Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 443: Chapter 442: Raffi? What’s Flying?

Lin Zi’s eyes lit up, a message from a wealthy playboy who had been pursuing her for a long time.

This playboy’s identity was anything but ordinary; his father was an important official in the provincial department. More crucially, his mother hailed from one of the great families in Capital City. So, in Pingnan Province, he was considered one of the top playboys.

Lin Zi had witnessed first-hand the previous times this playboy came here, even Eight-faced Yama himself had personally come over to share a few drinks with him, which showed how much importance they placed on this person.

Lin Zi had been stringing this playboy along using her own methods, hoping to use this opportunity to climb the social ladder and marry into a wealthy family.

The playboy was also very attentive towards her, coming here to dine four or five times a week. The two of them were now acting just like lovers in the throes of a romantic affair.

Although Lin Zi was the most sought-after here, many guests lost interest after knowing that the playboy was in pursuit of Lin Zi. After all, it wasn’t worthwhile to start a conflict with that playboy over a woman.

This made Lin Zi pay even more attention to the playboy. With such family background, marrying him could lead to a future beyond measure!

Of course, Lin Zi still retained some semblance of reason. She smiled faintly at Su Yang and said, ”Big brother, excuse me, I need to go to the restroom.”

Su Yang could certainly see through Lin Zi’s thoughts, but in fact, he couldn’t care less about her. After all, he wasn’t interested in these girls; what mattered was ensuring his friends had a good time.

Su Yang nodded casually in agreement. Lin Zi immediately got up and ran to the restroom in the room to hide and send a message to the playboy.

At that moment, the dishes were being served at the outside table. Another server opened several bottles of red wine and poured a glass for everyone.

Wang Hao, feigning elegance, picked up his glass of red wine, took a large sip from it, and then exclaimed loudly, ”Good wine!”

”Big brother, that’s not how you drink red wine!” Fatty said, exasperated, ”Have you ever seen anyone drink red wine like it’s ’Three Bowls and No More Than That,’ gulping down half a glass in one go? And you call that good wine? Shall I pair it with a couple of pounds of roast beef for you, maybe include a tiger stew?”

”Oh, is that so?” Wang Hao chuckled and asked, ”Then how should it be drunk?”

Fatty picked up his glass, swirled it around, took a slow sip, and slightly closed his eyes, as if savoring the taste.

Everyone around watched him intently. After a while, Fatty frowned lightly, opened his eyes, and shook his head, ”This wine is no good!”

”What?” Everyone was astonished. Wang Hao imitated Fatty and took a sip, asking in surprise, ”What’s wrong with it?”

Fatty said earnestly, ”It has no sweetness, just bitter and astringent. How can that be good wine?”

Wang Hao had an epiphany, ”Oh, I thought all red wine tasted like this. I was wondering why it was so hard to drink. So it turns out to be a substandard product!”

”Isn’t that obvious? Without any sweetness, it’s even worse than beer. How could that be good wine?” Fatty commented. ”Didn’t you see outside, how a good bottle of wine can sell for tens of thousands? If it’s that expensive, could it taste bad? This wine isn’t even as good as the sweet wine I drink for a few dozen yuan; it’s probably fake!”

Everyone suddenly understood and refrained from touching their glasses of wine on the table.

In the restroom, Lin Zi cracked open the door slightly, stealthily checking out the situation outside.

She heard the entire conversation, a hint of scorn crossing her face: Where did these country bumpkins come from, acting like big shots here?

Su Yang was also becoming a bit restless. He picked up his glass and said, ”Fatty, if you don’t know what you’re talking about, don’t spout nonsense. Red wines aren’t necessarily sweet when you drink them.”

”What do you mean?” Fatty asked curiously, ”If it’s not sweet, what else could it be? Oh right, grapes can be sour too, yes, yes, yes, this wine is a bit sour, looks like it’s not fake!”

”...” Su Yang was speechless. ”If this wine had a sweetness, then that would truly be fake. Real good red wine is like this. The first sip might feel uncomfortable, but as you drink more, you’ll gradually get used to it, and might even grow to love it.”

”Really?” Fatty looked skeptical.

The girl beside them smiled and said, ”Handsome, of course, it’s real. This wine is from our boss’s private stock, a ’82 Lafite, and costs 80 or 90 thousand a bottle.”

”What kind of thing is that?”

”80 or 90 thousand what?”

”What’s ’fly’ about it?”

”How does it fly?”

The crowd shouted in amazement, and the giggles of the ladies could not be contained.

Su Yang began to regret bringing these country bumpkins here to dine, as this was truly embarrassing to the extreme.

”It’s a ’82 Lafite, a kind of wine,” the girl explained. ”It’s very expensive and rare, and if you put up a bottle for auction, it can fetch 80 or 90 thousand yuan. Just breaking open these few bottles costs us four to five hundred thousand!”

”Good heavens!” Fatty’s eyes nearly popped out, and suddenly he grabbed a wine glass from the table, gulped it down, and belched long and loud, excitedly exclaiming, ”So did I just swallow ten thousand with that sip?”

Hearing this, everyone else followed suit, snatching up their glasses and downing the wine without another word.

Su Yang and the servers were stunned by this spectacle. Were they drinking wine, or were they drinking money?

In the restroom, Lin Zi was even more dismissive.

She had thought Xiao Ding had brought over some bigshot, but now it seemed like nothing more than a nouveau riche with his group of yokels.

At that moment, the message from the rake came again: ”Cancel that side and find the best server to come here. I don’t care who he is, if he’s not convinced, tell him to come find me!”

Lin Zi inwardly sneered, but her reply on the message was still placating: ”Oh, don’t be like that. Lord Yan personally instructed us to take care of him, and Xiao Ding brought them over. It’s probably a VIP; we can’t afford to offend them!”

The rake replied, ”What VIP my ass? How many VIPs do you think there are in Pingnan Province? If Yama Fatty doesn’t agree, he can come find me too. Do you know who the distinguished guest I brought today is? Let me put it this way, in Pingnan, the Ten Great Families tremble at his word!”

Lin Zi’s eyes lit up. Of course, she knew about the Ten Great Families; they were personas not even the most frivolous would dare to provoke.

The person that the rake had brought could make the entire Ten Great Families tremble; that must be some heaven-defying VIP! Such a person was definitely someone worth meeting!

Casting a glance at Su Yang and the others outside, a hint of disdain flashed in Lin Zi’s eyes.

Of course, she knew that Su Yang’s background was not simple, since Eight-Faced Yama had personally instructed and Xiao Ding had personally arranged things for him.

But when it comes to the strength of one’s background, there has to be a comparison. Su Yang’s backing, no matter how strong, probably couldn’t hold a candle to the Ten Great Families.

And on the side of the rake, there was someone who could shock the Ten Great Families.

Who was stronger and who was weaker, did that even need to be said?