Because Xu Song and Xu Qinghe were planning to start a furniture factory, the already close relationship between the two families seemed to become even closer.
The families discussed purchasing the vacant lot next door. It wasn't far from Xu Qinghe's home, but there was a vegetable garden in between, at the foot of the mountain. Because the area was remote and the land poor for growing vegetables, it had remained fallow.
After buying the vacant land, there would still be the matter of constructing the factory buildings. Xu Qinghe had originally intended to start a small factory and build the most basic of structures, but Xu Yuchun had a more long-term vision. He felt that if they were going to do it, they should do it better, so that later on, even if the factory did well, they wouldn't be hampered by a lack of space.
After discussing it, the two families decided to double the size of the originally planned buildings.