Receiving an affirmative response from Xu Hao, the receptionist nodded shyly and said, "Actually, I just wanted to thank you. My family was in urgent need of money a while ago, and it just so happened that you gave us a significant raise, which solved our pressing financial crisis."

Upon hearing the receptionist's words, the restaurant manager finally let out a long sigh of relief.

In such a large restaurant, it was inevitable that there would be some oversights, and if the receptionist had directly pointed out even a single error, it would have spelled disaster for him.

Fortunately, the receptionist didn't mention anything else but expressed endless gratitude to Xu Hao.

Xu Hao smiled and said, "It's a small matter. As long as I can help everyone without causing the business to suffer, that fulfills my intentions."

The receptionist nodded vigorously, agreeing strongly with Xu Hao's words.

However, she then expressed her puzzlement, "But you've cut the collection by half, and that means you'll be receiving a lot less money each month!"

Xu Hao smiled and said, "I don't rely on that money to live. The reason I cut it by half instead of eliminating it entirely is that it serves as a constraint on the merchants. Naturally, since I manage the business of these two districts, I want the shops and companies within them to operate honestly and properly!"

Hearing Xu Hao's last sentence, sweat beads amassed on the restaurant manager's forehead.

He now realized the mistake he had made.

This was Xu Hao's territory, and as a merchant on Xu Hao's turf, he had followed the orders of the Third Miss Zhang, which was tantamount to betrayal!

After all, the Zhang Family had formed an alliance with the Wu Family.

Any family or power that was friendly with the Wu Family stood in opposition to Xu Hao, without exception!

This was a matter of stance, not open for discussion. No one could be good with both the Wu Family and Xu Hao and still have the last laugh.

Because no one likes a turncoat!

The restaurant manager hastily said, "Young Master Xu, I know where I went wrong. I'll lift the exclusive booking of the hotel right away. Please, go upstairs for your meal."

Seeing the proud restaurant manager so humble in front of Xu Hao, even willing to offend the Third Miss Zhang rather than cross Xu Hao, all the teachers behind were trembling inside.

They had actually thought about challenging Xu Hao and had wanted to ridicule the decline he had shown a few days ago. Now, in retrospect, how ludicrous those thoughts were!

They might not even be worthy of a glance from Xu Hao!

Had Guo Lan not been arranged by Xu Hao to teach at The Eighth Elementary School, they would never have encountered Xu Hao and would likely never have any interaction with him in their lives.

Xu Hao nodded his head and then, led by the waiter, went upstairs along with the others.

The restaurant manager immediately called his people and told them the hotel had cancelled the exclusive booking.

When Zhang Yu heard the news, she became instantly furious, "F*cking hell, they don't even show respect for me?! It seems I must go there personally to handle this. If I can't even manage this, how will my dear Allen view me? He will definitely think I'm useless, won't he? No, I have to go there myself and find out the reason why this restaurant went against my orders."

Zhang Yu cursed and ranted in her room for a while before ordering someone to drive her to the Hai Tian Hotel.

...

With Xu Hao coming to dine in person, everyone at Hai Tian Hotel mobilized into action. The chefs cooked with trepidation, fearing their food would not satisfy Xu Hao, yet they felt excitement at the possibility of being noticed by Xu Hao and moved to a better job position. What a delightful prospect that would be!

Thus, their emotions were quite conflicted.

Gradually, the dishes were all served. After Director Zhou and others had toasted Xu Hao, everyone began to eat.

However, not long after Xu Hao and his companions started dining, a commotion could be heard from outside.

Xu Hao's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and a glint of coldness flashed in his eyes.

His hearing was extraordinary, and he had already made out the cause of the noise outside.

Director Zhou quickly said, "Young Master Xu, shall I go take a look outside?"

Xu Hao shook his head slightly and said, "This is something you cannot resolve, and perhaps it's the Third Miss Zhang who has arrived. If you're interested, let's all go outside and take a look."

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Everyone stood up, all wanting to go see what the fuss was about.

Had it been before, these teachers, knowing that it was the Third Miss Zhang outside, would have never dared to go out and watch. After all, the Zhang Family was not a force to be tampered with by such insignificant individuals.

But now, with Xu Hao present, they had no fear that the Third Miss Zhang would trouble them.

The teachers inwardly sighed. After coming into contact with a top figure like Xu Hao, their own mindset had also changed without them realizing it.

Before, not to mention someone at the level of the Third Miss Zhang, even a random member of the Zhang Family was beyond their ability to provoke.

Yet now, they even dared to witness the Third Miss Zhang in person, a scenario they wouldn't have even dared to imagine before.

Xiao Lan, holding Qian Youyou, along with Guo Lan, stood up to join the others moving outside.