Chapter 63: Taking a Group Photo Together!

"Ding."

"Congratulations to the host for completing the task 'A Warm Bowl of Porridge at Midnight.' The hotel upgrade progress bar has increased by 1%."

"This task has a long-term completion period,"

"The system will automatically add progress bar values based on the daily completion of the task."

The system's voice echoed in Chen Jianhai's mind.

This breakfast rest hut,

was a welfare task he exchanged for himself with 800 points.

The task required him to open the door at midnight every night,

attracting nearby social workers to dine for free, in exchange for the corresponding upgrade values.

...

"Young man, thank you so much, really."

Old Chang's eyes were slightly red with gratitude,

then,

he took out his phone and made a few calls,

within half an hour,

several cleaning workers holding brooms arrived in front of the little red house,

seeing Old Chang eating warmly inside, and then looking at Chen Jianhai,

they stood awkwardly outside, seemingly afraid to dirty the place.

Seeing this, Chen Jianhai quickly led them inside:

"It's really free here."

"But the breakfast options are limited, just simple porridge, pickles, and steamed buns,"

"But it's all you can eat."

...

This kept him busy until 9 AM.

Old Chang and the others felt bad about eating for free,

but there were no WeChat or Alipay QR codes here, so they searched all their pockets,

and left some money on Chen Jianhai's table.

Chen Jianhai looked helplessly at the pile of loose change on the table.

There were coins and banknotes,

the banknotes were crumpled and damp with sweat.

All hard-earned money.

"These brothers and sisters..."

"I said it's free."

"Where am I supposed to put all this change, isn't this just causing me trouble!"

Chen Jianhai sighed,

and collected the money one by one.

It totaled over 100 yuan.

Not much money,

but it felt surprisingly thick in his hand.

"Forget it, I'll give this 100 yuan to the kitchen, let them buy some watermelons to send over during the day."

...

Workers like Old Chang had corresponding contact groups in every street.

The news about the little red house spread quickly in the Huanhai Street community.

In the scorching midday heat,

Chen Jianhai hid in an inconspicuous corner,

watching groups of cleaning workers walk into the house,

taking cups of lemon water from the ice bucket,

eating watermelon, sitting on benches, and resting in the air conditioning.

Seeing the comfortable and happy smiles on their sun-tanned faces,

Chen Jianhai also felt a warm satisfaction.

Although he didn't earn a penny, and even paid for electricity and fruit,

he felt inexplicably content~

Opening the system panel,

seeing the yellow progress bar jump from 33% to 34%, and slowly inching towards 35% at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye,

Chen Jianhai's face broke into a silly "hehehe" smile.

Even a small mosquito is still meat!

Having it is better than not having it!

"Boss, what are you giggling about?"

Suddenly, a voice sounded behind him,

startling Boss Chen,

turning around,

he saw the doorman, the electrician, and the plumber, somehow surrounding him.

The three of them followed Chen Jianhai's gaze.

Four pairs of eyes stared at the little red house through the trees.

There was an inexplicable sense of horror.

"Don't you guys make any noise when you walk!"

Chen Jianhai's neck hairs stood on end,

"Why aren't you working, what are you doing here!"

The doorman said, "Boss, the filming is almost over, we came to find you for the wrap-up celebration."

"Wrap-up celebration?"

Chen Jianhai looked puzzled.

"What's there to celebrate about filming a video, it's not like we're shooting a TV series."

The doorman disagreed, saying urgently:

"Boss, without you, there wouldn't be this hotel, you should at least make an appearance."

"Yeah, boss, you're the soul of the hotel!"

"We all appeared in the video, how can you not?"

"The students from the publicity department didn't originally plan to include you, we specifically requested it!"

"Really?" Chen Jianhai asked suspiciously.

Would these rascals be so kind?

Last time at the Cozy Beautiful Hotel,

it was these three who ran through the corridors shouting his name.

They wanted to force him to drink cola.

He was forced to hide in the bathroom, not daring to make a sound.

The plumber fearlessly met Chen Jianhai's gaze: "Truer than our wages!"

"Come on, boss,"

"Everyone is waiting for you to take a group photo!"

...

Chen Jianhai followed the three into the hotel, half-believing and half-doubting,

and indeed found many employees inside the lobby.

At the front were the students from the tourism vocational school's publicity department, adjusting the camera.

It seemed like they were going to take a group photo.

But just then, Qin Mengqiu behind the reception desk noticed Chen Jianhai.

She shouted:

"The boss is here!"

All the employees turned around,

looking at Chen Jianhai like weasels eyeing a chicken,

led by Zhu Tingting, they rushed towards Chen Jianhai, startling him.

What was going on?!

Chen Jianhai instinctively felt something was wrong!

He subconsciously tried to run, but found his way blocked by the doorman, the plumber, and the electrician.

"Come on, boss!"

At Zhu Tingting's command,

the employees pinned Chen Jianhai to the sofa,

Chen Jianhai felt the world spinning, with cold, greasy, and soft things constantly touching his face and lips.

He felt like a quail that had fallen into a wolf's den,

unable to move,

in just a few seconds,

it felt like an eternity!

Finally,

the pressure on his body was lifted.

Before Chen Jianhai could react, a blinding flash almost blinded him.

"Cheese!"

Happy voices rang in Chen Jianhai's ears,

"Click~"

A photo popped out from the camera.

In the picture,

the entire staff of Langai Hotel happily gathered together, all making victory signs.

And in the middle,

only Chen Jianhai had bright red lips, messy hair, and a bewildered expression looking at the camera.

His confused eyes were full of puzzlement.

...