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Chapter 570 "Ode to Joy"

When Suning woke up again, he felt drowsy. Feeling the comfortable and soft bed, Suning fell asleep contentedly, as if he had not slept so soundly for a long time.

But before he could sleep comfortably for long, he felt a pair of hands groping his body. Such a hot and exciting teasing method immediately made Su Ning react naturally in his sleep. Then he said in a daze, "Ruo Wei, I am really too sleepy today. Can I accompany you another day?"

"What? Ruo Wei? Who is Ruo Wei?"

A loud roar like the roar of an ancient beast disturbed Su Ning's sweet dream. Su Ning opened his eyes in shock and immediately looked at the strange woman in front of him in horror. He couldn't help but scream in fear, "Ah? Ghost!"

Soon the movement of Suning and the strange woman woke up more people, and then Suning saw an elderly couple holding a baby in a cradle. Fortunately, Suning's memory came back to his mind at this time, and he knew his current situation. It turned out that this time he had traveled through time and space to become Fan Shengtang, the elder brother of Fan Shengmei in "Ode to Joy", and became the helpless A Dou, and the source of sin for Fan Shengmei's lifelong misery.

"Shengtang, what's wrong with you?" Mother Fan looked at her son with a puzzled expression while holding her frightened grandson.

"Huh? Mom, I'm fine! I'm just a little confused from sleeping." Suning, who had new memories, immediately responded with a forced smile.

"Hmph!" Mrs. Fan was a little unhappy about being called a "ghost" by her husband, and she agreed with Suning's statement.

"Hey! You kid, you have nightmares even when you're asleep." Looking at her unhappy daughter-in-law, Fan's mother didn't dare to offend her easily. After all, it wasn't easy for an ordinary family to find a daughter-in-law. Then she could only say to Su Ning in a pointed way, "Shengtang, you still have to go to work at the hotel tomorrow. Stop messing around and go to bed quickly."

"Oh! Mom, I understand." Su Ning knew that this was what Fan's mother said to both herself and Fan's wife.

Su Ning also saw that his father in this physical body was indeed the timid and weak person in the original drama, always silent and taciturn. So he didn't take him too seriously. Instead, the "Master Jingbai" beside him was more terrifying. If anyone doesn't know who "Master Jingbai" is, then let me add here that "Master Jingbai" is the "evil nun" in Ganlu Temple in "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

Su Ning swallowed hard, then lay down again tremblingly, but he was always on guard against "Master Jingbai". Fortunately, "Master Jingbai" was not interested at this time, and turned around and was sulking there alone.

Seeing that "Master Jingbai" did not continue to do anything to him, Suning couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then he thought about what was going on and realized that it must be the system deliberately playing a prank on him. You know, the world he traveled through is accompanied by beautiful women. Maybe the dog system is jealous of his luck in love.

Suning, who had relaxed, soon felt sleepy again. He suddenly remembered what Fan's mother had said about having to go to work tomorrow. Then he remembered that the so-called work was the security job in a star-rated hotel that his sister Fan Shengmei had found for him. Moreover, tomorrow was his first day at work. Suning couldn't help but sigh that it was such a coincidence.

For Suning now, working is absolutely impossible. He would rather stay at home alone than be entertained by others. Of course, staying at home does not conform to his usual lifestyle, so he is ready to go out and do something. Anyway, he does not care whether the system has issued any stupid tasks to him. So he is still very Buddhist now. Everything depends on his mood.

"Shengtang, Shengtang!"

"what?"

"Hurry up and get up! It's time to have breakfast and go to work."

Su Ning slept in a daze until after eight o'clock, when he was mercilessly called by Fan Ma. When he woke up, he found that "Master Jingbai" beside him was gone. Then he picked out a nice piece of clothing and put it on, then went to the bathroom to wash up, and finally sat at the dining table to eat breakfast.

Looking at the expression of "Master Jingbai" sitting opposite her, Su Ning knew that she was still unhappy about what happened last night. She looked at "Master Jingbai's" dress and the baby who was only one or two months old in the cradle, and realized that "Master Jingbai" was in a really good mood. She had just recovered not long ago, and she wanted to have a "Sword Fighting Contest on Mount Huashan" with her husband again.

"Shengtang! The job your sister found for you is very good. Although the salary is not too high, it is still a stable job with guaranteed income. You must work hard this time!" Mother Fan knew her son's character, and persuaded him earnestly.

"Mom, I understand." Suning could only nod and respond.

"Well, your sister already transferred this month's money back yesterday, so you don't need to be too stressed."

After hearing what Fan's mother said, Su Ning, who was eating fried dough sticks and drinking soy milk, suddenly froze in his expression. He quickly swallowed the food in his mouth, then looked at Fan's mother seriously and said, "Mom, can we not ask Fan Shengmei for money anymore?"

"Ah? Shengtang, why is this happening?" Mother Fan, Father Fan, and "Master Jingbai" all looked confused and puzzled.

"Mom, do you know how expensive Shanghai is?" Looking at the surprised trio, Su Ning wiped his mouth and hands with a tissue, then patiently explained, "The rent for a shared room is over 2,000 a month, food is at least 1,500 a month, and new clothes have to be bought every quarter, so that's an average of 600 to 700 a month. Add to that the usual social interactions at work, and the monthly expenses are at least 6,000 to 7,000. Do you think Fan Shengmei can afford it?"

"Shengtang, your sister's salary is very high, more than 10,000 yuan a month. She is a little girl and can't spend much." After hearing Su Ning's slow explanation, Fan's mother smiled indifferently.

"Mom, Fan Shengmei is your daughter. If you really want her money, I can't do anything about it. But you and my dad should move back to the old house, and you can let Fan Shengmei support you from now on." Seeing that he couldn't reason with Fan's parents, Su Ning directly showed Fan Shengtang's rogue face, hoping to fight poison with poison.

"Ah? Your father and I are going back to the old house. What about the child?" Father and Mother Fan looked at each other in surprise, and then said with confusion on their faces.

"You don't have to worry about this. I have a wife and children." Suning started eating breakfast again, knowing that Mr. and Mrs. Fan in front of him were already accustomed to asking Fan Shengmei for help.

"This..." Fan's mother had no choice but to look helplessly at her daughter-in-law next to her.

"Shengtang, what's wrong with you today? Didn't you always ask your sister for money?" "Master Jingbai" understood what her mother-in-law meant and immediately got angry at Suning.

"That was in the past! Now I feel ashamed to do this, is that not okay?" Su Ning wouldn't fall for "Master Jingbai's" tricks. "Dad, Mom, you guys take your time to think about it. Do you want me, Fan Shengtang, or Fan Shengmei? You guys decide for yourself."

Soon Suning finished his breakfast, then took his electric car key, looked at his child who was sleeping soundly after eating milk powder, and left Fan's house in a leisurely manner, leaving Fan's father, mother and sister-in-law there in a mess.

Suning doesn't like to be a "fool". Not to mention that he doesn't need it now, even if he needs it, he will rely on his own abilities to live. Suning will never condone the complacency of Fan's father and mother.

However, now that he has become Fan Shengmei's elder brother, he will no longer cause any trouble to Fan Shengmei. Even if Fan Shengmei continues to provide pension to Fan's father and Fan's mother, her life will not be as difficult as in the original drama.

Suning rode his old electric bike and wandered aimlessly on the streets of Nantong. As an important prefecture-level city in Jiangsu, Nantong is still very prosperous, and the pedestrians on the streets going to work are still in a hurry.

Whether it was fate or coincidence, Suning discovered that the place in front of him was the job that Fan Shengmei had found for him, but Suning's attention was focused on a hot pot restaurant not far from the hotel.

Suning parked his old electric car aside, and then pretended to walk aimlessly towards the hot pot restaurant. He saw that the decoration inside was still very new, and the decoration style was also quite good, but he just couldn't understand why there was a transfer notice posted.

Arriving at a nearby retail store, Suning ordered a pack of Huazi cigarettes and began smoking. "Boss, I see the hot pot restaurant next door hasn't been open long! Why is there a transfer notice?"

"Hehe, a hot pot restaurant with an area of about 400 square meters actually has seven or eight partners. When business is busy, they are unwilling to work hard. When business is bad, they start to sabotage each other. It's strange that they can succeed like this." The retail store owner explained disdainfully.

"Haha, that's true! Partnership business is the most difficult to do." Suning nodded in agreement.

"Well, it's actually okay to agree on the operating model in advance. The only thing I'm afraid of is that if everyone wants to be in charge but no one wants to put in the effort, it's impossible to build a business."

After Suning learned about the inside story of this hot pot restaurant, he realized that there was no trouble with this restaurant, and then he became interested in it. After all, it would be a good idea to open a hot pot restaurant of his own.

Instead of rushing to contact the person in charge of the hot pot restaurant, Suning registered a catering company, of course under the name "Suning". His current identity is only a legal person who owns 10% of the shares. This way he can explain the source of his property to the outside world, otherwise he will definitely be investigated.

After Suning obtained the company's legal procedures, it found the person in charge of this "terminally ill" hot pot restaurant, and then bought it at a price that both parties were satisfied with. Suning did not lower the price too much, and felt that doing so was unnecessary.

Looking at the hot pot restaurant that completely belonged to him, Suning found that he had not felt this sense of reality for a long time. He then realized that he had stayed in the virtual world for too long and had forgotten what it meant to be down-to-earth, so this time he prepared to do some down-to-earth operations.

Suning retained all the employees of the hot pot restaurant, but arranged for them to undergo rigorous training every day. Employees who failed the training would be dismissed after one month, which was considered to be the most they could do for them. The training teachers were of course invited from the star-rated hotel next door.

Although employees are arranged for training every day, it does not hinder the operation of the hot pot restaurant. First, the employees are asked to clean everything inside and outside, and replace the doorhead and signboard to their liking, and then the hot pot restaurant named "Fanlou" opened.

"Boss, our store will open tomorrow. What should we do if you have cleared out all the raw materials and ingredients?" The store manager, wearing a tight black and white work suit, walked up to Suning and asked.

"Don't be anxious! The new raw materials and ingredients will arrive soon. Just put the ingredients in place according to the training requirements." Although the woman in front of him was very tempting, he was not a loser who was tempted by her beauty.

"Ah? I understand."

The ingredients used by Suning in this hot pot restaurant are all taken from the space world, and the hot pot base is also prepared by himself according to his own exclusive recipe. You have to know that he was a cooking god in the past, and now running a hot pot restaurant is still a piece of cake for him.

In fact, my appearance is pretty good. Although it has obvious and serious flaws, if I dress up carefully, I will still be the type that is very attractive.

The female store manager walked around in front of him with her plump buttocks and perky breasts. Suning knew what she was thinking. It was nothing more than that she had seen his strong strength during this period and wanted to exchange their needs. However, Suning's ability to bear was well-trained a long time ago, so she still gave the impression of being decent to the employees.

Soon the delivery vehicle arranged by Suning arrived, and then fresh ingredients and high-quality hot pot base filled the kitchen and warehouse. Of course, all the tableware was replaced with tableware with the "Fanlou" logo. This was not a big deal in Suning's hands.

The employees of the hot pot restaurant could also easily identify the ingredients. Seeing their boss act so decisively, they realized that they had met someone who knew the business, and they all felt a little surprised.

These people were tortured badly by their boss who didn't know what was going on. Seeing Suning's pursuit of perfection, they didn't feel impatient at all. Instead, they tried their best to cooperate with Suning. After all, this was a win-win situation for everyone.

"Thank you for your hard work! You can go home today. I hope you can come to work on time tomorrow." Seeing that everything had been done, Suning looked at the employees with a smile.

"Yes! Boss."

After all the employees had left, the female store manager was still dawdling, waiting for Su Ning. "Boss, do you want to go out for a drink?"

"Manager Lin, forget it today! I'll treat you to a drink after the grand opening."

"Okay!"

(End of this chapter)