I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 713 Lu Zhiwen: Old Cao, someone's trying to steal your partner!

"Huh? Going back now?"

Fang Shiming and the others were stunned, not expecting Lin Yuan to suddenly tell them to go back.

Shouldn't we wait until we finish what we're doing here before leaving?

"Of course not, we can come before nine o'clock tomorrow night. During the day, everyone can go to work as usual. However, considering everyone's actual situation, for the next few days, until Old Zhang's funeral is over, we can take turns coming to work in the morning."

Since Lin Yuan said so, everyone had no choice but to do so.

Moreover, Zhang Xianguang and Zhang Youhong, as family members, clearly didn't say anything, so what else could others say?
It's only a little past one in the morning. If we go back now, we can still get some sleep... However, for most of the people present, sleep is no longer a necessity.

Of course, Guo Fan is an exception.

The ghost tablet was placed on the gambling table, which brought him back to the state of a normal person living an ordinary life. If he didn't sleep, he would have no energy.

Tong Qian secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The situation here is clearly critical, and Zhang Dong's identity is also quite complex. The fact that the "shop manager" is so attentive to him speaks volumes about his importance.

If she stays here for seven days, and something happens, and she doesn't immediately relay the message back to headquarters to prepare, the consequences could be severe.

it's good now.

The "store manager" told everyone to go back and rest, which gave her the perfect opportunity to do this.

As for the things already prepared outside, there's no need to touch them. He Yuelian suggested, "Brother Yuan, should we leave someone here to keep watch tonight? We've prepared a lot of food and supplies outside. If they get stolen, it will be a real problem."

Those so-called ingredients are actually jigsaw puzzle pieces made from vengeful spirits suppressed by the power of the Peace Hotel.

This area is not safe at all; it's clearly a ghost forest. And the ghostly figure from last night also proves that with the death of Zhang Dong, the owner of this old house, this ghost forest has become unsafe.

The vengeful spirit suppressed under the tree may be able to break free again if the owner of the forest dies.

Whether these vengeful ghosts can escape is another matter. If they take away and eat all the things they prepared, causing losses to the "shopkeeper," who will be responsible?

"That's alright, just have those robots guarding the area, nothing will be stolen."

Lin Yuan knew this too, so naturally he wouldn't let it go. Moreover, "Xiao Ye, would you be interested in doing some part-time work for a few days to help watch over some things? You must still have some things to do here, right?"

“Okay, no problem. I do have some things I haven’t finished here, which I promised when I was the butler. Even though my senior is gone, I still have to finish what I promised. It’s a matter of keeping my word.”

Ye Zhen readily agreed, but made no mention of compensation, as if he were offering to help.

Lin Yuan didn't mention it, as if he had forgotten about it. He smiled and chatted for a few more minutes. His gaze swept over Zhang Xianguang and landed on Zhang Youhong. He said to Liu Qingqing, "Xiao Liu, have someone cover for Xiao Zhang at the Dadong City branch for a few days. She has some family matters to attend to, so give her a few days off."

"Okay, Brother Yuan. But there's really not anyone here," Liu Qingqing agreed at first, then complained.

This wasn't her deliberately causing trouble for Lin Yuan; it was simply a fact.

The people in the Da Dong City branch were Zhang Youhong and several vengeful ghosts she brought from that eerie county town, possessing her former companions.

Asking her to find someone on short notice is really a headache.

"If there's really not enough people, you can go and fill in for a few days. Anyway, there's not much going on at the store, and you can bring a few robots over to help out."

"what?"

Liu Qingqing was extremely unwilling; she didn't want to be away from the Peace Hotel for such a long time.

This is a full seven days! Who knows if Lin Yuan will give Zhang Youhong an even longer leave like he did with He Yin'er before? Wouldn't that mean she'd have to work even longer shifts?

What if He Yuelian takes advantage of this long period of time to cause trouble?
"Brother Yuan, if I can find someone new to be the branch manager, is that possible?"

Meeting Liu Qingqing's pitiful gaze, Lin Yuan said, "Of course, as long as the newcomer has enough ability and won't ruin the branch, it's fine. Bring them to the store for an interview later."

"understood."

Liu Qingqing wore a bitter expression, while Zhang Youhong, standing beside her, thanked Lin Yuan with a complicated look on her face.

So the group left one after another, including Zhang Bohua, Li Qingzhi, and Meng Xiaodong who was guarding the door, all of whom returned to the Peace Hotel.

In an instant, the old house in the woods returned to peace once again.

The same thing happened at the Peace Hotel; it wasn't until the next morning, when guests started arriving for their meals, that someone asked the question.

"Store Manager" Lin Yuan was "catching up on sleep" upstairs, while Liu Qingqing went to the Dadong City branch.

The only person guarding the cashier was He Yuelian.

She didn't seem to be in good spirits, but she still gave the customers who came to give her money a professional smile and listened to their questions: "Where's Lao Hei? Has he already been taken away?"

Where's Lao Hei?
They asked this question last night when they returned to the Peace Hotel.

Now, we can use the answer Lin Yuan gave yesterday to answer these people's questions: "Old Hei is on vacation for the next two days and will not be back to work for seven days."

"What? Old Black is on vacation? Isn't it a dog? Dogs can take vacations?" The person who asked the question stared wide-eyed, looking incredulous.

This expression was exactly the same as He Yuelian's expression a few months ago when she heard that Lin Yuan was going to give Lao Hei a vacation and that Lao Hei had even gone on a trip to an island country.

Because of the previous experience, Lin Yuan's decision to give Lao Hei a break this time didn't attract as much attention.

At least the store's employees were mostly understanding. The only thing they didn't understand was, "Why is it only Lao Hei who's on vacation? I didn't hear that you guys were on vacation too?"

Yes, that is indeed a problem.

He Yuelian also had the same doubts, but she didn't care much about taking a vacation. Instead, she was very satisfied with her current life. "We don't really want to take a vacation. We're at the age where we should be working hard. Where would we find the time to take a vacation? When we get older, we'll have plenty of time to take vacations."

"Well, with your level of awareness, Manager He, it's no wonder you're a manager."

The man gave a thumbs up, then turned around, bought a bone, and went to the door to feed the watchdog, the starving old man.

The person selling bones nearby is one of the King Twins. They take turns setting up a small stall, which specializes in selling bones.

Although the store does not prohibit customers from bringing in wild animals to feed Lao Hei and Lao Hua, some customers need to buy them from the store, and these are basically wealthy people.

In the morning, Lu Zhiwen also came over, placing a large pile of bones in front of the watchdog, the starving old man, and then leisurely left under the hostile gazes of everyone. Keep in mind, there's only one target left to pursue.

Lu Zhiwen is throwing money around like it's nothing, isn't he? Is he not going to leave any way out for others?

"It's a pity that Lao Hua is at work right now, otherwise taking him out for a walk would be a great opportunity to strengthen our bond," someone said indignantly.

Some people, after hearing this, had a thought pop into their minds: "If it doesn't work during the day, what about after get off work in the evening?"

"That's a good idea, I think it's feasible... No, no, we're all in fair competition, we should compete openly and fairly, how can we resort to such underhanded tactics? Don't you all agree?"

"That's right! Everyone should start on the same footing, instead of relying on money to get special treatment like Lu Zhiwen! Besides, this money isn't even his own. Without the headquarters, he's nothing!"

"Yes! We all need to unite and at least get Lu Zhiwen out of the picture before we have a chance. So we absolutely cannot fight amongst ourselves!"

Everyone spoke enthusiastically, their voices ringing with righteous indignation.

The group was excited, as if they had formed some kind of strategic alliance. However, someone suddenly noticed something. "Hey, why did that guy who spoke first go to the cashier? Everyone, let's go over and listen!"

Everyone rushed over and heard the man talking to He Yin'er, "Manager He, I'd like to ask Lao Hua to go out for a walk after get off work tonight, is that alright?"

He Yuelian blinked, seemingly still not understanding why this person would make such a request.

Then they heard someone shout from behind: "You traitor! You talked so righteously and grandly, telling us not to think about meeting up with Lao Hua after get off work, but you came early instead?"

"You bastard, how dare you betray our alliance! Kill him!"

"Yes! Kill him!"

He Yuelian: "..."

Fortunately, although these people were arguing fiercely, none of them actually dared to make a move at the Peace Hotel. However, they were all keeping an eye on each other, afraid that someone would make the first move.

Clearly, the strategic alliance that had just been established had shattered in the blink of an eye, and they had even become each other's greatest enemies.

Fortunately, this situation did not affect the store's business.

Otherwise, He Yuelian would have no choice but to have the ghost messenger, Lao Fan, throw these people out.

"It's so lively at the entrance, what are you doing here?"

After watching the commotion, Lu Zhiwen prepared to leave.

Although he has the financial power backed by headquarters, whether this power will be effective in dealing with the old-fashioned man depends on whether the "store manager" approves of it.

That's why he had to figure it out.

Unfortunately, the "store manager" has not shown up yet, and Lao Hua has not expressed any particular emotion towards him, so it is currently unknown.

But Guo Fan is something else.

He came to work during the day, but instead of staying at his post at the Ghost Taxi stand, he went to the billboard and sat down next to the Gengshen Year Ghost Peddler.

It looks very abnormal at first glance.

"It's nothing, there aren't many people taking the bus anyway, so I just came over for a stroll. It's too lively over at Old Hua's place, I'm too lazy to go over. But you, have you already decided to make a move against Old Hua?"

Guo Fan didn't want to reveal his target.

His words successfully diverted Lu Zhiwen's attention. "Let's see how things go. I'll woo whoever is more suited to money and prefers bones, Old Hua or Old Hei. It's all the same anyway. Especially when facing ghost messengers, Old Hua should be the least of my worries, so I do have a slight preference for him."

"Alright, then we need to discuss this carefully. We can't create competition between us and waste data," Guo Fan nodded, speaking in a friendly manner.

Lu Zhiwen glanced at him and said, "Then tell me your opinion. Also, is Lao Hei really on vacation? It went on vacation right after what happened last night. Could there be something going on? I remember that the shop manager took Lao Hei to that old house in the woods?"

"I'm not too sure either. Anyway, I haven't seen it since I went there. It's probably really on vacation. At least that's what the shop manager thinks. You definitely won't find Old Black in the shop unless its vacation ends," Guo Fan said nonchalantly.

In any case, his real target was the peddler from the Gengshen year, and no one else.

Lu Zhiwen gave him a deep look, and that look made Guo Fan's heart jump into his throat, but he still forced himself to remain calm and waved goodbye to Lu Zhiwen.

Fortunately, Lu Zhiwen didn't seem to think much of it, nodded in acknowledgment, and then turned and left.

But just as he was about to walk away, he suddenly turned around and said, "Xiao Guo, you weren't this polite to me before."

Guo Fan's heart skipped a beat, but he pretended to be calm and said, "Is there some misunderstanding between us, Lao Lu? I've always been very polite. Aren't you afraid of hurting my feelings by misunderstanding me like this?"

Lu Zhiwen said expressionlessly, "If we maintain the current state, we might actually succeed."

Guo Fan finally felt relieved after watching Lu Zhiwen leave.

After looking around and confirming that no one else was around, he suddenly turned to look at the Gengshen Year Ghost Peddler beside him. Recalling Lu Zhiwen's words earlier, he put on a shy expression.

Open your mouth... no, what should I say again?

old ghost?

This title is inappropriate; it makes it seem like we're all very close. If it displeases this senior colleague, that won't do.

After thinking for a while, Guo Fan finally called out shyly in a low voice, "My love~"

Whether it was his imagination or not, it seemed that after he said that, the body of the Ghost Peddler of the Gengshen Year trembled, but when he looked again, there was clearly no change at all.

Or is it really just my imagination?

Thinking of this, Guo Fan breathed a sigh of relief. After breaking through from zero to one, he completely let go and even secretly began to test the bottom line of the Gengshen Year Ghost Peddler, "Ah Lang~"

After driving away, Lu Zhiwen went to Dajin City.

This startled Cao Yang. He glanced at the manual door of the ghost bus, and only after confirming that there were no ghosts did he breathe a sigh of relief. "Old Lu, you're a rare guest! What brings you here?"

Lu Zhiwen: "Someone is trying to poach your partner."

(End of this chapter)