The plane landed at Shanghai International Airport after a flight of more than two hours.
After getting off the plane, Tian Tian breathed a sigh of relief, "This plane is really fast! But I still feel safer when I'm on the ground."
Jiang Xiaoli put her arm around hers, "Sister Tian Tian, are you afraid of heights?"
She shook her head. "No, I'm not afraid of heights, but the thought of flying in an airplane makes me a little scared. Xiaoli, you're adapting really well!"
Jiang Xiaoli followed behind Xiao Jincheng, "Hehe, it's alright, I did a little homework beforehand."
The three of them retrieved their luggage from the baggage carousel, and Xiao Jincheng asked with a smile, "See? Our luggage wasn't lost."
Tian Tian's face was flushed. "Now that I've been on a plane once, I know what's going on."
After leaving the airport, the three hailed a taxi to the Hilton Hotel that Xiao Jincheng had booked in advance.
As soon as they got off the bus, a doorman came forward to help them with their luggage, but Jiang Xiaoli quickly grabbed Tian Tian's hand that was pulling the luggage in.
"Sister Tian, they will help us carry our luggage to our room."
"Okay, sure."
Tian Tian looked up at the dozens of stories high building and blinked. She was so shocked by what she saw that she couldn't utter a complete sentence.
After checking in, they entered the elevator. Tian Tian asked softly, "Uncle, is this whole building a hotel?"
Xiao Jincheng turned around and smiled at the two girls, "That's right, we're out on business and we're also taking a trip. I'll show you around the most luxurious hotels."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded with a smile, "Uncle Xiao, you've gone to so much trouble!"
"Why are you even telling me this!"
The elevator doors opened, and Xiao Jincheng had booked two adjacent executive suites; their luggage had already been delivered.
Upon entering the room, Jiang Xiaoli nodded in satisfaction at the facilities. This was the first time in her life she had stayed in a five-star hotel, a memorable experience.
Tian Tian stood there, stunned. "My goodness! Xiao Li, this hotel room is bigger than my whole house!"
"Haha." Jiang Xiaoli grabbed her hand and pushed her onto the bed. "Sister Tian Tian, feel this big bed. Is it comfortable to lie on?"
Tian Tian sank into the bed, "Haha, how can anyone sleep on this soft bed!"
She struggled to get up. "Xiao Li, am I too naive?"
Jiang Xiaoli smiled and shook her head, "It's normal that you haven't traveled far and haven't experienced these things. You'll know in the future!"
The doorbell rang; it was Xiao Jincheng.
"You two hurry up and wash your faces. I'll take you to make a phone call, and then we'll go to the restaurant to get something to eat. The food on the plane won't help."
The two quickly washed up and followed Xiao Jincheng to the hotel reception.
Jiang Xiaoli dialed home, and the phone was answered after only two rings. Li Guizhi's voice came through, "Is this Xiaoli?"
"Mom, we've arrived at the hotel. Uncle Xiao booked a really luxurious five-star hotel. We're going to have dinner now."
Li Guizhi finally felt relieved. "Okay, okay, go eat quickly. Call home again at 8 pm. Xiao Zong wants to talk to you about the food factory."
"Okay, no problem."
While eating, Jiang Xiaoli observed the surrounding decorations and asked, "Uncle Xiao, do you know who designed this hotel?"
Xiao Jincheng stopped eating and chuckled, "Don't even think about it. This hotel is foreign-owned, and they hired designers from Hong Kong. But I've already inquired, and our Shanghai Civil Architecture Design Institute is the consultant for this hotel. Let's go to the design institute tomorrow to take a look."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded, "Uncle Xiao, you've done a great job with this preliminary work!"
“Of course,” Xiao Jincheng said with a smile. “As far as I know, there are quite a few large buildings under construction in Shanghai right now. Let’s call a car this afternoon and go for a stroll and take a look around.”
"Okay, no problem."
After dinner, Xiao Jincheng called a limousine at the hotel.
As the car drove along the road, Jiang Xiaoli looked around. In her previous life, she remembered that there were very few high-rise buildings that were everywhere.
Ten minutes later, Tian Tian tugged at her sleeve, "Xiao Li, look at that tall building, it's so strange! It looks like a big chimney is sticking out from the top!"
Jiang Xiaoli looked in the direction of her hand and saw a brown building. The upper part of the tower was slanted, with sawtooth windows and some parts of the exterior protruding and some parts recessed.
This building stands out starkly from the elegant old buildings surrounding it.
Xiao Jincheng asked the driver curiously, "Where is this building?"
The driver politely replied, "This is the power company building."
He then asked, "Sir, would you like to see the skyscrapers of Shanghai?"
Xiao Jincheng nodded, "Any large-scale buildings are fine too."
The driver smiled and nodded, "There are several places around here."
He turned the car around and quickly drove it to a stop not far from a tall building. "The power building we just saw had 26 floors, and this one isn't short either; it has 24 floors."
Jiang Xiaoli and the others simply got out of the car to take a look. The building's facade had four large characters written on it: "Wenhui Building".
The driver also got out of the car. "This building is amazing. It's the site of Wenhui Daily. Last year, it won a major award called something like 'Class'."
"What class?" Jiang Xiaoli's mind raced, and she tried to guess an answer, "The Luban Prize?"
"Yes, yes, yes! That's it!" The driver nodded in affirmation.
Xiao Jincheng looked at the building and patted Jiang Xiaoli on the shoulder. "Xiaoli, if I remember correctly, the design of this building was also completed by the Shanghai Civil Architecture Design Institute. I'm really looking forward to our itinerary tomorrow!"
After everyone got into the car, Jiang Xiaoli emphasized that they wanted to see the Oriental Pearl TV Tower.
The driver took them to a nearby location, and when she got out of the car, she was dumbfounded. The Oriental Pearl Tower wasn't even finished yet! It was just a round sphere!
Unwilling to give up, she asked the driver to take them to the No. 1 Yaohan Department Store, which was still a construction site!
After walking around, they didn't see anything, but Jiang Xiaoli became even more excited.
Back at the hotel, she chatted with Xiao Jincheng.
"Uncle Xiao, have you heard of the First Department Store?"
Xiao Jincheng shook his head. "What's wrong? Is there something special?"
Jiang Xiaoli replied with a grin, "Then you must know about Shangdu Asia, right?"
"Haha, how could I not know!" Xiao Jincheng laughed and replied, "Where to go on the trip to the Central Plains? To the commercial capital of Asia! The commercials are everywhere on TV!"
She nodded. "You may not have followed the news about this. If Asia Department Store is a relatively affordable department store, then Yaohan Department Store is a relatively high-end one. It is a joint venture between Shanghai No. 1 Department Store and Yaohan Company of Japan."
Xiao Jincheng understood after hearing her explanation, and he became interested. "Little Pear, do you mean that these two are the ones we should learn from in the future?"
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