Chapter 352: More Like a Boss Than Me

**Lamp Wharf**

As the luxurious cruise ship "Ocean Star" docked, hotel staff holding bougainvillea wreaths stood on both sides of the pier to welcome guests.

"Hello! Honored guests, welcome to Xiaodao Jasmine Hotel!!"

The reception staff warmly greeted the guests coming off the ship, placing a wreath on each arriving guest.

Xie Zhulongxiong and Xiong Anping's family stood at the end of the line.

"This hotel even has seaplanes!?!"

Xiong Anping looked at the two white seaplanes quietly moored on the nearby sea, his eyes filled with disbelief.

On the azure sea, the pure white fuselage had a dazzling yellow stripe running through the middle, with the wings featuring a gradient from yellow to blue, transitioning to red at the wingtips.

The bright colors contrasted with the white sandy beach, making the seaplanes look like elegant bikini beauties, their shiny hair casually tied back, sunbathing with their tanned, smooth skin, legs crossed, and lying side by side on the water. It made one want to scoop them up or roll on the sand or frolic in the sea, thoroughly enjoying the blue sky and ocean.

"Streamlined monohull design, strut-braced high-wing, three-blade propeller, swept vertical tailfin with dorsal fin..."

"Good stuff!!"

Xiong Anping's gaze remained fixated on the two seaplanes, unable to look away.

Xie Zhulongxiong didn't dare to speak, just secretly observing his reaction.

"Who is the boss of this hotel! Such grandeur!!" Xiong Anping exclaimed in amazement while carrying his suitcase off the ship, his eyes still glued to the two seaplanes.

In a daze, it seemed someone placed a bougainvillea wreath on him.

As he walked, a surprised voice suddenly came from behind.

"Xie-ge!! You're here too!"

Xiong Anping turned around to see a reception staff member happily addressing Xie Zhulongxiong, "Did the boss give you a holiday?"

"You're dressed like this and wearing sunglasses; I didn't recognize you at first."

"Why didn't you tell us you were coming to stay at Xiaodao? So mysterious."

...

Xie Zhulongxiong smiled awkwardly.

Only Chen Jianhai knew he had secretly hidden his identity and brought Xiong Anping's family to the island hotel for vacation. To avoid being exposed and discovered by other hotel staff, they waited at the end of the disembarkation line, hoping to blend in with the crowd.

But to his surprise, the hotel's reception staff had an excellent memory and sharp eyes, immediately seeing through his disguise.

"Yes, the boss gave me a holiday, so I brought some friends over to play for a couple of days," Xie Zhulongxiong said vaguely, pointing to Xiong Anping's family ahead.

"These are your friends?! You should have said so earlier!!"

Seeing Xiong Anping's family, the reception staff's eyes changed instantly. They immediately offered to help with the luggage and presented small gifts to Xiong Shuai.

After entering the hotel, they took the express lane, treating them like their own close friends.

Xiong Anping's family was amazed, and their impression of Xie Zhulongxiong improved.

"The boss has reserved rooms for you and your friends, the best family suite on the 6th floor."

At the reception center in the lobby, Qin Mengqiu handed over two room cards to Xie Zhulongxiong and Xiong Anping.

"Thank you, Xiaoqiu," Xie Zhulongxiong said.

Qin Mengqiu smiled sweetly, "You're welcome~~"

...

All along the way, every hotel staff member who saw Xie Zhulongxiong greeted him happily and provided enthusiastic and attentive service, which astonished Xiong Anping's family.

"Xiao Xie, are you so famous at the hotel? Why do I feel like they all know you?" Xiong Anping asked curiously at the elevator entrance.

Xie Zhulongxiong, feeling slightly inflated, humbly said, "I have a good relationship with their boss, so I come over often and know some of the staff."

As they spoke, the elevator door suddenly opened.

A young man wearing a bright yellow tracksuit and green sneakers walked out of the elevator, yawning.

"Old..."

Xie Zhulongxiong instinctively started to speak but then quickly closed his mouth, turning to Xiong Anping, "When you come often, you naturally get familiar."

"Xiong-ge, let's get in the elevator."

Saying this, Xie Zhulongxiong entered the elevator first and pressed the floor button for Xiong Anping and his family.

The young man glanced at Xie Zhulongxiong and the others, then turned and walked towards the lobby.

The elevator ascended and stopped on the 6th floor.

"Goodness, he's dressed more like a boss than me."

Chen Jianhai crossed his arms, watching the numbers on the elevator display.

"This disguise is too strong. If he hadn't spoken, I wouldn't have recognized him."

Xie Zhulongxiong, being a long-time fitness enthusiast, had a strong presence. Though just in his early twenties, his high-end casual attire, sunglasses, and well-groomed hair gave him an impressive and deceptive appearance.

Chen Jianhai looked at himself in the mirror. Aside from a rugged, chiseled face covered in stubble that exuded explosive masculine charm, everything else seemed out of place for a confident young hotel boss.

"It's almost New Year; should I get some nice clothes too?"

Chen Jianhai pondered. He remembered hearing from Xiaolang about a store in Nanjiang selling affordable knockoff designer men's clothes. Maybe he should get a few pieces?

...

"This hotel is quite good!"

Xiong Anping, having put away his luggage, looked at the room's layout with satisfaction.

As a pilot, he had traveled extensively over the years and stayed in countless high-end hotels. For him to find no major faults and say it was good was the highest praise for a hotel.

As soon as Xiong Shuai entered the room, his eyes were drawn to the golden jellyfish crystal figurine on the bed. He climbed onto the bed, held the crystal figurine up to the light, then hugged it and ran around the room happily. His mother, alarmed, shouted at him.

"Xiong Shuai, who told you to run around with that! Put it down!!"

Xiong Shuai, startled, stood there bewildered as his mother rushed over.

"What if you fall!!!"

She grabbed the crystal figurine from his hands and placed it on the table. Boys running and jumping around could easily fall and break the crystal, the consequences of which were too scary to contemplate!