Chapter 1710: What should I bring?

Huo Xueying was just pulling aggro with her words.

In fact, she had rummaged through her house and even went around the supermarket, but in the end, she hadn't prepared anything.

A bit frustrated.

Going to someone's house to sponge off food and drink, how could she not bring anything?

But as for food and drink, Song Tan's family's were countless times better than what was outside. As for clothes, accessories, and daily items, she knew from meeting at the last class reunion—wearing jewelry worth hundreds of thousands or millions...

Oh my!

Seeing that her boyfriend was almost off work, she simply went to the gold counter and pondered for a while, buying a small, light, and thin zodiac pendant.

The recent rise in gold prices made her wince, but fortunately, the gift was prepared, so she could eat and drink at their house with peace of mind!

And when they met at the parking lot, her boyfriend Zheng Qu hesitated for a moment:

"Do you think it would be too blunt if I went to the wholesale market now and grabbed a stack of plastic crates?"

Huo Xueying also blushed a little: "Although we are going to eat and take things, being this direct doesn't seem very appropriate..."

The two looked at each other.

Fortunately, at this moment, Song Tan sent a message:

"You guys had better drive a larger car. When you leave, besides the specialties I'm giving you, I also need to ask you to help bring some to Zhu Xin's side..."

Over at the fire department and the turnip side (not a typo), they had received the retired dogs, and now the dogs were being raised until their coats were sleek and shiny, frequently performing great deeds.

For sustainable development, and also not forgetting the well-diggers while drinking water, since someone was finally coming back and forth from Ningcheng, naturally, she had to ask them to bring some things.

Once this request was made, Zheng Qu looked at his SUV and instantly felt relieved.

Even Huo Xueying had a smile on her face:

It's good to have something for them to do! Having something to do made them feel less embarrassed about eating, drinking, and taking things there!

Nowadays, express delivery is so convenient. Song Tan saying this must be to put their minds at ease, right?

The two relaxed, and Zheng Qu also took out what he had prepared—

He was just like Huo Xueying, not knowing what to give, so after studying for a long time, he bought a live-streaming gimbal tracking mount for Qiao Qiao.

He scratched his head again: "I originally wanted to buy a drone, but I was afraid of breaking things with a low-quality one, and a high-quality one was really over budget..."

Working people are just this humble; they can't save much money at the end of the year.

The two looked at each other. Anyway, they had already agreed with thick skin, so they wouldn't struggle anymore. Let's hurry and set off!

At the same time, at the gate of the large courtyard that had finally cleared some space, Wang Qing also nimbly got into the car. The leader sat in the back row, still having some matters to handle, and the three of them set off lightly.

"I've already booked the room, the homestay opened by Song Tan's cousin, top-tier room type."

The leader frowned, then relaxed: "Opening a homestay in that village, the main target should be tourists, right? The price positioning for a top-tier suite shouldn't be high?"

Secretary Wang laughed.

"You really understand economics—that's right. It's said that the initial target customer group was fishermen and those staying overnight occasionally. Now it has developed to the point where patients at the rural clinic also like to stay here."

"The most expensive double room is over two hundred yuan a night."

This price, even in Yuncheng, was just the price of an ordinary hotel during non-holidays. The leader was indeed satisfied.

When the driver heard 【clinic patients】, his eyes flickered—related to medical care, one is always afraid of contagion issues.

But before he could ask, Secretary Wang had already explained:

"Although there are many patients there, there's no worry about contagion or anything. After all, you also know that Guo Yi's specialty is internal conditioning and health preservation, and that's the reputation that has spread."

Traditional Chinese Medicine treats illnesses; generally, if it's not the right symptom, people won't travel thousands of miles to come here.

The leader nodded: "You've always been thorough in your work, I'm very reassured. But I remember there are two homestays in the village? How is the other one? Does it have profitable conditions?"

This is complicated to explain.

Lu Chuan's homestay investment is not small.

Just building it cost over two million, and then there were expensive soft furnishings, so all in all, five million is a safe bet.

If any hotel only spent this much, it would definitely be small and dilapidated.

But this is a rural homestay, and he didn't have many room types to begin with, not to mention the two suites on the top floor, which are his and Lu Jing's private residence.

With such a large investment, naturally, there's no profit point to be seen now.

However...

It's very strange.

The average room price is over six hundred, yet since it opened, there have been people booking it continuously.

At first, it was the resident vegetable pickers, then it was wealthy people from the entertainment industry, and later it was wealthy patients...

Because not many employees were hired, all in all, it could actually guarantee an occupancy rate of nearly fifty percent every month...

Describing it this way is also very outrageous.

Lu Chuan's original plan for this homestay was to take advantage of the trend to build a residence for him and Lu Jing.

The rest were used as homestay rooms, a business for Lu Jing to manage.

He never thought about profit; as long as it could cover the basic operating costs of water, electricity, and labor every month, that was enough.

But who would have thought that after calculating it this way, there would actually be a slight surplus!

Secretary Wang explained the details, and at this moment, he felt a bit regretful:

"Actually, the scenery of that homestay is exceptionally well-maintained. The various plants and flowers in front of the door are matched with great aesthetic sense. Many people in the village even go nearby to take pictures, but those who don't book a room can only take pictures on the periphery..."

Most importantly, looking at online reviews, staying there means having afternoon tea and desserts every day, all made from ingredients from the Old Song family.

Just for this, it feels like staying there isn't that extravagant after all.

But after all, they are staying with the leader now, so such a good place isn't very appropriate, so they can only crave it in their hearts.

Seeing her colleague still curious, she couldn't help but laugh: "Remember Song Tan's farm? She invited me to play at the farm."

Wow!

The newcomers didn't know yet, but the old employees all crowded around:

"Xueying, does she still have honey at her place? Help me bring back two bottles."

"Tea! That tea!"

"Peaches! Those peaches you ate last year..."

Someone also said sourly: "It's different once you've made it; we worked together for a while, but now that she's gone home to be her own boss, she doesn't even bother to reply when former colleagues send messages..."

Huo Xueying rolled her eyes:

"Her stuff is all collected by suppliers in bulk; she doesn't sell retail at all. It's true we were colleagues, but you want these scraps and still want to send her a separate message... She has over a thousand WeChat friends; how could she possibly keep up with that!"

"Besides, you guys can just bid on the online store yourselves."

If they could actually win a bid on the online store, would they still be this sour?

Besides, the prices on the online store had gone up now.