The younger generation, starting from where the wind blows...

Chapter 353 Who exactly is at the Fairy Hotel?

Yang Tao received a text message on her phone as soon as she sent the message.

It was sent by Lan Weiwei.

"Peach, are you really not coming to Shenzhen with me to watch the New Year's Eve gala?"

Yang Tao picked up her phone and typed rapidly with her two thumbs: "What, still haven't made a date?"

The moment the text message was sent, the computer started beeping with the QQ notification sound.

Yang Muye replied to the message.

What do you think of Zhang Guangzheng as a person?

Yang Tao put down her phone and began typing on the keyboard:
"I used to have a good impression of him, but this incident makes me think he's a bit—"

Words like "overestimating one's abilities" and "a toad trying to eat swan meat" swirled in Yang Tao's mind, but in the end, she chose the hypocrite.

The message was sent and Yang Muye replied instantly:

"You mean someone like Yue Buqun?"

Yang Tao hesitated for a moment, then started typing.

"It hasn't come to that point yet. I just think that although he is commendable for his courage, it is quite dishonorable for him to pursue girls by deception."

If this happens in the future, he'll be considered a typical shrimp-headed guy or an ordinary guy.

Not only that, based on Yang Muye's understanding of Zhang Guangzheng from his previous life, this guy is also very good at PUA.

After winning over Zheng Youen, he would often use phrases like "I have no money but I will work hard" and "I have no house or car but I have a heart that will stay with you until the end" to put pressure on her.

Of course, Zheng Youen is not a good person either.

Her eventual acceptance of the social gap between herself and Zhang Guangzheng had little to do with love; it was mainly based on practical considerations.

They are husband and wife in name only, but live separate lives in reality.

Once Zheng Youen has had her fill of fun, she might consider marrying Zhang Guangzheng. At that time, it wouldn't be bad for Zhang Guangzheng to be a proper stay-at-home husband, at least he could take care of the elderly in the family.

For example, accompanying your mother-in-law to do square dancing or something.

Of course, this is only a "probationary period". Zheng Youen will only consider whether to make Zhang Guangzheng a "permanent employee" after they have children.

Otherwise, keep the son and remove the father.

Anyway, given Zhang Guangzheng's financial situation, it wouldn't make much difference to the family whether he was there or not.

Its biggest benefit is that it allows the two children to successfully obtain Beijing residency.

As for Zhang Guangzheng's desire to obtain a Beijing residency through marriage, it remains to be seen whether he can tolerate being a cuckold for ten years.

From this perspective alone, Chang Kwang-cheng and Cheng Yu-en are quite a good match.

"As long as it's not something that violates principles, I'll lend a hand if I can. There's an old saying: 'Better to tear down ten temples than to destroy a relationship.'"

Yang Tao was quite surprised by Yang Muye's reply.

In my memory, Yang Muyi wasn't the type to meddle in other people's business.

After calming herself down, Yang Tao typed a reply: "You think highly of Zhang Guangzheng?"

Yang Muye replied instantly: "You still have to have dreams, what if you see a ghost one day?"

Yang Tao couldn't help but smile after seeing it.

She thought Yang Muye was talking about Zhang Guangzheng, but actually Yang Muye was talking about Wang Niulang.

The saying "I'd rather tear down ten temples than destroy a bond" also refers to Wang Niulang.

Whether in his past life or this life, Yang Muye had a very good impression of Wang Niulang.

If Zhang Guangzheng hadn't made contact with Zheng Youen, how would Wang Niulang have continued to enjoy a comfortable life with his mistress?

Although Yang Muyi wasn't sure if Tong Nana was now Zheng Youen's colleague, keeping this connection alive was definitely the right thing to do.

Even knowing that Yang Tao might misunderstand, Yang Muye didn't intend to explain further.

Just be wrong.

Just as Yang Tao was about to change the subject with Yang Muyi, her phone vibrated again.

Lan Weiwei's reply has arrived.

“I’ve asked all my friends and relatives, and they’re either too busy like you, or they already have plans. I’m the only one who’s all alone.”

Even through the phone screen, Yang Tao could feel Lan Weiwei's resentment.

"What, regretting it now? If you had known, you shouldn't have exposed that solemnity back then. Now you would have someone to spend New Year's Eve with."

Less than half a minute after the text message was sent, Lan Weiwei's text message arrived.

"Peach!! If that's the case, then I have to mention an old friend."

Yang Tao knew perfectly well that the old friend Lan Weiwei was referring to was Yang Muye.

After all, she has now publicly stated that she has "broken up" with Yang Muyi.

To be precise, the two were never actually together; they just pretended to be a couple for a while.

At least that's how it appears to outsiders.

No one expected that the two had already developed a real-life romance.

Yang Tao herself hadn't figured out how to handle this relationship, so of course she couldn't tell Lan Weiwei.

"Okay, I was just kidding, but I really can't get away. There are rumors circulating at our hotel that it might be changing owners."

Lan Weiwei's attention was successfully diverted by this topic.

"Wasn't your hotel trying to get upgraded to a star rating? Did it fall through?"

"You think upgrading a hotel's star rating is so easy? It's a long process, taking at least two or three years to see results. The owner may have other plans now, so he's preparing to bring in other investors. I heard they're still in talks. Of course, if they reach an agreement, the hotel is quite likely to change hands."

"Will you be affected?"

"Definitely, but not to the point of losing my job."

"It would be great if you lost your job. Come work for me at the yoga studio, be my slave, and let me exploit you to the fullest!"

"roll!"

While Yang Tao and Lan Weiwei were having a great time chatting via text message, Yang Muye, who was far away in Shanghai, was also busy.

He was chatting with Liu Qing.

The incident started when Liu Qing sent Yang Muye a text message, telling him about Yang Tao sending her tickets.

Yang Tao had already told Yang Muyi about this on QQ.

What truly caught Yang Muye's attention was Liu Qing's mention at the end of the text message that Gao Yunyue might go to Yanjing in a couple of days.

Moreover, he specifically requested that Liu Qing accompany him.

Yang Muyi found typing on his phone troublesome, so he clicked on Liu Qing's profile picture in his QQ friends list.

After pressing Ctrl+Enter in the chat box to send the message, Yang Muye began to endlessly reminisce about the WeChat voice messages from his previous life.

Unfortunately, there isn't even mobile WiFi available yet; carriers won't be able to gradually open it up until next year.

As for WeChat—

Its surname was Ma in its past life, but it's Yang in this life!
Do you know what my mother went to Yanjing for?

"How could I dare to ask?" Liu Qing replied with a pitiful emoji.

Yang Muye frowned, considering whether he should call Gao Yunyue to ask.

At this moment, Liu Qing sent another message.

"Don't worry, I will communicate with Senior Yang Tao in advance before President Gao arrives, and I will inform her immediately if there is any news."

In other words, this means that your mother won't find out about your secret affair.

After Liu Qing's reminder, Yang Muyi immediately realized that if he called Gao Yunyue directly now, he would appear to be "guilty-minded".

After a few seconds of consideration, Yang Muye picked up his phone and found Xu Hongdou's name in his contacts.

The call was answered after only one ring.

The speed was so fast that Yang Muyi couldn't help but wonder if Xu Hongdou had been waiting for his call.

"What?" Xu Hongdou's cool voice rang out from the other end of the phone.

Have you spoken to my mother on the phone or chatted with her online recently?

Xu Hongdou was stunned for a moment.

Could I be... being monitored?
Standing on the balcony, she glanced back at the dormitory without making a sound.

Xia Qing was reading intently, while Chen Nanxing was listening to an MP3 player with headphones on. Yang Zixi... hadn't returned from shopping yet.

I had just finished chatting with Gao Yunyue about this on QQ, and my roommates were unaware of it.

After ruling out the possibility that my roommate snitched, there are only two possibilities left.

Either Yang Muye was remotely monitoring my computer, or it was just a coincidence.

Xu Hongdou was more inclined towards the latter.

It wasn't just her trust in Yang Muye's character that made her realize that he would never use technology to infringe on other people's privacy.

“I just finished chatting with Aunt Gao on QQ.”

"Here's a little-known fact: I've never added my mom on QQ."

Do you want to add it now?

"Compared to that, I'm more interested in what you and she talk about on QQ?"

What else can we talk about?
Of course, we're talking about you.

Xu Hongdou silently replied in her heart.

"Aunt Gao is coming to Yanjing in a couple of days and might stay for a while. You already know that, right?"

"I just found out, that's why I called you... It seems you know more than I do."

"Are you jealous? Why don't you add Aunt Gao on QQ?"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just genuinely curious. Could you do me a favor?"

"Don't be so mushy, okay? Aunt Gao was just talking to me about how your father came to Shanghai to look for you a couple of days ago."

"You know it all?"

“If you mean you refused to inherit your father’s business and chose a trust fund instead, Aunt Gao did tell me that.”

"What else did she tell you?"

"She said she didn't raise you, her son, in vain."

"That's it?"

"Otherwise what? Oh, right, Aunt Gao also asked me about my future career development plans. If I'm willing, she can arrange for me to do an internship nearby starting in my junior year."

"Are we getting our relationship backwards? You seem more like my mom's biological child."

"Get lost!" Xu Hongdou spat out irritably.

Yang Muye stopped joking.

"So what do you mean by arranging your internship nearby?"

Xu Hongdou deliberately feigned a surprised tone.

"Don't you know yet?"

"Xu Hongdou, that's going too far!"

If I knew, why would I call you?
Xu Hongdou covered her mouth and burst out laughing.

"Alright, I won't keep you in suspense any longer. Aunt Gao praised you a lot, and said that even as your mother, she can't hold you back... She's currently negotiating with the investors of Fairfield Inn, and who knows, starting next year, Fairfield Inn might be your family's property."

Is Gao Yunyue going to buy Fairfield by Marriott?

This news truly surprised Yang Muye.

Before she could react, Xu Hongdou's voice continued to come through the microphone.

"Aunt Gao said that she plans to integrate the Bawangchaji and Youfeng Xiaoyuan homestay projects in your hands into the group, and the ultimate goal is to take over the high-end hotel project of Jingyan Group in Yunmiao Village."

Yang Muyi was completely numb after hearing the whole thing.

Playing such a big game?

However, Yang Muyi quickly realized Gao Yunyue's good intentions.

This is because she's afraid that once she becomes independent, she won't even care about the family business she owns, so she's tying herself to her business in advance.

It just so happens that Penghao Group, under Gao Yunyue's name, is involved in hotel and catering, which complements the two projects, Bawang Chaji and Youfeng Xiaoyuan.

By spinning off these two projects, Yang Muye can also focus more on the internet industry.

It has to be said that Gao Yunyue really put her heart into this.

Even Xu Hongdou noticed this and joked with Yang Muyi on the phone: "Now it's obvious who Aunt Gao's biological daughter is, isn't it?"

"What, are you jealous?"

Xu Hongdou blushed: "We're just stating the facts. Who's jealous of you?"

"Okay, then I'll call my mom and ask her why you're so close to her. I didn't even know that before I told you."

Xu Hongdou immediately became anxious.

"If you dare to hit me, I won't say anything to you next time!"

"Alright, I was just kidding. I'll call my mom and ask her how she plans to acquire Fairfield Inn, okay?"

"You care that much about Fairfield by Marriott?"

"Of course, I paid for a year's room there, so I'm practically a VIP customer of the hotel. It's not unreasonable for me to care about something as big as the hotel changing hands, is it?"

"That's true. I've heard of people becoming shareholders by investing in stocks, but this is the first time I've heard of someone becoming the owner of a hotel by staying there."

"Haha, didn't expect that, did you? I didn't expect it either."

"Alright, go call Aunt Gao now, I'm hanging up."

After saying goodbye, Xu Hongdou hung up the phone.

As he put down his phone, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes.

Who is actually at Fairfield by Marriott?

They all went to Shanghai as exchange students, but they're still holding onto their suites here and refusing to give them up.

After sitting down at her desk on the lower bunk, Xu Hongdou thought for a moment and then began typing on the keyboard.

On the computer screen, the QQ chat window with Gao Yunyue was still open.

"Aunt Gao, if Penghao Group's acquisition is successful this time, can you arrange for me to intern at Fairfield by Marriott next summer?"

Shenzhen.

Sitting in front of her computer in the study, Gao Yunyue held her buzzing phone while looking at the message from Xu Hongdou on the computer screen, a thoughtful expression on her face.

For the first time ever, her son called her, and Xu Hongdou happened to send him a message at that moment.

Gao Yunyue would believe it if you told her that the two had made an appointment.

Gao Yunyue answered the call, put the phone on speakerphone, placed it aside, and began typing on the keyboard.

"Ono, why are you calling me all of a sudden?"

"Mom, are you still at get off work?"

"I'm already home and handling some official business in my study."

"Liu Qing just texted me saying you need to go to Yanjing."

"Yes, to take care of some official business."

"Acquiring Fairfield Inn?"

Gao Yunyue paused for a moment while typing.

"Did Hongdou tell you that?"

"Yes, we just spoke on the phone."

"That's quite a coincidence. I was chatting with her just now, and she said she wants to intern at Fairfield by Marriott next summer. What do you think I should say to her?"

"is it?"

Yang Muye's tone carried a hint of surprise.

"Didn't she tell you?"

"She didn't say, but Mother, you should just agree to her request."

Have you decided what internship position to arrange for her?

Without hesitation, Yang Muye replied on the other end of the phone, "I've made up my mind. I'll make her my personal guest room butler, the kind who's available 24/7."

(End of this chapter)