The house appeared close, but in fact, it was not that close. The sightseeing boat took nearly ten minutes to reach the glass house.

At the entrance were not traditional waiters, but rather all maids in uniforms, handpicked by Qing Ning. Among other things, they had no problem serving people considerately and comfortably.

However, this group did not sign a traditional sales contract, but rather a normal work contract, with most signed for more than half a year. All of Jiang Zhou’s stores were famous for their good benefits and high salaries, and everyone was vying to get in.

When Qing Ning went to choose people, she thought that no one would be willing to do this job. After all, it involved serving people. But to her surprise, quite a few people applied for the job. They all came for the money and benefits.

If people paid the workers more money, they would naturally work harder.

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A few students had just disembarked, they all removed the big sweaters and clothes they had wrapped themselves in on the boat to avoid being overheated. The heating in the house had been turned on early in the morning, and it was quite warm now. Being too hot for too long wasn’t good. There was a meandering water way inside, and the flowing water brought a lot of coolness.

Coupled with the icy fruits and an ice bowl, one couldn’t help but feel comfortable all over.

Jiang Zhou had also set up a tour guide inside. When people came in, they were first taken to cool down and have some snacks, and then shown around the entire public area of the inn, asking the guests if they needed accommodation. If so, they would introduce each room in turn, highlighting the characteristics and scenery.

Jiang Zhou had money in his hands, and the inn was perfectly built. The public area also included new amenities such as chess and card rooms and table tennis. Even if they were a homebody who didn’t like to travel, anyone who loved water could stay in the inn.

However, for the sake of reputation, gambling was prohibited throughout the inn. The leaf cards played inside were only played with chips provided by the inn. They were for entertainment purposes only and did not involve money.

For example, at the beginning, each person had ten chips. In the future, both parties were prohibited from using money to settle wins or losses. Instead, they could only exchange chips. After losing all their chips, they were prohibited from playing further. To prevent addiction, everyone’s chip allocation was limited.

Initially, the first batch of students wanted to criticize with a few words, but then there were two of them who liked to roll dice secretly in the academy, and though they didn’t play much, the bet was just to help clean the room and bring food. Seeing this game, they immediately became interested, fearing they would get too excited and others would leave the game without caring, so they dragged the others into the game.

Then there was another person whose family was quite wealthy. He paid for the entrance fee so they could play without any worries.

The students were reluctant at first, but after ten minutes, they were enjoying themselves.

They poked the billiards twice, and threw two leaf cards. It was free anyway, and there were free snacks. Wasn’t it wonderful? There was no need for criticism.

Didn’t you hear what others said? These activities were only played in the inn. If they engaged in them outside, they would be investigated by the Yamen and stopped.

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After everyone played for half an hour, they were led to hang up wish cards and began to prepare for dinner.

Jiang Zhou also spared no expense to attract customers. He boasted that this group of guests were the first batch of trial guests, and all the banquet expenses for that day were halved. As soon as the sunset, all the lamps inside were lit, making it brightly lit.

Outside, it was completely silent, but inside, a red light hung high, reflecting the shadows of the lush leaves. Excited scholars with flushed faces sat at the tables, with a hot pot steaming in the middle emitting a fragrant aroma, and the spring water gurgling. Guests in twos and threes sat together and talked loudly, chanting in front of the moonlight that could be glimpsed through the glass windows.

One of them sighed with drunken eyes: “You can see something today!”

Someone asked: “What did you see?”

The man groaned twice: “The stars hang down on the plains and the fields are vast, and the moon surges into the river!”

The people around laughed: “You can see it. Brother Zhou drank two bowls of yellow wine and got drunk. Where did the big river come from here?”

Brother Zhou was not annoyed. He squinted and pointed his hand: “The moonlight here is scorching, and the river is surging, although it is not a big river. The small river is also very interesting, so I can barely put it together.”

The point he pointed at was the thin river outside reflected in the moonlight.

Another person smacked his lips and said, “That’s not bad. The store chose a really good location. It’s open and bright.”

Someone else sneered, “Is this a matter of location selection? Didn’t you see, there is an inn next door that chose the same location? It’s only a few miles away. Have you ever seen it as overcrowded as here?”

Strangely enough, there was an inn next door with a similar name, but the decoration was far from satisfactory. They originally thought it was the same inn. The shopkeeper here opened a branch, but later he saw that the decoration and furnishings were too different and thought it didn’t look the same. Then he asked the waiter and found out it was just a copycat.

It was a pity that without this glass, they couldn’t complete the look.