Lun Yang looked around for a while, tasted 3 or 4 different wines, and then chose a bottle with his favorite flavor to send to the private room where they would have dinner later.
After Lun Yang had made his choice, the two of them headed to the Red Wine Area.
Red wine was Ji Chengnan’s battlefield. They went directly from downstairs to upstairs, tasting various wines. Naturally, Ji Chengnan would not choose those he had bought and tasted before. Sticking to his usual spending range, he slightly raised the price point he was willing to pay (still within his budget) and tried a new wine.
But after he had finished tasting, the receptionist brought out another bottle of red wine and said, "This was just delivered by Boss Mei’s order. She’d like you to try our store’s treasure—our most prized wine. If you like it, we can send it directly to your upstairs private room later."
The phrase "store’s treasure" sounded very expensive on its own.
Lun Yang couldn’t help but ask subconsciously, "May I know how much this wine costs?"
Mei Mengzhen hadn’t specified whether or not the price could be disclosed, so the receptionist hesitated a bit before saying, "Well..."
Just as the receptionist was feeling awkward, Fan Tianyu walked over and said, "I was wondering where you guys were. Zhenzhen said you’d probably be in the wine cellar, and sure enough, here you are."
The receptionist sighed in relief upon seeing Fan Tianyu and, sensing his keen interest, quickly asked, "What’s going on?"
Lun Yang said, "I was just asking her how much your ’store’s treasure’ costs, and she couldn’t give me an answer."
"It’s not that she couldn’t answer; she was afraid to say it." But in reality, the price wasn’t a secret. Fan Tianyu plainly stated, "This bottle of wine costs 8 million."
However, when Fan Tianyu stated the price so nonchalantly, both Lun Yang and Ji Chengnan were slightly surprised. Lun Yang’s reaction was particularly exaggerated as he said, "Isn’t that too expensive? And you just open it for us to drink like that?"
Fan Tianyu replied, "It’s fine, just drink it. If it’s not enough, we have more in the warehouse."
Fan Tianyu handed the wine over to the receptionist to open, and the three of them sat down to taste it. It must be said, the wine surely had its reasons for being expensive.
Meanwhile, the group of girls downstairs were also enjoying their skincare journey. It must be mentioned that without Chen Zhi around, the atmosphere had become much more relaxed. And Yan Keke, who was sitting next to Mei Mengzhen, couldn’t help but inquire about what had happened during the previous filming of the show.
"Zhenzhen, what happened between you and Chen Zhi? What exactly went on these past three days? Oh, I regret it so much. Why didn’t I accompany you to the show?"
Mei Mengzhen laughed and said, "It’s not too late to regret it now. We’ve signed up for three shows. You can come with me to the next one. It’s better to experience it firsthand."
As soon as Mei Mengzhen finished speaking, Yan Keke’s expression quickly cooled down. "I really don’t need that, thank you. I don’t want to be on a show, I don’t want to be on TV, but you and Brother Tianyu did well this time. You two had great chemistry. Next time it should just be the two of you again. If it really won’t work, take Chenchen along. I can just be your assistant; that’s more my speed."
Mei Mengzhen cast a disdainful look at Yan Keke, but when it came to the idea of bringing her brother along, that was also not feasible. "After participating, I understood why the show’s production team doesn’t allow children; it really is inconvenient."
"These past few days have been all about cooking and doing physical labor. How can you manage that with a kid? Plus, we had to divide into teams. How would we even split the teams then? So, bringing my brother is just not going to work."
Wen Lin asked curiously, "Zhenzhen, is Chenchen your younger brother?"
"Yes, my brother is in first grade this year. Besides, he has school and can’t make time for the show. If you’re not going, I might as well take Brother Tianyu with me."
He Yiran said, "No, why aren’t you asking me?"
"Didn’t you refuse to go before? You were so firm and resolute in your refusal. What’s up, Young Lady changed her mind?"
"Hmm, next time I’ll accompany you. By the way, when can your show be broadcast?"
He Yiran changed the subject so swiftly, but who were they fooling? They quickly caught on. Before Mei Mengzhen could even say anything, Wen Lin and Yue Xue wouldn’t have it, "No way, Zhenzhen is already so pretty. If you join in, there really won’t be any screen time left for us."
However, He Yiran was just joking. Without much thought, it was clear that someone like her would never participate in those shows.
The afternoon flew by in no time, and before long, it was time for dinner. When the group gathered in the top-floor private room again, Mei Mengchen had also been fetched by Fan Tianyu.
Having not seen his sister for several days, Mei Mengchen was very clingy and reluctant to leave her side.
Mei Mengzhen smiled at her brother and said, "Chenchen, go sit down first. You might get stepped on in a bit."
"Sister, although I’m young, I’m tall. With such a big guy like me here, why would you step on me?" asked Mei Mengchen earnestly.
"I definitely don’t mean to step on you. It’s just that if you follow behind me, I might inadvertently do it."
"I’ll dodge."
No sooner had Mei Mengchen finished speaking than Mei Mengzhen accidentally stepped on the top of his foot, "See, I told you I might step on you. But I definitely didn’t do it on purpose. Now, go sit down."
After speaking and seeing that Mei Mengchen hadn’t moved, she could only take her brother with her to sit down.
He Yiran watched them with amusement. "How many days has it been since you saw your sister that you miss her this much?"
Mei Mengchen nodded, "Yes, I haven’t seen my sister for several days."
Even though his sister wouldn’t leave him behind, he was still young, and he indeed missed her terribly after not seeing her for a few days.
Mei Mengzhen pulled her brother into her embrace and hugged him tightly. Without speaking a word, her action provided her brother with a sense of security and also calmed his restless heart.
With no strangers at the dinner, there was naturally much to talk about, even though the food was not as good as the meal at noon.
Fan Tianyu explained, "The dishes we had at noon need to be pre-ordered two months in advance. Even us bosses have to pre-order at least a week in advance. The dishes we are eating now also needed to be pre-ordered a day before. So, when eating here, you can only pre-order, otherwise you won’t get anything."
Wen Lin said, "So it turns out Xiyuan isn’t just being snobby. They really can’t supply the dishes on short notice."
"Yeah, that’s why they set up a reservation system." Tianyu then added, "We’ve been talking all afternoon and I forgot to ask if you guys downloaded the Xiyuan APP. If you want to buy something, you can directly place an order on the APP as well, ...."
After introducing the Xiyuan APP to everyone, it seemed like Fan Tianyu had opened the door to a new world, eager to recommend and explain it to anyone interested. Of course, the people needing explanations were those interested, and with their attentive listening and his engaging presentation, his enthusiasm only grew.