Go Home and Check

When Ye Chen sat down, the manager poured him a glass of water and said, "Ye Chen, here's the thing. The company has decided to send you to work at a mall in the city."

"Ah! To the city?" Ye Chen felt a bit hesitant.

The reason Ye Chen hesitated was because he didn't want to go. Working in the district meant he was close to home, and he could go straight home during breaks. But if he went to the city, it wouldn't be so easy to come back home. It would take at least five or six hours round trip from the city to home.

It would be a rare day off, but most of it would be spent on the road, and that's without traffic. If there was traffic, it could easily take ten hours round trip.

"Ye Chen, you're one of the senior employees in the company, and the company trusts you a lot. Otherwise, they wouldn't have chosen you for this assignment."

"Manager, can't someone else go? I feel pretty good here."

"No, this time they need someone with strong business skills, and in the entire branch, how many do you think are stronger than you?"

"Well..."

"Alright, the pay there is increased by five hundred yuan. Many people are eager for this opportunity, but I didn't let them go."

Hearing the manager mention the five hundred yuan raise, Ye Chen was tempted. Currently, his monthly salary was two thousand three hundred yuan, and with the raise, it would be two thousand eight hundred.

But despite being tempted, he still didn't want to go, mainly because he was worried about his elderly parents not being around.

But he also knew that not going this time probably wasn't an option. Since he was singled out to go, it meant it was already reported.

The place where Ye Chen was located was just a branch of the Capital Security Company, the Tongzhou branch, which was under the jurisdiction of the headquarters.

Since Ye Chen belonged to the security company, he had to comply with the deployment unless he quit. But if he didn't do security work, what else could he do?

"When do I leave?"

"I'll give you two days off. Go home and take a look first, and come directly to the company the day after tomorrow. I'll take you there then."

"Um!" Ye Chen was stunned for a moment. It was the first time he heard of a manager directly sending someone after their deployment.

"Okay, I got it. I'll go home first then."

"Well, go ahead!"

After leaving the manager's office, Ye Chen first charged his electric scooter. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to make it home. He kept charging until after lunch, then rode back home.

Although Ye Chen's home was in the same district, it was far from the city center, about thirty kilometers away. It took him over an hour to ride his electric scooter home.

It was the off-season now, so both of Ye Chen's parents were at home. Seeing Ye Chen come back, they were surprised because it wasn't his day off.

"Son, why are you back at this time?" His mother was peeling peanuts and quickly asked when she saw him.

"I have the next two days off." Ye Chen tethered his electric scooter and said.

"Off? Isn't it not your off day yet?"

"Yeah!"

Seeing Ye Chen nod, his mother's eyes lit up and she asked, "Is the house almost bought?"

Hearing his mother's question, Ye Chen originally wanted to tell the truth, but he thought about it and decided not to. He'd better figure out what was going on first.

"It's almost there."

"That's good! That's good. After you buy the house, mom will arrange a blind date for you."

"Mom, don't arrange blind dates for me. I'll tell you the truth! I might be transferred to work in the city."

"What, working in the city?" His mother looked surprised.

"Yeah!"

"That's great, working in the city sounds good! It sounds good when you tell others. Oh, by the way, did the salary increase?"

"By five hundred."

"Great, a raise is good. When do you leave?"

"The day after tomorrow."

Actually, it should be the day after the day after tomorrow, but Ye Chen planned to go back a day early because he still needed to go to the Housing Management Bureau to ask what was going on.

In the evening, his mother cooked several delicious dishes, and Ye Chen accompanied his father for a few drinks. His father had no objections to Ye Chen going to work in the city, and he even supported it.

The next day, Ye Chen stayed at home for a day, helped his parents with some chores, and then left. He didn't ride his electric scooter there.

Since he was going to the city, he couldn't ride his electric scooter there. It would be better to leave it at home for his parents to use, making it convenient for them to go out and buy things.

Early the next morning, Ye Chen took a bus to the district office instead of going back to the company. He went directly to the District Housing Management Bureau.

"Hello! What business do you want to do?" The staff inside asked when Ye Chen sat down.

"Hello, please help me check how many properties are registered under my name." Ye Chen handed over his ID card.

The staff's face showed surprise when they heard Ye Chen's request, but they still took his ID card and proceeded with the inquiry.