going there too, why not go with me tomorrow?”

 “I don’t think it would be appropriate . ” Ye Chen said .

 Shen Jing waved, “It’s nothing inappropriate . It’s rare that we managed to meet each other . Don’t you dare leave without staying for ten days at least . ”

 Ye Chen could only nod to agree with him . Since Shen Jing was going to Mount General, he would go with him to avoid having to aimlessly figure his way out .

 After the meal, Shen Jing took Ye Chen to his home . Ye Chen secretly nodded for the fact that Shen Jing was still the same . Although it had been 15 years since they last saw each other, Ye Chen could feel his friendliness .

 Ye Chen roughly learned about Shen Jing along the way .

 His father was called Shen Chongshan and had been transferred to Ba County over ten years ago . Shen Jing who was in twelfth grade back then could only transfer schools because of it . During this time, Shen Chongshan became the second-in-command . It seemed like he would still have to work hard before retiring .

 Overall, Shen Jing’s home was considered mediocre in size but had some nice decorations . There were calligraphy works and tea sets which made it look rich in arts . One would figure that it was Shen Chongshan who decorated the house himself .

 As soon as they got there, Shen Jing brought out a lot of good food to treat the little Mengmeng . Soon enough, both of them were like old friends and the little girl could not stop giggling as she watched them .

 When the sky turned dark, an elegant middle-aged man in glasses holding a briefcase walked into the house .

 The man could not help but be stunned seeing Ye Chen on the couch with the little girl on his lap .

 Ye Chen stood up and greeted him with a smile . “Hi, Uncle Shen . My name is Ye Chen, I’m Shen Jing’s classmate . ”

 “Dad, Ye Chen was my classmate in twelfth grade back in Lin City . We bumped into each other today so I invited him to our home for dinner . ” Shen Jing who was sitting beside them introduced .

 Shen Chongshan took a good look at Ye Chen and nodded without any expression on his face . He then returned to his room and a cold voice followed soon after .

“Come in, Shen Jing . ”

 Shen Jing glanced at Ye Chen and walked over while smiling .

 Shen Chongshan stood before the mirror while removing his tie . He said without even turning his head, “Why did you bring some Tom, Dick, and Harry home? Also, you spent 2,000 yuan on a meal today!”

 “How could you say that, old man? Ye Chen was my classmate, we sat next to each other in high school . It’s been so long since we last saw each other, so what if I bought him a meal?” Shen Jing said as he angrily closed the door .

 Shen Chongshan turned his head and scoffed . “A high schoolmate that you haven’t seen for over ten years can be so important to you? You spent 2,000 yuan on him . What would people think of me as the county head if this went out?”

 He noticed the way Ye Chen dressed when he walked into the house . To him, this classmate of his son looked like he was doing terribly . He did not want his son to get close to such a person .

 “So what if I spend my own money to treat him? Would people say that you’re corrupted? Eating expensive meals with the people’s money?”

 Shen Jing was pissed too . This old man of his was rather bureaucratic .

 “Get him to leave tomorrow,” Shen Chongshan said .

 Shen Jing smirked . “You can’t decide that . Moreover, I’m bringing him to Mount General tomorrow!”

 Shen Chongshan was enraged . “You bastard! What if Ms . Tang and Master Yao get mad because you brought him there?”

 …

 The argument of the duo in the room was of normal voice but Ye Chen heard it loud and clear .

 When Shen Jing angrily walked out, Ye Chen said while smiling as he picked up the little girl . “I suddenly recalled that there’s something that I have to do . I’ll make a move first, call me before you guys depart tomorrow . ”

Ye Chen did not wait for Shen Jing to respond and walked out while carrying the little girl .

 Shen Jing turned his head to look at Shen Chongshan .

 Shen Chongshan scoffed .

 ‘Not bad that you know your place . ’

 ‘My Shen family is way above you . ’