I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 746 The Involution of the Wrong Direction

“I know what you’re thinking, but you should understand that if it were him who were to end the supernatural era, there would be many different scenarios.”

Zhang Youhong sorted out her thoughts, "You've been in the shop for quite a while, so you should know that he doesn't like managing mundane affairs. The shop manager is just an assistant he created to handle everything for him; he himself won't get involved personally. The so-called 'Goddess' path is nothing more than the shop manager's wife, the boss's wife."

The idea is to end the supernatural era through the Peace Hotel, and even to manage the entire world through the hotel's operations. As the proprietress, she will have greater influence. Even with the shop manager, who enjoys playing computer games, the proprietress is the actual person in charge, wielding considerable authority!
Zhang Bohua, do you really just want to see the supernatural era end? Now that you have a much longer lifespan, haven't you ever thought about working with us to create a new world?

“Personally getting involved to create a world that operates according to one’s own wishes is indeed an attractive idea, but for me, it’s not necessary,” Zhang Bohua said quietly.

Faced with Zhang Bohua's stubbornness, Zhang Youhong felt somewhat helpless.

What she fears most is not people with strong aggression or a strong sense of purpose, but rather people like Zhang Bohua who are without desires or wants.

Having seen the hope of ending the supernatural era, Zhang Bohua's greatest desires were already fulfilled, and he was not far from being without desires.

Zhang Bohua still talks to her now because this situation gives her her only hope.

The problem was that she couldn't let these people name their prices, which gave Zhang Youhong a huge headache. Fortunately, even without Zhang Bohua, she had already won over Meng Xiaodong, Luo Qian, Luo Wensong, and Li Qingzhi to help her.

Of these four people, only Meng Xiaodong could directly help her.

As for Luo Qian, Luo Wensong, and Li Qingzhi, if it weren't for Zhang Dong's death, and if "He" hadn't clearly intended to bring together the Seven Elders of the Republic of China, they would never have been able to regain consciousness for a period of time.

If you want to see them again, you'll have to go to He Yin'er.

In the silence, Zhang Bohua suddenly said, "Do you think that He might have seen and knows about our 'conspiracy' here?"

Zhang Youhong's eyes flickered. "What, are you planning to tell on us?"

"Tell him? Only if I can see Him." Zhang Bohua sighed softly.

Zhang Youhong snorted coldly, her gaze sweeping over everyone present before finally settling on Zhang Bohua. She then slowly spoke, "We've already entered the Peace Hotel, and with the White Mist Seed within us, nothing can escape His notice. Therefore, the fact that He didn't warn us means my plan is feasible; at least He won't care about my little schemes and has given me a chance. So, you really aren't going to help me?"

Liu Qingqing, He Yuelian, He Yin'er, and Tong Qian are just a few younger girls; how could they possibly be a match for me? Defeating them is only a matter of time. Offering help in times of need is always better than adding to someone's success; don't you want to think about that?"

"Some things are better left unsaid. I'm old now, and I'm not so obsessed with winning or losing. Whatever the future holds, as long as the supernatural era ends, it doesn't really matter how it happens," Zhang Bohua said, clearly having made his final decision.

At this moment, he became the only one among the seven elders of the Republic of China present who would not side with Zhang Youhong.

Of course, we won't stop it.

Zhang Youhong sighed inwardly. In fact, the only people she wanted to be promised by were Meng Xiaodong and Zhang Bohua, as these two had considerable influence over the "store manager".

Unfortunately, we've only succeeded halfway.

Fortunately, Zhang Bohua, while not an ally, is definitely not an enemy either, which is good news.

Meanwhile, Lin Yuan, in his room on the third floor of the Peace Hotel, watched the meeting from six different angles through the television in the living room.

It didn't end until they had all left.

“Zhang Youhong is indeed ambitious, but that makes sense. If even she didn’t have ambition, the world would be far too boring.”

Lin Yuan had long anticipated that the "Path to Godhood" would attract many people after it was made public.

But unexpectedly, he became the biggest target on this "path to godhood," without exception.

There were actually five women who wanted to replicate Fang Shiming's "marriage" with the ghost messenger Lao Fan in their own lives, and two of them were even instigated by Fang Shiming himself.

Fine!

It's not a bad thing to treat it as a way to add some spice to your leisure time.

Once today's ghost banquet is over, all that's left is tomorrow's funeral and the day after tomorrow's seventh day after death. After the seventh day, it will be time to bring Zhang Dong's body into the Peace Hotel.

The White Mist Ghost Domain remained inside the coffin containing Zhang Dong, continuously eroding his body.

The speed was neither slow nor fast. After all, Zhang Dong was immune to all magic. If Lin's Peace Hotel and the White Mist Ghost Domain hadn't been revived to a certain extent, there really wouldn't have been any way to deal with Zhang Dong's corpse.

But now, it's just a matter of time.

The next morning, everyone at the Peace Hotel arrived at their work stations one after another. No one actually took a half-day break as Lin Yuan had arranged before coming to work.

Especially Liu Qingqing, He Yuelian, He Yin'er, and Tong Qian. They had all clearly defined their goals and naturally wouldn't miss this opportunity to gain extra points. However, since everyone was doing the same, this kind of involution became the norm, making it impossible to gain any more points.

He Yin'er and Tong Qian tacitly refrained from revealing that they had already joined the battle for the title of "Goddess Empress".

They both knew that some things could only be accomplished by working in the shadows, and given their previous performance, He Yuelian and Liu Qingqing didn't take these two colleagues seriously.

Unfortunately, Lin Yuan didn't go downstairs all day.

Even when Liu Qingqing went upstairs to deliver lunch, Lin Yuan only told her to leave the lunch at the door and didn't let her in, thus missing the opportunity to meet, talk, and deepen their relationship.

Fang Shiming, on the other hand, watched all of this with a cold eye.

But he wasn't without rivals—Wei Jing. This kid arrived early in the morning, putting on an act of great concern for the ghost messenger, Old Fan, making Fang Shiming wish he could kill the kid outright.

Unfortunately, he couldn't do it!
At least within the Peace Hotel, he would never lay a hand on Wei Jing, who was a "guest".

Yesterday, Lin Yuan set the tone for them: they were not allowed to enter the room to disturb the injured ghost messenger, Lao Fan. Even Fang Shiming, as his partner, could only wait in the corridor.

Looking at Wei Jing, who was expressionless, this was even more painful than killing Fang Shiming.

They waited until 5:30 in the afternoon before footsteps sounded on the stairs above. Fang Shiming quickly looked over and greeted the figure upon seeing him, "Brother Yuan, you've had a good rest?"

"Boss Lin," Wei Jing greeted him.

Lin Yuan nodded, yawned, and walked up to the second floor. He glanced at the two of them and said, "Is Old Fan still not awake? He should be awake by now, right?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a commotion broke out in room 203.

Then the door was pushed open, and the tall ghost messenger, Lao Fan, walked out, looking no different from his usual self.

Lin Yuan frowned slightly. "Old Fan, you were in a car accident, and it was a head-on collision. Don't push yourself if you're injured. There's no danger in the shop right now, and with Lao Hua here, there's no need to worry about anything happening. Just rest for a couple of days, understand?"

The ghost messenger, Lao Fan, obediently nodded.

His once upright body hunched over slightly, revealing a hint of weakness.

This is right!

Which kind-hearted person got hit head-on by a bus, and then recovered completely after a day of rest?
This is completely abnormal!
The Peace Hotel is an absolutely normal hotel, so it's absolutely impossible for such an abnormal situation to occur. Fortunately, the ghost messenger Lao Fan also listened to "advice".

"Alright, you two can talk about your business upstairs. Don't disturb the customers in the store."

After Lin Yuan finished speaking, he went downstairs.

As for the guests?

By this time, almost all the guests have left. Those who haven't checked in dare not stay here past 6 PM, otherwise they might encounter a terrifying paranormal attack.

This has already been tried by others.

No one knows what happened after that, only that those who dared to challenge the rules of the Peace Hotel never appeared again.

Lin Yuan's arrival also roused the four original cooks.

Liu Qingqing glanced at He Yuelian and rushed forward to bring up the fresh porridge she had prepared after hearing the commotion upstairs. "Brother Yuan, you just got up, have some porridge to warm your stomach."

Lin Yuan accepted it with a smile, but his goodwill towards it didn't increase much.

He had not responded to Liu Qingqing and He Yuelian's advances all along, not because he disliked their bodies for not being normal women's bodies, but because they had been misunderstanding one thing.

What he needs is not this kind of concern for his daily life.

What he needs is not simply the profits from the branch stores.

What he needs are people who can help him develop the Peace Hotel, people who can help the Peace Hotel go further, in other words, people with a career-oriented mindset!
Liu Qingqing and He Yuelian had both thought about this before, but they hadn't gone into it deeply. They only knew to open a branch in their own little corner of the business, and they never thought about why he would agree to Zhang Xianguang's franchise.

Their vision is too narrow!

As for He Yin'er and Tong Qian?
He didn't have high expectations either, but Zhang Youhong, who was still keeping vigil for Zhang Dong, might give him some surprises.

(End of this chapter)