I open a restaurant in Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 749 This is a deal

The sixth day was the day of the funeral.

No one named it that way; it was just because Lin Yuan mentioned an important matter for the day that everyone tacitly chose to refer to the day in this way.

Nothing unusual happened inside the old house.

Even the cleared land outside the old house has been emptied out, with no tables, chairs, or materials left, only tree stumps.

The people Lin Yuan arranged were all very sensible and left no trash behind.

Zhang Xianguang and Zhang Youhong stood guard inside the door, waiting for Lin Yuan and the others to arrive. Everyone remained silent, with only the sound of the burning yellow paper being the only noise in the space.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhang Xianguang suddenly looked up at Zhang Youhong.

This was the first time in a week that he had looked at Zhang Youhong so solemnly. "Don't you have anything to say to me about the path to godhood? Compared to some half-dead old guys, I might be more useful."

"Tsk tsk tsk, is this your way of recommending yourself?" Zhang Youhong chuckled, her eyes full of mockery.

Zhang Xianguang didn't care at all and said calmly, "On this path, your opponents all seem very naive. No one can compare to you. Or perhaps you think that your group is enough, after all, you did end an era and suppress an era, but you should understand that the times have changed."

"So, are you saying we're already outdated?" Zhang Youhong's smile remained unchanged, seemingly not taking Zhang Xianguang to heart, as if she were playing house with a child.

Zhang Xianguang said, "It's not quite outdated, but it's definitely a step behind. You're not one of those naive little girls; you should understand what he truly wants. That's your real confidence, isn't it?"

Zhang Youhong nodded, signaling Zhang Xianguang to continue.

"The path he must take is to bring together the past, present, and future; the biggest problem at present is about to be solved."

As Zhang Xianguang spoke, he couldn't help but glance at the red coffin next to Zhang Youhong. The coffin had become somewhat eerie; although there were no gaps, it still seemed as if wisps of white mist were about to seep out.

Especially the bright red coffin, which now seemed to be fading.

The supernatural influence of "He" is almost complete in eroding the coffin, especially the corpse inside, and this process will take about a day.

A hint of sadness flashed in Zhang Xianguang's eyes, but he quickly wiped it away. "The past is important, otherwise the manager wouldn't have stayed here for several nights in a row, but the present is equally important. In terms of progress, the current progress is completely behind schedule, especially the number of branches, which is severely restricted. My franchise can help the manager quickly reach the goal and make the Peace Hotel bloom everywhere, but I don't have the status of a store employee yet, so I'm limited. This is exactly the opportunity I can give you."

Zhang Youhong's eyes flickered. "So, you're planning to offer yourself as a gift to the store manager? That's not impossible. It would certainly help me gain his favor."

"No, you're wrong. If I wanted to, I could simply join the Peace Hotel and get involved, and the franchise would instantly become a branch. And right now, I've already prepared franchises in major cities across the country."

Zhang Xianguang shook his head.

He's clearly not stupid; he wouldn't see himself as a stepping stone for someone else's promotion, especially in this situation. No matter how willing he is to sacrifice, he wouldn't do that.

After all, he has now seen a more distant future and does not need to sacrifice himself for his cause.

During his time hiding in the Peace Hotel, he wasn't idle, nor was he single-mindedly vying for power with Tian Xiaoyue.

It was just a ghost post office, which had long since become unimportant in his plans.

If his main body hadn't been bound by the rules of the Ghost Post Office, he might have given up on the Ghost Post Office long ago, instead of having his energy diverted by the Ghost Post Office and Tian Xiaoyue as he is now.

"So, are you playing a trick on me, nephew? Do you know that doing this will kill you?" Zhang Youhong said with a grin.

Her smile, which appeared so bright and cheerful, now seemed incredibly dangerous.

Unfortunately, Zhang Xianguang wasn't intimidated. "We're family, and natural allies. Why can't we cooperate?"

He also had doubts in his heart.

Judging from Zhang Youhong's behavior, she was clearly planning to take advantage of him completely, which he found hard to accept.

With "him" present, Zhang Xianguang has given up on the idea of ​​taking a dominant position in his planned New Peach Blossom Spring, but he is still striving to climb to a higher position.

Perhaps the power dynamic played a part, but the bigger reason was that he wanted to use a higher position and greater power to realize his own ideas.

Let the future New Peach Blossom Spring project develop according to its own ideas, instead of being like a wild horse that cannot be controlled.

His collaboration with Zhang Youhong was the most important step he had taken, and it was also a question he had been seriously considering for the past five days.

It's not that we haven't considered collaborating with others.

He had tried his luck with the four most promising female cooks, but unfortunately, just as Fang Shiming had predicted, these four cooks all seemed hopeless and incapable of being salvaged.

He Yin'er is neither competitive nor greedy. Tong Qian, on the other hand, is single-mindedly focused on playing the role of a public double agent.

Liu Qingqing and He Yuelian knew exactly what "He" wanted, but they had no way to find a better way to realize "He"'s ideas. They could only try to win over "the shop manager" by relying on ordinary people's love.

Zhang Xianguang had tried to cooperate with a few people before, but fortunately, he saw through their true nature in a short time and withdrew in time to cut his losses.

Until now, with Zhang Youhong, we can be the best partner.

But Zhang Youhong was something else entirely. She was single-mindedly thinking of using herself as a stepping stone to get promoted, to give herself to the "store manager" and "him".

"Every man for himself, or the world will destroy him. This is a principle I've only recently come to understand, and you have to be strong enough to do it. Otherwise, sometimes you don't want to sacrifice yourself, but because of insufficient strength or the situation, you have to choose to compromise. Nephew, tell me, if it were you, would you hate the person who made you do that?" Zhang Youhong asked.

Zhang Xianguang remained silent.

He roughly understood what Zhang Youhong meant, but he still didn't know what had happened back then that made Zhang Youhong so... hateful, yes, hateful.

He appears to be all smiles, even a little carefree, but at times that intense hatred is so clear, so glaring, that it's impossible to ignore.

"Under His rules, it's impossible for you to treat me as a resource."

Zhang Xianguang remained calm and instantly made the most appropriate analysis, finding the most advantageous idea for himself: "You are not my guardian, and you have no right to plan my life. There is only cooperation between us, and there is no other way. Or, you can choose to refuse."

Zhang Youhong smiled and said, "I do have that right. What about you? Do you have a second option?"

“Therefore, we also need to compromise and find a better way for each of us,” Zhang Xianguang added.

The two, who were originally at odds, suddenly reached a tacit understanding.

This is the choice of smart people, but of course, there is also external pressure, as well as time pressure.

The Peace Hotel's development has always been steady, even lukewarm.

But Zhang Xianguang suddenly realized that, under such circumstances, the development of the Peace Hotel had reached a state that was incomprehensible.

The most direct point is that almost all of his father Zhang Dong's former troops were taken over by the Peace Hotel, and none of them escaped.

Meng Xiaodong, Luo Qian, Luo Wensong, Li Qingzhi, Zhang Bohua, Zhang Youhong...

These people are incredibly powerful. Any one of them could easily dominate the current paranormal world. If it weren't for the limitation of lifespan, the paranormal revival would never have happened in this era!

Especially Zhang Youhong, a woman who came back from the dead!

Even Zhang Xianguang suspected that if "he" hadn't needed the complete set of the Seven Elders of the Republic of China, Zhang Youhong would never have had the chance to be resurrected.

After all, he already knew the details of Zhang Youhong's resurrection.

In addition to the already deceased Zhang Dong, after the seventh day memorial service tomorrow night, Zhang Dong's body will also be moved into the Peace Hotel and become a resident of the Peace Hotel.

What will happen then?
What kind of growth and development will the Peace Hotel experience next?

Is it simply a matter of no longer being affected by Zhang Dong in the past timeline?

Zhang Xianguang didn't believe it, but with his current level and perspective, he couldn't possibly discover anything more useful. Fortunately, he wasn't the type to get stuck on trivial details.

Even when faced with the unknown power, one should maintain sufficient rationality, avoid being rigid in one's thinking, and not become so deeply involved that one cannot extricate oneself.

Now, his primary goal is to cooperate with Zhang Youhong. Fortunately, Zhang Youhong shares the same idea. After realizing that she could not take the lead, she tacitly chose to cooperate on an equal footing.

That's right, it wasn't an equal partnership.

It's just like……

"Just like the emperor and empress and their relatives in ancient times. Xiao Xianguang, if I really succeed in the future, I'll have to rely on you to support me in public."

Zhang Youhong showed enough goodwill, which Zhang Xianguang felt and agreed, saying, "I understand. I will probably have my own ideas at that time. I hope you can talk to the store manager for me then."

This is a deal.

Zhang Youhong smiled and said, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)