Chapter 329 - 144: One More! One for Each Person

Chapter 329: Chapter 144: One More! One for Each Person

"All my daily runs were for nothing... How can climbing nineteen floors be this exhausting?"

Duoduo stood at the entrance, her body limp and her forehead feverish. If she hadn’t stopped to rest on every floor, her makeup would have been completely ruined.

"Well, we’re here now. Let’s just go in and see," Zhang Jiayi said, starting to feel a pang of regret.

’Ever since I decided on eating at Delicious, not a single thing has gone right!’

’We had to climb nineteen floors just to get to the restaurant. Is the owner just a pretty face with nothing else to offer besides his looks?’

’He can’t even be bothered to fix a small problem like this?’

’I spent twenty thousand yuan on this meal!’

With her three best friends right there, Zhang Jiayi couldn’t very well lose her temper. Complaining now would be like slapping her own face, so she could only bite the bullet and press on.

The four of them rested by the door for a while.

Duoduo looked at the photos on the wall.

"What are these photos? He’s shaking hands with some old folks, and he actually hung the pictures on the wall?"

Zhang Jiayi stared at them for a long moment as well. "They’re probably someone famous, but I don’t recognize them."

The woman in the blue dress, who had come along with them, also stared at the photos for a long time. "Duoduo, doesn’t that old woman look a little familiar?"

"Familiar?" Duoduo stared at it again, certain she had never met the woman before. "No way. I rarely hang out with anyone that old."

"No! We’ve definitely seen her before. Let me think!" ℴ

The more she looked, the more familiar the face became. Zhou Ya, the one in the blue dress, frowned. She felt like the answer was on the tip of her tongue, but she just couldn’t place it.

Just then, Jiang Lan, who was wearing yoga pants and a sports tank, stomped her foot. "Duoduo! Open up that livestream again! Didn’t we just see those two on Sweet’s stream a minute ago?"

Looking puzzled, Duoduo opened her phone. It was the Douyin event they had been watching in the car. The "Beijing Circle socialite," Sweet, currently had her camera pointed at the event stage and was whispering to her fans in the stream.

"See that? Besides a few streamers with tens of millions of followers, we’ve also got some real heavy-hitters here today!"

"The one sitting in the middle of the judges’ panel is Teacher Cui, the head chef of Lu Cuisine at the Capital City International Hotel. Even if I wanted a meal personally cooked by her, I’d have to book it weeks in advance!"

"The one next to her is Teacher Lu, a Master of Hubei Cuisine. She’s also a National Banquet Chef. It’s not easy to get a chance to see these two masters!"

Hearing Sweet’s commentary on the livestream, the four girls were stunned. They looked at the two elderly women on the screen, then glanced back up at the photos on the wall.

"Whoa!" Duoduo held her phone right up to the photo to compare them side-by-side. "Oh my god! It’s really them!"

"Whoa... So you’re saying those two judges at the event, both National Banquet Chefs, have been to Meiweilai Company?"

"Not only have they been here, but they even gave the owner a thumbs-up! Look at this picture!"

There weren’t many photos hanging on the wall.

There was one photo of Teacher Lu with the owner, and another group photo of Master Cui, Teacher Lu, and the owner.

Then there was a large group shot of them with a big crowd of people.

But in every single photo, without exception, the handsome owner of the company was standing in the absolute center!

And everyone next to him was giving him a thumbs-up.

As socialites who frequently attended all sorts of events, they knew better than anyone what it meant to stand in the center of a photo with such prominent figures.

"Maybe we underestimated the owner. By the way, what’s his name?"

Zhang Jiayi thought for a moment. "I think his name is Su Chen. I remember their manager mentioning it on WeChat."

"Alright, let’s go. Let’s head inside and check it out." Duoduo took charge like a big sister and led the other three in.

Just like everyone else visiting Meiweilai Company for the first time, they were taken aback by the interior.

"This is probably just the office area. The dining room must be on another floor," Zhang Jiayi said, trying to rationalize it.

"Either way, Boss Su is definitely more than he seems," Duoduo said, now almost completely convinced.

After all, those two were chefs that even a socialite like Sweet had to book weeks in advance. For people of their stature to be giving Boss Su a thumbs-up definitely meant something.

Meanwhile, Su Chen and Chen the Eighth had already completed all their preparations half an hour ago.

At that moment, all of Meiweilai’s employees were gathered in the cafeteria.

"They’re here, they’re here!"

"Damn! Look at all the beauties. It must be nice to be rich. Even their dresses look expensive!"

"Heh heh, Shuting, every one of those four is just as gorgeous as you," Bai Xiaobo teased.

He Shuting jabbed him with her elbow. "What do you know! My beauty is versatile, I look good with or without makeup. What they have... that’s..."

She struggled for a moment, unable to find the word, when Su Chen, standing behind her, chimed in, "Time to greet our guests."

According to the original plan, He Shuting was supposed to greet them, but it was clear her looks were about to be outshone.

So, Su Chen had Ling Shuyu go greet them instead.

After all, President Ling wasn’t competing on a superficial level like looks. She played in a completely different league: pure class.

She just had to stand there, and it wouldn’t matter what kind of flashy siren was in the room—they would all be intimidated into submission.

Ling Shuyu’s attire looked elegant and carefully chosen, but in reality, she had just casually thrown it together.

She and Su Chen had one thing in common: their closets were full of clothes, but there wasn’t much variety. They owned a dozen or so outfits that were all nearly identical in style.