176: The Poor Man's Guide to Elegant Airplane Boarding (First Class Edition)

"Hello, is first-class check-in here?"

Lu Chuan looked at the staff behind the VIP counter and asked politely.

He Qianqian quickly looked up, revealing a standard eight-tooth smile.

"Yes..."

But before she could finish speaking, she saw Lu Chuan had already lowered his head, staring intently at his phone screen, his mouth opening and closing as he mumbled something.

"?"

Although He Qianqian knew it was inappropriate, she couldn't suppress her curiosity and quickly glanced over.

She then saw a bolded title at the very top of the screen: "A Poor Man's Guide to Elegant Boarding (First Class Edition)".

"??"

Just as He Qianqian was looking bewildered, Lu Chuan had already looked up again, a gentle and proper smile still on his face.

He took out his and He Jingrui's ID cards and tickets, saying:

"I'd like a fast-track pass to use the VIP security channel. Oh, and I'll also need priority baggage claim afterwards."

He Qianqian was stunned for a moment, but her excellent professional quality quickly brought her back to her senses, and she nodded in response.

"O-okay..."

Not long after, He Qianqian looked at Lu Chuan’s retreating figure as he headed for security, and the corner of her mouth twitched involuntarily.

What the heck is a Poor Man's Guide to Elegant Boarding (First Class Edition)!

There were too many things to complain about; she didn't know where to start.

Strictly following the guide, Lu Chuan elegantly passed through the fast-track security channel and immediately took He Jingrui to the first-class lounge.

"We have two hours until boarding. It's a rare opportunity, so let's experience the services of the first-class lounge."

The guide had specifically highlighted this strategy with red lines, claiming it was one of the free services not to be missed.

Lu Chuan was very curious about this.

It was his first time flying, and in first class no less. He had been looking forward to it ever since he received the system mission.

Especially after learning the price of a first-class ticket, he and He Jingrui had started looking for boarding strategies the night before.

Yes, He Jingrui had never flown first class either.

Facing Lu Chuan's humble inquiry, he scratched his head and gave an embarrassed smile.

"I often fly military planes, but for civilian first class, I'm not sure what the situation is like."

Well, he couldn't be relied on either.

Lu Chuan sighed helplessly and could only open his browser to search.

At first, he kept finding strange things like "Fly Anywhere in the Country," "The tacit agreement Cooperation of Flight Attendants," and "X-Country Flight Attendants." Although he really wanted to click on them to criticize, he had He Jingrui watching, so he could only quickly close them with the speed of someone who had been single for over a decade.

Finally, he found this [A Poor Man's Guide to Elegant Boarding (First Class Edition)] on Zhihu.

Lu Chuan immediately read it as if he had found a treasure, and then he was greatly shocked.

The entire article taught poor people how to elegantly show off, stating that "showing off is a refined art," pointing out that "you can show off elegantly even without money," and finally concluding that "this subtle showing off is the highest realm of showing off."

At the end of the guide, Lu Chuan also saw this passage:

"Showing off is like the wind, always with me. As long as you have a heart for showing off, you can actually show off everywhere in life."

"For example, on high-speed trains, in restaurants, in classrooms, in workshops, and even, to an extreme, in public restrooms..."

"The scene is different, and the form of showing off is also different, but the only constant is your never-dying spirit of showing off."

At this moment, Lu Chuan developed a strong curiosity about the author of the guide. He was just about to re-read the guide a few more times when...

"Hello, sirs, is there anything you need?"

At this moment, a gentle female voice sounded beside him.

Lu Chuan came back to his senses. Before he could speak, He Jingrui next to him eagerly asked out loud.

"What are your airline's special meals?"

Li Zhenzhen smiled slightly and began to introduce them.

During this time, her gaze fell upon their very ordinary attire, then quickly moved away as if nothing had happened, her smile still incredibly warm.

"These are all the special meals we have prepared for our distinguished guests, a total of twenty-five varieties. Do either of you gentlemen have any preferences?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chuan subconsciously glanced at He Jingrui. When he saw He Jingrui's expression, he knew what he was going to say.

Sure enough,

"I'll have three of each of the above... no, make that four! And two pitchers of juice!"

He Jingrui held up four thumbs, saying with a beaming smile.

The surrounding passengers heard this and looked over, their eyes full of confusion.

Li Zhenzhen also suspected she had misheard and stared blankly at He Jingrui.

"Sir, are you sure... it's... four of each?"

He Jingrui asked back, puzzled.

"Is there a problem?"

Li Zhenzhen was sure she hadn't misheard this time. Her eyes widened even further as she earnestly looked at He Jingrui's robust, broad-shouldered physique.

He was quite big, but even if his body size doubled, he couldn't eat that much!

But due to He Jingrui's first-class VIP status, she couldn't refuse and could only subtly suggest:

"Sir, you see, this place can't hold so much food. How about I bring you some first, and then continue to bring you more after you've finished?"

He Jingrui, though he found it troublesome, did not object.

"No problem, let's do as you say!"

Li Zhenzhen nodded quickly, then hurried off to get the food.

Soon, she returned pushing a food cart, on which were grilled fish, steak, roasted chicken, hamburgers, and cakes—a quantity easily enough to fill two adult men.

However, before she could even stop the cart, He Jingrui had already stood up and actively transferred the food from it to his own table.

Li Zhenzhen was a little surprised, but still bowed slightly and said,

"Enjoy your meal!"

With that, she turned and pushed the cart away.

But before she had walked a few steps, she heard He Jingrui call out from behind:

"Wait."

"Yes, is there anything else you need help with—"

Li Zhenzhen quickly turned around while asking, but before she could finish, she saw that a quarter of the food on the table had already been eaten.

And the rest was disappearing at a visible speed.

Watching He Jingrui devour the food like a vacuum cleaner, not only was Li Zhenzhen dumbfounded, but the curious passengers around them were also stunned.

This was a pure glutton reincarnated!

At this moment, Li Zhenzhen no longer doubted He Jingrui's appetite; she even felt that He Jingrui had underestimated it.

After all, what normal person eats steak one piece at a time!

He also gnawed off half of the roasted chicken in three bites, without even spitting out the bones.

"Gulp."

The sound of collective swallowing echoed clearly in the VIP lounge at this moment.

Lu Chuan looked melancholically at He Jingrui, who was feasting heartily and had completely forgotten to maintain elegance.

Ah, never mind.

He sighed, feeling that with He Jingrui around, the words 'elegance' and 'showing off' were simply not meant for him.

He simply turned off his phone screen, rolled up his sleeves, and joined the battle.

Now, the food consumption rate became even faster.

A few minutes later.

"More food, please!"

Lu Chuan and He Jingrui simultaneously called out to the still-dazed Li Zhenzhen.

"Oh, oh, okay, okay..."

Li Zhenzhen, as if waking from a dream, quickly pushed the food cart and ran out.