Chapter 507 - 250: Settling In, Understanding the Situation

Chapter 507: Chapter 250: Settling In, Understanding the Situation

SCREECH!

The sharp squeal of brakes cut through the air as a white ten-seater van came to a steady halt in front of Su Chen and his group.

The front passenger door opened, and a young man in a suit and tie stepped out. He had short, spiky hair and looked exceptionally sharp.

"Big Bro?" The man in the suit was none other than Su Chen’s older cousin, Chen Fan.

But seeing Chen Fan in that suit standing next to the van, Su Chen couldn’t help but feel it was an awkward match. An Elfa would have suited his outfit much better.

Besides... that van looked exactly like the kind used for kidnappings in old Hong Kong movies—the type where they slide the rear door open, pull someone inside, and speed off.

"Little bro, sorry to keep you waiting!" Chen Fan laughed heartily and pulled Su Chen into a hug.

Only then did he notice the six young men standing beside Su Chen. A flash of astonishment crossed his eyes; he hadn’t expected his cousin to actually bring so many people.

Chen Fan’s enthusiasm, after not having seen him for several years, caught Su Chen a little off guard.

He forced a smile and replied, "It’s fine. It gave us a chance to enjoy the scenery around the airport!"

"Little bro, are these all your friends?" Chen Fan asked curiously, looking at Chen Fei and the others. Although they all looked young, they had calm and composed expressions.

He silently praised Su Chen’s capabilities and charisma.

When he had chatted with Su Chen before, he’d learned that his younger cousin was a delivery driver. He just hadn’t imagined Su Chen would be so popular that so many people would follow him to Singapore to try and make it big.

If Su Chen knew what his cousin was imagining, he probably would have burst out laughing. ’Popular? Charismatic? What nonsense.’

"Yeah, they’re all my good brothers. Call him Big Bro!" Su Chen said in a serious tone, his gaze sweeping over Chen Fei and the others.

The moment he finished speaking, Chen Fei and the others shouted in unison, "Hello, Big Bro."

"Great, great, great! Hello, everyone!" Chen Fan’s grin stretched nearly from ear to ear.

"Come on, get in the van. Once we get you settled in, I’ll take you all for a proper tour of Singapore to experience the local culture!" With that, Chen Fan slung an arm around Su Chen’s shoulder and guided him toward the vehicle.

Seeing this, Chen Fei and the others quickly grabbed their luggage and piled into the van, filling it to the brim.

The van started up slowly, pulled off the airport’s access road onto the main thoroughfare, and then picked up speed.

Sitting in the first back row with Su Chen, Chen Fan began to tell everyone about Singapore, hoping to give them a more direct impression of the place.

"You’ve probably all heard of Singapore. It was one of the Four Asian Tigers, and even now... its economy is still one of the best in Asia."

"But Singapore’s land area is only 731 square kilometers, not even as big as a prefecture-level city back in China, and its population is just over five million. However, its per capita GDP is the highest in Asia, reaching 73,000 US dollars!"

"Besides its impressive achievements in manufacturing and the mobile phone chip industry, Singapore is also a major tourist city. Ten to twenty million tourists visit every year, which means the population is quite mixed. So, when you go out in the future, it’s best not to go alone!"

Chen Fan’s expression was unusually serious when he said this, which left Su Chen feeling even more confused.

When he first got the call from his cousin, he thought his dear ’Big Bro’ was trying to sell him out. But after Chen Fan sent him his personal phone number, Su Chen wasn’t so sure what to think.

Adding that to what he’d just said, Su Chen couldn’t help but wonder, ’Could it be that my dear cousin really is just helping me come to Singapore to make a fortune?’

Chen Fan didn’t notice the change in Su Chen’s eyes. He just continued enthusiastically educating them about Singapore.

"Singapore is divided into six regions: the South, East, North, West, Central, and Northeast regions. For example, Singapore’s most famous attraction, the Merlion, is in the Central Business District of the Central Region. I’ll take you to see it later."

Hearing this, Su Chen’s interest was piqued. He immediately turned to Chen Fan and asked, "Big Bro, so where are we headed now? A hotel, or your company’s dormitory?"

"Ahem... little bro, we’re heading to Hougang in the Northeast Region. It’s just that the company dorm is a bit small and can’t fit all of you, so you’ll have to make do with a hotel for now!" A flicker of embarrassment crossed Chen Fan’s eyes as he spoke, but it vanished in an instant.

Renting an apartment in Singapore was known to be extremely expensive, much more so than staying in a hotel.

Although Su Chen was very puzzled by Chen Fan’s words, he just nodded silently.

"Alright. Big Bro, I’ll leave the arrangements to you!"

Changi International Airport, where they had just been, was in the East Region, not too far from the Northeast Region. The drive only took about half an hour. However, the destination was not the glittering hub of skyscrapers Su Chen had imagined. Instead, the buildings here were relatively old.

The streets were mostly lined with four- or five-story residential buildings, with the occasional ten-story apartment complex. As for buildings twenty, thirty, or even more stories high, Su Chen only saw one or two. Compared to cities back home, it wasn’t even as developed as his own third-tier city, Fuzhou.

The van soon stopped in front of a six-story building. Su Chen took a look and saw that it was a hotel, but it didn’t seem very large. Judging by its exterior, it looked like it had been around for a while.