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Chapter 003 Arriving in Shanghai for the First Time

Chapter 003 Arriving in Shanghai for the First Time

Apr 26, 2025

After the train speeded up, it only took a little over five hours to get to Shanghai. A little after four in the afternoon, I was already standing on the square of Shanghai Railway Station. After getting out of the station, I couldn't wait to call Fan Yu, full of anticipation to give her a pleasant surprise. Although I had already made an agreement with Fan Yu to come to Shanghai to work after the holiday, the exact time had not been determined. I had been busy with the senior high school entrance examination these days, so I hadn't contacted her again. Originally, I planned to set off probably after June 24th, after the exam results came out and my admission was confirmed. But I just felt that the opportunity was too good to miss. If I missed this chance, I might not have another way in the future.

I knew Fan Yu's mobile phone number and QQ number. I rarely called her mobile phone in normal times. Most of the time, she contacted me through QQ. Before, she had wanted to give me a mobile phone, but I politely declined. Nowadays, mobile phones have already been popular among students. Several classmates in my class have them. But after all, I'm still a poor student with little money, and there's really no need to be so extravagant. Moreover, if I had a mobile phone, those close friends and girls in my class might send me text messages every day and annoy me to death. When the call got through, upon hearing my voice, Fan Yu was full of surprise: "Ran, it's you. Why are you in Shanghai now? Is the exam over?" "I missed you. As soon as the exam was over, I came to find you without stopping. Are you happy to see me?" "Really? These days, weren't you always staying at Liu Ruyan's place? You actually still thought of me?" "How could that be? I've been focusing all my attention on the exam these days and really didn't have any spare time. You don't want me to fail the high school entrance exam, do you?" "Well, the exam ended the day before yesterday. Why didn't you call me right away?" Oh, I just called a day or two late. Is it really necessary to come at me like this?

"Sister Yu, where are you now? I specially came here to work with you. You won't abandon me just because I didn't call in advance, will you?" "If you had called a bit later, I really wouldn't have cared about you. You didn't even give me a heads-up in advance. I'm in Hong Kong now and I won't be able to go back for a few days. Do you have any money with you? Find a hotel and stay there for a couple of days first, and then go to the company to start working on Monday." "You're kidding me, right? I came here full of joy to rely on you. Don't let me end up on the streets." "Stop complaining here. It's your fault for not telling me in advance. Today is Saturday, and there aren't many people in the company either. Just have fun for two days. Go to the company on Monday, and I'll call and tell them to arrange a job for you." Since things had come to this, there was no other choice. "Then the accommodation fee for these two days has to be deducted from my salary. Otherwise, I'll suffer a big loss. A hotel costs several hundred yuan a night. As a wage earner, I can't afford it." "You little rascal, you're really good at calculating. When have I ever treated you badly?" "Then what will I do when I get there?" "What else can you do? Just stay by my side and be my secretary." "Then won't I be your mistress? Do I have to work around the clock? Then I have to get three times the salary a day." "You're already my little secretary." Then she told me the name and address of the company and asked me to find her personal assistant, Lv Xiaoxiao, on Monday. Lv Xiaoxiao would help me arrange my job.

I had carefully prepared for this part-time job for several days. However, I didn't expect that when I arrived in Shanghai, Fan Yu wasn't there. Fortunately, I've always been cautious in my actions. I had 1,000 yuan in cash with me and another 2,000 yuan in my bank card, so I wouldn't really end up in such a miserable situation as sleeping on the streets. When I went out this time, I only brought a small bag, which contained a few pieces of clothing and some books. I took out the map that my eldest sister had brought back from Shanghai last time. Fan Yu's company was near Huaihai Road, not far from the subway station. Since there was still plenty of time now, I might as well go and get familiar with the terrain first.

The company wasn't difficult to find. I took the subway to Huaihai Road and got out of the station, and then walked about one or two hundred meters to reach it. In front of me was an imposing high-rise office building with thirty to forty floors. I stood in front of the floor directory and saw that it clearly indicated that the entire sixteenth to eighteenth floors belonged solely to the "Ping An" company. This company was really wealthy. In this area, there were all big companies. As far as I could tell, other companies usually only rented one floor, and it was rare for a company to rent two floors. But Ping An Company had rented three floors at once. This place was located on Huaihai Road, which was in the bustling city center of Shanghai, so the housing prices were naturally very high. I heard that in the popular areas of the Shanghai city center, the price per square meter was over ten thousand yuan. Each floor here had a large area, approximately around one thousand square meters. Calculated for three floors, it was worth thirty million yuan. Judging from the distribution of the three floors, the eighteenth floor was the general manager's office and the finance department, the seventeenth floor was the investment department, and the sixteenth floor was the foreign trade department and the information technology department. It looked like an investment company. I didn't know what position Fan Yu held in the company. She could arrange a part-time job for me with just a phone call, drove a BMW, and even had a personal assistant. She must be a senior executive of some sort.

I've known Fan Yu for a year, but I still haven't figured out her true identity. However, I'm certain that she is extremely wealthy, far beyond what is considered ordinary rich. At that time, she was hospitalized due to a car accident. My eldest sister was the head nurse, and I often went to the hospital to keep my sister company, which was how I got to know her. Moreover, thanks to my unique treatment, there wasn't a single scar left on her face or body. She lived in a high-class intensive care room, with one room for each patient. The room was furnished like a hotel suite, equipped with a TV, a computer, a desk, and a sofa. If it weren't for the few medical devices placed in it, it could really be regarded as a presidential suite. And the price for staying one night in this room wasn't much cheaper than that of a hotel. I heard that these high-class intensive care rooms were specially arranged for some leaders. Even if an ordinary person had money, they might not necessarily be able to stay in such a room. At that time, my eldest sister was already the head nurse of the intensive care unit, but she also didn't know Fan Yu's background. How could a 23-year-old girl manage to stay in such a room? Now, most larger hospitals have intensive care units, and it's not necessary to be sick to stay in them. Many high-ranking officials or wealthy people come here to rest and maintain their health even when they're not ill. Since my eldest sister became the head nurse of the intensive care unit, the intensive care rooms that were rarely occupied on weekdays became lively. There were always some bosses and the like coming to stay for a few days for no other reason than to get close to my sister and please her. My sister was both angry and amused, and she deliberately asked the doctor to prescribe some good medicine for them. After all, they didn't care about the money. The hospital director even joked with my sister, saying that just my sister alone had increased the hospital's income by over one hundred thousand yuan, and that she should be given a bonus and be evaluated as an advanced worker at the end of the year. Fan Yu only had some minor skin injuries at that time. If it were someone else, they would have been discharged from the hospital long ago. She had three or four stitches on her face and legs due to scratches, and there were also some abrasions. It looked a bit scary, but they were all minor skin injuries. However, in order to have no scars left, she insisted on staying in the hospital and used only the best medicines. In the end, it was thanks to my "secret weapon" that not only did she not have new scars, but some of her previous small scars were completely eliminated, and her skin became even whiter and more delicate. Naturally, she was overjoyed and recognized me as her adopted younger brother. Whenever she had the chance, she would ask me to accompany her to have fun, and she also hoped that I could do more beauty treatments for her. At that time, she drove a Lexus, which was worth hundreds of thousands of yuan. It was rear-ended by a truck behind. Since the other party was fully responsible, the vehicle repair cost and medical treatment cost were borne by the other party's insurance company. Actually, the car was only hit at the back and there was no major problem. It was just that the trunk was dented, but she didn't want the car anymore. She asked the insurance company to deal with it and bought herself a new car. When she was discharged from the hospital, she was driving a BMW. She was only 23 years old at that time. Surely, with just her salary, she couldn't afford such an expensive imported car. Even an ordinary boss would have to think twice before buying an imported car, considering the money in their pocket. She must have been using her family's money, and she spent it as easily as we would buy a bicycle. There are many wealthy people in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. Having a net worth of one million yuan is nothing special, and there are also many people with a net worth of tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of yuan. However, most of them are relatively low-key and not well-known to the outside world. Someone like her who changes cars as frequently as changing clothes must be a "princess"-like figure.

I found the company, but today is Saturday, and generally, companies don't work on this day. Next, I should find a place to stay. I can't afford a high-class hotel, so I'll look for an ordinary star-rated hotel, preferably close to the company. Huaihai Road is a bustling commercial area, and the conditions of the hotels here are naturally not bad. Anyway, I can ask Fan Yu to reimburse me later, so I don't need to make myself too uncomfortable. I went into a nearby hotel and asked for a standard room. The original price of each room was 298 yuan, but now it's on discount, and it only costs 228 yuan. An ID card was required for registration, and the ID card that Xia Yao had made for me came in handy just at this moment.

After entering the room, I took a shower first, changed my clothes, and then washed the clothes I had just taken off. This was the first time in my life that I washed my own clothes. There was also a computer equipped in the room of this hotel. So I thought I might as well surf the Internet for a while. Anyway, the Internet fee was included in the room price, and it would be a waste not to use it. I first wanted to find out what kind of company "Ping An Company" was. With a search, I quickly found the webpage of "Ping An Group". Unexpectedly, the chairwoman and vice general manager of this company turned out to be Fan Yu, and the general manager and vice chairwoman was Zhang Wan. The company's main business was investment, covering securities, futures, real estate, as well as other industrial investments and venture investments. In addition, it also engaged in import and export trade and software development, and had several manufacturing enterprises under its umbrella. I had originally thought that as a "princess", she would at most be a senior executive in her father's company or some other family business. I didn't expect that she had directly reached the level of a company boss. She and Zhang Wan each held an important position. It seemed that the company was jointly established by the two of them, and Fan Yu held the majority of the shares, so she became the chairwoman.

Then I opened QQ, and the avatars on it were blinking non-stop. I divided my friends into three categories and grouped them separately: one group was my school classmates, one group was the netizens I met online, and the other group was my "shrewd girlfriends". I checked what messages my "shrewd girlfriends" had sent. Xia Yao and Lin Yue were both scolding me for running away without saying a word, and they also warned me that they would definitely teach me a good lesson when I got back. They were still online at this moment. Fortunately, I was logged in invisibly, otherwise I would have been scolded again. There was no news from my second sister yet. I guessed that she hadn't gone home and seen the note I left. Most of the messages from my classmates and netizens were just asking how I did in the exam and what my plans were for the summer vacation and such. It wasn't very interesting, so I logged off. At this time, I was also a bit hungry and it was time to go for a meal. Besides, since it was my first time in this bustling metropolis, I should go out and see the world no matter what.


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