Fan Shufang's level meant she stayed in the only king-sized room on the fourth floor.
She had originally intended to share the king-sized room with Su Xiaotian.
However, upon hearing her plan, Su Xiaotian directly refused.
"Second Grandma, I'm very mischievous, I can't live with you and disturb your rest."
To avoid staying with Fan Shufang, Su Xiaotian didn't hesitate to call herself mischievous.
Fan Shufang smiled and chided, "You child, you're quite honest, you know you're a troublemaker."
Su Xiaotian held Fan Shufang's arm and said, "Second Grandma, what are you saying."
Just kidding, she had a purpose for coming today and would sneak away to the flower market later.
If she stayed with Second Grandma, wouldn't she have no freedom at all?
Hearing their conversation, Ju Yufang walked over and said, "Director, you stay alone. I like Xiaotian, so let her stay in a room with me."
Su Xiaotian also liked Ju Yufang, so she didn't object.
"Second Grandma, I'll stay with Sister Xiao Ju."
"Director, I will definitely take good care of Xiaotian, please rest assured."
Ju Yufang was deeply trusted, so Fan Shufang naturally had no reason to disagree.
"Xiaotian, then you stay with Xiao Ju. If anything happens, come find me directly."
Su Xiaotian nodded in agreement.
If she hadn't come with a mission today and had been considered staff, Su Xiaotian would never have taken advantage. Instead, she would have booked her own room and slept comfortably.
But they were all part of the same group, and Su Xiaotian didn't want to cause trouble for Second Grandma by seeking special treatment.
Staying with Ju Yufang was the best option.
"Xiaotian, put down your luggage, freshen up, and let's go eat breakfast. It's this late, you must be hungry by now?"
Since they arrived by train in the morning, Fan Shufang and the others hadn't brought breakfast.
Su Xiaotian nodded, "Second Grandma, I know. What are we having for breakfast?"
"For breakfast, we'll have steamed buns... never mind, let's have fried dough sticks and soy milk. If you like tofu pudding, we can add a bowl of that too?"
Fan Shufang had originally intended to say steamed buns and congee, but then she thought about Grandma Su's cooking skills for steamed buns, so she decided against it and opted for fried dough sticks and soy milk.
Su Xiaotian nodded.
She was truly unfamiliar with the city of Changchun; it was her first time here in both her past and present lives.
"Second Grandma, can we go down in ten minutes?"
Fan Shufang nodded.
"After breakfast, you should rest well in the hotel. The international friends won't arrive until tonight."
Su Xiaotian was responsible for translation work, so she had no duties for the entire day and was quite free.
Su Xiaotian had come with Fan Shufang this time also on a mission, considered as staff.
She knew about the itinerary in advance, so she had planned to visit the flower market today.
She had been inquiring and heard that the Clivia prices at the Chuncheng Flower Market had already started to rise, with some good varieties now selling for four to five hundred yuan per pot.
For ordinary people, this was naturally an astronomical sum, but for Su Xiaotian, it was still within an acceptable range.
Especially since Su Xiaotian knew that even with the price increase, buying and raising them for a year or so would still be profitable, and very profitable at that.
This could be considered the first economic bubble in China after the reform and opening up.
It came and went quickly, and those who seized the opportunity could make a small fortune.
To fulfill her dream of getting rich, Su Xiaotian had done a lot of work.
She had brought a considerable amount of money with her this time, intending to buy twenty pots of Clivia to take back.
At the same time, to attract as little attention as possible, she had cleared out a large space in the system's inventory. All the Clivia she purchased would be stored there and taken back.
She would find an opportunity to release them once she reached Beijing.
However, if her grandparents knew she had spent such a large sum of money on these inedible flowers and plants, she wondered if they would, in their anger, break her legs on the spot?
Fan Shufang was unaware that Su Xiaotian was already planning to sneak out to have fun before she had even settled in.
After breakfast, Fan Shufang reiterated her instructions for Su Xiaotian to rest well at the hotel, and then took the other subordinates to attend to their business.
Ten minutes after Fan Shufang and the others left, Su Xiaotian went downstairs to chat with the receptionist.
At this time, receptionists were considered to have "iron rice bowls," and their attitude towards guests was not always good.
However, Su Xiaotian was cheerful and pretty, a likable young girl.
After a few words, the receptionist, who was usually cold to others, became very warm towards Su Xiaotian.
"Little sister, are you planning to go to the flower market? That place is a money pit, you shouldn't go. Let me tell you, our neighbor spent over three hundred yuan a few days ago to buy a pot of flowers."
"You say, wouldn't it be better to buy clothes with over three hundred yuan?"
Su Xiaotian smiled sheepishly.
The service attendant then remembered that Su Xiaotian had come with a big leader, so her status should be unusual. Children from such families usually weren't short of money, right?
"Oh dear, what I said was unnecessary. I meant well, I was just afraid you'd be scammed."
Su Xiaotian took out a handful of fruit candies from her pocket and said with a sweet smile, "I just heard people say a pot of flowers costs hundreds of yuan, so I wanted to go and see to broaden my horizons. Thank you, sister, please have these candies."
Although the service attendant had an "iron rice bowl," her salary wasn't high, and she tried to save on food and drink daily.
Fruit candies, while not as rare as in previous years, were not something one could eat every day.
But the young girl casually produced a large handful, about ten pieces.
The service attendant's smile became even brighter.
"Just go and see. I always feel like those people are ripping people off. How can a pot of flowers be worth hundreds of yuan?"
Su Xiaotian agreed repeatedly, "Sister, you're right. Aren't they just flowers? There are plenty on the mountain, how can they be so expensive?"
Seeing that Su Xiaotian was taking her advice, the service attendant felt relieved.
"Sister, after I see the flowers, I also want to go to Xinhua Bookstore. Can you tell me where Xinhua Bookstore is located?"
Su Xiaotian did indeed plan to visit Xinhua Bookstore, but mentioning it now was more of a cover-up.
"What a coincidence, there's a Xinhua Bookstore right next to the flower market. It's the largest Xinhua Bookstore in our city."
Su Xiaotian was delighted. This made it easier to come up with an excuse.
Going to Xinhua Bookstore to read books, even if Second Grandma found out, she would definitely not object.
Su Xiaotian thought that she could go to the flower market in her spare time, and then visit Xinhua Bookstore to buy a book or two.