Azure Heaven Saber
Chapter 629 - 629 183 The Conscientious Grocery Store Two in

Chapter 629: Chapter 183 The Conscientious Grocery Store [Two in One]_3 Chapter 629: Chapter 183 The Conscientious Grocery Store [Two in One]_3 Beneath the guard of the three trees stood a remarkably large storefront, easily about seven or eight rooms large and three stories tall.

Opposite it sat the Universe Building.

Now, the storefront only had the middle door open as the other doors had been blocked off and converted into uniform walls. Behind it was a large courtyard with side rooms.

By the time next year’s warm spring blossoms bloomed, as the trees would be lush with leaves, the whole storefront and courtyard would likely be deprived of even a sliver of sunlight.

This location was known for dense human traffic, a coveted spot every merchant scrambled for.

However, due to the previous incident, it had once been a desolate ruin, and now it was the first store to start business, having been rebuilt in Yuezhou City.

Keep in mind, starting a business in the midst of such heavy snowfall truly required tremendous courage.

The shop sign above the entrance to the store read five glowing golden characters— “Goodwill General Store!”

The name might seem simple at first glance, but not so when you know it was personally inscribed by Tiannan District’s Governor. This fact alone gave it remarkable value.

People coming and going felt baffled by it. Was such a spacious location really necessary for a general store?

Upon looking closer, they saw that the general store was buzzing just like a bustling market, filled with well-wishers.

Moreover, it seemed all the attendees were high-ranking figures.

After having experienced the invasion of mysterious monsters, the officials of Yuezhou City were no longer unknown to the general public. Even if not everyone recognized all of the people from the legendary Rainbow Heavenly Clothes, they still recognized most of them.

At this time and this place, not one officer from the Rainbow Heavenly Clothes within the Tiannan District was absent.

There were men in green, white, black, blood-red, yellow, purple, and blue, each carrying ornate baskets filled with words of congratulations.

The City Lord’s residence, all official offices, even the mysterious Dark Guards, all sent huge flower baskets.

The other flower baskets were mostly sent by those influential people in Yuezhou City who had a strong relationship with the officials. Only they could leave their flower baskets here.

Inside, there were rows of shelves, and young ladies in white, without a doubt cultivators, sauntered around, elegantly welcoming the customers, filled with tender words, explaining to customers about the merchandise.

Anyone with astute eyes could observe that these girls were tall, elegant, beautiful and each of them seemed to possess significant cultivation skills.

Two sturdy men, dressed in grand clothes, were currently at the entrance, warmly welcoming customers with beaming smiles.

They were all smiles, almost as if their teeth were about to fall out, always greeting everyone with a respectful nod and open palms.

Congratulations poured in, “A hearty congratulations, gentlemen. May prosperity roll in like water and you reap wealth like the incoming tide.”

“Many thanks. Please do come in. We apologize if our services fall short.”

Xu the Third and Xu the Fourth were laughing so hard that their eyes almost disappeared. They could never have dreamed that they would become store owners, and on top of that, the owners of such a grand store.

Even though they didn’t recognize any of the ladies in white inside, and despite the items on the shelves being wildly tempting, they didn’t entertain the idea of taking anything.

“We are merely guardians; these isn’t ours. There’s a real difference between being an owner and a store manager.”

But to the outsiders, it was entirely different.

Isn’t this our own place? Do you have any questions?!

Do you think I’d believe?

Whether you believe it or not, it doesn’t matter to me.

The brothers naturally couldn’t have anticipated Doctor Feng’s swift actions.

They were unconsciously brought here, oblivious to anything that was happening, only to wake up and find out they had become owners of such a magnificent store. Their sudden change in status, the unexpected opportunity, was like a dream.

Even more shocking was that all the goods, personnel, sales, finance, stock – everything was ready. There was an excess supply prepared, enough to last a pretty long time without any new stock incoming.

The principle to operate the store was actually, “Sell when there is stock, don’t sell when there isn’t. Purchase if you wish, if not, then don’t!”

Being in charge of such a fuss-free store, how could it not be relaxing?

The brothers couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty.

In this biting cold and snowy day, the bustling crowd of people celebrating was made up of Yuezhou City’s top-tier people. The ordinary folks were naturally both utterly shocked and extremely surprised.

Even though they recognised most of the higher-ups of Yuezhou City following the previous incident, it was still unheard of for so many dignitaries to celebrate the opening of a little shop. What a strangeness indeed!

What was so special about this shop?

What could merit such a grand opening?!

“Whose store is this? It seems pretty bullish.”

“No idea.”

“What does the store sell specifically?”

“No idea.”

“What is a ‘general’ store?”

“No idea.”

“If you don’t know anything at all, then what the hell do you know?”

“All I know is that I can’t afford to mess with this store. You turtle grandson, stop asking these damn questions.”

“…”

Elsewhere,

A few wanderers were attentively watching the store from a tavern’s rooftop.

“Goodwill General Store, is it actually a general store?”

“What does it sell?”

“From the name, it sounds like a general store, doesn’t it!”

“That’s what I thought too.”

“Aren’t you embarrassed to say that out loud?”

“Crap, I don’t know anything and it’s not like I’ve been there. How could I possibly know what they sell? Do you think I am clairvoyant?”