My spirit appeared on the road to exile, and I was treated as an ancestor.

Chapter 154 New Supermarket Opening

After the supermarket inspection was completed, goods were moved into the supermarket and arranged. Gu Xingzhao made several trips and followed the whole process. He even spent money to hire several bloggers to take photos in advance for the opening publicity.

The ancient-style supermarket is not only the first in the town, but also the first in the city and even the province, and its style is extremely similar to other ancient buildings remaining in the town.

The first floor is the sales area, and the second floor is a paid cooked food dining experience area. There are specially cooperating stylists who provide paid ancient costume styling. In addition to tea and pastries, board games such as chess and Go are also offered. The effort and money invested are unprecedented.

Gu Xingzhao chose an auspicious day to open his business.

The event was quite grand that day; the city had never seen such a large supermarket before. Because it was a novelty and had been advertised in advance, many customers came.

On opening day, everything is 8.8% off. Spend over 488 to enter a lucky draw. The second floor is open to the public for free, and you can take photos. Styling is also offered at a discounted promotional price.

Gu Xingzhao even hired people to dance, attracting tourists from other places as well as some locals who love traditional Chinese culture.

Sitting on the second floor, looking at her own supermarket, which was packed with customers, she felt a sense of accomplishment that she had never felt before when she ran a small supermarket.

Lu Bingwen drank two cups of tea, watching the young people coming and going dressed in all sorts of beautiful clothes. He was amazed and said to Gu Xingzhao, "You young people have so many ideas. This supermarket is really doing a good job."

Seeing how well Gu Xingzhao had managed to set up such a large supermarket, he had to admit that his child had indeed grown up, and he himself had indeed grown old.

Gu Xingzhao smiled and poured him another cup of tea, along with some snacks. "Uncle Lu, now that you're retired, if you have time in the future, invite your friends over for tea and a chat. I'll have someone reserve this best spot for you."

Lu Bingwen smiled and agreed, "Then I'll have to wait until I get back from my trip."

"Xiao Zhao, I'm truly at ease knowing you're here today."

Going on a trip is a good thing, and Gu Xingzhao was genuinely happy for him. After all, he must be exhausted from working day and night for decades, and he can finally take a good break.

"Uncle Lu, what are you getting on Saturday? High-speed rail or plane? I'll see you off."

Lu Bingwen shook his head, "I'll just drive away, you don't need to come and see me off."

Gu Xingzhao: "That won't do."

"It's not like you're not coming back, don't put on that farewell show."

Lu Bingwen insisted that Gu Xingzhao not come to see him off, saying, "Your uncle will be back in a few months at most. If you really want to, you can come and pick me up then."

Gu Xingzhao sighed, "Alright, then let me know when you set off, and take some photos of where you're going so I can see them too."

Lu Bingwen smiled kindly, "That's for sure."

As the two were talking, the person in charge of the second floor led two people over. From a distance, Xu Shisan waved to Gu Xingzhao.

Seeing the person behind Xu Shisan, Gu Xingzhao was surprised. Xu Shisan came to celebrate the opening of his supermarket, so what was Xu Ci'an doing here?
Upon seeing Gu Xingzhao, Xu Shisan was in high spirits. "Ah Zhao, your supermarket is really great. Let's have a collaboration sometime."

Since Gu Xingzhao gave me the jade pendant last time, he hasn't come back. We only exchange a few words occasionally on WeChat.

I don't know why, but I was happy to get the jade pendant. However, I felt lonely and bored because I couldn't see Gu Xingzhao. So much so that I didn't like the jade pendant as much as I did at first.

Knowing that it was Gu Xingzhao's supermarket opening day, he came immediately. Now that he saw him, his depressed mood improved.

When Xu Shisan mentioned cooperation, Gu Xingzhao almost burst out laughing. Cooperation what?
An antique supermarket?
Then my supermarket will be targeted by thieves even more.

Although she felt in her heart that cooperation was impossible, she still politely agreed to Xu Shisan's words, "Okay, if there is an opportunity."

Xu Ci'an placed the box he was carrying on the table behind him. "Miss Gu, this is a congratulatory gift, a small token of my appreciation." Gu Xingzhao took the box, thanked him with a smile, and thought she would open it when she got back.

When Lu Bingwen saw the two unfamiliar men approaching, he quietly sized them up. Judging from their clothes and appearance, both of them were either rich or noble. He wondered when Xiao Zhao had met these two men.

The two were quite polite in their conversation and seemed like people worth getting to know better.

Not only was Lu Bingwen sizing up the two of them, but the two of them were also sizing up Lu Bingwen.

Gu Xingzhao quickly introduced the three men, "Uncle Lu, these two are my friends, this is Xu Shisan, and this is Xu Ci'an."

During the introductions, both men smiled politely at Lu Bingwen and addressed him as "Uncle Lu."

Lu Bingwen nodded. "We both have the surname Xu." He smiled and asked, "Are we brothers?"

Xu Shisan waved his hands repeatedly, "No, he's my uncle."

As he spoke, he turned to look at his uncle, intending to say that he would stay and let Xu Ci'an leave if he had something to do, but he found that his uncle was looking at Gu Xingzhao with a strange expression.

I was originally planning to come alone today, so I went back to the old house to pick out something as a congratulatory gift. But when I went out, I ran into my uncle. I don't know what happened to him, but knowing that I was here to give Gu Xingzhao a congratulatory gift, he insisted on coming along.

You know, my uncle rarely goes out unless he has something to do, so this is the first time he's ever gone out looking for trouble like this.

Xu Ci'an's gaze deepened slightly as she sat down opposite Lu Bingwen and asked, "Miss Gu calls you Uncle Lu, but I don't know your name?"

"Lu Bingwen." Lu Bingwen was somewhat surprised when the younger generation asked his name.

He had a good impression of the uncle and nephew in front of him. After all, he had been working for decades and was quite good at judging people.

Because of an emergency downstairs, Gu Xingzhao had to leave for a while. Xu Shisan followed him eagerly, but Xu Ci'an stayed behind to have tea with Lu Bingwen.

After the two left, Xu Ci'an poured tea for Lu Bingwen and took the initiative to start a conversation, saying, "You look a lot like someone I used to know."

"Oh?" Lu Bingwen asked in surprise, "Who is it?"

Xu Ci'an stroked the teacup in his hand and said slowly, "He also has the surname Lu. He is very skilled, courageous, and resourceful. You should meet him in the future."

Lu Bingwen smiled, not paying much attention to his words.

His years of experience in handling cases made him feel that the young man in front of him seemed to have a lot on his mind and was not as simple as he appeared, but he did not seem to have any malicious intent.

"Are you very familiar with our Xiao Zhao?"

Xu Ci'an was silent for a moment, then said, "She's alright, Thirteen is familiar with her."

Lu Bingwen nodded slightly, hesitated for a moment, and said, "She doesn't have many friends. My request may be a bit presumptuous, but if possible, I would like to ask you to help take care of her in the future."

He had a strange trust in Xu Ci'an in front of him, and he himself didn't know why.

Xu Ci'an's gaze deepened. "Yes."

Lu Bingwen: "Thank you."

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