Chapter 11 Is it more than just a welcome banquet?
With Siesta's call, the whole hotel became lively.
The sliding doors of all cupboards, wine cabinets, shelves and cupboards opened with a bang, and the plates, wine glasses and dishes flew out on their own and floated happily in the air; the teacups on the wooden table in the hall were
Led by a tall silver teapot, they formed a neat team, jumped off the table in an orderly manner, and headed towards the counter; the plants in the potted plants in the corner began to use their branches to beat their flowerpots, the floor, or the wall next to them.
, making various noisy sounds to express his joyful mood at the moment.
The light of the chandelier above the head flashed and flashed, and the ivy that had not yet bloomed played a melancholy melody. Immediately, a sharp voice scolded it: "Hey, our banquet does not need such grumbling music as yours!" Alice followed.
When I went to see them, I realized that it was the crabapple tree that just wanted to run over to shake hands with them. It was talking. It held its lush leaves high and looked arrogant, just like the chief conductor of the band.
The hanging vines on the wall shelf parted to both sides, revealing the rabbit holes at the back. One after another, the fluffy white rabbits came out of the holes and began to be busy. Some grabbed the tableware floating in the sky and stacked them above their heads.
, and then hurried to the kitchen at the back; some jumped to the edge of the counter, took out tea bags, sugar, coffee cubes and other things from the drawer, and threw them one by one into the waiting teacups and teapots;
They formed a circle and whispered, as if they were holding a serious meeting. Alice vaguely heard them discussing whether tonight's banquet should be called a welcome banquet or a celebration banquet...
A little white rabbit with black eyes jumped to Shelia's hand and wanted to get her drinking utensils. The bartender grabbed her ears and lifted her up. She said in annoyance: "I said
How many times have I said this, Bill, this is not a kettle?"
She casually threw the little white rabbit towards the back door: "Go to the kitchen and wash the dishes. Remember, you are not allowed to eat the ingredients inside."
The rabbit named Bill landed lightly on the floor. He first raised his short little paws and saluted Shelia seriously, and then jumped towards the kitchen.
"This -" Alice looked at the lively scene in front of her and was stunned: "What are you doing?"
"As you can see, it's the preparations before the banquet." Shesta put away the bell with a smile and said to the three guests: "Music, refreshments, tableware, delicacies... the cheerful banquet is about to begin. Before that,
, please wait patiently."
She turned to her two sisters again and said: "Shelia, please come and tidy up this hall, let those mops and rags accompany you, it is best to make it exactly the same as when it was built brand new; Semi, you
After taking the guests to choose a room, remember to pick some ingredients from the underground garden. The common ones include: frightened beans, crying orphans, and picky radishes... As for me?"
The beautiful proprietress fell into deep thought again and murmured to herself: "I have to think about what menu is better for tonight's banquet. Do you humans like the taste of goblins? Scary pie, crybaby mushroom soup,
Glittery maple syrup, maybe with a crackling electric pork chop?"
Isn’t there any normal food?
Alice couldn't help but think.
Miss Shelia, who was instructing the mops and rags to clean the floor, took a moment to interject: "It is necessary to remind you that without the spiritual water that I personally prepared, the banquet tonight would probably be in disgrace."
There was a hint of confidence in her eyes, but there was a rabbit next to her who was pouring sugar into a teacup. She curled her three-parted lips in a subtle way, indicating that this might not be the case.
"In summary, in a word, that's it."
Ms. Xie Mi, who had to accept the fact, forced a smile and said to the three guests around her: "Please come with me to the third floor to choose a room."
The three travelers who had not yet figured out the situation were dragged by her to the third floor of Mimi Lake. But even standing here, they could hear the lively sounds of the lobby on the first floor, accompanied by the chirping of rabbits and potted plants.
They blamed each other: "You disturbed my rhythm!" "You were too anxious!" "Do you want us to embarrass ourselves in front of the guests?" "Hey guys, calm down, don't forget this is
Symphony." "Unfortunately, I haven't learned how to play the violin yet." "Is it only possible to play the timpani?"
……
Standing at the top of the stairs, Alice picked her ears and asked casually: "Are they always so noisy?"
Xie Mi smiled awkwardly: "Actually, they are usually very well-behaved. They only get so excited every time there is a banquet..."
"Every time?" Alice caught this key word: "Could it be that your hotel often holds banquets?"
Xie Mi's eyes were wandering and his tone was hesitant: "No, I can't say often, but relatively speaking, the frequency is indeed a bit high..."
A bit high?
Alice didn't seem to notice her embarrassment and asked: "How high?"
"Uh."
The goblin maid snorted, then stretched out her thumb and index finger and made a small gesture: "Really, it's really not as frequent as you think. Probably, maybe, maybe, only once every two or three days, right?" "..."
The three of them looked at each other in silence, and suddenly understood something.
Alice sighed: "Thank you for your hard work, Xie Mi."
The second sister is a bartender with a personal addiction to food, and the eldest sister is a social terrorist who likes to hold banquets. Only the youngest and weakest among the three sisters is barely reliable, but she also has the lowest position.
Is it a conflict within the family or bullying in the workplace? I’m afraid it’s a social issue worth pondering.
Although, Miss Xie Mi herself does not think so.
"You may have misunderstood."
She explained: "My eldest sister often holds banquets, not because she likes it, but because she wants to divert our attention so that we have other things to do. In this way, there will not be too much pressure and harm to our body and
Mood. Sister, she has always been a very gentle and gentle person, always thinking about others, right?"
She found every opportunity to say good things to her sister and shape Asasi's character. Alice always felt that this routine was very familiar. When she thought about it carefully, wasn't this what Merdine often did?
What a pitiful heart for all the sisters in the world.
I was immediately filled with emotion.
Madien didn't know that she had been equated with a "good sister" in Alice's mind. She became even more confused after hearing Xie Mi's explanation: "Why should I distract you from other things?"
Is there too much pressure?"
Are everyone in the hotel a stress freak? They like to put pressure on themselves and do weight training when they have nothing to do?
"Because there have been no new guests at the Goblin Sleep Inn for a long time." Xie Mi recalled it carefully and said in an uncertain tone: "Is it about three years, four years, or five years? I can't remember clearly.
Cleared..."
[To be honest, I have been using Yeguoyuedu to read and catch up on books recently. I can switch sources and read aloud with many sounds. yeguoyuedu is available for Android and Apple.]
"Six years."
Lin Ge, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke and filled in her memory: "The last guest was in December 1799, and then we were there. There was a gap of six years."
Xie Mi glanced at him in surprise, and Lin Ge calmly explained: "I saw it in the registration book."
That’s right.
The goblin maid did not doubt his presence and nodded: "That's it. As a hotel, we have not received new guests for six full years. During that time, the atmosphere in the hotel was very depressing, as if it was dead.
.My second sister and I, as well as Mr. Rabbit and the magical plants, all feel very anxious and don’t know if there is any point in persisting."
"My eldest sister is also anxious, but she is anxious about our mood. She loves this hotel more deeply than anyone else, and loves everyone in the hotel more deeply. If we are happy, she will also be happy;
And if we were sad, she would be sad too. Of course she wanted to make us happy and gain the strength to continue on. So one day, she said to us——"
Miss Xie Mi raised her head slightly, staring at the ceiling of the corridor, recalling her sister's words that day, her eyes were a little wistful.
……
"Everyone, let's hold a cheerful banquet!"
"Reason? No reason is needed."
"Be happy when you want to be happy, sing, dance, eat or sleep as you like. Only think about these things during the banquet and forget about everything else. Isn't it the nature of us fairies?"
"Come on, move the mops and rags and clean this place so that the floor can shine with everyone's happy smiling faces."
"Come on, move the tableware and dishes in the cabinet. Please serve the most delicious food and pass on this sweet fragrance to everyone at the banquet."
"Come on, Mr. Rabbit and the magic plants, let's move too. If you feel sad, your ears will droop on your head and the leaves will become listless. Isn't this the most annoying thing for you?"
"Also, Shelia and Semi, why are you looking so sad? Let's join this party together!"
"I know you are still depressed about the past, but life is always full of surprises. If you cannot face it with a smile and welcome the hopeful tomorrow, you will definitely be disappointed with your sad self today."