302: Chapter 302 Not even one-tenth as good as yours

About half an hour later, Lin Xiao and the other three arrived at the main gate of the Huang Family residence.

The Huang Family truly lived up to its reputation as the wealthiest household on the island.

They actually lived in a manor-style mansion!

Expensive flowers and plants were planted outside, and the interior decoration style of the house was even more exaggerated.

As far as the eye could see, it was magnificent and resplendent!

"Whoa, this is really something!"

As soon as Zhang Xiaofu got out of the car, he couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration.

Yang Yong's eyes were even more fixed on the sight.

He had previously thought Qian Ling's aunt's house was luxurious enough, but the current Huang Family residence wasn't just luxurious; it could be described as ostentatious!

Lin Xiao looked around and gave a light chuckle. "Xiao Fu, why don't you take a closer look?"

"Look at what?"

Zhang Xiaofu was confused.

"Look at those trees, those flowers, and that grass."

Lin Xiao pointed casually.

Zhang Xiaofu looked over, still looking bewildered, not knowing what Lin Xiao wanted him to see.

Seeing this, Lin Xiao could only sigh silently. "If I'm not mistaken, the Huang Family's financial strength is probably not even one-tenth of your family's!"

"Ah? How is that possible!"

Zhang Xiaofu said in surprise, "Although I haven't seen those flowers and plants before, I seem to have heard my dad talk about those trees; they're a very precious species! My family can't afford to plant them anyway, and this house is much bigger than mine..."

Lin Xiao smiled. "Where is your house?"

"Beijing. Didn't I take you there before?"

"And what kind of place is this Huang Family located in?"

"..."

Zhang Xiaofu finally realized it.

Although their house wasn't large, it was located in the downtown area of Beijing, a place where land was worth its weight in gold.

The Huang Family's residence looked as big as a park, but it was in the outskirts of this island.

If one had to compare, it was indeed not as valuable as his family's home.

Lin Xiao continued to explain, "Also, these trees—while the species is good, they are the poorest specimens of that species."

Zhang Xiaofu nodded slowly. "In that case, it really doesn't seem like much."

Lin Xiao asked, "Think about it, what kind of person would use these kinds of trees to keep up appearances?"

This time, before Zhang Xiaofu could answer, Yang Yong beat him to it: "Someone who would rather suffer in silence than lose face!"

Lin Xiao smiled noncommittally.

"Ah? I thought my nouveau riche dad cared about face enough, but I didn't expect there to be someone even worse!"

Zhang Xiaofu immediately had a poor impression of the Huang Family.

He had thought they were some prestigious clan on the island, but it turned out they were just nouveau riche.

If they couldn't compare to his family, then they certainly couldn't compare to Lin Xiao, who was truly from a wealthy family.

At this moment, the Huang Family's butler came out.

He was the middle-aged man they had seen earlier on the ship accompanying Huang Yan.

The butler's attitude was very polite as he greeted them with a smile, "We meet again. The Master and Miss have been waiting for you all for a long time!"

Zhang Xiaofu glanced at Lin Xiao.

Seeing Lin Xiao follow the butler inside, he quickly caught up and asked in a low voice, "Brother Lin, from what you said just now, it seems like the Huang Family isn't doing so well... No, I feel like you have some hostility toward them."

"Mm."

This time, Lin Xiao did not deny it.

"Ah? You really have hostility? Then why did we come here?"

Zhang Xiaofu's head was filled with doubts.

But in front of the butler, he couldn't ask too much and could only whisper the key questions.

"You'll know later. In short, follow my lead. Don't reveal my identity until the critical moment."

Lin Xiao reminded him.

Zhang Xiaofu nodded in confusion, vaguely feeling that Lin Xiao had some sort of plan.

But weren't they just here to help Huang Yan by pretending to be her boyfriend?

Why did it feel inexplicably serious?

Because the courtyard of this house was too large, they had to walk for quite a while.

With nothing to do on the way, Lin Xiao casually asked, "I wonder what business your Huang Family does on this island?"

At the mention of this, the butler's head couldn't help but lift higher.

"Didn't the Miss tell you before? Our Huang Family mainly harvests deep-sea pearls. Our current family strength is the strongest on this island! Our assets exceeded nine figures many years ago!"

By the time he finished, the butler's eyes were filled with pride.

After all that, their assets only just exceeded nine figures?

Zhang Xiaofu curled his lips in disdain and couldn't help but complain in his heart.

It seemed exactly as Lin Xiao said; the Huang Family only looked wealthy and powerful, but in reality, they were just so-so.

Yang Yong and Qian Ling had no concept of such things and couldn't help but click their tongues. "Then they really are rich!"

"Of course. So, to be chosen by our Miss to be the Matrilocal Son-in-law of our Huang Family is your honor!"

As the butler spoke, he didn't forget to glance at Lin Xiao.

Lin Xiao nodded cooperatively. "Yes, yes, yes, I am very honored."

The butler frowned slightly.

He didn't know if it was his imagination, but he felt that Lin Xiao's attitude was somewhat perfunctory.

But he still had absolute confidence in the Huang Family.

That was nine-figure assets!

It was something that 99.9% of the people in this world could never reach in their entire lives!

Therefore, he simply couldn't imagine that he was currently facing the 0.1%; he just assumed his feeling was wrong.

If the butler's words made Zhang Xiaofu realize that the Huang Family was just a frog in a well,

then their subsequent encounter caused his impression of the Huang Family to drop completely to freezing point!