I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 715 Peace Hotel: The Legend of Zhen Huan

The dinner at the Peace Hotel was uneventful, and nothing unexpected was likely to happen.

If there's anything that could be considered an accident, it's that there was an extra person at the dinner table today, or rather, a ghost:

Gengshen Year - The Peddler!

The appearance of this ghost elicited complex expressions from everyone.

The employees of the Peace Hotel have always been either real people or ghosts.

Even Wang Chaling's parents, who were in charge of the Peace Hotel branch in Dadong City during the Gengshen year (also known as the Wang Lu couple during the Gengshen year), never sat at such a table.

Is it that it's impossible, or that there's no opportunity?

neither!
Given the opportunity, they could easily come here, but if they stay inside the Peace Hotel and don't go out, they wouldn't need to consume any extra resources.

But the truth is, these two big shots who control the resources of a city didn't get a chance to sit at the table. Instead, a traveling peddler got the opportunity first.

What does this represent, and what does it mean?
Guo Fan was also surprised, but when he thought of what Lin Yuan had said to him before, he became excited and stopped thinking about it. He just kept taking care of Gengshen Year Ghost Peddler at the dinner table.

Such a scene is thought-provoking.

Sitting next to the ghost messenger Lao Fan, Fang Shiming narrowed his eyes, concealing his thoughts: "It seems that Guo Fan has a new target. He didn't choose Li Qingzhi anymore because Li Qingzhi has become conscious? That's really something. He's discovered a new track."

Just then, the manor owner suddenly raised his glass and gestured, "Xiao Fang, would you like a drink?"

At the Peace Hotel, even foreigners have their languages ​​automatically translated so that everyone can communicate freely. The manor owner, in order to demonstrate his loyalty and prove his status as the first sheepdog, is also diligently learning Mandarin.

From the initial stumbles and setbacks, to now, if you don't look at his appearance and only listen to his voice, you would only feel that he is a real Chinese person, not a foreigner.

But foreigners are ultimately just foreigners.

Fang Shiming snorted coldly, unwilling to give him face, which made the manor owner's eyes flash with a hint of ferocity, but then he said with a smile, "I heard that you and Xiao Guo used to be rivals in love. Now he has a new target, congratulations! By the way, this peddler is probably no less capable than Lao Fan in terms of strength. His cargo box is full of wild animals, and nobody knows how many are inside."

Fang Shiming's pupils contracted slightly, and his eyes grew increasingly wary.

He previously thought that by controlling the ghost messenger Lao Fan, he could act recklessly, and as long as he didn't provoke the "shop manager," no one could be his opponent.

But what about the facts?

Only after truly mastering the ghost messengers did he slowly discover a truth.

That is, unless the number of ghost messengers reaches an extreme, there is really no absolute advantage.

Leaving aside distant examples, let's talk about the people and ghosts in the Peace Hotel.

Living on the second floor, not as a shop assistant but as a collaborator, Meng Xiaodong possesses unlimited intrusion capabilities, allowing her past self to invade the present.

What is the quantity, and what are the limitations?
Let alone invading once per second, even if it were to invading once per minute, given Meng Xiaodong's lifespan of about a hundred years, how many Meng Xiaodongs would be able to infiltrate?
Not to mention that Meng Xiaodong also carried a number of vengeful ghosts in his vegetable basket.

Faced with such a figure, Ghost Messenger Lao Fan's more than one hundred suppression slots really don't offer much of an advantage.

As for Li Qingzhi, as long as he can get the footprints, he can attack from a distance, which is similar to the Ghost Scissors, but far more useful.

Without a direct confrontation, no one knows whether the current Ghost Messenger, Lao Fan, can withstand several blows from Li Qingzhi, or whether he can block Li Qingzhi's attack by suppressing his abilities.

Moreover, after his confrontation with Ye Zhen in the old house in the forest, he even began to doubt the character of a shop assistant like He Yin'er.

As the manager of Ghost Lake Fishpond, she also controls four layers of supernatural phenomena in Ghost Lake, and the number of vengeful ghosts in Ghost Lake is simply countless.

If she uses the supernatural power of Ghost Lake to directly pull the power of Ghost Lake Fish Pond to her side, then Ghost Messenger Old Fan will also lose his absolute suppression effect.

Looking at the peddler from the Gengshen year before him, the two cargo boxes he carried looked like bottomless pits.

While setting up his stall in front of the Peace Hotel, he had already pulled out countless ghosts from inside. And the Gengshen Year Ghost Peddler, who carried an unknown number of Li Bans with him, probably wouldn't be afraid of the suppression of the Ghost Messenger Lao Fan either.

In other words, the ghost messenger Lao Fan, whom Fang Shiming had painstakingly managed to control through "marriage," was not really qualified to give Fang Shiming the right to run rampant in the world.

This is seriously fucking awful!
Unfortunately, he had no choice and couldn't return the goods.

It's understandable that Guo Fan has now set his sights on the peddler from the Gengshen year, but he and Guo Fan have a history of "stealing each other's wives".

If Guo Fan succeeds, will it ultimately affect me?
The answer to this question is yes.

Of course, as employees of the Peace Hotel, they could not possibly fight each other... at least not in front of the "manager".

But what about outside the Peace Hotel, outside the White Mist Ghost Realm?
Where the "store manager" cannot see, what might happen between them will be even more tragic than before.

"Someone who used to be a nobody now has the power to threaten me. How unpredictable life is!"

A dangerous glint flashed in Fang Shiming's eyes. As for the manor owner's provocation, it was far too obvious. He had such thoughts now, even without the manor owner.

However, we cannot allow foreigners to gain any advantage.

Fang Shiming had already begun to think about how to target Guo Fan, but he also harbored a deeper hostility towards the manor owner.

"hehe!"

The manor owner had already noticed Fang Shiming's change, so he didn't bother to make a fool of himself.

He sat back down in his seat. Although his colleagues were sitting next to him, no one was willing to talk to him, not even the twin kings.

Who told them that it was the manor owner who captured them and eventually sold them to the Peace Hotel?

Regardless of whether life at the Peace Hotel was good or bad, based on this incident alone, there was no chance for them to coexist peacefully or cooperate with the manor owner.

The dinner party ended in this strange atmosphere.

"Alright, everyone, those who need to go home should go home, and those who need to rest should rest. It's not time to hold a banquet for Old Zhang's funeral yet. Everyone went to familiarize themselves with the place last night, so you can rest more tonight."

Lin Yuan clapped his hands and arranged the next steps of the itinerary. No one objected, and no one wanted to stay up all night, even though they no longer needed rest.

But when Lin Yuan was about to go over, quite a few people jumped out and wanted to go with him. For example, Liu Qingqing gave a very compelling reason: "Brother Yuan, if I go with you, there will be someone to help if we need to serve tea or water, right?"

"Alright, you said it yourself. Don't come across as unhappy when it's time to do something," Lin Yuan said.

"No, don't worry, Brother Yuan."

Liu Qingqing laughed happily and even glanced back at He Yuelian provocatively. He Yuelian just smiled and didn't seem to want to join in the fun. Instead, she said, "Brother Yuan, I'll go keep an eye on the Dahai City branch. Business at the branch has been good lately. I'm wondering if we can organize some promotions to increase the daily turnover even further."

"Okay, career comes first," Lin Yuan agreed.

This immediately alerted Liu Qingqing, who gritted her teeth in anger: This woman is up to her old tricks again!

In comparison, it seems that Liu Qingqing is just a maid who can only serve tea and water, while He Yuelian is a capable assistant to Lin Yuan in business.

Do you want to regret it?

No, absolutely not!
She absolutely could not do what she said she would not do, especially since the image of Zhang Youhong flashed through her mind, not in a red cheongsam, but in mourning clothes.

To look good, wear mourning clothes!

When He Yin'er's grandfather, He Liansheng, passed away, He Yin'er's appearance in mourning clothes was so pitiful that even she, as a woman herself, was moved by it.

If it weren't for the fact that neither the "store manager" at the time, Lin Yuan, nor He Yin'er had any such intentions, she would have been genuinely worried about whether she could have won the competition.

Recalling the wealth of theoretical knowledge Zhang Youhong had imparted when teaching her how to date and attract the "shop manager's" attention, Liu Qingqing couldn't help but be extremely wary.

Zhang Youhong is different from He Yin'er and He Yuelian.

The three of them were just having a "battle of ladies," and no one would cross the line within certain limits. But Zhang Youhong was an outsider, and who knew if she wasn't watching her closely enough, would she take this opportunity to do something bad to the "shop manager"?
No, absolutely not!
The more Liu Qingqing thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. She cautiously tugged at Lin Yuan's sleeve and said, "Brother Yuan, you don't have any unusual hobbies, do you?"

Lin Yuan: "???"

"N-nothing. I was just asking, it's really nothing." Liu Qingqing blushed and hurriedly explained, while also feeling quite annoyed that she had blurted out her true feelings.

Lin Yuan gave her a deep look.

This woman is becoming more and more interesting.

In the end, the only people who went with him to the old house in the woods were his driver Guo Fan, his "maid" Liu Qingqing, and the spy Tong Qian whose identity was ambiguous.

That's right, Tong Qian followed as well.

She also needed firsthand information about the old house in the woods so that she could provide sufficient information to headquarters and prevent any unexpected incidents.

Liu Qingqing was very dissatisfied with Tong Qian's lack of tact, but Tong Qian's reason was impeccable: "Many ingredients are on site, and she needs to check if they have spoiled. If so, she needs to prepare them again in advance."

Long ago, when Liu Qingqing learned that Tong Qian was a spy planted in the Peace Hotel by headquarters, she was very dissatisfied with Tong Qian.

However, the "store manager" has not made any statement, so apart from some verbal attacks when she was unhappy, she has not taken any further action.

In addition, Tong Qian is very low-key. She never fights back when she is targeted. She just silently endures it, just like a wronged little white rabbit, which sometimes makes her feel guilty.

Another reason was the rivalry for favor with He Yuelian, which made her rarely target Tong Qian anymore.

But now.

Tong Qian is just so annoying, the more you look at her, the more you find her repulsive.

"Xiao Tong, you haven't been telling anyone at headquarters about anything happening at the store lately, have you?" Liu Qingqing suddenly asked.

Tong Qian glanced at Liu Qingqing strangely, wondering why Liu Qingqing, who had been quiet for several months, was causing her trouble again. But now she had to explain herself. "Yes, but it's all information that everyone knows, such as virtual games and the Zhang family's funeral. I was thinking that, since we're just a restaurant, it's better to report things that might cause trouble to headquarters. That way, if anything unexpected happens, we'll have some protection."

"But why do I feel like this is leaking trade secrets? Xiaotong, are you sure you're not doing anything reckless?" Liu Qingqing went all out, directly addressing the issue that the "store manager" cared about most.

Tong Qian was aware of this as well, and after hesitating for a moment, she said, "But isn't the business in the store getting better and better? And the headquarters is also very supportive of the branch and franchise store matters."

Liu Qingqing gritted her teeth inwardly, gave a cold snort, and said nothing more.

While seemingly rendered speechless by Tong Qian's words, Tong Qian's counterattack was not particularly aggressive. She merely explained the "consequences" of her actions without launching any further attacks.

This is also a form of showing weakness.

If she really wanted to continue targeting her, she had ways to do so, but she held back. Instead, she recalled her past interactions with Tong Qian and began to have some doubts:
Could it be that Tong Qian deliberately portrays herself as an innocent little rabbit to make herself look bad in front of the "shop manager" and gain points for herself?

Otherwise, she really doubted why he would be so lenient towards such an obvious traitor.

It seems I have to use other methods and means. I can't give this woman the opportunity to build her persona by stepping on me. Wouldn't that make me look stupid?
The group set off at 8 p.m. and arrived at the country road outside the old house in the woods at exactly 8:30 p.m. They got out of the car and walked in from a side path.

It only took a few minutes to arrive at the gate of the old house.

"Boss Lin, you're here? Little Fang isn't here?"

Ye Zhen emerged from the dense forest, covered in dust and dirt. Seeing that Fang Shiming was not behind Lin Yuan, his face was filled with disappointment.

"No, he's only newly married. He took Lao Fan home to rest tonight."

Lin Yuan said with a smile, then glanced at the scene and said with satisfaction, "Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Ye."

"It was just a small matter. If there's nothing else, I'll continue my cultivation."

Ye Zhen waved his hand, turned around, and disappeared back into the dense forest.

Lin Yuan chuckled and shook his head. "Let's go in and offer some incense to Old Zhang."

(End of this chapter)