Chapter 65 Who Gives Face To Whom

  "Petty."

  Ouyang ShaSha muttered a sentence under her breath, no longer paying attention to Ning Yuan, and continued to turn her head to look at the scenery outside the window, really didn't know what was so good about it.

  Jiang Shihao booked a hotel which is a famous five-star restaurant in Shanghai called Jianglin Restaurant.

  This restaurant belongs to Xu's family business and is located in the most luxurious area of Shangjiang City. The entire restaurant has six floors, decorated with gold and jade.

  Ningyuan and his group got off at the hotel entrance. Several people naturally took Ningyuan as the main person, surrounding him as he walked in.

  Everyone present, except for Jiang Shi Hao, Ning Yuan and Li Chuan He Fang Dong Lai Gu Feng Lin were all from the Xuanmen School. In terms of seniority, Ning Yuan was naturally the most respected. Although Jiang Shi Hao was not a member of the Xuanmen School, he also showed great respect to Ning Yuan and would never try to steal the spotlight from him.

  There were six people in total including Ou Yang Sha Sha. Four of them were Feng Shui masters and naturally, they couldn't help but offer their opinions.

  Fang Donglai walked on the left side of Ning Yuan, saying as he walked: "The layout of this restaurant should be the work of Master Li, it's very well thought out, with a great fortune."

  Li Chuan River humbly smiled and said: "There, this little trick can't enter the eyes of Master Fang and Elder Ning."

  Ning Yuandao said, "Master Li doesn't have to be modest, the layout of this restaurant is indeed very ingenious, flawless, and the Shanling School is worthy of being a great school of Feng Shui, with a set of Feng Shui techniques."

  Ningyuan's words were absolutely not polite, let alone the character of this Li Chuan River, but his skills are really good. The entire Jianglin Restaurant has no temporary location or decoration that can be criticized.

  In terms of location, the restaurant is on the sixth floor, but behind it there is a residential building with more than 20 floors, and in front of it is a curved road, the location is excellent.

  The feng shui of a restaurant often emphasizes the "sit solid, face empty" layout. The meaning of "sit solid, face empty" is that there must be something to rely on behind it, and there should be buildings higher than the restaurant. In fact, these high-rise buildings are the backing mountains of the restaurant, which has the same effect as residential buildings relying on mountains and water.

  The building that a restaurant relies on should be grand and majestic, with a strong momentum, so it will make the restaurant look more substantial and deeply rooted, not superficial.

  The meaning of "Chao Kong" is that there should be a large open space in front of the restaurant, such as a wide square, parking lot, or road. The open space in front also represents water, and the layout of leaning on the mountain and beside the water is naturally the best choice.

  The road across the street is best to be winding, and the curved road can retain wealth, because the straight water flow often means that money comes quickly, and goes quickly!

  Li Chuan River's attainments in this regard are naturally not to be mentioned, the entire Jianglin Restaurant is indeed situated in a prime location, with cars and horses passing by the door, and the decoration at the entrance is luxurious but not flashy, grandiose but not domineering.

  Jiang Shihao followed silently, listening to Ning Yuan and Gu Feng Lin Fang Dong's group chatting and laughing, his heart filled with countless emotions.

  Among a few people, Ningyuan is the youngest, but his vision is not inferior at all. He can make Fang Donglai and Li Chuanhe nod in praise as soon as he opens his mouth.

  When Ningyuan first came to Shangjiang City, he still looked down on Ningyuan. Gu Fenglin had given Ningyuan several opportunities to show off his skills, but Ningyuan didn't even bother to open his mouth. At that time, he thought Ningyuan was incompetent. Now it seems that Ningyuan actually looked down on him and was too lazy to speak up.

  The entrance of the Jianglin Restaurant, from a distance, saw a group of people swarming towards the restaurant, and only when they got closer did they discover that among them were Li Chuanhe and Jiang Shihao, and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

  Li Chuan River's reputation in Shangjiang City is naturally not worth mentioning, the number one feng shui master, is the guest of honor for many celebrities and wealthy businessmen in Shangjiang City, this restaurant was decorated by Li Chuan River himself.

  As for Jiang Shihao, he was also a big shot who was on par with their boss Xu's family, a large and influential clan. Yet at this moment, these two people were actually surrounding a young man in his early twenties...

  It's really hard to imagine that in Shangjiang City, there are still people who deserve such courtesy from Li Chuanhe and Jiang Shihao. A group of Ningyuan people approached the restaurant door, and the doorman didn't dare to slack off, hastily opening the door to greet them.

  The private room here was booked by Jiang Shihao long ago, and the restaurant manager had been waiting downstairs. Seeing Jiang Shihao and Li Chuanhe accompanying Ning Yuan in, he couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly smiled to greet them: "Mr. Jiang has arrived, Master Li is also here, haha, it seems that Mr. Jiang will be entertaining distinguished guests tonight."

  The manager, in his thirties, looked very capable and was smiling as he glanced at Ning Yuan with a mixture of intention and unintention, but couldn't figure out what Ning Yuan's background was.

  "Manager Liu, the distinguished guest I'm entertaining tonight is not simple. Not only are they my honored guest, but also Xu's. You can't slack off on this one, or even if I don't have any complaints, Xu will make sure you won't be able to get away with it."

  Although Jiang Shihao said this with a smile, when the manager heard it, it meant something else. The implication of Jiang Shihao's words was that their General Manager Xu also knew this young man.

  Manager Liu, still reeling from the shock, smiled and said: "Look at what you're saying, Director Jiang. How could I be slow? The upper hall has already been prepared for you, please come this way."

  Manager Liu's Upper River Hall is on the fifth floor, it's a not-so-spacious private room. Although it's not big inside, the decoration is elegant and very quiet. As soon as they entered the private room, Ningyuan smelled a faint scent of incense, and an incense burner in the room was emitting a faint mist of smoke.

  A few people entered the private room, and before Jiang Shihao could greet them, Fang Donglai smiled and invited Ning Yuan to take the main seat. Li Chuanhe also had a smile all over his face, looking very humble.

  Ningyuan also took the seat of honor, and after he sat down, Jiang Shihao surprisingly pulled Ouyang Shasha to sit on Ningyuan's right side. Li Chuanhe then yielded his seat to Fang Dong, who sat on Ningyuan's left side. Next in line were Gu Fenglin and Li Chuanhe. As the host, Jiang Shihao ended up with the lowest status.

  Of course, this is also Jiang Shihao giving Ning Yuan face, and he deliberately valued Ouyang Shasha and Gu Fenglin a lot. Otherwise, Gu Fenglin and Ouyang Shasha absolutely did not have the qualifications to sit in front of Jiang Shihao.

  Several people sat down one after another. The manager handed the menu to Jiang Shihao, asking him to order dishes. Jiang Shihao then respectfully handed the menu over to Ning Yuan.

  In China, formal banquets are very particular about seating arrangements and ordering dishes is also an art. The waiter usually lets the person who pays the bill order the dishes, so the menu must be given to the host first, and then the host will pass it to the honored guest as a sign of respect.

  Ning Yuan took the menu, casually ordered two dishes, and handed it to Fang Donglai. Everyone else also ordered a few dishes at random. Finally, Jiang Shihao picked up the menu and added several of the restaurant's signature dishes before signaling the manager to bring wine and food.

  The manager had just left for a short while, when the door of the private room was knocked open and a middle-aged man in his fifties walked in with a smile all over his face. Behind him followed a waiter, who carried a tray holding two bottles of premium Maotai liquor.

  The middle-aged man who came in was none other than Xu Qifeng, the boss of the hotel and the current helmsman of the Xu family.

  Xu Qifah learned that Jiang Shihao had invited Ningyuan to dinner here, and naturally came to pay his respects. After all, Ningyuan was also a benefactor of their family, having cured the old lady's illness.

  But as soon as he entered the door, Xu Qifeng was stunned, almost thinking he had made a mistake.

  Before entering the package, Xu Qifah had already heard from the manager that among the people who came were Li Chuanhe and Jiang Shihao. However, he never thought that there would be Li Chuanhe and Jiang Shihao in the scene, and the one sitting in the main seat was actually Ning Yuan.

  Ning Yuan was facing the door of the private room, and Xu Qifeng entered the door and naturally saw Ning Yuan at a glance. Ning Yuan was sitting next to a strange girl on one side and a middle-aged man on the other side, and Li Chuanhe didn't even have the qualification to sit next to Ning Yuan.

  This...

  This scene really subverted Xu Qifeng's cognition. In Shangjiang City, the three big families were naturally unscrupulous giants, and Lichuan River was also a very special existence. However, at this time, whether it was Lichuan River or Jiang Shi Hao, they were all just soy sauce party roles.

  Xu Qifahad thought that Ningyuan was just an ordinary doctor, although he coincidentally cured the old lady's illness, after all, he was only a young man in his early twenties. He personally came to toast him with a cup of wine, which was already giving him face, but now it seems that he didn't give him face at all. On the contrary, Ningyuan drank his wine and gave him face instead.

  PS: Something came up today and I got back late, the update is only one chapter now. With so few updates, even if you guys laugh at me, I don't have the face to ask for votes, it's all up to your will then.