Su Wu hung up the phone, glanced at his phone, and knew that the number was no longer valid.

Moreover, this was already part of his plan, to avoid bothering the Su family.

As for the Black Village mine incident, it needs time to develop further; there's no need to rush it in the next year or two.

"I hope he has a conscience and goes to light incense and burn some paper money for you, Mother."

Muttering to himself, Su Wu removed the phone card and tossed it out the window, as if bidding farewell to the past.

Inside the hospital.

Su Guiquan stared blankly at his phone, which was already busy.

Was the call disconnected?

He gritted his teeth, but his mind was filled with Su Wu's words.

Thinking about it carefully, I feel a chill run down my spine.

After Su Wu's mother passed away, his business became more and more prosperous. Could it be that she really protected him from disaster?

Thinking of this, the corner of his eye twitched a few times.

Upon closer examination, although he had barely paid any attention to Su Wu over the years, he hadn't lacked clothing or food, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiaoli, please bless me, I haven't abused our son.

He silently prayed, and suddenly his eyes widened.

"Damn it, didn't I give Su Wu 100,000 yuan a year for living expenses? How did it become 60,000? Li Youcai and Su Liuliu are really unreliable!"

He muttered to himself, and Aunt Su, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand it anymore.

"What's wrong with my cousin Li Youcai? How can he be unreliable? What's wrong with you?"

"Get out of here! I'm annoyed! Do you think I don't know how much money Li Youcai has swindled from me over the years? If it weren't for your family's sake, I would have killed him long ago!"

Su Guiquan glared at his first wife, a woman with a sallow complexion who was as thick as a vat but not as tall as one. He found her utterly repulsive.

What did Su Wu just say?

What do you do that will cause your wife to die?

Stroking his slicked-back hair, Su Guiquan's mind began to wander.

If it weren't for the fact that his first wife's family was also a powerful local clan, he would have divorced her long ago.

"Dad, you can't let Su Wu off the hook. He's half responsible for how I ended up like this."

At this moment, Su Jianren's untimely voice rang out, his words slurred and unclear.

Su Guiquan's eye twitched again.

Isn't this guy here for revenge?

He has spent so much money on these biological sons over the years, but none of them have amounted to anything.

The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He glared at me and said, "You're here to get revenge on me, aren't you? I work hard to make money, and you just squander it all?"

"What are you saying, Su Lao Er? Our son is a student studying abroad now, how can he be a spendthrift?" Aunt Su immediately defended her son.

"How did he become an international student? Wasn't it because he gambled away so much money in high school that I sent him abroad? Unlike Lao Wu, who got in on his own merit!" Su Guiquan sneered.

"Oh ho, so you're standing up for that bastard? I'm already being lenient by letting you raise him, and you still..." Aunt Su immediately bristled.

Snap!

A crisp slap rang out.

Su Guiquan slapped him across the face, his expression ferocious.

"Are you treating my words like farts? You dare to curse me? How much did Lao Wu cost me? Don't you have any idea how much this bastard has spent?"

At this moment, Su Guiquan was truly angry.

Without comparison, there is no harm. Su Wu, the illegitimate son, is still better. He is promising and worry-free.

At this moment, Su Jianren struggled to say, "Dad, from a genetic point of view, what you're doing is..."

"Fuck genetics, you dare call me a bastard? You've really gone too far."

Su Guiquan roared and pounced on him.

He's now completely pissed off by this damn genetics.

Ignoring Su Jianren's injuries, he went up and gave him a good scolding.

Su Jianren trembled amidst his wails, feeling utterly aggrieved.

He learned this from Lao Wu and thought it made a lot of sense, so why did he get beaten up?

The bus slowly pulled into Liuliqiao Bus Station, finally arriving in Beijing.

Su Wu stretched his waist as he got out of the car, feeling like his whole body was about to fall apart.

The nearly 7-hour drive almost ruined him.

Looking at the surrounding scenery, which resembled an enlarged version of the county town, he shook his head slightly.

At this time, the capital city was not as prosperous as it would be in later generations.

I randomly picked a store and bought a phone card, and surprisingly, I even got him a number ending in 669.

He hailed a yellow taxi and casually said, "Driver, Haidian."

At this time, Beijing began to develop the Third and Fourth Ring Roads on a large scale, with a relatively large number of new housing developments and many discounts available.

Taxi drivers in Beijing are all talkative, comparable to the veteran drivers in Tianjin.

One is good at storytelling, and the other is comparable to a comedian.

However, it is precisely these ordinary people who are the best candidates to gather information.

"Master, do you know where I can buy a house in Huilongguan and get residency there?"

"Hey, you've come to the right person, I actually know. You know Zijin over in Wukesong? It just topped out and they're having a promotion right now, but it's quite expensive."

"Where shall we go then? How much do houses there cost?"

"I heard it's 5,000 yuan per square meter, which is quite expensive. But they say you can register your household there. Where are you from, sir?"

The driver had landed a big job, so he naturally spoke freely and without reservation.

Chatting along the way, Su Wu didn't feel lonely at all; on the contrary, he felt much more relaxed.

Upon arriving at the destination, Su Wu went to the Zijin sales office.

The high-level officials here are quite rare even in Beijing these days.

Looking at the first phase of the building, which had already been topped out but had not yet been fitted with glass, he couldn't help but shake his head.

These days, they really sell buildings as soon as they're dug up.

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