Chapter 7: Ch.: 6. Time Skip, Smartphone, Mall
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Next day Xiao Xun'er came to replace the battery.
She was holding her skirt with both hands tightly, she wanted to say something but she just resisted.
After Man An changed the battery and returned the glove to her.
Xun'er put the money in his hand, before he can retract it.
Man An was surprised as she was giving him the money on his hand directly not on vendor like previous days.
Looks like Tom and Jerry have some effect on her.
Xun'er who has walked just a few steps turned her head.
"Can you let me see them again? ....please." Xun'er said slowly and she paused for a bit and said please so cutely.
'Ah my heart, really what a cutey she is, I will try to treat and spoil her like my little sister.' Man An thought to himself.
Man An nodded to her in agreement.
A smile bloomed on Xun'er's face, she turned and started to jump while walking happily.
Few months later.
Xiao Xun'er started to become closer to him.
He tried to be indifferent to her at all times, but she ignored his indifference and talked to him like they were close friends.
"Hey brother An, when will you let me watch that blue cat and brown mouse again." Xiao Xun'er who was standing aside the vendor asked Man An who was staring at his figurines like thinking of something very important thing.
Man An didn't answered her answer, he didn't want to be close to Xiao Xun'er, because if he opened his heart to her, he will spoil her unbashadly and she will definitely fall in love with him.
And once the Gu clan behind her knew this, they will kill him.
He can't even practice like his body is hated by douqi, there are many ordinary people in this Douqi continent who can't sense a bit of douqi even after living for hundred years, and he has to rely on outer things to live in this world.
Xiao Xun'er pouted cutely with her hands hugged on her chest after seeing that Man An was ignoring her.
After a few months, the popularity of figurines has slowly started to recede, sometimes people outside of Wutan City may buy a large number of figurines, if not his daily limit of sells has started to alter.
And deadline of the eight months of rent is also nearing.
But he has already planned what to do after his rent deadline.
"Well, brother An, I will take leave for today, bye bye." Xun'er who saw sun is setting, she waved her hands and turned to leave.
"Miss! Take this with you." Man An quickly took out a rectangular wooden box from his pocket and handed it to Xun'er who was about to turn and leave.
"Oh gift for me, thank you brother An." Xun'er thanked happily after taking the box and left after waving her hand again.
'Really, girl you have already called me brother, so there is no chance for us to have any romantic relationship, only relationship of geniune brother and sister.' Man An thought to himself, while shaking his head.
Man An packed the figurines on vendor which were not sold and walked toward his house.
He didn't have space ring, although he has money to buy a low level ring, but he doesn't have douqi to use the ring.
Although he wanted to spoil her but he can't, he doesn't want to have any attachment to any person in this world, because he doesn't have any sense of familiarity, except from reader's POV, but this POV is just to take enjoyment and excitement from reading fanfics of other writers, but it feels very sour in heart when you see that, maybe you're part of someone's fanfiction, what if it is reality.
On the other side.
Xun'er reached her residence and closed the door after entering the room.
She sat on her bed and took out rectangular box from her space ring.
She slid the upper wooden plate of box and revealed a glass like thing in the box with a paper called instruction manual.
Xun'er picked up the paper and read it.
She picked up the thing called smartphone from box after reading the manual.
And pressen on power button for a while and screen started with a text flashing on it.
The text disappeared and a lock screen appeared to which she slid her finger on screen and home screen appeared with various apps.
She saw many icons with different meanings on the screen with a clock widget, showing time.
She was surprised as how this little box can show the accurate time, no one in Douqi continent has been able to do this.
She clicked on call icon and a number flashed in front of her.
She clicked on the number and two options appeared on it, showing whether to voice call or video call.
She clicked on video call.
The call started and in few seconds it was picked by another side.
A face appeared in it.
(Maybe you can tell me what will happen or can happen with a smartphone in douqi continent between MC and xun'er)
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Six years later.
Man An was looking at three storey building being constructed by workers and a fat man standing aside with him, reporting on various things.
"Haha boss Man, your this so called mall will be ready in a week and than we can initiate a opening ceremony." Fat man said while rubbing his hands.
"Okay than I will take leave, I trust your work ability, I will give you a good reward after mall is opened, you will be satisfied." Man An said and turned to walk toward a three wheel car.
Yes three wheel, two wheels are in front and one which was big in rear.
(Picture)
He sat in the car and drive it away.
Many people were in awe after seeing the car driving like a metal beast.
Man An has made the car a few days ago.
[Name: Bujji (Heavily Modified)
Level: Dou Shi-Dou Master 3rd rank
Description: A concept car taken out from movie, has ability to drive in any terrain, can fly, can turn into exoskeleton mini mecha to fight, has a portable AI system installed, can charge itself while still or running.]
Man An arrived at his small Villa and parked the car aside and stepped in front main entrance.
As for why small Villa, he doesn't want any type of servants, so this is villa but small, enough for himself to do his chore himself.
He doesn't want to get over his head and become a lunatic, because of getting pressure from powerful peoples and keep his mind disciplined.
...
Mall opening Ceremony.
Xiao family patriach, elders and many younglings came along as invited.
Man An cut the ribbon to complete the ceremony.
After ribbon is cut and coconut is broken down by hitting on ground, everyone followed Man An in the mall.
Although he has been only selling figurines for previous years.
He collected a big amount of money, many sellers from outside of Wutan City came to him to buy large number of figurines and he sold them at high prices.
He many times though to sell new items, but he resisted this idea.
So he planned the mall, everything will be sold in mall from now on.
He will not sell products of mall to other businessmans so they can sell it in other places and become rich.
He has launched many products this time, so his mall can look professional.
Like clothes of different design and culture from Doupo Canqiong world, cosmetics much more inhanced and neutral to skin, smooth mirrors because people of this world still uses mirrors made of bronze and silver, ice cream, weapons like swords, spears, shields, hammers, knives, broadswords, long swords, etc. kid toy weapons like water gun, warcraft survival kits, hunter kits like dagger, poison, bow, arrow, gloves, long shoes, camouflage clothes,etc.
He also thought of selling armours but than cancelled the idea.
Xiao Yan on side was confused as he felt few things yet familiar but still unfamiliar.
Man An only knew one thing that this Xiao Yan died when he was forty years old and before 2010 and was an otaku, so he definitely can't interpret from the things sold that whether these things are from his world or this world.
Aa for his Bujji car, he can't understand the high tech of Bujji, will definitely think that it is product of this world but a rare one.
"Wow, this mirror can show me very clearly unlike those bronze and silver mirrors and I can even see the pores of my body clearly on this mirror, tell me the price of this mirror, I'm buying it now." Xiao Yu who also came with Xiao clan said with surprise and shock.
She immediately asked a assigned person to tell the price of mirror.
"Wow what a sharp weapons!" Few men from Xiao clan were also surprised as looking at swords and spears or different design and size.
"Wow, what is the price of these cosmetics." Xiao Mei who was testing cosmetics shocked.
"Hmm good clothes, huh I can try these clothes! Okay.... Yan'er tell me how am I looking now, not good... Than this... Than this... This... This ok, pack these clothes." Xiao Zhan was surprised by these unique looking clothes and after trying clothes again and again he chose clothes with lion like design and hint of red on it, looking very majestic.
"Yan'er go and buy clothes you like, I will go and check the weapons, those elders are drooling like they have seen beauty." Xiao Zhan said to Xiao Yan, who nodded and walked towards weapon section.
Xiao Xun'er didn't came, as she already have few sets of everything sold in the mall.
"Boss Man, we are very delighted to see that you can sell very rare and high quality goods, I didn't expect that you have so much good goods." Xiao Zhan who has come near Man An at some point said while looking at everyone in mall, attracted to the products in shop.
"Haha patriach, this is just normal, I will definitely launch many new products in future from time to time, you can come to buy them at reasonable prices here." Man An said with a small laugh.
"By the way, go and remove the red cloth of our latest product." Man An called a staff girl and instructed her, while pointing to a big box in the middle of shop, covered with red cloth.