Arc 8The Inn Begins to Expand
Lin Zhe cared for Lin Xiaomeng’s family while expanding the Fortunate Inn’s staff, rooms, and sales of Tenfold Tonic Soup. The township backed his plan to build a village branch, and he arranged to buy nearby plots as orders and occupancy grew.
- Lin Zhe paid for Lin Xiaomeng’s grandmother’s emergency surgery and stayed with Lin Xiaomeng while she waited at the hospital.
- Lin Zhe hired Tian Xiao'e, Zhang Qian, and Old Song, completed the inn’s first Boutique Guest Room, and welcomed Zeng Yuqi as its first guest.
- Lin Zhe sold fourteen Yellow Millet Pillows to Huang Liying, Tian Wenhui, and Niu Haiming, then proposed building a branch on Lin Xiaomeng’s family plot and giving shares to her and her grandmother.
- Lin Zhe checked in at Ge Hong Offering an Elixir, made Tenfold Tonic Soup, and began selling it to customers whose orders soon grew into large bulk purchases.
- Lin Zhe hired Lin Guoxia to develop sales, while customers including the Chen family, Jiang Yining’s relatives, and Han Jinlong tried the soup and placed orders.
- Lin Xiaomeng’s grandmother woke up, and Lin Zhe learned that township officials supported his construction plans and would help with the paperwork.
- Lin Gengtian persuaded two neighboring households to sell their plots to Lin Zhe, while all sixteen rooms at the inn became occupied.
- Li Muchan told Lin Zhe that a client wanted twenty Yellow Millet Pillows and a thousand bottles of Tenfold Tonic Soup, and Lin Zhe prepared contracts worth nearly three million yuan.