Chapter 1998 New Year's Atmosphere

The year 1998 had just arrived, but Su Yehao didn't feel like it was New Year's at all.

They say a new year brings a new atmosphere, and there were indeed a few good things happening.

First, the mainland's tAt instant messaging program was developing rapidly. Downloads surpassed six thousand on January 7th. User retention was very high, with 80% logging in at least once within three days, making activity quite encouraging.

Second, Yahoo's stock price rose again, exceeding sixty US dollars at one point during trading.

Thanks to the expected surge in financial reports last year, coupled with a shift in the market's attitude towards the Internet industry, with more emphasis on growth-oriented investments, the word "Yahoo" was being mentioned by more and more investors.

Some major shareholders even wanted to buy out Su Yehao's shares directly at a 10% premium, but he flatly refused. Rating agencies kept raising Yahoo's valuation, and some even said it would be the next "America Online," sending market enthusiasm soaring.

For Su Yehao, who had a cheat code, these were just logical achievements.

Hong Kong University hadn't started yet, and he was enjoying a carefree life in Casino, playing golf, taking yacht trips, and sampling delicacies everywhere.

This comfortable vacation had caused Su Yehao to gain more than four pounds. It seemed he would have to start playing tennis again after school started...

January 9th was sunny.

Second Aunt specifically hired a chef and invited the Jiang family and Su Yehao to return to the mansion for lunch.

It wasn't a holiday or a birthday, just a family dinner.

As soon as he got home, Su Yehao saw his father lying on the sofa, resting weakly.

Second Aunt found an excuse to call Su Yehao to the study. Smiling, she reminded him,

"Don't make your dad angry lately. He's been buying cars and houses and giving away boats for years, only to get dumped by that canary. He's old and doesn't know shame, really thinking people liked him for his ability. And now? She met a handsome young man and happily ran off with him. Your dad's really annoyed."

It sounded like a kind reminder, but the gloating was obvious in her words.

Looking at Second Aunt, Su Yehao felt a hint of green in his heart, raised an eyebrow and asked, "My dad's got such a thick thigh, she's willing to leave? What exactly happened?"

"What else could it be? That canary, when she was poor, wanted to live a good life based on her looks. Now she has a house, a car, and doesn't lack money, so her mind started to wander. Europeans, you know, relationships break up easily. Men like young girls, and women like handsome guys in their twenties, right?"

Second Aunt didn't hide her good mood at all.

She first saw off Su Yehao's birth mother, then instigated the expulsion of Third Aunt, who still hadn't returned.

Now, even the canary raised outside had taken the initiative to leave, taking a large sum from Father Su, euphemistically saying she was returning to the right path to pursue a passionate love.

After all these years, Second Aunt finally saw the light, with the anticipation of a daughter-in-law finally becoming a mother-in-law, finally getting her chance to shine.

No wonder she couldn't control her emotions and wrote "happy" all over her face.

Su Yehao understood.

His father's fish pond... had completely exploded.

Although it wasn't clear if there were any other small ponds and wild fish outside, facing the green water, it was indeed quite troubling.

He didn't sympathize with his father at all. After all, looking at it from another perspective, fortune and misfortune are intertwined, and you can't get the new without letting go of the old...

Su Yehao didn't doubt his father's ability at all; he was still quite attractive in the eyes of some girls.

Since he personally entered the business world and made a lot of money, Su Yehao wasn't as concerned about how the family fortune would be divided in the future.

If nothing unexpected happened, he was confident that he could accumulate a fortune in the next few years that was even larger than the family's assets, so his parents' lives didn't affect Su Yehao much.

Speaking in a gossipy tone, Su Yehao asked with interest, "Such a big thing happened, how come I never heard about it?"

"Your soul has long been stolen by the Nangong family's little daughter-in-law. Since school let out, which day have you come home to stay?"

Second Aunt retorted, adding, "Just knowing this is enough. Be careful later, have a few drinks with your dad, and don't mention it to anyone outside. It's not a good thing after all, and it's embarrassing to spread it."

A wealthy man with billions of Hong Kong dollars in assets was dumped by his own concubines one after another. Once the news leaked, the Su family would definitely lose face.

Earlier, when Third Aunt was kicked out, she didn't hold back from gossiping about how cold-blooded and ruthless Father Su was in the circle.

Fortunately, Father Su's reputation was already average, and one concubine's words had no influence, only providing people with some after-dinner conversation, and it soon faded away.

Su Yehao told Second Aunt, "Don't worry, I know what to do. Only a fool would splash dirty water on himself."

"Okay, let's go downstairs for dinner. How is your relationship with that girl from the Nangong family lately? Should we call her over for dinner? Anyway, it's close by, we can wait a bit. No... never mind, I forgot Jiang Yu is here too. We can't let our elbows turn outward."

Second Aunt smiled happily. Having been pampered for years, she spent a lot of money on maintenance. Plus, she'd been in a good mood recently, and she seemed four or five years younger.

And Su Yehao was thinking about his father's affairs.

People often attribute relationship problems to material things, but now it seemed that just having money wasn't enough.

Learning from the past is the teacher of the future. Su Yehao was drawing experience from this lesson, planning to treat the girls better in the future, so as not to repeat the same mistakes.

When going downstairs.

Su Yehao suddenly asked, "They've all left one by one, Second Aunt, what about you? You're in your forties, it would be easy to start over, right?"

"What, Second Aunt hasn't treated you badly, are you trying to chase me away?"

Second Aunt asked jokingly, then said,

"They were all in it for the money, but I'm different. Although not as rich as your dad, I have small buildings and shops to collect rent. I haven't worried about food and drink since I was young. The reason I took a fancy to your dad was really just because I thought he had a good temper and was capable. For so many years, I've always felt very sorry for your mom, but some things are hard to control, and we were all too young back then, and it just happened like that. It won't be easy for you to make me leave. Besides, there were already problems in the relationship between your parents, so you can't blame it all on me. What's more, even if I leave, they probably won't be able to get back together."

"...I didn't mean that."

Although Su Yehao was his own son, he was also like a half-outsider. He could tell that what Second Aunt said should be the truth.

If she really had ambition, Second Aunt shouldn't be so Buddhist. After so many years, she hadn't tried to transfer assets to her own name, which was the best proof.

Only when he sat at the dining table did he understand Second Aunt's intention for arranging the dinner today.

She probably wanted to divert his father's attention by having him come home, so Su Yehao poured wine for his father and Jiang Master, and happily laughed, "Come on, Dad, Father-in-law, let's have a drink first? I made another 100 million this year investing in stocks, let's celebrate my fortune, bottoms up!"

Hearing this.

Jiang Master smiled.

His daughter, Jiang Yu, gritted her teeth, she had been taken advantage of again without even realizing it...