Huang Ziming was startled when Lin Yu choked him.

Zhang Ailan scolded, "Lin Yu, how dare you speak to the young marquis like that?"

"Hehe, young master, this good-for-nothing is a bit slow on the uptake, please don't take him seriously!" Zhang Ailan turned to Huang Ziming with a fawning smile.

Huang Ziming frowned, his expression turning serious. "Auntie, Brother Lin is my savior. He not only saved my life but also my father's. He is a great benefactor to our Huang family! I'm inviting your family to dinner today to thank Brother Lin. I hope you can respect him!"

"What?" Zhang Ailan's expression froze.

"Forget it, who do I think I am? I'd rather not eat this!" Lin Yu said self-deprecatingly.

Zhang Ailan's face turned pale and then red. After all that, it turned out that Huang Ziming invited them to dinner because of Lin Yu.

"Alright, Lin Yu!" Lu Xueqing came over and tugged at Lin Yu's arm, comforting him, "Mom is just upset because Grandma and the others kicked her out. She didn't mean to say that about you!"

Huang Ziming finally realized something was wrong and quickly asked, "Brother Lin, what exactly happened?"

Lin Yu snorted and recounted what had just happened.

"I see!"

Huang Ziming understood immediately after hearing this.

He meant well but did something wrong!

"I'm sorry, Brother Lin! If I had known that my wife and the Lu family were having this falling out, I wouldn't have invited them here!"

Huang Ziming looked miserable and kept apologizing.

He then suggested, "How about this, Brother Lin, let's go in now and get another private room!"

Lin Yu knew he meant well and didn't want to make things difficult for him, so he agreed to reopen the private room.

Actually, this hotel was recently acquired by Hengda!

The hotel manager's name was Wang Tao. Huang Ziming asked Wang Tao to book a luxury private room and let him personally go to the kitchen to make the arrangements.

Wang Tao hurriedly went to make arrangements, but then suddenly remembered something and asked, "Young Marquis, what should we do with the distinguished guests at the Plum Blossom Hall? The kitchen has already prepared the finest ingredients for them!"

Huang Ziming slapped him on the forehead: "Can't you tell who the important guests are? The top-quality ingredients should definitely be sent to me. As for those idiots, just give them some instant noodles and send them on their own!"

"Uh...instant noodles?"

Wang Tao looked astonished. But he didn't dare to argue and quickly nodded in agreement.

At this moment, in the Merlin Hall.

The Lu family was still excitedly discussing it.

The hot topics were nothing more than the relocation of the garment factory and Lu Tiantian's marriage.

In their view, the rise of the Lu family was a foregone conclusion.

"By the way, why hasn't the young marquis arrived yet?"

"Could it be that there's a traffic jam on the road?"

"How about we order something to eat first?"

The Lu family was abuzz with discussion.

"What's all this noise about!"

The old lady scolded, "Haven't you ever eaten before? Don't you know any manners? Who is the young marquis? It's only right that we wait for him!"

So the whole family sat down and waited.

I waited for a full half hour!

My stomach is growling with hunger.

Most of the people present hadn't eaten lunch at all, hoping to eat more that evening.

This could be fatal.

The old lady couldn't stand it any longer and said to Lu Tiantian, "Tiantian, why don't you call the young master and ask?"

Lu Tiantian nodded and quickly took out her phone to call Huang Ziming.

Meanwhile, Huang Ziming was already having a meal with Lin Yu and his family of three.

Huang Ziming received the call and went outside to answer it.

Lu Tiantian's voice came through, "Hey, young master, where are you? When will you arrive?"

Huang Ziming quickly said, "Ah, something suddenly came up, so I can't go today. How about this, you guys eat first, and I'll put the bill on my tab! I'll personally visit the old lady another day to apologize! That's all, okay!"

Huang Ziming exchanged a few polite words, then impatiently hung up the phone.

In the Meilan Hall, Lu Tiantian hung up the phone helplessly and said to the old lady, "Grandma, the young marquis has something urgent to attend to today and is afraid he can't come. However, he said that we should eat first and that today's meal will be on his tab!"

The old lady was greatly disappointed and shook her head helplessly. "In that case, let's order a few dishes and eat by ourselves!"

Lu Haishan hurriedly said, "Grandma, what else do you want to order? Since it's the young marquis treating, just tell them to bring the best!"

Before the old lady could say anything, Lu Haishan quickly called over a waiter: "Hurry up and bring us your hotel's best dishes! We're starving!"

"Okay, please wait a moment!"

The waiter bowed slightly and left.

Soon after, the dishes were served.

Waiters came in one after another, each carrying a tray with a lid, and placed them in front of the Lu family members.

"What is this?"

"French foie gras?"

"Could it be caviar?"

The Lu family members stared at the plate, swallowing repeatedly.

"Let me see!"

Lu Haishan rubbed his hands together and eagerly removed the lid from in front of him.

However, his expression immediately froze on his face.

"What the hell is this?"

Looking at the 'delicious' food on the plate, Lu Haishan was completely dumbfounded.

"Isn't this instant noodles?"

The Lu family members opened their lids one by one, and each person's plate contained the same thing.

It was all instant noodles!

This is incomprehensible.

A five-star hotel, and the best dish is instant noodles?

Lu Haishan's face was grim. He shouted at a supervisor at the door, "Go and call your manager over here!"

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