Chapter 396: Chapter 190: These Are All Walking Money Bags
After staying in her room for a little while, Xino got bored and went over to Xu Yun’s.
After all, as a wealthy girl who frequently stayed in five-star hotels, she wasn’t particularly interested in them.
Other than the size, décor, and price, everything else was more or less the same.
The so-called presidential suite was really just a room in the hotel’s best location with the most beautiful view, making one feel like they were living in their own spacious, high-end penthouse.
The differences between room types, aside from minor variations in amenities, were primarily about paying for an upgraded level of service that others couldn’t enjoy.
Essentially, for guests like Xu Yun and Xino, their room type granted them access to all of the hotel’s best and most meticulous butler services.
This included a private guest elevator and 24-hour dedicated butler service.
It even included a private, in-room demonstration for guests to experience the art of "sabering champagne."
Xino had just experienced it. It was indeed quite novel and seemed to be a unique feature of their hotel.
She’d even had the butler teach her how to do it.
So, once she learned, she couldn’t wait to come to Xu Yun’s room to show him what she could do.
Girls always try to make an impression on the man they like.
The moment Xino walked in, she asked, "Xu Yun, have you tried the champagne sabering thing yet?"
"No."
Xu Yun said, "You want to see it? The butler said they’re holding a ’day-to-night transition’ ceremony in the lobby at 6 p.m. That’s what it is."
"We don’t have to go down to the lobby. I’ll show you right now."
Xino opened the mini-fridge in the room. Inside were various sodas and bottled water, along with a bottle of champagne and a canned alcoholic drink.
In other rooms, everything besides the sodas and water, like the champagne and the canned drink, would cost extra.
But in the presidential suite, everything you saw was free to use and could even be taken with you.
She took out the champagne but realized she didn’t have a saber.
It was a bit awkward.
’No problem, I’ll just call for someone!’
Xino pressed the butler service button on the wall.
Xu Yun had noticed that button earlier. There was one in the bathroom, too, right next to the toilet.
’If I ever forgot to grab toilet paper, I could just call someone to bring it in.’
The presidential suite had a private elevator, so in less than two minutes, the same female butler from before walked in.
Seeing Xino was also there, she smiled at Xu Yun and asked, "Mr. Xu, is there anything I can do for you?"
"I need a saber."
Xino said directly, "To open this champagne."
"Miss, sabering a bottle of champagne can be somewhat dangerous."
The butler explained, "If you haven’t been trained, we don’t recommend you try it yourselves. I can perform the demonstration for you."
"Don’t worry, I just learned how in my room."
Xino said, "Right now, you just need to give me the saber."
The butler looked to Xu Yun.
After all, for the duration of his stay, her job was to serve Xu Yun exclusively.
Xu Yun nodded. "Give it to her. It’s fine."
"Of course, Mr. Xu." The butler produced a saber from out of nowhere and handed it to Xino.
Xino took it and began her demonstration for Xu Yun.
As she worked, she narrated, "You see this champagne bottle? There’s a little wire cage here with a loop. First, you hook the loop with your finger."
"This keeps the cork from flying off and accidentally hitting someone."
"Then you take the saber in your right hand and aim for this raised ring on the neck of the bottle."
"One, two, three... and swing!"
With a slightly clumsy motion from Xino, there was a loud "POP!" and the top of the bottle flew off.
"So? What do you think?"
Xino said proudly, "Pretty amazing, right?"
"And here I was thinking it’d be difficult or impressive."
Xu Yun watched her and laughed bluntly. "Isn’t that something anyone with hands could do? To think they use it as a promotional gimmick. How lame."
"There’s less skill in that than in me opening a beer bottle with a random chopstick."
The butler was speechless.
’This isn’t an acrobatics show,’ she thought. ’It’s meant to give the guests a feeling of elegance.’
Xino was bummed out, too.
She had expected to be praised, but instead, she’d been looked down on. Her interest in sabering champagne vanished in an instant.
She handed the saber back to the butler and said, "Anyway, where are we going to eat?"
"Mr. Xu, Miss."
Hearing this, the butler reminded them, "Our hotel has a restaurant on the 48th floor. It offers various cuisines, including Chinese and Western, and the food is quite good."
"Who are you kidding? Hotel food is the worst."
Xino immediately shot down the idea. "Xu Yun, let’s just eat out."
"Sure," Xu Yun said. "I’d like to try some local specialties, too."
"I’ll message the others and tell them to get ready. We can all head out together."
"In that case, Sir, Miss, would you like me to arrange for a car?"
The butler said, "Your privileges include our all-day Rolls-Royce chauffeur service."
"That’ll work."
Xino said casually, "Go ahead and arrange it. There will be five of us in total."
"Of course. I’ll go arrange it right away."
"Wait a second, miss," Xu Yun said.
"Do you know where we can find some of the more authentic local food around here?"
"You probably wouldn’t be able to find it if I just told you the name of the place."
The butler smiled. "I’ll tell the driver, and he can take you there directly. It’s not far from the hotel."
"Great."
A short while later, the other three people arrived and gathered in Xu Yun’s room.
Yan Can looked at the massive king-sized bed, which was over two meters wide. "Brother Xu," he said, "booking five rooms was overkill."
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