Wang Tao replied with a smile, "Sorry, you don't need to pay for the food, but there is a minimum charge for this private room!"
"Damn it!" Lu Haishan was so angry he wanted to curse. A minimum charge for instant noodles?
At this moment, the old lady suddenly spoke up, "Alright! It's just a meal, the Lu family can afford it. Let's not let people look down on us!"
"Lu Haishan, please settle the bill!"
Left with no other option, Lu Haishan stepped forward to pay the bill.
But when he held the bill in his hand, he was dumbfounded.
"Three hundred thousand? Are you kidding me?"
Three hundred thousand?
Upon hearing this number, the Lu family members were all stunned.
Are you kidding me?
They just ate a bowl of instant noodles, and they want 300,000?
The old lady quickly grabbed the bill and glanced at it, trembling with anger. "Are you running a shady business? Even if we ate sea cucumber and abalone, it shouldn't cost 300,000, right?"
"Yeah, this instant noodles cost so much?"
"What minimum spending requirement? Are you out of your mind?"
"This is clearly a scam!"
The Lu family members all started to scold them.
Wang Tao's face immediately darkened. "Gentlemen, don't make false accusations! This is a five-star hotel, so the prices are naturally higher than outside! Besides, our pickled cabbage noodles are made using a foot-treading process, with phlegm and cigarette ash as seasonings! Moreover, you've already enjoyed our service, so 300,000 is really not expensive!"
"This isn't expensive? You're robbing me!"
Enraged, Lu Haishan grabbed a wine glass from the table and smashed it on the ground.
"Let me tell you, the Lu family is not to be trifled with! You think you can swindle money from us? No way!"
Wang Tao immediately burst into laughter.
Three hundred thousand is nothing, but this cup is worth a fortune!
"Ladies and gentlemen, I can waive the room fee, but you'll have to pay for these cups!"
Lu Haishan was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth and asked, "It's just a cup, right? How much is it? I'll pay you back!"
Wang Tao smiled and held up three fingers.
Lu Haishan frowned. "Three thousand?"
Wang Tao shook his head.
Thirty thousand??
Wang Tao shook his head again.
"Holy crap, don't tell me it's 300,000???"
Wang Tao shook his head again, smiled, and said, "Sir, it's three million!"
"three……"
Lu Haishan was practically spitting blood.
Is your cup carved with diamonds? It costs three million?
Isn't this extortion?
The old lady simply said two words to Lu Haishan: "Call the police!"
Lu Haishan nodded and immediately took out his phone to call the police.
Mighty! Mighty!
A short while later, the police car arrived.
Several men in uniforms entered the private room.
"Officers, you've come at the right time! This Oriental Hotel is a total rip-off. We only ate a few bowls of instant noodles, and they're asking for three million! Isn't that outrageous?"
Lu Haishan immediately began to complain to the leading police officer.
"Three million?" The officer frowned.
Even a five-star hotel shouldn't charge exorbitant prices, right?
This hotel is definitely suspected of overcharging its customers!
Wang Tao quickly said, "Officer, don't listen to their nonsense. We want three million, not for the instant noodles, but for this cup. They broke our cup, so they have to pay for it!"
"A cup?" The officer glanced at the broken cup on the ground and asked Lu Haishan, "Did you break this cup?"
Lu Haishan's expression immediately became somewhat unnatural.
"Officer, even though I broke the cup, it shouldn't be worth three million, right? They're just trying to extort money!" Lu Haishan said irritably.
"Hey, please don't say anything like that!"
Wang Tao quickly explained, "Officer, our hotel has purchase invoices and invoices issued by customs. I'll get them for you to see right now!"
Wang Tao immediately sent someone to bring over the purchase order and invoices to show the police officer.
The officer glanced at it, his eyes showing surprise. "Wow, this cup is actually worth that much?"
Wang Tao nodded and explained, "Because the Meilan Hall is our hotel's Imperial Suite, specially used to entertain VIPs, the tableware is very exquisite, especially these wine glasses, which are antique wine glasses imported from Austria. There are six in a set, and if one is broken, the rest are all destroyed, so we must compensate according to the total price!"
The Lu family was stunned after hearing this.
I never imagined this wine glass would actually be worth three million!
The old lady felt a little dizzy.
The Lu family is now destitute and in debt. They can't even come up with one million, let alone three million.
She quickly pulled Lu Tiantian and said, "Tiantian, quick, call the young master! He's treating us to this meal. Ask him to come and pay the bill!"
Lu Tiantian immediately called Huang Ziming.
Huang Ziming had already finished having dinner with Lin Yu and the others. Lin Yu's family had all drunk some red wine and couldn't drive, so he was preparing to send someone to take them home.
Just then, the phone rang.
Upon seeing the incoming call, Huang Ziming's lips curled into a cold smile, and he hung up immediately. He already knew what had happened, as Wang Tao had just sent someone to report to him.
He originally entertained the Lu family out of respect for Lin Yu, but now that he knows the relationship between the two sides is not good, there is no need to give the Lu family any face.
Three million, not a penny less!
Lu Tiantian, unwilling to accept being hung up on, called back again.
This time, however, it's completely unreachable! It prompts that the phone is switched off!
The old lady asked anxiously, "Sweetie, what's going on? Haven't you gotten through yet?"
Lu Tiantian looked aggrieved: "Grandma, the young master might have turned off his phone!"
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