Chapter 669: You Look Down on Me?
Zhang Lei sneered: "Whether you want to come or not is the captain's business, but whether you call on someone or not is your business! Right, captain?"
The captain nodded: "Lei is right. Cheng, you're not being a good friend. Look how good Lei is! He said he was tired from playing basketball these past few days and wanted to get some rest, and without hesitation, he immediately called all of us over! That's what brothers are for!"
Yang Yan laughed in exasperation: "Zhang Wanlong himself came here to freeload, what, one person isn't enough, you have to bring your whole family? If you really brought your family, then my Azhi wouldn't say anything, but are you his family? What, you absolutely have to freeload a meal? Fine! I'll call my Azhi and ask him if he agrees!"
Before they could even speak, Yang Yan immediately dialed the number. The call was answered quickly, and after asking a couple of questions, she hung up. She then looked at Zhang Lei and the others, feigning embarrassment, and said, "Well, our Zhi said who you are! He said his money doesn't grow on trees! He's not going to be a sucker just because you want to freeload! Zhi also said that if you really want to eat here, he has a suggestion: go directly to the hotel manager and say you don't have money to eat here and want to freeload. If you don't pay, you're not brothers!"
One of the men immediately retorted, "We don't know anyone at the hotel! And we're not beggars! How can you talk like that?! Isn't that a bit much?!"
Yang Yan waved her hand: "That's right! We don't know you at all! We're not beggars, but we're doing beggar's things. I misunderstood you. I'm sorry!"
Yang Yan finished speaking and looked at them with a grin.
Zhang Lei's expression changed drastically, and the team leader was even more furious, directly confronting Yang Yan: "Who do you think you are? If it weren't for Lei liking you, who would even know you? The art department's campus belle? You're nothing but a nobody! You have no manners!"
Yang Yan snorted coldly, "What bad luck!"
Zhang Lei was utterly humiliated and stepped forward, saying, "Don't push your luck! You think..."
"Excuse me, what happened here?"
Before Zhang Lei could finish speaking, a deep, steady male voice came from behind the crowd.
Gu Yin looked over and saw it was the hotel manager, then turned to Chu Yan: "Did you call him?"
Chu Yan shook his head: "Usually, even if people who come here to eat run into acquaintances, they will only gather together for a short while and then disperse or share a table. The fact that they stood here for so long, shouting loudly and with such a bad tone and attitude, has already caught the attention of the hotel staff. If it exceeds ten minutes, the general manager will come over to inquire to avoid affecting other guests' dining."
The general manager did come over after receiving a report from his subordinates. He didn't expect to see his young master here. He originally wanted to greet him, but seeing Chu Yan shake his head, he turned his gaze to the big guy next to him.
Are the guests together?
Seeing the hotel manager approach, Zhang Lei regained his composure and shook his head: "We're not together. We came here for a meal and just came over to chat with someone we know."
The manager didn't expose them, and said with a smile, "I see. It's like this, guests. You guys gathered here and made a lot of noise, which made other customers a little unhappy. Although this is a public dining place, it's not appropriate to make a scene. So, would you like to go and take your seats first, and we can talk later if you need anything?"
Knowing that the people who ate here were all rich, Zhang Lei and his companions didn't dare say anything more. They looked around and pointed to the empty seats next to them: "Can we sit here?"
The manager nodded: "Of course, here is the menu. Order whatever you want, and I'll send it to the kitchen and have them prepare it as quickly as possible."
The hotel manager's kind attitude made Zhang Lei and the team leader feel comfortable, so they took their seats and picked up the menu to look through it.
Thinking about what the other party had done on the court, Chu Yan took out his phone and sent a message to Zhang Wanlong.
Hearing the vibration, Zhang Wanlong picked up his phone and was stunned. He looked at Chu Yan in confusion, and Chu Yan nodded. Zhang Wanlong blinked, coughed lightly, and straightened his chest.
"Ahem! Well, manager! We'd like to order a bottle of red wine. We're in a good mood today, so how about a bottle of Romanée-Conti?"
The manager smiled and walked over: "Just red wine? Would you like anything else?"
Zhang Wanlong looked at Zhang Lei and the others who were all looking in their direction, and said with a smile, "Bring two more of your signature dishes! Nothing else, you can go ahead."
The manager nodded and returned to Zhang Lei's side, waiting for him to order.
Zhang Lei looked at the prices on the menu. There were low-priced items and high-priced items, but this time he was treating. If he ordered the low-priced items, the people in the team would definitely look down on him. Besides, Yang Yan and Zhang Wancheng were watching from the sidelines!
So he ordered a dish that cost over a thousand yuan, and then reluctantly put the menu down.
Seeing that he ordered such expensive dishes, the others followed suit. The dishes here were expensive and the portions were small. The group felt that one dish per person was not enough, so they each ordered two dishes.
"That's all we ordered. Thank you so much, Lei, for inviting us all over to see what it's like!" the captain said with a smile.
Zhang Lei nodded painfully: "Aren't you going to order anymore? Do you want to order some more?" He had just calculated that these few dishes had already cost him three months' worth of food expenses!
"No need, this is enough!" The captain shook his head with a smile.
Zhang Lei breathed a sigh of relief and handed the menu to the manager: "This is all we want. Please serve the food quickly, we're starving."
"Lei! Let's order some drinks too!"
Zhang Wanlong, who had just seen Zhang Lei submit the menu, was about to speak when he heard someone else speak, so he immediately shut his mouth.
Zhang Lei thought about it and agreed: "Manager, I just saw that you have beer here, so let's each have a can!"
"Pfft! Lei, you guys ordered Western food, and the beer must have affected the flavors!" Zhang Wanlong said with a smile.
The man who had just spoken immediately chimed in, "Lei, let's order some red wine too! Ordering beer here feels weird, a bit embarrassing."
Since the hotel has beer, it's okay to drink it; there's nothing shameful about it as that person said.
But Zhang Lei clearly felt even more unwilling, especially under the watchful eyes of Zhang Wanlong and the others, so he nodded and said, "Then give us a bottle of the red wine they just ordered."
The manager glanced at them, knowing they were all students, and then explained tactfully, "How about beer? Our beer here is pretty good. Or juice would be fine too? The cheapest bottle of Romanée-Conti costs 50,000. You're students, you don't need to spend that much."
"What?! Fifty thousand for a bottle?! Why don't you just rob us?! This is a big store bullying its customers!" The person who had just given the suggestion immediately retorted angrily.
The manager explained patiently, “Words are not enough. We have clearly marked prices and conduct business honestly. This bottle of red wine, from its production to storage, has definitely been worth the time, effort, technology, and money invested. Of course, we never promote the wines in the hotel; guests usually order them themselves. Since they ordered them, they know the value of the wine. I only reminded you because you are students. If we were really taking advantage of our size, I wouldn’t have explained and would have just given it to you. Once you opened it, you would have to buy it whether you wanted to or not. So, would you like juice, beer, or tea? Tea is free.”
Zhang Lei looked at Zhang Wanlong, feeling both aggrieved and angry, and said, "He's a student too, and you agree just because he asked you to? Are you looking down on me?!"
Zhang Wanlong scoffed, "Of course I can afford it! If you can't, then just drink plain water! Why make things difficult for the manager? It's not like we're forcing you to buy anything!"
The manager didn't say anything because Chu Yan was there, so the meal was definitely free, and he didn't ask at the time.
Seeing Zhang Lei and the others standing there with dark faces and not saying a word, Zhang Wanlong laughed and said, "Hey, are you guys going to buy it or not? If not, just say so! Don't delay our wine tasting!"
Zhang Lei thought about his card, but still couldn't speak, so he looked at the captain and asked, "How about we just give it up?"
The team leader felt incredibly embarrassed and said in a deep voice, "Listen to his tone! Look at those onlookers! Soon the whole school will know we came here to make a fortune! But we can't even afford the drinks here! I'd be ashamed if you weren't! I have five thousand in my account, how much do you have? Take a look and give it to me!"
Among the group, Zhang Lei was considered relatively wealthy, but he still couldn't afford to spend 50,000 yuan all at once. After scraping together enough, Zhang Lei contributed 30,000 yuan, and the rest was paid by the others. Only then did he feel confident enough to look at the manager and say, "I'll have that Romantic or something-or-other red wine. You can serve the dishes now!"
Seeing that they were still insisting despite their condition, the manager sighed inwardly, but showed no disdain or displeasure on his face. He smiled and nodded, "Please wait a moment, guests, we'll be right there!"
After saying that, he went to the kitchen.
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