Rebirth 78: Hunting for Treasure in the Mountains, Spoiling My Wife and Daughter to the Heavens

"You can go now, I have some things to take care of here."

In the next office, Yu Hong's voice was as serious as ever.

You can leave when they close up.

She pushed open the door to both rooms, closed it, and turned to throw herself into her man's arms.

"You little devil, look how well I acted! Wasn't I super serious? Did I scare you?"

Lu Weiguo put his arm around Yu Hong's waist, picked her up, and then walked to the door and locked it from the inside.

"You're something else! You dare pull my ear and embarrass me in front of so many people. Shut your mouth! If anyone hears this, let's see who's embarrassed!"

As he said this, he pinned Yu Hong firmly against the door.

This terrified Yu Hong, who covered her mouth and struggled incessantly.

But she was nowhere near as strong as Lu Weiguo.

In the end, all I could do was clench my teeth tightly.

He left Lu Weiguo to punish him as he saw fit.

. . . . . .

A leader from a steel rolling mill led several people with accents from other places into the guesthouse.

As soon as I entered, I waved to the familiar waiter to come over.

"Go ahead, same old procedure. Arrange accommodations for these leaders first, and they'll have lunch here, as usual."

A familiar waiter smiled sheepishly at him and said, "Sir, would you mind coming over and saying a few words?"

"Huh? What's going on? We're all on the same side, just say what you need to say here!"

The leader waved his hand, saying he couldn't lose face in front of these people.

"Oh? Okay then, leader, your quota has been used up. If you want to keep accounts in the future, you'll need to go to Director Yu in person for his signature."

I don't have that right. If you want to stay here, see if you can pay upfront.

Upon hearing this, the leader felt so embarrassed that he wanted to squeeze through the gap between his feet.

The others were also stunned, looking at the two people who were speaking with a half-smile.

"You!! You did this on purpose!! I've always been here to sign contracts, when have I ever asked that little wench to sign anything!"

"Boss, you see, what I say doesn't count. This is a rule that Director Yu just set, and we can only follow the rules. Please don't make things difficult for me, okay?"

"I'm putting you in a difficult position!! I..."

Such situations were common throughout the day.

The once bustling guesthouse was unusually quiet today.

Yu Hong made her rounds, returned to her office, stood by the window, and took a cigarette from Lu Weiguo's clothes.

He looked worried after lighting it.

"Wei Guo, although we're not on a self-sustaining basis, this is the first time business has been this bad. Isn't this a bit much?"

"That's too much? Then let them continue to owe money?" Lu Weiguo slapped Yu Hongyuan hard.

"That's not what I meant. Anyway, it's all public property. At worst, we can just ask the county committee for it. We can get it no matter what."

"Not necessarily." Lu Weiguo took the cigarette from Yu Hong's hand. "Women who smoke have bad breath, so don't smoke anymore."

After giving a lecture, he added, "Systemic reforms are coming soon, and you should seize any opportunity to collect those old, unresolved debts you have."

Otherwise, don't say I didn't warn you if you don't get it back.

Systemic reform?

Yu Hong was a little confused, but when she thought about where Lu Weiguo came from, she immediately understood.

"So, did you come here just to hide away for a while, or is there another reason?"

Yu Hong hugged Lu Weiguo tightly from behind.

No woman dislikes an outstanding man.

Moreover, she desperately needed someone to rely on.

She didn't ask for any official status; she would be happy even if Lu Weiguo used her as a tool to vent his anger.

As long as I can lend her a hand when she needs it.

"I'm just hiding for a while. Haven't you noticed that the eldest daughter of the Zhao family hasn't come looking for me anymore? But since I'm here, I can't leave empty-handed."

This is a rather complicated place, a melting pot of all sorts of people. And through this place, we can see our most fundamental internal problems.

Everyone says our county was chosen as a pilot area because it's poor and the country abandoned it. But in reality, nothing can be established without breaking down the old ways; isn't this an opportunity for change?

Lu Weiguo didn't say it explicitly, but Yu Hong understood.

Do not break or stand.

Only she knows how awful this guesthouse is.

If even a county can implement reforms through pilot programs, why doesn't she follow the county committee's lead and change things together?

really.

The guesthouse remained deserted for five or six days.

The continuous heavy snowfall has led many relatives visiting the area to choose to stay at this guesthouse, which offers the best accommodations.

Although it's expensive, it's warm.

Moreover, it's safe and the service is good.

It's a decent place to live.

Yu Hong looked at the fully booked guesthouse and was so excited she almost jumped for joy.

Although it used to be able to fill the rooms, most of them were either signed contracts or family members of leaders.

The actual amount of money received was not much.

Every time I stayed here, I treated this place like a brothel.

After drinking, they practically wanted to chase after the service staff all over the room.

But now, what's being deposited is real cash.

And perhaps because they felt the place was clean, they all tidied up the room themselves when they left.

Many service staff are even willing to serve these customers.

I don't want to entertain leaders anymore.

However, the guesthouse's canteen has been quite deserted lately.

"Wei Guo, this area is full, what about the other side?"

While excited, Yu Hong also thought of other problems: "The accommodation is full, but fewer people are coming to the canteen. We are not competitive. If we don't entertain leaders, almost no one will come to eat here."

"Are you all so arrogant?"

Lu Weiguo's words directly pinpointed the crux of the problem.

"what?"

"Why is it that other places can serve simple stir-fries or ordinary dishes, but you insist on entertaining leaders?"

Lu Weiguo pointed to the state-run restaurant across the street.

The once bustling state-run restaurants have been deserted after many ordinary restaurants opened.

The number of people has decreased significantly; only those who need to host a banquet will go to the state-run venue.

The guesthouse was not as famous as the state-run store. In the past, it was convenient for leaders to entertain guests, and they could rest directly after drinking too much.

It could be said that this place is specifically for the benefit of leaders.

"Look at them, they just can't bring themselves to cook. I've eaten at Chef Zhou's place, and his cooking is really good. If they could make some more affordable stir-fries, the prices would be more reasonable."

In the dead of winter, they provide free hot water, and even the leftover scraps from cooking for the leaders are turned into free side dishes.

I imagine there are quite a few people here.

Yu Hong was indeed somewhat unwilling about this.

He knew Lu Weiguo was right, but given his own position, he had suddenly gone from serving leaders at the highest level to serving ordinary people.

She couldn't quite accept it for a moment.

But she knew Lu Weiguo was right.

I kissed him.

"I'm going out to discuss this with Master Zhou. I'll reward you when I get back."

"I don't have time tonight, go find somewhere cool to stay." Lu Weiguo refused without hesitation.

At this point, she even tried to act cool, but she stood in the wrong position.

You should know that Lu Weiguo always stands on the side of the people.