Chapter 39
Xiao Heilong was thinking about his work downstairs, so he went downstairs after drinking his milk tea. Shu Mo was very content to be her hands-off boss, and she only got up slowly when it was almost five minutes to four.
The four employees have already gathered in the lobby.
Gu Xiao squatted down, surrounded by a small area with two other young female customers, and burst into laughter, "How cute!"
"It's snow-white, just like a cat."
"Don't be afraid, Stupid. Go make some friends."
Seeing that there was something fun to be seen, Shu Mo gathered around curiously, "What are you looking at?"
"Boss?" Gu Xiao turned around and saw Shu Mo. He was startled. He felt like he was caught slacking off at work, so he quickly withdrew his hand.
The little rabbit Benben, who was pushed forward by her on his back, fell on his butt and hid behind Gu Xiao in panic, revealing a little furry tail.
"I, we are teasing the little fox." Gu Xiao stuttered.
Shu Mo looked intently and saw the mimic sitting in the middle of the crowd. His posture was dignified and elegant, but his silky hair was ruffled. His blue eyes revealed an undisguised chill, but the moment Shu Mo appeared, his expression turned innocent again.
The beast has now been tamed. Without Shu Mo's permission, it will never attack humans again. But unfortunately, this guy's IQ is too high. Even after being tamed, he still seems to retain his instinctive hatred for humans.
It's just that the degree has been reduced. Before, it was full of hatred and hatred like old enemies, but now, facing the starry eyes and eager hands of humans, it behaves more like it can no longer tolerate a naughty child.
The mimic shook its fur, stood up, walked around Shu Mo's feet, and rubbed her calves affectionately.
It can be said that he is quite aware of the current affairs.
"Xiaoxiao, weren't you quite afraid of it just now?" Shu Mo laughed.
"But Mo Bai said I could touch it, so I..." Gu Xiao touched the back of his head, "and it didn't seem that scary when I saw it just now."
Shu Mo turned around and saw Mo Bai sitting leisurely behind the front desk. The mimetic beast shrank its head under his invisible aura and ran away.
If you can't afford to provoke it, can't you just hide from it?
The sound of the little paws running across the wooden floor made several young girls cover their mouths and scream, "This is too cute!"
"In fact, I've always wanted to be a summoner... It's simply the best meal replacement for new-age poop-scoopers."
"Don't mention it. I don't want to stay in this world without cats and dogs for even a day."
Listening to their heated discussion, Shu Mo felt that he should not explain the misunderstanding.
Seeing the beast running up to the second floor, the girls started to chase it, and the beast disappeared around the corner like a flash of white lightning.
Shu Mo looked at its fleeing back and thought: On days when the bus is not running, it seems like it would be a good idea to let the mimic work in the beverage area on the second floor?
In the past, there were cat cafes and dog cafes, and now she can follow the trend and open a monster cafe... Gu Xiao, the cute little snow rabbit, is quite suitable to work there.
However, seeing the snow rabbit with its long ears drooping down to cover its eyes and shivering, Shu Mo felt a little pity for it and finally gave up the idea with great reluctance.
The Snow Rabbit Benben felt the various powerful auras of monsters all around him, and with a hopeless look on his face, he burrowed into his master's arms and lay motionless.
Yao Yonghui walked over at this time, with a strange expression on his face, "Boss, when I came from the dormitory just now, I saw an A-level monster Bingpo crash into the barrier, and then it automatically dissipated."
Shu Mo thought about it and it seemed that there was such a reminder.
Seeing that Yao Yonghui seemed to be hesitant to speak, she nodded and said, "Yes, this barrier has an automatic attack function, so that guests don't have to worry about being attacked, and can relax and enjoy themselves - of course, you don't need to wear cold-proof clothing and defensive suits in the hot spring area."
After these words were spoken, Liu Xueruo and her daughter, as well as Gu Xiao, who had not noticed the monster's attack just now, were all stunned.
Even in a heavily defended human settlement like Guangming Town, people didn't dare to actually take off their defensive suits. After ten years of playing the game, that set of heavy armor has almost become an inseparable part of them. Hearing Shu Mo say this now, Liu Yan still couldn't believe it. "Don't you even need to wear a defensive suit? After all, this is a high-level monster gathering area. What if an S-level monster with no eyes crashes in..."
Shu Mo said in a relaxed tone, "The barrier can fully withstand the attacks of S-level monsters, so there is no need to worry."
Thinking back then, even Mo Bai was suppressed by the barrier. Looking around the world, how many monsters dare to say that they can rival the dragon clan?
The Shumo Hot Spring can be said to be the only safe zone in the game.
Liu Yan was confused.
Yao Yonghui's expression changed again and again, and finally he slowly let out a breath and looked at his young boss with mixed feelings.
He actually subconsciously believed the remarks that seemed "arrogant" to others.
The attack power that can instantly kill an A-level monster is completely comparable to that of an S-level monster, and it is not unbelievable that it can withstand the attacks of monsters of the same level.
But this hot spring was very different from what he had imagined before coming here...
If Yao Yonghui still had some unconscious arrogance and self-importance as an elite player before he came, it was now completely dispelled.
Within the hot spring, he seemed to be able to truly let down his guard, and for the time being he didn't need to consider his sense of responsibility as an elite player to protect the weak... He just needed to be an ordinary employee peacefully.
Thinking of this, Yao Yonghui felt relieved.
Yao Yonghui put the heavy sword he had been carrying on his back into his backpack. He looked at Shu Mo, and there was a sense of relief in his tone. "Boss, is there any chores I can do before the bus starts running?"
*
Shu Mo assigned the task of leading Gu Xiao to familiarize himself with the front desk work and taking Yao Yonghui to the men's bathroom to understand the environment to Mo Bai, while he took Liu Yan to the guest room area upstairs for a tour.
After explaining some precautions, the three of them settled down in their respective posts. Shu Mo took Liu Xueruo's wheelchair and pushed her to the second floor.
There were a few people standing at the door of the restaurant, looking inside curiously.
When they saw Shu Mo, they immediately said, "Boss, we see there is a sign here saying that the beverage area is officially open?"
"But there's no one inside, and it's not easy for us to go in by ourselves..."
Customers who have been here for a few days all know that the restaurant is only open during fixed hours. Even though they saw the sign at this time, they couldn't rush in without Shu Mo's permission.
Shu Mo pushed open the door, "Yes, the beverage area has just been built, and the business hours are the same as the hotel's, but currently only bubble tea and latte are available."
Upon hearing this, several people immediately became interested and filed in.
Shu Mo took the opportunity of entertaining them to demonstrate to Liu Xueruo the methods of making two existing drinks, and then handed it to her with confidence.
[This facility can recruit one employee (current number of employees: 0)]
[Should employee "Liu Xueruo" be assigned to be in charge of [the beverage area]? 】
【yes】
On the panel, the 0 following the current number of employees changes to 1. At the same time, Liu Xueruo felt a slight heaviness on her neck. She looked down and saw a shaking work badge. After being surprised, she touched it with care.
After being assigned as a permanent employee of a certain facility, you can see the panel of the facility and operate it.
"I'd like a cup of bubble tea, hot, full of sugar, please."
"Please give me a cup of milk tea, no toppings, hot, three parts sugar, thank you."
"I want a hot latte, half sugar..."
"No sugar, no ice in the milk tea. Oh, and can I have an extra serving of pearls?"
Customers placed their orders one after another. Liu Xueruo moved quickly. Soon, four drinks were served in exquisite porcelain cups and brought to the serving area.
Shu Mo was watching from the side, a little surprised, "Did you write down all the guests' requests?"
The order information can be viewed through the panel, and employees do not need to write it down one by one, but Liu Xueruo never stopped and hesitated once during the production process. She chose the sugar content and ice amount almost without hesitation, and it was obvious that she remembered every requirement clearly.
"Well, I'm not very good at other things, but I have a good memory." Liu Xueruo said, and when she saw Shu Mo's approving eyes, her cheeks flushed.
She became more determined to work hard.
Liu Xueruo knew that the boss was willing to give her and her mother this job opportunity mostly because he felt pity for her due to her physical disability. She was grateful for her boss's kindness, but she also wanted to prove her worth to Shu Mo.
Within her ability, she is no worse than others, and can even do better than them.
...What's more, if she doesn't work harder, how can she be worthy of her boss' kindness?
*
The restaurant has started selling milk tea!
The news spread like a whirlwind in the hotel.
Given how popular milk tea was among young people before the apocalypse, six out of ten of today's core players were once heavy milk tea lovers. With this crazy enthusiasm, the threshold of the beverage area was trampled on the first day of its opening.
Drinks take time to make and cannot be obtained immediately like other dishes in the restaurant. Even though Liu Xueruo was busy behind the bar all the time, the waiting line was getting longer and longer.
Shu Mo helped maintain order and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one was rushing but waiting calmly.
The quality of the players is still very high.
She walked to the bar and shared some of the work, which improved the efficiency of serving food, but before long, the two girls were still so busy that sweat was oozing from their foreheads.
The most annoying thing is that even though players are not impatient, the system will deduct their satisfaction based on the length of waiting time.
[Successfully make a [Pearl Milk Tea]! 】
【Customer satisfaction: 95%】
[Experience +3]
[Successfully made a [Latte]! 】
【Customer satisfaction: 62%】
[Experience +2]
…
The experience points continued to increase, and finally—
【Beverage area upgraded! Level 2 → Level 3】
[Small material adding speed +10%]
Shu Mo was delighted when he saw the reminder.
When adding more pearls, the speed at which the cooked ingredients were poured into the container increased visibly.
It seems that raising the level of the beverage area can not only unlock new types of goods, but also improve production efficiency.
After knowing this, Shu Mo and Liu Xueruo looked at the long line in front of them and felt like players facing a row of monsters in the wild to gain experience, so they immediately worked harder.
*
“My milk tea!”
A howl erupted from the family suite on the fifth floor.
Haohao clenched the corner of his clothes, tears streaming down his face. Fu Yiming stood on the other side of the bed, staring at him, and both of them looked down at the large wet brown mark on the bed sheet.
"Who told you to bring it back to the room to drink?" Fu Yiming sighed, looking at the sobbing Haohao, "Stop crying, hurry up, let's change the sheets first, otherwise your mother will scold me again when she comes out of the shower."
The water stains were still spreading rapidly. Haohao stopped crying, and the father and son hurriedly removed the soiled sheets and quilts from the bed. Fortunately, there was a blanket under the sheets, and the milk tea did not seep into the hotel mattress.
After piling the stuff on the floor, they pricked up their ears, holding their breath to listen for any sounds coming from the bathroom, and breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the sound of water still continuing.
"I'll call room service to help take care of it."
Fu Yiming hesitated for two seconds, then clumsily called up the room's service panel, entered a request to "change bed sheets and quilts," and sent it to the front desk.
A reply came quickly from the other side: [Received, someone has been sent up, please wait a moment].
Fu Yiming breathed a sigh of relief, "I didn't expect it to be so useful!"
This room service panel was just updated today. Fu Yiming had originally planned to go downstairs and explain the situation to the front desk, but he just tried to use it before leaving. He didn't expect that the other end would reply in seconds.
He once again lamented how fast the hotel was being updated and upgraded.
Two minutes later, there was a gentle knock on the door.
Fu Yiming immediately went to open the door and met the person outside. They were both stunned.
"Sister Liu?"
"Mr. Fu?"
When Liu Yan saw Haohao following behind Fu Yiming, she immediately understood, "It turns out that Mr. Fu and his wife said they were going on a long trip, but they actually came to the hot spring hotel for vacation."
On the day she saw the job notice, Liu Yan was originally going to clean Fu Yiming's house. But the family was on vacation and left in a hurry, so they could only leave a note on the door, apologetically canceling the cleaning service for that day.
Before Liu Yan left the town yesterday, she made a special trip to Fu Yiming's house and left a note to thank them for their long-term care. However, she did not expect that they would meet again in the hotel by chance this afternoon.
After listening to Liu Yan's explanation, Fu Yiming was a little amused, "That's such a coincidence."
Thinking of something, he sighed with regret, "It's such a pity. We have changed so many housekeepers in our family, but you, Sister Liu, are the most conscientious and meticulous. If you stop doing it in the future, it may not be easy for us to find a replacement."
Haohao then rushed over and hugged Liu Yan's thighs, "Aunt Liu!"
Liu Yan felt soft-hearted and a little uncomfortable, "Yeah. I can't bear to leave Haohao either, this..."
In the silence, Fu Yiming suddenly changed the subject and laughed.
"But luckily we have already planned to stay in the hot spring permanently! We may have to trouble you often in the future, Sister Liu."
Liu Yan was stunned, and after a while she understood what was happening, feeling both amused and happy.
The bathroom door opened at this moment, and Jiang Qing came out, neatly dressed and wiping his hair. "Did you order room service? I heard someone talking outside..."
When he saw Liu Yan, he was stunned again.
The scene just now happened again, and Fu Yiming joined in the explanation this time.
"Really? Sister Liu, it's great that you and Xue Rou found this job." Jiang Qing was sincerely happy for Liu Yan after hearing this. She said from the bottom of her heart, "The boss here is very nice, and seeing the current development of the hot spring, there will be no shortage of benefits in the future. You can just stay here with peace of mind. And I'm afraid we will have to travel back and forth between the town and here frequently in the future, so we can see each other more often."
In fact, if Shumoken opened B&B or permanent accommodation business, Jiang Qing and Fu Yiming would definitely book it without hesitation.
But in the past, hotels rented out some of their rooms to permanent guests at low prices because tourist destinations have peak and off-peak seasons, and this helped prevent vacant rooms. But this hot spring hotel is packed every day, so how could it be short of customers?
On the one hand, Jiang Qing and his friends were eager to see the hot springs flourish, but on the other hand, they felt regretful. I can only settle for the second best and spend more money to continue living like this. After all, the food and living conditions here are far better than those in Guangming Town.
Jiang Qing and Fu Yiming were also well-known figures in the town. When Liu Yan heard her say that, all the entanglements in her heart disappeared. She just felt that she and her daughter were really lucky. The hotel was recruiting for the first time, and there were only four vacancies in total, and they actually took up two of them!
The boss is such a nice guy.
She cleaned up more quickly, so Jiang Qing naturally noticed the stain on the changed bed sheet, as well as the half cup of milk tea that Haohao tried hard to hide behind him, and his eyes suddenly changed -
“Hao! Hao!”
"Wow! Mom, I was wrong!!"
Fu Yiming thought quickly and took out a cup of coffee in a plastic cup from his backpack, inserted a straw, and handed it to her flatteringly, "Wife, I also brought you a latte, try it."
The straw was brought to his lips, and Jiang Qing subconsciously took a sip.
The warm milk softened the bitterness of the coffee, making it mellow, smooth and rich, with a hint of sweetness in the aftertaste - Fu Yiming even added some sugar for her.
Jiang Qing took the cup and nodded reluctantly, "If you bring me a cup of latte every morning in the future... today's matter will be forgotten for now."
Fu Yiming saluted and said, "Yes, my dear wife."
Before Liu Yan left, Jiang Qing and Fu Yiming forced 10 points into her pocket as a tip, which was transferred directly through the player. The action was so quick that Liu Yan didn't have time to refuse.
"How can this be so embarrassing?"
"We are bringing our kids with us, so we are bound to make a mess. We will have to trouble you a lot. Besides, it is normal for hotel guests to tip the waiters, so don't think too much about it."
Fu Yiming walked her out the door and Jiang Qing nodded with a smile. Liu Yan was still confused until the two of them closed the door.
I actually earned ten points just like that...
Are there any extra benefits to working as a waiter in a hotel?
When she went downstairs, she walked a little unsteadily.
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