Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?
Chapter 155 - 154: Comparatively Conservative Thinking

Chapter 155: Chapter 154: Comparatively Conservative Thinking

"You kid, keeping secrets from grandpa?"

Elder Su smiled, but he didn’t insist that Su Mu had to tell him the answer.

"Grandpa, you’ve been sitting for quite a while, aren’t you bored?"

"How about I find you a dance partner to dance with?"

The banquet tonight was rather casual, some people were dancing, and a few young people had even asked the hotel staff to bring sound equipment so they could sing karaoke in a corner of the hall.

Su Mu felt that it wasn’t much fun for his grandfather to just sit around like that.

He thought it was time for his grandfather to get up and move his bones.

"Let’s skip the dancing, I’m too old for that, and I don’t like it," said Elder Su, steeped in conservative thinking that could be traced back to royal roots.

He didn’t like the hugging and embracing that came with dancing.

For Elder Su, the only person he was going to hold in his arms in this life was his spouse.

"Xiao Mu, you go have fun, you don’t need to keep this old man company," he said.

"It’s fine, Grandpa, I don’t like dancing either," Su Mu replied sincerely.

He was telling the truth.

If it hadn’t been to help Jiang Xinxuan out of a bind, Su Mu probably would never have thought to check in at a club.

Even after acquiring Champion Dance Skills, Su Mu had only danced once with his girlfriend and once with his mother.

And he made it clear that those two rare instances were not motivated by enjoyment.

Both had reasons behind them.

"Xiao Mu, did Uncle Li give you any trouble when he was looking for you just now?"

Li Yaoming had informed Elder Su of his purpose for coming this time.

Elder Su initially refused.

But Li Yaoming was persistent and wanted to speak with Su Mu personally.

It was only out of consideration for an old friend that Elder Su had agreed to Li Yaoming’s request.

Elder Su was concerned that the seniority of Uncle Li might put Xiao Mu in a tough spot, which is why he asked with concern.

"No, Grandpa, I’ve already made things clear to Uncle Li," Su Mu said.

"Uncle Li asked me to tell you that he’s heading back."

Su Mu didn’t go into details; he kept it brief.

Due to the friendship between Grandpa and Elder Li, Su Mu didn’t want his grandpa to feel uncomfortable.

"Good, Xiao Mu, don’t compromise yourself, and I don’t like that girl Li Feiyu either," said Elder Su.

"Grandpa, when have I ever let myself be wronged?" Su Mu joked, visibly relieved by his grandfather’s open-minded attitude.

"That’s true, I’m just worrying over nothing," chuckled Elder Su.

"Hahaha..."

The grandfather and grandson duo didn’t let the matter with Li Feiyu become a concern and instead laughed about it, quite in sync with each other.

"Dad, Xiao Mu, what’s so funny?"

"Hello, Elder Su," greeted Bai Xiuping as she and Huang Yuqin approached.

Xiuping was curious due to the laughter she heard from Su Mu and Elder Su that hadn’t quite subsided.

What was it that made the grandfather and grandson so happy?

They seemed very cheerful.

"It’s nothing, Mom, Aunt Qin, please have a seat," said Su Mu, rising to allow the two elegant ladies to sit.

"Xiao Mu, why are you cooped up here as a young person?"

"Young people should have their own world. Go over there and join Yao Yao and the others for some singing," suggested Aunt Qin, who seemingly hadn’t given up on the idea of matching Su Mu with He Qiya.

Su Mu glanced in the direction Aunt Qin was pointing.

Indeed, most of the young people attending the banquet tonight had gathered there.

Yet, the Ice Mountain Beauty remained distinctly unique among the crowd.

It was evident that although He Qiya was there, she didn’t engage with anyone.

She just sat quietly by herself, radiating an aura that said ’keep away from me’.

A few young men who seemed unaware of He Qiya’s reputation as the Ice Mountain Beauty approached her eagerly, saying something.

Regrettably, He Qiya did not even grant them a glance.

Su Mu felt it was strange, shouldn’t He Qiya, despite her coldness, not act like this?

At the very least, people would take the initiative to apologize to her, wouldn’t they?

Now, He Qiya looked like a lonely little princess, aloof and yet deeply isolated.

"Xiao Mu, come and join us for some fun, your grandfather has us for company here,"

Bai Xiuping also noticed He Qiya’s "unique trait".

Actually, before the banquet started, Huang Yuqin had made a point of arriving at the banquet hall early.

She sought out her good friend Bai Xiuping for a chat.

It was then that Bai Xiuping realized that He Qiya’s cold demeanor wasn’t the result of a child growing up and developing her own personality.

"Xiuping, Yao Yao wasn’t like this when she was little; you know that,"

"Blame my vanity back then for thinking it sounded prestigious to send children abroad just because many others did."

"I thought that having Yao Yao get a ’gold-plating’ overseas would greatly help her, whether it was for getting married or taking over the family business later."

"That’s why I made the tough decision to send Yao Yao abroad to study all by herself."

Facing her good friend, Huang Yuqin shared her heartache.

Before going abroad, He Qiya was an extroverted, carefree young girl.

But after several years of studying overseas, Huang Yuqin and her husband noticed their daughter had changed.

He Qiya had become introverted, hardly spoke to anyone.

In the first year, Huang Yuqin didn’t take it to heart.

She thought it was just her daughter adjusting to a strange environment, feeling the pressure.

After all, it was indeed not easy for a young girl to be alone in an unfamiliar place.

Although there was no need to worry about He Qiya’s living conditions—Huang Yuqin provided ample financial support—

Being alone in a foreign land, without parents nearby, would naturally make one feel helpless.

More importantly, He Qiya had been reluctant to go abroad from the start.

Back home, He Qiya’s academic performance was also outstanding.

He Qiya did not believe that education abroad was necessarily superior to that in her home country.

Moreover, all of He Qiya’s friends were in her home country, and she didn’t want to leave them behind all at once.

Driven by the mentality that parents only want what’s best for their children, Huang Yuqin was adamant and sent He Qiya overseas.

By the time Huang Yuqin and He Yuguang realized the severity of He Qiya’s issues, it was too late.

Fortunately, at that time, He Qiya was close to graduation.

Huang Yuqin thought that things might take a turn for the better once Yao Yao graduated and returned home.

Regrettably, it was not as simple as she had imagined.

After returning home, He Qiya still did not wish to interact with people.

It could be said that aside from Huang Yuqin and He Yuguang, even her old friends were people He Qiya no longer wished to contact.

Seeing her daughter like this, Huang Yuqin’s heart was breaking.

Noticing that He Qiya was getting older and reaching the age for romance, Huang Yuqin thought,

perhaps falling in love might change her daughter’s personality.

He Qiya was not inherently cold-hearted, was she?

With the He Family’s heritage, coupled with He Qiya being a great beauty,

there were indeed many men who were willing to enter a relationship with her.

Unfortunately, He Qiya did not take a fancy to any of them.