Rich Parents Found Me After I Got a Tycoon System? Yeah, I'm Not Interested

Chapter 214: Chapter 214: The Takeover Sucker

"Just call one over. Can the five of us fit, though? If not, we can just get two."

Su Mengyao was familiar with the sightseeing carts at Liuyue Hot Spring Villa. They only had two rows and could seat four people, including the driver.

There was no way the five of them could squeeze in.

The attendant immediately grabbed a walkie-talkie, stated their location, and requested two sightseeing carts.

To make sure the drivers could find them, the attendant had Yun Zijin and her friends wait at a stone table and benches beside the path.

The sightseeing carts arrived quickly. Less than ten minutes after the attendant made the call, two carts pulled up.

The five of them randomly picked a cart and hopped on. The attendant got into one as well, filling both carts perfectly.

After a while, the two sightseeing carts brought Yun Zijin and her friends to a luxurious courtyard named Qu Shui Liangshang.

After getting out and entering the courtyard, Su Mengyao couldn’t be bothered to look at a menu. She just told the attendant to arrange for Liuyue Hot Spring Villa’s signature dishes.

After all, any dish that became a house specialty was bound to be good.

So, Yun Zijin didn’t object to Su Mengyao’s simple and direct ordering method.

"And bring us two bottles of red wine. Something with a good vintage," Zhu Yuehua added.

A place as big as Liuyue Hot Spring Villa was sure to have some good vintages in its cellar.

Other than Yun Zijin, Su Mengyao was probably the wealthiest person in their group, so Zhu Yuehua didn’t hold back when she ordered.

"Of course. Please wait a moment, ladies."

The server dealt with all sorts of clients every day. He’d encountered this style of ordering before and already knew exactly what to prepare.

"So, shall we go change now?"

Someone would bring their order over once it was ready. All they had to do was enjoy themselves.

In the women’s changing room, an attendant had already neatly arranged their changes of clothes in the lockers.

It was Qin Sitong’s first time here, so she didn’t have her own private locker. Su Mengyao had given her a heads-up, so she brought her own things.

The girls quickly changed into their swimsuits, but by some unspoken agreement, they all wrapped bath towels over them.

By the time they came out, the low tables beside the hot spring pool were already laden with fruit platters, snacks, drinks, and the red wine.

Several low tables were arranged around the pool, each one filled with refreshments.

The side tables next to the lounge chairs were also completely covered.

Clearly, the server who had taken their order was very experienced.

Yun Zijin went straight to a lounge chair and sat down, picking up a slice of fruit from the table between the chairs and taking a bite.

"Zijin, why are you lying down?" Su Mengyao asked.

’Didn’t we agree we’d all get in the hot spring together in a bit?’

"It’s too sunny right now. I’ll get in when the sun isn’t as strong."

Even though Dijing had started to cool down in October, the sun between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. was still quite harsh.

It wasn’t even 2 p.m. yet, so Yun Zijin wasn’t eager to get in.

’Isn’t it much more comfortable to just lie on a lounge chair under an umbrella right now?’

"You know, you’ve got a point. In that case, I’ll lie down for a bit too."

Su Mengyao was easily convinced by Yun Zijin and became the second person to settle onto a lounge chair.

Qin Sitong, who followed Yun Zijin’s lead in everything, lay down as well.

When Zhu Yuehua and Cheng Yushu saw this, they couldn’t just stand by. They wanted to lie down too!

There were five lounge chairs, one for each of them.

"Oh, right! Zijin, did you know the Xia Family has been desperately looking for you for the past few days?"

Su Mengyao disliked Xia Jiajiao, so she paid close attention to gossip about the Xia Family.

On the first of the month, Xia Jiajiao made a big show of visiting Huan Yan Fang, said a few words right in front of Yun Zijin, and then left without even buying a single bottle of Rose Essential Oil.

She was supposed to be buying that piece of land in the South Suburb from the Xia Family, but that same day, Yun Zijin flew to C City with Lu Yunque.

The Xia Family couldn’t track Yun Zijin’s whereabouts and have been climbing the walls with anxiety for the past few days.

"What’s going on? Why is the Xia Family looking for Zijin?"

Cheng Yushu and Zhu Yuehua had been away for a competition on the first. They only flew back to Dijing on the third and came straight to Liuyue Hot Spring Villa today, so they hadn’t had a chance to catch up on the latest gossip.

"Hmph. The Xia Family got arrogant and bought a piece of land they wanted to develop. But now their investors have pulled out, their cash flow has dried up, and of course, they’re looking for someone to take the mess off their hands!

"And look, this one right here is the sucker they’re trying to dump it on."

Su Mengyao gestured toward Yun Zijin.

Cheng Yushu looked at Yun Zijin sympathetically. "Zijing, even though you’re the Xia Family’s long-lost true daughter, you don’t need to make such a huge sacrifice for them, do you?"

’Buying a whole plot of land by herself... she could end up biting off more than she can chew.’

"Relax, relax. I’m no sucker. I’m just waiting—waiting for the right moment."

’And that moment is coming soon.’

"What do you mean?"

Qin Sitong didn’t understand what Yun Zijin meant either.

"I made myself perfectly clear that day. If I can get approval to build my own private manor on that land, I’ll buy it."

And what she was waiting for was the perfect opportunity to get that application approved.

"Wait, you’re actually serious about buying it? For a plot that big, getting that kind of approval is basically impossible."

That land in the South Suburb might be remote, but it’s massive.

In a place like Dijing, where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold, how could they possibly approve it?

"Just because others can’t doesn’t mean I can’t. You all just wait and see."

The source of Yun Zijin’s confidence was her faith in Randomly Spend. It wouldn’t let her efforts be in vain.

Seeing that she couldn’t be dissuaded, Su Mengyao gave up. ’Fine, she’ll learn her lesson when she hits a brick wall.’

"So even if you get the permits, when do you plan on buying the land?

"You’re probably the only person willing to buy it."

No one knows what possessed Xia Zhengguang and Xia Zhiyun to buy a piece of land that was so obviously a bad investment.

"I’ll buy it whenever I get the permits. I’m not the one in a hurry."

’If I can’t get the Xia Family’s land, I can just find another place. It’s not like I absolutely have to build my manor there.’

’Besides, if it doesn’t work out in Dijing, I can just pick another city. Someone somewhere will give me the permit.’

’Worst case, I’ll just throw money at the problem. I have more than enough of that.’

’I’ll find a research institute, tell them I want a permit, and offer to fund their research if they can get it for me.’

’I’m sure those ’golden boys’ of science will be happy to help me achieve my goal.’

Su Mengyao gave Yun Zijin a thumbs-up. "Leave it to you!"

"It’s nothing."

Yun Zijin waved her hand dismissively, as if it were no big deal.

"I bet the Xia Family is absolutely furious that you’re just dragging this out and not buying," Qin Sitong mused.

’That’s a truly ruthless move on Zijin’s part,’ Qin Sitong thought. ’Giving the Xia Family a glimmer of hope, only to watch them sink back into despair.’

"But what if they sue you for fraud?"

’After all, she said she’d buy it, but now she’s just stalling, not signing any contracts or paying up. If they actually decided to sue, it could cause a lot of trouble for Yun Zijin.’

"We never signed a contract. Besides, I stated my condition at the time: I would only buy the land if I could get approval to build my own private manor on it.

"If the Xia Family has what it takes to produce those permits, I’ll sign the contract and buy the land on the spot."

Yun Zijin had truly mastered the art of wordplay.