Damn, How could my family be so wealthy?!-Chapter 522 - 521: Whose Face Matters More?

The sight of the Ferrari owner’s appearance stunned the security guard into a disheveled state.

The security guard had originally thought that having a beautiful woman sitting in this Ferrari would definitely be a matter of pride for the owner.

But after seeing Su Mu’s good looks, the security guard completely overturned his own ignorant idea in his mind.

What luxury cars matched with beautiful women?

It was clearly luxury cars matched with handsome men.

The guy sitting in the Ferrari was a genuine, absolutely super handsome man.

Did this kind of super handsome man even need to rely on luxury cars like a Ferrari to chat up beautiful women?

The answer was surely a no.

The security guard now felt that, maybe, it was the beautiful women who were chasing after the handsome man.

Of course, Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan weren’t going to concern themselves with the security guard’s thoughts.

They didn’t even glance at the rearview mirror.

If Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan had looked at the rearview mirror, they would have noticed a strange phenomenon.

That is, the security guard at the entrance of the villa area was still keeping his bowed posture until now.

Only now, there wasn’t a single pedestrian or vehicle at the entrance of the villa area.

In other words, the security guard’s bow was essentially directed at thin air.

If someone unaware of the context saw him, they might think the security guard had a problem with his back, unable to straighten up for a while.

"No problem."

The girlfriend’s uncle’s house was definitely something the girlfriend would know more about.

The navigation could only lead Su Mu to the main entrance of the villa area where the Bai Family lived.

As for the specific house number and the like, of course, it required someone familiar with the area like Jiang Xinxuan to guide.

With a turn of the steering wheel to the left, the Ferrari smoothly made a left turn.

"Su Mu, my uncle’s house is right..."

Jiang Xinxuan’s right hand had already been raised, seeming like she wanted to point out to Su Mu exactly which villa was her uncle’s.

But Jiang Xinxuan’s words weren’t finished when she abruptly closed her mouth.

Jiang Xinxuan’s expression was as if she had seen something extremely surprising and suddenly didn’t know what to say.

Noticing his girlfriend’s unusual behavior, Su Mu of course paid attention.

Following the direction of Xuanxuan’s pointing, Su Mu instantly understood why Xuanxuan was so shocked that she couldn’t even finish her sentence.

Following the direction Jiang Xinxuan was pointing, Su Mu saw a large group of people standing in front of a villa.

Without asking, Su Mu knew that the villa must definitely belong to Xuanxuan’s uncle.

Though there were many people standing at the entrance of the villa, there were a few among them whom Su Mu recognized.

The few people Su Mu recognized were not only standing at the entrance of the villa but were also in the very front row.

Su Mu admitted it was quite difficult to ignore them.

Like Xuanxuan’s mother, Bai Mingyun, and Xuanxuan’s cousin, Bai Wanting.

And Allen, who seemed to have been standing for a long time and might be afraid that Bai Wanting, the pregnant woman, could feel uncomfortable, was holding Bai Wanting up.

There was also a middle-aged couple in the front row.

Now, without Xuanxuan having to introduce them to Su Mu in the car first, Su Mu could guess the identity of the middle-aged couple.

"It must be Xuanxuan’s Uncle Bai Mingqi and his wife."

"This is Bai Mingqi’s home, after all. If Bai Mingqi and his wife aren’t standing in the front row, who else would dare to take that central spot?"

However, Su Mu was very curious, knowing that Xuanxuan hadn’t received any phone calls from her mother or uncle along the way.

In other words, it was impossible for Bai Mingqi and Bai Mingyun to know the exact time Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan would arrive in Huangtong City and at the Bai Family’s home.

So what was this neat formation waiting to receive guests all about?

Or could it be that Jiang Xinxuan had misunderstood, and this grand reception wasn’t for her and Su Mu?

Jiang Xinxuan thought this unlikely. Considering her uncle’s personality, if such a grand welcome was prepared, apart from Su Mu, Jiang Xinxuan really couldn’t think of anyone else it could be for.

Of course, if Su Mu’s grandfather were to visit the Bai Family today, Bai Mingqi would certainly receive his idol in the same manner.

What puzzled Jiang Xinxuan was that she had only mentioned to her mother that morning that they would arrive in Huangtong City sometime before noon.

Since Jiang Xinxuan didn’t know the exact time either, of course, she couldn’t have informed her mother in advance.

Without a certain time, Jiang Xinxuan wasn’t sure how long her uncle and the others had been standing there.

Especially since Bai Wanting is a pregnant woman, should she really be standing out here with them?

Because Su Mu didn’t know about Xuanxuan’s uncle’s admiration for his own family’s elder,

he naturally didn’t think that the Bai Family’s grand preparation was for him.

"Xuanxuan, does your uncle’s family have a special guest coming today?"

"It seems we should have eaten outside before coming to your uncle’s home."

Seeing so many people standing outside obviously waiting for someone,

for anyone to prompt Xuanxuan’s uncle, aunt, and her mother to come out together for a welcome, in Su Mu’s view, must be a senior family member or someone of that stature.

Because it was Bai Wanting’s wedding, Su Mu naturally assumed that Bai Mingqi and the others were waiting for a prestigious elder of the Bai Family.

"Su Mu, you might really be mistaken, I guess they are probably waiting for us."

Jiang Xinxuan felt shy to say that her uncle was actually waiting just for Su Mu.

Jiang Xinxuan was merely an addition.

Given how often Jiang Xinxuan and her mother had visited her uncle’s home in the past, when had Jiang Xinxuan ever been treated like this?

Not to say Jiang Xinxuan couldn’t enjoy such treatment, even if her parents came, they wouldn’t be welcomed by her uncle and aunt standing at the door either.

Therefore, Jiang Xinxuan still had some self-awareness.

Jiang Xinxuan just didn’t want to be too blunt and "scare" Su Mu.

After all, Su Mu still had no idea about her uncle’s level of "enthusiasm" for him.

Jiang Xinxuan also didn’t expect her uncle to show it so obviously.

He actually brought the whole family out, standing at the door to welcome them.

Upon closer inspection, Jiang Xinxuan was relieved that her grandmother wasn’t part of this welcoming crowd.

Otherwise, she really would have thought her uncle was being too excessive.

What Jiang Xinxuan didn’t know was that her grandmother wasn’t at home today at all.

Because of her granddaughter’s wedding, the old lady had gone out early in the morning to get busy.

Moreover, when the old lady left this morning, she also didn’t know that Xuanxuan and Su Mu would be coming to Huangtong City today.

Otherwise, the old lady would surely have altered her plans.

Then, perhaps Jiang Xinxuan might really have seen her grandmother among this large crowd of people.

After all, even Bai Wanting, a pregnant woman in need of rest, was part of the lineup; the grandmother, who was still in good health, would certainly not just wait at home.

"Is your uncle waiting for us with all this pomp?"

"Xuanxuan, is this because of your influence, or is it mine?"

Su Mu wasn’t someone who was oblivious to the ways of the world.

He knew that, in terms of family hierarchy, Xuanxuan was merely Bai Mingqi’s niece by marriage, and it definitely wouldn’t make sense for Bai Mingqi to wait at the door with his family just for her.

So, was this grand gesture aimed at him?

Considering the wedding dress worth over six million that his mother gave to Bai Wanting, Su Mu felt that this possibility was more likely.

However, Su Mu had also observed just now that Xuanxuan’s uncle’s villa belonged to a high-end villa area in Huangtong City.

The people living in this villa area were definitely of considerable status in Huangtong City.

In other words, Xuanxuan’s uncle was also a person of status in Huangtong City.

By this measure, the financial situation of the Bai Family was also quite good.

This could be deduced from the way Bai Wanting didn’t even blink at the idea of purchasing that wedding dress designed by Wang Weiwei.

Since both parties were wealthy, the six million or so wouldn’t be a big deal in Bai Mingqi’s eyes.

There was no need for Bai Mingqi to make such a big fuss to welcome someone junior like him.

Indeed, at present, Su Mu was Xuanxuan’s boyfriend.

In terms of seniority, Su Mu really was a junior to Bai Mingqi.

Because Su Mu knew that whether it was from his side or Bai Mingqi’s side, over six million was nothing much to speak of.

Thus, he didn’t think Bai Mingqi needed to go to such lengths for the wedding dress.

But if it wasn’t for the wedding dress, Su Mu was even more puzzled about Bai Mingqi’s reason for doing so.

Xuanxuan’s possibility had already been dismissed by Su Mu.

Just for the sake of a niece’s visit, there was no way Bai Mingqi would put on such a show.

Nor did Su Mu think that Bai Mingqi was the sort of person who would behave so "crazily" over six million.

It should be noted that the Bai Family was actually in the midst of preparing for a wedding, and there would inevitably be a lot of visitors coming and going.

Yet Bai Mingqi seemed completely unconcerned about his behavior being seen by others.

Greeting a junior in such a demeaning manner seemed quite unusual to Su Mu.

If it were to do with some business dealings between Bai Mingqi and the Su Family conglomerate, Su Mu could make some sense of it.

But that didn’t seem likely either.

Because Su Mu hadn’t heard anything about the Bai Family of Huangtong City from his mother.

If the Su Family conglomerate really had business dealings with the Bai Family of Huangtong City,

Su Mu knew that his mother would definitely have mentioned it to him.

After all, the Bai Family in Huangtong City was the family of his girlfriend, Jiang Xinxuan’s uncle.

This fact was known to Xiuping when Bai Wanting took an interest in the wedding dress at the bridal shop under the Su Family’s brand.

But at that time, Xiuping did not mention anything to Su Mu about the Bai Family.

This meant that Xiuping wasn’t familiar with the Bai Family from Huangtong City.

Since she wasn’t familiar, it also meant that there were no business interactions between the Su Family conglomerate and the Bai Family.

Thus, Su Mu couldn’t fathom the real reason behind Bai Mingqi’s actions.

"I think it’s probably because you have more influence."

Knowing his place, Jiang Xinxuan honestly answered Su Mu’s questions.

It really was a matter of face for Su Mu, and it had nothing to do with Jiang Xinxuan.

"It seems your uncle is a very interesting man."

Since his girlfriend had said that her uncle had come for his sake, Su Mu naturally attributed it all to the wedding dress that cost over six million.

In Su Mu’s eyes, how could a person who would never really care about a mere six million genuinely make such a fuss and mobilize the whole family to stand at the door to welcome him?

The key was that Su Mu had no idea how long Bai Mingqi and the others had been standing there.

For sure, on the trip from Huadong City to Huangtong City, Su Mu was certain that Xuanxuan had not received any calls from her uncle or her mother.

Because Xuanxuan’s phone had not rung at all during the trip.

Su Mu also didn’t see Xuanxuan pick up the phone to send any messages.

Therefore, it was impossible for Bai Mingqi to know the exact time of their arrival in Huangtong City.

So now, the fact that Bai Mingqi could bring a large group of people to stand at the door to welcome him could only mean that Bai Mingqi had made preparations in advance.

It’s not just about being prepared early in the morning—Su Mu knew that Bai Mingqi must have been standing there for a while.

"You should be able to find out the specific reason soon," Xuanxuan said.

It wasn’t that Jiang Xinxuan was intentionally being cryptic.

It was simply because Su Mu was driving, and from the left turn to seeing his uncle and the others, the distance wasn’t long at all.

In merely the time it took for Su Mu and Jiang Xinxuan to exchange a few words, Su Mu’s black Ferrari was nearly at the Bai Family’s villa entrance.

His uncle and aunt, as well as Jiang Xinxuan’s mother, were all standing there with beaming smiles, watching the eye-catching black Ferrari approach.

Jiang Xinxuan knew he couldn’t possibly ask Su Mu to stop the car and take his time to explain his uncle’s exaggerated action, right?

Jiang Xinxuan was sure that if he really asked Su Mu to stop the car, his uncle would definitely come running up to help Su Mu open the car door.

Isn’t that a joke?

Su Mu was already close to the Bai Family’s main entrance; there was no reason for Bai Mingqi to keep standing there waiting to meet the young master of the Su Family.

Bai Mingqi stated that if he hadn’t wanted to "startle" the young master of the Su Family, he would have wished to drive to the highway exit to pick up Su Mu himself.

So, seeing that Su Mu was about to reach their house,

If Jiang Xinxuan dared to ask Su Mu to stop the car at this point and take his time explaining, delaying Bai Mingqi’s chance to meet the young master of the Su Family,

Bai Mingqi would really step forward without a second word and politely invite the young master of the Su Family into his home.

"Is there more to the story?"

Su Mu raised his eyebrows slightly; it seemed there might be things he didn’t know?

From his girlfriend’s tone, Su Mu vaguely felt that Bai Mingqi’s exaggerated actions were not because of the wedding dress worth over six million.

It seemed that Su Mu guessed right; Bai Mingqi wasn’t doing this because of the dress.

But what exactly caused Bai Mingqi to do this, Su Mu knew he would only find out after getting out of the car.

Xuanxuan had said that he would know the specific reason soon.

That meant Xuanxuan must have an inkling about the reason for Bai Mingqi’s actions.

It’s just that due to the limited time, Xuanxuan didn’t have the chance to explain it to him.

Of course, Su Mu could also tell that Bai Mingqi seemed to hold a certain respect for him.

Although it was somewhat inappropriate for an elder to show this towards a younger person.

But it seemed that was indeed the case.