Chapter 183 Stab You
This barbecue restaurant is called Jiurou, and its main products are rice wine and beef.
The rice wine is complimentary and guests can drink as much as they want.
But the meat is not cheap.
Chen Jieyu looked at the menu and didn't see any cheap meat dishes.
She roughly estimated that the average consumption per person in this store was probably around four or five hundred yuan.
In other words, if two people dine normally, one thousand dollars will fly away!
Considering her previous financial situation, this was considered a luxury.
Now it is agreed that Cheng Zhu has to pay 4,000 yuan every month, so this meal is considered to be a sky-high price.
But she was also very clear that considering Cheng Zhu's financial situation and spending power, this price was really nothing.
"Teacher Chen, the meat in this restaurant is of relatively good quality, and they really use good ingredients." Cheng Zhu introduced while looking at the menu.
In big cities, some restaurants focus on style and class, but the quality of the ingredients may not be that good.
Cheng Zhu thinks this store is worth the money.
Chen Jieyu nodded slightly, but in her mind she was thinking about how she should live her life after this meal and where she should cut down on expenses.
Next month's living expenses have been cut by another thousand, so I'm afraid I'll have to cut back on everything.
Cheng Zhu seemed to have not considered the other party's financial situation at all. He just ordered normally, whatever he wanted to eat.
Chen Jieyu didn't order much, saying that she always ate only a little for dinner.
This is true.
In reality, people who can eat anything but never gain weight are a minority among the minority.
If a woman wants to control her figure, she still has to rely on the saying: control your mouth and move your legs.
God didn't give her many good cards. She was born with a bad hand.
If she doesn't know how to maintain her pretty face and good figure, then she is really stupid.
Seeing that she didn't order any dishes, Cheng Zhu didn't say much.
After a while, the waitress came into the box and brought a pot of rice wine and two exquisite small cups.
"This is our signature rice wine, you two can try it."
Just as Concubine Chen was about to say no, she saw Cheng Zhu had already picked up the wine jug and poured wine into two small cups.
She actually has the habit of drinking every day.
Because she sometimes suffers from insomnia and sleeps very lightly.
Drinking a little wine before going to bed can help her sleep more soundly and peacefully.
But she had never thought of going out to eat alone with her students and drinking in a private room.
After the waitress left, Cheng Zhu pushed a small wine glass in front of Chen Jieyu, and took the other one himself and took a sip, nodding with satisfaction: "Well, it still tastes the same."
He often came to this shop in his previous life.
"Mr. Chen, I personally think the rice wine in this store is very good. It is also the store's signature. The wine is free to drink, you can drink as much as you want."
"The wine glasses and wine jugs are also handmade by the boss and his wife. If you like them, you can take them away after dinner." He smiled.
Concubine Chen nodded slightly, looked at the small wine glass filled with rice wine, and slowly circled the rim of the glass with her fingers, as if she was thinking about whether to drink it.
But then she thought, the meal was so expensive, why not have a drink for free?
The cups and wine jugs are also very beautiful. You can take them home and take pictures of them to share on your Moments.
She picked up the cup, took a small sip, and found that it tasted really good. The alcohol was not too strong, but it was quite fragrant and had a slight sweetness.
"Let me tell you first, you don't feel anything when you drink this wine, but it has a strong aftereffect." Cheng Zhu said directly.
"However, some people will feel very uncomfortable after drinking, and the aftereffects of drinking will last for a long time. It's okay, you will feel better after a good sleep, and the effects of drinking will go away quickly. At least that's how it is for me." He also added.
Concubine Chen nodded. She hadn't thought about drinking a lot anyway.
She thought that she was not the kind of person who would get drunk to vent when she was in a bad mood.
When the barbecue was served, she took the initiative to say, "Let me grill it."
She eats little herself, so if she is in charge of grilling the meat, she will use her chopsticks less.
Cheng Zhu didn't bother to be polite with her, and the two of them just ate and chatted.
Occasionally we talk about class matters, occasionally we talk about game projects.
"Where are you from in Sichuan, teacher?" he asked.
Concubine Chen mentioned a place that Cheng Zhu had never heard of.
Looking at his expression, she said, "It's a small place, quite remote, but the scenery is pretty good."
"By the way, Teacher Chen, when you went home for the National Day holiday, did you give your trouble-making brother a good scolding?" Cheng Zhu said with a smile, as if he was trying to add fuel to the fire.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Chen's eyes dimmed slightly under her gold-rimmed glasses. She just nodded slightly and drank the rice wine in the cup.
"To be honest, if you hit someone with a motorcycle, you have to pay 60,000 yuan in compensation. The collision must have been pretty serious." The bastard was talking to himself.
After that, he continued to pour wine for the other party, and said directly: "Is it because of this matter that you are worried?"
Earlier in the corridor, he and Concubine Chen pointed out that her eye makeup was smudged, which was actually equivalent to laying the groundwork, and now they could have a natural conversation.
This is telling you to touch up your makeup before a meal, just like saying that there is something on your face. It is a common reminder.
But it also implies that I have noticed your strange emotions.
Of course, he deliberately waited until after the dinner date to mention that his eye makeup was smudged before making the final decision.
Anyway, you have already been exposed in front of me, so now I can naturally start to go deeper.
"I guess so." Concubine Chen lowered her head and subconsciously continued to circle the rim of the wine glass with her index finger.
"Has it been resolved?" Cheng Zhu asked.
"It's come to an end now." Concubine Chen picked up the tongs again and started grilling meat for Cheng Zhu.
"Really? Congratulations, how about a toast?" He grinned and picked up his glass.
"Congratulations?" Concubine Chen felt a little bitter in her heart.
But she still picked up the wine glass, clinked it with Cheng Zhu, and then drank the rice wine in one gulp.
Sometimes, this is the price you have to pay for pretending to be strong and not wanting to open up to others.
Other people's unintentional words may hurt you deeply.
Of course, Cheng Zhu didn't mean it unintentionally.
He came here just to hurt your heart.
After they each drank a few cups of rice wine, and there was a barbecue grill in the small private room, they both felt a little hot.
Cheng Zhu took off his coat, and Chen Jieyu also took off her casual women's suit.
She was wearing a silk shirt, which was a skin-friendly material that outlined her slim body curves and brought out her mature charm.
At this moment, her cheeks were slightly flushed, but not very obvious.
But this is enough to reduce her slightly serious and ascetic temperament to a certain extent.
At this time, Cheng Zhucai said to her: "Teacher Chen, I am not selling the store because the game project really has a funding gap. I just need a reason to sell the store. Please remember to keep this a secret for me. I will only tell my own people about this. After all, you are the instructor of our project, right?"
"Hmm?" After hearing this, Concubine Chen felt a little relieved of the pressure in her heart.
In other words, Cheng Zhu is not short of money. After selling the store, he will have several million more in his hands and will be very rich.
Well, at least they won’t come to me to collect the debt urgently.
In this way, I can maintain the original agreement, pay him 4,000 yuan every month, and then see if I can pay back the remaining part when the bonus is distributed at the end of the year.
But when she thought of this, Concubine Chen began to feel a little uncertain again.
Because of the Chinese New Year this year, she didn't know where to go.
If you are staying in Hangzhou alone, it is better to keep some extra money in your pocket.
When I thought of this, a feeling of sadness welled up in my heart again.
I had originally planned that I would be able to pay off my debts before the end of the year and be debt-free.
Now, I don’t know how to celebrate this New Year.
Originally, if these things had not happened, her plan was to take her mother and brother to a less popular place to play for a few days during the annual leave.
Because in her memory, the Chinese New Year period was often the time when the man drank and played cards the most.
He would drink with that group of friends every day and play cards together every day.
If he drank too much and lost money, he wouldn't care about the fact that it was inappropriate to lose temper during the New Year.
Just as her thoughts were in turmoil, she heard Cheng Zhu's voice: "Teacher, are you drunk or distracted?"
"Uh, I was a little distracted, thinking about something."
"You looked confused just now. I thought you didn't drink much." He poured the wine and asked, "Do you drink alcohol on weekdays?"
"Sometimes I drink a little red wine before going to bed to help me sleep."
Drinking some red wine before going to bed sounds pretty cool, but only she knows how cheap the red wine is.
"It seems like it's not just the alcohol that's causing him trouble. He's really confused," Cheng Zhu said as he put some meat into his plate.
Concubine Chen looked at him, and seeing his relaxed expression, she couldn't help but want to say a few more words.
"You and I are different ages, so sometimes our situations are different, and the things we think about and worry about are also different," said Chen Jieyu.
"I understand. Many people in small cities get married early. Their families will urge you to get married, right? When you went home for National Day, did they urge you? Did they force you to go on blind dates?" He started to talk nonsense.
Sometimes, when someone is trying to hold back when chatting with you, you just throw out a few random words and she may not be able to hold back and start talking.
"It's not that." When Concubine Chen heard him talking about urging her to get married, she was inexplicably a little amused.
She lowered her head and looked at the wine glass. Her fingers began to circle along the rim of the glass again. She did not look at Cheng Zhu and muttered to herself:
"At your age, you are still in college. You have classes to attend every day, and your life will be planned because of studying."
“I can sense the aspirations for the future in many students.”
"So you may not have the same feelings as I did at this stage, which is that sometimes I feel confused about work and life."
“But I have a clearer understanding of my own abilities and current situation.”
"Sometimes, there is even a feeling that you can't see the future."
"Really?" Cheng Zhu glanced at Concubine Chen.
He picked up the small wine pot and poured wine into his glass. As he poured, he stabbed her in the heart lightly:
“I feel that many people say they can’t see the future, but in fact they can see the future.”
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