Calderin South District University Town.
A time-honored hot pot restaurant was packed to the gills.
The waiting area by the entrance was also full of diners waiting for a table.
A short while later, Sylvia Sterling and Jude Langley walked into the lobby, one after the other, and were led to the second floor by a dedicated staff member.
"Hey, waiter, how come they don't have to take a number?"
"Yeah, didn't you just say there were no tables available?"
The waiter smiled politely. "My apologies, those two guests have reserved a private room upstairs."
The crowd fell silent, looking a bit sheepish.
The minimum charge for a private room at this hot pot restaurant started at fifteen hundred, plus a 15% service charge.
Most people who came to try the famous hot pot wouldn't spend that kind of unnecessary money.
In the private room.
Sylvia Sterling let Jude Langley order the food, while she asked for a pot of rose tea.
"How about some tripe?"
"Let's get an order."
