Chapter 97: Chapter 96 Long Vacation i

Translator: 549690339

“Also, I’ve received a message from the Inspector. He mentioned that he’s heard of the Spring Festival and has adjusted his itinerary to arrive during it in Yanjiang County. You should be mentally prepared and not show any doubts in front of the Inspector.”

Previously, the Inspector had planned to visit Yanjiang County after the Spring Festival.

“Yes.”

When Lu Yang was leaving the branch, he met Wang He, Bai Zifang and other managers coming towards him.

Wang He and the others gave a brief nod as greeting, recognizing Lu Yang as the new favorite in front of Master Chu, who they wouldn’t dare offend.

Having worked at the branch for decades, Wang He and his colleagues knew some things; they speculated that Master Chu appointed Lu Yang and his two comrades directly because of their high evaluations during the initiation test, especially Lu Yang, who might have received the highest evaluation among them.

In a low voice, Wang He said, “Master Chu has always been opportunistic, seeing potential profit in everything. He probably identified Lu Yang’s potential for success and thought it wise to establish a good relationship with him before he made it big, which would make it easier when they get promoted in the future.”

They knew that Master Chu’s greatest ambition was promotion, to be a leader in a more economically prosperous area. Thus, he paid special attention to the impending arrival of the Inspector.

“Maybe our presence here is also related to the Inspector.”

‘But, Master Chu is still one step away from promotion, right? Has he reached the Nascent Soul Stage yet?”

A promotion in the sect does not only rely on faith in the Immortal Eternity but also places importance on cultivation level.

“Who knows? He might have already reached it and just didn’t tell us. He always does things without explaining to us, so we don’t know the purpose of his actions.”

Master Chu’s style reflects the nature of the entire demonic sect, filled with mistrust. Although Master Chu appears to trust Lu Yang, the reality is different. He has never disclosed any information about himself to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang knew very little about Master Chu.

The Spring Festival duly arrived, and the customer flow in the barbecue restaurant reached its peak. Numerous merchants from out of town had noticed the business potential of the barbecue restaurant and proposed to Lu Yang that they open a branch, with Lu Yang supplying the recipes and them providing the funds.

Without exception, they were all sent away by an unsmiling Lu Yang. There were also cultivators who tried to dine and dash, but upon seeing the three banners hanging on the wall, they swallowed their impractical thought and paid honestly.

With the assistance of the automated barbecue matrix, the two ghouls had more time to thread the skewers, so the barbecue restaurant could handle more customers than usual.

“Another round of barbecue… Yes, this one, my aunt told me that this barbecue restaurant is very delicious, you must try it if you come to Yanjiang County! ” “Look, this restaurant even has promotions now. If you spend in this restaurant, you can get a voucher for a 10% discount in the tofu shop on Front Street.”

“For every silver spent, you can spin the lucky wheel once. The spins can accumulate, no cap to it. The prizes are limited on a first-come-first-served basis.”

“Let’s go and try.”

The two agreed and lined up at the end of the queue, unaware of how long they would have to wait to eat.

At the entrance of the barbecue restaurant, Meng Jingzhou was busy with the lucky wheel, thoroughly enjoying himself.

The wheel had the words “another spin”, “third prize”, “second prize”, “first prize”, and “special prize”.

“Congratulations to this guest for winning the second prize, a 40% discount on their purchase! Let’s congratulate him!” Meng Jingzhou clapped enthusiastically, looking even more delighted than the prize winner.

“The first prize, we have a winner of the first prize, this guest’s entire bill is on the house!”

“The special prize, someone actually won the special prize!”

The guest did not expect to win the special prize and happily asked, “What’s the special prize?”

Meng Jingzhou held the guest’s hand, enthusiastically saying, “Congratulations! You’ve won a chance to experience being a waiter in our shop! Normally, customers would have to pay for the chance to experience the joy of working in our shop, but you’re fortunate enough that you don’t have to pay a dime!”

Considering the smoky and unpleasant environment in the kitchen, our professional staff would help bring the skewers out for you, so you don’t have to go into the kitchen!” Meng Jingzhou made it seem as if this was a thoughtful decision on their part.

The guest asked, “… Can I get the first prize instead?”

“No.”

The guest declined the special prize.

Up to this point, Meng Jingzhou has yet to convince anyone to accept the special prize, but he greatly enjoyed the process of tricking people.

In the barbecue restaurant, Lu Yang was bustling around with a tray, weaving through customers in the shop. His steps were light, movements agile, and his lower body remained extremely stable. The tray didn’t tilt, the skewers didn’t sway, and he didn’t bump into any customers. He moved around as though he was treading on thin ice.

After more than a month of working as a waiter, his level of agility had greatly improved.

“Chief Ma, Chief Chi, how’s the food?” Lu Yang asked, smiling at two customers who were officials in the county and frequently came to their restaurant for barbecue and drinks.

“As delicious as ever. To be honest, Mr. Little Lu, with your skills, having your restaurant here is a waste. You should open your business in a larger county. I bet you’d earn much more!”

“Don’t talk nonesense. Haven’t you heard Mr. Little Lu doesn’t even want to open branches? He’s obviously running this restaurant because he enjoys it, not because he wants to get rich.”

Lu Yang could only respond with a smile, “I hope you both have a good time during the Spring Festival.”

Both of them were obviously drunk, their faces flushed and smiling incoherently. Chief Ma grumbled, “Speaking of the Spring Festival, it annoys me. The holiday used to last seven days, a long vacation. Now, I don’t know whose idea it was, but they shortened it to three days!”

“What can you do in three days? They even have the audacity to call it a ‘little long vacation’. What nonsense! If you put ‘little’ in front of ‘long vacation’, does it still count as a long vacation!”

“I hope the person who came up with this term lives a ‘little’ long life!”

Chief Chi quickly covered Chief Ma’s mouth, “You shouldn’t talk like that. You arrived late, so it’s understandable if you didn’t know. This was County Lord Li’s idea!”

Chief Ma snorted, “So it was him. He doesn’t have much ability, but he sure has a lot of ideas!”

Chief Chi was slightly more informed, “Quiet down. We can’t speak ill of County Lord Li now. I heard that he’s found his way and has captured three wicked demon cultivators in the county. This is a huge merit, and he’s about to be promoted. The current Head Capture Official, Fang Qingyun, is to replace his position!”

Chief Ma sneered, indifferent to Li’s opinion of him since Li wouldn’t care about his opinion either, “The other day one of my colleagues complained to me, saying that Lord Li was giving absurd orders, demanding his staff work overtime until dawn, insisting they must plant loads of little flags overnight, with no errors in positioning. He even acted as the supervisor himself, putting on airs. He may not need sleep being at the Golden Core Stage, but others do.

Many of them fell asleep while working!”

Lu Yang poured them more drinks, “I’ll go tend to the other customers now.”

“Off you go, Mr. Little Lu, you don’t need to bother about us.”

On the first night of the Spring Festival, the exhaustion took a toll, leaving the four people and two ghouls sprawled out.

Just before falling asleep, Man Gu contemplated, “I think ghouls don’t need sleep. Should we have them work at night too?”