Chapter: 2575

Su Old Master's stomach had been fermenting a lifetime of rotten things, not knowing how many times he had done something improper, with only Su Ruoli being the real exception.

Mostly, Su Old Master still knows how to put on a good show.

At this point, Su Old Master has already taken Su Shoude as his future successor in training, so he then said solemnly: "Shoude, you must know that the survival rules and etiquette of high society can be summed up in four words: 'Teacher's reputation is renowned'!"

"People usually ask if you have a reputation, don't they?" Su Shoude asked hurriedly. "Can you explain what you mean by that, Dad?"

Su Old Master explained: "What I mean is that no matter what you do, it's always got to have some kind of justification!"

"If there's no justification at all, we'll just go ahead and give the other party a good thrashing, then they'll be like those young people who don't follow the rules or uphold martial ethics. They can just take care of themselves."

"You see, in wars between countries, even invaders will usually try to find some kind of excuse to justify their actions."

"Just like the 1937 Marco Polo Bridge Incident, where Japanese soldiers claimed a soldier was missing and then used it as an excuse to launch a surprise attack."

"Even countries need excuses for their actions. And when it comes to us families, we definitely do!"

Su Old Master's expression turned cold as he said: "To be honest, I've always wanted Du Haiqing dead! From the moment I found out Du Haiqing planned to go to Jinling, I wished she would die in a plane crash or on her way to Jinling so that it would all be over with at once!"

"But I can only think about it in my heart and not take action."

"Because Du Haiqing only went to Jinling without doing anything to shame the Su family's reputation. If I were to get rid of her just because she wanted to go to Jinling, and then things got out of hand, the entire Su family would be ruined!"

"So if you want someone dead, it has to be after they've done something that actually harms the Su family's reputation."

"But right now, Du Haiqing is staying in Jinling while your older brother's marriage is ongoing. She's bidding on an old house that Yang Changying used to live in and is buying it at a price many times higher than the market rate, which has already had an impact on the Su family's reputation. This time, if I take action to get rid of her, there will be some reason for it."

Your older brother said with a face filled with understanding: "Dad, I understand what you're saying! Just now, hearing you talk like this really opened my eyes! From now on, I'll definitely follow your lead and learn well, polishing myself well!"

It's the first time Su Shoude has heard his father discuss such tactics at such a young age.

In fact, Su Laojia is old and cunning, with many strategies in his stomach. This is just a superficial point and can't be considered a high-level strategy.

However, Su Shoude has no opportunity to learn this kind of strategy because he's the second son.

This kind of strategy is like an ancient emperor's imperial technique, which is often only passed down to the future heir apparent and not to other princes. Other princes don't even have the chance to hear it.

Emperors are unwilling to pass on their governing techniques, tactics, and strategies to other princes because they fear that one day those princes will threaten the safety of the heir apparent.

It's like those martial arts schools, where the patriarch always passes down the most core skills to the next-generation successor, but not to other disciples. The purpose is to ensure the successor has a higher level of strength so he won't be overthrown by his own people later.

Before, Father Su Chengfeng would always secretly teach his eldest son, Su Shoudao, on a daily basis, as for other sons, he never passed down genuine experience and strategic thinking.

Now, the eldest son, Su Shoudao, has been completely abandoned by him.

After abandoning the eldest son, his ideal successor in mind became the second son, Su Shoude.

So, he decided to cultivate Su Shoude from now on. JrNovels.com