“Mr. Zhang, the guests have arrived at the parking lot.”
Zhou Jian, while politely guiding the three towards the entrance of the hotel, reported into the walkie-talkie.
As he spoke, he didn’t avoid Ma Wenwen’s family.
Walking behind, Ge Min and Ma Ziliang exchanged a glance. Although they knew that the service at a five-star hotel was excellent, they felt that this security guard’s enthusiasm was a bit over the top.
Normally, a salute and opening a car door were about it.
But this head of hotel security wasn’t just extremely enthusiastic towards them, he also reported to his superior.
“Old Ma, could all this be arranged by Dongdong’s sister?”
Ge Min deliberately slowed down and muttered into Ma Ziliang’s ear.
“Who knows!”
Ma Ziliang shook his head and then reminded her quietly, “Don’t call her ‘little mute’ all the time, it’s impolite.”
“We’re just talking to each other!”
Ge Min rolled her eyes at Ma Ziliang and grumbled again, “Our family can’t be fooled by mere appearances. That ‘little mute’ dreaming of marrying our Wenwen is downright delusional!”
Walking shoulder to shoulder with Zhou Jian at the front, Ma Wenwen was also puzzled. She had been to five-star hotels before and, while the service was good, it had never been this eager.
Logically, the head of security at a hotel like Clyde wouldn’t normally be standing guard at the parking lot himself, yet Director Zhou didn’t just wait in the parking lot, he was also very enthusiastic, which was quite surprising.
And just as Ma Wenwen felt puzzled, something even more exaggerated happened.
Several impeccably dressed security guards hurried over carrying black sun umbrellas and respectfully opened them for Ma Wenwen and her family.
In fact, the sun was already close to setting, leaving only a swatch of warm afterglow, so the guards’ use of the umbrellas seemed more ceremonial than practical.
This…
Ma Wenwen looked at the respectful security guard next to her and was even more baffled.
The treatment was far beyond what was given to ordinary guests.
Especially after they walked onto the main road leading to the hotel’s front entrance, where a red carpet was laid that was about fifty meters long.
On both sides of the red carpet, every ten meters stood two women in cheongsam to welcome guests.
“Welcome Ms. Ma and family to Clyde Hotel.”
Whenever Ma Wenwen and her parents approached the female greeters, they would bow with a smile and greet them.
“Such a big show.”
“Just hope it’s not all for show!”
Walking on the red carpet, Ge Min complained to Ma Ziliang in a soft voice.
At this moment, Ma Ziliang’s thoughts were different from his wife’s. He believed that the other party must have some financial strength; otherwise, they couldn’t put on such a display.
Clyde is a top-tier five-star hotel in Jiangcheng, and this level of reception was the highest. The other party had either spent a lot of money or had a lot of clout.
Either way, it was beyond what their average wage-earning family could afford.
“Hey, that’s pretty good-looking car!”
Next to the hotel’s main entrance, a pink Mercedes G-Class stood out starkly in the parking spot, especially since there was a heart-shaped bouquet on the hood of the car.
“At first glance, it looks like some young guy is proposing!”
Ma Ziliang replied nonchalantly, having seen similar scenes in short videos.
“That car’s worth over a million, right?”
Ge Min wasn’t very knowledgeable about cars, and in her mind, a Mercedes SUV would have to be at least a million.
“That’s a G63, it costs over three million on the road.”
The Mercedes G-Class was the dream car for many men, Ma Ziliang included, who sometimes browsed car reviews on automotive forums.
“Wow!”
“That’s really expensive!”
Ge Min thought it would only be around a million, but was surprised to learn it was actually triple that amount, and she couldn’t help but express her amazement.
Walking ahead, Ma Wenwen had of course noticed the pink Mercedes G-Class too, but she simply found it eye-catching and didn’t think much of it.
This kind of car was too remote a dream for her. When she hadn’t yet officially entered society and was full of dreams, she believed that luxury houses and cars could be obtained with hard work and struggle.
Only after working for a few years did she realize that luxury houses and cars are probably something you have if you were born with them.
Trying to buy a luxury house or car with one’s own efforts was extremely difficult!
Of course, it wasn’t to say that there were no opportunities, but the upward channels were almost closed now, and class solidification was becoming more and more serious. Most people might just earn two to three million in their lifetime.
Perhaps that was even an overestimation. Taking an average salary of five thousand, and working for fifty years, that would be two and a half million. But how many could work for fifty years!
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Take Ma Ziliang for example, as a middle school history teacher, he earned little in the way of extra tutoring income. His monthly take-home pay was also just over five thousand, and was even lower when he first started working. Even if he worked for forty years, he could only earn around two million.
So, a big G worth more than three million was something many people couldn’t afford even if they worked their whole lives without spending a penny on anything else.
This was the most realistic situation.
The Ma Wenwen family of three, surrounded by a crowd of security personnel and hostesses, made their way to the hotel’s main entrance.
Having received the message, Zhang Changjiang had already been waiting there early on.
“Miss Ma, hello.”
“I am Mr. Zhang, the manager of Clyde Hotel.”
“Welcome to our hotel, along with your family.”
Zhang Changjiang greeted them with a beaming smile and, at the same time, handed a business card to Ma Wenwen.
“Mr. Zhang, hello.”
Ma Wenwen glanced at the business card Zhang Changjiang handed over. The title on it read: General Manager of Clyde Hotel.
When Zhang Changjiang introduced himself, he only said he was the manager, which seemed to be a modest understatement.
In a hotel like Clyde, there wouldn’t be few people with the title of manager, but there could only be one general manager!
That is to say, this Mr. Zhang was actually the top brass of Clyde Hotel!
The general manager of such a large-scale hotel personally welcoming them?
Ma Wenwen was naturally shocked beyond measure.
She had known Yu Dongdong for half a year and had been officially dating for three months.
In her impression, Yu Dongdong’s family conditions didn’t seem to be good, and it seemed they had only recently improved slightly.
But Ma Wenwen still couldn’t connect this kind of pomp with her boyfriend, Yu Dongdong.
However, Ma Wenwen was, after all, an office worker with three years of experience. Though shocked inside, she remained relatively calm on the surface and made polite conversation with Zhang Changjiang without showing emotion.
Ge Min, who was following Ma Wenwen, couldn’t stay calm, though. If everything before could be seen as just for show, the general manager was the real deal, certainly not someone who could be impersonated just for the sake of it.
It was just a meal.
A five-star hotel’s general manager personally receiving guests made even Ge Min, who had preconceived notions about Yu Dongdong, think that this “mute” might not be as ordinary as she thought.
While Ge Min was still in shock, svelte hostesses presented hada, and waiters brought in the welcome drinks.
The welcome ceremony at Clyde Hotel was all about “integration.”
Customs from various ethnic groups within the country to greet honored guests could all be seen here.
Following that, Ma Wenwen, Ge Min, and Ma Ziliang got to experience the reception ceremony Clyde Hotel reserved for guests of the presidential suites.
All three were experiencing this kind of reception ceremony for the first time and felt a mix of shock and bewilderment.
However, once the various welcome festivities were halfway through, Ge Min took out her phone and started recording. She was a regular employee at Jiangcheng Cable TV, her job stable and quite leisurely, but her salary was too low—about four thousand a month.
Because her job was relatively leisurely, Ge Min usually spent her time at work gossiping with colleagues, while several middle-aged women would subtly compete with each other.
This high-standard reception ceremony was a rare opportunity to show off and brag, so she had to post it on her social media!
After experiencing the initial bewilderment, Ge Min was actually the first to start enjoying the high-standard reception ceremony, laughing and recording a video as she did.
Once the grand reception ceremony ended,
Yu Dongdong appeared in front of Ma Wenwen, holding a bouquet of roses.
“Ah?”
“Dongdong!!”
Ma Wenwen’s mouth fell open in surprise, her face filled with delight. She almost didn’t recognize that the handsome man holding flowers in front of her was her own boyfriend.