I'm back in 1990

Chapter 1010: A Birthday Banquet Worth Ten Thousand Yuan

After Manager Zhao left the private room, Chen Yue naturally assumed that it must have been her cousin's doing. Honestly, he didn't even tell her beforehand, making her almost lose face just now.

Of course, everyone else thought so too, except for Tang Ruixuan.

"Chen Yue, your cousin has too much influence! He only charges you 688 at a place like this? When I went home for the National Day holiday, my family spent over a thousand yuan on a dinner party at a regular restaurant." Zhang Hao, a classmate, was very surprised.

Chen Yue laughed and said, "My cousin is in the building materials business. He probably often treats clients to meals, which is why he knows this place!"

As they were talking, one dish after another was served.

Tonight's main dishes will be Huaiyang cuisine.

Crab meat lion's head meatballs, steamed shad, Wensi tofu, and soft-shelled eel are all delicious and visually appealing, and the portions are quite generous.

The chefs at Huahong Banquet are exceptionally skilled; otherwise, Huahong Banquet wouldn't have become a representative of high-end dining in the Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai region.

"This lion's head meatball is so delicious!"

"The fish has absolutely no fishy smell! Why can't I make steamed fish like this at home?"

"How did you cut this tofu? It's thinner than a hair! The knife skills are amazing!"

Seeing her classmates praising her, Chen Yue felt incredibly pleased, her face beaming with pride. Tonight, she truly felt incredibly proud.

Unexpectedly, the grand finale was yet to come. Just as they were halfway through their meal, several waiters brought over a large seafood platter. To be precise, it couldn't even be called a platter; who has ever seen a platter with a diameter of one meter?

One of the waiters introduced the seafood platter, saying, "This is a special gift from our head chef. Please enjoy."

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. What was going on?

The seafood platter was overflowing with a dazzling array of seafood, boasting everything imaginable, including Australian lobster, geoduck, king crab, and black tiger prawns.

Even though the knife has been changed, the food is still raw. How can we eat it?

Soon, the waiter placed a beautifully decorated mini hot pot in front of each person, filled with piping hot broth, and each person also received a dipping sauce.

Only then did everyone realize that the seafood was actually cooked in a hot pot.

Chen Yue was also stunned and asked the waiter, "Is this dish included in the set meal?"

The waiter responded with a smile, "This is a gift from our head chef. Happy birthday and best wishes for a bright future."

"Please thank your head chef for me." Chen Yue couldn't quite understand why, but she still asked the waiter to convey her gratitude to the head chef.

"Wow, Chen Yue, you're amazing!" Lin Weiwei raised her drink to Chen Yue, expressing her blessings and admiration.

The others also raised their glasses, wishing Chen Yue a happy birthday.

Tang Ruixuan also picked up her teacup: "Chen Yue, happy birthday!"

"Thank you! Thank you!" Chen Yue happily clinked glasses with everyone, she was really overjoyed tonight.

Suddenly remembering something, she asked Tang Ruixuan, "Xuanxuan, isn't Hua Hongyan a banquet in Shanghai?"

Tang Ruixuan smiled and nodded: "Yes! This restaurant has many branches in Shanghai."

"Do you know who owns this restaurant?"

Tang Ruixuan knew, of course, but she smiled and shook her head: "I don't know."

However, this topic successfully attracted everyone's attention and sparked a lively discussion.

Manager Zhao, who had been standing guard at the door, naturally overheard some of it and couldn't help but chuckle to himself. The eldest daughter of the Tang family was sitting right next to you, and you didn't even know it.

These college students! They wouldn't have gotten into Jinan University if they weren't capable, but tonight's arrangements are clearly beyond the norm, and they haven't even noticed anything amiss. Unbelievable.

Tang Ruixuan quietly ate her food, seemingly oblivious to the topic of conversation. (Click to read "1990, I'm Back," a masterpiece by Sijiucai.)

As dinner drew to a close, Manager Zhao reappeared in the private room, followed by a waiter pushing a cart with nine exquisite desserts on it.

"Chen Yue, this is a small gift from our store for you and your classmates. Happy birthday! We wish all your classmates great success in their studies."

Chen Yue was flattered. She never expected there would be gifts, and one for each person. Tonight was the most satisfying night of her life. She felt both proud and grateful.

"Thank you so much! Thank you! Thank you!" Chen Yue quickly expressed her gratitude.

When it came time to pay, the bill came to 688, with no additional fees. Chen Yue was overjoyed and thanked Manager Zhao again.

After leaving the house, Chen Yue made a phone call to her cousin.

"Brother, you're so good to me. I promise I won't bully your son next year when I come home for Chinese New Year!"

Chen Yue's cousin was completely bewildered when he received the call. After a long pause, he finally managed to stammer out, "Have you suddenly had a change of heart?" He hadn't been up to any good in the first place, so when his cousin asked him for advice, he recommended a high-end restaurant like Hua Hong Yan, hoping to embarrass her. But things didn't seem to be going as he expected.

"Ugh, I'm not talking to you anymore, my classmate is still here!" Chen Yue hung up the phone.

Everyone had a great time that evening, returning to school amidst laughter and cheerful conversation.

Even after arriving at the dormitory, they still couldn't calm down.

Zhou Xiaoyu looked at her roommate with envy: "Chen Yue, your cousin is so good to you!"

Chen Yue waved her hand dismissively: "Maybe he had a change of heart! He wasn't like this before; he always looked down on me. Maybe it's because I got into Jinling University, and he feels proud of himself? Haha!"

Lin Weiwei was calculating the accounts the whole way, and she was the only one among them who noticed that something was wrong.

"Chen Yue, do you know how much our meal will cost tonight?"

Before Chen Yue could speak, Zhou Xiaoyu asked in confusion, "Isn't it 688?"

"Hi, I'm asking about the actual vegetable prices."

"I've calculated it, it'll probably cost around three or four thousand!" Chen Yue was quite clever; she had already figured out the approximate price. However, she couldn't estimate the price of the seafood platter that was served halfway through the meal, since she hadn't grown up by the sea. But she knew it definitely wouldn't be cheap.

"I wonder how much that seafood platter costs?"

Chen Yue turned to Lin Weiwei for help: "Weiwei, do you know how much that seafood platter costs?"

Lin Weiwei shook her head, but still gave an explanation: "It's very expensive! I don't know how much it costs, but I know that the king crab costs several hundred yuan per kilogram, and one crab weighs five or six kilograms. The king crab in that seafood platter was obviously a whole crab."

Chen Yue was stunned. Although she was a sports student, she was not bad at math. Otherwise, she would not have been able to get into Jin University's computer science program. So, after a rough calculation, even if the king crab was 500 yuan per catty, the king crab alone would cost about 3,000 yuan. And the abalone was huge. The slices were already so big. If it was alive, wouldn't it be even bigger?

Add in other seafood, and that big plate of seafood stew would probably cost several thousand dollars, right?

Add to that the dishes that were already worth three or four thousand, and the actual bill for tonight will be over ten thousand.

Thinking about this, Chen Yue realized that she had acted rashly. This was not something her cousin would do. He was just an ordinary building materials merchant who would entertain guests and give gifts to attract business. Why would Hua Hongyan give him face?

If it's not my cousin, then who could it be?

Thinking of this, Chen Yue looked around at her three roommates in the same dormitory. After looking for a long time, she realized that Tang Ruixuan was the most suspicious. However, she didn't dare to ask Tang Ruixuan rashly.

What if it's not? Wouldn't that be incredibly awkward?

People will think, "After all this fuss, it turns out I wasn't the one who actually treated them." What's even more embarrassing is that they don't even know who did this good deed.

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