Chapter 110 The Gathering at Longteng Hotel

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Zhang Xiaoxue didn't answer, merely nodding meekly. She had wanted Xia Liu to accompany her, but then she thought better of it. She couldn't show such vulnerability in front of him! Soon, the two arrived at the Longteng Hotel parking lot. It turned out the high school reunion organized by Zhang Xiaoxue's classmates was quite impressive, with a banner hanging at the hotel entrance. Warm celebration of the County High School Class of '06 reunion. Xia Liu had learned that hanging a banner at the hotel cost twenty thousand yuan. It seemed like those classmates were doing quite well for themselves. But hey, our classmate Zhang Xiaoxue wasn't doing too badly herself. Xia Liu had entrusted her with the financial management of Osmanthus Village; she could take as much money as she wanted. Unfortunately, this girl didn't leave the village much, even if she bought clothes, she always picked the cheap ones. Even if she were given ten million, she might not be able to spend it all in several years, maybe even a decade. At that moment, the hotel lobby was bustling and noisy. The classmates carried themselves with a certain pride, choosing to set their tables in the corner of the hall. Though they were behind a screen, it was still obvious that this was a gathering of financially well-off individuals. How should I put it, anyone who holds a reunion at Longteng Hotel and hangs a banner is either rich or powerful. And since there were other guests in the lobby, they undoubtedly attracted a lot of attention. Xia Liu glanced over and saw that behind the simple screen, there were about twenty people seated at one big table. Fewer boys, more girls, which might be the case elsewhere too. This group had graduated or been working for a few years; if they weren't doing well, upon hearing the reunion was at Longteng Hotel, who without a decent amount of money would dare to come? It was different for the girls; young as they were, that in itself was capital. They wouldn't feel out of place anywhere. Due to the layout, Xia Liu sat on a slightly elevated platform, with Zhang Xiaoxue's table directly below. "Chairman, are you here to dine today, or to inspect the work?" Ye Ming spotted Xia Liu seated at a small table and hurried over to greet him. "You could say I'm here to eat. I'm very reassured with you managing the hotel," Xia Liu said with a smile. "Hehe, what would you like to eat? I'll go have the kitchen prepare something." "No need for now, you don't have to mind me. I'll order something when I'm hungry." Ye Ming didn't say anything more, but his interest was piqued as he followed Xia Liu's gaze down to the large table below. "Chairman, is that girl the one from the photo?" Ye Ming asked, pointing to the business license hanging above the reception desk's wall. "Yes, Xiaoxue is here attending a class reunion today. I'm concerned, so I'm here to keep an eye on things," Xia Liu didn't hide. Today, he had been thinking of telling Zhang Xiaoxue about the hotel's matters, and when the time came, he could also hear her opinion, whether to come here to learn management, or to continue bookkeeping in the village. Ye Ming chuckled good-humoredly; he said he had guessed right, it looked like the hotel was going to be lively again today. "Wow! Zhang Xiaoxue, you've become so beautiful after all these years!" "Right, we classmates must have missed seeing each other. This change is truly enviable." At the big table, several women gathered around Zhang Xiaoxue, continuously showering her with compliments. Not just these classmates, but even the guests who were eating couldn't help but be startled. It was hard for them to imagine that, in this kind of county town, there could be such a beautiful woman! "Hehe, you two, Moli and Xiangcao, are very pretty as well," Zhang Xiaoxue responded quite naturally. "Ah, we're far from comparing to you," said the girl called Moli, shaking her head helplessly. "Hehe, what's the use of looking good. Back then, our classmate Zhang Xiaoxue was admitted to one of the top five universities in the country with excellent grades, but what happened? She dropped out mid-way..." While Zhang Xiaoxue and Moli were joking around, a woman with heavy makeup looked over scornfully. "Guo Yu is right, I heard that Zhang Xiaoxue dropped out of school back then because her family couldn't afford it." Lu Fei saw her best friend Guo Yu mocking Zhang Xiaoxue and she didn't sit idly by, quickly jumping on the bandwagon. "Guo Yu, Lu Fei, you're just jealous of Xiaoxue's beauty!" Whether it was during school or after graduation, Moli never liked the attitudes of these two women. Now, they were ridiculing Zhang Xiaoxue. Clearly, because they couldn't match her beauty, they resorted to using family backgrounds to bully her, which was simply disgraceful! The boys sitting at the table were all silent, sensing that this was a war. A powerful war organized by women. "Moli, what they are saying is true, don't hurt our classmates' friendship for my sake." Just as Moli was about to continue speaking, Zhang Xiaoxue held her back. "Hehe, actually, neither Guo Yu nor I went to university, so it's no big deal not to study," Guo Yu said indifferently while fixing her red nails. "I've also heard about it, after you stopped studying, you've always been in the village, which must have been hard on you, especially since your home is in the countryside." "Guo Yu! Xiaoxue's home is in the countryside, but the air there is fresher than anywhere else. I'm sure that the people of her village must be very harmonious!" At this point, Xiangcao couldn't listen any longer; she had been good friends with Zhang Xiaoxue since high school. She had just graduated from university this year and had heard about some things happening to her good sister, so she was even less tolerant of others bullying her. "Tsk, no matter how beautiful she is, she is still just a village girl in the end." Seeing Xiangcao's complexion roil with anger, Guo Yu glanced up, not wanting to continue the argument. "Hehe, you city people are so impressive, okay then." Xiangcao's family background was quite good, with her father being a public servant in the county town and her mother running a small business. Compared to Guo Yu, that was very commendable. But when it came to character and quality, Guo Yu was simply shameful. "What a lively scene, everyone has arrived! I've just gone and brought back a case of aged liquor; we've got to celebrate properly today." Just as the standoff continued, a man wearing a suit walked over with a few bottles of liquor. Following him were two other men, both holding boxes filled with bottles. "Liang Song, you finally made it. We're almost starving to death!" Seeing Liang Song coming, Guo Yu said coquettishly. "Hehe, didn't I tell you all to order the dishes first?" said Liang Song, his gaze locked onto Zhang Xiaoxue: "This is... Zhang Xiaoxue?" "Liang Song, you've got a good eye, she's indeed our beautiful classmate Zhang Xiaoxue." Xiangcao, who usually had some contact with Liang Song, took the initiative to take Zhang Xiaoxue by the hand and introduce her. "Pfft! This is just too unbelievable; Zhang Xiaoxue was so little back then, and now she's turned into such a beautiful woman!" Liang Song kept sizing up Zhang Xiaoxue. "Hehe, I remember you, Liang Song; you dropped out in the second half of our senior year in high school. It seems like you've done quite well for yourself." After hearing a bit from Xiangcao, Zhang Xiaoxue finally recalled this classmate who had changed quite a bit.

Chapter 110 The Gathering at Longteng Hotel

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