Chapter 391 Avoid Jumping into the Fire Pit
Wu Jianguo was surprised. He earned 80 yuan a month, and a meal cost 28.8 yuan. This was the price after Zhu Xiuyu waived four cakes. If not, it would have been 30 yuan, almost half of his salary.
Zhang A-mei was also surprised. She didn't expect Feng Zhikang to be so rich.
Zhang Min was happy. This man was willing to spend money on her, which showed that he cared about her. From now on, she no longer had to reel silk and soak her hands until they were sore.
Feng Zhikang said to the waiter, "Wait a minute, let's have some tea and rest before we leave."
"Of course." The waiter refilled their tea and left.
Feng Zhikang said to Zhang Min, "I heard they have some takeaway dishes. Let's go check it out."
Wu Jianguo hurriedly said, "Xiao Feng, no need, no need. Your aunt can also make those side dishes."
"Auntie, you are so skillful. Let's go and take a look. You can have some tea and take a rest. It's quite comfortable here. Anyway, we spent so much money on a meal, so we must enjoy it more." Feng Zhikang pulled Zhang Min up.
"Xiao Feng is right. You guys go ahead. We'll sit here and wait for you." Zhang A'mei waved her hand.
The two went out.
Wu Jianguo sighed, "Just think, it's only been a short time since grain was liberalized, and everyone's already living such a lavish lifestyle! A single meal costs dozens of yuan!"
Zhang A-mei snorted coldly: "Do you think everyone is like this? If it weren't for Xiao Min, I would never have been able to eat a meal like this in my entire life with you!"
Wu Jianguo sighed lightly. He had to admit that this was indeed not something he could afford. He felt distressed when he saw others spending money on it.
He saw Zhang A-mei start to eat the cake in front of her, so he asked:
"Didn't you say it was sour? Why did you eat it?"
"Didn't Xiao Min say that it's sour? Of course I have to eat it. It's all money!" Zhang A'mei stuffed a piece of cake into her mouth.
Feng Zhikang pulled Zhang Min aside, looking embarrassed.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Min noticed the problem and asked.
"Xiao Min, this is it. This is my first time eating here too. I didn't realize it was so expensive. I just calculated it and it doesn't seem that expensive!"
"So what?" Zhang Min felt panicked when she heard his words.
"I don't have enough money with me today, and I need money to go back. I can't just walk back!"
"Ah!" Zhang Min was surprised.
"Xiao Min, I really didn't mean it. So, you can help me pay for it first. When I come to see you in two days, I will return it to you, double the amount." Feng Zhikang said, holding Zhang Min's hand.
"How can I have so much money?"
"You can ask your parents to collect the money first. Then, not to mention two days later, I will send you the money tomorrow and give your father and mother each a big red envelope. That should be okay, right?" Feng Zhikang promised.
"No, you said treat, we definitely don't have any money!"
Feng Zhikang's expression changed:
"Xiao Min, I really didn't expect you to be this kind of person! Seeing your mother like that, I was secretly thinking, thank goodness you're different from her, but I didn't expect you two are exactly the same! Greedy and insatiable! How can I dare to become a family with you? You're not even willing to lend a hand when I'm in trouble!
I can see that your family isn't that great. They should have been a little appreciative of me since it was my first visit, but now that we're done eating, your parents haven't shown any sign of respect. Those who know you're the only daughter in the family might think they don't take you seriously!"
"Feng Zhikang! What are you talking about! You don't intend to treat us with money from your own pocket, do you?" Zhang Min seemed to understand something.
"If I wasn't sincere, why would I come today? Do you know how precious my time is? Now that you've seen my sincerity, let me see your family's sincerity too."
"What sincerity? I don't have money, and my parents don't have money either! It was you who said you would treat us, so of course you have to pay! If you don't pay, then we're done!" Zhang Min also got angry.
Feng Zhikang felt a little regretful when he was having dinner just now. Zhang A-mei looked like a difficult and petty person, not an ordinary housewife. When he saw the bill, he regretted it even more.
Originally, he thought that Wu was an only daughter and that she would be greedy and want to ruin the family, so he thought they could have a meal together and see what would happen.
He didn't count carefully when ordering the dishes. He didn't expect to eat so much at once. He thought that if the Wu family could help pay, it would mean that the family still had some financial resources and it would be easy to control the situation. But now it seems that there is no decent person in this family, so he simply stopped pretending.
"Hmph! I'm too lazy to talk to you! I don't want a wife who can only share the good times but not the bad times!" Feng Zhikang waved his hand and was about to leave.
Zhang Min was not happy with this: "Stop! Pay for your meal first and then leave!"
But Feng Zhikang had already walked out quickly.
Zhang Min chased after him, but Feng Zhikang was stopped by the security guard in the yard.
"The bill for Moon Viewing Pavilion hasn't been paid yet, so it's not right for you to just leave like that!"
"They pay for their family's food." Feng Zhikang was about to leave.
"Then go back and wait until they pay the bill before you leave." The security guard did not let go.
"Let go!"
"Every month we encounter people who cheat us out of food and drinks. We know how to deal with it. The police station is not far away. If they are from a workplace, the police station will report it to the workplace." The security guard is already familiar with the situation.
It doesn't matter if you just report it, the main thing is that it's embarrassing to dine and dash.
Feng Zhikang didn't want to pay thirty yuan, nor did he want to get entangled with them. He took out ten yuan from his pocket and threw it in Zhang Min's face:
"Four of you ordered eight dishes. You're such big eaters, how could you not eat to death? I can't eat as much as you do. I'll pay ten dollars!"
At this time, Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei had already sensed something was wrong, and when they came out of the room, they saw them making a fuss.
Zhang Min cried and cursed, and Feng Zhikang wanted to run away but was held back by the security guards.
When Zhang A-mei saw the changed Feng Zhikang, she was very angry and went to tear Feng Zhikang apart. Wu Jianguo and Zhang Min tried to pull him back for fear of losing face, but Feng Zhikang took advantage of the chaos to run away.
Zhu Xiuyu had watched enough of the show on the second floor, so she came downstairs.
Wu Jianguo pulled Zhu Xiuyu aside and begged.
Zhu Xiu Yu agreed to waive the service fee and some miscellaneous fees, and only charged for the dishes, a total of 25 yuan. She first collected 15 yuan from Wu Jianguo, of which 10 yuan was from Feng Zhikang and 5 yuan was from him. She would wait for him to go home and get the rest of the money and then give it to her.
The family returned home with green faces.
Xiao Liping walked over to Zhu Xiuyu and asked, "Manager Zhu, you have a sharp eye. You saw at once that there was something wrong with that future son-in-law. I was wondering why Xiao Ou ordered eight dishes for the four of them, plus eight desserts, without even trying to persuade them! It turns out it's..."
Xiao Liping smiled but didn't finish her words.
It was Zhu Xiuyu who instructed the waiter Xiao Ou to guide them in ordering dishes. How could she let the scammer feel the pain of paying less money?
She also knew a little about the Wu family's affairs. She knew that Zhang A'mei was greedy, Wu Jianguo was timid, and the other two young people wanted to save face, so they would definitely not refuse such an order of dishes. Therefore, she would definitely be able to successfully expose Feng Zhikang's true intentions.
"They spent twenty-five dollars with me to prevent their daughter from jumping into the fire pit. They should thank me." Zhu Xiu Yu smiled.
"That's right. This little girl has to kowtow to you." Xiao Liping replied.
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