"I hope you can stay in the small shop and work as waitresses," Qi Han said with a slight smile, observing the bewildered expressions of the two girls. "This way, when we defeat Fenglai Pavilion, you will have a greater sense of participation, right?"
[The host is really going all out to recruit waitresses.]
The system sighed softly, and Qi Han's expression twitched involuntarily.
Shut up and don't give away the plan.
Though it was essential to have waitstaff for such a large shop, the two girls before him seemed suitable. While it was not challenging to hire waitstaff in Shrek City, it might be more difficult here. To save time, Qi Han thought it necessary to keep the twin sisters.
The shop belongs to me, and the people should stay!
Of course, the sentence he spoke had its reasons.
"We can agree to this condition." After a brief exchange of glances, Qin Yue nodded readily. "However, don't you need to buy this shop first? The shop here isn't cheap."
"How about four hundred thousand Gold Coin?" After a moment of contemplation, Qi Han stated the price.
This figure was estimated after inquiring about the current market conditions in Star Luo City. It should be close to the value of Moonlight Pavilion's property.
"Sure." Qin Yue nodded. The price was fair, with a slight premium. It seemed that Qi Han was indeed sincere.
After rummaging in his backpack for a while, Qi Han took out a stack of golden banknotes and handed them to Qin Yue. "Here are four hundred thousand Gold Coin. Please count them."
So much money, and he just casually kept it in his backpack? The Qin sisters found it a bit strange but didn't comment.
"Sis, go get the property deed for the shop." While carefully counting the banknotes, Qin Yue spoke.
Qin Yue nodded, stood up, and walked upstairs. Soon, she returned with a wooden box and handed it to Qi Han. "Inside is the property deed."
Qi Han opened the box and examined its contents. He nodded, confirming that the property deed was in order, with the special seal of Star Luo City. Holding this deed, the entire area of the shop would be his territory, and he could renovate it as he pleased.
"I'll start the renovations now. You two can come back in two days in the afternoon." After putting away the property deed, Qi Han smiled faintly. "By then, you might get busy."
"Okay." The Qin sisters accepted the money, packed their belongings, and left the small shop.
When they reached the outside of the restaurant, Qin Yue couldn't help but stop and look back. The sign with the words "Moonlight Pavilion" still hung high, but she knew that the sign would soon be replaced.
"Don't look back. Let's go home first." Qin Yao resisted the urge to turn around and pulled her sister with force.
She was afraid that if she looked back, she would also tear up like her sister.
"It's okay. We'll come back in a few days. Although we won't be the bosses then, it won't make much of a difference, right?" Qin Yao forced a smile, though she knew her words didn't provide much comfort.
What's the difference? It's just self-consolation.
After the Qin sisters left, Qi Han closed the door of Moonlight Pavilion and casually found a chair to sit on.
"System, is the Time-limited Quest over now?"
Saying this, he patted the property deed in his backpack.
[Ding!]
[Host has completed a task!]
[Time-limited Quest: Selecting Shop Location (Completed)
Task Rewards: Customized store decoration in the chosen style (claimable), Three-star optional recipe fragment x1 (claimable)]
Qi Han first claimed the 3-star customizable recipe fragment. The surface of the purple 3-star fragment resembled a jigsaw puzzle piece.
Currently, Qi Han only had this one 3-star customizable recipe fragment. He still needed to collect eight before he could exchange them. At the moment, it seemed like a distant goal, so he didn't pay too much attention to it. His gaze quickly shifted to another task reward.
Customizable store decoration.
"System, is the decoration still within 24 hours?"
[Yes.]
That's good.
Qi Han sighed in relief and received different decoration schemes from the system.
In truth, Qi Han didn't want to change the decoration style. He was quite accustomed to the small, fresh style of the small shop. The new shop had a larger area, with three floors. According to the system's plan, the bottom two floors would serve as the storefront, and the top floor would be the living area.
Two floors.
As he flipped through the various decoration schemes provided by the system, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed Qi Han's mind.
"System, can I use different decoration schemes for each of the two floors?"
[Different decoration schemes may clash in style.]
"You're an all-powerful system; I believe you can handle the clash of styles, right?"
Before the system could finish speaking, Qi Han abruptly interrupted.
Caught off guard by Qi Han's sudden move, the system experienced a temporary malfunction before responding in a subdued tone.
[It's possible.]
"Can I choose different decoration schemes then?"
[.Yes.]
Very well.
A triumphant smile appeared on Qi Han's face.
"For the first floor, let's stick with the small, fresh scheme. As for the second floor..." Qi Han's face gained a mischievous smirk. "System, I don't have the right to expand or renovate, but if I choose the decoration I want from the start, it shouldn't be considered renovation, right?"
[It won't be considered as such.]
[This system feels that the host wants to exploit a loophole.]
"Not at all." Qi Han's expression turned serious. "I'm so upright; how could I possibly exploit a loophole?"
He pointed to a certain style in the void, "For the second floor, I want this one – a bamboo forest ecological decoration style. And, change all the tables to hot pot tables!"
[???]
"System, the storefront hasn't been renovated yet, so this shouldn't be considered renovation, right? I just have some modification suggestions for the design you provided." A smug expression appeared on Qi Han's face. "Just tell me whether you'll allow the change or not."
[Please pay a modification fee: 100,000 Gold Coin.]
"Take it!" Qi Han waved his hand grandly, pulling out 100,000 and handing it directly to the system.
Fearful that the system might not allow changes to the design, Qi Han didn't mind spending 100,000 Gold Coin. Compared to enjoying hot pot once he became an intermediate chef, what was 100,000 Gold Coin? It wouldn't be as satisfying by then. With this thought, Qi Han entered the system space.
The system needed a day for decoration, but to prevent the restaurant from undergoing an overly dramatic change, Qi Han asked the Qin sisters to return two days later. In other words, he had two days of time to learn new dishes in the training space.
Two days in the system space equated to four months!
For the first floor's fresh decoration style, he planned to bring over all the special dishes from Shanshi Restaurant.
Hmm, let's exclude the Fish Belly-Hidden Lamb for now. He was unfamiliar with this place, so it was better not to invite trouble. He could consider it later.
Aside from Fish Belly-Hidden Lamb, he wanted all other 1-star and 2-star dishes!
As for the second floor, it was dedicated to hot pot. It was time for the people of Douluo Continent to experience the joy of eating hot pot!
"System, exchange for a 2-star recipe: Complete Hot Pot Base!"
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