The Rich Man's Life Begins with a Comeback

Chapter 283 Taking the Young Master? You mean taking the young master?! (4k)

If the wild giant conch was just an appetizer, then the dishes that followed made Pan Xiaomei and Shen Zhengsheng's blood pressure skyrocket.

"Crispy sea cucumber and wild mushroom soup is here!"

"1288 yuan per case, please enjoy!"

Pan Xiaomei: "???"

……

"Braised fish maw in abalone sauce is here!"

"3200 yuan per case, please enjoy!"

Pan Xiaomei: "???"

Shen Zhengsheng: "???"

……

"Wild yellow croakers are here!"

"12800 yuan per jin, total weight 5 jin, please enjoy!"

Pan Xiaomei: "!!!"

Shen Zhengsheng: "!!!"

……

When the braised fish maw in abalone sauce was served, Pan Xiaomei and Shen Zhengsheng's faces were already as black as the bottom of a pot. Now, after the wild yellow croaker was served, the two of them finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"boom!"

Shen Zheng slammed his hand on the table, and Pan Xiaomei immediately stood up from her chair.

"Ye Taihong!"

"Hou Meixia!"

"We came here on this blind date with good intentions, what do you mean by this?"

"Are you treating our family like suckers?"

"Your niece ordered over 100,000 yuan worth of dishes!"

"Is she deliberately trying to disgust people?"

Pan Xiaomei's voice was somewhat shrill; she was truly trembling with anger.

"Aunt Pan, Uncle Shen, what's wrong with you?"

"Didn't you just tell us to order whatever we wanted?"

"If I had known you couldn't afford this, I wouldn't have ordered these."

Luo Xiwen looked completely innocent, then sighed softly and muttered, "I told you to switch to vegetarian dishes. They clearly can't afford it but they're putting on a show. They really think they're some big boss."

Luo Xiwen's last few words, seemingly muttered to herself, were actually heard clearly by everyone in the private room.

Pan Xiaomei's sharp and mean face instantly became somewhat distorted.

"We can't afford it?"

"It really made me laugh!"

"Don't even mention 100,000, even 200,000, our family can afford it!"

Pan Xiaomei's eyes blazed with fury: "But the fact that we can afford to eat is a completely different matter from you treating us like innocent victims to be slaughtered!"

"Aunt Pan, how did I overcharge you?"

"Didn't you just tell me to order whatever I wanted?"

"So I ordered some dishes that I usually like and think are delicious, how come they're considered ripping you off in your eyes?"

Luo Xiwen shrugged: "Just now, I saw you acting like a wealthy socialite, and you were so arrogant. I thought your family usually spent money like this. I really didn't expect that such a small amount of money would make you so angry."

"Based on your usual preferences?"

What do you think are the most delicious everyday dishes?

"It really made me laugh!"

Pan Xiaomei slammed her chopsticks down and glared at him, yelling, "Come on, tell me, which of these dishes on this round table have you eaten before?"

"What utter nonsense! Aren't you ashamed?"

"I just thought you were dignified and gentle, barely qualified to enter the Shen family!"

"Now it seems that a gold digger like you isn't even worthy of carrying my son's shoes!"

Hou Meixia and Hou Meilan, who were sitting next to Luo Xiwen, couldn't help but want to get up and fight back when they heard Pan Xiaomei belittle their daughter and niece. However, Luo Xiwen stopped them as soon as they made a move.

"Aunt Pan, may I ask a question?"

"Have you been watching too many short dramas and become obsessed with them?"

"If your family can't even afford this meal, I really don't know how high your house can be."

At this point, Luo Xiwen glanced at Shen Haochen, who had become timid due to the argument, and a hint of mockery appeared on his beautiful face: "As for you saying that I am not even worthy to carry your son's shoes, does your mute son, who is almost thirty years old, still need someone to carry his shoes for him every day?"

"Aunt Pan, I'm serious."

"I suggest that before you find a wife for your son, you take him to the hospital to check if his male function is normal. I feel that even if your son finds a wife in the future, it is still uncertain whether he can shoulder the responsibility of carrying on the Shen family line."

At this moment, Ye Ziming stared at Luo Xiwen, his wide eyes shining with admiration.

elder sister!

Is your mouth poisoned?

That attack power is a bit too strong!

I didn't use a single swear word, and that old witch almost gave me a stroke!
Respect!
"it is good!"

"Good good!"

"Sharp teeth and sharp mouths!"

"In that case, you can pay for the food yourselves!"

"I didn't touch my chopsticks at all. Whoever ordered the food and ate it, your restaurant should ask them to pay the bill. I definitely won't pay a single cent!"

Shen Haochen has always been Pan Xiaomei's precious darling since he was a child. She cherishes him and treats him with utmost care. Now that Luo Xiwen has belittled him so badly, she is about to go crazy with anger.

"Forehead……"

"Ms. Pan, you really didn't eat."

"But your son and your husband both ate quite a lot just now."

Zhou Shunan looked slightly embarrassed and reminded Pan Xiaomei at the right moment.

Upon hearing this, Pan Xiaomei abruptly turned her head to look.

Indeed, there were quite a few crumbs on Shen Haochen and Shen Zhengsheng's plates, and the crispy sea cucumber and wild mushroom soup and braised fish maw in abalone sauce that had just been served had already been eaten by the two of them.

"It was so delicious, I couldn't resist."

Faced with Pan Xiaomei's sharp gaze, Shen Haochen couldn't help but shrink back.

"hungry."

Shen Zhengsheng pretended to be calm, but in reality he was just feeling sorry for the money. He thought that if he didn't eat such good food while it was hot, it would be a complete waste.

"Row!"

"Bring me the bill!"

"We'll split the bill!"

"We'll only pay for the three of us; they can pay the rest themselves!"

Pan Xiaomei glanced at Luo Xiwen and the others, a cold smile playing on her lips.

There were nine people present. Even though the meal cost over 100,000 yuan, if they split the bill, their family would only have to pay tens of thousands of yuan, while the rest would be covered by Luo Xiwen and the others.

With their family's financial resources, spending tens of thousands of yuan on a single meal is a little painful, but still within their means.

But if the same price were paid to the people on the other side, it would be more than just a matter of feeling the pinch. For two families of six, it would take at least a month, or even two months, of working for nothing to make up for the loss of that meal.

"what?"

"Aunt Pan, are you really going to split the bill?" Luo Xiwen feigned surprise: "Or else..."

"Let's split the bill!"

"Nothing you say today will make a difference!"

"I'd like to see how you're going to walk out of this door!"

Pan Xiaomei thought Luo Xiwen was scared and wanted to beg for mercy, so she interrupted Luo Xiwen and then ordered Zhou Shunan, "Come here, bring me the bill. I'll settle our share now, and you can ask them to pay the rest."

"Madam, are you really sure you want to split the bill?"

Zhou Shunan asked Pan Xiaomei again to confirm.

"Sure!"

"Hurry up and bring me the bill!"

Pan Xiaomei said somewhat impatiently.

"OK then……"

Seeing that Pan Xiaomei was adamant, Zhou Shunan said nothing more and turned to take the order that the waiter had just printed out.

"Ms. Pan, as per your request."

"After splitting the bill, your family only needs to pay our restaurant 139496 yuan."

As Zhou Shunan handed the bill to Pan Xiaomei, he reported to her.

Pan Xiaomei, who was rummaging through her wallet looking for her cards, froze for almost five seconds after hearing Zhou Shunan's words, as if she had been struck by a spell, before her body regained its composure.

"Seize the young master?"

"Can you say that again?"

"After splitting the bill, we still need to pay nearly 14?"

"Are you sure you haven't made a mistake?"

Pan Xiaomei's eyes widened as she questioned Zhou Shunan repeatedly.

Meanwhile, Hou Meixia and the others sitting opposite Pan Xiaomei's family exchanged bewildered glances when they heard the bill amount announced by Zhou Shunan.

Seeing this, Luo Xiwen gave them a look that said "keep calm," and then continued to watch Pan Xiaomei with a smile, as if he were watching a play.

"Ms. Pan, we haven't made a mistake."

Zhou Shunan said with a smile, "Here is the bill, you can take a look."

Upon hearing this, Pan Xiaomei immediately snatched the bill from Zhou Shunan's hand.

Wild giant conch, priced at 15867 yuan;
Crispy sea cucumber and wild mushroom soup, priced at 11592 yuan;
Braised fish maw in abalone sauce, priced at 28800 yuan;
Wild large yellow croaker, priced at 65000 yuan;
……

Pan Xiaomei's gaze swept downwards in sequence—

The Château Leroy's Chambertin Grand Cru red wine is priced at 142000 yuan per bottle, with a total price of 284000 yuan for two bottles.

It wasn't until Pan Xiaomei saw the last expense record that she finally understood how this "sky-high bill" came about.

At that moment, she belatedly realized that when Luo Xiwen was making up the order, he had mumbled something in English at the end, and she probably had ordered these two bottles of red wine.

Seeing the changing expressions on Pan Xiaomei's face, Zhou Shunan said in a low voice, "Ms. Pan, from what I've observed, since these two bottles of red wine were opened, your husband, Mr. Shen, has drunk the most, while the others haven't drunk much. So you wouldn't try to renege on your debt, would you?"

The words "reneging on debts" once again stung Pan Xiaomei's nerves.

What's wrong with the red wine?

"Why is the bill so expensive?"

Shen Zhengsheng was suddenly called upon, and he frowned as he asked Pan Xiaomei.

Do you know how much this bottle of red wine you're drinking costs?

Pan Xiaomei's voice trembled slightly.

"how much is it?"

"It's just red wine, is it that expensive?"

Shen Zhengsheng subconsciously swirled his wine glass and responded somewhat nonchalantly.

"Is it expensive?"

"142,000 yuan a bottle, isn't that expensive?!"

As Pan Xiaomei finished speaking, Shen Zhengsheng, who had just taken another sip of red wine, almost spat it out. However, remembering the number Pan Xiaomei had just mentioned, he forced himself to swallow the wine.

"Cough cough cough..."

Shen Zhengsheng choked on the alcohol and immediately started coughing violently.

"no?"

"What kind of red wine costs 142,000?"

"Is this red wine made of gold?"

Pan Xiaomei turned her head sharply and couldn't help but question Zhou Shunan.

“Ms. Pan, the two bottles of Château Leroy's Chambertin Grand Cru that you just opened are world-class dry red wines that are auction-quality. Chambertin Grand Cru is the king of wines in Burgundy, France.”

"Both of these dry red wine bottles have professional anti-counterfeiting labels. If you have any objections to the authenticity of these two bottles, we can provide you with a certificate of authenticity issued by a professional institution. As a leading enterprise in Beichun high-end restaurants, Zhenhai Shengyan would not make money by selling counterfeit wine."

As he finished speaking, Zhou Shunan silently straightened his back again.

"so……"

"Ms. Pan, would you like to scan a QR code or swipe a card?"

Zhou Shunan holds a POS machine in his left hand and a payment QR code in his right.

Swipe your card!

These two words were practically squeezed out from between Pan Xiaomei's teeth. If this weren't Zhenhai Grand Feast, if her family didn't run a farmers' market, she probably would have cursed this place as a rip-off.

But because this was Zhenhai Grand Feast, and because their family ran a farmers' market, even though she was filled with anger, she didn't dare to vent it on Zhenhai Grand Feast in the slightest.

The grand feast at Zhenhai is not scary; what's scary is the Zhencui Group behind it.

That's the leading enterprise in the high-end catering industry in the entire province of Kyrgyzstan, holding a pivotal position in the province's catering industry. Although catering and agricultural trade are two different industries, they are closely related.

If she dares to throw a tantrum here today, calling Zhenhai Shengyan a black market and openly tarnishing the reputation of Zhencui Group, then Zhencui Group might turn around and destroy their business tomorrow.

All Zhencui Group needs to do is join forces with its friendly catering partners to spread negative news about their farmers' market within the industry, and their business will plummet instantly.

Pan Xiaomei may be arrogant, but she's not stupid.

She knows who she can mess with and who she can't.

"Whoo-"

As the card payment was successfully completed, a receipt appeared from the POS machine.

Seeing this, Pan Xiaomei felt her heart bleed.

For their family's assets, tens of thousands of yuan is indeed not much, but the key is to see where that tens of thousands of yuan is spent.

If she had spent those tens of thousands on a piece of jade jewelry for herself, she probably wouldn't have felt the pinch.

If she were to use that money to buy clothes and shoes for her precious son, she probably wouldn't feel bad about it.

If she had used that money to buy her husband a Rolex, she probably wouldn't have felt the pinch.

But spending tens of thousands of yuan on a meal, and not even getting to eat anything worthwhile, truly broke her heart.

Simply put, their family's wealth level is not yet high enough to afford this level of dining expenses, and it has nothing to do with whether their family has that kind of money.

It's like a three-dollar drink. If you only have ten dollars in your pocket, you definitely won't be willing to buy it. You might have a hundred dollars in your pocket and be able to buy it without feeling bad. Only when you have more than a thousand dollars in your pocket can you be completely carefree.

"Please keep your receipt."

When Zhou Shunan saw that Pan Xiaomei had successfully made the payment, his smile became much more sincere. He couldn't help but feel a little emotional: No wonder Miss Luo could become Chairman Gu's woman. Even though she was looked down upon and belittled by such clowns, she could still squeeze money out of Chairman Gu without changing her expression.

Pan Xiaomei took the paper receipt from Zhou Shunan, picked up the glass of red wine in front of her and drank it all in one gulp, then cast a cold gaze at Luo Xiwen.

"Our bills are settled, now..."

"It's your turn!"

(End of this chapter)