Invincible Divine Doctor of the Beautiful Lady-Chapter 781 - 755: Tang Guo’s Suitor

The time was about right, as Xinyue was going to treat Tangyu and the others to a meal, to welcome and show them around.

Since Xinyue was so enthusiastic, Tangyu didn’t refuse, and thus the group set out.

The destination was the Mindful Feast restaurant, with Xinyue explaining, "The dishes here are quite distinctive and have a great reputation, feeling even better than that five-star hotel my family runs."

Tangyu nodded, "Let’s just settle for this. It’s just a meal, after all, we can keep it casual. What matters is the taste, not the luxury. In fact, I don’t like eating in those opulent places, it feels too ostentatious and empty."

With a smile, Xinyue agreed, "Yes, ostentatious and empty, a place like this is much more appealing."

Tang Guo was standing nearby and promptly teased, "Yo yo yo, seems like you two are in sync. The more I look, the more you two seem like a married couple, huh?"

"Tang Guo—" Xinyue’s face flushed red as she snapped back softly.

Tangyu curled his lip—look like a married couple? He supposed he could look like that with any beauty. Didn’t the internet currently call him "everyone’s husband" anyway?

A roar of an engine approached, and a striking red Ferrari raced to a stop with flair. Once the car halted, a figure jumped out, striking a pose of extreme coolness, the sunglasses adding extra flair.

No sooner had the young man jumped out of his car and struck a stylish pose as he removed his sunglasses, he approached with a smile, "Tang Guo, what a coincidence meeting you here, and Miss Xinyue and Miss Lan too. Are you guys dining here?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, Tang Guo pouted and said somewhat annoyedly, "Li Xiaogang, isn’t that a stupid question? What else would we be doing here if not eating?"

Li Xiaogang’s face still bore a flattering smile, "Haha, what a funny twist of fate, I’m here to dine as well. It’s better to meet by chance than to make an appointment. How about I treat you this afternoon?"

Tang Guo replied, "No need, we can afford a meal, I know this is your place. There’s no need to show off in front of me."

"Ah, Tang Guo, why would you think that of me?" said Li Xiaogang. "After all, we’re friends, right? How could treating you to a meal be showing off? Besides, how could I dare show off in front of you all? Since fate brought us together, it would really trouble my conscience not to play the host." It was clear he was quite taken with Tang Guo.

Liang Youshan frowned slightly and said to Tangyu, "Boss, you’ve got a rival in love."

Tangyu glared at Liang Youshan. Rival in love my foot, he hadn’t expressed any interest in that little twerp Tang Guo.

Besides, was this guy really worthy of being his rival? That would be an insult to himself.

"It’s really not necessary, we have other friends with us, so we’ll spare you the trouble," said Tang Guo.

Li Xiaogang’s gaze finally landed on Tangyu and his companions, his eyes flashing a hint of disdain upon seeing their ordinary attire. He said with a laugh, "Haha, so you have other friends with you. I scarcely noticed. They must be from out of town. In that case, I must insist on being a host now more than ever, to offer them a proper welcome."

Tang Guo was about to refuse again, but Tangyu, with a smile, interjected, "Since Young Master Li is being so polite, we’d be remiss to decline."

Li Xiaogang smiled smugly and waved a generous hand, "Don’t mention it. Since you are friends of Tang Guo, you are friends of mine, Li Xiaogang. Should you need anything in the future, feel free to reach out to me. It’s just a meal, consider it a trivial gesture."

He seemed to be emphasizing his good relationship with Tang Guo, who glared back at Li Xiaogang with a displeased look. How shameless could he be?

Did they share such a good relationship?

Tang Guo wanted to lash out but Xinyue tugged at her, so she reluctantly held back.

"Please, come this way," gestured Li Xiaogang.

The group entered Mindful Feast, which naturally belonged to Li Xiaogang’s family, so they were led directly to the best private room, swiftly settling inside.

Li Xiaogang casually tossed the menu to Tangyu’s group, "Order whatever you like, don’t be shy with me. Now that you’re visiting my Liucheng, I must take good care of you. After the meal, I’ll show you around. Our Liucheng might not be very big, but the entertainment industry here is quite rich and developed."

Li Xiaogang’s hospitable demeanor belied a sense of nobility that seemed more like a show of wealth.

His overbearing behavior was clearly aimed at impressing Tang Guo and winning her favor, but he failed to notice that it only intensified her aversion.

Had Xinyue not been holding her back, Tang Guo would have likely exploded with anger.

Liang Youshan too was growing irritated. Some minor rich kid daring to flaunt in front of them? For Liang Youshan, whose family might have been a lesser Ancient Martial Arts Family with only billions in assets, this was not even worth his contempt.

Tangyu, however, remained indifferent, telling Liang Youshan and the others, "Go ahead and order. Since Young Master Li is so generous, don’t hold back, just order whatever you feel like eating."

Li Xiaogang’s lips curled in a sneer of disdain, thinking them no more than country bumpkins.

With a hint of a cold smile, Liang Youshan asked, "Don’t you even have abalone and bear’s paw here?"

At this question, the nearby server was taken aback and quickly replied, "Sorry, sir, these are nationally protected wildlife, and we do not serve them here."

Li Xiaogang’s expression darkened slightly as he looked at Liang Youshan, cursing internally, "Pretentious pauper, craving for abalone and bear’s paw, you’ve been watching too much TV, huh?"

"What about the caviar?" Liang Youshan asked again.

"We don’t have that either."

"Surely you have crocodile liver?"

"...Sorry, we don’t have that either."

"How about phoenix gall?"

"Um... sorry, I’ve never even heard of that."

Liang Youshan curled his lip in disinterest and tossed the menu to Wang Wei, "Forget it, if you don’t have this and you don’t have that, just order something at random, as long as it’s good for drinking with."

Li Xiaogang’s mouth twitched violently, as this was undoubtedly like slapping him in the face—any fool could tell Liang Youshan was doing it on purpose.

Yet Tang Guo felt extremely satisfied, thinking, it serves you right for pretending to be all high and mighty, you deserve to be slapped across the face.

Liang Youshan also said to Li Xiaogang, "Young Master Li, the restaurant you’re running is not upscale enough, is it? You don’t have any of the good stuff; are we only able to get some home-cooked dishes?"

"..." Li Xiaogang’s mouth twitched again, cursing Liang Youshan in his mind, What the hell, is he just looking for trouble?

Seeing Li Xiaogang’s perturbed expression, only then did Liang Youshan feel triumphant, he had taken his revenge. To deal with someone so pretentious, one had to be even more pretentious, you like to put on airs, right? Well today, I’ll show you what real pretense is.

Wang Wei looked at the menu and said, "I don’t normally eat these kinds of home-cooked dishes. Oh well, since that’s all there is, just order whatever."

So Wang Wei took the menu and went on a spree, ordering virtually every dish on it, adding up to more than twenty dishes before stopping, "That’s enough for now, let’s start with these, and if it’s not enough, we’ll order more. Hahaha, Young Master Li, is this a bit much? I didn’t hold back at all."

Tang Guo and Xinyue couldn’t help but want to laugh. Were they always this humorous?

Li Xiaogang had long since wanted to curse out loud, you said not to be polite, but you really took it to heart, didn’t you?

With just a few people, eight of them, you suddenly ordered more than twenty dishes; what the hell is the meaning of this? Don’t you know the current emphasis is on saving, this is just wasteful extravagance.

But all he could do was force a smile and say, "Not too much at all, just over twenty dishes. Order more if it’s not enough."

"Hehe, Young Master Li, you really are generous. In that case, we’ll definitely not hold back. Oh, and for these drinks, just bring ten or eight bottles to start," Wang Wei added.

Li Xiaogang couldn’t help but twitch again; the most expensive white wines, ordered by the tens of bottles, can they even finish them?

Just the cost of these drinks alone would be tens of thousands.

"Do you have the ’82 Lafite? No? Well, then the ’83 will do. You don’t have anything? Only the ’92? Alright then, just bring two bottles to start," Wang Wei continued.

Li Xiaogang felt an almost irresistible urge to silence Wang Wei; he was filled with murderous intent. These rubes were striking with truly cruel intentions.

Two bottles of the ’92 vintage Lafite alone cost nearly a hundred thousand just in cost.

In total, just the cost of this meal was set to exceed one hundred and fifty thousand.

One hundred and fifty thousand, to him, also wasn’t a small sum of money. If it were just ten or twenty thousand, he wouldn’t even blink, in all reasonableness, controlling the cost to ten thousand should still make for a lavish meal, but these people were so ruthless, what kind of people were they?

Li Xiaogang signaled to the waiter with his eyes, implying they should say they didn’t have two bottles of the ’93 Lafite.

But Tang Guo shouted out, "’93 Lafite? I want to drink it, I want to drink it. Well done, Li Xiaogang, to think your restaurant was hiding such good stuff, when you invited me for meals before you never treated me to it, you’re too stingy. Hmph, you say we’re friends, but I don’t think you consider me a friend at all."

At these words, Li Xiaogang hurriedly said, "How could that be, Tang Guo? We just airfreighted it over from Milan Country a few days ago." He immediately told the waiter, "Go get two bottles quickly."

After speaking, Li Xiaogang felt the pain keenly, his heart bleeding.

Damn, this pretense is costing me over a hundred thousand in a flash.

So much money, enough to play with dozens of top-notch pieces, and all virgins at that, Li Xiaogang was furious.

Thus, when his eyes turned toward Tangyu and the others, they were filled with silent accusations: these bumpkins really knew no gratitude.

Soon, the table was fully laid with dishes, more than twenty plates, crowding the large round table to capacity, piled up in three tiers.

Though the dishes here were not exotic delicacies, each was very distinctive and crafted with the finest ingredients. Just pricing the dishes, this meal would cost thousands. Seeing the full table of dishes, Li Xiaogang couldn’t help but grumble inwardly, because this was literally eating into his family’s money.

Yet on the surface, he still had to appear very casual about it all.