Chapter 162 Hotel Crisis

Words : 1431 Updated : Sep 19th, 2025

The question had barely been uttered before Xia Liu was most agitated. He almost wanted to bang his head against the steering wheel. What did this chick think he was? Some kind of playboy? It seemed he needed to find an opportunity to set her straight, and perhaps tonight would be the most suitable chance. Faced with Zhang Xiaoxue's question, Liang Caiming's face turned bright red in an instant. She couldn't dare to think that Zhang Xiaoxue would actually ask such a question. What did she mean by asking this? Could it be she suspected Xia Liu was cheating on the side? But what about her smiling face and the warmth she showed to herself? Whenever Liang Caiming thought about these things, she felt an inexplicable fear, a real fear. "There's definitely nothing like that, my relationship with Boss Xia is strictly professional," Liang Caiming answered coldly. But her earlier shyness had already betrayed her inner thoughts, even though she denied anything to Zhang Xiaoxue. People wouldn't think so; it wouldn't matter to them if you had slept with Xia Liu a thousand times. Zhang Xiaoxue had made up her mind that tonight, yes tonight, she absolutely had to become Xia Liu's woman! Soon, the car arrived at Longteng Hotel. Seeing Xia Liu and Zhang Xiaoxue entering, the staff all greeted them respectfully. "Good evening, Chairman! Good evening, Boss!" Facing the staff's greetings, Liang Caiming was the most shocked. Before entering this hotel, she had been observant. In the entire county, this was definitely the best hotel. She had no idea it belonged to Xia Liu! Thinking back to the stone house Xia Liu had brought her to earlier, she felt a wave of terror. How had Osmanthus Village developed to the point where they could bear not to build up the village until now, only starting to construct villas? If this was a buildup of potential, then that potential was far too great. Xia Liu booked a private room. They had been on the boat earlier and then walked for quite a while, so Liang Caiming must be starving. No sooner had they ordered their food than Liang Caiming and Zhang Xiaoxue began to eat. After the meal, Xia Liu left Liang Caiming in the care of Zhang Xiaoxue. Since she hadn't brought any luggage, Zhang Xiaoxue took her out to go shopping. As for Xia Liu, he needed to make a trip to Longyun Hotel. These past few days he'd been to Binlai City, and he was about to burst with frustration! However, upon arriving at Longyun Hotel, he realized he had overlooked one step. Because he had previously arranged for Fairy Huang Xue to go help Zhang Qing! When he opened the door to the office and thought to retreat, both women looked at him with sharp eyes. "Hey," Xia Liu greeted stiffly, his smile masking the agony beneath. Stay tuned with empire If he hadn't rushed and had just gone to book a room, then called Zhang Qing, wouldn't that have been better? Now damn it... "Hey your head, come and see your hotel already, it's practically falling apart..." Seeing Xia Liu's smiling face, Huang Xue was annoyed beyond measure. She and Zhang Qing were worn out working here. And there he was, God knows where he had been fooling around until now. "Xia Liu, you really need to figure something out. The hotel's foot traffic is getting worse every day. People come in and only order two dishes, oysters and Osmanthus Chicken; the rest of the menu is practically dead." Zhang Qing ran to the door and pulled Xia Liu over to look at the many data on the table. "So that's how it is, let me see." Xia Liu had anticipated that a day like this would come, but never expected it to arrive so soon. Once the weather turned cold, the oysters would certainly be hard to sell, and relying solely on Osmanthus Chicken would eventually lead to failure. "Manager Huang, what do you think?" After looking for a while, Xia Liu turned to Huang Xue and asked. "I dare not offer an opinion, but I do have a suggestion." ... Xia Liu almost wanted to hug this chick, lay her across his lap, and not give her a few slaps on the behind, she was so full of herself. "Xue'er, stop beating around the bush, just tell us." Zhang Qing got excited upon hearing this because when they two were here before, Huang Xue hadn't revealed the slightest suggestion. "To bring the hotel back to life is simple, change the menu!" Huang Xue said word by word, looking at Xia Liu and Zhang Qing. "Change the menu?" Zhang Qing and Xia Liu muttered in unison. "That's right, it's changing the menu. Analyzing the current situation, with winter approaching, there will be fewer and fewer visitors, and those who come here and can afford to dine at Longyun are all repeat customers." "These regular customers are looking for novelty and taste. Once they tire of oysters and Osmanthus Chicken, they certainly won't come back, so to retain regular customers and attract more new guests, we must change the menu!" Huang Xue laid out all her analysis from the past few days. "It coincides with my thoughts." Xia Liu nodded his head with a serious expression. "Hmm, it coincides with my thoughts as well," Zhang Qing said, mimicking his manner before directly throwing Xia Liu under the bus, "Xue'er has been working hard here for days and nights, and you just come back and take all the credit. Is that the right thing to say?" "Exactly, sister Zhang, Xia Liu is bullying me, help me beat him to death!" Huang Xue also spoke with a sob in her voice. "My two dear sisters, this little brother admits his mistake..." Xia Liu felt some regret, whatever was he thinking just now, acknowledging both of their efforts should have been enough. After all, they had also worked hard for the hotel for a few days, and finding this reason was indeed worth rewarding. "As long as you know you're wrong, then the matter of the menu is up to you to handle," Huang Xue said with a pleased smile and a nod, handing this matter over to Xia Liu was definitely a way to embarrass him. But what Huang Xue did not expect was that Xia Liu actually agreed!!! "Okay, give me at most two days, I will come up with a new menu, and in addition, I will get the kitchen in order." "Xia Liu, you're not joking, are you?" "Exactly, don't mess it up if you don't know what you're doing." Zhang Qing and Huang Xue were somewhat worried; this guy was cut out for leadership, but could he handle these minor details? "Don't worry, there's nothing in this world I can't accomplish," Xia Liu said with a confident look on his face. Truth be told, he had already thought about changing the menu a few days ago. He only decided today because, on one hand, he wanted Huang Xue to move out, and on the other hand, the specialty dishes still needed a few more items. The two women weren't very confident in Xia Liu, this guy was good at everything. But coming up with a brand new menu was not something that could be done in a day or two. So after Xia Liu left, the two ladies called the head chef to the office to conspire. After leaving Longyun Hotel, Xia Liu inquired around town and discovered there was no Tianluo Pharmacy. He made a phone call to Liu Buyi and found out that Tianluo Pharmacy in town was the foundation his grandfather had established in his early years. As the business grew larger, they didn't establish a pharmacy in the small county, only a drugstore. But Liu Buyi hadn't forgotten the roots of Tianluo Pharmacy, and when he had time, he would go to Pinglan Town to rest. Xia Liu's new menu was related to medicinal herbs, so he drove to Tianluo Pharmacy in Pinglan Town. The new manager of Tianluo Pharmacy was a female student from a medical college, a distant relative of the Liu Family. Xia Liu didn't know her, and after he listed the herbs he needed, he paid for them and left.

Chapter 162 Hotel Crisis

Comments (0)