Tao Liangchen

Chapter 298 Gathering of the Elite Families

  It wasn't easy to divert Nangong Tian's attention.

  Jiang Yu quickly came over, admiring the surrounding decorations, and even pulled the little girl along, saying she wanted to see the bride's other wedding dress, as well as the mountains of betrothal gifts and dowry, chattering excitedly.

  Seeing this, Su Yehao's face almost turned green, and he was speechless.

  Headache...

  After a while.

  His mother came over, carrying a limited-edition Hermès Birkin bag made of crocodile skin, with a string of blue diamond necklaces around her neck, forming a three-piece set with blue diamond earrings and bracelets.

  Looking at the main diamond, which was even bigger than a pigeon egg, it would be difficult to get it for less than eight million Hong Kong dollars. Considering that buying it in the name of the company could not only offset taxes but also preserve and increase its value, Su Yehao only felt that this set of jewelry was amazing.

  What he thought was not worth it were those ordinary small diamonds that sold for high prices.

  And these top-quality natural fancy colored diamonds that only high-end players can afford are too rare. They already belong to collectibles and works of art, and there are many potential buyers, so they cannot be generalized.

  Tang's mother looked around and asked curiously, "I just saw the Nangong family's little girl with you. Where is she?"

  "She went to see the dowry with Jiang Yu."

  Su Yehao said helplessly, and continued, "I regret it a bit. I shouldn't have come today. Nangong just said she likes this kind of wedding. This kind of occasion is simply poisonous."

  Tang's mother pondered for a moment and immediately guessed why her son said he shouldn't have come.

  She smiled and said, "There are weddings every day. It's impossible not to let her see them. Some troubles always have to be faced in the end. It's your fault for being so amorous."

  Speaking to his mother, there were not so many worries, and he didn't have to worry about her siding with outsiders.

  Su Yehao spread his hands and said:

  "Anyway, I've made up my mind that I probably won't get officially married in this lifetime. Going to a church in Las Vegas to let her wear a wedding dress and have fun, I can consider that. It's not good to choose to marry anyone. If I'm photographed shopping with other women after marriage, and the photos are in the newspaper, I'll easily get scolded. Don't expect to get back the money you give as wedding gifts."

  "You're still young now. Maybe you'll have another idea in the future. But if you really don't get married, I should consider throwing a big birthday party when I turn fifty. Giving out millions of dollars in gifts little by little, I always have to find a reason to get it back."

  There are many relatives and friends. Giving tens of thousands here and tens of thousands there, there are constant things happening all day long.

  Just like when the restaurant near the Ruins of St. Paul's opened, many people gave Su Yehao money. It's normal to give millions of dollars in gifts little by little.

  Su Yehao smiled and said, "Tell me in advance what you want when you turn fifty."

  "As long as you are safe and healthy, I am already thankful. I know you have money now, but I have always been a little worried. If money comes too easily, you must also have the ability to keep it."

  Seeing his mother starting to lecture again, Su Yehao instantly lost his temper, decisively changed the subject, and asked, "I know, I know, Mom, your jewelry is so beautiful. How much did it cost?"

  "This set was given to me by your dad. It was custom-made from Cartier in 1988. It seems to have cost more than a million US dollars. I originally planned to give it to my daughter-in-law as a family heirloom. You don't plan to get married, so you disrupted my plan. Getting older day by day, diamonds are already a bit unsuitable for me. Some friends have already become grandmothers, and they wear a simple pearl necklace when they go out. Time really flies..."

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  Led by his mother, he met many famous figures in Hong Kong.

  For example, the owner behind the Peninsula Hotel, the head of the Kadoorie family, who almost monopolized Hong Kong's electricity industry.

  This family is relatively low-key, but most people in Hong Kong know it. You can see the shadow of this family in all aspects of life. They came to Asia to develop as early as the last century. At the beginning of this century, they spent millions of taels of silver to build residences in Shanghai. Today, they are still one of the wealthiest families in Hong Kong.

  In addition, there was the second son of the Li family, standing beside the groom as a groomsman, and other Hong Kong tycoons also participated.

  Su Yehao rarely interacted with them usually. Today, looking at the bosses of several major real estate developers, he suddenly realized that there was still a big gap between them, and their strengths were obviously not on the same level.

  Listening to his mother's introduction, the people Su Yehao cared about were the families behind the shipping magnate, the Li family of Cheung Kong and Hutchison Whampoa, the Kwok family of Sun Hung Kai, and the Chow family of Chow Tai Fook Jewellery and New World Development.

  The gap in net worth is actually not that big, but at their level, it's not just personal wealth that needs to be compared.

  Some people control the right to speak in giant companies through partial shares. Their net worth may only be around 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, but they manage assets worth hundreds of billions or even trillions, and their influence is undoubtedly far greater than the current Su family and Tang family.

  Faced with the so-called "four major families" ranked by others, Su Yehao had to admire them.

  His parents combined can barely be considered to have reached the threshold of a first-class wealthy family, but they are somewhat lacking in foundation and strength. Not only are they not as good as the four major families, but they are also somewhat behind compared to some old-fashioned first-class wealthy families.

  Of course.

  Su Yehao was just thinking about it idly.

  With his foundation here, he doesn't have to envy others at all. It shouldn't be long before he can achieve a turnaround and let these old wealthy people watch his taillights, sighing, "The waves behind drive on those before."

  Acting for the occasion, his smile was stiff as he was led around by his mother to meet the elders.

  It wasn't until the emcee started speaking that Su Yehao found the little girl and sat down at a VIP table near the front.

  Probably worried about the diners' dietary restrictions, the menu listed detailed ingredients for each dish. Fish maw, bird's nest, and sea cucumber were standard, and there were also Australian lobster, turtle, abalone, pigeon, suckling pig, etc. The price per table was thirty-nine thousand.

  He belatedly realized why the head of the Kadoorie family he had met before was so happy today.

  This wedding has a total of more than 300 tables, taking up seven banquet halls. Only the main hall can see the wedding scene. Other guests can only eat. After the Peninsula Hotel finishes this business, the profit is enough to exchange for a new Rolls-Royce.

  Judging from the expenses, it is estimated that the betrothal gifts are not enough, and it is likely to lose money.

  Finding another reason to refuse to get married, Su Yehao was looking forward to the start of the banquet and daydreaming. At the same time, he was thinking that when he had some spare money, he would open a hotel better than the Peninsula, not for how much money he could earn, but mainly for the grandeur.

  The emcee's speech sounded like an old woman's foot binding. Su Yehao was stunned for more than twenty minutes before finally getting through all the links.

  When the dishes were brought to the table, he perked up, poured a glass of genuine Lafite, and drank with his mother's acquaintances at the table.

  The process was similar to the weddings he had attended before, toasting, stuffing red envelopes, nothing was missing.

  Not long after he was full, a stranger stopped Su Yehao and introduced himself as an investment banking manager at HSBC, wanting to take the opportunity to chat with him.

  As soon as he heard the person's workplace, Su Yehao immediately lost interest.

  He waved his hand and left directly, afraid that he would wake up one day and both his people and his money would be gone...