Recaps

Lin Zhe ate breakfast, ordered food for Lin Xiaomeng, and climbed Mount Sanqing to check in at Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon. There, he ran into Jiang Yining and her would-be suitor; Jiang Yining stayed to talk with Lin Zhe while he remained at the viewpoint to complete his check-in.

• Lin Zhe learned that Lin Xiaomeng was taking the day off and ordered her a variety of breakfast foods through Some Group's delivery service.
• Lin Zhe planned ways to spend the Love Fund balance on Lin Xiaomeng, then ate Soul-Seducing Fried Rice Noodles and prepared to visit Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon.
• Lin Zhe hiked for over forty minutes to the attraction's viewing spot, where Jiang Yining greeted him while coming down the mountain with a young man.
• Lin Zhe chatted with Jiang Yining, who ignored the young man's attempts to get her attention and turned down Lin Zhe's invitation to head down together.
• Jiang Yining sent the young man down the mountain and stayed beside Lin Zhe, hinting that she preferred a mature, tall, clear-skinned partner.

Lin Zhe entertained Jiang Yining and nearby tourists with a humorous version of the legend of Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon while waiting for his check-in to succeed. Jiang Yining filmed him, and Wang Qinghui, the Mount Sanqing Scenic Area Administrative Committee director, approved of Lin Zhe’s storytelling style.

• Lin Zhe told Jiang Yining that he often visited Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon when he was in a bad mood, then began recounting a comic tale about Lü Dongbin.
• Nearby tourists gathered to listen as Lin Zhe joked about Lü Dongbin’s repeated failures at the imperial exams and invited them to treat his story as entertainment.
• Jiang Yining asked to film Lin Zhe’s performance for her account, and Lin Zhe agreed in exchange for promotion of the Fortunate Inn.
• Zhang Min recognized Lin Zhe and introduced him to Wang Qinghui, who praised Lin Zhe’s engaging commentary as more enjoyable than standard tour-guide explanations.
• Lin Zhe continued his tale with jokes about exam confidence and lottery tickets, then worked the Fortunate Inn into the story as Lü Dongbin’s place to await his results.

Lin Zhe entertained tourists on Mount Sanqing with a humorous retelling of Lü Dongbin’s enlightenment, then checked in at Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon and received a Yellow Millet Pillow. Back at the inn, he discovered the pillow boosted sleep and sweet dreams and lay down to test it.

• Lin Zhe drew a crowd by telling the story of how Han Zhongli used the Yellow Millet Pillow to guide Old Lü through a dream and the Ten Trials of Dongbin.
• Wang Qinghui praised Lin Zhe’s storytelling and told Zhang Min she planned to visit the Fortunate Inn.
• Lin Zhe successfully checked in at Old Daoist Worshipping the Moon and received 100 Yellow Millet Pillows in his Virtual Warehouse.
• Lin Zhe and Jiang Yining went down the mountain together, then parted at the inn.
• Lin Zhe retrieved a Yellow Millet Pillow, saw that it granted Sleep +3 and sweet dreams +3, and lay down to test it.

Lin Zhe discovered that the Golden Millet Pillow made him fall asleep almost immediately, while Lin Guoxia brought fruit and milk from her brother’s family to Qiao Bin. After tasting Lin Zhe’s Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums, the couple marveled at their flavor and price, and Qiao Bin began hoping Lin Zhe’s success would let them recover the hundred thousand yuan they had lent.

• Lin Zhe rested his head on the Golden Millet Pillow and fell asleep in under a minute.
• Lin Guoxia arrived home with fruit and Chunzhen Milk from her brother’s family and told Qiao Bin that Lin Zhe’s inn and fruit businesses were thriving.
• Qiao Bin worried that the hundred thousand yuan he and Lin Guoxia had lent might never be repaid, then tasted a Fortune-Blessed Peach Plum and loved it.
• Qiao Bin and Lin Guoxia ate the plums together and learned their wholesale price was thirty-eight yuan per jin.
• Lin Guoxia told Qiao Bin that Lin Zhe had a beautiful girlfriend and planned to bring her over for dinner, then went to rest before their market trip.

Lin Zhe discovered that the Yellow Millet Pillow had given him exceptionally restorative sleep, then accepted a Main Quest to upgrade the Fortunate Inn and earn 100 positive reviews. After unlocking the Hiring feature but finding its first worker too expensive, he drove to Rao City to meet Lin Xiaomeng and stopped at a flower shop.

• Lin Zhe woke after sleeping for hours on the Yellow Millet Pillow and saw that his watch recorded a perfect sleep score with over five hours of deep sleep.
• Lin Zhe concluded that the Yellow Millet Pillow could cure his insomnia and decided to test it again that night.
• Lin Zhe accepted the [Strive for Perfection] Main Quest, which required 100 positive reviews for rooms priced at least 1,314 yuan and unlocked the [Hiring] feature.
• Lin Zhe found that recruiting a renovation worker cost 10,000 gold coins, equivalent to 100,000 yuan, and chose to wait until he had spare money.
• Lin Zhe loaded fried rice and fruit into his car, drove to Rao City, and entered a nearby flower shop, where the owner was immediately attracted to him.

Lin Zhe bought Lin Xiaomeng roses, then learned Quan Shitao had insulted them behind their backs and exposed his engagement to Number Twelve. After confronting Quan Shitao at a tobacco and liquor shop, Lin Zhe bought lavish gifts for his youngest aunt, leaving Quan Shitao embarrassed as they prepared to visit their relatives.

• Lin Zhe surprised Lin Xiaomeng with ninety-nine roses, and the two spent time together before leaving the hotel.
• Fatty told Lin Zhe that Quan Shitao had mocked him and called Lin Xiaomeng an escort; Lin Zhe revealed that Number Twelve was Quan Shitao's fiancée.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng arrived at a tobacco and liquor shop near his youngest aunt's home and unexpectedly met Quan Shitao and Ma Mengjiao.
• Lin Zhe called Quan Shitao “Puppy” and said he and Lin Xiaomeng were visiting his aunt, then ordered a case of Moutai and two cartons of expensive cigarettes.
• Ma Mengjiao compared Lin Zhe's generosity with Quan Shitao's, while Quan Shitao grew visibly embarrassed.

Lin Zhe visited his aunt and uncle with Lin Xiaomeng, claiming she had bought him his new Yangwang U8. His relatives and neighbors gathered outside, where Quan Shitao heard the claim and was stunned by the contrast with his own relationship.

• Lin Zhe left the shop after needling Quan Shitao, who bought another case of Moutai and two cartons of Golden Leaf cigarettes for Ma Mengjiao’s parents.
• Lin Zhe asked Lin Xiaomeng to tell his relatives that she had bought him the Yangwang U8, and she agreed.
• Lin Guoxia and Qiao Bin met their neighbors Ma Guobao and Xu Fengfeng, who boasted about their daughter Ma Mengjiao’s upcoming wedding and generous future son-in-law.
• The two couples went downstairs and met Lin Zhe, Lin Xiaomeng, Ma Mengjiao, and Quan Shitao beside their cars.
• Lin Zhe introduced Lin Xiaomeng as his girlfriend and said she had bought him the Yangwang U8, leaving Quan Shitao and Lin Zhe’s aunt and uncle astonished.
• As Lin Zhe and his aunt and uncle approached the U8’s trunk, the BMW’s trunk opened to reveal Quan Shitao’s case of Feitian Moutai.

Lin Zhe visited his aunt Lin Guoxia and uncle Qiao Bin with Lin Xiaomeng, bringing a carload of gifts that impressed their neighbors and left the family touched. After introducing Xiaomeng as his girlfriend and sharing a celebratory meal, he told them he had come to repay the money his parents had borrowed.

• Ma Mengjiao hurried her family upstairs after seeing Lin Zhe's Yangwang U8 and gifts, while Lin Zhe began unloading his car for Lin Guoxia and Qiao Bin.
• Lin Zhe gave his aunt and uncle fruit, meat, durian, cigarettes, and a case of Moutai, impressing the neighbors and making Qiao Bin proud.
• Lin Guoxia and Qiao Bin welcomed Lin Xiaomeng and Lin Zhe into their home, served a lavish meal, and toasted the couple's happiness together.
• Lin Zhe reflected that he intended to marry Lin Xiaomeng and had come both to introduce her and repay his aunt and uncle.
• After the meal began, Lin Zhe told Lin Guoxia and Qiao Bin that he had enough money to repay the hundred thousand yuan his parents had borrowed.

Lin Zhe repaid his aunt Lin Guoxia and uncle Qiao Bin, then shared a romantic drive back to Yu County with his new girlfriend Lin Xiaomeng. The chapter ended with them arriving at the Xinyuan guesthouse late at night, both aware of Lin Zhe’s intentions.

• Lin Zhe transferred Lin Guoxia the 100,000 yuan his parents had borrowed, and Qiao Bin celebrated the repayment and the gifts Lin Zhe had brought.
• Qiao Bin persuaded Lin Guoxia to let him buy a new car, and she agreed to transfer him the money for it.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng drove back together, talked about her happiness and dreams, and Lin Zhe received 5,200 yuan after their relationship deepened.
• At 11:11 p.m., Lin Zhe parked outside the Xinyuan guesthouse, and Lin Xiaomeng shyly linked her arm through his.

Lin Zhe used a Yellow Millet Pillow to get a remarkably restorative night’s sleep, then earned money when Lin Xiaomeng woke happy beside him. After converting peaches at the warehouse, he shifted Lin Xiaomeng into a management role and spent the remaining Love Fund balance on gifts and supplies before they rode through Lin Family Village together.

• Lin Zhe put Yellow Millet Pillows beneath his and Lin Xiaomeng’s heads, and both slept soundly until his six o’clock alarm.
• Lin Zhe woke refreshed after less than four hours of sleep, and Lin Xiaomeng remembered a vivid dream of marrying him and raising twins.
• Lin Zhe drove Lin Xiaomeng home, converted Li Ying’s peaches at the warehouse, and later told Lin Xiaomeng to focus on kitchen management instead of cooking.
• Lin Zhe bought matching laptops for himself and Lin Xiaomeng, then used the remaining Love Fund balance on an electric scooter, a tricycle for Lin Xiaomeng’s grandmother, and groceries.
• Lin Zhe rode the tricycle while Lin Xiaomeng rode her new scooter through Lin Family Village, where the villagers saw how close they were.

Lin Zhe reassured Lin Xiaomeng about his spending by revealing that he had long been financially independent, and their relationship deepened as he met her grandmother. Back at the inn, he handled end-of-month business and used the virtual interface to print genuine purchase invoices for the Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums.

• Lin Xiaomeng worried that Lin Zhe had spent too much on her, so Lin Zhe claimed he had cashed out his bitcoin long ago and wanted to provide her with everything.
• Lin Xiaomeng accepted Lin Zhe's confession, and the virtual screen raised her feelings to Utterly Devoted and awarded him 131,400 yuan.
• Lin Zhe called Lin Xiaomeng Baby Lin, and they visited her grandmother and shared lunch at her home.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng returned to the inn, where Hu Ting and Sun Lina teased them about their relationship.
• Lin Zhe reviewed the inn's accounts and used the virtual interface to print genuine invoices listing the Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums' supplier and purchase price.
• Lin Zhe began preparing payroll for the inn's employees ahead of payday.

Lin Zhe began upgrading the inn’s premium guest rooms by shopping for better bedding with Lin Xiaomeng at a local factory. He chose eighteen sets of the factory’s most expensive linens and left Kang Ming to negotiate a price.

• Lin Zhe reviewed the quest to improve the guest rooms and decided to start with the six premium rooms, upgrading their soft furnishings first.
• Lin Zhe contacted Gao Zhijing through Li Ying and arranged to visit her bedding factory in Yu County with Lin Xiaomeng.
• At the factory, Lin Zhe and Kang Ming recognized each other as former university classmates, and Kang Ming realized Quan Shitao had lied about Lin Zhe’s car.
• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng browsed the warehouse, where Kang Ming showed them bedding options and the workers admired the couple.
• Lin Zhe chose eighteen four-piece sets priced at 2,698 yuan each, and Kang Ming called to ask about a discount.

Lin Zhe bought new linens for the Fortunate Inn and offered Sun Lina’s sister an accounting job after learning she had just resigned. He then learned that Jiang Yining, Li Li, and Du Huan planned to say goodbye, and arranged a farewell barbecue as he prepared to upgrade their rooms.

• Lin Zhe approved Kang Ming’s discounted quote and bought bedding for the inn’s boutique and standard rooms.
• Lin Zhe returned to the inn with Lin Xiaomeng, and Sun Lina teased them about being a couple.
• Lin Zhe offered Sun Lina’s sister Sun Lijing an accountant position with higher pay, and Sun Lina invited her to come for an interview.
• Hu Ting told Lin Zhe that Jiang Yining, Li Li, and Du Huan had come looking for him to say goodbye.
• Lin Zhe invited Hu Ting and Sun Lina to a backyard barbecue that evening to see his departing guests off.

Sun Lijing joined the Fortunate Inn as its finance specialist after meeting the handsome Lin Zhe, then learned she had once rejected a chance to date him. Her hopes of pursuing him faded when she saw him leave with Lin Xiaomeng, who appeared to be his girlfriend.

• Sun Lijing went to the Fortunate Inn to apply for the finance specialist position after her sister, Sun Lina, told her about the opening.
• Lin Zhe offered Sun Lijing a salary 1,000 yuan above her previous pay, hired her, and counted her interview day as a full workday.
• Sun Lijing told Sun Lina she had joined the inn, and Sun Lina revealed that Lin Zhe was the cousin she had tried to introduce more than a month earlier.
• Sun Lijing lamented that she had rejected Lin Zhe without hearing the full introduction and asked Sun Lina to set them up.
• Sun Lina pointed out Lin Zhe leaving the inn with Lin Xiaomeng, who held his arm affectionately, and Sun Lijing concluded she could not compete with her.

Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng hosted a farewell barbecue for their guests while Wang Yichen and Wang Hui arrived at Fortunate Inn to judge Lin Zhe’s business. Wang Yichen booked a premium room for 1,314 yuan and began inspecting it, still convinced the inn was not worth the price.

• Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng bought barbecue supplies and prepared a farewell and staff dinner for Jiang Yining, Li Li, Du Huan, and the inn’s workers and relatives.
• Jiang Yining, Li Li, and Du Huan joked with Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng as they discussed parting and their plans to return or visit.
• Wang Hui and Wang Yichen entered Fortunate Inn, criticized its courtyard, and questioned how Lin Zhe could earn millions from the modest inn.
• Hu Ting explained the room types and quoted 1,314 yuan per night for a premium room, prompting Wang Yichen and Wang Hui to criticize the price.
• Wang Yichen booked a premium room with Wang Hui, then inspected it closely and failed to find anything that justified its rate.

Wang Yichen and Wang Hui criticized the Fortunate Inn’s rooms and prices, but the Soul-Stirring Series dishes won them over and left them exhausted. After the inn’s summer BBQ, Jiang Yining and Li Li also fell asleep almost immediately on Yellow Millet Pillows.

• Wang Yichen and Wang Hui filmed themselves complaining about the Fortunate Inn’s room, prices, and lack of a restaurant while ordering Soul-Stirring Series food to gather evidence.
• Wang Hui and Wang Yichen tasted the egg fried rice and noodles, found them delicious, and ordered more servings.
• After eating, Wang Yichen fell asleep despite Wang Hui’s attempts to wake him, and Wang Hui soon fell asleep on the Yellow Millet Pillow too.
• The summer BBQ ended, and the guests said goodbye before heading to their rooms or homes.
• Jiang Yining noticed the upgraded room and Yellow Millet Pillow before falling asleep within minutes.
• Li Li went to bed after chatting with her reader group and also fell asleep within minutes.

After Grandma Lin gave Lin Zhe condoms for his night with Lin Xiaomeng, the guests at the Fortunate Inn woke refreshed and amazed by the Yellow Millet Pillows. Although Lin Li and Jiang Yining had planned to leave, they and Dan Teng and Du Huan decided to stay longer.

• Grandma Lin handed Lin Zhe a box of Durex, then locked Lin Xiaomeng out, and Lin Zhe explained the gift to her before using all three condoms with her.
• Lin Zhe received a 13,140-yuan reward and checked that his bank balance still exceeded 100,000 yuan.
• Wang Yichen woke refreshed after vivid dreams, while Li Li woke inspired and wrote 8,000 characters in an hour and a half.
• At breakfast, the guests realized they had all slept exceptionally well and asked Lin Zhe about the Yellow Millet Pillows; he said his biotechnology friend had provided them for testing and he could not sell them.
• Li Li changed her mind about leaving, Jiang Yining followed suit, and Du Huan and Dan Teng decided to stay as well.

Lin Zhe examined the Check-In Panel’s quest for 100 positive reviews and learned that the first eligible guest had left none. He received two computers, gave one to Lin Xiaomeng, and discovered that Wang Hui and Wang Yichen were the guests who had complained about their Boutique Guest Room; they nevertheless decided to stay another night.

• Sun Lijing took charge of the inn’s accounts, while Lin Zhe checked the quest requiring 100 positive reviews and wondered why the first eligible guest had not left one.
• Lin Zhe received two computers from a courier and gave one to Lin Xiaomeng, then kissed her cheek when she thanked him.
• Wang Hui and Wang Yichen came downstairs and exchanged awkward greetings with Lin Zhe and Lin Xiaomeng before leaving to visit the scenic area.
• Hu Ting told Lin Zhe that Wang Hui had complained about everything during check-in, and he understood why their room had produced no positive review.
• The canteen and fruit stand stayed busy, though sales remained limited by supplies, and the inn’s occupancy fell to 50 percent on the working day.
• Wang Yichen and Wang Hui chose to stay another night after sleeping well in their Boutique Guest Room.

Lin Zhe recruited Lu Lian, a renovation worker, to help improve the inn after his quest for positive reviews showed no progress. He introduced Lu Lian to Lin Xiaomeng and assigned him carpentry work at the inn.

• Lin Zhe learned from Li Ying that her peach harvest was nearly finished and that other orchards in Yu County and Ling County could supply peaches afterward.
• Lin Zhe converted a thousand jin of peaches into Fortune-Blessed Peach Plum and returned to the inn for breakfast.
• Lin Zhe found that his Strive for Perfection quest still had zero positive reviews and wondered whether replacing the bedding had sufficiently improved the guest rooms.
• Lin Zhe spent ten thousand gold coins to recruit a renovation worker, and Lu Lian emerged from a portal and offered to work.
• Lin Zhe introduced Lu Lian to Lin Xiaomeng and said he would handle carpentry at the inn.

Lin Zhe hired Lu Lian to improve the Fortunate Inn’s guest rooms, and Lu Lian proposed upgrades for the Boutique and Standard Guest Rooms. After Lin Zhe arranged materials for the first phase, Jiang Yining and the inn’s other guests showed how well they had slept with the Yellow Millet Pillow.

• Lin Zhe hired Lu Lian and asked Lin Xiaomeng to rent him a courtyard house and buy daily necessities.
• Lu Lian identified numerous flaws in Room 218 and explained that Mirror Construction would keep construction noise contained inside the room.
• Lu Lian proposed turning three adjoining Standard Guest Rooms into two by using the middle room’s space for bathrooms, but Lin Zhe chose to prioritize the six Boutique Guest Rooms.
• Lu Lian prepared a list of over a hundred renovation materials, and Lin Zhe sent it to Lang Jingang to estimate the cost.
• Lin Zhe told Lu Lian to begin drawing construction plans and promised to take him to his accommodation that evening.
• Jiang Yining hurried back to her room after recalling an intimate dream about Lin Zhe, while Du Huan and Dan Teng praised the Yellow Millet Pillow’s effect on their sleep.

Lin Zhe gathered his relatives and coworkers for lunch and asked for feedback on their work and the inn. Lin Xiaomeng’s suggestion for a dining hall triggered a new quest, and Lin Zhe planned to seek approval for construction while considering other improvements.

• Lin Zhe finished setting up an office at the inn, and Sun Lijing got her own workstation.
• Han Mei, Zhang Xuegang, and Sun Lina praised their jobs, and Lin Zhe gave Sun Lina authority to choose more fruit for her stand.
• Lin Xiaomeng told Lin Zhe that customers needed a place to eat, triggering the [Strive for Perfection 2] quest to build a canteen with at least 100 seats for a reward of 688,888 yuan.
• Lin Zhe accepted the quest and said he would ask the scenic area’s Management Committee for permission to build a dining hall.
• Sun Lijing suggested adding gazebos or other photo-worthy features to the front courtyard, and Lin Zhe agreed the inn needed gradual improvements.

Lin Zhe visited the Scenic Area Management Committee and learned that the Fortunate Inn could build a restaurant once its plans were approved. After Old Lu designed a 200-square-meter timber restaurant estimated to cost 680,000 yuan, Lin Zhe agreed to the expense, and Lu Lian asked to work overtime without extra pay.

• Lin Zhe brought Fortune-Blessed Peach Plum to the Scenic Area Management Committee, but Zhang Min paid him 500 yuan for the fruit instead of accepting it as a gift.
• Zhang Min introduced Lin Zhe to Wang Qinghui, who confirmed the inn's paperwork allowed a restaurant within its boundaries and asked Lin Zhe to submit a construction plan for approval.
• Lin Zhe returned to the inn and worked with Lin Xiaomeng and Old Lu on the restaurant layout.
• Old Lu designed a timber restaurant of about 200 square meters and estimated it would cost 680,000 yuan to build and open.
• Lin Zhe agreed to the cost, and Lu Lian asked to work overtime without overtime pay.

Lin Zhe let Lu Lian work overtime making bamboo chairs, then praised his craftsmanship and considered turning it into an online business. He also arranged for the inn to sell employees’ surplus farm produce, while Lin Xiaomeng agreed to return later that night.

• Lu Lian persuaded Lin Zhe to let him make bamboo chairs after dinner, and Lin Zhe agreed to drive him home at nine.
• Lin Zhe suggested that the inn sell fruit and other surplus farm produce from employees’ families, and Lin Xiaomeng agreed to ask her grandmother about it.
• Lin Zhe flirted with Lin Xiaomeng, who went home after dinner and agreed to meet him later that night.
• Lu Lian crafted a sturdy bamboo chair using traditional mortise-and-tenon joints, and Lin Zhe praised his skill and took the chair to his office.
• Lin Zhe posted photos of the handmade chair on Moments, where people immediately asked where they could get one.

Li Muchan arrived at the Fortunate Inn, where her youthful beauty astonished Hu Ting and Du Huan. Interested in the Yellow Millet Pillow’s promise to ease her insomnia, she booked a weeklong stay and reunited with her son Dan Teng, who introduced Du Huan as his girlfriend.

• Li Muchan entered the Fortunate Inn, drawing attention from passing men and prompting three tourists to cancel their reservation elsewhere and follow her inside.
• Hu Ting checked Li Muchan in and was stunned that her genuine ID showed she was forty-five despite her remarkably youthful appearance.
• After Hu Ting explained the Yellow Millet Pillow’s sleep benefits, Li Muchan booked a week in a Boutique Guest Room for 9,198 yuan.
• Dan Teng came downstairs, greeted Li Muchan, and introduced her to Du Huan as his mother and Du Huan as his girlfriend.
• Du Huan nervously greeted Li Muchan, while Hu Ting and Du Huan struggled to process how youthful and beautiful Dan Teng’s mother looked.

Lin Zhe welcomed Li Muchan to the inn, where she joined Dan Teng and Du Huan for dinner. Li Muchan enjoyed the inn’s Fortune-Blessed Peach Plums and Soul-Stirring Egg Fried Rice, and looked forward to trying its guest-room pillows.

• Dan Teng brought Li Muchan to Lin Zhe’s office, and Lin Zhe recognized her and greeted her warmly.
• Lin Zhe led Li Muchan, Dan Teng, and Du Huan to the back courtyard and invited them to dine at the Good Fortune Canteen.
• Li Muchan ordered Soul-Stirring Egg Fried Rice while Dan Teng and Du Huan ordered dishes from the same series.
• Li Muchan tasted a Fortune-Blessed Peach Plum and praised its balance of sweetness and tartness.
• Dan Teng and Du Huan praised the inn’s food and upgraded guest-room pillows, raising Li Muchan’s anticipation.
• Li Muchan tasted the Soul-Stirring Egg Fried Rice and declared it the best she had ever eaten.