Chapter 83 Chapter 83 The Scumbag

"When did a small restaurant open in front of our school?"

Several people stood in front of the door. The short young man touched his flowing long hair and looked at the restaurant sign in confusion.

The girl with the long braids had a soft voice, and from her accent one could tell she was a local of Anhuai.

"I remember that this was still an old western-style building last year. Didn't the teacher ask us to come here to sketch the street scene?"

The other two also nodded.

The two men and two women are two pairs of couples, and the four are sophomores at Anhuai University, which is located on the street behind.

The four of them were originally going to the suburbs to sketch today, and on the way back, the bus could only go to Guanghua Street. As soon as they got off the bus, someone noticed this light blue shop.

As art majors, they were immediately attracted by the bright colors, so they crossed the street to take a closer look at the door.

It took only two sentences for Hu Wenli, who was worried about the lack of business, to notice it.

"What would you like to order? The menu is on the blackboard. You can order from the menu when you enter the store..."

A few people who originally didn't plan to eat: "..."

Both couples had just started dating, and the young men didn't have the nerve to say they were just here to take a look, so they followed Hu Wenli into the restaurant in a daze under her extremely enthusiastic invitation.

The two female students were giggling behind them, laughing at their respective partners for being too thin-skinned to know how to refuse.

"I want to eat noodles. Let's order some noodles!"

It's funny, but of course we can't embarrass the other person, the round-faced, short-haired girl said to Hu Wenli with a smile.

Hu Wenli was immediately in trouble because the restaurant only sold stir-fried dishes but no noodles.

"We don't have enough staff in the store, so we don't have noodles." Wang Nian, who was sitting by the window "fighting" with knitting needles, replied first: "You can look at the stir-fried dishes. If you don't want to eat stir-fried dishes, there is a noodle shop opposite the living area."

"Yes, yes, yes, this is only the first day of business and we haven't prepared the noodles yet." Hu Wenli said quickly.

The round-faced girl still had a smile on her face and was about to pull the person away.

Just before entering the store, she saw the names of the dishes written on the blackboard, and guessed that the store definitely didn't sell noodles, so she said that on purpose.

I pulled it but it didn't move. I turned around and found that the person was concentrating on looking at today's menu hanging next to the kitchen.

"How about we have a meal today?" The long-haired man turned around and asked the person he was talking to.

The food in the cafeteria is bland, and it's only the second day of school, and my living expenses are still high, so I'm naturally eager to move.

The girl frowned and was about to get angry, but unexpectedly the couple next to her said "OK" happily.

The round-faced girl is called Zhang Meng. She was born in Anhuai. Going to a restaurant is not a strange thing for her.

But the subject Duan Zhengxue comes from an ordinary family, and a meal that costs five yuan may be a week's living expenses for him.

"Let's order the dishes first, and then we can share the cost and have more dishes." Li Yan, who lived in the same dormitory, quickly saw her friend's worry and immediately spoke out considerately: "Gender equality, we can't just let the boys pay."

Zhang Meng winked at Li Yan gratefully and said happily, "Then let's order some food."

Wang Nian then stood up and put his sweater into his basket, then picked up the menu with a smile: "Then take a look at what you want to order. There is free soup in the restaurant, so you don't have to order soup."

"What kind of soup is free?" Zhang Meng asked hurriedly.

"Bone yam."

"Then there's no need to order soup." Zhang Meng quickly pulled the target's sleeve, and in an instant his impression of this small restaurant improved a lot.

The boss must be a generous person as he is willing to use yam bones as free soup.

"Then you can order the food first. You can sit upstairs or downstairs."

"Then let's sit upstairs. Duan Zhengxue, you order the dishes first, and we'll go upstairs and take a look." Zhang Meng shook Duan Zhengxue's arm before leaving: "Order less dishes, don't waste them if you can't finish them."

Unfortunately, the boy named Duan Zhengxue did not appreciate his girlfriend's good intentions, and he immediately sneered as the two girls left.

"You're just like my mother every day, always nagging and annoying me!" Duan Zhengxue muttered to his back.

Duan Zhengxue has quite regular facial features, long flowing hair, fashionable bell-bottom pants, and a disdainful expression when he speaks.

Isn’t this... definitely the standard for a scumbag?

"Zhang Meng really loves you with all her heart." Another boy named Sun Fei blew a shrill whistle and bumped Duan Zhengxue's shoulder with his shoulder: "If this goes on, you will have to get married after graduation."

"What kind of marriage?... Boss lady, first give me a pound of halved pork head, and then a plate of braised prawns... Why are you picking on me?" Duan Zhengxue impatiently pulled back his collar that was deformed by Sun Fei's pulling.

"People..." Sun Fei whispered and glanced towards the staircase.

Duan Zhengxue's expression changed faster than anything else. He immediately looked towards the staircase and spoke softly, "Don't worry, I know what to do."

Scumbags... two of them!

While Wang Nian was writing the names of the dishes, she glanced at the two scumbags out of the corner of her eye.

The affection between the two shy male students I saw through the window glass just now was all fake...

"Let's have some fried pork with chili peppers and fried pork ribs..."

"Speak less, or I won't be able to explain to them later." Sun Fei was a little more cautious than Duan Zhengxue: "I'm different from you. I plan to get along well with Li Yan!"

"And stir-fry two random vegetarian dishes."

No matter what Sun Fei said, Duan Zhengxue insisted on ordering six dishes before stopping, and even specifically asked Wang Nian if he could take away the food he couldn't finish.

“Yes, we have plastic bags in our store, and we don’t charge for them.”

After getting a positive answer, he immediately turned around and raised his eyebrows at his friend with pride: "If you can't finish it, let's take it back to the dormitory and let Xiao Liu and the others enjoy it."

"These dishes are expensive, and we will have to pay for them when the time comes." Sun Fei was dissatisfied.

"Don't worry! I have plenty of ways to pay when the time comes. Zhang Meng will definitely take the initiative to pay, so just eat without worry!"

"Zhang Meng is so nice to you, you really have no conscience."

"If it weren't for the fact that her family is so rich, would I be interested in her? You know how popular I am in school. Many girls send me food and drinks..."

"Let me tell you, Zhang Meng's father is a bank manager and he's very rich..."

The two of them couldn't go upstairs and talk about this in front of the two girls, so they just stood at the kitchen door and chatted happily, as if they weren't worried at all that Wang Nian would tell others.

A scumbag...and a scumbag who is still fearless.

The exhaust fan roared again.

The free bone and yam soup was served first, followed by the already brined pork head.

Seeing these two dishes, Zhang Meng still smiled slightly and pointed at the yam happily: "The boss is so generous to give such a big bowl of yam."

Duan Zhengxue was completely attracted by the dishes at the table next to him.

There were oysters as big as fists, prawns as long as palms, and sea bass...

Don’t even mention eating! Duan Zhengxue had never even seen it before, and his Adam’s apple moved uncontrollably, and he didn’t hear a word of what his girlfriend said.

"Try the pork head, it's delicious." Sun Fei couldn't wait to pick up the pork head with chopsticks and put it into his mouth.

Li Yan also praised the free yam.

"The yam is soft and sticky, with a lot of meat on the bones. We really got a good deal!"

Both girls thought their boyfriends only ordered these two dishes, but they didn't know that as the footsteps got closer, dishes were served on the table one after another.

The last dish of braised prawns was served by Wang Nian himself.

"Your dishes are ready. Here's the bill." After putting down the prawns, Wang Nian handed the bill directly to Zhang Meng, who had a gloomy face: "The total is twenty-six yuan."

"Boss, you served the wrong dishes." Zhang Meng didn't believe it and took the menu to check it carefully: "Why did Zhengxue order so many dishes?"

After checking the menu, there was nothing wrong.

Duan Zhengxue raised an eyebrow at Sun Fei, coughed twice, and spoke in a fake and gentle voice: "I'm thinking that Sun Fei and Li Yan have helped us so much, so I plan to treat them to a good meal today."

As he said this, he began to search his pockets, then his coat pockets and then his trouser pockets, but he found nothing.

His face instantly became panic, and he hurriedly asked Wang Nian apologetically: "Madam Boss, I don't have any money today... Can you refund some of these dishes?"

Why would such a scumbag study art? It would be better for him to study acting.

It has to be said that Duan Zhengxue really understood Zhang Meng's character. He knew that she would be embarrassed to return the dishes, so he deliberately did this.

Wang Nian just smiled and didn't answer.

Xu Xingbang and his friends had seen all kinds of people in their years, and after hearing just a few sentences they immediately guessed that it was Duan Zhengxue who was playing tricks.

"No need to return it, no need to return it. I'll pay the bill." Zhang Meng really took out the money as Duan Zhengxue expected.

Just as Zhang Meng lowered his head to take the money, Duan Zhengxue said "I'm sorry" and made a face at Sun Fei.

Zhang Meng took out a handkerchief from her bag, unfolded it fold by fold, and finally counted out twenty-six yuan and handed it to Wang Nian.

As if to save her boyfriend's face, she even smiled at Li Yan and the others and said, "Let's have a good meal today."

Li Yan was obviously much smarter than Zhang Meng. She turned to look at Sun Fei and asked without picking up her chopsticks, "Why are you suddenly asking for a treat?"

Although Zhang Meng's family conditions were good, her family looked down on Duan Zhengxue.

In order to cut off their contact, he gave her 30 yuan a month for living expenses, just to see if Duan Zhengxue would still be with his daughter without money.

But Zhang Meng was reluctant to tell her boyfriend about these things. She usually ate vegetables worth 1 cent and rice worth 5 cents at school, and saved the money to buy paints and brushes for Duan Zhengxue.

"I suddenly remembered it." Duan Zhengxue responded with ease and tried his best to wink at Sun Fei.

Sun Fei uttered two unclear "hmm" sounds and hurriedly picked up some food for Li Yan: "Hurry up and eat the prawns. They look delicious."

Wang Nian put the money in his pocket but did not leave.

He smiled and patted Zhang Meng's shoulder: "Your boyfriend did say he wants to treat us, but it's not him...it's you."

If Zhang Meng had followed her boyfriend in returning the order, Wang Nian would not have bothered to take care of the matter. However, since the girl was a nice person, she did not mind being a righteous "passerby".

So Wang Nian learned in detail the conversation between the two at the kitchen door, even their expressions.

The action of raising eyebrows smugly and putting hands on hips made Gao Rong laugh.

Different from the happiness of Gao Rong and the others, Zhang Meng and Li Yan's expressions were so gloomy that water could drip from them. The next moment they stared at their respective objects' faces again and again.

They are not fools, so they naturally know that Wang Nian cannot lie.

The restaurant owner who met Zhang Meng for the first time even told her exactly what Zhang Meng's parents did for a living. Who else could have said it if Duan Zhengxue didn't say it himself?

A figure suddenly jumped up, and Duan Zhengxue came towards Wang Nian with his fist swung without any explanation.

He knew very well that there was no room for excuses now.

At this moment, Duan Zhengxue was not ashamed of his deception, but instead vented his anger on the "culprit" who had filed the complaint.

Wang Nian pursed her lips, and instead of dodging, she raised the tray to meet it.

Enamel tray...you deserve it!