In 2026, 30-year-old Lin Yao resigned. She never expected that when she woke up, she would travel to Dali in 2000 and become an 18-year-old second-generation B&B person.
The original owner left her with only a mess - "In the Cloud", a business run by her parents after retiring from the system, was located next to the Erhai Lake, but was on the verge of bankruptcy due to poor management. The bills were empty, the utility bills were unpaid, and the only long-term residents were two poor backpackers.
Fortunately, the sideline skills from her previous life have not been lost: she can edit videos, know how to take photos, and knows what "Internet celebrity check-in points" are. What's even more surprising is that an AI cultural tourism system from the future was successfully bound.
From painting the walls with her own hands, scouring old ship wood to make coffee tables, to planting the first succulent garden, and erecting a street sign saying "I miss you in Erhai Lake"; from replacing memory foam mattresses, formulating the ultimate hygiene SOP, to taking guests to market walks, and holding handmade soap experience classes - she uses future thinking to revitalize this run-down courtyard bit by bit.
In the past ten years, she has made the B&B appear in newspapers and on TV, attracting the variety show "Homecoming" to film here. Stars such as Chen Daoming were full of praise after staying here. "Gui Qi" has transformed from a small courtyard that no one cares about to a famous landmark across the country.
But more important than business is maintaining that human touch. When capital came to her door and copycat stores became rampant, she chose to refuse expansion and deepen her cultural roots.
This is a story about "slowing down" and a heart-warming legend about a migrant worker who was abandoned by the times and found a home in another era.
Very nice book 📖.