"How can that be the same? You're the county magistrate's brother-in-law, you'll be an official in the future. What are we? We're nothing in front of you. You don't know how much we envy you. What does it feel like to be the county magistrate's brother-in-law? Impressive, right?"
"What's so impressive about me? Nobody knows who I am. I'm still the same."
"How can that be? I've heard that if you're a relative of the county magistrate, no restaurant in the city would dare charge you for a meal. They'd be afraid you'd gossip about them to the magistrate, and then they wouldn't be able to do business with you. You have to let people know your identity. Like this meal today, believe it or not, as long as we reveal your identity, we guarantee you won't have to pay."
"Really? There's such a good thing?" Chen Lizhong was unfamiliar with such social customs and was quite surprised to hear this.
"Of course! Just watch, we'll show you in a bit." The two of them couldn't be happier to have this meal for free.
"This is the county magistrate's brother-in-law. It's an honor for you to eat here. If you don't know what's good for you, then we'll go and have a word with the county magistrate. Do you think your restaurant can still survive then?" The two men said, trying to intimidate the waiter who came to serve the dishes.
"Gentlemen, gentlemen, please don't worry. I'll go inform the manager. Please enjoy your meal." The waiter was also very tactful. He immediately went to find the manager. The manager heard about the matter, inquired about it, and then came over respectfully, saying, "Gentlemen, it was my fault for not paying. This meal is a small token of my respect to you."
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