338: Trial operation

After returning home that evening, Yang Qi found Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan constantly unloading luggage from the car.

He knew then that Bai Xue had contributed her own room as well. Ever since they got engaged, she hadn't gone back there to live; leaving it empty would have been a waste.

"Fortunately, the people from my maternal grandfather's side came over to help today, otherwise we wouldn't have finished tidying up so quickly."

Bai Xue told Yang Qi. It turned out that over a dozen people from the Chen Family had come; the men moved things while the women cleaned, finishing everything in just a few hours.

"Oh, so what's the plan for tomorrow?"

"The soft opening starts tomorrow, and thirty-two rooms have already been booked. They're all fans from our accounts. I really didn't expect it!"

Bai Xue said happily.

"By the way, you and Dad were out all day today. What were you doing? You wouldn't say when I asked."

"Hehehe, you'll find out tomorrow afternoon. I can't say right now. I'm going to check on Gold Bar and Coal."

He went to the backyard and saw the two little balls of fur lying in their nest sleeping. He didn't disturb them; they still had dog food, so he just changed their water for some fresh clean water.

The next morning, by the time Yang Qi woke up, Bai Xue and Yao Shanshan were already gone, likely having headed over to the B&B to help out.

He fed the puppies some dog food and milk powder, then picked up a broom to play the role of a pooper scooper for a bit. Only then did he open the door to head into town for breakfast.

A breakfast shop selling 'Italian Pancakes' had recently opened in town. The taste suited his palate quite well, and he had been eating there for several days in a row.

Yang Qi didn't understand why a fried pancake filled with meat or vegetables was called an Italian Pancake.

"Boss, you're here! What would you like to eat today?"

The breakfast shop was doing good business, but the proprietress still recognized him at a glance—not because he was particularly handsome, but because of how much he could eat.

For other customers, two pancakes and a bowl of soy milk were enough for breakfast. But he alone ate at least eight pancakes and three bowls of soy milk.

There also seemed to be a girl who came with him who ate quite a lot too.

Besides, every visitor is a guest. Why would a restaurant owner be afraid of a big appetite?

"Give me four meat pancakes and two bowls of soy milk first. Keep the other four pancakes over there to stay warm; they don't taste good when they're cold."

Yang Qi said to the proprietress.

"Alright, Boss, please wait a moment!"

After finishing breakfast, Yang Qi arrived at Tide Cottage. He found that all three buildings were hung with lanterns and had flower baskets at the entrances, giving it a nice atmosphere.

He looked at the small tags on the flower baskets and saw they were all sent by Bai Xue's relatives on her maternal grandfather's side.

It made sense; no one else knew about it except for those who helped move things the day before yesterday.

There were six pairs of flower baskets in total, with two pairs placed at each of the three buildings. Yang Qi and Bai Xue had discussed it last night and were planning to buy a few pairs themselves.

Since someone had already sent some, Yang Qi didn't plan on buying more; it was enough to show the sentiment. After all, it was just a soft opening.

Finally, around nine o'clock in the morning, Tide Cottage welcomed its first wave of guests—the Mr. Wang who had called to make a reservation the day before yesterday.

Two men and two women, taking two rooms.

After the group registered their information and went upstairs, they were very satisfied with the rooms.

"You must be the Great East Sea Fisherman! I'm the one who called to reserve the rooms. My surname is Wang, I'm a fan of yours."

One of the men, in his thirties, greeted Yang Qi. He was actually quite easy to recognize since Yang Qi and his father were the only two males present.

When they spoke on the phone, Yang Qi's youthful voice was a better match.

"Hello, Boss Wang. I don't deserve the title of 'Great One,' I'm just a fisherman. Welcome to Tide Cottage, please feel free to offer any valuable suggestions!"

Yang Qi shook hands with the man.

"The environment, rooms, and hygiene are all excellent. These free bicycles are a great highlight. We'll go for a ride in a bit."

"I wonder if there are any other activities?"

Yang Qi replied with a smile:

"Yes, after the tide recedes at 5:00 PM today, you can go beachcombing at the public beach. We provide beachcombing tool kits here for 8 yuan a day."

"There's also shore fishing. We have fishing gear for rent; the specific price depends on the equipment."

"Additionally, you can take our fishing boat out to sea. However, we do charge a corresponding fee, which is about 260 to 280 yuan per person per day."

Boss Wang nodded:

"Hmm, that sounds great. It's a pity I only arranged three days for this trip. Next time I'll stay longer and really enjoy myself here."

As the two were chatting at the entrance, his female companion's voice came from upstairs. It turned out the others had all run up to the third-floor balcony to play.

"I hope you all have a wonderful time."

After the man bid farewell to Yang Qi and went upstairs, less than ten minutes passed before two more guests arrived.

After some pleasantries, he discovered they were the guests who had rented two single rooms for a duration of one month.

"Welcome, welcome. I wish you a pleasant stay."

After getting to know them, he realized these two were Anglers.

"High-quality customers! They have both money and leisure time!"

This was Yang Qi's first reaction.

Following that, thirty guests arrived one after another, and the other four guests called to say they wouldn't arrive until the afternoon.

Chen Lanying and her sister also brought some guests and arranged for them to stay at their place. Everyone started getting busy, but their moods were very cheerful.

While having lunch at Mother Yang's place, they also began discussing how to fix any oversights and find areas for improvement.

Yang Qi was very satisfied with their work attitude. He had helped receive half of the morning's guests, and they tried receiving the rest themselves.

At 3:30 PM, his mother and the others informed all the guests that their family's fishing boat was docking and they could buy fair-priced seafood; those interested could go to the pier together to buy some.

No one comes to the seaside without eating seafood, but the prices at restaurants were prohibitively expensive. Now that they knew they could buy fair-priced seafood, there was no reason not to go.

Basically all the guests headed to the Training Center Pier, some on bicycles and others by car.

With all the bicycles plus their five cars, they could all make it in one trip with a bit of a squeeze.

About twenty minutes later, the harvest docked.

As crate after crate of seafood was transported onto the pier, these tenants from inland were left dumbfounded. They had never seen so much seafood before.

They all took out their phones to take pictures, and many of the photos were sent to the fan groups of Yang Qi's account. Currently, the two fan groups had eight hundred people.

Before long, the fan groups were boiling with excitement.

"So you can actually eat fair-priced seafood if you go, and so much of it!"

"Awesome, I love eating seafood. I definitely have to go next time."

"Fair-priced seafood! The group leader is a streamer with a conscience!"

"I'm going next week!"

"Going, going, going! Is anyone forming a group?"

"Wuwuwu, my boss won't give me time off!"

"Then you can give your boss time off!"

"Sister, let me give you an idea. You can bring your boss along, you know what I mean!"