Chapter 97: White Peacocks in the Garden

"Wori..."

"You have a fear of shipwrecks?"

"Since when?! How come I didn't know?"

Chen Jianhai looked at Xu Bo, completely bewildered.

He had never heard Xu Bo mention this condition before!

The fear of shipwrecks is almost equivalent to the fear of deep seas. 

It's a sense of helplessness towards the unknown, the dark, and the massive.

Some people, when they see pictures of the deep sea, or blue holes, icebergs, lake bottoms, and huge fish,

can't help but feel suffocated, fearful, and experience rapid breathing.

It's an uncontrollable physiological reaction.

But just a few days ago, when they were diving at Xiaomajia Island,

Xu Bo was happily poking at the sand on the seabed with a small stick, disturbing the little fish hiding below.

How could he suddenly develop a fear of shipwrecks today?

"I once went diving and discovered an underwater temple..."

"Can you imagine being in an isolated, confined environment, diving underwater,"

"Looking down and seeing an ancient temple submerged, with a giant Buddha statue kindly gazing at you!"

"I almost got carried away!!!"

Xu Bo stared intently at the shipwreck and deep sea outside, his face pale, his expression filled with terror and panic, barely able to stand.

He looked like a shivering little quail, completely plucked.

Chen Jianhai was utterly confused.

...This sounds more like a fear of underwater Buddha statues, doesn't it?

What does it have to do with shipwrecks?

He wanted to ask, but seeing Xu Bo on the verge of fainting,

Chen Jianhai quickly pulled him into the elevator, taking him away from the shipwreck-themed underwater restaurant.

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As the elevator ascended, Xu Bo's face gradually returned to normal.

But he firmly stated that he would never work as a chef in the shipwreck underwater restaurant again, suggesting that Chen Jianhai find someone else.

In the following time, the two of them toured the inside and outside of the main building of the hotel.

With this renovation and upgrade,

Lang'ai Hotel retained its classic features such as the golden sandy beach, the glass pier into the sea, the blue wave vow witnessing platform, and the Atlantis underwater suite.

The original second-floor rotating crystal music restaurant was moved to the top floor.

Guests can take the observation elevator directly to the rotating restaurant and enjoy the panoramic view of the entire sea.

The number of guest rooms in the hotel increased from the original 140 to 300, with the addition of 2 poolside villas.

The number of underwater suites increased from 1 to 10.

Although the surrounding sea area is the same,

the system attracted different fish and marine life by arranging reefs and corals.

Each suite offers a unique view of the underwater scenery.

What pleased Chen Jianhai the most,

was the arrangement of nearly 100 employee dormitories in the hotel this time.

Each dormitory is equipped with TV, shower, washing machine, and toilet facilities,

and the bedding and wardrobes are as good as those in standard guest rooms.

This provides a warm and comfortable living experience for the employees.

...

In addition to guest rooms and employee accommodations,

the system also built a comprehensive entertainment and leisure area.

Apart from the public swimming pool and children's water park,

the hotel constructed a fun leisure pool next to the poolside bar.

The pool features a large yellow banana inflatable bed and a giant watermelon slice inflatable bed,

allowing guests to lounge in the pool, drink juice, and sunbathe.

Besides these adult-friendly activities,

the system also built an ocean-themed water park and playground for children in the hotel.

It includes various colorful slides, soft crawling mats, and cute merry-go-rounds,

with all the toys children love to play with and watch, enough to keep them entertained in the hotel all day.

...

What surprised Chen Jianhai the most,

was the two gardens unlocked by upgrading the hotel to a luxurious star-rated hotel.

As a seaside hotel, its strongest attraction is the sea.

It can be said that many guests come to Nanjiang for vacation just for the sea.

Previously, Chen Jianhai's business strategy revolved around the sea view,

but what he didn't expect was,

the hotel gardens could be so beautiful!

...

Walking out of the Chinese restaurant on the first floor of the hotel,

wisteria vines wound around the wooden long bridge, roses climbed the arched flower corridor, and low shrubs and flowers like roses outlined neat patterns,

azaleas, camellias, jasmines, and dozens of other fragrant plants grew there,

forming a beautiful green plant belt landscape with the blue sea as the main backdrop.

"Getting something for nothing is amazing!"

Chen Jianhai sighed inwardly as he toured his hotel.

If he had to earn money bit by bit to renovate the hotel,

it would probably take at least ten years to save enough.

But now, with the system, half of the hard work in life was instantly reduced!

This feeling is hard to describe,

neither good nor bad,

it just makes him feel light-headed, as if a pie had fallen from the sky.

While Chen Jianhai was admiring his hotel's beautiful scenery,

a sharp sound suddenly echoed through the garden.

The sound was like a bird call, yet also like a cat's meow, loud and clear.

What was that noise?

Chen Jianhai looked curiously in the direction of the sound.

He remembered that before the hotel renovation, Dao Dun and Niupai had taken away the two orange cats and the parrot,

could it be a stray cat?

As he was thinking,

a small animal with long legs, body lowered, head bobbing, emerged from behind the bushes and walked towards Chen Jianhai,

under his astonished gaze,

the little animal called out twice proudly, then stretched its long white neck, slowly spreading its pure white feathers,

under the golden sunlight, the spread white feathers were spotless, luxurious and dazzling, like a phoenix ready to soar.

"A white peacock..."

Chen Jianhai stared at the white peacock in shock,

the system had only mentioned upgrading the hotel, but didn't say anything about additional pets!

And it's said that these creatures have quite a temper and can be pretty aggressive, what if it bites a guest!

Does he have to prepare a cage for it??

As he was thinking,

another louder call rang out,

under the dumbfounded gaze of Chen Jianhai, another white peacock leisurely walked out from the bushes,

its ruby-like eyes glanced at its companion arrogantly,

as if competing for favor,

it walked over to Chen Jianhai,

then slightly shook its body,

its white wings gracefully and arrogantly spread out behind it, like delicate and dazzling white silk, so bright that one couldn't look away!

Looking at the two white peacocks,

Chen Jianhai felt a chill on his scalp,

Wori...

I can't even take care of one peacock, and now you've given me two male peacocks!

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