Jingxia Rose

Chapter 142: Winning a Beauty's Smile

Wen Qi nodded and led her inside, saying, "Okay."

Ji Xuan pressed further, "Then why didn't you bring me here before? Why did you wait until now?"

"After the acquisition, I discovered several loopholes in the management and marketing of the estate. After the new plan was proposed, many more flower growers resigned. Originally, this place mainly grew red roses, with a small patch of tulips and azaleas. The area for white roses was not large, especially the greenhouse. I later had people make changes."

“When I visited Hogg Manor in Moscow, you know how Hogg looked when he specially built a rose greenhouse for his wife. That gave me an idea. The greenhouse has been under expansion for the past few months and was only completed two weeks ago. Now, the manor only has roses, mainly white roses, and no other flowers.”

Ji Xuan was surprised, then instantly switched to work mode, "Wouldn't that be too limited? Won't it restrict our sales channels?"

Wen Qi smiled helplessly, "The distribution channels will be handled by the people below. Besides, whether this manor makes money or not doesn't matter, as long as you like it."

"..."

Wow, that's generous!
He specifically acquired an estate just to please her.

It's a bit like the domineering CEO in TV dramas and novels who lavishly spends money on his female lead.

As soon as I entered, a staff member greeted me. Judging from their attire, they seemed to be the person in charge of the estate. "Mr. Wen, I'm so sorry, I was just looking at the latest batch of blue rose seedlings when I didn't know you were here..."

Wen Qi raised his hand to indicate, "It's alright, you go ahead with your work. I just came here today to take a look around."

The person in charge saw that he was holding hands with a woman and probably guessed his intentions.

It seems this estate was bought to please a beautiful woman.

He was very perceptive. He greeted Ji Xuan, gave a brief introduction to the current situation of the manor, and then left first under the pretext of work.

With the third wheel gone, Wen Qi led Ji Xuan on a stroll around the manor.

Everywhere you look, you see flower farmers dressed in uniform, either carrying things, or fertilizing and watering.

It wasn't rose season yet, and as the sun was about to set, the mountain winds began to blow coldly, so Wen Qi decided not to let her continue turning.

"The scenery here will be even more beautiful when the flowers bloom."

Ji Xuan nodded, then asked curiously, "Since it's not the flowering season, why is the fragrance so strong? You can smell it outside the manor."

Wen Qi chuckled, finding it rare to see her act silly. "Because the roses in the greenhouse are not limited to any season, while the ones planted outside are seasonal roses."

Ji Xian suddenly realized and laughed, seemingly at his own foolishness.

Shall we go check out the greenhouse now?

"it is good."

The estate is very large, with each type of rose plantation divided into sections, and each section has a greenhouse. The greenhouse for white roses is the largest, and the closer you get, the stronger the fragrance becomes.

The greenhouse is made of glass, so you can see the pure and beautiful white roses from the outside.

As you walk in, all you see is a field of white roses.

Ji Xuan was quite shocked, and Wen Qi's gentle voice was in her ear, "There are six types of flowers here: Snow Mountain, Tannic, Thousand Leaf, Vendra Milky White, Hollywood Milky White, and one that is grafted with roses."

"A total of 16 different varieties of roses are planted throughout the entire rose estate."

Ji Xuan took a breath, turned her head to look at him, and subconsciously asked, "How much did you pay for it?"

Such an estate is definitely not cheap in Beijing, where land is extremely valuable. Add to that the variety of roses, and it's no small sum at all.

Not to mention the acquisition cost, he must have invested a considerable amount of money afterward.

Upon hearing this, Wen Qi looked away with a slight embarrassment, raised his hand to cover his mouth, and said magnanimously, "Money is just an external thing. Things that can be solved with it are not big problems. It's alright."

"..."

Ji Xian squinted, rarely seeing him evade the question. Wen Qi didn't meet her gaze, pulling her forward and asking which variety she liked.
"Snowy mountains."

Ji Xuan pointed to one of the roses without hesitation.

Its color is between white and light green, which is very fresh and pure.

Ji Xuan suddenly remembered the roses he had bought for her before, and frowned. "You already have a rose garden, why do you still need to buy them from a flower shop?"

Wen Qi paused, "But it's too late, the suburbs are a bit far after all!"

Ji Xian glanced at him speechlessly.

"Shall we have the estate send you a bouquet every week from now on?"

"I might not be home if you send it over! Call me when you need it."

"Ah."

When leaving the manor, Ji Xuan presented a bouquet of snow roses. Dinner was at an outdoor restaurant, and afterwards, they even watched a late-night movie, which was quite unusual for them.

It was already 12:30 when I came out of the movie theater.

Wen Qi escorted her to the bottom of her apartment building, reached out and patted her head, then couldn't resist putting his arm around her waist, kissing her lips a few times, and asking in a low voice, "Really not going back to Canglan Residence?"

Ji Xuan glared at him irritably. This topic had been brought up at least four or five times since the movie started halfway through.

She rejected him every time.

But he still wouldn't give up.

Wen Qi didn't intend to do anything, he just felt safe and secure sleeping with her in his arms, and wouldn't have insomnia. He pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Should I stay?"

"What? You can't sleep by yourself anymore?"

"Ah."

Wen Qi responded softly, and for some reason, a hint of grievance could be detected in his tone.

Ji Xian raised an eyebrow, ignored him, kissed his cheek, and gently patted the top of his head. "You're not a child anymore. Go back now, be careful on the road, goodnight."

After saying that, she pushed open the car door, got out, and left without looking back.

Wen Qi sighed silently.

When Ji Xian returned home, he couldn't help but laugh when he thought about the frustrated and helpless expression on his face back then. Even tonight, he had a wonderful dream.

For the next few days, Wen Qi was busy while Ji Xuan was free.

Ye Xueyan even came to confirm with her, asking if she had gotten back together with President Wen.

She readily admitted that Ye Xueyan sent her a lying-down emoji: No wonder President Wen has been so gentle lately. He even smiled at me suddenly today, which scared me to death.

Ji Xian defended his friend: "He looks so handsome when he smiles! There's no reason for him to be creepy."

Ye Xueyan: Ha, the stench of love, so protective of him. You know how President Wen usually is at work, but lately, he's been in a really good mood. Yesterday afternoon at the meeting, the data department made a big mistake, but he didn't get angry, he just told them to fix it.

Ye Xueyan sent another emoji of hands clasped in worship: You are our savior.

Ji Xuan chuckled; she'd been in a good mood lately!
Ye Xueyan's message popped up again: Aren't you going back to Linqi? The position of chief secretary is rightfully yours, I request a demotion.

Upon seeing her message, Ji Xian couldn't stop laughing and immediately sent a voice message: "Hmph, request rejected, just keep doing your job."

Ye Xueyan: You're really not coming back?
Ji Xuan: The clear sky is fine. At least... I have no plans to resign right now.