I Already Took My Pants Off, and This Is What You Show Me?

The aunties usually did landscaping work for a contractor in the village.

They left home around four every morning and returned at six or seven in the evening.

They worked themselves to the bone for just seventy or eighty yuan a day.

And they weren't guaranteed work every day of the month, either.

On average, earning 2,000 yuan a month was considered pretty good.

Insurance? That was definitely out of the question.

A monthly salary of 3,000 yuan plus insurance at the Fortunate Inn was very attractive to them.

Before long, Lin Zhe had signed a copy of his drafted employment contract with each of the aunties, complete with stamps and thumbprints.

Just like that, the Fortunate Inn gained five more employees.

Including Lin Zhe himself, they now had eight people, more than when business had been at its best under his parents.

That counted as a pretty significant step forward in the Fortunate Inn's history!

The aunties started work as soon as they signed their contracts.

Lin Zhe assigned three of them to help Lin Xiaomeng in the kitchen.

The remaining two joined Hu Ting in housekeeping, mainly handling simple jobs such as cleaning.

With more employees under him, Lin Zhe finally felt like a proper boss instead of a commander without an army.

[Congratulations on completing the [Recruiting the Troops] mission. Your reward is being issued...]

The instant he finished assigning their work, the check-in panel popped up automatically with a notification.

Immediately afterward, Lin Zhe felt the phone in his trouser pocket vibrate, and his heart gave a little jump along with it.

If nothing unexpected happened...

Lin Zhe swallowed nervously and quickly pulled out his phone to check.

[Mama Station]: Pickup code: 2-3-330.

Your STO Express parcel has arrived at the parcel shop at the entrance to Lin Family Village. For inquiries, call 173XXXXXXX.

"Fuck, something unexpected really did happen..."

Seeing that it was a delivery text, Lin Zhe was sorely disappointed.

His mood was exactly like that line people often used online:

I already took my pants off, and this is what you show me?

Bzzz~

His phone vibrated again with another message.

[Jiebei]: Due to your good credit, your credit limit has been increased to 200000. You can adjust it under [Jiebei - Credit Limit Management].

"Shit, don't tell me the 200,000 mission reward was this Jiebei credit limit!"

Seeing his Jiebei limit suddenly rise to 200,000, Lin Zhe's vision darkened, and he nearly lost his footing.

[Industrial and Commercial Bank: Your savings card ending in XXX has received a transfer of 200,000 yuan from account XX. Your current balance is 202333.90 yuan.]

On the third try, he finally saw the reward arrive. Lin Zhe threaded his belt back through his trousers after already taking it off to tie to a ceiling beam.

That was way too fucking exciting. Even receiving money had to come with this many twists and turns!

"Two hundred thousand! I've got six figures in savings now!"

This was the most cash he had ever had in his account since opening it.

It was also the largest sum he had received at once since a driver had hit him and broken his leg in his second year of high school, paying him 20,000 yuan in compensation.

"With this money, Mom and Dad's medical bills are definitely covered. Now I just need to work hard and earn next year's rent for the inn!"

With an extra 200,000 yuan suddenly in his account, Lin Zhe felt his heart lighten, and much of the pressure on him vanished.

He stayed in the room for another ten minutes or so to calm himself down before leaving the office and heading to the lobby.

Hu Ting was checking in two guests. She had only officially started work an hour or so earlier, but she could already handle check-ins smoothly.

The two aunties assigned to guest services weren't idle, either. Without waiting for instructions from Lin Zhe, they had already gone outside to tidy up the courtyard.

Overall, Lin Zhe was very satisfied with the three new guest services employees.

He raised his wrist to check his watch. It was already eleven twenty, almost time for lunch.

Clatter, clatter, clatter-!

Footsteps rang out. Lin Zhe looked up and saw the two girls he had checked in earlier coming downstairs together.

The two of them had already been staying here for several days.

Although Lin Zhe had never asked their names, he had learned from the way they addressed each other that one was Huanhuan and the other was Li Li. They were best friends.

"Oh! Boss, you're here! It's lunchtime, right? Let's eat!"

"Yep, two portions each for me and Li Li~ We'll pay first, then head out for some fresh air and grab some milk tea."

As Du Huan spoke, she had already pulled out her phone to scan the payment code on the front desk, readily transferring 120 yuan.

Although the egg fried rice was priced at 29.9 yuan, customers paying by QR code generally rounded it up to thirty.

Everyone seemed too lazy to waste brain cells calculating the exact payment over a mere tenth of a yuan.

[WeChat payment received: 120 yuan!]

Hearing the payment speaker announce the amount, Lin Zhe's smile grew even brighter.

Wasn't that sound much sweeter than Shin holding an E6 for ten beats?

"Of course, ladies. Thanks for your business."

"Once the kitchen finishes cooking, I'll leave your food at the front desk. Just pick it up here when you get back."

Lin Zhe greeted them with a smile. He never held back his smiles around his lovely guests.

Li Li said with a smile, "Well, your egg fried rice is just that delicious. It's hard not to give you our business!"

"Boss, your egg fried rice is a stumbling block on my weight-loss journey. It's tripped me up two days in a row now~"

Du Huan rubbed her stomach. Her appetite had been so good these past two days that she had regained more than a kilo.

"Haha, you need a full stomach to have the energy to lose weight~"

"Besides, neither of you looks remotely fat to me! What do you think, Hu Ting?"

"Exactly! You two have such great figures. I'm honestly jealous."

The way Lin Zhe and Hu Ting played off each other made them look just like sales assistants recommending clothes to customers.

Li Li and Huanhuan glanced at Hu Ting's bust, which threatened to pop the buttons off her blouse. They were far more jealous of her!

After chatting a little longer, Li Li and Huanhuan waved goodbye to Lin Zhe and Hu Ting, then headed out hand in hand, laughing and talking.

"Bye, boss! Hope your egg fried rice keeps selling like hotcakes~"

"See you later."

Watching how close Li Li and Huanhuan were made Lin Zhe think of his good buddy Dan Teng.

Imagine me and Fatty holding hands...

"Urgh~ That's fucking disgusting."

"Shit... I forgot Fatty wanted the food delivered before twelve!"

Taoists emphasized healthy living and refrained from eating after noon, so the priests generally finished their meals before twelve.

At that thought, Lin Zhe hurried toward the rear courtyard.

By the time he passed through the little bamboo grove and reached the rear courtyard, he could hear rice sizzling in the kitchen, accompanied by the crisp clang of a ladle striking the bottom of a wok.

The rich aroma of egg fried rice filled the entire rear courtyard.

Even the free-range chickens in the bamboo grove had lost interest in pecking at bugs.

Every one of them stood rooted to the spot, gazing longingly toward the kitchen.