Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 448 - 447 Differential Treatment

"It really is Young Master Su, I just knew it; there’s nobody else in Huadong City who looks that handsome."

"Young Master Su, I’ve long heard of your great name. It truly is an honor to see you at such an event today."

The man’s face lit up with excitement due to Ah Fook’s affirmation.

He had already confirmed the handsome man’s identity in his own mind.

Now that he had received Mr. Fook’s confirmation from the Su Family, the man felt incredibly fortunate today.

You know, what the man had heard about the young master of the Su Corporation was just hearsay.

How many people in Huadong City had actually seen or knew that they knew Su Mu was the young master of the Su Family?

Not many, aside from those who had attended the Su Corporation’s celebration banquet last time.

Of course, not counting Su Mu’s classmates or the staff of the Su Corporation.

But these two groups of people were not the man’s usual crowd anyway.

So, at this moment, even the man’s heart started to flutter.

The man thought that after today, he could really brag about it to his friends and colleagues.

He could now say he had indeed met the young master of the Su Corporation.

Isn’t that a very prestigious matter?

Su Mu, however, was not as pleased as the man.

Su Mu was always very aware of his own appearance.

He certainly didn’t need the man to butter him up here.

Besides, a young, handsome man being praised by another of the same gender felt somewhat awkward to Su Mu.

Just like Elder Su, Su Mu’s face was nonchalant.

It was as if the person the man was complimenting had nothing to do with Su Mu.

Elder Su and Su Mu, the grandfather and grandson, truly showed the apple didn’t fall far from the tree.

The same indifference, the same disdain.

Just because the man’s flattery had missed the mark.

Elder Su and Su Mu indicated that they didn’t care for such flattery at all.

"Elder, young master, let’s go in," Ah Fook said, understanding what the expressions of Elder Su and Su Mu meant.

With a slight turn, Ah Fook, who was originally standing erect in front of the man, bent his waist a bit.

"Alright."

Elder Su nodded. Had it not been for the man blocking the way, Elder Su and the others, including Su Mu, would have already entered the villa.

So it seemed the man’s eagerness really was misplaced.

The man was supposed to greet Elder Su, but he delayed because he was so shocked to see Su Mu.

Wasn’t this wasting Elder Su’s time?

If Elder Su weren’t idly at home at the moment, he probably wouldn’t have let the man waste even a second more of his time.

"Xiao Mu, let’s go in."

When Elder Su lifted his foot to walk towards the villa, he did not forget to call his grandson.

"Yes, Grandpa."

Elder Su walked in the front, followed by Su Mu, with Ah Fook at the rear.

Of course, the man who was originally in the way had already smartly cleared the path.

Without anyone giving him attention, the man hurriedly followed the three members of the Su Family into the villa after they entered.

The man was followed by those who had come out with him to greet Elder Su.

Of course, those few people didn’t even get a chance to speak.

If their own leader had been snubbed by Elder Su, how could there possibly be a chance for others to speak?

Neither Su Mu nor Elder Su noticed that the man who had stepped out of the Bentley that was stopped at the gate of the villa had been paying close attention to the situation on Su Mu’s side.

The man appeared to be around the same age as Su Mu.

It was probably the sight of the Su Family’s car entering the villa without any hindrance that set off an imbalance in the young man’s heart.

As a result, the young man’s expression was hardly pleasant.

But who would care about the thoughts of the young man?

By the time the Bentley passed the inspection at the villa’s gate and drove inside, there was not a single person there to receive him.

From the Bentley stepped an old man, who seemed to be about the same age as Elder Su.

Yet, it was clear that the old man’s status was distinctly different from that of Elder Su.

"Grandpa..."

The young man felt somewhat aggrieved and called out with dissatisfaction.

The old man waved his hand, his face devoid of any superfluous expression, and headed straight towards the inside of the villa.

To say that the old man had no schemes at all would be untrue, as he wouldn’t have been invited to today’s auction otherwise.

The old man knew that getting angry here would only make him seem even less than Elder Su.

So, of course, at this time, the old man wouldn’t let his grandson cause any commotion.

For the old man, he had already lost face at the doorway to Su Junqiang.

The only way to recuperate his pride was at the auction.

Of course, with the old man’s family background, competing with the Su Family was certainly out of the question.

But because Su Junqiang usually kept a very low profile and never flaunted the Su Family’s wealth to compete forcefully with anyone.

Elder Su had attended quite a few auctions back in the days when he was younger.

After Elder Su had retired from the frontline, he seldom participated anymore.

Even when he occasionally needed to socialize due to human relations.

Elder Su never showed a domineering side in these kinds of settings.

So, the old man who arrived in a Bentley thought he understood Su Junqiang quite well.

He felt he might not surpass Su Junqiang in other areas, but hoped to "press down" on Su Junqiang at the auction.

With this mindset, the old man could be described as striding into the villa with a "fierce momentum."

However, compared to the grand entrance of Su Mu and his party, the entrance of the grandfather and grandson was noticeably more desolate.

The young man trailing behind the old man might not have thought as far ahead as his grandfather, and naturally his mentality was not comparable to the old man’s.

Walking behind the old man, the young man’s expression was not well-controlled, and it was evident that he was displeased.

The old man, preoccupied with thoughts of "suppressing" Su Junqiang at the auction, had no intention of concerning himself with his grandson’s mood.

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Su Mu followed Elder Su into the villa, where the interior arrangement was similar to the auction scenes he had seen on television.

It was just that the scene in the office building on television had now been transformed into the villa’s grand hall.

Because his grandfather had already introduced the auction to Su Mu on the way there,

Su Mu didn’t feel the auction was unfamiliar.

Seeing the setup inside the villa, Su Mu remained very composed.

Those unaware of the situation would certainly think that Young Master Su of the Su Family was accustomed to such scenes.

The villa’s great hall, set up as an auction venue, was already filling up with quite a number of people.

They all seemed to be of an older generation.

Su Mu began to understand why his grandfather was interested in this particular auction.

It seemed likely that the items being auctioned were aimed at his grandfather’s peers.

Like the authentic painting by Tang Bohu that his grandfather had his eye on.

If the auction had been catering to guests of Su Mu’s age, there wouldn’t necessarily be many who would bid.

After all, to the younger generation, spending so much money on a painting that can only be locked in a safe and occasionally brought out for admiration,

is not as appealing as owning several luxury sports cars.

Driving a luxury sports car is such a showy thing, after all.

Some rich second-generation kids even use sports cars to attract the attention of young beauties.

So, with different values, the philosophy of life is certainly different as well.

When Elder Su arrived, those who were already in the living room naturally crowded around him.

"Elder Su, it’s truly rare and an honor to have you grace us with your presence."

"Yes, Elder Su, I haven’t seen you in a while, and I’ve been quite concerned."

"Elder Su is just too modest; it’s really hard to get him to attend ordinary events."

"Elder Su must have taken a fancy to one of the items today, right? Otherwise, it wouldn’t be easy to coax him to make an appearance."

Those who crowded around weren’t young themselves.

But they showed exceptional respect to Su Junqiang.

With everyone addressing him as ’Elder Su,’ without considering their ages, you would think it was a group of juniors surrounding Su Junqiang.

Su Mu had already witnessed his grandfather’s authority at the Su Family Group’s celebration banquet.

Now, seeing so many people flatter his grandfather, Su Mu was not surprised.

"I’m just older and don’t feel much like going out," Elder Su said humbly, waving his hand, without any air of arrogance.

For Elder Su, scenes far more excessive than this were not uncommon,

so how could he be swayed by a few flattering words?

There was no shortage of people ingratiating themselves with Elder Su.

A few such remarks were, of course, not likely to make their way into Elder Su’s heart.

With a single sentence, he dismissed everyone’s enthusiastic inquiries.

A look of indifference remained on Elder Su’s face.

"Elder Su, this must be Young Master Su, right?"

"I’ve heard for a long time that the Su Family’s young master has grown up and is a rare handsome man."

"With our age, it’s truly not easy to grasp the concept of a ’handsome man.’ It feels like there’s more than just a generation gap between us and today’s youth."

"But now that I see Young Master Su, I’ve regained some confidence. It turns out that I’m not out of touch after all. Young Master Su is indeed as stunning as everyone says."

A man in his fifties with a slight paunch, clearly a smooth talker,

seemed to say that he was still in touch with the aesthetic tastes of the young.

In reality, however, he lavished Su Mu with high praise.

Su Mu just curved the corner of his mouth.

This was the first time Su Mu had heard such praise about himself.

But the message the man wanted to convey was all too familiar to Su Mu.

Of course, Su Mu wouldn’t show any sign of vanity from the man’s flattery.

In fact, Su Mu had become somewhat immune to the praises about his appearance.

For Su Mu, it was simply the truth, and there was nothing more to say about it.

"So this is Young Master Su? He really is as the rumors say."

"Yes, I couldn’t attend the last banquet of the Su Family Group because I was not in the country."

"After coming back to the country, I heard quite a bit about Young Master Su and always regretted not having the chance to meet him in person."

"Elder Su bringing Young Master Su along this time has finally fulfilled one of my wishes."

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As some people began to shower Su Mu with compliments, others naturally did not want to be left behind.

The young master of the Su Family is the future heir to the Su Family Group.

You know, for many years, Su Ruizhi and Bai Xiuping had never gone public about the matter of their child.

At first, everyone thought there might be some health issues with either Chairman Su or Director Bai.

But to their surprise, there was absolutely no such problem; their son had already grown so much.

By the time everyone learned about the existence of the young master of the Su Family, Young Master Su had already come of age.

Once they knew of the young master’s existence, many people’s minds started working overtime.

Especially those with daughters of a similar age, they naturally thought even more about it.

If it weren’t for the fact that it was no longer fashionable to follow parental orders and matchmaker’s words, the threshold of the Su Family would have been worn down by the matchmakers long ago.

There’s no need for much consideration; to climb the high branch of the Su Family is what countless people dream of.

Now that they had seen Young Master Su in person, it would be odd if they weren’t enthusiastic. freeweɓnøvel.com

Some even began to regret in their hearts.

Why didn’t I bring my granddaughter to the auction?

This could have been a great opportunity to get acquainted with the young master of the Su Family.

Unfortunately, no one could have known in advance that Elder Su would bring his grandson to today’s auction.

After all, Elder Su had never previously brought his grandson to public events.

But even if they regretted it now, there was no chance for them.

Not to mention that the auction was about to start, and there simply wasn’t time for those thoughts to materialize.

Even if there had been time, calling over one’s granddaughter or such at this moment would have been too conspicuous, wouldn’t it?

This kind of blatant approach, everyone was unsure if it would displease the young master of the Su Family.

So, at this time, everyone was desperately praising Su Mu, trying to build a good relationship with this Young Master Su.

What the pair of grandfather and grandson saw as they walked into the villa hall from the Bentley were such scenes.

Everyone was gathered around Su Junqiang and Su Mu.

It could be said that the faces of those surrounding Elder Su and Su Mu were almost literally inscribed with the word "flattery."

Seeing that no one even acknowledged his and his grandfather’s entrance, the young man once again felt a loss of equilibrium in his heart.

The man glanced at his grandfather and noticed that his grandfather’s expression was a bit unpleasant.

The man understood that it seemed his grandfather was just pretending not to care.

It turns out his grandfather didn’t like the feeling of being ignored either.

The man knew the gap between his own family and the Su Family and had never planned to compare with the Su Family about anything.

It was just a coincidence that they arrived one after the other.

However, the treatment he and his grandfather received compared to the Su Family gave an altogether heavenly and earthly feeling.

This obvious differential treatment was certainly upsetting.