Praise for my old man's shrewdness.

By singing my dad's praises, I could prevent him from losing steam and missing out on this great opportunity to acquire land.

Through our conversation, Su Yehao was able to tentatively probe.

He discovered that his dad was taking this project seriously, with a seventy percent chance of seeing it through to completion.

Ultimately, management of the family business hadn't yet been handed over to Su Yehao.

There were some things he could only guide, without having the final say.

Seventy percent was already pretty good.

The key was how the negotiations would go, and how many incentives the northern side could offer.

If it weren't for the American capital magnate, George Soros, stirring up trouble in the Thai financial market with a group of international hot money investors, scaring the listed real estate companies in Hong Kong and causing their stock prices to plummet...

He'd be even more confident in persuading his dad, maybe another half percent more.

But earlier in the office, when he heard his dad say he wasn't confident about the market trends, Su Yehao had simply asked two questions:

"Now that the Four Dragons and Four Tigers are gone, where will the next economic growth point in Asia be? Where will the factories move?" and "How open do you think the mainland economy is, and how severely will it be affected by external factors?"

He succeeded in hitting the nail on the head.

Su's father had only been focusing on the negative news, without seriously considering these questions.

Recently, investors in Southeast Asia had made a fortune and were fleeing en masse, with a large proportion of companies relocating not back to their home countries, but to the mainland.

As a result.

Economic development would be driven, and there would be opportunities to increase employment rates. Wouldn't these be the cornerstones of supporting the development of real estate and related industries?

So Su's father immediately got busy, asking consultants and experts to research and study this aspect in depth.

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I borrowed a computer to check the stock prices.

Berkshire Hathaway had pulled back, and Yahoo was hovering around the thirty-four dollar mark, fluctuating for a week. Su Yehao was down a little over three hundred thousand.

Today's entrepreneurship task was complete.

The task of urging my dad to acquire land was also complete.

Su Yehao finished his business and left the headquarters building, driving to find Nong Qingying.

He accompanied her shopping and ate Japanese food.

By the time he returned to his newly rented small villa, it was already after eight o'clock.

The two of them hid in the newly decorated home theater, sitting on the soft leather sofa bed, enjoying each other's company for a long while.

Neither of them paid much attention to the movie.

The powder keg was lit, and the fire was also put out.

...The only problem was that the method of extinguishing the fire was a bit off.

Their relationship.

Was still halted at her hometown's doorstep.

Slightly depressed after drinking some red wine, Su Yehao, holding a genuine, purebred little tiger, asked while watching *Jurassic Park*:

"Can you bear to see me in such agony? I'll reward you properly, why don't you just give in?"

Nong Qingying, wearing a nightgown with her legs still being held by him, explained with a smile:

"You men always value what you can't get the most. I don't want to be forgotten by you, and then have to stand resentfully on the beach, turning into a statue waiting for my husband to return. That's too pitiful. Isn't this good enough now? I want to date for a longer period of time, to be pursued and pleased by you."

Nong Qingying was never one to hide her feelings, especially in private.

It was better to say these things out loud.

Su Yehao felt that what she said made sense, saying, "Don't worry, I'm not the kind of person who runs away after getting what he wants."

"Really? We haven't known each other for very long, how would I know?"

Nong Qingying didn't mind his little actions at all, and as soon as she finished speaking with a smile, Su Yehao immediately flipped her over.

How to put it?

Give and take, reciprocity.

Only in this mountain, the shadows are deep…

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Friday night.

A private art exhibition was held at a gallery in Casino.

Su Yehao had originally planned to take Liuli or Qingying to attend, but considering that there were too many acquaintances, he met up with Crowtooth Jun, Bamboo Pole, and others instead.

Arriving at the entrance of the art gallery, after presenting his invitation card.

A girl's voice came from behind:

"Brother Hao~"

Without turning around, he could guess that Nangong Tian had arrived.

It was rare to see her not wearing a school uniform, with her long hair parted in the middle and draped over her shoulders, wearing a little black dress, a Chanel bag, and high heels that sparkled under the lights.

Nangong Tian let go of her mother's arm, and walked towards Su Yehao with her hands behind her back.

She immediately asked suspiciously: "How could Vera invite you? Did you accidentally find another sister for me?"

"..."

As expected of Nangong Tian, her words were so straightforward that Su Yehao couldn't respond.

After a moment of silence.

Su Yehao helplessly said: "You look so beautiful tonight, don't bring up the past, too much jealousy isn't good. I'm just accompanying my friends for a walk during the holidays, they can testify for me, I'm absolutely innocent!"

Nangong Tian was just asking casually, if she really cared about these things, she wouldn't have been like a little tagalong.

She smiled brightly after being praised for her beauty, and suddenly said regretfully: "If I had known you were coming, I would have worn another new dress. I was originally planning to wear it on our next date."

Perhaps only girls would care about such details.

Su Yehao looked her up and down from close range, and said with a smile: "You're already very beautiful, if you dress up any more, how are you going to let others live?"

After speaking.

He waved his hand with a smile and greeted the woman who had accompanied Nangong Tian.

The other party's expression was slightly helpless, lamenting that "girls don't stay at home when they grow up," but it wasn't just Zhao Yimeng's parents... there were also Jiang Yu's parents.

The younger generation was gradually growing up, and each family was starting to care about this kind of thing.

With Su Yehao's background and appearance, he was clearly a diamond-level candidate for son-in-law.

Second Aunt Tai once said that people often asked her to be a matchmaker, and it was definitely not just a polite remark. If he were to openly go on blind dates, he could probably eat continuously for months without repeating a single one.

These belonged to the upper-middle class groups with some capital and strength. Not to mention the ordinary people who were willing to marry their daughters into wealthy families, there were countless of them.

When Nangong Tian went home, she would always talk about Brother Hao, Brother Hao, Brother Hao, as if she had been given a love potion.

How could her mother not know her daughter's thoughts? It was so annoying.

She was just a little unbalanced, but there was no need to interfere and separate them.

Nangong Tian's mother had known Su's father for many years, and they were both business partners and friends. If the two families could become in-laws, it would naturally be the best.

Perhaps because her mother was present, Nangong Tian restrained her urge to hold Su Yehao's arm.

She knew Crowtooth Jun, He Shaofan, and the others, and happily chatted about her experiences at Hong Kong University, sharing some of her experiences as an upperclassman.

If their grades were good enough, they could directly advance to the next grade.

If some of their coursework was lagging behind, and the school thought they needed to take more remedial classes, they would need to continue studying in a university preparatory class like Nangong Tian.

High schools in Casino were relatively free in their choice of schools, and it wasn't necessary to complete all three years.

After entering.

You could see Miss Vera Andrade's personal profile. She started learning to paint at the age of seven and showed extraordinary talent in color. Her parents took her to Portugal, where she studied under a national treasure-level famous oil painter.

Putting aside everything else.

At a glance, Su Yehao felt that the landscapes on the wall were very pleasing to the eye.

The sizes varied, but without exception, they were all landscapes: snow-capped mountains, lakes, forests, and seas of flowers. The styles ranged from classical to impressionistic.

Before he had time to appreciate them carefully, Su Yehao was first shocked by a two-meter-wide and three-meter-long, super-sized peach blossom forest sea, which looked extremely pleasing.

Thinking that the quiet, fair-skinned foreign girl was actually so awesome, Su Yehao casually asked, "How much can she sell a painting for?"

Nangong Tian, thinking about taking advantage, went to hold Su Yehao's hand, showing off their affection in public.

While hesitating, she said:

"I'm not sure, but the Andrade family is large, with many members, and they have auction houses and galleries in Europe. They will definitely be willing to invest resources to promote her. I saw her in a magazine, calling her a genius beauty painter. My mother has already planned to buy one. The Andrade family's annual wine tasting event is also very famous in Europe."

Su Yehao nodded and smiled, "If the price is right, I quite like that pink peach blossom one."

"Oh." Nangong Tian laughed.

"Hm?"

"So Brother Hao has such a girlish heart."

"..."