The city began a new round of vigorous construction.
Newly established enterprises, the restaurants opened by Isabelle and Jiang Ye, and brand-new factories.
Termite Real Estate officially set up a branch company, and within days, they erected an 18-story glass building. It was brightly lit at night, drawing crowds of townspeople.
In addition to constructing the company building, Termite Real Estate also sent 100 employees and built a villa area by the sea for their accommodation.
The industrial park on Xingyun Planet also rapidly took shape, situated on a plain not far from the residential area. Its scale was quite impressive. The periphery was covered with thousands of blue blocks, which were solar panels, while the center housed rows of white factory buildings, with small spaceships flying in and out and spaceship parking lots.
Thousands of white-collar workers and laborers arrived from other planets to manage production on Xingyun Planet. These individuals also uniformly resided in villa areas built by the sea.
In just one week, the settlement saw a large influx of wealthy people!
Especially the large-scale villa area by the sea and the fourteen towns surrounding the crater were completely different in style.
The houses in the towns were low and dilapidated, lacking even decent security doors and furniture, with muddy yards. Each house in the villa area was brand new and beautiful, with precious small flowers on the windowsills and even swimming pools in the yards.
Walking down the street, one could distinguish between locals and visiting corporate employees from other planets with the naked eye.
The locals wore rustic clothing, their faces etched with fatigue, their skin peeling from sun exposure, and they always walked with their heads down.
In contrast, most of the visiting employees were dressed fashionably and stylishly. The men had neat hairstyles, and the women wore delicate makeup. They walked with their heads held high, smiling, and carried expensive bags.
Jiang Ye had been to Jiedian Star and had some experience of the outside world. He knew these people were essentially ordinary office workers. However, the colonial officials were so poor, like beggars, that these employees appeared god-like in comparison.
On Friday, Isabelle's restaurants in various towns were completed and opened on the same day!
Unsurprisingly, the restaurants were an instant hit. Hundreds, even thousands, of people came and went, tables were almost always full.
Jiang Ye and Tian Rao, both wearing masks, personally visited Isabelle's restaurant and checked it out. There were food windows for every type of cuisine, with long queues at each one. Diners had excited smiles, and the air was filled with a hubbub of voices:
"Finally, a proper place to eat!"
"Damn it, I've been eating canned meat for months, I'm sick of it. This is the real place to eat!"
"I've decided, I'll eat all three meals here from now on."
"The food here doesn't seem purely natural; it looks machine-synthesized. Look at those eggs; every egg is identical. Real eggs vary in size and color."
"Who cares if it's machine-synthesized? Isn't it good if it tastes good? Only by eating delicious food can we live like humans!"
Jiang Ye couldn't show his face, so Tian Rao bought some home-style dishes. The two of them ate quietly at a small table in the corner.
After eating, they immediately put on their masks and spoke in low voices.
Tian Rao: "How do you feel about the food here?"
Jiang Ye: "It's delicious. Can our restaurant make it taste better?"
Tian Rao: "It's tough. I don't have the food recipes. I can only have the employees use food printers to try and gradually explore recipes to improve the taste."
Jiang Ye: "Try to do it as soon as possible. In another three to four days, our restaurant will also be completed. We must have a signature dish that can impress. If it can't be astonishingly delicious, it at least shouldn't be unpalatable."
Tian Rao lowered her head and sighed, "Alas, I have no confidence at all. This restaurant is good in every aspect. We can't compete."
Jiang Ye shrugged, "Do you think I have confidence?"
"What are you talking about?" a smiling voice suddenly rang out.
Isabelle, dressed in a silk blue dress, appeared out of nowhere and sat down next to Jiang Ye.
Her face was beaming with joy. After all, the restaurant was incredibly popular, and the future prospects were bright. It would be strange if she weren't happy.
Jiang Ye looked at her with a look of disbelief, "Where did you pop out from?"
"An employee sent me a message saying you were at this restaurant, so I rushed over," Isabelle smiled. "How is it? Is it palatable?"
"I'm wearing a mask! Did no one notice me?" Jiang Ye was bewildered.
"What good is a mask? Everyone recognizes you," Isabelle said, laughing heartily as if she had heard a joke.
"The food is alright. It's neither delicious nor unpalatable," Jiang Ye said indifferently. "It's quite mediocre!"
"Hmph, such a big tone!" Isabelle suddenly dropped her smile. "Let me ask you, what is that construction site across the street building?"
Jiang Ye looked around and said nothing. His restaurant was directly across the street. To catch Isabelle off guard, he had never mentioned it to her.
"A restaurant, is it?" Isabelle's face suddenly fell.
"Ah? I'm not sure," Jiang Ye reached up and touched his nose.
"Stop acting. You're terrible at lying," Isabelle's expression was quite displeased. "I asked the construction workers. They're building a restaurant, and its scale is twice as large as mine. Besides you, who else has the money to build such a big restaurant?"
Jiang Ye gave an awkward laugh, "Hey, I had forgotten about it until you mentioned it."
"Don't be flippant with me!" Isabelle was angry. "What do you mean? Are you trying to compete with me?"
"Not at all. It's fair competition," Jiang Ye no longer dodged. He straightened his chest and looked her in the eye. "If you can open a restaurant, why can't I? To be honest, I've wanted to get into the catering business in town for a long time, but you wouldn't let me join, so I had to do it myself."
"Fine, Jiang Ye, you're something! You really have guts!" Isabelle nodded. "But don't think you'll succeed. You saw how popular my restaurant is now. Customers are limited. You've made a foolish move. Everyone will come to eat here, and your restaurant is bound to lose money!"
"That's not necessarily true!" Tian Rao, sitting across the table, suddenly spoke up.
Isabelle turned her head and glared at her, then turned back to glare at Jiang Ye. "Is this your little girlfriend?"
"A partner," Jiang Ye said.
"Good, you've even found a partner. You're very well-prepared. You really are something, quietly plotting a big move against me," Isabelle stood up. "Just you wait and see. In the end, your restaurant will go bankrupt and be sold to me cheaply, allowing me to expand."
"Quite the opposite," Jiang Ye retorted. "My goal is to make you concede and willingly partner with me! I get fifty percent of the profits, not a cent less!"
"We'll see who swallows whom!" Tian Rao chimed in.
Isabelle laughed angrily, gave Jiang Ye the middle finger, and walked away.