Chapter 900: Chapter 899: MM Ji Restaurant’s Boss Personally Receives?
He still looked defeated and withdrawn, standing at the restaurant entrance, silently smoking half a cigarette before going in.
This was Lu Xinnuan’s idea. She believed the more people supporting her, the greater the pressure on Lu Mian. She even thought of inviting her uncle and aunt along.
But on second thought, given that so of her industry friends would be present today, her uncle’s family wasn’t too presentable, so she decided against it.
Lu Xinnuan graciously explained the situation to the front desk staff.
“My uncle Fu Yu is quite familiar with your boss. Could you arrange a large table for us?” Her tone carried an air of condescension and pride.
The staff checked the reservation book and found Fu Yu’s na marked with a special symbol, imdiately understanding the significance.
“Sir, madam, miss, please follow .”
The staff indeed arranged a larger booth for them on the ground floor, in a public area. The seat was by the window, with a tasteful curtain as a divider — considered a premium spot.
Lu Xinnuan was already very satisfied with this arrangent.
After all, there were people who couldn’t even reserve a regular booth.
“I didn’t expect your uncle to be doing so well these years.” Fu Man looked around the exquisitely designed, high-end establishnt, marveling aloud.
“Yeah. If only Lu Mian weren’t around…” Lu Xinnuan muttered softly.
Just as she was speaking, Xue Lu, Li Aiqi, and the second-place winner of “The Voice of the Best,” Wen Hua, along with fourth-place Hong ilin and fifth-place Xiaojing, entered the restaurant as a group.
These people were wearing masks, radiating youth and charm, attracting plenty of attention.
Lu Xinnuan spotted them imdiately and stood up to wave.
Xue Lu and the others quickly lowered their heads, covering their faces as they headed toward the booth.
“Xinnuan, you reserved such a great spot? I was worried about sitting in the open booths over there in case soone took pictures of us.”
Lu Xinnuan smiled and invited them to sit. “It’s nothing.”
The girls greeted Fu Man and Lu Zhizhai before chattering away. So took selfies while others updated their social dia.
Coming to a place like this without checking in — isn’t that just wasting the experience?
Lu Xinnuan shook her head. She frequented places like this and didn’t consider herself as inexperienced as these girls.
Soon, Fu Yu arrived.
At the sa ti, Yuren erged from the kitchen and, seeing Fu Yu entering, quickly strode forward to greet him personally.
“Mr. Fu, we et again. Do you rember ? Yuren.”
Yuren extended his hand, and Fu Yu, slightly flattered, quickly returned the gesture with polite enthusiasm.
He couldn’t help but wonder if it was his imagination. The owner of MM Ji seed to treat him unusually well…
Last ti, they even gave him a 90% discount!
“Mr. Yu, of course I rember you. Please don’t bother yourself with ; just take care of your business.”
Fu Yu couldn’t figure it out and felt a bit awkward causing trouble for Yuren, so he glanced around the entrance area and soon spotted Lu Xinnuan and Fu Man.
“The table I reserved is over there. I’ll head over now.” Fu Yu was about to walk to the booth.
Yuren glanced in that direction and frowned slightly.
He looked serious as he approached the front desk staff. “The table Mr. Fu reserved isn’t there; move him to the best private room.”
“Huh?” The staff looked up, startled, realizing their boss was both serious and deliberate, nodding quickly. “Got it, I’ll fix it right away.”
“From now on, any table Mr. Fu reserves should always be moved to Room One.”
“…Understood.”
The staff, slightly shaken, hurried to make the changes, then looked up again to find their boss was already personally escorting Mr. Fu.
Shocked and confused, they exchanged thoughts with a colleague beside them. “Who is this Mr. Fu exactly? Is he friends with the boss?”
anwhile, Lu Xinnuan also noticed the commotion over at the front desk.
“Mom, Dad, Uncle is here and talking with the owner.” While she ntioned Fu Yu in passing, she was clearly flaunting their connection.
Predictably, this sparked more envy from the other girls.
“Nuannuan, does that an you can co here whenever you want?”
“Not really.” Lu Xinnuan flashed a faint smile, pretending to be nonchalant.
As Yuren and Fu Yu walked closer, the girls grew increasingly excited.
“Oh my gosh, the owner himself is here!”
“He’s so handso and charming! My ideal mature man!”
“The key point is, he personally escorted Xinnuan’s uncle over — what kind of prestige is that!”
As Yuren approached, he was able to discern every guest at the table. Surprised to realize it was the Lu Family, he thought for a mont before casually asking, “Mr. Fu, is Miss Lu Mian joining us as well?”
“Hey, how do you know Mianmian?”
“We’re friends.”
“Oh, I see.” Fu Yu chuckled as a realization dawned upon him. Now he understood why the owner treated him specially — Yuren was friends with Mianmian. Ultimately, he was benefiting from Mianmian’s connections. “She’ll be here today as well.”
“Got it.”
As they exchanged words, the two n arrived at the table.
Yuren slightly bowed. “Apologies, everyone. Please follow upstairs to the private room.”
“Xinnuan, what’s going on here?”
The girls were baffled.
Fu Man and Lu Zhizhai couldn’t interject and simply looked at Fu Yu.
Fu Yu explained, “I’ll clarify later. Let’s head upstairs first.”
The group followed him upstairs, pleasantly surprised. Compared to the public area downstairs, the private rooms upstairs were far quieter and more luxurious.
Xue Lu and Li Aiqi clustered around Lu Xinnuan, whispering praises about her family’s extensive connections.
Lu Xinnuan hadn’t expected her uncle to be this capable either.
Montarily swept up in the complints, she felt a bit light-headed. In Jinjing, having such connections and reaching this level was truly no easy feat.
After everyone settled in.
Lu Xinnuan decided to show off, gracefully flipping open the nu at the center of the round table. “Go ahead and pick sothing you’d like to eat.”
Fu Man warmly chid in, “Yes, order whatever you want!”
Li Aiqi hesitated. “Lu Xinnuan, should we wait for your sister to arrive and order together?”
Ah, yes, Lu Mian wasn’t here yet.
But no one had thought of her until now.
The only person concerned about Lu Mian was Fu Yu, who was currently talking to Yuren and not focused on the ordering.
Lu Xinnuan smiled awkwardly, “It’s fine, we can order first. If my sister arrives later, we can just add to the order.”
The girls felt a little awkward but didn’t say much.
Xue Lu flipped through the nu hesitantly, unsure of what to choose. “Xinnuan, what dishes are good here at MM Ji?”
“I think most of them are fine. How about ordering so signature dishes?”
Looking experienced, Lu Xinnuan didn’t need the nu as she interrupted Fu Yu and Yuren’s conversation.
She snapped her fingers and said to Yuren, “Boss, could you send out all your signature dishes? Oh, and our family likes spicy food, so please add extra chili.”
Yuren frowned slightly.
Fu Yu’s expression darkened as well.
They both knew that Lu Mian preferred mild flavors and didn’t like spicy food.
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