You need to raise your pet using a system [Era]

Chapter 336 Pathways

The Si family's situation is comparable to the chaotic family dramas in Hong Kong that Lu Yuanqing watched in his previous life.

This is particularly evident in the fact that the head of the family has many children, and none of his children were born to the same wife.

Si Jin's mother was not the first wife.

Originally, the first wife gave birth to a daughter. Father Si was not so sexist, but he would not mistreat his children for the sake of his eldest daughter.

Especially Si Jin.

Although Si Jin was not born to the first wife, his father still had high expectations for him.

After all, the First Madam only had one daughter.

Six years ago, the First Madam became pregnant at an advanced age and gave birth to the youngest and most esteemed young master of the Si family. As a result, Si's father's favoritism towards Si Jin diminished by more than half.

The father did not favor sons over daughters, but there has always been a tradition in Hong Kong of respecting the eldest son and grandson.

If the First Madam only had one daughter, Father Si would not mistreat his other children for the sake of this daughter.

Anyone can join the family company; the most capable will be given a place.

But the First Madam gave birth to a son. The Si family company was built up by Si's father and the First Madam together.

Now that the First Madam has her own heir, Father Si cannot disregard her wishes and favor Si Jin.

Moreover, the Si family has more than one sibling and their mother, which naturally leads to a battle for the family fortune.

Si Jin, the eldest daughter of the First Madam, married into a family of equal social standing.

Therefore, with the First Madam, the Eldest Sister, and Father Si around, Si Jin's status as the most honored young master in the family is unmatched, even though he is only six years old.

From the day he was born, the Si family belonged to him.

“My dad thinks so too!” Si Jin said with a wry smile.

If there were no younger brother, as the eldest son of the Si family, Father Si would definitely have groomed him.

But now, with Si Xiaodi around, they don't even qualify to join the company.

Lu Yuanqing was speechless.

He had never encountered a family like this before!

As for his past life, he was the second oldest, so he was naturally overlooked subconsciously. He was also used to his parents focusing on his older and younger brothers, and often forgot about him.

So, after his home was demolished and he was short of money, he became even less concerned about things he couldn't have.

"You are still your father's son, and from what you've said, your father shouldn't be so unreasonable as to not let you into the company!" Lu Yuanqing said with some doubt.

After all, Si Xiaodi is still so young, and Si's father must be quite old. Even though he is still the head of the Si family, wouldn't it be easier with Si Jin's help?

After Lu Yuanqing finished speaking, before Si Jin could reply, he felt that he had been a bit arrogant.

Throughout history, there have been countless instances of brothers turning against each other for a little bit of profit.

If Si Jin joins the company, would she be willing to wait until Si Xiaodi grows up and then give up?

When Si Jin takes control of the Si family, and Si's father is powerless, what will happen then?

Therefore, it is understandable that Madam Si was wary of Si Jin and his group.

Si Jin smiled and said, "There was a chance, but a few idiots ruined it."

Si's father had three women: besides his legal first wife, Si Jin's mother, there was another one.

Although Si Jin couldn't accept it and was unwilling to give up, she even wanted to do something to try.

But his second and third brothers, those two idiots, saw Si Xiaodi born, Si's father caring about him, the first wife who had been leisurely for decades returning to the company, and the eldest sister also standing firmly on her younger brother's side. All these changes directly caused them to have bad thoughts.

Lu Yuanqing opened his mouth wide and said with difficulty, "Did you do something that can't be undone?"

What is irreversible? Just think about it and you'll know; think of the worst-case scenario.

Si Jin nodded: "Yes, Daddy was a little hesitant at first. After all, no matter how much he loves his younger brother and cares about the First Madam, we are still his children, and he will consider our survival. But after that incident, Daddy completely gave up the idea of ​​us joining the company."

If you have expectations and aspirations, you'll be willing to take risks for personal gain.

Now, a sudden turn of events has made Si's father 'heartless,' giving them no hope whatsoever.

Without hope, they naturally wouldn't do anything irreversible.

Father Si made it clear to them that they would only have a small share at most, receiving dividends every year, but they shouldn't even think about owning the company; it all belonged to Si's younger brother.

Isn't Si Jin jealous?

How can it be!

Although they are also the sons of the same father, they can only receive a small number of shares and cannot participate in the company's decision-making.

As for Si Xiaodi, from birth, everything good has been given to him without him having to strive for it; it's just been placed there for him to take when he grows up!

Si Jin didn't know how she could bear such a disparity.

But no matter how unwilling he was or how many ideas he had, he never took any action.

This is why he kept expanding his bamboo weaving shop.

Lu Yuanqing had a lot to say.

The Si family is in the foreign trade business.

These days, zousi are so common that the Si family makes an imaginable, incalculable amount of money.

This fortune is waiting for the youngest brother of the Si family to grow up and take over.

Seeing such a large fortune, yet only able to look on, only able to drink a sip or two of soup, unable to eat a single bite of meat, it's truly remarkable that Si Jin isn't a monster.

However, even if Si Jin wanted to do something, he probably couldn't change anything.

First, the decision made by Si's father, the head of the Si family.

Secondly, the ruthless first wife, who started the business with Si's father, would not stand idly by and watch half of her earnings go to her husband's other sons.

Therefore, there is no solution at the moment.

After chatting for a while, Lu Yuanqing asked, "Do you want to do something on your own?"

Don't rely on the Si family; do something yourself.

There's an old saying: "Mountains may run away, and it's better to rely on yourself than on anyone else."

Upon hearing this, Si Jia perked up, sat up straight, and asked, "What good idea do you have?"

He had business dealings with Shihua Village and knew a bit about Lu Yuanqing's business acumen.

He once remarked that Lu Yuanqing was only able to develop his career in mainland China if he were in Hong Kong.

Lu Yuanqing originally had no intention of starting any business.

However, this is Hong Kong, and future housing prices...

He had to admit, he was a little tempted.

"Do you have any connections in the Hong Kong municipal government, or does your father have any connections who can offer you some assistance?" Lu Yuanqing asked.

Si Jin curled her lips into a smile and said, "What do you want to do..."

Lu Yuanqing raised an eyebrow. "What's your opinion on real estate?"

Si Jin hadn't expected Lu Yuanqing to think about real estate.

after all……

“The real estate business is too big.” Si Jin hesitated for a moment, then continued, “You can’t take it all in without enough capital. Besides, all the good locations in Hong Kong are already taken by big companies. The current situation…”

Si Jin had never even considered that real estate was a profitable industry.

The Si family's company won't have much to do with him in the future, but he's still a member of the Si family. And now the head of the Si family is Si's father. If Si Jin wants to use Si's father's connections, it's still possible.

However, Si Jin really didn't want to get involved in real estate.

Simply put, it's not that he doesn't want to, but that he doesn't have the ability. He's been in Hong Kong for so many years, and he still relies on his father. But apart from his father, he's just a nobody.

Lu Yuanqing said, "Location is not a big concern. In Hong Kong, once the houses are built, there will be no problem selling them. We can start a pre-sale plan, so the funding aspect is not as difficult as you think."

"The most important question now is whether you or the Si family behind you have any connections in the government and whether you can guarantee that we can get a piece of land."

Lu Yuanqing's words made Si Jin serious. "If you don't care about the location, it's no problem to just get a piece of land. You don't need to rely on my father. I know people who can help."

“But!” Si Jin’s burning gaze fell on Lu Yuanqing. “Tell me what the pre-sale plan is. Do you know that the real estate business is too big? I don’t have the financial resources to handle it.”

Lu Yuanqing scoffed, "It's like building houses and selling them at the same time."

This is a common, overused seller's tactic that has been used in all real estate transactions since then.

"Building houses and selling them at the same time?" Si Jin muttered to herself, "Then the initial investment shouldn't be too high, right?!"

Lu Yuanqing smiled and said, "This problem is not difficult. You, me, and we can find someone to partner with. As long as we can get the land, these things are not particularly difficult."

"Well, it shouldn't cost much to take on the project, it shouldn't be a problem."

"You grew up in Hong Kong, you must know people you can bring in!"

"Yes!" Si Jin said.

The more he listened to Lu Yuanqing's words, the more feasible they seemed, but the specific implementation plan still needed to be discussed in detail.

The two of them had nothing else to do, so they just sat in the shop, saying whatever came to mind, raising any questions they had, and then resolving them on the spot.

When Lu Yuanqing returned to the hotel that evening, Si Jin had already decided to go into partnership with him.

"Ah! Brother, you two just spent an afternoon alone and you're already planning to open a real estate company?" Lu Yuanbo was dumbfounded.

Is it really necessary to be this fast?

Xie Qianyu was also somewhat surprised by Lu Yuanqing's ideas and actions.

"Third Brother, is everything alright?"

Lu Yuanqing laughed and said, "What's the problem?"

"Don't worry! No matter what, Si Jin is still a member of the Si family. His connections in Hong Kong are extraordinary. You won't lose money doing business with him."

Moreover, it's real estate.

Lu Yuanqing came from the mainland and had no connections or influence in the area. He didn't even have much money, so it was very difficult for him to do business.

But with Si Jin, things are different; at least many of the problems I was worried about won't happen.

Now all we need to consider is who to bring on board to ensure the smooth progress of their later projects.

Si Jin was also responsible for the land acquisition issue.

Once the project proceeds smoothly, we can just wait to make money.

"Brother, relying on the company will require a lot of money. Do you have enough?" Lu Yuanbo didn't ask any further questions.

Although Lu Yuanqing said before he came that he wouldn't worry about business and would just take a stroll.

In the end, they decided to start a company in just one afternoon.

But Lu Yuanbo wouldn't interfere, he was just worried that the man didn't have enough money.

Lu Yuanqing spread his hands: "I can only come up with 200,000." That's all the money he has left.

However, mainland banks are now strongly supporting them with loans.

Therefore, "I plan to take out a loan."

"Huh? A loan? Isn't that unnecessary?" Lu Yuanbo disagreed.

He's fine with doing business, but he finds it hard to accept something as novel and advanced as taking out a loan.

Lu Yuanbo's idea is to do as much as his abilities allow.

What if I can't repay my loan?

Lu Yuanqing smiled and said, "I have quite a few houses and land, so there's no need to worry about not being able to pay it back."

Moreover, because of these collateral, he was able to borrow a considerable amount of money.

Hong Kong property prices will only continue to rise, and compared to prices in future generations, current property prices are so low that no one would believe it if he told them.

Lu Yuanqing didn't want to let this opportunity slip by.

There's still time for the mainland real estate market to boom, so even if he wants to get involved in real estate again in the future, there will be time for him to prepare.

For Hong Kong, this is the best opportunity, and he doesn't want to miss it.

Lu Yuanbo wanted to offer some further advice.

Xie Qianyu stroked her chin and thought for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Third Brother, do you still need investment?"

The sudden words left Lu Yuanbo stunned.

What happened?

What does his wife want to do?!

Lu Yuanqing smiled broadly at this, "Of course it's necessary."

He wanted to figure out how to get Lu Yuanbo to make money with him.

But he knew that Lu Yuanbo couldn't stop him from doing whatever he wanted.

However, he didn't want to make things difficult for Lu Yuanbo, who was very resistant to it.

Not everyone is like him, able to know what will happen in the future.

Moreover, not everyone has the courage to invest all their savings, even taking out loans, and give everything.

But Xie Qianyu cleverly seized the opportunity.

Lu Yuanqing was very satisfied with this.

"No, wife..."

Lu Yuanbo was getting anxious. He hadn't even managed to persuade Lu Yuanqing to give up the idea of ​​taking out a loan when Xie Qianyu seemed to agree and want to go along with it.

Xie Qianyu tugged at him, signaling him to quiet down.

Lu Yuanbo shut his mouth, but his eyes were fixed on Xie Qianyu.

Xie Qianyu comforted Lu Yuanbo before explaining, "I didn't agree with taking out a loan in the first place either."

“I admit that I am not as decisive as my third brother. I worry too much. I worry about what will happen to Tuantuan and the others in the future.”

"But then I realized that Hong Kong is so prosperous, so different from the mainland, and the housing prices are ridiculously high. As long as you build houses to sell, you won't lose money."

"Besides, haha, I don't think Third Brother would do a business that loses money!"

Lu Yuanqing smiled and gestured for her to continue.

Xie Qianyu nodded and continued, "Since real estate is a sure-fire way to make money, we naturally shouldn't miss this opportunity."

"But we have less capital. This time, when we partner with Young Master Si and his group, our shareholding will definitely be much smaller than theirs, and we will definitely not earn as much money."

"But what I'm worried about is that they've made the decision to start a real estate company based on Third Brother's plan. What if they regret it after making money?"

"Regret?" Lu Yuanbo said, "You mean, after making money, they want to cut us off?"

"How shameless!"

Lu Yuanqing smiled throughout without saying a word.

Xie Qianyu glanced at Lu Yuanbo speechlessly and said helplessly, "This is their territory after all. Even if they make money and want to cut us off, there's nothing we can do about it. Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake, you know that!"

"Young Master Si would actually do something like this?" Lu Yuanbo was somewhat unwilling to believe it.