Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Su Lixiang really likes Dali. Not to mention the pocket money Susan gives her on a daily basis, the money she earned from running a flower shop in Taipei under the care of He Shiyu is enough for her to buy a large house with two entrances and a two-story main building in the old city of Dali.

"...Oh, it is said that this mansion once belonged to a large landowner, but due to some changes, he sold the house and moved abroad. As for the later buyer, there was no one left at home due to some reasons, so the house was sold again. When I went to inquire about it, I heard that the previous buyer lost money in business and was anxious to sell it." Su Lixiang looked at the somewhat dilapidated house with a satisfied smile, and had already begun to plan the renovation in her mind.

Susan sighed secretly. There was nothing she could say at the moment. She could only check various documents again and again, and planned to find a few locals to find out the inside story.

As for the possibility that Ms. Su Lixiang would lose money if something went wrong, to be honest, Susan really didn't care about the money. Moreover, if there were no problems with the various certificates of the house and Ms. Su Lixiang's buying and selling relationships, then this house would be a very valuable investment in the next 20 to 30 years.

In the early 2000s, there were still so-called "local gangs" in many places in the country. They jointly monopolized many resources, so it was reasonable for Susan to worry that Ms. Su Lixiang was cheated. To find out whether there was any problem, the easiest way was to find these so-called local forces.

It just so happened that Susan had a lot of money, and she also happened to be quite powerful in private, so the business relationship between Ms. Su Lixiang and the mansion was quickly clarified.

There is no property rights dispute over the house itself, and there is no problem with Ms. Su Lixiang's buying and selling relationship. The only problem is the previous owner, who deliberately chose Ms. Su Lixiang as the sucker to take over this hot potato.

Because he was threatened to sell the mansion at a low price, and he was very short of money, so he could not afford to sell it at a low price. So Ms. Su Lixiang, who had lived a life of luxury and had close relations with He Shiyu, a famous Taiwanese businessman who had contracted a lot of land, came into his sight.

In fact, the other party did not have much intention to cheat Ms. Su Lixiang. He simply felt that the house could be sold at a high price in Ms. Su Lixiang's hands, so that he would not be afraid of those people who were plotting against him behind his back.

So Ms. Su Lixiang, who claimed to have certain social experience, just asked her old sisters for some information and confirmed that the seller who came to her door was indeed the owner of the house. She also found a lawyer to follow the whole transaction process. After confirming that there was indeed no problem with the house she paid for, she came to Susan excitedly to imagine the future use of the house.

"... Shanshan, this is what mom thought. The natural scenery here is very beautiful. There are different beautiful scenery all year round, and more and more people come here to travel. So I thought, maybe I can turn this part of the house into a hostel."

Susan didn't plan to tell Ms. Su Lixiang that she had someone investigate the house and its previous owner. After listening to Ms. Su Lixiang's arrangement, she could only nod in agreement: "Mom, you have considered it very carefully. There are indeed more and more tourists coming to Dali for tourism. Converting this place into a hostel will definitely be a profitable investment. Mom, you really have a good vision."

Ms. Su Lixiang blushed and felt embarrassed when Susan praised her. "It's not my own idea. I learned some business skills from the Zhong family when I was helping Mrs. Zhong. Later, I opened a flower shop with Shi Yu's help. I also gained a lot of experience."

"If this house is converted into a hostel, it will be a brand new business. I have never done it before, so I am not sure about it."

As she spoke, Ms. Su Lixiang's excitement almost dissipated, and she began to feel that her actions were a bit hasty.

Susan comforted her, "Mom, if you don't do something, you will always see many difficulties from the outside. You are still young, and there are a few old sisters here who are willing to help with some trivial matters. Besides, Shi Yu has a close relationship with the government and has close contacts with universities in the provincial capital. At least the security environment required for business is no problem at all."

Susan was actually ready to donate money to the government. She even thought that the road from the provincial capital to Dali City could be repaired carefully. Although it seemed to cost a lot, it didn't matter because she had a lot of money and nowhere to spend it.

As for business, a hostel is obviously nothing, but a shopping mall will definitely bring considerable income to the surrounding area. If a hotel is built, it will almost be pure profit in the future.

Susan has always been bold in thinking and doing. She immediately went out and used He Shiyu's connections to recruit people and set up a company. She acquired land locally to build a shopping mall and a hotel. Of course, the relevant departments were very happy when they got the news. Their place has no shortage of unique natural and cultural landscapes, but it lacks effective publicity. Susan happened to be an internationally renowned celebrity, at least in the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

The relevant departments are indeed preparing to vigorously develop tourism in the city and its surrounding areas, but they still hope to have some development in the real industries. In Susan, they see more possibilities, especially when they learned from Ms. Su Lixiang that Susan has a younger cousin who runs a film and television company in Shanghai and produces a lot of film and television dramas every year. They even want to build a film and television shooting base around the city.

Susan didn't agree with this at all, and was even very opposed to it in her heart, but she felt that the staff of the relevant departments were not fools. Once a proposal was put forward, it would definitely go through a lot of discussion before it could be implemented. So all she could do was to call her cousin and see if their company had any projects that could be started in Dali City.

During the Chinese New Year, Susan did not go back to Shanghai. Instead, she took He Shiyu and Katrina to spend time together in Ms. Su Lixiang's new house. She also specially purchased a lot of specialties from other places to give to her old sisters.

At first Susan was worried that her old sisters would have bad thoughts about her because of her wealthy fortune, but now she sees that they knew from the beginning that she was a wealthy woman. Although they like to take advantage of her in small ways in their subsequent dealings, they never try to take big advantages of her, which makes her feel more at ease.

Katrina, a genuine aristocrat from Europe, also opened the eyes of Su Lixiang and other old sisters. However, Susan did not dare to let those children come into contact with Katrina easily, because although it was a chance for them to see the world, there was no need for them to hear about the decadent and decadent life that would ruin their moral character.