I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 553: Zhang Youhong’s partner, Fang Shiming and the ghost messenger’s...marriage?
"This Wang Cha Ling is quite ambitious. He actually wants to place people in your store? It seems that he has you in his arms. But he is also right. After all, he provided the venue and resources, so it is reasonable for him to provide people. He only needs you to be the person in charge and don't have to worry about anything. You can get results, which is also pretty good." Zhang Youhong's voice sounded in his mind.

Liu Qingqing didn't think so much at first.

She was just an ordinary white-collar worker and an ordinary worker before, and she was not very clear about the thoughts of these bigwigs.

Even though she had some thoughts and suspicions in her mind, she still thought Wang Chaling's proposal was good.

After all, most of her energy has to be focused on the Peace Hotel and staying by Lin Yuan's side. She really doesn't have enough energy to manage the Dadong City branch.

If Wang Chaling could take care of everything, then she would naturally be happy and relaxed.

As long as results can be provided, she can turn a blind eye. Even if something happens, as long as it does not cause the "store manager's" disgust, she can pretend not to see it.

However, after hearing what Zhang Youhong said, she discovered some problems. "You mean, Wang Chaling's target is the resources provided by Brother Yuan, those new wines?"

"The new wine is very valuable. It can cure all diseases of ordinary people. It is equivalent to a miracle medicine that can cure any disease. You must know what kind of turmoil this medicine will cause when it comes on the market, right?" Zhang Youhong asked.

Liu Qingqing naturally knew this result.

Currently, many ordinary people are troubled by diseases. If there really is a medicine that can cure all diseases and increase human life expectancy to the theoretical limit, it will surely attract countless people.

This is undeniable.

It's just that this medicine looks like wine, and it's a wine launched by a restaurant, so its so-called cure-all effect has not been publicized yet. Otherwise, it would not only fail to cause a sensation, but would lead to public ridicule and even suspicion of selling fake medicine and fake wine.

This will affect the reputation of the Peace Hotel and its "store manager" Lin Yuan.

After a few days, the new wine still has not been fully promoted. It's not because He Yuelian is incompetent or lacks resources, but because she is very clear about this, so she is advancing it in an orderly manner.

Once this can be proven and most ordinary people believe it, we will start large-scale publicity.

Wang Chaling now wants to take control of the Dadong City branch and only gives Liu Qingqing a name. It is clear that he has his own ideas, whether it is new wine or other things.

"Do you think there is a possibility that his goal is not the new wine, but he wants to take this opportunity to get into Brother Yuan's eyes and become something like a partner?" Liu Qingqing proposed a possibility.

Zhang Youhong thought for a moment and said, "It's not impossible, but the specific situation still depends on what he does next. Besides, your brother Yuan will only recognize you and not him. Just like Chen Qiaoyang, he wanted to join the Peace Hotel, which was like paying for it, but he was not accepted, was he? Obviously, joining the Peace Hotel depends on his appearance, not his strength and background."

"I see. What you said before, that some of your friends were trapped in a county town, were you lying?" Liu Qingqing suddenly asked.

The last time He Yuelian’s branch was short of staff, Zhang Youhong mentioned this matter, but it was later left unresolved.

Now Liu Qingqing mentioned it again, clearly having the same idea, and Zhang Youhong also said seriously: "They are always there, if you need, we can go and wake them up."

Liu Qingqing said: "Tell me about your friends. After all, compared with Wang Chaling, you make people feel more dangerous and uneasy."

"It really makes me sad when you say that. I'm grateful for your help. Can't you see how much I've helped you during this period of time?" Zhang Youhong felt very aggrieved.

To be honest, she was giving Liu Qingqing advice sincerely during this period of time without keeping anything to herself, and with her efforts, Liu Qingqing's temperament was also improved in all aspects, and she no longer seemed petty like before. In terms of momentum, she was able to compete with He Yuelian, and even suppress the other party.

After all, the He family's background is not as good as Zhang Youhong's.

Liu Qingqing was unmoved, her face calm, "Your mask is too realistic, I can't tell the difference most of the time. Even though I felt your approval and help from the bottom of my heart, the result speaks for itself. With your 'help', the relationship between me and Brother Yuan didn't make much progress. I even suspected that it was because of my poor vision, or because your cover-up was too perfect, so I couldn't see that you were deliberately doing bad things."

"I see. So it's all about results? That's a good idea."

Zhang Youhong put away her pitiful attitude after being wrongly accused and answered Liu Qingqing's previous question: "My friends, or partners, were my teammates in the same period. We usually deal with supernatural events together and help each other. They are partners who can be trusted with each other."

Liu Qingqing's eyes flickered. "So they are just like you, trying to reincarnate and live a second life?"

"They want to live a second life, but not all of them are resurrected by borrowing a corpse. My method is very special. Even if Yang wants to copy it, it will be very troublesome. In other words, everyone's path is unique, and mine is the same. They are placed in coffins, and then their lives are extended through some supernatural powers, so that they can live into the distant future until I wake them up." Zhang Youhong began to explain.

Liu Qingqing thought seriously for a while and said, "Are you sure they are still alive? If we go over there, will we encounter a group of resurrected ghosts?"

"I have no way of confirming this. There is uncertainty in the supernatural. Even I cannot be completely sure of the outcome of a thing. But some things have to be dealt with. If you succeed, you will have six more companions you can rely on and trust, and you will no longer have to fight alone." Zhang Youhong said sincerely.

Liu Qingqing sneered, "They are your companions, not mine. What guarantee can you give that after they are resurrected, they will not think of erasing me and letting you occupy my body and resurrect again?"

Zhang Youhong was helpless. "I have had such thoughts, but you have the White Mist Seed. Their strength may not be weak, but it is far from reaching the level of the store manager. You think too highly of them."

As she spoke, she looked not far away.

She is now in Liu Qingqing's consciousness, in a very special state. Here, she can appear in her own image and communicate with Liu Qingqing through consciousness. She can also see the ball of light representing Liu Qingqing's consciousness, and this ball of light is wrapped in a white mist.

It's not that she hadn't tried to invade and directly replace Liu Qingqing, or to merge her consciousness, but unfortunately, she failed.

This ball of white mist looks very soft, just like a ball of cotton, which will break at the touch.

But actually?
She tried many methods, but this ball of white mist, like a cotton ball, had a hard shell that was completely different from its natural counterpart. No matter what means she used, she could not shake it even a little bit.

She also thinks this situation is very normal.

If the supernatural powers he had set up could be cracked so easily, then people of their generation wouldn't have felt so helpless, and they wouldn't even have been able to figure out the other party's bottom line.

This feeling of powerlessness was so overwhelming that she had never felt so desperate, even when she faced Zhang Dong.

At least when facing Zhang Dong, she could still feel where the opponent's limit was, but when facing Lin Yuan, she seemed to be facing a fog and could not even see the opponent's true body.

If this cloud of white mist could be wiped out so easily, it would be a shame to the strength he had displayed.

How could her friends during the Republic of China era decipher the supernatural power that even she could not decipher?

"It seems that their strength is just like that." Liu Qingqing's tone was calm, without any belittlement, as if she was stating a fact.

Zhang Youhong opened her mouth but was unable to refute.

"But I have a question. Shouldn't you be in the same team with Granny Meng, Old Zhang, Li Qingzhi and others? How come other partners have appeared?" Liu Qingqing was very confused.

Zhang Youhong said, "It's a very simple principle, just like the headquarters outside now. They have more than a dozen captains. When dealing with some tricky supernatural incidents, they will gather these captains together to deal with the incident together. In normal times, these captains will be scattered all over the place to deal with supernatural incidents that occur in various places. But even the captain is only one person, and there are limits. He needs some teammates who are not weak to assist him, and he will also look for such people to form his own team to maintain the stability of the area he is responsible for."

It was a very vivid metaphor, and Liu Qingqing understood it instantly, "So that's how it is, I understand."

When she was communicating with Zhang Youhong in her consciousness, it seemed to outsiders that she was in a daze, or thinking seriously.

Wang Chageng didn't feel anything strange about this and just waited quietly.

It was not until Liu Qingqing raised her head again that Wang Chaling smiled faintly, "Well, how do you think about it, Miss Liu?"

"You can arrange everything else, but I don't need to worry about the candidates. I have already prepared them." Liu Qingqing said.

Compared to Wang Chaling, she would rather believe in Zhang Youhong, who is bound by herself in her consciousness.

In sincerity, Zhang Youhong’s companions may be dangerous, but they are absolutely harmless to himself.

Because Zhang Youhong's consciousness is in her mind, even if those people have ill intentions towards her, they will not attack her body, as that will only cause Zhang Youhong to die together.

If the attack was on her consciousness, with the White Mist Seed, there was no need to worry at all.

If these people were stronger than him, how could they be trapped in an unknown small county for dozens or even hundreds of years?
They are just a bunch of useless people who are barely surviving. Liu Qingqing suddenly glanced at Wang Chaling, and this glance made Wang Chaling smile bitterly, "If that's the case, then I won't insist. I don't know when Miss Liu's people will come, and we may need to hand over by then. There is also a normal opening time, so I can arrange an opening ceremony."

Liu Qingqing said: "Please prepare everything here. If there are no accidents, I will notify you about a day in advance."

One day!
One day was too short for a perfect opening ceremony, but Wang Chaling did not refuse or feel embarrassed. Instead, he agreed immediately.

Obviously he will use all his resources to open a branch of Peace Hotel.

After the discussion, Liu Qingqing went straight back to the Peace Hotel, and also rushed back before lunch to help with matters in the store.

At noon, there are usually forty or fifty customers in the store.

Some of these guests are old acquaintances, some have been here once or twice, and some are visiting the Peace Hotel for the first time.

It’s normal not to see those players who regularly participate in the game.

Although there is no time limit for virtual games in the Peace Hotel's e-sports room, the consumption is indeed a bit expensive, a price that ordinary ghost riders cannot afford.

Perhaps they have a collection of a few ghosts, which should be enough for them to stay in the e-sports room for a night and play virtual games all night.

But what happens after that?
The rewards from the e-sports room and virtual games cannot be cashed in immediately. Although those cards are very tempting, the competition is too fierce. Just like collecting cards, it takes long-term and unremitting persistence to get a card. If you want to use this card, you have to keep renewing and recharging it.

Such a virtual game is a money-eating beast!
A ghost rider who has no family background, even if he has some savings, would not spend his money here, just like those unlucky guys who were put into the e-sports room with the little loli after getting drunk.

They carried three or four pieces of money with them, which showed that they were from wealthy families.

But they would not take the initiative to participate in virtual games. Even what happened last night made them very upset. Only one little loli was not upset and did not take it to heart. She did not even go home afterwards and stayed on the second floor.

Or the long-term kind.

Nine out of ten lolis are rich, and one is super rich!

This truth has been proven once again, even in the spiritual circle. The players last night also need to spend time to gather resources and wait at least a day before coming to participate in the virtual game.

The ghost peddler at the door of the store also attracted a lot of people's attention.

If they encountered such a non-human ghost creature under normal circumstances, everyone would definitely run as far away as possible and would not be curious enough to go forward and take a look.

This kind of curiosity and gossip, which is normal for ordinary people, is regarded by foreigners as an important means to distinguish whether someone is a Chinese, but it is cured in the paranormal circle.

The situation at the Peace Hotel has brought this situation to the fore again.

This might be the first time in his life that the ghost peddler was surrounded by people, but he had no way to fight back - under the rules of the Peace Hotel, his killing rules had been covered up.

The only rules that can be implemented are:
Not abiding by trading rules and forcibly taking away goods!

Unfortunately, even the newest guests entering the Peace Hotel had already read the information and rules of the Peace Hotel on the Ghost Rider Forum.

Including the new NPC Ghost Peddler, which has also been updated in real time.

To these ghost riders, the Peace Hotel is like a game map, and the main city of the game at that. As long as they do not attack NPCs and do not violate the trading rules, they will not be wiped out by the "Guard" rules.

And this "guard" was none other than the security guard, ghost catcher, Lao Fan, who was standing at the door of the hotel!

The terrifying ghost catcher who can suppress more than a hundred ghosts mindlessly is enough to scare 99% of ghost riders. The existence of the ghost catcher Lao Fan, the starving ghost Lao Hua, the three-headed dog of hell, Lao Hei, etc., can undoubtedly highlight the horror of the "manager" of the Peace Hotel.

During the lunch break, He Yuelian glanced at Liu Qingqing who had returned to the store first and occupied the cashier position. She did not rush forward to compete for it, but waited until Lin Yuan came downstairs before saying hello and turning back to the Dahai City branch.

Liu Qingqing didn't care about this kind of cleverness at all.

She spent the leisurely lunch time chatting with Lin Yuan and improving their relationship. She didn't encounter anybody who ate and charged for food, or any stubborn person who dared to be disrespectful to the "store manager" and wanted to challenge the hotel rules. It was very heartwarming.

"Okay, everyone go take a break."

By the time all the guests had left, it was already past two in the afternoon.

Lin Yuan is not a dog boss, so he let everyone take a rest for a while, just like before, and they could wait until around four o'clock in the afternoon before coming out to work again.

"Especially you, Xiao Fang. Last night I asked you to go on a date with Lao Fan, but you left him and ran away. You even stayed up all night and passed out. Don't do that again today."

Lin Yuan warned.

Fang Shiming forced a smile, responded, then hurried upstairs and returned to his room - it was not that he was impolite, nor was he too tired, but when Lin Yuan announced that they could rest, the ghost messenger Lao Fan was already free to move around and walked into the store. His "fiery" eyes made him feel like his whole body was trembling.

If he didn't leave, he would probably be forced to live alone with the ghost catcher, Lao Fan. He didn't want to live like this before he found a way to use the ghost catcher.

And night.

"According to the store manager's current attitude, I think he will try to match me up with the ghost messenger tonight. I have to think of a way. Otherwise, when will this kind of life end?"

If the ghost catcher is not a ghost, then for the sake of the "store manager's" approval, he would endure it even if it was just a love affair.

But the ghost wanted not to be with him, but to take away the ghost coffin on his back, which he could not tolerate, so...

and many more!

"The ghost coffin is the puzzle of the ghost messenger. Then conversely, isn't the ghost messenger also a puzzle of the ghost coffin? Perhaps, I can start from this aspect?"

When Fang Shiming thought of the scene of putting the ghost messenger into the ghost coffin, his eyes became extremely hot.

"If I can really achieve this, then maybe I can change my name to Ghost Messenger Fang Shiming? It's really a good name!"

Fang Shiming is a man of action. The more he thinks about the results of his success, the more motivated he becomes.

Even if you have no idea now, but it's difficult, should you not do it?
"Compared to when I first started to control the first ghost, it's much easier now. As long as I can find the manager's clues, everything will fall into place. If I want the ghost messenger Lao Fan to leave the Peace Hotel as a matter of course and become my puzzle piece, I must have a suitable reason."

Fang Shiming thought about it seriously, and the answer didn't seem that difficult. "In the eyes of the store manager, the ghost messenger and I are in a relationship. And if the relationship goes a step further, it will become... marriage? That's right, marriage!"

Fang Shiming felt that he had found the key to breaking the impasse. He walked around the room, constantly perfecting his ideas: "I can marry the ghost messenger, and in the eyes of the store manager, I am a CEO-like person with a huge group-type enterprise such as a circle of friends. After I get married, it is only natural for me not to let my partner go out to work and let him stay at home and be a full-time 'wife'. But to achieve this step, I still need the approval of the store manager."

"First, it's the marriage relationship. Let the store manager be the master of ceremonies, or even the head of the ghost messenger's family, and let the store manager personally deliver the ghost messenger to me. With the store manager's suppression, the ghost messenger will have no ability to resist and can only obediently become my 'bride', and the bridal chamber can be set up as a ghost coffin...

No, the ghost coffin can be used as a bed in the bridal chamber, which is easier to accept. Let the store manager personally send the ghost messenger to this 'bed'. After completing the ceremony, the ghost messenger can be naturally confined inside. "

"As the groom, it doesn't seem incomprehensible that I should always be lying on the bed with the bride on my back, right?"

Thinking of this, Fang Shiming suddenly stopped, frowned and said to himself: "This seems a little difficult to understand, but it doesn't matter, the details can still be improved, at least the general direction is no problem, and my personality is also a little special in the eyes of the store manager. A group heir who has been bullied since childhood, giving up the position of CEO, but coming to the store to do odd jobs, doing small jobs, has a great desire for control in relationships, and it is not a big problem to bring the bride with him at all times, right?
The biggest problem now is what price to pay to persuade the store manager to agree to let the ghost messenger marry. The bride price is a big problem. The bride price of ordinary people is definitely not enough. It must be based on ancient etiquette or the etiquette of the Republic of China? No, I have to go back and look up the records in this regard. There must be no problems with etiquette. "

After coming up with the idea, Fang Shiming relaxed a lot, and his mumblings were all heard by Lin Yuan who was in the study room on the third floor that shouldn't have existed.

Even though he had experienced many ups and downs, he was still shocked by Fang Shiming's idea: "This Fang Shiming is really willing to take risks."

(End of this chapter)