Hearing his sister's sudden change in tone, Su Chen's expression immediately shifted from nonchalant to serious, and he stood up straight. "Don't worry, sis, I won't do it again! I'll go back to school and immediately reflect on my actions with Old Li!"
Old Li was Su Chen's homeroom teacher, and Su Ran was also familiar with him, as he was her previous homeroom teacher. Recalling her glorious past, Su Ran coughed lightly, feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Just be careful on your own, and don't bother Li Wang... Teacher Li unless it's absolutely necessary." Su Ran forcefully swallowed the words "Li Wangba" that were about to slip out of her mouth.
Su Chen looked at his sister's expression but didn't point it out. After all, Su Ran's name was well-known in the affiliated high school, and she was someone that teachers mentioned every day in class.
She was not only the most notorious student at the affiliated high school, but also a beloved student in the eyes of her teachers. After all, she was a remarkable girl who excelled at skipping classes and fighting, and ultimately became the top scorer in the college entrance examination.
Because Kyoto was too far from Su Chen, he ended up attending Shanghai University instead. At that time, Su Chen was overjoyed to think that his older sister was going to study in Kyoto. However, when he heard the rumors that his sister was giving up Kyoto for him, his joy was instantly shattered.
This was indeed for Su Chen's sake, to make it easier to beat him up!
Su Chen felt wronged, but he dared not say it.
The response to her sister's words was naturally: "What my sister says is always right. My sister is never wrong. If she is wrong, it's definitely not her fault!"
Su Ran looked at the menu on her phone for a long time before finally choosing a high-end Western restaurant. After all, she had never eaten there before, and now that she could, she definitely had to come and try it!
Arriving at the fourth floor of the mall, which was filled with restaurants, Su Ran followed the navigation to her destination.
Upon arriving at the restaurant entrance, someone came to greet her. However, the waiter, though puzzled by the person's cheap clothes, was calmed down by her "good character".
The smile on his face was extremely fake. "Excuse me, miss, do you have an appointment?"
Su Ran was unaware that reservations were required to dine here. She shook her head and asked, "How can I eat here without a reservation?" After all, she figured she was already there.
Hearing that an appointment was required, Su Chen felt it was too much trouble and pulled his older sister aside, "Sis, let's go to another place. Let's make an appointment next time."
Su Ran gave Su Chen a look, telling him to relax. The waiter, hearing that the customer hadn't made a reservation and kept asking, almost lost his smile, but still patiently said, "Miss, we can't let you in without a reservation. Please make a reservation next time, is that alright?"
Su Ran frowned. Since the other party hadn't responded to her question at all, she patiently asked again, "How can I eat here without a reservation?"
The waiter rolled his eyes inwardly as the customer continued to ask questions, but decided not to ignore it and replied with a smile, "Miss, you can dine directly without a reservation simply by becoming our VIP."
The waiter appeared to be friendly, but his true thoughts were unknown. However, his ignoring of me revealed that he wasn't a very good person, though he didn't show it directly. There are always a few exceptions.
The waiter behind her came over and said, "Miss, if you can't afford it, can you please stop blocking our way? You can choose to eat elsewhere. There's no need to make a fuss about this. Besides, looking like you, do you even think you can afford it?"
Xiaoli was already upset with the manager, and when she saw Su Ran and the other woman, she immediately exploded, "If you don't have money, go eat somewhere else, okay? Can you please stop blocking our business? People who know you will think you're here to eat, but people who don't will think you're here to beg. It's really bad luck."
When the waiter who initially served the two heard his colleague say that, he realized what was going on and pulled his colleague aside to whisper, "Xiaoli, don't talk like that. They are customers after all."
Xiao Li, who had been pulled away from the waiter, shook off his hand, looked Su Ran up and down, and then gave Su Chen a disdainful look. "Her and the lousy beggar she brought? Do they deserve to be customers of our restaurant? Xiao Xiao, I'm not saying this to be mean, but these two don't have the money to act like big shots here. They want to be VIPs, do they even know how much VIPs cost!"
Xiaoli's voice rose, "Five million is tens of thousands of times the price of this outfit you're wearing! Can you afford it? You're dressed head to toe in cheap clothes, and you dare to come to a Michelin-starred restaurant? Look at yourself, do you even deserve it!"
Hearing this, Su Chen lost his temper and retorted sharply, "Whether we can afford it or not is our business. As a waiter, your job is to serve and take care of our customers, not to make sarcastic remarks here!"
Xiaoli crossed her arms, already in a bad mood, and her words were even more sharp. "Oh, you're getting impatient now? If you don't have money, you don't have money. What are you doing pretending to be rich here? Trying to impress others by pretending to be wealthy, huh? Little brother, take your poor sister and leave this place. This is not a place for you."
In all his years, Su Chen had never encountered such a condescending waiter. Perhaps he was too poor to have such opportunities. But he wasn't one to back down, and he retorted directly, "No, ma'am, I think if your mouth were as clean as the clothes you're wearing, your store would be a huge success."
Su Ran listened to her younger brother's words, smiled at him, and looked at him without any reproach in her eyes. "Achen, didn't your older sister teach you to be polite to people?"
Su Chen looked at Xiao Li with a disdainful smile and said, "My sister did teach me, but there was a prerequisite: the other person had to be a human being."
The two siblings, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop, really infuriated Xiaoli.
Xiaoli rolled her eyes at the two of them, utterly disgusted by their poverty. She had seen plenty of people who pretended to be rich, and of course, Xiaoli didn't believe that these two could afford to eat at a restaurant.
Having grown up so much, Xiaoli naturally understood the implication in their words, and her face turned very unpleasant. "Can you two poor bastards get out of our restaurant? Our restaurant isn't for beggars to beg for food."
Xiao Xiao kept pulling at Xiao Li, even though she herself felt that the other party couldn't afford it, but as a waitress, she couldn't say things like that.
Annoyed by Xiao Xiao's attempts to pull her away, Xiao Li shook off Xiao Xiao's hand and returned to the cashier. Xiao Xiao smiled awkwardly at the two of them, but Su Chen angrily turned away, refusing to look at her. Xiao Xiao could only apologize to Su Ran, but Su Ran wouldn't accept it. Coming to a meal and encountering such a frustrating situation wasn't something that could be resolved with just an apology.
Perhaps because the commotion was too loud, a middle-aged man in a suit walked over. Although the two men were dressed simply, they still had smiles on their faces when they looked at the two siblings.
"We apologize to both customers. This was our restaurant's mistake, and we are deeply sorry. To express our apologies, reservations are not required for today's dining, and today's meal is on us for free. In the future, we will give you a 40% discount."
Xiao Li, who was in the distance, looked worried as the manager arrived. Su Ran looked at the man in front of her. Su Ran would not switch stores because of this. She was going to slap that Xiao Li in the face.
He then took out the black card and said in a calm and unhurried voice, "Since VIPs don't need reservations, then give me a VIP card first. Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be mistaken for a beggar next time I come here to eat."
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