Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?
Chapter 160 - 159 Very Enlightened

Chapter 160: Chapter 159 Very Enlightened

"Grandfather, maintaining a bit of mystery is more fun, isn’t it? If everything’s laid bare, what’s left to enjoy?"

He hadn’t had the chance to tell the elder yesterday.

Su Mu thought that since the news would be out today anyway, he might as well tease Elder Su’s appetite.

It wouldn’t hurt the old man to wait a little longer.

Uncertain of when exactly the news would break, Su Mu glanced at the blazing sun overhead.

He figured he might as well return to his room and wait.

Just as he was about to get up and excuse himself from his grandfather, Su Mu hadn’t even managed to lift his rear off the seat when he was stopped by a clamorous voice, interrupting his intended sequence of movements.

"Old Master, young master, big news, huge news!"

Ah Fook came running over with a tablet in hand.

Indeed, running.

Su Mu felt that even the usually composed Ah Fook seemed different this time.

"What news has got you so worked up?"

Ah Fook was known to always be at Elder Su’s side.

Elder Su couldn’t recall a time in the past few decades when he had seen Ah Fook lose his composure like this.

Elder Su grew curious, what kind of news could excite Ah Fook to such an extent?

Could it be related to the Su Family Group?

That seemed unlikely; when Elder Su watched the news this morning, the media were all praising the Su Family Group.

Not much time had passed since then; there shouldn’t be any sudden incidents.

Besides, if there was any emergency with the Su Family Group, Ruizhi would have called to inform Elder Su.

The way Ah Fook looked, it seemed he had come across some major news online, and the tablet he was holding was the best evidence of that.

Elder Su dismissed the possibility that the news was related to the Su Family Group.

"Old Master, young master, it’s just been announced that Huadong City’s Line 5 subway application has been approved."

Out of excitement, Ah Fook’s voice was louder than usual.

"What else?"

Elder Su knew that the mere approval of a subway line application wouldn’t excite Ah Fook to this extent.

After all, it was merely good news for Huadong City and didn’t have a direct relevance to the Su Family.

"Old Master, I forgot to mention the most important part."

Ah Fook scratched his head, looking a tad embarrassed.

This was the first time Su Mu had seen such an expression on Ah Fook, and he couldn’t help but smile amusingly.

Su Mu understood clearly what could excite Ah Fook so much.

It was definitely related to the plot of land he had purchased.

With the approval of Line 5, the relevant matter was the construction area for the subway line.

According to the information provided by the system, this was announced alongside the application approval.

Indeed,

"Old Master, the construction area for Line 5 is exactly where Xiao Mu purchased that plot of land."

Since that area had always been undeveloped and considering its geographic location,

it was the connecting region between Huadong City and Wudong City.

The authorities had directly designated the construction site for Line 5 within the area of the land Su Mu had acquired.

Although Su Mu had bought a large plot of land, other areas were still vacant.

Compared to the entire subway construction, the land Su Mu had wasn’t an obstacle.

It would merely become the central location of the future subway economic development zone.

From a construction cost perspective, this was also a very favorable point.

The authorities in Huadong City directly disclosed the construction area when announcing the news about the No. 5 subway.

It was impossible for Elder Su not to be surprised at what Ah Fook had said.

Elder Su would not believe that Xiao Mu got the news from anywhere.

To prevent certain people from exploiting loopholes, such information was absolutely confidential.

Moreover, even if someone wanted to leak it, it was impossible.

The decision had just been made by the higher-ups.

Even if someone had the intention to leak it, they had no way to get hold of such information.

"Xiao Mu, is there anything you want to tell Grandpa?"

Elder Su merely turned his head and asked Su Mu.

Elder Su remembered that it was last Thursday afternoon that Xiao Mu had hurriedly had Ah Fook purchase that plot of land.

He did not even consider haggling over the price; he just signed the contract and paid in full, completing all the procedures.

Latter, when Elder Su heard Ah Fook’s report, he felt that Xiao Mu was a bit too hasty.

Elder Su thought that there was no competitive pressure for such undeveloped areas.

If Xiao Mu could have been patient and waited a few days, the price could have been pushed down considerably.

But since it was his grandson’s first foray into real estate investment, and Su Mu went on a trip the next day,

Elder Su did not bring up the matter.

Elder Su thought that the tricks of the trade on the business field were not to be rushed.

After all, it would be at least a few more years before Su Mu took over the Su Family Group, so there was no rush to teach him.

However, the news that came out today made Elder Su think he might have underestimated his grandson.

If Xiao Mu had delayed because of a slight price difference, the contract for that land would probably still not be signed by now.

With today’s news out, not to mention whether the contract could still be signed, even the price would have to be renegotiated.

Now looking at Su Mu, Elder Su felt that his grandson had a very unique vision.

Previously in the stock market, Xiao Mu had already shown a bit of flair.

The purchase of this plot of land let Elder Su believe his grandson was an exceptionally rare business prodigy.

Elder Su even felt that if the Su Family Group were handed over to Su Mu in the future, the outlook would be bright.

Elder Su estimated that by then, it wouldn’t be a problem for the Su Family Group to increase its scale several-fold.

If Xiao Mu was willing to talk, Elder Su naturally wanted to understand more about his grandson’s thoughts.

Su Mu knew that his grandfather was not forcing him.

The meaning of his grandfather was simple: if he was willing to talk, his grandfather would certainly be very happy to listen.

If he didn’t want to talk, the grandfather wouldn’t ask further.

Su Mu thought that although his grandfather was born into the royal family, he was still very open-minded.

"Grandpa, actually, I just heard about Huadong City’s application for the construction of the No. 5 subway," Su Mu said.

"Later, when I was idle, I studied the map of Huadong City."

"I figured that such a large project as constructing No. 5 subway wouldn’t be in the city center because the cost would be too high and the previous four subways were already saturated."

"Also, with the recent advocacy for mutual economic stimulation between cities, I thought of Wudong City, which is adjacent to Huadong City."

"On the map of Huadong City, only this area could meet both of these conditions."

"I just proceeded with a playful attitude, thinking that with the real estate boom, having land in hand would never result in a loss."

Su Mu explained earnestly.

These were the conclusions he had reached after reviewing the maps following the information provided by the system.

Because he couldn’t disclose the matters related to the system, Su Mu simply recounted the process in reverse.

Listening to it, it really seemed as if Su Mu had figured it out all by himself.