There were three steps to gaining face.
The cars, the dinner party, and finally, the surprise.
With so many people chatting and eating, the al lasted a full two hours.
But everyone enjoyed themselves.
Although it was painful to see that Xu Yun’s family was now rich, getting to eat so much delicious seafood and drink such fine wine for free wasn’t a bad trade-off.
Zhang Lei’s eyes kept drifting toward his cousin Xu Yun’s table.
He couldn’t help it. That table was just too dazzling, and his eyes wouldn’t obey him.
One man and seven won, each a total knockout. They had it all: incredible figures, stunning looks, and captivating auras.
A setup like that made him a modern-day Wei Xiaobao!
What ordinary man wouldn’t be jealous?
His wife at his side noticed his stolen glances and was furious, pinching his side under the table countless tis.
But not long after each pinch, her husband would sneak another peek.
Eventually, she just gave up.
’Go on, look all you want. It’s not like you can do anything more than look.’
’When we get ho tonight, you’ll still have to beg to let you into bed!’
’You’ll see what’s coming to you then.’
As the dinner party was drawing to a close, Yu Xuan saw that it was about ti and stood up.
When everyone saw her stand up, they knew she had sothing to say.
They all knew the role she was playing tonight was essentially that of the banquet’s head organizer.
She was arranging everything.
Yu Xuan smiled and said, "Honored guests, after dinner, our President Xu has prepared so entertainnt and would like to invite you all to watch."
"Entertainnt? What kind of entertainnt?" Zhang Sujuan asked, a little curious.
The surprises tonight had co one after another.
Yu Xuan smiled and explained, "Auntie, you’ll see in just a mont. It’s a surprise President Xu prepared especially for you. I’m sure you’ll love it."
"Alright, then I’ll just have to see what kind of surprise my son has prepared for ."
Zhang Sujuan was happy for her son from the bottom of her heart—for his filial piety and for how successful he had beco.
"Hmph. What kind of entertainnt could it be? Probably just hired a band to sing and dance or sothing."
Zhang Lei whispered disdainfully to his wife, "Making it sound all mysterious."
"It’s still better than you, who offers nothing," his wife retorted, still angry about his earlier behavior.
Zhang Lei was speechless.
At first, everyone assud the performance would be in their private room or on the stage in the hotel’s banquet hall.
But it turned out they were told it was at another location, and they would need to take cars to get there.
Those who had cars could drive themselves. For those who didn’t, Xu Yun said there were cars waiting downstairs and they could pick any one they wanted to ride in.
The cars were all parked downstairs.
When the group got downstairs, they were dumbstruck by the sight of a whole fleet of luxury cars.
The sight of so many luxury cars gathered in the small hotel’s parking lot was overwhelmingly impressive.
The aunts and uncles saw that besides the three cars from earlier, there were now another three.
A Rolls-Royce, a Bentley Continental GT, and a Porsche 911.
Judging by the license plates, it was clear these three cars were driven by the five won who had arrived earlier.
When the younger people like Zhang Lei and Zhang Yufei saw these three cars, they couldn’t tear their eyes away.
Compared to the first three cars, these three were on a completely different level in terms of looks.
The two sports coupes, in particular, were the absolute epito of their dream car aesthetic.
Yu Xuan continued to get everyone situated in the cars.
Most people sensibly boarded the two rcedes-Benzes, not daring to presu upon the other cars.
A small portion of the group drove their own cars.
Yu Xuan had already given the address to everyone.
Upon seeing the Rolls-Royce, the two sets of aunts and uncles decisively abandoned the Bentley they had co in and chose the new car instead.
Liang Yan offered to drive, which made a perfect group of five.
It couldn’t be helped; older people just love that car. It’s so famous, and they wanted to experience it.
With that, pretty much everyone who needed a ride was accounted for.
The three remaining cars were more than enough for everyone else.
Ning Qian was the first to get into her car.
Seeing this, Zhang Yufei couldn’t hold back. She rushed forward, opened the door, and got into the passenger seat.
Xu Yun reminded her, "Be careful on the road. Drive safely."
"Mm, I will."
Ning Qian gave him a smile, then drove off.
Song Xiaowei wasn’t upset that her seat had been snatched. She stood quietly beside Xu Yun, waiting to be "assigned."
When Zhang Lei’s wife saw Zhang Yufei leaving in the 911, she couldn’t resist the temptation either and looked toward the Continental GT.
Seeing this, Zhang Lei asked, "What are you doing?"
"I want to give it a try, too." With that, she ran right over and sat down in the passenger seat.
Zhang Lei was speechless.
He watched, wide-eyed, as his own wife abandoned him for soone else’s luxury car.
Xu Yun gave Zhang Lei a aningful look and said, "If you want to experience what it feels like to drive this car, you’re welco to..."
"I have my own car. I don’t need to." A hundred tis over, Zhang Lei wanted to go test drive the Bentley coupe, but he just couldn’t bring himself to lose face.
He refused, his words betraying his heart, and sullenly walked over to his own car.
Before he had anything to compare it to, his own Audi had felt like a luxury car for an average family.
After comparing it to real luxury cars, his own car just felt like a piece of junk Audi!
He was almost too embarrassed to even follow behind them.
Seeing that Zhang Lei wasn’t going to drive, Su Mu smiled and got ready to drive herself.
Xu Yun called out to her, "Drive slow and be careful."
"What’s this? Worried your cousin’s wife might get hurt?"
Xu Yun put on a wronged expression. "I’m worried about *you* getting hurt."
"So you do have a conscience."
Su Mu couldn’t help but laugh. "I guess I’ll be your chauffeur for free today."
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