Arteum Grand Duke, who had supported Rose’s business, had a rather different reaction.
Upon Gwayne’s words, Rose’s pupils shook like saucers.
“…Did I make a mistake?”
After deciding to start a business, Rose regretted it for the first time.
But she quickly regained her composure.
“No, I can’t waver. I need to stay strong.”
She tried to shake off her lingering thoughts, tilting her head slightly.
Gwayne chuckled at Rose’s efforts.
“Still, saying it’s impressive isn’t just empty praise.”
He comforted Rose, whose mind was muddled.
“What I wanted to convey is that business is not as easy as it seems; you need to be mentally prepared.”
Even with Gwayne’s words, Rose’s heart, which had been pounding, didn’t calm easily.
“Skills are crucial in business, but luck is also important.”
Rose nodded with a trembling head at Gwayne’s words.
“From the start, luck has been on your side. Securing 10 billion ress for your business and getting me are just examples.”
In truth, winning someone’s heart was not luck; it was also Rose’s ability.
There was no guarantee that one could win someone’s heart through effort alone.
Considering this, Rose could be said to be a suitable person for business.
“…Rose has a subtle charm that attracts people.”
Gwayne stared intently at Rose sitting in front of him.
As he aged, he gained the ability to judge people to some extent.
In Gwayne’s eyes, Rose was different from ordinary people, even though she seemed ordinary at first glance.
“Did you say you were going to meet the CEOs of the stores to be featured at Princess’s birth celebration?”
“To be precise, I will meet the princess, and there are areas where I need her help.”
Gwayne nodded in response to Rose’s feeble voice.
“You’ll probably do well.”
“Huh?”
Just a while ago, Gwayne mentioned sitting in a pile of debts, poking Rose’s sore spot. Now, he was saying this?
Seeing Gwayne’s confident appearance, Rose couldn’t help but smile.
“Because it’s you, Rose.”
Gwayne gave a vague answer without specifying the exact reason.
Though his words might not sound good, Rose didn’t take it negatively. Somehow, Gwayne’s words boosted Rose’s confidence.
“The basic plan isn’t bad. We can refine it gradually. First, let’s focus on building the department store.”
Rose nodded at Gwayne’s words.
“I’m thinking of a size around 25,000 square meters.”
Rose started drawing sketches in front of Gwayne. She wasn’t a major, so the drawings weren’t highly professional, but they were sufficient for understanding.
“I want to create an underground passage and install a stable underneath the site.”
“A stable?”
Gwayne’s eyes widened at Rose’s words.
“Yes, I think that way we can use the land more efficiently. It looks good aesthetically, and if we place carriages underground and have customers come up to the shopping center, it will be convenient for them.”
“If it becomes commercialized, it would indeed be very convenient.”
It was quite a creative idea. However, Gwayne disagreed with Rose’s opinion.
After acknowledging Rose’s opinion, Gwayne expressed his thoughts.
“Firstly, stables catch fire easily. In fact, most fire accidents occur in stables. If we build stables underground and a fire breaks out, not only will we suffer significant financial losses, but there’s also a possibility of devastating casualties.”
Rose nodded at Gwayne’s words, but she didn’t bend her own opinion.
“You’re right. That’s why I plan to build the stable with stones instead of wood.”
“Building the stable with stones?”
“Yes. And I plan to build the department store on Arteum territory. I heard the ground here is relatively soft. It should take less time to build the stable here than in other places.”
“Well, it’s true, but…”
Gwayne said with a cloudy expression.
“I don’t think Arteum territory is suitable for constructing a shopping center.”
“Arteum territory has affordable land prices. With 10 billion ress, we can build a department store and expand the road leading to the capital. It’s more than enough.”
“There’s a reason why it’s cheap. If you build a department store in Arteum territory, the probability of facing substantial losses is high.”
The shopping center would be most profitable in the capital.
All the wealthy nobles gathered to live in the capital, making it the most developed place.
Rose was well aware of this.
“Right now, the capital has a good commercial district, but Arteum territory is competitive enough. It’s undervalued because it hasn’t been developed yet, but this place is a transportation hub.”
Arteum territory was located adjacent to other empires and was once a frequent site of invasion wars in the past. Now, in the era of peace following the end of the wars, it had become a crucial trade hub.
If the department store succeeded, not only the nobles of the empire but also nobles from other countries could be targeted.
Rose calmly expressed her opinion to Gwayne.
“There might be a problem, Rose. Arteum territory is not suitable for building a shopping center.”
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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