Just in time, since I was hungry, I ladled out a bowl of snake soup to whet my appetite.

Su Yehao saw chicken in the bowl and said to Jiang Yu, "No wonder it's called Dragon and Phoenix Soup, it tastes so delicious, do you want to try it?"

Jiang Yu quickly waved her hand, replying:

"No, thanks. You know I'm afraid of snakes. I ordered a few other dishes, I'll eat those later."

"It's precisely because you're afraid that you should drink it. You won't be afraid after drinking it, just think of it as food."

Su Yehao took two spoonfuls of the soup himself. The taste was quite good, on par with pufferfish soup.

Probably because these things are all poisonous, tasting them feels exciting, and the whitish snake meat also has a chicken-like flavor.

There aren't many restaurants in Hong Kong that serve snake dishes, so it's no wonder that She Wong Fun Restaurant has been around for over a hundred years. As one of Hong Kong's oldest restaurants, this shop in Central may be small, but it's not cheap. With just a few signature dishes, it has supported several generations.

Jiang Yu didn't believe Su Yehao, staring at the snake meat and saying, "Even if I ate snake meat every day, I'd still be afraid. Once, I encountered a snake on the road while driving, and I was so scared that I stepped on the gas and almost crashed into a tree."

Hearing this.

Su's father, who had left the mahjong table, sat at the dining table and said with a smile:

"Then you missed out big time. Wild ones are the most flavorful. Next time you encounter one, remember to call Uncle Hai and I'll have someone bring it home to make snake soup. The year before last, when I went to the mainland for an inspection, workers dug up a large soft-shelled turtle weighing over eight pounds from a construction site. That night, we took it to a restaurant for braising, and also bought a wild mountain chicken. It was incredibly nourishing."

Master Jiang also said:

"And the hairy crabs. Xiao Hao sent me a few, with rich and full crab roe, much more delicious than green crabs or swimming crabs. The mainland is vast and abundant, although the economy is a bit lacking, the delicious ingredients are really plentiful. Almost everything you can see in Hong Kong is a protected animal."

"Oh, I almost forgot if Uncle Jiang hadn't mentioned it. It's still the season for eating hairy crabs. I'll have someone buy some and airlift them over later."

After Su Yehao finished speaking, he originally wanted Linda Yun to take note, but then remembered that his secretary was off work.

Because it was eating snake, Linda Yun, like Jiang Yu, didn't dare to taste it. Her overtime was more selective. If it were another delicacy, she would probably come to join in the fun.

The dishes were served quickly.

In addition to the stir-fried snake with ginger and dried chili peppers, there was also roast goose with sausage rice, snake soup, and so on.

Master Jiang brought two bottles of 1980 Moutai, probably given to him by Su Yehao as a filial gesture. While drinking, Master Jiang said:

"A few days ago, while playing mahjong with friends, one of them asked me to co-invest and acquire land in his hometown of Xiamen to build residential buildings. The scale of the business is certainly not as big as you father and son, but I think this business is relatively stable. There's only one daughter in the family, and everything will be left to her in the future, so I want to invest in the name of Jiang Yu to set up a company and mortgage the shares of Hong Kong Hao Tourism and the outdoor night market in Casino, 1997. Good relations are good relations, but this kind of thing must be discussed with you first, so that we can be clear. What do you think?"

Su Yehao understood.

His old father-in-law probably saw an investment opportunity but was unable to act due to being short on funds. So, after looking around, he set his sights on the outdoor market he had given to Jiang Yu.

This was actually perfectly normal, and there was nothing wrong with the idea.

Master Jiang had been in the business world for so many years, so of course he understood the wonders of debt expansion.

Any businessman with even a little ambition generally wouldn't spend just one dollar to do one dollar's worth of work, but would instead think about how to turn that one dollar into two or three, to invest in more profitable businesses.

The outdoor market given to Jiang Yu had already been set up, with people flowing through it every day, and the business was booming, quickly becoming a must-visit attraction for tourists.

Leaving the market there would only generate rental income.

But if it was used as collateral for a loan, it could easily generate around 250 million Hong Kong dollars. Master Jiang could scrape together some more, and it would be about 500 million Hong Kong dollars in cash.

If this was brought to Xiamen to acquire land and build buildings, and leverage was added from the bank, it could create a building project worth at least one billion Hong Kong dollars, which could save many years of development time and skip the stage of capital accumulation.

Jiang Yu didn't have that kind of reckless ambition, and felt that collecting rent through the outdoor market in Casino, 1997 was already quite comfortable.

But her father, Master Jiang, previously had ambition but no opportunity. Now that he had finally seen the hope of a shortcut to rise, how could he easily let it go?

However.

Being able to give prior notice and explain that the investment would be made in Jiang Yu's name showed that Master Jiang had a high EQ and understood interpersonal relationships, avoiding the impact on the relationship between the two families for this matter, which would be a greater loss than gain.

To put it bluntly, it was simply optimizing asset allocation. The problem was that the outdoor market was a gift from Su Yehao to Jiang Yu, which made it necessary to communicate and give notice in advance.

Quickly understanding the key point, Su's father waved his wine glass:

"Old Jiang, I have to say a few words to you. We're family, why are you speaking like outsiders? The potential of the mainland real estate market is so great. It's just that I saw you were busy with the tourism business. If I had known you were interested in the real estate industry, I wouldn't have waited for you to mention it. I would have pulled you in to build buildings together long ago."

Su Yehao looked at Jiang Yu, who had a confused expression, clearly not understanding the situation, and probably didn't know about it in advance.

He said to Master Jiang with a smile:

"Xiamen is a very good place, but in terms of short-term explosive potential, I still recommend investing in several first-tier cities. Pengcheng is especially good. My dad and I are clear about the local connections, which makes things easier, and the population continues to pour in, so there's no risk of getting stuck with it. It's indeed a good business."

In fact, the best option for Master Jiang to raise this money would be to use it to buy stocks.

The problem is that not everyone is like Su Yehao himself, single-mindedly thinking about being lazy and saving trouble, and prefers to hold good stocks for the long term, preferably without using their brains.

For example, Master Jiang clearly wanted to develop his career, to have something to do, and the process was more interesting than simply investing in stocks.

Moreover, if he first invested in real estate and reaped a wave of real estate industry dividends, the accumulation of capital would not be slow, and he could use leverage to snowball, and it would not be too late to invest in other projects in the future.

At this moment, Su Yehao was only thinking that if Master Jiang really succeeded, Jiang Yu might become the richest among the several girls around him.

Master Jiang took a sip of white wine and said with a smile:

"Investing in Xiamen is just a preliminary plan. Switching to Pengcheng is completely fine. In fact, my friend is also very optimistic about the Hu city. I heard that many new skyscrapers are being built in Lujiazui, and the Global Financial Center, which was affected by the 1997 financial crisis, is also about to be rebuilt. Living there in the future is like living in Central, and the houses will be easy to sell."

After all, he was his old father-in-law, and he was usually very good to him. Su Yehao raised his glass and said, "Then I congratulate Uncle Jiang on his prosperous business in advance. I know the mainland real estate industry very well, and I'll help you choose a good plot of land when the time comes."

Clicking his tongue, Su's father chimed in, "That's right, Xiao Hao's eye for choosing land is really sharp. He hasn't missed yet, and without exception, they've all gone up."

"Hahaha, thank you for your kind words. The largest real estate developers in the country now are you father and son, and I will definitely learn more from you when the time comes."

Master Jiang was a little worried before, afraid that Su's father would overthink and feel that he was taking advantage.

At this moment, the big stone in his heart landed.

With a new career in sight, Master Jiang was naturally very happy...