CHAPTER 573: CHAPTER 572: NOT A GOOD PERSON

Zhou Chuan is actually quite a decent person. Shen Siyuan has worked under him for a few years. Although there hasn’t been any promotion or raise, Zhou Chuan has still taken good care of Shen Siyuan to the extent of his authority.

Of course, he’s like this not just with Shen Siyuan but with others as well.

Shen Siyuan’s evaluation of him is that he’s a well-meaning person without strong abilities.

He’s always believed in making things easy for others and for himself, never offending anyone. If his subordinates make a mistake, he won’t shift the blame and would shoulder the responsibility together.

As a result, the operations department where Shen Siyuan previously worked, though his colleagues weren’t very ambitious or hardworking, was really harmonious, and the work atmosphere was quite good.

When Shen Siyuan resigned, this was the reason for his reluctance.

So when Shen Siyuan said that Zhou Chuan didn’t invite him, Zhang Kaixuan immediately helped explain, "He didn’t call you, probably because he’s worried about reciprocating the favor in the future."

Shen Siyuan also thought that should be the case; otherwise, Zhou Chuan wouldn’t have excluded him.

The thing with favors is there has to be give and take. With Zhou Chuan’s wife having a baby this time, if Shen Siyuan went to visit, he’d surely have to bring a red envelope. Later, when Shen Siyuan has a baby, Zhou Chuan would also have to return the favor.

But now, since Shen Siyuan has already left the job and they rarely keep in touch, and more importantly, he hasn’t even gotten married yet, who knows when he’ll have a baby, making it difficult to return the favor.

If Zhou Chuan had invited Shen Siyuan, it might have stirred gossip, saying he was using his wife’s childbirth as a means to gather money.

"So are you going or not?" Tian Yunrui asked from the side.

"Of course, but don’t tell Brother Chuan just yet," Shen Siyuan said.

"Which girlfriend are you planning to bring?" Zhang Kaixuan asked with a smile.

He glanced towards a few women who seemed to be having a lively conversation.

"Can I bring them all?" Shen Siyuan joked.

By his side, Tian Yunrui immediately gave him a thumbs-up.

"You sure have a high-level way of bragging; I really admire you for that. But brother, have your fun, just don’t overdo it," Tian Yunrui advised with some earnestness.

Beside him, Zhang Kaixuan laughed but said nothing more. As a friend, after offering advice, it’s up to the other person whether to listen or not. After all, everyone has their own way of living, and if problems arise, you just have to deal with them yourself.

"What performances are there at the circus today?"

Shen Siyuan looked towards the brightly lit area with a massive tent similar to a Kazakh yurt.

It was quite impressive, just looking at the structure gave a sense of anticipation.

"There’s a lion, elephants, monkeys, dog training, and some other acts, all things that kids love," Zhang Kaixuan said.

He had already gathered some information before coming.

Shen Siyuan glanced around, and sure enough, most of the crowd consisted of parents with children; the elderly who leisurely roamed around the square were much fewer.

"Did you guys buy tickets?" Shen Siyuan asked.

"Of course, I bought them a month in advance; you didn’t think you could just come over without buying a ticket, did you?" Zhang Kaixuan replied.

"I bought mine a week ago. The seats at the front were already sold out, so the ones I got are towards the back," Tian Yunrui said.

Shen Siyuan turned his head and shouted to Taozi, "Taozi, did you buy a ticket?"

"Ticket? Uh, no," Taozi replied somewhat awkwardly.

She hadn’t originally intended to watch the circus, just came to humor Dou Dou’s invitation, without any real desire to see the performance.

"So you didn’t have a ticket the whole time? Let me tell you, I have only two and I can’t give you any," Tian Yunrui immediately said.

"Right, we also don’t have any extra tickets," Zhang Kaixuan quickly added.

Shen Siyuan: ...

"Why are you guys so worried? Did you really think I’d snatch your tickets?" Shen Siyuan said, a bit speechlessly.

"Who knows, with you rich folks, there’s no telling what peculiar habits you might have," Tian Yunrui said.

Zhang Kaixuan nodded with a smile from the side.

Shen Siyuan gave them both a side-eye, knowing they were just teasing.

At this moment, Taozi walked over.

"Are we going inside?"

"Without a ticket, what’s there to go inside for? Let’s wander around nearby," Shen Siyuan said.

"If you really want to go, I can ask a friend," Taozi offered.

"You can get tickets like that?" Shen Siyuan said, somewhat surprised.

"I can only try. When I went to concerts before, I met an older sister whose company specializes in ticketing, so they can get tickets for all sorts of events, though the price is a bit higher," Taozi explained.

Shen Siyuan thought for a moment, realizing it essentially meant getting tickets through a scalper, albeit a scalper with connections and resources.

A high-end scalper, not scamming the poor, catering to people like Taozi who aren’t short on money.

This kind of wealthy second generation, wanting to see a concert, often do so on a whim. What do you do if you can’t get a ticket? That’s when they come in handy.

All the ticketing companies reserve some internal tickets to provide for these last-minute wealthy viewers.

"Do you want to go?" Shen Siyuan asked back.

Taozi shook her head; she’s past the age of being interested in watching lions and tigers; she simply doesn’t have any interest.

"In that case, let’s not buy any, and just wander around nearby," Shen Siyuan said.

"What about Dou Dou and them? Don’t they need tickets?"

"What tickets do they need? They can just go in and watch themselves."

"Yeah, that’s right," Taozi said, her expression adorably clueless.

"You guys go in quickly; we’re just going to wander nearby."

Shen Siyuan took Taozi’s hand and said to Zhang Kaixuan and Tian Yunrui.

"Go on, go on..."

The two waved their hands, urging them to leave quickly.

Shen Siyuan led Taozi away with a smile.

Watching their departing figures, Tian Yunrui spat.

"Lucky dog, why him."

"Haha, because he’s better looking than you," Zhang Kaixuan laughed beside him.

"I’d be handsome too if I lost some weight," Tian Yunrui said, pinching his belly.

"Then lose some weight."

"If I get slim, can I attract two girls as pretty as those around Shen Siyuan?"

"I don’t know; that’s not something you should ask me. If you’re going to ask, ask your girlfriend."

With that, he called out to Tian Yunrui’s girlfriend.

Tian Yunrui hurriedly reached out to cover his mouth.

"You, be careful or one day I’ll have a blonde-eyed guy bother your daughter."

"Oh, come on, who bothers whom isn’t certain yet," Zhang Kaixuan replied.

"We’ll see about that," Tian Yunrui retorted with frustration.

At this moment, Shen Siyuan, who had walked away a good ten meters, turned back to look.

Seeing the two bickering, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but lift into a smile.

Although the place was filled with noise and they were quite far apart, he still caught their words.

"What are you looking at?" Taozi asked, puzzled, as she turned to glance back.

"I’m looking at how those two, despite their age, are still fooling around like kids," Shen Siyuan said with a smile.

"Your friends seem really nice?"

"Oh? You can tell that?" Shen Siyuan asked, somewhat surprised.

"I can’t really see it," Taozi said.

"Then why did you say..." Shen Siyuan was rather speechless.

"I don’t have Ruan Ruan’s keen eyesight. I judge people based on feeling, and I’m usually accurate," Taozi said a bit proudly.

Shen Siyuan was surprised and curiously asked, "Then what do you feel about me?"

"Not a good person."

Shen Siyuan: ...