Rebirth: I became rich by farming

Chapter 676: Chapter 676 Familiar Face (3/5)

Fan Tianyu scanned through the selection and finally settled on a bottle of red wine he held in his hand, pondering over it. Mei Mengzhen glanced in his direction and asked, "Red wine? What are you doing with that, is it for someone as a gift?"

Qi Yongwang said, "Brother Tianyu intends to pick out a bottle to give to my classmate."

Mei Mengzhen took another look at the wine bottle and matched it with the product number in her head, naturally deducing the price as well. She said, "600,000, is it for those two to drink?"

What Mei Mengzhen meant was, is 600,000 an acceptable price point? Shouldn’t we choose something more expensive? After all, it was all about giving Qi Yongwang face, and since they would be buying at the cost price, it wasn’t really that expensive. She didn’t mind choosing a more expensive wine at all.

However, her words struck like a bolt of lightning, leaving everyone in the wine cellar stunned and turning to look in their direction.

Among those most shocked were Qi Hua and Mei Yifang, followed by Mei Yongan and Hu Chunyu, and then Mei Yinan and Fan Hongwei.

Mei Yifang and her husband were completely unaware of Xiyuan’s level of exclusivity; they were already struggling with the prices on the menu at the entrance, let alone this price range.

As for Mei Yongan and his wife, they knew that the wines were expensive but had not expected red wine to be this pricey.

Mei Yinan and her husband were not far behind in their astonishment since they didn’t involve themselves much in their son’s business. They had only heard about some fragrance selling for 80 million last time, and they were nearly clueless about the pricing of other items. But to casually gift a 600,000 bottle of wine was, to them, excessively generous.

Qi Yongwang quickly interjected, "Brother Tianyu, there’s no need to give such an expensive one. I think a 5,000 yuan wine would be fine."

Fan Tianyu nonchalantly replied, "Fine for what? Anyone who comes to eat here will obviously know the quality of the offerings. If you use something too cheap to serve, what if people think I’m stingy? I was actually wondering if 600,000 might be too cheap. This price should be about right."

Qi Yongwang continued to insist, "Brother Tianyu, it’s not necessary, really not necessary. I’m not that close to them, and besides, this wine is too expensive, there’s no need to give it to them to drink."

Of course, Qi Yongwang knew that Fan Tianyu was trying to give him face, but he honestly didn’t need it, especially not with such an expensive wine being offered for the sake of his image.

While Qi Yongwang was declining the offer, Mei Mengzhen chimed in, "It’s not that bad, this bottle isn’t too expensive, I was actually thinking of getting something more costly."

Fan Tianyu agreed with her, "Right? I was also hesitating. Now that you’ve said so, let’s go for the one that’s a million a bottle."

"Alright, it’s the product number right next to******** that’s the one."

Fan Tianyu put the red wine in his hand back and picked up the million-yuan bottle from the shelf.

With smooth and confident motions, Fan Tianyu carried the selection himself. When he looked back at the other patrons, he realized they were just standing there, staring at him. He asked, "Have you all chosen yet?"

Most of them had finished selecting, but after hearing the price, they were too embarrassed to reach for anything pricier.

Mei Yongan eyed the basketful of wine bottles in Mei Mengcheng’s hands and reproached, "Why didn’t you remind me?"

Working with Fan Tianyu, Mei Mengcheng could not have been unaware of Xiyuan’s prices, so his silence was infuriating since it seemed deliberate.

"It’s fine, we’re all family here, take whatever you want to drink. You guys don’t even drink red wine, anyway. The most expensive items here are the red wines," Mei Mengzhen remarked as she pulled a bottle from a stack of wine crates, checked the label, and added, "This bottle here’s 8 million per bottle, it’s not that expensive, really."

Fan Tianyu nodded but then realized what she meant by ’not expensive’—to them, it certainly wasn’t, but to the older family members, it was more than just a little expensive.

The wine cellar lapsed back into silence, the atmosphere growing even more awkward. Then Mei Mengcheng spoke up, "Have we got everything? Let’s head up, I’ll go to the kitchen to hurry the food."

They were ready to go up, but were somewhat ashamed to carry these wines with them.

Fan Tianyu quickly said, "That’s the retail price. The cost price isn’t that high. Let’s go upstairs first; I still need to deliver this wine."

Urged by Fan Tianyu, everyone took their selected wines and headed upstairs. The elders returned to their private room while the younger generation stayed outside.

Once seated in the private room, Mei Yifang asked, "Big brother, big sister, is the wine really that expensive?"

This question was something they didn’t know either. Fan Yinan said, "I spend my time in Xincheng; I don’t interfere with how the child runs his business. This is the first time I’ve heard such a price too."

Mei Yongan agreed, "Same here. If I had known it was this pricey, I wouldn’t have accepted the wine he sent before."

However, Fan Hongwei didn’t share their concerns. "Didn’t Tianyu say it already? That’s the retail price, not the cost."

But when it came to price, women were usually more sensitive. Putting Mei Yinan aside, even Mei Yifang understood, "With such a high price tag, the cost price won’t be much cheaper."

Yet, Fan Hongwei was unconcerned, "Since Tianyu said to drink it, let’s drink it. He knows what he’s doing. Besides, one meal here surely won’t bankrupt him."

No matter what the elders said, they were quite pleased to carry their chosen wine back to the private room, and especially satisfied when they finally tasted it.

At that moment, the private room was filled with elders, while the younger ones temporarily remained outside.

After delivering the wine to his classmate as Fan Tianyu had instructed, Qi Yongwang didn’t linger long; after some polite small talk, he left. He had expected to regroup with the others outside their own private room, but instead discovered the group still at the front desk.

Approaching curiously, Qi Yongwang saw, through the surveillance screen at the front desk, three faces that were at once terrifyingly familiar: Mei Yifan and her family. He exclaimed, "What, what, why are they here?" But it didn’t seem all that odd for these people to be there.

At that moment, Qi Yongwang’s mood mirrored that of the others.

Wang Qiuhe had brought Mei Yifan and her family to Xiyuan, which wasn’t strange in itself, as she had been a regular customer here before. However, the password to Xiyuan’s main gate changes daily, so it was only natural for Wang Qiuhe and her party to find themselves locked out. That’s why no one had come in—if someone had, Wang Qiuhe and company would surely have slipped in behind them.

As for how the receptionist noticed Wang Qiuhe, it was due to her attempting the door code too many times, setting off an alarm at the keypad, drawing the front desk’s attention to the situation. Just then, Fan Tianyu happened to come out, and she promptly reported it to him.