Chapter 319: Golden Territory

Baker shook his head and urgently pointed to the rose in Qiaokeli's hands, signaling for Xu Bo to try it as well.

Xu Bo hesitated but seeing Baker's genuine reaction, he carefully tore off a petal and put it in his mouth, immediately showing an expression of amazement.

"It's really good!"

Qiaokeli anxiously watched Xu Bo and Baker, her hands gripping the box so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

"Is it tasty?" Qiaokeli asked cautiously.

"Not bad!" Xu Bo praised generously.

Hearing Xu Bo's words, Qiaokeli's twin ponytails perked up instantly, and her eyes shone with excitement.

She then looked at Baker with anticipation.

Baker smiled at her, "Congratulations, you can come work at the dessert shop."

Qiaokeli jumped for joy, her laughter and words of gratitude reaching Chen Jianhai on the fourth floor.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for completing the hidden task: Anxious Job Seeker."

"Reward received: Shiny Food."

"Any food made by your hotel staff will have a shiny glow, giving customers the most beautiful first impression."

The familiar, cold voice of the system sounded.

Chen Jianhai looked bewildered at Qiaokeli and Baker, "What's going on?"

The best order taker in history quickly came over and quietly explained to Chen Jianhai about Qiaokeli's job application in detail.

Chen Jianhai's eyes were filled with confusion and doubt. After a while, he slowly formed a question mark in his mind.

So the hidden job seeker the system mentioned was Qiaokeli?

This was like looking for a lantern with a lantern!

They had just been drinking together last night.

If he had known it was her, he would have grabbed her by her ponytails and signed the contract on the first day of the beer festival.

The elderly man curiously stared at Qiaokeli, and after learning that the rose was made of chocolate, he showed an expression of disbelief.

"Your employees are very energetic and imaginative."

Chen Jianhai laughed dryly, "They're alright, they're alright..."

The elderly man stood up, kindly saying, "Your hotel is great, but I can't quit my job over there, so I won't come to your hotel as a mascot."

Chen Jianhai quickly stood up, showing a trace of disappointment on his face, "That's such a pity!"

"I felt an immediate connection with you the moment I saw you... How about this, I'll keep the mascot position for you. Whenever you quit your job over there, you can come over."

"Alright! Once I quit over there, I'll come work for you." The elderly man laughed heartily, while the young man's face darkened.

After seeing off the elderly man and the young man, Chen Jianhai slumped onto the sofa, his eyes unfocused and face pale, as if he had just gone through a serious illness.

The best order taker in history was startled.

"Boss, are you feeling unwell?"

Chen Jianhai mumbled, "Get me a cup of hot water, I need to calm down."

The best order taker in history quickly ran downstairs to get Chen Jianhai some hot water.

After half a minute, Chen Jianhai took out his phone and quickly entered a name on the screen.

Soon, a watch worth eight figures appeared on the screen.

Chen Jianhai swallowed hard, stretched his legs, and pinched his philtrum with his right thumb.

It's over.

He had shown off to the wrong person!

When the elderly man had patted him earlier, Chen Jianhai had inadvertently seen his watch.

Someone who could afford that watch could easily buy his two hotels, and yet he had wanted the person to be a mascot?!

It was like watching a horror movie in a graveyard—seeking death.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations to the host for gaining the favor of a special guest. The system's side mission 'Golden Territory' is now officially launched."

"Every time the host lights up a symbol on the map, you'll receive substantial rewards and points. When the entire Golden Territory is unlocked, the host will receive the system's highest hidden achievement award."

The cold and familiar voice faded,

A large blue panel appeared in front of Chen Jianhai.

In the lower right corner of the panel, a red-dot envelope icon appeared.

"A new task?"

Chen Jianhai opened the envelope, and a map appeared in front of him.

The entire map was gray, except for a small bright gold area labeled "Nanjing."

The rest of the geographical locations were dark due to being locked.

"Is this asking me to open branch hotels?" Chen Jianhai pondered.

There was only one way to unlock these areas: opening branch hotels.

But currently, his system permission only allowed one branch. To unlock more permissions and increase the number of hotels, he needed to upgrade Lang Ai Hotel to a luxury hotel.

Thinking of this, Chen Jianhai opened the system panel to check the progress on the main page.

"The improvement of the hotel's surrounding environment has reached 50%."

"The cultural and humanistic impact of the hotel has reached 96%."

"The hotel's social influence has reached 100%."

Overall, the progress seemed optimistic.

Chen Jianhai pondered, "The cultural and humanistic impact will soon reach 100% with Li Xun's academic lectures."

"Now, the only thing lacking is the improvement of the hotel's surrounding environment."

"I wonder if Gao Qiao has any news about the Golden Jellyfish Lake that I asked him to look into earlier. I need to speed up the progress."

...

Night Nanjing Glory Hotel Tent Dining Area.

"Who would have thought they even take care of such trivial matters."

Liu Qinglu looked down at the securely fixed and safe extension board and commented.

The middle-aged electrician beside him remained silent, unsure of Liu Qinglu's intentions.

This protruding wire wasn't an electrical wire but a piece of waste wire.

Previously, Liu Qinglu had been frustrated by his inability to locate Lang Ai Hotel's power supply, and in anger, he came up with the idea of tripping everyone who went to Lang Ai Hotel.

It had been set up well, but today Liu Qinglu suddenly called him to fix it.

Rushing over with his toolbox, he found that it had already been fixed.

"Assistant Liu, this work is well done. It's done by a skilled person."

The middle-aged electrician carefully checked the area, praised, and spoke.

"As long as it's fine." Liu Qinglu said calmly.

While speaking, Liu Qinglu recalled the dream Chen Jianhai had told her about that night and suddenly laughed, "Golden Jellyfish? As if you dare to think."

"I said I would bully you less in the future, so I won't bully you this time."

After laughing, Liu Qinglu's eyes showed a hint of melancholy.

This magic hotel... it's not going to happen.