After staying in Xiamen for another two days, he finished inspecting the cultural and tourism city and took a stroll around Gulangyu Island.

Once the exchange activities concluded, the security company was responsible for packing and loading all the items Su Yehao purchased onto the plane. Su Yehao and Nong Qingying then returned to Hong Kong.

His father didn't come with them; he still had to make a trip to Shanghai.

Rumor has it that a Japanese company invited Su's father, asking if he was willing to jointly invest in the development of the Lujiazui Global Financial Center project.

Construction on this super skyscraper began in 1995, but stalled in 1997 and has remained abandoned ever since.

Since the project was initiated relatively early, Su Yehao didn't manage to prevent it. Now, there are finally some signs of resumption, provided sufficient funding can be found.

Therefore, the local government personally acted as a matchmaker, contacting Su's father.

Upon hearing the news, Su Yehao no longer held any strong attachment to the super skyscraper. The building for Qide Digital Port was still under construction, and the Qianxin City, as well as the two buildings by Pengcheng Bay, were also in the construction phase.

He only suggested that his father find a way to avoid giving concessions easily during negotiations, and try to build some luxury apartments inside, preferably with 70-year property rights.

Compared to the profits from office buildings, the luxury apartments in this "bottle opener" building clearly had more investment potential. At that time, only one or two dedicated elevators would need to be arranged to separate them from the other commercial areas, which should attract high-quality buyers.

Even if it could only be developed into apartments, keeping them and renting them out at high prices seemed like a good project.

Once the Global Financial Center was completed, it wouldn't take long for Shanghai's housing prices to take off, which could be used to repay bank loans for other projects.

It's better to take on a lot of debt while assets are appreciating, and it's not cost-effective to borrow money from the bank after housing prices have reached a bottleneck.

Holding more residential projects now would be ideal for making money and repaying loans later...

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Back in Hong Kong.

Su Yehao was busy preparing for the electric vehicle project, and more than a month passed in the blink of an eye.

As the saying goes, perseverance pays off. As the hot summer began, Jiang Yu's period was late, and after a checkup, she found out that she was indeed pregnant.

Upon hearing the news, Master Jiang took the opportunity of celebrating to invite Su Yehao to his house for dinner, as the food from outside restaurants was not always reliable.

Master Jiang and his wife had just moved to Qide Digital Port two months ago.

Back then, Green Diamond Real Estate Group designed a batch of seaside houses near the sea, and one could enjoy the night view of both sides of Victoria Harbour from home. Jiang Yu and her parents each got one, at a very cheap price.

Apart from the ongoing construction nearby, which caused some noise and dust, the surrounding environment was excellent, and the transportation was particularly convenient.

The building area of each villa was about 460 square meters, with a total of two and a half floors. Due to the low-lying terrain near the sea, there was no basement.

Master Jiang had always dreamed of living in a villa. Now that he already had a house in Qide Digital Port, he certainly wouldn't be foolish enough to pay a high price to take over houses on the Peak, Repulse Bay, and other places.

If he had previously had some competitive and vain thoughts, feeling that living on the Peak, Repulse Bay, or Tai Long Wan was the mark of a truly wealthy person, now that even Su Yehao had become his son-in-law, what did it matter if he went back to his old village? Who would dare to look down on Master Jiang?

Moreover, these seaside villas in Qide Digital Port were not for sale to the public.

Half of them were taken by Su Yehao as gifts, and the other half were reserved for the shareholders of Green Diamond Real Estate Group. Whether it was the design style or the construction quality, they far exceeded ordinary villas on the market, so the quality was undoubtedly excellent.

Although they were products of his own company, Su Yehao had only seen these villas from the outside.

He brought gifts to the door and looked around with interest. The yard of Master Jiang's house was covered with lawn, flowers were planted by the wall, and the interior decoration was in the English pastoral style, creating a comfortable atmosphere with a touch of understated luxury and elegance.

At this moment, Master Jiang wiped his hands and walked out of the kitchen, saying with a smile, "Ah-hao, you're in for a treat tonight. I rarely cook, but today I specially prepared boiled shrimp for you."

Jiang Yu was in a good mood. She had been trying for a few months without success, and she had already planned to go to the hospital for a checkup.

Now it seemed that it was just bad luck, or perhaps someone wasn't diligent enough.

At this moment, she didn't give her father any face and exposed him:

"Isn't boiled shrimp very simple? It's just putting the shrimp in a pot, adding cooking wine, ginger, green onions, and such. I bet even washing the shrimp was done by my mom or the nanny. You better not go to the kitchen and make a mess."

Master Jiang pointed at her and said with a smile:

"Wow, you don't kick a man when he's down. I even specially made shrimp to nourish you, but your mom is making the other dishes, and I'm just helping out. Congratulations on entering a new stage of life. Let's open a bottle of good wine tonight and celebrate."

Jiang Yu continued, "I think you just want to drink. Even if you get drunk tonight, my mom won't scold you. Ah-hao is going to America tomorrow, so he should drink less."

"Going to America? What for?" Master Jiang asked Su Yehao.

Su Yehao explained:

"It was arranged before. I plan to acquire a few electric car design teams. The prices are quite cheap, so it's not a big deal for now. If Jiang Yu had told me she was pregnant earlier, I could have postponed it for a few days, but Apple is holding a board meeting, and I've already agreed to attend and take a look at their product line, which is said to have a brand-new design style."

Master Jiang, being a businessman himself, said considerately:

"Ah-hao, your business is so big, let her rest at home. Or stay with us for a few days... but never mind, her new room has been empty and still smells a bit of renovation, which is not good for the baby."

Su Yehao said with a smile, "Yes, we need to be careful these days. I'll be back in about a week. My business in America is going well, so I'm just going to take a look."

Jiang Yu went to find her mother.

Master Jiang accompanied Su Yehao to the living room to sit down and rest, handed him a cigar, and said:

"You asked me to help acquire Casino's power company. The negotiations are progressing smoothly. Apart from the 7.7% held by the Casino government, two of the remaining three major shareholders have agreed to sell to us. The stakes held by Portuguese Electric Power and Sino-French Energy account for about 83% of the total share capital. The remaining one is China Electric Power from the mainland, which is currently the fourth largest shareholder of Casino Electric Power, holding only 6% of the shares, and they have no intention of selling."

The Casino power company was not a particularly outstanding project; its only advantage was its stability.

It only served a few hundred thousand residents in the Casino area, with a net profit of over 190 million Hong Kong dollars last year. After being distributed to the shareholders, they had to pay additional taxes. The electricity price was restricted by the government and was much cheaper than in Hong Kong.

The two Chinese-Portuguese and Chinese-French major shareholders only regarded it as a relatively stable "financial product," with no opportunity to list or see any room for growth.

After all, even if an IPO raised funds, the Casino power company had no place to invest and expand. Its head had already reached the ceiling, unable to attract investors' attention...