When She Stops Being Dramatic

Chapter 463: Chapter 163: The Green Tea Female Supporting Character in a Period Novel (50)

The May weather was perfect—not too cold, not too hot. The sun shone brilliantly as countless flowers vied for attention, their blossoms painting the air with a sweet fragrance. It was a magic that seemed to brush away everyone’s worries and bitterness, offering a temporary reprieve from the complexities of life.

This was the first officially organized event everyone had attended. An entire stadium was used, every square inch of it put to good use. It was either filled with rows of beautiful, neat flowers, or featured ingenious floral arrangements shaped into auspicious words and animals. And then there were the food stalls, entertainment, and performances.

From the moment they saw the floral slogan outside the stadium spelling out a message of national peace and prosperity, it was as if their world had instantly transformed from monochrome to a dazzling kaleidoscope of life, brightness, and joy!

They had originally thought that Shengshi Street already had a great concentration of famous regional dishes. They figured if the event just copied that, it would be pretty good; they could pick one or two things and eat their fill.

But as they walked through the venue, they realized how little they knew.

From grilled lamb skewers, toothpick-sized fried meat, and roasted pig’s trotters to rice-stuffed chicken wings, quick-fried tripe, fried potatoes, stinky tofu, teppanyaki squid, egg-waffle ice cream, thousand-layer cake, green rice balls, fruit tea, double-skin milk pudding, and more—the dazzling array of options refreshed their understanding of what ”food” could be, taking it to a whole new level!

The only things not available were the things they couldn’t even imagine.

Moreover, the snacks weren’t expensive. A family could afford to buy a portion of something for everyone to share. They wandered from one end of the festival to the other until their stomachs were bulging, feeling a satisfaction they had never known before.

One person even sighed in awe, ”Getting to taste so many delicious things at once... I feel like I’ve lived a full life!”

Across from the food street were various games of chance like ring toss, pitch-pot, darts, and a shooting gallery—the kind of entertainment no one in Xiahua could resist.

The starting price, which had been fifty yuan per try just yesterday, was now only fifty cents!

Of course, the prizes had been swapped out for more affordable, practical items, and all the tricky metal stands beneath them had been removed, increasing people’s chances of winning...

They had also added plenty of attractions for children, like a clean, disinfected sandpit, a ”toy world,” bounce houses, a maze woven from rope and wood, an instrument workshop, a fishing game, and more. It was a paradise for kids.

People of all ages spent the entire day eating, playing, and watching performances. It was deeply satisfying for both body and soul. Everyone felt as relaxed and refreshed as if they had just stepped out of a sauna.

As people were leaving, they kept telling the guards to pass a message to the organizers: they had to hold events like this more often.

The organizers were thrilled to hear it. Their goal was, after all, to host events that benefited the public and brought them joy.

They sought out Chi Yun’er, the one who had advocated for the event, to ask her for more ideas.

What would be the theme for the next event? And what kind of format would it take?

After all, for this flower festival, it was Chi Yun’er who had come up with the ideas for what each stall should sell. She had even personally taught the vendors how to make the food.

If Shengshi Street was geared toward letting people fill their bellies with affordable food, then the food street here was about giving their taste buds an adventure. It wasn’t purely about sating hunger.

Chi Yun’er had anticipated this. With a knowing smile, she handed them a thick stack of proposals.

It included plans centered around traditional Xiahua festivals, each with its own unique theme and special features. She had even listed details like potential venues, event formats, and more.

The organizers’ hearts swelled with excitement as they read through it. They could already vividly imagine the scenes from all the different markets they could now host.

With so many great ideas, their own creative horizons began to expand as well.

Naturally, they wouldn’t let Chi Yun’er provide these ideas for free. They promised to reserve five of the best-located large stalls for her at every future event.

「The Flower Festival came to a successful close.」

Chi Yun’er went back to managing her flower shop.

Meanwhile, the investment group had also found projects they were interested in. Following Bian Yumin’s advice, Jiang Zishi was taking his money to buy a large piece of suburban land. His plan was to be the first to develop commercial housing in the Capital City, and then to open a large supermarket and a wholesale market.

Chi Yun’er raised an eyebrow. The location they had chosen was exactly the area that would become the Capital City’s most important high-tech development zone a decade or so later. Development there would progress at lightning speed, and countless brilliant young people would flock to it.

Housing prices there would also skyrocket, launching any developer with the foresight to invest into the ranks of the city’s wealthiest people!

’So they’re reincarnators, just as I thought. All aiming for the same piece of the pie.’

Chi Yun’er’s own mindset had changed a great deal over the years. Real estate would be one of the most profitable industries for the next few decades, but it also came with a host of hidden dangers.