Chapter 52: Article 47 The First Mixer
After walking for almost ten minutes, the group finally arrived at the Toronto buffet restaurant, a place considered a luxury for students with an average cost of 99 per person. The restaurant’s decor was indeed impressive. Among the eight people, many were visiting for the first time, including Zhou Yuwen, who had recently come to study from a small town.
Chang Hao, on the other hand, was already familiar with the place. He went straight to the counter and chatted with the cashier about a phone reservation he had made for eight people. The manager asked if it was Mr. Chang?
"Yes, it is."
"Oh, good, please follow me."
A dedicated waiter led Chang Hao and the rest to a prepared eight-person long dining table. The decoration of Toronto was quite decent. People who frequently visit large malls in the future might not think much of it, but for at least Li Qiang, who was visiting such a restaurant for the first time, it was overwhelming. He wondered how much it would all cost.
Putting the cost aside for a moment, he rushed to snap a couple of photos to post on his QQ space, to at least show off to his high school friends.
The waiter left after leading them to the table, asking Chang Hao before leaving if they wanted any drinks, as they charge separately for beverages. Chang Hao, of course, declined.
So the waiter left.
Watching Li Qiang continuously taking photos, Zhou Yuwen and the others didn’t say much. Neither he nor Su Qing would have come to Toronto if it weren’t for their experiences in the future.
Moreover, in their previous life, their first social gathering wasn’t at Toronto but at a buffet that cost 49. Somehow in this life, Chang Hao had changed his ways.
With such big spending, he might actually have a chance to pursue Zheng Yanyan.
Could it be that he had also been reborn?
"Don’t just sit there. Let’s get some food. It’s a buffet, you can take whatever you want," Chang Hao said with a smile, looking quite experienced.
Li Qiang asked, "Can we really take anything we want?"
Chang Hao covered his mouth, "Of course, why else would it be called a buffet?"
Hearing this, Li Qiang was delighted and quickly asked Shen Yu, "Shen Yu, what do you want to eat? I’ll get it for you."
Shen Yu replied, "Um, no need, I can get it myself."
The eight of them went to get their food. Shen Yu went along with Lu Lin, chatting and laughing together. It seemed like Lu Lin was teasing Shen Yu about Li Qiang, prompting Shen Yu to roll her eyes at her.
Chang Hao naturally stuck close to Zheng Yanyan, asking her what she wanted to eat and getting it for her.
Zheng Yanyan didn’t refuse his offer. After all, Chang Hao had already spent five or six hundred, how could she not give him that much face?
Su Qing followed Zhou Yuwen.
Although Zhou Yuwen refused, his ex-wife insisted on staying with him.
Zhou Yuwen, feeling helpless, asked her why she was following him.
"Zhou Yuwen, Chang Hao said that woman wasn’t really your girlfriend—is that true?" Su Qing was just genuinely curious about this.
Zhou Yuwen, annoyed by Chang Hao’s blabbering, straightforwardly admitted that she indeed was not his girlfriend.
"Then why did you lie to me?" Su Qing said, feeling aggrieved.
"Because I don’t want to date, you keep pestering me, and I really have no plans for a relationship," Zhou Yuwen said helplessly.
"You weren’t like this before."
"Were we close before?" Zhou Yuwen asked.
Su Qing just looked at Zhou Yuwen without saying anything.
Alright, Zhou Yuwen couldn’t stand the look in Su Qing’s eyes.
"I’m not saying we have to date, can we just be normal friends?" Su Qing asked.
"Why do you keep pestering me, sister?"
Su Qing looked deeply at Zhou Yuwen, and she asked him, "Do you believe in past and present lives?"
"?" Zhou Yuwen was curious.
Su Qing told Zhou Yuwen that she had a very long dream where she was a princess, and she had a Guardian Knight who lost his life protecting her.
And this Guardian Knight looked exactly like Zhou Yuwen.
"???" Zhou Yuwen was baffled and couldn’t believe what Su Qing was telling him.
But Su Qing spoke very seriously, as if she had truly had such a dream.
"You might as well say, in our past life we were married, and then due to a mistaken extended sunlight, you were reborn and that’s why you’re clinging to me!" Zhou Yuwen said speechlessly.
"???" Su Qing was also baffled.
"What, did I guess right?"
"No, no, how could that be possible!" Su Qing’s pretty face turned a bit red.
Li Qiang originally wanted to follow Shen Yu, but having no luck there, he had to go with Lu Yuhang to order something to eat. For Li Qiang, the décor of Toronto indeed could be considered lavish.
But when he found out that the buffet at Toronto was 99 yuan per person, his face immediately turned dark, "What? 99 per person for this restaurant?"
"You didn’t know?" Lu Yuhang was curious.
"No, it’s not that." Li Qiang’s heart was bleeding, and thereafter Li Qiang could no longer think about Shen Yu, and began grabbing food nonstop, Damn! 100 bucks, his weekly allowance!
He had to make it worth it.
Damn, that damn Chang Hao, knowing to invite Zhou Yuwen for a meal and not inviting himself, just looking down on people, damn it!
The girls actually ate very little, with little appetite for the array of foods, they just ordered some simple items, and Zhou Yuwen also ordered some small cakes and fruits.
There was no way around it, since Su Qing was always following him, Zhou Yuwen would definitely get her some food, that’s basic manners from a man, alright. Seeing Zhou Yuwen still remember her, Su Qing felt sweet as if coated in honey, and she thought this was a great start. She shouldn’t rush into a romantic relationship with Zhou Yuwen but instead simply stay friends.
That’s why Su Qing and Zhou Yuwen talked a lot.
Zhou Yuwen, however, responded sporadically. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
With eight people each taking a bit, the table already had a decent amount of food, and since Li Qiang found out about the 100 yuan per person, he followed the principle of not losing out and grabbed many chicken legs and bacon strips.
As for Chang Hao, under Zheng Yanyan’s command, he directly brought over a box of beer.
Seeing Chang Hao bringing over beer, everyone was quite surprised. Who drinks beer at a buffet?
At that moment, Zheng Yanyan took off her sun protective clothing, revealing her snowy white arms and her slender body dressed only in a small tank top, exuding an indescribable beauty.
Her arms were very thin, her wrist adorned with a silver bracelet that looked very pretty.
Shen Yu couldn’t help but speak up, why bring alcohol?
Zheng Yanyan very naturally said, what kind of meal does not include drinking?
This was everyone’s first meal together, of course, they must drink!
This meal, whoever doesn’t drink pays!
"Alright, that’s a good idea. I support it!" Li Qiang’s eyes lit up when he heard this.
Zhou Yuwen directly said, Idiot, stuffing your belly with beer at a buffet that costs over a hundred?
Zheng Yanyan raised her eyebrow, looking at Zhou Yuwen, "What, you scared?"