Tao Liangchen

Chapter 1005 Gut-Wrenching Regret

It seemed Zhao Yimeng’s parents had really settled down to enjoy their idyllic life.

The reason Su Yehao had this thought was because her parents picked some fresh cucumbers and tomatoes from the vegetable garden to serve him. They even seemed a bit regretful, saying they’d picked the cucumbers too early and that they could have grown bigger.

The vegetables Su Yehao usually ate were also organic produce grown in his own yard. However, it had been a while since he'd eaten these two as fruits like today. After tasting them, he found they tasted great.

After eating the fresh, prickly cucumber, his mouth felt a little numb. The tomato was very sweet, just like the taste Su Yehao remembered. Perhaps it wasn't as suitable for long-term storage as improved varieties, but the sandy texture was better.

Coming to the countryside, some habits changed, while others remained.

Zhao Yimeng’s father went back into the house and brought out two Cohiba cigars, smiling as he asked Su Yehao:

"Your aunt restricts the number of cigars I can smoke. Seeing you makes me so happy; you can keep me company and relieve my boredom. What brings you here today, with my daughter… just happened to run into each other? Her mother and I have been urging her to get married recently. Could it be that she’s using you as a shield? I advise you not to get involved. Yimeng will be thirty in two years. Her mother and I are just hoping to hold a grandson soon, or a granddaughter would be fine too."

"..."

Su Yehao looked speechlessly at Zhao Yimeng, thinking that with this girl's cleverness, she might really do something like bringing him along as a shield.

These words seemed to be addressed to him, but were actually meant for Zhao Yimeng.

Miss Zhao pouted and said, "That's why I don't want to come see you. That's the root cause. In modern society, there are plenty of women who get married in their thirties. You keep pushing me every chance you get, it's really annoying."

Her father smoked his cigar and simply replied:

"I can't control what other people do. You must hurry up. If you're too picky, you'll only be left with what others have rejected. If I had known that your parents were talking about a marriage alliance with us at the dinner table, I would have choked Lao Su until he agreed. If that were the case, your children would probably be in middle school by now."

Su Yehao suppressed a smile, he also enjoyed watching the fun.

He didn't expect that the dignified Miss Zhao would also be frantically urged to marry in front of her parents. This was indeed the fate that every late-marriage person couldn't escape.

After being glared at by Zhao Yimeng, he finally chimed in, saying, "Uncle, don't say that. Miss Zhao is so outstanding, there must be many people pursuing her."

Clearly, these were good words, but Zhao Yimeng’s father became even more depressed after hearing them, complaining:

"Then she should bring one back as soon as possible. Recently, my friends have been contacting me, either because their children are getting married, or they're inviting me to their baby's first-month celebration. How can I go to those occasions?"

"Seriously speaking, back then I had British classmates at HSBC. I actually had the opportunity to work for HSBC and become an English agent like the old taipans, getting unlimited, unsecured loan support from HSBC. Unfortunately, I was too impetuous when I was young and didn't seize the opportunity."

"I don't regret this, but the thing I regret most in my life is not making a decision ten years ago. Thinking that you two were still young back then, there was no rush to facilitate our two families' marriage. I let such a good son-in-law slip through my fingers, and I regret it so much that my intestines are turning green."

"My friends and people online have been laughing at me about this for years. What's missed is missed. I still have to trouble you to keep an eye out and see if there's anyone suitable around. As long as they have a good temper and character, I don't care if she marries down…"

Listening to her father's rambling, Zhao Yimeng's face was almost black.

Mainly because he was saying this in front of Su Yehao, which made her feel a little embarrassed. She wished she could dig a hole and bury her head in it.

She complained:

"Why are you talking about these things? They're all old stories from so many years ago. There are more people online saying I have no taste. Do I have to jump into Victoria Harbour?"

Su Yehao pretended to be dumb and acted as if he hadn't heard anything. This was not a topic he could easily join in on.

From the outside, the small courtyard looked ordinary, with white walls and black tiles.

The interior was a different world. The Chinese-style garden decoration was especially exquisite, and there was a peach tree in the corner. This season, the branches were full of large peaches. There was a lot of peach resin on the branches, which looked very suitable for stewing with rock sugar and white fungus soup.

While he was daydreaming, Zhao Yimeng asked, "Are you mute? Don't listen to my dad. If you really find someone for me to go on a blind date with, be careful I'll break off our friendship."

Su Yehao, who was innocently caught in the crossfire, nodded helplessly and said:

"The people I usually come into contact with now are generally from my uncle and aunt's generation. The peers who are about the same age as me can only be found in my company. Their work skills may be okay, but I don't know what they're like as people. So, it's best to make your own decisions about matters of the heart. As the saying goes, forced melons are not sweet. Uncle Zhao, don't blame me for not helping."

If Zhao Yimeng could be easily persuaded by her family, she wouldn't have waited until now without rushing to talk about marriage.

Finding a man whose achievements could be compared to Su Yehao was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

However, there were still many suitable wealthy sons on the market who had good family backgrounds and good tempers.

However, Zhao Yimeng's net worth was tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars, and she herself was a proper top-tier heiress, so there was indeed no reason to wrong herself and just find someone to make do with.

Zhao Yimeng's father's attempt ended in failure once again. It must be because he was too idle here. Fearing that he would drive away his daughter, who had finally come for a visit, he actively changed the subject and said:

"If you don't change your temper, where are you going to find my son-in-law? Let's go inside and have a cup of tea first. I remember that your hotel on the mountaintop is about to open, Ahao? The construction was so noisy these past few days, I could hear it even over here. Building a hotel here should have a bit of a market. You can't see scenery like this in big cities."

Su Yehao told him with a smile:

"Yes, it's already open. There aren't many guests for the time being. I didn't expect to attract many people. After all, apart from being quiet and good for escaping the summer heat, it lacks other highlights. It's mainly for my own convenience when I want to vacation."

Zhao Yimeng’s mother helped brew tea and said at this moment:

"Yes, if it's too noisy, Mogan Mountain's characteristics will be gone. It's originally just a place for leisure and relaxation. Although we live in the mountains, we still often go online and see that you've come up with some new and exciting products recently, Ahao. You're going to make a lot of money this time."

Su Yehao told her:

"I really want to be modest with you, but this time I'm really going to make a lot of money. In the next few years, dumb phones will probably be completely eliminated. I have many patented technologies in my hands, from upstream to downstream. The opportunity for my total net worth to break through one trillion should be in this industry."

"One trillion… dollars?"

Zhao Yimeng blurted out, and only realized after she finished speaking that she was being silly. Su Yehao's net worth had already exceeded one trillion Hong Kong dollars, so another breakthrough would of course be calculated in US dollars.

This made her feel dazed, feeling almost like she was dreaming.

It seemed that Su Yehao entering the ten-billion-dollar club, the hundred-billion-dollar club, and the thousand-billion-dollar club had all happened not long ago.

In the blink of an eye, he was already starting to challenge the trillion-dollar club.

Even she and her family, who were super-rich in the eyes of others, couldn't help but click their tongues and imagine what a terrifying height that would be…