My 1978 Hotel

However, what Li Feng didn't expect was that the group of fat people who had drawn the lottery arrived one after another the next day. The questions were usually answered by groups of three or five friends and family members.

"Good guy."

Suddenly, there were many more guesthouses with over 30 fat guests. That same day, it became a trending topic on the local social media, and the guesthouse, "Riding the Waves," was jokingly called the "Fat Guesthouse" by netizens.

"Finally gone."

The relatives and friends who came to see him off finally left. To be honest, Li Feng felt a little uncomfortable seeing so many fat people. Everyone in Hanjiaba was quite thin, but who could stand facing a group of fat people weighing over 200 or even 300 pounds?

"Has the second brother packed all his things?"

"That's about it, we can leave anytime."

Unlike the previous times, Gao had already figured out what was missing and what to bring. "This time, bring a few more chickens, ten, no, fifteen."

Fifteen chickens would add 300 kilograms to the carrying capacity, and the motor and other equipment would weigh about 200 kilograms. There would still be enough left to carry toiletries such as towels, as well as food such as White Rabbit candy, chocolate, and beef sausage.

"Then get ready, we'll set off in the next couple of days."

These fat guys have been introducing the most basic training these past few days. Li Muchen has told Li Feng a few times that these guys are too overweight, and they get tired easily even with a little movement. The training intensity can't be too high. He's also a little worried that if they go there, they won't be able to adapt to the high-intensity work.

This month's group was partly due to this reason. Li Feng wasn't stupid; he knew that it was impossible for a fat guy weighing two or three hundred pounds to work on the river project from the start, unless they were willing to risk their lives. But with Han Anbing, the deputy captain of the militia, there was no problem for them to lose ten or twenty pounds after some proper training and about a week of being in a semi-full state.

Don't underestimate these ten or twenty pounds. With this as a foundation, this group of people will be chubby now and gradually get fatter. They can be sent directly to the dredging site later. As for whether it will be too hard in the early stages, Li Feng can't care about that.

No one should die or be injured; that's the bottom line. As for enduring hardship, if you don't endure hardship when trying to lose weight, then there wouldn't be so many people failing at dieting.

"I'll get ready to go with the boss in a bit."

"correct."

Li Feng remembered that he had come a while ago. "I'm bringing some clothes this time. Autumn is just around the corner. I need to bring autumn clothes for Daya and Erya, several sets of shoes, and also blankets. Daya will be going to school in a couple of days, and I think it's too tiring to travel back and forth. It would be more convenient for her to stay at school."

He now receives a considerable amount of subsidies from grain coupons, not to mention the money. With the recent 100% success rate of furniture sales alone, plus royalties, he now has a little over two thousand yuan in cash. He's not short of money, and might even become a ten-thousand-yuan household by the end of the year.

"Okay, shall we prepare our clothes as well?"

"Get ready, bring plenty of things—autumn clothes, winter clothes, and how about this: add five chickens, make it twenty chickens, that'll give us another two hundred pounds or so. That should be enough for clothes and blankets," Li Feng said. "You know what to buy, right?"

"Don't worry, boss, we're already familiar with this."

Li Feng was quite at ease with Gao's handling of matters. "He only picked out the thickest cotton shoes."

"know."

Back in '78, the temperature was much colder than it is now, about seven or eight degrees lower than in winter. "Great, now we can eat chicken every day!"

What kind of chicken do you want to eat?

"Black-bone chicken?"

"Hey bro, what brings you here now? Did something happen at training?"

"No, a few of my friends came over and are helping me with training. I just wanted to let them know that we'd like a table of the finest delicacies from Jiangnan for lunch, and also a hot pot of braised loach." Li Muchen sat down and poured himself a cup of tea.

"By the way, we were just talking about chicken. What kind of chicken? How does it taste? If it's good, I'll have one too."

"It's alright, free-range chickens. I just bought some the day before yesterday."

Li Feng said with a smile, "I'll bring some good chickens from over there later; I'm sure they'll taste great."

“Yes, Mr. Li, I think you could bring more. I always feel that bringing back fish, shrimp, and drinks from over there really enhances the flavor.” Li Muchen got excited when he started talking about this. “And some antelope meat, I saw that I still have some left from last time.”

"Okay, I'll get you a pot. You have some friends visiting."

"Three."

The two men and one woman were not only acquainted with Li Muchen, but Wu Tong and Qin Yue also knew the three of them. Among them, the two siblings were young masters and heiresses from Shanghai. Li Feng did not ask about their specific businesses, but he imagined they were quite wealthy.

The two were still a bit too proud to let go of their airs. The older sister, Hua Ziyao, and the younger brother, Hua Ziyan, were both quite good-looking and had good figures. They were also very polite, but Li Feng still felt that they hadn't quite let go of their airs.

On the other hand, there was another guy from Hangzhou, Tian Hao, who was a little chubby. Both his name and personality were quite down-to-earth. Of course, this was somewhat related to his family, who were involved in tourism, hotel, and amusement park development and investment.

"I'm so sorry, thank you all for your hard work."

"Mr. Li, you're too kind. It was quite fun." Tian Hao raised his glass with a smile, while Hua Ziyan and Hua Ziyao said calmly, "You're too kind."

"Come on, come on."

Li Feng said with a smile, "This young man is my friend, and you are his friends, so you are my friends too. I'd like to thank you all for gracing my humble abode with your presence. I'll drink this first cup as a sign of respect."

After speaking, Li Feng took a sip of his drink and then urged everyone to eat. "These are all local specialties; please try them and see if they suit your taste."

Originally, Li Muchen was paying for this table, but Li Feng insisted on staying, saying these people might become his important clients in the future, so it was only right to treat them to a meal. Before long, the conversation turned to hunting.

"The hunting grounds aren't far from here."

Li Feng said with a smile, "The equipment is quite complete. I'll take everyone there. I've been there before, so you can tell everyone about it. But we need to sign a confidentiality agreement before going to the hunting grounds. Thank you for your help."

"fine."

Li Muchen said with a smile, "How about we sign the training camp contract as well?"

"that would be great."

"Here, buddy, let me toast you."

Tian Hao, Hua Ziyan, Hua Ziyao, and the others were somewhat surprised to see the confidentiality agreement. "Li Muchen, the security level at this hunting ground is quite high."

"That was real guns and live ammunition."

"Really? There's a place like this in China?"

Tian Hao felt like he had opened the door to a new world. He thought that in China, you could only play with guns in certain places. Hunting with real guns was amazing. No wonder Li Muchen was on good terms with him. Not only was he nice, but he also helped him train those fat guys.

The three signed a confidentiality agreement. As for the ten fat guys, after discussing the confidentiality agreement for a while, they finally signed it. They had come for the 200,000 yuan compensation, so they didn't think much of signing a confidentiality agreement, which was not a big deal.

"It's pretty simple."

Li Feng thought it would take some effort, but he didn't expect these chubby guys who wanted to fleece him to be so easy to talk to. That's good. "It's just that these names, one by one, Zhang Wei, Liu Wei, Liu Lei, Li Lei, Wang Hao, Wang Qiang..."

If it weren't for their ID cards, Li Feng would have thought they were just pretending to be him. These names were too ordinary, even more ordinary than his own.

"Of these ten people, Liu Wei seems to be the one who keeps his word."

Li Muchen said, "I've been observing for the past few days, and Liu Wei is relatively more outgoing, while the others are quite introverted. They're so different from what they're like online."

"Online, it's all-in-one service; in reality, it's just a caterpillar."

Li Feng chuckled. "The confidentiality agreement has been signed. I plan to go back tomorrow. Tell Wu Tong and the others, especially your friends, so they can be mentally prepared."

"I will."

"What about the training camp?"

"Didn't we say we'd do special training? Tell them tomorrow that we'll have secret training tonight."

"also."

After chatting for a while, Li Muchen went to get busy. Li Feng took out his phone and made a video call to Han Zhaoxia. He also chatted with Li Ran and Li Yi for a while. Li Ran's relationship with Li Feng had improved a lot, which made Han Zhaoxia very happy.

Although the father and son still bicker occasionally, it's completely different from before. "Ranran, your dad asked if you still want to catch fish, and when he'll take you?"

"Catching fish?"

Li Ran immediately realized what it meant: go to Hanjiaba. However, he didn't really want to go anytime soon, considering the living conditions and food there. "Maybe in a few days. School starts soon, and I have a lot of homework. I'll wait until the National Day holiday."

"This kid." Li Feng understood immediately. He was a little scared, but that made sense; he himself hadn't adapted to that kind of living environment at first. "Alright, then it'll be the eleventh."

"By the way, everyone's talking about your weight loss training camp these days, do you think it'll really work?"

Han Zhaoxia was a little worried. This person was too impulsive. Losing weight is not such a simple thing. Last time, the children might not have been able to adapt because they were children, but now it's a group of adults who are more adaptable to the environment.

Furthermore, it's actually harder for adults to lose weight than for children, since adults' habits are already formed and are difficult to change overnight.

"It'll work, don't worry. What's the internet saying?"

Li Feng hasn't been checking Douyin comments much these past few days; he's been quite busy.

"You're getting arrogant."

Li Ran stuck his head out and said, "You think you're so great just because you've trained a few kids? This time you'll definitely lose money and face, and there will be lots of people laughing at you online."

"You're usually so busy, you've finished your homework, and you still have time to go online."

Li Feng thought to himself, "This kid probably has some idea when he's secretly taking his mother's phone."

"I watched it during my break."

Li Ran muttered to himself, but he still trusted Li Feng. He figured that even if Li Feng got fat over there, he would make him lose weight. That place was practically a weight loss paradise.

"Give him less time to play on his phone."

"I know."

Han Zhaoxia rolled her eyes at Li Feng, then glared at Li Ran. "Why are you meddling in this, kid?"

"I'm not worried."

Li Ran waved his hand dismissively. "Anyway, he'll definitely have a way."

"When did you start trusting your dad so much?"

Han Zhaoxia was somewhat surprised, while Li Ran thought to himself, "I trust the Hanjiaba weight loss resort so much."

"Haha, he really is my son. Don't worry, it won't be so easy for him to take my money."

Li Feng chuckled. "Li Ran, if you see comments like that again, tell them to wait another ten days or so, they'll be in for a real eye-opener."

"You like to talk nonsense online, and you even encourage your son to ignore his father and do his homework."

Han Zhaoxia rolled her eyes at Li Feng. "I'm hanging up now, the two kids still have homework to do."

"Summer vacation isn't even over yet and they're already busy with homework every day. What will they be like when school starts? Maybe we should let them play for a couple of days."

"You put it lightly."

Han Zhaoxia snorted. "Hang up."

Li Feng looked at the video call that had ended. Well, he was still angry. But he was actually a little curious about what was being said online. He opened Douyin and sure enough, there was a bunch of people gloating, and another group of people lamenting that they had lost out by not being selected.

Two hundred thousand! Quite a few people left comments in the comment section, saying that the heartless boss gave away a car and made it seem like they had to pay it back. It seems like no one is optimistic about it, and some are even clamoring for a second round to start right away.

"Well, just wait and see."

Li Feng watched for a while and felt it was meaningless. It was all mindless haters who didn't know anything, and there was a bunch of people just following the trend.

"Sigh, it's a pity we have to wait a few more days to prove them wrong, otherwise we could have made it public the day after tomorrow."

Li Feng thought for a moment and decided against it; the time was too short, and cutting it down so much would probably drive the internet crazy. He then argued with a few netizens to generate some buzz before logging off. At the guesthouse training camp, Liu Wei and the others were gathered together talking.

"Don't you think this training is a bit too easy?"

"is a bit."

Simple training plus a fat-loss diet is basically not enough to lose weight in a short period of time. They don't even know their own situation. They gain weight even from drinking plain water. At most, they can maintain their weight.

"Isn't this good?"

Liu Lei, who was sitting on the ground, rubbed his big belly. "Just staying here for a while will earn me 200,000 yuan, more than I earned in two years. Isn't that great?"

"That's true."

The fat man was simple-minded and didn't bother to think too much, but Liu Wei frowned a bit. "I'm afraid things aren't that simple. Although the owner of this guesthouse is quite ruthless, he's not stupid at all. He's suppressed the things that netizens have tried to do several times and even gained some traffic from them."

"Do you think he dared to make such a boast without any preparation this time?"

"They've probably lost their minds."

Liu Wei sighed. These guys really thought 200,000 yuan was easy money. He feared that the boss was going to cause a series of troubles in the coming days. "But what does he plan to do? Hire a 'devil coach'?"

Liu Wei couldn't think of any ideas Li Feng might have for the time being.

Li Feng didn't think much about them at all and went to check on Dong Qing and Wu Yu. "Is it all dismantled?"

"It's all taken apart."

Dong Qing pointed to the box. "It's all packed. We'll take it over tomorrow night."

"Alright, this counts as a contribution from you. When the big order from the furniture factory comes in, I'll give each of you a bonus."

"Great."

The two men cheered excitedly upon hearing about the bonus, while Chengcheng rolled her eyes. "Mr. Li, is there anything I can do?"

"You do have that."

Li Feng laughed and said, "I'll come along and collect the debts then."

"Oh, collecting debts?"

"This is too much of a waste of my talents," Chengcheng muttered to herself. She was studying finance, but there really wasn't much she could do in Hanjiaba, since she wasn't an accountant.

"Ok."

“Okay, we’ll go tomorrow night. Each of you can bring about five pounds of personal belongings. Prepare them yourselves.”

"Really, you can bring five kilograms of personal belongings."

"Really, but don't bring up the technology that won't appear until 78 years later."

"clear."

The next day, Li Feng continued his preparations as usual. Around 7 p.m., he urged everyone to come to the recording room.

"What is this for?"

"It feels like watching a movie."

Liu Wei and ten other chubby guys, along with Hua Ziyao and her siblings, Tian Hao, and the rest were all old acquaintances. Of course, there were also twenty chickens and a pile of supplies.

"This is too messy."

"Everyone, be quiet."

Li Feng gestured with his hand and said with a smile, "We'll be there soon, everyone don't panic."

"What do you mean?"

"start up."

The Time-Traveling Hotel activated, and in an instant, all the supplies and people in the room vanished. When everyone opened their eyes, they found the environment had changed. "A secret room?" (End of Chapter)