Surrounded by so many people, yet reluctant to let others come into contact.
Meng Zhaojun was quite skillful in choosing the location, this time she had opted for the Tang Family’s restaurant again.
Being such a prestigious Imperial Merchant family, the Tang Family owned various types of shops in the county, and despite it being just a small county, people’s purchasing power was quite strong.
How could the Tang Family miss such an opportunity for wealth? They owned chain stores in various industries all over the country. How could they not have a restaurant in their own hometown?
As Tang Shunyan saw Meng Zhaojun stop the carriage and looked out of the window, it was yet again their own property. This woman really knew how to pick places. The county had more than just his wealthy family; of course, there were restaurants owned by other wealthy families too.
With the money spent previously in such continuity, this fourth time, even though he was paying again, dining should be a bit cheaper than wearing or dressing up, shouldn’t it?
Tang Shunyan wouldn’t think that Meng Zhaojun would order something extravagant like abalone, shark fin, or exotic delicacies at his place.
Actually, this small place had its fair share of seafood, which was quite expensive, but like Meng Zhaojun said, spending several taels on a meal was already very high.
If Tang Shunyan alighted from the carriage expressionlessly, this time he did not choose to follow Meng Zhaojun upstairs but went up first.
An attentive waiter, upon seeing a customer enter, would quickly come to greet them.
Up close, wasn’t this their boss’s grandson?
The Tang Family held many banquets at home, often requiring the restaurant’s waiters, shopkeepers, and chefs to assist because the home cooks couldn’t manage so many dishes, especially the important ones cooked by the restaurant’s chefs.
After frequent visits, the shopkeepers and waiters had seen the masters, and Tang Shunyan, the Young Master, of course, had been seen as well!
Indeed, every year at his birthday, there would be a large feast.
"Young Master, you’re dining here. Please, the private room on the second floor is reserved for you."
What the waiter said, Tang Shunyan understood; the Tang Family’s properties surely retained rooms for the masters to dine and discuss business.
This room wasn’t accessible to just anyone; other people needed to reserve if they wanted to dine there.
Who knew if the Tang Family’s head might come here to host a meal the next moment?
As such, Young Master Tang Shunyan didn’t need a reservation, for if he was dining here, given his status at home, his family would invite him to join them.
However, this time, the young master seemed to have invited young guests to dine. If it weren’t for hosting outside, he wouldn’t have come here.
Tang Shunyan nodded and went up to the private room first; of course, he had been there before, having dined there as a child with his father and grandfather.
This was the treatment for an heir like him. His family was nurturing him, having started from familiarizing him with the shops in the county and tutoring him step by step.
Meng Zhaojun suddenly found herself playing host to a guest, following behind Tang Shunyan. Seeing the waiter’s actions, she felt quite smug. In this humble little county, although she wasn’t sure exactly how many shops there were, this was because she hadn’t counted them all.
The most luxurious restaurant with the best chefs in the county was indeed this one owned by the Tang Family, something she only knew when she used to go shopping with her mother and heard her mentioning it.
This restaurant was a Tang Family investment, and she said she deliberately chose this place to dine.
Bluntly inviting someone to dine under the guise of hosting—something she often did in her previous life—was like saying: "I’ll treat, you pay!"
Being with a rich second generation was different; she didn’t have to worry about entertainment as the young boy in front of her would cover all the expenses.
This wasn’t even something she did later in life just for the sake of romance.
Tang Shunyan was so generous in paying for her, and she understood why.
The feeling of luck today, she didn’t know if it would persist for years to come. Meng Zhaojun chose "wine today, drunk this moment," never missing an opportunity, not caring about forever, but cherishing the happiness once held.
Who could predict matters of years later?
The waiter was quite diligent; as soon as Tang Shunyan arrived at the private room, he was already serving tea on a tray.
In this family-owned restaurant, Tang Shunyan didn’t need so many people around; their host dining here couldn’t let others go hungry!
Tang Shunyan waved his hand to send the guards to find a place to eat and had the two maids at his side open another table in a neighboring room in the private suite. Whether they would share a table with the two maids accompanying Meng Zhaojun depended on what the woman in question wanted.