novelraw Chapter 352: A Meal Worth Millions
Chapter 352: A Meal Worth Millions
Lin Feng, who was originally having a pleasant chat with Shen Yao, felt a surge of irritation upon hearing someone at the door calling people "paupers" over and over again. He glanced at the group of young men with his eyes and immediately knew they were some good-for-nothing rich second-generation kids. Arguing with these people was pointless. With this thought, Lin Feng chose to ignore them and continued chatting with Shen Yao. It wasn’t worth getting angry with those people, as it would serve no purpose. Instead, chatting with Shen Yao made time pass more quickly.
"On what basis? Listen to this joke. Someone actually dares to question me," he sneered, "Fine, now I will tell you. It’s because I am the heir of the Tengda Group and I have the ability to crush you with my wealth. You dare to ask me by what right; you don’t even consider your own status! Wang Lin, if you don’t kick these people out right now, I will immediately call your general manager here and see what’s more important to you, your friends or your job! A group of paupers wanting to dine in a VIP luxury room, not even considering their own conduct!"
Land Rover nearly burst into laughter at Liu Jinming’s words. These guys’ way of thinking was absurd. Were they blind, not seeing that they were all influential young men themselves? And to dare question by what right; just being the heir of the Tengda Group was enough to crush this crowd, what a joke. As for them treating these teachers and students as something significant, in his eyes, they were hardly different from ants!
"Um... Jin Ming, why don’t you take everyone down to the 60th-floor lobby to eat? You’ve seen what’s happening today. There’s nothing I can do about it. If you don’t go downstairs, I might lose my job. You can’t afford to provoke Land Rover, and neither can I!" Hearing what Land Rover said, Wang Lin became anxious. If Liu Jinming and the others weren’t sent away, Land Rover could really bring the general manager over, which would be troublesome. Wang Lin was using his position to help Liu Jinming, and if the general manager found out, he would surely be fired!
Thinking of this, he hurriedly pulled Liu Jinming aside and whispered to him. He certainly couldn’t afford to lose his job of many years as the dining manager at Jinjiang Hotel over trying to save Liu Jinming some face. He couldn’t let one incident ruin his career!
"Wang Lin, look at this. We were about to eat; everything is prepared. How can I lead everyone away? If we leave now and the teachers and students of Yingbo University find out, I will lose face completely. I won’t be able to work at Yingbo anymore, this..."
Liu Jinming shook his head at Wang Lin’s words. Under such circumstances, he couldn’t lead people away either. If that happened, there was no way he could stay at Yingbo University, and how would he pursue Leng Mei? So, for Leng Mei’s sake, he couldn’t leave no matter what.
But if he doesn’t take the people away, then Wang Lin... He couldn’t let this incident cost Wang Lin his job, so what to do now...
"Let’s just eat here, it’s not a big deal!" Jia Chun, seeing the situation, also got angry at the young men who had entered. Who were they calling paupers? Though not rich, they were certainly not paupers. Even if it meant giving up this month’s salary, he had to stand up for himself. Otherwise, it would be too humiliating to just walk away. Jinjiang Hotel might be expensive, but if they ordered some cheaper dishes, a few thousand yuan for a table should be manageable. Today it wasn’t about anything else; it was for pride, and they had to dine here!
"Exactly, it’s just a meal. We’ll eat right here. You can go now!" Pan Xiao said, supporting Jia Chun. She had been annoyed by these few people for a while and, since Jia Chun had spoken up, she had to back him up. For everyone’s dignity, they absolutely couldn’t be chased out like that. No matter what, they couldn’t leave, and since today’s meal was organized by Director Liu, for pride’s sake they had to eat here. It wasn’t anything serious.
"Right, we’ve decided to eat here today. Please leave; you’re not welcome here!" Hearing Jia Chun and Pan Xiao, Liu Jinming also felt that this was the best solution at the moment. It would save face and allow Wang Lin to keep his job, with the only downside being some extra expenses. But it was unavoidable. They could just order some cheaper dishes later, capping it at ten thousand yuan for a table. If necessary, he’d dip into his savings, but he could not afford to lose face!
"What! Are you kidding me? Brothers, did you hear that? They want to eat here. It’s a ridiculous idea. Do you know the minimum charge for this VIP luxury room? You dare make such grand statements. Let me tell you, one hundred thousand! One hundred thousand yuan! To speak frankly, if you make a hundred thousand in a year’s salary, it would be quite good. And you paupers want to dine here, isn’t that the biggest joke?"
Land Rover couldn’t help laughing out loud upon hearing Liu Jinming’s declaration. These people were so arrogant, actually daring to speak of dining here. Did they think Jinjiang Hotel was some street-side eatery where you could eat whenever you wanted? This was Jinjiang Hotel, a more than five-star establishment, and they dared to speak so lightly without knowing the market rate, making themselves look foolish!
"Haha, that’s hilarious. They actually think they can dine here!"
"What a joke, do they have that much money?"
"They must have it. A year’s salary for one meal, how can they possibly afford it!"
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Everyone who came with Land Rover burst into laughter upon hearing his words. These teachers and students were truly fearless due to their ignorance, boldly stating they would dine in Jinjiang Hotel’s VIP luxury room. They dared to dream, with their meager funds barely enough for a single dish. It was a spectacle for everyone. These poor students would already be impressive if they managed to eat in the downstairs buffet. Yet, they dared to think of dining in a private room, truly clueless!
"What!"
"One hundred thousand!"
"Heavens..."
...
Upon hearing the people across mention that the minimum spending for a table here was 100,000 yuan, all the students were wide-eyed with disbelief. They knew Jinjiang Hotel was expensive, but they had never imagined the minimum spend for a meal would be 100,000 yuan. That was simply too excessive—frankly, the annual salary of an average person might not even reach 100,000 yuan. Who... who on earth are the people dining here? They had never even dreamed that a meal could cost 100,000 yuan, it’s... it’s just too frightening!
...Fine! One table for 100,000, then two tables would be 200,000, right? We’ll eat here today and won’t go anywhere else."
Liu Jinming truly did not expect the minimum spend for a VIP room at Jinjiang Hotel to be this high. Although he made around thirty to forty thousand a month, under today’s circumstances, he was determined to stake several months of his salary to win this pride. He could not let Leng Mei look down on him here.
Although he firmly declared he’d cover 100,000 yuan per table, Liu Jinming’s heart was bleeding incessantly. Jinjiang Hotel was truly slaughtering its customers, with a minimum spend of 100,000 yuan per table—the price was outrageously high. There were few people in Tianhai who could afford such expenditures! 100,000 yuan for one table, 200,000 for two tables; Liu Jinming felt as if his heart were being gouged with a knife, the pain was excruciating—half a year’s salary, gone just like that for the sake of a quarrel.
"Ah!"
"He’s really treating, 100,000 yuan a table!"
"Ah... this..."
"Great!"
...
A table for 100,000 yuan, two tables that’s 200,000 yuan—right now, all the students were incredibly excited. They had never expected Vice-Dean Liu Jinming to agree to such a thing. This... this was just too outlandish; a single meal was priced at 100,000 yuan, and Vice-Dean Liu Jinming was treating. He was truly generous! It seemed he was really set on this fight, paying no heed to the cost.
"100,000? Are you mistaken, this 100,000 is just the minimum spend. Haven’t you seen this? This is the VIP card of Jinjiang Hotel. With an amount of money equal to or close to others’, we get priority in selecting rooms. Unless you spend more than me, you will still be kicked out. Laozi is **** happy today; I want my brothers to enjoy a meal worth a million. Let’s see what you can do. You refuse to admit you’re poor when called out for it. If you’ve got the money, outdo me. If not, then don’t waste your breath!"
Land Rover looked at the students and teachers in front of him, then casually pulled out a golden VIP card from Jinjiang Hotel from his pocket, flaunting it in front of everyone from Yingbo University. What a joke, as if these paupers could afford to dine at Jinjiang Hotel. Calling them poor offended them, but they still insisted on dining here. A measly 100,000 yuan and they want to compete with him—as if they had money. In his eyes, 100,000 yuan meant nothing!
Moreover, Land Rover was now intent on driving them away today, no matter what. If word got out about today’s events, Young Master’s prestige could be ruined! It’s just money—Laozi has plenty of it, enough to drive them away with splurge. They spend 100,000 yuan per table, I’ll enjoy a meal that costs a million, and I’ll make sure to force them out!
A million!
A... a million...
He’s too rich!
...
The students originally thought that Dean Liu’s 100,000 yuan per table was already sky-high, but they could never have anticipated that the person opposite would actually propose a staggering million just to drive everyone out of the private room. He... he was too much. Was it necessary to go this far just to save face? Moreover, it wasn’t easy for the students to come here and dine, yet he insisted on making everyone leave.
The students, upon hearing Land Rover’s words, were so angered they hardly knew how to react. It seemed certain they would be pushed out by this man today, and there was nothing they could do about it. Who could argue when he so effortlessly talked about spending millions...