enjoyebooks Chapter 214 The Enthusiastic Landlady
Chapter 214 The Enthusiastic Landlady
Having a bed to sleep in is naturally more comfortable than being cooped up in a car.
As for conditions, they weren't a big problem for Li Yi.
After all, he grew up in the countryside and his family's financial situation was not very good.
"Boss lady, can I go take a look first?" Li Yi asked.
"Of course, come on, I'll take you to see it now."
The proprietress immediately led Li Yi and Xu Yourong into the small inn.
The entire small hotel only has two floors.
The standard rooms were converted on the second floor, and there are only eight rooms in total.
The first floor houses the kitchen, dining area, and the owner's living quarters.
Li Yi had initially thought that the empty room she mentioned was a storage room or something similar.
Unexpectedly, the landlady led him to a three-bedroom apartment on the first floor.
The room's decor wasn't particularly high-end, but it was fully furnished.
"Handsome, take a look for yourself. This bedroom may be a bit small, but it's much more comfortable than your car."
"Besides, no one has ever lived in this room before. I'll tidy it up for you later, it'll be spotless." The landlady pointed to a room of about ten square meters and introduced it enthusiastically.
It doesn't matter if the room is a little small, but it's obvious at a glance that this is where the landlady lives.
"Never mind, I'll just make do in the car."
Li Yi quickly shook his head and then prepared to turn around and leave.
However, the proprietress grabbed him and said, "Handsome, we don't have much business in this small town all year round. As a big boss like you who is not short of money, why don't you patronize our business?"
Upon hearing this, Li Yi was somewhat amused and exasperated, saying, "Boss lady, it's not about the money, it's just inconvenient."
The landlady tried to persuade her to stay again, saying, "Oh, there's nothing inconvenient about it! Don't worry, there's no one else here, I'll be staying alone tonight."
That would be even more inconvenient!
Li Yi shook his head again, "Boss lady, there's a difference between men and women..."
Before he could finish speaking, the landlady interrupted him, saying, "What are you afraid of, a grown man like you? Besides, all the locks here are working properly. Just close the door when you stay tonight."
Okay, the standard room upstairs is eighty yuan a night, but I'll only charge you fifty!
Let alone fifty yuan, even five hundred yuan wouldn't amount to much for Li Yi right now.
He just felt that it was really inappropriate for the landlady, a woman, to live in someone else's house.
Unfortunately, the proprietress was also a difficult person to deal with.
In order to earn an extra fifty yuan, she kept talking to Li Yi.
Seeing this, Xu Yourong could only offer her advice: "Xiao Li, why don't you stay here for the night?"
Li Yi, unable to resist the landlady's persistent pestering, finally had no choice but to agree, "Well... okay."
"Great! I'll tidy up your room right now!"
The proprietress was exceptionally excited after the deal was struck.
Li Yi said, "Boss lady, we'll clean the rooms later. Can you take us upstairs to see the standard rooms first?"
"Oh dear, look at my memory, I almost forgot."
The proprietress slapped her forehead, then led Li Yi and Xu Yourong to the second floor.
The standard room on the second floor is not very big; there is only one bed inside, and the bed is not big either.
Fortunately, the room was quite clean, and there was a water heater in the bathroom, so it was very convenient to take a shower at night.
Xu Yourong glanced at it briefly and was fairly satisfied.
With the accommodation arranged, Li Yi and Xu Yourong instructed the innkeeper to cook a few dishes to solve their dinner problem.
While the landlady was cooking, the two of them went to the car to get some daily necessities. After everything was settled, they went to the restaurant on the first floor.
It's called a restaurant, but it's really just a large room with a few tables and chairs.
There were hardly any customers, and hardly any waiters either.
Even cooking and preparing meals are all done by the landlady herself.
Li Yi and Xu Yourong sat there waiting for a while before the landlady brought out the food.
"Bosses, come and try my cooking. If there's anything you don't like, I'll make it for you again."
Dinner was simple, consisting of only three home-style dishes, and they didn't look very appealing.
After taking a few bites, Li Yi pointed to the plate and asked, "Boss lady, this bracken fern tastes quite authentic. It must be all-natural, right?"
The proprietress nodded quickly, "That's right! We're a poor place, we don't have much good stuff, but we have a lot of wild vegetables. How is it, is it alright?"
"fine."
The food in front of him wasn't particularly delicious, but thanks to the all-natural wild vegetables, Li Yi could taste a bit of home.
As for Xu Yourong, she had never eaten this kind of wild vegetable before, and she thought it was pretty good for her first try.
Having driven all day and eaten quite late, the two of them were a bit hungry and started to feast.
The proprietress, perhaps having nothing better to do, kept me company with a constant smile.
Seeing this, Li Yi casually asked, "Boss lady, I don't see many people eating in your shop, so why is the upstairs completely full?"
Upon hearing this, the proprietress immediately explained, "Oh dear, handsome, you don't know, a large tomb has recently appeared in our mountains, and many people from other places have come here to dig for treasure."
My rooms are all booked for several days now, but sometimes the owners stay in the mountains and don't come back to stay.
Wait! A large tomb?
Li Yi was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and then he suddenly remembered that Wen Rui had mentioned that an ancient tomb complex had been discovered in Yiling City, so he came to investigate it in person.
Unexpectedly, this ancient tomb complex was located in the same place as director Huang Jing's film crew.
Seeing Li Yi looking somewhat dazed, the proprietress couldn't help but ask, "Handsome, you guys aren't here to dig for treasure either, are you?"
Li Yi shook his head immediately, "No! I have a friend who's filming here, and we're here to see her."
Forget about treasures; now that the ancient tomb complex has been discovered, it's not something you can just dig up whenever you want.
However, after we finish filming GG, we can go and see Wen Rui.
"Filming?"
The proprietress paused for a moment, then her gaze towards Li Yi became even more ardent. "So you guys are in the arts! I knew it, young man, with your good looks, you must be a big star."
"Boss lady, you're wrong. I'm not some big star."
Regardless of whether he's a big star or not, this young man is very handsome and looks to be in great shape.
I need to prepare myself properly.
The proprietress smiled knowingly, "Handsome, please enjoy your meal. I'll go tidy up your room first."
"Okay, then I'll leave it to you."