"Rice seeds, sir, can increase production by two hundred jin per mu," Su Sangong said proudly.
He didn't earn much, but his achievements were significant.
Although these contributions weren't solely his, he had participated to some extent and felt proud.
Thinking of this, Su Sangong was immensely proud.
How many rice fields were there in the country? An increase of two hundred jin per mu could feed how many people?
Their family's conditions were good now, but there were still many people who couldn't get enough to eat, let alone eat white rice and white flour.
His goal was to ensure that in the future, everyone in Huaguo could eat white rice and white flour!
"Good, good! You child, why didn't you say so earlier? If you had, I would have had a couple of drinks with your Uncle Shen!" Grandpa Su exclaimed with emotion.
In Grandpa Su's eyes, Su Sangong's current achievements were due to Shen Zizhen's contributions and his careful guidance.
"Grandpa, don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future," Su Sangong smiled. "Uncle Shen said he will lead us to research more, better, and higher-quality seeds in the future, so that all the people in the country can have enough to eat."
"Good, good! Grandpa believes there will be such a day," Grandpa Su said, unable to express anything else but repeated affirmations.
Next was Su Xiao Si.
Su Xiao Si said bluntly, "I just want to make money. I don't have the aspirations of my third brother or the abilities of my elder two brothers, but I make more money."
Hearing another person claim to make a lot of money, the elder brothers of the Su family were speechless in the face of these juniors.
These brats, each one boastfully talking about making money.
They thought they were just casually saying it, but who knew they actually made money!
They remained silent, waiting to hear Su Xiao Si's statement.
"I earned a total of two thousand two hundred yuan this year, not counting the odd change. Of this, I made a thousand yuan doing business with Chi Yiyuan, and the remaining one thousand two hundred yuan was from my own small business ventures."
This time, not only the three elder brothers but also the younger generation of the Su family were shocked.
They knew that Su Xiao Si, besides partnering with them, had also dabbled in some businesses, but they never expected him to earn so much money in such a short time!
After the elder brothers finished speaking, everyone turned their gaze to Su Xiao Wu.
Seeing the expectant eyes of his family, Su Wu Rang was stunned. He touched his deflated wallet.
Alright, having gone to military school, he seemed to have done nothing but train.
Seeing Su Wu Rang's inability to speak, Su Xiao Tian understood.
Although Fifth Brother was studying, it was not much different from being a soldier. Making money might have nothing to do with Fifth Brother in the future.
"Fifth Brother, you are going to be a soldier, doing the important work of protecting the country. You don't need to compare yourself with your other brothers."
Su Xiao Tian, noticing Su Wu Rang's embarrassment, quickly comforted him with a smile.
"Exactly, our family's Little Wu is the most capable. I heard that your school will all be officers in the future! Our family might even have an official in the future!"
Grandpa Su also rarely praised, trying to comfort his grandson whose heart had been shattered.
Su Wu Rang felt a little better after hearing his grandfather say that.
Well, when it came to money, the students at their military school certainly couldn't compare to others.
"Grandpa, Grandma, let my brothers handle the money-making. It doesn't matter if I'm not one of them. I'll earn a military medal for you both in the future!"
When Grandma Su heard her grandson's confident words, she was as happy as if she had received an imperial title.
"Your brothers can earn money. Grandpa and Grandma don't care about it. We are just waiting for your military medal!"
Grandma Su's words made her sons and daughters-in-law look as if they couldn't believe it.
They knew what their mother was like.
Not caring about money, who were they trying to fool?
Su Wu Rang's dark face broke into a brilliant smile at Grandma Su's words.
His starry eyes became even brighter, like the brightest stars in the sky.
After that, it was the turn of the younger ones.
They did business together, earned money together, and it was distributed equally.
Therefore, everyone earned the same amount, so they chose the eldest, Su Xiao Liu, to speak.
These few were also not simple. They had not been in business for long, but they were very hardworking, each earning over eight hundred yuan.
Even though Su Wu Rang had prepared himself mentally, he still felt a bit unhappy.
Was this where the gap started to appear?
It was one thing to not be able to compare with his elder brothers, but how could he not even compare with his younger brothers?
Oh, and Xiao Tian, he wondered if Xiao Tian had made any money.
Although Su Wu Rang thought this, he firmly believed that his sister's abilities were the greatest.
Perhaps she made even more money than her brothers.
He began to worry that perhaps his brothers and younger siblings would have better lives than him throughout his life.
But being a soldier was his choice, did he regret it?
The conclusion was, of course, no regret.
For this green military uniform, he was willing to live a life of poverty forever!
As for the older generation, the three brothers, they now felt that they had been eliminated!
They hadn't had a chance to shine before they were eliminated!
What did they mean by being in their prime? That was just fooling people; this was the era of children.
Didn't they see that they couldn't even compare to the teenage Xiao Jiu?
Chen Zi An, however, kept staring thoughtfully at the children.
The words of these children deeply touched Chen Zi An.
Perhaps this was the spirit that the younger generation should have, daring to strive and innovate.
These children were all extraordinary.
It remained to be seen how far they could go in the future!
Perhaps their development could be even better.
"Xiao Tian, did you make any money this year?" Su Man Xiu, unaware of her husband's thoughts, happily asked, listening to her nephews talk about their earnings.
Su Xiao Tian nodded, "I did. A little better than my brothers!"
Well, these words were exactly the same as her second brother, Su Ciliang.
This was clearly meant to provoke her brothers, wasn't it?
This was the common wish of almost all the brothers.
"Then Xiao Tian, tell your aunt how much you earned?" Su Man Xiu was curious.
As expected, her little niece was the most capable.
But Su Man Xiu hadn't yet realized the extent of her little niece's capabilities.
Su Xiao Tian counted on her fingers and said, "I had quite a harvest this year. I bought two courtyard houses in the capital and still have over eighteen thousand yuan in hand. This money was earned partly from translation manuscripts, and partly from translating for the silk factory and the Christina siblings."
"The silk you sent me, Xiao Tian, is from that silk factory you mentioned? The quality is indeed good, but the patterns are a bit old-fashioned."
Su Man Xiu remembered that Su Xiao Tian had sent her clothes once and fabric twice, so she asked.
"Yes, that's the factory's clearance item. I did translation for them, and this was a benefit," Su Xiao Tian said proudly.
"Xiao Tian, this Christina you mentioned, is she a foreigner?" Chen Zi An's attention, however, was drawn to the name that sounded distinctly foreign.