Tao Liangchen
Chapter 333 I'd Be Happy With a Billion Yuan Dowry
Mr. Su was no exception.
From last year until now, his son had been messing around with stock trading. He thought it was just good luck, that he just happened to pick Yahoo and got lucky.
Aside from the time Vice President Zheng Yongwen helped with short selling, which was a real skill and accurately grasped the short-term market trend, in fact, whether it was Su Yehao's land speculation, investment in Yinhai, or developing his own software, none of them had yielded much return so far.
That little bit of profit wasn't enough to impress someone like Mr. Su.
In more than a year, even if he bought a pair of gloves and carried bricks, he would have earned some money. Besides, the elders had given him enough start-up capital.
Other young people don't have the opportunity to gradually receive more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars worth of wealth from their families in the early stages of their businesses. Mr. Su always thought it was normal for Su Yehao to achieve something, mainly because the achievements were not enough to surprise him.
This time was different.
A profit of more than 200 million U.S. dollars in a month, even Mr. Su himself couldn't do that. Apart from the start-up capital, his current wealth was accumulated bit by bit, until the Hong Kong property market boom a few years ago, when he successfully became one of the top wealthy people in Casino.
But Su Yehao did it, and he even dared to acquire a company worth more than 300 million U.S. dollars.
These things successfully changed Mr. Su's mind. He finally admitted that his son was indeed a bit capable. There was no need to say more about his courage, and his vision seemed to be not bad either.
So, when he saw Su Yehao had his own ideas today, the old man rarely didn't object.
Mr. Su only said in the end that doing business is like entering a casino. You can't put all your chips on it. You must know when to cut your losses and leave yourself a way out.
Su Yehao changed his usual behavior and didn't argue either.
This harmonious scene amazed the second mistress who came over. In the past, it was common for the family to be in chaos. Suddenly, it was so quiet that she felt a little uncomfortable...
After the second mistress waited for the father and son to finish talking, she interjected and asked:
"The shipowner, Boss Sun, had a granddaughter. I'm going to visit with a friend. Should I bring a gift or give money directly? Giving money directly seems a bit vulgar. When you turned fifty, he sent an antique sandalwood screen, which is worth a lot."
Mr. Su continued to drink tea. After considering it, he said, "It's enough to buy a set of gold longevity locks. Old Sun still owes me more than ten million. Lending him money is already kind enough. Sending too much is not appropriate. By the way, where's the screen he sent?"
"It's thrown in the warehouse. It doesn't match the decoration of the house at all. It's covered in dust. Find someone to clean the warehouse when you have time, wipe it clean, bask it in the sun, and tidy it up."
The second mistress, knowing what to do, then muttered, "It's a pity that it's a happy occasion for their family today, so it's not appropriate to talk about repaying the money. No wonder the Sun family woman has been avoiding playing mahjong with me. I thought she had a problem with me. It turns out she's afraid of seeing the creditor."
"...The second mistress of the creditor's family is more like it." Su Yehao muttered in his heart, of course, he wouldn't say something that would offend people.
With his mother around, he definitely couldn't side with outsiders.
Unexpectedly learning that the family still had this debt of more than ten million, Su Yehao always felt like he had found another windfall. Although he didn't know if or when it would be repaid, it was always better for others to owe his family money than for his family to owe others money.
He said to the second mistress, "There must be a lot of good things in the warehouse. Have someone move them all out. I'll take a look. If there are any suitable decorations, I'll take them away, like that screen."
The screen wasn't the key; the key was that the second mistress said it was antique sandalwood.
Although Su Yehao hadn't spent much money on collecting, he was also interested in it due to his grandfather's influence.
The second mistress said with a smile, "It's all dusty. Wipe it clean before you look at it. Last time, you said you would go to your house in Hong Kong to see if there was anything missing at home. I could just take it as a gift."
"...It seems like I don't really need anything. Just come over and play when you have time. There's no need to bring anything."
Su Yehao remembered something and looked at his father, saying, "Oh, right, Meidi Group can try to develop several electric mahjong machines that don't need to be shuffled by hand. The table washes them automatically. It can barely be considered a household appliance. I feel like there's a market for it, and this thing needs to be replaced every few years if it's used often, so the profit should be relatively high."
"Automatic mahjong machine? I saw one at a friend's house once. It seemed to be made by a Japanese company. The mahjong tiles were smaller, and without shuffling by hand, you can't find the feel."
The second mistress was a loyal mahjong player who had been playing mahjong for more than ten years. She then added, "But if it's really washed by a machine, I feel like I won't be tired even if I play thirty rounds in a row. It's indeed possible that it will be popular."
Household appliance manufacturing is nothing more than those things.
Mr. Su, who had been wanting to find a sense of presence in Meidi Group and completely suppress the original management, was interested after hearing this and asked, "Oh? There's such a thing? I don't play mahjong often, but there are really many people in the mainland who like to play mahjong. Yehao, find someone to go to Japan to investigate and get me a report."
"...Okay."
Su Yehao's eyes twitched. He suddenly realized that the ability to pass on work might also be because of heredity.
Looking at his father's move, he became a hands-off shopkeeper so lightly, smoothly, and naturally. It was obvious that he did this often.
There were too many big businesses at home, and the profit of mahjong machines was ultimately limited. Su Yehao thought of it when he went home for the New Year, but he soon forgot about it.
Now, fearing that he would forget again, he sent a message to Linda Yun, asking her to arrange for someone to investigate mahjong machine manufacturers, as well as patents, sales data, and so on.
It's just passing the work on to others. Who doesn't have a few subordinates...
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Lunch was scheduled at the Oriental Golf Club.
As the name suggests, it's also a golf club located in Casino, with a large area, accounting for almost five percent of the total area of Casino.
In terms of environment, it's comparable to the Si Hai International Golf Club, but the Oriental Golf Club is more famous, and the quality of its members is higher.
Mr. Su was a bit worse than the owner of this club in terms of interpersonal relationships. After all, he was half an outsider, and his background was slightly insufficient, especially his relationship with those foreigners, which was far inferior to that of the owner of this club.
It was impossible for Zhao Yimeng's father to host a meal at Si Hai International Club, so there was no problem with the arrangement.
After arriving at the club, he saw that Zhao Yimeng had already arrived, standing at the door in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.
Su Yehao clapped his hands a few meters away, and after attracting her attention, he teased, "Are you a waitress, responsible for guarding the door?"
Zhao Yimeng gave him a big eyeroll, then greeted Mr. Su with a smile, saying, "Uncle Hai, my parents asked me to come out to pick you up. We happen to have a French blue lobster today. We're in for a treat. I heard that only one blue lobster appears in three million lobsters. If it weren't for entertaining you, I would have wanted to buy it home and keep it as a pet. It's so beautiful~"
"Tsk..."
Su Yehao realized that Zhao Yimeng had high EQ and was usually very nice to others, except for him.
Looking at her smiling face, how much she pleased the elders.
Mr. Su smiled and replied, "Yimeng, you're getting prettier again. I've treated you as my daughter-in-law since you were a kid. It's a pity that my stinky son is unpromising. Remember to visit more often in the future. It's best if you can be tricked into my house. I'll be happy to give you a dowry of one billion at that time, haha!"
Zhao Yimeng's eyebrows twitched.
She glanced at the passers-by nearby, seeing them slowing down and gossiping.
She finally understood how rumors spread...