ocean-life Chapter 77 Accidentally Entering the Imperial Family
Chapter 77 Accidentally Entering the Imperial Family
Since Lu Ran had already paid in advance for the top-tier service, the service naturally began as soon as his car arrived at its destination.
"Brother-in-law, you've gone to the wrong place. The entrance is over there. There are so many people. We need to hurry up and park the car and then wait in line."
Lu Ran smiled faintly and said, "You didn't go to the wrong place."
"Didn't go to the wrong place? But there's clearly no one in line here!"
"This is a private route."
Under the surprised gazes of Wu Xiaomeng and the others, Lu Ran drove the car into a dedicated lane.
The road was not only clear, but there were also two rows of people in formal attire bowing to welcome them, making it a truly impressive sight.
Lu Ran parked the car with the help of the receptionist: "We're here, let's get out!"
After the group got off the car, a young man dressed in a red tuxedo and wearing a servant's hat led the way by bowing.
"Welcome home, Master."
After bowing, the young man approached Lu Ran and said, "Master, for the next 24 hours, I will be your personal butler. You can tell me anything you need."
Lu Ran was slightly embarrassed: "Um, you don't need to call me master, just call me Lu Ran."
"Okay, Mr. Lu."
Lu Ran pointed at Wu Xiaomeng: "Today is her birthday, she's the star of the show."
The butler immediately bowed in an inviting gesture: "Welcome home, Princess."
"Wow, this is interesting, very interesting."
After her initial surprise, Wu Xiaomeng immediately fell in love with this novel approach.
She stepped forward, smiled, and waved to the butler.
"Butler, isn't this service expensive for a day?"
The butler smiled and replied, "This is our store's top-of-the-line luxury package, priced per person. Mr. Lu has booked the most luxurious 8888 service."
"In addition to complimentary upscale dining, entertainment, farm experiences, and accommodation, this service also includes a complimentary customized birthday celebration."
"Over eight thousand per person?"
Lin Shanshan and Zhou Zixuan were both stunned.
They knew it wouldn't be cheap, but they didn't expect it to be this expensive.
But what the butler said next made them realize what it meant to accidentally trespass into the imperial palace.
"Mr. Lu, would you like a traditional Chinese dance troupe performance during your meal? It's only 12888 yuan per show."
Lu Ran thought it would be nice to watch a traditional Chinese dance while eating. He had been seeing videos of beautiful women performing "Luo Bai" on Douyin (TikTok) every day, so today was a good day to experience it for himself.
He nodded: "Okay, I'll arrange it."
The housekeeper's smile grew even brighter.
"Mr. Lu, how many shows do you need? I don't mean anything by it, I just want to do some preliminary calculations. If you only need one show, it will be easier for us to schedule shows if other customers request them later."
Lu Ran thought for a moment.
"You need to eat at least three meals a day, right? Here's what we'll do: just charge me for the whole day, and I'll give you a bill later."
The butler was overjoyed and bowed respectfully.
"Yes, ma'am."
Lu Ran pulled Cheng Ning into the room, led by the housekeeper.
Later, Lin Shanshan and Zhou Zixuan, who were listening to music with Bluetooth headphones, tacitly changed the song to "Accidentally Entering the Heavenly Home".
The group entered the large private room, where there was a long table in each of the four directions, similar to the dining tables in ancient times.
In the very center, there was a wide open space covered with a red carpet. Around the ceiling of the room were small lights arranged in a regular pattern, and directly above was a large round light that cast countless petal shapes on the ground, which then turned into snowflake shapes after a while, gradually changing color and shape in sync with the background music.
Two young and beautiful women wearing short vests pulled out chairs for Wu Xiaomeng and bowed to her in unison.
"Princess, please take a seat."
Since Lu Ran said that Wu Xiaomeng is the birthday girl, then the center position today definitely belongs to her.
Under the envious gazes of Lin Shanshan and Zhou Zixuan, Wu Xiaomeng happily sat down in the main seat.
"Your Highness, this is just an appetizer. After you finish your appetizer and drinks, you will experience farm activities such as rice planting, fruit picking, and fishing. In the evening, there will be a bonfire party and folk performances. Your Highness can come back after you have finished your experiences to hold your birthday party."
Are you satisfied with these arrangements?
Wu Xiaomeng nodded happily: "Satisfied, satisfied."
The butler smiled and said, "Alright, then please enjoy the food and drinks while watching the dance."
As he spoke, the butler clapped his hands.
Then, twelve women dressed in ancient costumes gracefully entered the private room from both sides.
"The farewell is hidden, yet it's difficult to write about it."
"Like frost and snow, it is coldest when it melts."
"A song of loneliness, unable to recapture the past."
"The road to the ends of the earth is long and arduous; who understands my plight?"
"I've plucked a flower, stirred up white petals, and raised a cup to the vast sea under the moon."
"Waiting for the wind, how can I bear the longing?"
"Entering the clouds, the white past fades and dissipates into dust."
This was the first time Wu Xiaomeng had experienced the joy of spending money; her birthdays before were all miserable days!
the other side.
Cheng Ning looked at Wu Xiaomeng, who was happily singing. Although she was also very happy, Lu Ran had done so much for her, but she could not give Lu Ran anything in return. Her unease grew stronger.
It seemed that he sensed Cheng Ning's emotions.
Lu Ran held her hand: "Don't worry, I'll definitely throw you an even better birthday party."
Cheng Ning pursed her lips: "That's too expensive."
"Isn't money meant to be spent? Otherwise, why would I earn it?"
"You can't spend it recklessly either."
Spending money on your sister is not considered wasteful spending.
"It can be kept simple."
"Hey, you're just like my mom. I transferred two million to her so she could go out and have fun with my dad, but she insisted on saving it for me, saying she'd use it when I get married."
Cheng Ning really wanted to say that these two topics seemed unrelated!
But in the end, she didn't say anything, keeping her head down and remaining shyly silent.
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After most of the day was spent having fun, it was finally time for the birthday activities.
The content is actually quite similar.
It involves the store staff taking the lead in singing a birthday song for the birthday person, then letting the birthday person speak, and having others give them their blessings.
Finally, we ate cake.
After finishing all that, Cheng Ning took out the gift she had prepared in advance.
"Xiao Meng, this is a gift I prepared for you. It's a necklace I picked out for you."
Wu Xiaomeng happily accepted the gift, opened it, and beautifully put it around her neck.
"It's so beautiful, thank you Sister Ning, I love it so much."
Lin Shanshan and Zhou Zixuan then took out their respective gifts.
"Xiaomeng, this is the bracelet I picked out for you. It's not expensive, but it still cost me half a month's living expenses. Don't mind it!"
"Thank you, Shanshan, of course I won't."
"Xiaomeng, I prepared a watch for you. It's not expensive, but I think it's very pretty."
"It really looks good, thank you Zixuan."
After everyone had seen them off, except for Cheng Ning, Lin Shanshan, Zhou Zixuan, and Wu Xiaomeng all subconsciously looked at Lu Ran.
Seeing Wu Xiaomeng staring at him expectantly, Lu Ran smiled helplessly and said, "Stop looking. Since you're here, how could I not prepare a gift for you?"
As he spoke, Lu Ran handed the DB12 car keys to Wu Xiaomeng.
"Knowing you wanted a car, that DB12 was the one your sister Ning and I picked out for you."
Cheng Ning then interjected, "It was your brother-in-law... Lu Ran who gave it to you."
Cheng Ning didn't want to take credit for Lu Ran's work, and originally wanted to explain, but she accidentally said "your brother-in-law" instead. She immediately shut her mouth shyly after saying that.