Chapter 2223 - 2424: Something Happened!!!

Weiwei was sitting on a stone pier not far from Hao Jian, but the moment he saw her, his gaze became a bit dazed.

Yes, most of the girls in the class were wearing light makeup today, all had dressed up carefully. But when he saw Weiwei, he was startled; the reason was that Weiwei had also dressed up meticulously today, and from a short distance, plus his great eyesight, he could see clearly.

Today, Weiwei wore a white short skirt with a pastel top, lipstick on her lips, light makeup on her face, and had even styled her hair a bit. Normally with long hair, Weiwei today had short hair, looking like a short-haired Goddess.

It could be said that the usual long-haired Weiwei had a kind of aloof, icy aura, but now the short-haired Goddess Weiwei felt more approachable.

In other words, she no longer looked like a teacher, but more like a fellow student. Hao Jian was instantly stunned; was this still the Weiwei he knew? She seemed totally different, indeed youth is capital, beauty is king. Hao Jian felt like he was getting to know Weiwei all over again.

Looking at Weiwei sitting on the stone pier with an anxious appearance, clearly waiting for him to come over, he stopped dawdling and walked towards her. Weiwei quickly spotted him and stood up immediately upon seeing him.

"Why have you come only now?" Weiwei complained.

Hao Jian wore a helpless face again, what's this about only now? Clearly, it's only been a few minutes since the phone call, hasn't it? Not even five. He retorted: "You got lost, not me, so why should I hurry? Plus, your mind is muddled and now you're blaming me. What kind of person are you? Had I known, I wouldn't have come to get you."

Weiwei immediately realized her fault, dropped the subject, and switched: "Stop talking and lead me to find them first."

Hao Jian rolled his eyes at her and led her in the direction of the Tongfu Inn. Actually, the structure of the Ancient Town is simple, just the basic construction style of a small ancient town. If you understand it, you wouldn't get lost and would easily find your destination. Weiwei getting lost clearly showed she didn't know anything about this place.

What the Ancient Town lacks no more than running water and the little river within the town. Naturally, this Ancient Town is no exception, crisscrossed with many small rivers, with boats on them—a model for income for town residents. If tourists wish to take a boat ride, likely they only pay for about an hour.

Hao Jian was leading Weiwei toward the inn, also enjoying the scenery of the Ancient Town. Honestly, this time his heart has indeed been restless, hard to calm. After arriving at the Ancient Town, he began to slowly settle down a bit, feeling quite calm now.

In no time, the two arrived at the inn and entered. Everyone was busy in their rooms sorting out their things, so no one was downstairs except Zhang Danlin talking with the Innkeeper about something.

Seeing Weiwei come over, Zhang Danlin said: "The teacher is here, huh?"

Weiwei nodded, seeing Zhang Danlin busying herself, made her feel a bit guilty as a class teacher who's just arrived. She said: "Danlin, thank you for your hard work."

Zhang Danlin immediately shook her head and said: "No trouble at all, teacher."

Hao Jian, reluctant to talk too much with the two girls, sat down directly in a spot. At this moment, the Innkeeper's wife suddenly came downstairs and said something to the Innkeeper; immediately, his face turned somewhat displeased.

"No rooms available? This is impossible." the Innkeeper exclaimed in surprise.

"What? Are the rooms not enough?" Zhang Danlin instantly furrowed her brows. The rooms were booked according to reservations, calculated already. How could they suddenly become insufficient?

The Innkeeper's wife quickly explained: "Sorry, the rooms were originally enough and booked properly, but suddenly last night a group of guests came. They were supposed to check out today, so rooms would be available, but they just announced they want to extend their stay, having already paid online. It's hard for us to refund or evict them, so suddenly, the rooms became insufficient."

"Sorry!" the Innkeeper's wife apologized again.

Listening from the sidelines, Hao Jian understood. Zhang Danlin had already booked the rooms and paid the deposit ahead, but unexpectedly another group of guests arrived and paid to stay. Initially meant to check out today for them to move in, yet unexpectedly the guests decided to extend their stay today and paid online, hence suddenly, rooms were gone.

The rooms originally reserved by Zhang Danlin were suddenly occupied by others. This... Hao Jian listening on felt the innkeeper was somewhat unscrupulous; conducting business without integrity. A deposit was paid here and you're allowing others to move in.

He stood up, looked at the innkeeper and his wife, and said: "How will you solve this? The room was reserved by us first with a deposit paid, yet now you won't provide us with it. Business shouldn't be conducted this way, what do you suggest?"

The Innkeeper eagerly explained: "Um... the rooms are occupied and we can't evict them, right? The rooms originally booked were sufficient, but now it seems we're short of one. Perhaps you could squeeze and share a room? We'll refund the deposit for that room!"

Share a room? Hao Jian furrowed his brow. Rooms were calculated accurately; headcount accounted, if wanting to stay solo, pay a little extra; sharing costs less. Whether single or double room, all calculations were appropriately done and reserved.

So now everyone upstairs already has their rooms ready, be it single or double; Zhang Danlin is sharing a double room with He Qiqi. Now only Hao Jian and Weiwei are without rooms, so if there's only one room left, does it mean they need to stay together?

Not only did Hao Jian frown, but even Zhang Danlin furrowed her brows hearing this. Having a man and woman share a room may not be ideal, right? She was momentarily at a loss for words. For accommodations in tourist spots like this, it usually requires advance booking; otherwise, there'll be nothing left.

Clearly, it's virtually impossible to get a room now if booked; it's a no-go. So they can only stay here. A bit awkward sharing, but the innkeeper has put it this way, and you can't force the currently residing guests out, as that would be too much. Moreover, the innkeeper mentioned refunding the deposit, making pressing him a bit difficult, though it's due to his prior mismanagement.

Hao Jian and Zhang Danlin were momentarily stuck in a mutual dilemma, uncertain of what to say. Yet Weiwei maintained a calm demeanor, and said: "Alright, prepare that room for me, let's do it this way, not pushing you guys further."

The innkeeper and his wife beamed with joy, quickly complied, and directed someone to organize the room. Meanwhile, Hao Jian and Zhang Danlin wore surprised expressions as they watched Weiwei, thinking this was too absurd. It's not a double room, but a single; having a man and a woman share a room isn't appropriate, given gender differences, yet neither of them expected Weiwei would agree.

Hao Jian had originally planned that if left with no choice, he'd manage somehow, allowing Weiwei to stay in, as he's a man and can find a place easily, but unexpectedly she agreed—agreed and agreed. His eyes were wide open, unable to believe it.

Zhang Danlin said: "Teacher... um..."

Weiwei, understanding what was on their minds, said: "No worries, just sharing a room, I'm the teacher, he's my student—what harm does it have? Worst case, I'll sleep on the bed and he on the floor, is that fine with you, Hao Jian?"

Hao Jian, initially stunned, immediately understood her motive upon hearing this. Turns out, she wants him to sleep on the floor—most cunning of women! Since she's a woman who's so open-hearted and doesn't mind sharing a room, it would be awkward for him to be a prude. So he said: "For me, it's fine, as long as you aren't afraid."

"Let it be then," Weiwei said cheerfully.

It was Zhang Danlin who froze, watching them. Although one was a teacher and the other a student, why did their conversation never sound like a teacher-student dialogue but rather like a pair of lovers chatting? It left her bewildered and befuddled.

At this point, the innkeeper handed Zhang Danlin a Pink Banknote and said: "Here's the refunded deposit, we sincerely apologize, truly sorry."

Zhang Danlin accepted the money, paused, and the innkeeper added: "The room is ready, you can go up now."

With that, the innkeeper quickly left, afraid the two might change their minds suddenly, bringing him more trouble.

Hao Jian glared at the innkeeper a few times, his gaze somewhat unfriendly.

He's no fool, having done business a lot, understanding that money pocketed by a businessman doesn't easily come back out. There was only one reason left.