Amid her words, the aunt had a tone of showing off.
She simply wanted to tell Chu Feng and Qiao Yue’er how amazing her son was.
Chu Feng slightly lowered his eyes, his expression somewhat odd. Indeed, being a First-grade Alchemist in the Alchemy Master Guild was impressive. But that was only relative to ordinary people of his age.
Show off in front of Chu Feng? That’s really being laughably poor.
Even Niu Baotian, the Chief Alchemist among the sitting alchemists of the Alchemy Master Guild, is a servant to Chu Feng. He even doesn’t qualify to be Chu Feng’s apprentice.
This cousin wasn’t a sitting alchemist; then he must be just an ordinary alchemist from the back office.
And being just First-grade, there’s nothing much to brag about it.
In the Alchemy Master Guild, his status couldn’t be that high either. It’s probably just that this cousin isn’t well-informed; otherwise, he would definitely recognize Chu Feng.
At the very least, he would have heard the great name of Chu Feng.
"Others going to the Welcome Immortals Restaurant need a reservation to secure a table. I am quite familiar with the shopkeeper there; I just go over, say hello, and even if it means driving other customers away, we would instantly get a table," he said.
"It’s almost time for lunch; shall we head there now?"
The cousin appeared very confident, deliberately showing off in front of Chu Feng and Qiao Yue’er.
In fact, he was just intentionally flaunting his noble status to impress Qiao Yue’er and Little Lan, hoping for their admiration.
And then, he would have the chance to win their affections.
The aunt stood up and, in the tone of an elder, said to Chu Feng, "Chu Feng, you’re still young, but you must be ambitious! Even if not quite as outstanding as my son, you should at least aim to become a First-grade Alchemist."
Chu Feng listened as the aunt shamelessly boasted about her son’s superiority and looked down on him, the waste Prince of the Sword King Mansion, until his ears nearly blistered.
To end the tiresome preaching of this delusional woman, Chu Feng hummed vaguely twice.
"F*ck this, even if it kills me next time, I won’t visit this aunt of my sister-in-law ever again!" Chu Feng cursed inwardly; after all, he was a guest but got no respect here.
The group moved outside the house, where the cousin and his wife were already seated in their family’s luxurious carriage.
The aunt gave Chu Feng’s carriage a look, her sense of superiority on her face even more pronounced.
"Oh dear, you are from the Sword King Mansion after all, how come you guys can’t afford a better carriage! It represents one’s face and status!"
"Even if you can’t afford a carriage as luxurious as ours, at least buy something decent!"
Chu Feng’s expression grew uglier as the day progressed as he swallowed his anger.
"Auntie, please get on quickly! Once our uncle makes big money, he will definitely buy a better one!" Qiao Yue’er cleverly hurried the aunt to get on the carriage.
Then, along with Little Lan, she joined Chu Feng in their own carriage.
After lowering the curtain, seeing Chu Feng’s face looking as if he swallowed a fly, Qiao Yue’er couldn’t help but cover her mouth and giggle softly.
"Uncle, don’t take it to heart, my aunt’s family is just like that," she said.
"Our aim isn’t to try and outdo them. Once you find your match, you won’t have to suffer this anymore! Life isn’t always smooth sailing, there will definitely be times when you feel wronged," she comforted Chu Feng.
Qiao Yue’er was knowledgeable and elegant, a true lady; she consoled Chu Feng.
Soon enough, they reached the best Welcome Immortals Restaurant in the Western District of the Royal Capital.
It was precisely mealtime, so the front of the restaurant was filled with various luxurious carriages. Even though the carriage of the cousin’s family was not shabby, it was immediately downplayed by many other splendid carriages here.
As for the one rented by Chu Feng and his group, it is hardly worth mentioning.
"Cousin, you all follow behind me. The security at Welcome Immortals Restaurant is strict, and guests with a low status, without a familiar person to lead, would find it hard to enter," the Elder Cousin adjusted his Alchemy Master Robe, truly an indescribable prestige.
It made him seem like a great figure of utmost importance.
Chu Feng watched and snickered to himself, let you act all high and mighty, sooner or later you’ll be struck by lightning.
The group followed behind the Elder Cousin, heading towards the main entrance of the restaurant.
Unlike other restaurants, there wasn’t a server welcoming guests outside, instead, there were two guards stationed.
"Greetings, Alchemy Master Huang!" the two guards greeted the Elder Cousin with respect.
"You two are working hard! They are all my friends!" The Elder Cousin posed like a person of high status, high in B (badassery).
With that statement, although the two restaurant guards looked at Chu Feng and the others with disdain, they didn’t trouble or interrogate them. They directly let them in.
A faint proud smile appeared on the Elder Cousin’s face, he glanced at Qiao Yue’er and Little Lan intentionally or unintentionally.
In front of beauties, he had indeed gained enough face.
Even his wife followed proudly, lifting her head high.
Upon entering the restaurant, the first level had a lobby format, luxuriously and elegantly arranged. The floor was covered with smooth white jade tiles, and the tables and chairs were made of redwood. Scholarly paintings and Feng Shui paintings hung on the walls.
Corners and such positions were decorated with plants, exquisite vases, and other ornaments.
Many tables were already filled with guests, each dressed brightly and of extraordinary demeanor.
It’s said that having a meal here costs at least upwards of hundred silver taels.
Such a high level of consumption is not something ordinary people can afford.
You should know, some poor families spend only about twenty to thirty taels of silver a year on living expenses.
Even a moderately wealthy family can only afford to come here occasionally for a treat.
"Manager Jia, busy as always!"
The Elder Cousin earned a lot of face in front of those two guards, but it faded a lot once inside the restaurant.
The short and stout Manager Jia, sporting a Fu Manchu mustache, was busily clacking away on an abacus.
Occasionally bowing his head to write bills, checking the amount of silver.
Upon hearing someone greet him, Manager Jia quickly looked up and seeing that it was the Elder Cousin, immediately showed a trademark enthusiastic smile.
"Oh, it’s Alchemy Master Huang, bringing a whole bunch of people to dine at our restaurant today?" From the conversation between the two, it can be seen that they are not very familiar.
It’s likely that Manager Jia behaves this way towards every customer.
At most, showing a bit more enthusiasm towards the Elder Cousin.
"Do you still have tables?" the Elder Cousin asked with a smile.
"Even if there are no tables, I would make one available for you! There’s one table near the staircase in the east side of the hall, it would fit all of you perfectly!"
Manager Jia spoke very smoothly, giving people a lot of face.
The restaurant’s booming business, besides being high-class, was also greatly related to Jia Shanggui’s management skills.
The Elder Cousin laughed heartily, asking his aunt to take Chu Feng and the others to be seated.
So that no one else would take the table.
He gentlemanly said to Qiao Yue’er with a smile, "Cousin, order whatever dishes you like, don’t be shy with me at all!"