Jiang Xiaoli understood his situation very well. Xiao Jincheng's company had construction qualifications, but it had been contracting projects from other companies. The income was good, but the profit was limited.
It might not be obvious now, but once his friends all buy land and develop real estate, while he remains stagnant, the gap will widen quickly.
Her eyes darted around. "Uncle Xiao, are you planning to develop a new residential project with Manager Han?"
Xiao Jincheng understood the implication in her words, "Does Little Pear have other good ideas?"
"Haha, I don't know if it's a good idea, but you can listen to it anyway."
She paused for a moment before speaking, "Uncle Xiao, what do you think about acquiring a piece of land and building a comprehensive shopping mall? In Xijing, for example, there are shopping malls that mainly sell electronics, shoes, socks, clothing, and daily necessities, but there isn't a comprehensive commercial complex that can provide citizens with a one-stop shopping experience."
Xiao Jincheng pondered the words "one-stop experience" several times, becoming more and more excited as he thought about it, and he suddenly slammed his hand on the table.
"Little Pear! Hahaha, you're my lucky star! This idea is brilliant! How did you come up with it? Competing with them for residential projects is too much trouble. I think this model you're talking about really has potential!"
She stuck out her tongue. "Hehe, I just think it would be so convenient if there were a shopping mall like this..."
Xiao Muyu was completely confused by their conversation. She tugged at Jiang Xiaoli's sleeve and asked, "What do you mean by this?"
Jiang Xiaoli explained to her, "For example, if you want to help out at your family's shop, go shopping for clothes, and also meet up with friends for dinner, wouldn't you have to go to several places? But if one shopping mall could meet all your needs at the same time, wouldn't that be great?"
Xiao Muyu thought for a moment, "It would be great if we could also watch movies or have a bookstore or toy store."
"These are all possible. Different types of stores can be introduced when planning the mall."
Listening to their conversation, Xiao Jincheng peeled an orange, broke it in half, and handed it to them. "Little Pear, I think I need to plan this project carefully. You'll have to give me lots of ideas!"
She popped a segment of orange into her mouth. "Haha, I've already accepted your bribe, so I'll definitely do things for you, Uncle Xiao, don't worry!"
The father and daughter both burst out laughing at her antics. Xiao Muyu then handed her the remaining half of the orange, saying, "Half an orange might not be enough, so I'll give you the whole one!"
"Xiaoyu is so sensible!"
"Hahaha!" Xiao Jincheng laughed heartily, "Little Pear is really funny!"
The three of them chatted happily. Around six o'clock in the afternoon, Xu Feng brought Li Guizhi to the company to pick them up.
Xiao Jincheng clapped his hands. "How about we go out to eat today? How about hot pot? The weather's getting cooler, and we haven't had hot pot yet!"
No one objected, and Jiang Xiaoli was even a little eager to try it. The hot pot was steaming hot, and here she came!
All five of them can handle spicy food, so they ordered a hot pot with chili oil.
Xiao Jincheng kept putting food on their plates. He introduced the hot pot to Li Guizhi and Jiang Xiaoli, saying, "The owner of this restaurant is from Sichuan Province. This hot pot tastes very good. You should try it."
Jiang Xiaoli took a bite of tripe with great anticipation, and for a moment she was a little speechless.
The ingredients are fresh, but the taste just doesn't feel right.
She glanced at Li Guizhi, who had the same expression, and said, "Haha, Mom, what's wrong?"
Li Guizhi savored it carefully, "Maybe it's because we had hot pot last time using the recipe you gave us. This one has fewer ingredients than yours, so the flavor is richer and more intense."
Xu Feng was very interested when she heard this. "Sister-in-law, if you say the broth is delicious, it must be really good. Let's make it at home next time. I'll bring Xiaoyu over for a meal."
Xiao Jincheng quickly interjected, "Don't forget me! I'm going too!"
Li Guizhi smiled and nodded in agreement, "Okay, no problem. How about next weekend when the two kids are off, we can have hot pot at my house?"
"No problem, it's decided then! I really want to move to the new house as soon as possible, so I can often go to my sister-in-law's house for a free meal," Xu Feng said with a smile.
"Haha, Xiaoli loves so many of the dishes you make. Every time she eats at your house, she comes back and talks about them to me, especially the braised dishes."
Xu Feng's braised dishes really won Jiang Xiaoli's heart. She couldn't help but drool whenever she thought of those braised pig's trotters.
She swallowed a slice of potato. "I really want to move too, so I can enjoy the delicious food of two great chefs."
Xiao Jincheng laughed and said, "Don't worry, I urged the factory a few days ago and the construction period has been brought forward. It should be fully installed by mid-November. We are using environmentally friendly materials. Once we buy the appliances, we can move in directly."
Xiao Muyu beamed with joy, "Only one more month until we can move? That's wonderful!"
The group chatted about what appliances, decorations, and textiles to buy for their new home. By the time they finished their hot pot meal, the moon was already high in the sky.
Xiao Jincheng drove Jiang Xiaoli and her daughter home first. "Xiaoli, about the shopping mall, can you help your uncle think of some other good ideas? I'll come and talk to you about it in a while."
“Okay, no problem.” Jiang Xiaoli nodded in agreement.
She took the bags Xu Feng handed her and went into the courtyard with Li Guizhi.
She curiously opened the bag and looked inside, her expression instantly turning somewhat petrified. "Mom...didn't I say I didn't want this dress?"
When Li Guizhi saw her beige dress, she smiled and said, "If you and Xiaoyu don't want to go shopping, then your aunt and I will decide. Since we've already bought it, let's not waste the money. Try it on tomorrow, it will definitely look great."
Jiang Xiaoli felt that three black lines should be placed next to her forehead.
This is a princess dress with a Peter Pan collar. If she wore it out, no one would probably stop her from going to elementary school.
She strongly resisted, saying, "Mom, I have to go to the factory for training tomorrow, it's really inappropriate for me to wear something so childish!"
Li Guizhi also remembered this matter and had no choice but to regretfully put the dress away.
Jiang Xiaoli quickly took out the casual suit jacket she had bought today. She was going for a cool and aloof look, okay? What cute girl? She wasn't one of those!
She is a ruthless capitalist.
She boiled some water, shivering as she took a shower in the bathroom, then quickly wrapped herself up and rushed back to her bedroom.
Li Guizhi took a dry towel and dried her hair. "This is the last time you're allowed to shower in the yard. It's getting cold. If you want to shower, go to the public bathhouse. What if you catch a cold from all this trouble?"
Jiang Xiaoli nodded, "Okay, I understand."
Perhaps because she hadn't been to a public bathhouse in a long time, she was a little shy.
Nowadays, public bathhouses don't have partitions; they're just one big open space filled with faucets, so close that two people can touch each other by simply stretching out their arms.
Ah, another day of looking forward to moving into the new house!
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