Chapter 572
At one o'clock in the afternoon, they finally arrived in Jinshi.
As soon as we entered the city, it immediately became prosperous, with trolleybuses clanging by and bicycles pouring in like a tide.
Su Miao stared at the roadside with wide eyes: the vendors selling candied haws, the shop with the "haircut" light box hanging on it, the people queuing at the Jiangnan Food Store...
"Miao Miao, Jinshi is also very prosperous. It feels no worse than the capital."
Su Miao leaned over the car window and looked out, nodding, "Yes, Jinshi is close to the capital. It has been a prosperous place since ancient times, and its economy opened up very early. It is now ranked among the best in the country."
Once you enter the city, there are more streets and more people, and the direction is not as clear as walking on a straight road until the end.
"Dad, how about we find a place to park and go shopping?"
Su Yuanzheng thought for a moment and said, "Why don't we just find a hotel? It's already past one in the afternoon, and it's over three hundred kilometers from here to the next stop, Quancheng. We won't be able to make it before dark."
It’s too dangerous to walk at night, so why not just take a stroll here and leave tomorrow morning?
"Okay, then we'll stay here for one night, and stay in Quancheng and Jinling for one night as well. This will ensure safe driving and we won't be so rushed."
They didn't know where to find a hotel, so they just drove around.
As they were strolling, they arrived at the river. Su Miao thought that it was not a good idea to just wander around aimlessly, so he decided to ask the locals.
So I asked my father to pull over. After I got out of the car, I saw a pair of grandparents and grandchildren walking by hand in hand. The old man was holding a basket of vegetables. They were probably locals.
"Hello, grandma. I'm from out of town and would like to ask you for directions."
The old lady stopped and asked, "Where do you want to go?"
She spoke with a thick accent and pronounced the word "qu" as "qie".
"We want to find a hotel with a better environment to stay in."
The old lady took a look at Su Miao. She was pretty and dressed brightly. Then she glanced at the license plate. She saw that he was from Beijing...
They are rich people, so we have to recommend the best and most expensive hotels to them, so that they don’t have to stay in cheap hotels and then say that the hotels in Tianjin are not good enough.
"Just drive along the main road by the river, turn right a little bit after passing two intersections, and you'll reach Lishun.
It's the oldest hotel in our area, with a century of history. Many celebrities have stayed there! The decoration is very luxurious, and I guarantee you will be satisfied with your stay!
She suddenly lowered her voice and said, "Don't go to those small private hotels. The police arrested several people who were reselling foreign exchange certificates in small hotels a few days ago."
Originally, Su Miao just wanted to find a safe, secure, clean and hygienic hotel, and didn't care about the luxury of the decoration.
But the old lady said that the restaurant had a history of a hundred years, which made her interested.
"Is it called Lishun? Celebrities live there, so can ordinary people like us live there?"
"Yes, it's a little expensive, but it's like living in a British royal palace. It's definitely worth the price of admission."
Seeing the old lady strongly recommending this restaurant to her, Su Miao nodded and thanked her. Then she squatted down, her eyes level with the old lady's grandson, and took out two White Rabbit cookies from her pocket and handed them to him:
"Hello little friend, sister will treat you to some candy, okay?"
The little boy looked at his grandmother timidly, and after getting her tacit consent, he stretched out the finger that had been in his mouth to take the candy, said thank you and peeled it open. However, because his fingers were wet, the rice paper stuck to them.
Finally, he put the candy into his mouth and said happily, "The candy is delicious. Mom buys it often."
Su Miao suddenly remembered that there was a Guanshengyuan branch in Jinshi, which could produce White Rabbit candy itself, which could be considered their local candy.
Back in the car, Su Miao excitedly relayed what the old lady had said: "Dad, let's go to Lishun! They say it's a century-old hotel, like a British royal palace!"
"Okay! Then let's live in the palace!"
The car drove slowly along the Haihe River. After a while, Su Yuanzheng slowed down the car, pointed at a magnificent building in front of him, and said:
"Miao Miao, look, it should be over there."
Su Miao looked in the direction of his father's finger. The spires, arches, and carved railings looked particularly solemn and elegant in the sunlight.
In the center of the building hang the large gold-plated characters "Lishun Hotel", sparkling in the sun.
When the car arrived at the gate, a doorman led us to park.
"Sir, Madam, do you need help with your luggage?"
When Su Yuanzheng heard this title, he was stunned. It was the first time he was called "Sir". Usually he was just called "Comrade".
There were too many miscellaneous items in the car, and there was no need to move them all down. Su Miao put on his backpack containing his money and said to the doorman:
"Hello, we would like to check in first and come back to pick up our luggage later. Do we need to make an appointment to stay here?"
"We can reserve rooms here, but you can also check in without a reservation. There are still rooms available in the hotel."
The doorman was well-trained and led the father and daughter inside with a professional smile on his face.
The best hotel Su Yuanzheng had ever stayed in was the Golden Beach Hotel in Zhucheng.
But the service and environment there are definitely not comparable to here. This guy... acts like he's being served by a local landlord.
Su Miao looked around. This building had the style of British classical architecture as well as the characteristics of European medieval pastoral country architecture.
History has left its mark everywhere in the hotel, and the cast iron grape vine patterns wrapped around the pillars have oxidized and turned black.
Entering the hall, you pass through a metal revolving door. The door is not big and is extremely low-key compared to the exquisite facade.
As the door hinge turned, Su Miao and his father moved in. The door was inlaid with frosted glass, and the white sunlight coming in from outside blended again with the warm yellow light in the room.
After the change of light and shadow, Su Miao stepped onto the carpeted wooden floor. The scene in front of him changed, and time solidified into amber, as if he had entered another world.
The crystal chandelier on the dome illuminated the hall brightly, and the prismatic crystal pendants gently collided with the cold wind blowing in from the door, making crisp sounds like wind chimes.
"Welcome to Lishun Hotel~" the waiter greeted with a smile at the front desk.
Su Miao and his father walked forward. The solid wood surface of the front desk had been polished to a warm patina.
There were three old-fashioned rotary telephones on the countertop, and next to them stood a brass "service bell" with a faded red ribbon tied to the hammer.
"Comrade, we want to arrange accommodation."
Su Yuan was putting his ID on the table. The front desk clerk was a man with a shiny slicked-back hair and spotless white gloves.
He asked softly, "Okay, can we check in immediately? Would you like to pay with foreign exchange certificates or RMB?"
Su Yuanzheng nodded: "Check in immediately, only for one day, um...we'll pay in RMB."
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