571: You can eat without gaining weight!

After the incident with Wu Lianfang's cousin, Wu Xingbang, who had the audacity to try and fool him with a fake watch for the sake of a few million, Zhang Fengmao had come to realize that relatives sometimes truly cannot be trusted.

On the contrary, through their contact during this period, Zhang Fengmao felt that Ye Jianguo's family had an excellent character.

With parents like them, Ye Su's two brothers certainly wouldn't go astray, and Ye Ruo was definitely worth the effort to cultivate.

Of course, this also depended on Yan Ran's willingness to continue working at Shenli Group.

"Ah, am I being promoted to Supervisor?" Ye Ruo looked bewildered as the opportunity for a promotion and a raise suddenly dropped in front of her.

Su Wan knew that Zhang Fengmao's sudden promotion of Ye Ruo was definitely out of consideration for the relationship between the two families. Hearing this, she asked worriedly:

"If you suddenly promote A'Ruo to Supervisor, will she be unable to handle it and end up delaying the group's official business?"

Zhang Fengmao laughed and said, "What's there to not handle? A'Ruo looks smart at a glance. With a Manager to guide her a bit, I believe she'll adapt to the new position quickly. It just depends on whether A'Ruo herself is willing."

Ye Ruo nodded like a chicken pecking at grain: "Of course I'm willing!"

"As long as you're willing, it's settled. Come next Monday, I'll have the Human Resources Department issue an announcement."

"But if I'm suddenly promoted, I don't know if other colleagues will have objections..."

"The group is mine; I can't possibly lack even the authority to promote a Supervisor. If any colleague has an objection, you can tell them to come directly to me."

"That won't be necessary; I can handle that myself!" Ye Ruo hurriedly waved her hands, declining Zhang Fengmao's kind offer to back her up, before saying, "Thank you, Uncle."

How could Ye Ruo not know that being promoted to Supervisor was just the beginning?

As long as she was willing to work hard and stay grounded, her future at Shenli Group would be absolutely bright.

With a few words, the matter of Ye Ruo's promotion to Supervisor was settled, and the group began chatting about everyday matters.

[Ding!]

A few minutes later, a notification suddenly popped up in front of Ye Su.

[Congratulations to the Host for staying at the home of Yang County's richest man, Zhang Fengmao, for 5 minutes. Check-in task completed. Reward: 2 million yuan in cash!]

"Another 2 million!"

"After activating the 'Hidden Reward' feature, money really is lining up and rushing toward me on its own!"

"Godfather's place is truly a lucky land for me. Every time I come, there's an unexpected harvest."

"However, after this check-in, I've probably taken most of the various hidden benefits. Next time I come to visit, there probably won't be such good fortune."

"Coincidentally, I'm heading back to Guangzhou tomorrow, and I won't be able to visit for a long time."

"I hope Godfather's villa can be like a dungeon in a game and automatically refresh other benefits. When I return to Yang County next time and visit again, it might refresh some different rewards for me."

Stealthily glancing at his bank card balance, he found it was only about 700,000 short of his savings returning to 120 million. Ye Su chuckled to himself for a moment before continuing to chat with Zhang Fengmao and the others.

It wasn't until after six in the evening, following a notification from a servant, that the group entered the dining room for dinner.

Since Ye Su and the others were returning to Guangzhou tomorrow, Wu Lianfang naturally prepared tonight's meal with great care.

Abalone, sea cucumber, shark fin, and fish maw—she spared no expense with various delicacies to Host Ye Su's group of eight.

Because of the addition of Yan Ran and the other two, the lavishness of tonight's meal was even greater than the dinner during Ye Su's first visit.

"Godmother, this is way too lavish."

"It's the first time Chen Xinyi and the others have eaten at our home, and you're all heading back to Guangzhou tomorrow. Who knows when the next time you'll be able to eat here will be? Consider this meal a farewell for you all, so of course it had to be prepared a bit more lavishly."

Zhang Xuantong pouted sadly, "Mom, you're being too biased. When I go back to school in Guangzhou, I don't see you preparing this many dishes for me."

Wu Lianfang laughed and scolded, "Usually there are only three mouths to feed in our house. How many dishes do you want me to prepare?"

Zhang Fengmao was in a good mood and joined in teasing his daughter, "What, when the three of us eat normally, your mom has the kitchen prepare so many dishes and it still can't shut your mouth?"

Zhang Xuantong was exasperated. She turned and took her frustration out on Ye Su, putting her hands on her hips and huffing, "It's all your fault!"

"What's my fault?" Ye Su refused to take the blame and teased back:

"What, are you upset that Godmother didn't prepare as much for you as she did for me? Then call me 'Big Brother' and let me hear it. When we get to Guangzhou, Big Brother will prepare a Manchu Han Imperial Feast for you."

"Bleh—" Zhang Xuantong stuck out her tongue. "I don't care for it!"

After saying that, Zhang Xuantong pulled out a chair and plopped down at the dining table, preparing to turn her grief and indignation into an appetite.

Everyone was amused by the two 'siblings,' and then, at Wu Lianfang's invitation, they took their seats one after another.

Caviar with chilled white trout—using exquisite knife skills, the chef had sliced the trout into translucent pieces, arranged like a blooming flower on a crystal plate filled with crushed ice.

A layer of dark gray caviar was spread over the fish, garnished with two emerald-green leaves, making the dish both beautiful and delicious.

Ye Su picked up a piece of fish along with some caviar and chewed. First, the caviar burst in his mouth like popping boba in milk tea, releasing its salty and fresh juices.

Next was the tender yet firm trout meat, which had been chilled.

The saltiness of the caviar and the faint sweetness of the fish had Ye Su nodding repeatedly in approval.

Foie gras with fig tart, truffle king crab meat with onsen egg, roasted Boston lobster, A5 sirloin Wagyu... Ye Su was full of praise for every dish, showing how much heart Wu Lianfang had put into tonight's meal.

In addition to the romanée-conti that Ye Jianguo had brought last time, Zhang Fengmao opened another bottle of his collection of white wine. Everyone treated the table full of food as appetizers and drank to their hearts' content.

The cost of the dishes, plus the two bottles of wine Zhang Fengmao opened, brought the price of tonight's meal to nearly 300,000 yuan!

Who knows how many families' annual income wouldn't even match this one meal... Since she was happy tonight, Wu Lianfang uncharacteristically didn't restrict Zhang Fengmao, allowing him to drink freely with Ye Su and the others.

The meal was filled with laughter and talk, lasting until after eight o'clock. Even Zhang Xuantong's little face looked flushed from having a couple of extra glasses, looking just like a child who had sneaked a sip of the adults' liquor during New Year's dinner.

Finally, when the others were already full and satisfied, Ye Su had a cup of vanilla fruit ice cream to top it off, and only then was the meal considered finished.

Despite having eaten together several times, Zhang Xuantong was still amazed by Ye Su's appetite.

Being able to eat was one thing, but the most infuriating part was that this guy didn't seem to gain any weight no matter how much he ate!

Zhang Xuantong didn't know that besides her, Chen Xinyi and Yan Ran, who often 'met honestly' with Ye Su, had already envied his gluttonous appetite and his Physique that never gained weight countless times.

After dinner, the group drank tea in the living room for a while. It wasn't until after nine o'clock that Ye Jianguo and his party rose to take their leave.

Zhang Fengmao specially dispatched three people and a car to take Ye Su's group of eight back to Splendid Mansion.

The three drivers also received two hundred yuan each from Ye Jianguo for cigarette money.