Seeing this, Su Yang thought, So he finally gets to show his rich-second-generation side.
The restaurant they had come to was a very famous local-cuisine restaurant in Hai City.
Generally speaking, local cuisine was difficult to develop on a large scale, but this restaurant had managed it. There were nine branches in Hai City alone.
Each restaurant occupied more than a thousand square meters, and business was always booming.
Most customers needed to make reservations in advance, and private rooms were even harder to book.
However, Meng Wenzhou's identity was no secret in Hai City's wealthy circles.
So whenever he wanted, he only had to make a phone call, and the owners of most of the more luxurious restaurants would eagerly free up their largest private room for him.
Su Yang knew nothing about this. In his eyes, it was simply a Chinese restaurant with a decent atmosphere.
After they entered the private room and took their seats, the owner personally came over to take their orders.
He carried six menus and placed them in front of each of the six people.
Then he walked over to Meng Wenzhou and asked with a beaming smile, "Young Master Meng, what would you like to eat today?"
Leaning back in his chair, Meng Wenzhou said, "We'll just have something casual today. Let them choose."
"Of course, of course."
Su Yang saw that the dishes on the menu cost five or six hundred yuan at a minimum, while the more expensive ones cost two or three thousand.
He thought, Isn't this just ordinary home-style food? How dare they charge so much! The world of the rich really is different. Looks like I still have a lot to learn.
Within a few minutes, the other five had finished ordering, and the owner left the private room with the menus.
Soon, the servers pushed carts over and served more than ten exquisite Chinese dishes one after another.
"Everything's here. Let's hurry up and eat—we're a little short on time." Meng Wenzhou raised his hand and glanced at his watch.
"Sure, then I'll dig in."
Su Yang picked up his chopsticks and put a piece of glistening braised pork into his mouth.
After chewing a few times, he said, "Hmm? This tastes pretty good."
Meng Wenzhou, sitting to Su Yang's left, smiled. "Not bad, right, Brother Su? Does it suit your taste?"
"Very good. No wonder it's so expensive."
"This restaurant is considered the best for local cuisine in Hai City. If you like it, come here in the future and give them my name. You won't have to wait in line."
Su Yang smiled faintly. "Then I'll have to thank you, Brother Meng."
Twenty minutes later, the six of them left the restaurant with their stomachs full.
The owner personally escorted them out. He stood at the entrance and watched them drive away before returning inside.
At that moment, the other customers began whispering among themselves.
"What kind of people are those? When they arrived just now, the owner personally went out to receive them so respectfully, and now he's seeing them off himself too."
"You're really out of the loop. Do you know who one of those six men was?"
"I wouldn't be asking if I knew. Tell me."
"You know Meng Jianyun, right?"
"Meng Jianyun? Hai City's richest man?"
"Yeah..."
"Are you saying one of them was Meng Jianyun's son?"
"That's right."
"Damn, no wonder. That explains everything. I was wondering why the owner, who's usually so arrogant and looks down on everyone, was acting so strangely today. Turns out the son of Hai City's richest man had come."
"Exactly. With his status as a rich second-generation heir, what owner wouldn't treat him respectfully?"
"True. Too bad we don't have a father like that."
"We're not destined for that kind of life in this one. Let's try to be born into a better family next time."
At exactly five o'clock, the six of them arrived at Hai City International Airport.
After parking the car, Su Yang slung his bag over his shoulder, walked to the side, and smoked while waiting for the others.
Liu Bo glanced at Su Yang and saw that he was carrying only a bag and nothing else.
He widened his eyes and asked, "Brother Su, where's your luggage?"
"On my back."
"You're only bringing that little backpack?"
"Yeah. Do I need to bring a lot? It's not like we're moving to Lu City. A few changes of clothes are enough. Won't the hotel have everything else?"
Liu Bo took two large suitcases out of the trunk of the Maybach GLS600.
Hearing what Su Yang said, he looked at the two large suitcases on the ground and fell into deep thought.
"What are you spacing out for?" Meng Wenzhou walked over and patted Liu Bo on the back.
"Did we bring too much luggage?"
"How much is there?"
"Look at Brother Su."
Meng Wenzhou turned to look at Su Yang, then asked in surprise, "Old Su, you only brought a bag?"
"What else? We can buy anything we're missing over there. Why did you bring so much luggage? Are you not planning to come back?"
"Uh, that does seem to make sense." Meng Wenzhou laughed awkwardly.
At that moment, Pan Ning walked over to Su Yang. Looking at Meng Wenzhou and Liu Bo, she said impatiently, "Can you two hurry up? You're always causing trouble."
"Sure, sure."
Soon, the group arrived inside the terminal. After collecting their tickets, they entered the airport waiting lounge one after another.
Meng Wenzhou had booked six first-class tickets, which was practically the same as chartering the entire first-class cabin, since ordinary planes only had six first-class seats.
When the time came, they could enter directly through the VIP passage.
Su Yang glanced at the plane ticket in his hand. This was actually the first time in his life that he had ever taken a plane.
Whenever he had traveled far before, he had either taken a long-distance bus or a high-speed train.
When they had collected the tickets just now, he had been completely bewildered. He had only silently watched and learned from the people in front of him as they collected theirs.
Why am I a little nervous? This is my first time flying. I wonder if takeoff and landing will make me feel weightless. Will my ears ring?
Su Yang began muttering to himself.
Soon, an announcement sounded throughout the airport: the flight from Hai City to Lu City was ready for boarding.
Su Yang stood up. Seeing a crowd lining up, he instinctively prepared to join the line.
When Pan Ning saw Su Yang walking toward the crowd, she grabbed him. "Where are you going?"
"Uh, don't we have to line up?"
"These are first-class tickets. We don't have to line up. We're taking the VIP passage."
"Oh, really? I've never taken a plane before. I didn't know first class came with special treatment like this." Su Yang scratched his head and laughed.
He didn't feel embarrassed. He took these things in stride. If he had never flown before, then so be it. It wasn't anything to be ashamed of.
Pan Ning frowned and looked at Su Yang. "You've never taken a plane?"
"That's right. It's my first time. Hehe."
"What kind of international joke are you making?" Pan Ning thought Su Yang was joking with her, so she turned and walked toward the VIP passage.
Su Yang couldn't be bothered to explain. He shook his head and followed the group.
Soon, they entered through the VIP passage and were among the first to board the plane.
After arriving in first class, Su Yang found his seat and sat down.
Not long afterward, a flight attendant in a dark blue uniform walked over to him.
She was very beautiful, tall and slender, with a great figure. She was wearing the black stockings required by the airline.
She came to Su Yang, showed eight teeth, and crouched down with a smile. "Hello, sir. Welcome aboard Huahai Airlines. The plane is about to take off. Please fasten your seat belt."
Su Yang smiled and lowered his head to look for the seat belt. After fiddling with it for a long time, he still couldn't figure out how to fasten it.
He looked at the flight attendant beside him as she helped arrange his things and thought, How am I supposed to address a flight attendant? Stewardess? That doesn't sound right. Miss? I'd probably get slapped. Ah, forget it.
Unable to figure it out and no longer wanting to think about it, Su Yang called out directly, "Hey, miss, how do I fasten this seat belt? I'm not very good at it. Could you teach me?"
The flight attendant turned to him and smiled. "Sir, I'll help you."
As she spoke, she walked over, crouched down, and personally fastened Su Yang's seat belt for him.
The two of them were extremely close at that moment, and a captivating fragrance wafted from the flight attendant.
Damn, no wonder so many men like dating flight attendants. I guess there really is a reason. Su Yang looked up and stole two more glances at the flight attendant in front of him.
After fastening his seat belt, the flight attendant's face flushed slightly as she glanced at Su Yang. Then she turned sideways, crouched beside him, and began explaining.
"Sir, this flight will take approximately two hours and ten minutes. Meals and drinks will be provided after takeoff. We have both Chinese and Western options. Which would you prefer?"
"I don't need any of that. Just bring me an iced Americano later."
"So you don't need any food either?"
"That's right. I don't need anything."
"All right. Please rest for now. I'll bring you an iced Americano after takeoff."
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome."
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