Chapter 343 Feasting on the Rich
It was a man in a crisply tailored brown suit, his hair slicked back so smoothly that probably even a fly couldn't perch on it.
His suit was very well tailored, and although it wasn't handmade by a famous designer, it was definitely from a major brand.
He had been sitting quietly, but upon seeing Xia Qiuru approaching, he immediately stood up, his eyes uncontrollably bursting with intense light!
He had seen a photo of Xia Qiuru before and had thought she was very beautiful and perfect, but he hadn't expected that meeting her in person would shock him far more than the photo had.
"This woman will be my Yu Guangping's wife!"
The moment he saw Xia Qiuru, he said this to himself.
Xia Qiuru naturally felt the intense gaze from the other party, making her feel quite uncomfortable, and she couldn't help but frown slightly.
"Miss Xia, is it? I am Yu Guangping, very pleased to meet you."
Yu Guangping said, then extended a hand. Xia Qiuru hesitated briefly before also extending her hand; after all, this person was introduced by her own mother, so basic courtesy was necessary.
"Miss Xia, please take a seat."
Yu Guangping seemed very gentlemanly as he helped pull out a chair for Xia Qiuru. It was then that he noticed Su Chen standing by her side and asked with curiosity,
"And who might this be?"
"Oh, I forgot to introduce you, this is my boyfriend, Su Chen, who came with me this time."
Xia Qiuru warmly linked her arms with Su Chen's:
"I presume Mr. Yu wouldn't mind another person?"
"Of course not, please, have a seat."
Upon hearing this, a hint of coldness flashed through Yu Guangping's eyes, but it disappeared in an instant, and he quickly resumed a smiling demeanor.
Although the essence of Yu Guangping and Xia Qiuru's meeting was for matchmaking, the mediator had simply said to let the two youngsters meet to see if they could find some common ground.
Thus, upon hearing Xia Qiuru had a boyfriend, Yu Guangping was somewhat angry, but it wasn't appropriate to say much.
If it had been another girl, Yu Guangping might have let it go, but the first time he saw Xia Qiuru, he was completely stunned and convinced that this woman was his!
And he saw that Su Chen was merely dressed in employee attire, at best a mid-to-high level corporate leader; how could that compare with his status as a boss?
Even though his own company was just a small enterprise worth thirty or forty million, it was evidently much stronger than this man!
Besides, he considered himself quite handsome, and he was quite confident in his looks.
Perhaps this man had the advantage of proximity, but he believed that once Xia Qiuru recognized his merits, she would surely change her mind; aren't modern girls all like that?
Su Chen casually glanced at the man named Yu Guangping, his lips curling into a faint, intermittent smile.
"Su Chen, let's sit."
Xia Qiuru took Su Chen's hand and sat down, not in the chair that Yu Guangping had pulled out, but in another chair next to it.
Since the chair Yu Guangping pulled out was directly opposite him, she had Su Chen sit there.
Seeing this, Yu Guangping's mouth twitched involuntarily, but he still managed to suppress his anger and sat down opposite Su Chen.
At this moment, a waiter came over and asked if they were ready to order.
"Let's start with the lady first!"
Yu Guangping smiled lightly, showing off what he thought was a very cultured smile.@@novelbin@@
Little did he know, the brighter his smile was, the more Xia Qiuru felt that this man was up to no good.
When Xia Qiuru saw Yu Guangping handing her the menu, about to decline, Su Mo suddenly grabbed it from her:
"I haven't had Western food before, today is a great opportunity to enjoy Mr. Yu's generosity."
"Then I'll just order something random, Mr. Yu surely won't mind."
Su Chen revealed a grin that just begged for a punch, at least in Yu Guangping's eyes.
"Of course not, Mr. Su, feel free."
Yu Guangping said, though internally he cursed that the lad had no class whatsoever.
"I saw in the movies, they always mention truffles, foie gras, and caviar as the three great delicacies of the world, let's start with one of each." Discover more content at My Virtual Library Empire
Su Chen said, looking utterly inexperienced.
"Oh, for the truffles, it has to be white truffles from Alba town in northern Italy, the foie gras must be whole foie gras, and the caviar has to come from wild sturgeons in the Caspian Sea."
Su Chen told the nearby waiter.
The waiter had a baffled look on his face, as he didn't know much about what Su Chen mentioned, but he still carefully noted down Su Chen's requests.
"Mr. Su seems very familiar with Western cuisine!"
Yu Guangping asked in surprise, since he was unfamiliar with some of the items mentioned as well.
For instance, truffles, he only knew white truffles and black truffles, knew that white truffles were called 'white diamonds' and were more expensive than black truffles, but didn't know why it specifically needed to be from Alba town in northern Italy.
He knew that whole foie gras was the high grade, but was clueless as to why the caviar had to be from wild Caspian sturgeons.
"This kid can't be playing dumb to bait me, could he?"
A nearly unbelievable thought popped into Yu Guangping's mind, but as soon as he saw Su Mo's ordinary employee outfit, he dismissed the idea immediately.
Xia Qiuru also looked surprised at Su Chen after hearing Yu Guangping's question. Although she was somewhat familiar with Western cuisine, she hadn't really heard about the specifics that Su Chen mentioned.
Seeing both of them looking at him strangely, Su Chen touched his nose and said sheepishly:
"I just like watching foreign movies, I learned these from them. Normally I can't afford them, but today since Mr. Yu is treating, I should seize the opportunity."
"I guess I was overthinking it."
Yu Guangping thought to himself, while Xia Qiuru gave him a skeptical glance, somewhat disbelieving his words.
Next, Su Chen went on to order tuna, morel mushrooms, lobster, top-grade beef, and other top-tier ingredients.
Although Yu Guangping considered himself financially carefree, he couldn't help but cringe as this fella listed off the dishes.
This guy really thinks he's at a rich man's feast!
Xia Qiuru found Su Chen's behavior amusing and kind of adorable.
"Oh, and the wine, don't they always talk about '82 Lafite in movies? Let's take five bottles then," Su Chen said casually.
"Mr. Su, we can't drink that much," Yu Guangping couldn't help but say.
"We'll drink two bottles, and I'll take the other three back home, it's rare that Mr. Yu is treating!" Su Chen glanced at Liu Feng and said, "Mr. Yu wouldn't mind parting with that little money, would he?"
"How could I? Of course, it's possible."
Yu Guangping managed to squeeze out a smile, though inside he wished nothing more than to dismember this infuriating fellow!
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