Chapter 316: I Had a Dream

Liu Qinglu's eyes were red, lacking her usual aggressive demeanor, instead showing a vulnerability and stubbornness, much like someone who had just been heartbroken.

Chen Jianhai was bewildered.

What's going on?

You've always looked down on me and shown off in front of me. When did it become about me not choosing you?

Chen Jianhai looked around awkwardly.

Quite a few passersby were glancing their way, resembling an audience watching a couple quarrel drunkenly.

Liu Qinglu persisted, gripping Chen Jianhai's sleeves, her eyes red as she asked, "How am I inferior to her?"

Chen Jianhai tried to steady Liu Qinglu in a gentlemanly manner, saying, "You've had too much to drink. Let me take you back to the tent."

"I'm not drunk!" Liu Qinglu pushed Chen Jianhai's hand away, angrily blocking his path, "What's wrong with me? Why didn't you choose me?"

Chen Jianhai felt helpless.

He was already frustrated with the system's task during the day, and now he had to deal with this drunken outburst at night.

Seeing Liu Qinglu's stance, Chen Jianhai realized she wouldn't let him go without a reason.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Jianhai spoke seriously, "I'll tell you the reason!"

Hearing this, Liu Qinglu quieted down, her eyes fixed on Chen Jianhai.

"I had a dream."

"In the dream, I was riding a red snapper, about to leap over the dragon gate. Just as I was about to make it, a jellyfish appeared above."

Chen Jianhai spoke earnestly, and Liu Qinglu listened intently.

"And then?" Liu Qinglu asked blankly.

"Then the jellyfish said, 'Get down,' and slapped me off the dragon gate." Chen Jianhai said indignantly.

"What does this dream have to do with me?" Liu Qinglu asked, confused.

"It does!" Chen Jianhai quickly said, "The jellyfish spoke with your voice. It was you who slapped me down from the dragon gate."

Liu Qinglu stared at Chen Jianhai, her eyes wide, unblinking.

Chen Jianhai stared back, unyielding.

It seemed like a contest to see who could last longer.

After half a minute, Liu Qinglu burst out laughing, bending over and clutching her stomach.

Since knowing Liu Qinglu, this was the first time Chen Jianhai saw her genuinely smile.

"Don't laugh! I'm not lying, this dream was real."

The more serious Chen Jianhai looked, the harder Liu Qinglu laughed, even tearing up from laughter.

"What you think about during the day influences your dreams. Mr. Chen, I'll try to bully you less in the future."

"Well, thank you, Assistant Liu, for showing mercy." Chen Jianhai smiled.

At that moment, staff from Nanjiang Glory Hotel arrived and escorted the drunken Liu Qinglu away.

"Goodbye, Mr. Chen."

"Goodbye."

Watching Liu Qinglu leave, Chen Jianhai sighed in relief,

"Luckily I had that dream, otherwise, I wouldn't have known how to make up a story tonight."

Saying this, Chen Jianhai put his hands in his pockets and strolled back to the shopping center tent.

After a couple of steps,

Chen Jianhai suddenly stopped, breaking out in a cold sweat.

Could the hidden job seeker the system is looking for be Liu Qinglu?

But as soon as the thought arose, Chen Jianhai dismissed it.

"Impossible!"

Chen Jianhai shook his head vigorously. Not only would he never agree to have Liu Qinglu at the hotel, but Bai Cheng and the others wouldn't either.

If Liu Qinglu were hired, the hotel might as well close down. Watching Wen Zifan and Liu Qinglu argue every day would be enough.

"But if this task isn't related to her, why did she appear at this particular moment?"

This thought plunged Chen Jianhai back into deep confusion.

...

Inside the themed tent at the shopping center, Xiao Lang, Feng Di, Chicken Wing, Kidney, and Skewer were having a great time, not paying any attention to Chen Jianhai.

Chen Jianhai ordered a few skewers, got a large beer, and sat alone on a bench, drinking in silence.

After a while,

Someone sat down next to him.

That person also ordered a drink and two skewers of roasted silkworm pupae, eating and drinking pitifully.

Chen Jianhai glanced casually and was surprised, "Hey? What a coincidence! We meet again here."

Chocolate smiled in surprise, "This is such a coincidence!"

This was the second time they had met at the beer festival.

This kind of fate felt incredibly strong.

Although they didn't know each other's names, the bond formed on this journey felt inexplicably close, and they started chatting.

"Ugh! Finding a job is so hard!" Chocolate said, holding a half-finished beer, her feet tapping together in frustration.

Though also drunk, Chocolate looked much cuter than Liu Qinglu.

"I've heard their boss is very nice. If only I could meet him."

Chocolate lifted her head, resting her chin on the oval handle of the large beer mug, curling up with a wistful look.

Chen Jianhai took a big gulp of beer, feeling equally frustrated.

"You find it hard to get a job, and I find it hard to hire staff! With so many people in Nanjiang, where can I find an anxious employee?"

After saying this,

They looked at each other with empathetic eyes, feeling the other's plight was worse than their own.

They raised their glasses.

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

...

They drank late into the night.

To Chen Jianhai's surprise, Chocolate was also a guest at Lang Ai Hotel.

Mr. Chen then volunteered to escort the half-drunk Chocolate back to the hotel, ensuring she safely entered her room and locked the door before returning to his place.

...

In the blink of an eye, the Nanjiang Beer Festival was halfway through, and the whole city continued to be festive.

According to statistics from the Nanjiang Bureau and the beer festival organizers, the sales of the fourteen beer tents varied slightly, but overall, there was not much difference.

Each beer tent had a similar flow of visitors and consumption levels.

Among them, the most outstanding results,

Besides the organizer Little God of Wealth Beer, was actually the five-star hotel beer tent!

"It's really unexpected. The five-star hotel tent, which we least favored at the start, ended up ranking second in sales!"

In the office of the Nanjiang City Cultural Tourism Promotion Center, Director Gu Minzhong looked at the report and bar chart, his eyes showing surprise.

Since the five-star hotel tent was quite niche, with high spending and the highest ticket prices among all tents, it was expected to filter out a large number of visitors.

So initially, no one had high hopes for the five-star hotel tent's business.

For Nanjiang City, the hotel tent was meant to be a cultural showcase, adding splendor to the other thirteen tents.

But such high sales and popularity were beyond their expectations.

Gu Minzhong said, "Xiao Yang, you guys work hard to analyze the data based on the operations of the five-star tent these past few days to find out the reasons for its success."

"This is a very good trend. The success of an industry must have replicable factors."

"Now that we are revitalizing tourism in Nanjiang, if we can learn from this, it might be very effective."

"Got it, Director, I'll get on it right away!" Yang Ruying replied earnestly.