Chapter 375: Eighteenth Birthday Banquet

"Little sister Xiao Yu, you don't understand because you don't have a boyfriend; when he lowers himself and acts cute, his words and actions really make people feel happy! You know he's pretending, but you still feel delighted, he's so good at coaxing people!"

"You know he's faking, so why keep entangling with him for so long?"

What picture?

"At first I didn't know, later I found out, and wanted to learn a bit. I want to coax you and Can Can. I found several teachers; he was a test subject. After one experiment, that person just floated away!"

Now the media is watching, Liang Yan is about to die of embarrassment! "6!"

Su Yu admires.

"So annoying, I can't even go out!"

Around Su family manor there are bodyguards watching, but the exit is swarmed by gossip reporters.

"Rising hype isn't a good thing either; why is no one watching you?"

Liang Yan suddenly thought, Su Yu is actually the one with the highest traffic! "Me? Even if they watch me, they can't send it out; the higher‑ups have already greeted."

Su Yu gently poked Liang Yan's puffed‑up mouth, "Good, study hard, improve every day. Stay at my house a bit longer, or go abroad to find your parents?"

"No way, Mom has already handed the company to a professional manager, and then Mom and Dad are like a couple in a hot romance, flying around abroad, posting on Moments; nine out of ten pictures are them hugging, only one is scenery."

Liang Yan doesn't want to be a third wheel!

"Then stay at home."

Su Yu is getting ready to go out for overtime.

Her money is about to be invested in the new Yan Le Yuan construction; she must work hard to earn money.

"No, home is boring, Can Can has been doing some experiment lately, completely ignoring me."

"Isn't her experiment pretty good? If it works, it could save a bunch of girls."

After graduating, Tang Can has been researching how to get rid of acne. She discovered through daily fan interactions that many need acne treatment, from teenage youths to women in their forties, all plagued by pimples.

"Yeah, it's good, but she's too diligent, completely ignores me, even complains that I'm a hindrance."

Bored, Liang Yan spent money looking for something to do, collecting a compendium of jerk quotes. The money was spent and caused trouble; she was not only bored but also angry! "Then come with me, I'll give you a salary."

"Sure!"

Liang Yan bounced along. Su Yu's car left, and those gossip reporters scattered in a clamor.

"You look down on me!"

Su Yu patted Liang Yan's big head, "Honey, if you inherit the company, they probably wouldn't dare to squat you."

The heir is the company's face; if her reputation is damaged, and Liang Yan is not at fault, the internal company would choose to sue the media that spread it.

Given Liang Yan's family's scale, no media dares to act recklessly; at most they sell some info to Liang Yan's company, taking a little fee.

"Tired!"

This is Liang Yan's thought after learning and watching Su Yu for a day. Though Su Yu is just one person, she busied herself with the effort of ten people.

The higher‑ups gave Su Yu several addresses and nearby topographic maps for her to choose. Su Yu must carefully review each, using the information from Wulongcha, combining policies, social trends, local development, etc., to seriously speculate on the development after building Yan Le Yuan there. She writes her ideas on paper, keeps planning, and destroys them once done.

All day, Liang Yan's busiest moment is shredding the documents.

"I can't understand any of it; whatever you made, I can't understand!"

However, Liang Yan prefers staying in Su Yu's office.

"Aren't you releasing this game?"

In Su Yu's office there is a city‑building VR game, dedicated to building tiny houses and planting vegetables, very fun.

"Seeing the house I designed makes me so happy!"

Liang Yan's design is a mushroom house, super sweet and cute.

"We need to build Yan Le Yuan, but the funds are insufficient."

The property over at Yan Le Yuan, wages at first are advanced by Su Yu. She also needs to invest near Yan Le Yuan, developing businesses that can provide jobs for those moving into Yan Le Yuan.

"Should I invest?"

Su Yu shook her head, "No. The game update requires my technical support, but I'm too busy."

To prove that her game is currently developing well, Su Yu has several completed resource packs still unused; the game's golden period has at least two more years.

"Alright, Su Clan Game Studio, are you willing to take orders?"

"Take orders?"

"Hmm, develop a romance game for me."

Liang Yan spent money collecting many jerk quotes; in reality, those who learn them become playboys, but in the game they become characters everyone loves.

"Sure, after the annual leave ends, you talk to them."

It's still vacation, Su Yu doesn't want to call people back for overtime.

The vacation ends soon, and Su Yu has no time to discuss her new game with Liang Yan. She only, when she has free time, does 'plastic surgery' on Liang Yan's game characters, creating a few handsome protagonists.

Su Yu has spent over half a year busy handing over to Su Xi. Su Xi will, on her eighteenth birthday, officially announce that she becomes the president of Su Clan Group.

An eighteen‑year‑old president will be the most outstanding one in this world! As the focus of everyone's attention, Su Yu not only has huge pressure but is also swamped! 【Ah! Uncle, how did you manage it? If it weren't for you, I couldn't endure such high‑intensity work!】

Su Yu is truly grateful; Wulongcha is a system, a chosen worker, occasionally helping her handle company affairs. Otherwise, relying solely on herself, she couldn't rest a single day.

【It's because you set the bar too high!】

Wulongcha swayed, and Su Yu took over the group, being strict with herself and her staff, preferring to finish tasks the same day, emphasizing speed.

It wants Su Yu to expand, earn more money for Draw card, so it proactively helps her with daily company affairs.

Even so, Su Yu is still swamped. She can only guarantee eight hours of sleep and three hours of rest each day.

【Maybe!】

Su Yu may complain, but when working she remains diligent.

【I also don't know if the newly built Yan Le Yuan will be completed on my birthday!】

Qingshanqu development is a successful case. Within Su Clan Group, opinions on real estate investment aren't particularly strong. When Su Yu confirmed building Yan Le Yuan around Shencheng's Su Research Institute, all shareholders approved.

They even hope the Su Clan invests more in some lands, encloses that side; whether they flip it or lease it, they can make a big profit! 【In terms of speed it's doable, you recruited several construction teams, working day and night, the speed is very fast, rest assured!】

Other families' construction crews work in two shifts; Su Yu's construction crews work in four shifts, and each crew is responsible for its own area, without interfering with each other.

The Su Clan pays the construction crews a fixed salary, but also gives bonuses. Su Yu provides a large sum of money, divided into several bonuses. The crews are evaluated comprehensively based on efficiency, completion, and other metrics, and the bonuses are divided according to their rankings.

Everyone doesn't want to fall behind, so they work truly earnestly, fearing that other crews will catch up.

If Su Yu weren't so strict, they wouldn't dare work overtime!

【Good!】

Su Yu, while busy with her own eighteenth birthday banquet, earnestly takes over all the company's affairs.

"Uncle, you still expect me to run your company? I don't want to, I'm so tired!"

Su Yu looks at the newly delivered documents, propping up her beautiful face, and declines.

"The capable bear more work!"

"I won't. My mother worked hard to raise me; aren't you afraid Great‑Grandma will nag you? Just give everything to me!"

Great‑Grandma still hasn't given up on finding a wife for Su Xi, but Su Xi still doesn't really want to marry.

Su Yu and Wulongcha have analyzed more than once why Su Xi doesn't want to marry. Unfortunately, no matter what they think, Su Xi follows the original plot: the girl he likes has no connection. Clearly, when she was little it seemed like they were going to marry, but she grew up, and the two are like wood and a magnet, with no reaction! "Alright!"

Su Xi sees that Su Yu truly doesn't want to take it, and since he's changing jobs, he needs a transition period.

Claiming he needs a transition period, Su Xi takes Yang Zhichun to his own island for fun; the retiring Xu Mingyue and Ji Tianlin also follow, leaving only Su Yu and the two of them to endure the harsh grind in the sea of work! 【Too much, too much!】

After a busy day, returning home, Su Yu sees the empty house and feels a bit unhappy.

Wulongcha checks Ji Yan's schedule, 【You should rest quickly! Your mother is flying abroad today, you can't wait for her.】

Su Yu doesn't believe it, sends a message to ask, then gives up.

【These days, when will they end!】

……

"These days, when will they end!"

Guoguo and Jiu Jiu have been staying at home for almost a year. At first they were quite happy, not having to go to school, studying at home every day, and having more time to do what they like.

But after their parents finished handling the family's affairs, the two sisters fell into bad luck!

Maternal Grandparents and Mom and Dad teamed up to hire tutors for them, and after the tutors left, they each gave them assignments or exams.

If the exam results are excellent, they will receive a reward from their parents or Maternal Grandparents—a trip to the supermarket to buy something they like.

If they don't do well, it's terrible; they will be forced to keep studying.

At school, they still have holidays, breaks between classes, lunch recess, and evening study time; at home, they can only rest when family members assess their learning results.

Jiu Jiu looks at her sister enviously, "I don't know, but the time certainly won't be short."

Unlike Guoguo, who only needs to study business‑related knowledge, Jiu Jiu, in addition to business studies, must also learn Maternal Grandparents' experiences and so on, doubling the tasks, yet the reward each time is the same as Guoguo's.

Jiu Jiu doesn't envy Guoguo, but she admires her own older sister. Why wasn't she the older sister back then? Jiu Jiu regrets deeply! If she could start over, she would definitely be the older sister! Guoguo doesn't understand Jiu Jiu's inner ambition; she is truly fed up with this high‑intensity study life, constantly longing for holidays and fun.

Guoguo turns around, sees Mom downstairs holding a vibrant invitation card carved with lifelike fake flowers, leans on the second‑floor railing and asks, "Mom, whose invitation is this? It's so special!"

"It's your little sister Xiao Yu, her coming‑of‑age ceremony."

Eighteen is considered a major birthday. Su Yu's coming‑of‑age ceremony was prepared before the invitations were sent, and now they are rehearsing in the banquet hall they rented! This rehearsal will last more than a week. Professional staff will, based on the rehearsal, identify any issues that may arise in the ceremony's process.

Guoguo, who received the invitation a month early, feels both happy and unhappy! Being able to go out is great, but it's a shame they still have to wait a month!

"Mom, how about we go help?"

Guoguo offers a somewhat unreliable suggestion.

"Help? You just want to play, right? Could you first explain why you were fighting people in the neighborhood?"

Mingmeng returns to the Ming household to hide, considering herself low‑key. But her two daughters, especially the older one Guoguo, are full of emotion and love to fight and make trouble. In the neighborhood, bored Guoguo loves to look for fun, and eventually ends up tearing into peers.

It starts with verbal spats, but quickly escalates to physical clashes.

"What grudges do you have? You have to argue then fight, then go home ready for a beating?"

The opponent this time is another family's little princess. The girl provoked first, making her the more at‑fault side. The parents didn't intervene, but they filed a complaint against Mingmeng and her husband.

"Isn't it because she talked nonsense? She said our family is a stray dog, I said a skinny camel is bigger than a horse; no matter what, our family is much richer than theirs, so we don't have to use second‑hand goods like her!"

Mingmeng covers her face, "You know that, that's her most hated dark history!"

Guoguo, smugly, "If you insult her without mentioning her dark history, do you still have to bring it up?"

Jiu Jiu is somewhat disappointed in her sister's intelligence. She begins to doubt that she will end up like Xiao Yu's older uncle, working so hard she feels like vomiting.

If her sister can't handle the company's affairs well, she will definitely step in to help Guoguo.

"Mom, since we don't need to help, shall we go buy clothes? Clothes also need to be custom‑made, right?"

In the courtyard there is a clothing store; their family's custom‑made dresses are especially slow, with high demands, often requiring the employer to cooperate for measurements so the clothes fit the employer better.

Guoguo plans well. By ordering custom at that shop, she can go out several times within a month! "No, if you put your lazy brain into studying, you wouldn't be so exhausted!"

"But the two children at Aunt Xie's house, Aunt Xie doesn't care about them! Even if they do poorly, she doesn't get angry!"

Under Mingmeng's gaze, Guoguo's voice grows softer, and she becomes increasingly timid.

"You added extra practice today; think clearly why?"

Guoguo obediently stays in place to train, occasionally patting her belly. Jiu Jiu also stays beside her.

When Mingmeng leaves, Jiu Jiu tells Guoguo, "From now on, don't talk about Aunt Xie's family! Mom had a fierce argument with Aunt Xie!"

"But I'm really tired, I didn't say anything wrong; the house only has money, I could lie down and spend a lifetime and never run out!"

Guoguo doesn't understand; aside from applying to top schools, there's nothing to spend money on, so what is she working hard for? Thanks to the darlings for voting~