Meeting Lan Yuqing again

Chen Hao words made the other receptionist a little stun, as she clearly could tell that Chen Hao credit card looked way too different from the normal one she had been used to seeing and called the manager about it.

"Sir, I had called the manager out. So, can you wait for a bit." She spoke, while Chen Hao did not mind waiting and nodded as he thought it was the best time to get to know Mei Ling more.

"It had been time, after the club. So, how is your club work going? If you want, I can lend a helping hand." With a small smile, Chen Hao asked. Even though Mei Ling was a little embarrassed about it, she was unable to ignore Chen Hao's remarks when speaking with him as a friend.

"No, it is small work, plus, I am already done with it." When Chen Hao learned that Mei Ling had finished her work earlier and realized how fortunate Yuqing was to have hired such a girl, he was taken aback a little.

'I guess that is why Lan Yuqing got her this job.' Chen Hao muttered. He was still speaking with Lan Yuqing when he noticed a familiar figure—along with a few of her friends—entering the restaurant.

She was a little taken aback by this since she had recently seen Chen Hao at her restaurant and wondered if it was just a coincidence.

Chen Hao, who had been talking with Mei Ling for all this time, saw Lan Yuqing along with her friends, who looked rather cut-out in their dress code, which had a screaming 'I am rich.' kind of vibe to it.

"Chen! Did you know I was coming here, or something!" Even among that kind of line-up, Lan Yuqing did not spare any thought while greeting Chen Hao, who looked rather amused, thinking how the guys behind her were looking at him that warily.

"Yep! It is pure coincidence. I never thought you would end up here."

Chen Hao admitted clearly as he looked at the 3rd young master of the Wei family, who was snickering while looking at Chen Hao wearing clothes, with a triumphant look on his face.

"So, were you booking a seat for lunch at this restaurant!"

A little surprised voice echoed on the floor when the receptionist came back with another lady in her 40s who looked a little tired, but after getting the look of the credit card, she herself needed to come to greet that guest.

"Sir, welcome. I'm here to tell you that the private lounge is already prepared." The forty-something woman hurried to greet Chen Hao and missed Lan Yuqing in the process.

Only after finishing her hurried task did she realize her boss was standing next to the boy.

"Oh, that is great, though. I think we might need to wait until Miss Lan is done with her meeting." Chen Hao smiled and nodded while grabbing his credit card. He swiped the card to complete the transaction as he looked at Lan Yuqing, who was watching him with a little surprise.

"That, I needed that private lounge for gathering." The young master from the Wei group also saw that card and understood its significance—after all, it was something even his dad was attempting to obtain from the Central Bank—while Lan Yuqing remembered and muttered.

"Oh, you need it. Then forgot about it. I will buy a meal at another restaurant, so you can take that lounge booking as a gift from me."

With a casual mutter, Chen Hao considered how little it mattered to him that the lounge only cost him 200K for the arrangement and the wine he had requested from the previous receptionist.

"Well, my friend, I am Li Wei. We were just having a nice get-together, and if it is alright, would you like to join us?" Li Wei was known for his frankness in his past life, so Chen Hao did not vary much about him and smiled and shook his hand.

"My name is Chen Hao." With a self-assured smile, Chen Hao shook his hand and turned to face Lan Yuqing, who merely nodded while casting a questioning glance in Chen Hao's direction.

After joining that group.

Walking side by side with Lan Yuqing, Chen Hao could see that she was questioning him, as though she was wondering why he had reserved this suit for their lunch date.

Chen Hao gave her a bitter smile and told her that he had also anticipated their meeting to go this way, but he still wanted to keep it a secret from her because that was why he had reserved this location.

"That is okay with me. Though I will pay you back for the reservation." Chen Hao had anticipated that Lan Yuqing would be strict about money matters; perhaps this was also the reason why, in her former life, she had achieved considerable success in a variety of businesses.

"Sure, but you have to promise me another date." Wei Xiang and Li Wei were stunned when Chen Hao revealed his intention this time around and spoke bluntly about it; however, this time, Wei Xiang became slightly enraged at Chen Hao's forthrightness.

"Uh, sure!" Even Lan Yuqing was surprised by Chen Hao's direct remarks because she could only agree in that situation and did not anticipate it.

"That's nice to hear." Chen Hao chuckled, thinking how the plan worked quite well.

Ultimately, based on the current state of affairs and the fact that Yang Rui, the lone girl in the group, and Wei Xiang, the third master of the Wei family, were meeting privately, Chen Hao sensed that Lan Yuqing must be present to request assistance with the restaurant.

Additionally, Chen Hao did not know when Lan Yuqing became engaged to the young master of the Wei family.

But given the necessity of rebuilding the restaurant and the success of Harmony House restaurant in its former life, he knew that today's meeting might be critical to his plan. The Wei family and the Li family played an important role.

Yuqing was good at playing host!

Chen Hao's attention never left that girl's side. She was always at the center of the attention of the group during the whole party, and Li Wei was also helping Chen Hao mix in with the group, except for the fact that Wei Xiang was totally against it most of the time.

However, Wei Xiang refrained from publicly criticizing Li Wei and was only able to direct a few stray insults at Chen Hao.

Since Chen Hao's mental age was the same as their father's, he was unfazed by these taunts and found them amusing, akin to witnessing a child argue.

At the same time, Yuqing eyes during the hosting always watched Wei Xiang criticize and Chen Hao's mature reaction to all of them. As Chen Hao only ignored Wei Xiang's comment, Lan Yuqing found that the current Chen Hao was way different from the way he was before, but at the depth of it, there was a similar sense of similarity to that of the old Chen Hao.

"Can we talk about today's matter?"

"I am sure Chen Hao would be interested in sponsoring Lady Lan Restaurant, right?" It was Li Wei who brought up this topic, which caused the entire group to fall silent, as Lan Yuqing nodded at the group while sitting in her chair, with silence enveloping the room.

"Yes! We were waiting for it." Another member of the group nodded and smiled. After all, it was the main reason they were all gathered at this time; because it was Lan Yuqing's request, most of them came prepared for it, but they were unsure about Chen Hao, given that he was the only one who had joined this group meeting via the mid-way invitation.

"That is fine with me. Given, I am always prepared for everything." Chen Hao spoke with a light smile on his face, which gave Wei Xiang a bad feeling, but he wondered how Chen Hao could be bluffing at this point, and a sneer appeared on his face.