Chapter 90: Huang Yatou

Lin Qing’er truly lived up to her reputation as a shrewd businesswoman from a merchant family. She acted astutely, always staying ahead of others with decisiveness and efficiency. During Shui Miao’s absence, she completely overhauled the hotel, even teaming up with her close friend, Huang Yatou, to pressure the hotel shareholders into surrendering their shares, which Huang Yatou then acquired, becoming the second-largest shareholder.

Thanks to Huang Yatou’s involvement, the chef gang didn’t collect a single penny and even helped Linhai Hotel find over a dozen beautiful female chefs to serve as the hotel’s new face, significantly boosting its reputation and increasing business by more than threefold.

What surprised Shui Miao the most was that Lin Qing’er had given Wang Xiaomi and her fellow female soldiers important roles. These female soldiers were extremely capable and could handle anything. They reinstalled and redesigned all the surveillance equipment, relocating the monitoring center to a room next to the chairman’s office upstairs. Wang Xiaomi’s squad leader, Li Lan, personally led the security team, directing each guard’s actions. They even equipped department managers and supervisors with earpieces for real-time instructions, effectively managing all sorts of unexpected situations.

Lin Qing’er was chatting with Huang Yatou in her office.

Huang Yatou was tiny, standing only 1.5 meters tall, with naturally malnourished yellowish hair and a cute, petite face that made her look like a typical seventeen- or eighteen-year-old high school girl. No one would ever associate her with the underworld forces of Taiwan’s Sanzhu Gang, especially with her baby voice, which made everyone believe she was just a student.

Yet in reality, Huang Yatou was extremely formidable, someone Lin Qing’er never dared underestimate in the slightest.

When Shui Miao arrived at the hotel, Wang Xiaomi immediately reported to Lin Qing’er: “Manager Shui is here.”

Lin Qing’er was slightly taken aback and murmured to herself, “Didn’t I tell him to rest? Why is he here already?”

“How perfect! I’ve been wanting to see what kind of guy Qing’er Sister has chosen,” Huang Yatou said, jumping up and running to the adjacent surveillance room.

Lin Qing’er also stood up, preparing to head to the surveillance room…

Wang Xiaomi approached her and whispered, “I also detected a large amount of gold inside Shui Miao’s backpack.”

“…”

Lin Qing’er furrowed her brows and whispered back, “With Huang Yatou around, we must be cautious. Go downstairs now, pretend to show Shui Miao around the hotel, and discreetly ask him his intentions somewhere without surveillance. Then secretly report back to me.”

“Got it!”

Wang Xiaomi nodded, then turned and went downstairs.

Arriving at the surveillance room, Huang Yatou was watching Shui Miao on the monitor, carefully observing his every move.

Not seeing Xiao Tangjie, Lin Qing’er immediately called her.

At that moment, Xiao Tangjie was at home snacking on chips, playing online games. Seeing it was Lin Qing’er calling, she quickly muted her computer speakers and answered, “Chairman, good day!”

“Hmm, hello. Where are you now? I asked you to look after Shui Miao. How is he doing?” Lin Qing’er asked on purpose.

Xiao Tangjie lied, “Oh him? He’s still sleeping. He drank a lot last night and only fell asleep at dawn…”

“Really? Then go wake him up. I want to talk to him now.” Lin Qing’er paused, then asked, “Oh right, Tangjie, how has Xiaoshui been eating these days? Don’t skimp on expenses!”

“No, no, I haven’t saved anything. These past few days, we’ve already spent over ten thousand yuan. I’ll go wake him up now…” Xiao Tangjie forced herself to walk toward the room, loudly patting her thigh and calling out for Shui Miao to wake up.

“Never mind, I guess he won’t wake up. Tangjie, you don’t need to come back to work here anymore. I hate deceivers the most. If you come again, I might not be able to stop myself from having someone smash your mouth.” With that, Lin Qing’er hung up the phone and sighed, “These waitresses are really hard to rely on. The moment they get a little benefit, they start lying to me.”

“Big sister, do you want me to capture her and send her to Japan to shoot action films?” Huang Yatou’s unexpected suggestion carried the audacity of a female bandit.

“Stop it, don’t talk nonsense. I know how to handle things properly. You’re always just playing around. You can’t act like this around me anymore, especially not in front of Shui Miao. He’s a very upright person. We can’t let him look down on us.” Lin Qing’er gently pinched Huang Yatou’s ear, while Huang Yatou laughed and said, “Haha, my sister likes upright people, but I’m different. I like teasing upright people. Let me test him a bit and see if he’s really that decent, okay?”

“Don’t cause trouble. His background is very tragic, as I’ve told you before.” Lin Qing’er had a sharp eye for people.

Hearing this, Huang Yatou shrugged, “Okay then, but I’ll still mess with him a bit, hehe…”

Unsure what mischief Huang Yatou had in mind, she grinned mischievously to herself.

“Really, I can’t do anything about you!”

Lin Qing’er shook her head and turned her gaze back to the surveillance monitor.

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Accompanied by Wang Xiaomi, Shui Miao visited the kitchen and the entertainment department. Seeing the hotel completely renovated, he naturally felt very pleased. However, when they reached an area without surveillance, Wang Xiaomi quickly grabbed Shui Miao’s hand and whispered in his ear, “The female tyrant Huang Yatou is upstairs, and Qing’er Sister is with her. She asked me to find out why you brought so much gold into the hotel. Oh, and we installed metal detectors at the hotel entrance—we already detected the gold in your backpack. Tell me now, and I’ll report it directly to Linjie through the earpiece.”

“…”

Shui Miao was shocked, but Wang Xiaomi had already made herself clear.

After a pause, Shui Miao replied, “I want to ask Linjie for help to exchange these gold jewelry for cash. I need it urgently. As for where they came from, please reassure Linjie there’s nothing to worry about.”

“Understood!”

Wang Xiaomi asked what needed asking and never pried into what she shouldn’t.

Turning back, she relayed Shui Miao’s words to Lin Qing’er. After thinking for a moment, Lin Qing’er asked Shui Miao to come upstairs to the office.

However, just as Shui Miao stepped out of the elevator, he saw a young girl sitting on the floor, her face twisted in pain. Seeing Shui Miao, she begged desperately, “Big Brother, my stomach hurts so bad! Please… please take me to the hospital!”

“What happened? Xiaomi, call an ambulance quickly!” Shui Miao was about to help the girl up when he suddenly remembered the propriety between men and women and quickly said, “Xiaomi, you help her up. I’ll call for the ambulance.”

“Huangjie, stop fooling around. Qing’er Sister is waiting for Shui Ge urgently.”

Wang Xiaomi reluctantly stepped forward and helped Huang Yatou up.

After standing up, Huang Yatou suddenly giggled, “Not bad, not bad. You really are a gentleman. Qing’er Sister didn’t misjudge you! Come on, let’s go find Qing’er Sister together.” She grabbed Shui Miao’s hand and pulled him toward the office, acting like a child who never grew up.

This was Huang Yatou!

Shui Miao was stunned. He never expected this tiny girl to be the leader of a notorious gang!

Thus, Shui Miao was dragged into the office by Huang Yatou.

“Huang Yatou, you really…”

Lin Qing’er raised her hand, but Huang Yatou had already let go of Shui Miao and ran off.

Lin Qing’er asked Wang Xiaomi to stand guard outside the door, closed the office door, and asked Shui Miao what had happened over the past two days.

With Huang Yatou present, Shui Miao hesitated, unsure whether to speak or not.

Huang Yatou noticed his hesitation and smiled, “Although I might be a bit naughty, I have one great virtue—I keep my mouth shut. I never reveal my friends’ secrets. Qing’er Sister knows this best.”

Lin Qing’er nodded at Shui Miao, “Huang Yatou is someone you can trust.”

“Alright then!”

Shui Miao exhaled and took off his backpack, pouring all the gold jewelry onto the sofa.

Seeing the gold bars, ingots, and many jewels, Huang Yatou’s eyes widened in disbelief, “Oh my! My dear Shui Ge, did you rob a gold shop?”

“Xiaoshui, where did all these come from?” Lin Qing’er roughly estimated that if sold in a jewelry store, these items could fetch at least seven million yuan. But in the black market, they would only bring about five million.

“This is a long story. You might not believe me, but if you really want to know, I can tell you.” Shui Miao glanced at Huang Yatou a few times, still uncertain about her. If this information leaked out, he would become a thief who stole others’ belongings.

“Wow, you still don’t trust me!” Huang Yatou pointed at herself with her thumb.

Sitting beside Shui Miao, Lin Qing’er said, “Go ahead, we believe you.”

“Alright then…”

Shui Miao paused and said directly, “The female landlord of the house I rented was Liu Hongmei, who had stolen me from the hospital and sold me away years ago. The day I came to the hotel to treat everyone to dinner was meant to say goodbye, so I could focus on dealing with Liu Hongmei. But she died in a car accident last night. I made a promise to a female ghost to send one million yuan to her family, and in return, she told me where Liu Hongmei had hidden her valuables. So I retrieved all these items.”

“A female ghost!?”

Lin Qing’er was stunned, finding it hard to believe.

Huang Yatou looked at Lin Qing’er, swallowed hard, and solemnly said to Shui Miao, “Listen, Shui Ge, don’t treat me like a little girl just because I look like one. Are you sure you’re not telling me a ghost story?”

“I knew you wouldn’t believe me. How about this? Tonight, I’ll try to show you spirits. If possible, I’ll summon that female ghost. Once you see her with your own eyes, you’ll finally believe me, right?” Shui Miao felt helpless. He himself felt like he was telling a story, but this was real. Without showing them actual ghosts, he couldn’t think of any other way to convince them.

Lin Qing’er and Huang Yatou exchanged glances, both visibly shocked.

Suddenly, Huang Yatou slapped her thigh and said, “Fine! If you can really show me a real ghost, I’ll help you sell these things and give you six million yuan in return.”

“Seeing an evil spirit isn’t necessarily a good thing. Are you sure you want to see it?”

Shui Miao looked seriously at Huang Yatou.