Director Zhou was almost certain that from today on, he was essentially on Xu Hao's ship.

Whether to stay or leave was no longer up to him.

Alas!

He sighed inwardly and remained silent.

He could only hope that he, a mere pawn, wouldn't attract the attention of those bigwigs; otherwise, he was nothing but expendable cannon fodder destined to die sooner or later.

Xu Hao smiled faintly and didn't bother with him anymore.

The receptionist saw Xu Hao's imposing approach and, although she found the man in front of her somewhat familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere, she wasn't sure and decided not to dwell on it; instead, she went to call the manager.

The restaurant manager arrived promptly. After all, Director Zhou was the head of The Eighth Elementary School, and although he held no power outside, in the school, he was firmly seated in the third highest position, maintaining good relations with many parents.

This restaurant had been established next to the school precisely because of the high foot traffic in the area, which promised more business.

If they offended Director Zhou, their business would definitely suffer.

Thus, he immediately came out to talk with Director Zhou in person.

However, when he saw Xu Hao at the forefront, his legs went weak.

Whom did he see?!

He actually saw Young Master Xu!

The controller of North district three and North district four's commercial streets!

His restaurant, being in the North district three area, naturally couldn't escape Xu Hao's control.

Although the receptionist didn't recognize Xu Hao, the manager, with his greater capability, naturally had to remember the faces of such important figures.

He quickly composed himself and said, "Xu... Young Master Xu, hello."

Young Master Xu?

Which Young Master Xu? C*at^ch the f&or%matte.d v.e.rsion+ at *.#

The receptionist immediately turned her attention to Xu Hao and suddenly realized.

This was none other than Young Master Xu!

She covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief; she actually met Young Master Xu in real life!

Since Xu Hao took over North district three and North district four, he had ordered to decrease the fees collected from 10% to 5%, with the extra portion given to employees by the businesses, keeping some for themselves.

This iron rule had to be followed unconditionally by all, whether they were small-scale businesses like restaurants and hair salons, or large-scale ones like hotels, shopping malls, and even manufacturing companies.

If any business pocketed the reduced fees without distributing at least half to their employees, that business was in for trouble and was bound to be crushed by competitors.

After this adjustment, countless workers, blue-collars, white-collars benefitted deeply from his favor and were extremely grateful to Xu Hao, and that included the receptionist in front of him.

Her eyes looking towards Xu Hao were filled with little stars, just like a fan girl meeting her idol.

But unlike an idol who couldn't offer any substantial benefits, Xu Hao could!

However, since the order hadn't been in place for long, some businesses had yet to implement it, like the fitness center from before.

Xu Hao also thought of this and inwardly sentenced that fitness center to failure.

Closing a fitness center might temporarily cost some people their jobs, but in the long run, it was beneficial because better fitness centers would take their place!

Xu Hao had already started to properly rectify North district three and North district four, and he was resolute in ensuring his order was thoroughly carried out once he had secured control of each district.

Regaining his composure, Xu Hao turned to the manager and asked quietly, "Who booked out the entire restaurant?"

The manager answered, quivering with fear, "Replying to Young Master Xu, it was Miss Zhang Yu from the Zhang Family."

Seeing how even an entire restaurant's manager was so respectful towards Xu Hao, all the teachers resolved to improve their relationship with Guo Lan.

They might never get the chance to converse face-to-face with Xu Hao, but getting on good terms with Guo Lan seemed like a shortcut. However, while the male teachers used to take interest in Guo Lan, they no longer dared to harbor ulterior motives.

If Xu Hao discovered their thoughts, wouldn't he just finish them off?

The example of Allen was right before their eyes!

"The Zhang Family, Zhang Yu? Interesting."

Xu Hao nodded slightly and then took out his phone to compose and send a message.

Since he stopped speaking, everyone else dared not make a sound.

The receptionist stole a glance at Xu Hao, then quickly lowered her head.

A few seconds later, she looked up at Xu Hao again but quickly looked down.

Xu Hao frowned slightly, sensing that the receptionist had something she wanted to say but was hesitating, so he said, "Miss, if you have something to say, just speak up. No one will stop you from speaking here."

The manager's heart skipped a beat. Was she about to reveal something negative about their restaurant to Xu Hao?

Although the restaurant had its problems in the past, it had improved greatly!

With his heart pounding, he couldn't stop the receptionist from speaking now that Xu Hao had made it clear he would allow her to speak, lest he himself be severely punished by Xu Hao.