Chapter 1637: Chapter 1638: Have You Changed Your Taste?
Lan Weiwei originally thought you would avoid her like an ordinary person, but to her surprise, you actually dared to talk to her, which delighted her more than hearing about the 30% discount at Manji Dessert downstairs.
Although Lan Weiwei is chubby, she is not stupid. From your eyes and words, she saw that this new handsome young man didn’t seem to dislike her. Of course, she wouldn’t be narcissistic enough to think you genuinely like her; it was just a common way to start a conversation.
Nonetheless, even so, it made Lan Weiwei feel like life suddenly became wonderful.
"Alright, but I eat a lot. Don’t let me eat you out of house and home!"
You shook your head slightly and asked with a smile, "There should be a buffet around here, right?"
"There is, but at this time, the seats are probably already taken by others."
"As long as there is one, it’s fine!"
After work, everyone had a pretty united goal, all heading to the public leisure area on the middle three floors of the office building.
This area combines dining, leisure, and entertainment, and the white-collar workers in the office building mostly spend their lunch here. Sometimes, even senior management can be seen, so there are always some people trying to become a "phoenix" flaunting in the public area.
Among these flaunting people, there are no shortage of handsome young men with styled hair.
You didn’t eat much in the morning, and your stomach had been protesting by now. Under Lan Weiwei’s lead, you came to a buffet restaurant, where it was already a sea of people and a crowd of heads.
Lan Weiwei took one look inside and shrugged at you.
You glanced at the sign outside the door, which read 40 yuan per person, and immediately asked Lan Weiwei, "Is there another buffet restaurant? The price being a bit higher is fine. It’s my first day at work, and you’re the first colleague I got to know, so it’s my treat!"
"There is, but it’s quite expensive."
Without even asking the price, you waved your hand a bit domineeringly and said, "Lead the way!"
After a few turns, you noticed that there were noticeably fewer people here, but there were more flamboyant and flashy people. Upon seeing Lan Weiwei, these people uniformly showed expressions of disdain and disgust on their faces.
You glanced sideways at these people and noticed that Lan Weiwei looked a bit uncomfortable, because she usually wouldn’t frequent such a high-end consumption area due to her low position.
Lightly patting Lan Weiwei on the shoulder, you smiled and said, "Sister, let me tell you, in this world, confident people are the most beautiful. No matter how others see you, you just have to be yourself. Trust me, one day you’ll find someone who’s willing to do everything for you."
Lan Weiwei nodded. She was already a very strong girl; otherwise, she wouldn’t have stayed in such a competitive space like Haitian Investment Group for over a year.
Under Lan Weiwei’s lead, amidst the astonished and peculiar gazes of those around, you entered a high-end restaurant.
"Hello, are the two of you here to dine?" a good-looking waiter greeted with a smile.
Lan Weiwei asked the waiter, "Hello. I remember you have a lunch buffet here, right?"
The waiter nodded and smiled, "Yes, but our buffet here is quite expensive, 300 yuan per person."
"The price went up again?" Lan Weiwei remembered it was only 250 per person the last time the department head treated.
"Haha, the price is set by the top, I can’t help it."
The buffet is 300 per person, which is indeed quite expensive. Even in some international hotels, it’s at most this price.
"300 it is then, lead the way, beautiful."
"Okay, please follow me." Normally, the service quality and consumption in such places are proportional, meaning the higher the price, the better the service.
With the waiter’s lead, you and Lan Weiwei sat down by a slowly rotating disc. Different from ordinary buffets, the buffet style here is somewhat like Yamato’s conveyor belt sushi. Once seated, you just reach out, and the food in front of you can be placed on your table with the plate.
You directly paid, rolled up your sleeves, and smiled at Lan Weiwei beside you, "Sister, let’s dig in."
"Hmm!"
"Wanna have a contest?"
"How to compete?"
"See who eats more plates."
"Alright!"
With that, Lan Weiwei’s first reaction was to directly grab a blueberry mousse cake that had just rotated in front of her. With a fork, the palm-sized mousse cake went directly into Lan Weiwei’s stomach.
Licking the cream off the corner of her mouth, Lan Weiwei smiled at you, "45 yuan swallowed."
Seeing Lan Weiwei so bold, you didn’t show weakness, grabbed a plate of tomato spaghetti in front of you, and stuffed it into your mouth like dumping leftover rice, swallowing it without chewing.
Lan Weiwei didn’t expect you to look so genteel yet have such eating prowess, and a sense of finding a kindred spirit emerged. She grabbed a plate of fruit sushi, tossing six pieces into her mouth like candy.
Meanwhile, you had already finished a plate of sashimi.
For food enthusiasts wanting to maximize their intake, it’s best to start with cold dishes.
You and Lan Weiwei, as if starved for centuries, brought all the rotating food in front of you to your table, and kept eating while grabbing, a scene that even the nearby waiters were a bit stunned to see.
This restaurant is one of the five high-end comprehensive restaurants in the office building and usually, few ordinary employees come in. Typically, it’s used by company executives. Despite being a buffet, the ingredients are very exquisite and cooked by chefs. The buffet style is mainly because some executives like cold dishes, while others with tight schedules dislike waiting; they can eat directly after sitting down.
You and Lan Weiwei seemed to be putting on a food performance, even attracting applause from some company executives in the restaurant.
At this point, a handsome man sitting not far away asked the waiter beside him, "Which company’s employees are these two?"
The waiter, recognizing Lan Weiwei, responded, "That lady is an employee of your Group, but as for the gentleman, I’m not sure, never seen him before."
"Director Zhang, have you changed your taste?"
At this moment, a fashionably dressed woman with dazzling makeup sat in front of the handsome man, deliberately leaning forward slightly as she sat down, revealing a deep cleavage.
The handsome man gave it a glance and said with a smile while looking at the woman in front of him, "I’ve always had a broad taste, sometimes adding some greens to the plate can increase appetite."
As they were speaking, everyone heard Lan Weiwei suddenly exclaimed, "600!"