Because of Old Sir Xi's high regard, Su Shuochi and his wife were invited to all the high-society gatherings in Qing City.
The end of the year was approaching, and Su Shuochi and his wife were extremely busy, so Su Shuochi turned down most of the invitations.
This was because many of their ventures were still in the early stages of development, such as cultivating medicinal herbs. They planned to open a pharmaceutical factory once the herbs were mature.
Their livestock business, which would eventually expand into processed meat products, was a vertically integrated industry. This development process would take at least a year to become profitable.
They had considered contracting it out, but everyone was too poor; no one was willing to take on the contract. People preferred the stability of working for a wage.
As for hiring people themselves, Su Shuochi and his wife had the capital, but personnel management was proving to be a tricky issue.
