Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 1095 Time Flies

93 arrived just like that.

On January 19th, construction began on Kyoto West Station, causing land prices in the Lianhuachi area to rise slightly. However, this was no longer relevant to the Brothers Group.

On the 27th, the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Jun and his family of three returned to Xingcheng. His sister-in-law was also going back to her parents' home, and she had work to do at her workplace.

Master Hou Baolin passed away on February 4th.

On February 7th, Wang Guifang returned to the county town alone to report for duty and officially became a police officer. Beibei's maternal grandmother stayed in Fengtian to recuperate, with Beibei accompanying her.

On the 9th, my third uncle's family also boarded the train back home. Although my third aunt didn't say she wanted to reconcile with my uncle's family, she didn't give them a hard time either. They were brothers, and it wasn't some deep-seated hatred, so it would probably just pass by like that.

However, the brothers Zhang Dahong and Zhang Dawei, along with Da Hanxian, embarked on their journey home with great anticipation.

On Valentine's Day, the 14th, a major fire broke out at Linxi Department Store in Tangshan, drawing nationwide attention and emphasis to fire safety in large shopping malls and public places.

Fire safety came to the forefront. From then on, fire hydrants, sprinkler heads, and smoke detectors gradually became standard equipment in public places.

In March, the Eighth CPPCC and NPC convened, and Xiaowei officially entered the political participation and consultation class.

Xiaohong started school. The Brothers Group's Liaodong Provincial Higher Education Assistance Office began operations and received its first batch of applicants.

In April, Lao Chen officially went to Beijing to take up his post.

On April 12th, the renovation plan and drawings for the Harbin St. Sofia Church site developed by Brothers Group Real Estate Development Company passed the review of Heilongjiang Province and Harbin City. On the 22nd, Northeast Institute of Technology resumed its original name as Northeast University.

In late April, construction began at three major sites: Fengtian Middle Street, Shenshui Bay, and Zhangshitun. Construction also started on the training center, and demolition began on the Public Security Bureau's residential area, the Taishan Road plot, and the Longcheng roundabout plot.

In mid-May, Aunt Chen completed her work handover in Fengtian and went to Beijing to serve as the deputy director of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange. It was a lateral transfer, but the authority was very different.

On the 19th, with the coordination of the province, the demolition design work for the Tiexi Xingshun plot of the Brothers Group began.

Old Wu from the supply and marketing cooperative resigned and went to work as the deputy director of the purchasing center of the Brothers Group, responsible for the procurement of daily necessities.

The groundbreaking ceremony for the first, second, and third schools of Hongwei Primary School in Beixi County, as well as the site of the county's high-tech zone, was attended by Xiao Hong, who ran back to participate in the ceremony.

By the end of May, demolition work on several plots of land in Kyoto was completed, and Kyoto Brothers Real Estate Development Company was established. Commander Hou led a team to Beijing.

Meanwhile, the site selection for the Brothers Group's logistics warehouse in Liaodong Province was completed, and through coordination by the military region, the construction of the project was undertaken by local military units.

Just as construction was in full swing across the country, Brothers Real Estate began selling its elevator apartment building in the showroom of its headquarters annex. The sale was advertised on TV, in newspapers, and on social media, with all units available for immediate occupancy at an average price of 2800 yuan per square meter.

Just as Xiaohong had predicted, the houses were snapped up as soon as they were put on display; in layman's terms, they were sold like hotcakes.

At this time, there were already quite a few wealthy people in Fengtian. All the owners in the major markets were extremely wealthy. Moreover, there were many foreign companies in Fengtian, and even more foreigners. For a time, the headquarters were always bustling with activity.

In June, Xiuer from my fourth uncle's family took the college entrance examination and graduated with honors. My fourth uncle's family moved from the county town to Fengtian and settled in Wanliu.

All shopping malls, supermarkets, restaurants, and hotels in Xidu, Andong, and Dalian have opened for business.

Chen Hui and Sister Jin went to Xidu, Geng Hui and Huang Laowu went to Andong, and Xiao Wei and Li Na went to Dalian to attend the opening ceremonies in various places.

Jibei really gave them face, with the four top officials from the provincial and municipal governments cutting the ribbon together. Whether it was Chong Lao Chen or Chong Investment, they gave them plenty of face. The city's appearance around the shopping mall has also begun to be improved.

Chen Hui called Xiao Wei: "Xiao Wei, why don't we take over the renovation project on Renmin Avenue? I'm feeling really bad about it."

Xiao Wei said, "Are you stupid? I only sent you to Xidu because I didn't want to take you. You could have just said you had to ask me, that would have been fine. Just stall for time. What would we do if we actually took you? Make money doing renovation projects? Are we that kind of professionals? It's obviously a project that's going to make us pay for it ourselves."

Chen Hui said, "Does he dare not give it to me?"

Xiao Wei said, "It's not a matter of whether we give it to them or not. We just can't bring ourselves to ask, understand? We only develop real estate and shopping malls; we don't do anything else. Is this ever going to end?"

Chen Hui laughed and said, "It's true, he even mentioned the expressway to me, saying they're planning to build it from Fengtian to Xidu. I pretended not to understand."

Xiao Wei said, "Sigh, it seems like we've become the big fish now. Me too, the mayor invited me to visit the development zone tomorrow, and the development zone secretary is coming in person. There's an entertainment center opening on Beixi Road over there, and they asked me to go with them."

Chen Hui said, "It seems that from now on, unless absolutely necessary, we should just stay home and try to get them out as much as possible. Look how nice Anton is, he had a proper ribbon-cutting ceremony for his business opening, nothing else."

Xiao Wei said, "Geng Hui doesn't usually show her face, and they probably haven't figured out her identity yet. If you find out she's a major shareholder, you can take another look."

The two chatted for a few minutes, then Xiaowei got up and tidied himself up. Just as he finished, the people from the development zone arrived, and he went downstairs to attend the opening ceremony of the entertainment center.

The venue for the opening was called Venus Entertainment Palace. The investment was said to be over 20 million yuan. It was built in a very modern style, with a dark blue glass curtain wall all over the outside. The opening was also very grand, with a student military band that played and made quite a lively noise.

The Party Secretary of the Development Zone explained to Xiaowei: "This place used to be a desolate wilderness. This road used to be a river, and it was quite a large river. Whenever it rained, the traffic would be cut off."

Look at it now, more than two years later, can you still tell what this place used to look like? Look at that, Tianyuan Hotel, it used to be a small room at this intersection. Look at the building now, it's the first large commercial building on Beixi Road.

That ethnic commercial city over there has 50,000 square meters of business space. In the future, this will be the busiest and most prosperous area in Dalian. This place truly makes people successful.

Xiao Wei followed along, looking around, touching his chin and not daring to say a word.

The entertainment palace offered a variety of services, including Chinese and Western food, karaoke, bath and massage, accommodation, and a dance hall. In Xiao Wei's eyes, all of these were low-end services, clearly a mass-market consumer venue that profited from prostitution.

Of course, this kind of mass consumption is not something that ordinary people can easily afford; it's just that the level is not high enough, making it a bit of a hodgepodge.

The mayor was tall and thin, somewhat handsome, in his forties, and spoke eloquently and had a straightforward personality. Xiao Wei got along quite well with him, and could sense that he was somewhat favoring towards the development zone; he'd heard that the mayor was a leader who had come from the development zone.

However, Xiaowei felt that this person was a bit lecherous. Although he hid it well, it was still obvious. He probably didn't expect to hide anything from Xiaowei, since Xiaowei was like a child in front of him, even though they were more than twenty years apart.

The land for the Dalian warehouse that the province coordinated for the Brother Group is located in the development zone. It is about 200 acres in size and is about 4 kilometers away from here across Beixi Road. It is in the northwest direction and at this time it is basically in the suburbs, outside the city.

However, the entire site is relatively conveniently located, with railways and highways nearby, and it is not far from the port.

Now, most of Xiaowei's projects are being undertaken by the garrison. Firstly, it's convenient because they're nearby; secondly, they're disciplined and reliable; and thirdly, it strengthens the relationship with the military region. And relationships need to be maintained.

(End of this chapter)