181: Chapter 182 Old Classmate
The construction work on the Heavenly Craft exhibition hall had reached its final stages.
An Xin received an invitation call from Yun Yan, inviting him to the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The exhibition hall was in Jinghai. An Xin drove to the Heavenly Craft Cultural Workshop, the intangible cultural heritage exhibition hall he had spent a huge sum of money to build.
After three months of construction, the project had finally landed.
The intangible cultural heritage that everyone had been striving for could now see the light of day again.
Yun Yan led An Xin on a tour of the completed exhibition hall, which was classical and grand.
Walking through the exhibition hall, there was an illusion of traveling back in time.
After touring the exhibition hall, it was time for the ribbon-cutting and the firecrackers. This was a moment the people of Heavenly Craft had long awaited.
Joyful expressions hung on everyone's faces.
The ten-thousand-shot firecrackers went off for half an hour.
All the craftsmen of Heavenly Craft were on-site. An Xin waved his hand and took everyone to the Galaxy Grand Hotel, booking out the entire top floor to hold a housewarming banquet.
An Xin was holding the housewarming banquet at the Galaxy Grand Hotel, never expecting to run into his old classmate, Xu Tianyu, there.
Today was Xu Tianyu's wedding day, and he had also booked the Galaxy Hotel.
He didn't have much money, so he had booked the lobby and set up forty banquet tables.
An Xin had just finished booking a private room at the front desk and was about to leave when he was called out by Xu Tianyu.
Xu Tianyu was An Xin's junior high school classmate, and the two had been arch-rivals back in their student days.
Xu Tianyu came from a well-off family and had always looked down on An Xin, whose family conditions were poor.
After the high school entrance exam, An Xin went to a general high school, while Xu Tianyu went to a secondary vocational school.
The two hadn't seen each other for several years. An Xin didn't expect to run into Xu Tianyu here.
Xu Tianyu's gaze swept over An Xin's attire without a trace.
Today, An Xin was wearing a white T-shirt and black sweatpants, dressed like a poor, pathetic student; he looked quite shabby.
Xu Tianyu subconsciously assumed the AJ sneakers on An Xin's feet were knockoffs.
Seeing that An Xin was not doing well now, Xu Tianyu was satisfied.
His own life was quite carefree now.
Xu Tianyu had become a live-in son-in-law, and his Father-in-law was the president of Jinghai Medical University.
With such a Father-in-law, he could save twenty years of hard work and directly live a life at the peak of his existence.
Although his wife wasn't beautiful, she had the features of a well-bred young lady and was somewhat pleasant to look at, just not stunningly gorgeous.
Xu Tianyu was already very satisfied with his current life.
Upon seeing An Xin, Xu Tianyu's first reaction was to assume An Xin was a poor student working a temporary job at the hotel.
"An Xin, it's me, Xu Tianyu. Your junior high classmate. We haven't seen each other for many years; I didn't expect to be a groom when we met again. Come on, go have a drink at my banquet. It's fate that we met; just give whatever you want for the gift money."
Xu Tianyu's smile was very fake.
An Xin stared at Xu Tianyu's face for a while before remembering who he was in his memory.
So, it was his classmate. The show-off king from junior high. His family was middle-class with a bit of money, but no real background; even back in junior high, he had already learned to divide people into different social classes.
An Xin had scored better than Xu Tianyu on a few math exams, and this guy, being petty and unable to lose, reported An Xin for cheating, causing An Xin's scores to be invalidated and leading to a beating with a belt at home.
An Xin still remembered that pain to this day.
He didn't expect that after so many years, this guy would still be so fond of showing off.
"Which university are you studying at now?"
Xu Tianyu asked deliberately.
He had heard about An Xin's college from other classmates.
An Xin had gotten into a second-tier university.
Xu Tianyu's current school was a 211 university.
What was even more coincidental was that Xu Tianyu was a junior to Zhang Xiaohua.
Why a junior? Not a classmate?
Zhang Xiaohua's learning ability was too strong, and she wanted to start working earlier, so she skipped grades.
"Jinghai University."
An Xin answered calmly, without the slightest bit of academic shame.
The most outstanding students in the country were all working and grinding at his company; An Xin had no need to have any academic anxiety.
His nonchalance made Xu Tianyu feel bored. He didn't expect that after so many years, An Xin had become thick-skinned.
And had also become degenerate.
Having been admitted to a bottom-tier second-tier university, An Xin actually had no sense of shame.
Although their school had an A+ rating for their medical department.
That was just one department with strong literacy skills.
Unlike the university Xu Tianyu attended, which was full of industry leaders.
"I'm at Haiyi University. I just performed casually on the college entrance exam and got into a 211; An Xin, you're not doing well. When we were in the same school, I remember your science subjects weren't bad."
"What? Do you need me to tutor you in science? Did my winning first place in the Math Olympiad leave you with childhood trauma?"
Showing off? Who can't do that?
An Xin's skill at showing off was not in the slightest inferior to Xu Tianyu's.
It was even a level higher.
"This suit is rented, right? It looks quite expensive. Be careful, don't get it dirty, lest eating soft rice becomes heartbreaking."
An Xin's words made Xu Tianyu's face turn pale.
"Being able to rent this suit is already a thousand times better than you. What's the use of a poor loser like you being a bit handsome? You're still just a foil to me."
Xu Tianyu couldn't be bothered to put on airs and laid his cards on the table.
"Sorry, my appearance has spoiled your mood."
An Xin curled his lips and smiled indifferently.
He had directly booked all the empty spaces in the Galaxy Hotel, including the lobby.
An Xin was just wealthy and overbearing, just wanting to cause trouble for Xu Tianyu's marriage.
An Xin's extravagant move alarmed the hotel manager.
The hotel manager walked up to Xu Tianyu and apologized to him.
"Sorry, our hotel has run into some issues and cannot operate normally today. How about you move your wedding to the outdoor venue and squeeze in?"
The difference between the outdoor temperature in Jinghai and three degrees below zero was negligible.
In weather that could freeze a person to death, the hotel manager actually suggested he change to an outdoor wedding.
This wasn't asking Xu Tianyu to get married; this was asking for his life.
"With so many empty spaces, why can't you let us hold our wedding banquet?"
"Sorry, the restaurant has been booked out by someone today. We are very sorry for the unpleasantness brought to your life; a five-fold compensation has already been sent to your card."
"Is it that little bit of money that I'm missing? What I'm missing is a banquet table and venue that can receive guests. I've already sent out the invitations, and you're telling me there's no place to receive guests and no place to serve food? Isn't this just purely disgusting?"
Xu Tianyu was very angry and was arguing about the issue at the front desk.
An Xin's sudden appearance broke up this intense argument.
"Old classmate, isn't today your big wedding day? Why do you look so worried?"
An Xin asked, knowing the answer, seizing the opportunity to stab a knife into that guy's heart.
"Some rich tycoon booked all the seats in the hotel, preventing me from setting up my banquet."
Unable to set up the banquet, Xu Tianyu was in great distress again.
Getting married is a once-in-a-lifetime major event; if he can't even handle this small matter, how will he live after marrying into the woman's family?
"How many tables and chairs do you need?"
An Xin asked curiously.
"One hundred tables and chairs will do."
"I have channels that can help you rent the hall, but the price is a bit expensive."
"At this point, I don't care about the price, as long as I can hold the banquet normally."