September 5th.
The situation with my little sister's cheongsam shop getting trashed has mostly been resolved.
That buzz-cut tough guy emptied his family fortune and could only scrape together a little over a million, which isn't even enough to cover a fraction of the damages.
The rest? Well, he's headed to prison to repent.
Chen Pingsheng visited his parents' Red Star Restaurant twice again. When it first opened, business was great, but now it's just so-so.
The main reason isn't anything out of the ordinary—these days, people are hesitant to gather and spend at public venues.
Everyone's afraid they might catch something.
Speaking of declining consumption, what kind of industries can thrive? Pretty much the ones that provide cheap happiness.
Things like affordable snacks, mobile games, and the like.
You can spend small amounts of money and feel happy. Even those movie tickets costing dozens of bucks don't seem to attract much interest anymore.
