Era: You're asked to cook a home-style dish, but you cook Wellington.

"Gao Yang, are we not setting up our stall today?"

Lin Xiaoyu was puzzled when she saw that Gao Yang had bought a lot of vegetables today, and she became even more confused when she heard that he wouldn't be setting up his stall today.

It's worth noting that although Hongyun Hotel has been competing for business these past few days, Gao Yang has successfully won over the crowd with his superb skills and scarcity marketing. In just a few days, he has reaped considerable rewards, and more and more people are becoming aware of the alleyway hotel.

Seeing that business was getting better and better, she was puzzled that he wasn't setting up his stall today.

Gao Yang remained calm and composed, a polite smile on his face.

"Have you forgotten? We're a hotel, so naturally we have accommodation needs. We've been busy cooking these past few days, and today we finally have a group of big clients coming, so of course we have to seize the opportunity."

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiaoyu looked as if she had suddenly realized something.

"No wonder you've been tidying up the yard ever since you got that phone call a few days ago, and you even bought so many groceries today. You must have a big client."

Gao Yang flicked Lin Xiaoyu on the head.

"Not too stupid."

Lin Xiaoyu covered her head, as if she was about to hit back.

The two were bickering, which pleased the old man watching from the side. A smile unconsciously crept onto his lips, and the little courtyard finally regained its former liveliness.

Gao Yang smiled and dodged Lin Xiaoyu's hand, his tone becoming more subdued.

"Stop fooling around, hurry up and help clean up the front hall, and arrange all the fresh ingredients. The big client will be here soon, we can't afford any mistakes."

"Okay, okay!"

Lin Xiaoyu stuck out her tongue, immediately stopped playing around, and busied herself with her work quickly.

The anticipation in her eyes was impossible to hide. Just who was this important client that Gao Yang valued so much?

…………

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the Hongyun Hotel.

"Quickly, quickly, put them away properly. Hold the flowers in your hands. We'll present them to them when they arrive."

The young man kept directing the crowd without stopping, his forehead beaded with sweat, yet he dared not slacken in the slightest, his face full of urgency and anticipation.

"If I land this deal, I can completely dominate the other side. Let's see how they fight me then!"

A wicked smile crept across his lips as he fantasized about what would happen next.

Just then, a car horn sounded in the distance, and several black sedans slowly drove up and smoothly stopped at the side of the road.

The young man's eyes lit up, and he immediately went to greet him, a fawning smile plastered on his face, and extended his hands.

"Distinguished guests, welcome! I am the owner of Hongyun Hotel. I have been waiting for you here. Everything is ready. Please come in!"

At the same moment, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the chef from the alley hotel also come out to greet the guests.

"Don't you even know your place? Picking up the same group of people as me? Get lost."

He silently recited it in his mind.

Just kidding, how could a small, run-down hotel like that be allowed to host such a place? If anyone's going to host, it'd be a luxury hotel like the Grand Hotel.

The young man's face once again beamed with a fawning smile as he tried to usher the person inside.

"Everyone, you must be tired from the long journey. Please come with me."

Unexpectedly, the driver on the right gave him a strange look and asked the secretary behind him for confirmation.

The secretary glanced at the signboard of Hongyun Hotel, then at the signboard of Xiaoxiang Hotel, and after confirming that everything was correct, quickly led everyone towards Xiaoxiang Hotel.

"What is this person doing?"

The driver muttered something, then turned and they walked into the hotel in the alley.

The young man was bewildered. What was going on? Weren't they supposed to be VIP guests? Hadn't he made all the arrangements? Why were they going to the hotel across the street?

But no one answered the questions in his mind.

He recalled that phone call; the receptionist told him that he had answered it himself.

But now...

He felt like he had been tricked.

A gust of wind blew by, stirring up the leaves on the treetops.

"Sasasasa"

The young man looked at his own group of people, so many of them standing there, looking at him with strange expressions.

"Um, boss, are we waiting for someone?"

The subordinate hurried over, carrying flowers that were still dripping with dew.

"Wait, wait, wait my ass! Get out of here, all of you. Today's ingredients will be deducted from your wages."

He kicked a pebble on the street, cursing, and turned to go upstairs. He was completely oblivious to the dissatisfaction in the eyes of his employees.

…………

Inside the hotel in the alley.

Gao Yang greeted everyone and brewed tea for them, cup after cup.

"Hey Gao, this place is really nice! From the outside, it looked like a small courtyard, but once I walked in, I realized it's a whole different world!"

"Yes, Xiao Gao, this place and the Grand Court Hotel are completely different. It's so comfortable to come here once in a while."

Gao Yang replied with a smile, "This alley hotel has been open for over a hundred years and can be said to have perfectly preserved the characteristics of Yuncheng. You must all be tired from your journey. The rooms have been arranged. Let's have dinner first and then go back to our rooms to rest later."

Everyone nodded quickly, their faces beaming with joy.

"We haven't had a meal cooked by Xiao Gao in a long time since he left Haoting. Let's eat more today!"

"Yeah, yeah, that incident caused quite a stir. Xiao Gao, are you going back to Haoting after this?"

……

The group chatted amiably, each person offering their own words.

Lin Xiaoyu stood to the side, her mind blank, and she almost dropped the plate she was holding.

She looked at Gao Yang in shock.

As a daughter of the Su family, she had been in contact with these people since childhood. How could she not see that each of them was a person who could turn the world upside down with a wave of their hand, and could decide the life or death of a company with a single word? Such people were actually so polite to Gao Yang, and even took the initiative to ask him if he was going back to the Grand Court Hotel.

"My God, who exactly is Gao Yang?!"

She silently repeated it to herself, and in her eyes as she looked at Gao Yang, besides shock, there was also a touch of curiosity and admiration.

She knew Gao Yang had a lot of influence, but she didn't expect it to be this much. This man who could cook so well was hiding so many secrets she didn't know. No wonder her sister arranged for him to come here.

"What are you standing there for? Serve the food."

Lin Xiaoyu was interrupted by Gao Yang's call.

"Oh, oh, oh."

Realizing what was happening, she quickly put the plate she was holding on the table.

At the dinner table, everyone chatted casually.

After all the dishes were served, Lin Xiaoyu secretly asked Gao Yang.

"Gao Yang, how much money will this group of guests bring us?"

Gao Yang was taken aback; he had never really thought about this question.

He tilted his head, constantly calculating.

"There are fifteen of them. Each person pays 500 yuan a day for four days. Including lunch and dinner, the total cost is about 35,000 yuan."

"What! Thirty-five thousand!"

"You mean the daily room rate is equivalent to two months' salary for an average person, and eight meals cost five thousand yuan!"

Lin Xiaoyu nodded, clicking her tongue in amazement.

"No wonder you told me you were going to take overnight guests; you're really good at ripping people off."

We sell stir-fried dishes every day, and our daily income is at most two hundred yuan. But in the last few days, we have earned almost half a year's worth of revenue.

She suddenly thought of something.

"Will we still set up a stall to sell stir-fried dishes after this?"

Gao Yang thought for a moment.

"We'll stop selling for now and move on to the second step: building our reputation. Once these people return, they'll boost our hotel's business, and we might be overwhelmed with work."

Lin Xiaoyu's eyes lit up. "That sounds great! If we set this up, my sister can take me away."

Hey.