Chapter 458 Suffering is a blessing
The autumn sun falls on my face.

Su Mingzhe smiled with particular pride.

Then, Luo Yuzhu saw it and said unhappily:
"Are you gloating over someone else's misfortune?"

Luo Yuzhu likes to see her man being aloof and reserved.

Whenever Su Mingzhe acted frivolously and unserious, Luo Yuzhu felt embarrassed and uncomfortable.

"No, how could I gloat over someone else's misfortune? I'm happy that Xiaoyan is pregnant."

Su Mingzhe calmed down, and seeing that his woman was unhappy, he quickly changed the subject:

"Xiaoyan is pregnant now. As her elder sister, what gift are you going to give her?"

"Just like getting married, give me a big red envelope."

When Luo Yuzhu's cousin got married, she gave a big red envelope of 88,000 yuan, which shocked the relatives and friends of the Wu family at the time. It also allowed Luo Yuyan to hold her head high after entering the Wu family, and not be called a person from a small place by her in-laws.

"Wife, having a child is different from getting married."

Su Mingzhe frowned and said seriously:

"Giving red envelopes at a wedding is normal. But when a child is born, in addition to red envelopes, you also have to give gifts for congratulations."

"What gift?"

No one taught Luo Yuzhu this knowledge since she was a child. She has been living with Su Mingzhe for these years and has rarely given gifts to others.

In her mind, when there is a wedding or funeral in other people's families, she just needs to give a gift.

At most, it depends on the person, giving more to those close to you and less to those farther away.

"Xiaoyan is in Yanjing, and you are the only cousin who can be considered as her family. Not only do you have to give her a big red envelope, you also have to give her a gift."

Su Mingzhe gave her some basic knowledge about northern etiquette.

Luo Yuzhu understood what the man meant:
"Su Mingzhe, what you mean is that when Xiaoyan gives birth to the baby, the red envelope and gifts will be bigger than when we got married, right?"

"That's what I mean. Not only must the red envelope and gift be big, but they must also be big enough to impress the whole audience. Only then can it be considered respectable."

Su Mingzhe is so charming when he looks serious.

Luo Yuzhu was moved by the man's words:

"So what do you want to give me?"

Su Mingzhe saw that the woman was also moved, so he spoke:

"I heard that a new building is going to be opened in Wangfujing and the land is being tendered. Why don't we buy a piece of land and give two shops to my nephew? What do you think?"

"I think you are looking for trouble. You only gave a red envelope of 88,000 yuan when you got married. Now that Xiaoyan is pregnant, you gave her two shops worth millions. What do you think of her? It's true that Xiaoyan is my sister, but she is just my cousin. Why should you give her two shops?"

Luo Yuzhu just doesn't understand etiquette, but she has a thorough understanding of human nature.

Over the years, as the couple has been living together, as long as Su Mingzhe laughs, she knows what the man had for breakfast.

So, when Su Mingzhe mentioned what shop he wanted to give as a gift, Luo Yuzhu immediately suspected that the man had some unspeakable secret.

"Two shops only cost a few million, and we don't lack this little money."

Su Mingzhe wanted to persuade the woman, but was interrupted by her hand: "Don't try to fool me. Let me ask you, you just said that there is a land tender in Wangfujing. You stay in the company every day. How did you know?"

Su Mingzhe didn't expect Luo Yuzhu to be so observant, so he laughed and explained:
"Didn't you register a construction company when you built the Jinlong Supermarket? Now they're bidding for the land, and they've sent me an invitation letter. The land is worth more than 300 million yuan, and the total investment is about 1.2 billion yuan. I think the price will increase several times in a short time, so we've found a bargain."

Luo Yuzhu listened to the man's explanation and heard that it was only 1.2 billion. She was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but then she realized that the man was asking her for money:

"Since it's only 1.2 billion, you can't even take it out now? Where's your company's funds?"

"I have money, but it's all liquid funds and cannot be embezzled for the time being. So, I want to ask you if you want to take a share. If you are willing, it will be counted as a share of Mingzhu and Yuzhu's."

"Half for each family."

Luo Yuzhu is also very interested in the land in Wangfujing.

After all, the prosperity of Wangfujing is something that everyone can see.

As long as this building is built, its value will appreciate immediately.

As for giving two shops as gifts to her cousin Luo Yuyan, in Luo Yuzhu's eyes, it was a trivial matter.

Su Mingzhe is very decisive in doing things.

The next day, Luo Yuzhu transferred the money, and Su Mingzhe immediately submitted an application for land contracting and construction to the government.

In less than half a month, Mingzhu Technology and Yuzhu Wine Industry got the land.

When Luo Yuzhu saw the contract the man brought home, she didn't take it seriously at first. But when she searched the name of the construction company and the time of its registration online, her expression suddenly changed:

"Su Mingzhe, come here, what is going on?"

"What's going on?"

Su Mingzhe had just returned home and was playing with his two twin sons when he was yelled at by his woman. He lowered his head and sniffed himself, but there was no smell of woman's perfume.

What's wrong with my wife?

"What's going on with this 'Four Elephants Construction Company'?"

Luo Yuzhu pointed at the name of the construction company on the contract with an unfriendly look.

"What's going on? Isn't this the construction company that was registered when the Jinlong Supermarket was built?"

Su Mingzhe looked like a woman making a fuss, but her heart skipped a beat.

A wise man will make a mistake every time he thinks.

I forgot to tell the woman the details of this construction company.

"The construction company is fine, but why does this company also have a cement factory, a shipyard, a transportation company, and a steel and aluminum factory?"

Luo Yuzhu pointed at the dozen or so branches under the Sixiang Company, and was furious:

"Su Mingzhe, tell me the truth, what's going on with these branches?"

"Didn't I tell you? This construction company was registered just to build Jinlong Supermarkets. Just think about it, if we build more than 300 Jinlong Supermarkets at once, the cement, sand, steel bars, and aluminum materials we need must be countless. I thought that instead of letting others make the money, it would be better for us to acquire a few companies ourselves. In this way, we can expand the scale of the company and save capital."

Su Mingzhe's explanation does sound like that.

However, Luo Yuzhu was such a smart woman that she sneered:
"Su Mingzhe, do you know that when you lie, your eyes are either erratic or very rigid, pretending to be innocent. There must be something you are hiding from me. Are you going to tell me or not?"

After hearing what the woman said, Su Mingzhe could only smile bitterly:
"Wife, I really didn't hide anything from you. Let's put it this way, if there is anything you don't understand, go back to the company tomorrow and ask the president of Sixiang Construction. Let him answer your questions and see if I have lied." Luo Yuzhu looked at the man's serious expression and stopped asking.

However, this does not mean that Luo Yuzhu has really let it go.

On the second day.

Luo Yuzhu went to the "Sixiang Construction Company" to inspect the work.

This check doesn't matter.

The four companies under Su Mingzhe's name, Mingzhu Technology, Jinlong Supermarket, Weilong Communications, and Overlord Games, are all frantically injecting capital into Sixiang Construction Company.

This company, which was registered only one year ago, already has funds of more than 30 billion.

At the same time, it owns more than 700 pieces of land in nearly 200 cities across the country.

Luo Yuzhu felt a headache after seeing this.

What on earth do I, a man, want to do?

Su Mingzhe soon found out that Luo Yuzhu went to Sixiang Construction Company to check the accounts.

However, after checking the account book, Luo Yuzhu did not come to find Su Mingzhe.

Since the woman didn't come to see him, Su Mingzhe was happy to pretend to be confused.

In the blink of an eye, 87 years have passed.

Since 88, price fluctuations have become increasingly severe.

At this critical juncture, if Su Mingzhe sold these materials quietly, he could at least make tens of billions.

However, Su Mingzhe not only did not make the money, but instead took the initiative to use all these materials to sign government purchase orders.

The value of these contracts exceeds 10 billion.

Logically speaking, Su Mingzhe should have suffered a huge loss.

However, this wave of so-called heavy losses also successfully allowed Su Mingzhe to obtain purchase orders for the next three or even five years.

With these long-term cooperation purchase orders, the several companies under Su Mingzhe's name have finally entered the real fast lane.

Time flies, years pass by.

The autumn rain of 92 fell, and the people were desolate.

Luo Si finally came out.

Luo Si was originally going to be in prison for fifteen years, but because of his "good behavior", his sentence was reduced several times. Now, just after ten years, he has been released.

Luo Tianbao, who was already a college student, took a day off and rushed over to greet his biological father.

Seeing the gray-haired Luo Si go out, Luo Tianbao walked over quickly with an umbrella:
"Dad, give me your luggage. I'll carry it for you."

Compared with his elder sister, Luo Tianbao is not stupid, but he has a kind and honest character.

During the ten years that Luo Si spent in the kiln, Luo Tianbao would take time every month to visit him and bring him some daily necessities.

Su Mingzhe and Luo Yuzhu were so heartbroken that they never came once.

"Your sister didn't come?"

Luo Si looked at the intersection. Apart from a minivan, there was no sign of his daughter and son-in-law.

Thinking back to the newspaper news I read inside, Mingzhu Technology and Yuzhu Technology have become household names among large corporate groups.

But it was he who brought death upon his daughter and son-in-law.

Even after I was released from prison, they were unwilling to come and see me.

Luo Si felt indescribably depressed.

"Dad, please come home with me first."

Luo Tianbao didn't know how to comfort his biological father.

After all, Luo Si's current fate is what he deserves.

"Go home? Which home?"

When Luo Si heard the word "go home", he was moved.

Seeing this, Luo Tianbao hurriedly explained.

He took the college entrance examination this year and did quite well, so he can choose from any of the prestigious universities.

However, he had admired Su Mingzhe since he was a child, so when filling out his application form, he chose Shuimu University without hesitation.

For this, Su Mingzhe and Luo Yuzhu rewarded Luo Tianbao with a courtyard house.

Luo Tianbao has not lived there yet because he is busy with school.

But knowing that Luo Si was about to come out, he specially asked someone to clean up.

Luo Si followed his son back home and took a bath with pomelo leaves.

For this dinner, Luo Tianbao asked a nearby hotel to deliver takeout.

For two people, six dishes and two soups is considered a very rich meal.

After Luo Si had eaten and drunk his fill, he lay down on the soft bed and soon fell asleep.

At six o'clock in the morning, Luo Si woke up on time and wanted to get up and do morning exercises.

After getting out of bed, I remembered that I had already left the kiln.

After finally coming to his senses, Luo Si washed up and went to the kitchen.

Luo Tianbao came back from outside with breakfast.

Although this new house has all kinds of kitchen utensils, Luo Tianbao has never used them.

If you want to eat something, you need to go out and buy it now.

After the father and son had dinner, Luo Tianbao left a few hundred yuan in pocket money for his father and a mobile phone, then hurried back to school for class.

Luo Si washed the dishes, changed into new clothes prepared by his son, and then slowly went out.

(End of this chapter)