Chapter 713 — Pig Brain
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Before long, the door of the private room was pushed open again, but the one who walked in was not the waiter from before — it was a middle-aged man. He hurried over to Gu Mengyao and said respectfully, "Eldest Miss, you're here! Why didn't you call me? I would have arranged a VIP suite upstairs for you."
This middle-aged man was the general manager of the Pengzhan Business Hotel. His surname was Liu, he was thirty-five or thirty-six, and he had the look of a sharp, capable man.
With Gu Pengzhan's word carrying absolute authority in the group — his power at its zenith — almost every board decision was his alone to make. So the heads of the subordinate businesses all lived in fear for their positions, and those who had previously been close to other shareholders now all wanted to switch their allegiance to Gu Pengzhan's camp!
There was nothing anyone could do about it. On the group's board, Gu Pengzhan was not only the largest shareholder, but he also held the proxy decision-making rights of the second-largest shareholder, "Wei Zhao." Between the two, he effectively controlled the two most critical votes, and no one else dared to object.
Manager Liu did not yet know that the group's second-largest shareholder was actually sitting right in front of him. Had he known, he would probably have been scared to death on the spot.
"I didn't want to cause any trouble." Gu Mengyao frowned. She hadn't expected Manager Liu to come in person; had she known, she wouldn't have taken out the VIP card. The reason Gu Mengyao avoided the VIP suite was that she genuinely didn't want to go. Being recognized as the eldest miss and swarmed by everyone like the moon surrounded by stars — she really did not enjoy that feeling. So she had chosen to keep a low profile and reserve a regular private room. But now that Manager Liu had shown up, Gu Mengyao worried Tang Zhi might misinterpret the situation — that she wasn't taking her to the VIP suite because she looked down on her.
The eldest miss hesitated for a moment, then thought of a remedy. "Manager Liu, you still have VIP cards on hand, don't you? Issue one for my friend. I'll speak to Uncle Qing about it."
The heads of these businesses did have the authority to recommend and issue group VIP cards, but the top-tier diamond card required approval from the group's headquarters before it could be issued. So Manager Liu would not issue a diamond card unless the client was truly important.
Since Gu Mengyao had said she would inform Uncle Qing, that naturally meant a diamond card. Manager Liu nodded hastily in agreement. How could the group refuse a request from the eldest miss? Moreover, she would be informing Uncle Qing about it herself.
Tang Zhi, for her part, hadn't thought much about any of this. If Gu Mengyao had put on airs as the eldest miss the moment they arrived, that really would have seemed like showing off in front of Tang Zhi. As it was, Tang Zhi felt the eldest miss was actually quite low-key.
They went downstairs to the front desk, and only then did Tang Zhi realize the VIP card Gu Mengyao had requested was being issued for her. Tang Zhi shook her head hurriedly. "For me? I can't even afford to eat here... The prices are way too high."
Tang Zhi told it like it was — there was nothing shameful about that. Whatever her family's circumstances were, the eldest miss surely already knew.
"You can also use it at the Pengzhan Plaza shopping center — there are discounts there too." Gu Mengyao explained.
"I... I usually buy things at the night market..." Tang Zhi still refused. The card was of no use to her, and she figured it must be quite valuable. She didn't want to owe Gu Mengyao a favor.
"Then issue it to Wei Zhao instead." Since Gu Mengyao had already made the offer, she couldn't very well take it back. Issuing it to Wei Zhao was just as good.