Chen Lin had just sat down on a stone stool in the courtyard and had yet to brew a pot of tea when Su Mei strode in on her high heels.
Her face shone with barely contained excitement and brisk confidence. With a thick folder in hand, she radiated the commanding presence of a professional manager.
"Boss Chen, you're finally back!" Su Mei's eyes lit up at the sight of him, and she hurried over.
"Have a seat, Manager Su." Chen Lin smiled and pointed to the stone stool opposite him. "You look positively glowing. Have you got good news for me?"
"It's all good news!" Su Mei set the folder on the stone table, her voice brimming with excitement.
"First, the Water Restaurant's interior renovations are complete. Starting today, the kitchen equipment, tables, and tableware will arrive in batches. Uncle Chen asked Blind Chen from the village to choose an auspicious opening date. It's three days from now!"
Chen Lin nodded in satisfaction. Things were moving even faster than he had expected.
Su Mei opened the folder, pointed to a page of staffing figures, and continued, "Next is staffing. I've coordinated with Secretary Chen in the village. Apart from our original Farmhouse Courtyard staff, more than a hundred and eighty people across Chen Family Village have now explicitly said they want to join our Resort! That will bring our total workforce to over three hundred! Most are young and middle-aged villagers who used to work elsewhere and have now quit their jobs to return home. They've brought their wives and children back with them, too!"
"Our Resort now receives a steady average of around two thousand visitors a day, and on weekends, that can exceed three thousand! Our current staff have been struggling to keep up. Once these new