It was the Water Restaurant's third day in business, and it was also the weekend.
The black Bentley Bentayga had barely turned onto the provincial highway leading to Chen Family Village when Chen Lin was stunned by the sight before him.
The newly built Ecological Parking Lot stretched three kilometers along both sides of the highway, and more than half of it was occupied. There were over two thousand spaces there.
Chen Lin swept his gaze across it and made a rough estimate. Less than half the spaces remained empty. The parking lot inside the village, which could hold over three hundred cars, was probably already full as well.
That meant at least four or five thousand tourists had come to the Resort that day.
Uniformed staff stood at intervals along the road into the village, guiding traffic along in an orderly flow. There were no traffic jams or improperly parked cars at all.
Chen Lin drove back to the Farmhouse Courtyard. Along the way, staff and villagers kept greeting him warmly.
"Boss Chen's back!"
"Xiao Lin, you've gotten even more handsome!"
The black Bentley Bentayga stood out so much in the village that it was impossible to go unnoticed.
Chen Lin rolled down his window and responded to each greeting with a smile.
A drive that should have taken two minutes ended up taking ten.
The Farmhouse Courtyard had now been cleaned from top to bottom.
After the Water Restaurant opened, all the restaurant-related equipment had been moved out of the courtyard, restoring its former peace and quiet.
Chen Lin walked into the backyard, lay down on the reclining chair beneath the osmanthus tree, and closed his eyes.
Sunlight filtered through the gaps between the leaves, casting dappled patterns of light and shadow.
A faint fragrance of osmanthus and