After divorcing my celebrity wife, I became the world's richest person

Chen Yu also furrowed his brows, indeed, other matters were negotiable, but a lawsuit involving a fatality could be troublesome.

Even if they could delay here for a few days, what about the deceased's family?

"Old Zhang, how much insurance did your factory have originally?" Hou Jianchang suddenly asked from beside him.

Zhang Baichuan looked helpless: "Even with the insurance payout, it's only enough to cover half of the loss, and I have to pay the rest out of pocket."

"What if you sell the remaining part of the factory to me in a package deal?" Chen Yu asked casually.

Zhang Baichuan was startled momentarily. His factory was already blown up like this, and the remaining half of the facilities were probably unusable. Now, the only things of value were the various formalities associated with the factory.

By acquiring his factory at this time, Chen Yu was essentially buying a heap of junk.

"Chen, have you gone mad!" Zhou Shengtao hurriedly pulled Chen Yu aside. "The factory is in this state now, if you buy it, you're essentially buying its liabilities. You might have to compensate part of what the deceased's family demands."

"It's okay, Captain Zhou, I can afford this amount of money. Besides, by acquiring the factory, I can also relieve you of some unnecessary trouble."

Zhou Shengtao nodded, then said no more.

Hou Jianchang pulled Zhang Baichuan in front of Chen Yu: "Old Zhang, what are you hesitating for? Since Chen has said he wants to buy your factory, he's not just talking. Hurry up and bring all the documents here, and tally up the losses while you're at it."

Only then did Zhang Baichuan react, quickly calling over the factory's accountant and the heads of each department.

It wasn't long before everything was tallied up.

The entire factory, including the registered investment costs, totaled thirty million. Judging by the damage from the explosion, at best it was worth ten million.

After going through the insurance and completing various compensations, what Zhang Baichuan would have in hand in the end was likely less than a million.

But fortunately, he avoided possible debt and the disaster of imprisonment, and still had a little money in hand to keep himself afloat.

Chen Yu just glanced at the materials tallied by Zhang Baichuan, then generously signed his name on it and paid ten million on the spot.

Zhang Baichuan was ecstatic after getting the money, at least he could avoid the immediate crisis.

With Zhou Shengtao's help, Chen Yu handled some necessary procedures.

By the time everything was settled, it was already 8 pm.

Chen Yu, Hou Jianchang, and Zhang Baichuan sat on the stone stools outside the decommissioned factory.

"I really didn't expect, a lifetime of hard work in building this business, to go up in smoke just like that!"

Zhang Baichuan wore a bitter smile, even when the cigarette in his hand burned down to his fingers, he felt nothing.

Hou Jianchang could very much relate. He had been swindled previously, nearly going bankrupt. If not for Chen Yu's help, the consequences would have been unthinkable.

"Old Zhang, don't think too much about it now. If there's anything in the future, just give me a call. I'll definitely help if I can."

Zhang Baichuan didn't say much, just exchanged a few polite words before driving away.

Chen Yu then made a brief inspection of the factory's layout and the damaged parts.

It wasn't long before the system's prompt sounded in his mind, with a complete planning schematic appearing immediately thereafter.

Simultaneously appearing were connections to the original factory and some machinery manufacturing plans.

However, to realize all these, it would likely cost a substantial amount.

Fortunately, in his previous mission in the Arctic, he had made an extra two billion-plus, so this amount of money was nothing to him now.

"Old Chen, this factory is separated from ours by just one street, and it's not even a main road. Apply for it and the road can be modified. Then we can completely connect the two factory areas to create an industrial park."

Hou Jianchang's eyes gleamed, evidently, he had thought about this countless times.

After all, everyone who owns a factory wishes their industrial area could develop infinitely, even annexing the factories nearby.

Chen Yu let out a sigh, "Tomorrow I'll present the plan, then we can connect the two factories into one."

The next morning, Chen Yu drove Tong Ya and Tuan Tuan to school.

This primary school was one of the most famous in Suzhou City; a significant portion of the students were special admission students.

They were directly selected from kindergartens.

Tuan Tuan's dancing talent might have ranked her first in kindergarten, but it wasn't certain here.

The students who came here were not just from Suzhou City, but also outstanding students from the capital.

Studying here could definitely offer Tuan Tuan a better future, but the competition she would face was far crueler than before.

The family of three had just arrived at the school when they noticed countless luxury cars parked at the entrance, even a lot of nanny cars.

Compared to them, Chen Yu suddenly felt that his hybrid car wasn't much to look at.

"Please, all new students accompany your parents to the selection hall."

Chen Yu frowned, "Didn't they say the special talent students were already admitted in advance by the school? Why is there still a selection process?"

Tong Ya was somewhat helpless as well, "That's what they said, but after all, this is a well-known primary school, and to some extent, a prestigious institution, so they categorize students based on their family's status."

Disgust appeared in Chen Yu's eyes, "Isn't this just forcibly dividing students into ranks? It's better if we don't attend such a school."

"Don't be impulsive!" Tong Ya quickly grasped Chen Yu, "Though you say this, the school has strong teaching resources, especially the students selected for the key special talent class. The educational resources they enjoy are even richer than the highest in the capital."

Chen Yu glanced at Tuan Tuan beside him; his daughter deserved the best education no matter what.

Moreover, after the class division, Tuan Tuan's class would certainly consist of rich students, which would mean a higher average quality that could benefit her future growth.

Exhaling a heavy breath, Chen Yu didn't say more, simply followed Tong Ya's persuasion and headed towards the hall.

Yet just as they approached the hall, Chen Yu saw a donation station.

There were many donation projects, mainly aimed at adding to the school's infrastructure.

And amazingly, the person in charge of the donations had clearly listed the parents' names and the amounts donated, displayed prominently for all to see.

This induced an invisible competition among the parents.

They would subconsciously compare to see who donated more.

Moreover, according to the school's unwritten rules, the more a parent donated, the more educational resources their child would receive in turn.