The two chatted and laughed, and soon finished all the dishes on the table.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill, Xiao Ning stood up and said, "Qiangqiang, let's go!"
As soon as he stepped out of the room, he snapped his fingers, and a waiter immediately came forward, bowed, and asked, "Sir, what can I do for you?"
"Check, please! How much is it?"
"Okay, please come with me!"
The waiter led the way, and the three of them went downstairs to the cashier on the second floor.
Meanwhile, another waiter at the entrance of the private room, seeing Xiao Ning disappear, quickly picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Sister Rong, the VIPs you ordered have finished eating, and Xiao Ma has taken them down to pay the bill!"
"Okay, I understand!"
Li Rongrong's voice came from the other end of the walkie-talkie.
Meanwhile, Xiao Ning, accompanied by Xiao Qiang, followed the waiter to the second floor and sat on a sofa in the lobby to rest, while the waiter took care of paying the bill.
A moment later, the waiter came over with the bill, presented it to Xiao Ning with both hands, and said, "Sir, this is the bill. Your total bill is 8,465 yuan! Would you like to pay by card or cash?"
"Let's use WeChat!" Xiao Ning took out her phone.
The waiter quickly replied, "Okay, please wait a moment!"
Back at the cashier, she picked up a sign with a QR code for payment. Xiao Ning opened WeChat, scanned the QR code, tapped a few times, and quickly completed the payment.
The waiter bowed and smiled broadly: "Sir, your payment has been successful. Is there anything else you need?"
Xiao Ning waved his hand, preparing to leave with Xiao Qiang, when they saw the former general manager, Li Rongrong, and a middle-aged man in a suit walking towards them.
"Mr. Xiao, did you enjoy your meal? If you have any questions, please let us know so we can make improvements!"
Li Rongrong extended her hand from afar, forcing Xiao Ning to stop in his tracks, shake her hand, and say, "Your restaurant's dishes are excellent, beyond compare!"
Li Rongrong bowed slightly and said with a beaming smile, "Thank you, your praise is our motivation!"
"Let me introduce you. This is Mr. Xiong Lixiong, the chairman of our Rongcheng International Hotel!"
Li Rongrong stepped back, making way for Xiong Li behind her, and introduced them to Xiao Ning, then said to Xiong Li, "President Xiong, this is Mr. Xiao, and Mr. Xiao's sister!"
"Haha, Brother Xiao, you're young and promising! I, Old Xiong, admire you from the bottom of my heart!"
Xiong Li laughed heartily, went up to greet him, and grasped Xiao Ning's hand tightly, as if they were long-lost brothers.
Xiao Ning raised an eyebrow and laughed, "Mr. Xiong, you're joking. Your Rongcheng Hotel is one of the top hotels in Linjiang, making a fortune every day. Compared to that, I'm just showing off my limited skills!"
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Chapter 27 Buying a Villa
The car was traveling on the road to Huan Da Di Jing Lan.
In the passenger seat, Xiao Qiang asked Xiao Ning curiously, "Brother, do you know that fat guy?"
"Fatty? Who is that?" Xiao Ning was surprised.
Xiao Qiang fiddled with her nails and said, "Just now at the hotel, that fat guy surnamed Xiong."
"Haha, a big boss with a net worth of over a billion, yet you call him Fatty, you little brat, you really don't know your place!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Ning burst into laughter.
Xiao Qiang wrinkled her nose, dismissing him with disdain: "He looked at me with such a lecherous gaze. Brother, you should stay away from people like that in the future. That fat guy is no good!"
"Hmm, is that so?" Xiao Ning frowned, his expression gradually turning cold.
He had heard of Xiong Li before; he was considered one of the more prominent figures in Linjiang County.
According to rumors, this person came from a rural area and was extremely poor when he was a child, often going hungry.
He worked as a construction worker, a carpenter and mason, ran a restaurant, and sold counterfeit cigarettes. Like Xiao Ning's uncle Xiao Xiaojun, he had done all sorts of jobs.
However, this person is lucky, cunning, and skillful.
Taking advantage of the reform and opening up, he seized the opportunity and bought a piece of land that the government was about to develop before the government even announced it, causing his net worth to increase several hundred times.
From then on, there was no stopping it.
By this time, he owned a wholly-owned five-star hotel along with its real estate, a construction company, and invested in construction and development in multiple locations, with a net worth of over one billion yuan.
Therefore, Xiong Li was a well-known inspirational figure in a small city like Linjiang County.
What is most worthy of being praised is his good deeds.
Five years ago, Xiong Li's hometown was hit by a sudden rainstorm, and the entire village was washed away, leaving the villagers homeless.
Xiong Li stepped forward and gathered local tycoons to raise funds. He personally invested 50 million yuan, raising a total of 70 million yuan to build 108 detached villas, which were given to the villagers for free.
Back then, this act of kindness was highly praised and publicized by the government.
This is one of the biggest reasons why he has been able to remain standing in Linjiang County for so many years.
Xiao Ning had always regarded this person as a role model and a guiding light on her life's journey. This time, she had a pleasant conversation with him, exchanged contact information, and then stopped there.
Hearing her sister Xiao Qiang's words, Xiao Ning felt a sense of disillusionment, realizing that the so-called business tycoon was nothing special after all.
"Fine, I'll cut ties with him from now on!"