Chapter: 2934
Su Chengfeng sighed, feeling guilty. “For the past two days, Grandpa hasn’t been able to eat or sleep. He feels bad about what happened to you and your mom, and he keeps thinking about how to make it up to your wife. When I mentioned the Maldives, I thought about giving you the island where the Su family stays. It could be a nice place for you and your mom to relax.”
The islands in the Maldives are known to be pricey, but they don’t hold much actual value. The Su family bought their island through a long-term agreement with the Maldivian government for tens of millions of dollars, though the real expense came from developing and building the island.
Creating an island requires a full plan, luxurious decorations, and essential facilities like docks, helipads, and satellite communications. It even needs to be self-sufficient with power generation and water desalination. Because of this, the Su family invested nearly 3 billion yuan to set it all up.
Su Chengfeng had always dreamed of enjoying his retirement on that island, so he hesitated to give it away. However, he thought it might help him win favor with his granddaughter, Su Zhiyu. But he knew her well enough to suspect that she wouldn’t want the island.
First, Su Zhiyu was focused on her ocean transportation business and likely wouldn’t be interested in visiting the Maldives. Second, her mother, Du Haiqing, might resent the idea of relaxing on that island, so she wouldn’t agree to it either.
As he spoke, Su Zhiyu frowned, sensing the tension in the air.
Su Zhiyu felt frustrated. She knew her grandpa was being hypocritical, but she had no interest in the Maldives islands he mentioned. Just as she was about to refuse, she noticed Charlie giving her a wink, encouraging her to agree. After a moment of hesitation, she said, “Thank you, Grandpa. Please have Steward Su bring the property rights for the island to Jinling tomorrow. Once it’s in my name, I’ll take my mom there to relax.”
Hearing this, Su Chengfeng felt a pang of pain. He thought, “I was just being polite. Why did you really agree? You’re young; why do you want an island for retirement? What will I do in the future? I can’t start over from scratch!”
Trying to change her mind, he replied, “Zhiyu, transferring the island’s property rights to the Maldives is complicated. You and your mom can go there first to relax.”
Su Zhiyu smoothly responded, “Exactly! We can handle the property rights while we’re there.”
She then added, “Grandpa, you know my mom has her issues with you. If the island is in your name, she won’t want to go. But if it’s in mine, it will be different.”
Su Chengfeng could only respond with frustration, “You’re right. I owe you, Grandpa. In that case, if you have time to go, I’ll ask Anshun to help with the transfer.”
He quickly continued, “By the way, Zhiyu, there’s something I need to ask you for a favor this time…”
Su Zhiyu replied, “Go ahead.”
Su Chengfeng hurriedly said, “Well, your benefactor just called me.”
He might have gotten the wrong idea about what I said. When we talked on the phone, he didn’t sound very happy. Grandpa wants to ask you for help to fix things between them. He believes that in the future, everyone should keep the well water separate from the river water. Do you think that will help?