Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 485 - 484: Understanding Times and Situations

Xia Shuya didn’t even know if Su Mu had seen her messages on WeChat.

If Su Mu hadn’t seen her messages, that meant he was really busy.

He might not even have had a moment to glance at his phone.

But if it wasn’t that Su Mu lacked the time, and he had seen her WeChat messages but hadn’t replied...

Xia Shuya truly didn’t know what to do.

What did that mean?

It could only mean that those people in the dance troupe were right—Su Mu was really going to abandon her.

Thinking this, Xia Shuya’s face turned pale with fright, and she broke out in a sweat.

But Xia Shuya didn’t dare to send more messages to rush Su Mu.

Not to mention making a direct phone call to ask Su Mu where exactly she had gone wrong.

If Su Mu mentioned any dissatisfaction with Xia Shuya, she would certainly correct it immediately.

But right now, Xia Shuya had no idea what she’d done to displease Su Mu; of course, she wouldn’t know what to correct.

Xia Shuya, who hadn’t even cared to eat dinner, just stayed in the same position, staring at her phone’s black screen.

The only thought in Xia Shuya’s mind was hoping her phone screen would light up.

Of course, Xia Shuya wasn’t hoping for someone else to contact her.

What Xia Shuya was waiting for, of course, was for Su Mu to reply to her messages.

As long as Su Mu deigned to reply to her WeChat messages, Xia Shuya would feel that she wasn’t abandoned by him.

Xia Shuya also silently made up her mind.

If Su Mu still cared about her, she would be even more obedient than before.

Xia Shuya didn’t want to lose Su Mu, even if it meant being the woman he wouldn’t want to be seen with in public, she was willing.

...

In contrast to Xia Shuya’s solitary and fearful state, Su Mu’s home castle was quite lively today.

The elder didn’t let this afternoon’s disruption by Old Man Gu, nor the fact that he didn’t get Tang Bohu’s "Returning Home on a Donkey" upset him.

The elder felt it was all about fate; if it wasn’t meant to be, why force it?

But while the elder didn’t cling to fate, he wouldn’t tolerate behavior like that of Old Man Gu, who was clearly looking for trouble.

So, after the elder took action and taught Old Man Gu a deserved lesson,

his mood was very good.

Missing out on Tang Bohu’s "Returning Home on a Donkey" was just one collector’s item; of course, the elder wouldn’t dwell on it.

The elder’s safe, after all, is not short on similar treasures.

So it’s no big loss with one additional painting, and certainly no shortage with one less.

"Xiao Mu, your mother told me that you sent a bouquet of flowers to my wife today?"

Su Ruizhi specifically "emphasized" the word wife, as if sending flowers to Bai Xiuping was only his right.

Even if Xiao Mu was his son, Su Ruizhi felt that his son’s action was an "infringement" upon his rights.

Of course, it was the right of Su Ruizhi to woo his wife and express his love.

When Su Ruizhi saw how happy his wife was to receive flowers from their son today,

his little jar of jealousy was knocked right over.

Especially when Su Ruizhi later saw his wife making a special effort to take home the flowers Xiao Mu had given her, holding them with care.

The way she cradled them so gingerly, it was as if what she held wasn’t a bunch of flowers but something priceless.

Right then, Su Ruizhi’s inner jar of jealousy upsized from small to large.

After all, the flowers Su Ruizhi had given his wife were countless.

Yet, he had never seen her treasure them quite like this.

Of course, Su Ruizhi felt sour.

Even though the person who gave the flowers was his own son.

Su Ruizhi thought the opportunity for Xiao Mu to give flowers should be reserved for his future wife.

Bai Xiuping was Su Ruizhi’s wife, and naturally, these opportunities should belong to Su Ruizhi himself.

But Su Ruizhi didn’t dare snatch the flowers Xiao Mu had given from his wife’s hands.

After all, they were gifts from his son, and Su Ruizhi could only feel dissatisfied inwardly.

Now that he had the chance, Su Ruizhi felt he still needed to put his son in place with a little "lesson."

Su Ruizhi believed that only by starting with Xiao Mu, by curbing the future acts of Xiao Mu giving flowers to his wife, could Su Ruizhi enjoy this exclusive right.

After all, Su Ruizhi dared not tell his wife, "Don’t accept the flowers your son gives you from now on."

Su Ruizhi knew that if he really said that, from then on, his wife would certainly not accept the flowers he gave her, not Xiao Mu’s.

"Right, Mom said she really likes them."

"Isn’t that right, Mom? If you like them, I’ll send you more beautiful flowers in the future," Su Mu teased.

Su Mu certainly didn’t overlook the "his wife" status his dad had deliberately emphasized.

But his dad’s wife was still his mom.

Seeing his father’s strong sense of possession, Su Mu deliberately intended to "aggravate" his dad.

In Su Mu’s view, his parents had been married for so many years.

Why was his dad’s possessiveness over his mom still so strong?

Reaching his dad’s age, shouldn’t it be more about the affection between middle-aged couples?

Between middle-aged couples, shouldn’t love often turn more into kinship?

Of course, Su Mu was happy to see his parents were still as affectionate as ever.

Just seeing that his dad was even jealous of his own son’s attention to his mom, it seemed like quite the vat of vinegar.

Su Mu naturally wanted to tease his dad a bit.

It was, in a way, a method to stimulate his dad to show even more love for his mom.

However, as far as Su Mu was concerned, his dad’s affection for his mom was already very deep.

If it were to increase any further, Su Mu really couldn’t imagine what that would look like.

When Su Mu spoke to his mom, he also gave his dad a deliberate glance.

That look was filled with a rather deep provocation.

Of course, Su Mu wasn’t afraid his dad would overreact to him.

After all, Grandpa and Mom were watching.

With two such significant guardians by his side, Su Mu felt really secure.

Even if his dad wanted to "make a move" on him, Su Mu was sure that at this time, his dad still knew how to judge the situation.

He definitely wouldn’t dare to express anything to himself through actual actions.

"Of course, this was a gift from my son, I obviously would love it."

The bright smile on Bai Xiuping’s face as she said this made it nearly impossible to overlook.

"Mom, if you like it so much, why don’t I have fresh flowers delivered to your office every day?"

"That way, if you’re in a good mood every day, you’ll become younger and more beautiful."

Adding fuel to the fire, Su Mu changed from saying he’d often send flowers to sending fresh ones every day.

If Su Mu sent his mother flowers every day, would there be any chance for Su Ruizhi to show off?

Su Ruizhi had realized that his wife valued the flowers from their son much more than those from her husband.

At least, Su Ruizhi had never seen his wife take the trouble to bring the flowers he’d given from the office back home.

Not to mention the moment Bai Xiuping had returned to the castle, she immediately had the servants place the flowers in a vase in her room.

Su Ruizhi found that compared to his son, he was indeed falling short in quite an ordinary way.

So, if Xiao Mu really did send flowers to his mother every day, would the flowers from Su Ruizhi even get a glance from his wife?

Su Ruizhi admitted that he felt very unsure about this answer.

Because he had no confidence at all.

Su Ruizhi couldn’t say anything to his wife about it and could only start with his son.

Of course, this "starting" had to be done with measure.

Su Ruizhi knew that in this household, Xiao Mu’s status was much more important than his own.

Because both the old man and his own wife doted on Xiao Mu more.

Su Ruizhi found that he truly couldn’t compare with his son in this regard.

However, if Xiao Mu didn’t show off in front of his mother, Su Ruizhi also valued his precious son very much.

Su Ruizhi knew that he really couldn’t find a single fault in such an outstanding son.

"Xiao Mu, if you send the same flowers every day, your mom will get tired of them. It’s good to do things occasionally, knowing where to stop."

Su Ruizhi felt that his son surely didn’t know much about flowers since Xiao Mu had only recently started dating.

Besides, as far as Su Ruizhi knew, this was the first time Xiao Mu had ever given flowers to his mother.

So, Su Ruizhi guessed Xiao Mu didn’t understand much about flowers.

Su Ruizhi thought it was quite impressive that Xiao Mu knew to give carnations to his mother.

You should know that, if it’s flowers for Mom, the florists usually recommend carnations.

Therefore, it was no surprise to Su Ruizhi that today Xiao Mu gave his mother carnations.

But if it were other kinds of flowers, Su Ruizhi was sure Xiao Mu was ignorant of them.

Su Ruizhi couldn’t outright say: Son, stop sending flowers to your mom, leave this wonderful task to your dad.

Su Ruizhi felt that if he said this in front of his wife, he’d likely end up sleeping on the couch tonight.

Because Bai Xiuping’s thoughts were very clearly written on her face.

And that was how much she loved the flowers her son sent.

Knowing how much his wife liked them, if Su Ruizhi interfered, wouldn’t that be making trouble for himself?

Su Ruizhi thought he had found the right solution.

If Xiao Mu really did send carnations to his mom every day, no matter how beautiful the flowers were, seeing the same thing every day would also make one numb.

After finishing his earnest speech, Su Ruizhi’s mouth also curled into a smile.

Compared to someone like him, who sends flowers to his wife every so often, Su Ruizhi certainly had full confidence in his superior understanding of flowers.

"Sly,"

Looking at his father’s smug expression, Su Mu silently slandered him in his heart.

However, Su Mu couldn’t think of anything to say in response to his father right away.

Su Ruizhi was right, Su Mu indeed didn’t know much about flowers.

The reason he sent carnations to his mother today was that he found out in the flower shop that the pink carnations’ language fit his mother very well.

That’s why Su Mu thought to give his mother pink carnations.

If his father hadn’t shown such strong possessiveness, Su Mu wouldn’t have even thought about "provoking" his father.

Su Mu felt that his father was no longer a young man, and this habit of showing affection so frequently really should be corrected.

As his father’s only son, Su Mu felt it was his duty to help his father kick this "bad habit."

"Wife, you see, Xiao Mu only knows to give carnations. If you had to face carnations every day, you would surely find it dull,"

"That’s why the task of giving flowers should still be left to your husband. Xiao Mu is still young after all, how would he know what flowers to give?"

Seeing his son not speaking, Su Ruizhi immediately felt proud and started to seek credit in front of his wife.

Su Ruizhi would never willingly give up his exclusive right.

This was his way of showing love to his wife, how could he let his son take that away?

Although Su Ruizhi understood that Su Mu giving flowers to his mother and him giving flowers to his wife were not of the same nature, and of course the meanings were different.

But the problem was, Xiao Mu’s mother and his own wife were the same person.

And it was quite evident that this woman cared more about the flowers from her son.

That’s where the problem lay.

If both he and Xiao Mu gave flowers to his wife at the same time, Su Ruizhi was sure that the flowers he gave would definitely be less appreciated than those given by Xiao Mu.

Of course, Su Ruizhi didn’t want this to happen.

Even if it was his son, Su Ruizhi wouldn’t let him take away his credit in front of his wife.

It wasn’t just about credit; it was also about who his wife paid more attention to.

Su Ruizhi knew he was being childish about this issue, but he couldn’t help it, who made him so deeply in love with Bai Xiuping?

"This..."

Bai Xiuping also noticed the subtle rivalry between her son and husband.

She had wanted to say that even if the flowers her son sent were the same every day, she would still like them.

But seeing the eager eyes of her husband looking at her, Bai Xiuping thought it best to choose her words more carefully.

Bai Xiuping knew her husband very well.

If she "pressed" her husband too hard, she was really afraid that, in front of everyone, he would start showing affection to her directly.

If it were just Bai Xiuping and Su Ruizhi alone, she would indeed enjoy this affection from her husband.

But now it was different.

Not to mention their son Xiao Mu was sitting next to them, there was also the presence of Elder Gu, the influential figure in the restaurant.

Bai Xiuping, who was much more thin-skinned than Su Ruizhi, really didn’t want her husband to say something embarrassing in front of her son and father-in-law.