Chapter 38: The Terrible Cheap In-Laws
He has never ordered any food!
Lin Ye and his companions, looking at the menu handed over by the waiter, were instantly at a loss.
Besides, Jiang Xin was his boss when they went out to eat, and it was Jiang Xin who paid for the meal, so naturally he had no right to take the menu and order food.
Moreover, the food in this state-owned restaurant is so expensive. If he were to order anything, not only would he be restricted in his actions, but just seeing the price of each dish at the end of the menu would be enough to scare him into a cold sweat.
After all, this was not a price he could afford.
If he was the one treating, he would have happily taken the menu and ordered whatever he wanted, but that was all because he didn't have the ability to do so.
Lin Ye gritted his teeth and felt extremely uncomfortable.
The waiter's hand that was handing over the menu just stopped in mid-air awkwardly. Seeing that Lin Ye didn't take it for a long time, he became a little confused.
"Sir, what would you like to order?"
"Please take the menu. Otherwise, how can you know what special dishes we have in our restaurant?"
Seeing that Lin Ye did not take the menu, the waiter could only remind him again.
After hearing the waiter's reminder, Lin Ye suddenly came to his senses and got out of his thoughts.
He realized that the waiter had already handed him the menu.
He looked embarrassed, but after thinking about it, he realized that the waiter was also an employee like him, and he didn't want to make things difficult for him, so he just took the menu.
The waiter stood aside, waiting for the two to order.
Lin Ye thought about it, then he looked down at the menu in his hand, and without even flipping through it, he handed it to Jiang Xin without even thinking about it.
Jiang Xin didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Let’s eat. We don’t just have to cater to her taste.
If she were asked to order everything, she wouldn't know what Lin Ye actually liked to eat.
Moreover, Jiang Xin is not the kind of person who has to be the first to do everything. It would be best if someone could do such a troublesome thing as ordering food for her.
So she doesn't have to worry about what to eat every day?
So, after Jiang Xin took a look at the menu that Lin Ye was about to hand over, she did not take it with her hands, but just signaled Lin Ye with her eyes, asking him to order the dishes.
However, Jiang Xin was a little afraid that Lin Ye would not understand her gaze, so she added:
"You order the food. I'm happy with anything."
"It's mainly based on your taste. After all, I'm not the only one eating at this table."
After hearing this, Lin Ye nodded. He then put the menu in front of himself, silently turned it over, and began to study what dishes he should order.
Although I don't have much experience in this area, fortunately I have tried it.
If it was just him and Jiang Xin, three dishes and a soup would be enough. Add two bowls of rice and it would be a pretty good meal.
However, Lin Ye was not sure what dishes to order. After all, he didn't know Jiang Xin's preferences.
So, Lin Ye only ordered a seaweed egg drop soup and a plate of celery fried noodles, and then handed the menu back to Jiang Xin.
Jiang Xin saw that the two dishes ordered by Lin Ye were both vegetarian, without even a scrap of meat in them.
She also knew why Lin Ye was hesitant when ordering food, so she simply added two meat dishes at the end.
A dish of braised pork and a plate of shredded pork with fish flavor.
After ordering, Jiang Xin handed the menu back to the waiter and waited for the food to be served.
Because it takes some time for the dishes to be prepared, the process of waiting is quite boring.
Jiang Xin suddenly remembered that she had not yet paid Lin Ye's salary.
Under normal circumstances, wages would normally not be paid until a month later.
But Jiang Xin had a lot to consider. Lin Ye was a grown man, and he couldn't be without a penny in his pocket no matter what.
Therefore, Jiang Xin planned to pay him his salary in advance.
Anyway, it's just a matter of one day earlier or later.
Jiang Xin took out the 100 yuan that Lin Ye had handed to her at the vegetable market. It was the income from today's sales.
Jiang Xin took it out, counted out sixty pieces, and handed it directly to Lin Ye:
"This is your salary, take it first."
"Don't refuse yet. Listen to me. I know you don't have any money in your pocket right now, so I will pay you this month's salary in advance."
"By next month, that may not be the case."
Jiang Xin's first sentence was said very seriously, but the sentence she added afterwards was a bit far-fetched.
After all, she is not the kind of boss who likes to squeeze employees' wages.
Jiang Xin said the latter sentence in order to scare Lin Ye into accepting his salary in advance.
Lin Ye had originally been calculating in his mind how much money this meal would cost, thinking of getting it back from somewhere else later to repay Jiang Xin for her kindness.
As a result, he was stunned by Jiang Xin's sudden words.
Lin Ye never expected that Jiang Xin would pay him his salary in advance.
This time, Lin Ye unexpectedly did not refuse because he knew his own situation.
Just as Jiang Xin thought, as a grown man, he couldn't be penniless.
He said that he is the only one left in his family now, but life still has to go on. Which of the daily necessities doesn't cost money?
Therefore, Lin Ye just silently took the salary that belonged to him from Jiang Xin.
After a moment of silence, he spoke, his voice slightly hoarse, and thanked Jiang Xin:
"Thanks."
…
After dinner, Lin Ye and Jiang Xin went back to their respective homes.
Jiang Xin was in a good mood. She thought that she had finished work early today and it was not dark yet.
So she went to the department store alone, thinking of buying some new clothes for herself.
Although the rent and Lin Ye's salary took out a large part of her savings, she still had some spare money in her pocket.
It was easy for her to buy a few pieces of clothing, as it was within her budget.
Besides, the main reason was that she didn't want to go back too early and face the cheap parents-in-law of the Fu family and ruin her good mood.
As for the clothes he was wearing, Jiang Xin didn't like the style of the original owner.
It's totally incompatible with my previous life.
There are various kinds of women's clothing in her space, but they are not suitable to be worn in this era.
So, she decided to go to the department store and buy some clothes.
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