[This Week's Check-In Location: Penguin Offering a Peach!]

Once Hu Ting finished telling the legend, the Peach-Tasting Chat Gathering officially came to an end.

"By the way, boss, where did you buy these peaches? They're pretty tasty."

"My grandma loves this kind of fuzzy peach. I'd like to buy some to take home for her."

The speaker was a man who looked to be in his thirties, with an honest, down-to-earth face.

He was a devoted grandson. Even while enjoying some delicious peaches, he hadn't forgotten to buy some for his grandma.

"There's a produce market outside the scenic area. They sell them over at Old Li's Grain and Oil Shop. If it's inconvenient for you to go there, I can call and order some for you."

"Sister Li from the grain and oil shop delivers to our inn every day. She can bring them over for you tomorrow morning."

It was a simple favor, and Lin Zhe wouldn't refuse just because there was no profit in it. All it would take was a phone call.

It would make things easier for an inn guest and bring Sister Li a few more sales. One phone call could help two people.

"Really? That's wonderful! Thank you so much, boss! You're such a good guy! I'll take twenty jin! Please get me twenty jin!"

"How much is it altogether? I'll transfer the money to you now."

The man wanted to order twenty jin without even asking the price. He clearly loved the taste of these peaches.

Before he had even finished speaking, he had pulled his phone from his pocket, ready to transfer the money to Lin Zhe.

Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Lin Zhe said, "Hold on, don't rush to pay. Let me call and check how much these peaches cost per jin..."

"Ahem, boss, I just remembered something urgent I need to tell you first."

Just as Lin Zhe finished speaking, Hu Ting, who had already returned to her post at the reception desk, gave two soft coughs and beckoned him over.

"Give me a moment. I'll go see what she needs."

After excusing himself to the man, Lin Zhe walked over to the reception desk.

"Boss..."

Hu Ting leaned forward, squeezing her enormous breasts together into a deep cleavage. Bringing her mouth close to Lin Zhe's ear, she whispered:

"Boss, I heard from Sister Li that the retail price for these peaches is three yuan fifty per jin.

All the local fuzzy peaches on the market now go for that price, but she can give us a wholesale price of two yuan fifty."

After hearing Hu Ting's words, Lin Zhe instantly understood why she had told him this in secret. There was money to be made.

With a profit of one yuan per jin, selling a few hundred jin a day would bring in a respectable sum. Even small gains added up.

Besides, this was a scenic area. Whether it was food, drinks, everyday necessities, or entertainment, everything cost more than it did outside!

Selling these peaches at the outside market price would already be very fair.

He could even charge more if he set his conscience aside, but there was no need.

The Fortunate Inn's good reputation had only just begun to spread. There was no reason to ruin it over such a tiny profit and get branded a crooked business or a rip-off establishment.

Hu Ting whispered into Lin Zhe's ear, "If other guests want to buy peaches, how much should we charge?"

After a moment's thought, Lin Zhe said, "Just charge the outside market price. We're not looking to make much money from these peaches. Think of it as helping Sister Li boost her sales."

"Okay, boss. Got it."

Only after finishing her sentence did Hu Ting straighten up, her compressed, misshapen breasts springing back into their original shape.

Lin Zhe went straight over and quoted the man a price of three yuan fifty per jin, which came as something of a surprise to him.

He had assumed everything sold in a scenic area would be expensive. He never expected the price to be the same as outside.

He promptly transferred seventy yuan to Lin Zhe, ordering twenty jin to collect when he checked out the next morning.

With the transaction complete, the man went out to wander around the scenic area.

Lin Zhe had Hu Ting call Sister Li to order twenty jin of peaches and ask her to bring them along with her delivery the next morning.

This transaction had also helped Lin Zhe discover another business opportunity.

Quite a few guests came and went from the Fortunate Inn every day. He could consider selling peaches on Sister Li's behalf.

Every jin sold would earn him one yuan. Selling a hundred jin a day would mean a hundred yuan.

That would come to three thousand yuan a month, enough to cover one employee's wages.

And selling them on her behalf wouldn't add any extra time or labor costs.

Hu Ting could easily handle it alongside her regular duties.

Putting his idea straight into action, Lin Zhe immediately had Hu Ting wash all the peaches in the box so guests could sample them.

Then he had her write the peach sale information and price on the little blackboard at the reception desk.

Sure enough, these affordable fuzzy peaches, priced the same as those sold outside, were a breath of fresh air amid all the overpriced goods in the scenic area.

From around two in the afternoon, when they put up the notice selling fuzzy peaches, until around five that evening, they actually received orders for over two hundred jin!

Neither Lin Zhe nor Hu Ting had expected sales like that.

Selling over two hundred jin meant earning over two hundred yuan. It was practically money for nothing!

At five thirty that evening, the Good Fortune Canteen officially began serving dinner, and business remained as brisk as it had been at lunchtime.

Once again, it had to close early because it ran out of eggs with attribute bonuses.

At around seven thirty, the women working in the kitchen finished cleaning up and had no choice but to clock out early.

Of course, the Fortunate Inn was an inn that cared, and Lin Zhe was a boss who cared too.

As long as employees at the Fortunate Inn had permission to leave early, neither their wages nor their perfect-attendance bonuses would be docked.

Lin Xiaomeng stayed at the inn until nine that evening, clocking out right on time. She cornered Lin Zhe and talked at length about various operational matters concerning the Good Fortune Canteen.

Only recently had Lin Zhe discovered that his Manager Lin was showing more and more potential to become a chatterbox!

At nine thirty that evening.

Since every guest room in the inn was booked, Lin Zhe had no choice but to make do with spending the night in the office.

He hunkered down with a copy of Homestay Management and Operations and slogged through it until eleven fifty-six.

Lin Zhe felt as though his brain was about to harden into a block of concrete.

As he read, his mind would suddenly go completely blank.

Forget it. I'm done reading. I'll get back to the grind tomorrow...

He casually put the book on the desk and raised his wrist to check the time.

Seeing that next week's check-in location would refresh in just four minutes, Lin Zhe suddenly didn't feel sleepy anymore.

He kept his eyes fixed on the changing seconds on his watch. Those four minutes seemed to stretch on forever.

Finally, when all six digits on the watch face showed zero, the check-in panel flashed into view right on time.

The check-in panel contained only one notification: [This Week's Check-In Location: Penguin Offering a Peach!]

"Penguin Offering a Peach? Seriously? What a coincidence!"

Seeing this week's check-in location, Lin Zhe was excited, but also didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

During the day, he had eaten peaches, sold peaches, and listened to Hu Ting tell the legend of "Penguin Offering a Peach."

Now the check-in panel had refreshed next week's check-in location, and it was "Penguin Offering a Peach" too!

Was it a coincidence? Or was there some pattern to it?

Could the reward for this check-in be peaches with attribute bonuses?