Chapter 382

Besides being luxurious, the luxury suite also offers 24-hour butler service.

There is a bell in the room; press it and someone will come to serve you at any time.

Besides accommodation, the room includes a study, a gym, and a cinema. You can enjoy life without leaving the room.

Ding Li, wearing pajamas, sighed: "Zhao Ge, the life of the rich is really good. I feel like the world's richest man."

"This amount of money makes us the world's richest. Right now, this bit of money we have is only enough to escape poverty," I laughed.

"Jianqiang, you didn't just bring us to stay at a hotel for no reason; you must have other business. And don't say it, the cigarettes provided by this hotel are really good," He Zuming said while smoking.

"Mr. He, let's just stay here for now. Living here, we don't have to worry about food and drink for a month. The butler will bring us meals three times a day; whatever we want to eat, he can arrange. In a bit we'll have some drinks. We'll eat and chat," I said.

I pressed the bell, and the butler knocked and came in,

"Hello, sir, what do you need me to do for you?"

"Prepare some appetizers for us; we want to drink," I told the butler.

"All right, sir, I'll bring them over in ten minutes." The butler said that, then closed the door and stepped out.

After ten minutes, the butler pushed a cart with six dishes for drinking.

Moreover, they are very characteristic dishes of Sijiucheng.

The butler placed the dishes in the dining room,

"Sir, the dishes have arrived; if you have any instructions, please ring the bell," the butler said.

"Ding Li, give the butler 500 yuan as a tip for his service," I said.

"Thank you, sir," the butler bowed to me.

Ding Li gave the butler a 500-yuan tip.

I handed the butler,

"Butler, you must not tell anyone outside about what happens in this room. Understand?"

"Don't worry, sir; we are professionally trained, tight-lipped, and never leak guest information," the butler said.

"Alright, call me again if anything comes up," I said.

The butler then withdrew.

I went to the liquor cabinet and took two bottles of fine wine,

then entered the dining room,

"Mr. He, Ding Li, come, let's have a drink."

Ding Li quickly opened the wine,

"This wine is really good; I never expected to drink wine like this in my lifetime."

"Jianqiang, how much does it cost to stay one day?" He Zuming asked.

"Ten thousand," I said.

"Holy shit, that's really expensive. I'll smoke a few more cigarettes so this ten thousand yuan isn't wasted," He Zuming cursed.

"He Zuming, ten thousand is just the accommodation fee. Food and drink expenses are extra. Ding Li, you paid a deposit of two hundred thousand. If we exceed that, we'll pay more. Anyway, we have money." I said.

"Why did Wen Han give you so much money?" He Zuming asked.

"Come, have a drink first, I'll tell you." I raised my wine cup and said.

Our three wine cups clinked together,

I downed the wine,

Then I said: "Wen Han wants me to handle a matter for him."

"Let you handle his affairs. This is him asking you for help. I didn't expect, Jianqiang, in such a short time you'd gain his trust." He Zuming said.

"Trust is too strong a word; he's still testing me. He Zuming, Wen Han is no ordinary person. His guard is especially strong."

"Yeah, after all, children of official families mature early and have more experience." He Zuming said.

"Ah, this is the gap, Brother Zhao, you say whether a person's fate is decided at birth?" Ding Li asked.

"You're absolutely right. Some say all roads lead to Rome, but some are born in Rome, making any comparison meaningless."

"Take Sijiucheng for example: outsiders struggle for generations, able to buy a home and settle there in Sijiucheng."

"But those born in Sijiucheng are already here; they watch the world's prosperity and enjoy the big-city life." I said.

"Jianqiang, you're absolutely right. Why do Sijiucheng locals look down on outsiders? They think their ancestors were once wealthy and noble, while outsiders are all poor,"

"You see they're more enthusiastic about discussing international affairs,"

"as if all major world matters are in their grasp."

"Actually, I particularly dislike them; they're completely impractical."

"Moreover, the chain of contempt among them is very strong: those in the Second Ring look down on those in Sanhuan."

"those in the grand courtyards look down on those in the hutongs."

"In social interactions, people first look at one's official rank. It's meaningless; outsiders here face heavy discrimination." He Zuming reflected.

"It seems He Zuming, upon arriving in Sijiucheng, hasn't escaped discrimination."

"Otherwise he wouldn't have gone to rent a room in Xinfadi to tell fortunes."

"I laughed and said: 'Mr. He, we don't need to complain; now that I live here, compared to ordinary Sijiucheng folks, I'm already pretty badass.'"

"Haha, they're just all talk."

"They can bluster a bit, but when it comes to real action, they're worthless."

"I once thought the old-timers of Sijiucheng were incredibly formidable."

"But after interacting with them, I realized they're all just full of hot air. That Qiao San, he took it down without even breaking a sweat."

"Qiu Xi couldn't either; this time Wen Han trusts me to handle something for him precisely because I dare to step forward and hit Li Tian for him."

"Qiu Xi actually slapped Li Tian once, and he didn't even dare to move."

"We call this a newborn calf that doesn't fear tigers; I most admire Jianqiang for this—daring to come hard, even fighting with one's life."

"Not fearing trouble—that's what a man is; the ancients called it heroic spirit, today we call it bold spirit."

"I feel I lack such spirit."

"Not only I lack it, the whole society lacks it."

"On TV all day they produce those neither-male-nor-female entertainment stars; their purpose is to feminize the men here, making them lack masculine vigor."

"This is a foreign conspiracy; I think so. We should let men regain their heroic bearing. Jianqiang, come, I'll toast you." He Zuming, holding his wine cup, complained.

"Mr. He, I agree with your view."

"Let me say, I'm just bullied by women to the point of being at home."

"Damn, marrying a wife is like finding an old ancestor; she presses on my head every day, I can't even catch my breath."

"These years I've felt stifled to the point of being ruined."

"I discovered what's lacking is bold spirit; what's lacking is bold spirit like Zhao Ge's."

"Actually, this short few decades of life, feeling stifled is also passing, being bold is also passing."

"In the past, at work I let the boss bully me, at home I let my wife bully me,"

"When I did clothing stall, alas, I was bullied by urban management; when I sold vegetables, I was bullied by vegetable heads."

"Ordinary people are forever letting others bully them."

"It seems to be telling us that in this life we only submit and endure, only able to endure a lifetime."

"I've endured enough. Zhao Ge, from now on I'll follow you to brave the world." Ding Li, holding his wine cup, sighed.

"Ding Li, you've only been in Sijiucheng a few days and already feel so much." I, holding my wine cup, drank it all in one go.

"Zhao Ge, before I had no realization, but after following you I discovered that the way of life nowadays is different. Come, Zhao Ge, I'll toast you." Ding Li said.

"We drank at the same time."

"After drinking the wine in the cup,"

"Ding Li, our affairs have only just begun; later matters carry higher risk, so you must prepare for failure or death. This is no joke." I said.

"Don't worry, Zhao Ge, I'll die without regrets." Ding Li said.

"A woman for one who knows her will be tolerant; a man for one who knows him will die. Haha, Jianqiang, this old man can count as one, right?" He Zuming laughed at this time.