Chapter 441 Night Bar
Hei Hu looked at Chen Xuan's expression, his face full of worry, and said cautiously, "Mr. Chen, I don't have much business acumen. If he's not around me, I'm afraid I won't be able to handle things for you."
He found this person very useful and could help him gain favor in front of Chen Xuan. He was reluctant to give him away.
"Don't worry, Jiangzhou is my base, I won't snatch people from you."
Chen Xuan said with a smile, but his smile had the aura of a smiling tiger.
Hei Hu was relieved.
Mr. Chen is a man of his word, how could he go back on his promise?
"By the way, Hei Hu, I admire the person you mentioned. Bring him to meet me another day."
Chen Xuan said casually, but it made Hei Hu's eyes widen instantly.
Mr. Chen, you just said you wouldn't snatch people from him.
But in front of Chen Xuan, who could Hei Hu reason with?
"You don't want to?"
"I... I do!" Hei Hu was on the verge of tears.
"Alright, you can go down now."
Chen Xuan waved his hand.
Hei Hu left with a pained expression.
Refusing the escort of the Huang family, Chen Xuan informed them that he would arrive at the underground boxing ring on time at 8 PM!
Then, Chen Xuan took a taxi to Weishui Town.
"Driver, what's fun in Weishui Town?"
Sitting in the taxi, Chen Xuan asked the taxi driver, who looked about forty to fifty years old.
"Young man, our Weishui Town is most famous for its Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, with circuses, sugar figurine makers, and everything else. And today there's a grand boxing match, which is a great occasion. I heard many wealthy people are coming."
"There are also many beautiful single girls at the temple fair. If you're lucky, you might even find a girlfriend."
The driver said with a smile in the taxi.
This driver was very talkative, and always had a gentle smile on his face.
Chen Xuan smiled, "It's a pity I'm already engaged."
The driver swallowed and glanced at Chen Xuan, mumbling, "Is it that easy to find a wife these days? That shouldn't be right."
In modern society, is it really that easy to find a wife?
When they arrived in Weishui Town, Chen Xuan got out of the taxi and was stunned by the scene.
The streets were paved with bluestone, and they were crowded with people. On the sides, there were vendors selling candied hawthorn, sugar figurines, ring toss games, and lantern riddles... everything you could imagine.
Just as the driver had said, there were indeed quite a few beautiful girls on this street, all looking good. Many of them were an eight out of ten, which was already quite high.
With some rare leisure time, Chen Xuan strolled along with his hands behind his back. However, after only a few steps, a crisp, bell-like laughter suddenly rang out.
"Chen Xuan! Chen Xuan!"
Chen Xuan raised his eyebrows and looked in the direction of the sound.
From afar, he saw a graceful figure waving vigorously at him, her fair and tender face radiating a brilliant smile.
Today, Jiang Yarou was wearing a white down jacket, with flesh-colored leggings and a simple and elegant plaid skirt, paired with a pair of coffee-colored combat boots.
Beside her, her sister Jiang Ling was still in her professional attire, but she had put on a black down jacket, seeming a bit cold, rubbing her hands vigorously, and her eyebrows were slightly frosty.
Besides the two sisters, Jiang Yarou's boyfriend, Li Wei, was trailing behind them.
Upon seeing Chen Xuan, Li Wei's expression was not very pleasant, and his eyes shot out hostile glances.
Chen Xuan did not expect to meet them here. He waved and greeted them, "Hello, nice to meet you again."
"Yes, at first, I thought I saw wrong, but I didn't expect it to be you. We are too fated," Jiang Yarou giggled.
"It's really like a ghost haunting us, how can we meet even here!"
Li Wei complained in a low voice, his eyes full of jealousy.
His voice was very low, but how could it escape Chen Xuan's ears?
Chen Xuan, Li Wei, and Jiang Ling also exchanged greetings. Although Li Wei was jealous, he did not show it too obviously. Jiang Ling, on the other hand, remained frosty, as if everyone owed her a million dollars.
Afterward, at Jiang Yarou's invitation, Chen Xuan and Jiang Yarou's group went sightseeing in Weishui Town together.
However, Jiang Yarou's elder sister, Jiang Ling, was very assertive, and most of the time they followed Jiang Ling's lead, going wherever she said they should go. Chen Xuan had no particular ideas either, so he just followed along.
As evening approached, Chen Xuan followed them to the Night Bar.
However, since Chen Xuan had followed them in, he hadn't noticed the name of the bar.
As soon as they entered the bar, Jiang Ling disappeared, and they didn't know what she was going to do. The three of them found a booth and sat down.
As soon as they sat down in the booth, Li Wei's eyes darted around, and he shouted, "Waiter, waiter!"
"You have to speak loudly here, otherwise, they'll think you're incompetent and no one will come to serve you for a long time."
Then, Li Wei said to Chen Xuan in a lecturing tone, trying to make himself seem superior to Chen Xuan, and essentially trying to put Chen Xuan down.
Chen Xuan guessed Li Wei's intentions and simply nodded.
"Sir, what would you like to order?"
Soon, a female server wearing black stockings, a white shirt, and a bow tie walked over and handed them the menu.
"As expected of the Night Bar, a glass of beer costs tens of yuan. If it's some red wine, the most ordinary ones cost thousands of yuan, the cheapest ones cost tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands."
Li Wei took the menu, looked at the drinks section, and secretly clicked his tongue.
The consumption level and prices here were not low compared to those in the provincial capital, and in fact, were even higher.
However, with his income, he could still afford to show off, and besides, he absolutely couldn't back down in front of Chen Xuan.
Li Wei, acting as if he knew everything, lectured Chen Xuan eloquently:
"This is the Night Bar. Don't think it's cheap just because it's in Weishui Town. There are no shortage of famous wines here, and it's a place many big shots frequent. Who owns this hotel, I can't recall for a moment, but I heard they are quite influential in Jiangzhou."
Then Li Wei closed the menu and deliberately said, "Chen Xuan, you probably only earn a few thousand yuan a month at most. You probably can't afford this round of drinks. Let me treat you."
"Night Bar?"
Chen Xuan was taken aback and only then realized, "You mean Ma Kunshan's Night Bar?"
"Yes, it's Ma Kunshan! That's quite a significant figure!" Li Wei realized.
Chen Xuan said calmly, "Then let's drink to our heart's content. I'll treat this round."
"You're treating?"
Jiang Yarou was slightly taken aback, parted her red lips, and looked at Chen Xuan in surprise.
Li Wei saw Jiang Yarou's expression and sneered, "You're treating? Can you afford it? See that bottle of '82 Lafite? It costs at least over two hundred thousand yuan. I'm afraid your annual salary isn't enough."
He opened the menu and pointed to the most expensive bottle of red wine.
"Only over two hundred thousand? Then let's have two bottles first," Chen Xuan said calmly.
Li Wei was stunned and looked at Chen Xuan in surprise. Jiang Yarou was also incredulous.
Li Wei's mind raced, and he said with a sinister smile, "Since Mr. Chen wants to save face, I'll naturally give you this opportunity. You treat if you want to treat, but don't come looking for me if you can't pay the bill later."
Jiang Yarou kindly said, "Chen Xuan, forget it. How about we split the bill?"
"No need," Chen Xuan waved his hand.
"Yarou, don't stop our Young Master Chen from paying the bill," Li Wei said with a smirk.
Jiang Yarou was anxious. Chen Xuan was just from the countryside and worked in the city. How could he have so much money?