"Eighth Brother, can't we have a little imagination?" Su Xiaotian pouted.
This Eighth Brother was too unimaginative.
"Xiaotian, let's not dream anymore, okay?" Su Xiao Ba tried his best to comfort Su Xiaotian.
However, what Su Xiaotian said next made him feel that perhaps it wasn't impossible.
"Eighth Brother, when have I ever failed to achieve something I set my mind to?"
Su Xiao Ba was stunned.
That was true. Whatever Xiaotian wanted to do, she always managed to accomplish it in the end.
In recent years, wasn't it all thanks to Xiaotian's drive that the family had developed to this extent?
If not for Xiaotian's boldness and decisiveness, the family would certainly not be where it was today.
Perhaps they would still be farming in Nanling Village, happily counting a few hundred or a thousand yuan a year.
They might not even have gone to college. They might have been herding sheep on the mountains of Nanling Village right now, getting married and having children.
Having a few children, and then continuing to herd sheep!
Thinking of this possibility, Su Xiao Ba became scared.
"Xiaotian, tell me, can we really develop to this point?"
Su Xiao Ba's voice trembled, unsure if it was from excitement or fear!
"Of course, we can. I've found a good location. Eighth Brother, let's go take a look tomorrow morning. If we can successfully buy the land, we can start construction soon."
"But, does the family have this much money?"
Su Xiao Ba scratched his head, full of doubt. Buying land and building houses, and such tall buildings, would cost a lot of money.
The reason Su Xiaotian was so confident was because land in the capital would be extremely valuable in the future.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe the future land prices in the capital as "worth its weight in gold."
Although the area of this factory wasn't particularly large, it wasn't small either. Fortunately, it was an old, dilapidated factory, and its location wasn't in the city center. Otherwise, it definitely wouldn't have been acquired for forty to fifty thousand yuan.
Just as Eighth Brother worried, the land alone would cost a significant amount, not to mention the subsequent expenses. It was indeed not a small sum.
Fortunately, Su Xiaotian was never someone who was easily intimidated.
She firmly believed that there were always more solutions than problems!
Su Xiaotian thought for a moment and said, "We can raise some funds ourselves and get a loan for the rest. We'll manage."
Su Xiao Ba considered it and realized it was indeed logical. The family members were all quite well-off. If each person contributed some, it would be a substantial sum. Once they had the land, they could get a loan.
What initially seemed like a difficult problem turned out to be quite solvable with a simple consideration.
Su Xiao Ba began to calculate how much money he currently had.
"Xiaotian, I have eight thousand yuan. I'll invest it all."
"Eighth Brother, it's already been made clear that Yiming Pavilion is to be left to Fifth Brother. The total investment from family members, excluding his share, will not exceed forty-nine percent. You need to think carefully."
With so much money, he could earn a lot by doing anything else. If he invested it all, relying solely on dividends might be feasible in the long run, but it would be a significant loss in the short term!
"We're all family. What's there to say? Besides, I'm not cut out for business, and I'm not Fourth Brother either."
Su Xiao Ba had a clear understanding of himself. Although he had made some money, most of it was earned with the guidance of his brothers and sister. He hadn't truly earned it through his own skills.
By investing these eight thousand yuan, it would at least be considered an initial share, and there would definitely be dividends in the future.
Combined with his investment in Fourth Brother's Rongfa Trading Company, and their own small ventures, their future lives would be comfortable.
He wasn't someone with grand ambitions. He just hoped to live a comfortable life in the future.
Su Xiaotian nodded.
If they were to develop aggressively, some things needed to be planned in advance. Su Xiaotian didn't want her family members to fall out over money in the future.
It was not easy for the entire family to maintain their current situation and live in harmony.
She hoped that the entire family would live in harmony and last for a long time.
"Xiaotian, we should discuss this with the family in advance."
Su Xiaotian nodded, picked up the drawings she had worked on for several nights, and went to the main hall.
Grandpa Su and the others were in the main hall, fanning themselves and talking.
When Grandpa Su heard Su Xiaotian's vision for the future, his fan almost slipped from his grasp.
He, an old man, had never dared to think like this in his life. How could this young girl, in her teens, be so daring?
"Xiaotian, do you know how much money this will cost?"
Su Xiaotian thought for a moment and said, "Grandpa, I've calculated it. Buying the land will cost about forty-five thousand yuan. For construction funds, I estimate about seventy to eighty thousand will be enough."
"Adding the two together, it's a little over one hundred thousand. Plus potential renovation costs later, about one hundred and fifty thousand should be sufficient."
This was Su Xiaotian's estimated minimum figure. She dared not say more.
If she had said two hundred thousand, the family members would likely have been scared stiff on the spot.
Even with Su Xiaotian stating the figure of one hundred and fifty thousand, the Su family was already shocked.
One hundred and fifty thousand yuan. This wasn't fifteen yuan, nor one hundred and fifty.
How could this girl say it so casually?
"Xiaotian, have you thought this through? How much money has our family saved after all these years of hard work?"
Su Xiaotian smiled and said, "Grandpa, I guarantee it will make money. Then, the first and second floors will be Yiming Pavilion, and the third floor can be a shopping mall rented out to others, or Fourth Brother can open a branch.
"The fourth and fifth floors can be the same. They can be operated by our family or rented out to others. As long as it makes money, that's what matters."
"Moreover, if we want to operate everything ourselves, the first and second floors can be the Yiming Pavilion restaurant, serving guests. From the third floor upwards, we can set up a hotel offering accommodation, and ideally add entertainment facilities. That's when we'll truly make money."
However, if they followed this model, it would require even more money, and Su Xiaotian hadn't yet figured out how to raise such a large sum.
"Xiaotian, with this, our family might go back to square one overnight."
Grandma Su said with great concern.
Their precious child was good in every way, except she was too daring!
One hundred and fifty thousand yuan. Was this something others would even dare to think about?
"Grandma, it's okay. If you don't trust others, don't you trust me? Don't you remember, even the Dragon King looks out for me!"
Su Xiaotian smiled and hugged Grandma Su's arm, swaying it.
"Oh dear, don't sway me like that. You're making me dizzy," Grandma Su said quickly.
"Why are you getting more and more clingy as you get older?" Liang Xiu glared at her daughter.
She wasn't like this when she was little. How old was she now, and she had learned all these tricks?
"Grandma, I think we should try it. I think if Fourth Brother were here, he would definitely agree," Su Xiao Ba said tentatively.
The one who was best at making money in the family was Fourth Brother.
As they were talking, Su Xiao Si returned.