Chapter 20

The Happy Gift Shop.

This was a very special gift shop on the pedestrian street, not only because there were many staff members, but also because each staff member was very young. The small gift shop, which was less than twenty square meters, had at least seven or eight staff members every day. The older ones were around twelve years old, while the younger ones might be under ten.

"Big Brother Zhou, why are you here?" A little boy playing with a Transformer model by the shop door looked at Zhou Yang, who was walking in with large strides, and asked with some confusion. Then, with an excited look, he limped over to Zhou Yang.

"Zhou Batian, I came to buy some gifts to give away." Zhou Yang slightly quickened his pace, then roughly rubbed the chubby cheeks of this stubborn little boy. Ever since he fell in love with Transformers, he insisted that the dean change his name. In fact, he wanted to be called Batian Zhou.

"Big Brother Zhou, what are we going to eat later?" Zhou Batian swatted away Zhou Yang's big hand. He suspected that his chubby cheeks were all due to Zhou Yang's rubbing, not because of his greed for food.

"We'll go to KFC." Zhou Yang smiled. After leaving the orphanage, he would come here once a month to treat these kids to some ordinary snacks. He had already come once this month, but if he didn't really need to buy gifts, he would only come next month.

It's not that Zhou Yang didn't want to come, but these little guys were very sensitive. Having come from the orphanage himself, he understood that what they needed was not pity, but recognition.

If he had run over and helped Zhou Batian just now, this little fatty probably wouldn't have spoken to him for half a day.

"Big Brother Zhou." In a short while, six bouncing kids had gathered around Zhou Yang.

"Let's go in." Zhou Yang picked up a little girl named Zhou Xiaonan, as she was the youngest, and led the group into the shop.

As soon as he entered, Zhou Yang saw a girl around twelve years old with a delicate face, who was concentrating on packaging a gift.

"Xiaoling, why aren't you at school?" Zhou Yang asked curiously, immediately drawing a round of disdain from the surrounding kids.

"Big Brother Zhou, it's Saturday today, and the school is on holiday." Zhou Xiaonan, in Zhou Yang's arms, chirped.

"Big Brother Zhou, why are you here today?"

Zhou Xiaoling came to Zhou Yang's rescue, or else these kids would have looked down on him for a long time.

"I need to buy some small gifts for my... employees." Zhou Yang explained. Cao Cao, Lü Bu, and the others were indeed his "employees."

"Big Brother Zhou got a promotion?" Zhou Xiaoling asked happily.

"No, I became my own boss. Isn't that cool?" Zhou Yang laughed.

"Who would have thought Big Brother Zhou is so stingy." Zhou Xiaoling rolled her eyes. The most expensive gift in the shop was less than 100 Chinese yuan.

"Starting a business is tough." Zhou Yang could only laugh awkwardly.

"Big Brother Zhou, are you selling something delicious?" Zhou Batian asked hopefully.

"Zhou Xiaopang, all you think about is eating. Look at how fat you've become." Zhou Xiaoling tugged on Zhou Batian's ear, scolding him.

"I was just asking." Zhou Batian said pitifully.

"I'll let you off this time." Zhou Xiaoling released Zhou Batian's slightly red ear.

"What are you going to buy, Big Brother Zhou?" Zhou Xiaoling turned to ask.

"Some small mirrors and music boxes, a hundred of each, and a few other things." Zhou Yang estimated the number of people, thinking that a hundred would be more than enough, with the rest to be given to the Cavalry Camp.

"Xiaoling, I really am buying these for my 'employees.' Otherwise, I'll never get a wife." Seeing Zhou Xiaoling's disbelieving face, Zhou Yang quickly swore.

"If you dare to lie to me, I won't talk to you." Zhou Xiaoling was slightly reassured. "But the shop doesn't have that many mirrors and music boxes. Can we get other things?"

"We can choose a few more items, about 300 in total." Zhou Yang nodded. Every item in the shop, if taken to the late Han and Three Kingdoms era, would be a fine treasure. He chose mirrors and music boxes for convenience.

"Alright, let's get to work." Zhou Xiaoling instructed the group of kids.

"Boss, Big Brother Zhou said he'll treat us to KFC. Can we eat first and then work?" Zhou Batian asked cautiously.

Zhou Xiaoling glared, and Zhou Batian immediately shivered, running to the side to start working.

Seeing Zhou Xiaoling's command, Zhou Yang could only sit quietly and help them package the gifts. He had experienced her authority before, and without her permission, none of the kids would dare to leave.

These kids, including Zhou Yang, were skilled at packaging gifts, completing about one every two to three minutes.

It took about two hours to package 300 gift boxes. Even Zhou Yang felt his hands were a bit sore, but none of the kids stopped.

"KFC, KFC..." Zhou Batian, after packaging the last music box, ran around excitedly.

The other kids were also drooling.

"Go early and come back early." Zhou Xiaoling instructed the excited group of kids.

"Xiaoling, let's go together. The shop is almost empty, and it will take two to three hours to deliver the goods." Zhou Yang said to Zhou Xiaoling. Every time they went out to eat, this tough little girl insisted on staying to watch the shop.

Seeing the nearly empty gift shop, Zhou Xiaoling's expression softened slightly. The kids, with their keen eyes, pulled and tugged, and the group set off in a grand procession.

Zhou Yang took them to eat and drink all over the place. However, after about an hour, Zhou Xiaoling insisted on returning, and even the greedy Zhou Batian was calling to go back.

"Alright, let's go back." Zhou Yang nodded, knowing that if they stayed longer, they might not want to come out next time.

With the help of Zhou Xiaoling and a few boys, Zhou Yang loaded all the packaged gifts onto the car and left.

Driving to an area without surveillance, Zhou Yang returned to the late Han and Three Kingdoms era.

"Grand Master, you're finally back. Our Grand Master's Hall seems to be too small for the banquet?" Xiao Guizi, seemingly not noticing the Range Rover Zhou Yang had driven, looked anxious.

"How many people did you invite?" Zhou Yang looked at Xiao Guizi strangely. The main hall of the Grand Master's residence was nearly a thousand square meters, and with the two side halls, it could easily accommodate a few hundred people.

"I sent out over two hundred invitations." Xiao Guizi, full of fear, knelt down. He hadn't sent out too many, only to officials above the rank of a thousand stones.

"No problem, I was just curious. Just set up more tables in the garden and prepare more large utensils. I'll take care of the food." Zhou Yang helped Xiao Guizi up. With over two hundred invitations, at least three to four hundred people would come, and if they brought their families, it could be four to five hundred or even more, considering the polygamous nature of the time.

If it were the traditional long tables of the late Han and Three Kingdoms era, the space would be insufficient. If it were outdoors and it rained, that would be a disaster.

Zhou Yang decided to use a Western-style banquet. As for those who insisted on following etiquette and refused to eat, they could leave.

Xiao Guizi hurried to follow Zhou Yang's instructions.

After instructing the servants, who looked at him with reverence, to unload the gifts from the car, Zhou Yang returned to the modern world and drove directly to a five-star hotel in the city, the Tian Du Grand Hotel.

"Welcome, sir. May I help you with something?" A cute girl in a red qipao greeted him politely.

"I need to order a banquet for five hundred people. Add more food and drinks, and deliver it to Mingya Community within two hours." Zhou Yang said directly. It was already past four, and the banquet was to start at seven.

The girl was taken aback but smiled politely. "Please wait a moment. I'll check with our manager."

She ran to the back, and another female server quickly brought Zhou Yang a cup of tea.

"Thank you." Zhou Yang took the tea and waited.

Soon, a middle-aged man, about thirty or forty years old, walked over.

"Hello, I'm the manager of this hotel, Liu Mingyu." Liu Mingyu glanced at Zhou Yang and extended his hand, somewhat excited. "Mingya Community" was well-known, and the person in front of him was a billionaire who had spent 870 million.

"Zhou Yang." Zhou Yang shook hands with Liu Mingyu.

"Mr. Zhou, we guarantee to deliver the required food and drinks to your community within one hour." Liu Mingyu, eager to retain such a big client, halved the time. As for other customers, they could wait until they could spend a hundred million.

Zhou Yang paid with his card and left.

He still needed to buy more drinks. Although the hotel had added some, he remembered the terrifying drinking capacity of people in the late Han and Three Kingdoms era and decided to buy more. He also planned to buy some food for the Cavalry Camp.

Soon, over twenty large trucks followed Zhou Yang, one carrying drinks, nine carrying crates of white wine, and the rest carrying instant noodles, bread, and ham.

"Hmm?" When Zhou Yang arrived at Mingya Community, he found many cars already parked in front. Liu Mingyu, the manager of Tian Du Grand Hotel, was waiting at the door.

Zhou Yang opened the door, and the trucks began unloading the goods into the villa.

After unloading everything, it was already six o'clock, and Zhou Yang breathed a sigh of relief. There was still time.

He gave each mover 500 Chinese yuan as a tip and began transporting the goods to the late Han and Three Kingdoms era.

"Watch your mouth!"

After moving the drinks, Zhou Yang saw several familiar figures. One of them actually walked into the villa where the banquet food was stored, and he was shocked.