Su Grandma was very satisfied with her daughter-in-law's performance and couldn't help but nod with a smile.
A family should be united like this.
Although this matter was about Little Sweet, Little Sweet was an understanding child. When life got better in the future, she would definitely be able to take care of her brothers.
She had seen it over the years; the most promising child in the family would definitely be Little Sweet.
"Little Sweet, why don't you accept it?" Su Grandma asked.
Su Grandma wasn't considering Little Sweet, but rather the first and second branches of the family.
Su Xiaotian: "..."
If she accepted it now, what was the difference from not having separated the family?
"Grandma, I have enough with these."
In Su Xiaotian's plan, the gold could be sold, but the jewelry should be kept.
A large gold bar weighed over 300 grams, and the market price of gold was around 40 yuan per gram. She received six large gold bars and six small gold bars, totaling over 80,000 yuan.
Su Xiaotian quickly calculated the accounts for everyone, indicating that it was indeed enough.
Everyone then gave up.
Su Xiaotian added, "Gold doesn't hold its value if it's just kept. It's better to sell it. We can buy houses or start businesses in Beijing or other places."
This was sincere advice. Even if it were moved to the 21st century, the price of gold per gram would only be over 400 yuan, a tenfold increase. However, the price of houses would increase much more.
Even if houses in Beijing had already increased in price, a large gold bar could buy a decent courtyard. If kept for decades, a hundredfold increase wouldn't be impossible. Calculated, it was much more valuable than collecting gold.
"Little Sweet, what do you think about buying in the provincial capital?"
Qi Liangying did not plan to go to Beijing and thought about buying houses in the provincial capital for her sons.
"Second Aunt, if possible, it's more cost-effective to buy houses in Beijing. The provincial capital is also fine."
Although the provincial capital would develop in the future, it was still far inferior to Beijing.
Su Xiaotian spoke frankly.
Qi Liangying listened and asked her sons, "What are your opinions?"
"Mom, how about I use it for business? I'll open two more chain stores. The profits are quite substantial!" Su Xiao Si said expectantly.
Buying houses also made money, but how could it be as fast as doing business?
"That's fine too. Fourth Brother has a good eye for business. However, although the retail industry is good for now, it's not cost-effective in the long run," Su Xiaotian also offered sincere advice.
"Alright, take it. But if you lose it, you'll have to compensate your brothers and younger brothers!" Qi Liangying made a decision after discussing with her husband.
The gold from the second branch was all given to Su Xiao Si. As for the remaining jewelry, as Su Xiaotian suggested, Qi Liangying carefully stored it.
Su Xiao Si held the heavy gold, so happy.
If he had known there would be such a large sum of money, why would he have worked so hard in the early stages?
With this money, he would have already made a fortune.
Su Laoda and his wife were even more straightforward. They directly gave three large gold bars to their three sons, one for each. They could do whatever they wanted with it, saving them the trouble of thinking!
"These three are for you. Your father and I will keep the remaining small gold bars for emergencies," Wang Xianghua said.
The eldest son was already married, and the two younger ones were still studying but also had their own businesses. It was fine to distribute it.
Wang Xianghua gave the lion's share to her three sons, and they had no complaints.
When they tried to decline, Wang Xianghua refused.
"Keep your own things, so you don't have to divide the family later," Wang Xianghua said casually.
"Your mother and I will keep this jewelry for now and decide later," Su Laoda said, looking at the jewelry wrapped in the handkerchief. He decided to store it first.
He also didn't plan to completely separate the family now, so besides the large gold bars, he decided to keep the rest in his hands.
Thus, only the third branch remained.
Su Laosan and Liang Xiu discussed it and were quite straightforward, giving everything to Su Xiaotian.
"Take this gold and do something for your brothers. It's better than letting it sit idle."
They were no longer old-fashioned and naturally knew the principle that money makes money the fastest.
And their third branch was relatively weak in this aspect.
Xiao Wu was in a military academy and probably wouldn't be able to do business in the future.
Xiao Ba was too young to take on great responsibilities. It was better to give it all to Su Xiaotian.
Liang Xiu said this and then handed a bag of jewelry to Su Xiaotian, saying, "Help Mom keep these."
For some reason, Liang Xiu felt that it was safer for Xiaotian to keep them than for herself.
It had to be said that Liang Xiu's premonition was very accurate.
"Alright, Mom, I'll keep these for now and take them out when Fifth Brother gets married later."
Su Xiaotian thought that there would be a wedding banquet at home tomorrow, and the Liang family would also come. It wasn't very safe to keep them in her parents' room.
"Little Sweet, the seed money for Eighth Brother's future marriage will depend on you," Su Xiao Ba said to Su Xiaotian solemnly.
"Okay, then let's consider it as an investment. In the factory, is that okay?" Su Xiaotian asked.
It was useless to keep it in hand. Only by making it generate money could its greatest potential be realized.
Su Xiao Ba had no opinion himself, so he naturally agreed.
"Finally, let's talk about the issue of Yiming Pavilion in Beijing."
Su Grandpa looked at the families who had roughly finished their distribution and then brought up another important matter.
Yiming Pavilion was a profitable business, but the property was not their own. In essence, it was just a brand and craftsmanship.
"Dad, Mom, Yiming Pavilion belongs to you!" Su Laoda quickly said.
As their children, they couldn't possibly take away the last of their parents' possessions.
They all knew that their children now had houses in Beijing, but their parents lived in Xiaotian's house.
Su Grandpa waved his hand and said, "Laoda, don't worry. Yiming Pavilion was not intended to be divided among you."
Everyone: ...
"I plan to leave Yiming Pavilion to Xiao Wu. Don't think I'm biased. Xiao Wu is going to protect the country and won't earn money. It's not that his brothers will be wealthy, but Xiao Wu will live a difficult life."
Su Grandpa's words made the Su family fall silent. It was indeed the case.
When the family calculated their accounts during the New Year, although Xiao Wu didn't say it explicitly, he felt somewhat dejected.
"I've thought about it. Linlin can learn the craft and open a branch later. When I can no longer work, this Yiming Pavilion will be handed over to Third Son's wife to help Xiao Wu guard it!"
Su Grandma revealed her well-thought-out plan.
No one found anything wrong with this. Although the shop belonged to the elderly couple, it was actually the third branch that was always busy with the shop's affairs.
"Grandma, I'll just work in Yiming Pavilion and get paid!" Li Linlin quickly declared.
Opening a branch elsewhere would be taking business away!
She couldn't do such a thing.
"Sister-in-law, we originally planned to open a branch. It's great that you're opening one. It's more reassuring than someone else opening it!" Su Xiaotian said.