The young lady hired me to help her and the young master have an online romance.

Next month is Gu Manning's birthday.

Hers is over.

However, Gu Manning should be getting her shares soon.

By the time they get it, that's when they break up.

Jiang Wan pursed her lips and replied against her conscience—

Nice Rabbit Squid: [Good]

After sending the message, put the phone in the bag.

At the restaurant entrance, Wang Yurong and her boyfriend Tian Yue were waiting.

Wang Yurong smiled brightly and greeted, "Everyone's here, let's go in."

The group of five walked inside, through the hall, and turned into a private room at the end of the corridor.

The private room wasn't big; a round table could seat eight people, which was more than enough for the five of them.

Several exquisite cold dishes were already laid out on the table.

Li Zhile pulled out a chair and sat down, picked up the menu and flipped through it. "One hundred per person, Tian Yue, are you sure? The four of us might spend more than four hundred."

Tian Yue smiled and said, "It's okay, order whatever you like. It's Rongrong's birthday, the most important thing is to be happy."

Wang Yurong glanced at her boyfriend, a smile playing on her lips.

After yesterday's mix-up, the two are even closer than before.

Next, all five people ordered the hot dishes they wanted to eat.

The dishes were served one by one very quickly.

The dishes include pickled fish, boiled spicy beef, salt and pepper pork ribs, sweet and sour pork, baked pumpkin with salted egg yolk, and spicy stir-fried clams.

Zhou Feiyan picked up a piece of boiled beef with her chopsticks, and gasped for breath because of the spiciness.

But he kept eating, enjoying his meal more than anyone else.

Li Zhile ate his favorite pickled fish.

Jiang Wan likes everything except the spicy stir-fried clams.

Tian Yue kept piling food onto Wang Yurong's plate, making it look like a small mountain.

"That's enough, that's enough, there's no room left in this bowl." Wang Yurong protected the bowl.

Tian Yue: "Eat more, you've lost weight lately."

Zhou Feiyan swallowed the beef in her mouth and teased Tian Yue, "Tian, ​​your task today is to celebrate Yu Rong's birthday, not to poison us."

Tian Yue was stunned for a moment and didn't react. Wang Yurong laughed and patted him, "She said you're showing off your love, just ignore her."

Zhou Feiyan's eyes widened. "Hey, Xiao Rongzi, that's not fair of you!"

A few people were laughing and joking when the door to the private room was pushed open.

A man in his thirties wearing a black polo shirt walked in, with a name tag that read "Manager" pinned to his chest.

He glanced around the room. "Excuse me, could you tell me who booked this private room?"

"I ordered it," Tian Yue said.

Manager: "It's like this, a long-time member booked a table tonight, and there are quite a few of them, so only your private room is available."

"Could you please move to the main hall outside? As compensation, we'll offer a 20% discount on tonight's meal."

Tian Yue frowned. "I booked this private room last week."

"I know," the manager said with a smile, "but that client is indeed quite special; he's a good friend of our boss."

"Could you possibly make an exception?"

The atmosphere at the table froze.

Zhou Feiyan put down her chopsticks, looking somewhat lost. Li Zhile leaned back in her chair, crossing her arms over her chest.

Jiang Wan blinked and looked at Wang Yurong.

Wang Yurong looked at her boyfriend, waiting for him to make a decision.

Tian Yue's expression was very unpleasant, and his tone was displeased. "I disagree."

"I made the reservation first, and we've already started eating. It's very impolite of you to make this request."

"The lack of private rooms is your hotel's problem. Why should I have to give them up?"

The manager's smile froze for a moment. "Sir, didn't I already say I'd give you a 20% discount on this meal? Consider it a favor, okay?"

"I don't need a discount, I just want to enjoy the rights I deserve," Tian Yue said firmly, then picked up his chopsticks and resumed eating.

The manager stood there, looking embarrassed.

He smiled, but the smile was cold, and his tone was not as friendly as before.

"Sir, I'm trying to discuss this with you. If you really don't want to change it, then there's nothing I can do."

After saying that, he turned and left without even closing the door.

The atmosphere in the private room became somewhat awkward. Zhou Feiyan muttered, "Wasn't that person just being sarcastic?"

Li Zhile coldly cursed, "What the hell?"

Jiang Wan picked up her water glass, took a sip, and looked at the open doorway, a bad feeling creeping into her heart.

Next, they ordered a signature fish ball and shrimp congee, but it never arrived.

Tian Yue rang the service bell twice, but no one came.

"What's going on?" Wang Yurong frowned.

Tian Yue stood up. "I'll go ask the waiter."

After saying that, he pushed open the door and walked out.

After waiting for five or six minutes, Tian Yue returned, looking even worse than before he left.

"The waiter said the kitchen was busy and told us to wait."

The group exchanged glances, and at the same time, they all thought of the manager.

Li Zhile slammed his chopsticks on the table. "They did that on purpose, didn't they?!"

Tian Yue didn't speak, but his expression said it all.

Wang Yurong was also angered. She was originally having a happy birthday, but this mess ruined her mood.

She stood up. "I'm going to find that manager!"

Tian Yue quickly grabbed her hand, "You sit down, I'll go."

After saying that, he walked out of the private room again. Wang Yurong ignored him and followed him out.

Only Jiang Wan, Zhou Feiyan, and Li Zhile remained in the private room.

Zhou Feiyan bit her lip, her cheeks puffed out in anger, "What kind of people work at this restaurant?!"

"They asked us to change our reserved private room after we'd already started eating, and threatened to give us a hard time if we didn't? Avoid this place! I'll never come here again!"

Li Zhile scoffed, "Big stores bully their customers, that's what they do."

Time passed second by second.

Jiang Wan glanced at the time; almost ten minutes had passed.

She looked towards the door, her heart filled with unease. "Why aren't Tian Yue and Rongrong back yet?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tian Yue's voice came from the corridor. It wasn't loud, but it was clearly audible in the quiet corridor.

"We ordered their signature congee, and it's already served to other tables, why hasn't ours arrived yet?"

"Isn't this discriminatory treatment?"

The manager's voice rang out, carrying a sarcastic tone, "The kitchen is busy, please understand."

"If you really can't wait, I'll refund this porridge for you, and you can eat somewhere else."

"What are you saying! You—"

"Tian Yue," Wang Yurong interrupted her boyfriend, her face flushed red with humiliation and anger, "Forget it, we won't eat."

Jiang Wan, Zhou Feiyan, and Li Zhile filed out of the private room.

In the corridor, Tian Yue and Wang Yurong were both red-faced with anger, with Wang Yurong holding onto Tian Yue's arm.

The manager stood opposite them, hands in his pockets, a smug smile on his face.

Two men in waiter uniforms stood with their arms crossed at the other end of the corridor, looking this way.

The air was filled with the unseen smell of gunpowder.

Jiang Wan walked over to Wang Yurong and whispered in her ear, "A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle. Let's pay the bill and go."

Wang Yurong gave a very soft "hmm".

She looked at the manager and said, "You can return the porridge, and we'll pay and leave."

The manager's lips curled into a smile. "Okay, but the minimum charge for the private room is six hundred. You've already spent five hundred and thirty, which is seventy short."

"Either add another dish to make up the difference, or just add the seventy."

Tian Yue immediately exploded upon hearing this, "What minimum charge?! Are you trying to scam me?!"

The manager's smile was extremely perfunctory.

"There has always been a minimum charge for the private rooms; you just didn't notice it."