The morning sunlight felt very comfortable on his body. Guo Xuyang lazily turned over, wanting to sleep a little longer but finding he couldn't.
What ability should he exchange for today?
"Yu'er, do you have an invisibility ability?"
"Yes, Master."
"Exchange for invisibility ability," Guo Xuyang muttered in his mind.
"Ding... Congratulations Master on successfully exchanging for the invisibility ability. Master is now at the beginner level of the invisibility ability, capable of becoming formless, or transforming into any object. Each level up requires one thousand merit points, with a maximum of nine levels. At level nine, one can merge with the universe.
This ability is awesome. Am I not a transparent person then? No one can see me. If I went to the bathroom, wouldn't I...
Wahaha ah wahaha, I’m simply brilliant.
Guo Xuyang’s lewd thoughts left the little spirit speechless. Heavens, Earth, why would you let this peeping pervert gain abilities!
Having acquired the invisibility ability, he couldn't help but feel elated.
When he left his room, he simply became invisible and walked on the street like that. He almost got hit by a car. This was not good. If he were to be knocked flying, wouldn't it be a case of losing more than he gained?
Although it was good that no one could see him, the vehicles on the road were too dangerous. He quickly found a hidden spot and resumed his normal form.
Since his last upgrade, he didn't have much money left. Let alone upgrading, even exchanging for things was becoming a problem. No, the trip to Myanmar had to be put on the fast track.
"Xiao Yun, I plan to go to Myanmar in the next couple of days. Are you coming?"
"Sure, sure, but what about the entire business here?"
Currently, he was short of talented people. Although most of the industries were still managed by people arranged by Cheng Xiuping, it wasn't a sustainable method.
"How about this, draft an advertisement and recruit a batch of people as soon as possible. Both men and women are welcome. Requirements? Bachelor's degree or above, Master's preferred. Majors in hotel management, marketing, or real estate operation and sales are ideal, with work experience being a plus. I can't be tied down to these businesses. It would be best to have a headhunting company poach some professional talents and find a professional manager. Get this done within a week. We'll head to Myanmar after a week. If it's not settled, I won't be able to take you. You’ll have to stay home and oversee everything."
"Are you saying I'm your housekeeper?" Xiao Yun asked.
"No, more like the chief steward," Guo Xuyang corrected. "Hurry up with it. I'm going to the real estate company to take a look."
He had truly become a hands-off manager.
The real estate company was located on the east side of the provincial capital, south of Junmo Mountain, nestled by mountains and water, with unique scenery. The high-end residential communities and villa clusters developed here covered an area of about two hundred mu.
The villa cluster was located on the mountainside, with about thirty villas, each occupying about three hundred square meters. The two largest villas were closer to the mountaintop, like a couple sitting side by side, leaning against Junmo Mountain and looking down at the mountains and waters below. One couldn’t help but wonder who the designer was, and who would have such grand ambition to buy two villas at once.
This was artificially creating a conflict. No one would be willing to buy the villa at the very top, would they?
He couldn't help but doubt if the designer had a problem with their head.
The mid-to-high-end housing complex below was designed more reasonably, with about twenty rows of high-rise buildings with elevators. Gazing into the distance, one could see boats in the reservoir ahead.
From a Feng Shui perspective, this was indeed an excellent location for residence.
He strolled to the sales office. Several sales staff were chatting idly, with hardly any customers inside. Seeing him enter, a sweet-looking young lady approached him: "Sir, are you looking for a property?"
"Yes, see if there's anything suitable?"
"Sir, please come this way. Our community has units of eighty, ninety, one hundred and twenty, one hundred and thirty, one hundred and sixty, and two hundred square meters." The young lady pointed at the sand table. "May I ask what size unit you are interested in purchasing? There is also a villa area behind the mountain. Most of the villas have already been sold, with the exception of the two top-tier king villas, each occupying about five hundred square meters."
The young lady explained in detail, and Guo Xuyang listened intently. Through her explanation, he realized that this saleswoman had excellent qualities and made him feel comfortable in her presence. Even if he didn't buy, listening to her explanation was enjoyable. He couldn't help but extend his perception to this young lady. "It looks like today is another washout. This is the fifth customer already. Not a single one shows any intention to buy."
He was very curious, wondering why the young lady had such thoughts. So he asked, "Little sister, what is the price for this one hundred and sixty square meter unit?"
"Sir, this one hundred and sixty square meter unit has four bedrooms, two living rooms, one kitchen, and two bathrooms. The average price is twenty-two thousand per square meter. For the eighth floor, it's the average price; each floor above adds two hundred, and each floor below deducts two hundred. There are two rows of buildings with one hundred and sixty square meter units in this community, and there aren't many left."
"Hmm, a unit is around four million. The money I have isn't even enough for the down payment?"
"If you don't have money, why act like a big shot? Go wherever you belong. This isn't a place for just anyone to move into," a man wearing Armani and an earring said. "Xia Li, don't bother with him. He's a pauper. Why waste your time?"
"Don't bother me. I'm working," the girl named Xia Li said.
"Instead of wasting so much saliva, why not chat with me properly? Maybe I'll buy that villa on the mountaintop if I'm in a good mood," the earringed man said.
"May I know your name, sir? And how do you know I can't afford a house?" Guo Xuyang was a little curious why the earringed man was sticking up for Xia Li.
"You don't need to know my name. If you can't afford it, don't waste other people's time here. Wasting time is equivalent to murder, you know?" The earringed man said with a look of disdain, unwilling to engage.
"Then you can afford a house. May I know which house you plan to buy?" Guo Xuyang intended to annoy this earringed man. He couldn't stand people who were so self-important and pretentious.
"I plan to buy the large villa on the mountaintop. What about it? Can you afford it?"
"Why should it be that you can afford it and I can't? May I know if you're paying in cash or by transfer?"
"I'm still surveying and haven't made a decision yet."
"Oh, sir, are you using buying a house as a way to pick up girls? Don't you know that wasting other people's time is equivalent to murder?" Guo Xuyang repeated in the earringed man's tone.
This made the girl named Xia Li giggle.
The earringed man became somewhat indignant: "What are you laughing at? Is this how you serve your customers?"
"I apologize, sir. I wasn't laughing at you. It's just that I couldn't help but laugh at the tone of that gentleman just now." It had to be said that Xia Li, this young girl, was quite refined and neither servile nor overbearing.
"Forget it, I'm not buying anymore. Today is really unlucky," the earringed man said, preparing to walk out.