frightfiction Chapter 1147 - 1149
Chapter 1147 - 1149
Gong Ruini and the others drove home and it was already past nine at night, which gave Zhao Gang and the others quite a scare.
"Couldn’t you have come back earlier?" Gong Tao was quite displeased.
What could they say, that they got too excited about skiing and wasted time?
They could only lower their heads and admit their mistake, just waiting for the elders to scold them before the matter was over.
"By the way, why did you all come back together?" Only then did Gong Tao notice that they had all returned together.
This was very strange, weren’t they supposed to have gone to different places?
"We went skiing today," Wan Yihui said smugly. "The skiing there is really comfortable."
"There’s also a hot spring to soak in."
Ah, there’s a hot spring too? Upon hearing this, Zhao Gang immediately asked with concern.
If there was only a ski resort, Zhao Gang really wouldn’t care, but if there was both skiing and a hot spring, would their Hot Spring Villa still get business?
We have to know that the fame of their Hot Spring Villa has already spread, and in previous winters, many people came to soak in the baths.
Ever since they sent hot spring samples for testing last time, the results made Zhao Gang very happy, as it turned out to have several benefits.
Of course, they promoted it well, attracting a huge crowd.
With so much cash coming in every day, if there weren’t matters in Beijing, and if his wife didn’t have to stay in Beijing, he would have hated not being able to squat at the little villa.
"By the way, what are the benefits of that hot spring?"
"And is it convenient to get there?"
"Is it far from Beijing?"
Zhao Xuran looked at his father’s excited and nervous face, and really wanted to laugh; previously, the old man didn’t care much about others also opening hot spring villas.
How come it’s Chu Rui now making the old man so tense, Zhao Xuran really couldn’t understand.
"What do you know, that boy used to follow you to Yangcheng to purchase goods during summer and winter breaks. He’s smart, but unfortunately, he doesn’t want to work under you." Zhao Gang said it was false to claim he wasn’t upset about losing such a talent.
But the boy’s ambition was not to stay in Beijing, no matter how much money they had, they couldn’t force him.
Zhao Gang glared at Zhao Xuran. This guy was really stupid—without any benefit, he’d trained such a strong opponent for his own family.
"Also, my brother even helped introduce clients to him," said Zhan Banxia, watching her excited father, knowing that what she was saying might be somewhat unkind, but in order to prevent future outbreaks, she had to speak the truth.
Introducing clients to Chu Rui’s ski resort? Zhao Gang was going crazy, "You can’t be serious."
"Our business is good, but we can expand." Oh dear, if those people find out there’s such a good place, will they still come to the Hot Spring Villa?
It drove him crazy, how did he end up with such an honest and simple child, even if they were friends, you can’t go against money like this.
"Dad, don’t worry, our Hot Spring Villa’s business won’t be bad," Zhao Xuran said with an air of confidence.
Oh, how can you guarantee business won’t be bad, Zhao Gang looked towards his son; he wouldn’t be satisfied with just a promise, he had to know why.
"They’ve got the ski resort, but we have gourmet food."
As if the Hot Spring Villa were the only place with gourmet food, Zhao Gang’s expression didn’t change, he wasn’t convinced by this reason.
"Dad, think about how many people actually know how to ski?" Zhao Xuran looked at his father and asked.
Right, how could he forget, even though this is the North, not many can ski, "When we were in the Northeast, not many people knew how to ski either."
Although it’s nice, the number of people who can ski is still a minority; maybe when they hear there’s such an interesting place, many people will flock there wanting to ski.
But will it be good afterwards? Zhao Gang thought it was a challenge, if people keep falling, even those with thick skins wouldn’t want to continue.
"So what do you plan to do?"
"You should know there are still experts." Some might feel embarrassed and unwilling to continue skiing, but some have stubborn tempers and want to learn no matter what.
For instance, here’s Zhao Xuran; didn’t Ni Zi and the others learn to ski like that?
"We could set up dog sledding, didn’t Ni Zi and the others play it in the Northeast, and Ban Xia played too." Zhao Xuran had obviously given it much thought along the way.
Earlier, he hadn’t used his brain, thinking that since they were focusing on hot springs, there was no need to arrange other activities.
But now with Chu Rui chasing from behind, how could Zhao Xuran not be nervous?
"Also, we can invite some ice sculptors from the Northeast to make ice lanterns."
"Isn’t that not a good idea?" Although Beijing is cold, it’s still warmer than the Northeast, how long could ice lanterns last?
"What’s bad, Beijing also has ice lanterns, but their shapes aren’t attractive. If we build some large ones, we don’t need to worry about attracting guests."
Zhao Xuran had absolute confidence in this; even if Chu Rui got jealous, so what, it’s not a small expense, even if he’s the ski resort’s boss, it’s beyond his control.
"We may not have ski runs, but we can build a large ice slide."
"Both adults and kids would love it."
"We could make it more challenging, with more twists and turns, higher heights."
"Dad, what do you think?" After talking for so long, Zhao Xuran felt very thirsty and nervously watched his father, who surprisingly didn’t raise any questions.
Was he satisfied or dissatisfied, Zhao Xuran was waiting for the final verdict from the big boss.
Zhao Gang always knew his eldest son could think, but he was incredibly lazy, preferring not to use his brain if he didn’t have to, which was really difficult for him this time.
But as parents, of course, they can’t let him know they’re satisfied with these suggestions; otherwise, how can they push him to improve in the future?
"I think there are still some issues."
"Right, you have to know that this isn’t something we can manage alone." The investment is a bit large; if there were only their own Hot Spring Villa in that area, Zhao Gang wouldn’t care.
The problem is there are too many hot spring villas out there, and if only they foolishly invest, what would that make them look like—a selfless do-gooder? Zhao Gang wasn’t willing to be that.
Especially that the relationship with those other families isn’t great; even if they aren’t enemies, the relationship isn’t warm.
"We could cooperate with the village and then carve out an area on the mountain to develop," Zhao Xuran wasn’t stupid; of course he wouldn’t involve those people in such a good thing.
"I don’t think the village will oppose, and our guests could get discounts for staying." Zhao Xuran aimed to show guests that, even among hot spring villas, what they offered was very different.
"Also, I have an idea about the food." Since change was coming, they might as well change thoroughly.
Starting this winter, they’d leave the guests amazed.
Wow-wow-wow, after just a few days of going out to play, the boy comes back with ideas left and right, that’s impressive.
Zhao Gang had previously thought Zhao Xuran going out to play at this time was incredibly irresponsible, but now he realized letting his son wander around occasionally is a good thing if it results in new ideas when he comes back.