Chapter 173 The Family

It was a little after five in the evening.

The upmarket Shangfengshangshui residential area, located halfway up the mountain.

Master Jiang drove home in his newly bought Bentley Azure convertible, carefree and relaxed.

As he opened the door, he saw his daughter, Jiang Yu, watching TV. He asked, puzzled, "Why are you back too?"

"???"

Confused, Jiang Yu was bewildered. "Isn't this my home? Where else would I be if not here?"

Master Jiang said unhappily:

"Go out for dinner, go on a date, anything is better than just sitting at home like an idiot. Your mother and I don't care about you and Xiao Hao's relationship, but why don't you seize the opportunity a bit more? Haven't you noticed that kid is becoming more and more successful? If you don't lay a solid foundation now, you'll have something to cry about later. You should learn more from your mother; look at me, even when friends invite me out for drinks, I refuse."

"......?"

Jiang Yu was helpless with a father like this. She calmly said:

"I've been busy all day at the company. Some of the trainees are really stupid; they dance like puppets. I've already learned it, but they still can't. At this rate, I don't know when they'll be qualified. A-Hao has been swamped with the Kai Tak Airport matter recently, and he also has to manufacture personal computers and care about investments. How could he possibly spend all day with me?"

Master Jiang had been walking with a spring in his step lately. Ever since he realized he no longer needed to worry about Jiang Yu's future, he switched to Cohiba cigars, genuine Cuban ones, costing twenty-five thousand yuan for a box of twenty-five.

He also replaced his Bentley convertible with a high-spec version worth over a hundred thousand pounds without a second thought.

Their family's circumstances weren't bad to begin with, but with Jiang Yu's future settled, Master Jiang was even more willing to spend money. Unlike some people who live off their savings, he actually earned quite a bit on a regular basis.

Back then, Master Jiang invested seven or eight million Hong Kong dollars in the Ganghao Tourism Group. Now, its value has increased four or five times. As it became the leading company in the Hong Kong City tourism industry, and just happened to catch the wave of the tourism boom, money poured in, making their life even better.

He sat down next to Jiang Yu.

Master Jiang thought for a moment and said:

"That's true, I'm so busy just managing one company, Xiao Hao's business must be even more crazy. I was just chatting with an old friend today about the Kai Tak Digital Port, and he also thinks that land has a great future. Don't be childish and cause trouble for him... What's for dinner tonight? Isn't Xian-jie home?"

Very displeased with her father's bias, Jiang Yu said weakly:

"Xian-jie went out to buy oxtongue. She said there was a problem with the washing machine and it cost over two hundred yuan to have someone fix it this afternoon. I've already given her the money. If you want to eat something specific, call her now, she should still be out shopping."

"Oh, braised oxtongue is great, and some poached chicken would be perfect..."

Xian-jie was a nanny hired by Master Jiang, in her forties, who worked during the day and didn't live in.

Compared to the Filipino maids popular among the middle class, hiring a local was more expensive, but both her cooking and her work ethic were much better.

Soon.

After Xian-jie bought the cooked food and helped serve the rice and soup, Jiang Yu's mother happened to come over.

Jiang Yu saw her and asked in surprise, "Oh, it's a weekday today, Mom, why are you free to come see us? It's perfect for eating together, Xian-jie, please serve another bowl..."

"If I didn't come, your father and daughter would have forgotten about me, right? It's so cold and boring at home every day, so I submitted an application and changed jobs. I'm working as the CFO at Sihai Building Materials, and the work location is in the Sihai International Building in Central."

Originally, her mother worked at the Sihai International Group headquarters. As her husband and daughter both came to Hong Kong City to develop, leaving her alone working in Casino.

It was okay for a short time, but as time went on, she inevitably felt bored.

Master Jiang asked, "Wouldn't that be a demotion? The deputy director of the head office is more impressive than the director of a subsidiary. Currently, the real estate business ranks first, construction ranks second, and Sihai Building Materials is only third."

"Don't you want me to transfer over?"

His wife glared at him, and Master Jiang immediately laughed awkwardly, "How could that be? I'm just asking."

"This is a demotion that I applied for myself, mainly to continue finding something to do. A salary of four or five hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars a year isn't something I particularly care about anymore..."

After Jiang Yu's mother finished speaking, she put down her handbag and sat down to eat.

One thing led to another.

The topic once again shifted to Su Yehao.

When Jiang Yu heard her mother asking about his recent situation, she answered while biting her chopsticks, "He's doing great, whether it's work or other things, everything is particularly good. The only trouble is the thesis, because he's busy with company matters, he sometimes doesn't have time to go to class."

Her mother continued to ask, "So Xiao Hao invested so much money and easily gave you the shares?"

"...More or less. He owns 60 percent of the shares, and I have 20 percent."

As for where the remaining 20 percent of the shares went, of course, they were in Xiao Nizi's hands. Jiang Yu felt a little embarrassed. The thought that her mother would be living here permanently from now on made her feel like she couldn't stay at home for long.

Fortunately, Master Jiang suddenly interrupted and said:

"Oh, that's right, daughter, why don't you call Xiao Hao out tonight? How about we all go sing karaoke together?"

"The three of us, plus him?" Jiang Yu asked.

"Yes, a friend of mine just opened a new store in Lan Kwai Fong, and I haven't used the recharge card he gave me yet, it has ten thousand dollars in it. He wants me to find some mainland customers, but the consumption in Lan Kwai Fong is so high, wouldn't that be like sending people to their door to be slaughtered? I can't do that kind of son-of-a-bitch thing."

Eating oxtongue and drinking iced lemon tea, Master Jiang continued, "I also happen to want to chat with Xiao Hao about business. I've got my eye on a hotel and I'm planning to find a way to acquire it."

……

That night, a little after eight o'clock.

Su Yehao didn't bring Nangong Tian, who was full of resentment, and went to Lan Kwai Fong alone to sing karaoke with Jiang Yu and her parents.

During this time.

Jiang Yu took advantage of the opportunity to go out and buy snacks, found a chance, and said apologetically:

"I didn't want to call you over originally, but my parents are both here, and my dad even said he wanted to talk to you about business matters. You don't need to take care of me, if you don't feel comfortable, just refuse."

Su Yehao smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm going to Peng City tomorrow to inspect a project. The project is quite important, and I might spend three to five days there. I was planning to make time to see you before I left anyway. Did your dad mention to you what business he wants to talk to me about?"

After thinking for a moment, Jiang Yu said, "He's planning to acquire another hotel. There aren't enough rooms because there are too many tourists, and the summer peak season is coming soon. The hotel is near the land you bought, called Kai Tak... what was it?"

"Could it be the Regal Kai Tak Hotel, the airport hotel that's now renamed Regal Oriental?"

As soon as Su Yehao finished speaking.

Jiang Yu immediately nodded and said, "Ah, yes, yes, yes! That's the hotel. He said he trusts your judgment, investing in a hotel is also investing in real estate."

After listening, he said calmly:

"If it's that hotel, then there's no problem. Anyway, the acquisition price isn't high, the room rates shouldn't be too expensive, and it still has a very promising future."

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