Chapter 171: You Guys Are So Poor |
Liu Feng appeared once again in front of the gates of Drunken Night Restaurant. He glanced at the dense crowd below, not bothering with any formalities such as congratulatory speeches or ribbon cutting.
“Enjoy yourselves with food and drinks!” Liu Feng waved his hand and headed straight into Drunken Night Restaurant. After going through it once, he found it too troublesome and decided to skip it all.
“Wow!” In the next moment, the people waiting outside rushed into Drunken Night Restaurant, staring wide-eyed at the hundreds of tables inside. It was the first time they had ever seen such a scene in their lives.
Then, they turned their heads toward the direction of the fragrant aroma of food. There was a row of counters, each with railings in front to help create lines. Without needing to be told, everyone headed towards the counters, forming long queues and looking at the large pots of food on display.
“What would you like to eat?” asked the food server.
A commoner trembled as he spoke, “Can we order any of this?”
“Of course. A large bowl of wheat porridge is two steel coins, a vegetable dish is three steel coins, a vegetable dish with meat is five steel coins, and a dish with only meat is eight steel coins,” the food server explained.
“I’ll have a bowl of wheat porridge and a veggie and meat dish.”
“Sure… here you go!”
This scene played out in front of each of the dozen or so counters. Once they got their food, several strangers sat at the tables, politely nodding to each other before digging in.
“Wow! This is so delicious! How can this meat be so fragrant?”
“This veggie dish has so much oil in it that it completely eliminates any bitterness.”
The people who didn’t line up with the commoners, like Elisa, Tory, Lyan, Solo, and the merchants, couldn’t resist the smell of the meat and the calls of the commoners and licked their lips involuntarily, feeling eager to join in.
“Ladies and gentlemen, there are private rooms upstairs where you can eat,” a server came over and said.
“Huh? There are private rooms here?”
“Same as in the capital? Aren’t private rooms only for nobles?”
The merchants were all amazed. They knew that restaurants in the capital also had private rooms, but they were usually only for nobles. If a merchant wanted to use them, then they had to pay extra for the room.
“No. Lord City Lord said that anyone who wants to eat can use them, even if you only order one dish,” the server said with a smile.
“No need to pay extra for the private rooms…” The merchants were surprised and looked at each other.
Solo’s eyes lit up. He was becoming increasingly curious about Liu Feng, a noble who could break the norm. Such individuals were rare and were often viewed as either anomalies or geniuses.
“Okay, let’s go to the 2nd floor!” Tory waved his hand and headed towards the stairs.
Everyone followed him to the second floor, with Elisa and several commoners trailing behind. The commoners were just curious about what was on the second floor.
As soon as they stepped onto the second floor, they felt the difference in atmosphere- quiet and elegant. Paintings hung along the corridors, although the paintings seemed like gibberish to them, they pretended to understand and appreciate them.
“Sirs and ma’ams, there are multiple sizes of private rooms available here. Please choose the rooms according to your group size,” the server smiled politely.
“There are three of us. Do you have a room for 3 people?”
“We need a room that can accommodate 7 people.”
The server smiled. “Yes. Please wait a moment, and someone will take you to your room soon.”
As soon as he finished speaking, several servers, both male and female, all dressed in uniform, walked over from the other side of the corridor.
“If you have any requests, please let them know,” the server said softly. “Also, guests with invitations from Lord City Lord, please follow me.”
Tory, Solo, and the others were taken aback, then immediately stepped forward from the crowd, walking forward under the envious gazes of the other merchants.
These merchants all knew that anyone summoned by Liu Feng would undoubtedly receive significant benefits, such as the purchase limitations on the amount of goods they could purchase. Once they could obtain a large amount of goods, they would undoubtedly make way more money than the others so there was no way they wouldn’t be envious.
Elisa didn’t care about anything else and just wanted to enjoy a good meal. She followed a server to a small single-person private room.
Tory, Solo, and the others arrived at room number 1. At the entrance, they saw four guards standing there.
“Ladies and gentlemen, please show your invitation. Only those with invitations can enter,” the guard said solemnly.
“Uh…” Tory was dumbfounded. He glanced apologetically at Lyan beside him, whom he had wanted to bring with him.
“You go ahead. I’ll go and get a room to taste the food.” Lyan didn’t mind. He had realized that the day’s most important event was this banquet as all those who came here were extraordinary people.
“Sir Lyan, I’m really sorry,” Tory sighed.
“I’m the one who’s troubled you.” Lyan smiled and waved his hand, then turned and walked back. He realized that he had never eaten in a private room before, so he wanted to try it out.
After Tory, Solo, and the other people presented their invitations, they entered the room and saw Liu Feng sitting at the head of a large round table. There was a large wooden round plate on the table. They had never seen such a setup before.
“Please, have a seat!” Liu Feng gestured.
Tory eagerly took a seat beside Liu Feng, and Solo, not wanting to be left out, sat on the other side of Liu Feng. The two most important seats were taken by them, so the others sat down randomly.
Tess, Nicole, and Anri sat behind Liu Feng, with a small table in front of them. Today’s discussion was about important matters, and it wouldn’t be good for the 3 of them to also sit at the table. After all, this was a social banquet.
All of them sat down, but no one spoke. They all looked at Liu Feng, waiting for him to speak first.
“Everyone, how is West Sun City?” Liu Feng scanned the room and rested his chin on his intertwined hands.
“Well…” The merchants looked at each other. No one answered the question.
“West Sun City is very good, much better than many cities I’ve been to,” Solo said.
“Yes, West Sun City is amazing. I don’t know how to describe it,” Tory also boasted, wanting to be left behind.
“Then let me ask you another question. Do you guys think you’re wealthy?” Liu Feng asked, his lips curled up into a slight smile.
“Um…” The merchants were speechless. Wealthy? Of course we’re wealthy. All of them in this private room right now had at least 20 gold coins in their possession or in assets. However, no one would outright say that they were wealthy as that would sound like boasting.
“Do you guys feel that you are wealthy?” Liu Feng’s dark eyes swept over the merchants, a hint of mockery in his smile. “No, not only are you guy not wealthy, but you guys are also very poor, very, very poor.”
