Doomsday B&B

The next morning, Qi Yun woke up feeling refreshed and took out a long dress that reached her ankles from the dressing room. Her long, black hair was draped down her back without much decoration, yet she looked exceptionally youthful.

Upon arriving at the convenience store, the first thing I did after opening the door was to sit down and then set out a table full of breakfast to eat.

Halfway through the meal, yesterday's five-person team arrived. The one who looked like the leader, the handsome guy, spoke first:

"Hello boss, I'm Han Yun, the captain of the Thunder Squad."

"Hello, Qiyun."

"Hello Mr. Qiyun, we have decided to rent the courtyard for a year, but we need to combine 5 rooms into one courtyard. How do we do that?"

"You can do it yourself at the self-service check-in machine. Just select the 'Custom Courtyard' option at the bottom. Since your one-day stay hasn't ended yet, you can merge the rooms directly. Then you can choose how to pay the room fee. You can choose to split the room fee or have one of you pay. It's up to you."

"Okay, thank you, Boss Qiyun." Then Han Yun started operating the system.

After completing the operation, Han Yun went to the counter again:

"Excuse me, Mr. Qi, but I chose to rent for a year, but the final deal was for more than a year?"

"Oh, no problem. It's a gift because the guest is staying for a long period. Just use it during this time, Captain Han Yun."

"Thank you very much, Boss Qi. I still need to buy some food. Are there any restrictions on that?"

"No, as long as you have points, you can buy as much as you want, there's no limit."

"Okay, thank you, Boss Qi." After saying that, he turned around and was about to lead the other four people to the convenience store to shop.

"Oh, right, Captain Han Yun, although your courtyards have been merged, each house is still independent. If needed, you can change the internal structure or expand the space yourself. This can be done with a quantum computer."

Hearing these words, Han Yun turned around again:

"Okay, thank you, Boss Qi. We'll use this feature if needed." Then the five people each took a shopping basket and began selecting the items and food they needed.

"Boss, this is Xu Yang. May I ask if we can use our own furniture and appliances in our house?"

"Of course you can. When redefining your room, you can choose not to use the furniture that came with it, as long as you're willing."

"Thank you, little boss. I'll come visit you often. If you need any help, just let me know, and I'll be happy to lend a hand."

"Okay, I see they're almost done playing with those things, aren't you going?"

"Ah... little boss, I'm going now, or the captain will beat me up. Goodbye." With that, she darted back to her teammates like a gust of wind and began shopping for her own items.

Perhaps because they hadn't shopped in a store like this for a long time since the apocalypse, these grown men weren't as impatient as usual. They spent a full half hour in the convenience store before selecting the items and food they needed.

Shortly after the five members of the Thunder team left, the couple from yesterday arrived with their children. The man spoke first:

"Boss, I see you're hiring waiters/waitresses. What do you think of us? Although we've never done this kind of work before, my wife has experience managing shopping malls, so she should be able to handle the waiter/waitress job. I'm a university professor, and I have good learning abilities, so I think we both meet your hiring requirements."

Qi Yun looked up at the couple, who were completely different from yesterday. The man, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, appeared exceptionally refined and scholarly. The woman also exuded the aura of a strong woman, making it clear that she was not just someone with ordinary management experience, but someone who had definitely held a high position in the past.

"Really? You two are willing to stay here as waiters? You don't seem like very easy people."

"In this situation, what is there to say whether we want to or not? Neither my husband nor I have any superpowers. It's already a stroke of luck that we survived and made it to the owner's guesthouse."

"If you'd like to work here, I'd be very happy to accept you. But I need to make it clear in advance that the salary is very low, and only room and board are provided. Of course, considering that you're a couple with a child, I can allow you to bring your child to live in the staff dormitory. If you can accept this, we can sign a trial contract first. After one month, if both of us are satisfied, we can sign a formal employee contract."

"Sure, boss. Let me formally introduce myself. My name is Kong Yunhua, my wife's name is Qi Huan, our eldest daughter is Kong Qixin, and our youngest daughter is Kong Qibei."

"Hello, my name is Qi Yun. Let's sign the temporary worker contracts now." With that, Qi Yun took out two temporary worker contracts generated by the system and handed them to the couple.

The contract terms were very simple, only specifying the benefits that could be provided to employees, without any other restrictions.

After reviewing the contract, Kong Yunhua spoke:

"Boss, is this all the contract is? Are there any restrictions on us?"

"Yes, you can't leave the guesthouse courtyard while you're working as waiters. Do you need to write that down? Or what kind of treatment do you need? Tell me and I can consider it."

"No need, boss, this is fine. How are we supposed to sign without a pen?"

"Here. Just prick your finger and press it where you sign." He then handed each of them a blood sample.

The couple took the blood-drawing needles, pricked their fingers without hesitation, pressed them on the signature area, and handed the contract back to Qiyun after affixing their fingerprints.

"Alright, I'll rearrange your accommodations now. Please sit at the bar and wait for a while."

Without looking up, Qi Yun began to operate in her mind. She arranged a small courtyard as employee dormitory, located about 3 meters behind her master's courtyard. This courtyard had 9 rooms, and each room could be decorated and designed according to the employees' own ideas.

"Alright, come with me. I've changed your personal computer permissions to waiter permissions. This is the staff dormitory. You can choose a room to live in. I've given you 80 square meters of space, which should be enough. After you choose your room, you can decorate and design it yourself. Basic decoration items are free, and of course, you can also upgrade it by spending points." Qi Yun said as she walked, leading the family of four to the small courtyard that served as the staff dormitory.

"I'll give you one hour. Come back in an hour and I'll explain the work to you. Also, remember to link the child's personal terminal to your dormitory, otherwise the child won't be able to get in." After saying that, Qi Yun left quickly.

"Honey, that's great! We can finally settle down. Xin Xin and Bei Bei won't have to suffer with us anymore."

“Yes, then hurry up and design our home. Haven’t you always wanted to design a home for us? Don’t be stingy. Now that we have jobs and salaries, we can definitely pamper our daughter. Besides, we still have some of our old jewelry, which is more than enough.” Kong Yunhua said this because after the apocalypse, they often went hungry, so even his wife’s generous personality was affected by the environment. He wanted his wife to return to her former bright and cheerful self.

“I understand. Now that things are safe and stable, I won’t be as frugal as I was on the road. Don’t worry. I’m bringing the kids to renovate the house. You keep an eye on the time and also pick up our things from the house we stayed at last night.”

"Okay, I'll go right now." With that, he strode towards the place where he had stayed the night before.

Seeing her husband regain his energy, Qi Huan was also happy. She sat on a bench in the yard, put her two daughters in her arms, and began designing the house.

Qi Huan first divided the house into functional areas, and then started decorating each room. She didn't skimp on points and decorated and designed the rooms entirely according to her own preferences. Although her two daughters were not very old, they were not young either and had their own ideas. When decorating their rooms, she also took their suggestions into account.

"Let's go to the boss's place first. We can finish the renovations when we get back. We don't have much time left."

"Okay." Qi Huan stood up, led her two daughters, and followed her husband. The family of four walked towards the convenience store.

"Boss, we're here."

"Okay, here you go. These are your work clothes and name tags. You need to wear them during work hours, but you can use them freely at other times." Qi Yun said, handing the Kong couple a large cloth bag. Yes, Qi Yun had ordered this from the system before the two arrived.

Then, Qi Yun said to the two of them:

"You can start working normally starting tomorrow. The two of you will take turns working, each of you working 8 hours a day. Of course, if you want, you can also do the work for the other person. As long as the work hours are completed, I will not interfere."

"During your work hours, all you need to do is greet customers who come to the convenience store and handle the cash register. I have a brochure here introducing the homestays, which you can familiarize yourself with. Of course, I have already prepared a lot of information and signs, which will be placed in the locations of various machines in the convenience store to make your work much easier."

"Once we hire more waiters, we can divide the work among ourselves. For now, you two will have to take on both."

"Okay, we understand." The couple answered in unison, and took the booklet that Qi Yun had given them.

"Alright, you can go back now. Oh, by the way, you can use your work badge to open the door to the convenience store and the gate to the courtyard that hasn't been rented out yet. Go on, everyone, just remember to come to work on time tomorrow."

"Goodbye, boss." With that, the couple took their children back to the staff dormitory to continue renovating their unfinished little home.