Tao Liangchen

Chapter 36 Another Newspaper Headline

It's good to be young.

After waking up early the next morning, he felt nothing wrong except for a slight discomfort in his stomach.

After washing up and putting on his school uniform, Su Yehao checked his phone on the way downstairs and was surprised to find several missed calls from unknown numbers.

He assumed they were spam calls and didn't pay attention.

Yawning, he arrived at the dining room. His second and third mistresses, as well as his father, were already sitting down for breakfast. Jiang Yu was also there.

The nanny placed a bowl of seafood porridge in front of Su Yehao.

There were also several exquisite side dishes on the table, including mixed vegetables, steamed rice noodle rolls, and guo rou (Teochew meat rolls), which not only looked delicate but also tasted excellent.

His father was shaking a newspaper.

He glanced at his son and said with dissatisfaction, "Where did you go crazy last night? I heard you were with that Nangong girl? I've known her mother for many years, so don't embarrass me. Learn from Jiang Yu, come home early at night, and don't drink so much."

The second mistress also smiled and said, "Yes, you got so much money from Golden Fat, you must be overjoyed. You'd better save some."

Before Su Yehao could speak, his father continued, "What about the three million?"

"I deposited it in the bank and bought a fixed-term wealth management product, so I can't withdraw it for a while," Su Yehao said seriously while drinking his porridge.

This was the plan he had thought of yesterday. He never intended to hand it over from the beginning.

His father obviously didn't believe him, flipping through the newspaper and saying, "I'd be a fool to believe you. Anyway, your allowance for this year is gone, so plan carefully and save some! Also, Master Jiang and his wife have gone to Singapore recently, so Jiang Yu will continue to stay for a few days. You can't disturb her studies."

He looked at Jiang Yu. It seemed this girl had arrived last night, but he hadn't seen her.

Su Yehao nodded and changed the subject, asking, "Is our family... having difficulties in Singapore?"

He still remembered what happened before he got drunk yesterday, but after drinking too much, his memory was a bit hazy. He only remembered going on stage to sing and seeing Nangong Tian.

Because of his many past offenses, which had almost led to complete disappointment, his father currently had no intention of grooming Su Yehao as his successor, and he was even too lazy to talk about business matters, so he perfunctorily said, "There's a bit of trouble, but it's not a big problem. I'm working on a solution. Didn't you say you wanted to get into university on your own merit? Just study hard and don't think about those messy things. I've never seen you so concerned about the family business before."

"I've seen the light, and I want to get rich and start a business in the future."

It certainly wouldn't hurt to express his ambition appropriately.

If his old man was willing to help, Su Yehao believed that even with his limited abilities, he could achieve a comfortable level of wealth.

His father glanced at him, assuming that his son had been blinded by the three million and didn't take it to heart at all.

He casually opened another newspaper.

He saw a large headline on the second page of the *Casino Financial News*:

Even as his own father, he still felt that it would be difficult for his son to get together with that Zhao girl.

After all, there were rumors circulating that a feng shui master had once commented, saying, "The Zhao family has twin phoenixes, with flawless destinies. Obtaining one can bring mountains of gold and seas of silver." This saying was widely spread.

Especially among the wealthy, even some old wealthy families in Hong Kong and Singapore hoped to marry into the Zhao family, making them the most sought-after top daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law candidates.

But now... how did it turn around?

Looking at his precious son again, his father's eyes were strange as he pushed the newspaper in front of him and asked, "What exactly is going on?"

As soon as he saw the beginning, Su Yehao choked on his seafood porridge, covering his mouth and coughing.

His eyes widened in confusion, "What the heck? This is obviously a fabrication. I did say a few words to her yesterday, but it wasn't like this. Zhao Yimeng didn't chase after me at all!"

"I knew it, I knew she wouldn't be interested in you."

His father sighed again, and his initial expectations instantly vanished.

"???"

Su Yehao was dumbfounded, wondering if he was really that bad.

Even his own father looked down on him?

He had inexplicably suffered an unwarranted disaster early in the morning and was insulted, leaving him speechless.

Beside him, Jiang Yu ate quietly, the corners of her mouth curving upwards, revealing her thoughts.

Although she didn't know what had happened, seeing Su Yehao get the short end of the stick inexplicably made her feel relieved.

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The Su family was just chatting casually.

At the same time, near the Stanley Ho's mansion on Bishop Hill.

In the Zhao family's mansion, Zhao Yimeng almost exploded with anger after seeing this news!

She was already quite unhappy when she heard the rumors at school yesterday, and now she discovered that the news had even made it into the newspaper, writing about her confession being rejected.

Her reputation was tarnished by Su Yehao, and it was all over in one night.

She could already imagine how her classmates would spread the news, so it would be strange if Zhao Yimeng was happy.

Unable to eat breakfast, she said angrily, "He must have been talking nonsense. How am I supposed to face people in the future?"

Zhao Yimeng's parents were quite calm.

From their perspective, they felt that such news was clearly beneficial to stimulating the stock price today.

The couple had been busy recently with cashing out at a high price and reducing their company shares. What was wrong with earning more money?

Moreover, they had long felt that their daughter had been having too smooth of a life, and it would be good for her to encounter some small setbacks.

Zhao Yimeng's mother, Jin Yu, comforted her after hearing what happened yesterday, saying, "There are so many students at school, maybe someone heard the rumors and the newspaper just happened to find out. Our family is often in the news, both good and bad. You have to get used to it in advance and not get angry over every little thing. You should change your temper."

In fact, Zhao Yimeng had a cold personality, but she couldn't help getting riled up every time she encountered Su Yehao, that persistent pest.

There was no way around it.

She had been harassed by Su Yehao so often in the past that she had developed a conditioned reflex, and the negative impression was too deep.

Thinking of the rumors at school, Zhao Yimeng was depressed.

……

In an old building in a working-class neighborhood.

A paparazzi reporter named Song Zhe also happened to see this news in the *Casino Financial News*.

His salary wasn't high, but he liked to speculate in stocks, and reading the newspaper to understand the trends was a basic skill.

At this moment, he stared at Su Yehao's photo, surprised and saying, "Isn't this the kid who was singing last night?"

Song Zhe happened to be at the Soho Bar yesterday with his colleagues.

Looking at Su Yehao's name, he immediately remembered the scandal involving Linda Yun, which had been clarified but was still quite hot.

Song Zhe, who was worried about how to submit his article, suddenly realized that Su Yehao might be a potential stock. The two songs from last night were still echoing in his ears, and he seemed to have never heard them before.

After pondering it over, Song Zhe believed that it was worth digging deeper…