"Really?" Tang Mingli elongated his tone, scrutinizing Tang Yue with seriousness. The girl, now in Senior High School, had already grown into a young lady. When she first arrived at the Tang Family, she was but a three-year-old toddler. Nowadays, she had blossomed into a graceful young lady.
"Of course, it's true." Tang Yue nodded with certainty, explaining, "Look, clothing, food, housing, and transport are essential for everyone. If you go into business in these areas, you can't go wrong."
"What else?" Tang Mingli's eyes lit up.
Tang Yue had some suspicions in her heart. It seemed that Mr. Wang was definitely persuading her uncle to venture into those businesses.
Clothes, visible and not requiring too much initial investment.
Food, probably not very likely either.
That left only housing and transport.
After pondering for a while, Tang Yue spoke up, "Let's take housing for example."
As she spoke, Tang Yue discreetly observed Tang Mingli's expression. Seeing his eyes brighten even more, she felt assured and continued, "There are many houses in the county, but there will certainly be development in the future. More people coming to the county means a greater need for housing."
"Xiao Yue, you really understand these things," Tang Mingli said excitedly. "Wang Gui said the same thing as you."
Wang Gui, it seemed to be that Mr. Wang.
Pretending to be confused, Tang Yue asked, "Uncle, is Wang Gui also suggesting that you join him in the real estate business?"
"Yes," Tang Mingli was now keen to discuss this with Tang Yue. "Xiao Yue, I'll tell you the truth. These days, I've been visiting many places around the county with Wang Gui. If we buy land for real estate development, we are sure to make money in the future."
"Uncle, buying land and building houses requires a significant amount of money," Tang Yue cautioned.
"Does it? But Wang Gui said investing just US$ 500 is enough," Tang Mingli boasted, completely absorbed in his dreams of making big money. He failed to notice Tang Yue's expression, which seemed a bit odd.
"Uncle, with US$ 500 to buy land and build houses, could you have been scammed?" Tang Yue couldn't help asking, "The cost of a house nowadays starts at thousands of dollars, right?"
"Nonsense, can your little uncle be scammed?" Tang Mingli, caring about his face, couldn't accept being duped and elaborated on the matter.
After listening, Tang Yue felt that Mr. Wang's ability to talk big was formidable. She said, "Uncle, if Mr. Wang really had that much money to buy land and build houses, would he still need your US$ 500? Besides, even if you invest US$ 500, waiting for the houses to be built and then getting profits, who knows which year and month that would be?"
"Uncle, I know you've saved some money, but aren't you saving it for marriage? You want to earn money through this, but if the housing project is slow, won't it take many years?"
Tang Yue appealed to his emotions and reasoning, "Moreover, if he's so rich, why would he need your few hundred dollars? Just by a word, is that land truly his? If he really buys it for building houses, have you seen any documents? Without seeing anything, how do you know whether it's real or fake?"
Just as Tang Mingli was about to speak, Tang Yue interjected, "Uncle, don't say you've seen it. We have never seen those documents; how would you know if they're real or fake?"
"If you put all your savings into it and can't recover the investment for years, what will you do if you want to find a little aunt to marry in these years? What will you use for the wedding?" Tang Yue's words hit him one by one.
"No need, I can find my way back," Tang Yue waved at him, gestured 'keep it up', and ran towards the Number One High School.
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