"Little Sweetheart, I heard recently that the Clivia prices have gone up." Fan Shufang looked at the painting of Clivia hanging on the wall and suddenly thought of this, so she spoke.
When the little girl first expressed her desire to buy a Clivia, she actually found it quite strange.
After all, the price was not low.
But in the end, she was persuaded by the little girl to buy one.
She never expected that this would lead to making money.
With her current status, her salary was not low, and she also received some subsidies, making it easy to get by.
But then again, who would complain about having too much money?
"Second Grandma, you don't lack this little bit of money, why don't you just raise it yourself?" Su Xiaotian said with a smile.
"Yes, I also heard people say that the price is about to go crazy. A few days ago, someone sold a Clivia for twelve hundred yuan." Yang Liming also chimed in.
Buying Clivia was an accident at the time, but she didn't expect it to be profitable. However, she felt that this matter seemed a bit abnormal.
Why would a normal person spend so much money to buy a flower?
Hearing Yang Liming say this, Su Xiaotian was truly shocked.
She hadn't paid attention to this matter in the past few days and didn't know that Clivia prices had already risen to over a thousand yuan.
Twelve hundred yuan?
In such a short time?
It had quadrupled.
It was truly remarkable.
If it continued to rise at this rate, by tomorrow, a pot of flowers could sell for three to five thousand yuan.
"So expensive?" Minister Wu asked in surprise, "Isn't it just a pot of flowers?"
When his wife brought back a pot of flowers from a business trip, he thought it was a waste of money, but who knew it would turn out to be profitable.
Li Xiurong asked in great surprise, "Are the Clivias you're talking about the Clivias I know?"
They were talking about a pot of flowers, not a greenhouse full of flowers?
"It's the Clivia you know. They are very expensive now. A few days ago, someone came to our house and said they wanted to buy the flower for twelve hundred yuan. I thought they were trying to find a way to give a gift, but later I found out it was true." Yang Liming sighed.
"With the prices of flowers rising so fast, why bother going to work? It's better to become a flower farmer." Li Xiurong said with a teasing smile.
Their positions were not low, and their salaries and benefits were good, but compared to the profits from growing flowers, it was not as high.
Su Xiaotian was calculating in her mind, she needed to take even better care of her Clivias. By next spring, regardless of the price, she would sell them all.
With dozens of pots of flowers, Su Xiaotian roughly estimated that she would have tens of thousands of yuan.
Alas!
Not only was growing flowers more profitable than working, but it was even more profitable than her factory.
As they were talking, more people arrived from outside.
Shen Zizhen's family also arrived at this time, and along with Shen Zizhen were several colleagues from the Agricultural University. This was planned.
There were also some unplanned guests, such as Director Li from the Education Bureau, who not only came himself but also brought his cousin, Teacher Yu.
Teacher Yu was a teacher at the Seventh Middle School, but he was in charge of logistics. He had not actually taught Su Xiaotian and the others.
However, Teacher Yu had visited the Su family several times with his cousin, Director Li, so he was considered an old acquaintance of the Su family.
When she saw Director Li and Teacher Yu, Su Xiaotian expressed her most sincere welcome.
Her guess was indeed correct; they hadn't planned a grand event, but some people would definitely come proactively.
The reason for preparing two extra tables was to receive these people who were not invited but came on their own initiative.
Guests were guests, and they had to be entertained.
"Xiaotian, are the other people in your family busy? After I heard about this, I discussed it with my cousin and felt that since we have such a good relationship, it would be inappropriate not to come."
Su Xiaotian chuckled.
This time, it was the full moon celebration for Su Shouwen's son, so the guests they invited were mainly from Su Shouwen's side.
People like Director Li, who were not very familiar with Su Shouwen, were not invited.
Similar to Director Li, the leaders from the electronics factory and the silk factory, who were very familiar with Su Xiaotian, were also in the same situation.
Huo Sinian was the consultant for the silk factory, and people from the silk factory had accepted the invitation.
This made the electronics factory unhappy, and they thought, why not just come proactively?
Did it matter if they were invited?
The important thing was to show their regard, wasn't it?
Several teachers from Peking University also came, which Su Xiaotian did not find surprising. She thought that Huo Sinian might have invited them.
After all, Huo Sinian was a teacher at Peking University.
What surprised Su Xiaotian was that Teacher Xie Nan also came.
Teacher Xie Nan was not particularly familiar with Su Xiaotian. After all, Teacher Xie Nan taught Su Xiaotian Marxist Philosophy.
However, Su Xiaotian liked this teacher very much.
As they interacted more, Su Xiaotian naturally knew that this teacher, who appeared rigid on the surface, was actually very straightforward and decisive in personality.
She truly liked those she favored.
And she truly disliked those she couldn't stand.
This could be seen from the time she brought her classmates to seek justice for Su Xiaotian.
If she wasn't a person of true character, how could a teacher casually interfere in such matters?
Moreover, it was confronting the principal, and it was better to stay out of trouble.
Su Xiaotian genuinely liked such people.
In the past two years, during festivals, she would also go to give Teacher Xie Nan some homemade dishes as gifts.
Teacher Xie Nan had remained single and lived alone, and was not particularly good at cooking.
The food she made was barely edible. After tasting the delicious food brought by Su Xiaotian, she was completely conquered by the wonderful taste of the Su family's food.
She often took the time to come to Yiming Pavilion to eat.
Su Xiaotian specially gave Teacher Xie Nan a VIP card, which offered a 20% discount.
From then on, Teacher Xie Nan became almost a regular at Yiming Pavilion. Every time she came, she not only ate her fill but also packed some to take away.
"Xiaotian, you child, you have a joyous occasion at home and you didn't invite me."
"Teacher, I thought you were busy. It's my fault. You are close to me, let me pour you a glass of dried apricot water."
Su Xiaotian's attitude was respectful and even a little fawning, which made Teacher Xie Nan much happier.
Under Su Xiaotian's guidance, Teacher Xie Nan sat down at a table in the corner.
This table was hosting several university teachers. Su Xiaotian thought that since their work nature was similar, they should be able to converse.
Soon, most of the guests had arrived, and the twenty-odd tables were filled with people.