I'm in the county town, and you say I'm a big shot?

Chapter 295 The Girl Named Little Red in the Great World
The waiter, naturally, dared not neglect his duties. After serving the fruit platter and beer, he left, making sure to close the door before leaving. Back near the bar, he and his companions began to whisper among themselves.

"I didn't expect Xiao Hong to be so popular. Both of these young masters ordered him today."

"Who's been targeting her?"

"Young Master Shi Yong just ordered, and now an even more extravagant one is coming."

"Who?"

"Fang Qingye!"

"Him? Doesn't he rarely come to these places?" his companion asked in surprise.

"Who knows? He came alone today, specifically asking for Xiao Hong."

"Oh, could it be?" His companion grinned lewdly.

"Hey, Xiao Hong only drinks with customers, she doesn't go out with them," the waiter quickly said.

"Who said anything about prostitution? They'd keep a sugar daddy, wouldn't they? Pshaw!"

"Little Hong is really living the high life by clinging to someone's coattails."

Two waiters were whispering excitedly when they suddenly heard a man's voice: "Who wants to be kept?!"

The waiter looked up and was immediately terrified. It turned out that the big boss, Li Le, was standing in front of them for some unknown reason.

Gossiping about the princesses and guests in class is a big no-no!

"Say it," Li Le said coldly.

The waiter could only stammer, "Boss, we were just talking nonsense."

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

The waiter had no choice but to truthfully recount his observation of Fang Qingye coming alone to order drinks with Xiao Hong, including his own guesses.

Li Le's curiosity was immediately piqued.

Why would Fang Qingye be so interested in a princess?

Being kept as a sugar daddy? Impossible.

His girlfriend, Bai Ou, is a stunning beauty, and they're still dating. Why would he be interested in a princess?

He decided to go and see, so he asked, "Which private room is it in?"

"306"

Li Le turned and walked upstairs. The two waiters breathed a sigh of relief, but then they heard Li Le say, "This month's salary is gone."

The two waiters' faces immediately turned sour.

Li Le went up to the third floor and pushed open the door to room 306. Sure enough, he saw Fang Qingye alone, holding a microphone and entertaining herself. He immediately laughed.
"Qingye, you came alone, why didn't you find a princess to sing with you?"

When Fang Qingye saw him suddenly barge in, she guessed that the waiter had already told her everything, so she didn't hide anything: "I was going to talk to Xiao Hong here, but she was booked by someone else, so I'll sing for a while and wait for my phone to ring before going home."

"You're looking for Xiao Hong? That's easy, I'll go call her for you!" Li Le said and walked out.

"No need, no need, Li Le, some guests have already ordered, don't spoil their mood," Fang Qingye quickly said.

"Hey, it's okay, you wait here." Li Le left the private room, then asked Shi Yong for his private room number, went over and pushed open the door. He saw a group of young people sitting inside, each with a hostess next to them. The girl named Xiao Hong was sitting next to Shi Yong, and the two of them were playing drinking games.

Seeing Li Le enter, Shi Yong called out loudly, "Brother Li, come and have a couple of drinks!"

Li Le waved his hand, walked up to him and said, "Shi Yong, let me get you a different girl. This Xiao Hong next to you, a customer specifically asked for her."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yong flew into a rage: "Damn it! Which bastard dares to steal my woman? He's got a death wish!"

“It’s Fang Qingye. He said he wants to talk to Xiao Hong about something,” Li Le said directly.

"Holy crap! It's this guy?" Shi Yong was somewhat surprised. "He usually acts all high and mighty and rarely comes here. What's wrong with him today?"

"I don't know either. He came alone today. So, are you going to let him in or not?" Li Le asked, looking at him.

“Alright, alright, let her have it! Brother Li, then you need to get me a prettier one!” Shi Yong said.

“Pick whatever you like,” Li Le replied, then looked at Xiao Hong and said, “Come with me.”

Xiao Hong had been listening to their conversation. She also knew who Fang Qingye was, as he had mentioned her twice before.

He's a pretty refined person, but he's not a good drinker.

Of course, she was still very happy to have Ran specifically asked to accompany her.

With these young masters from Nanxin City vying to order, his own status would be higher, so he quickly stood up and apologized to Shi Yong, then followed Li Le out of the private room.

"Xiao Hong, Young Master Fang came to see you alone. Do you know what it's about?" Li Le asked as they walked.

"Boss, I really don't know." Xiao Hong quickly explained, "I only drank with him twice, and I've never contacted him at other times."

"Oh, I see." Li Le led Xiao Hong back to room 306 and saw Fang Qingye still singing, so he said, "Qingye, I've brought the person to you."

Fang Qingye turned her head and saw Xiao Hong, who was wearing a white miniskirt, standing behind Li Le.

"Thanks," Fang Qingye said without hesitation.

"Alright, you guys have fun. Xiao Hong, you need to keep Young Master Fang company." Li Le added a word of advice before leaving.

"Young Master Fang, let me sing with you." Xiao Hong walked up and picked up another microphone.

"Row."

"Shall we sing 'Heart Rain'?" Xiao Hong knew that Fang Qingye always requested this song when she came to sing.

The two sang a few songs together, then went back to sit on the sofa, where Xiao Hong helped pour Fang Qingye a glass of beer.

She knew Fang Qingye couldn't hold her liquor, so she didn't dare try to persuade her to drink like she did with the other guests.

Fang Qingye drank a glass of beer and looked at Xiao Hong sitting next to him: "Xiao Hong, I remember you said you were from Aba Prefecture."

"Yes, Young Master Fang."

"Your real name is Xu Yunyun, right?"

"Oh, Mr. Li told you that?" Xiao Hong was a little surprised.

For women like them who work as hostesses in nightclubs, their personal names are kept secret and are usually only known to management.

“No.” Fang Qingye shook her head: “Your dad told me.”

"Ah, my dad?!" Xiao Hong exclaimed, her eyes wide with surprise.

“Your father’s name is Xu Shuli. He is a private school teacher in Lixian County.”

Xiao Hong became increasingly shocked as she listened, "How...how did you know all of this?!"

"I'm going to your house."

Fang Qingye briefly recounted the whole process of donating money to Lixian County and later visiting Xu Shuli's home.

"Oh," Xiao Hong suddenly realized something, her voice trembling, "Young Master Fang, did you tell my father what I was doing?"

"I'm not that bored, I didn't say I knew you," Fang Qingye said calmly.

"Thank you," Xiao Hong said softly, her tone much more relaxed.

“Your dad said you are very sensible and filial, and he is proud of you.”

Upon hearing Fang Qingye's words, Xiao Hong's expression changed, and she lowered her head.

"Let's go sing karaoke."

Fang Qingye stood up and walked towards the karaoke machine, while Xiao Hong hesitated for a moment before following behind.

This time, Fang Qingye requested another love duet, "The Boatman's Love".

Sister, you sit at the bow of the boat
My brother walked on the shore
Love and affection, the slender rope swaying gently.

Corny love songs can be quite enjoyable to sing.

But today, Xiao Hong seemed a little distracted while singing.

Little sister, I'm sitting at the bow of the boat.

Brother, you walk on the shore

Our feelings, our love
It contained absolutely no emotion.

"Be serious," Fang Qingye reminded him.

Xiao Hong quickly cheered herself up and started singing along.

The two sang, drank, and played for more than an hour when Fang Qingye's phone rang. She saw it was her mother calling and answered it.

"Xiao Ye, the phone is ringing at home."

"Okay, I'm coming back."

Fang Qingye hung up the phone and said to Xiao Hong, "I'm going home." Then she looked at the unfinished beer and said, "I'll pay for this whole case so you don't have to keep me company. You don't get much commission anyway."

"It's alright, Young Master Fang," Xiao Hong said softly.

Fang Qingye didn't say anything, left the private room to pay the bill at the bar, with Xiao Hong following behind.

After settling the bill, Fang Qingye was about to go downstairs when she looked at Xiao Hong again and whispered, "Go back and visit your dad when you have time. He misses you a lot."

After saying that, he turned and went downstairs.

(End of this chapter)