"Is the East Sea Villa that impressive?" Li Se couldn't help but mock.
"Oh, you look down on the East Sea Villa?" Zhou Hongyun actually laughed. This person driving a beat-up Volkswagen dared to mock the East Sea Villa. Where did he get such courage?
Huang Zhenguo and Zhu Manyin both frowned upon hearing this, looking at Li Se with disbelief. This guy didn't have much ability, but he had quite a temper.
"It's not that I look down on it, it's just that I think there's nothing to brag about," Li Se said calmly.
"This is truly a poor man's mindset," Zhou Hongyun sighed lightly. "You just feel I'm showing off. A villa is nothing to me, it's just a drop in the bucket. I'm talking about something incredibly ordinary, but to you, it sounds like bragging. Is there a need to brag? If I really wanted to show off, would I only show off one villa? It's just that you don't have one, so you think I'm bragging. Your perspective is too limited!"
"Hongyun is absolutely right," Zhu Manyin agreed readily. She looked at Li Se, and ultimately shook her head, very displeased.
Huang Zhenguo looked at Li Se and said in a commanding tone, "Just as Hongyun said, your perspective is indeed limited. Perhaps in your eyes, being able to drive a Volkswagen and run a clinic is already a small achievement. But in the eyes of many, this counts for nothing. The most important thing for a person is to recognize themselves."
"You're very right," Li Se agreed, which was rare.
"A teachable student!" Huang Zhenguo nodded slightly.
As they chatted, the group entered the restaurant in the sky garden. However, when the restaurant manager, Fang Chuwen, saw Li Se arrive, he was immediately startled and hesitant to look at him. He hadn't expected him to come again. He quickly asked the clerk beside him, "What kind of private room did they book?"
"Manager Fang, it's a regular private room," the clerk replied truthfully.
Bang!
Fang Chuwen angrily slammed the table and reprimanded, "Don't you have any discernment? Change them to the sky restaurant!"
"Ah, but this sky restaurant requires a month's advance booking..." the clerk said in surprise.
"Do as you're told! Also, bring out our most expensive red wine. Make sure they are served well!" Fang Chuwen instructed.
"Yes!" The clerk immediately nodded. Although she didn't know what had happened, she could tell that these people were not ordinary, otherwise, the manager wouldn't be so attentive.
The server who was leading Li Se and the others to the private room had a slight change in expression after receiving the call, and his attitude became much more respectful. He said, "Everyone, please follow me to the sky restaurant!"
"Sky restaurant?" Zhou Hongyun was taken aback.
"Yes, this was specially arranged by our manager," the server stated truthfully.
"What's so special about this sky restaurant?" Zhu Manyin inquired.
The server said, "Regardless of one's status, to dine in the sky restaurant, one must make a reservation a month in advance. However, you don't need to, you can use it directly!"
Zhu Manyin and Huang Zhenguo were also slightly surprised and couldn't help but look at Zhou Hongyun. They already knew about the sky garden restaurant. If what the server said was true, then Zhou Hongyun's influence was even greater than they had imagined.
"Hongyun, did you arrange this?" Zhu Manyin asked.
"Heh, the manager gave me face. I had already told him to be low-key, but I didn't expect him to arrange the sky restaurant for me." Zhou Hongyun was a bit bewildered himself, but since this opportunity to show off was presented, he wouldn't refuse. Moreover, he couldn't imagine who else it could be for if not him, considering the person driving a Volkswagen. It seemed impossible.
"Is it because of you?" Huang Shanshan asked with some disdain. She knew very well that it was because Li Se had the Dragon Card. It was likely that Fang Chuwen had seen it when they entered, which led to this arrangement.
"If not because of me, could it be because of him?" Zhou Hongyun retorted.
"Shanshan, you still think it's because of him?" Zhu Manyin shook her head. If this was because of Li Se, it would be a miracle.
Huang Shanshan was about to argue, but Li Se gently took her hand. These were all minor matters. He knew that Huang Shanshan hadn't seen her parents in a long time, and there was no need to argue over such trivial things.
Upon entering the sky restaurant, even Huang Zhenguo and Zhu Manyin were slightly awestruck. It truly lived up to its reputation as a luxury restaurant, requiring a month's advance reservation. This made the experience feel very worthwhile.
After ordering their dishes, Huang Zhenguo looked at Huang Shanshan and asked, "Shanshan, what are your plans for the future?"
Huang Shanshan didn't think much about it and directly replied, "Dad, I'm learning traditional Chinese medicine from Grandpa, so I just want to be a TCM doctor."
"Well, that's acceptable. I can arrange for you to join a good major hospital. You're new to the capital, and your parents have great confidence in your abilities. Although we've just returned to the country, we still have some influence. Which major hospital would you like to go to?" Huang Zhenguo asked.
"No, I just want to manage a clinic with Li Se," Huang Shanshan replied truthfully.
"Shanshan, why would you have such an idea?" Zhu Manyin was somewhat stunned. "I know you like him, but this is about your life. With your abilities, if you stay in a small clinic, how will you ever make a name for yourself in the future?"
"Shanshan, I think Auntie is right. Your medical skills should be fine. I can arrange for you to go to any major hospital you want. After all, my father is the vice president of the Western Medical Association," Zhou Hongyun added from the side.
"Oh, your father is the vice president of the association?" Li Se was startled. He suddenly felt like the world was a very small place.
"Of course!" Zhou Hongyun said with a smug and arrogant expression, paying little attention to Li Se. Instead, he looked at Zhu Manyin and Huang Zhenguo and said, "Uncle and Aunt, if you wish to join the Western Medical Association, I can have my father make the arrangements. It's just a matter of a word."
"Then thank you, Hongyun," Huang Zhenguo smiled. As expected, the gap between Li Se and Zhou Hongyun was truly immense, not even comparable.
Knock, knock, knock!
A knock sounded at the door. The server came in with the dishes, and also a bottle of red wine.
"This red wine is our most expensive, 'Prosperous Red.' It's not usually sold, and is specifically for hosting distinguished guests like yourselves," the server said respectfully.
"Prosperous Red? This bottle of red wine must be worth a million, right?" Huang Zhenguo recognized quality. He hadn't expected Zhou Hongyun to receive such attention at this sky garden restaurant, even being gifted a million-dollar bottle of wine.