Chapter 404 Proposal Failed
On New Year's Eve, close to twelve o'clock, the sound of firecrackers bursting broke the tranquility of the night. The sound of firecrackers one after another seemed to dispel the unhappiness of the past year and welcome the arrival of the New Year.
Zhang Qiyuan and Ni Qingqing's cell phones kept ringing with messages. In addition to the blessing text messages sent by company employees, many property consultants from the sales department also sent congratulatory messages.
Before Zhang Qiyuan and Ni Qingqing had time to edit text messages to their clients, they were dragged away by his sister Zhang Aoyu to set off fireworks.
In order to accompany Ni Qingqing, Zhang Qiyuan specially bought two big fireworks and prepared to set them off during the New Year's Eve.
After the three of them came downstairs, his father had just finished worshipping the gods. Seeing the three of them coming down, he quickly said, "That's great, you guys light the firecrackers together."
Zhang Qiyuan nodded, moved the two giant fireworks he bought to the open space, and then lit them together with the firecrackers prepared by his father.
"Whizzing……"
As the firecrackers exploded, two beams of fireworks shot up into the sky, breaking the quiet night sky, followed by two gorgeous light trails, like a gorgeous fire dragon, parading through the starry sky.
"Bang!" "Bang!"
With two loud bangs, fireworks bloomed in the night sky, instantly releasing countless bright stars. They jumped, flickered, and fell like raindrops, as if a dreamy starry sky had descended to the earth. Fireworks bloomed in the sky, red like flames, yellow like the rising sun, blue like the ocean, green like the forest, purple like grapes, gold like ears of wheat... They reflected each other, vying with each other for beauty, and dressed up the night sky like a fairyland.
Zhang Aoyu and Ni Qingqing quickly took out their mobile phones and started capturing this beautiful scene.
The gorgeous scene soon attracted neighbors from all around. It was the first time they saw two fireworks being set off together. This gorgeous scene immediately attracted a crowd of young people around his house.
Zhang Qiyuan knew almost everyone, and many people greeted him enthusiastically, and Zhang Qiyuan responded one by one.
Just as Zhang Qiyuan was admiring the fireworks, his sister Zhang Aoyu sneaked up to him, pulled him, and said with a look of disappointment: "Brother, you are such a fool. I thought you bought two fireworks to propose to your sister-in-law, but you set off the fireworks and just stood there watching. Isn't this a good time to propose?"
Zhang Qiyuan was stunned. It turned out that this situation was really suitable for proposing. He had never thought about this before, so he had no preparation.
He looked at Zhang Ao Yu strangely. He didn't expect that his sister knew more about these things than he did.
"I haven't prepared this yet?" Zhang Qiyuan spread his hands and said helplessly.
Zhang Aoyu rolled his eyes, casually put the fairy wand in Zhang Qiyuan's hand and said, "Brother, just make do with it for a while. Use this to propose to me before the fireworks are over."
Looking at the handheld fireworks in his hand, Zhang Qiyuan scratched his head, then glanced at Ni Qingqing who was looking up at the fireworks. Zhang Qiyuan gritted his teeth, took out a lighter and lit the fairy wand that Zhang Aoyu handed to him.
"Bah! Bah! Bah!"
Suddenly, the fairy wand in his hand burst out with brilliant light, which immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Fortunately, he had made short videos before, so he no longer knew what shame was. He took a deep breath and walked towards Ni Qingqing.
Ni Qingqing seemed to have sensed it as well and immediately looked towards Zhang Qiyuan.
Zhang Aoyu, who was standing by, had already started recording with his mobile phone.
Zhang Qiyuan slowly walked towards Ni Qingqing.
"What are you doing?" Ni Qingqing asked a little flustered.
"Propose."
"Are you going to propose with this?" Ni Qingqing looked at the fairy wand in Zhang Qiyuan's hand strangely.
“Fireworks are flowers too.”
Then Zhang Qiyuan knelt on one knee and shouted loudly: "Ni Qingqing, I like you, marry me."
As soon as Zhang Qiyuan finished speaking, the giant fireworks he had set off also reached the final stage. A series of fireworks rose into the sky, instantly lighting up the entire sky with colorful lights.
Zhang Qiyuan's voice was also heard clearly by everyone around him.
When people saw Zhang Qiyuan proposing, they started to make a noise.
"Promise him."
"Marry him."
Ni Qingqing covered her mouth, filled with happiness and love, just when she was about to agree.
"So hot!"
Zhang Qiyuan exclaimed and threw away the fairy wands in his hand. With so many fairy wands burning at the same time, he didn't feel it at first, but when they were halfway burned, Zhang Qiyuan felt it was very hot. He was just holding on, but Ni Qingqing didn't say anything, so he couldn't hold on any longer and had to throw away all the fairy wands in his hand.
The fairy wands were scattered all over the ground, and the crowd who were cheering on the side were a little dumbfounded.
"It's so embarrassing."
Ni Qingqing stamped her feet shyly and ran back to the house.
Zhang Qiyuan was also a little dumbfounded.
"Brother, you... are really hopeless..." After filming the video, Zhang Aoyu walked over and looked at Zhang Qiyuan with contempt.
Zhang Qiyuan stood up, patted his knees, looked at Zhang Aoyu unhappily and said, "You still say that it wasn't your bad idea. How could a normal person not get burned if he held this fairy wand for so long?"
“Hehe, I recorded all the videos of your embarrassment just now. I’m going to post it on Tik Tok so that everyone can see what it’s like to have a stupid brother.” Zhang Aoyu snorted.
"You dare." Zhang Qiyuan glared at Zhang Aoyu.
Then he said hello to the people around him, "I'm sorry, it was a little hot just now, I couldn't help it, and I let everyone down. I will try harder next time."
After saying that, Zhang Qiyuan went after Ni Qingqing.
Unfortunately, Ni Qingqing didn't want to pay any attention to him now.
So, that night, Zhang Qiyuan stayed alone in the empty room and fell asleep upstairs.
……
The next day, early in the morning, Zhang Qiyuan was awakened by various news.
He opened his phone and saw that they were WeChat messages from his relatives.
He quickly clicked on the message from his eldest cousin: "Qi Yuan, you proposed to me? Why did you make a fool of yourself?"
He then clicked on the voice message from his second cousin Wan Peng: "666, Qi Yuan, you are indeed a short video shooter. Is this what the script says?"
His third cousin also sent a voice message: "Half proposal? Did you propose or not? Or was it proposed?"
Zhang Qiyuan's eyes went dark. His cousins all knew about this. Needless to say, it must be his sister who sent out the video of him last night.
He suddenly thought of something and quickly opened TikTok and clicked on his sister's homepage. The first video was the video of him proposing last night. The title read: "My stupid brother actually proposed with a fairy wand and messed it up. What should I do? Waiting online, urgent!"
What made Zhang Qiyuan collapse was that this video of his sister was very popular.
He quickly clicked on the video and read the comments.
[Haha, I saw such a funny video on the first day of the new year. I laughed to death. Is this true? ]
[The beginning is very romantic, and the end is very funny. 】
[When my brother proposed, the people around him were helping to create the atmosphere, but then my brother said, "It's so hot," and the whole scene got stuck.]
[Who came up with the idea of proposing with a fairy wand? ]
[Needless to say, it must be the blogger's stupid brother. Didn't he hear him say in the video that fireworks are also flowers? ] What annoyed Zhang Qiyuan the most was that this comment was liked by his sister.
"Zhang Aoyu!"
Zhang Qiyuan yelled in anger and quickly got up. Without even having time to clean his mouth and face, he went downstairs with murderous intent to cause trouble for his sister.
However, as soon as he went downstairs, he heard the voices of his cousins coming from downstairs. He hurried back upstairs, washed up, put on his clothes, and then went downstairs.
"Qi Yuan, I heard that you proposed to your girlfriend last night?" His eldest cousin's wife was sharp-eyed, and when she saw Zhang Qi Yuan, she immediately asked him while trying not to laugh.
"Ha ha……"
As soon as this question was asked, several cousins present burst into laughter.
Zhang Qiyuan's face darkened, and he smiled awkwardly: "Yesterday was a show effect, a show effect..."
"is it?"
Several cousins just laughed and didn't point anything out.
"Where is your girlfriend? Call her out." said cousin Zhang Qihai.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ni Qingqing walked out of Zhang Aoyu's room with a slightly blushing face. She first glared at Zhang Qiyuan fiercely, and then greeted her cousins very obediently.
Zhang Qiyuan smiled awkwardly. He knew that the reputation of his failed proposal had been completely spread by his sister, and probably everyone in the village knew about it.
Fortunately, the relatives at home also knew that Zhang Qiyuan was a little embarrassed and didn’t say much.
After getting to know all her cousins, Ni Qingqing became friends with them and their sisters-in-law.
Because he came back with his girlfriend, the elders did not target him this time. They just asked him when he and Ni Qingqing would get married, and then put the pressure on his second cousin Wan Peng and third cousin Zhou Fanyun.
This made his two cousins very dissatisfied with him. In the past, they could still hold on because Zhang Qiyuan was there to distract them. But this year, not only did Zhang Qiyuan bring his girlfriend back, but his girlfriend is so beautiful, and most importantly, he is still making so much money now.
During the meal, his aunt specifically asked him to take care of his second cousin Wan Peng, and wanted Wan Peng to work in her company.
Zhang Qiyuan thought for a moment and said, "I run an agency, and I don't have a base salary. I mainly get commissions. I don't think the real estate market will be good this year, so I don't recommend my cousin to do my business."
Honestly speaking, if it were any other industry, he wouldn't mind helping his relatives make money, but in the intermediary business, one has to rely mainly on oneself. In addition, the market conditions in the next two years will probably be average. If his cousin doesn't make any money following him, he will have a hard time explaining to his aunt.
When his aunt heard Zhang Qiyuan say this, she didn't bring up the topic again.
In the next few days, Zhang Qiyuan basically visited relatives and friends, mainly to avoid the topics of discussion in the village.
The topic of his failed New Year's Eve proposal had become the hottest topic in the village. Basically, anyone who saw him would ask about it. Zhang Qiyuan had no choice but to discuss with Ni Qingqing and decide to go back to Seoul directly on the sixth day of the New Year.
It just so happened that Wang Yong and Wu Jingjing were also going back to Seoul, preparing to hold another wedding in Seoul.
On the morning of the sixth day, after dinner, Zhang Qiyuan and Ni Qingqing prepared to go to Seoul with their bags. Hu Jin also went with them. He was bored of playing at home, so he planned to take Zhang Qiyuan's car to Seoul.
"Mom and Dad, Qingqing and I have discussed this and we're going to come to Seoul to meet her parents during the May Day holiday. We can also play in Seoul for a few days at that time." Zhang Qiyuan said.
"Okay, you can arrange it when the time comes." Zhang Yaochang nodded with a smile.
"Then let's go."
After Zhang Qiyuan said hello to his parents and Hu Jin's father, he started the car.
"Goodbye uncle and aunt, goodbye Ao Yu." Ni Qingqing also greeted with a smile.
Hu Jin also greeted his parents, and then under the gaze of everyone, Zhang Qiyuan stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
After more than three hours' drive, Zhang Qiyuan and his companions returned to Xingcheng Jingyuan. Looking at the familiar high-rise buildings, Zhang Qiyuan felt a sense of inexplicable familiarity.
All the surrounding shops were closed and there were not many people on the streets, but after entering the community, I finally felt the New Year atmosphere. The property management of Xingcheng Jingyuan hung a lot of red lanterns and ribbons in the community, which brought some festive atmosphere to the community.
Otherwise, why is it said that Xingcheng Jingyuan is the ceiling of the community in the southern area? Whether it is the environment or the property of the community, it is very good.
After putting the luggage away, Zhang Qiyuan called Wang Yong and asked him when he would arrive in Seoul and whether he wanted to have dinner together. However, Wang Yong said that he would probably arrive in the evening, and even if he arrived, he would have to go to Wu Jingjing's house.
Zhang Qiyuan didn't say anything. He turned around and called Luo Gang. After confirming that Luo Gang was at Blue Sky International, he took some farm specialties he brought with him and came to Luo Gang to eat.
It was Luo Gang's wife who opened the door for them. When she saw them, she welcomed them in warmly.
"Sister-in-law, Happy New Year."
Zhang Qiyuan and Ni Qingqing passed the specialties in their hands over while talking.
"You've brought some local specialties again. You're so polite." Luo Gang, who was busy in the kitchen, took a moment to take a look and said.
"It's okay. Qingqing and I don't really fight each other anyway."
After Zhang Qiyuan changed his shoes, he chatted with Luo Gang in the kitchen.
"Did you propose to Ni Qingqing on New Year's Eve?" At this time, Luo Gang seemed to remember something and asked.
"Why do you ask?" Zhang Qiyuan's face froze, and then he asked in a confused tone.
"I saw a video on TikTok. I saw a woman who looked quite like Ni Qingqing, and the man's voice was also similar to yours," said Luo Gang.
Damn big data.
Zhang Qiyuan cursed inwardly and quickly denied: "No, no, don't talk nonsense."
After saying that, Zhang Qiyuan quickly changed the subject and said, "You've made a lot of money over the years, and you got a lot of money last year. Qixing Leasing should also make a lot this year. Don't you plan to buy a house? It's not good to keep renting a house like this."
"You know what, your sister-in-law and I are really planning to buy a house this year." Luo Gang said.
"So what are you going to buy? A new house or a second-hand house? Where?" Zhang Qiyuan asked.
"It must be a second-hand house. I'm going to buy Blue Sky International because I'm used to living here. Blue Sky International is also relatively cheap. In a few years, my daughter will go to junior high school, so this place is just right."
Zhang Qiyuan nodded and joked, "How about this, you buy from me and I won't charge you any agency fees."
"Get lost. I was hoping to make back my money by collecting agency fees from the owners." Luo Gang said unhappily.
After the joke, Luo Gang asked, "Does the company have any ideas for this year?"
"Yes, I don't plan to open directly-operated stores. In the future, I will focus on franchise and partnership stores. The main task this year is to build our company's own outreach platform." Zhang Qiyuan thought for a while and said.
"Then what are the characteristics? After all, the main platforms now are Beike and Anjuke. If you don't have anything attractive, others won't know your platform."
"Yes, I plan to use the 0 yuan rent feature to attract customers who want to rent a house, and then slowly build up my reputation."
Zhang Qiyuan said with a smile.
During this period of time, he really thought about this problem.
Since he wanted to develop his own outreach platform, he must have something attractive. The first thing he thought of was to cooperate with Qixing Leasing to create a gimmick of 0 yuan rental.
Compared with Beike, they certainly cannot compare in terms of house sales, so he plans to start with house rental. Qixing Leasing itself does not charge agency fees. At that time, they will use the gimmick of 0 yuan rent to attract some rental customers to download their APP, and then they can also attract other second-hand landlords to move in.
After all, rental customers will become home buyers in the future. As the influence of their Qijia Real Estate APP continues to deepen, he believes that it will be accepted by customers one day.
(End of this chapter)
