Rebirth: I became rich by farming

Chapter 626: Chapter 626 Focus Point (5/5)

Just as Yu Duoduo was about to speak again, their dishes started being served one by one into the private room. She wanted to bring the conversation back, but with so many tangents, it seemed impossible.

Besides the Buffet Restaurant, He Yiran’s family’s hotel also had a regular restaurant, where their private room was located. Here they followed the conventional dining service of ordering dishes, although He Yiran usually pre-arranged the menu. The food would come directly from the kitchen as soon as it was ready.

Even so, there wasn’t anything difficult to eat. Firstly, He Yiran wouldn’t shortchange her own palate, and even if she did, she wouldn’t do so to Fu Rui. Hence, the dishes she chose were sure to be good. Secondly, not only did their group get along well, but they also had similar tastes. As long as the dishes weren’t too unpalatable, everyone was usually fine with the food.

When all the dishes were on the table, and everyone began picking up their chopsticks, Fu Rui, who had been an observer all this time, couldn’t help but let out a ’pfft’ and laughed.

Laughter really is magical, with such a strong infectious power. In no time, almost everyone started laughing along with Fu Rui.

’Hahaha.’

With everyone laughing, the atmosphere in the private room changed naturally, and the awkwardness before the laughter vanished completely.

But the awkwardness mentioned was among the group, not including Yu Duoduo. Before, she hadn’t felt awkward, but now that everyone else laughed, she felt out of place. Always the one to create trouble, Yu Duoduo finally found her chance and said with a pitiful look, "Maybe I should just stop eating, so I don’t spoil your mood."

At that moment, she really seemed like an outsider.

But with her speaking up, the mood did indeed take a turn. Since Yu Duoduo was brought by Liang Xiao, if Yu Duoduo left, would Liang Xiao have to leave too? Yu Duoduo they could dismiss, but not Liang Xiao. Fu Rui, with the brightest smile, said, "Don’t leave, how will you have dinner with Zhenzhen? She’s genuinely not feeling well today. She’ll be better after some sleep; there’s no need to cry about not being able to eat with her, you can just wait till tomorrow."

Fan Tianyu was opening a bottle of red wine when the cap came off, and he nearly dropped it, spilling wine all over his clothes instead.

Blood-red stains spread on Fan Tianyu’s pure white T-shirt, the red wine quickly absorbed completely by the fabric. Tianhua glanced at him and said, "You’re so grown up, and still you manage to spill wine on your clothes. I don’t think wine stains come out easily."

It’s true, red wine stains are tough to remove, but not impossible, and it’s just a T-shirt. "If it doesn’t come out, I’ll just throw it away; can’t I afford another T-shirt?"

"But it’s a pity to throw it away since it’s expensive. This T-shirt cost tens of thousands, and you just bought it before this trip. I’ll ask Mom later how to clean it," Tianhua said.

At this, Tianyu was speechless; there really were many little tricks that middle-aged women knew. Although tens of thousands might not mean much to him, it was still a shame to throw it away if it was new.

Seeing that Tianyu didn’t respond, Tianhua continued, "If you don’t want to wear it, you can give it to Dad. If you throw it away, wait and see how Mom deals with you."

Tianyu feared nothing in heaven or earth, except for Mei Yinan. But this had nothing to do with being a mama’s boy; Mei Yinan was simply too formidable.

The topic shifted from one thing to another, and Yu Duoduo found it harder and harder to bring it back. Suddenly speaking up again would seem too deliberate, so she stayed quiet and listened to the group’s casual conversation.

Everyone ate their own food and talked amongst themselves, but the meal still went by quickly. In about half an hour, four bottles of wine and all the dishes on the table were gone.

After the meal, no one wanted to linger. The group headed to the elevator to return to their rooms.

But in heading to the elevator, Liang Xiao deliberately pulled back a step, taking Yu Duoduo with her to wait for the next ride.

The few people inside the elevator finally calmed down. Everyone was exhausted body and soul. Qi Yongwang let out a sigh, "I’m so tired."

Wang Qiuhe laughed, "You didn’t say a word to her the entire time; what are you tired from? But did Xiaoxiao notice? Could she tell?"

"She probably didn’t notice at first; we didn’t either. But now she definitely has; did you see how dark Xiaoxiao’s expression became? Yu Duoduo is only focusing on Fan, which is why she didn’t notice." This came from Lai Xixi, the News Agency Club President and Journalism Department student, offering her most precise analysis.

As another Journalism student, Tian Sha also nodded in agreement, "I saw it too. Xiaoxiao is so unfortunate. She rarely gets to meet a friend, and then this happens."

But there was one thing Yan Keke couldn’t understand, "Why would she suddenly drop the act if she’d been pretending so well before?"

"She must have a purpose now, or set her sights on something. Otherwise, there’d be no need to keep up the pretense."

Speaking of this target and purpose, everyone’s gaze unconsciously shifted towards Fan Tianyu.

Tianyu muttered a curse under his breath, obviously not expecting to become someone else’s target, "I never knew I had such charm."

"That’s because you used to keep a low profile," Tianhua commented nonchalantly, since the old Tianyu indeed kept things very low-key, wearing unbranded clothes just like any recently graduated college student, driving a modest car worth around 100,000. That kind of car, even a family with some assets could afford. Hence, it only suggested a decent wealth, nothing more, which meant naturally, he didn’t seem too attractive.

But this was something Tianyu had to ponder: "Why was I so low-profile?"

Good question; none of them knew.

However, Tianyu started recalling his past. His low-profile was solely because Mei Mengzhen was low-profile. Their lifestyle was similar to an ordinary family’s. Her modesty was due to her being a student. But why should he, influenced by half of Mei Mengzhen’s behavior and born into a moderately wealthy family himself, keep a low profile when he literally didn’t know what lavish spending meant? Furthermore, influenced by his parents’ constant reminders, he lived that low-profile life.

However, why had he suddenly stopped being so low-profile? It was partly due to his business growing, which broadened his horizons, and as he met more people, he naturally couldn’t carry on as carelessly as before. So, his lifestyle had become more refined, not to mention fitting the status of the Xiyuan Boss.