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Golden Diamond VIP Card! It’s the symbol of the highest-tier VIP under the Desheng Group, far surpassing the ordinary Gold and Platinum mber Cards.
The hostess was imdiately startled, quickly bowed, and said, "I’m so sorry for neglecting you two esteed guests. This way, please. I’ll imdiately prepare the best private room for you."
Only then did Yan Xiaobao reveal a trace of satisfaction, feeling that this Golden Diamond VIP Card wasn’t as useless as he initially thought.
The hostess led Yan Xiaobao and Xia Rou into the VIP elevator.
Desheng Restaurant is split into three floors: The first-floor hall is open to all patrons, the private rooms on the second floor require a Gold mber Card for reservations, and the elegant rooms on the third floor necessitate a Platinum mber Card.
With the Golden Diamond VIP Card in hand, Yan Xiaobao directly enjoyed the highest level of treatnt.
When the elevator reached the third floor and the doors opened, the restaurant manager was already waiting at the entrance, bowing and greeting them. He personally escorted Yan Xiaobao to the finest riverside view private room.
The private room was refined yet luxurious. All the furniture was crafted from mahogany, and the porcelain tableware atop the dining table looked as exquisite as auctioned art pieces. A floor-to-ceiling window presented a stunning panoramic view of the river scenery outside.
It was Xia Rou’s first ti dining in such an upscale establishnt. She couldn’t help but silently sigh—rich people’s lifestyles truly are... so decadent...
"Are the two esteed guests satisfied?"
After receiving Xia Rou’s nod of approval, the manager handed two leather-bound nus to them, saying, "Please take your ti browsing."
Too lazy to flip through the nu, Yan Xiaobao directly demanded, "Bring out everything that’s the best on your nu."
"Xiao Bao..." Xia Rou stopped him, "It’s just the two of us. How could we possibly eat that much?"
"If we don’t try it all, how will we know which dishes are the best?" Yan Xiaobao said casually, adding, "Anyway, Li Desheng said I can freely spend at any of his establishnts with this card."
"..." Xia Rou was speechless for a mont before continuing to persuade him, "But we shouldn’t waste food."
"I have a big appetite; how could it go to waste?"
Even though Yan Xiaobao showed such a faux-pass "country bumpkin entering the Grand View Garden" deanor, the manager didn’t bat an eyelid. Remaining respectful, he said, "It’s no problem. Since our distinguished guest wishes to sample Desheng Restaurant’s craftsmanship, I’ll arrange for one portion of every signature dish for you to try and review."
"Mm, mm, mm." Yan Xiaobao nodded in great satisfaction, "You’re good at your job. Next ti, I’ll have a word with Li Desheng and ask him to praise you."
"You over flatter , esteed guest. It’s my duty," the manager said with perfect composure, bowing politely before stepping back to the door. "I’ll make the arrangents imdiately. Please wait a mont."
The manager hadn’t been gone long before dishes started arriving. The speed exceeded Xia Rou’s expectations.
After so exquisitely plated cold appetizers and pastries, the manager began introducing the first highlight dish.
"This Stead Songjiang Perch and Supre Fresh Water Shield Soup are the treasures of Desheng Restaurant. Generally, it requires at least a month’s advance booking to enjoy them."
"As the ancients said: ’Chun Soup and Perch Slices.’ The tale of ’Chun Soup and Perch Slices’ is well-recorded in various classical texts. For example, ’To Autumn’s Breeze and Scenic Beauty; To Wujiang’s Waters and Fat Perch.’ And, ’The world over, all desires can be t; save for perch, one shouldn’t be held back by rit.’ And so on."
"Chun is the finest among vegetables, while perch is considered the king of fish. Chun Soup and Perch Slices are not only culinary delights but also carry deep historical and cultural significance."
"For us Yanhuang people, cuisine is a pursuit of the utmost precision. We believe there are four realms to eating: The first is fullness, the second is flavor, the third is savoring, and the fourth is intent. That is to say, the highest realm of cuisine is not just about savoring its taste but also discovering its essence."
The manager, quoting classics and explaining eloquently, thoroughly impressed Xia Rou: People of class and elegance even turn a simple al into such a refined and cultured affair...
Unfortunately, Yan Xiaobao clearly wasn’t the kind of person to revel in pretension or poetic style. To him, food could only be categorized into two types: tasty and not tasty.
As the manager introduced each dish, Yan Xiaobao tried them one by one without hesitation, keeping only the tasty ones and sending the rest away. His approach was as straightforward and crude as that.
In the end, out of Desheng Restaurant’s thirty-three signature dishes, Yan Xiaobao kept half, filling the table to the brim.
The manager exited the private room, leaving Yan Xiaobao and Xia Rou to leisurely enjoy their al.
This al fulfilled Xia Rou’s sensibilities of elegance, while Yan Xiaobao also ate with delight. Since arriving in Binhai, it was the first ti he’d genuinely had such satisfying food.
While the two were imrsed in their culinary experience, Yan Xiaobao’s ears suddenly perked up—he’d caught a na that made him particularly alert: Su Xiaowan.
The voice ca from the adjacent private room. Although Desheng Restaurant’s private rooms had excellent soundproofing, nothing could elude Yan Xiaobao’s sharp hearing.
Four young n were dining and chatting in the next room.
A slightly sharp voice asked, "Jin Peng, your sister’s trip abroad should be over by now, right?"
"Mm, she ca back just yesterday," the man addressed as Jin Peng replied.
The sharp voice continued, "When are you going to arrange for her to join us for a al?"
"What, Young Master Ma, you’re still not over my sister?" A third man chid in.
From just these few exchanges, it was clear the man with the sharp voice was pursuing the other two brothers’ sister.
"Young Master Su, aren’t you asking the obvious?" said a fourth man with a chuckle. "If I weren’t already taken, I’d find it hard to resist competing with Young Master Ma. Your Su Xiaowan, recognized as Jiangnan’s first beauty—what man wouldn’t be moved? And once moved, who could give her up?"
"Since ancient tis, Jiangnan has produced beauties; now, it’s all about Su Xiaowan," the sharp voice recited an awkward and unpoetic attempt at a verse, then sighed:
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"Young Master Su, Second Young Master Su, your sister isn’t just stunningly beautiful but also extraordinarily intelligent. At just twenty years old, she’s already hailed as Jiangnan’s financial prodigy, the pillar of your Su Family. To marry such a peerless woman as a wife—what more could one ask for? If I can’t marry her, I’d rather live alone forever!"
"Since Young Master Ma has such unwavering determination, as brothers, we naturally ought to help..."
"Jin Peng!" Young Master Su interrupted his younger brother, hesitated briefly, then advised Young Master Ma, "This matter... will prove very difficult. To be honest with you, my sister Xiaowan is already engaged."
"Engaged already?" Young Master Ma was stunned. "How co I’ve never heard about it?"
"I haven’t heard, either," the fourth man was equally shocked. "Logically speaking, the engagent news of Lady Su, Jiangnan’s first beauty Su Xiaowan, should’ve spread across Jiangnan imdiately."
"Exactly!" Young Master Ma agreed. "Your family’s engagent for Lady Su—how could you not invite us Ma Family and Young Master Tang from the Tang Family to the ceremony?"
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