Tao Liangchen
Chapter 256 Wah Sing Cafe
The older sister, Zhao Yimeng, was dignified and elegant, while her younger sister was much more lively. She quickly became friendly with Baoya Jun and the others, affectionately calling Nangong Tian "elder sister" and asking Jiang Yu if she was the "second concubine" or something.
Hearing Zhao Dingling's words, Jiang Yu's face darkened.
Back when Jiang Yu was studying at Donghuang Rose Middle School, she was close to Zhao Yimeng, so she often met her younger sister. She immediately began "chasing" the Zhao family's second miss around the yard.
He Shaofan and Baoya Jun, putting on airs of gentlemen, tried to win the second miss's heart.
However, Zhao Dingling was clearly more interested in Su Yehao, subtly probing for information from time to time.
Su Yehao had already sensed that something was wrong and felt a sudden apprehension, wondering if he had easily charmed the Zhao family's second miss... This damned charm, he couldn't control it.
Among everyone present, only Zhao Yimeng knew why her sister was so interested in Su Yehao.
Speaking of the cause of the matter, it was necessary to mention the meeting between Su's father and Zhao Yimeng's mother last night. While discussing the transfer price of the Donghuang Center Plaza near the Casino Lisboa, Su's father casually mentioned the important life events of the two families' children.
Zhao Yimeng's mother immediately took it to heart.
The previous Su Yehao was already considered quite good by Madam Jin Yu, not to mention the current Su Yehao, who had turned over a new leaf and achieved considerable success in business, and was also backed by Sihai International and the Tang family of Hong Kong. Clearly, he was a great help.
So, after returning home last night, the sisters' mother asked Zhao Yimeng, the elder sister, what she really thought.
At that time, Zhao Dingling was listening nearby. Now, facing the man who might become her brother-in-law, she couldn't help but be curious, acting a bit like a future sister-in-law scrutinizing her future brother-in-law.
Su Yehao's family wealth was there for all to see, he was quite handsome, and his abilities were also beyond reproach.
There wasn't much to fault in these aspects, but the problem was that he was clearly a bit of a playboy. This point alone was enough for the Zhao family's second miss to cast a dissenting vote. At this moment, she quietly pulled Zhao Yimeng aside, advising that the Zhao family women must never become concubines, and even if they married, they had to be the principal wife.
The outcome was obvious. Zhao Yimeng blushed, feeling extremely embarrassed, and flicked her sister's forehead...
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill.
Nangong Tian and Baoya Jun started playing mahjong, and Zhao Dingling joined in.
Su Yehao, on the other hand, went to the study with Zhao Yimeng, while Jiang Yu, under the guise of accompanying her friend, came along to sponge a cup of tea, sitting cross-legged to one side.
After briefly reviewing the land documents for Taipa Island, a thick stack of hundreds of pages, the transaction contract was only three thin pages. The content was nothing more than transferring the land ownership, clarifying the responsibilities of both parties, and stipulating the date of performance, and so on.
A deal of over two hundred million wasn't huge, but it wasn't small either.
Su Yehao asked about the details of the land development and the original loan. Zhao Yimeng wasn't clear, so she called the Donghuang Group and asked the person in charge to answer the questions in detail.
Once she confirmed that there were no problems, she readily signed the contract and immediately contacted her acquaintances at the Hong Kong branch of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, asking them to complete the approval and lending process as soon as possible.
This transaction didn't even require collateral.
As the value of Su Yehao's shares gradually increased, he could simply sign a supplementary collateral clause.
Having taken out so many loans, the total amount was already as high as eight hundred million Hong Kong dollars. Now, Su Yehao was a VVVVIP user of this bank. As long as the reason for the loan was reasonable, the approval speed was very fast. He could even arrange loans of less than one hundred million Hong Kong dollars, disbursing the funds first and then supplementing some of the procedures later.
Su Yehao didn't have a good impression of the people on that island, but he had to admit that his cooperation with Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank had always been worry-free. He never lacked gifts during the holidays, and the loan interest rates were especially low.
It was just a collaboration, simply because he was too lazy to re-establish relationships. Therefore, whenever he had a need, he always thought of this bank first.
In recent months, banks seeking cooperation with Su Yehao had been endless, including the Bank of China, Standard Chartered, Citibank, and so on.
Unfortunately, the loan interest rates of mainland banks were generally above ten percent, and the loan interest rates of local Hong Kong banks were also very high. Of course, borrowing money meant choosing the institution with the lowest interest.
In addition, there was room for the Japanese yen to depreciate. Borrowing yen to purchase other assets also provided an opportunity to make a small profit through exchange rate differences.
After simply handling business matters, Su Yehao listened to gossip while dozing off. Zhao Yimeng and Jiang Yu chatted away, talking about their recent situations since graduating from high school, occasionally mentioning who they used to know and what they were doing now.
Buying another piece of land was easier than buying an apartment for others.
Like the land for the Lujiazui office building he held, Su Yehao had no plans to develop them in the short term, intending to delay it as long as possible, until he had enough money on hand.
Coincidentally, that same evening, Madam Tang came to the villa to visit Su Yehao.
Seeing so many people at home, she smiled and ordered some desserts and milk tea from a restaurant, asking the store to drive over from Mong Kok to treat her son's friends. She took Zhao Yimeng's hand, asking about her well-being, and didn't forget Jiang Yu, chatting enthusiastically.
Speaking of Madam Tang, as the chairman of Beckett Healthcare Group, she was currently busy expanding her business in the mainland.
On the one hand, she was cooperating with major hospitals and pharmaceutical factories, and on the other hand, she was trying to develop a chain of retail pharmacies. As for the market prospects of the latter, there were already precedents abroad, such as CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens in the United States, with outstanding market value and profit performance.
The Hong Kong market was too small, limiting the Tang family's development space. In the past, they could still invest and make some money, but now that the market was poor, Madam Tang had the idea of expanding into new markets, which was a lucky accident.
Su Yehao barely deserved any credit for this matter, having only mentioned a few words at the dinner table.
Both the house and the garden were large, and the quiet environment was very suitable for gatherings. The previously empty mansion was rarely as lively as it was today.
Su Yehao was lost in thought, wondering if there would be a day in the future when they could all live under the same roof, a family reunion...
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"Grandpa, don't cook today, let me take you out for a meal?"
On the second day of classes at Hong Kong University, Su Yehao continued to skip class, going alone to the Tang family's old house to visit the old man.
Grandpa Tang went to Australia for a trip before Christmas last year, staying for more than ten days. An old friend of his had bought a farm in Australia, a rural town, a paradise, with an environment suitable for retirement.
Seeing his grandson come to the door, the old man happily smiled and said, "The sun must be rising in the west, you're actually going to treat me to a meal?"
"Grandpa, you're too busy, I always see you running around, you can't blame me for not visiting you."
As soon as Su Yehao finished speaking, he asked, "Is Australia fun?"
"The first few days were interesting, but it got more and more boring. If you want to eat out, you have to drive for half an hour. There are more rabbits and mice than people in the fields. I couldn't stand it, so I ran back early. I originally planned to stay for two or three months."
Grandpa Tang thought for a while and suggested, "I don't have much of an appetite today. Let's go to Hua Xing Ice Room for some iced lemon tea."
Su Yehao didn't mind, he had nothing to do today, just wandering around.
After arriving at Hua Xing Ice Room and sitting down for a while, he saw the original singer of "Ten Years" walk in with a friend, arm in arm.
Running into celebrities on the street is very common in Hong Kong, but seeing them in person is still quite a pleasant surprise.
Su Yehao's path as a singer had barely started before it ended. At this moment, he remembered the advertising film he had planned earlier, but he hadn't been able to come up with a script and there was still no progress.
Casually asking his grandfather about it, his grandfather was very zen, telling him:
"I know all four of the Wiz Kids. If you want to find someone to write it, I can ask someone to ask for you. Back in the day, I also invested two million in a movie, but in the end, we made a terrible film that I was too embarrassed to release. It's like being in a different industry, it's a bit difficult..."