Volume 3 Chapter 1 Dear VIC
At noon, inside a long-established hotpot restaurant in Liangxi.
In the huge private room, less than ten people ordered dishes that could not fit on two tables, and they were still asking the waiter for the drink menu.
Zhuge Yuan and Qiu Huijun sat at the bottom, watching the scene in silence.
When the child graduated from graduate school and came back to work, relatives who you don’t usually interact with suddenly showed up and acted like elders.
At the dinner table, everyone started chatting.
"This hot pot restaurant is good, it's a long-established brand."
"Yeah! I heard that he started out by winning the lottery and opened more than a dozen chain stores!"
"It's more than just a chain... This brand is more than just a hotpot restaurant. In just a few years, it has become the leader in Liangxi's catering industry!"
"I heard that the big bosses of Wei's have invested in it!"
"Hey? Wasn't it Wei who awarded Xiaoying the prize that year?"
"Huijun, you two are really something. You didn't even say anything when your child got admitted to Tsinghua University. I heard the prize money was seven figures!"
"How many millions exactly?"
Zhuge Yuan smiled and said nothing.
Qiu Huijun took a sip of tea and said, "I don't know. The money is always with the child."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere at the dinner table exploded!
"What! Millions of dollars, you two put it directly into the child's account?!"
"Aren't you afraid that she will spend the money recklessly? I'm telling you, you can't keep so much money on a child!"
"Go get it back quickly. How old is she? What does a 25-year-old need so much money for?"
“…It won’t cost money, will it?”
Zhuge Yuan nodded: "Yes, the expenses in Yanjing are high."
Qiu Huijun smiled and said, "Girls always buy expensive diamonds, jade bracelets, and other things. There are also some luxury goods, watches, etc. A watch costs hundreds of thousands, and they have already been spent."
The couple spoke in unison and finished talking about the bonus in a few words.
The crowd's fierce criticism exploded again!
The two of them took another sip of tea, pretending not to hear anything.
In the process of being educated by everyone...
The old lady sitting in the main seat spoke up: "Huijun! Is Xiaoying working now?"
Others started chatting.
"It's a bit late to start working at 25!"
"It's not too late. Those who have studied for a master's degree and come back to work have a high degree of education!"
"Why do girls need such a high level of education?"
"Then you don't understand? You went straight into the Wei Group headquarters!"
Qiu Huijun put down her teacup and corrected him, "I didn't go to the headquarters, I went to a subsidiary of Wei's."
The old lady at the main seat frowned and said, "Why didn't you get into the headquarters? Didn't you receive a bonus and study at Tsinghua University? How come you haven't been able to get into the headquarters yet?"
Zhuge Yuan smiled and explained: "The subsidiary has the right major, and the child has just started working, so it is best to start from the grassroots level. Education is one aspect, but work experience is also very important."
I accidentally said too much, and as expected, no one at the table understood or cared, and started criticizing again!
The couple sighed at the same time and ate their food and drank their tea in silence.
The meal was noisy.
At the end, the old lady at the main seat said, "Huijun, should we treat this meal as a celebration for Xiaoying's child?"
Qiu Huijun looked at the table full of unfinished dishes and said, "The children are not here either, so this can only be considered a meal for relatives to visit."
Zhuge Yuan also spoke up: "Everyone asked us husband and wife to come here, and we don't know what's going on."
The old lady frowned, "What do you two mean? Millions of dollars in bonuses, your child will work in a big group like Wei's, but you don't even want to treat him to a meal?"
Qiu Huijun put down her teacup and said, "There is no such thing as a celebration banquet after dinner. If we really want to treat everyone, it should be decided by my husband and me."
Everyone present looked unhappy.
"We are all relatives, why should we be so divided?"
"You two are too stingy!"
"The child has become very successful, and he despises us poor relatives?"
Zhuge Yuan frowned.
At this time, the old lady called the waiter and said forcefully, "Pay the bill, ask that couple to pay!"
The waiter glanced at the bill and said, "Hello, your total consumption is 100,832. I will charge you 100,000 after rounding off the decimals."
Qiu Huijun raised her head in shock: "Why are there so many?"
The waiter whispered: "Drinks, famous wines..."
Qiu Huijun was a little angry and looked at everyone present.
Zhuge Yuan said directly: "Don't go too far!"
Everyone at the table sneered.
"Those bottles of wine are originally priced at this price. How can you not drink when you have a meal?"
"What did we say when we didn't have a wedding banquet after the college entrance examination?"
"Now that I work for a big company, it stands to reason that I should hold one!"
"If it really works, it will cost more than 100,000!"
The old lady glanced at the two of them and said, "Xiaoying is back in Liangxi now, so the company's location is easy to find..."
What this means is to make trouble at work!
"Pay it, everyone is happy for Xiaoying."
"It's just a meal, don't make it ugly!"
Zhuge Yuan and Qiu Huijun both looked livid, but the relatives just stood up and left.
The waiter was a little embarrassed and stood aside waiting.
Qiu Huijun said helplessly: "Call Xiaoying."
Zhuge Yuan: "Block them all, this is too much!"
…
It was lunch time when Zhuge Ying received the call. She was not taking a lunch break but was working at her desk.
After listening to what her parents said, she threw away the mouse and drove there.
The couple didn't have that much money, so all the money in the family was placed on Zhuge Ying.
When she arrived at the hot pot restaurant, the group of relatives who had caused trouble had all left, leaving the couple trapped in the restaurant, unable to move forward or backward.
Qiu Huijun felt very guilty and held her daughter's hand and said, "I'm sorry, Mom didn't expect them to do this. I thought a seafood hotpot would cost at most 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, but who knew they would order expensive drinks."
Zhuge Yuan sighed and said, "You were right not to hold a banquet. We shouldn't have kept in touch. Mom and Dad are holding you back..."
Zhuge Ying: "It's okay, just learn a lesson."
Qiu Huijun still felt guilty: "You used that money to buy a house, and now you just started working, your salary..."
Zhuge Ying patted his parents' hands: "Yes, it's okay."
She comforted her parents, walked to the front desk, and suddenly paused when she opened her card wallet.
The waiter was waiting and didn't rush.
Zhuge Ying thought about it and took out a card that she had never used from her card wallet. This card was not a bank card, and she had decorated it with a pink bow.
It was posted eight years ago.
She handed over the card and asked, "Hello, does this card work?"
The waiter took it with both hands: "Is it a VIP card? Ma'am, please wait a moment, I'll check it."
She operated the machine for a while, and soon handed the card back, bowed, and said, "Dear Ms. VIC, all your purchases in our store are free of charge. Welcome to visit us next time!"
Zhuge Ying nodded, put the card away, and walked back to his parents.
Her parents looked at her in surprise.
Zhuge Ying did not explain, but just said: "I'll send you back first, I have to go to work in the afternoon."
The parents nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
Both of them are working class, but they live very soberly.
The family has finally produced a child who has transcended class boundaries and whose vision and ability are superior to those of the parents, so we should not interfere too much in his or her affairs.
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