Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 435 - 434: A Change of Person in Charge

Enter into the bookroom.

After receiving a response from her husband, Bai Mingyun turned to Su Mu and spoke.

Because to the Jiang Family, Su Mu was still a guest, Bai Mingyun made a point to tell him.

As for Xuanxuan, he was already used to knocking on the door every time before entering his father’s bookroom.

Of course, after hearing the "approval" from his dad, he was ready to enter the bookroom.

Naturally, he didn’t need his mother to call him in.

"Alright."

Su Mu nodded, but his body didn’t move.

He was waiting for Bai Mingyun to enter first.

Putting aside the fact that his girlfriend’s mother was closest to the door and that she had knocked earlier,

As far as the host-guest relationship was concerned, Su Mu certainly wouldn’t be the first to enter the bookroom.

Bai Mingyun smiled and pushed open the door of the bookroom.

"Maohua, Su Mu has been here for a while. Have you finished brewing the tea yet?"

As Bai Mingyun walked into the bookroom, she hinted to her husband that Su Mu had arrived.

Bai Mingyun worried that her husband was too focused on brewing the tea.

If her husband thought only she was entering the bookroom, he might not even lift his head.

Then Maohua certainly wouldn’t notice that along with his wife, Su Mu and Xuanxuan had entered the bookroom as well.

Xuanxuan was his own girl, so it wasn’t really an issue.

But Su Mu was different.

Su Mu was Young Master Su from the Su Family and it was his first visit to their home.

Bai Mingyun certainly couldn’t allow such an oversight.

By directly mentioning that Su Mu had arrived, she didn’t believe her husband wouldn’t look up.

Although Bai Mingyun didn’t explicitly state that Su Mu had also entered the bookroom,

She always felt that saying it so clearly in front of Su Mu would be a bit odd.

It was as if she was specifically reminding Maohua that Su Mu had come to the bookroom and he should prepare.

After all, saying Su Mu had arrived at their home was quite different from saying he had entered the bookroom.

Bai Mingyun believed that upon hearing the news of Su Mu’s arrival, her husband was sure to pay attention.

Su Mu stood right behind Bai Mingyun, so as long as Jiang Maohua looked up at his wife, he would certainly notice Su Mu.

"Alright, alright, Su Mu has come to our home?"

Jiang Maohua responded excitedly after hearing his wife’s words.

Having spent such a long time in the bookroom, wasn’t he eager to showcase his skills to his future son-in-law, Su Mu?

Maohua knew that Su Mu bringing tea sets and tea leaves must have been because Xuanxuan, that girl, had tipped off Su Mu.

Otherwise, how could Su Mu be so well-prepared and aware of his preferences?

However, Maohua was quite pleased with his daughter’s tip-off this time.

He saw his daughter as a cozy cotton-padded jacket, not one of those cheating ones that let the wind through.

While speaking, Jiang Maohua looked up.

Just as Bai Mingyun had predicted, he indeed looked directly toward his wife.

Maohua had wanted to ask his wife when Su Mu had arrived at their home.

Why hadn’t anyone called him?

Because Bai Mingyun had made it quite clear a moment ago that Su Mu had been at their home for a while.

Jiang Maohua felt that he should have gone out to receive Su Mu as soon as he arrived.

This was not only a way of showing hospitality, but also a sign of his own regard for Su Mu’s visit.

Why did no one come to call him in the study then?

Jiang Maohua even wanted to complain about his wife.

His usually reliable wife, how could she drop the ball at such a crucial time?

But Jiang Maohua didn’t get a chance to voice any of his thoughts; he had to forcefully swallow them back down.

Because Jiang Maohua saw Su Mu standing behind his wife.

Given Su Mu’s height, standing behind Bai Mingyun, it was impossible for him to be blocked from view.

When her husband looked up, Bai Mingyun also intentionally shifted to the side a bit, to make it easier for Jiang Maohua to see Su Mu more clearly.

Of course, the extent of Bai Mingyun’s movement wasn’t very large.

Su Mu did not know Jiang Maohua, but Jiang Maohua knew Su Mu.

Who among the attendees of the Su Family Group’s celebration banquet that night would not recognize Su Mu?

Keep in mind that Su Ruizhi, Chairman of the Su Family Group, and Director Bai Xiuping already have a child.

And it’s explosive news that they have an eighteen-year-old son.

Most crucially, this young master of the Su Family is even more handsome than the popular heartthrobs.

Just this point alone was enough to grab everyone’s attention.

Although Jiang Maohua was not like those young girls and wealthy wives who would be stunned by Su Mu’s good looks,

owing to Su Mu’s status, Jiang Maohua would surely pay more attention to him.

That was before Jiang Maohua knew that his daughter was dating Su Mu.

So Jiang Maohua merely noted Su Mu silently, without stepping forward to greet the young master of the Su Family Group.

What truly made Jiang Maohua take a fresh look at Su Mu was after the Su Family Group’s celebration banquet when news came out about the fifth subway line in Huadong City.

Jiang Maohua remembered that he too heard at the Su Family Group’s celebration banquet about the young master Su’s big purchase of a large plot of land.

At the time, Jiang Maohua, like everyone else, thought that Su Mu was just fooling around.

Wasn’t it a trivial matter to buy a piece of land for investment when backed by the wealthy Su Family?

However, after learning the exact location of the fifth subway line, Jiang Maohua couldn’t help but adopt a deeper perspective on Su Mu’s actions.

After all, almost all the big players in Huadong City were in a wait-and-see stage at that time.

After all, the news of building the fifth subway had been circulating in Huadong City not just for a day or two.

But with no concrete information released, naturally, no one dared to invest rashly.

Jiang Maohua didn’t think it was a coincidence that Su Mu had bought such a big piece of land.

Later on, Jiang Maohua still made a point of inquiring into it.

Su Mu had secured the land a day or two before the specific announcement of the fifth subway line was made public.

Furthermore, Jiang Maohua found out that Su Mu was very generous when he made his offer, showing no intention of bargaining.

He even paid in full right away.

The deal was handled by Mr. Fook, an advisor to Elder Su.

It was only because of this that all the procedures could be completed before the news of the fifth subway line came out.

If there had been any misstep in the process, it would not have been so easy for Su Mu to purchase that land.

Initially, the land that Su Mu bought was a big wasteland, with no competition, it naturally didn’t seem in high demand.

Jiang Maohua remembered that the magnates who attended the Su Family Group’s celebration banquet looked skeptical when they heard about the young master Su’s bold investment.

Of course, as skeptical as they were at first, they were equally regretful afterwards.

This was no longer just a matter of losing face.

It was a matter of tangible business profits.

Presumably, after hearing the final announcement regarding the number five subway, those big shots who initially thought Su Mu’s land purchase wasn’t wise were regretting it like mad.

If everyone had given it more thought when they heard that the young master of the Su Family Group had bought such a large piece of wasteland with a generous sum of money.

If only they had wondered why Young Master Su would do something like this.

You see, even though it is just a piece of wasteland, purchasing such a large area would still require a substantial amount of capital.

Since the Su Family elders didn’t stop Young Master Su’s action, it implied that Su Mu had indeed received financial support from his family.

The big shots in Huadong City felt that if they had considered this, and bought a piece or two of land themselves.

Wouldn’t they be sitting back and getting rich?

Of course, since everyone didn’t think that much at the time, they missed the chance to profit from Su Mu’s endeavor later on.

In fact, apart from Su Ruizhi providing financial support, Su Mu’s purchase of that large tract of land really had nothing to do with the Su Family.

Su Ruizhi and Elder Su thought of it as just letting Su Mu have a go at something.

Even if he failed, the money lost in the endeavor wasn’t a significant concern for the Su Family.

If the Su Family had been aware that the land Su Mu bought would be related to the number five subway line,

Su Ruizhi would have acted much sooner.

Rather than waiting for everyone else to get the news before letting the Su Family Group and a large group of companies scramble for land.

Jiang Maohua also analyzed the situation after the fierce battle for the land.

The conclusion was that Su Mu’s purchase had nothing to do with the Su Family Group.

If it had been the intention of the Su Family Group, it wouldn’t be simply buying that plot of land.

Although Su Mu had bought a central parcel, it still wasn’t enough for the Su Family Group.

Nevertheless, the Su Family Group benefited from the light of Su Mu.

Because in the end, it was Su Mu who transferred the land he held to the Su Family Group.

Thus, the Su Family Group was able to secure a central position in that major land grab.

The Su Family Group’s stock price also hit the daily trading limit for several days.

Jiang Maohua remembered calling Mr. Fook, a close associate of Elder Su, at the time.

The goal was to buy the piece of land Su Mu had in his hands.

But it all came to nothing later on.

The reason need not be mentioned; Jiang Maohua found out later.

Su Mu had sold the land to his own father.

Jiang Maohua resigned himself to accepting the outcome.

Even after Jiang Maohua found out about his daughter dating Su Mu, he never felt entitled to the land Su Mu held at the time.

No matter what, in Su Mu’s heart, Jiang Maohua’s standing couldn’t begin to compare with Su Ruizhi’s.

Jiang Maohua didn’t naively inflate his own importance, thinking that because his daughter was dating Su Mu, Mu would surely court his favor or something.

For other less affluent young men, perhaps this would be quite normal behavior.

But Su Mu was certainly different.

Given Su Mu’s status, it was already good enough if he didn’t have others trying to ingratiate themselves with him.

How could it ever be a scenario where Su Mu was the one trying to ingratiate himself with others?

"Honey, what are you daydreaming about? Don’t you recognize Su Mu?"

Because Jiang Maohua was preoccupied, he just stared blankly at Su Mu.

To Bai Mingyun, it seemed as if her husband didn’t recognize Su Mu.

Yet Bai Mingyun knew that her husband had met Su Mu at the Su Family Group’s celebration dinner.

This was something Jiang Maohua had told her himself.

After finding out that his daughter was dating Su Mu, Jiang Maohua had raved about him to his wife.

This made Bai Mingyun feel like she was the only one in the family who hadn’t met Su Mu yet.

That’s why she was so eager to have her daughter bring Su Mu home for her to see.

Bai Mingyun thought her husband was showing off when he talked about Su Mu with such pride.

Bai Mingyun wasn’t one to concede easily.

No matter what, she and her husband held the same status in front of their daughter’s boyfriend.

Why should her husband have met Su Mu before she did?

Now, seeing her husband only staring at Su Mu, Bai Mingyun started to doubt whether her husband’s claim of having met Su Mu was just a bluff.

"Su Mu has arrived, huh? I was just reminiscing about the scene when I saw you at the Su Family Group’s celebration dinner, and I got distracted for a moment," he said.

Reminded by Bai Mingyun, Jiang Maohua returned to the present from his reverie.

No way could he not recognize Su Mu, he thought to himself jokingly.

You see, the most dazzling person at the Su Family Group’s dinner that night wasn’t the couple Su Ruizhi and Bai Xiuping.

It wasn’t even Elder Su, who had retired and was hard to see even once in a while.

It was the newly announced Young Master Su, Su Mu.

Jiang Maohua gave Bai Mingyun a look, which clearly conveyed his thought.

Was his wife really doubting that he knew Su Mu?

Besides, even if Jiang Maohua had never met Su Mu before,

who else could the young man who entered the study with his wife and daughter today be?

Today was the day the Jiang Family had invited Xuanxuan’s boyfriend over as a guest.

And then there was the hand of his daughter, still resting on Su Mu’s arm and not yet let go.

Based on the intimate gesture between Xuanxuan and the young man, Jiang Maohua knew the man standing in his study was indeed Su Mu, whom his wife had been longing to meet.

He was an old hand, unembarrassed by his wife’s words.

Jiang Maohua greeted Su Mu with a familiarity.

It was as if this wasn’t Su Mu’s first visit to the Jiang Family at all.

"Hello, Uncle," responded Su Mu.

Su Mu couldn’t recall the scene his girlfriend’s father mentioned about seeing him at the dinner at all.

That night, Su Mu had found it strange that he didn’t see a middle-aged man who looked like Xuanxuan.

He had received a message from his girlfriend saying she and her mother couldn’t attend the Su Family Group’s dinner because they were going to her uncle’s place.

But Xuanxuan’s father would be attending.

However, even scanning the crowd for someone resembling Xuanxuan, Su Mu found not a single similar person.

Now, seeing Jiang Maohua in front of him, Su Mu understood why he had come up empty-handed that night.

It seems that the saying ’the daughter resembles the father’ does not hold true for Xuanxuan.

One could only say there were some similarities in the brows and eyes when Xuanxuan stood beside her father.

But for the most part, Xuanxuan had inherited her mother’s beauty.

Inside, Su Mu quietly thought to himself, luckily Xuanxuan resembles her mother more, or else the title of School Beauty of Huadong City International Middle School would really have had to change hands.