But Chu Jiangyue wasn’t very concerned, as she didn’t rely on her reputation to get by.
If one really feels she’s in the wrong, they can leave Jianglin Hotel.
After all, the hotel wouldn’t miss their small spendings.
Shen Zhigui and his companions followed the crowd and dispersed, then they exited Jianglin Hotel, as they had plans to go out today.
"Host, what if these people living in the hotel come back to trouble you later? Why not just kick them out directly?"
Little Fox stood on Chu Jiangyue’s shoulder, puzzled as to why Chu Jiangyue didn’t directly blacklist them.
’Although your host doesn’t care much about reputation, I don’t mind if it can be slightly improved.
Watch them, their greedy nature; once they’ve forgotten the pain, they’ll definitely stir up trouble again.
By then, I’ll have the perfect reason to blacklist them and throw them out, saving my reputation and getting rid of these annoying folks — isn’t that the best of both worlds?’
Chu Jiangyue explained her reasoning to Little Fox.
After hearing Chu Jiangyue’s explanation, Little Fox, though it didn’t fully understand, found her words reasonable.
"Okay! I’ll watch them for you, Host!"
Little Fox is a typical host-minded creature, lacking human emotions, but instinctively siding with Chu Jiangyue if anyone is bad to her.
Upon understanding Chu Jiangyue’s plan, it enthusiastically offered to monitor them for her.
’Alright, I’ll leave it to you. I’ll complete tasks quickly to upgrade the hotel, so you can have a physical form and buy skins freely!’
Little Fox had often envied the neighboring big-shot system in her mind, not only having a physical form but also many exclusive skins.
"Yay! Long live the host!"
On hearing Chu Jiangyue would buy skins for it, Little Fox’s tail fluttered even faster, showing its good mood.
Hearing the fireworks display from Little Fox in her mind, Chu Jiangyue subtly smirked as she headed towards the hotel’s commercial street.
Hotel guests would pause to greet Boss Chu upon seeing Chu Jiangyue, and she would respond with a slight nod.
Upon arriving at the commercial street, she indeed spotted numerous new shops.
Among them, one was selling pure handcrafted bamboo products.
Chu Jiangyue walked in, seeing a vast array of bamboo items.
There were various tools made of bamboo: dustpans, baskets, and so forth.
In addition, she saw various shapes made from woven bamboo.
For instance, tigers, lions, etc., lifelike, showing a craftsman’s shop.
"These animal shapes are nice; how much are they? Do you accept custom orders?"
Chu Jiangyue thought she could order a bamboo accessory for the Mutated Tiger family of three.
She wondered what the trio’s reaction would be to a bamboo version of themselves.
"Bamboo weaving is relatively complex, hence more expensive compared to bamboo tools; are you sure, Boss Chu?"
"Of course, I wouldn’t ask if I wasn’t interested."
Chu Jiangyue, not one for roundabout talks, wouldn’t lie over trivial matters.
"Each of these is 2 silver coins; for customization, it starts from 5 silver coins; the exact price depends on the customized accessory."
"Then make it according to the Mutated Tiger family of three lying outside; how much in silver coins?"
Upon hearing that it was to be crafted based on those three mutated tigers, the shopkeeper’s eyes brightened as he wouldn’t need to design anew.
"Depending on how big you want them; like this size here, it’s 5 silver coins; here it’s 8 silver coins; for bigger ones, it’s over 10 silver coins."
The implication being, if Chu Jiangyue wanted large bamboo shapes, the price would scale with size.
"This 10 silver coin-sized one will do; I’ll transfer the money."
Chu Jiangyue opened her virtual screen, quickly found the shopkeeper’s name, opened the dialog box, and transferred 10 silver coins to him.
Chu Jiangyue wasn’t worried he’d dare to trick her, for if he wished to remain at Jianglin Hotel, he wouldn’t dare pocket her 10 silver coins.
silver coins weren’t a lot; staking one’s life for such a sum wasn’t worth it.
"Received! Thank you, Boss Chu! You can pick them up in about 3 days."
Chu Jiangyue nodded, understanding that since it was handcrafted, she didn’t expect to receive it today.
"By the way, you mentioned your superpower is Wood Element Ability, allowing you to spontaneously grow bamboo; did you discover a bamboo grove?"
Yet, within a hundred miles of Jianglin Hotel, Little Fox had scanned thoroughly, confirming there was no bamboo grove present.
"My superpower is the Wood Element Ability, but I can only spontaneously grow bamboo.
At Jianglin Hotel, safety isn’t a concern; when funds are low, joining a Superpower Team outing can cover rent and meals.
Since idle hands aren’t worth much, I thought of opening a bamboo product shop so my superpower could find proper use."
Life at Jianglin Hotel was so comfortable, he’d decided he’d settle there for his old age.
Upon hearing the shopkeeper’s words, Chu Jiangyue enlightened.
No wonder he had so much bamboo, and it all looked quite fresh.
It’s as if he’s been given divine providence; hopefully, his shop runs smoothly.
Leaving the bamboo shop, Chu Jiangyue found another specializing in tofu.
When seeing the tofu inside the shop, Chu Jiangyue’s eyes brightened.
Surprisingly, some of her guests were quite talented, weren’t they?
"Did you make all of these yourself?"
"Yes!"
The tofu shop’s owner was a proprietress; in this world, women truly had a harder time than men.
Owning a small shop in the apocalypse was a dream many had, yet she genuinely realized it.
"It looks pretty good; what’s the price?"
She wanted to buy some, let Granny Hua cook something delicious with them.
"Not expensive, just 20 copper coins a piece; 3 for 50 copper coins."
Before the apocalypse, tofu was fairly cheap; though now it was apocalyptic times, Jianglin Hotel didn’t lack food; she didn’t set the price too high, considering restaurant food prices before deciding.
"Alright, give me six, we’ll try them and if they’re tasty, I’ll buy more next time."
Though her kitchen’s fridge had some, Chu Jiangyue gladly contributed a bit to their sales, appreciating their task contributions.
"Sure thing, please wait a moment."
The proprietress swiftly packed 6 blocks of tofu for Chu Jiangyue, who transferred 1 silver coin to her.
Following that, Chu Jiangyue browsed all newly opened shops, contributing a small amount to each one’s sales.
During her shopping spree, several more shops were rented.
Noting the increased rental numbers, Chu Jiangyue’s smile didn’t fade.
As Chu Jiangyue left the commercial street, many noticed her smile growing deeper.