[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please":3,"chapter-super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-248":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Super Rich by Doing as You Please",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1120416,1451,"Chapter 248 - 142: A Rich Man’s Filial Piety Is So Simple and Brutal","super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-248",248,"\u003Cp>’Is this the surprise Xu Yun arranged for his mom? The show he invited everyone to see?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A little disappointing!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I thought it would be some kind of unique performance, but it turns out he’s just piggybacking on the county’s show.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since they had arrived so late, it was impossible to squeeze through. There were no good spots left to watch from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next moment, Yu Xuan, who had stepped away for a bit, returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her were several government staff members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Xuan said to everyone, \"In a moment, please follow the government staff through a special access route. The best viewing spots have been arranged for you inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone: \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Damn, they even have this kind of special privilege!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, everyone’s perception of Xu Yun was completely overturned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, under the envious gazes of the surrounding crowd, they easily passed through the throng of people and went directly to the front rows of the core area, where a chair was waiting for each of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was especially true for the two uncles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw the row of people sitting in front of them, they were utterly shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As two people who worked for a state-owned enterprise and a government department, they could recognize at a glance that these were the county’s top leaders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were also the heads of other important departments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unbelievable that they were actually sitting right behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A leader from the younger uncle’s workplace happened to glance back and was a little surprised to see him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the initiative to smile and greet him, \"Director Zhang, you’re here too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Director Li.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger uncle smiled and replied, \"I didn’t expect to run into you here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is quite a coincidence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Director Li chuckled. \"I didn’t realize that President Xu, the one who organized this performance, is your relative.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger uncle was speechless. \"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What does Director Li mean by that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’President Xu?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Could it be that Xu Yun organized this performance? Not the county?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If Xu Yun really did pay to put on this show and was still able to invite all the county’s main leaders, just how much influence must he have?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t something that could be solved with money alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The younger uncle was absolutely stunned. He turned to look at his older brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His older brother was feeling much the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It’s one thing for Xu Yun to be rich, but to think his connections within the system are this strong!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, they were overthinking it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The county’s main leaders had come for a few reasons. First, the performance itself was rare and large-scale, and they wanted to see it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, the performance featured an intangible cultural heritage, which the county could promote as a political achievement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Third, for such a large event, their presence on-site meant that if anything went wrong, they could have the situation controlled immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the fire brigade on duty nearby was standing by, ready to be dispatched at a moment’s notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the man of the hour, Xu Yun, he had led his mother and the group of women to a special viewing platform after arriving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a temporary structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The viewing position was even better than the county leaders’ front-row seats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one else was there; it was exclusively for them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the time came, a county leader began to speak, followed by the host, who started introducing the performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did everyone understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t a fireworks show at all, but a traditional craft performance called \"striking iron flowers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Performers would take turns using special rods to strike molten iron, heated to over a thousand degrees, against a canopy. This created showers of iron sparks that shot more than ten meters high, creating a scene that was both spectacular and thrilling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, everyone had only ever heard of it or seen it on TV; they had never experienced it in person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the introduction, the host announced, \"Tonight’s performance was fully sponsored by a young man named Xu Yun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We thank him, and we also wish his mother a happy birthday, good health, and all the best!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the host’s words, Zhang Sujuan turned to her son in surprise, deeply moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This ’striking iron flowers’ show... you really paid for all this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Yun nodded, draping an arm around his mother’s shoulders. He was now a good head taller than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled and said, \"Didn’t you say you wanted to see the iron flowers? Since it’s your birthday, I’ll let you watch to your heart’s content! Don’t blink.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the words left his mouth...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the dark, water-surrounded stage, the first iron flower bloomed in the night, a dazzling firework-like spray of golden molten iron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was incredibly beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a second, and a third...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More and more masters joined in. Under the combined efforts of 88 performers, the sky filled with a continuous, unending bloom of golden iron flowers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the shower of sparks, the bare-chested masters moved about freely, showing no fear of being burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The visual impact was powerful, the scene absolutely breathtaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Zhang Sujuan and Xu Yun...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Mu, Li Jinshu, Liang Yan, and the four other women standing beside them were all mesmerized by the scene before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had all seen the striking of iron flowers on television before, but the awe of witnessing it in person was something no screen could ever convey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You can never know why it’s designated a national intangible cultural heritage until you’ve truly seen it for yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Down in the stands, the relatives were shocked not only by the performance but also by Xu Yun’s grand gesture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To give his mother a birthday surprise, he had actually hired so many masters to perform for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the process, he had treated the entire county to such a stunning spectacle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’The filial piety of the rich really is so simple and direct!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides the relatives, the other members of the audience didn’t know who Xu Yun was, but they could feel his power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A form of filial piety forged with money—simple and blunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone wished they could show such filial piety, everyone wished they could be Xu Yun, but no one could be Xu Yun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Lei, at least, was completely crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person he once looked down on had now become someone completely out of his league.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the gap between them, a gap he could never close in his entire lifetime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they were to meet again, his former sense of superiority would be gone, replaced by a profound sense of powerlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he thought back to what he had said in the supermarket garage that morning, and how Xu Yun had consoled him, he burned with shame and indignation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Back then, he must have looked at me like I was a clown.’\u003C\u002Fp>",1163,"2026-06-03T11:41:56.865Z","2026-06-03T11:42:08.162Z",1,"novelbin.me","5681850ab3b3db465389f0d367454bf817dffc452efc44986c7bf5a2ceb3e25b","super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-249","super-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-chapter-247",284,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsuper-rich-by-doing-as-you-please-cover.jpg"]