The atmosphere was a bit tense. Wu Lei awkwardly touched his nose, trying to signal Chu Yi to leave.
But Zhou Ru was proudly holding onto her boyfriend's arm.
Her boyfriend Qian Yang came from a wealthy family and was no less rich than Chen Junyu. Most importantly, he was very generous with her. They had only been dating for a few days and he had already given her several designer bags.
Zhou Ru's vanity soared even higher.
"I don't know if this card will do." Chu Yi remained calm as he took out the purple gold card that Fan Deyun gave him.
The beautiful waitress wore a professional smile on her face but looked down upon them in her heart. Those who could afford to dine here knew the requirements of their restaurant - reservations were necessary. After all, no rich person would want to queue up outside a restaurant.
However, when she saw the young man in ordinary clothes holding the purple gold card in his hand, her smile froze on her face and her heart raced uncontrollably. If it weren't for good professional conduct, she would have almost exclaimed out loud.
That was the highest level of treatment that the group offered its guests - those with purple gold cards could consume for free at all restaurants under Fenghua Group's umbrella.
"Sir, please go inside. A waiter will lead you after you enter." The beautiful waitress quickly regained composure and carefully returned the purple gold card back to Chu Yi.
"Leizi, let's go inside." Chu Yi remained composed as ever.
"Uh... okay..." Wu Lei almost bit his tongue off. Even though he tried hard to suppress his shock internally, it still showed on his face.
They didn't see what happened earlier because Chu Yi had turned away from Zhou Ru and Qian Yang.
But Wu Lei saw everything clearly.
That was the purple gold card of Fenghua Restaurant! It wasn't just an ordinary membership card!
This was something that even rich people couldn't get their hands on. The entire Fenghua Group had only given out a little over a thousand, and each one belonged to someone important.
Not even Zhao Yue or Hong Lao Da had one.
Compared to Fenghua Group, Hongyuan Group looked like beggars with tattered clothes.
At this point, his curiosity got the better of him. He really wanted to know what kind of identity his old classmate had.
"They actually went in?" Zhou Ru was surprised but then saw two customers coming out and arrogantly said, "They're lucky. Someone just finished eating so there's an extra seat."
"Ru Ru, let's go inside too. Don't let these people affect our mood." Qian Yang smiled gently. "You did the right thing by resigning. I support you on this because being around these kinds of people every day will lower your standards."
"I'll arrange for you to have a leisurely job at the company where you can choose whether or not to work." Zhou Ru responded with a coquettish tone.
One big reason why she became a teacher was because it gave her an advantage when marrying into wealthy families like Qian Yang's family.
The two of them walked in hesitantly, but at that moment, a hall manager ran over.
"Sorry, the Plum Blossom Hall is already full. Please go to the Bamboo Virtue Hall," he said.
Qian Yang frowned. "I reserved the Plum Blossom Hall."
The hall manager was also confused; such mistakes rarely happened.
The Plum Blossom Hall had the best environment here.
"It's been occupied by those two gentlemen," explained the hall manager after understanding the situation.
Zhou Ru looked over and saw Chu Yi and Wu Lei sitting on their seats instead of where they were supposed to be seated.
"These two little turtles took our seats?" Zhou Ru was unhappy and spoke rudely. "They didn't even make a reservation. How could your restaurant make such a mistake? Hurry up and kick them out."
Qian Yang was angry too. "Manager Wang, if you don't handle this soon, I will complain about it. You know what consequences that will bring."
Manager Wang nodded repeatedly with an unpleasant feeling; these rich second generations were really difficult to deal with.
He quickly went to Chu Yi's seat with an apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, this seat has been reserved for someone else. Let me help you find another one."
Manager Wang glanced at both of them and thought they looked familiar but not dressed extravagantly enough for luxury goods; they might just be ordinary people coming for fresh food.
Chu Yi didn't care initially until he saw Zhou Ru: "Sorry, this is your mistake; we shouldn't have to bear it... Besides, they're talking loudly there which affects our dining experience so please ask them to leave."
After hearing him speak like that Manager Wang felt slightly annoyed but then got scared when he saw Chu Yi holding a purple gold card in his hand - every person who owned one should be treated carefully even by their group CEO as it was a symbol of status.
"These two bastards almost got me killed. If I offend someone who holds a purple gold card, I'll be fired today."
Manager Wang felt relieved and looked at Zhou Ru and Qian Yang with even more displeasure.
"Why haven't they left yet?" Qian Yang raised his voice to show his authority.
"Sorry, that seat isn't yours. Either you change your seats now or leave," Manager Wang said sternly.
"What do you mean?! I'm the general manager of Wanrong Group! Manager Wang, don't you want to stay in Jiujiang anymore?" threatened Qian Yang.
"Chu Yi, come out here. You're just an intern teacher; how much salary can you earn eating here?" Zhou Ru felt her face had nothing to do with it and shouted at Chu Yi.
Chu Yi calmly put down his utensils and joked, "If you have the guts, bite me... Do you believe I can even kick you out of here?"
Zhou Ru wanted to rush in, but Manager Wang stopped her with a hand. "Both of you, that customer has spoken. Please leave or else I will call security."
Qian Yang sneered, "Manager Wang, think carefully. Are you willing to offend me for the sake of a poor boy like him?"
A poor boy? Manager Wang felt disdainful towards Qian Yang's words.
"Mr. Qian, that so-called poor boy is actually an esteemed guest who holds our group's Purple Gold Card. Even if Hong Lao Da comes here, he would still have to wait behind him," Manager Wang said.
"Purple Gold Card?!"
"That's impossible! How could a penniless teacher like him possess a Purple Gold Card?" Zhou Ru was the first one not to believe it as she didn't know who Chu Yi really was and couldn't even afford an electric bike for work.
"In all of Jiujiang City, only two people hold Purple Gold Cards and I've met them both..." Holding a Purple Gold Card signifies an extremely prestigious identity and absolute power.
The two individuals in Jiujiang City were quite old; one was the former principal of Sanzhong School while the other was Mr. Luo who remained mysterious.
"What's going on? Why are they blocking the entrance?" A somewhat steady voice came from Li Zicheng and his group including Wu Jingjing.
"Oh? Qian Yang-Manager Qian! Didn't expect to see you here too. We're just hanging out together," Li Zicheng chuckled.
"Hanging out? I'm about to be kicked out because someone holding a Purple Gold Card has arrived," Qian Yang sneered back at them.
"Oh?" Li Zicheng and his group were also interested in who dared to forge a Purple Gold Card. They followed the direction of Qian Yang's gaze and their expressions suddenly changed.
"See that? Two little bumpkins," Zhou Ru wanted to join in and fit into this rich second-generation circle.
"Shut up!" Wu Jingjing scolded her, startling Zhou Ru.
"Qian Yang, your taste in girlfriends is getting worse by the day. Can that person she insulted be someone she can casually curse at?" Li Zicheng said coldly.
"You guys, what's going on?" Qian Yang was confused.
"We have some relationship with him. We advise you not to mess with certain people," Li Zicheng lowered his voice and continued, "He is someone even Hong Lao Da would respectfully treat. If you told me others had a Purple Gold Card I wouldn't believe it but he definitely has the possibility."
Qian Yang stood still as his face turned pale then green. He actually provoked such a person? With just one sentence from him, his company might go bankrupt.
Thinking of this, Qian Yang couldn't help but glare fiercely at Zhou Ru.