Chapter 15 Staying in a B&B "I just don't know if the upgrade of the Natural Gate technique will extract other martial arts skills again." Du Ruo thought to himself that he had decided that starting from tomorrow he must make a long-term plan for his martial arts training. In the future, he will have more and more martial arts skills, so he must have a training plan. Thinking about things, Du Ruo washed up, ate some food that her mother had specially left for her in the evening, and then went upstairs to sleep. These days, Du Ruo has been eating more and more, but he has not gained weight. Instead, his figure is getting better and better, especially his belly, which no longer has a particularly obvious bulge. The next morning, Du Ruo got up at six o'clock as usual. Now it was very natural for him to get up at six o'clock in the morning. If he couldn't fall asleep at that time, he could just turn over and get up. He started with Xingyi San Ti Shi in the morning. This time he did not do single San Ti Shi, but double San Ti Shi. He also did not stand for twenty minutes and then switch to boxing, but continued to stand. Du Ruo could only hold the single three-body pose for three minutes, but could hold the double three-body pose for a long time. The pressure was placed on the legs, and there was no need to move the legs too much, just occasionally switching left and right. He then stood there for an hour and a half. Next is Xingyi Twelve Forms Boxing for one hour, Xingyi Five Forms Boxing for half an hour, and finally the end of the exercise. Du Ruo did not practice the Natural Gate Light Kung Fu. He now needs to master the Twelve Forms Boxing first. After he has basically mastered the Twelve Forms Boxing and some of the necessary training equipment that Du Ruo bought online arrives, Du Ruo will no longer practice in the backyard every day. Instead, he will find a better training method that can combine Xingyiquan combat and Natural Gate Light Kung Fu. This is what Du Ruo came up with last night based on the knowledge in his mind.
For Du Ruo at present, the most reasonable arrangement is to spend half of his time on physical exercise and half of his time on playing practice. If he was a beginner and didn't have an attribute panel, he should focus all his energy on physical training, but now that Du Ruo can add some points, everything doesn't need to be so troublesome, and he can practice according to Du Ruo's preferences. With 9 experience points in Xingyiquan and attribute points, plus about three hours of Xingyiquan practice which increased his Natural Gate skills by three points, Du Ruo felt relieved when he got the experience points. After finishing the exercise and taking some extra breaks, Du Ruo washed up, had breakfast, and then slowly walked towards Yangcun next door. By the time we arrived at the B&B, it was already past ten in the morning. "Xiaoling, good morning." At the front desk of the B&B, when Du Ruo arrived, Yang Ling was sitting at the front desk playing with her mobile phone. Du Ruo was not surprised by this. Nowadays, many orders are completed online, and Yang Ling needs to answer questions from some online tourists, so there are actually no specific working hours. As long as the work is done well, Du Ruo doesn't ask about other things. "Boss, it's almost noon, it's still morning." Yang Ling is just 20 years old. She stopped studying after graduating from high school and worked as a tour guide for a year. Later she quit the job and rented a second-hand house in the town. Then she used that room to run a homestay and also worked part-time as a tour guide to earn some extra money. Everything was originally fine. She could earn more than 6,000 yuan a month from the B&B and as a tour guide. Unfortunately, just when everything was going well, her mother fell ill. As an only child, she had no choice but to sell the B&B in the town and come back to take care of her mother. It just so happened that Du Ruo needed someone here, and she was experienced and responsible, so Yang Chenguang introduced her so that she could earn an income while taking care of her mother. "Boss, eight rooms have been booked today, and one single-family house and one suite are vacant. Four of the rooms we booked are for extended stays, and four of them will arrive this afternoon." Yang Ling and Du Ruo chatted for a while, and then quickly reported today's work. "Well, it's good. If you have any questions, please call me anytime." Du Ruo nodded, and then planned to take a tour around the B&B. He had no doubts about Yang Ling's ability. You know, it's not the peak tourist season yet, and being able to book eight out of ten rooms is already very good. Of course, this is also related to the cheaper charges here. "How about this, Xiaoling? Since the house is now vacant, I'll move in. Of course, you can still list it online. If someone books it, I'll move out then." Du Ruo, who had already walked out, suddenly thought of a question, then turned around and said something to Xiaoling. "Okay, boss. If it's booked, I'll tell you. I'll activate the room card for you first, and you can come and get it later." Xiaoling didn't say much. Du Ruo was the boss, so Du Ruo could do whatever he wanted.
Living here was just a temporary idea of Du Ruo. First, he wanted to experience the homestay here so that if he found any problems, he could solve them in time. Second, he had some ideas about practicing martial arts, which were not suitable for his parents to know. Anyway, he is the owner of a B&B now. He usually lives there, and when someone books a room, he moves out and asks the aunt to clean the room, just like when a normal guest checks out. It doesn't cost much money. Du Ruo walked around the homestay, picked up any trash he found, put the tables and chairs in the public areas in order, and then checked the water and electricity. Time passed quickly. There are actually not many people in the B&B during the day. Some are on their way to climb Mount Huangshan, while others are exhausted and sleeping on the bed after climbing. Except for those who come out to eat and check out, few people have the energy to walk around. After walking around, Du Ruo took the room card, called his mother to tell her about his plans, then left the homestay and went to a nearby restaurant for a meal. It’s no secret that the restaurant owner’s cooking skills are quite good and Du Ruo enjoyed the meal very much. After the meal, she went to the detached B&B and took a nap. In the afternoon, I went to the front desk and watched how Yang Ling helped tourists check in. As a boss, he still needs to make these things clear. If Yang Ling takes a leave occasionally, he can make up for it, so that no one will take care of Yang Ling's leave. There weren't many things to do, but they were very trivial. However, Yang Ling was very experienced and handled them in an orderly manner, allowing Du Ruo, who was following beside her, to learn a lot. "Hiring Yang Ling really helped me a lot. If I had to run the store by myself, I wouldn't have had time to practice martial arts." After expressing his feelings, Du Ruo returned to the front yard of the detached house in the B&B and prepared to start his evening homework. Du Ruo took off his clothes, put on loose shorts, applied medicinal wine and started practicing. First comes standing still, then boxing. Du Ruo's boxing is very aesthetic, and with the addition of martial arts training these days, his body lines are quite good. Overall, watching Du Ruo practicing martial arts is actually a very pleasing thing to the eye. At least... that's what the figure on the small balcony on the second floor of the tavern next door felt. She just quietly watched Du Ruo boxing for an hour. If it were any other time, she would have already started her evening drink. (End of this chapter)