I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 321: Conditions for Controlling the "Store Manager", Ancient House in the Forest

According to the agreement, the ghost bus will go to the Peace Hotel at least three times a day.

Mr. Qin has always been on schedule, with one bus each in the morning, noon and afternoon. Now it is the afternoon bus, so there is no need to send a bus to the Peace Hotel today.

Carrying this abstract painting, Mr. Qin returned to the bus. After waving goodbye to the "store manager", he stepped on the accelerator and drove the ghost bus into the white fog in the distance of the avenue.

"Let's go. I've asked two people for help today. They are both well-informed. I believe there will be news soon. Don't worry."

Only after the ghost bus completely disappeared from sight did Lin Yuan begin to comfort Liu Qingqing.

Liu Qingqing was extremely doubtful about her own charm, and she just nodded to Lin Yuan's words, with a rather dull reaction.

Fortunately, Lin Yuan didn't care.

On the bluestone path returning to the hotel, when passing by the fish pond, Lin Yuan saw He Yiner staring at him with a strange look.

This look...

"Xiao Liu, please go back to the store first. I'll go see Lao Hei and Lao Hua."

Liu Qingqing glanced at He Yiner and didn't say much. She nodded obediently and then returned to the Peace Hotel.

He Yin'er said distressedly: "Brother Yuan, you will make Xiao Liu misunderstand."

It doesn’t matter what the previous titles were. Now they all call each other “store manager”.

Lin Yuan said unhappily: "Your eyes are too scary. Tell me, what's going on?"

As he spoke, he walked into the gate of the fish pond.

Near the fish pond, Lao Hei and Lao Hua were squatting there, staring at the water surface curiously with their heads down, as if they were staring at the fish and shrimp inside.

Especially Laohua. There is no blood stain on its mouth anymore, but drool is constantly dripping from it, contributing its own share to the water volume of Ghost Lake.

Looking at its appearance, if it could swim, it would probably have jumped in to catch fish and shrimps.

What a greedy dog!

Lao Hei was better. He didn't seem to be interested in these things. He noticed Lin Yuan the moment he came in, barked softly, and then trotted over happily.

The pitch-black dog's head nudged Lin Yuan's chest coquettishly.

Lin Yuan smiled and patted its head. He was full of love for this watchdog, which was taller than a calf when standing normally.

Really need to count.

Lao Hei joined the Peace Hotel earlier than the four chefs, and can be said to be the first real official employee of the Peace Hotel.

And the dog’s loyalty is what Lin Yuan likes most.

Unlike these cooks, each of them has her own little thoughts, and some even covet the body of him, the store manager.

Simply terrible!
terrible!

He Yin'er looked at this heartwarming scene, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly, "Brother Yuan, if you were half as good to Xiao Liu as you are to Lao Hei, she would probably be so happy that she would jump for joy."

Lin Yuan said unhappily, "Are you here to lobby for Xiao Liu?"

He Yin'er pretended to be surprised and said, "So Brother Yuan, you know Xiao Liu's feelings?"

"What's that expression on your face? Do I look stupid?"

Seeing He Yin'er's weird expression, Lin Yuan was immediately unhappy, but He Yin'er seemed to be deliberately provoking him, and said with a smile: "I thought you were a super straight man, but I didn't expect you weren't stupid, Brother Yuan?"

Lin Yuan almost fainted from anger, but luckily he was able to handle stress very well. "Xiao Liu showed it so obviously, even a straight man, as long as he's not a fool, would understand."

He Yin'er nodded. In order to hear more truth from Lin Yuan, she moved the only chair here and placed it under Lin Yuan's butt.

Lin Yuan glanced at her and sat down calmly. "You look so gossipy. Just ask whatever you want to ask. If I'm in a good mood, I can still give you an answer."

"Hehe, Brother Yuan, you are such a nice person."

He Yiner smiled heartily, then stood behind Lin Yuan, put her hands on his shoulders and gently massaged them, "Brother Yuan, although Xiao Liu is not as good as Xiao He, she is also very pretty, and her figure and temperament are both top-notch. Why are you unwilling to accept her being so close to you, and even pretending not to see it? Don't you want to have an office romance?"

"We are a hotel, not a big company, so we don't have so many concerns about the so-called office romance." Lin Yuan shook his head, denying He Yiner's speculation.

He Yin'er blinked and massaged harder, "Why is that? I really can't figure it out."

Lin Yuan did not answer this question, but asked about other things, "Da He, you have been working for me, it won't affect your family situation, right?"

He Yin'er asked in confusion: "Brother Yuan, what do you mean?"

Lin Yuan said angrily, "Of course it's Taiping Ancient Town! I didn't know that before, but now I understand after thinking about it carefully. It turns out that you are a second-generation town master!"

Town, second generation of town?

He Yiner's eyes widened, and it took her a while to react. She said with a smile, "Brother Yuan, you don't think Taiping Ancient Town is my home, do you?"

Lin Yuan asked back: "Isn't it?"

He Yiner was speechless for a moment, and after a while she said, "In fact, Taiping Ancient Town used to be very lively, with tailor shops, paper-making shops, banks, coffin shops... When I was a child, it was very lively there, although everyone was a little hot-tempered and conflicts were easy to come about. Later, perhaps because all the young people went out to work and the older generation gradually passed away, the town declined. Grandpa He has always been the guardian of the ancestral hall, and he did have a lot of say in the town back then, but everyone was just discussing it at the time, and it doesn't mean that the town belongs to Grandpa He, let alone to me."

Lin Yuan shook his head. "That's not interesting. Let's not talk about anything else. The paper-making shop you mentioned has been transformed into a robot model shop, and it's still in operation. Although I didn't go to other shops, I saw clearly that most of them are still in operation. But you shouldn't lie to me, right? Aren't the people running the shops human?"

He Yiner's heart skipped a beat and she even felt a little panicked.

You have to know that the "store manager" has an ordinary person's worldview. If he says something or does something that goes against this worldview, and cannot be justified by using the ordinary person's worldview, then he will be wiped out by the real store manager with supernatural powers, so as to maintain the normal actions of the "store manager".

And now, she might make the "store manager" think of ghosts, and then...

Just when He Yin'er was panicking, Lin Yuan turned around and said, "If you didn't lie to me, then these stores are operated by artificial intelligence, right? That's right, although this era is cruel, wild beasts have passively evolved into monsters in human laboratories, and there are also exaggerated biotechnology surgeries (gorillas) and the technology of transferring consciousness into robot bodies (Yang Xiao). Artificial intelligence doesn't seem so incredible."

He also thought of the ghost bus.

At the beginning, the ghost bus had no drivers and was operated by "artificial intelligence", but this type of operation obviously had some shortcomings.

Otherwise, the bus company would not be able to make ends meet, and in the end, the original major shareholder Lao Qin came out to continue to be the driver of the ghost bus.

He Yiner also breathed a sigh of relief.

She clearly had no intention of testing the "store manager's" bottom line, and if she was attacked for this reason, it would be really unfair to her.

"Now most of the shops in Taiping Ancient Town are run by artificial intelligence, and there are only a few real people. Your grandfather He Liansheng, and Mr. Liu from the hotel, the lady from the clothing store, and finally the masked man who doesn't like to show his true face... Xiao He, you really don't need to hide your identity as a second-generation. Look at Xiao Fang, he is a domineering president, and his business in the circle of friends is all over the country, isn't it? He has nothing to hide."

Lin Yuan spoke earnestly, trying to dispel He Yiner's concerns.

After hearing Lin Yuan's words, He Yin'er seemed to understand what Lin Yuan meant. "Brother Yuan, I understand what you mean. If I have time, I will bring Grandpa He and the others to the store to sit down and try the food here."

"Haha! That's right, don't worry, they are your relatives, I will give you a 96% discount." Lin Yuan said generously.

96% off?
He Yiner rolled her eyes in annoyance, "Then you are a very nice person. Thank you, Brother Yuan."

She wasn't saying this in a sarcastic way, because she knew very well that there were very few people who could get a discount from the "store manager", and most of them were only 99% off.

8% and 10% discounts are extremely rare, and 10% discount can be said to be an incredible discount!
Being able to get this kind of discount doesn’t matter how much money she can save, but it represents her status in the eyes of the “store manager”, which is the most important thing!
However, He Yin'er is not the type to suffer a loss. "Brother Yuan, can you tell me the reason now?"

"Hey, hey, hey! Look at what you said, as if I mentioned this matter just to make a deal with you. Our store's business doesn't need any of your help." Lin Yuan muttered.

He Yin'er was still a little resentful at first, but seeing the look on the "store manager's" face, she couldn't help but laugh out loud, "I'm sorry, Brother Yuan, it's my fault. I shouldn't have misunderstood you. Can I tell you now? I'm really curious."

"Am I a child? Do I need you to coax me like this?"

Lin Yuan rolled his eyes in annoyance. He Yin'er's "pampering" expression made him feel helpless and he was too lazy to explain any more. "You should know that I have schizophrenia."

He Yiner nodded and thought to herself, "You don't have schizophrenia, but passive split personality. I never thought that I would have the opportunity to get close to him before, but it was a pity that I wasted it..."

"Xiao Liu also has schizophrenia. Elder Zhang's medical skills are very good. I haven't had an attack for a long time, but it's still there. It's impossible to pretend it never happened. Xiao Liu's condition has not been suppressed. She actually has another personality that wants to go somewhere else. This is an unstable factor."

"Of course, if we are really together, I can protect her safety and prevent her from getting into danger. But being together is never just about the two of us. We also have to consider the next generation. I don't want my child to have a high probability of suffering from schizophrenia as soon as he is born."

"Xiao Liu and I share the same suffering. I can give her some preferential treatment at work. For example, I didn't force her to do the job of a cook these days. I relied on her initiative. But emotionally, I can't give more, and it's impossible for me to give more, let alone... play with her body and emotions."

Lin Yuan sighed and finally spoke out his true thoughts.

The image of Liu Qingqing is really good, and it has been hinted many times that although she has some flaws in her character, they are still within an acceptable range.

If Lin Yuan really wasn't moved at all, then he wasn't really a man. But a real man always has to consider more things, or in other words, he needs to have one most important thing, which is responsibility!

If he ignores his children's future for his own pleasure, he is not a man at all!

Lin Yuan's words were sincere, but He Yin'er's expression turned strange. "The store manager is actually considering children? Can a person like him really have children?"

Lin Yuan noticed her expression and frowned, "Are you thinking about something bad?"

"No, no, Brother Yuan, you misunderstood me. How could I be like that?" He Yin'er immediately blinked her eyes, pretending to be well-behaved and cute.

Lin Yuan snorted coldly, "It's better not to."

As he spoke, he stood up. Lao Hei and Lao Hua, who were squatting on the left and right, stood up at the same time. He Yiner said quickly, "Brother Yuan, since you think Xiao Liu is not good enough, what about me? How about me?"

What?
Lin Yuan widened his eyes and stared at He Yiner in disbelief.

Although He Yin'er was a little shy, she didn't back down and said with a smile: "Brother Yuan, you are a good stock. I am also single. Isn't it normal for me to have feelings for you? Besides, I also want to be the boss's wife!"

She has no interest in love or anything like that.

Having almost died once, she now just wants to live well. If she can be with the "store manager", she can get the protection of the "store manager", or in other words, the protection of the real store manager.

With the unfathomable horror and supernatural displayed by the Peace Hotel and its "store manager", is there still need to worry about abnormal deaths as long as you have the identity of the proprietress?
This is not about courtship, but about survival.

"Not very good, just work hard, you just think about nonsense all day long." Lin Yuan raised his hand and tapped He Yiner on the head, then turned and left in annoyance.

He Yin'er cried out softly, and her laughter could be heard from far away.

When Lin Yuan heard this, he couldn't help but quicken his pace, as if he was going to flee.

"I've always thought that my guess was not recognized, so the headquarters and Professor Wang have not prepared a plan for me to capture the store manager. Now it seems that I am not their ideal person to implement the plan." Tong Qian walked in from outside.

She did not hide herself, but the "store manager" was in a hurry to leave, so he did not notice a living person like her.

He Yin'er rubbed her cheeks and regained her calmness. "What plan are you talking about?"

"Of course it's a plan to control the store manager." After Tong Qian said this, He Yiner widened her eyes with an expression of disbelief.

She didn't care about He Yin'er's expression, but continued, "More than a month ago, I proposed a hypothesis to the headquarters: the store manager can be controlled. But the method of controlling him is different from controlling other evil spirits. It does not require imprisonment, suppression, balance and other means, but emotional restraint. For a young man like the store manager, the strongest emotional restraint is love, marriage, and preferably a pair of children."

He Yiner finally understood what Tong Qian meant, and said in a deep voice: "Your idea is very dangerous. Haven't you read the recent speculation of the headquarters? The store manager is just a figure on the stage. The real store manager is high in the unknown sky, looking down at us like a god, just like an audience with the authority of director and screenwriter. You actually tried to restrain such a person with love and family?"

There was one hurtful thing she didn't say:

Are you mentally ill?

Tong Qian pursed her lips and pondered for a long time before speaking, "Is the headquarters' guess necessarily correct?"

He Yin'er looked stunned, as if she didn't expect Tong Qian to say that.

Tong Qian continued to talk to herself: "The relationship between him and the store manager is definitely not that simple, but I can't think too much, so I have been observing in secret."

He Yin'er asked, "So the answer you came up with is that you can use emotions to restrain and control him?"

“Always give it a try.”

Tong Qian whispered, raising her hand to touch the two faces on both sides of her head, "I don't think there is any hope for me. Even ordinary people would not like a woman who can't cry or laugh."

She now controls both the Ghost Smiling Face and the Ghost Crying Face, and has achieved a balance in a dead state.

This greatly increased her strength, but at the same time, her smiling and crying states were also affected.

Even in front of the "store manager", the Ghost Smiling Face and the Ghost Crying Face turned into a Smiling Cat and a Crying Cat respectively, but if she dared to express her emotions wantonly, she would most likely be scratched by these two cats.

not to mention.

She also got used to a life without crying or laughing.

"The expressionless and abstinent type might be the manager's cup of tea. You should try harder, maybe there will be a chance. Come on!"

He Yiner clenched her fists, her face full of sincerity.

Tong Qian shook her head and turned to leave. Guo Fan was waiting for her outside the door. She was about to get off work and had to go back to check on the situation in Dahai City.

If the current headquarters cannot handle it, she will do her best to help.

Li Jun and Ah Hong also walked with them, but they didn't seem to be too worried, which made Tong Qian a little confused. "The situation in Dahai City is very dangerous. The supernatural phenomenon that towers into the sky means that it is definitely not an ordinary S-level supernatural event. It may be even more terrifying. Aren't you worried at all?"

Li Jun said: "Do you remember how the supernatural incident in Zhongjiang City was resolved a few days ago?"

Tong Qian thought about it and understood Li Jun's idea. "Does Qian mean that he wants to invite the store manager over by ordering takeout? That's a good choice, but I remember that the reason why he went to ZS City was because the Caesar Hotel was there, so he cared about it. So what about Dahai City?"

……

The ghost bus travels through an unknown mysterious place. The surrounding environment is gloomy and strange, revealing unspeakable danger.

What seems indescribably strange in the eyes of ordinary people is, in the eyes of Old Qin, the most common scene.

He had been familiar with everything here for decades, and he would not be lost even with his eyes closed.

On this unknown and strange road, there would occasionally be sporadic evil spirits waiting by the roadside.

Old Qin also accepted everyone who came. Whenever he encountered one, he would stop the car and wait for the evil spirits to get on before driving again.

In a short while, twenty-seven or twenty-eight of the thirty-five seats in the car were occupied, and it was almost full.

The numbers on the display screen exactly match the number of evil spirits in the seats.

"The harvest this time is not bad, but it's a pity that the Ghost Lake has been moved to the Peace Hotel... There are fewer and fewer places to deal with ghosts now. The people of our era will eventually gradually leave the stage..."

His tone was extremely calm, as if he was talking about something that had nothing to do with him.

Not long after, Mr. Qin stopped the bus. There were dense forests on both sides of the ghost bus, which looked very eerie.

The rear door is located facing a winding path.

This trail is hidden in the woods and would be almost impossible to find if the bus hadn't stopped here.

At the end of this path, an old house suddenly appeared.

The ancient house is a wooden bungalow with a half-open door and two red lanterns hanging on it.

The red light of the lanterns looked eye-catching and eerie.

Even though the car door was open, none of the evil spirits in the car stood up, let alone made any move to get out.

"It's not up to you."

Old Qin stood up from the driver's seat, leaning on his crutches, and walked slowly towards the back along the aisle in the middle of the bus.

Whenever he was approaching a row of seats.

The evil spirits on the seats will stand up in advance and get off the bus through the back door. It can be seen that they are very reluctant, but they are affected by unknown spiritual factors and have to get off the bus.

When Mr. Qin parked the car, he deliberately parked it close to the road.

As soon as these evil spirits get off the car, they will walk directly into the old forest on the side of the road. This old forest seems to be very scary, and they want to escape as soon as they get off.

But the ghost bus was blocked on the roadside, so they could only try to bypass the ghost bus to return to the main road.

But after taking only a few steps, they could no longer move, and upon closer inspection, their feet seemed to have taken root in the ground.

Countless tentacles appeared.

But no one knows whether they emerged from their feet and then took root in the soil, or whether the roots extended from the soil and pierced into their bodies.

It doesn't matter which one it is, because the result is already determined.

Strange changes began. When Old Qin got off the ghost bus, the twenty-eight ghosts who had originally gotten off the bus had disappeared.

However, this forest has become a bit denser.

Old Qin stepped on the soil of Lao Lin without being affected at all. He looked in the direction of the ancient house, and under the lantern at the gate of the ancient house, an old figure appeared.

(End of this chapter)