Game within game: chess player

The century-old ginkgo tree in the courtyard is located in the central courtyard. The 22 various private rooms in the courtyard can enjoy the auspiciousness of the century-old ginkgo tree from all angles. They are the most expensive private rooms in the entire Xiyuan.

The two courtyards of Yuanheng and Yuanheng are located on both sides of the main entrance of Xiyuan. They are the first courtyards to be renovated and decorated together with the Qianyuan and can be opened to the public before the 58th National Day. Currently, there are [-] private rooms in the three courtyards.

The remaining two courtyards, Lizhen and Li, will be open to the public within the next three months. By then, the nearly [-] private rooms in these five courtyards can accommodate hundreds of guests at the same time. There are also some exquisite guest rooms in these nearly [-] private rooms for rest. , everyone living in Xiyuan can enjoy emperor-like treatment.

Ye Fang and Xiaozhuang both live in the inner courtyard behind Qianyuan. Although it is smaller, it is quiet and elegant. Xiaozhuang roughly calculates that the service staff alone will be at least a hundred people, not counting the chef team. Managing such a large garden is no less than running a company, so Xiaozhuang attaches great importance to every aspect. From service staff training to food safety in the kitchen, from welcoming guests and dropping off to security arrangements in Xiyuan, everything requires Xiaozhuang's personal attention.

Ye Fang suggested that Xiaozhuang hire a professional catering team to assist with management, but Xiaozhuang refused. Xiaozhuang liked to worry about management, so Ye Fang had no choice but to let her go.

All staff will be in place before the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and have been trained by palace etiquette experts. All service staff are dressed in palace uniforms, so that all guests will feel as if they have entered the inner courtyard of the palace as soon as they enter Xiyuan, and can enjoy royal treatment. Although there is no advertisement for Xiyuan, the neighbors in that area are all wealthy families in the capital. It can be said that since the renovation of Xiyuan, some old people who are familiar with the history of Xiyuan have asked their servants to pay attention to every move in Xiyuan.

When the news came that Xiyuan would open on October [-]th, some wealthy and well-informed people around them were preparing to visit Xiyuan when it opened on October [-]th. Of course, this news also reached Ma Zhengping's ears. And Ma Zhengping had been waiting for Ye Fang to send him an invitation, even if he made a phone call, but he didn't receive Ye Fang's call or invitation until the fourteenth day of the first lunar month. Ma Zhengping was so angry that he called Xu Ping to ask Ye Fang why. No invitations or calls were sent to him.

"I think Ye Fang didn't want to make a big deal about the invitation. I asked him privately. It was said that Ye Fang just invited a few friends to have a meal in the courtyard when he opened the business, so he didn't make an invitation at all. As for the phone call, I didn't have your instructions. I never gave him your phone number." Xu Ping whispered.

When he heard that Ye Fang did not have his own personal phone number, Ma Zhengping almost kicked Xu Ping, pointed at Xu Ping and cursed, "Are you a pig? What kind of relationship does he have with me now? Don't you know? Hurry up Give him the phone and tell him to call me. Now!"

"Yes...yes, I'll do it right away." After saying that, Xu Ping wiped the sweat from his forehead and turned around to call Ye Fang. Xu Ping may never understand why his boss Ma Zhengping treated Ye Fang It's embarrassing to be so angry at yourself.

Ye Fang was very surprised when he received a call from Xu Ping. Xu Ping begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother and asked Ye Fang to quickly call Ma Zhengping for invitation. Ye Fang was very surprised and said that it was just a small club of his own. How could he dare to invite a business like Ma Zhengping? The boss comes to participate. Xu Ping smiled bitterly and told Ye Fang to make a phone call immediately. Ma Zhengping almost skinned him alive. When Ye Fang heard that it was so serious, he didn't dare to neglect it, and quickly dialed the number Xu Ping gave him.

"Fuck...godfather, I'm Ye Fang." Ye Fang was still a little nervous when he called Ma Zhengping for the first time.

"Can't you say the word godfather?" Ma Zhengping was obviously very dissatisfied with Ye Fang's attitude.

"No, godfather, you misunderstood. It's my first time calling you, a big shot. I'm still a little nervous." Ye Fang gave Ma Zhengping a compliment invisibly, and godfather became more and more fluent.

"Well, this sounds like a human saying." Ma Zhengping calmed down a little and continued to ask, "I heard that your yard will open tomorrow?"

"Yes, it is just a small club. I am afraid that I will not be able to catch your eye. I will only invite a few friends to try out the dishes for the trial opening tomorrow. I will not make a big splash to promote the opening. I want to wait until everything is on track before I invite you. Come over and give me some guidance." Ye Fang gradually figured out Ma Zhengping's temperament, so his responses became more and more appropriate.

"Save a private room for me tomorrow and I'll go sit there." After saying that, Ma Zhengping hung up the phone.

Ye Fang looked at the phone in his hand, shook his head with a smile and said, "I haven't invited him yet, why did he come on his own initiative?" Thinking of this, he quickly asked Xiaozhuang to pack up the best private room in Qianyuan and leave it for Ma Zhengping Okay, then let’s discuss what else needs attention. Once Ma Zhengping comes over, all specifications will have to be improved.

Zhang Yunshan, Bi Xingfa, Wang Jun and several others, Ye Fang, had already called. Wang Kai started working on the case when he went to work, but promised to be there on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Gu Zhuoyi originally planned to come back to accompany Ye Fang in the third year of junior high school, but her aunt had acute appendicitis surgery, so Gu Zhuoyi had been taking care of her in the hospital. After her aunt was discharged from the hospital, she was sure to be able to come to Xiyuan to attend the opening.

After much calculation, there was only enough room for one table. Originally, Ye Fang had reserved the best private room in Qianyuan. Now that Ma Zhengping is here, Ye Fang does the next best thing and arranges this table in Room [-] of Qianyuan, leaving Room [-] for Ma Zhengping. The two private rooms are just upstairs and downstairs, and you can see the ginkgo trees opposite. The tree landscape is also convenient for Ye Fang to take care of back and forth.

In this way, the service team of nearly a hundred people only served these two tables, which was comparable to a palace feast.

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, only a piece of red cloth was hung on the plaque at the entrance of Xiyuan. This plaque was inscribed by Professor Shan. When the small village opened, Professor Shan was specially invited to be present. Professor Shan naturally rushed to Xiyuan early as he was doing his job. He was already over fifty and naturally wanted to see his proud work become a beautiful scenery in the capital.

Zhang Yunshan, Bi Xingfa, Wang Junhe, Cai Xiaoling, Zhou Kai, Gu Zhuoyi, and Wang Kai also arrived at Xiyuan one after another. Everyone gathered around the entrance of Xiyuan. Ye Fang briefly said a few words, and then Ye Fang personally handed over Xiyuan. The red silk on the garden plaque was torn off, and then Zhou Kai lit firecrackers. Although there were not many people watching, it was still a short opening ceremony.

When it opened, Gu Zhuoyi's eyes were always wandering around Xiaozhuang. Wang Junhe told Gu Zhuoyi that from now on Xiyuan would be run by Xiaozhuang and nothing else. But a woman's sensitivity told Gu Zhuoyi that the relationship between Xiaozhuang and Ye Fang must be unusual, because the way Xiaozhuang looked at Ye Fang was not the way an employee looked at his boss.

As soon as the smoke from the firecrackers dissipated, several luxury cars slowly parked at the entrance of Xiyuan. Everyone who was about to enter the yard couldn't help but stop and look back. No one knew who Ye Fang had invited besides these people.