Trillionaire's Slice of Life-Chapter 285 - 196: The Ninth Maid of Tianxiang Garden

The welcome ceremony in the auditorium continued until six o’clock in the evening before it ended.

Naturally, the celebration banquet followed.

Chu Mo wasn’t keen on dining at an off-campus hotel, so the evening banquet was held at the university staff dining hall.

The dinner had a sizable attendance; all the school leaders who previously made the list were present, as well as numerous deans and professors who might not have made the list but possessed considerable influence. Along with Chu Mo’s classmates and accompanying personnel, there were certainly at least a couple hundred people in total.

Those who had the privilege of sitting at Chu Mo’s table naturally matched in status and stature, such as President Yang, Dean Gong, Vice President Lin, and the like. As for Chu Mo’s side, only Liang Bing, Nobel Prize winner Mr. Frederic, and Detective Agency President Jiang Tao, who was in charge of security, were qualified to sit.

At the main table, with dishes served and after three rounds of drinks, Principal Yang Jianguo, his face flushed with joy, was truly happy. The original donation of 1.1 billion was enough to make Normal University go down in history, but afterwards, Chu Mo’s Entrepreneurial Foundation made a grand gesture like a depth charge, completely turning the university upside down.

Now, the donation was secondary; just looking at the afternoon scene in the auditorium, in just a few words, Chu Mo had motivated all the Normal University students, and privately, it was said that many students returned from the auditorium and uninstalled games from their computers and phones.

As Principal of Normal University, seeing his students strive for progress filled him with genuine joy. As he raised his glass, Principal Yang, his face beaming, addressed Chu Mo,

"Chu Mo, on behalf of the entire forty-five thousand students of our Normal University, I want to say thank you. It’s not about the amount of the donation but the fact that you, by yourself, elevated the entire school’s learning atmosphere. This is more valuable than thousands of gold and silver.

In the future, when these younger brothers and sisters graduate, they will naturally appreciate the heart and soul you put into this. Ladies and gentlemen, I propose a toast to Chu Mo."

Principal Yang personally lifted his glass, and with a dozen tables of guests and over a hundred people in the room, there was a resounding agreement, all raising their glasses to Chu Mo, who bore an air of scholarly grace.

"President Yang is too kind."

"Ah, Chu Mo, modesty is a virtue, but too much of it is not good. In the thirty-eight years since the establishment of Modu Normal University, you are the first student to be recognized by the entire faculty and student body, and the first senior whom these younger students profoundly admire.

Ladies and gentlemen, for Chu Mo, and for a brighter future for Modu Normal University, let’s raise our glasses."

"Cheers!"

Everyone drank up in unison.

Principal Yang, his face aglow, patted Chu Mo on the shoulder and spoke sincerely,

"Chu, I’ll take my leave now. If I stay, you and your old classmates won’t be able to fully enjoy yourselves. It’s rare for you to come back to your alma mater; have a good time relaxing with your classmates."

Principal Yang and the school leaders departed, with everyone standing to see them off. As the dozen school leaders departed amid laughter, the atmosphere in the room instantly became more lively.

At this point, class monitor Du Yanyan, pulling along Xu Shu, two old classmates, immediately came over from the adjacent table. They had been casting frequent glances in this direction earlier, but there had been no opportunity for them because of the presence of the principal and directors at the table.

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Now, with Principal Yang and the school leaders gone, they approached, each holding a glass in hand.

"Chu Mo, I must be the first among us old classmates to toast you," Du Yanyan said as she held up a two-ounce glass filled to the brim with baijiu, which Chu Mo acknowledged with a smile,

"Yanyan, if you drink this glass, it’ll either be you or me on the floor. We, as old classmates, will have many days ahead of us. Let’s do this: I propose we pour some red wine instead; it’s the thought that counts."

Chu Mo’s face was adorned with a smile.

As he finished speaking, both Du Yanyan and Xu Shu before him let out a small sigh of relief, and the smiling class beauty patted her chest, her voice ringing clear:

"Chu always has a soft spot for the ladies. I came over prepared to grace you with my company even if it cost me my life. If I really had to drink that shot, Chu, I don’t know about you, but I’d definitely be the one to hit the floor."

The two-ounce shot glass was promptly replaced with a wine glass, and each person was served just under half a glass of red wine. After Chu Mo and Du Yanyan clinked glasses, Xu Shu, also flushed, said on the side:

"Chu Mo, I truly thank you. Cheers."

Xu Shu still held a full two ounces of white liquor in her hand, and before Chu Mo could stop her, she tipped her head back and poured the liquor down her throat, knowing she wanted to use this gesture to express her gratitude. Chu Mo didn’t say anything more, picked up his wine glass, and drained it in one go.

When a few old classmates got together, the conversation naturally turned to old school days. In a moment, Du Yanyan shifted the topic, her voice clear:

"Boss Chu, you issued me a Supreme VIP card for Bafang International Hotel before, and I haven’t even used it a few times. Oh, I heard that Bafang International Hotel has recently acquired several five-star chain hotels?" Stay connected with novelbuddy

Chu Mo looked at her with slight surprise and then suddenly remembered that the person in front of him, the class monitor, was now a hotel reviewer. Her job was to stay in various hotels and then assess and score them.

Naturally, Du Yanyan paid attention to the hospitality industry, so it made perfect sense.

Chu Mo nodded with a smile. He had no intention of hiding it and openly said:

"Indeed, Bafang International has now acquired nearby properties like Tianxiangyuan Grand Hotel, Modu Finance Tower, Tianyi Hotel, and Tianhua International Hotel under the company’s umbrella. We are currently in preliminary talks with another hotel."

As he finished speaking, Xu Shu, who had just downed a large shot of white liquor and was somewhat dazed, didn’t react, but Du Yanyan, the beautiful class monitor’s eyes widened.

The several hotels Chu Mo mentioned were all five-star hotels, and Tianxiang Garden, in particular, was Modu’s only seven-star hotel. She, as a modest hotel reviewer, didn’t have the guts to set foot there. As for Modu Finance Tower, being the second tallest building in Modu, it was known to everyone in the city.

Du Yanyan was quickly doing some rough calculations in her mind and figured that just the hotels mentioned by Chu Mo were worth over seventy to eighty billion...

She used to think that Bafang International Hotel was owned by Chu Mo’s family and that the Chu family might have assets of a hundred billion or so. But now, learning that Chu Mo’s family had even more industries, she felt increasingly complex.

Back in school, if only she had paid a little more attention to this old classmate, how good it would have been!

...

Amidst Du Yanyan’s complex emotions, Chu Mo’s gaze shifted to the far end of the banquet hall, to a table where a girl with dazzling star-like eyes captured his attention.

If he remembered correctly, this girl was the one ranked second in the comprehensive ratings, named Tang Tang.

The reason Chu Mo’s gaze lingered on her was simple—just because the girl also had a beauty score above ninety-five.

Tianxiang Garden on the ninety-fifth floor was still missing a maiden with a beauty score of ninety-five, a matter Chu Mo had been keeping in mind. He hadn’t encountered a girl with such beauty before, so he hadn’t brought it up purposely. But now that he had, Chu Mo naturally intended to try his luck.

As Chu Mo’s subtle gaze wandered, the girl in the corner, with star-like eyes, also looked over, and their gazes collided. The girl named Tang Tang nodded smilingly at Chu Mo.

Afterward, the top beauty of Normal University, with twice the popularity of Liang Bing on the campus network, the star-eyed girl holding a wine glass...

Gracefully approached!