Even Friends for Free

It was past ten in the evening when everyone finally had 'dinner'.

The large table of sumptuous dishes looked fantastic. Although not as delicious as what Su Yang cooked himself, this table of food was already the best he had ever eaten at someone else's house.

Su Yang drank two bottles of Maotai with Zhuang Yong and Guan Tianya. After twelve o'clock, having eaten and drunk their fill, they returned to the living room and chatted for a while before Su Yang prepared to take his leave.

"Uncle Zhuang, Elder Guan, Mengli, it's getting quite late today, so I won't disturb you any longer. I'll be taking off first." Su Yang stood up and smiled, nodding at the three people on the sofa.

Hearing this, Zhuang Yong immediately stood up to ask him to stay: "Hey! Don't go anywhere, just sleep here. In this huge house of mine, is there no place for you to rest?"

"Yeah, Su Yang, since you said it's so late, just don't go. I'm not leaving today either, you can just sleep next to me."

"What??" Hearing this, Su Yang's eyelids twitched as he thought to himself: 'Is this girl that wild? Saying such things right in front of her own dad?'

Not only Su Yang, but Zhuang Yong and a red-faced Guan Tianya also turned their heads to look at Zhuang Mengli after hearing her words.

Seeing this, Zhuang Mengli glanced at them: "Why are you all staring at me?"

"Mengmeng, what... did you just say?" Zhuang Yong asked, stunned.

"I said let him sleep next to my..." Zhuang Mengli suddenly stood up at this point, her face full of shyness as she defended herself: "It's not what you think. I meant letting Su Yang sleep next to my room, which is next door to me."

"Really?" the three asked in unison, frowning.

"Really!!" Zhuang Mengli bit her lip and plopped back down. She didn't know why she had just blurted it out like that, and even after saying it, she hadn't realized how it sounded.

With the little misunderstanding cleared up, Su Yang looked at them and smiled: "Uncle Zhuang, you don't need to ask me to stay. I already booked a hotel when I arrived in Shanghai today, so I won't intrude any further. I'll come over again tomorrow morning."

"Oh, you, Little Su, really. Why must you leave? I was even thinking of drinking a bit more with you."

"Uncle Zhuang, you can't drink anymore. Your face is already red, if you drink any more you'll be drunk."

"No matter! It's a small issue!"

"Let's forget it, we'll get together another day. It really is quite late today, and after I leave, you should all rest early too."

Seeing that Su Yang had made up his mind, Zhuang Yong didn't insist anymore. He looked at Su Yang, suddenly thought of something, and asked: "Alright. Hey, by the way, Little Su, what's the name of the hotel you're staying at?"

Su Yang thought for a moment and said, "I think it's called the Shanghai Huaxiu Hotel."

"Hahaha, what a coincidence!!" After hearing Su Yang, Zhuang Yong immediately let out a hearty laugh, a laugh that perfectly matched the demeanor of a wealthy man.

"You mean... that hotel belongs to you, Uncle Zhuang?"

"That's right, it's a five-star hotel under my group. There are two locations, one in the Huangpu District and one in the Dongpu District. Which one are you staying at?"

"I'm not too sure. This is my first time in Shanghai. Anyway, when I booked it, the location showed it was near the Bund."

"Oh, oh, then it's Huangpu. How about this, wait for me to give the manager there a call and let them know."

Su Yang naturally knew what Zhuang Yong was going to do. He hastily waved his hand and said: "Hey! Uncle Zhuang, there's no need to go to any trouble."

Zhuang Yong had already dialed the number. He raised his hand, waved it at Su Yang, and directly turned on the speakerphone. The call connected quickly.

"Hello, Lao Feng."

"Yes! President Zhuang." A middle-aged man's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Zhuang Yong didn't beat around the bush and said directly: "Here's the situation. Around 3:30 this afternoon, a young man named Su Yang checked into our Huaxiu Hotel in the Huangpu District. Go and check it out, and then if you have time tomorrow, personally go over and give him a Supreme Black Card. From now on, whenever he, his family, or his friends stay at our hotel, it will be free of charge. Permanently free."

Hearing this, Lao Feng on the other end of the phone was stunned for two seconds. Family was one thing, but even friends were free?

However, he didn't dare to say this out loud. He was just a hotel general manager, so he immediately replied: "Understood, President Zhuang. I will inform the hotel right away. Is it convenient to ask if you know the last four digits of this Mr. Su's phone number? I'm afraid there might be someone with the same name."

"Hold on a moment." Zhuang Yong looked up at Su Yang and asked: "Little Su, what are the last four digits of your phone number?"

"6686."

Zhuang Yong relayed: "6686."

"Okay, President Zhuang, received! I will personally deliver the card tomorrow morning!" Lao Feng on the other end of the phone naturally heard a young man's voice, which meant this person must be right next to Zhuang Yong right now. Who was this? To have such great face?

"Alright, that's all. You can go back to resting."

"Okay, okay, President Zhuang, you should rest early too."

The phone hung up, and Zhuang Yong looked at Su Yang, smiling: "All sorted."

"I have to say, Uncle Zhuang, you're really too polite. There's really no need for this," Su Yang stepped forward and said.

Zhuang Yong grabbed Su Yang's hand and sighed with emotion: "Little Su, I know you don't lack this bit of money, but this is just a little token of my appreciation, so please don't decline. Besides, this little thing is nothing. Not only did you save my father, but you also helped my daughter remove her dark spots. For either of those things, I, Zhuang Yong, will be indebted to you for the rest of my life. So let's stop here and say no more about it!"

Seeing Zhuang Yong being so straightforward, Su Yang didn't say anything more. He nodded and smiled: "Alright! Then thank you, Uncle Zhuang."

"No need to be so polite, we're the ones who should be thanking you. Alright, since you're leaving now, then I'll..."

Zhuang Yong originally wanted to have his driver come over and drop Su Yang off, but before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by Zhuang Mengli: "Dad, let me drop Su Yang off. Since he's leaving, I'll be leaving too. I'll take him along the way; I didn't drink tonight anyway."

"You?" Zhuang Yong looked at Zhuang Mengli, his eyes rolling around as he suddenly thought of something, and immediately laughed: "Haha, alright, then you drop him off."

Zhuang Mengli smiled, stood up, and looked at Su Yang: "Wait for me for two minutes. I'll go upstairs to grab my car keys."

Seeing this, Su Yang smiled: "Alright, then I'll have to trouble you."

"You're welcome," Zhuang Mengli said as she walked briskly toward the elevator.

Taking this opportunity, Su Yang took out his cigarettes and offered one to Zhuang Yong: "Uncle Zhuang, do you smoke?"

"I do, it's just that I smoke less nowadays. But since you're offering, I have to have one." Zhuang Yong smiled, took the cigarette, and lit it.

Guan Tianya didn't smoke at all, so Su Yang didn't offer him one.

He lit one for himself, and Guan Tianya spoke up at this moment: "Since everyone is leaving, I'll take my leave too."

"Elder Guan, please don't go. Look how much you've drunk, how can you leave? Just sleep here at my place."

Su Yang looked at Guan Tianya, deliberately winking and smiling: "Yes, Elder Guan, you shouldn't leave. You still need to take good care of your health."

Hearing this, Guan Tianya narrowed his eyes, then nodded and smiled: "Haha, alright. Since Little Su has spoken, I'll stay for the night."

Soon, Zhuang Mengli walked back holding her car keys and a brown Hermes leather bag.

Su Yang extinguished his cigarette, tossed it into the ashtray, stood up, and bid the two farewell: "Uncle Zhuang, Elder Guan, I'll be leaving first. You both rest early."

"Alright, Little Su, I'll walk you to the door."

"I'll see him out too." Guan Tianya also wanted to walk Su Yang out, but as soon as he stood up, he lost his footing and sat back down on the sofa.

Seeing this, Zhuang Yong hurriedly supported him and said, "Oh, Elder Guan, don't join in the fuss. I'll go see him out. Just wait for me here."

"Alright, alright. See you tomorrow, Little Su!" Guan Tianya leaned against the sofa, grinning foolishly at Su Yang.

"Alright, Elder Guan, see you tomorrow."

Soon, Su Yang went downstairs with Zhuang Yong and Zhuang Mengli, arriving at the underground garage on the basement level of the villa.

The garage doors opened, and Zhuang Yong pressed the light switch.

Click. The garage was instantly as bright as day, and a collection of luxury cars appeared before Su Yang's eyes.

'Holy crap! This is insane!'

There were about eight or nine cars parked in the garage. Lined up, there was a Rolls-Royce Phantom, a rare model nearly 6.2 meters long: the Maybach 62S, two equally rare models: the Bentley Arnage, and the fourth-generation flagship, the Ferrari Enzo.

The remaining cars were a Bugatti Chiron, a Rolls-Royce Cullinan, a Ferrari F8, and a BMW M8.

Seeing those three older classic cars, Su Yang's eyes lit up. He quickly stepped forward and exclaimed in surprise, "Damn! A Maybach 62S, an Enzo! And an Arnage? Uncle Zhuang, you're incredible!"

Zhuang Yong walked up and laughed, "Haha, it's nothing, but I didn't expect you to know so much about cars, Little Su. You recognize all these old cars. Are you into cars too?"

Su Yang nodded. "Yeah, I really like cars."

"Well, since you like them, pick whichever one catches your eye, and I'll give it to you."

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