Tao Liangchen
Chapter 927 Everyone Lives in a State of Confusion
The dance floor was a chaotic scene of revelry, with flashing lights and dancers showing off their stylish moves, creating a great atmosphere.
Su Yehao wasn't in the mood to dance, and for safety reasons, his bodyguards advised against him going into crowded areas.
He drank a lot of cocktails and beer, and the mixture made his stomach uncomfortable. So, he took Jiang Yu out for a late-night snack, buying a serving of fried rice noodles to settle his stomach and avoid feeling unwell in the morning.
Sitting on a bench by Victoria Harbour, they enjoyed the night breeze of January.
At this hour, the people who were strolling had already returned home, leaving only the miserable workers who had been abused during their shifts, cursing at the sea, saying that their bosses had lost their mothers and so on.
Jiang Yu, with her chin resting on her hand, was dozing off, her cheeks flushed. She tilted her head, saw Su Yehao eating large mouthfuls, and curiously asked him:
"Is this fried rice noodle tasty? I remember eating a particularly delicious fried noodle at the night market you gave me before, but when I went back, the stall owner had already closed. I guess milk tea, barbecue, and oysters are more popular. Tourists rarely go to eat fried noodles from afar."
Su Yehao savored it carefully and honestly replied, "My mouth is full of the taste of smoke, and my tongue is numb from the alcohol. I can't taste much, but this boss is very generous, adding spoonful after spoonful of oil, as if it's free. It's a bit greasy to eat. Do you want to try some?"
"You said it's too greasy, I don't want to eat it. We're going to prepare for a baby soon, aren't we? Smoking, drinking, staying up late, late-night snacks… you have all five vices. I'm telling you in advance, if you give birth to a fool, it's nothing to do with me."
Jiang Yu was in a good mood today, or rather, she's been in a good mood recently.
Although she doesn't have much ambition in life anymore, that also means she doesn't have much pressure. She was originally an optimist who hadn't been beaten down by society, so it would be strange if she were too mature.
Many of the troubles in people's lives are often related to pursuing too much. Many people come to big cities to make a living, bearing heavy burdens, but when they go to the countryside, they find the days dull and tasteless, and they can never be truly satisfied.
Su Yehao, who is already qualified to be among the world's richest people, is still torturing himself, setting many new and difficult goals.
For example, smartphones.
For example, continuing to earn money to buy the entire Three Gorges Dam's hydroelectric generator sets. The above is using the more than 40 billion RMB he raised, in addition to continuing to invest in the remaining projects of the Three Gorges Dam, they have also begun to study the preparatory work for the Baihetan Hydropower Station, and may continue to find ways to raise some new funds from Su Yehao.
Calculated, the amount involved in these projects will likely exceed 250 billion RMB.
Honestly speaking.
Even if he doesn't invest, it actually won't have any impact on Su Yehao's life. The wealth he has accumulated has long been more than he can spend.
Many new projects are just a diversion in his life, to avoid really being idle at home and starting to retire from his twenties.
Jiang Yu changed the subject and continued, "I don't know if it's just my imagination, but He Shaofan and Baoya Jun don't seem to be very happy?" (Baoya Jun: Bucktooth Jun)
Recalling their interaction just now, Su Yehao shook his head and said:
"It's alright, they don't have to worry about their livelihood. Compared to 99.99% of the people in the world, they are already living like immortals. Even Baoya Jun has assets of more than ten million US dollars."
"At this age, it can't be compared with when they were sixteen or seventeen years old. People live their lives, and more than 90% of the time, they are just muddling through."
"For example, yourself, you have changed a lot compared to a few years ago. If a TV series is filmed truthfully according to the one-to-one time flow, it would probably be so boring that few people would want to watch it. It's like compressing the wonderful moments in life, adding all kinds of stories, that's what makes the audience feel interested..."
He was telling the truth.
Jiang Yu agreed with this and said with a smile, "If your life were made into a movie, it should be quite exciting."
"Of course, earning tens of billions of US dollars in a few years, and having a confidante as considerate, lovely, and beautiful as you, the main characters in *Boys Over Flowers* are a hundred and eight thousand miles away from me."
Continuing to eat the fried rice noodles, Su Yehao muttered, "But many wonderful things are diluted in life, and it doesn't seem to be such a strong feeling. Earning tens of billions a day would be very exciting, just like an ordinary person winning the lottery, but if you stretch the time to more than a thousand, two thousand days and nights, it becomes life."
Jiang Yu could understand what he meant.
Just like Sweet Fish Entertainment, which is already worth three or four billion Hong Kong dollars. It might seem amazing to others, but after personally experiencing the development of Sweet Fish Entertainment, it feels like it's just so-so.
She said with a smile, "It's like others think you have a dreamy life every day, but in reality, you sleep in, watch TV, and are too lazy to exercise, right?"
"...Although there's a bit of malicious slander against me, that's the truth. So, you might think that Baoya Jun and the others aren't having such a happy life, but that's actually the norm. Emotions like being very happy or particularly sad are just accidental. Everyone is living their lives in a daze."
Su Yehao finished eating, wiped his mouth, and threw the lunch box into the nearby trash can.
He walked to the side of the road and took Jiang Yu home by car.
After arriving home, they saw the nanny and the security guards had all turned out, searching the yard for the red panda that had reportedly escaped from its enclosure.
It's difficult to find the chubby little guy, who can both burrow and climb trees, in such a large yard at night.
Anyway, his own home is surrounded by high walls, so even if the red panda runs away from home, it will be difficult to escape.
Su Yehao only told everyone to be careful when driving, so as not to crush the chubby little cutie, and that it wouldn't be too late to look for it tomorrow, maybe it would run back by itself when it got hungry.
When he tiptoed into the master bedroom, he could see that the little girl was already fast asleep, so he and Jiang Yu went to rest in the guest room.
He almost fell asleep on the way home, but he was energetic after arriving home.
After washing up, Su Yehao let Jiang Yu rest first and opened his computer to check his email. He was surprised to learn that Miss Vera was about to return to Hong Kong.
In the past, Miss Vera leisurely traveled around the world, living as freely as a true artist.
Since publishing some short stories in the capital, she had more reasons to return to Hong Kong, after all, the man she liked was here. Living in a beautiful and ancient winery in the French countryside, instead made her feel irritable and unmotivated.
Su Yehao could probably guess that the girl took the initiative to send her itinerary, indicating that she had figured it out and was no longer avoiding things like she had been recently.
Judging from the lines of the email, it should be a good thing.
While happy, Su Yehao was also a little worried.
Usually, he doesn't even have time to take care of Yin Liuli and her daughter, and if Vera is added to the mix, he might get caught.
He can only say that greed comes at a price, and even he feels that he is being a bit too much, not to mention that he can't handle it physically.