I don’t know if it was because everyone was cursing too loudly, but the moonlight that was originally hidden in the clouds quietly poked its head out, casting a clear light.

Under the moonlight, everyone walked faster.

Soon, the outline of a row of houses came into view in the distance.

Xiao Liu cheered, "We're here, we're almost there. Fuck you, you immortal boss! I've finally gotten out of your maze!"

"Everyone, hurry up and make an effort. We will soon be on the main road!" Pan Mao also shouted. The muscles in his legs were trembling - he was really tired.

After walking a few meters further, I saw the row of houses, which was actually a 4-story building with a sign on the roof: "Happiness Hotel."

"Finally I saw the hotel. I can finally rest. I'm dying of exhaustion!"

"There is only one hotel, which looks like a farmhouse inn and the conditions are not very good."

"I don't care what the conditions are, as long as there's a bed for me to lie down on. My feet hurt so much, I must have blisters."

"This place seems a bit remote. It will probably take a long time to get to the town. I can't walk anymore, so why don't we just stay here?"

Pan Mao couldn't walk anymore, and had to rely on Xiao Liu for support, cursing as he walked. His legs were sore, and his throat was so dry that it seemed like it was going to smoke.

He waved his hand: "Just make do with it. If you keep going, your legs will be crippled."

The courtyard gate consisted of two large iron doors. Xiao Liu walked up to them and started banging on them.

No one came out for a long time.

Pan Mao asked doubtfully, "Is there no one here?"

Uncle Rong said, "Just now I saw a light on the second floor from a distance. Now it's off. Could it be that they have fallen asleep?"

"Even if he falls asleep, he has to wake him up!"

No one wanted to leave anymore, so they all knocked on the door and shouted.

After a few minutes, the lights finally came on.

Not long after, a man in his thirties wearing a tight short-sleeved shirt came out.

"What are you doing in the middle of the night?" The man was very tall and fat, and he spoke in a fierce tone.

Pan Mao just thought he was in a bad mood because he was woken up in the middle of the night, so he didn't take it too seriously:

"Boss, do you have a room? We were on our way and passed by here. We were too tired to walk and wanted to rest in your house for a night."

The male shop owner looked at them coldly: "How many people? How many rooms do you want?"

"There are 23 of us here, 10 women and 13 men."

As Pan Mao spoke, he looked up and took another close look at the hotel. "If two people share a room, we'll need at least 11 or 12 rooms."

“There aren’t that many rooms!”

"How many rooms do you have?"

“There are only seven rooms in total.”

There are 7 people living in 23 rooms, which is really too crowded.

So Pan Mao said to the crew, "Anyone of you who still has the energy to walk, just walk forward. There should be a hotel up ahead. If you can't walk, just stay here for the night."

This arrangement is reasonable.

But the shop owner refused to give in: "Either all 23 of you live in my house, or none of you live there anymore."

Pan Mao questioned dissatisfiedly: "What's your logic? Why don't you accommodate so few people? Besides, it's because you don't have enough rooms that we want to send some people to other hotels."

The inn owner said arrogantly, "That's my point. You can stay here if you want. If not, move on! Although this is within the town, it's still far from the center. It'll take at least half an hour to find a hotel."

At this time, another old woman walked out of the hotel.

She looked to be in her early 50s, tall, with long arms and legs, and at least 1.7 meters tall.

She has a pointed chin and high cheekbones, which makes her look a little ugly.

But her tone was very kind, in stark contrast to that of the male owner.

"Although there are only seven guest rooms left, they are all very clean. The beds are big, so two or three women can sleep in one bed without being crowded. If you don't want to sleep on a bed, I can arrange for you to sleep on the floor. The bedding is complete. There is also hot water supply."

"It's too late now, and it's not convenient to hurry. What if we take the wrong path and walk further and further away? Who knows what strange things we might encounter? In a rural area like ours, there are a lot of weird things."

These words reminded everyone of how they were almost trapped in a ghost wall just now. How could they dare to be picky anymore?

Pan Mao said, "Okay, let's squeeze in. If all else fails, we can sleep on the floor. It's already early in the morning, if we don't get some rest, the night will be wasted."

"Boss, how much is the room per night?" Xiao Liu was quite thoughtful and knew to ask for the price in advance.

The male shop owner said: "We charge for accommodation here by the number of people, 600 per person."

"What? This is the first time I heard that hotel charges are calculated per person? It's fine if it's calculated per person, but 600 per person? This is too expensive! Do you think your hotel is a five-star hotel?" Xiao Liu said indignantly.

The male shop owner said, "It's the price, you can stay here if you want!"

The old woman kindly explained, "You have a large group of people, so you must prepare bedding and sleep on the floor. It's hard work. Besides, it's late at night and we should all be asleep. We will be busy entertaining you and won't be able to sleep all night. Please understand that the price has increased a little."

A big director like Pan Mao doesn't need this little money, and he doesn't have the energy to argue too much, so he just waved his hand and said, "Okay, just make the room clean so that we can have a good night's sleep."

The old woman greeted the guests with a smile: "Well, everyone come in!"

The iron gate opened and the tired crowd was welcomed into the Happy Hotel.

The first floor of the hotel is a multi-functional hall with a cash register, three dining tables, and a set of sofas. It serves as a lobby, restaurant, reception hall, etc.

The crew members originally looked down upon this simple B&B, but now there is nothing they can do as no one wants to experience the same dilemma again!

The old lady was very welcoming. She took out disposable cups to pour water for everyone and chatted with everyone.

She said her last name was Wan, and she came to Quanshui Town from another place more than 20 years ago. Unfortunately, she had a bad fate, first she lost her husband, then her son, and now she can only rely on this small hotel to make a living.

After hearing this, everyone felt more sympathy for the sixty-year-old woman and became more polite when speaking to her. Xiao Liu even enthusiastically called her "Auntie Wan" and comforted her to look forward and not always think about sad things.

When staying in a hotel, one naturally has to go through the check-in procedures, and everyone consciously takes out their ID documents to go through the procedures.

The male shop owner was not an easy person to talk to, and no one was willing to talk to him.

I only heard Aunt Wan call him "Xiaocheng."

Originally, everyone was secretly guessing that this should be a mother and son.

But then I remembered that Aunt Wan had just said that her only son had passed away. So, they couldn't be mother and son.

Xiao asked quietly: "Auntie Wan, is that man your relative? Why does he always look so fierce, as if he owes him millions of dollars?"

Aunt Wan shook her head and said shyly, "He is my man, my second husband."

They are actually a couple!

A couple with an age difference of at least a dozen years!

Although it's a bit strange, it's someone else's private matter and it's not appropriate to say too much.


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