Chapter 18 New Guests Check In
As soon as Chu Jiangyue appeared, everyone rushed toward her direction, looking at her eagerly.
"The hotel does have new rooms available now. Everyone can check the specific details at the front desk of Building No.1 over here."
The hotel has been upgraded - all rooms in Building No.1 are now unlocked, and the front desk has also been upgraded.
On the virtual screen above the front desk counter, besides being able to buy steamed buns and bok choy, guests can now see floor plans of all rooms - which ones are available and which are occupied is clear at a glance.
The lobby has become overcrowded with so many guests wanting to stay at Jianglin Hotel.
Liu Yiyi and Jiang Jianhai were attracted by the commotion outside and soon came out of their rooms.
Jiang Jianhai already had his own room, so he didn't think much of it, but it was different for Liu Yiyi.
Previously, with only one room available, she had no choice but to compete with Brother Wen'an for it. But now that there are extra rooms, she needs to notify Brother Wen'an to come immediately.
Chu Jiangyue didn't mind Liu Yiyi's little antics - whoever checked into the hotel, it was ultimately her who profited.
During daytime, external temperatures had reached a peak of 50℃, coupled with water and power outages. Even indoors, this heat was unbearable.
Besides the survivors brought by Shen Zhigui early this morning, many original residents of Splendid China Residence had also come with their families in tow.
The fact that Riverforest Hotel remained unaffected by external weather conditions had spread throughout the entire Splendid China Residence community.
"Boss Chu, we have elderly and children in our family. Do you have any family suites? Just three bedrooms would suffice - we're not picky."
The question came from a man around 30, accompanied by his wife holding a crying infant and four elderly relatives.
A grown man with elderly dependents and young children, his wife appearing quite frail - Chu Jiangyue couldn't help but feel concerned for him.
But in this apocalyptic world, being able to stay with one's family could be considered fortunate indeed.
3-person suites are indeed available, but the room rates are much higher compared to single rooms.
"There are standard and deluxe versions of the 3-person suites, priced at 600 bronze coins and 1200 bronze coins per day respectively.
If you want 6 people to stay in one suite, you'll need to register marital relationships to allow 2 people per bedroom, and guardianship registration is required for this child too."
3-person suites do exist, but at 600/1200 bronze coins per day, the rates are genuinely quite high for ordinary people.
However, they have no choice - their villa in Splendor Capital has run completely out of provisions, and staying there would mean certain death.
Jianglin Hotel is their last hope.
"Thank you, Boss Chu. We'll take it! We'll take the standard suite for one month to start."
After a month passes, perhaps the government will have found a solution to restore their lives to normal.
Chu Jiangyue didn't hesitate, operating directly on the virtual screen before her: "Each person swipe your card once."
Adhering to the principles of fairness and justice, when deducting fees, the hotel will charge 3,000 copper coins as room fee from each of the six individuals' ID card accounts.
As for that nursing infant, if she lives with her guardian until the age of 8, her room fee can be exempted.
The six people each swiped their ID cards, and everyone was deducted 3,000 copper coins, equivalent to 30 silver coins.
The four elderly folks saw their balances instantly reduced by 3,000 copper coins, their faces all showing pained expressions.
Chu Jiangyue noticed but didn't say anything. Since they chose Jianglin Hotel, they should abide by the rules.
Otherwise, if she gave discounts to anyone who acted pitiful, and everyone came to her with sob stories begging for favors, she might as well not run a hotel and open a charity instead.
"Boss, we're also a couple. The double suite is too expensive—can we two share a single room?"
Chu Jiangyue raised an eyebrow. Since she had already agreed to the double room earlier, it wouldn't make sense to refuse the single room now.
"Register your marital relationship, once the system verifies successfully, it's done."
Getting Chu Jiangyue's affirmative answer, the couple's eyes immediately lit up. Now with just 50 copper coins per day for lodging, their savings could sustain them for quite some time.
Chu Jiangyue wasn't aware of their thoughts. After completing their check-in procedures, she called for the next guest.
"Boss Chu, I have family in another province. Can the hotel help me locate them?"
"Locate someone?"
This was the first time Chu Jiangyue had encountered such a request.
「Host host, I can do it! But… this function consumes significant energy. He'll need to compensate for my energy expenditure, and I don't work for free.」
The implication was clear - besides compensating for the search energy, additional payment would be required.
"Where is the person you're looking for?"
Chu Jiangyue asked calmly without showing any expression.
"In H Province! We just spoke on the phone yesterday!"
If he'd known the apocalypse was coming, he would have gone to H Province to find her before it began.
"Host, ask him whether he wants to purchase information to search himself, or have us locate and bring the person back?
The former costs 1 gold coin, the latter 10 gold coins. Non-negotiable."
The little fox directly raised the price—it was currently a seller's market, and it wasn't worried about losing business.
1 gold coin would convert to 10,000 copper coins, and 10 gold coins would be 100,000. Even Chu Jiangyue felt the little fox was asking for an exorbitant price.
However, since the little fox was one of his own, Chu Jiangyue still knew where his loyalties lay.
"Originally, the inn doesn't provide this service, but since you, the guest, have a request, it's not impossible to help you.
However… I'm a merchant, and I don't do business at a loss. How much can you offer?"
"Boss Chu, we haven't checked in yet. Can we deal with other matters later?"
Chu Jiangyue glanced at the long queue and looked somewhat embarrassed.
"Then take a seat over there for now. I'll attend to other guests first."
Chu Jiangyue had someone lead him to sit and wait nearby.
The man also understood that Chu Jiangyue was busy, and his matter indeed required some time to resolve. Without saying much, he went to sit on the sofa in the waiting area, waiting for Chu Jiangyue to finish his work.
Chu Jiangyue didn't like to keep people waiting, so her movements noticeably sped up as she took over.
After a long while, Yun Zijing finally completed the check-in procedures for everyone.
Though the crowd looked sizable, the final count showed only 63 people had come to check in today.
That was still quite short of the 100 required for the mission.
However, the immediate issue to address was finding more people.
Chu Jiangyue stepped out from behind the counter and took a seat in the lounge area.
"Jin Churan?"
This was an original resident of Splendid Capital, but Chu Jiangyue couldn't shake the feeling she'd heard the name somewhere before.
「Host! Host! I've got it!」
The little fox suddenly spoke up, startling Chu Jiangyue so much she nearly jumped.
『What do you know now?』
The last time it had acted this dramatically was when they encountered the "central air-conditioning" male lead on-site.
「Host, he has a background!」
The little fox hadn't noticed earlier, but now that they were closer to Jin Churan, a lot of information had unlocked.
『Elaborate.』