Chapter 199 Opening
"Crackle crackle—bang—bang—bang!"
Early in the morning, the sounds of firecrackers and sky rockets could be heard from Xiaowan Village from time to time.
Today is a special day!
The streets of the village, the wheat field at the entrance, and the places where people usually gather are all deserted today.
If you come to the village at this time, you probably won’t even be able to find someone to ask for directions.
Where have all the people gone?
But if you walk up the main road for about ten minutes, you can hear noisy conversations.
Turn another corner and walk to the village committee, and you will find that all the people in Xiaowan Village who did not go to the fields today are gathered here - at the door of a house next to the village committee.
Witness the first major entrepreneurial event in which villagers of Xiaowan Village participated collectively since the 21st century - the opening of an online store.
This house was vacant; the owner and his family had moved to another area. Since it was unused and next to the village committee, it was rented out to be used as office space for an online shop.
The place was spacious, with a wheat field right outside the entrance. Most of the villagers hadn't even gone to work in the fields to see the excitement. Children returning from school also crowded in the crowd, looking around and waiting for the candy and snacks to be distributed after the opening.
This is a custom in Xiaowan Village. Whenever there are major events like the completion of a house construction, a baby’s full moon celebration, or a bride’s return home, people will throw candies to the onlookers to share in the joy.
Tian Xin and the shop owners stood at the red-carpeted entrance, looking at the opening flower baskets on both sides of the carpet, feeling extremely excited.
In addition to the villagers, the village also invited county leaders and several business owners who participated in the sponsorship. Among them were Lin Zhou and Li Baiwan.
Just after 9 o'clock, cars began to arrive and parked in the wheat field. The entrance was immediately filled with noise and noise. Children gathered around the cars, looking around curiously, running around, and some naughty boys even leaned over the car windows to look inside.
The adults were afraid that the children would cause trouble, so they shouted and grabbed their children and pulled them back.
About half an hour later, most of the executives and bosses who had come to attend the opening ceremony had arrived. Led by Tian Xin and Tian Fushun, they lined up at the entrance, waiting for Tian Xin to announce the opening and then the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Tian Xin was wearing a white Chinese cheongsam embroidered with ink paintings, her hair was tied back, and she had light makeup on her face. She stood among the crowd.
She cleared her throat, looked around, suppressed her excitement, picked up the microphone and spoke in a sweet voice: "Dear leaders, distinguished guests, and all villagers, hello!"
"Good!" The crowd applauded spontaneously.
Accompanied by shouts of "good, good".
"Welcome everyone to the collective opening ceremony of the Xiaowan Village online store today! Standing here today are our village entrepreneurs, as well as the leaders and business owners who support and sponsor us. Welcome..."
"Welcome, welcome..." The villagers were extremely enthusiastic. After hearing Tian Xin's announcement, they all applauded enthusiastically, with smiles on their faces, as happy as if it was their own family wedding.
Lin Zhou sat in the car, watching Tian Xin speaking in the crowd with a beaming face. She was full of energy, confidence, and presence, making her stand out in the crowd. He stared at Tian Xin without blinking, a mysterious smile on his lips that he couldn't suppress.
Li Jing rolled her eyes at him in disdain: "Hey, could you please stop smiling that worthless smile of yours? My eyes are about to fall out if I keep looking at them!"
"If you don't know how to speak, you can just shut up!" Lin Zhou glanced back and said lightly.
He had originally planned something for this crucial moment, but Li Jing insisted on joining in the fun, disrupting his plans and forcing him to give up.
Tian Xin's speech lasted about 20 minutes before she finished, followed by Tian Fushun. The onlookers listened to the two recount the events of the village over the years, but with no candy to show for it, they gradually lost their patience.
The children watching stared at the candies on the tables on both sides, waiting for Tian Xin to scatter them.
Seeing the applause gradually fading, Tian Xin finally picked up the microphone and announced: "Next, please invite all companies and units to come forward and cut the ribbon for our online store..."
"Good..." Applause rang out again. Cutting the ribbon meant that candy would be distributed soon, and the children clapped their hands happily.
Tian Xin took the list and called out the names of the people from each company one by one: "Please welcome Mr. Li Ke from Zhongbang Logistics, Mr. Zhang Chen from Xincheng Group, Mr. Lin Zhou from Yilin Building Materials Co., Ltd...."
After a series of names were called, the business owners took turns to come on stage and stood in a row waiting to cut the ribbon.
When Lin Zhou heard Tian Xin calling his name in the car, he had an idea and got out of the car with the bouquet he had prepared in advance.
Tian Xin was still holding the microphone and calling people, staring nervously at the list in her hand and making sure the people going on stage were in their seats.
Lin Zhou walked behind the crowd with his hands behind his back, waiting for her to finish her work.
The two hadn't met in the morning. He had arrived early, hoping to offer her some help. But Tian Xin was so busy running around that he didn't see her at all. He didn't see her until she came out in her cheongsam and stood at the door to talk.
Tian Xin called out the names on the list, and after counting carefully, she found that one person was missing. When she checked, she found that Lin Zhou was the only one missing.
"Please welcome Mr. Lin Zhou from Yilin Building Materials..."
She looked around and shouted again with the microphone.
"I'm coming!" Lin Zhou walked through the crowd, walked up to her with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face, and said softly: "I'm coming!"
"Hurry up!" Tian Xin warned him softly, giving him a wink. The bosses on the stage were already getting impatient, and when they saw Lin Zhou coming up, they all picked up their scissors and prepared to go through the final process.
Lin Zhou didn't come forward, still looking at her with a smile on his face. He took out flowers from behind and gave them to her: "Congratulations..."
"..." Tian Xin was startled, opened her eyes wide and looked back, then quickly turned her head and asked him in a low voice: "What are you doing?"
"Congratulations on your successful opening..." Lin Zhou smiled, glanced at the stage, and pressed the flowers into her hand. Taking advantage of her surprise, he leaned over and whispered something in her ear, then quickly went on stage.
Tian Xin blushed, looking at the flowers in her hand for a moment, a little confused. But without thinking too much, she put the flowers on the table to the side and quickly entered the next process.
"Thank you all for coming to Xiaowan Village today to cut the ribbon for the opening of our online store." Everyone on the stage cut the ribbon at the same time as Tian Xin's voice, witnessing the successful opening of the online store.
"We would like to thank Mr. Li Baiwan, the director of the Xiaowan Village Stone Factory, for donating 50,000 yuan to cover the initial investment of our online store."
"We would like to thank Mr. Lin Zhou of Yilin Building Materials Co., Ltd. for donating 20 office computers to the online store for initial investment."
“Thanks to Zhongbang Logistics for providing long-distance delivery services for our online store…”
Tian Xin read out the thank-you speeches one by one, and Tian Fushun shook hands with everyone and took photos with them.
"Crackle, crackle... bang, bang, bang..." Amidst the cheers of candy-sprinkling and the sound of firecrackers, Tian Xin took the microphone and announced: "Congratulations to the Xiaowan Village Collective Online Store, which officially opened today!"
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