Reborn in the 80s, Get Rich by Eating Melons-Chapter 713: Auntie, we haven’t talked about the important thing yet.

Chapter 713: Chapter 713: Auntie, we haven’t talked about the important thing yet.

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Si Chen and Tong Yao were sponsoring the business, and as their mother-in-law, she couldn’t lag behind. She gritted her teeth and took the lead, not allowing people to snicker behind her back.

Over the years, Chen Jinlan has witnessed the ample support provided by Tong Yao and Si Chen to her daughter and it was with their help that her family’s situation had improved significantly.

Tong Yao and Si Chen had wealth beyond measure, and Gu Hongwei had established a big business in Kyoto, they truly wished to contribute to the village and help everyone escape poverty. If others don’t appreciate this, she does.

Did these people expect money to fall in their laps without any effort? Were they dreaming of fortunate events happening to them?

Her daughter’s family was doing well. Should they split their hard-earned money among these people?

That would be a joke.

Tong Yao and Si Chen looked pleased seeing Chen Jinlan taking the initiative. Chen Jinlan’s lack of confusion on the matter was quite rare.

Seeing someone taking the lead, other villagers, after some hesitation, started to chant, "My family is poor, I don’t have much saving, but I’m willing to contribute two hundred yuan."

This initiative was put forth by Si Chen, his wife, the village chief, and town leaders. They wouldn’t deceive locals. This is a great opportunity, if not taken advantage of, their descendants will only have a bare patch of land left to rely on.

"My family will give three hundred yuan."

"My family will give two hundred yuan."

"My family will give fifty yuan."

"My family will give ten yuan."

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With Chen Jinlan leading, more and more people started to buy into the project. A small portion of the people weren’t even willing to give ten yuan. The village chief looked displeased hearing someone only willing to contribute ten yuan; not because he didn’t care for ten yuan, but because their family had means to give more.

After everyone stopped calling out their pledges, the village chief prompted: "Just like I previously said, those who give more will have more shares, those who give less will have less shares. Right now, giving less or not at all doesn’t matter, but in future, those who do not contribute will have less to earn."

"Why should it be like that?" someone protested. "The mountain belongs to everyone in the village. Why shouldn’t we get a share of the profits if we don’t contribute money? Should we just give the mountain to you?"

The village chief knew someone would argue this point. He replied: "Those who don’t buy into the project will receive rent for the mountain top every year. Of course, this rent will be divided equally among everyone based on the total value of the mountain."

Upon hearing these words, the few who didn’t buy shares felt reassured. There was no need to work or pay money and they would still get something. That seemed like a good deal. They didn’t care about the prospect of investing; they didn’t want to be the hardworking fools.

He didn’t care one bit, as long as he got his rent.

Although there were many people who bought shares, the village wasn’t that big and there were several who didn’t contribute. Only a few thousand yuan was raised, what if that wasn’t enough?

When this concern was voiced, the village chief became uneasy. If he had money, he could guarantee the project. He could get more returns that way, but he was an ordinary man and didn’t have such resources.

Tong Yao and Si Chen had considered this issue. They had planned to financially back the project, by contributing but not participating in the shares. Now that they felt the cold reception from the villagers, Si Chen didn’t speak up.

However, since the issue was raised, they couldn’t ignore it.

After giving it some thought, Tong Yao quietly suggested to Si Chen: "Ah Chen, we can’t ignore this matter. But I also don’t want to be a sucker. How about contributing in Si Boyi’s name, let Boyi be the majority shareholder. This way we can solve the financial problem and help Boyi. What do you think?"

Si Chen thought Tong Yao’s suggestion was good. He nodded: "That works."

While the village chief worried about the next steps, Si Chen stood up. He said: "I will stand in for my younger brother. If there is not enough money, he will make up the shortage."

This meant that there was no need to worry about broken finances. After all, behind Si Boyi was Si Chen. Si Chen wouldn’t say such things if he didn’t plan to help his brother. The village chief was relieved, the town leaders were also relieved.

But Si Xiaohui, standing in the crowd, was not relieved. She saw that it was a good opportunity. If the village business picked up, she could earn a dividend.

Yet...she didn’t have any money, and Tong Yao and Si Chen didn’t give her money either.

Si Xiaohui was desperate but didn’t have any solution.

Her older brother blatantly favored their younger brother, willing to give all the share to Si Boyi but not willing to spend a penny on her.

Now that the money problem was solved, the village chief could fully relax. He said: "Everyone has three days. Within these three days, those who want to buy shares can go to my house to do so. Those who do not want to, should think carefully. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Don’t just look at the small gains in front of you."

With the help of Si Chen and Gu Hongwei, their fruit will not be unsalable, there are also professional technicians, in just two or three years, they can recoup their investments. By then, their village will be the richest in the town.

Thinking about it already excited the village chief.

Unfortunately, no matter how beautifully he painted the picture, those who didn’t want to spend money but only reap benefits, thought they were smart and did not want to spend a penny.

After the village chief finished speaking, he proposed to adjourn the meeting. Tong Yao, some other elders, and town leaders talked about the specific plan of fruit planting before they returned home.

Gu Hongwei and Si Chen prepared dinner. It was rare for these busy individuals to have time to cook. Tong Yao didn’t go to help. After dinner, they were sitting in the living room chatting, and the door suddenly rang.

Tong Yao looked puzzled: "Who would come here at this late hour?"

Si Chen shook his head, "I will go and see."

Si Chen went to the yard and opened the gate. Mrs. Liu from the village was cheerfully greeting Si Chen with her relatives, "Xiaochen, are you all home?"

Si Chen nodded, out of courtesy, he invited Mrs. Liu and her relatives to come in and sit. It was Mrs. Liu’s first visit to Si Chen’s house, and she was very excited to see the interior.

"Wow, your floor is cleaner than my stove, and this sofa is so soft. It must be expensive! We don’t have these things for sale in our town. It’s good to have money. The place to sit is even softer than the bed."

Just as she was enjoying herself, a relative reminded her: "Auntie, you haven’t talked about the matter yet."

Having encountered such wealthy people for the first time, Mrs. Liu’s nephew was very restrained and embarrassed to speak, fearing that Si Chen might be unhappy and drive him away.

Seeing their attitude, Tong Yao and the others exchanged glances, suspecting that Mrs. Liu was here with a request. As for what her motive was, they had no idea.