Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 906 - 904_1

Chapter 906: Chapter 904_1

"Apologies, sir. The two superior rooms booked by those three customers were reserved in advance and they only checked in now. We abide by the principle of ’first come, first served’ in our hotel, so regretfully, we have no superior rooms available." The shopkeeper explained politely and added in his mind: the room those people were staying in was a super member VIP room, which requires a super membership seal to check in.

Ordinary people don’t even know that the Garden Hotel has such a room, which only true nobles can afford.

Although the hotel has run out of superior rooms, there are still some other rooms available, namely medium-range and discount rooms. The problem is that there are only three left.

Seeing the conceded expression on Fang Wanru’s face, the shopkeeper thought that she might look down on the medium and discount rooms. So, he didn’t mention it to avoid her feeling insulted.

The smart shopkeeper was just waiting for her to make her own choice for some other inn or ask for other rooms.

He was not worried about losing a few guests. After all, all the rooms in their hotel were fully booked every day, with not enough rooms to meet demand, which resulted in a considerable loss of silver daily.

Compared to other inns, even their most basic discount rooms were decorated more elegantly, cleaned more thoroughly, and were more comfortable.

Even though they were a bit pricey, those who could afford it really didn’t mind spending an extra hundred or so coins for a more comfortable environment and better services.

Therefore, out of all the city inns, their business was the best.

Because the business was doing well, the boss had already been looking at another location in the city to open a branch.

Mrs. Fang saw her daughter acting poorly and immediately tugged at her sleeves, reminding her to maintain her image.

The magistrate was said to stay here too.

What if the magistrate saw her acting like this?!

Fang Wanping realized she had acted inappropriately. She subconsciously turned to Shangguan Xuanyi, the youngest man in the room radiating nobility. Seeing him frown, she knew that her behavior had damaged the graceful image she had been trying to project in public.

Even though this man seemed attractive, his merchant background was too low, making him unsuitable for her status. Despite this, somewhere deep down, she wanted to be seen as gentle and kind in men’s hearts, to win their admiration.

Fang Wanping subtly adjusted her facial expression. She dared not confront the shopkeeper directly, knowing that the Garden Hotel and Four Seasons Restaurant belong to the same owner, and she can’t afford to offend.

Not only could she not afford to offend, but also she couldn’t leave a bad impression in front of these shopkeepers. After all, the magistrate was the eldest son of Marquis Shengping. What if those shopkeepers bad-mouthed her to him?

She lost her cool earlier at the Four Seasons Restaurant. Fortunately, it was the maid who had spoken out and she could pin the blame on her.

But this time, she was present, and it was in this place. She simply can’t afford not to pay attention to her image.

Fang Wanping had considered this in her heart. She could not do anything about it with the shopkeeper here, so she chose to target Zhu Yan and Xiao’er, two easy victims.

Fang Wanping saw that Xiao’er was about to turn the corner and disappear. Right in time, she spoke up, with a voice much softer than before, devoid of the dominating tone and rudeness: "Miss Zhu, and the other lady, please hold on!"

Fang Wanping’s tone was polite and courteous. Xiao’er and Zhu Yan stopped in their tracks, turned around and waited for her to continue without saying a word.

Fang Wanping had to suppress her annoyance and said softly: "Ladies, every time I go out, I am used to staying in the superior room of the Garden Hotel. My mother’s and my skin are very sensitive, staying in other inns always make us break out in a rash. Could you offer the two superior rooms to us? I would not take them from you for nothing, I am willing to pay double the price."

Aren’t merchants always greedy for profit? She was offering double the price, they should agree, shouldn’t they?

Xiao’er almost laughed out loud after hearing her words. What an act!

Accustomed to the superior room of the Garden Hotel, they would break out in a rash if they stayed in the superior room of other inns? Was this a way to imply that she has a delicate body?

She was willing to pay double the price? Would agreeing to this proposal suggest that they were blinded by money?

Such a pity that not just anyone can afford the VIP room! Xiao’er shook her head with a smile: "Sorry, where there is Garden Hotel, we only stay in the Garden Hotel."

"I’ll offer triple the price, how does that sound?" Fang Wanping saw that Xiao’er did not agree, thought the price was too low and quickly increased her offer, despising her even more in her heart.

Xiao’er shook her head once again.

"Four times the price!" Fang Wanping thought that Xiao’er was deliberately raising the price to trick her out of more money.

However, just to get close to the magistrate, she will endure it!

Xiao’er still shook her head.

"Ten times!" Fang Wanping clenched her teeth. Maintaining her soft demeanor was becoming increasingly difficult.

Ten times? The shopkeeper’s mouth twitched: that would be 1,000 taels silver per night, he wasn’t so sure she could afford this!

Ten times, 1,000 taels, Xiao’er was somewhat tempted. It’s just that the VIP room was not like the other rooms. They really could not afford to stay there.

Luckily, earlier at the Four Seasons Restaurant, the shopkeeper had recommended to them several dishes that were extravagant but tiny in portion. They had already spent nearly 500 taels there.

That small temptation was not enough for Xiao’er to act. She shook her head again: "Sorry, it is not a question of money. Even if it were a hundred times the price, it wouldn’t be possible."

You ungrateful people! Fang Wanping almost cursed them out loud. She involuntarily puckered her lips and glanced pitifully at Shangguan Xuanyi.

Xiao’er: "..."

She dared to seduce her husband right in front of her. What was going on?

Zhu Yan: "..."

She was so shameless!

Fang Wanping, with her petite, adorable appearance, always seemed gentle and sweet. Pouting, the charm of her girliness was completely unveiled. Usually, men would have softened after seeing this.

However, Shangguan Xuanyi was not just any ordinary man.

Shangguan Xuanyi looked at her with visible disgust, then he tightened his hand on Xiao’er’s and said, "Let’s go!"

To Fang Wanping’s surprise, Shangguan Xuanyi was not moved by her at all. Usually, when she acted as she did just now, portraying herself as pitiful yet charming, other men would have turned to jelly.

Could he not be a man?

How could he have no reaction at all?

Xiao’er saw that Fang Wanping looked surprised when looking at Shangguan Xuanyi. She pursed her lips, was she truly thinking all men were black-hearted?

Her husband was an exception!

Xiao’er, demonstrating her domination, hooked her arm into Shangguan Xuanyi’s. She nodded, also feeling disgusted by Fang Wanping. She would rather prefer Fang Wanping to be as she initially was, full of superiority, rather than the coy woman currently being portrayed.

Even though she was annoying then, at least she was authentic and not pretentious!

Now, she is just sickeningly disgusting!

Master Zhu, who had been doing business for years, had seen all kinds of people, and he had to admit her act was impressive.

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