In the grand hall of the Zhan residence, sisters Du Yujia and Du Yujiao were discussing important matters, while Zhu Bufan was on the side, holding a cup of hot water and spectating. He had no say in this conversation, these two beauties, one being a mother-in-law and the other an aunt, were each more formidable than the other.

Du Yujia had spent ten minutes explaining the situation at Chunjiang New Village to Du Yujiao, and expressed her intention to partner with Du Yujiao to manage Chunjiang New Village.

During Du Yujia's ten-minute introduction, Du Yujiao was just nodding incessantly without any objection.

Only after Du Yujia had finished speaking did Du Yujiao open her mouth and say, "The price of Chunjiang New Village is indeed tempting, very affordable. Plus, it's quite close to the urban area, merely over 900 meters away from the nearest Fuyun District, so it's almost fair to consider it part of the urban area."

"But!" Du Yujiao's tone shifted as she continued, "The main reason Wang Chaofeng is so eager to sell is not because the properties are unsellable. Although the distance to the urban area is short as the crow flies, there is no main thoroughfare to the city, making transportation inconvenient and limiting development potential. In the short term, I'm afraid few would be willing to live there."

Du Yujia, unruffled, took out a map and pointed it out to Du Yujiao, "Look sister, although there's no main road to the urban area from Chunjiang New Village, it's only over 600 meters away in a straight line to the city's main thoroughfare. We can fully fund the construction of this section of the road ourselves."

"Yujia, have you considered that although this section of the road isn't long, there's a wide Chunjiang River in between? The river is wide and the water is deep, ordinary small bridges simply cannot be built, and if we're talking about constructing a large bridge, the cost would be much higher."

Du Yujia found herself at a loss for words.

Du Yujiao went on to say, "If we build a large bridge, it will add an economic burden of over a hundred million yuan, not to mention, bridge construction is a comprehensive big deal, and certainly not something you can build in a day or two."

Du Yujia slumped onto the couch all of a sudden, deflated like a balloon. Although Du Yujiao didn't outright say her new district wouldn't work, she did imply, in a roundabout way, that the place was not profitable at all. If there had been a profit to make, would Wang Chaofeng have been so eager to let go?

Seeing Du Yujia falling into despondency again, Du Yujiao couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted and added, "Yujia, didn't you say you were planning to cooperate with Bufan? Did you find any... breakthrough with him?"

Like a wakeup call!

Du Yujia slapped her thigh and said, "How could I forget this! I never expected to connect Chunjiang New Village with the urban area in the first place. I was counting on him to sell the houses for me, I'm planning..."

Du Yujia stopped midway, noticing Zhu Bufan pricking up his ears to listen, she immediately lowered her voice and moved closer to Du Yujiao to whisper.

"Great!" Du Yujiao clapped her hands in praise: "Yujia, you really do have some business acumen. If this guy could lend us a hand with his medical skills, indeed we could..."

She stopped halfway, then frowned and questioned, "Although this could sell the houses, it wouldn't sell many, right? That specific demographic is a minority after all and unlikely to buy our houses on a large scale. At the end of the day, many houses would still remain unsold."

But Du Yujia was calm and collected as she responded, "That's alright, I've read the file from Wang Chaofeng before, his property was built following the new rural community standard, mainly targeting the surrounding rural villagers. If villagers are buying, the government has set the price limit and subsidies, with the price being around 500,000 yuan per unit. But if we sell to city residents, we don't have to worry about that, and the price could rise to around 900,000 yuan."

Du Yujiao nodded, she did know a bit about that situation.

Du Yujiao then said, "When the time comes, we can renovate the houses, rebuild them, combine two or three properties into large apartments, luxury villas, or even turn them into comprehensive villas directly. The prices will keep climbing."

"Great idea!" Du Yujiao clapped her hands and praised, "With this plan, as long as you sell one villa, you'll make a fortune. True to your title as a Master of Economics, you really have the brains!"

Up until now, Zhu Bufan finally learned that his second aunt, Du Yujia, also held a Master's degree in Economics. She was a genuine Master's degree holder, far more impressive than his bogus PhD status by more than a hundred times.

After the sisters agreed on these points, Du Yujia turned to say, "Zhu Bufan, we're planning to set up Aojiao Investment Company. Why don't you come and serve as our honorary president?"

"What did you say? Cough, cough." While Zhu Bufan was drinking water and watching TV, Du Yujia's abrupt statement made him choke so hard it hurt his stomach.

Du Yujiao followed up, "Just do it if you're told. What, not even listening to mom's words?"

"Alright, alright, I'll be the president. Thanks, Mom, for the promotion, and thank you, second aunt, for your trust. Hehe," Zhu Bufan nodded and bowed repeatedly, agreeing readily.

Du Yujiao's calling herself 'mom' was a huge play; it was a tacit acceptance of Zhu Bufan's relationship with Zhan Feihuang. It was like she's investing in him as a mother-in-law.

"Don't get too excited too soon," Du Yujia added a splash of cold water to Zhu Bufan: "You are just the honorary president. I will manage all the real power in the company. If anyone comes to make trouble, you just need to show up. You don't have to interfere with anything else."

"How can this be? I'm the president of the company, the one in charge. I should have a say in the… "

Du Yujiao quickly interjected, persuading, "Enough, enough, aren't you still young, Bufan? Listen to mom; let your second aunt take care of the company for now. You just follow her arrangements. That 30% share of the profits you're entitled to, I'll have it transferred to me to manage on your behalf."

Zhu Bufan wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, feeling like he might have been played. However, Du Yujiao sounded sincere, almost genuinely so.

Seeing Zhu Bufan hesitating, Du Yujiao suddenly changed tone, "What's wrong? Are you unwilling to listen to mom? I can give you 10% pocket money every month. The rest will be saved for Fei Huang's dowry. Otherwise, you rascal might squander it all. What will you use to marry Fei Huang in the future!"

"Alright, then it's settled. I'll listen to you," Zhu Bufan promptly nodded in agreement.

What's mine is mine. If according to the agreement you marry Zhan Feihuang to me, then I'll accept this fact. If by then you go back on your word and refuse to marry her to me, then I will have my ways to claim back what's mine.

Nobody can take away what's mine, unless I willingly offer it to you!

Even if Du Yujiao wields great power, Zhu Bufan remains unafraid. When you are my mother-in-law, we're all family, and anything's negotiable, no big deal, even if I have to play dumb.

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