Forced to marry a disabled man in the countryside? I'll repay you tenfold!

Chen Xiuer pondered, "If we don't consider the money, this place is perfect. My mother is right; building so many farmhouses in the 65th Regiment only costs less than a thousand yuan. But what my mother didn't consider is that the land also costs money. The land in the 65th Regiment is owned by the regiment, the bricks are also from the regiment, and the labor is paid in work points. That's why so many houses can be built at such a low price."

But in the city, if we really wanted to build a house, firstly, there's nowhere to build; secondly, there's no way to buy bricks; and thirdly, there's not enough cheap labor—ten work points a day, and from what I've heard, it costs at least a few cents or a dollar per person here, including meals. So, all things considered, renting is the fastest option. We can't wait to build, and we can't find a place closer than here. If the distance is too far, transportation becomes inconvenient, and these are all costs.”

Su Wanqing nodded.

Guo Mingyuan added a few points: "Setting up the factory here is more convenient, allowing us to quickly expand our sales in all directions. Time is money. If we're here, we save on transportation costs, and large customers in the surrounding area can pick up their goods directly, reducing intermediate steps and improving efficiency."

Guo Mingyuan concluded by saying, "Of course, this is without discussing rent or money; we still need to act within our means."

Three thousand yuan is too expensive; it would take them all of their savings to afford it. But they still need to set aside money for other things, such as buying supplies, daily expenses, food, clothing, and other necessities, as well as initial investments...

Su Wanqing smiled and said, "Alright, since you two both think it's good, then I think it's good too. Let's rent this place for two years."

"What? You're really renting it?"

Old Wang was shocked—no, so much money, you're just going to rent it? Is there some kind of sucker? He looked at Old Man Chen, "Really renting it? You're not kidding me, are you?"

Su Wanqing nodded earnestly.

After glancing at her, Grandpa Chen nodded and said, "Rent it. I know Xiao Su's abilities. She cultivates high-yield mycelium, and now she has all the necessary auxiliary materials. To be honest, a yield of 100,000 jin is no problem."

Old Master Chen quickly did the math in his head—the rent was three thousand yuan a year, but if he could really grow 100,000 jin of mushrooms, at the current price of mushrooms…

Oh, we can't use the current price. The price will definitely drop as there are more items. But even if we take half the price, that's still tens of thousands of yuan. And this is just for one cycle. It's enough to make a fortune.

Most importantly, there is currently a huge demand for oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms, so there is no worry about them not selling.

Even if the Academy of Agricultural Sciences produces 100,000 jin each time, it would only be enough to fill the gap in the state-run restaurants. Bincheng has a population of over one million, and it's increasing exponentially every year... so Xiao Su won't suffer a loss.

"Alright, since we're already here, I'll go find the person in charge and we'll sign the contract."

Su Wanqing added, "Oh, right, rent that place up ahead too, for three years. And I'm going to buy the first place."

She didn't hide it from anyone—not to mention Chen Xiuer and Aunt Wang, they would definitely want to know how much money she had when they did business in the future;

Grandpa Chen didn't hide it from her, because both the upcoming oyster mushroom cultivation and chicken farming would require a lot of money.

"What? What did you say? You want to buy that first house? That's 20,000 yuan!"

Old Wang was shocked.

Not only was he shocked, but everyone else was shocked too.

Aunt Wang exclaimed, "My goodness! That's twenty thousand yuan!"

It was only then that everyone seemed to realize that Dr. Su was really rich.

However, only Chen Xiuer performed poorly – she had always known that Dr. Su was rich.

In that instant, her mind automatically calculated all the rewards Dr. Xiao Su had received over the years: the sales of oyster mushrooms and shiitake mushrooms alone had brought in tens of thousands of yuan, plus the previous merit rewards of several thousand yuan, all of which were obtained legitimately; and the profit sharing from the rhizobium, not to mention that Dr. Xiao Su had helped her friend sell goods when she was in the 65th Regiment, and probably had also received a lot of commission.

Su Wanqing nodded, still smiling as she explained to Grandpa Chen and Grandpa Wang, "My mother-in-law's family used to be capitalists, and they had a lot of gold, which I converted into cash. Now they want to convert it into these fixed assets."

Old Wang said, "Oh, if that's the case, then it makes sense. Anyway, with the reform and opening up, everyone owns their own money. Think it over. If you really want to buy it, then we'll go and get the paperwork done."

Su Wanqing nodded: "We need to rent some, and we need to buy some."

"Okay, let's go rent this place now, and we'll handle the paperwork for the other two tomorrow afternoon."

Old Wang quickly found the person in charge of the factory, surnamed Zhao, who was the factory manager of the cannery. He was in his fifties, wearing a faded blue work uniform, with gray hair but still in good spirits.

He and Old Man Wang were clearly old friends, otherwise he wouldn't have asked him to rent out this place.

Old Wang introduced Su Wanqing to Zhao, saying, "This is Factory Director Zhao. He's been managing this factory for many years and he's very dedicated."

Factory Director Zhao waved his hand: "Hey, don't listen to what Old Wang says, it's not that amazing."

Then, he introduced Su Wanqing and Old Master Chen to Director Zhao: "This is Comrade Chen Deming, the former director of our Academy of Agricultural Sciences. His son is now the director of the Academy. This is Comrade Su Wanqing, the deputy director of our Academy of Agricultural Sciences on secondment. She's the one who wants to rent this place. She wants to grow oyster mushrooms, and as soon as she heard you had space, she wanted to rent it without asking any other questions."

Speaking is an art, and Old Wang praised both sides, creating a harmonious atmosphere.

Factory Director Zhao chuckled and said, "Oh dear, then I'll have to cooperate fully with the organization. You can use this space as much as you like, and we'll round it down to three thousand a year. Growing oyster mushrooms is a good thing; they sell for a lot of money in state-run restaurants, and they even limit each person to two servings a day. If you manage to grow them, could you sell some to our factory too?"

Su Wanqing smiled and said, "Then I must give your factory a discount."

"Okay, okay, from now on we're family."

The two parties agreed on this, and the contract was quickly written. As for the money, with Old Wang from the housing management office as a guarantor, they could just collect it together tomorrow.

After finishing things up here, Director Zhao left early. Seeing that it wasn't too late, Su Wanqing simply said, "Grandpa Chen, Uncle Wang, thank you so much for your help today. Let's go have a meal at the nearby state-run restaurant and ask the supply and marketing cooperative and the restaurant here if they need any oyster mushrooms."

Originally, Grandpa Chen and Grandpa Wang did not plan to go, but Su Wanqing's words were reasonable and she wanted them to stay and inquire about the oyster mushrooms. So what could they do?

Let's go.

So the group first went to the nearby supply and marketing cooperative.

Su Wanqing planned to ask the supply and marketing cooperative first. There were relatively few other restaurants and vegetable shops at this time, so she could let Guo Mingyuan expand the business.