I am a master in India

Chapter 454 Sunshine City

The Sunshine Shopping Center has opened. It is a huge mall, and the main structure is made entirely of granite and marble.

It sits at the foot of Delhi, in the middle of Gurgaon and New Delhi, a very good location.

Because many multinational corporations or embassies of other countries are located in Gurgaon, they need to frequently travel to New Delhi, which inevitably means they will pass through the Sunshine Smart District.

These elites and executives of large companies are all wealthy people and are the target consumer group of the Sunshine Business District.

They also need a shopping mall like this to satisfy their ever-increasing consumer desires.

Sunshine Smart City is enormous, featuring not only shopping malls but also rows upon rows of office buildings and apartments, and even a park with an artificial lake.

People were amazed by this modern city that rose from the ground, so they simply called it "Sunshine City".

A city in the literal sense, a city within a city.

This place is known as the largest shopping mall in Asia, famous for selling luxury goods. It has four floors of brand design stores, and the top floor houses a Michelin-starred hotel.

In the days following its opening, it attracted people from almost half of Delhi to admire its unparalleled appearance. Many were stunned by the glass curtain wall building that seemed to pierce the sky and reflect the sunlight.

In fact, some of those office buildings and apartments were not even finished yet; the shopping malls and some entertainment venues were the first to open.

Such large-scale commercial district construction should be completed in batches.

Shopping malls that primarily focus on consumer goods naturally come first, since starting business sooner means making money sooner.

Leila was also attracted by the famous Sunshine Shopping Center and made a special trip here after her evening shift.

Everything changed the moment I stepped into the Sunshine City area.

The road is very wide, comparable to the Central Roundabout in New Delhi, and very clean, without any litter.

As she strolled along the asphalt road, she even felt as if she were working at her own Sunshine Hotel.

Yes, they're all Mr. Suer's businesses, so it's fine if they have the same style.

The streets are filled with various chain brand stores, the kind of foreign brand stores that are hard to find even a few blocks away in New Delhi.

Leila walked through rows of shops selling tie-dyed scarves, jewelry and handicrafts, and a group of backpackers looking hurried, until she reached the vicinity of Sunshine Square.

There were so many people here that you could even see a broadcast van from Sun TV interviewing passersby.

The craft shops and towering office buildings on both sides, in Leila's eyes, represented the pinnacle of urban civilization.

In the heart of this materialistic metropolis, amidst towering skyscrapers, McDonald's has seized the opportunity to intrude, as if to emphasize just how international Delhi is now.

But before it was even finished, the old man next to it also arrived.

These two rivals are locked in a love-hate relationship, inseparable and intertwined, their quantum entanglement reaching every corner of the world.

Their emergence tells people that New Delhi is indeed at the forefront of internationalization, and Sunshine Plaza is a trendsetter.

Leila walked into McDonald's, and a doorman saluted her and let her through. He was dressed like a soldier in a parade, wearing a pointed hat, a belt, and boots.

There was no beef on the menu; lamb was served inside the burgers. The atmosphere was lively and cheerful, with people gathering with family and friends—completely different from other McDonald's locations.

In the United States, McDonald's is often frequented by solitary diners. But here, many girls in uniforms, mostly from the Northeast, walk around the restaurant, waiting for customers to finish eating and clearing away their trays.

Leila found her sister, Alice, at a table against the wall.

The two sisters agreed to go shopping together today, and McDonald's was their meeting place.

Looking at the entire Sunshine City, only McDonald's is relatively affordable.

Of course, for most Delhi residents, this is still considered an upscale restaurant.

Alice was tall and slender, with a darker complexion than Leila. She was dressed in casual cotton clothes and looked just like the other customers at McDonald's, very relaxed.

She had just graduated from university and was full of energy. After quickly finishing her Happy Paradise meal, she immediately started chattering with her sister about where they were going next.

Leila didn't order any food; she just kept fiddling with a large glass of iced cola. She got off work at 2 a.m. and didn't get home until 3:30 a.m., so she had very dark circles under her eyes.

She was a few years older than Alice, with brighter skin, a slender figure, short hair, and wore an inexpensive green top and jeans. The only visible accessories were a pair of small earrings and thick, red nail polish.

Despite working at the Sunshine Five-Star Hotel with a very good salary, she lived a very frugal life.

Her sister's university tuition, her brother's idleness, and the entire family's livelihood in Delhi depended on her alone.

She wasn't dressed in a glamorous way; she had a gentle and quiet appearance, unlike the other female waitresses at the Sunshine Hotel, who were all dressed in black stockings, short skirts, and had long legs.

Unlike the ever-excited Alice, Leila appears tired, but she is very strong.

"I wonder when we'll be able to move into this apartment. Can you see the outside? It's so beautiful, like we're abroad. People are even speaking in such soft voices." Alice looked out the window with longing in her eyes.

“Then you’ll need to find a good job first. Rent here is very expensive; even the cheapest place costs over ten thousand rupees a month.” Leila rested her chin on her hand and smiled silently. “Ten thousand rupees!” Alice was stunned.

"The hotel is also owned by Mr. Sue, and I heard that internal staff get some discounts."

"That's too expensive. It's enough to buy a big house in Imphal."

The Imphal that Alice mentioned is their hometown, the capital of a state in the northeast.

Their father is a Tangkurnaga from the Ukorur region, while their mother is from the Kom tribe in the Mairin region.

To people sitting in McDonald's, the two sisters might look a bit like East Asians, or perhaps Nepalese.

However, the union of their parents represents the fusion of two different ethnic groups: the Naga from the northern mountainous region of Ukorur and the Mairin from the rice-growing region.

This also created the stark contrast between the two sisters' appearance and personality as they sat in McDonald's.

Their father was a minor government official who is now retired, and her mother teaches Hindi at a school.

Influenced by her parents, Leila possesses genetic traits from mixed tribes. Due to frequent gatherings between tribes, Leila grew up in a highly integrated environment.

While she was still a student, she traveled with friends to Patna, the capital of Bihar, which is located on the border of Nepal.

This trip also gave Leila the idea of ​​wanting to break free from her racial background. She didn't want to look different from others; she wanted to look forward, not to be stuck in the past, and to see the outside world.

If she's still at home now, she's definitely married and probably has two children.

Leila works long hours at the hotel, with almost no free time. She works six days a week, and usually has a break around 3 pm, when the hotel is quieter and she has some free time.

Occasionally, she would stay out very late, like yesterday's night shift. She used her daytime hours to go shopping with her sister.

She had heard of Sunshine City before, but had never been there. As the two entered the mall, a sense of confusion slowly crept in.

The people around her were all middle class, and they were undoubtedly wealthy, but they didn't look like the kind of customers Leila had met at the hotel who would buy luxury goods worth hundreds of thousands of rupees.

The store looked like an ordinary franchise, and they only realized their mistake when they asked the clerk where Louis Dévey was.

The two went to the wrong place. Although it looked like a shopping mall from the outside, it was actually made up of two adjacent malls, both of which belonged to the Suer Real Estate Group.

They went to one of the mid-to-low-end shopping malls, and another to a more luxurious luxury mall.

It looks like a five-star hotel, with fountains, brass railings, and marble floors.

There is an open lounge on the first floor where customers can sit on sofas to eat snacks and drink tea, which makes Leila feel more like it is a hotel.

They went up and down the mall, sometimes taking the stairs, sometimes the elevator, wanting to see what the legendary luxury shopping mall was like.

The surrounding luxury stores seemed empty, so they decided to go in and take a look. It was a Paul Smith discount store.

But at the last moment before they were about to enter, the two sisters turned away and walked away, not daring to go in.

They continued walking along the corridors around the entrance hall, wondering why they didn't dare to go inside and take a look.

In the lobby downstairs, a girl was striding across the marble floor. She was wearing high heels, had a pert bottom, and a tall, slender figure.

When the two got closer, they realized that she was posing for photos; it was a fashion shoot.

Leila was still wondering why she hadn't been able to get into the Paul Smith store. She didn't go to brand stores often, but as the bar manager of the Sunshine Five-Star Hotel, she was used to big events and had never felt so uneasy.

For some reason, she is more susceptible to environmental influences and more vulnerable when she is outside.

The reason is not because everyone in the store knew they couldn't afford the things inside.

It was in Delhi that they were more concerned, as they were afraid that others would laugh at them for daring to enter such a place when they had no money.

In the West, due to a long-term surplus of goods, many people may look down on luxury goods.

Luxury brands have existed for so long that they have lost some of their original meaning, but in India, they still represent the elite.

They had originally planned to go to Jester's Cafe for a drink, but now Leila was unsure; who knew how much a drink would cost?

So they strolled around the entrance of the luxury stores, staring at the gleaming shop windows, trying not to stand out too much.

"Hey, that looks like it," Leila suddenly spotted a familiar figure.

"Who?" Alice asked curiously, standing on tiptoe to look around.

Two figures were slowly appearing near the luxury store, or rather, two figures being protected in the middle.

That's Mr. Sue and Bollywood actress Tabu?

(End of this chapter)