Chapter 416: A Group of Teenagers Who Think Restaurants Are Too Expensive
Zhao Lingmeng reached out and touched Yang Chengchen's head. "Yes, of course not. Isn't it said that a teacher is a father for life? Don't you want to recognize me anymore?"
Yang Chengchen has grown a bit taller recently, and he also took the initiative to lower his head and handed it to Zhao Lingmeng's hands, "Then I must recognize it! Aunt, you are so kind!"
"Flatterer!" Zhao Houyang, who was standing next to him, said something very unpleasant when he saw Yang Chengchen like this.
Yang Chengchen was not indulging this cousin! He even pretended to be pitiful and looked at Zhao Lingmeng and complained: "Auntie, look at my cousin..."
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the two people making a fuss and waved her hand knowingly, "I won't settle the lawsuit between you two! Otherwise, there will be endless lawsuits."
Seeing that his mother clearly didn't want to get involved in their affairs, Zhao Houyang happily put his arm around Yang Chengchen's shoulders, as if they wanted to have a relationship.
Seeing that his backer had run away, Yang Chengchen quickly changed the subject: "Big cousin, second cousin, you two are rich now, are you going to treat us to a meal?"
When Zhao Houyang heard Yang Chengchen say this, his eyes immediately lit up and his attention was instantly diverted. "I know there's a new restaurant opened in Yuanjing City. I heard from Yang Chengsong that the food is very good. Let's go there to eat!"
"Yes, yes. I went there with my brother last time. Apart from being a little expensive, there was nothing wrong with it." Yang Chengchen quickly agreed. He also thought the food there was delicious.
Even Yang Chengchen thought it was delicious and expensive, and everyone else present became interested.
"How expensive is it?" This is what Zhao Houjing was most concerned about. He used to be the poorest among them and had a rather frugal habit.
Zhao Lingmeng, who had plenty of money, only cared about the taste: "How delicious is it?"
Zhao Houming and Zhao Houyang also stared at Yang Chengchen expectantly, but they didn't know whether they cared about the taste or the price.
"It's really delicious, with seafood and other things, and it's quite fresh. But my brother and I spent two hundred taels of silver on it that day, so we were barely full!"
Yang Chengchen felt a little embarrassed when he talked about this. After the meal, the bill was chipped in by the servants around them. In Yuanjing, where forty or fifty taels of silver was enough for a family of five to survive for a year, there were actually places that neither of them could afford.
Yang Chengchen still felt a little embarrassed to tell others about it, especially since his and his brother's monthly allowance was similar to that of his cousins, which was around twenty taels a month.
Normally, he received some subsidies from his aunt, and his royal brother received some subsidies from his mother. Even so, the two of them were almost mortgaged to that restaurant.
After hearing what Yang Chengchen said, Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming's first reaction was to hide the box behind their backs. Zhao Houyang also took a deep breath.
Only Zhao Lingmeng remained truly calm. She was no stranger to such high prices. In her previous life, a large lobster could fetch a fortune in certain places. As for why she wasn't distressed, the only explanation was, "Too much money can be a waste."
In her previous life, she had a capable father and a capable brother, as well as a mother who was good at investing and reluctant to spend money, so she was actually the only one in their family who really spent money.
She was often criticized by her family for not spending enough, so she often attended such high-end occasions.
Zhao Houming frowned and asked unwillingly, "Cousin, aren't you and the Crown Prince really being blackmailed?"
Zhao Houjing nodded in agreement after hearing what Zhao Houming said. He knew the prices in Jing State. The average cost per person was 100 taels of silver, and it was still not enough to eat. He could not think of any other reason except being blackmailed.
"That's what we thought at first. We even waited for a while at the checkout counter, but it turned out that those people spent an average of about 200 taels of silver each. And their business was pretty good, with people queuing outside."
Yang Chengchen tried hard to explain that he really did not lie to them and that it was really expensive.
After hearing Yang Chengchen's explanation, Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming hid the box in their hands behind their backs, and both felt that the world had gone crazy.
"My cousin, your eldest cousin and I are a bit poor, let's go to another place to eat!" Zhao Houming felt that he really couldn't afford this meal, and if two more people came, he would go bankrupt.
"That cousin of mine is even poorer than your second cousin! You see." Zhao Houjing felt even more that he could not afford to treat him. This was not just a meal, this was just eating money!
Zhao Houyang felt that even if he went, he wouldn't be able to eat. He didn't want his second brother to spend this money in vain. As for his eldest brother! If he spent this money in vain, he would probably be nagging them for the next six months.
So he took the initiative to say, "Then let's change places!"
Zhao Lingmeng looked at the various expressions of heartache on the children's faces. She calmly took a sip of water and said, "I'll treat you all to a meal tomorrow! I'll also invite Yang Chengsong and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come along."
Zhao Lingmeng actually wanted to call her father and mother, but she was afraid of being beaten, so she thought better of it.
"Ah, are we really going to eat?" Yang Chengchen wasn't very happy to hear that his aunt was treating him. He didn't want her to spend the money. There were so many of them, all boys, and they could eat a lot. Maybe two thousand taels of silver would be gone in one meal.
Zhao Houjing and the other three also had surprised expressions on their faces.
"Your two cousins have both passed the exam to become Tongsheng students, so consider it a reward. If you two pass the exam in the future, you'll get the same treatment. The main thing is that I want to eat, and eating delicious food definitely requires a lot of people to make it more lively! Can you be responsible for asking Yang Chengsong and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for their opinions?"
When Yang Chengchen heard his aunt say this, he knew that she wanted them, the little kids, to have a good meal. "That's no problem. I'll ask when I get back."
"Do you want to invite grandpa and grandma to come along?" Zhao Houyang saw that his mother really didn't care about this little money, so he thought of calling his grandpa and others.
"I do want to shout, but I'm afraid your grandparents will be so heartbroken that they will beat me, and then you will have to take the blame." Zhao Lingmeng said, looking at her son with bright eyes. She thought her idea was a good one.
Zhao Houming thought about the scene where his grandparents would look at him like a prodigal son, and he shuddered. "Well, my grandparents are old now. When we finish eating, we can ask someone to take away some for them, so we don't have to run back and forth."
Seeing that Zhao Houming broke through the dilemma so quickly, Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houyang gave him a finger in admiration.
Zhao Lingmeng saw that his second son was unwilling to take the blame, so he could only nod disappointedly and agree with his decision.
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