The people inside the hotel were stunned. Although the young man looked tall, he was by no means imposing. The fact that he could cripple two opponents with a single punch shocked all the customers.
"The Bai family is so powerful! To think they have such a formidable figure!"
"Exactly! In the entire county, how many can rival the Bai family's influence? It's only natural for them to keep some experts around!"
"Indeed, indeed. Manager Bai is so beautiful; how could she not have a few people to protect her personally?"
A wave of discussions erupted in the lobby.
"I didn't expect you to be quite the fighter!" Bai Xuemei glanced at Lu Fan. This young man had truly surprised her, and in her eyes, he suddenly seemed much taller.
"Heh heh! I didn't expect it myself!" Lu Fan chuckled. Then, looking at Lin Fang, he felt an inexplicable pang of heartache. This woman was from the Lin family, and moreover, she had been cast out by them.
"Aunt Lin! Are you alright!?" Lu Fan couldn't help but ask.
"I'm fine! Just a slap. It's not like I haven't been hit before!" Lin Fang forced a smile, having long since lost any affection for the Lin family.
Lu Fan and Bai Xuemei exchanged a sympathetic glance. It was not hard to imagine that Lin Fang had suffered much injustice within the Lin family; she was clearly a woman with a story.
"Sister Xuemei! Hire some security guards to ensure safety here. Also, establish a blacklist. Anyone blacklisted should absolutely not be allowed to enter the hotel again. No matter the reason, we must be responsible for the safety of the hotel staff!" Lu Fan said to Bai Xuemei.
"A blacklist? Are we really going to do that? We're in the service industry!" Bai Xuemei was taken aback. This young man truly had many ideas. He could even come up with such a method.
"The service industry only serves people. For those who are not human, we can refuse service! Refusing a piece of trash is a guarantee of safety for all other customers.
Also, the medicinal cuisine section will have a dining time limit of two hours. We will refuse incidents of excessive drinking and troublemaking. Let's implement this for a while, and if it works, we can extend it to the entire hotel. This could also increase customer traffic," Lu Fan added suddenly.
"You're quite bold, thinking of anything and everything." Bai Xuemei looked at Lu Fan. This young man usually seemed carefree, but now she found him increasingly unfathomable.
"I told you I only support one hotel in the entire county, so what are you afraid of? Those who want to eat here must abide by our rules.
By the way... you haven't told me how you'll pay us. Your monthly profit is expected to reach five million, you're not planning to get it for free, are you?" Lu Fan asked Bai Xuemei suddenly.
"You..." Bai Xuemei rolled her eyes beautifully. How could this fellow be so sensible for three sentences and then... Well, she hadn't really thought about paying them, which was no different from getting it for free.
"Tch! You came to us willingly, so why wouldn't I take it for free!" Bai Xuemei shot Lu Fan a look and turned to leave. As she turned, she couldn't help but stifle a giggle.
"What the heck..." The surrounding servers and waitstaff were dumbfounded. Having worked in the hotel for so long, they had always seen Manager Bai as a serious person with a stern face. They had never witnessed Manager Bai engaging in flirtatious banter. Today...
"Sister Xuemei! Do you need a warm bed?" Lu Fan suddenly called out from behind her.
"..." Bai Xuemei instantly stumbled. This guy was really pushing his luck!
...
Suddenly, a large group of people arrived at the hotel entrance with an imposing air. They were all dressed in white coats, led by Wang Hai, the vice president of the county hospital. Beside Wang Hai was a pretty young nurse, Xinxin, who now looked dejected.
"Hey! Your demeanor doesn't look like you're here to dine!" Lu Fan stood directly at the entrance, blocking their path.
"Lin Fang! Come out here!" Wang Hai, surprised that Lu Fan was blocking them, stopped and shouted into the building.
"Director Wang! I'm no longer with the hospital, why are you still looking for me?" Lin Fang walked out from inside and stood beside Lu Fan.
"Lin Fang! You worked at the county hospital, and I didn't expect you to be so heartless. To poach business right from our hospital." Wang Hai reached out and pulled Xinxin beside him, then shouted again, "You colluded with Xinxin to have the hospital's patients act as decoys for your hotel! This is deceiving customers, do you know that? We're here today to expose you! Xinxin, tell me, did Lin Fang instruct you to do this? How much did you receive from Lin Fang?"
Wang Hai's loud shouts at the entrance attracted many onlookers. Even many diners inside the hotel looked towards the entrance.
"Director Wang... I... *sob*..." Xinxin, pulled by Wang Hai and interrogated fiercely, was scared into tears.
Yesterday, Xinxin had recommended many hospital patients to the hotel for medicinal cuisine, and the patients' conditions had indeed improved significantly. Minor ailments were directly cured. This caused a stir in the hospital. Today, many patients had come out, and some who had already scheduled surgeries also came to eat the medicinal cuisine.
This angered Wang Hai. A quick investigation led him to Xinxin, and he immediately brought most of the doctors, dragging Xinxin along, to settle the score with Lin Fang. However, he didn't expect to encounter Lu Fan here. But upon seeing Lu Fan, he instantly understood what was happening.
"Director Wang! I was simply doing what a doctor should do, allowing patients to receive the best treatment at the lowest cost. As for whether I've stolen the hospital's business, I can only say... I'm powerless to do anything about it! You also didn't expect to be defeated by a hotel one day!" Lin Fang said calmly.
"You... Don't you get arrogant with me! With us here, your hotel won't be able to continue operating. We will expose your fraudulent scheme. You are deceiving people!" Wang Hai shouted, raising his leg.
It was a joke; if this continued, the hospital's revenue would drop significantly. If a meal could cure an illness, who would go to the hospital to spend unnecessary money? Without even needing to see a doctor, the cost of a check-up would be enough to order a dish. Ordering a dish at a hotel and going home cured, what would doctors do? Go home to eat the north wind?
"On what grounds do you claim we are defrauding..."
Lin Fang and Bai Xuemei were both anxious. With such a large group blocking the entrance, how could they do business?
"If you want to surround us here, then so be it! We'll continue our business!" Lu Fan suddenly stopped Lin Fang and Bai Xuemei. He turned to the security guards and said, "Keep them at a distance from the restaurant, don't bother them."
"Lu Fan! How can we do business with them acting like this?" Bai Xuemei exclaimed in confusion.
"Heh heh! Big chest no... not..." He stopped himself mid-sentence, realizing he might have said something wrong.
"Get lost..." Bai Xuemei rolled her eyes beautifully. This fellow was becoming more and more out of line. However, she looked down at her pair of proud assets, which she had always been proud of, and her pretty face instantly turned red.
"Sister Xuemei, we..." Lu Fan suddenly whispered a few words into Bai Xuemei's ear.
*Whoosh...* Bai Xuemei's pretty cheeks turned even redder. It wasn't that Lu Fan had said anything embarrassing; the guy's breath tickled her ear, inexplicably making her heart pound.