Chapter 369 I’ll Treat You
"No hurry, it's almost noon, I'll treat you to dinner!"
"Huh? It's different when you're making money!" Gu Lianxing perked up instantly upon hearing this: "Four thousand a day is as much as a small or medium-sized company's annual profit. That means I have to have a feast!"
"No problem, you choose the place!"
Chen Ci and Lian Xing did not stop her. On weekdays, they were very proactive in preventing Pili from spending money. Sometimes, even if Pili took the initiative to ask for a meal, they would choose "Lily's Stir-fry" in the snack street behind the school.
This time, Pili is so confident that it is rare. It is indeed something worth celebrating and we should have a big feast.
"Upstairs Huiguan".
Chen Ci and Yan Wenxi had been to this restaurant once and found it to be a high-end Hong Kong-style hot pot with very good quality. The main dish was fish maw chicken, and then some top-quality seafood was dipped in the fish maw chicken soup.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they reached the door, they were stopped by the store staff.
"Excuse me, the store is not open to customers right now. Could you please wait a moment?"
The service staff's words were a bit confusing. Asking them to wait meant that the store was open.
But it’s not convenient to receive guests for the time being?
"Did something happen in there?" Shen Ci asked subconsciously.
Before the other party could answer, a large group of people suddenly walked out from inside.
Those people were very aggressive, and they were divided into groups of two, one on each side, holding the person in the middle.
This situation is very obvious. Are the police arresting people?
Somehow, when Shen Ci saw this scene, his heart subconsciously tightened, and he stared straight at the people being escorted, fearing that he would see Yan Wenxi's figure.
"Excuse me, everyone, please make way. The police are investigating the case."
While in a trance, Shen Ci was pulled aside by the staff to avoid the situation. The faces of those who were arrested were calm, and no waves could be seen.
It was not until these people were escorted into the car by the police and Yan Wenxi was nowhere to be seen that Shen Ci slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
Lian Xing was shocked and asked, "What happened? These people were taken away while eating here? Was there a fight?"
Pili shook his head: "There was no fight. These people's bodies and clothes were not damaged at all. They must have committed some crime and were taken away by the police."
"I'm sorry, everyone. I didn't let you in just now because I was worried there might be something unexpected inside. Now you can eat as usual."
This little episode did not affect Lianxing and Pili, but the uneasiness in Shenci's heart was not completely eliminated.
She made an excuse to go to the restroom and called Yan Wenxi.
The phone rang for a long time before it was answered: "Hello, Ah Ci?"
"Brother, what are you doing?" Shen Ci's tone was still normal.
"I'm at the company. What's wrong? Is there anything?"
"No, I just went to the Hui Restaurant upstairs for lunch with my classmates at noon and suddenly remembered that I hadn't seen you in a while. When are you free? Can we have lunch together?"
After this sentence, there was silence on the other end of the phone for a long time.
"elder brother?"
It wasn't until Shen Ci called out again that Yan Wenxi responded, "I've been busy lately, so I might not be free."
Shen Ci paused, then said, "Is that so? Okay then, if you're free, give me a call and we can make an appointment?"
"Okay, I'll hang up now."
After the call ended, Shen Ci's uneasiness became more obvious.
Because every time she asked her brother out, he never hesitated.
Busy, how busy can you be? Don't you even have time to eat a meal?
She remembered what Duanduan had said to her, "Brother has asked his men to be quiet and behave themselves recently..."
Tang Song also mentioned the "special operation to crack down on gangsters and eliminate evil" currently underway in Longcheng...
Considering my brother's recent abnormal behavior...
Shen Ci only felt his scalp tingling.
At this moment, the phone suddenly rang again. Yan Wenxi called her back.
Shen Ci quickly answered: "Brother?"
"Ah Ci, how about next Monday?"
"Okay, then Shuiyunjian?"
"Okay, see you next Monday."
The phone was hung up again, and Shen Ci took a deep breath. She felt that she must ask her brother clearly next Monday.
At night, at the gate of No. 2 Middle School.
"Boss, how much are the starch sausages?"
"4 cents a stick."
Jin Dao and the other two were standing in front of a fried skewers stall. Upon hearing this, they opened WeChat and took a look at the balance.
"Three sticks of one centimeter would be okay?"
"No, young man, these starch sausages of mine are all good sausages, authentic, there's no meat at all, come back to me if you have some meat!"
The monkey at the side glanced at Jin Dao's WeChat balance and said, "Brother Dao, don't you still have money in your WeChat?"
"Aren't you saving it for buying cigarettes later?"
"oh."
The three of them stared at each other. Originally, they had some income every month from Brother Kai, but because they kicked a bicycle, Brother Kai fined them two months' pocket money. Now they couldn't even afford to smoke cigarettes.
"Forget it, I won't eat it. You two can eat it." Jin Dao said, looking at the boss: "Then give me two!"
"Eat, it's my treat."
Shen Xing appeared behind Jin Dao at some point and suddenly spoke. Although the voice was small, it still scared Jin Dao.
Looking back, Shen Xing was sitting astride the bicycle, looking at him expressionlessly.
"No, that's not necessary." Seeing that it was Shen Xing, Jin Dao subconsciously refused.
Now when he saw Shen Xing, the only thing that came to his mind was Brother Kai's fist. He was so scared that how could he dare to let him treat him to a meal?
"You're welcome. You helped me that day, so it's what I deserve."
"You've already told us thank you." Jin Dao shook his head unnaturally: "It's really not necessary, brother."
"A verbal thank you doesn't count. I'll treat you to something to eat. Order whatever you want."
Monkey looked at Shen Xing, then secretly glanced at Golden Knife, and then whispered, "Brother Dao, I want to eat..."
The golden knife glared at the monkey, and the monkey was so scared that it quickly lowered its head.
Shen Xing got off his bicycle, parked it, and walked to the stall. Just as he was about to speak, he saw the pot of black oil that had not been changed for who knows how many days.
He frowned.
After struggling for a moment, he shook his head and said, "Don't eat this. I'll treat you to something else."
"brother!"
Jin Dao grabbed Shen Xing and when he saw Shen Xing looking up at him, he hesitated and said, "Really, there's no need. We...we kicked your bike. Brother Kai said he would pay more than ten yuan in compensation, but you didn't ask us for compensation."
"But weren't you guys beaten up by Brother Kai? My sister said that the beating you received was used to pay for the compensation, so the bicycle incident was settled that day."
"I'm treating you guys to a meal now because of what happened at the school gate the other day. Let's put things aside."
Hearing Shen Xing say this, Jin Dao felt a rare sense of guilt in his heart: "We..."
"Let's go, my mom isn't home today, and I was going to eat out anyway, so just consider it as you accompanying me!"
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(End of this chapter)
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