Free Web NovelChapter 1204: Chapter 1206
Gong Ruini gently walked out of Wan Qiweng’s room, looking at Cai Meina with all sorts of confusion.
She had been against it in every possible way, yet she didn’t expect she would agree to invest in the end.
"What are you looking at? It’s just investing. Your mother isn’t that shortsighted."
Cai Meina thought, although it was Wan Qiweng’s own idea, the things were bought by her daughter.
If the business isn’t good enough and loses money, would Wan Qiweng blame Gong Ruini for it?
The best solution is for her to invest too; if it loses now, it doesn’t matter. In the long run, it might really have potential.
These days, there are quite a few people like Wan Qiweng who don’t want to be bothered and prefer a relaxed lifestyle.
"Yes, yes, Mom, you’re not shortsighted." At times like this, you can’t say anything bad about Mom; you have to coax the old lady.
"Mom, I made mung bean soup. Let’s go have some." Gong Ruzhi greeted them with a smile, keeping a keen eye on Cai Meina’s expression.
No choice there; when the old lady at home is upset, he has to coax her, or things won’t be good when he gets back.
Mung bean soup, and made by the youngest son, this really tugged at Cai Meina’s heartstrings.
"Why are you making mung bean soup? Let Mom do it."
"You!" She pulled her son’s hand, turning it over and over, worried he might be injured.
Watching this scene, Gong Ruini slowed her pace; some things really can’t be compared. Once there’s a comparison, it can truly be unsettling.
Like now, although she understands Cai Meina’s anxiety is probably because Gong Ruzhi rarely does any work.
"Let’s go have coffee and watch a movie." Zhao Xuran wrapped his arms around Gong Ruini from behind.
He doesn’t understand why Cai Meina always tries to compensate Gong Ruini and Gong Ruwen, but sometimes her actions leave people feeling helpless.
Although she might say Gong Ruzhi is just a kid, back when they were in the Northeast, the adults were working in the fields, and weren’t those tasks done by the kids?
Even at a young age, Gong Ruini was busy with the fire, and when she was older, she had to go up the mountain to collect herbs.
Doesn’t going up the mountain sound tougher than making a pot of mung bean soup?
"I’m fine." It’s not that Cai Meina hasn’t noticed, but she’s already accustomed to crying and fussing children, whereas she’s not genuinely fond of this.
"We should find somewhere to stroll around."
"I think we can open a large mall, and if there are eateries inside, that would be great."
"Like if there’s a cinema, eateries, and entertainment facilities, people would certainly be willing to stay in the store over the weekend."
Even if you don’t buy clothes, you can’t not eat or drink or take your kids to play, right? You’re bound to spend some money before leaving.
The scale isn’t average; Zhao Xuran was stunned. Previously, he thought malls in the United States were unusually big, and if someone isn’t good with directions, they might get lost.
But now with his wife’s suggestion, it seems the scale needs to be even bigger.
Whether people will like it or not, Zhao Xuran truly doesn’t doubt it; his concern is, "It will cost a lot."
Currently, there are too many investments; suddenly making one like this, even with the bank involved, it’s still risky.
Spending a lot? What’s a lot of spending? Rolling her eyes, "We don’t have to build it in the city center; just a little outlier location will do."
"By then, we’ll surround it with some land, and around the mall, we can build residences, and that will be a selling point." Fertile water shouldn’t flow into external fields, and the outer areas can be left to other real estate companies to build housing; can’t let them earn all the money-making tasks.
Building houses, that is a good selling point; once completed, the nearby residents will come, and will the mall’s footfall be low?
When the footfall increases, the mall’s business will be good; by then, reclaiming the investment won’t be a worry.
The idea is good, but actually doing it is not easy; even as Zhao Xuran, the successor of Zhao’s enterprise, he doesn’t dare decide right away.
"I need to think it over." Then he must attract more investments; it’s just not an easy topic to decide who to partner with.
It’s not without considering Horn, but too many partners, it’s just unclear who to choose.
This should be handled carefully; otherwise, what if someone has a dissenting opinion?
Listening to Zhao Xuran’s constant analysis of whom to collaborate with along the way, Gong Ruini was puzzled, "Why must we collaborate?"
"Can’t we do it ourselves?" With such a large family business, certainly, loans could be arranged through banks. Wouldn’t they be willing to lend?
"We certainly can, but there’s already talk about us only caring about our own wealth."
These sour comments have been heard countless times, and Gong Ruini truly doesn’t care.
"What they say, we can ignore, but we can’t ensure that there’s no one uncomfortable." Some comments were made by people of status, adding pressure.
Apparently, some people are already eyeing our meat; real estate is profitable, but to her, the plaster factory is more important, "The Shiyu Hall brand."
"No outsiders; this brand will only belong to us."
"I’ve been thinking, we should establish a fund and place Shiyu Hall in it; future generations can join Shiyu Hall and earn a salary if they have the prowess."
"If they are not capable, they’ll have nothing but dividends; future generations won’t have an opportunity to manage Shiyu Hall."
"They won’t have shares in Shiyu Hall." No matter how favorable the predecessors’ ideas are, they can’t control if there are incompetent successors.
Encountering incapable and wasteful successors, it really leaves one at a loss, so the best method is for them to hold no shares.
Wow, impressive; since arriving in the United States, her husband has already come up with one method after another, "I agree, but will Uncle Zhao agree?"
At least don’t worry about future generations divorcing and then splitting Shiyu Hall shares.
Sometimes when you open the door, it becomes uncontrollable.
Whether the elders will agree? This truly doesn’t worry Zhao Xuran; no, it’s not about Father agreeing, "My mom should agree."
"She has seen plenty of wasteful descendants since childhood, and even now she sees many." Many relatives had money and properties returned to them post-rehabilitation, only to squander them relentlessly.
As long as Zhan Jing agrees, Gong Ruini also feels relieved; if they are dissatisfied, would they definitely take it as a provocation from her? Being a daughter-in-law and a daughter is quite different.
"I talked to people here, and they said children’s pocket money comes from doing chores, which I think is a good idea." Although he’s not a parent yet, Zhao Xuran expresses he needs to start learning.
Otherwise, it would be too late to start learning after the child is born; the best way is to learn now.
Oh my, this guy asks about everything; Gong Ruini nearly fainted, knowing he often goes out and interacts with local people. Unexpectedly, he even asks about this. Good thing it’s foreigners, otherwise, if seen by acquaintances, it would surely ruin his image.
