Spring Breeze Twenty Years

Chapter 841 Detention

Xiaowei's mom strolled over, carrying Xiaohui in her arms: "This room is so nice, but Xiaowei uses it all by himself? What a waste."

Aunt Wang said, "It can't be called wasteful. It has to have some style and be a bit formal. People are particular about this now. Do you think it's still like our time, with an office desk and a big tea mug?"

Sister Jin said, "I wish I could sit in such a big office someday. It would be so nice."

Chen Hui said, "Have you gone to your own offices? Seventy or eighty square meters is considered small?"

Li Na said, "Not small at all, hahaha, I really want my husband Li to come and see. He's lived a life of living in a 30-square-meter apartment and he's always showing off to me. Lao Jin, don't worry, this is just the beginning. Once we've built things up in a couple of years, he'll have the nerve not to give us a bigger apartment, right? Then we can each have a floor, plant flowers if we want, raise birds if we want."

Xiao Wei said, "Then you two shouldn't have come here; you should have gone to the zoo."

Chen Hui said, "You know what, if we set up two big tents in the zoo, we'd attract a lot of visitors. Why don't we start charging admission?"

Aunt Wang said, "What a poor bunch. Xiao Na and Jin Feng'er are so beautiful, and you even built a zoo? Can you bear to part with them? Oh my, the view of the zoo from here is so refreshing. We've almost finished looking at it."

The zoo is right downstairs, and from the 33rd floor, you can see everything below. The distant waters and nearby lakes blend together, giving you a feeling of being on top of the world. In the distance, you can see the power company building, and closer by, the TV tower. Most of Fengtian City is spread out before you.

Xiao Wei's mother, holding Xiao Xiao Hui, and Xia's mother, holding Xia Gensheng, together with Aunt Wang, crowded in front of the large glass window to look down. Xiao Wei's mother said, "It looks a little scary from here. Is this glass sturdy?"

Aunt Wang said, "I saw the glass before it was installed. It's so thick and sturdy, it's really good."

Xiao Xiaohui pressed his hand against the glass and looked out, shouting, "Okay, okay. Wow, oh, roll away!" He slammed his hand against the glass window, making a loud banging sound.

Xia Gensheng clung tightly to his grandmother, staring in shock at the scene below without uttering a sound.

Xiao Hui took pictures for a while, then turned his head and saw Xia Gensheng. He rushed over and stared at Xia Gensheng, saying, "Oh? Yiogaer? Wuqiu Wuqiu Yabudu Liuha Waga Qiu."

Xia Gensheng paused for a moment, then leaned forward slightly: "Huh? %￥&……% degree."

Little Hui looked up and chuckled, then patted the glass twice, saying, "Gagauuwua, liu." He pulled Xia Gensheng's hand and pressed it against the glass. The two children then continued patting the glass while speaking in Martian language. Xiao Wei's mother asked, "What are these two kids talking about?"

Aunt Wang said, "I've been thinking about this since Xiaohong was little. You know, these kids are so big, can they even understand each other? If you say they can't understand each other, they're still chatting away happily."

Xiao Wei said, "Mom, are you hungry? Have you looked enough? Let's go downstairs and get some food."

Xiaowei's mother asked Aunt Wang and Aunt Xia, "Are you hungry?"

Xia's mother said, "It's alright, at least we didn't eat anything on the plane."

Xiao Wei said, "Let's go, go back and rest after we finish eating, we're all pretty tired." Everyone went downstairs to the cafeteria and ate something before going home to rest.

After Xiaowei had taken a nap, he got up, took a shower, and went downstairs. He saw the old man and his father sitting in the pavilion talking, so he greeted them and went over.

Xiao Wei's dad said, "I see they've already moved in? When will the hotel open?"

Xiao Wei said, "I don't know. None of us understand that stuff. We need to find someone to partner with. We'll talk about it in a few days. What are you guys talking about?"

The old man said, "Xiao Fu has been detained. They say he'll also be fined. The police came this morning." He pushed a form on the table.

Xiao Wei sat down, picked up the form, and asked, "What's this? A pager?"

The old man said, "Yes, they said he was carrying stolen goods. They said the offense wasn't serious, so he'd be detained for three days and fined a thousand. Sigh, this kid is finished."

Xiao Wei thought for a moment and said, "How about I go and see if we can avoid the fine?"

The old man waved his hand and said, "I won't bother him. It's not worth troubling people with such a small matter. Just let him stay in jail for three days, and then let him pay the fine himself. It's good that you're not involved and let him learn a lesson."

Xiaowei's dad said, "Your uncle and I weren't talking about that, we were talking about opening a shop. Didn't you plan to have your uncle open a small shop near this entrance? We're figuring out what to sell. There aren't many transient people around here, so if the goods just sit there, they're just sitting in our hands. We need to figure out a way to get rid of them."

Xiao Wei said, "This matter, this matter, haha, what can you two possibly figure out sitting here?"

Xiao Wei's father raised his hand and slapped Xiao Wei on the head: "So you think you're so great now? Stop laughing at your father and your uncle."

Xiao Wei said, "You don't need to worry about the goods. I'll get them sorted out for you in the next few days. How big do you want, sir? The storefront sizes vary."

The old man said, "I've been looking at it these past few days. Let's work on the first one. I think it's about 200 square meters inside, right next to the stairs. It should be fine. But we've never done this before, so you'll have to decide how to arrange and decorate it."

Xiao Wei said, "I'm going to set up two bigger shops here. The premises are already rented. I'll start packing up and ordering right away. I'll take care of your shop as well. You and Auntie just need to take care of collecting money and doing the accounting. From now on, the goods will be replenished from my shop. Consider it as me bringing them for you."

The old man said, "That's great! Okay, then I won't worry anymore. I'll wait for your reply. Is the rent due now, or how is it calculated?"

Xiao Wei said, "Let's settle this after you've made some money. Just pay the outstanding amount on time."

The old man said, "I've noticed Grandma Xiahe has been looking for a place these past few days. What's she planning to do?"

Xiao Wei said, "I told her to make pancakes here. She doesn't need much space. She can just make some pancakes, make some soup, and maybe stir-fry some bean sprouts, eggs, and shredded potatoes. That should be fine."

The old man said, "A snack bar? That's good. There are quite a few people around here, so it should work. But you have to make sure it's properly set up; there's a lot of smoke and fumes there. You don't want it to be smoke-filled everywhere all day."

Xiao Wei said, "No, I'll install a smoke exhaust system in her room so it can directly draw smoke from upstairs."

Xiao Wei's dad said, "What are you doing holding onto those storefronts and houses? Rent them out or sell them; isn't it money if they're just sitting idle?"

Xiao Wei said, "Most of the buildings we have are elevator buildings. I want to wait for the buildings in Riverside Garden to come out and then sell them after they are sold. I asked around and they are selling for more than three or four thousand yuan per square meter. I can sell them for a lower price than sell them like this. Don't worry about this."

"I'll talk to them about the storefront in the next couple of days. We're short-staffed, so we need to set up a company specifically to manage this business—renting and selling properties, collecting fees, handling taxes, and so on. Once you start this, you can't stop. If we don't organize things properly, we'll be in a complete mess. This isn't a small amount of money."

The old man asked, "You have quite a few properties in your portfolio? How much are you willing to pay?"

Xiao Wei said, "The price hasn't been set yet, it's hard to say. It just increased a bit last year when we were repairing the police station's building."

Xiaowei's dad said, "Why don't we go check on Xiaofu's side? See if we need to send him something."

(End of this chapter)