Liu Keyang said righteously, "So you mean you can just let it go after you've dirtied someone's suit? Girl, you have to take responsibility for your mistakes. Don't you understand that?"
The little girl burst into tears, sobbing as she said, "That's not what I meant, sir. I didn't mean to let it go. I meant I could compensate you for your clothes privately."
Liu Keyang looked at He Yujie.
He Yujie asked the girl, "How will you compensate me?"
The girl said, "Sir, how much did you pay for this outfit? I can pay you."
He Yujie told her the price of the suit, and the girl lowered her head and said, "I don't have any money right now, but I'll get paid at the end of the month. Can I pay you back first?"
Liu Keyang laughed, "You're telling us a joke, aren't you? Okay, I'll go call the boss myself."
"Fine, let's do as she says," He Yujie said.
Everyone was taken aback for a moment.
"Brother!" He Yulan pushed him.
He Yujie shook his head at his sister and said to the girl, "Just write me an IOU, and I'll give you an address. You can send me the money later."
He then took out paper and pen.
Everyone was stunned by his actions: Would she send it to you?
The young woman wiped away her tears and said gratefully, "Thank you so much, sir. I will send you the money as soon as I get my salary."
Then the girl wrote an IOU to He Yujie, and He Yujie wrote down his address for the girl. Su Xueli saw that he wrote down his school's address.
Before leaving, the young girl bowed deeply to He Yujie and said, "Mr. He, my name is Lu Xiaoyu."
Then he took the tray and went outside.
As soon as she left, He Yulan complained to her brother: "Brother, you're such a bookworm. Do you really think she'd send you the money for the suit just because she got paid? She's a swindler."
He Yujie looked at her younger sister and said, "Isn't it the same for you when you're out and about?"
He Yulan immediately fell silent.
He Yujie explained, "I think she's about your age, and she looks like she just started working. Why make things difficult for her? Even if she lied to me, it's just a set of clothes."
Liu Keyang gave He Yujie a thumbs up: "Teacher He truly lives up to his reputation as a gentleman, a model of virtue and wisdom. I admire him!"
He Yujie said calmly, "Mr. Liu, you flatter me."
The young waitress brought over the next dish. As she placed it on the table, everyone couldn't help but look at her hands. This time, she didn't make a mistake and steadily placed the bowl of braised pork knuckle on the table.
Then, after glancing at He Yujie, he gestured to the others to let them leave.
Before the meal was even over, Su Xueli excused herself to go to the restroom and quietly went downstairs to pay the bill. When she asked the owner, he said the bill had already been paid.
Just as Su Xueli was wondering what to do, He Yujie came over again, also to pay the bill, and the owner said the bill had already been paid as well.
The two exchanged a glance and had no choice but to go back upstairs.
They ran into Su Yunfeng again at the stairwell as he came down to pay the bill, and the three of them burst into laughter.
After finishing their meal, everyone went downstairs. Liu Keyang stopped Su Xueli at the restaurant entrance and whispered to her, "Xueli, you see, we're friends now, right?"
Su Xueli said, "Of course! You've been a great help to me. It's an honor to meet you, especially since you've invited us to such a high-class restaurant today."
Liu Keyang waved his hand: "Don't say such useless things. I think we need to have a way to contact each other. Otherwise, we'll have to rely on bumping into each other to meet in the future."
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