Chapter 532: It Will Get Better and Better
"I don't really have anything I need to buy."
Indeed, Rose didn't know what to buy.
She just wanted to walk with Xia Liu through the bustling crowd.
It made her feel very close to Xia Liu, as if they were a couple shopping together.
"Just look around, you might find something you like."
"Yeah, then accompany me to stroll around."
...
It could be said that today's shopping district was running very smoothly.
And the businesses of each storefront were doing well, some of which were managed by Osmanthus Group itself.
Some were rented by sharp-eyed merchants who came over to lease space after the company's investment recruitment.
The luxury goods area was also quite lively.
Wealthy people from the city and nearby counties came.
Seeing authentic goods at a sixty percent discount, they all hurried to purchase.
Even Luo Lifen, who had previously been skeptical about the shopping district, went on a shopping spree.
She clung to Han Dawei's wrist, whining and begging him to buy her a twenty thousand yuan handbag.
Mili did not flatter Han Li; even if she fancied something, she would pay for it herself.
The opening of the shopping district was indeed a huge surprise for the youngsters of Osmanthus Village.
They just took out their cards and swiped!
Cars, saw what they liked, bought!
Designer clothes, bought!
In short, they were just buying, buying, and buying today!
The girls from Osmanthus Village did the same.
Now that every family had a savings of one hundred million yuan, these little expenses didn't scare them.
Though they dressed plainly and even received scornful looks from city folks when entering the luxury boutiques,
the moment they took out their cards and swiped for hundreds of thousands, the whole place was stunned.
Once they stepped out of the stores, the city people, after making some inquiries, finally understood.
Turns out they were all from Osmanthus Village!
With this realization, everyone became even more envious.
Swiping cards without a care, not considering anything else, that's truly enjoying life.
Thinking back to their own thoughts when those girls entered the store, they couldn't help but hang their heads in shame.
In the evening, to celebrate the successful opening of the shopping district,
Xia Liu held a banquet and invited the bosses of luxury goods in Liu Hai City to dine at Longteng Hotel.
Of course, he also intended to treat the owners of the regular-section stores who had joined the district.
Today could be considered a historic day for Osmanthus Group.
The consumption generated on the first day of the shopping district's operation was equivalent to an entire month's consumption in the county.
If car sales were included, there would be no comparison...
This was quite a frightening figure.
At the banquet, Li Zhong also made an appearance after touring the shopping district that day.
However, seeing Xia Liu accompanying Rose, he did not intrude.
The evening banquet was different, though.
He had the chance to speak with Xia Liu and praise him!
"Xia Liu, you've done a tremendous job with the shopping district! Although it hasn't been quantified, we can be sure that Liu Hai's vitality has increased, and it's not just by a little bit!" Li Zhong said, clinking his glass with Xia Liu's.
Before, he had been worried about what to do if the shopping district failed to attract people.
But now it seemed he had been worried for nothing.
In the future, not only will there be people in the shopping district, but it will also become even more popular.
And the whole county will see an influx of people because of the shopping district.
Today was not only a busy day for the commercial street, but Osmanthus Group's housing sales department was bustling as well.
Seeing the potential for the future of the Eastern District, many people over at Hejing came to inquire, wishing to buy a set of real estate there.
"Uncle Zhong, Hejing will only get better and better in the future." Not knowing how else to answer Li Zhong, Xia Liu could only respond so perfunctorily.
The future of Hejing was definitely very promising, as one could tell by the inquiries from the newcomers.
Xia Liu was very happy because he had succeeded.
Just like a few days ago, Li Zhong had collapsed onto the table again.
Sun Tao and the others were the same.
They were also celebrating today's success.
After roughly looking at the data, the sales turnover for the shops today alone was at least equal to half a month or even a month's sales in the regular city areas.
This was incredibly terrifying, and it was only one day.
Perhaps it was because of the discounts that this situation occurred.
But regardless, to have such a sign on the first day of opening.
Everyone was happy; they not only didn't lose money, but actually made a profit.
And even earned Xia Liu's good feelings!
Now that they would be returning the day after tomorrow, they got completely wasted tonight.
Having no choice, Xia Liu could only ask the service staff to take them to their rooms to rest.
He himself personally drove Li Zhong back home.
"Huff..." Sitting back in the car, Xia Liu lit up a cigarette and exhaled a stream of white smoke.
"Big boss, big boss..." On the passenger seat, Rose leaned against the chair, her wavy long hair partially covering her face, murmuring continuously as she breathed.
"Annoying, another drunk chick..."
Xia Liu wasn't worried about others when they were drunk, but when women got drunk, it could really get messy.
He no longer remembered how many times he had taken care of drunk women.
If this was a year ago, when encountering such a woman in a bar.
He would have definitely taken her straight to a hotel and had his way with her.
But since coming back, he had lost interest in that.
Especially with these younger sisters who took a liking to him.
Once they got drunk, things would get weird, as they might start feeling hot and begin to undress at any moment.
And there was the unsteadiness, where if you helped them, they would pull you close, and more often than not, they would end up on top of you.
"Don't move around..." Sensing Rose's hands and feet flailing about, Xia Liu reminded her and then immediately drove home.
Differently from what Xia Liu had expected, Rose seemed to be truly drunk this time.
After he threw her onto the bed, she actually fell asleep right away.
Unfortunate, yet fortunately so.
After covering her with the blanket, Xia Liu also went upstairs to rest.
The next morning, Xia Liu hadn't yet woken up when his room door was knocked loudly.
Upon opening his eyes and sensing for a moment, Xia Liu realized it was Rose.
"Big boss! Get up quickly!" Rose kept calling out, and seeing that Xia Liu didn't respond for a long time, she simply turned the doorknob and entered.
What she saw made her cheeks flush with color.
Xia Liu, who was about to put on his pants, was also slightly stunned to see Rose enter, "Little Wei, what are you doing so early in the morning?"
"Big Boss! Didn't you tell me? To come to you when I hit a bottleneck."
Rose said, sounding excited yet fragile as she lowered her head.
"Weren't you drunk last night? How come you've hit a bottleneck in your cultivation so soon?"
"I was only pretending to sleep last night. Anyway, no matter what I do, you'll never accept me, so I had given up hope," Rose explained meekly, looking at an obviously surprised Xia Liu.
"Oh, oh, don't overthink it. I have too many enemies, following me would only bring disaster upon you."
"I know, but I just like you..."
"You mentioned hitting a bottleneck; tell me about it specifically," Xia Liu interrupted Rose before she could finish.
Understanding Xia Liu's meaning, Rose didn't press the issue and began telling him about the challenges she was facing. She had an intuition that as long as she made progress in her cultivation, everything would fall into place.