Chapter 361 - Booming Business
Chapter 361 of "Peach Blossom Divine Medical God" opens introducing characters: The hotel had been bustling from 12 noon, staying busy until 2:30 in the afternoon.During... Find out more!
The hotel had been bustling from 12 noon, staying busy until 2:30 in the afternoon.
During those more than two hours, not only were all the staff in the hotel busy, but both Li Han and Chen Yang were also quite exhausted.
At the peak of the guest flow, Chen Yang even donned a waiterâs uniform to serve customers.
After finally finishing up, Chen Yang let out a long breath and lay down on the sofa in Li Hanâs office.
âIâm dead tired, it was really hectic, it looks like we need to hire more staff, otherwise we definitely wonât keep up.â
Chen Yang said wearily.
Seeing how exhausted Chen Yang was, Li Han walked over with a smile and began massaging Chen Yangâs shoulders from behind.
âThis is just the first day, itâs bound to get even busier later, youâre going to be busy these next few days.â
Li Han said with a smile while massaging.
Upon hearing this, Chen Yang felt a headache coming on, but earning money was an unavoidable necessity.
âThen letâs hire more people.
Today was already stretched thin.
If it gets any busier, we definitely wonât be able to manage.â
Chen Yang said helplessly.
He had never imagined that an advertisement could lead to such a hectic outcome.
If he had known, he would have prepared earlier and hired more staff.
âDonât worry, Iâve already posted the job advertisement, but recruiting people definitely wonât be quick, so youâll still need to work hard for a few more days.â
Li Han said with a smile.
âMm-hmm.â
Chen Yang nodded and didnât say anything.
He lay on the sofa and closed his eyes to rest.
Li Han was massaging Chen Yang when someone knocked on the door.
Startled by the knock, Li Han, like a frightened rabbit, immediately let go of Chen Yangâs shoulders,
fearing that others might witness this intimate scene.
âWho is it?â
Chen Yang was roused.
He looked towards the door and asked.
âDonât know, should be someone from the kitchen.â
Li Han calmed herself, then spoke up saying come in.
Immediately, the office door was pushed open, and indeed, it was someone from the kitchen.
âManager Li, you and Mr.
Chen havenât had lunch yet, right?
Chef Wang has prepared the meals, please come downstairs and eat something,â
the chef said respectfully.
Upon hearing this, both Li Han and Chen Yang remembered that they hadnât eaten for the whole afternoon due to their busy schedules.
âAlright, weâll come down now.â
Li Han nodded in agreement, then the person left.
Then, Li Han turned to Chen Yang, âLetâs go, letâs go eat something, donât starve yourself.â
âAlright.â
Having been busy all afternoon, Chen Yang was indeed very hungry.
He followed Li Han out of the office to the second floor.
After the guests had left, the staff took a short break and then immediately started cleaning up all the private rooms and the banquet hall,
sorting out things like dishes and food scraps.
Seeing the staff busying themselves, Li Han generously offered drinks to all the hotelâs employees.
Initially, the employees were listless,
but hearing about the drinks suddenly lifted their spirits.
A bottle of drink wasnât expensive, but the effect it had was very good.
While everyone was bustling, Chen Yang and Li Han quickly ate their meal and rushed back to the office to discuss what to do next.
With such a large volume of customers, the whole hotel was under significant pressure.
Although they could manage for now, no one knew how many people would come in the future.
âChen Yang, Iâll start recruiting this afternoon.
You should check the kitchen.
I suspect that we are running out of the herbs needed for the medicinal meals, so we need to order a large batch and youâll also need to help with processing them,â
Li Han said from her seat in the office.
After resting a while, Chen Yang had fully regained his energy.
âAlright, then Iâll go check the kitchen.
If indeed we are out, Iâll head out to purchase more.â
Chen Yang decisively agreed.
He then turned and walked out of the office, taking the elevator to the kitchen.
Today, aside from the waitstaff, the kitchen was the busiest part of the hotel.
When Chen Yang arrived at the kitchen, all the kitchen staff were sitting in the backyard, enjoying the breeze and resting with cigarettes.
As soon as they saw Chen Yang, Wang De immediately stood up and approached him for a chat.
Chen Yang explained his purpose and asked if there was enough herbal medicine, as he was ready to go procure some.
âBrother, youâre really something.
You guessed it right!
I was just about to go report this to boss Li.
Weâre running low on herbal medicine at the hotel, likely needing procurement,â
Wang De said, somewhat surprised.
âIn that case, Iâll go and get some.â
As soon as Chen Yang heard there wasnât enough, he didnât dawdle and immediately turned to go and drive for the procurement.
Wang De wanted to help too, but since Chen Yang felt that he had been busy all afternoon and was tired, he didnât bring him along.
Instead, he told him to rest properly.
The head chef is very important to the hotel, hence the need for sufficient rest.
Wang De initially just made a polite offer, and once Chen Yang refused, naturally didnât follow.
Chen Yang drove the van, leaving the Lintianxia Hotel.
Chen Yang was prepared to drive to the largest traditional medicine shop in the county for procurement.
But then he thought, doesnât Mr.
Li own a traditional medicine shop?
Why not buy from Mr.
Liâs place?
So, Chen Yang directly drove to Mr.
Liâs traditional medicine shop.
Chen Yang had a good memory.
Although he had only followed Mr.
Li there once, he remembered the way.
About half an hour later, Chen Yangâs vehicle stopped at the entrance of Mr.
Liâs traditional medicine shop.
Chen Yang got out of the car and walked straight in.
He looked around, Mr.
Li was not in the store, just a few clerks were busy working.
So Chen Yang directly went over to them.
âWhereâs your boss?â
The clerk had seen Chen Yang with Mr.
Li before, so he knew that Chen Yang was Mr.
Liâs friend.
âThe boss is upstairs, you can go up and find him,â
the clerk replied.
âOkay.â
Chen Yang nodded and then walked deeper into the shop, following the stairs along the wall to the second floor of the traditional medicine shop.
Mr.
Liâs shop was entirely wooden, giving it a somewhat ancient charm.
The downstairs was the shop, and the upstairs was the dwelling, which was very convenient.
After Chen Yang went upstairs, he immediately saw Mr.
Li wearing reading glasses, holding an old book, and reading.
Feeling someone coming up the stairs, Mr.
Li instinctively looked towards the staircase.
Seeing it was Chen Yang, he looked slightly surprised, âYang Zi, what brings you here?â
Mr.
Li stood up and took off his glasses.
âI came to buy some herbal medicine,â
Chen Yang walked over and said.
âBuying herbal medicine?
Sure, my shop isnât very big, but thereâs still plenty of herbal medicine,â
Mr.
Li said with a smile, making a welcoming gesture for Chen Yang to sit down.
Chen Yang didnât stand on ceremony and directly sat down opposite Mr.
Li.
Mr.
Li picked up the tea on the table and poured a cup for Chen Yang.
While doing so, he asked, âBy the way, Yang Zi, how was the hotel business today?
I received your hotelâs flyer early this morning; the effect must be quite good, right?â
Speaking of the hotelâs business, Chen Yang immediately expressed his gratitude, âYes, the business at the hotel is very good, all thanks to your help, otherwise we wouldnât have had such good results.â
Chen Yang spoke very politely, treating Mr.
Li with complete respect as a senior.
Mr.
Li was very pleased to hear this and laughed heartily.
âAs long as the business is good, my fear was that it wouldnât work,â
Mr.
Li casually chatted and laughed with Chen Yang, getting a rough understanding of the hotelâs situation, then Chen Yang clarified his purpose.
âMr.
Li, I came to buy medicine today also because the business at the hotel is too good, so weâre running low on medicinal ingredients for the medicinal dishes, thatâs why I came to your shop for procurement,â
Chen Yang clarified his purpose.