My 1978 Hotel

Chapter 94 Children's Problems and the Lively B&B

"Why, where are Xuanxuan and Zihan?"

Li Feng got up early in the morning to prepare breakfast, because it was rare for his brother-in-law, elder sister and others to stay overnight in the B&B, so the breakfast must be more substantial.

"Oh, these kids."

The eldest sister sighed. "I just said I won't have breakfast."

“How can this be possible?”

If you don’t eat breakfast, your stomach will feel unwell after a long time.

"Eat as much as you can."

As Li Feng spoke, he filled a bowl of spicy soup and took some steamed buns, fried dumplings, small cakes, and sesame cakes. "What do you want to eat? I'll ask Sister Wu to make some more."

"Don't bother."

The third sister waved her hand. "I'm afraid he doesn't want to get up right now. I don't know what time he went to bed last night. What about these children?"

"Then I'll save some for them. They can eat it after they have a good sleep."

It's better than nothing at all. The eldest and third sister's children are pretty good, with good grades in school and admission to a reputable university. "Li Ran, why are you eating so little?"

"I am full."

"This kid."

Han Chaoxia was also helpless. She was picky about food and didn't eat breakfast properly. Only Li Yi ate buns and drank bean porridge with big mouthfuls.

“That’s what kids are like nowadays.”

Sun Ji took a bite of the beef pancake and praised it for being delicious. "You don't know my leader's children. Eating them is like killing them. Kids these days."

"It's like this now, but back in the day, we were lucky to have someone who stuttered."

"Of course not. There's no such thing as anorexia now."

"I'm really full."

"Let it go. There's no such disease in the past."

Don’t say it’s true, Li Feng thought to himself, let alone anorexia, there is not enough food to eat. I go to work every day and work all day and night just for a bite to eat. I have no thoughts, no time to think, no space to think, and no energy to think.

At that time, it was purely for food. These kids really exercised well and never suffered any hardship. But they still complained about being tired and suffering every day. Some idiots even shouted about how happy the 1970s and 1980s were.

"They've never experienced anything like it. They've been transported back to the 1970s, crying and screaming for their mothers," Li Feng lamented. "Life's better now. Besides, adults have all been through hardships, so they don't want their children to suffer with them. They're spoiled."

"You can spoil them, but you still have to beat them when you deserve it." Brother-in-law Zhao Qingbei said, otherwise it is easy to produce idiots who don't learn anything. These days, people really think they can survive without learning. In a few years, the streets will be swept by unmanned robots.

“Some people are reluctant to give up.”

Apart from anything else, Li Ran and Han Zhaoxia were reluctant to resort to harsh measures. Li Feng had beaten him a few times, but the child's eating problem remained unsolved. "If that doesn't work, take him over for a while sometime to help him fix his picky eating habits."

"I'm sorry, but in the end, not many of them turned out well," Sun Ji said. "My former boss's child was about the same age as Zi Han, and he was unruly from a young age. When we went out to eat, he was the only one who picked out the food and drinks, and he'd rip through the entire table. If I said anything, he'd flip the table over and hit the chairs. Now he's in juvenile detention."

"There's no other way. Who can find a place specifically for their child to suffer these days? If that's the case, I'm afraid they'd be willing to spend any amount of money."

"You're paying for hardship. Think about it, thirty or fifty years ago, no one would have dared to think so." This is true. Life is too good. So many people who have too much to eat, such as monsters, ghosts, and all kinds of things, have come out to complain about this and that.

"What's the point of saying this? Young people today are different from us."

The eldest sister sighed. The living environment has changed. As parents, they really can’t understand what their children are thinking.

"Yeah, life is different now. We can't just send them back to our time. If that were the case, I'd actually like to send Zi Han there for a while," Han Qiuzhi said with a smile. "It's better than coming here every time we have a holiday and clutching a phone."

"I'm afraid today's children can't adapt to our times."

Not to mention children, even those who are a little younger, such as those born in the 1990s, probably don’t know how to farm. What could they do if they went back to the 1970s and 1980s? Not to mention high-intensity work like farm work, they couldn’t even do some factory work.

"Let's not talk about it anymore. Let's eat quickly. It's a good time to go fishing."

After breakfast, my eldest and third brothers-in-law went fishing, while my eldest, third, and Han Zhaoxia took the children up the mountain to pick wild fruits and took the little wolf to catch pheasants. "Don't run too far, there are wild boars in the mountains."

"Do not worry."

Han Zhaoxia said with a smile, "We'll just take a walk around the mountain and come back."

"I still have to prepare a health feast for noon, so it would be better if I could take two hounds with you."

Li Feng had no choice. Wu Zhengxiong and Zheng Tianxing were coming over at noon, one table at 11:30 and one table around 12:00. Add to that Wu Tong's table, and there would be three tables for health banquets in total. Sister Wu could not handle it all by herself.

There were also some fishing buddies, about a dozen people, and there was at least one ordinary banquet at noon. There were also a few tourists. I don’t know where they came from. Han Chaoxia guessed that they were attracted by the video of the little wolf and the giant salamander posted on Douyin.

Even though there aren't many people, we still have to treat them well and build their reputation. Han Zhaoxia brought the little wolf to catch pheasants, which is considered a performance. It's true that even though there aren't many tourists, we're a bit overwhelmed.

Just then, Han Chaoxia had not walked far when a family came over to buy some small fish and shrimps to feed the giant salamander. Li Feng had no choice but to shout Gao Ju to go to the reservoir to pull two nets.

"Aren't there fish in the fish pond?"

Liu Lei wondered how long it would take to go to the reservoir to catch fish.

"You said these are the fish and shrimp that make the best delicacy in Jiangnan."

"The best delicacy in Jiangnan?"

Liu Lei had no idea what this was, so Li Feng gave him a brief introduction. "Boss, you're kidding, right? These are just ordinary small fish. 1888 for a table. Is this edible?"

"Fortunately."

"What does 'okay' mean?" Liu Lei muttered, thinking that this boss must be talking nonsense.

"Take today for example, there are three tables of health banquets."

Li Feng used a net to catch a few razorfish. "3888 per table, and the main course is this kind of razorfish." "Really?"

Damn, this fish called knife loach is really expensive. I don’t know who eats it. It’s even cheaper than seafood.

"Can eating this fish make you immortal?"

"That's not true."

Li Feng whispered, "It can strengthen the kidneys and body."

"It's slightly more effective than regular tonics, and it doesn't have any side effects."

"Ah, really?"

Liu Lei felt a little guilty after saying this. "There's nothing wrong with me, I'm just a little curious. This thing really works."

“It does have some effect.”

Li Feng didn't introduce in detail. There are not enough orders to sell now. If Liu Lei hadn't asked him, he would have been too lazy to say it. The orders for health banquets are enough to keep him busy now. The B&B really can't take on more.

"Is this a big order?"

"well enough."

Li Dong said casually, "The earliest you can book now is October."

"October?"

It's only the end of June, and with reservations made three months in advance, it's almost time for a wedding banquet at a big hotel. "It really works."

“I can’t say it works, but it’s definitely effective.”

Li Feng didn't brag at all. "There's no need to brag. As long as you know the benefits after eating it, it's fine. If you really say it's effective, others may not believe you." Liu Lei, however, was somewhat convinced by Li Feng's perfunctory attitude.

"Is this thing sold separately?"

“Sorry, we don’t sell it separately.”

Selling it alone is a joke. This is not the case before. Now there are not enough food for the health banquet. Selling it alone would be stupid. Without a solid relationship, Li Feng would definitely not sell it alone.

"That's a pity."

Liu Lei then asked what Jiangnan's No. 1 Fresh was, and Li Feng gave a brief introduction. "Can you sell this a la carte? Can you make some for lunch?"

"This."

Li Feng thought about it. "Okay, I'll sell it individually for 1488. It's a one-pound pot of small fish. If you think it's okay, you can order it."

"Good guy."

It's really not cheap, Liu Lei muttered, but he didn't need the money. Since he came to play, he might as well give it a try. "Then give me one."

"Row."

We ordered a few other side dishes. After all, there were three of us in the family, so three or four dishes would be enough. Li Feng directly sent us the side dishes and also a pot of mutton soup.

"Thank you very much."

Liu Lei complained to his wife about spending 1,500 yuan on a hot pot of mixed fish. "You, don't be cheated."

"After all, try it first."

"If the goods are not what I ordered, I won't suffer the loss." After Liu Lei said this, his wife didn't say anything. After all, Liu Lei had a lot of friends, including some from the industrial and commercial departments, the health department, the urban management brigade and the like.

These guys may not have any other skills, but they can still ruin your business. If this miscellaneous fish pot is not as good as it says, I'm afraid Liu Lei would call his brothers to go fishing to relax.

Li Feng had no idea that Liu Lei had such a complicated background, and just thought he was an ordinary tourist who wanted to try something new.

"Sister Wu, please add another Jiangnan First Fresh, small pot."

"Add an extra portion of mutton soup, and stir-fry two or three other side dishes."

Li Feng was talking to Sister Wu while sorting the ingredients. There were at least five tables for lunch, plus the food for his family, making six tables in total. He had to prepare early, otherwise he would be too busy to handle it. So, the Gao brothers came to help.

This is not over yet. At around 10 o'clock, several more waves of tourists came. They all came to see the weasel and giant salamander performances. Don't say that this Douyin really has a significant effect. I just took two videos and posted them, and the tourists came.

More than a dozen tourists arrived this morning, most of them with children. Someone even wanted to ride in an oxcart, but Li Feng had no time to respond. In the end, Uncle Wu somehow ended up being the driver, leading a group of children around the B&B in an oxcart.

"Wu Tong, how did Uncle Wu catch up with the ox cart?"

Li Feng didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Wu Bo was just a retired cadre. Besides, he might have more money after retirement. He could appraise everyone and collect many good things.

"I'm not so sure either."

Wu Tong said with a smile, "But my grandfather is very happy."

Well, let's have fun. I can't just follow Wu Zhenhua and say, "Why don't you drive a bullock cart for the B&B? I'll give you 3,000 to 5,000 a month." When Han Zhaoxia and the others came back, they were surprised to see more than 20 tourists in the B&B.

"Why are there so many people?"

"I'm afraid he came here after watching TikTok." Li Feng was quite helpless. "Ah, I guess I'll be busy at noon."

"What's wrong?"

“Several families want to stay for dinner.”

"Ah, you didn't order Jiangnan's best fresh food, did you?"

"No, just ordinary dishes."

But with the addition of the tables for the health banquet, there are too many people now. Sister Wu definitely cannot handle it alone. Even if Li Feng and Gao Jue help, it will still be a long time to handle the work.

(End of this chapter)