Chapter 163: Chapter 163: Dinner Party
The undercover settled upstairs, but Wang Hao hadn’t noticed at all.
At that moment, he was downstairs with Brother Fei, waiting for the arrival of the big celebrity.
Fortunately, the Ice Princess was very punctual. At 5:58 on his phone, the white Lamborghini she had driven before entered the neighborhood and stopped in front of Wang Hao.
“Hehe, here you are,” Wang Hao quickly went forward to greet her and smiled, “My mom said she wants to invite you to dinner to show her gratitude; she insisted on you coming personally, which is a bit embarrassing.”
“It’s nothing,” the Ice Princess got out of the car, smiled, and then looked at Wang Mengfei, “Hello, nice to see you again.”
“I’m a huge fan, Ice Princess!” Wang Mengfei stepped forward, grabbed Bai Yaning’s hand excitedly, and said, “I was going to drag this guy out shopping this evening, but the moment I heard you were coming over for dinner, I had to join in. Is that okay?”
“Of course,” Bai Yaning withdrew her hand calmly and said indifferently, “Zhao Zhenhao just called me, and he’ll be here in about two minutes.”
Today, Bai Yaning wore a long white dress, looking exceptionally ethereal with black hair contrasting her snow-white attire. Her beauty was breathtaking, especially under the evening sunset that seemed to shroud her in a mystical haze, almost making her seem not of this world.
People often describe a woman’s beauty as ‘Heavenly Immortal,’ but since no one had ever seen one, seeing the Ice Princess made those words involuntarily come to Wang Hao’s mind.
There’s a saying that comparing one to another can either bring death or cause one to be discarded.
Xia Xueqi, who was also a beauty with a score of ninety, felt like a wild fowl next to a phoenix in comparison, not in the same class at all.
Even the normally unruly Brother Fei felt somewhat ashamed of himself at this moment.
Sometimes, a woman’s beauty can be so overwhelming it leaves people dumbfounded, finding themselves at a loss for words, even Wang Hao wasn’t sure what to say for a moment.
But fortunately, the awkward silence lasted only about twenty odd seconds before Zhao Zhenhao’s ride showed up, and the dashing, handsome, and debonair Mr. Zhao Zhenhao came out of the car.
He was dressed in a finely tailored suit and shining leather shoes, his handsome appearance unparalleled and irresistibly cool.
If there were any naive young girls around, they would definitely have screamed by now.
Then Brother Fei stepped forward and immediately quipped, “Little Haohao, you finally made it!”
Zhao Zhenhao stumbled.
Quickly, Wang Hao added another jest, “Oh, Zhao, you’re finally here, we’ve been waiting for you! Look at you, all dressed up, dashing as Alexander. Let’s go upstairs, everyone. The meal should be ready. We’ve prepared a lot of delicious dishes today, like steamed crab, spicy crayfish, dry-fried silk cocoons, and the like!”
Now that everyone was here, they all went upstairs.
As soon as they entered the house, Wang Hao’s mother came to greet them with a warm smile, immediately reaching out to grab Bai Yaning’s hand, “Welcome, welcome! Ah, we were going to go out for dinner, but I figured you might be tired of fancy places, so it might be more relaxing to have a simple meal at home.” Not bad for the Empress Dowager, with just a gentle word, not only did she save money but also subtly praised the guest’s family background, making her seem very sincere!
“Aunt, you flatter me,” Bai Yaning replied graciously to the elder, her face adorned with a very natural smile, “As soon as Wang Hao invited me over, I came. I also have some script matters to discuss with him; today’s opportunity is just right, even though it troubles you and I feel a bit sorry about it.”
It turns out, although the big star is quite arrogant in public, she’s actually quite approachable and lacks the entitlement of someone from a big family.
Hearing the big star talk , Wang Hao’s mom became excited immediately, “Oh, what a lovely girl you are, I was initially afraid you’d find our place too small, but now I’m reassured.”
“Not at all,” Bai Yaning said with a gentle smile, very ladylike.
Actually, Wang Hao’s mother didn’t really hope that Wang Hao would get too involved with her, but couldn’t help it— the big star’s smile instantly won her over, and she led Bai Yaning to the living room with the demeanor of treating a future daughter-in-law. Just then, Little Bai came over wagging his tail, and without a second thought, he pounced with a “woof woof!”
“Little Bai,” Bai Yaning gently patted Little Bai’s head, “Long time no see.”
Little Bai was conquered too: “Meow…”
Listening to that sound, like a cat acting spoiled — this guy’s degree of playfulness must definitely be possessed by a transmigrator!
After settling Bai Yaning down, Mom turned to Zhao Zhenhao, “You must be Mr. Zhao, right? When Haoer came back, he told me you gave him a watch. That watch is quite valuable; we initially thought about returning it, but then I thought, ‘If I return something from the Zhao family, wouldn’t that be disrespectful?’ So, I had to accept it. But I can’t just take it for nothing, so I wanted to invite you to dinner to show our gratitude. It’s a small place, please forgive the lack of grandeur.”
In this manner, she indicated that Mr. Zhao was young and wealthy, mentioned his affluent backgrohonest at that point, “I’m not great with temper, and it’s hard to find a job, so I might as well start my own business to earn some pocket money, haha.”
Everyone moved into the house and sat down on the sofa. At that moment, Wang Hao’s dad also came out, welcoming everyone, “You’re all here! Don’t be too formal, feel at home. There’s nothing off-limits; as long as you young folks are happy, that’s fine. We might have a small place, but come, come, let’s all sit at the table, we’ll drink well tonight.”
“Exactly, exactly,” Mom also nodded, “Tonight, I made dumplings filled with three delicacies and celery pork. Drink up, don’t be shy.”
Everyone nodded together, “Thank you, Uncle and Auntie.”
And so, they were ready to take their places to start eating.
But when a few started to sit down, Wang Hao realized he had perhaps oversimplified the evening’s dinner…
Actually, it was supposed to be a simple meal, casually eating, chatting and drinking, quite relaxing, but the issue was, the relationships between these people were quite complicated, making seating a major difficulty.
Dad, as the head of the family, naturally took the main seat, with Wang Hao naturally to his left. No issue there.
Then, who should sit next to Wang Hao was more troublesome…
Firstly, Wang Hao was neutral, fine anywhere except next to Brother Fei. Normally, men should sit with men, thus, technically, Zhao should be next to Wang Hao, but Bai Yaning wanted to sit next to him, as she considered Wang Hao among the people present as a good friend.
Thus, Zhao had to be bumped to the next spot.
Next up, both Zhao Zhenhao and Wang Mengfei wanted to sit next to Bai Yaning, but there was only one spot. So, Wang Hao saw Wang Mengfei give Zhao Zhenhao a look, and then Zhao Zhenhao, like a mistreated daughter-in-law, took his place behind Wang Mengfei…
So, the seating settled as Dad, Wang Hao, Bai Yaning, Wang Mengfei, Zhao Zhenhao, and Mom in that order around the table.
Actually, drinking and driving shouldn’t mix, but with the people present, none were ordinary, and a simple phone call could summon servants to pick them up… well, except for Brother Fei, but Brother Fei wasn’t short on alcohol!
“I’m good with anything,” Bai Yaning took the lead, “Uncle, please ask them.”
Wang Mengfei: “I’ll take the white.”
Zhao Zhenhao: “I’ll have beer… I’ll also take white.”
So, with that, everyone grabbed the white liquor, ready to dive in.