I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 703 Employees and the Path to Godhood
With permission granted, He Yuelian immediately got to work with her staff and robot waiters.

However, cutting down trees requires tools, and unfortunately, she didn't have any. Forcibly pushing down the trees would be too clumsy.

However, this could not stop He Yuelian.

As the owner of the Ghost Painting and Ghost Bride Puzzle, He Yuelian is already very skilled at combining her supernatural abilities with the White Mist Ghost Realm.

No tools?

It's okay, she can draw it in her ghost paintings!
To achieve this, it's not particularly difficult; all you need is the paint from those few vats in the oil painting world of the Ghost Post Office.

This pigment has long been used as a raw material in the robot manufacturing factory of the Peace Hotel, and He Yuelian, as the lobby manager, is also qualified to apply for it.

She would also try this out when she was at the Dahai City branch.

After all, this is also about being familiar with one's own "business" so that one can find an opportunity to defeat Liu Qingqing and gain a higher status in the "store manager's" eyes.

Perfect timing, there are still some materials left.

Now was not the time to save money, so He Yuelian took advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention and kept taking out tools from a blind spot behind a tree.

There were eight axes in total, and two handcarts.

Ten robot waiters are just enough, since the trees here aren't particularly tall, and a single-person trolley is barely enough.

Soon, the sound of an axe chopping down a tree rang out.

"Boss, Manager He is also very capable, really great." Zhang Youhong gave a thumbs up and praised him earnestly.

The others nodded silently in agreement.

Although He Yuelian seemed to be doing things very discreetly, in addition to Guo Fan, Xianglan, and Xiaoru, even Liu Qingqing, He Yin'er, Tong Qian, Fang Shiming, and others could see what she was doing.

Moreover, they were the Seven Elders of the Republic of China?
However, Liu Qingqing, standing behind Lin Yuan, glared angrily at Zhang Youhong's praise, her eyes clearly saying, "Whose side are you on? Why are you praising He Yuelian? Don't you know we're sworn enemies?"

Zhang Youhong returned a gentle smile, and then... nothing more.

“I’m feeling a bit bored and want to go for a walk… Mr. Lin, if you’re free, why don’t you come with me?” Zhang Youhong suddenly extended an invitation.

This invitation also attracted a lot of attention.

The seven elders of the Republic of China didn't react much, but the strongest reaction came from the people in the Peace Hotel, especially Liu Qingqing. She didn't care about Lin Yuan's attitude anymore and immediately said, "I'll go with you. Brother Yuan still needs to take charge of the overall situation here."

At the same time, she stared intently at Zhang Youhong, clearly already harboring suspicions:
This woman first praised her arch-rival, and now she's invited the "store manager" out for a stroll, possibly even a date. Could it be that she also wants to join the competition and take the position of the boss's wife?
In the past, Zhang Youhong would have been somewhat wary of Liu Qingqing.

After all, back then, she was working under Liu Qingqing for a living. In terms of strength, Liu Qingqing inherited some of her supernatural abilities, and they were roughly the same on paper. But in terms of experience and temperament, she was absolutely confident that she could crush Liu Qingqing under such circumstances.

The problem is that, in the rules of the Peace Hotel, under its rules, strength is never the standard that determines everything; status is!
There's simply no comparison between a branch manager and a store manager.

If Liu Qingqing wanted to control her, as long as she didn't kill her, she didn't need to let the "shop manager" know. She could even use the power of Ghost Messenger Lao Fan, Watchdog Hungry Ghost Lao Hua, and Watchdog Hellhound Lao Hei.

This was what Zhang Youhong feared most back then.

But now things are different. She has obtained what she wanted most, and is only one step away from success. There is almost no possibility of failure.

If she succeeds, she can at least achieve a status and position in the store comparable to Meng Xiaodong, Zhang Bohua, or at the very least, Li Qingzhi, and be on par with Liu Qingqing.

Without worrying about Liu Qingqing using her "power" to intimidate her, she really didn't take Liu Qingqing seriously.

He's just a young man with no real background, all he knows is to focus on romance, just like He Yuelian, who was born out of wedlock into a wealthy family. She looks dignified and elegant, but her eyes are still on romantic relationships. She has no idea what the "shop manager" needs, let alone what He needs.

A woman like that doesn't even deserve to be her true rival.

“No need. I have something I want to talk to the boss about. These are things you shouldn’t get involved in.” Zhang Youhong made no attempt to hide her contempt for Liu Qingqing.

This made Liu Qingqing even angrier.

Unfortunately, she couldn't lash out. The reason Zhang Youhong gave was indeed one that left her helpless. And she couldn't possibly know so much about Zhang Youhong's private affairs, could she?

The Peace Hotel is just a chain hotel, not a concentration camp, and it does not require its subordinates to be managed to the point of having no privacy whatsoever.

From the very beginning of the contest between the two women, Liu Qingqing was already at a disadvantage. However, this was something she brought upon herself. If she hadn't jumped out to target Zhang Youhong, she wouldn't have been retaliated against by Zhang Youhong.

These two women are simply not in the same league!
"Xiao Liu, you stay here and keep an eye on things, and also help Xiao He with the arrangements. Xiao Zhang, let's go." Seeing that the two had decided the winner, Lin Yuan didn't waste any more time.

On the surface, it appears that Zhang Youhong was the victor, which is why the "store manager" chose her.

Even Liu Qingqing thought so. At this moment, she was staring at Zhang Youhong's back with a frustrated and angry expression, completely unaware that this was Lin Yuan's own choice.

"You'll have to work harder from now on, you'll have more than one rival now," Fang Shiming said with a light laugh.

As a man who was already "married," he certainly had the right to tease Liu Qingqing, which drew an angry glare from Liu Qingqing. "Stop talking nonsense, hmph!"

Fang Shiming didn't mind and turned to walk towards He Yuelian, but he also had his own plans.

Few employees at the Peace Hotel are easy to work with; aside from a very few who want to slack off, the vast majority are eager to climb to a higher position.

The path to godhood has not yet been fully revealed, but it's only a matter of time.

Fang Shiming strongly suspects that everyone's emotions are likely due to the biological instinct for "evolution," which is why they are working so hard to improve their status at the Peace Hotel.

When the path to godhood is fully revealed, the competition here will become even more intense. At that time, will some people really be able to remain unmoved and indifferent?

After glancing at He Yin'er, who remained silent, Fang Shiming had already made up his mind.

Since Liu Qingqing has no intention of cooperating and has even begun to dislike him, unable to understand even good or bad advice, there's no need for him to make a fool of himself.

Choosing to ally with another person is also a good option.

At this moment, compared to taking the ghost messenger Lao Fan to sweep the headquarters at night, Fang Shiming has transcended low-level interests and is constantly striving towards the true path to godhood.

On this path, his first chosen partner, Liu Qingqing, failed, and now he has set his sights on his second partner, He Yuelian. Liu Qingqing's greatest value, besides being one of the four initial chefs, lies in her connection with Zhang Youhong, the old monster from the Republican era.

Unfortunately, she didn't know how to cherish it. Instead, she broke up with Zhang Youhong for the sake of so-called love and affection. She must have been out of her mind.

Of course, this is also related to the fact that they took different paths.

Fang Shiming was too lazy to think about whether the other party's choice was right or wrong. He only knew that Liu Qingqing had lost her core competitiveness. In comparison, He Yuelian's advantage lay more in herself.

If we're talking about taking the path to becoming a goddess as the "boss lady," He Yuelian far surpasses Liu Qingqing in terms of appearance, figure, mental strength, and personal qualities.

Clearly, this is a better partner.

However, such people are more cunning and harder to control, requiring more effort. But now Fang Shiming has stopped looking for others.

boom!
A tree was knocked down. Even though the base was cut with an axe, the whole tree was uprooted, revealing a sizable hole beneath the roots.

Inside the pit, a leopard was curled up.

As you can see, those tree roots were originally inserted into the leopard's body, as if they were drawing blood and nutrients from the leopard to nourish themselves.

When the tree was knocked down, its roots were also pulled out of the leopard's body.

Strangely, despite the dense tree roots being pulled out, there was no wound on the leopard's body. Moreover, after the tree roots were removed, the leopard's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

Cold and deathly silent.

This doesn't look like the eyes of a wild beast at all; it's more like the eyes of a corpse, a ghost...

Such a bizarre scene would at least make an ordinary person's scalp tingle with fear, but none of the people present felt uncomfortable.

Fang Shiming, He Yuelian, Liu Qingqing, and the others had long been accustomed to such beasts at the Peace Hotel and were already used to it.

The moment its eyes opened, the leopard leaped up with a speed imperceptible to the naked eye, transforming into a streak of black light as it rushed toward Fang Shiming, who was closest to it.

That's right, it's Fang Shiming.

Knowing earlier that there were wild animals down there, He Yuelian did not get too close.

Although she didn't believe these beasts could hurt her, she didn't want to engage in pointless fighting. Could it be that the robot waiters she brought along were just service robots?

Fang Shiming came looking for He Yuelian, and logically he should have been able to bypass this tree.

But he stood very close, almost as if on purpose, even though some robot waiters were even closer, like the one chopping down the tree.

But the robot waiter is essentially a ghost painted with dye.

In contrast, the leopard, which is also essentially a ghost, will naturally target Fang Shiming, who has a human identity.

Snapped!
Just as the dark light struck his face, Fang Shiming seemed to be frozen in fear, completely unable to move. At that moment, a large hand reached out from behind his head and grabbed the dark light... the leopard's neck.

In an instant, the leopard seemed to have lost all its strength, hanging limply on the arm.

The ghost messenger, Lao Fan, seemed to hesitate about whether to eat the leopard... In the end, he threw the leopard behind him, where it landed right at the junction of the woods and the path.

The leopard bounced twice on the ground before finally calming down, and then fell silent, as if it were dead.

Fang Shiming continued walking towards He Yuelian. Along the way, trees were knocked down from time to time, and ferocious wild animals such as tigers, bears, and wolves kept jumping out of the tree pits to attack Fang Shiming.

Without exception, all these wild beasts were subdued by the ghost messengers, and none of them escaped.

In no time, a small hill of wild animal meat had been piled up by the roadside.

"It looks like we have enough ingredients for today, which will save us a lot of resources."

Seeing Fang Shiming approaching, He Yuelian joked, then her eyes deepened, "Little Fang, you're helping me like this, is there something you need?"

"There are indeed some things to take care of, and luckily there's no one here to bother us."

Fang Shiming nodded. They were already some distance from the roadside, with a pile of meat made up of more than a dozen wild animals blocking part of their view.

He Yuelian narrowed her eyes slightly and chuckled, "Is that so? Then say what you want to say. Let me make this clear first, no confessions allowed. You already have Lao Fan, and besides, my heart belongs to Brother Yuan."

"Don't worry, I'm not interested in you at all."

Fang Shiming revealed his true feelings, and seeing the fleeting anger in He Yuelian's eyes, he felt somewhat puzzled.

This is something everyone knows, and it's the basis of our cooperation. So why is this woman angry because of my honesty? What's going on?

Fang Shiming is a domineering CEO, but he still doesn't quite understand women's thoughts.

Such a clear expression of distance is also a blow to He Yuelian's charm, making her doubt whether she is charming enough.

Is that why she didn't win the "store manager's" favor?

Fang Shiming didn't understand these things and didn't want to think about them further. "The path to godhood, do you know it?"

"Do not……"

"What is the path to godhood? Xiao Fang, tell me about it!"

He Yuelian was about to say she didn't know and wanted to ask about the specific situation, since it sounded like a considerable threat to the "shop manager," when a familiar voice came from the depths of the woods behind her.

Ye Zhen?

Fang Shiming tensed up, a kind of instinctive vigilance from being suppressed by a powerful enemy, but he quickly relaxed.

Fang Shiming glanced at the tall and imposing ghost messenger, Lao Fan, beside him, and grinned, filled with anticipation for their upcoming meeting: Ye Zhen, times have changed!
(End of this chapter)