Financial freedom starts from graduation

Chapter 27 Zhou Wang's Gift (Two in One)

"Brother Gou, have you ever heard of 'A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix'?"

Zhou Wang looked at the message sent by Li Sheng on his phone, as well as the "mysterious smile" on his face, and couldn't help being a little stunned.

He looked at Chef Luo who was busy, and wanted to ask, how did you know I was about to eat this?
However, before Zhou Wang had time to reply, Li Sheng sent another message.

"I'm sorry, I have to take back my pretense. It looks like 'A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' won't work again... The atmosphere in the private room is weird too!"

"What the hell?"

Zhou Wang asked, puzzled.

"Brother Gou, you don't know, originally..."

Li Sheng roughly explained to him the whole cause and effect. Zhou Wang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked up at Luo Wenle who was helping him carefully cook the next dish.

So this has something to do with me?

Zhou Wang guessed that there must be some coincidences involved.

Click!

So Zhou Wang took a photo of Chef Luo cooking and sent it to Li Sheng, who was bragging to him about Chef Luo.

"So, you are talking about this 'Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix' and this Chef Luo?"

Zhou Wang didn't want to show off to others, but he didn't mind pretending a little in front of his close roommates. However, after replying to Li Sheng's message, he still had to solve practical problems.

Although the two are strangers now, Zhou Wang still remembers the encouragement she once gave him.

In Zhou Wang's memory at that time, Ding Yi was indeed a good girl, and it was not anyone's fault that the two of them could not be together. To be honest, he had never given Ding Yi any decent gift, so today was a small opportunity.

"Huh, I didn't expect to have some intersection with Ding Yi so soon..."

Zhou Wang smiled with emotion, then raised his head and said to Luo Wenle, "Chef Luo, could you please do me a favor?"

"Of course no problem, please go ahead, Mr. Zhou."

……

Inside the Shanhe Hall.

"Fuck, where did Zhou Wang find this picture? It looks pretty realistic!"

Li Sheng took a look at the photo Zhou Wang sent and couldn't help but sigh.

"What picture?"

Yu Peipei, who was standing by, heard Li Sheng's exclamation and looked over curiously.

"Hey, the background of this photo is quite similar to our private room!"

Yu Peipei discovered the blind spot.

"What picture?"

Fang Lu, who was waiting for the dishes to be served, also came over and said in surprise after taking a look: "This is Chef Luo Wenle. I just searched for his photo..."

"what?"

Li Sheng was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "That Gou Ge's pretense is quite real. People who don't know him might really be fooled."

Lu Jin, who was drinking alone, heard them discussing Zhou Wang. The corners of his mouth twitched and he remembered the scene just now.

His expression became even gloomier.

Even if no one else knew, Lu Jin thought about it now and felt vaguely that what he heard was very likely true...

Although he had never stayed in the luxury suite of Wanda Hotel, the waitress who followed Zhou Wang was dressed a bit like the hotel room attendant.

If his guess is true, then everything makes sense...

Although Lu Jin still felt a little uncomfortable when he thought about it, at least no one else knew about it, so it was over.

But the strange looks from those people at the main table were what made Lu Jin most uncomfortable.

As the host, Ding Yi hardly ever sat down. On the surface, she seemed to be laughing and joking with everyone, but everyone knew that she was trying hard to maintain the atmosphere so that it would not be so awkward.

The seating arrangement at this time was also very interesting. Jiang Mo and Lu Jin both sat at the outer table. The former felt more comfortable there, while the latter simply couldn't stand the atmosphere at the main table.

After all, Lu Jin could only accept the teasing from the people at the main table, but he didn't need to take his classmates like Ding Yi seriously, as no one would have the courage to say anything to him.

"Quick!"

The door of the private room opened, and Liu Zhiming, who was busy and sweating, asked the waiter to bring in a few dishes.

When he saw the other person, Lu Jin, who was getting angrier and angrier, seemed to have found an outlet.

"Manager Liu, why are things so slow today? It's been so long and there are only a few dishes. Didn't I tell you to give priority to our dishes?"

Lu Jin put down his wine glass and asked bluntly.

"Uh... Mr. Lu, the kitchen is indeed quite busy. Don't worry, I've been urging you to eat first. Everyone, eat first!"

Liu Zhiming smiled apologetically while cursing in his heart.

Is this still slow?
It's only been a few minutes!
He didn't know what Lu Jin was thinking, he just felt that Lu Jin was more stupid today than usual.

After Liu Zhiming left, the situation at the main table was fine, but the atmosphere at the outer tables inevitably became cold due to Lu Jin's venting.

Lu Jin, who was still unhappy, frowned when he saw that Li Sheng and the others were silent, and picked up the wine dispenser to greet everyone at the table.

"Come and drink together, why don't you drink? I'll pour you some!"

"They don't drink much, and I'm not very good at white wine either, so I'll accompany you with red wine."

The girls didn't respond, only Li Sheng, who was sitting next to him, raised his glass politely.

"No, how can a real man drink red wine?"

Lu Jin poured wine for Li Sheng without hesitation, "Brother, this is Maotai from the Year of the Rabbit. You probably don't have a chance to drink it normally, so try it!"

Li Sheng's face changed slightly, and he waved his hand and said, "I can't drink much alcohol, I really can't drink white wine."

"I'm not afraid of getting drunk when I drink. I've already said this, why don't you give me some face?"

Lu Jin's face fell.

"Isn't face something that we give to each other? You are mocking others for not being men."

Before Li Sheng could say anything, someone had already muttered something. The voice was neither loud nor soft, but just loud enough for Lu Jin to hear.

Lu Jin frowned and looked up. It was the girl named Fang Lu.

If it was just Fang Lu's dissatisfaction, Lu Jin would not have paid any attention to her, but at this moment, Miao Xiaoling next to Fang Lu also muttered:
"You're so proud. Didn't you invite Chef Luo?"

Miao Xiaoling couldn't stand Lu Jin's coercion of Li Sheng, so she said it out without thinking.

But this sentence undoubtedly hit Lu Jin's embarrassment, and his face changed immediately.

"What did you say!"

"You heard me."

Miao Xiaoling felt a little guilty, but she still said something. Bang!
Lu Jin, who had been suppressing himself because of the ridicule from Xiao He and the others, and a series of unpleasant things that happened today, could no longer control his emotions under the influence of alcohol. He smashed the wine glass and stood up.

This immediately made the private room quiet, and the people at the main table looked over in surprise.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Lu Jin did not restrain himself. He was not a good-tempered person to begin with, he was just pretending to be good in front of Ding Yi.

Given his family background, he generally doesn't need to put himself in a difficult position.

Anyway, he knew that Ding Yi's impression of him had deteriorated, so what was there to worry about?
"You bitch, say that again if you dare!"

Lu Jin sneered, “If it weren’t for me, you would never be able to afford a five-star restaurant in your life, right?”

"you……"

Looking at Lu Jin, whose face looked ferocious as if he was about to hit someone, Miao Xiaoling's eyes suddenly turned red.

"You are an idiot, why are you yelling at a girl?"

"Fuck, you want to fight, right?"

Li Sheng and another boy at the table stood up angrily.

"Lu Jin, what are you doing!"

At this time, Ding Yi walked over quickly, looked at Lu Jin coldly, and said word by word, "Apologize to Miao Xiaoling immediately!"

"Why?"

Lu Jin was also desperate at this point. He said with disdain, “Am I wrong? If it weren’t for me, would these poor bastards have had the chance to sit here and drink fucking Year of the Rabbit Moutai in their lifetime?”

Ding Yi stared at Lu Jin blankly, completely unable to react. It seemed that he had not expected that a person who usually behaved gentle and polite could have such a side to him.

"Lu Jin, you've drunk too much, stop talking!"

The people at the main table also came over at this time, and the young man named Zhang frowned and stared at Lu Jin.

"I didn't say much. I am extremely sober now!"

Lu Jin seemed to have not noticed the step he handed over. Instead, he looked at Ding Yi with a smile, "I have done so many things for you, but I haven't even held your hand until now. Isn't it just because I didn't invite Chef Luo? Do you have a problem with me because of this?"

"How ridiculous!"

"Lu Jin, how can you say that? Which eye of yours saw that Ding Yi had a problem with you?"

Xiao He said angrily, "Yi Yi is such a kind person, do you know that she was still trying to persuade us just now, saying that there was nothing we could do about Chef Luo's emergency, and asked us not to say bad things to you anymore..."

"Forget it, Xiao He, stop talking."

Ding Yi sniffed, pulled Xiao He, turned around and forced a smile at everyone, "Everyone, why don't we go sing directly and forget about this meal. I'll order some barbecue for everyone in the KTV, so just make do with it..."

"Go on, keep talking. Why don't you let her talk?"

Perhaps it was because he saw Ding Yi ignoring him again that Lu Jin, whose face was already completely red, became even more angry. Somehow, he just wanted to see Ding Yi break down at this moment.

"Xiao He, you said Ding Yi is kind? Haha, indeed, she loves to pretend to be optimistic and kind, as if she is really an ignorant and energetic girl. Once she hooks someone, she will say, "I don't want to fall in love now..."

Lu Jin sneered and suddenly looked at Li Sheng on the side, "By the way, I just heard you talking about Zhou Wang and Ding Yi. That's your white moonlight, right? That's the real reason why you have been rejecting me, right?"

"Hahaha, have you ever thought about what if that person has never liked you?"

"Let me tell you clearly, this guy has actually been pretending to be poor in front of you the whole time. He is deliberately distancing himself from you!"

"I just met him. Can you guess what image he has in this hotel?"

"He is wearing a new LV suit, and the private butler of the master suite is following him. Chef Luo, who I can't even invite, is serving him personally. He is in the private room next door. If you don't believe me, you can go and see for yourself..."

Lu Jin's words shocked everyone.

"Zhou Wang?"

"He just mentioned Zhou Wang? Is Zhou Wang here too..."

Fang Lu and several other classmates were very surprised.

Ding Yi was stunned. "You said Zhou Wang... is next door?"

"Yeah, he still won't come to see you even after this... Tsk tsk, maybe he did it on purpose, knowing that today is your birthday, so he deliberately used this method to humiliate you. Now you know the real reason why Chef Luo refused to come, hahahaha!"

Lu Jin laughed to himself. Although he said this on purpose, he felt that there was nothing wrong with his logic. Maybe this was the truth...

Ding Yi's face turned visibly pale, and for a moment he didn't know how to react.

"Worthy..."

At this moment, Li Sheng was stunned for a moment and then quickly took out his mobile phone. After looking at the photo again, he fell into an even greater daze.

Yu Peipei, who was standing by, also reacted and hurriedly called out, "Xiao Ding..."

Just as she called out Ding Yi's name, the door of the private room was suddenly pushed open, and a middle-aged man in chef's uniform walked in with two waiters pushing a dining cart, all smiling.

When most people saw the other person's appearance, they recognized him instantly.

Isn’t this the hotel’s executive chef, the famous chef Luo Wenle?

Lu Jin, who was cursing happily, suddenly stopped. The first thought that came to his mind at this moment was, could it be that he had guessed wrong, and Manager Liu had invited the other party again?

Then didn't my venting just now backfire?

Just as Lu Jin's expression changed several times, wondering if he could take the opportunity to make amends, Luo Wenle walked in. Although he didn't understand why everyone was staring at him strangely, he still asked with a smile:
"Excuse me, who is Miss Ding Yi?"

"I'm……"

Ding Yi took a deep breath, quickly adjusted his mood, and walked up.

"Hello, Miss Ding. Let me introduce myself first. I am Luo Wenle, the hotel's executive chef. First of all, I want to apologize to you. Due to some unexpected reasons, I was unable to prepare a birthday dinner for you as promised, although I was not aware of it in advance."

"No, no, Chef Luo, you are too polite..."

Although he still had some doubts, Ding Yi's upbringing made him speak quickly.

"It's fine if you don't mind, but I don't know if it's too late for me to make up for it temporarily."

Luo Wenle smiled and asked the waiter behind him to push the dining cart over. "These are the dishes I just made. If you don't mind, you can eat them first. I will prepare the subsequent dishes."

Seeing the six dishes on the dining car that were obviously of exceptional quality, everyone subconsciously swallowed their saliva even though they had already eaten some food to fill their stomachs. And when they heard that Luo Wenle would continue cooking, they were even more surprised.

"Is this...too much trouble for you?"

After a sudden turn of events, Ding Yi also smiled. In this way, her guilt towards everyone would be reduced to the lowest level.

"It's actually a bit troublesome if I have to say it, because strictly speaking, I'm already off work at this time."

Luo Wenle made a joke first, and then said, "Of course, since Mr. Zhou asked me for help so seriously, I will naturally not refuse."

"Mr. Zhou?"

Thinking of the name Zhou Wang he had just heard, Ding Yi suddenly realized something.

"Yes, Mr. Zhou... I think you two should know each other. In addition, Mr. Zhou has prepared a gift for you, Miss Ding. It is in the private room next door. You can check it out anytime when it is convenient for you."

(End of this chapter)