Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Spending Money Day 3
After getting in the car, Liu Yue’s biggest feeling was that expensive things really have their reasons.
First of all, the air in the car is very fresh and smells very pleasant. The back seat is very spacious, giving people a very grand feeling.
After reminding her to fasten her seat belt, the driver also told her that there was mineral water and snacks in the car and asked her to use them as she pleased.
Liu Yue found a bottle of Evian and a bottle of San Pellegrino.
She had heard a little about the former, and out of curiosity she looked up the latter, which was a sparkling mineral water that was a standard feature of many Michelin restaurants.
Netizens said it is used for rinsing the mouth. San Pellegrino can clean the mouth between each dish. The addition of bubbles can more easily remove the unpleasant tastes, allowing people to more clearly feel the different experiences that various dishes bring to the taste buds.
Oh my god, it turns out rich people are so particular about their meals!
Liu Yue sighed and asked the driver if she could take the water away. After receiving a positive answer, she put both bottles of water in her bag.
As for the snacks in the car, they were all nuts, dried fruits and the like, and Liu Yue was not very interested.
After arriving, Liu Yue was about to leave when she heard the driver ask her not to move and he would open the car door for her.
But this job was snatched away by the security guard of the shopping mall - he was also wearing a suit and uniform, wearing white gloves, and greeted Liu Yue with a smile when she walked out of the car.
Well, this is Vientiane City.
Although Liu Yue came here to eat and buy milk tea, this is the shopping mall with the highest sales of luxury goods stores in South China and the first tier of top luxury shopping malls in Shenzhen.
She was carrying her shoulder bag and felt inexplicably nervous as she walked into the mall.
It’s okay, she is here to consume, and the consumer is God!
Banu Hotpot is on the fifth floor. Liu Yue took the elevator up and paid for the luxury car fare.
The estimated price at departure was 180, and the actual cost was 188.88. This fluctuation range is normal, and Liu Yue thinks the number is auspicious.
She came early enough, so there was no need to queue for Banu Hotpot even on holidays.
After we were seated, it was time to order.
Thinking about ordering, Liu Yue couldn't help but smile. She wanted to order wildly and eat as much as she could without considering the price.
Banu's hot pot base is a three-flavor hot pot. Liu Yue first chose the classic spicy beef oil soup, then the sour radish pork belly and wild mushroom soup, and also ordered the recommended coriander pork sliders.
Now that she's here, of course she wants to try multiple flavors at once. The San Pellegrino in her bag can come in handy, hehe.
Banu has two recommended types of tripe, namely classic tripe and New Zealand chilled tripe. This restaurant is famous for its tripe. Liu Yue did not make a choice and ordered one of each.
She added Wagyu sirloin, Wagyu topside, and Wagyu marbling, tapping her fingers along the way, and also added two whole servings of shrimp paste.
In the past, she only ordered half a portion of hot pot and always felt it was not enough. This time, she ate her fill.
She also ordered a seafood platter and a plate of boneless duck feet. Actually, she felt that was enough, and because of her Cantonese DNA, she added a portion of lettuce tips, so that there were green leafy vegetables on the table.
That's all. She can add more if she's not rich. Although she has money, she can't afford to waste food.
Although she planned to order anything without looking at the price when she came, Liu Yue still saw the price when she confirmed the order.
The total price including the hot pot base is 541 yuan, plus the fruit toppings at 11 yuan per person, that's 552 yuan.
Liu Yue smacked her lips and happily confirmed the order.
This hot pot meal was certainly expensive, but compared to the money she hadn't spent yet, it seemed like nothing. Fortunately, she still had plenty of places to spend her money, otherwise she would have complained that the food in this restaurant was too cheap.
When she returned to the WeChat chat page, a small red dot appeared in the upper right corner of her roommate group.
Group chat: give me (5)
Ke Yan: [Picture]
This is a picture of Haidilao's hotpot, filled with dishes.
Liu Yue couldn't help swallowing and was about to say what a coincidence, as she was also planning to eat hotpot, but Ke Yan posted a photo with her boyfriend the next second.
Liu Yue: ...
Liu Yue took a deep breath, feeling powerless as if she couldn't even slap the screen.
When talking about Ke Yan, the classmates who know her a little bit will feel sorry for her.
She has a good family background, a good temper, a good figure, is beautiful and has a talent for languages, but she is a love-brained person who wouldn't even eat a zombie.
From the beginning of her freshman year to now, Ke Yan and her boyfriend have broken up and gotten back together several times. Every time they broke up, Ke Yan cried bitterly and said that she would never look back, but they would usually reconcile within a month.
Before, Liu Yue and others had tried their best to persuade them to break up, saying goodbye, the next one would be better, and that ugly guy was not worthy of them at all. Later, they found that this kind of persuasion was not only useless, but also became a part of the couple's play, so they never mentioned it again.
Liu Yue quickly exited the group chat page. She didn't dare to reply to the message at this time.
Once she replied, Ke Yan would send her a long message about how good her boyfriend was, and would not stop until she got a reply like "Then he is really good."
Liu Yue has fallen into a trap and violated her conscience once, and she must not do it again!
She was not the only one who had similar thoughts. Even after Liu Yue's soup base and dishes were served, there was still no movement in the group.
No matter what, she is going to start eating hot pot!
The wild mushroom and pork tripe hot pot she ordered both came with soup, so the waiter first gave her a bowl of each.
Liu Yue drank the mushroom soup first. The first feeling was that it was very different from the Cantonese soup. This soup was more mellow and had a heavier taste. Although it was not as exaggerated as the "eyebrow-dropping freshness" described on Xiaohongshu, it was still delicious.
Many people have praised the sour radish and pork belly soup online, but Liu Yue feels that the seasoning is a bit strong and it is more suitable for hot pot.
Liu Yue slid the pork into the mushroom soup, intending to eat it with the soup once it was cooked. She added abalone and black tiger prawns to the sour soup and a few slices of tripe to the spicy pot.
Watching the tripe simmering in the red pot, Liu Yue felt her tongue salivate. After following the traditional cooking method, she couldn't wait to stuff the tripe into her mouth without even dipping it in the oil.
So hot and spicy, but so delicious!
The tripe was crispy and chewy, the aroma of butter filled her mouth, and the hot feeling spread from the tip of her tongue. Her brain had already sent a signal of excitement.
This ingredient itself has no flavor, so it best reflects the quality of the hot pot. Liu Yue ate several slices in a row and felt particularly satisfied by the spicy taste.
She unscrewed the Evian water and took a sip, but she didn't expect it to feel so strange.
Liu Yue even went to the trouble of checking the production date to confirm that the water hadn't expired. But the water tasted so rough, like something scraping against her tongue.
“Disenchanted.”
Liu Yue curled her lips. How could something so unpalatable be marketed as the aristocrat of water? Or was it that other people’s tastes were different from hers?
She opened the San Pellegrino again. Perhaps because Evian had lowered her expectations of "high-end water", San Pellegrino gave her a good feeling.
The water has very weak bubbles and is generally softer, not as strong as carbonated drinks. Liu Yue finds it refreshing, with a slightly salty taste, perfect for drinking with food, especially with oily and spicy foods.
Liu Yue then scooped up the black tiger shrimp from the sour broth. The sourness of the broth and the sweetness of the shrimp were a perfect match. She ate the first bite plain and dipped the second in sauce. She found the shrimp in their original broth to be more delicious, with a sour taste that was very appetizing.
Liu Yue had seen a post online before, saying that eating hot pot alone would be particularly lonely, but at this moment, she just wanted to say -
Nonsense, it’s so cool to eat hotpot alone!
She can eat whatever she wants without worrying about other people's tastes. She can reach into the pot with her chopsticks to pick up food and stir it around. If she thinks the food is not cooked enough, she can put it back into the pot and cook it for a while...
Liu Yue believes that the only reason hot pot is suitable for large groups is to share the cost of the base, and at most, to make it easier to order dishes. Otherwise, hot pot is meant to be eaten alone.
If there was any regret about this meal, it was that the tablet she bought had not arrived yet. Otherwise, it would have been more enjoyable to watch variety shows while eating hot pot. Now the small screen of the mobile phone always feels a little lacking.
She showed off two plates of tripe, three plates of wagyu beef, two servings of shrimp balls, and then filled the gaps in her stomach with seafood and vegetables.
As for the duck feet, they only have skin and no meat, so they take up very little space. If she hadn't been so full, Liu Yue would have wanted to show off another portion.
After paying the bill, Liu Yue sat in her seat to rest.
The system pops up a prompt that the remaining amount for today's task is 5,865.12 yuan.
"I know, I know." Liu Yue replied in her mind, "I'll sit for a while and then go shopping. This is the Vientiane City. Are you still worried that I can't spend a mere 6,000 yuan?"
With 6,000 yuan, you don’t even need to go to a luxury store. Just buy a few pieces of high-quality women’s clothing.
She touched her belly and decided to go shopping first to digest the food, and then go to Heytea to buy fried ice cream when she was not so full.
"Am I the person who least looks like the protagonist of a super-rich novel?" Liu Yue complained to the system. "I thought a super-rich novel was about you transferring 100 million to me, and then I walked into Hermès and told the clerk to buy all the bags in your store for me."
——This was of course just a joke. After all, even a poor girl like Liu Yue knows that Hermès bags have to be stocked first, and many styles have to wait for the stock to be adjusted. You can't buy them immediately if you say so.
The system seemed silent for a moment, then asked her: "If this is the case, will the host be happier than now?"
Ah, this question...
Liu Yue thought about it seriously, and when she realized that she was really thinking about it, she already knew the answer.
She casually admitted, "Maybe it's because I've never been exposed to luxury goods, so I really don't have any material desires. Ten thousand yuan could probably buy an entry-level Hermès bag, right? But my priority is to have a good meal first."
"Actually, you can't." The system reminded her, "Even for the poor, most bags are usually priced at over 20,000 yuan in the store."
Liu Yue: ...
If you buy a bag worth 20,000 yuan, how can you still be considered a "poor person"? What misunderstanding does the luxury goods circle have about this word?
"Anyway, I think the most important thing is to be happy. I manage my wealth to please myself, not to cater to the judgment of others."
Liu Yue said: "Isn't this the meaning of being rich?"
System: "Congratulations, host. You have seen through the nature of money so early on. You will be the master of wealth."
"Will there be any reward?" Liu Yue rubbed her hands. "Actually, I'm quite vulgar. If you suddenly threw 100 million in my face, I wouldn't mind being a slave to money for once."
System: "Master, it's not time for you to go to bed yet."
Humph, this system isn't flexible at all. But it actually pays out every day, so of course Liu Yue will dote on it.
Liu Yue stretched, feeling full and rested, and ready to continue spending money.
The author has something to say:
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Liu Yue now: I will spend this little money quickly
Liu Yue in the future: How on earth am I going to spend so much money?
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