I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 285 The Powerful Su Cheng

a few days later.

Su Cheng was driving Chen Suna to the airport on the highway.

Chen Suna sat in the passenger seat, turning her head slightly to look at Su Cheng's profile.

Su Cheng has a rather handsome profile, especially when he's driving attentively, staring intently at the road ahead and glancing at the left and right side mirrors every now and then.

Su Cheng noticed out of the corner of her eye that Chen Suna was staring at her, so she glanced at her sideways. Only then did Chen Suna realize that she had been a little too engrossed.

She quickly tried to cover for herself: "Brother Cheng, is President Wang already at the airport?"

Su Cheng's tone was gentle: "She's not here."

"Huh? Isn't she coming with me?"

“President Wang landed the day before yesterday afternoon. If you hadn’t snagged that cheap ticket, you’d probably be having dinner with him right now.” Su Cheng smiled as she looked at Chen Suna.

Chen Suna felt a little embarrassed; how did Su Cheng know she had snagged a discounted plane ticket...?

"Where can you find a normal person's plane ticket for the early morning? At this time, all the tickets are discounted."

"Even if you board the plane now, you won't arrive until six or seven in the morning. After going through security and such, it will be close to seven or eight o'clock."

"Brother Cheng, I just wanted to save some money..."

"No saving allowed!"

“Let’s spend money as we should. I’ll set a goal for you: spend 50,000 yuan every month.”

Chen Suna: ???

Spending 50,000 per month?

This is this...

She's never spent money so extravagantly!

I've never done this in China. It might cost more abroad, but she definitely wouldn't spend like this.

"No way! If you don't spend at least 50,000, I'll fine you!"

"We should enjoy ourselves when we should, instead of being frugal. Who are you saving money for?"

Su Cheng always felt that most boys were the type who were reluctant to spend money on themselves, and very few girls were stingy and afraid to spend money.

He recalled Chen Suna's chat history with her mother at the mall that night, about noodles, pickled vegetables, and steamed buns.

Eating noodles is your business; it's your life.

Eating steak is my business; it's part of my life.

damn it.

Su Cheng was furious just thinking about it.

Because the old man in the family does the opposite; on the surface, he eats plain noodles, but in reality, he eats steak, drinks red wine, and smokes cigars.

Chen Suna was taken aback by Su Cheng's tough attitude, and she reflected on whether she had really made a mistake in spending money.

"That's definitely not right!"

"Some places offer a fantastic experience for just a little money, so why not spend a little?"

Spending money like Zhang Yangwen is not advisable, but his behavior for a period of time afterward was even more inadvisable.

Even calculating a few cents, Su Cheng didn't understand what he was calculating; it was going too far.

Chen Suna never dared to spend any money from beginning to end.

She used to be poor, and that became a habit, which made her reluctant to spend money even when she had it.

Flowers are fine!

Why do you care so much?

"It's settled then, you give me a list every month, it doesn't have to be very detailed, just tell me how much I spent on each item, starting at least at 50,000!"

"Take good care of yourself!"

Chen Suna was forced by Su Cheng to agree.

She felt that Su Cheng was very assertive.

This kind of dominance is not the distorted dominance of parents: you must do things my way.

Sometimes it's not for her own good, but just under the guise of "for your own good".

The truth is that it's a struggle for power, a desire for control stemming from a sense of failure in life and a desire to vent all frustrations on his daughter.

If she didn't follow their lead, it would mean she was out of their control. Su Cheng's assertiveness stemmed from a genuine desire to help her and change her.

There's a lot of talk about this online: just make choices, don't expect the other person to change.

Su Cheng hopes she can change for the better; she'd be overjoyed!
Su Cheng parked the car in the parking lot and helped Chen Suna carry her luggage through security.

Before finally heading to the boarding gate, Chen Suna took out her phone.

She quietly breathed on the camera and gently wiped the front-facing camera with the corner of her clothes.

Chen Suna mustered her courage: "Brother Cheng, shall we take a picture together?"

"sure."

Su Cheng readily agreed; he had no reason to refuse Chen Suna's request.

The two took many photos together before Chen Suna finally started recording a video.

"Hey, weren't you taking pictures?"

"Yeah, taking photos is too slow, so I'll record it as a video and then slowly extract the good parts after we get there."

"it is good."

Su Cheng made all sorts of funny faces, sticking out her tongue and making peace signs, which made Chen Suna giggle.

Passersby looked at the couple with envy, as if recalling their own parting from their loved ones at the airport.

After Chen Suna boarded the plane, Su Cheng gave her ticket information to Wang Zhiying so that Wang Zhiying could pick her up at the airport in the morning.

Early the next morning.

Chen Suna reported her safety to Su Cheng. After Su Cheng confirmed that she had arrived safely and met with Wang Zhiying, Su Cheng was relieved and went about her own business.

……

Su Cheng has managed to recoup some of her funds in the past few days, keeping only enough for rent and living expenses.

Have to complain.

The old man and Daenerys have really put him in a difficult position. Su Cheng has basically had to put all the money he earned into his own pocket, and now he has to spend money everywhere.

First, the supermarket operation of Zheng Jiawei in his hometown.

Second, support Zhang Yangwen.

Third, give Xiao Chen a sum of money.

Fourth, the salary expenses for Shadow Company's twenty to thirty employees.

Fifth, company operations, including tax, accounting, and other official procedures.

Su Cheng first sorted out all the expenses, big or small, and the total amount of money he had on hand was less than 14 million.

This was his initial capital, which was actually quite a lot, but it would be difficult to acquire the assets of the Emperor Group.

Large-scale projects are out of the question; buying two oil wells and drilling them is just a pipe dream.

Even the non-performing assets transferred to Shengyue for handling are basically assets worth millions or tens of millions of yuan.

So the situation is that Su Cheng is still facing financial difficulties.

He even had Tang Li lend him one million from the coffee shop's account, just in case.

Su Cheng's Shadow company was wholly funded by him. He didn't let Zhao Peng and Wang Zhiying take any money, and even if he had let Wang take it, she probably wouldn't have.

The pressure of full ownership is greater, but there are many advantages.

With over 95% of the shares held by Su Cheng, he will have absolute control over the company and can directly appoint directors of his own company.

Secondly, the approval process for major projects has been shortened by 70%, which is more efficient than the multi-party signing required for joint ventures.

Su Cheng didn't want to waste time on pointless arguments.

Finally, with the old man's elaborate trap outside, Su Cheng had no choice but to invest fully.

If even the slightest hint of news leaks out, there's no doubt that people will trace it back to him.

Never underestimate the elites under the old man's command.

Caution is paramount.

What Su Cheng needs to do now is to develop secretly, so that even if the old man finds out about him by then, there will be nothing he can do.

Wear this vest for as long as you can.

(End of this chapter)