Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 487 - 486 All Is Off the Table

"Alright, Xiao Mu, you just know to give carnations to your mom, right?"

"Does that really mean you understand flowers?"

"Honestly, Xiao Mu, even if you give your mom different colored carnations every day, at the end of the day they are still carnations. There really isn’t much thought in that."

"You should consider your mom’s feelings more. If she sees the same flower every day, wouldn’t that make receiving flowers feel like a burden to her?"

Su Ruizhi’s heart had skipped a beat just now.

But, feeling that he understood his son very well, Su Ruizhi still stuck to his original idea.

In Su Ruizhi’s view, Xiao Mu was just putting up a brave front now.

It might even be one of Xiao Mu’s tactics, trying to play mind games with him.

Su Ruizhi declared that he certainly wouldn’t fall for his son’s trick.

After all, Su Ruizhi was not just Su Mu’s dad, but also the chairman of the Su Family Group.

Su Ruizhi had been in the chairman’s seat at the Su Family Group for many years.

Of course, he wasn’t likely to be frightened.

But, since it was his son, Su Ruizhi felt it was better to first offer Xiao Mu some "kind advice."

If Xiao Mu came to his senses, they could simply move past this topic.

Su Ruizhi’s tone was still quite filled with fatherly love.

Of course, Su Ruizhi felt he had a lot of confidence.

This confidence came from his understanding of his son.

"Dad, I thought with all the flowers you send to Mom, you would’ve understood them better, but it seems even you don’t really understand flowers."

Su Mu did not take the hint from his dad and step down the ladder provided.

Su Mu leisurely walked back to the dining table and sat down.

Su Mu hadn’t gone to look at the purple sandalwood just now.

If it weren’t for the system check-in requiring a particular setting, Su Mu wouldn’t have needed to make a special trip to the big vase in the corner of the dining room.

This led Su Ruizhi to think his son was looking for an opportunity to delay and ponder deeply.

"I don’t understand flowers, and you think you understand them better than I do?"

Anyway, Su Ruizhi had been sending flowers to his wife for almost twenty years.

Being told so by a kid who wasn’t even older than the time he’d been sending flowers, Su Ruizhi felt as if he was being "looked down on."

Of course, Su Ruizhi couldn’t accept his son’s evaluation of him.

If Xiao Mu dared to say that about him, it was natural for Su Ruizhi to ask Xiao Mu to provide evidence.

If nothing else, at least Xiao Mu should understand flowers better than his dad to have the right to say that.

"Dad, I don’t know much either,"

Xiao Mu became modest at this point.

When he hadn’t obtained the Champion Flower Identification Skill from the system, Su Mu wasn’t modest at all.

Now, Su Mu, who clearly had a thorough understanding of flowers, became modest instead.

Could this be like the proverbial half-filled bottle that makes noise, while the full bottle remains silent?

In fact, Su Mu just wanted to adopt a strategy of praising before putting down.

Su Mu was merely going along with what his dad had said.

"Didn’t I tell you that you don’t understand flowers? Wouldn’t it be easier if you just admitted it earlier? It’s not something to be ashamed of."

Hearing Xiao Mu say that, Su Ruizhi graciously waved his hand, indicating that he wasn’t holding onto any of the previous matters.

As long as it didn’t jeopardize his exclusive right to give flowers to his wife, Su Ruizhi also didn’t have the inclination to quibble over other matters with his son.

Even if Su Ruizhi wanted to quibble, it wouldn’t be possible.

"Don’t even mention whether Su Ruizhi can get past Elder Su."

Su Ruizhi was certain, though, that there was no way he could get past his wife’s scrutiny.

Ever since Xiao Mu was born, Su Ruizhi sometimes got pretty jealous, thinking about how his status in Xiuping’s heart had dropped from first to second place.

But what could he do? After all, Xiao Mu was his own flesh and blood.

So, Su Ruizhi had no choice but to suffer in silence, like a mute person eating bitter herbs.

"Dad, I haven’t finished speaking yet. Can you please not be so hasty?"

Compared to his dad’s anxious demeanor, Su Mu was totally relaxed.

"What else do you have to say? Can’t you just say it all at once?"

Su Ruizhi was somewhat speechless. When did Xiao Mu start using psychological tactics on him?

It must be said that Su Ruizhi had exposed his weakness to Xiao Mu right from the start.

And that weakness was how much Su Ruizhi cared about giving flowers to Bai Xiuping.

To Su Ruizhi, for so many years, the flowers his wife received should only come from him.

Yet today, because of the carnations Xiao Mu gave her, Bai Xiuping showed a different kind of cherish.

Furthermore, Xiao Mu added ’fuel to the fire’ by saying he would send a bouquet to his old mom every day.

It would be strange if Su Ruizhi didn’t feel threatened.

"Dad, what I want to say is that even though I’m not very familiar with flowers, I definitely won’t just send carnations to mom every day. You can be at ease about that,"

"This way, mom won’t find it monotonous and it won’t affect her mood, right?"

Su Mu remained completely relaxed, much calmer than Su Ruizhi.

Elder Su watched the father and son duo skillfully matching wits and nodded silently to himself.

It seemed that Xiao Mu had more of a general’s bearing than his father.

After all, Su Ruizhi had been a chairman for so many years.

And he was a whole generation older than Su Mu.

But today, he had been led by the nose by Xiao Mu the whole time, and naturally, Old Master Su grew even fonder of his grandson.

Of course, Elder Su also understood; it was because Xiao Mu and his dad were standing from different perspectives.

One couldn’t just flatten Su Ruizhi in one stroke.

However, Elder Su felt more and more that once the Su Family company passed from Ruizhi’s hands into Xiao Mu’s, the company’s development would certainly climb to a new level.

"Alright, Xiao Mu, no need to beat around the bush. Aren’t you just planning to look up information, or ask the florists when ordering flowers?"

"So, if you can name a few types of flowers besides carnations that are suitable for mom right now, I will agree to let you send flowers to her once a week. How about that?"

Of course, Su Ruizhi felt that his son was just playing for time and using a ’bluffing’ strategy.

If he gave Xiao Mu time to do the research, Su Ruizhi believed that Xiao Mu could find quite a few flowers suitable for mom.

Therefore, Su Ruizhi was of course not going to give Xiao Mu this opportunity.

Of course, Su Ruizhi was also being cautious this time.

Because of Xiao Mu’s overly calm demeanor, Su Ruizhi couldn’t help feeling that something was amiss.

Thus, Su Ruizhi’s condition was to agree to let Xiao Mu send flowers once a week to his mother, not as frequently as Xiao Mu had initially said.

This condition of course assumed that Xiao Mu could come up with an answer.

If Xiao Mu couldn’t name any, then the deal was off.

"Once a week, huh..."

Xiao Mu didn’t respond in haste, but rather, drew out his tone a bit.

It seemed that Xiao Mu had some reservations about his dad’s proposal.

Of course, Xiao Mu was purely teasing his old man.

Knowing his dad’s feelings for mom, Xiao Mu also took pleasure in seeing it.

Who wouldn’t like to see their own parents loving each other?

Mainly because after Su Mu regained his identity, he moved back to the castle, so it became rare for him to spend time with his mom and dad.

Of course, Su Mu certainly wanted to enjoy these wonderful family moments as much as he could.

Of course, teasing his own dad was also a way for Su Mu to have fun.

It was also a way to promote affection, right?

Su Mu thought that his dad’s agreement to let him give his mom flowers once a week was already quite enough.

After all, it did have a hint of ’stealing food from a tiger’s mouth.’

For Su Ruizhi, giving up the chance once a week still felt like cutting his own flesh.

But Su Mu certainly didn’t want to let his dad think that he was already satisfied so easily.

Since he had already started to tease his dad, Su Mu wasn’t worried about his dad seeking revenge later.

The situation that Su Ruizhi could see clearly was also crystal clear to Su Mu.

It’s good to enjoy the shade under a big tree!

Su Mu sighed to himself.

Especially since Su Mu had the support of not just one, but two big trees.

Those were his grandpa and his mom.

Either of these two big trees could easily suppress any thought his dad had of settling the score with him.

So, Su Mu felt no pressure at all.

Playing around came naturally and with great ease.

"Don’t push your luck, kid, giving you a chance once a week is already showing you a lot of face," said Su Ruizhi.

Seeing Xiao Mu still looking hesitant, Su Ruizhi finally showed the authority of a father.

There was no choice, if they kept on going like this, Su Ruizhi really worried that his special privilege might be destroyed by Xiao Mu.

"Fine, I know you’re not that generous, Dad," replied Su Mu.

Su Mu mimicked his dad’s hand-waving gesture from just before, and waved his hand as well.

Su Mu indicated that he didn’t mind that his dad had said he could only give his mom flowers once a week.

"Acting cute after getting a bargain," thought Su Ruizhi to himself.

Because he didn’t want to make any more troubles, Su Ruizhi didn’t dare to say it out loud.

If Xiao Mu heard it and became unhappy and insistent, Su Ruizhi felt he might lose even more privileges.

For the sake of his beautiful wife, he would endure.

Su Ruizhi gave himself a reason to hold back in his mind.

"Xiao Mu, stop wasting time. We’ve already agreed, now tell me a few flowers that are suitable to give Mom, other than carnations," said Su Ruizhi.

Of course, Su Ruizhi’s condition was that Xiao Mu could say them on the spot.

If Xiao Mu couldn’t come up with an answer right now, Su Ruizhi would certainly deprive him of the weekly chance to give flowers to his mom.

Just joking, Su Ruizhi thought that in a few more years, Xiao Mu would be of marriageable age.

By then, if Xiao Mu wanted to give flowers, he could directly give them to his own wife.

Why would he need to "show diligence" in front of his own wife?

Though Su Ruizhi’s wife was Su Mu’s mom, Su Ruizhi didn’t want any other man, including his own son, giving flowers to his wife.

Besides, if Xiao Mu really wanted to give flowers now, it’s not like he didn’t have someone to give them to.

The Su Family all knew that Xiao Mu already had a girlfriend.

Su Ruizhi and Bai Xiuping had even met Xiao Mu’s girlfriend.

If Xiao Mu has the urge to send flowers, he should just send them to his girlfriend.

Su Ruizhi believes that Xiao Mu’s girlfriend would certainly be very happy.

In short, Su Ruizhi just wants to keep the privilege of sending flowers to his own wife firmly in his own hands.

Su Ruizhi hopes that when his wife sees those beautiful flowers every day, the only person she will think of is himself, her husband.

"Dad, you really think I don’t know anything, huh?"

Deliberately shaking his head, Xiao Mu gave the impression that his dad really didn’t understand him.

Su Ruizhi didn’t say a word.

In Su Ruizhi’s view, Xiao Mu had made so much preamble, but he hadn’t said anything of substance.

It was just a clear tactic of stalling and playing mind games.

As far as Su Ruizhi was concerned, of course, he should not fall for his son’s tricks again.

So this time, Su Ruizhi just shut his mouth, not continuing Xiao Mu’s conversation.

It was clear what Su Ruizhi meant: just come out with it, Xiao Mu.

I’m all ears, Dad.

Xiao Mu looked at his father’s demeanor and smiled.

It seemed that his dad had learned his lesson, opting for stoicism.

Of course, Su Mu knew that his dad thought he was bluffing, assuming that by not talking, he wouldn’t fall for his own son’s tricks.

Anyway, Xiao Mu had had enough fun and didn’t want to tease his dad any longer.

"Alright, Dad, since you’re so eager to hear me out, I’ll just say a little something," Xiao Mu conceded.

Su Ruizhi still didn’t speak, just looked at his son with an expression that said, go ahead, I’m listening.

Su Ruizhi was curious to see what other suitable flower names Xiao Mu could possibly come up with for his mother.

Su Ruizhi thought that if Xiao Mu really knew, he would have said so by now.

He wouldn’t have been beating around the bush, saying so much nonsense.

Seeing his father’s reaction, Xiao Mu turned and smiled at his grandparents and mother.

They were his biggest source of support, and Xiao Mu naturally wanted to "foster good relations" with them.

Xiao Mu knew that once he spoke up, his dad’s privilege would be affected.

To avoid his dad coming after him for a reckoning later, Xiao Mu sent very warm vibes to his family’s two main pillars of support.

"Xiao Mu, go on, tell us, I want to know if you really know or not," prompted Bai Xiuping.

Bai Xiuping had been silent all along.

Seeing her husband and son’s close interaction, Bai Xiuping naturally didn’t want to interrupt their father-son moment.

However, Bai Xiuping’s thoughts were similar to Su Ruizhi’s.

Based on her understanding of her son, Xiao Mu probably didn’t know much about flowers.

But since Xiao Mu seemed so confident, Bai Xiuping was somewhat puzzled.

Now seeing Xiao Mu looking at her, Bai Xiuping couldn’t help but urge him a little.

Compared to Bai Xiuping’s somewhat anxious demeanor, Elder Su was much more relaxed.

Elder Su didn’t know his grandson as well as his son and daughter-in-law.

After all, Elder Su hadn’t had much contact with his grandson before he moved back to the castle.

It was impossible for him to know these detailed matters.

However, Elder Su had a lot of faith in his grandson.

The old master felt that since Xiao Mu dared to say so, he must have his reasons.