Chapter 61
The storage cabinets are transparent, so the clinking of wine and coffee doesn't look out of place, giving it an inherent sense of luxury.
The only sound in the large, empty hall was the chirping of birds.
After saying this, Jiang Li lowered his eyes, pushed the wine to the side of his hand on the table, paused for two seconds on his empty wrist, poured himself a glass, and drank it all in one gulp.
A cool, clear glass cup gently touches the skin, its coolness emanating from the glass walls, revealing distinct pomegranate seeds inside.
"Fool, fool"
Lin Rui glanced at it: "Why call this stupid bird 'Making Big Money'? Just call it 'Stupid Bird'."
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"Qiqi, why don't you teach it something good?" Xie Shuwan was speechless.
Qi Qi: "Heaven and earth bear witness, I didn't teach it. Ask Jiang Lao... Boss, I never swear at it."
Jiang Laoda ignored him.
He propped himself up with one hand, his eyelids drooping as he stared casually, unsure whether he was staring at the glass of wine or at the person.
Seeing this, they wisely shut their mouths and stopped arguing.
Guan Nan held her glass, knowing she couldn't hold her liquor, and took a small sip: "It's a little sweet."
"Still sweet?" Jiang Li reached for the cup, opened a bottle of milk this time, added some to it, and said mockingly, "You really are hard to please."
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Jiang Li picked up a bar spoon, stirred it in his hand, and said, "How much are you planning to spend?"
How much money are you prepared to spend?
Upon hearing this, Guan Nan automatically filled in that sentence in her mind.
"There are ways to play with fifty yuan, and there are ways to play with five hundred yuan."
— "It all depends on personal preference and will"
Guan Nan automatically ignored the somewhat foolish conversation that followed.
When the glass was pushed towards her again, she pondered for a moment and asked sincerely, "Is there a minimum spending requirement?"
Jiang Li answered her very sincerely: "Minimum charge is 1,680."
"I don't date guys." Guan Nan hesitantly withdrew his hand from the wine glass, offering a surprising explanation.
Several people were almost stunned by her words.
Lin Rui, who had just taken a sip of water, couldn't help but pfft.
Water was splashed everywhere, and while wiping it up with tissues, he kept an eye on her.
The girl has changed a lot. I haven't seen her for several years. She has gone from stiff to soft and has blossomed into a more mature woman.
The academically gifted face from my student days, which made people instinctively keep their distance, coupled with his aloof and unapproachable aura, suddenly came alive again when I saw him in person after so many years.
His sharp edges have softened considerably, and he has become more composed in his dealings with others.
The key point is that, in the past, she would never have said such shocking things.
Jiang Li remained unfazed, still displaying his lazy, spoiled rich kid demeanor, and casually said, "One thousand six hundred and eighty isn't enough for this guy, we need to add more money."
After listening, Guan Nan took out her phone and opened the scan function: "Can I scan the code?"
“No, that’s not possible,” Jiang Li said, a hint of embarrassment in his voice. “We only accept cash.”
Guan Nan paused, glanced at the QR code sign on the table, then at the small blackboard that had been flipped up, and finally looked back at the person leisurely drinking with a glass in hand, asking sincerely, "Can't I use it by scanning the code?"
“Refusing cash is illegal,” Jiang Li replied, seemingly ignoring the question.
Guan Nan was taken aback: "I didn't say I wanted to pay in cash."
"Then you sweep." Jiang Li raised his chin, his expression indifferent, without putting down the wine glass he was holding.
Guan Nan obediently did as instructed.
Then, the QR code is converted into a link, and an interface pops up.
—The National Anti-Fraud Center reminds you: Do not scan QR codes from unofficial or unknown sources.
This blatant QR code has caused countless people to suffer.
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Jiang Li asked with concern, "How did it go? Did you give it to them?"
He stared intently at Guan Nan, his expression showing great concern about whether the money had arrived in his account. It was as if he had no idea whether the anti-fraud QR code was disguised as a payment code or a friend's code; he only cared about how much money had been given.
Guan Nan calmly exited the link, offering himself a lame excuse: "The internet connection isn't very good."
"Oh," Jiang Li nodded understandingly, and asked with unusual enthusiasm, "How about I turn on a hotspot for you, and you can try again?"
"..." I didn't expect him to be so kind. If I didn't know the truth, Guan Nan would have been moved to tears. She put away her phone and said, "No need, I'll give you cash."
Jiang Li: "Okay."
He looked like he was in a difficult position.
But wasn't it him who suggested paying in cash?
Guan Nan was somewhat convinced.
However, she didn't have much cash in her bag for emergencies; it only amounted to a little over three hundred yuan. She put the money on the table and pushed it in front of Jiang Li.
Jiang Li glanced at her, then at the pile of cash, sizing up the amount of money.
“Is this enough?” Guan Nan, who wasn’t thick-skinned, blushed slightly and said dryly.
After saying that, she felt like she was trying to renege on her debt, so she quickly added honestly, "If it's not enough, can I pay you tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow?" Jiang Li asked, unafraid to admit his ignorance. "What if you run away?"
Guan Nan frowned: "I won't run away."
"Heh," Jiang Li chuckled, saying emotionlessly, "Who knows?"
His words were pointed.
Guan Nan said shyly, "No, I won't run away."
"Perhaps."
Jiang Li put down the cup, lowered his head, turned on the tap, and slowly rinsed the cup.
Turning her head, Guan Nan realized that the chattering group had disappeared sometime earlier, leaving only two unfinished water glasses on the table.
She gathered her glasses together, noticed the half-full glass of wine in hers, picked it up, and took two more sips.
Then, they were all handed to Jiang Li, and he washed them all.
Drinking alcohol on an empty stomach makes my stomach burn.
Guan Nan really needed some hot food to fill her stomach right now, and she rubbed her stomach discreetly, wondering if she should say goodbye to him loudly before leaving.
Jiang Li dried his hands, glanced at the table, pulled out the two most conspicuous pink bills from the stack of change, and said casually, "The rest, you can owe me for now."
Guan Nan gave a muffled "oh" and put away the remaining money.
"etc."
She had just put the money away and hadn't even had a chance to put it in her pocket when Jiang Li called out to her, stopping her in her tracks.
Guan Nan looked up, staring directly at him, waiting for him to continue.
"Let's round it up," Jiang Li said.
Guan Nan: "?"
The next second, Jiang Li crossed half the table and stretched his long arm in front of her.
Then, he took fifty yuan from a stack of neatly folded change.
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two hundred.
250.
Is it possible to round it up like this?
For a moment, Guan Nan even felt and doubted whether he was the one who was stupid.
Unfortunately, Jiang Li couldn't read her mind and couldn't answer the question. He took the money and looked at her with little patience, his eyes seeming to say, "Aren't you leaving? Planning to stay here and eat your meal?"
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The veiled gaze was so obvious that it was difficult for Guan Nan to pretend not to see it.
On second thought, I've already spent 1,680 yuan. If I just leave like this, wouldn't that be a huge loss?
So she coughed lightly, pretending to look away, and began to examine the layout of the "coffee shop".
There were only a few tables in the hall, but the space was surprisingly large; even the liquor storage cabinets seemed movable. This restaurant, named "Coffee & Wine," didn't resemble a typical restaurant at all; there weren't even bowls and chopsticks.
There's coffee and alcohol.
As for art, I haven't seen it yet, if I had to find one.
Then perhaps only Jiang Da's artists can shoulder this great responsibility.
Honored artworks on display in the shop window.
The air was hot and sticky, but thankfully the house was cool. Guan Nan rested for a while, then realized she had made a fool of herself. Just as she was about to give in and leave, she heard a sound from upstairs—
"Jiang Li, have you guys come up yet?"
Someone offered a way out, and Guan Nan immediately accepted, slinging her bag over her shoulder: "Then you go ahead with your work, I won't bother you any longer..."
She had just stepped down from the bar stool when several people entered through the door. Leading the group was Ye Na, whom she had separated from just two days prior; the person arm-in-arm with her was…
"Jiang Gou, bring me a glass of ice water." Yu Shu followed behind the two, dutifully carrying their things, and called out before even entering the door.
The person who was chatting and laughing turned around and stopped in his tracks with a look of horror on his face.
“No,” Yena asked, “What’s wrong, Chen Feifei?”
Chen Feifei waved her hand with difficulty, her expression more like a grimace than a smile: "Hi."
The person who vowed never to go home, came to Fuling, and then left suddenly appeared before my eyes.
At first, Guan Nan was a little slow to react, as if she hadn't realized what was happening.
It wasn't until this moment that Guan Nan realized she had been deceived.
It turns out that all that crying and fussing was fake.
Yena sensed something was off and looked ahead curiously, her smile freezing on her face: "..."
She was so guilty she almost couldn't find her voice: "Um, we didn't mean to lie to you... If I said Chen Fei missed her flight and couldn't leave, would you believe me?"
Hearing this, Guan Nan forced a smile, "I don't know whether to believe it or not."
Yu Shu, who was following behind him, didn't dare to utter a sound.
Guan Nan tried to leave but couldn't. Xie Shuwan's voice came from upstairs again, urging her to come up. Perhaps because it wouldn't seem as sincere to be separated by floors, she ran downstairs again.
"You two are done shopping?" Xie Shuwan, arm in arm with Guan Nan, greeted them readily upon seeing them.
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