Chapter 143: Checking Into a Grand Hotel

Chapter 143: Moving into the Grand Hotel

When Ruan Qingshuang saw Xu Yun and Tang Jiu appear together, a faint ripple of complicated emotions stirred in her heart, though she kept her expression entirely calm and natural.

"Shuang Jie, we won't do anything else today. Go upstairs and pack your things first. Later, when Shanzi and the others arrive, we'll move," Xu Yun said casually, leaving Ruan Qingshuang completely baffled.

"Move? Move where?" Ruan Qingshuang looked at Xu Yun with wide-eyed astonishment. "Xu Yun, I don't understand what you mean."

Tang Jiu smiled slightly and directly explained, "Qingshuang Jie, naturally we're moving to the Hedong International Hotel. Didn't we already agree on this last night? I've already had people handle everything. We're just waiting for your signature, and from now on, you will be the legal representative of the Hedong International Hotel."

"Me?" Ruan Qingshuang wore a look of utter disbelief and let out a bitter laugh. "Please, stop joking around. Guoguo was just being a child yesterday, Xiao Jiu, please don't take it seriously. There's no way I can accept that hotel. We aren't talking about some trinket here—it's worth a hundred million! How could I possibly just accept something like that? Xu Yun, tell Tang Jiu Miss that this isn't something to joke about."

Seeing how dead serious Ruan Qingshuang was, Xu Yun couldn't help but laugh. "Shuang Jie, haven't you always wanted to expand the medicinal cuisine restaurant? This is the perfect opportunity."

Ruan Qingshuang stared in disbelief. "Xu Yun, what kind of joke are you playing! How could you dare accept something worth a hundred million?"

"Qingshuang Jie, Xu Yun isn't joking. He means it," Tang Jiu reiterated. "Everything he said is true. From now on, the medicinal cuisine restaurant will be located right there."

Ruan Qingshuang simply stared at Xu Yun, still finding it hard to believe. It wasn't until that afternoon, when the name of the legal owner of the grand hotel was completely and firmly changed to Ruan Qingshuang, that the realization finally dawned on her: this wasn't a dream.

Throughout the afternoon, things progressed with remarkable smoothness. Ruan Qingshuang thus dazedly became the big boss of the Hedong International Hotel, still bewildered as to how she had suddenly transformed into a woman worth over a hundred million.

The entire afternoon, Ruan Qingshuang spent running errands and handling paperwork alongside Xu Yun and Tang Jiu. All the matters at the original restaurant were left entirely to Liang Shan and Dan Jiahao, while Qiangzi and the Three Tigers of South City rushed over to help as soon as they heard the news. For the entire day, everyone was essentially revolving around the big move into the grand hotel.

"Bro, stop looking down on me from now on. I'm about to become the big boss of the entire security department at a grand hotel," Dan Jiahao proclaimed loftily to his biological older brother, Dan Hongning.

Dan Hongning rolled his eyes in disdain. "Cut the act in front of me. What? Hanging out with Brother Yun for a few days has puffed you up to the heavens? Let me tell you, you're still far from it. Learn more from Brother Yun. With your level, you want to be the head of the security department? Who do you think you can fool?"

Dan Jiahao couldn't stand his brother's contempt. "Bro, you better believe it! This is already locked in. Once I officially take office later, don't go getting envious. Brother Yun values me as much as anyone can possibly be valued!"

Kong Zhong stepped forward and patted Dan Hongning on the shoulder. "Not bad, brother. Work hard, and sooner or later you'll be doing better than your older brother."

Lü Feng, never one to shy away from stirring up trouble, chimed in, "I think he's got more potential than his brother anyway. Hahaha, put in the effort, bring some honor to the Dan family, and let your brother know we're not pushovers. If you want to be a good head of security, you have to be able to fight. Go spar properly with Brother Yun."

"You two really love to watch the world burn," Dan Hongning said speechlessly.

Liang Shan chuckled. "You're the one who threw him to Brother Yun for discipline, so why are you complaining about trouble? Even though this brat can be a real punk, we actually quite like him. He's got grit—he's kept up with Brother Yun's orders to run dozens of kilometers every morning just to buy wolfberries. As an older brother, you should offer some proper praise."

Hearing this, Dan Jiahao beamed, flashing a brilliant smile at Liang Shan. "Shanzige, why do I love listening to you talk so much? If I were your younger brother, my life would definitely be happier than it is now."

"Go to hell! Brother really wasted all those fists fighting you when we were kids!" Dan Hongning was so angry he rolled his eyes.

"So what if we got into a few fights? Which older brother hasn't vented frustration for his younger brother? Do you have to keep bringing it up every day? That was years ago," Dan Jiahao retorted, showing not an ounce of gratitude.

Just as the group was chatting and bantering, Xu Yun returned from the Administration for Industry and Commerce with Ruan Qingshuang and Tang Jiu. Seeing them approach, everyone quickly stood up in the lobby and respectfully greeted them, "Brother Yun, Shuang Jie, you're back."

As for Tang Jiu, while they didn't quite know how to address her yet, they held the utmost respect for the wealthy young lady who had so generously given away a hundred-million-yuan hotel.

Noticing their amusing expressions, Tang Jiu flashed a radiant, mesmerizing smile and gave a wave of her petite hand. "Since you all call him Brother Yun, you might as well call me Sister-in-law."

Holy crap! Sister-in-law?! The eyes of the Three Tigers of South City popped wide open. Brother Yun truly lived up to his name; he really had extraordinary skills. Whether dealing with men or women, how could he always command such admiration? In the blink of an eye, he had reeled in such a high-class beauty, complete with an entire grand hotel attached as a bonus—what an incredible deal! The best part was that Shuang Jie didn't look displeased at all, as if she had tacitly accepted it.

For a man to reach this level was truly admirable. Now that was what you called awesome!

Having a few women around wasn't that big a deal, but being able to make multiple women peacefully live alongside you under the same roof—that was fierce!

"Is everything packed?" Xu Yun didn't offer any explanations to them and went straight to business. "Don't just stand around here. Nobody leaves tonight. Shuang Jie is playing host to thank you all."

Qiangzi quickly chimed in, "Brother, why are you being so polite with us? Isn't all this just what we should be doing?"

"Shanzi, you look after the arrangements. Everything in the kitchen is handed over to you," Xu Yun instructed. "Keep the qualified chefs, and kick the unqualified ones straight out the door. We are a legitimate medicinal cuisine grand hotel now, not some shoddy knock-off like before."

Liang Shan immediately nodded. "Understood!"

Xu Yun then turned to Lü Wenyi. "Wenyi, you've met the service staff, right? Make the terms clear. Those willing to stay can work hard; those unwilling can leave. Give them a thorough training session tonight."

"Okay, Brother Yun," Lü Wenyi nodded as well.

Lü Feng thought to himself that it seemed his younger sister following Xu Yun was turning out much better than studying for any civil service exam. How long had she even been working? When he asked her earlier, she mentioned her basic salary had already been raised to six thousand. With bonuses and incentives added over the year, she'd probably make at least over a hundred thousand! Civil servants in a small place like Hedong only made a little over two thousand a month.

Suddenly remembering that two people still knew nothing about today's events, Ruan Qingshuang checked the time and figured Guoguo's school day must have ended. She quickly said to Xu Yun, "Quickly call Qiu Yan and tell them to come straight here. There's nobody left at the old shop anyway."

...

After school, Guoguo, as usual, rode back in Su Xiaoran's car alongside Qiu Yan. Seeing the gates of the medicinal cuisine restaurant tightly shut, she immediately realized there must be some great news today. "They moved so fast, it really exceeded my expectations."

Qiu Yan frowned. "Moved where?"

"To the grand hotel, of course," Guoguo said with a straight face. "I never expected Sister Xiao Jiu to be so efficient. Nobody even bothered to call us, making us run a wasted trip. If I'd known, we would have gone straight to the grand hotel after school."

"Shuang Jie and Xu Yun went out to eat?" Su Xiaoran asked doubtfully.

"No, Teacher Su, we aren't running the shop here anymore," Guoguo declared earnestly. "My Sister Xiao Jiu bought the Hedong International Hotel and gave it to me. From now on, Dad is going to let his subordinates manage the restaurant while we run the grand hotel directly. I've already thought about it—'International Hotel' sounds too cliché, so I'm going to rename it the 'Hedong Medicinal Cuisine Grand Hotel.' It has much more personality."

Su Xiaoran was left blinking in utter bewilderment. *Your sister is so absurdly rich!* Still, she glanced at Qiu Yan. "Is what Guoguo said true...?"

Qiu Yan shook her head, then nodded, uttering just three words: "Maybe."

As the sound of her voice faded, Xu Yun's phone call came through. "I forgot to notify you. Head straight to the grand hotel to gather tonight; we aren't going back to the old place. Your and Guoguo's rooms are already all set up. Oh, and bring Teacher Su along so we can all have dinner together. We aren't picking any special dates—let's just consider today our grand opening."

"Okay, I know," Qiu Yan hung up. Since the ringtone on her phone was quite loud, the other two in the car had certainly heard it, so she didn't need to repeat herself.

Guoguo was beyond excited. Her previous guess had now been confirmed. "Teacher Su, let's go. Come eat with us; you heard it yourself, my dad invited you."

"Uh, thank you for the kind offer, Guoguo, but I won't go," Su Xiaoran declined. She knew that the "Sister Xiao Jiu" who bought the hotel must be the same young woman from that morning. Since Xu Yun already had a girlfriend, she didn't want to let herself get any deeper into it.

"Why?" Guoguo's eyes darted slyly. "Teacher Su, why are you being so polite with Guoguo?"

Not having to invent an excuse, Su Xiaoran told the truth: "My parents are coming to Hedong to see me tonight, so I need to go home and keep them company. I really can't accompany Guoguo. How about this, I'll drop you two off there, shall I?"

Qiu Yan immediately opened the car door and said to Su Xiaoran, "Teacher Su, I'm so sorry. We didn't know you had plans tonight, yet we still troubled you to drive us back. We can just hail a taxi ourselves, no need to put you out."

At this moment, Guoguo showed rare thoughtfulness. "Teacher Su, why don't you just invite your mom and dad along? It'll be even livelier!"

"Next time, haha," Su Xiaoran smiled.

Seeing that Su Xiaoran truly had no intention of going, Guoguo stopped pressing. "Alright then, goodbye, Teacher Su! If you have time tomorrow, you must bring your mom and dad over to our place to eat medicinal cuisine! Both Guoguo and Mom will be very happy."

"Mm-hmm, I definitely will," Su Xiaoran agreed with a smile.

Afterward, the three parted ways. Su Xiaoran headed straight home, while Qiu Yan took Guoguo and hailed a taxi to the Hedong International Hotel. Qian Feng and Fan Shuang'er, who had been secretly protecting Guoguo according to Xu Yun's wishes all day, also hopped into a taxi and followed behind.

Naturally, Qiu Yan had sensed those two long ago. Knowing that Xu Yun did it for Guoguo's safety, she chose to say nothing.