thenovelthief Chapter 559 - 211: Banquet Turmoil (Part 2)
Chapter 559 - 211: Banquet Turmoil (Part 2)
However, when everyone entered the private room, they frowned.
Because behind several girls, there was a handsome, tall boy.
Didn’t the female president hint that she would only bring those three female cadres?
Why is there a guy here?
After exchanging greetings, Zhou Yuan asked casually, "Chairman Tao, who is this friend?"
"This is Su Zelin, a cadre in our department’s student council, my capable assistant. He is responsible for assisting with the execution of your company’s advertisement placement, so tonight I asked him to join us to hear Boss Zhou’s valuable insights and take some notes."
Tao Min’s reasoning was quite convincing.
For this dinner, she fabricated a student council cadre identity for Su Zelin, considering the other party hardly knows anyone in the student council.
Zhou Yuan thought to himself, who the hell cares about advertisement placement? He just planned to call a few girls over for drinks and see if there’s any chance to hook up!
"Oh, it’s Xiaosu, no worries, you’re here now, I’ll just add another dish later!"
Zhou Yuan’s tone was contemptuous, his nose nearly turned upwards.
Even with one more person, there’s certainly enough food.
This statement subtly mocked Su Zelin for coming uninvited.
"Getting the chance to eat at Taste Residence is rare, Xiaosu you’re in for a treat, this restaurant specializes in wild game, it’s quite famous in Lin’an. I don’t know how many dignitaries have visited."
"Speaking of which, the owner of Taste Residence, is like our big brother. Have you heard of Zhang Yuanhang, Young Master Zhang? His dad is a major leader in the city, he’ll come later, I’ll introduce you all!"
"..."
The other companions were also making insinuating remarks, their words aimed directly at Su Zelin.
Tao Min and the other girls were worried, fearing the guys might leave in anger.
Huang Panpan frowned. If it wasn’t for Su Zelin’s prior warning to remain calm during the dinner, she might have cursed or even slammed the table.
But the guys were unfazed.
Ah, so it’s just Zhang Yuanhang’s underlings.
Thought it was some big shot, but it’s just a bunch of nobodies.
Actually, before meeting these people, Su Zelin had asked Tao Min about the sponsoring company. Upon checking, it turned out to be an insignificant company in Lin’an, stingy, hosting a dinner to hit on girls with just over a thousand bucks in sponsorship fee, where do you get off!
As Zhou Yuan and the others were busy coldly mocking, the door to the private room was pushed open again, and a beautiful woman dressed in a lady’s suit with a sharp appearance walked in.
"Sister Ru!"
Several young masters greeted her with flattering tones.
This Sister Ru was the owner of Taste Residence and was also their boss’s girlfriend.
Sister Ru nodded slightly, appearing quite aloof.
She knew the identities of the guests at the table today.
Zhou Yuan was the underling of her boyfriend, Zhang Yuanhang, affiliated with Zhang Baisheng’s power, doing some small business to make ends meet.
The other partners were shareholders of this small company, though they were young masters, their status wasn’t very prominent.
As for those female university students, they were just brought in to accompany for drinks, naturally she didn’t take them seriously.
Since there weren’t any particularly notable figures, Sister Ru didn’t bother spending much effort and only came over because Zhou Yuan was helping out, planning to leave after giving it some face.
However, when her gaze fell on Su Zelin, she was instantly taken aback.
Huh, what is he doing here?
The aloof expression thawed, and Sister Ru smiled warmly: "Oh, President Su, what an honor to have you here. Why didn’t you inform little me beforehand?"
President Su?
A few young masters were confused.
Why did Sister Ru call this guy President Su?
"Sister Ru, did you mistake him for someone else? This Xiaosu is a financial university student. We were planning to sponsor the university’s New Year’s gala previously, got to know many new friends from the student council’s arts department, and invited them out for dinner. He came along."
One young master explained while not forgetting to snark a bit, implying that they didn’t intend to invite him, it’s this guy who lacked self-awareness.
Sister Ru was astute, immediately catching the implied meaning and deduced these young masters’ intentions.
They likely got a sponsorship deal in college, took the opportunity to meet a few pretty girls from the student council, intending to flirt, but the girls brought a third wheel out, making them quite displeased.
Yet they were blind! This university student’s background was far from simple.
"Could I possibly mistake him? Last month, President Su dined with your Brother Hang, I was present, and at that time, marveled at President Su’s charisma, promising future, didn’t expect we’d meet again so soon!"
Sister Ru’s tone carried a hint of ingratiating flattery.
Her boyfriend, Zhang Yuanhang, once tried to establish a digital store brand similar to New Era, copying the name, decoration, and marketing methods entirely, almost getting beaten harshly.
New Era outright ignored his father Zhang Baisheng’s influence in Lin’an, indicating the other party likely also had strong connections in the provincial capital.
Fortunately, Zhang Yuanhang later followed his father’s advice to swallow his pride and join their business, requesting a franchise, and his digital store revived, even making significant profits alongside New Era.
Having been crushed before and tasted the benefits later, Zhang Yuanhang now feared yet cherished New Era, having experienced its formidable impact, while benefiting from its vast resources.
New Era kept expanding, unstoppable, stores opening rapidly all over the province, both direct and franchise stores flourished. Last month, to maintain the connection, Zhang Yuanhang invited the entire senior management to dine at his family restaurant, and Su Zelin was among the invitees.