Chapter 6 Peace Hotel
“Brother Liang, if you have any ideas in the future, you can contact me at any time.”
“Of course, after all, we are so familiar, I won’t look for you Who else can I look for? "
Lu Liang exchanged a few pleasantries and left the business hall. As soon as he returned to the apartment, his phone rang with a text message alert.
[Tail number 8939, ICBC’s income is 1,510,000.00 yuan, and the balance is 1,512,201.12 yuan. 】
As soon as the funds arrived, Lu Liang paid off all his online credit cards, repaying a total of 494,500 including principal and interest.
Then I went straight to the mall, made a big purchase, and exchanged my old Android phone for the Apple 6 Tuhao Gold. Before the money arrived, Lu Liang had already thought about how to spend it.
The money in a personal account is the principal. If you can still hear the voice of the future in the future, use the money to make money.
If you don’t hear it, treat it as a pension, buy a house in a third-tier city, start a small business, and enter retirement life in advance.
The more than one million in the financing account is for living expenses. Lu Liang wants to experience a different kind of life in the magical city.
Although he has worked in this city for ten years, he is very unfamiliar with this city.
In the past, I only took advantage of the opportunity of work to peek into that mysterious corner, and I still yearn for it.
There is a saying circulating in Shanghai: arriving in Shanghai by bus and arriving in Shanghai by first-class plane are two completely different cities.
Ten years ago, Lu Liang arrived in Magic City by bus. Now he wants to see what the other world is like.
The Peace Hotel is not only an iconic high-rise building on the Bund scenery, but also the city’s “business card”.
When he arrived at the place, Lu Liang got out of the car and immediately felt a completely different atmosphere from the suburbs of Xinpu.
Whether they are tourists coming to stay or tourists taking photos, the men are all gentlemen and the women are dignified. It seems that the magnificent hotel allows them to hide their true nature.
Lu Liang came to the front desk to check in. The cheapest ordinary room costs 2,000 yuan a night, and the most expensive Nine Kingdoms Suite has an average price of 18,000 yuan per night.
A monthly salary of 18,000 yuan is a lot of money even in a super first-tier city like Shanghai, but it is only enough to stay here for one night.
"Sir, do you want to stay in the Nine Kingdoms Suite?" The pretty front desk lady thought she heard wrong. After all, Lu Liang didn't look like a rich man. He seemed to have taken a taxi.
"Do I need to make an appointment?"
Lu Liangzhen has never heard of it, but has always heard of it, so he wanted to come over and give it a try and stay for a few nights.
"No need, there are vacancies in England, Germany and Japan now. How many of you are there and how many nights do you want to stay?"
The lady at the front desk has good professionalism and a slight smile on her face. , and don’t judge people by their appearance.
"Britain, one person, stay for two nights first."
Lu Liang took out his ID and swiped thirty-six thousand.
A middle-aged man in a suit with a straight figure, a mustache and a British style came to Lu Liang with a smile on his face.
He put his right hand on his left shoulder and bowed as a gentleman: "Mr. Lu, I am your housekeeper for the next two days. My name is Tan Tao. If you need anything, you can ask me."
Lu Liang joked with a smile : "If I stay in the Japanese suite, will I arrange a kimono housekeeper?"
Tan Tao smiled: "Mr. Lu, if you need it, we can help you change now."
"Just you." Lu Liang shook his head, and Noel asked again: "Mr. Lu, where is your luggage?"
"There is no luggage."
"Oh, okay, please come with me. "
Lu Liang followed the housekeeper and had a smooth journey. There was a doorman at every door and an elevator lady in the elevator.
Except for eating without being fed, and doing X by myself, there is nothing else I can do myself.
The Nine Kingdoms Suites are located on the fifth, sixth and seventh floors of the hotel. There are three suites on each floor, facing the river.
Lu Liang stayed in the British Suite No. 2 on the 7th floor.
The ancient wooden floors, rose pattern top carvings, color tones and decorations all inherit the style of the British aristocracy of the last century.
Each suite has an independent living room and dining room, as well as a mini bar. If Lu Liang needs it, he can ask someone to come over and mix drinks.
"Mr. Lu, I wish you a pleasant stay."
Tan Tao introduced the function keys of the landline phone. Just press key 1 to contact him, and he is at your disposal 24 hours a day.
Lu Liang walked to the window and unknowingly the red sun was setting in the west, and the sunset was falling, giving the tourists on the Bund and the golden bulls in the square a faint blush.
The floor of the Peace Hotel is not high, but it has the best view overlooking the Bund, and you can also clearly see the National Finance and Pearl Tower on the other side.
Lu Liang was fascinated until the sky darkened and the colorful neon lights of the high-rise buildings gradually lit up.
There was a gurgling sound in my stomach. Obviously, the beauty and delicious food are deceiving. No matter how beautiful the scenery is, it can't cure hunger. "Are you off work? Send you the address and come over for dinner." Lu Liang picked up his cell phone and dialed Liu Mingxuan's number.
After fifteen years of studying, I still have contact with him, and the only classmate I have a good relationship with is Liu Mingxuan.
Other students have not lost contact. Occasionally they will still call me, but I rarely disturb them.
The main character is middle-aged, has a family, and suddenly contacts old friends and classmates whom he has not seen for a long time.
The first thought that comes to a normal person’s mind is either to borrow money or to ask someone to do something.
Under preconceived notions, you will become particularly cautious and vigilant when speaking.
Gradually, they all lost contact.
Half an hour later, Lu Liang came downstairs to wait and saw Liu Mingxuan with chopped flaxen hair.
Although he is the same age and everyone is graduating this year, because he is not married and has no girlfriend, Liu Mingxuan dresses very fashionably and looks like he is in his early twenties.
“Did you go to South Korea for plastic surgery?” Lu Liang looked at him, and Liu Mingxuan also looked at him, taking another careful look.
He still feels like the same person, but he seems to be a little leaner and has an indescribable youthfulness.
When he saw Lu Liang before, no matter how he looked at that time, there was always a lingering tiredness between his brows.
Liu Mingxuan has seen that feeling of fatigue in many of his married friends.
Either because of family or career, at best it means having a sense of responsibility, at worst it means being burdened with a set of invisible shackles.
But when I saw Lu Liang again this time, his whole person exuded a sense of openness from the inside out, as if he had been reborn.
"It seems that losing 20 pounds is still useful."
Lu Liang patted his lower abdomen. The previous belly was gone. If it was tight, he could still feel the angular six-pack abs.
Two months of fitness is still effective. At least now I don’t look like a middle-aged person as long as I dress up a little.
"I told you a long time ago that marriages that cannot meet material needs are unhappy." Liu Mingxuan admired his foresight.
If you don’t have money, you might as well stay single all your life. Getting married without money is irresponsible to yourself, your family and the next generation.
Two months after the divorce, Lu Liang was like a new person, which is the best proof.
"Let's go." Lu Liang smiled and took Liu Mingxuan to No. 2 on the seventh floor. Four hot dishes and one soup were already placed on the dining room table.
"Eat something first to cushion your stomach, and then go out for a drink later."
"Are you rich?"
Liu Mingxuan walked around the house , finally stopped in front of the window and looked towards the bustling Bund.
The Peace Hotel is famous because it is not only a five-star hotel, but also a building that cannot be ignored in the Bund scenery.
Whether tourists are visiting the city or young people who are working hard in the city for the first time, they have all stood on the Bund and looked up at this building, including them.
I still remember that ten years ago, when they first arrived in Shanghai, they joked that they would definitely stay here for a few nights one day.
But later, when I had some money, I thought that the cheapest one night was more than 2,000, so it would be more affordable to go drinking and singing.
“I have made a little profit recently.”
Lu Liang picked up his phone and transferred 50,000 yuan to Liu Mingxuan.
When I bought the house, I borrowed 50,000 yuan from him, and I owed it more than two years.
Although Liu Mingxuan never asked for it, it has always been a pimple in Lu's conscience.
So when I got rich, I immediately thought of Liu Mingxuan.
On the one hand, it is to pay back the money, and on the other hand, to have fun, you also need a like-minded comrade.
"Looks like he's really made a fortune, and I can take advantage of it." Liu Mingxuan looked at his phone, pulled up a chair and sat next to Lu Liang.
He winked and smiled: "Liangzi, where are you going to take me to be cool tonight?"
"You can be as cool as you want."
"Is there any? So true?”
“Absolutely true.”
(End of this chapter)