Chapter 301: Victory Celebration Banquet

Zheng Qian saw that it was about time, so he couldn't be bothered to dawdle with Ruan Gaoyang any longer.

"Alright, I'll head over first."

Zheng Qian gestured.

Ruan Gaoyang nodded. "Sure, sure, sure, you go ahead."

Walking into the private dining hall, Zheng Qian looked up and saw Boss Ni.

Boss Ni bowed and scraped before him, rubbing his hands together with a grin. "Young Master Zheng, your arrival truly brings honor to my humble establishment."

Zheng Qian didn't even know how to respond to this flattery.

"I heard you didn't charge anything for this celebration banquet tonight?" Zheng Qian asked.

Boss Ni said with a grin, "Haha, Young Master Zheng holding a banquet at our place is giving me, old Ni, face. How could I possibly charge for it?"

When Chen Weiqiang came to book the tables, Boss Ni was more eager than anyone the moment he heard it was a celebration banquet for Zheng Qian. He even insisted on taking the order without charging a single cent.

At their level, a banquet of a few dozen tables was merely a few days' worth of profit.

Being able to buy Zheng Qian's favor with this small amount of money was more worthwhile than anything else.

"No, no, that won't do."

"Put today's expenses on my tab; I'll have my secretary wire the money to you later."

"No, no, no, Young Master Zheng. If you say that, you aren't paying me, you're slapping me in the face."

Boss Ni waved his hands hurriedly.

Zheng Qian choosing his place was giving him tremendous face.

Luyuan Villa was the second-ranked hotel in all of Yezhou.

It was still overshadowed by Boss Han's Wangyue Island.

Why didn't Zheng Qian choose Wangyue Island, but chose him instead?

Was it to save a few bucks?

That was impossible!

Wasn't it just to give him a chance to network?

Boss Ni absolutely dared not take Zheng Qian's money!

Zheng Qian nodded.

If he didn't want the money, so be it.

If Boss Ni wanted to gain some face with him, that was fine.

When the opportunity arose, he would just return the favor.

"By the way, there's a friend outside celebrating his girlfriend's birthday. See if you have any tables and arrange one for him."

"Alright, alright, alright! Don't worry, Young Master Zheng, leave it to me!" Boss Ni agreed without hesitation.

Before leaving, Zheng Qian specifically instructed him not to tell Ruan Gaoyang that he was the one who arranged it.

Ruan Gaoyang didn't actually have any malice toward Zheng Qian.

What happened back in school was all in the past.

They were just kids; what did they know?

Ruan Gaoyang had only struck up a conversation with Zheng Qian earlier because he wanted to show off and boast in front of him.

"Brother Yang, do you really know President Zheng, the chairman of Qianhe Group?"

"Of course I do."

Ruan Gaoyang said firmly.

"Today is President Zheng's celebration banquet. Looking at the situation, they probably really don't have any extra tables."

"Let's go somewhere else."

Ruan Gaoyang didn't actually know any President Zheng; he had just been bragging earlier.

Now that he was about to get caught, he had to change locations quickly, or he would really be exposed.

"Yangyang, why haven't I heard you mention that you knew such a big shot before?"

Shang Yanni asked again.

This made Ruan Gaoyang flustered and irritated; he almost lost his cool.

"What the hell do you mean?"

"Do I have to tell you everyone I know?"

Ruan Gaoyang snapped.

The matter was supposed to be over, but who would have thought she would bring it up again with one sentence.

"No, no, no." Shang Yanni was scared by Ruan Gaoyang and waved her hands hurriedly. "That's not what I meant."

"That's not what you meant? Then what did you mean?"

"What kind of status do I have?"

"Is it strange to know President Zheng?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Yangyang is the best!"

Shang Yanni hurriedly tried to make up for it.

"Your father is an outstanding entrepreneur representative of Yezhou. It wouldn't surprise me if you knew the richest man in Yezhou, let alone President Zheng."

Ruan Gaoyang snorted coldly.

"Actually, I already sent a message to President Zheng earlier, telling him to have his staff squeeze in and free up a table for us."

"However, he hasn't replied yet. He's probably busy."

"Let's go somewhere else, let's go to Wangyue Island."

Just as the group was about to leave, Boss Ni walked out.

"Young Master Ruan?"

Boss Ni called out.

So the friend Zheng Qian mentioned was Ruan Gaoyang!

Ruan Gaoyang spent a lot at Luyuan Villa, and his father was an outstanding entrepreneur representative of Yezhou, so Boss Ni was familiar with both father and son.

However, Ruan Gaoyang didn't have much face here.

If he said there were no tables, then there were no tables.

If not for Zheng Qian's specific instructions, Boss Ni wouldn't have bothered with him.

Who would have thought that such an idle, incompetent rich kid actually knew a big shot like Zheng Qian.

The two were of similar age, and their relationship seemed quite good?

He dared not offend him.

"Young Master Ruan, where are you going?" Boss Ni stepped forward to catch up.

"Ah, it's Boss Ni."

"I was planning to celebrate my girlfriend's birthday, but you don't have any tables here, so I have to go somewhere else, don't I?"

There was some dissatisfaction in Ruan Gaoyang's tone.

He had spent quite a lot of money at Luyuan Villa, yet they wouldn't even open a queen room for him at a time like this. He had really lost face in front of Zheng Qian earlier.

Upon hearing about the girlfriend's birthday, Boss Ni was convinced that the friend Zheng Qian mentioned earlier was indeed Ruan Gaoyang.

Zheng Qian had specifically instructed him earlier not to let Ruan Gaoyang know that he was the one who gave the order.

Helping people without leaving a name like Zheng Qian did—this quality was truly rare.

No wonder he reached that position!

"Young Master Ruan, Qianhe Group calculated one extra table earlier, and there is just enough food for one table for you. I can open a queen room for you now, though there might be a few fewer dishes. Does that work for you?"

Ruan Gaoyang was stunned.

He had just said that he sent a message to the chairman of Qianhe Group, asking his employees to squeeze in and free up a table for them.

He didn't expect that just as he was about to leave, Boss Ni would catch up.

Shang Yanni and those few lackeys beside him looked at him with extremely worshipful gazes, which greatly satisfied Ruan Gaoyang's vanity.

"Wow, Brother Yang, you really do know President Zheng."

"Brother Yang, you are too amazing!"

"Hmph, don't you see who Yangyang is?" Shang Yanni said with her hands on her hips.

"Young Master Ruan, what do you think?"

Ruan Gaoyang thought that since things were so coincidental, and there was a chance to show off for free, why not take it?

Not only did he want to show off, he wanted to do it properly.

"Boss Ni, you should also know about my relationship with President Zheng."

"Do you think you can dismiss me with just a queen room?"

"President Zheng and his team are holding their celebration banquet in your hall. If you weren't giving me a private room, wasn't it just because you didn't have enough ingredients?"

"Open an emperor room for me; I can afford whatever it costs."

Ruan Gaoyang put on airs.

Boss Ni frowned, but in the end, he agreed.

The private room upstairs was empty; if Ruan Gaoyang wanted to go to the emperor room, let him.

There was no need to offend Ruan Gaoyang over such a small matter.

If he complained to Zheng Qian, it would be a loss that outweighed the gain.

Boss Ni was already convinced that Ruan Gaoyang and Zheng Qian had a very good relationship.

In reality, it was just a coincidence, a mere stroke of luck.

Ruan Gaoyang had no idea that Boss Ni was sent by Zheng Qian to open a table for him.

"Very well, Young Master Ruan. Let's not talk about money then. I'll open the emperor room for you, and I'll waive today's expenses as well. Does that work for you?"

Boss Ni felt that since he was doing a good deed, he might as well see it through to the end.

Having done things this way, surely nothing would go wrong.

Ruan Gaoyang was still a bit puzzled.

What was wrong with Boss Ni?

When did he become so respectful?

Why was he playing along with his showing off?

Thinking about it carefully, Ruan Gaoyang thought... it must be that his old man had topped up more money at Luyuan Villa again.

And he must have topped up quite a lot.

Otherwise, why would Boss Ni treat him with such an attitude?

He hadn't seen him flatter him like this usually.

Today, he even opened an emperor room for him without charging.

Forget it, no point thinking too much about it.

This meal, if it's free, why not eat it?

After entering the emperor room, Shang Yanni and the few lackeys were even more reverent toward him.