My 1978 Hotel

"Wow, I saw this toy when I was a kid in my hometown."

Dong Qing held up the float with a look of surprise. "I remember my third uncle made it and sold it at the market. They were one yuan each. I even helped sharpen the putters."

"Tsk, one dollar, give me a dozen."

Wu Yu curled his lips. It's just a small wooden toy, so-so. Hey, this little green dragon is so beautiful, I want it so much. As a figurine enthusiast, this little green dragon is very much to his taste.

"You're all good."

Cheng Cheng was speechless. How could these two people be hired by the Li Group? They were so childish. As a top finance student from Fudan University, she regretted hanging out with these two idiots.

"Let me introduce you, this is the owner of the B&B."

"Boss Li."

Li Muchen pointed at the three people around him. "I've brought the people to you. Please introduce yourselves."

"Hello, Boss Li."

Although the three of them didn't quite understand why they were brought to the B&B and asked to introduce themselves, they felt that since he was the young master of the Li Group, as employees, they felt it was best to take him seriously. As for the self-introductions, they were quite familiar with them; after all, it was quite necessary for job hunting. Dong Qing graduated from the College of Engineering at China Agricultural University with a major in Agricultural Water Conservancy Engineering. Wu Yu also graduated from China Agricultural University, but with a double bachelor's degree in Agronomy and Seed Science Engineering from the College of Agriculture.

Cheng Cheng, a girl who had graduated from Fudan University with a major in finance, was different from the other two. Li Feng probably guessed what Li Muchen was thinking. "Brother, please arrange for them to rest first, and bring them with you next time."

"Are you guys going to the dorms now, or are you going to hang out first?"

Li Muchen looked at the three people who were a little nervous. If Cheng Cheng didn't know the situation of the Li Group, she would have thought that she was going to be sold. Why did it sound like they were following something and taking it with them? It looked so scary.

"Can we go shopping first?"

"of course can."

Cheng Cheng planned to discuss the matter with Dong Qing and Wu Yu, the two idiots. Of course, she didn't expect these two idiots to have any good suggestions.

"Chengcheng, go and have a look around by yourself first. I want to play here for a while."

"Yes, yes, Chengcheng, go and have a look first."

Dong Qing nodded his head vigorously. This seems quite interesting. There are so many small custom tools of all kinds. I really want to play with them. Cheng Cheng was speechless. I'm afraid these two idiots were sold and are still helping others count the money.

Forget it, forget it. Why was she assigned to the same group with these two people who don't match her? Oh, forget it. If it weren't for the monthly salary of 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, more than 10,000 yuan in subsidies, plus hardware and insurance, which makes 50,000 to 60,000 yuan a month, she would have quit long ago.

After all, she had just graduated, and earning 50,000 or 60,000 yuan a month was considered a very good salary even in Shanghai, especially since her family was average and she was not a rich or official second generation with good connections to find a good job, so she could only make do with it for now.

Alas, life is so helpless. Cheng Cheng plans to take a good look around and first understand the relationship between this B&B and the Li Group, especially the boss Li. He always feels that Young Master Li respects the boss Li very much.

Could this be an elder of the Li family? Why did he end up in such a small village? Cheng Cheng didn't quite understand. She wanted to learn more about it before she sold him out. She didn't want to follow the example of her predecessors and engage in illegal operations. She was still young and didn't want to go to Tilanqiao to "retire" early.

Her beautiful Cheng Cheng has a great youth. Cheng Cheng left with her brain and did not go to see the two idiots who lost their brains. The IQ of the Agricultural University is really pleasing. But after a while, Cheng Cheng lost her IQ. Wow, what a cute pony and a pony carriage. It's so beautiful.

Hey, there is also an alpaca, it’s so beautiful and pink. Li Muchen asked someone to send the alpaca yesterday. It also includes a land tortoise, which he bought from a friend as a birthday gift for Li Yi.

"Sister, don't come near me, the little pinkie will spit."

Li Yi also likes the pink alpaca very much. It is a mutant and very rare pink alpaca. It was a birthday gift from her uncle. She likes it even more than the children's version of Bugatti given by Sister Wu Tong.

Of course, the elder brother likes this children's version of the Bugatti Veyron sports car. He feels it is very difficult. Although this Bugatti Veyron is designed for children of 1.2 to 1.6 meters tall, the maximum speed of this Bugatti Veyron is only 90 kilometers per hour. At that time, it had its wings spread. The elder brother liked it very much and was planning to drive the small Land Rover secretly, but was scolded by his mother. His mother said that although the small Bugatti Veyron is small, it also consumes gasoline, and he must learn well before he can drive it.

However, compared to the little dragon that costs about 500,000, she prefers the pink alpaca and the land tortoise. Although riding the land tortoise is very slow, Li Yi still likes riding the land tortoise and leading the pink alpaca.

The only bad thing is that there are always aunts, sisters, and children running over to take pictures with her, and wanting to touch her alpaca. She has said many times that the little pink one will spit, but there are always people who want to touch it.

The sister in front of her is it. Li Yi doesn’t know that Cheng Cheng is so worried now that she can’t listen to anything. She is so cute. It’s the first time she has seen such a pink alpaca. She really wants to touch it.

As for Li Yi riding a land tortoise, it was so ugly and disgusting. How could the little girl bear it and still ride it? Although there was a 'driver's seat' on the land tortoise, it was still too ugly.

"Sister, you have to feed the little pinkie the radish first."

Seeing Cheng Cheng staring at her little pinky, Li Yi was afraid that this sister would not be able to hold back and would be spitted at because the little pinky had a bad temper.

"Little carrot?"

"Ah."

Li Yi handed the basket over, and of course, gave the land tortoise a small carrot first. Cheng Cheng took the basket and asked a little embarrassedly, "How much is this carrot?"

"for free."

Li Yi waved her hand. These radishes were picked from her grandmother's vegetable garden. Her grandmother also washed them and put them in a small bamboo basket woven by her father to feed her little Pinky and the pony. The pony was also very cute.

The little horse pulled a carriage with some small toys on it. These were made by her father and brother, and she also helped. The prices were written on them, five dollars, ten dollars. A lot of them were sold just now, and now there are only a few left. She plans to go to her father to buy more.

Three yuan a piece, five yuan a piece, eight yuan a piece, ten yuan a piece. Li Yi calculated for a long time and roughly understood how much money he earned. He just wanted to give half to his brother, but his brother ran away to play and didn't help him sell toys.

"Sell toys and give away carrots to feed the pinkies, ponies, and big turtles."

Cheng Cheng heard that it was a bundle sale, but the price of the toys seemed not expensive, and the woven basket was only ten yuan. Cheng Cheng bought a basket, took the little carrot, and happily fed the alpaca. But after feeding it a carrot, the little pinkie turned around and ran to the other side.

Cheng Cheng was a little dumbfounded. Didn’t they say that you can touch it after feeding it radish? What was going on? She looked at Li Yi.

Li Yi stretched out her little hand and gestured two. "Feed two radishes."

"Don't you have to buy a toy?"

Cheng Cheng felt like he was being tricked. How could such a small person be so good at business? Although the toys were not expensive, this was a bundled sale. Forget it, he bought another panda wooden sculpture for five yuan. "For my sister."

Li Yi took out another small carrot from the basket and handed it to Cheng Cheng. Cheng Cheng took it reluctantly and continued to feed the little pinky. After the little pinky finished eating the carrot, Cheng Cheng reluctantly touched it. Yes, just once. When Cheng Cheng wanted to touch it again, the business-savvy little sister spoke again.

"Sister, you can only touch me once."

Then he pointed to the radish in the basket. "And you can only pet Pinkie if you feed the radish."

"Okay." Let's buy another Panda. It's pretty good-looking. Five dollars is worth it. Then Cheng Cheng touched it twice more, and finally had a bamboo basket and five small Pandas in his hand. Li Yi also happily drove away in the carriage.

The toys are sold out, and I have to go to Dad to buy more. I won’t share the money with my brother first, because my brother always runs away. Li Yi pouted. My brother doesn’t even play with the pony now, and drives the sports car given by Aunt Wu Tong. She doesn’t like big sports cars.

Her brother called her to go, but she didn't go. She liked the little carriage, the little horse, the little pinkie and the big turtle. She drove the little carriage towards her father's carpenter's shop to buy goods, leaving Cheng Cheng with a wry smile on her face.

"Why couldn't I help myself?"

There are so many Pandas. Never mind. They are not expensive. They seem to be made by the owner of the B&B. They are handmade. I think I made a profit on five dollars. "Wait..."

"If I run into those two idiots when I get back, forget it, I'd better just take a stroll."

Cheng Cheng planned to go shopping, and the name Chengfengpolang B&B sounded familiar to her, so she searched on her phone. "Ah, black-hearted boss, no way. This kind of handmade toy is only five yuan. Normally, it would cost at least ten yuan in a scenic spot."

"The best delicacy in Jiangnan—small fish hotpot—is a bit pricey at over a thousand yuan, but it's clearly priced so it's not a scam, is it?" Cheng Cheng muttered, waiting to watch the video Li Feng posted. "So cool, no wonder there are so many haters."

This guy is really the owner of the B&B. He is not planning to make money anymore. And why does the health banquet feel like that kind of black currency? No way, I can't be so unlucky. Cheng Cheng's mind is full of conspiracies and tricks. For a moment, he felt that this Riding the Wind and Waves B&B was weird everywhere.

Cheng Cheng was a little scared of the black building. Fortunately, she was not good-looking and should not be sold to do those things. Otherwise, she might as well run away. But when she thought about the nearly 50,000 yuan salary this month and the nearly 15,000 yuan in pension, she gave up.

Be careful. If she does something like cooking the books, she'll run away. Why would she risk her life on a monthly salary of 50,000 or 60,000? "Ah, where am I? Why is there no road?" This B&B is really weird. Everyone's home has a circle before entering, but I never thought I'd walk into a dead end.

Cheng Cheng had no choice but to turn back. After walking for a long time, he finally saw a fork in the road. "Hey, this place is nice." There were lawns, flower beds, and beautiful houses. Cheng Cheng looked at the large stone sign.

"Stargazing House?"

"Wow, this place is really nice."

After reading the introduction, Cheng Cheng really wanted to stay here, especially since the stargazing room had an automatically retractable roof so you could watch the stars. "I didn't expect this B&B would have such a great feature! Why didn't they film it and post it online? This owner is so weird! Doesn't he want to make money?"

The more Cheng Cheng thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong. But whatever, he went inside to take a look. It seemed that it was not yet completely finished. The stargazing courtyard was built along the hillside, and stargazing houses were dotted on the hillside.

“Is there a performance stage here?”

“The cafe is really nice.”

There's a small street on a flat, hillside slope near the observatory, where a craft coffee shop, a stage for performances, and other venues are located. "The design here is quite good."

"of course."

The Stargazing House is actually the work of a design institute, of course, it was only designed by the Design Institute Co., Ltd., so the design fee is actually not high. However, I didn't expect that this B&B would actually invite Professor Wu from the design institute to come over, which made the whole fee high.

"This is what you are doing?"

Cheng Cheng saw Cheng Xue and the others operating drones to film, and some holding something, as if they were measuring something. Cheng Xue had nothing to hide, as she was a photographer and measuring altitude, so it wasn't something that needed to be kept secret.

"Design, so that's what it is. I was wondering, how could a B&B be like this? There's no road connecting the two landscapes."

“That’s why it needs to be redesigned.”

Cheng Xue soon started chatting with Cheng Cheng, especially when they found out they had the same last name, which wasn't common. They chatted even more happily. Besides, they were both considered B&B staff now.

However, Cheng Xue had to work, so Cheng Cheng didn't bother her too much. He just visited the stargazing courtyard, took some photos, and prepared to go back. He planned to continue shopping, while Wu Yu and Dong Qing were already working in the carpenter's house. That's right, Li Feng didn't hesitate to use them directly.

Not to mention that the two of them have pretty good hands-on skills, maybe they were hired because of this. I heard that some agricultural university students can actually farm. You know, Li Feng, a third-generation farmer, can't farm now. Although he harvested crops and planted rice seedlings when he was a child, he really can't handle farming.

"good."

The two of them work very skillfully, have strong hands-on ability, and are good at speaking and doing things. I just don't know about their professional knowledge. I think it's not bad after all, Li Muxiao is not an easy-going boss.

"Want to try?"

Li Feng handed the engraving machine to Dong Qing and also gave him a small piece of wood with a drawing on it. As for the fact that the carving was damaged, it didn't matter. It was just a small piece of wood and it would only cost five dollars if it was carved well.

"Then I'll try."

Dong Qing took it without hesitation. The lines were already drawn, so how difficult could it be? He had just spent a long time looking at it. Although the carving was a little rough, the general shape was really carved out. "Okay, your craftsmanship is good."

"It's okay. I'm still a little unsure about it my first time."

Dong Qing was quite proud of himself. He has always been good at hands-on work and often tinkered with mechanical gadgets, such as small wind turbines, hydroelectric generators, etc.

"I'll try."

Wu Yu saw Dong Qing getting praised and was eager to try it. "Try that one over there."

"okay."

After waiting for a while, Li Feng watched Wu Yu carve the little Panda. It looked quite good. "With more practice, it's pretty good." The two men were very talented carpenters, and Li Feng felt that even if they had no other use in Hanjiaba, they could still be carpenters.

As for Cheng Cheng, although I don't know her specific abilities, I think she must be good. Fudan University, this was Li Feng's dream when he was in high school. Of course he didn't get in. After all, even if a school like Fudan University is good, only a few people can get in in one year of high school.

It's almost impossible to get into high school in one year. Li Feng High School is considered a good school in the city, but considering the class, at most one or two people can get in, even if they perform well. If they don't perform well, I'm afraid it will be difficult for anyone to get in.

"dad."

"I'm here to buy toys."

"Sold out so quickly?"

Li Feng was a little surprised that this little thing was so easy to sell.

"Uh-huh."

Li Yi was quite proud of his business acumen. Li Feng heard that if you buy a small toy, you can get a small carrot to feed the alpaca. If you feed two small carrots, you can pet the alpaca once. Isn't this a bundled sale?

But the price is not high, so no one will take it seriously, Li Feng thought. He just didn't know that someone had already taken a photo and posted it online. It's just that because Li Yi is relatively young, the front view was not photographed. (End of this chapter)