Chapter 551: Daily Life

In a fairly decent restaurant, in a corner seat by the window, Wang Yan and Wei Lan sat together, with Sun Yi opposite them.

"We've been to this shop a few times before; the taste is good. Try this." Wei Lan smiled and put food for her good sister, fulfilling the duties of a host. There were three roommates in university: one who was ostracized, one who had no news after leaving school, and this one who played well together. For many years, they had maintained contact. In the middle, they had gone out together a few times for holidays and such. When she got married, she also ran a long way to Chang'an to attend; she was very loyal.

"Hmm, it's indeed quite delicious." Sun Yi ate a bite of food, nodded in approval with a smile, and said: "Your state looks really good; you're much more spirited than when you were getting married before."

"At that time, I was just tired. We held two ceremonies, and they were so far apart. You even said something about it being a formality and lacking a sense of ritual. If there were a sense of ritual, I would have been exhausted to death." Wei Lan shook her head, eating: "Hey, by the way, I saw on the internet that that internet celebrity seems to have some problems? You went to work under someone else; is it okay?"

"What's wrong with that? I'm working to make money; where can you work without being angry? It's not like you two, a husband-and-wife shop, doing whatever is comfortable. Besides, now on the internet, everyone looks at people with a magnifying glass; even the smallest thing can be magnified. What it's really like, no one knows until they come into contact. Let's see; anyway, my level is fine, my qualifications are sufficient, and I don't worry about not finding a job."

The two chatted away about all sorts of things while eating. They talked about interesting things from university, talked about the current situation of classmates they were still in contact with, and talked about who was doing well and who was doing poorly.

Except for occasionally speaking when talking about themselves, Wang Yan basically didn't speak much the whole time, just burying his head in eating. At this time, of course, it wasn't his turn to speak.

Sun Yi was indeed quite pretty, indeed prettier than Wei Lan, and her personality was relatively fiery; she seemed to be doing quite well. But Wang Yan had seen too many women—pretty ones, ordinary ones, tall ones, short ones, thin ones, plump ones—what kind hadn't he experienced?

So when the good sisters were talking, he just quietly ate and drank, not wanting to leave Wei Lan with the feeling that he was showing off. His humor and wit could be used for chatting, but it shouldn't be revealed at this time. It was enough for him to show his face and meet people.

After the meal, it was already past nine o'clock. They sent Sun Yi to stay at a hotel not far from the new house, agreed to go out to look at houses together the next day, and then the couple returned home.

After washing up at home, the two sat in the living room teasing the cat and dog. Now that they had moved to a new house, they had changed to an intelligent feeder, so the two little things weren't hungry and were very energetic. Even if they were hungry for one or two meals, it was no big deal.

Seeing the cat, because its hands were itchy, being impatiently pressed under the dog's body and unable to move, looking at the poop-scooper with innocent, wide, round eyes, Wei Lan called out, and the dog then got up, returning freedom to the cat. Afterward, the cat slapped the dog and turned to run up its cat tree.

The dog ran to the sofa and curled up, leaning against Wei Lan, feeling wronged—it was too bullying to an honest dog...

Wei Lan smiled and stroked the dog's long hair: "Do you want to go look at houses together tomorrow? Help bargain?"

"Forget it. You can just drive her around tomorrow. She's not someone who cares about those few hundred yuan. With that time, I'd rather honestly go to the rental house and roll pills, saving more money to purchase goods next month. When we move, I'll go be a laborer and send all the things piled up in our house over there."

"Alright then." Wei Lan nodded and turned to say: "Help me edit a video? I've been too busy lately and haven't updated for a week. You're fast; can you post one?"

"You don't even need to be an internet celebrity now; you have to find work for yourself."

"That's different. Not to mention that I can earn ten or twenty thousand a month, my account has nearly two million fans, and so many people are waiting to see it; I can't bear to disappoint their expectations."

"Alright, oh my, this life of toil..."

Wang Yan swayed to the study, took Wei Lan's computer, and started editing the video, just for fun. Wei Lan was on the sofa, using a tablet to look for houses for her good sister...

Sun Yi was also quite straightforward. The internet celebrity boss's company was over by Xixi Park, so she was looking for a house in that vicinity. Her salary was not low; she was also a person who earned tens of thousands a month, a proper operations expert. With this level, of course, she wouldn't make do, so she found a nice apartment over there. The area was not small, and living alone was very comfortable.

Wang Yan found a van and pulled all the things piled up in the house over there in one trip. Wei Lan helped tidy up, and Wang Yan bought vegetables and swung the big spoon there, which was considered celebrating Sun Yi's start in Lin'an.

Wei Lan was actually quite happy, because in the past, she had no good friends in this city, had nothing to say to colleagues, and had nothing fun to do. Now that Sun Yi had come, she could go out for a stroll and talk when she had time. Although they could video chat before, compared to having a real person by her side, it was two different feelings.

After two days of busyness, they finally welcomed their friend, and the couple began a life that was relaxed yet busy.

At the Global Business Center next to the Olympic Sports Center, Wang Yan stood by the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the Qiantang River below. Wei Lan said: "Husband, what do you think?"

"When you ask this question, it means you are very satisfied with this place. Since that's the case, let's decide on this one."

Wei Lan smiled: "It's just opposite our house, and before we bought the house, we looked at the first line; now this one is the real first line. It's quite good."

The intermediary who hadn't spoken behind them and the person in charge of investment promotion for this office building stepped forward at the right time. The intermediary spoke first: "Boss, shall we decide on this five-hundred-square-meter one?"

Wang Yan nodded and looked at the person in charge of investment promotion: "When we came just now, you said there was another two-hundred-square-meter one here. Is there one facing the river?"

"There is exactly one left, just vacated; it used to be an internet company too."

"Alright, these two together."

Wang Yan nodded very straightforwardly, then followed them to the reception room belonging to the property management to discuss the price. The price of the office building was how much per square meter per day. After some bargaining, it was reduced from five point seven to five. This, of course, was not Wang Yan's victory, but a price they could accept. Since they couldn't bluff him, they used a realistic price he could accept.

A total of seven hundred square meters, the monthly cost was one hundred five thousand, with a deposit of two and payment of three. Including property management fees, intermediary fees, etc., it cost a total of over six hundred thousand.

This office building had already been divided into functional areas before, and the remaining decoration and such didn't matter; there was no need to worry about it at all. Next, the two didn't stay idle and followed the intermediary to a place that sold office supplies. Just like selling a house, they would recommend a decoration company, this intermediary also had such a process, but this service wouldn't charge an intermediary fee; instead, they would get a rebate from the office supplies merchant. It was a mature industrial chain, a one-stop service, very convenient and very time-saving.

Wang Yan's decision was, of course, very straightforward. After looking, he directly ordered one hundred sets of office desks and chairs. The quality was good, and they looked pleasing to the eye. One set was two thousand, with free delivery and installation. In addition, he bought two expensive desks and chairs separately, which were for him and Wei Lan to use. There were also other miscellaneous things like printers, water dispensers, shredders, refrigerators, cabinets, etc., which cost another three hundred thousand in total.

Renting the office building and purchasing office equipment cost nearly one million in total, which was indeed a bit over budget. This budget was exceeded because of those two hundred square meters, which were prepared for the health supplement company. The smallest place here was two hundred square meters. However, even if they sold to the whole world, two hundred square meters was actually enough for a health supplement company; the main thing was to sell. Of course, it was impossible to just use two hundred square meters; they would definitely continue to develop into the medical field and explore life sciences and such later.

Although it exceeded the budget a bit, it didn't matter. They couldn't work in the same place—one side making a racket, the other side making calls for dear life.

One week later, Monday.

At the entrance of the newly rented office building, Wang Yan, Ma Zichen, and others were moving their office supplies down from the moving company's truck. After two trips, it was finally completely finished.

"Don't say, Brother Yan, this place is much better than our original one." Chen Yang stood by the window, looking at the scenery outside, then patted the workstation beside him, looking at Ma Zichen and them: "I want this workstation; no one is to fight me for it."

"Damn..."

Ma Zichen didn't say a word and went to the position opposite Chen Yang, while Xu Haifeng went around and went to the opposite side of Ma Zichen. Only Zhang Xu, who had mixed around here before, felt nothing about those and sat down beside Chen Yang.

"Look at you guys, four people in total, just squeezing into that corner. Learn from Brother Zhang; that's the style of a general." Wang Yan shook his head and smiled: "And next, I'm going to start recruiting people. When the time comes, we will definitely reorganize the project teams; who sits where is not certain yet."

Chen Yang raised his hand and said: "Brother Yan, that's all arranged by you. Won't it be fine if you don't move our side? Anyway, you are also recruiting people to make games; it's not the same as our artificial intelligence. Let them sit in the back."

"Then I understand. When the time comes, I'll arrange you in the last row." Looking at Chen Yang, who was joking, Wang Yan waved his hand: "Alright, I was just saying. Anyway, the place is big; whoever comes first gets it. Everyone clean up; the power strips and such are all piled up there. After you're done, you can go out for a stroll, look at the surrounding environment, etc. Arrange your own lunch; today is a good day, eat something good, and bring the receipts back to Old Li in finance for reimbursement."

"Alright." Everyone agreed in unison, then laughed and started arranging their things, very happy.

Changing to a new, higher-end office building, with the company having a bright future, they were all happy. After all, when they came before, they were all thinking of "riding a donkey to find a horse," wanting to leave after working here for a while. It was only because the boss was good, the salary was not low, and the company itself was doing quite well and had its own projects, except for the office location being a bit poor, everything else was not bad, so they had always stayed and adapted to this rhythm.

Now taking a new step, with the company having a future, these old employees, as long as there were no major mistakes, would definitely be fine. Based on their understanding of Wang Yan, this boss, over the past half year, if there were no accidents, they had a high possibility of working until retirement. Compared to other companies that regularly "transport talent to society" and always make people encounter mid-life crises, this was a proper philanthropist...

It was also equivalent to having a holiday, going out for a walk with pay; there weren't many bosses like this.

The older one got, the more one understood how capable this boss was. Zhang Xu had the deepest feeling. His salary hadn't decreased, and he saved money on lunch. This month, he got another 1,500 in subsidies, and his working hours were up to him. Because his child was clinging to him in the morning, it was fine to come later. Because of some things in the evening, it was even more fine to go back earlier. Occasionally, in special circumstances, he didn't come. Although his salary was deducted at the time, after the work tasks were completed on time, the deducted money was all made up.

This treatment was the same for others. Only Ma Zichen, because his level was not good, could only rely on time to make up for it, but he indeed achieved rapid improvement in his technical level on the basis of receiving a salary that was not lower than his classmates, and even higher.

They even, to a certain extent, wished Wang Yan a long life.

Wang Yan didn't pay attention to them and turned to go into the office partitioned by glass, cleaning up his things. He also had several screens, as well as a desktop computer, and there were quite a lot of things. And he also had to debug all the company's servers; this was also the necessity of renting a new place. With the development of the company, the increase in product users, and the accumulation of customer data, there were more and more servers. And he was doing artificial intelligence, which had a huge demand for computing power, and there were also game projects that were about to start, which would also require many servers.

Later, he would also be like those big factories, building data centers and supercomputing in various places. But that would be after he developed computers; now it hadn't reached that point, and there was no such large business need.

After working for a long time, he finished his work before lunch. Wang Yan and Wei Lan drove to find a restaurant nearby to eat.

Wei Lan sighed: "Changing to a new place is different. Those women were all very happy; the place was bigger, the scenery was better, and the welfare and benefits were all added. Without me saying a word, after they set up their computers, they consciously started making calls and working."

"The premise is still that the salary and benefits were given; otherwise, with just that little money, even if the scenery was good, it would be in vain."

"Hearing you say that, it's a bit lacking." Wei Lan shook her head and asked: "What are you planning to do in the afternoon?"

"Go to the factory; I haven't been there for several days. Let's see what their situation is now."

"Hmm, have to see. After all, it was just bought, and the investment was so large. If it were an ordinary person, I guess they would wish they could grow into the factory; who would be like you, only going there two or three times since buying it."

"It's nothing. Anyway, the tasks have been assigned; just check the results when the time comes. Besides, our equipment hasn't arrived, and we can't start work now, so going there many times is useless." Wang Yan moved the kettle on the table to the side: "Come, come, come, the food is served; let's start eating quickly. I was hungry after working all morning."

Wei Lan also actively opened the tableware, watched the waiter place the food on the table, and put a bite of food into her mouth. But there was no delicious taste bursting in her mouth as she had imagined. The aroma, which originally smelled good, now made her feel a bit nauseous.

She gagged, quickly closed her mouth to control it, and didn't let the food in her mouth spit out.

Wang Yan didn't react much to this action, but it scared the waiter enough: "Madam, is the food not to your taste?"

Wei Lan waved her hand, picked up the water cup to smooth it out, and swallowed the food in her mouth: "I'm just a bit uncomfortable; it has nothing to do with the food. You go ahead and get busy."

Seeing the waiter leave politely, Wei Lan said to Wang Yan, who was looking at her with concern: "I just suddenly felt a bit nauseous. My appetite hasn't been very good these past two days, and I don't know what's going on."

Wang Yan tasted the food Wei Lan had just eaten. After tasting it, he pretended to think for a moment, then suddenly widened his eyes: "Aren't you pregnant?" ===== CHAPTER 552 =====