Super Soldier in the City
Chapter 1175 - 1220: Zheng Family’s Descendants

Chapter 1175: Chapter 1220: Zheng Family’s Descendants

"Haha, classmates, you’ve all arrived, I’m a bit late, sorry about that."

Zheng Yuyang was surrounded by everyone, and he was apologizing, but while his words were apologetic, his face was all smiles, showing no real sense of guilt.

A male student immediately said: "Yuyang, what you’re saying isn’t right. You’re such a busy person, making tens of thousands in just a second. Being able to attend our class reunion is already giving us a lot of face."

Zheng Yuyang waved his hand and laughed: "It’s not as exaggerated as that. But indeed, I’m very busy. However, my classmates wanted to have a reunion, and everyone came to the provincial city. Even if I’m busy, I should still come and join everyone. Actually, I wanted to book a five-star hotel for us to enjoy, but all the halls were booked these past few days, so I could only get a four-star one. Today, everyone just let loose and enjoy, all expenses are on me."

It was still that same male student, who immediately said excitedly: "That’s really great. I was thinking, if we had to go Dutch, it would hurt our wallets. Classmates, don’t you think?"

Everyone agreed in unison, many seemed very excited, but some were embarrassed, and yet others looked disdainfully at the one echoing Zheng Yuyang.

Meng Xiaofei leaned over to Li Yifei’s ear and whispered, "That guy’s name is Yang Yudong. During our school days, he was Zheng Yuyang’s follower. He was somewhat okay back then, but now, why does he seem even more like a lackey?"

Li Yifei chuckled softly and said, "Back in school, everyone was somewhat innocent, but now that we’ve started working, we realize earning money isn’t easy. With a big shot like Zheng Yuyang around, naturally some people would want to cling to him more."

"Sigh, that’s really lacking backbone, such obvious boot-licking," Meng Xiaofei pursed her lips.

Li Yifei blinked and said, "That’s reality for you. Many people are forced by reality to bow their heads. By the way, who exactly is Zheng Yuyang?"

Meng Xiaofei thought for a bit and said, "He... should be from the Zheng family in the province."

"A member of the Zheng family, oh, no wonder then," Li Yifei nodded.

Speaking of the Eight Great Clans in the province, Li Yifei knew about them. The Zheng family had no specific ties or animosity with the Ye family. While the provincial clans couldn’t compare with those in Capital City in terms of wealth, what mattered more was their background and connections. Since Zheng Yuyang was a member of the Zheng family, it was normal for him to have some strength.

Zheng Yuyang, feeling very proud being the center of attention, although he was a scion of a great clan, he was not a direct descendant in the Zheng family, hence he didn’t have access to many resources. Usually, he had some social status, but seldom did he have such an opportunity to be so revered.

But his gaze swept across and he noticed two people sitting aside whispering, not coming over, which instantly displeased him.

"Who are those two?" Zheng Yuyang pointed at Meng Xiaofei and Li Yifei and asked rudely.

"That’s Meng Xiaofei and her boyfriend."

"Oh? It’s Xiaofei," Zheng Yuyang suddenly frowned. If it had been someone else, he would have gone over to give them a piece of his mind right there, but he dared not do so with Meng Xiaofei.

Back in high school, with Meng Xiaofei being such an attractive girl, how could Zheng Yuyang not be moved? But the day he tried to harass Meng Xiaofei, he was severely beaten in return in the provincial city. Unwilling to accept this, Zheng Yuyang notified the Zheng family, but was surprised by the subsequent events as, instead of taking his side, they ordered him never to harass Meng Xiaofei again.

With his family’s stance, Zheng Yuyang knew that Meng Xiaofei had a significant background, perhaps even one the Zheng family couldn’t afford to provoke. Henceforth, he kept a respectful distance, but to his classmates, it seemed like Zheng Yuyang was not interested in Meng Xiaofei anymore.

As he grew older and got involved in some businesses, Zheng Yuyang realized how important family background was for someone. Seeing Meng Xiaofei here now, he couldn’t afford to offend her but saw an opportunity to make a connection. He quickly walked over with a smile and said, "Xiaofei, what a beautiful lady, I’m honored you also came."

Meng Xiaofei stood up, smiling and said, "Thanks for treating us, Chief Zheng."

Zheng Yuyang then looked at Li Yifei and said, "Xiaofei, aren’t you going to introduce your boyfriend?"

Li Yifei also stood up and said, "Li Yifei!"

"Zheng Yuyang!" Zheng Yuyang shook hands with Li Yifei, sizing him up. Someone who could get close to Meng Xiaofei and even become her boyfriend must be someone quite impressive.

"May I ask what you do for a living?" Zheng Yuyang asked Li Yifei tentatively.

"I just run a small business," Li Yifei replied with a smile.

"Just a small business, probably not, right?" Zheng Yuyang didn’t believe that. An ordinary person doing small business wouldn’t qualify to be with Meng Xiaofei.

Li Yifei was now even more certain that Zheng Yuyang was completely a spoiled young master. If he had any capability, he should have some knowledge of well-known figures within the whole province. Although Li Yifei wasn’t very powerful in the provincial capital, in Mile City, he was definitely one of the top figures. Any family in the province should at least be somewhat familiar with such a person, or at least, recognize him when they saw him in person.

Li Yifei smiled lightly and said, "I really do just run a small business. Suddenly renting a four-star hotel lobby for a class reunion like this, I don’t have that kind of strength."

Yang Yudong curled his lip and said, "You’re really joking. Do you know how much it costs to rent a four-star hotel lobby like this?"

Li Yifei shook his head and said, "I really don’t know, but I’m sure it’s not cheap."

Yang Yudong, definitely playing the sycophant, immediately spoke proudly, "Of course, renting this hall for one day doesn’t cost much, just eight thousand yuan. But the drinks and food inside are calculated separately. Today Yuyang wanted everyone to eat and drink well, the good stuff served starts at fifty thousand at least. It’s only Yuyang who could afford it, others might not manage it, even if it was split among everyone, most of our classmates couldn’t afford it."

Everyone exclaimed in surprise, and a girl immediately said, "Zheng Yuyang, it’s just a class reunion, isn’t this a bit too extravagant? How can we accept this without feeling embarrassed?"

Zheng Yuyang laughed and said, "It’s because we are all classmates that we shouldn’t care about it so much. Today, nobody should talk to me about money again, that would be like you don’t consider me a classmate anymore, and then I’d really be upset with them."

Yang Yudong immediately added, "Exactly, let’s not argue anymore. This amount of money is nothing for Yuyang, he just wants everyone to have a great time."

Zheng Yuyang sternly said, "Yudong, that’s not right. I just said we shouldn’t talk about this, yet you brought it up again, should you be punished with a drink?" But his face was still filled with smiles, clearly pleased by Yang Yudong’s words.

"Yes, yes, I won’t mention it again!" Yang Yudong’s face showed remorse.

Li Yifei secretly gave Yang Yudong a thumbs up for his bootlicking skills, which were indeed impressive. And such people really couldn’t be completely despised, as they often could make their way in the world. Clearly, Zheng Yuyang was quite satisfied with Yang Yudong, presumably, the latter must have received many favors from Zheng Yuyang as well.

This change of topic shifted Zheng Yuyang’s focus away from Li Yifei, circling back to Zheng Yuyang. Originally, Meng Xiaofei, as a beautiful woman, should have been the centre of attention, but since she brought her boyfriend Li Yifei, they didn’t persist in bothering Meng Xiaofei too much.

More classmates were coming in, increasing the lively atmosphere. The food in the buffet area was laid out, with lobster, abalone, various types of crab and seafood, everything one could want, amounting to several tens of thousands of yuan.

Of course, these seafood items were not the very special good ones; if really getting Double-headed abalone, just a few could cost tens of thousands of yuan. But even so, these foods were not something ordinary people could afford casually.

Meng Xiaofei and Li Yifei were hungry by now, and Meng Xiaofei, the foodie, seeing the food, was always the most enthusiastic, quickly piling up food with Li Yifei to start eating.

At this time, Zheng Yuyang came and sat next to Meng Xiaofei. He couldn’t really understand Meng Xiaofei, a woman like her should be able to eat whatever she wanted, but now she still looked like a girl who hadn’t seen the world. If it wasn’t for the painful lessons learned previously, he really couldn’t believe Meng Xiaofei had such a strong background.

Zheng Yuyang had also become a bit sharper now. Coming over at this moment was to make connections with Meng Xiaofei. Since she had a background, leveraging their old classmates’ relationship to establish a good connection could be useful in the future, and then his family might also regard him in a new light.

"Xiaofei, do you like the food here?" Zheng Yuyang asked with a smile.

Meng Xiaofei stuffed an abalone into her mouth and said vaguely, "It’s alright, but the abalone is a bit small. They aren’t that tasty. I usually eat three-headed ones at home."

"Oh, sorry about that," Zheng Yuyang said, a bit embarrassed, but thought to himself: "If you don’t think it’s tasty, why are you eating it with so much gusto?"