Chapter 123: Chapter 123: Tasting Desserts
"What do you know?"
Countless possibilities flashed through Huang Yourui’s mind, but he couldn’t imagine what Yun Zijin actually knew.
"What I know is none of your business. All you need to worry about is whether you can pay this compensation in full within three days.
If Sheng Yang hasn’t received the payment in three days, then we’ll see you in court."
Lawyer’s letters had been so overused in certain circles that they’d lost all credibility. Yun Zijin was going straight for a court summons.
As for when the court date would be, that was Huang Yourui’s problem to worry about.
After all, their side had a lawyer for full representation; it wouldn’t matter even if they didn’t show up in person.
"I don’t have the money!"
Over two million. He couldn’t come up with that much money even if he sold himself.
Huang Yourui was even starting to regret his earlier rampage. ’Why didn’t I look more closely before I started smashing things?’
If he had known that stuff was so expensive, he never would have touched it.
With the mission failed, he wouldn’t get the final payment. The money he had on hand was definitely not enough to cover the damages.
"No money? Simple. We’ll just wait for the court date. Zero One, show our guest out!"
As soon as Yun Zijin finished speaking, Zero One sprang into action.
He strode forward, came up to Huang Yourui, grabbed him by the back of his collar, and hoisted him up before tossing him out the door of the Nightclub.
"My bar doesn’t welcome you. You’d better not come back again."
The moment Zero One lifted the man up, Sheng Yang also spoke.
But his words completely extinguished the last glimmer of hope in Huang Yourui’s heart.
"Sheng Yang! You ungrateful snake!"
Even at a time like this, Huang Yourui was still talking tough. Sheng Yang’s expression turned ugly.
Su Mengyao saw Sheng Yang’s expression and opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end, she said nothing at all.
"Hey now... don’t let some nobody ruin the mood. Let’s carry on! It’s the grand opening today, an auspicious occasion. No time for anger."
Li Yue Xuan tried to lift Sheng Yang’s spirits.
It took Sheng Yang a good while to finally calm down.
"You’re right. No need to let an irrelevant person spoil the mood. It’s the grand opening! Everything is twenty percent off!"
After announcing the discount with a grand flourish, Sheng Yang felt a great weight lift from his shoulders.
The other patrons in the bar, hearing Sheng Yang’s announcement of twenty percent off everything, immediately erupted in cheers.
The Nightclub’s main focus was to be a high-end lounge bar, and the prices of its drinks were generally much higher than at other bars.
However, its ambiance was definitely the best among Dijing’s famous establishments. The staff’s service was also rigorously trained, ensuring no guest would ever have a bad experience.
Of course, if a drunk customer were to be disrespectful to the staff, they certainly wouldn’t stand by and do nothing.
Besides, anyone with half a brain knew this was Sheng Yang’s bar and wouldn’t dare cause trouble here.
"Now that that’s settled, should we go back to the private room and continue?"
Sheng Yang looked at Yun Zijin and the others.
"I think it’s pretty nice out here. The atmosphere on the first floor is way better than in the private room. Can’t we just hang out here?"
Having experienced the vibe in the first-floor booth, Su Mengyao was reluctant to go back to the private room.
The only advantage of the private room was its privacy, but the feeling of security was nowhere near as good as in the open booth.
Sheng Yang himself didn’t mind either way, so he looked to the others, asking with his eyes.
"I’m fine with whatever. What about you, Sitong?"
"Oh... huh? I’m fine with anything. I’ll stick with you."
Qin Sitong felt the safest when she was by Yun Zijin’s side. As long as she didn’t stray more than three meters away from her, she was completely fine anywhere.
Li Yue Xuan and the others had even less of a problem with it. If they hadn’t invited Yun Zijin and Su Mengyao today, they would have chosen a first-floor booth for themselves anyway.
The group picked their seats in the booth and had a waiter bring them fresh bottles of alcohol and juice.
To cater to the girls, Sheng Yang also had someone specially prepare a few desserts.
When the desserts were brought out, Yun Zijin was rather surprised.
"They have dessert here? How come I didn’t see it on the menu earlier?"
Looking at the three exquisite desserts on the table, Yun Zijin was pleasantly surprised.
"Of course it’s not on the menu. I had the kitchen make them specially for you.
Give them a try and see how they taste. The chef who made them is an amateur pastry chef, so I’m not sure if they’ll be to your liking.
If they’re good, I’ll add a dessert menu."
"They look pretty good."
At least, the presentation is very nice.
"I’ll give it a try."
Su Mengyao picked up a fork, chose one at random, took a small spoonful, and tasted it. "Mm! Not bad. It’s not as good as what my family’s chef makes, but for an amateur, this is quite impressive.
If you want to add a dessert menu, Sheng Yang, I don’t see why not?"
Yun Zijin also had a bite. The taste was indeed decent, but just as Su Mengyao said, it was a far cry from the skill of the chefs at Xingyu Mansion.
"Sitong, you try some too?"
Seeing that Qin Sitong hadn’t touched the desserts, Yun Zijin encouraged her to eat.
Qin Sitong did as she was told and tried a bite. To her palate, the dessert was delicious.
"I think it’s delicious! I love it!"
After saying that, Qin Sitong dug in for another bite.
Yun Zijin and Su Mengyao stopped after two or three bites, but Qin Sitong happily continued to eat, one mouthful after another.
"You guys are giving me such mixed reviews. So are they good or not?"
Sheng Yang was a little troubled.
"They’re good enough to be served, but you can’t expect them to be a massive bestseller."
The taste is fine, but it’s not much different from what you’d get at an outside dessert shop. You could say it’s just average.
With Yun Zijin’s verdict, Su Mengyao nodded along, showing she agreed with her opinion.
"Then what about Student Qin here? What’s your opinion?"
Qin Sitong swallowed the dessert in her mouth before answering, "I think it’s delicious. It’s better than the small cakes I buy at the bakery.
But the bakeries I buy from and the dessert shops you usually go to... they’re probably not in the same league."
Although Qin Sitong was from Dijing, her family’s financial situation wasn’t particularly well-off; they could only be considered a comfortably middle-class family.
When she bought cake, she usually went to ordinary, affordable bakeries where a small cake would cost fifty yuan at most.
But the shops where Yun Zijin and her friends bought desserts were surely high-end patisseries where a single small treat could easily cost several hundred yuan. There was not only a price gap between them but also a huge difference in taste.
This was a point that Yun Zijin and Su Mengyao hadn’t considered.
"So you’re saying it tastes better than the cakes from outside bakeries?"
Sheng Yang felt he might have just stumbled upon another way to make money.
’Turns out, hiring that amateur pastry chef was a brilliant move!’
"Um! I... I haven’t been to many bakeries. I think you’d be better off doing some market research outside.
What if I’m wrong and you lose money? I would feel terrible."
Qin Sitong was terrified that her words might cause Sheng Yang’s business to lose money. She couldn’t afford to compensate him even if she sold herself.
"Don’t worry, don’t worry. The bar’s main business is still alcohol. Think of the desserts as just a fun little side project."
Sheng Yang wasn’t actually expecting to make a profit from desserts anyway.
