Chen Hong stopped them, "Auntie, haven't you already changed? It's so late, don't wash now. You can wash tomorrow, and you can also sun-dry it to disinfect it. Let's prepare dinner first."
Just then, six or seven guests arrived at the restaurant to order food. Seeing that the fish tank in the hall had been refilled with fresh fish, they happily ordered new dishes.
Aunt Guo had already steamed a pot of rice in a large steamer, and she also cooked a pot of seafood porridge for dinner. In the kitchen, there were crispy ribbonfish and braised mackerel that had been prepared in advance, as well as cucumber salad with dried shrimp and stir-fried lettuce, and a large pot of egg drop soup.
This is the restaurant's standard set meal, priced at 20 yuan per person, consisting of four dishes and a soup. These six or seven guests took a liking to the freshly arrived fish and also ordered steamed grouper, steamed sea urchin with egg, salt-baked lobster, and garlic oysters.
For just over 400 yuan, six people enjoyed a feast of fresh and delicious seafood, which greatly satisfied the guests.
They said they wouldn't want to leave if the holiday wasn't ending tomorrow and they needed to go back to work. The food here was even more affordable and fresher than what they could buy and cook at home, making them reluctant to leave.
The only people eating tonight, according to the village chief, are the elderly couple, Chen Hong and her daughter, Wang Xin's mother, and three others. He called Uncle Erhu, and they said none of them would be coming to eat tonight.
They cooked the fish Chen Hong gave them at home and were preparing dinner. They still needed to clean and tidy up the fishing gear on Chen Hong's boat that evening, so they wouldn't be coming over.
Chen Hong knew they were honest people and didn't want to take advantage of the situation since they hadn't done much work at the hotel that afternoon. They didn't even want to eat more than a meal!
Everyone enjoyed dinner. The food was home-style, but the tourists' praise gave everyone a lot of confidence.
Ordinary folks like us have hardly ever eaten out at restaurants in our entire lives, let alone been involved in running a hotel.
The opening of Chen Hong's small inn brought both excitement and trepidation to everyone. They hoped that if the business was run well, it would boost the sales of vegetables and poultry for several families, but they were also worried that their lack of business acumen would cause Chen Hong to lose money.
The feedback from every tourist has been very positive, which has given everyone more hope and confidence in the future of the hotel.
Seeing everyone so enthusiastic made Chen Hong especially happy for them. Seeing everyone around her becoming wealthy and living happy and fulfilling lives made her feel wonderful too.
She was very fortunate that almost everyone around her was honest and kind, and there were no truly awful people around. This meant she wouldn't have to live such a miserable and depressing life as she did after returning to her parents' home in her previous life.
After dinner, everyone cleaned up the hotel restaurant and kitchen. The village chief stayed behind to keep watch in the duty room, while Chen Hong and Aunt Guo took the children and Black Tiger back to the villa in the backyard.
The village chief left the glasses with him to keep him company while he was on duty at the hotel.
Since the inn opened, the village chief and Uncle Erhu have been taking turns keeping watch every night.
Seeing that they had made good arrangements, Chen Hong didn't interfere too much, but suggested that they should find a young man to work the night shift at the hotel.
After all, they are getting older, and not getting enough rest at night for a long time can affect their health.
Uncle Village Chief disagreed, saying, "There's no need to find any more young people. Your Uncle Erhu and I will take turns on duty tonight. We're getting old anyway, and we don't get much sleep at night; we usually only get a few hours of sleep each night."
Besides, you can take a two-hour nap during the day, which won't have much of an impact on your health. Moreover, there's not much work at the small hotel, and it's not tiring. Compared to your Uncle Erhu and the others working outside, it's so much easier!
"Making money so easily, what more could I ask for!"
Chen Hong could understand the elderly people's thoughts. They would never spend money to hire others to do things they could do themselves. Chen Hong mentioned this matter briefly, but since the elderly people disagreed, Chen Hong did not bring it up again.
The hotel has only been open for a short time, so there aren't too many tourists yet. It can manage six or seven people.
As the village's tourism industry gradually develops and the small inns become busier, they will certainly add more staff as needed when they are short-staffed.
Now that she had handed over the small hotel, Chen Hong didn't plan to get involved too much; she had already discussed it with the village chief, Uncle Erhu.
They only charge 50% of the net profit as rent and the cost of using all the equipment, while the remaining 50% is left to the village chief and his family to decide how to distribute.
At first, the village chief and Uncle Erhu disagreed. They just wanted to sell some vegetables and poultry eggs by taking advantage of Chen Hong's small hotel, and they would be happy if they could make some income.
If the hotel makes money, Chen Hong will give them a small salary; if it doesn't, they don't even want the salary.
It took Chen Hong a tremendous amount of effort to persuade them. She simply didn't have the energy to manage this small hotel.
Moreover, the family and children are often left to be cared for by the village chief and his wife, and when we try to give them some money as a token of our respect, they refuse to accept a single penny.
All I can do is let them run this small hotel and earn a little money through hard work and worry. When they get old, at least they'll have some money to get by so they won't have to ask their children for money anymore.
Besides, they were able to take good care of her home and children, allowing her to free up her hands to fish and earn money without any worries, for which she was already extremely grateful.
Her main occupation is still fishing, and she doesn't really care about the income from the small hotel. She'd rather use it to help those families.
Chen Hong did not expect that her action would not only bring her considerable economic benefits later on, but also lead several families on the road to wealth.
In just two years, all four families made a lot of money and rebuilt their old houses in the village into new small buildings.
It also bound several families together into an inseparable alliance.
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