After browsing for a while, Xi Xinxin roughly understood what style of decorations she wanted to choose. She bought some decorations she liked in a physical store, and then wanted to buy some more online. She hoped that by the time the goods arrived, she could find a suitable store.
Why are you still following me? I want to go back.
Guan Jing nodded: "Then I'll go back too."
Xi Xinxin was very puzzled: "Then why did you bring an electric guitar with you? Just to see me and follow me all the way?"
“No,” Guan Jing said, “Isn’t there an anime that says if you just show your hobbies and interests and take a walk around, you can get to talk to people with the same interests?”
Have you encountered this yet?
"No"
Xi Xinxin sighed, wondering which anime had taught her this. She felt a little sorry for Guan Jing now, but there was nothing she could do, so the two of them returned to the neighborhood.
Xi Xinxin also started a shopping spree online, buying a little here and a little there, some of which were even pre-sale items, which she could afford to wait for.
(Host, if you are really troubled by the shop, this system can create a holographic image of this area and allow you to try dressing it up like in a dress-up game.)
"You finally have some decent high-tech stuff! I'm so touched!" Xi Xinxin quickly instructed the system to operate.
Suddenly, the things around the room slowly transformed like mosaics into virtual houses on a street, clearly distinguishable between those with people and those without, and even zoomed in and out. For easier operation, a game console-like interface appeared in front of her, constantly changing.
(However, host, you'd better not move around too much. You're actually still in your room, you can only see the road conditions by moving around.)
Xi Xinxin roughly found the chair, sat down, and began moving the virtual scene. Now she could see everything around her clearly, but the image quality wasn't very good; it would occasionally disconnect and turn into a bunch of pixelated images, which the system would promptly fix. Fortunately, she had already been to some places, so she didn't need to analyze the details.
This raises a puzzling question: "If you can do so well in this world, why is your virtual data here so poor, and why can't you even move around freely?"
(This system has never claimed to be a created world.)
Indeed, the creation of this world was entirely based on what Jiang Moli and I saw and heard. The truth of this world could only be known by going outside.
Fortunately, Xi Xinxin no longer wanted to dwell on this issue. Thanks to the video, she finally found a shop that satisfied her.
However, it's a bit far from the residential area. If possible, she plans to move to the upper floor of the shop later. There are three floors in total, and she will buy all three. The third floor will be her living quarters, and the first and second floors will be used for receiving guests. The overall area is very large, and it will take a lot of time to renovate. She hopes to finish it by the time she graduates from high school.
Jiang Moli, on the other hand, was a bit troubled. He had also spent the last holiday alone. Perhaps his mother was worried about him because he hadn't been home for a long time, so his parents urged him to go back. Now, his excuse of independence was no longer valid. Although he had attended the gathering when Xi Xinxin was adopted back, he hadn't really interacted with his so-called parents at the time.
He himself has a somewhat vague concept of parents, and he doesn't know how to deal with them when he goes back. The male protagonist seems to be a bit spoiled, but he can't do it.
Thinking he would take it one step at a time, he returned to the Jiang family.
The Jiang family is quite complicated. On the surface, Jiang Moli is actually an only child, but his father has an illegitimate daughter who is well protected. His mother knows about this, but for the sake of their interests, they did not divorce. Instead, the illegitimate daughter was not allowed to enter the house, and the father was immediately forced to cut off contact with the other woman. However, the illegitimate daughter is now being secretly raised by his father.
Jiang's mother had long lost all feelings for her husband, and now she pinned all her hopes on Jiang Moli. She planned to divorce her husband once the child was older, as there was no point in continuing the marriage.
However, the male protagonist was very rebellious until he met the female protagonist, at which point he changed and said he moved out to live independently, but he just didn't want to see his cheating father.
Jiang Moli got out of the car, and his mother was waiting for him at the door. She hadn't seen her son in a long time and was so excited that she wanted to hug him. Jiang Moli frowned. Even though he felt uncomfortable, he still allowed his mother to hug him.
"Son, what would you like to eat? How's life out there? Have you suffered any hardships?"
He answered in turn, "Either is fine, both are good."
Jiang's mother was slightly taken aback by her son's taciturn nature. She looked him over again and remembered that they had only agreed to their separation because Jiang Moli had smashed things and said he wanted to leave and be independent. Now that he had returned, he seemed much more mature and composed.
Jiang Moli didn't mention anything during dinner. He was very refined and courteous. Jiang's father nodded in satisfaction: "If I had known he would change so much, I would have let you go out and be independent sooner. Now that you're back, you're a completely different person."
No one paid him any attention. Jiang Moli was genuinely at a loss for words, while his mother remained completely indifferent. Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Jiang's father realized he was in the wrong and tried to save face: "Just stay like this, and you'll be my excellent heir in the future."
He exuded an imposing aura, as if he were some high-ranking nobleman.
"Sorry, I don't need it."
Neither of them expected the other to refuse. Jiang's father's expression darkened further: "As my only son, why don't you want him? You haven't changed your spoiled nature at all!"
The company run by Jiang's father actually has many flaws, which Jiang Moli discovered when he was bored. Jiang's father himself had an affair and was also very suspicious. The company did not have permanent staff, and no one could truly gain his trust. The staff changed very quickly, and such a company would collapse sooner or later. The reason he was doing well now was because of his mother's connections.
He didn't say much: "I know what I'm doing."
Jiang's father was so angry that his face turned red. Since this unfilial son didn't want it, he wouldn't blame him for giving it to his daughter in the future!
If he were to start a business in real life, Jiang Moli would prefer to become an investor here. When the people conducting the experiment asked him if he had any special requirements for coming here, he said he wanted some start-up capital for his later life.
Relying on others is far less reliable than relying on yourself.
Night fell
Xi Xinxin couldn't sleep because she was upset. Why did it all start from when she went to rent that shop?
She confidently demanded the third floor, confidently stating she would pay in full! She was confident she would cover all renovation costs.
Confident people can often become insecure due to certain events. For example, the system only informed her then that while they could provide virtual currency, to prevent inflation and other negative effects, the currency would only be available after data modification. The money given to Xi Xinxin previously, including what has been given now, had already exceeded the allotted amount. They would have to wait for the main system's next data modification.
She suspected it was retaliation from the system itself, but knowing that modifying data was quite quick and wouldn't make her wait too long next time, she confidently said she would pay in full, but then switched to installment payments.
She's like a child who needs her family to send her living expenses every month.
In that case, her store also needs to engage in some profit-generating activities.
Xi Xinxin was extremely embarrassed at the time, and asked the system through gritted teeth why it didn't say anything first. The system replied that the host didn't ask either.
How innocent the electronic sound effects are
What kind of person designs what kind of system? When she gets out of here, she'll definitely give the person who designed this system a good beating.
Soon, things returned to normal, and they began to redesign the layout and placement of each floor, as well as add some profit-making facilities.
The next day at noon, while Xi Xinxin was having lunch, the doorbell rang. Fan Yijing and Xi Guo had both gone out to work and were not home all day. At first, she thought they might have left something behind, but when she opened the door, she found Xu Chacha and Yu Shuwen.
Xu Chacha: "Xinxin, we've come to play with you."
Today, the two of them happened to be free, so Yu Shuwen smiled and said, "Sorry to bother you. I kept asking Xu Chacha what she was busy with, but she wouldn't tell me. She said she hadn't seen you in a long time, so she dragged me here to find you."
Xu Chacha glanced at the unfinished food and asked, "Xinxin, is this all you're eating for lunch?"
Xi Xinxin was a little confused. Wasn't her lunch good enough? Three dishes and a soup, and she couldn't even finish it all by herself. "Hmm? What's wrong?"
Xu Chacha pouted: "No, not at all." Hehe, if she marries Xi Xinxin in the future, she will cook eight dishes and two soups for her every meal. As the saying goes, the way to a woman's heart is through her stomach. That way, after they get married, Xi Xinxin will definitely not think about leaving her.
At this moment, Yu Shuwen noticed the design drawings in Xi Xinxin's hand. Since her parents weren't around, Xi Xinxin was drawing the design drawings while eating.
"Xinxin, what is this?"
"This is what I want to open a shop in the future. Although it's a bit rough, it can barely be considered a design drawing."
Yu Shuwen took the design and looked at it: "Xinxin, can I offer some suggestions and then redraw it for you as a whole?"
"Really? That would be great. I wanted to contact you before, but I was afraid of bothering you."
Yu Shuwen paused, saying nothing, but she was clearly in a bad mood. She borrowed some tools and began to draw. Soon, a simple outline appeared, which was clearer and easier to understand than the original.
Then the three of them started playing cards again. Xu Chacha is no longer a novice; she is now a very strategic and experienced card player!
"A royal flush!"
"Xu Chacha!!! We're teammates, Xinxin is the landlord, how could you steal my cards?"
Xu Chacha stuck out her tongue: "Sorry, I forgot."
Time flies when you're having fun with your friends. Xi Xinxin felt reluctant to leave because she was really happy with them. It wasn't the kind of happiness that comes from making research results, but the kind of happiness where you don't have to care about anything and everything you do is meaningful. She had never felt that way before. Rather than saying that she changed their life trajectory, it would be more accurate to say that they were also entering her monotonous life.
Before leaving, Yu Shuwen handed the completed drawing to Xi Xinxin: "Here, I think you'll like it."
Watching the two women leave, Yu Shuwen paused in the corridor for a moment, then returned.
"But Xinxin, I've always felt like I'm bothering you. If you don't ask me for help with these things, I'll feel sad and hurt, like you don't consider me a good friend. Please, if you ever need anything similar in the future, come to me, okay?"
Xi Xinxin couldn't describe what this feeling was like.
It was as if her own heart had been moved to tears. She had heard similar words before, but she hadn't taken them seriously, thinking they were just polite formalities. But Yu Shuwen's eyes were pure and unadulterated; she just looked at her, expecting an answer.
Okay. Thank you.
"You're welcome"
She left with a smile.
Opening the design in her hand, it looked just like something a professional would have done, with a few helpful tips along the way, and every detail marked logically. It practically required no further modifications. She hadn't expected Yu Shuwen to have such skill. She knew Yu Shuwen was good at designing, but she hadn't realized she could achieve this level of quality.
It seems that he has indeed been working hard these days.
So she couldn't continue being so lazy; she couldn't let herself be outdone by these kids.
If she were to decide what to sell in the store, she would need to know what was plentiful and scarce in the area, which items were profitable, and which would only result in losses. Since she wasn't officially opening the store yet, she still needed to consider the future. Xi Xinxin had the system activate the holographic image for her again, intending to observe everything once more.
This time, she also reviewed the opening hours and data of each store. This city is actually a bustling area; there are no stores that are unprofitable. However, while profits are high, so are the exorbitant rents. Therefore, maintaining a balance where gains outweigh losses is indeed not easy.
Originally, I planned to make some desserts, coffee, and the like.
However, she certainly can't compare to those who make a living solely from these things, so only a small portion of the desserts and coffee are made and placed on the first floor, specifically to create a relaxing atmosphere for people to unwind.
Opening a quiet bar or a small music station, either way, can create a relaxing atmosphere. Many people drink to drown their sorrows, so later on, you can promote your main brand: helping more people who are feeling down.
In that case, soundproofing between floors needs to be done well, and there shouldn't be much difference between mixing drinks and preparing medicines.
(Host, what makes you think there's no difference?)
Stir with a stick!
Xi Xinxin wasn't blindly confident; she would sign up and learn first. Her confidence stemmed from her belief that she could learn quickly. She was certain she could master all these skills; coffee making and bartending were her main areas of study.
So, let's start looking for a teacher who can teach her well.
Xi Xinxin's first step in her search was met with a major setback. She realized what was happening and didn't hesitate to act.
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