Two hundred thousand yuan!
For Xuduo, who now had over 190 million in cash, this was hardly a significant amount—it barely seemed like a drop in the ocean. However, to her second uncle, this was a huge sum. Farming, a proud but hard occupation, was never as easy as it appeared. The several acres of land that her family worked on could yield a good three or four thousand yuan after subtracting costs for fertilizers, pesticides, and seeds.
Fortunately, Xuduo's family had it somewhat better. Her father had been farming for years and had developed a set of skills that helped him earn a living. Every year, he would plant a few acres of Chinese broccoli. The flowers of this vegetable sold well in the market. Unlike other farmers, her father didn't wholesale the produce—he would wake up around three or four in the morning to harvest the broccoli flowers, working for hours until his back ached. By 8:00 a.m., he would drive the produce to various villages to sell, fetching a good price. When the market was good, this could bring in three to four thousand yuan. Xuduo still remembered when she dropped out of school at the age of 14 to work in Shenzhen; she would go to the farm early in the morning to water the crops, often hauling more than 130 loads of water each time. It was a hard life.
"Dad, Mom…" Xuduo's expression grew serious as she waited for the visitors to leave, leaving only her immediate family behind. They hadn't even had lunch yet, but she quickly brought up a serious matter. "I remember when Grandpa divided up the family land, he gave us a piece of land for our house."
"Right, the eldest granddaughter gets treated like the youngest son!" Her mother, a simple country woman, still hadn't fully adjusted to the huge changes brought by her daughter. It didn't seem real to her. "That piece of land was given to you since you're the eldest granddaughter, just like your younger uncle. So, you got an extra piece."
In their region, traditional customs were deeply ingrained. The division of family land was not a simple matter—it required the presence of village elders and the participation of uncles. A longstanding rule in their family stated that the eldest granddaughter was treated the same as the youngest son, meaning that the eldest son and eldest granddaughter each counted for two shares.
"So, you want to build a house on that land?" Xuduo's father guessed immediately what she was planning.
"Yes!" Xuduo had been thinking about it for a while. Although their family of four could live in the small house they had, it wasn't very spacious. "Let's pick a good day and build a new house."
"Well, you've got some money now, and you're in business, so it's better to keep it as capital," her father replied after a moment's thought, clearly not fully agreeing with her idea.
"Dad, building a house won't cost much," Xuduo said casually as she rummaged through one of the boxes she had brought in and took out a small box. "Here's 500,000 yuan. Let's use it to lay the foundation and build the main structure. If we need more later, I'll bring more."
"That piece of land was given to me by Grandpa, so I get to decide. If we're going to build, we'll build six floors," Xuduo said with a tone that didn't allow for argument. She knew this was the only way to make it happen.
"Six floors?" Her father frowned even more, clearly conflicted. On the one hand, his daughter had earned money and building a house would bring prestige to their family in the village. But building a six-story house would surely be expensive. "That land is 190 square meters. A six-story house will cost a lot."
"I've thought it through. To lay the foundation, build the main structure, and finish the interior, I estimate we'll need around 1.5 million yuan. If that's not enough, we can add more!" Xuduo continued, gradually laying out her plan. Then, she dropped a bombshell. "The car outside, although it's secondhand, is still almost new. If we were to buy a brand-new one, it would cost no less than 1.6 million yuan."
"Dad, Mom, our family now has money. I'm in business and don't need to worry about capital. All the transactions I make are cash—no need to prepay when I order the goods, and payment is made when the goods are delivered. It doesn't require much capital turnover," she added.
"1.6 million?" Her mother's reaction was more intense than Xuduo expected. "No, no... I need to keep an eye on it. What if the village kids scratch or damage it?"
It might sound a bit petty, but it was all too real. A luxury car worth 1.6 million yuan was a huge shock, especially in a rural area where the average family income barely reached 20,000 yuan a year. This kind of wealth was unfathomable to most people.
Fortunately, her mother's concerns were enough to get the house plan tentatively approved. Xuduo breathed a sigh of relief. Without her mother's intervention, she would have had to argue much harder, so this was already a good result.
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