Can you be called a rich man if you don’t indulge yourself?

Chapter 124: Money is the key to life (7000)

eight pm.

Gu Heng sat by the French window, looking down at Hong Kong Island at night. It was still prosperous, with bright lights. There were tall buildings, cars and people passing by, creating the atmosphere of a city that never sleeps.

Along the Victoria Harbour, neon lights and laser lights flicker, creating a magnificent light show like a grand one.

On the sea, the lights are reflected, shining brightly.

The skyscrapers in Central soar into the sky, like giants climbing upwards.

These giants under the night sky seemed to be covered with a layer of colorful coats, emitting dazzling light.
"Ms. Zheng, do you often have this kind of light show in Hong Kong?"

Zheng Jiayi turned her head and looked out the window, motioning the waiter to place the exquisite meals on the table, and explained to Gu Heng with a chuckle, "Yes, at 10 o'clock every night, more than buildings will perform a light show under the dazzling night sky of Victoria Harbour, which lasts about minutes.

This is one of the characteristics of our Victoria Harbour, which is mainly to show the scenery of Hong Kong Island to tourists. However, except for the China World Trade Center where we are, other buildings cannot experience this beautiful scenery because their floors are relatively too short. "

Gu Heng nodded slightly when he heard this.
After Zheng Jiayi finished the introduction, she continued, "Mr. Gu, your dinner is prepared for you by Mr. Liu Binglei, the head chef of Tianlongxuan Restaurant, and his 24 team members. The taste is also prepared according to the salty and fresh taste you mentioned before. Would you like to try it first?
If there is anything you are not satisfied with, I will immediately notify them to redo it.”

Hearing Zheng Jiayi's words, Gu Heng stood up from the window, looked at the beautiful scenery outside the window reluctantly, and sat in the middle of the dining table.
This meal has already been paid for.
A total of 1.47 Hong Kong dollars.

It’s not expensive at all. Among all the high-end meals Gu Heng has eaten, it can only be considered medium-priced.

But if you say it's cheap, it's not cheap either.
In Gu Heng's most recent job, he would need three months' salary to afford such a meal.
The soothing and gentle dining music came from the vinyl record player nearby, entering everyone's ears.
Four waiters, a personal secretary, and a personal butler stood in an orderly manner beside the dining table, quietly waiting for Gu Heng to deliver the exquisite and luxurious food on the table to his mouth.
to be honest.
Gu Heng enjoyed this kind of service very much.
Because this kind of scene often appeared in TV dramas before.
For example, the protagonist and a girl are eating in a high-end restaurant, and only the protagonist and the girl are eating, while a large group of people are watching them.
At that time, Gu Heng was thinking that he would definitely experience it once when he had money.
But today.
If this situation really happened to him, Gu Heng would feel awkward no matter how he sat.
Thinking of this, Gu Heng said directly: "Let the waiter go first. I'm not used to having so many people watching me while I eat."

Zheng Jiayi didn't question it. She just gave a look and several waiters walked out of the room slowly.
But the footsteps stopped just before the entrance to the corridor.
Obviously, these waiters just left Gu Heng's sight and did not really leave. According to the dining etiquette of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, when every customer needs service, the hotel's service staff must provide it within one minute, otherwise it will be considered a service error.

For a presidential suite client like Gu Heng, the service requirements would of course be more demanding.
Gu Heng doesn't like being stared at, so they leave.

But no one dared to go far, otherwise when Gu Heng needed to provide services, they would be too late and would lose their jobs.

The wages of waiters in high-end hotels are generally higher than those in ordinary hotels, but in return, they will also take on more demanding tasks, which is normal.
Although Gu Heng knew that it was a bit too much to let a group of people stand at the door waiting for him to eat, he still didn't feel too guilty.
After all, I spent 120,000 yuan a day, so I deserve this kind of service.
It was not until the waiter left that Gu Heng stretched out his chopsticks and put a piece of fried crab leg meat into his mouth.
The aroma of salted egg yolk is wrapped in a light oily aroma, and the tenderness of the crab leg meat spreads from the mouth to the brain
As the most prosperous region for Cantonese cuisine in the world.
The quality of Cantonese cuisine in Hong Kong Island is undoubtedly unquestionable.
But after taking a few bites, Gu Heng felt something was wrong, so he frowned and put down his chopsticks.
Zheng Jiayi had been paying attention to Gu Heng's expression. Seeing Gu Heng frown, she quickly asked, "Mr. Gu, is the taste of this Typhoon Shelter Fried Crab Legs wrong? Please wait a moment. I will contact the restaurant immediately and ask them to make you another one."

Gu Heng didn't even raise any objections, he just frowned, and Zheng Jiayi was about to change the dish for Gu Heng.
Looks outrageous
But in fact, in very high-end restaurants, the service to customers is so unreasonable.

Why do high-end restaurants add a service charge of 10% or more?
Initially, this service fee was introduced to compensate for the loss caused by such extreme service, and later it gradually evolved into an alternative standard for high-end restaurants to reflect their high-end taste.
The old Hong Kong Island restaurant, Tin Lung Hin, still inherits this unreasonable service.
Just as Zheng Jiayi was about to tell the waiter to take the dishes away, Gu Heng reached out and interrupted her: "It has nothing to do with the dishes, I just feel something is wrong."

"Mr. Gu, please tell us and we will make improvements immediately."

Seeing Zheng Jiayi's respectful look, Gu Heng knew that he couldn't get to the bottom of the matter, so he turned to Xu Ying and asked, "Xu Ying, have you been to Hong Kong Island before?"

Xu Ying shook her head: "No."

Although she earns a lot, the nature of her job does not allow her to travel around.

"So what is your impression of Hong Kong Island?"

This question stumped Xu Ying.
But looking at Gu Heng's piercing expression, Xu Ying could only ponder for a while and then hesitated and said, "Gugudangerous?"

Zheng Jiayi: “???”

When Zheng Jiayi heard the three words "young and dangerous", she subconsciously wanted to refute, but she held back.
But Gu Heng's eyes became brighter.

That's right!

It’s Young and Dangerous!
Most of what I know about Hong Kong comes from old Hong Kong movies.
Where in those Hong Kong movies can you find people sitting on a building hundreds of meters high, eating high-end meals and watching a magnificent light show?

Aren’t those all roadside stalls?

No wonder he had been feeling something was wrong since arriving in Hong Kong Island today. Now he finally discovered it.
Hong Kong Island is still Hong Kong Island, but it is not the Hong Kong Island in his impression. It is the Hong Kong Island that is full of glory in the eyes of the upper class.

Thinking of this, Gu Heng turned to Zheng Jiayi and asked, "Ms. Zheng, do you know what kind of snack street is more famous in Hong Kong Island? Not the kind of shopping mall style, but the kind of snack street that you Hong Kong Island people often visit."

As a local native who grew up in Hong Kong Island, Zheng Jiayi certainly knows this kind of place
After a brief hesitation, he said, "There are fewer and fewer places like the one you mentioned, Mr. Gu, in Hong Kong Island in recent years. Temple Street should be one of them."

Gu Heng has never been to Hong Kong Island, but he is very familiar with the name "Temple Street"
I don’t know which movie I heard this from, but Gu Heng stood up and said, “Arrange a car, we’ll go to Temple Street for dinner tonight!”

Zheng Jiayi: “???”

Xu Ying: “???”

Question marks appeared above their heads at the same time.
"What about the food on the table?"

Gu Heng glanced at it and said, "Save it for a midnight snack when you come back in the evening?"

Zheng Jiayi: "These meals are all freshly made. If you miss the eating time, the taste will be greatly reduced."

Hearing Zheng Jiayi's words, Gu Heng waved his hand and said, "Then forget it. I only ate one bite anyway, and the other dishes are still clean. Give them to the service staff of your hotel. If they don't mind, they can eat them. If they don't mind, they can just throw them away."

Zheng Jiayi: “.”

dislike?

How could I possibly dislike it?
Gu Heng tasted a meal worth 1.5 Hong Kong dollars. Not to mention the ordinary service staff of the hotel, even he himself couldn't help but want to pack it up.
But Gu Heng was going to Temple Street now, and as his personal butler, she had to accompany him, so she would miss out on this feast.
"Mr. Gu, please wait a moment. I will contact the hotel concierge and arrange a car for you right away."

Zheng Jiayi did not dissuade Gu Heng, she had no right to do so, and she immediately started to work.
As for Gu Henglang not wasting anything.
It's indeed a waste.

But for the rich, this waste is nothing.
If it is really a waste, then Gu Heng spending 12 to stay in the presidential suite is a waste in itself.
[The host does whatever he wants, and gives up a table of luxurious food to try street food, and succeeds in indulging himself. Reward: 15. Balance: 15890 million]

As the system prompt sounded, Gu Heng smiled calmly in his heart.
What is wasted is also the system's money.

I just wasted 1, and the system directly rewarded me 5.
As for the extra 600 million, it was a reward for customizing more than ten sets of clothes in the afternoon. I spent 175 million and got 600 million as a reward.
Seeing that the table was already being cleared away, Gu Heng sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette.
Should I say or not
Although waste is shameful, this kind of indulgence feels really good
I used to make a bucket of instant noodles after working overtime, but I fell asleep because I was too tired. When I woke up the next day, the noodles had swelled to a size of a giant, but I couldn't bear to throw them away. I forced myself to eat them for breakfast despite the strange taste.
What does this mean.
This shows that only those who have money are qualified to waste.
“Mr. Gu has arrived. This is Yau Ma Tei, and Temple Street is in front.

Temple Street is the street with the most 20th century style in Hong Kong Island. Many movies have been filmed here. Temple Street is famous for its night market selling affordable goods. Many people call Temple Street the civilian nightclub in Hong Kong Island.

After opening the back door of the Rolls-Royce, Gu Heng's footsteps had just touched the ground when Zheng Jiayi began to introduce the cars with a smile.

In addition to the Rolls-Royce, there was also a seven-seater business car following behind, and four men in hotel security uniforms also got out of it.
This was arranged by Zheng Jiayi for Gu Heng.
Said he was acting as Gu Heng's bodyguard.
Although Hong Kong Island is not as chaotic as it was before the handover, there is still a gap compared to the security situation in the mainland.
If something happened to Gu Heng while he was staying at their hotel, it would not be a small problem.
And Gu Heng did not refuse Zheng Jiayi's arrangement
It is true that I have the skill [Basic Combat Mastery], but why don't I use the ready-made bodyguards? If something really happens, will I have to go out and fight others in person?

Stop it.
I have obtained the system for more than a month and have deposited 1.6 million yuan.
The average daily salary is 500 million, what's the point of playing with life?
Temple Street is even more bustling.
Various Cantonese hawkings can be heard everywhere.
The lights here are also gorgeous, but unlike the flashing neon lights around Victoria Harbour, the lights here are full of fireworks.
Looking at the dilapidated buildings around him, Gu Heng finally felt the atmosphere of Hong Kong Island in the old movies.
Rolls-Royce travels with two beautiful women in professional attire, and several bodyguards follow behind
Even a fool could tell that Gu Heng was special, and the tourists around him subconsciously kept a distance from him.
Gu Heng was also happy about this.
These people took the initiative to make way, so I don't have to squeeze in with the people inside.
"Miss Zheng, are you familiar with Temple Street?"

As Gu Heng walked towards Temple Street, he chatted with Zheng Jiayi in a casual manner with a smile on his face.

“I think I understand.”

"should?"

Gu Heng asked in confusion.

“My family lived in this neighborhood when I was a kid. We lived in a 400-square-foot house with six of us.

I used to come here often to eat when I was a kid, but later my dad started doing some trade with the mainland and made some money, so he moved away and rarely came here anymore.

So this place can be said to be the place where my childhood was born.”

Zheng Jiayi did not hide it and explained to Gu Heng with a smile.

"Hahaha, that's perfect. Since you are familiar with this place, you can be our tour guide today."

Hearing Gu Heng's hearty laughter, Zheng Jiayi was a little surprised.
In Hong Kong Island.
Many people who came out of the slums are very secretive about their origins and don't want to reveal anything.
It's not just Hong Kong Island.
This seems to be the case with people all over the world.
She thought that Gu Heng, who was in his twenties, could spend more than a million yuan on clothes and stay in a hotel worth hundreds of thousands of yuan, and who grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth, would be somewhat disgusted with her who was born into an ordinary family.
Because she had experienced this kind of disdain many times, she was even mentally prepared after answering Gu Heng.
But Gu Heng didn't despise it.
On the contrary, it seems to have made him closer to me.
And her feeling was indeed correct.
After learning that Zheng Jiayi was also born an ordinary person, Gu Heng did become closer to her.
The reason is very simple. It is true that he is rich now, but he still feels that he is just an ordinary person who is lucky.

There is a natural gap between me and those who have received a good education since childhood. We can't talk to each other.
In an international city like Hong Kong Island, a family of six living in a room of about 40 square meters is no different from living in the countryside.

Although very puzzled, Zheng Jiayi did not ask any more questions, but walked forward with Gu Heng through the crowd: "Mr. Gu, there is a food stall in front, which has been open for more than 30 years. I often ate there when I was a child, and the food tasted very good.

I was on a food show in Hong Kong a while ago. You didn’t have any staple food tonight. Let’s go there and have some staple food first?”

"Okay." Gu Heng nodded.

For an outsider like me, when I go out to play, it’s always a good idea to listen to the locals.

Push through the crowd
The group finally arrived at the food stall that Zheng Jiayi mentioned had been open for more than 30 years.
Since it was not the peak tourist season, there were many people at the food stalls, but there was no need to queue. Zheng Jiayi was sharp-eyed and immediately found a seat and walked over with Gu Heng and the others.
Although the tabletop has been wiped, it still has a glossy sheen.
Occasionally there are a few water stains in the corners
If this were a case of mysophobia, they would probably turn around and leave immediately.
But Gu Heng seemed not to notice it. He looked excitedly at the crowd around him who were already eating and drinking, and shouting loudly with their bare chests. He said to Xu Ying, "Xu Ying, go order the dishes. Remember to order more!"

Xu Ying nodded and walked directly to the cashier position of the food stall.
Just as Gu Heng was about to sit down, Zheng Jiayi quickly said, "Mr. Gu, wait a moment!"

"what?"

Zheng Jiayi took out a tissue from her pocket and said, "The sanitary conditions here are quite poor. I plan to..."

She didn't say more.

From her point of view, Gu Heng's outfit would cost no less than 10 Hong Kong dollars.
Just the greasy stools, if they weren't stained, half of my clothes would be ruined. A meal here would cost me several hundred Hong Kong dollars.
One hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars, and I have been eating and drinking lavishly here for half a year.

But Gu Heng looked at her movements and simply waved his hand and said, "Don't be so pretentious! If it gets dirty, wash it. If it can't be washed off, change it."

Having said that, he sat directly on the plastic bench and started taking pictures of the night view of Temple Street with his mobile phone.

A few minutes later, Xu Ying, who had ordered food, finally came back.

"Are you ready?"

"Yeah, I ordered 14 dishes in total, all of which were signature dishes recommended by the boss."

"how much did you spend?"

Xu Ying quickly took out her phone and looked at the successful payment interface for 711 yuan. Gu Heng couldn't help but ask, "Can WeChat payment be used in Hong Kong?"

Just as Xu Ying was about to explain, Zheng Jiayi spoke first: "Now there are many places in Hong Kong Island that accept Alipay and WeChat Pay. There are many mainland tourists in Temple Street, so it is normal to be able to use WeChat Pay.

However, Mr. Gu should try to exchange some Hong Kong dollars and keep them with him, because WeChat payment is not accepted everywhere.”

Gu Heng nodded, and then said: "But the price is indeed good enough.

I've always heard that prices in Hong Kong are very high, but 14 yuan for 711 dishes is about the same in mainland China. If it were in your hotel restaurant, this amount would be enough to eat more than 20 meals here."

Gu Heng simply expressed his feelings.
But Zheng Jiayi didn't know how to reply him.
Comparing the price-performance ratio of street food stalls with Michelin-starred restaurants is just bullying.
Looking at the people still standing around him, Gu Heng said, "Stop standing, sit down."

Zheng Jiayi: "No need, Mr. Gu, we can just stand there"

"Hey, stop talking nonsense, everyone, sit down, I ordered so many dishes just for everyone to eat together, right?
We are all friends tonight, let’s eat as much as we want, it’s my treat!”

Seeing the bodyguards and Zheng Jiayi staring at each other and still showing no intention of sitting down, Gu Heng directly took out his trump card: "What's the matter? You can't even invite them to sit down. Do you have to accept a complaint before you can sit down?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jiayi quickly arranged for four bodyguards to sit down at the farthest position from Gu Heng, and then she sat next to Gu Heng.
Seeing this scene, Gu Heng smiled and said, "That's right, we're all out having fun, why do we have to make so many rules?
There are fourteen dishes. If Xu Ying and I eat them alone, won’t the rest be wasted? "

When Zheng Jiayi heard the word "waste", she thought of the dishes that the chef had prepared just now and couldn't help but complain in her heart. Speaking of waste, Gu Heng is an expert in waste.
The food at the food stalls may not taste as good as that at high-end restaurants.
But in terms of efficiency, it is absolutely first-class.
Soon, two aunts brought colorful and shiny food to the table.
The sales performance is really not good.
The most expensive dish only costs a few dozen dollars per plate, so it is impossible for them to arrange it elaborately for you.

But the tempting aroma immediately aroused Gu Heng's appetite.
Just tear open the disposable chopsticks and start showing off.
Seeing Gu Heng eating so deliciously, Zheng Jiayi, who had been waiting for Gu Heng at the airport since noon and had been busy all afternoon, couldn't help swallowing.
But she was still hesitating whether to pick up her chopsticks
After so many years of learning housekeeping knowledge, this basic etiquette has been engraved into her bones, and it is really impossible to change it in a short time.
Gu Heng, who had already taken a few bites, saw that no one else was eating except him, and couldn't help but ask, "Are you all eating?

The taste is pretty good. Although it is a little different from Tianlongxuan, it has enough local flavor. "

After saying that, Gu Heng turned to the busy aunt and said, "Auntie, do you have anything to drink? Please give us 7 bottles."

Upon hearing this, the aunt quickly brought over a few bottles of drinks in glass bottles.
Gu Heng didn't mind the greasy hands of the old lady. He said thank you and took it directly. Then he opened a bottle with the wine opener on the table and handed it to a hotel security guard who was farthest away: "Brother, give me a bottle."

security:"???"

Before coming, Zheng Jiayi had repeatedly reminded the identity of the person in front of him.
He didn't even dare to think about asking such a rich guy to open a drink for him, and quickly stood up to refuse.

But Gu Heng pushed the drink in front of him and said with a smile: "It's okay. If you are eating at the same table with me, don't treat me as a hotel customer. Just treat me as a friend."

With Xu Ying's help, he opened the remaining bottles of drinks.
After everyone had a bottle, Gu Heng raised the drink and said, "Let's not talk about more, let's have a drink first!"

Several people looked at each other hesitantly and clinked glasses with Gu Heng.
Zheng Jiayi also roughly knew Gu Heng's casual personality, and she was no longer as restrained as before. She began to actively cater to Gu Heng, occasionally clinking glasses with Gu Heng, and then introducing food, and occasionally bringing out some interesting childhood stories to adjust the atmosphere.
For a moment, this incongruous dinner party consisting of billionaires, private secretaries, private butlers, and hotel security guards seemed unusually harmonious.
Gu Heng's table ordered a lot of food.
After finishing his work, the boss came over to toast us.
The customers who were dining around knew that Gu Heng was from the mainland by his Mandarin accent, and they also greeted him politely and chatted with him in a Cantonese accent full of the flavor of Dongguang.
Looking at Zheng Jiayi who was sitting next to him, Gu Heng joked, "What's the reason why you, the private butler of the presidential suite of a five-star hotel, gave up the high-end food provided by the hotel and came to eat at a food stall with me?

Is it love? Is it responsibility? "

Seeing Gu Heng's joke, Zheng Jiayi responded with a smile: "Because you love to eat."

"Hahahaha~ I really do like this kind of hustle and bustle of life. Having a meal here once in a while is much more enjoyable than eating at a high-end restaurant."

The meal took more than an hour and Gu Heng was indeed a little full. He couldn't help burping when he smiled.

When Zheng Jiayi heard Gu Heng's words, she just smiled respectfully and didn't say much.

"What? You don't like this atmosphere?"

"like."

"Why do I think your smile seems a little forced?"

More than an hour was enough for Zheng Jiayi to understand Gu Heng's character.

Zheng Jiayi was no longer as reserved as she was in the afternoon. Instead, she smiled and said, "Mr. Gu, do you really want me to tell you? If I tell you, it might spoil your mood."

"It's okay, just tell me, I won't complain to you."

Hearing Gu Heng say this in a joking tone, Zheng Jiayi continued to laugh and said, "In fact, only someone of Mr. Gu's status and position is qualified to say that he likes this kind of worldly atmosphere. We ordinary people are not qualified to say it.

Because for you, it’s the experience.

For most people, this is life.

After experiencing all this, you can go back to the big bed in our hotel's presidential suite and drink some high-end red wine to fall asleep, but those people who just chatted with you can only go back to the cramped pigeon house to work hard for tomorrow's livelihood."

After listening to Zheng Jiayi's words, Gu Heng fell silent.
She really was telling the truth.
Isn’t this the so-called "worldly" life that I used to live, queuing up at fast food restaurants every day to eat boxed lunches that cost more than ten yuan a box?

Why didn’t you enjoy it at that time?

Zheng Jiayi's voice sounded again: "To be honest, I don't really like the term 'fireworks in the world' because only when you have money can you have fireworks in the world, and when you don't have money, you are forced to live.
Although my working environment is much better than these people, in fact, I am still the same group of people as them.

Isn't there a good saying?
If you don’t have money, Hong Kong Island is just a village with only pigeon houses and pickled mustard rice. If you have money, Hong Kong Island is the Pearl of the Orient, a paradise for duty-free shopping.

After saying this, Zheng Jiayi looked at the silent Gu Heng and reacted immediately.
I seem to have too many emotions at once.
Just as I was about to apologize to Gu Heng, he smiled and waved his hand.

Everything Zheng Jiayi said was correct. She had just crawled out of that stage not long ago.

But Gu Heng did not intend to continue reminiscing about the unbearable past.
Now that you have been pulled out of the quagmire by the system, why should you care about the past?

Now he just needs to enjoy it.

Be it the extravagant Hong Kong Island or the Hong Kong Village with only pigeon houses and pickled mustard rice, for him, it is all enjoyment.

because.

He has money.

If you have money, you can enjoy life anywhere.

(End of this chapter)