Chapter Forty-Five: Inviting Guests

  It was soon Christmas Eve, and the class organization committee announced a piece of news that made the whole class excitedly scream.

  Originally, a wealthy student from Hong Kong wanted to invite the whole class to go to a restaurant for dinner, and after that everyone went to KTV to sing songs, spending a sleepless Christmas Eve.

  When they heard the news, some people said that it was because they had too much money and didn't know where to spend it. Others refuted this, saying that it was just sour grapes. However, no matter what, free things are always hard to resist, and in the end all the classmates agreed to go. Su Qing was also a member of the class, and being too special would make her stand out, so she also agreed.

  Although they all study in Beijing, many people were originally from rural areas or small towns. Coming to Beijing and seeing the high-rise buildings everywhere, the endless stream of cars, experiencing the advanced and prosperous life here, many people have already been amazed. Now it's less than half a year, everyone has gradually weakened their sense of novelty, but eating at a five-star hotel is probably something that only a few people in the class have experienced.

  Classmates were excited and afraid of losing face at the hotel, so they all wore their most beautiful clothes. Su Qing didn't care, wearing the same as usual.

  Ma Mingzhe said that there were several Hong Kong students who came together and wanted to participate, so the transfer student went to the restaurant first and let the other classmates follow later.

  According to the address, there is a direct bus. Kong Jinghua and several wealthy classmates were unwilling to squeeze on the bus, so they drove or took a taxi. The rest of the students got on the bus together, while Su Qing hailed a taxi.

  Su Qing got off the car and looked up. Hao Yue Hotel, the minimum consumption for a single person here is almost a thousand yuan, which is equivalent to an ordinary person's monthly salary. I don't know who is treating everyone to dinner today.

  Su Qing had never been to this hotel, and it could be said that she hadn't been to almost any hotels in Beijing. She preferred to stay at home and cook for herself. As soon as she entered the lobby, Su Qing's feeling could be described with four words: resplendent with gold and jade.

  No matter how delicious the food is, how complete the facilities are, and how thoughtful the service is, just the decoration here makes Su Qing feel so tacky. It's like a nouveau riche eager to show off his wealth to everyone.

  Only a few classmates have arrived, chatting in a private room upstairs. Most of the students who take the bus haven't arrived yet. Su Qing was too lazy to go up and chat with them, so she found a seat in the hall and ordered a glass of fruit juice.

  Suddenly, there was a commotion at the entrance. Su Qing looked up to see what was happening. It turned out that other classmates had arrived, but the staff at the door seemed to be blocking them from entering.

  "Leave quickly, this is a five-star restaurant, it's not a place you can afford, leave quickly."

  "We came here to eat, what right does a small gatekeeper like you have to chase us away?"

  "I'm just a small gatekeeper, but I also know you guys don't have any money. Are you thinking of eating for free?"

  "We're not like that, don't talk nonsense."

  "A cup of coffee here costs dozens of dollars, just admit you're poor and leave quickly."

  A fierce argument was happening at the entrance of the hall. A group of students wanted to enter the hotel, but the security guard kept pushing them out.

  Many students secretly scold the security guards for looking down on people, but those security guards standing at the entrance all day can only distinguish who has money and who doesn't. They bow their heads to managers or bosses every day, and now they encounter a group of poor students and really have no patience.

  Su Qing looked like she was about to fight, and even suspected that the Hong Kong student who invited her out was trying to pick a fight rather than invite her to dinner. The scene of being blocked at the door might have occurred to someone, but no one had been sent to wait in the hall.

  Su Qing couldn't bear to watch the situation at the door anymore, and it seemed that a fight was about to break out.

  Su Qing beckoned and a waiter hurried over.

  "Go to Room 1 on the third floor and tell me about the situation at the entrance. By the way, settle the bill, and the remaining amount is your tip."

  Su Qing finished speaking and took out a 100-yuan bill from her purse and handed it to the waiter.

  The waiter took the money and hurried towards the stairs, forgetting to take the elevator. He was now thinking that his luck was really good, this customer didn't look very rich but unexpectedly gave a big tip.

  Watching the waiter disappear at the stairs, Su Qing stood up and walked towards the elevator.

  The waiter panted and ran to the third floor, telling people in the hall about what happened at the main entrance downstairs.

  "How did you know we were here?" There was no reason for a waiter to come over and disturb the customers, Lin Ruoxue was very curious about the answer.

  The waiter, listening to the other's words, seemed somewhat displeased and was extremely afraid in his heart. Thinking of the previous customer who had said the place so accurately, this group of people in front of him also seemed to be students, and it shouldn't be a mistake. Hearing the customer's question, he replied timidly.

  "There is a guest in the lobby on the first floor who asked me to come up to the third floor."

  The waiter was afraid of the storm he would face next, but in the next moment a pleasant voice sounded like gospel in his ear.

  "Then go down and let the guard release them, and bring them to the third floor." This was said by a handsome young man in the hall.

  The waiter hastily left after hearing this, guests who come to such hotels can't afford to offend anyone, except for those blocking the door. But who knows if someone among them will become a superior person in the future.

  Lin Ruoyan picked up a glass of red wine and walked to the window beside the gentle and beautiful young man who had spoken earlier.

  "Ding Haoran, why did you let that waiter leave so quickly? Don't you want to know who sent him?"

  Ding Haoran didn't look at each other, just faintly replied.

  "They are all your classmates, excluding the people sitting here now. Can't you guess who it is?"

  Lin Ruoyan glanced around the hall and had already made up her mind. However, looking at Ding Haoran, who was extremely handsome and could make girls go crazy, she couldn't help but tease him with a sentence.

  "It was agreed earlier that you would pay for this meal, and I believe this small amount of money is nothing to someone like Mr. Ding."

  Ding Haoran didn't mind after hearing this, today's expenses were indeed small money for him. Compared to this, he was more concerned about his own task and why Lin Ruoyan was among the exchange students.

  Lin Ruoyan was someone he had known for a long time, and he always looked down on the mainland's poor conditions, so why would this big sister who always complained about it come to Beijing as an exchange student? It was impossible that she had suddenly changed her ways.

  Soon all the students arrived, and a luxurious dinner began. Lin Ruoyan introduced other exchange students to everyone, and they also expressed warm welcome. Soon after the meeting started, some people were still indignant about what happened at the door earlier. There was another group of people who focused their discussion on the Hong Kong exchange students.

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