Chapter 969 - 342: Helicopter Sent to the Great Wall to Pick Up Yang Chen

Chapter 969: Chapter 342: Helicopter Sent to the Great Wall to Pick Up Yang Chen

After Li Xiuyan finished moving her things in, the two of them headed down to the restaurant for breakfast.

"Oppa, did you know? This seven-star hotel doesn’t even have kimchi. It’s really backward. Back home, even the most basic hotel provides kimchi," Li Xiuyan said.

Oh my!

The nickname of "Kimchi Country" isn’t for nothing, even someone like Li Xiuyan still has a fondness for it.

Yang Chen chuckled and said, "You guys are the only ones who treat that stuff like a treasure; people from other countries wouldn’t consider it a main dish. In Dragon Country, we eat kimchi as a breakfast side dish, not as a main course. You should check out the condiment area; maybe they have some side dishes there."

Li Xiuyan: "Really? But I think kimchi tastes great, why don’t you all enjoy it? Is it because you can’t afford it?"

Yang Chen: "A big cabbage here costs mere cents per pound, just a few Dragon Country Coins for a whole cabbage. Do you really think we can’t afford it? Around here, it’s one of the cheapest vegetables; families with slightly better conditions wouldn’t eat it."

Li Xiuyan: "That cheap? Then why does a cabbage cost thousands back home?"

Converting based on the exchange rate, a cabbage would cost several dozen Dragon Country Coins in Korea.

Yang Chen: "Your country’s too small, so it can’t grow that much produce. It has to rely on imports from our vast Dragon Country. Considering tariffs, transportation, storage, labor wages, and profits at each stage, that price is normal. Just remember one thing: kimchi is something we wouldn’t serve to guests here in Dragon Country. Otherwise, they wouldn’t come back a second time, and hot-tempered ones might even flip the table. Got it?"

Li Xiuyan nodded; it was the first time hearing about such things for someone who had been protected since childhood.

The breakfast Yang Chen chose was very Dragon Country—an egg pancake, a cup of milk, two buns, and a bowl of millet porridge, making for a fulfilling and nutritious meal.

Li Xiuyan followed Yang Chen’s lead and picked the same items, enjoying a delightful and hearty breakfast.

As it was nearing nine o’clock, Yang Chen wiped his mouth and said, "I need to attend a meeting. Here’s the room card. You can head back yourself."

Li Xiuyan: "Oppa, what meeting are you going to? Can I tag along?"

Yang Chen: "Don’t mess around. You should head back to the room."

Li Xiuyan clutched Yang Chen’s arm, pleading as she swayed it, "Oppa, please, take me with you. I’m begging you. I won’t have much longer to live, so please have some pity and let me see more of the real world outside. I’ve just realized that people from other countries don’t eat kimchi; I always thought everyone loved this cuisine worldwide."

Yang Chen: "Really? You’ve never been abroad before?"

Li Xiuyan: "I have! But my entourage would always bring kimchi. Even if they didn’t, the accompanying chefs would make some, and worst case, it could be airlifted over. This is my first solo trip, only now am I seeing the real world."

Alright, with just a simple remark, she’s revealed her disconnected-from-reality lifestyle again.

Yang Chen was just going along for the experience, not planning to stay long at the venue.

Having her tag along would be inconvenient.

So he refused, "Not happening; there’s no spot for you. Plus, I won’t be staying long. You really shouldn’t come along. Or, if you genuinely want to go, you can go by yourself. Doesn’t your family deal in cars too? Just go in representing your family’s car brand."

Li Xiuyan: "Huh? My family’s car brand is attending too? Then I won’t go. If they recognize me and report back to Dad, he’ll definitely send someone to bring me back. Haha... Oppa, you go ahead, I’ll head back to the room to watch a movie."

Yang Chen nodded with a smile, stood up, and bid farewell to Li Xiuyan.

Li Xiuyan returned to the hotel, while Yang Chen headed directly to the number one banquet hall.

The place was already set up for the auto industry summit, with each brand having its dedicated area.

To accommodate Yang Chen’s special status, the Mercedes-Benz and BMW sections were right next to each other.

Yang Chen’s seat was positioned between the CEOs of these two brands.

At that moment, representatives from major auto brands had mostly arrived.

Everyone was curious about the vacant chair positioned between the Mercedes-Benz and BMW delegations, especially the paper on the chairback bearing the name "Yang Chen." Who is he?

Is he with Mercedes-Benz or BMW?

Both Beijing Auto and Geely Auto CEOs were watching Yang Chen’s chair, ready to approach and greet him at any moment.

Yang Chen noticed someone he barely knew right as he entered, the passenger from last night who ditched her boyfriend upon hearing about Yang Chen’s villa.

"You? What are you doing here? You wicked man!" the woman exclaimed.

Yang Chen glanced at her work badge; her name was Zhang Huiwen, a staff member for this summit responsible for providing service and maintaining order.

Yang Chen: "What do you mean? I’m here to attend the summit. Do you think I came here to eat?"

Zhang Huiwen: "Why are you attending the summit? It’s the automotive industry’s year-end review conference. All attending are representatives from car brands, not operational representatives like you."

Her colleague immediately asked what was going on, so Zhang Huiwen briefly recounted the events from last night.

Of course, she deliberately omitted the fact that she dumped her boyfriend because she coveted Yang Chen’s attractiveness and villa, instead claiming Yang Chen was bragging about owning a villa to impress her.