I Already Severed Ties With Them. Who Would Bother With Them Now? - Chapter 48:

Chapter 48: Su Qianghai Slaps Su Yuebai!

Su Family Villa.

Su Qianghai said to Su Yuebai, “Daughter, take me to see it tomorrow night. I want to see how his business is doing!”

“Okay!”

…

The next morning, Zhang Xiaofeng hired that same female university student to watch the store while he went to work.

He had to admit—this feeling was amazing. Two sources of income. While he was working, someone else was helping him earn money. Just one word: satisfying!

…

The day went by without incident. After work in the evening, Zhang Xiaofeng went to the shop.

The female student did a great job. The store was tidier than the day before, and the place was sparkling clean. One glance and you could tell she was hardworking.

Her name was Bao Yuting. She was a senior in university with a light course load, leaving her plenty of time for part-time work.

Zhang Xiaofeng was very satisfied. After chatting for a while, they quickly assigned roles.

He took a portion of the goods out to the street stall and left Bao Yuting to manage it while he returned to the store. Everything was the same as the day before.

He had a feeling that tonight’s business would be just as good!

From a hidden spot on a nearby street corner, Su Qianghai and his daughter had already arrived and were quietly watching.

The moment Su Qianghai saw the store, he understood—this location would definitely bring good business. What’s more, Zhang Xiaofeng’s marketing strategies were truly unique. He had actually broken away from traditional methods. This approach—he had never seen anything like it!

Su Qianghai was dumbfounded.

It wasn’t even dark yet, but people were already coming and going outside the store. Many first stopped by the stall, then were guided to the shop.

Once at the entrance, they took a look at the promotional sign and couldn’t wait to go inside.

And when they came out, they had at least three items in hand!

With the cold weather, knitted hats and thermal gloves were selling fast. Plus, there were several construction sites and renovation projects nearby. Many workers came to buy from him!

While thinking, Su Qianghai took another look and realized that the surrounding market was mostly filled with street vendors selling similar protective winter gear—but none of the shops sold these things. The other shops had completely different products!

He understood now. This was a dimensionality-reduction strike. Selling the same products in a store gave an immediate sense of higher quality compared to a street stall. Naturally, customers preferred his shop. The street vendors couldn’t compete.

And by the time they realized and tried to open their own shops, it would be too late—customers would already be loyal to him.

Su Qianghai fell silent.

Soon, it was dark. A wave of people came off work and began strolling around. Almost everyone who passed by Zhang Xiaofeng’s store took a look—and eight out of ten went inside.

It wasn’t even the weekend, yet business was booming. Customers lined up one after another.

Su Qianghai saw that Zhang Xiaofeng couldn’t even handle it alone. He was drenched in sweat.

The tiny shop was packed like a marketplace.

Seeing this, he was filled with envy. When he first started a business, it was so quiet he could hear the wind blow through the door!

Without comparison, one wouldn’t know. But now, he could clearly see—he really wasn’t cut out for business!

…

By 9 PM, Su Qianghai had roughly estimated and was shocked.

“Daughter, just tonight, he’s already sold at least 5,000 yuan worth of goods. If I’m not wrong, his net profit is around 3,000 yuan! And it’s not even 10 yet—he can still sell more!”

Hearing this, Su Yuebai felt like her heart was bleeding. She said, “Dad, you’ve seen it with your own eyes. His ability is obvious. We were completely wrong!”

Su Qianghai shook his head and continued calculating, “Let’s not dwell on that now. If he’s earning 6,000 a night, that’s 42,000 a week. In a month, that’s 120,000. After deducting rent, goods, and labor costs, he still makes at least 70,000 to 80,000 in net profit. Add in his salary, that’s 100,000 a month! My god, I can’t believe he’s this successful on his very first attempt!”

Su Yuebai lowered her head and said nothing.

“Daughter, even though this amount may not seem like much to our family, it already puts him ahead of 90% of the country! Starting a business is incredibly hard—I know this better than anyone.”

Su Qianghai was deeply shaken. He believed Zhang Xiaofeng wouldn’t be satisfied with just this. Even though this was already impressive, with his abilities, once he expanded, the potential was much greater!

Su Yuebai said, “Dad, why didn’t you notice before how outstanding he was? He wasn’t just excellent in the company—even starting his own business, he’s still amazing!”

Su Qianghai didn’t know how to respond.

He really should have realized it earlier. Back when Zhang Xiaofeng took charge of the company, everything he handled was clean, efficient, and skillfully done. It allowed him, as the boss, to sit back and relax. Zhang Xiaofeng had incredible all-around ability.

But back then, he was only focused on finding fault—picking on everything, trying to suppress him, break his confidence, PUA him to keep control. Who would’ve thought his daughter’s final outburst pushed him over the edge and made him walk out?

Now Su Qianghai suddenly wanted to slap his daughter!

With pain in his voice, he said, “He won’t be satisfied with this. He’s already out of our swamp. His business strategies and plans are incredibly strong. If I’m right, in less than a year, he’ll be a millionaire. Once he builds up initial capital, his growth will accelerate. He’ll become a multimillionaire! My god, daughter, what have you done!”

The more he spoke, the more furious he became. It felt like his heart was bleeding!

Right now, he felt just like Gongsun Zan losing Zhao Yun!

Tears kept falling from Su Yuebai’s eyes. She said, “Dad, I was wrong. If only I had treated him better back then, things wouldn’t have ended up like this. If he were still with us now, everything would be fine…”

SMACK!

Su Qianghai suddenly slapped his daughter across the face and shouted, “Why did you do that! Can’t you think before you speak? Don’t you know what to say and what not to say? You just blurt things out! And now look—he’s earning 100,000 a month. Do you think he’ll come back to you?”

Just remembering how his daughter treated Zhang Xiaofeng made his chest tighten. But deep down, he knew this was just him shifting the blame. Still, he couldn’t bring himself to admit fault. In his mind, it was always someone else’s mistake—no one was more ‘fair’ than he was.

“Dad… you… you hit me?” Su Yuebai’s eyes overflowed with hot tears. Her heart felt like it was being torn apart.

Seeing Zhang Xiaofeng running his business tonight left Su Qianghai both furious and ashamed. He shouted, “Damn right I hit you! You know you’re carrying his child. You can’t leave him! But why did you act like that? He’s a man—he’s capable—no matter where he goes, women will flock to him. But you, a pregnant woman, where are you going to find another man? Would you even accept a low-tier one? And do you think high-tier men would want you? That one word—‘get lost’—from your mouth ruined everything. And now the entire family is paying the price for it!”