After Jiang Chen finished his meal, paid the bill, and walked to the hotel entrance, he saw his car and Xu Jinzhong standing beside it.
Upon seeing Jiang Chen emerge, Xu Jinzhong stepped forward and opened the rear door of the Rolls-Royce.
Jiang Chen looked at Xu Jinzhong, who had opened the car door for him.
He raised an eyebrow and said, "You sit in the passenger seat and navigate; I'll drive."
Jiang Chen clearly hadn't had enough of driving; after all, he had never driven a luxury car before, nor had he owned a car, so opportunities to drive were virtually nonexistent.
His reason for choosing the cullinan was also to personally experience the joy of driving.
Jiang Chen took the keys from his hand, got into the car, and told Xu Jinzhong, who was sitting in the passenger seat, to lead the way.
Xu Jinzhong pulled out his phone for navigation.
Jiang Chen glanced at the distance and saw it was only about 1 kilometer from the hotel, a minute or two away.
Soon, Jiang Chen drove Xu Jinzhong to the shop he had mentioned.
The shop was located on the side of a commercial street, three stories high, with an excellent location and exclusive parking spaces at the entrance.
Under the direction of a security guard, Jiang Chen parked the car, got out, and Xu Jinzhong took out his phone to message the salesperson he had contacted.
Soon, a female salesperson in a suit dress walked out of the store.
Xu Jinzhong went up and spoke a few words to the salesperson, then returned and led Jiang Chen inside.
After seating Jiang Chen, the salesperson brought tea and pastries, then asked for Jiang Chen's requirements.
After taking Jiang Chen's measurements (three dimensions, height, and weight), she went to find suits suitable for him, while Xu Jinzhong had been standing behind Jiang Chen ever since they entered.
Soon, the salesperson brought over several suits.
Jiang Chen took them and went to the changing room to try them on.
After trying on a few, Jiang Chen found them to be quite fitting, but a light black suit he particularly liked was slightly less so.
He asked the salesperson beside him, "Can this suit be slightly altered? If so, I'll take it.
It just needs to be ready before noon tomorrow."
The salesperson offered an apologetic smile, saying, "Mr. Jiang, I'm truly sorry, but our tailor is not here for the next two days, so the earliest it could be ready is the day after tomorrow."
Jiang Chen showed a disappointed expression upon hearing this.
"That's a real shame."
Xu Jinzhong, who had been silent all this time, noticed Jiang Chen's obvious fondness for the suit and spoke up, "Mr. Jiang, I see you particularly like this suit.
Why don't you let me handle it? I know a bit about tailoring and can help you alter it."
Jiang Chen looked at him sideways, curiously asking, "Impressive! You seem to know a bit of everything, even needlework."
Xu Jinzhong humbly replied, "As a butler, these are all basic skills."
"Alright then, I'll trouble you to alter it for me."
After saying that, Jiang Chen turned to the salesperson and said, "Please pack up all the suits I tried on."
The salesperson's heart filled with joy upon hearing this; these suits were not cheap, and if he took them all, her sales performance for the month would surely make her the top seller.
She immediately went to pack them for Jiang Chen.
Then Jiang Chen selected a few shirts and ties, and two pairs of leather shoes, bringing the final payment amount to 970,000.
After Jiang Chen promptly paid the bill, he left under the salesperson's gaze, with Xu Jinzhong carrying large and small bags.
Then, at a nearby Leading store, he bought a triple-fold screen phone, the 1TB memory version, which cost 23,999.
He then looked at the Apple store next door and bought a 16ProMAX, which cost just under 10,000.
He had Xu Jinzhong put the items in the car's trunk.
Jiang Chen leaned against the car, took out the Seven Stars cigarettes he had just bought at the convenience store, and offered one to Xu Jinzhong.
Xu Jinzhong indicated that he couldn't smoke during work.
Jiang Chen asked, "Do you usually smoke?"
Xu Jinzhong replied, "I do smoke."
Jiang Chen understood his concerns: "That's fine then; if I offer it, take it.
We're not at the hotel now, so no one will say anything."
After speaking, he directly tossed a cigarette to him.
Xu Jinzhong quickly caught it.
Seeing that he couldn't refuse and wasn't at the hotel, and feeling a slight craving, he silently took out his lighter, lit Jiang Chen's first, then his own.
Whoosh—
Jiang Chen exhaled smoke, looked at Xu Jinzhong, who was also puffing away, and asked, "How long have you been at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, and have you always held the position of a private butler?"
"Yes, sir, because I specialized in Business and Butler Services during my studies in the UK, I started as a private butler as soon as I joined the hotel.
And I have been working at the hotel ever since graduating and returning from the UK, which has been 5 years now."
He slowly explained in response to Jiang Chen's inquiry.
Jiang Chen asked curiously, "Wait, studying butler services in the UK? Is there even such a major as 'butler'?"
Jiang Chen even thought he had misheard.
Facing Jiang Chen's continued questions, Xu Jinzhong also explained to him.
The UK has always had butler studies, and butlers are not uncommon there; they are found in prominent families.
He graduated from the UK's Norland College, which is reputed to be where even the UK Royal Family books nannies and butlers.
"Then why didn't you develop your career in the UK? Instead, you returned to China to work as a private butler at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel," Jiang Chen continued to press.
Upon hearing this, Xu Jinzhong took a deep drag from his cigarette and said with a wry smile, "Because they in the UK wouldn't hire an Asian as a butler.
Working as a private butler at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel is also to earn money to support my family."
Jiang Chen nodded.
He hadn't expected a private butler to also be a foreign student with study abroad experience, specializing in butler services no less.
No wonder he even knew how to do needlework.
As the two chatted, their cigarettes finished.
He glanced at the triple-fold screen phone he had just bought, and the time had already passed ten o'clock.
Jiang Chen called Xu Jinzhong to get in the car and drove directly back to the hotel.
He took a pile of luggage bags from the back, and Xu Jinzhong arranged for someone to drive Jiang Chen's car to the parking lot.
Jiang Chen told Xu Jinzhong not to give him the keys for now, as he would need the car tomorrow and would have him arrange for someone to bring it up then.
Xu Jinzhong immediately made the arrangements and then carried the items to escort Jiang Chen back to his room.
He then took out the light black suit from the bag, and also took out a measuring tape to measure Jiang Chen's three dimensions, stating that he would have it altered and delivered before noon tomorrow.
Jiang Chen nodded, took out his phone, clicked on Xu Jinzhong's Feixin avatar, and said he had transferred 10,000 yuan to him as a reward for his hard work.
Xu Jinzhong said, "That's too much; I can't accept it.
Furthermore, the hotel has a regulation to reasonably meet all guest needs; this is already part of my duty."
Xu Jinzhong insisted on returning it to Jiang Chen, but Jiang Chen, with quick reflexes, snatched his phone and clicked 'receive payment'.
Returning the phone to Xu Jinzhong, Jiang Chen said, "Just accept what I give you.
Besides, you've been following me all evening, carrying things, and now altering clothes.
Consider it your hard work fee."
"Don't be so wishy-washy.
You should know that this amount of money is nothing to me, and I'm quite satisfied with your service today."
After speaking, he indicated that he was going to rest and asked him to wake him up at 12 PM tomorrow and arrange lunch.
Xu Jinzhong bowed slightly, indicating that he would arrange everything, then exited the room.