The Wealthy Tycoon's Game of Life

Chapter 714: Chapter 283: Old Friends and New Street, Buying a Watch_2

Rich, handsome, calm... yet rough and reckless.

Or rather, for someone like Jiang Mubai, who wasn’t that eager to get married, even being the third wheel for such a man would have been fine.

But she was self-aware. After sending Zhou Wang a few obvious hints and receiving no response, she gave up.

Now, suddenly seeing Zhou Wang, Jiang Mubai was both surprised and anxious because she had shown him her most vulnerable side. She didn’t know him well enough to be sure he wouldn’t embarrass her.

Fortunately, Zhou Wang kept his usual demeanor, not acting as if he knew her. When introduced by Wang Feiyu, he only nodded with a faint smile, which reassured Jiang Mubai a bit.

Yet, Jiang Mubai couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed by Zhou Wang’s unfamiliar attitude. But after glancing at the incredibly beautiful woman next to Zhou Wang, Jiang Mubai sighed internally. Feeling some insecurity, she nonetheless understood Zhou Wang.

If she were a man and had such a stunning woman sitting next to her, she’d probably act the same way, right?

”Hurry up and sit down, Ying, have you ordered? Go hurry the waiter, we’re all starving...”

At this moment, Wang Feiyu naturally took the lead and urged everyone to sit.

Everyone took their seats, and after Wang Ying urged again, the waiter finally began to serve the dishes.

A large copper pot with a chimney was set in the middle, and plates of fresh-cut beef and tripe were brought to the table. Everyone got a small dipping sauce dish with sesame paste, green onions, dried chili, cilantro, garlic cloves, and so on.

Jiang Mo clumsily helped Zhou Wang cook a slice of meat. Zhou Wang, curious, tried the North’s specialty sesame paste and his expression immediately twisted...

How to put it, the taste was hard to describe.

For someone used to spicy sauce, it was a bit difficult to swallow.

This kind of difference in taste was purely a genetic thing brought by regional variation. If you can’t eat it, you just can’t, like how a Northerner might want to puke after eating fish mint. Zhou Wang couldn’t overcome it.

There was no helping it. Zhou Wang had to ask the waiter for sesame oil and chili peppers to make his own dipping sauce. It was only then he found a bit of satisfaction.

But as he took a bite of the meat, although the taste was right, something still felt off...

”What’s wrong, Zhou Wang, can’t get used to it?”

Wang Ying, who had been keeping an eye on Zhou Wang’s reaction, noticed him frowning and asked with concern.

”Nothing, it’s pretty tasty. I just bit my tongue a moment ago...”

Zhou Wang snapped back to reality and replied with a smile.

His earlier frown was due to the quality of the meat, a purely physiological reaction, not something Zhou Wang did on purpose.

For someone accustomed to high-quality beef, like Zhou Wang, everything else was okay, but those semi-artificial fat beef slices were really hard to swallow.

Sigh, going from luxury back to frugality was difficult; even my taste buds got picky!

But at a public restaurant where you spend around a hundred bucks per person, could you really expect Wagyu beef...

After some self-adjustment, Zhou Wang began to eat with gusto again.

Zhou Wang was just thinking, but someone actually did feel sick.

”Ugh!”

The young man named Qu Jie suddenly spat out the meat in his mouth, frowning as he said, ”This meat is disgusting...”

Upon witnessing this, the faces of Wang Ying and others turned a bit awkward, but Wang Feiyu simply laughed and joined in, saying,

”With meat costing only a few dozen bucks a plate, of course you wouldn’t get used to it, Qu. Ying, call the waiter and I’ll order a few more dishes!”

”I’ll go. Actually, I don’t want to eat this boiled meat either; it doesn’t seem very healthy...”

Before Wang Ying could move, Qu Jie eagerly stood up, ran to the door of the private room, and called the waiter.

When the waiter came over with the menu, Wang Feiyu glanced at it and then sought Qu Jie’s opinion,

”Shrimp should be fine. How about an oil-braised prawn, stir-fried kidney, and some organic vegetables?”

”You decide. Bai, don’t eat this beef either. Sorry, I didn’t expect the dining place to be so shabby. Otherwise, I should’ve taken you somewhere else.”

Qu Jie shook his head, then smiled at Jiang Mubai before glancing at Zhou Wang, ”I heard you were treating to celebrate for your girlfriend, bro. At a time like this, no need to be so frugal, right?”

”Well, the dining place was...”

Feeling extremely awkward, Wang Ying was about to speak up when Zhou Wang stopped her with a gesture.

He laughed, ”It’s not that bad, right? After all, it’s fifty or sixty bucks a plate of beef. Apart from these fat beef slices being questionable, the rest are quite fresh.”

”Bro, that just shows you’ve never had really good meat...”

Qu Jie sneered, and at that moment, Wang Feiyu tried to smooth things over by laughing, saying,

”Forget it, Qu, say a few less words. Some things are limited by perception. Look, at least this restaurant has Mao-tai. Since this meal is to celebrate for Sister Jiang, let’s open two bottles of Mao-tai and we’ll all have a drink!”

”Sorry, I don’t drink during the day.”

Zhou Wang shook his head in immediate refusal.

”Come on, man, it’s not like you have to work this afternoon. What’s the harm in a little drink?”

Wang Feiyu said, then as if remembering something, added with a laugh, ”Don’t worry, today’s meal is on me. After all, Sister Jiang is also a friend of mine...”

”That’s not it.”

Before Wang Feiyu could finish, Jiang Mo, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly spoke up softly.

Everyone was initially stunned, and once they realized, their expressions turned somewhat odd. Wang Feiyu was also taken aback for a moment before he smiled awkwardly.