Chapter 311: Poor to Work to Pay Debts
Hearing Mu Huaian's words, Xie Zhili sneered, why bother to calculate so clearly?
It's really unbelievable that he could say such words. When he was with Yu Qinghuan on weekdays, I never saw him say such shameless words in front of Yu Qinghuan.
"We should be clear about the relationship between you and me."
Even brothers settle accounts clearly, let alone him and Mu Huaian, who have a relationship where one must kick someone when they are down.
After saying that, Xie Zhili waved and called the waiter over, "Check out."
The waiter smiled and said as if he had memorized it by heart: "The Crimson Robe Stepping on Snow is eighty-nine taels, the Red Dust Drunken Fairy Duck is ninety-nine taels, and a bowl of Emerald White Jade Soup is twenty-one taels. Your table ordered two bowls in total, and two pots of specially brewed wine, ten taels each, for a total of two hundred and fifty taels. Today is the opening day, and we're offering half price, so I'll charge you one hundred and twenty-five taels."
Xie Zhili took out sixty taels from his purse and said, "Ask him for the rest."
The waiter looked at Mu Huaian and said, "Sir, you still have to pay sixty-five taels."
Mu Huaian glanced at Xie Zhili, and seeing that he really wasn't going to help him pay the money, he could only say truthfully, "I don't have any money."
The waiter was confused. What does this mean?
He looked at Xie Zhili, "Sir, how about..."
Without waiting for the waiter to finish his words, Xie Zhili immediately distanced himself from the matter, "I don't know him at all!"
Lin Jing had just paid the bill and was about to leave when he saw a dispute at this table. He stopped immediately and stayed to watch the fun.
He originally thought that these two people ate at the same table and often walked together on weekdays, so they should have a good relationship. Unexpectedly, they had a falling out over just one meal!
This Fuyan Tower is really an amazing place.
Mu Huaian was just about to say that he could go to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion to get the silver, but unexpectedly, Xie Zhili wanted to embarrass him, especially in front of Yu Qinghuan.
Xie Zhili spoke before Mu Huaian: "This guy just wants to eat for free. If you ask me, you should quickly call your shopkeeper over. I'll help you hold him back."
At this time, Mu Huaian realized that Xie Zhili just wanted to embarrass him in front of Yu Qinghuan.
Seeing that Mu Huaian didn't say anything and didn't pay, the waiter was half-believing and half-doubting, and ran upstairs to ask the shopkeeper at a very fast speed, fearing that the two of them were in collusion.
But these people were officials, and he, an ordinary citizen, could not afford to offend them, so he could only ask the shopkeeper to come.
Upon learning that a guest wanted to eat for free, Yu Qinghuan took Sang Ru downstairs to see who was so brave.
The waiter pointed indignantly in the direction of Mu Huaian and Xie Zhili, "Boss, it's these two who won't pay!"
Hearing this, Xie Zhili distanced himself from the matter and pointed to the sixty taels of silver on the table and said, "I paid the silver. He went out without any silver and wanted to eat for free."
As he spoke, he looked at Yu Qinghuan proudly.
I thought to myself: Look at you, the man you like is just like this. He is too reluctant to bring money when he goes out to eat.
How can I want a man like this?
Sang Ru held his forehead and thought that it would be fine if they just argued in the mansion on ordinary days, but this was happening outside, and the Second Master was not afraid of being laughed at if people outside knew about it.
Yu Qinghuan raised her eyebrows slightly and looked at the two people in front of her, chattering, as if she was afraid that she didn't know that Mu Huaian didn't give her money for the meal.
The other one didn't even move his mouth, his expression was serious, his eyes were calm, he didn't look like someone who ate without paying, but rather someone who didn't pay him.
"You really don't have any money?"
Mu Huaian responded truthfully, "Well, I didn't bring it."
His gaze towards Yu Qinghuan changed from calm to tender, and through the mask, he lingered on the other person unscrupulously.
Xie Zhili immediately put on a look of 'look, look, look', and displayed his true nature of kicking someone when they're down. "Manager Yu, look at this guy. He went out without any money and still dared to come to eat. People like him must be taught a lesson. We can't let him off so easily. We must report him to the police!"
Yu Qinghuan looked at Xie Zhili with a gloomy look. It was a bit too much to eat without paying, but this guy was too excited.
Under the gaze of everyone, she slowly said to Mu Huaian, "In that case, you can stay and work as a waiter for half a month to pay off your debt."
Xie Zhili: “?”
Lin Jing was shocked: “!”
This is the only son of Duke Dingguo, and he also has a teacher who is the Prime Minister of the dynasty. This shopkeeper is too bold to let him stay in the restaurant as a waiter?
Mu Huaian remained calm: "I'm free after the evening hour."
Yu Qinghuan didn't care, "Then come after the evening hour."
Mu Huaian raised the corners of his lips slightly: "Okay."
In this way, he can move around freely in Fuyan Tower and become a member of Yu Qinghuan's family.
Lin Jing was dumbfounded. He couldn't believe that Mu Huaian actually agreed to such a ridiculous request.
Could it be that although the Duke Dingguo's Mansion looks prosperous, it is actually so poor that it has to work in exchange for debts in order to eat a meal?
Regardless of his identity, he was an official appointed by the imperial court. It was too embarrassing for him to be a waiter in a small restaurant!
With the intention of making some friends, he took off his purse and handed it over, saying, "Master Mu, I still have some silver. How about you take it and settle the bill?"
Mu Huaian did not answer, "Thank you for your kindness, Lord Lin. I have nothing to do at night recently, so I'm looking for something to do."
Lin Jing was puzzled and thought: Lord Mu must be stupid. He lowered his status to become a waiter. If the people in the court knew about this, they would probably laugh their heads off.
Xie Zhili on the side wanted to make fun of him, but then he thought, this is not right!
If Mu Huaian stayed in Fuyan Tower, wouldn't he be able to go find Yu Qinghuan anytime he wanted at night?
This person is too cunning!
Xie Zhili immediately grabbed the sixty taels on the table, put it back, and said with a light cough, "I don't have any silver either."
As he spoke, he signaled to Yu Qinghuan with his eyes that he was willing to stay.
Sang Ru couldn't bear to watch. She really didn't know what these two gentlemen were thinking. They were even fighting over the waiter position in the restaurant, and they were not afraid of being laughed at if it got out.
If she were to say, Lord Cheng was the smartest. He was still waiting in the private room upstairs for the girl to return to the house together.
Yu Qinghuan glanced at Xie Zhili and asked, "Are you sure you don't have any money?"
Xie Zhili: "I really don't have any money."
Yu Qinghuan laughed, "Okay."
She turned to Sang Ru and said calmly, "Report to the police."
Do both of them want to eat for free?
Oh, she won't spoil it.
Xie Zhili: “???”
Seeing Yu Qinghuan walking away, his forehead twitched. Mu Huaian was able to stay and work as a waiter without any money, but Xie Zhili was going to report him to the police because he didn't bring any money?!
Biased, too biased.
Because Lin Jing and other people were there, Xie Zhili didn't say much. He thought to himself that when he returned tonight, he would make Yu Qinghuan unable to get out of bed for three days, and see if she would still be partial to him in the future.
...
At midnight, Fuyanlou closed, and Sang Ru and Yun Niang were busy cleaning up the restaurant.
Yu Qinghuan put on a veiled hat, got on Cheng Gongjin's carriage, and left through the back door.
The two people waiting in the restaurant were completely unaware of this until the door was about to be closed and locked, and Sang Ru came over to chase them away.
Xie Zhili frowned and asked, "Where is your daughter?"
Sang Ru looked at both of them with some sympathy: "The girl went back a long time ago!"
I guess by now, everyone has rolled around on the couch with Lord Cheng for several times.
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