Su Xiao Ba and Su Xiao Jiu, the two brothers, had the good sense to go wash the dishes while Su Xiao Tian and Su Wu Rang were talking.
Joking aside, now that they were grown, they could handle this task perfectly well. Why should their fifth brother and sister do it?
After the brother and sister finished their polite exchanges, they discovered the kitchen had already been tidied up spotlessly.
"Good boys, you know how to take care of your sister. But!" Su Wu Rang said, patting his two younger brothers' foreheads with his rough, large hand, praising them.
This time, it was the younger two who felt a bit shy.
"Brother, I need to go to the outskirts to check on the farm and the factory. You rest well at home."
Su Xiao Tian was going to the outskirts to check on the progress of the pig farm and the factory. She waved goodbye to Su Wu Rang.
Su Wu Rang, showing great interest, wanted to accompany her.
Su Xiao Tian felt it would be good to have her brother with her.
The siblings took a bus directly to the outskirts.
The farm had been built to modern standards from the very beginning, constructed according to modern farming practices.
It was much better than the farm built in the village back then.
Wang Xiang Hua and Su Lao Da were already skilled pig farmers when they lived in the countryside. Now that the conditions were better, they naturally put in even more effort.
The pigs, chickens, and other livestock at the farm were growing well. In just a few months, Su Xiao Tian could already see the profits.
It was evident that Su Lao Da and Wang Xiang Hua, along with the hired help, were very dedicated, which led to such excellent results.
Su Xiao Tian nodded in satisfaction.
In the future, she would be visiting less often, as the school was quite far from the farm.
When she had initially planned the farm, she had overlooked such an important issue.
The farming base was to be her foundation for future development, and Su Xiao Tian had high hopes for it.
Similarly, the factory was also very important to Su Xiao Tian, representing the first chapter of her grand vision for future development.
The factory had not yet officially started production, but preliminary work was already underway.
What preliminary work?
Naturally, product research and development!
Su Xiao Tian had a few excellent formulas, but the development of a factory could not rely solely on these.
Therefore, Su Xiao Tian had considered this issue from the very inception of building the factory.
In the laboratory, everything was also proceeding in an orderly fashion.
The people working here were all recruited by Su Xiao Tian from university.
After observing them for some time, she found a few individuals to be very capable and felt they could be nurtured.
After all, she herself had to attend school and had very limited time. It was essential to have capable people around her whom she could train.
She couldn't possibly do everything herself; that would be too exhausting!
Those who make big money are always adept at using people to make money, rather than working themselves to the bone for it.
When the individuals saw Su Xiao Tian, they immediately gathered around her, reporting on their work over the past period.
Two of them even shared some of their ideas with Su Xiao Tian.
It had to be said that the ideas of highly educated individuals were indeed very good, and Su Xiao Tian was very supportive of their opinions and suggestions.
"Try it according to your ideas. Perhaps it will succeed. If it does, the factory will give you original shares," Su Xiao Tian said generously to them.
If the factory developed well in the future, they would essentially be winning without effort by holding original shares.
How could these young people not be excited?
They immediately expressed their commitment to diligently improve the formulas and strive for the best possible outcome.
Su Xiao Tian was quite satisfied with this attitude.
To prevent them from engaging in unhealthy competition, she also added some words encouraging them to work together and strive for common goals.
Su Wu Rang watched his younger sister, who was so young yet possessed such a confident and composed demeanor, like an adult. Although he had not spoken, he couldn't help but be secretly amazed.
On the way back, the siblings chatted.
"Xiao Tian, how do you come up with all these ideas?"
He felt that the abilities his little sister had displayed today were so comprehensive that even if he were a few years older, he wouldn't have thought of them.
Su Xiao Tian smiled and replied, "When you want to make money, you naturally think of these things!"
"But we don't lack money at home. Yi Ming Ge is quite profitable," Su Wu Rang said with a chuckle.
This little girl was always thinking about making money, a matter that adults should consider.
"Brother, Grandpa and Grandma have always said that Yi Ming Ge belongs to you. Now, let Mom take a look for you."
Su Xiao Tian looked at Su Wu Rang and informed him about the ownership of Yi Ming Ge.
Su Wu Rang was stunned!
Su Xiao Tian smiled charmingly, "So, the profits from Yi Ming Ge are also your money, not mine!"
Su Wu Rang wondered if he had heard correctly.
There were so many children in the family, so why did Yi Ming Ge belong to him?
He didn't seem to be the most favored grandson of his grandparents.
After all, there were nine grandsons in the family.
Shouldn't Yi Ming Ge be kept as Xiao Tian's dowry?
"Xiao Tian, you mustn't just say things like that." Su Wu Rang thought Su Xiao Tian was just speaking casually, so he quickly stopped her.
It didn't matter if he just listened casually, but he couldn't let this cause any trouble within the family.
With such a large family, and Yi Ming Ge being a profitable business, it would be difficult to decide who it should go to.
"Brother, it's true. Just a while ago, Grandpa and Grandma said that since Eldest Brother got married, each family would manage their own affairs. It's considered a division of the family now."
What?
Divided the family?
How come he didn't know?
"Grandpa and Grandma said there wasn't much to divide. Besides the accumulated savings from previous years, which were divided into three portions, whoever acquired the property owns it."
"As for Yi Ming Ge, the pillar of our family's industry now, it belongs to you."
Su Wu Rang still didn't understand why Yi Ming Ge was his.
"Why?"
Su Wu Rang had always had a feeling that he might be the most overlooked child in the family. After all, there were four older brothers and four younger brothers.
The saying in the old village was that elders favored the eldest and the youngest, forgetting the middle ones.
He was the one who would be forgotten.
But now, his sister said that Grandpa and Grandma hadn't forgotten him. When dividing the family, they had even specifically allocated him the most profitable Yi Ming Ge.
"Because you serve the country and protect the nation, you can't make money like us. Grandpa said that you shouldn't suffer because you serve the country! And your life shouldn't be worse than that of your siblings."
Grandpa and Grandma had truly considered everything thoroughly, and Su Xiao Tian also felt that this arrangement was the best.
Su Wu Rang was instantly so shocked that he didn't know what to say.
"But, will others agree to this?" Su Wu Rang said haltingly.
"They agree. Everyone said this is the most reasonable. Brother, everyone in the family is very open-minded. Besides, it's not like the years when we lacked food and clothing anymore."
Su Wu Rang was utterly shocked. Had his family considered him this much?
To be honest, he had envied his brothers and sisters earning money.
But since he had chosen the path of military service, making money was no longer a significant concern for him!
He had long since resigned himself to the possibility of a lifelong modest life.