Many in the village couldn't understand why the village chief chose this time to divide the family.
With household responsibility contracts in place, everyone was full of drive, believing good days were within reach.
Especially seeing that Tian Xiaohe had contracted the pig farm, it was certain that life was about to take off.
Did the village chief choose to divide the family now out of concern that his elder son would take advantage of his younger son?
Even the village chief's eldest daughter-in-law thought so.
Because of this, the village chief's family lived in turmoil.
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After Su Laoda and his wife arrived in the capital, Su Xiaotian's factory hadn't been built yet, and finding land to build a breeding farm also took time.
They entrusted familiar people to help them find a location, and Su Laoda and his wife found themselves idle.
Having been busy for most of their lives, they found it hard to be idle when the opportunity arose.
After discussion, Wang Xianghua stayed to help at Yiming Pavilion, while Su Laoda went to help at Rongfa Business.
Upon learning that Li Linlin, who was helping at Yiming Pavilion, was Su Shouwen's girlfriend, Wang Xianghua was extremely pleased.
This girl seemed different from the girls in their village, quiet and demure.
Moreover, her cooking skills were good, even better than her third sister-in-law Liang Xiu's, despite her short time learning.
She could always rely on this skill to make a living in the future.
Li Linlin had initially worried that her future mother-in-law would be critical and difficult, but to her surprise, Wang Xianghua was very easy to get along with, and they found common ground, gradually dispelling her anxieties.
Wang Xianghua knew her son had already bought a house and was just waiting to graduate to get married, and she couldn't wait to help tidy up the new house.
However, Su Shouwen and Li Linlin said it didn't need much tidying, just simple, which made Wang Xianghua give up on her plans.
Life became busy and passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it was time for the college entrance examination.
This year, three children from the Su family were highly anticipated to participate in the college entrance examination.
These three children were all from the gifted class, and overall, they were several years younger than the children taking the college entrance examination normally, especially the youngest, Su Xiaotian, who was only thirteen this year.
Although the Su family knew that Su Xiaotian and the others studied well, they were still very anxious.
During the college entrance examination, Su Grandma even specifically arranged for family members to pick them up and drop them off at the school gates.
And because of the hot weather, they specially prepared sour plum soup and mung bean soup to be delivered to the school gates.
The brothers Su Xiao Liu and Su Xiao Qi, responsible for delivering the drinks, were very confused.
Why didn't they have such treatment when they took the college entrance examination last year?
It was clear that the sun was just as strong during last year's college entrance examination!
The three days of exams passed in a flash. Su Xiaotian was calm and collected, continuing with her usual activities, showing no awareness of being a student taking the college entrance examination.
Even so, Su Xiao Ba and Su Xiao Jiu seemed to be influenced by their younger sister and remained unperturbed.
The family found this very strange.
Su Xiaotian said, "How old are we? Even if we don't get in this time, we can repeat high school later, and our age will still be suitable for the college entrance examination. What's there to be afraid of?"
This statement was, infuriatingly, flawless!
In fact, the main reason for Su Xiaotian's composure was that she had acquired a lot of practice questions from the system library during this period.
Moreover, with the new function in the system mall, these practice questions could be copied for a small amount of points.
Su Xiaotian copied three sets in one go. She not only did these questions herself but also urged her two brothers to engage in intensive practice.
After more than two months of rigorous practice, Su Xiaotian and her brothers found this exam to be incredibly smooth.
After finishing with the college entrance examination, Su Xiaotian could finally focus wholeheartedly on the factory's construction.
A location had already been found in the western suburbs, a long-abandoned factory.
This was thanks to the extensive network of Du Tonghe and his wife, who found such a place.
Initially, their goal was to purchase an established factory, but either the owners were unwilling to sell, or the asking price was too high, so none of these deals went through.
The couple then considered buying a piece of land to build a new factory, but due to policy reasons at the time, buying land directly was also fraught with difficulties.
Finally, thanks to Chi Yiyuan's reminder, they decided to buy a dilapidated factory, which was cheaper, and building new structures wouldn't cost too much.
Working in this direction indeed made things much easier. In earlier years, many factories had closed down and were now lying idle.
Due to the environmental impact over the years, no one had considered buying old factory buildings, so they remained vacant.
Now that they could finally be sold, the price was indeed not high.
Of course, this was also due to Yu Ruiyuan's considerable capabilities.
Although Yu Ruiyuan was involved in the arts, she wasn't the aloof type, and she was a master negotiator.
After several rounds of negotiation, she managed to secure the entire large factory complex, at a price even lower than Su Xiaotian had anticipated.
Moreover, she didn't just negotiate for one factory but for two.
According to Su Xiaotian's plan, one would be a new factory building, and the other a new breeding base.
Regarding the breeding base, Su Xiaotian had inquired about Su Laoda and his wife's plans. If they intended to manage it themselves, Su Xiaotian decided to adopt a cooperative approach.
However, Su Laoda and his wife clearly stated that they didn't have that much money.
Ultimately, Su Xiaotian funded the construction of the breeding base.
The buildings were in severe disrepair, so Su Xiaotian decided to hire someone to redesign and rebuild them.
The breeding farm was simpler to construct and was completed quickly, with the piglets and chicks already settling in.
Su Laoda and his wife were overjoyed to return to their familiar work.
Most importantly, they were now earning much more than when they were raising pigs and chickens for the production team.
Su Xiaotian was generous, and she adopted an annual salary system for the couple managing the breeding base, with them receiving twenty percent of the net profit.
Both of them had experience and knew well that a well-managed breeding farm was very profitable.
Twenty percent of the net profit translated to a significant sum.
As for the processing plant, its progress was slower.
Even after Su Xiaotian's college entrance examination, the main structure was not yet completed.
Su Xiaotian calculated her available funds, and there wasn't much left.
After the main construction was completed, equipment installation would be required, and the procurement of all equipment was a considerable expense, leaving her with very tight finances.
She estimated that her current funds would not be enough to sustain the factory until it became profitable.
Su Xiaotian first went to the antique market to find bargains.
As expected, with her luck, she found two good items. Su Xiaotian sold them for a profit of twenty thousand yuan, which solved her immediate financial problem.
However, Su Xiaotian felt that relying solely on these was not enough and that she needed to earn more.
A few of them made plans and headed south to Rongcheng again.
Su Grandma felt that it was too strenuous for Su Xiaotian, a young child, to run a factory.
As for Su Laoda and his wife, they were responsible for the breeding base, using an annual salary system, and would receive twenty percent of the net profit.