Chapter Thirty-Six: One Million

  The night color is gradually blurred, the light of the lamp, starlight, moonlight, and the light of the distant ship's towing, are interwoven with each other, listening to the layered sound of the sea waves, plus the gentle breeze blowing, this scene is indeed intoxicating.

  Cherry Snow Apartment, a group of people didn't think this place was that good before, feeling the rumors were somewhat exaggerated, purely hyped up. But after integrating into it, they really found out that its reputation is not undeserved.

  The polished wooden table and chairs are thick and sturdy, without any flaws. The surrounding fence is absolutely smooth to the touch, without any tiny bumps. The utensils in hand have a great texture, and the delicious taste at the entrance stimulates the taste buds endlessly. Everything seems simple, but in fact, they are all carefully crafted, perfectly embodying what is called low-key luxury.

  What they don't know is that in order to set up such a seaside dining platform, it has undergone rigorous testing and control of light, wind speed, sound, water texture, viewing angle and various weather conditions, so as to create the most comfortable natural environment for customers to enjoy. The best service is not entirely on the surface, but behind every customer's comfort and enjoyment is the sincere service of every detail, making each customer feel value for money.

  "It's really enjoyable dining here! It's a pity that Xia Qiu didn't come." Li Ming Chen held his wine glass and took a sip, with a look of comfort on his face.

  Qin Yue smiled and used a napkin to wipe the mouth of Tong Feifei, who was eating like a little flower cat beside her. She looked at Liu Yanzi and said: "Sister Yanzi, didn't you say that you had some good news to announce to us when you got off work?"

  Liu Yanzhi was slightly disappointed, the conditions here are good, but sitting here for a meal can't catch the golden turtle son she yearns for, it's better to mix with the crowd. However, after hearing Qin Yue's words, her mood improved again, and she patted her palms, smiling at the people looking at her: "A series of things, almost forgot, tell everyone some good news, I've changed jobs!"

  Li Mingcheng immediately flattered: "That must be finding a better company."

  Liu Yanzi nodded solemnly and said, "That's right! I have passed the strict assessment of a top 100 domestic enterprise and become an employee of Minghua Group. I will officially start work tomorrow, so please congratulate me!"

  Lin Zi almost choked herself when she heard the words, and quickly raised her glass with everyone else to express congratulations.

  Qin Yue even teased: "I heard that the high-level executives of large companies have a very rich family background, and Yan Zhi's goal of catching a golden turtle son-in-law is one step closer."

  "Great minds think alike!" Liu Yanzhi gave a thumbs up.

  Li Mingcheng said with a sour tone: "That's not necessarily true, most of the high-level executives in those big companies are old men who like to keep mistresses and concubines, there aren't many good ones. In my opinion, it's better to find a stock with potential."

  "A tiger's mouth can't produce ivory." Liu Yanzhi looked at him with disdain and said, "Tomorrow is my first day of work at the Ming Hua Group, I don't want to be late, remember to drive me there!"

  Li Mingcheng helplessly sighed, Lin Zixian watched these two jinxes with some toothache.

  Tong Fei, who was holding a shrimp and biting it, suddenly looked up and asked innocently: "Aunt Yanzi! Will we get a raise when we go to a big company?"

  A group of people were amused by her, Liu Yanzi said happily: "Of course, otherwise who would spend that energy to drill into a big company."

  Lin Zi was unable to laugh, looking at Tong Fei with a sigh of emotion in her heart. At such a young age, she was already concerned about the topic of salary increases, it can be seen that the difficulties of life had made her experience the importance of money to life at a young age, which is somewhat cruel for a child.

  Tong Fei Fei turned her head to look at Tong Yu Nan, with pleading eyes: "Yanzi Auntie! Can you introduce my mom to work in a big company too?"

  Everyone's smile froze, and they looked at Tong Yunan with some embarrassment. Lin Zixian was slightly stunned, wondering what had happened?

  Tong Yunan helped her daughter move her plate a bit and smiled: "What does a little kid like you know, hurry up and eat your food."

  Tong Fei pushed the dinner plate away, pouting and said: "If only mom could work in a big company, if only mom had a high salary, she could buy me toys and clothes. The kids in kindergarten wouldn't laugh at me, they would play with me, and they wouldn't bully me."

  The atmosphere on the scene suddenly became awkward, Tong Yunan's eyes were slightly red, and she said softly: "Tomorrow, Mom will take you to buy toys and clothes, now listen obediently."

  Tong Feifei pushed the dinner plate her mother had brought over away again, hung her head and said: "Mommy, I was wrong." As she spoke, she slid down from her chair. "I'm full, I want to go play on the beach."

  Tong Yunan hastily pulled her, helped her wipe clean her mouth and hands, and carried her down the stairs of the veranda. The mother and daughter laughed and chased each other on the beach.

  Several people looked for a long time before withdrawing their gaze. Lin Zixian lit another cigarette, leaned back in his chair and asked, "What's the story with this mother-daughter pair?"

  "Ah! Rain's parents were both teachers, and when she was in college, she met a rich classmate. She thought they would be together forever, but his parents didn't think they were a good match and refused to let them be together. But by then, Rain was already pregnant, and there was no going back. Who knew that guy would later find someone new and dump her? At the time, Rain's belly was huge, and having an abortion would have been risky. When her parents found out, they were furious, feeling she had brought shame to their family. In a fit of rage, they kicked her out of the house... Rain became a single mother without graduating from college, and she ended up drifting here, barely scraping by."

  "Actually, with Rain Na's looks, it wouldn't be hard to find a good job at all. But you men are all the same, no one is any good, and once they've recruited someone, they all have ulterior motives. And then there was this one time when she was mistaken for a mistress by someone's wife and got beaten up. From then on, Rain Na didn't even dare to wear decent clothes anymore, afraid that her looks would cause more trouble. Not to mention going to work at some company, it's all just too much for her to handle alone."

  Li Mingcheng sighed and interjected: "I originally wanted to help her out and let her come work at my supermarket, but she refused."

  "Bang!" Liu Yanzi slapped the table, pointing at him and scolding: "You still have the face to say that you want to help others? If you want to help someone, just help them. What's with this nonsense about firing two employees to keep you on? You need to work harder to do the job of two people, why should I pay you the salary of two people? Yun Na doesn't even want to have to look at anyone's face to get by, how could she accept your kind intentions? You're so stingy, and yet you think I'd marry you? The farther away you are, the better."

  She burst out, and Li Mingcheng was suddenly speechless, closing his mouth with a hum.

  Lin Zi stood on the balcony railing with a cigarette in his mouth, his hands in his pockets, watching the two mother and daughter chasing each other on the beach. He smiled faintly: "Good people always have good rewards, plum blossoms bloom in bitter cold, hardships will slowly pass, they will be happy later."

  Everyone verbally agreed with what he said, but in their hearts, most of them shook their heads. Some things are easy to say, but reality is cruel.

  A few people were already full and content, sitting comfortably on the balcony, blowing in the sea breeze, and asking each other's age. As a result, Lin Zixian found that Uncle was the oldest, although he looked handsome and elegant, but he was already thirty years old.

  Next is Li Mingcheng, the guy who's eager to marry Liu Yanzi, 29 years old. Then there's Tong Yunan, a 28-year-old young mother with a kid in tow. After that is Liu Yanzi, 27 years old, which is not young for an unmarried woman, so she's anxious to catch a golden turtle husband while her youth is still intact. Behind them are Xia Qiu and Qin Yue, one does business and the other is a company white-collar worker, both 26. Going down the line, only Zhang Beibei has a larger age gap with everyone else, at just 23 years old.

  Qin Yue suddenly looked at Lin Zi and smiled lazily: "Lin Ge, what do you do?"

  She always felt that this forest was leisurely and carefree, with a hint of a smile at the corner of her mouth, exuding an air of confidence in watching the winds and clouds, which couldn't be described as any particular flavor.

  Her question is also what everyone cares about. Everyone knows what they are doing, but no one knows what the other person does.

  Lin Zi leaned back against the railing, shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "An idle person is almost the same as an unemployed vagrant."

  Li Mingcheng suddenly had confidence, sat up straight and said seriously: "Lin Zixian, it's hard to find a job now. My supermarket just lost a porter, why don't you come to my supermarket to help out? It's better than doing nothing and eating away your savings."

  Lin Zi looked at the guy speechlessly, wanting to ask him how much he could pay himself per month. He silently said: "I'm a lazy person, I appreciate your kindness, let's just continue being idle and wait for death, who made my name Lin Zi Idle?"

  When Tong Yunan returned with his sleeping daughter in his arms, who had fallen asleep after playing, everyone else also began to disperse and head back.

  He saw everyone off to the parking lot, anyway, Lin Zi couldn't fit in the car so he went to the front desk to pay by himself, and took out the membership card Meng Zidan gave him to try to get a discount. The front desk staff confirmed it, looked at him with some weakness and said: "Sir, you don't need to pay the change, you just need to pay one million in total!"

  "Oh!" Lin Zixian had no concept of wasting money, and as soon as he handed over his bank card, he suddenly widened his eyes and said: "Wait! How much did you say? One million? I didn't hear that wrong, did I?"

  It's not that he can't afford the money, he's also quite worldly and has eaten all over the world. Even if the consumption in C?te d'Ivoire is expensive, it's just these things he eats, it won't cost a million for one meal! This level of expense, three meals a day, even Bill Gates would be exhausted if he came to eat every day. It's too ridiculously expensive, really treating oneself as a complete idiot, taking advantage of people alive!

  "Sir, it's indeed one million!" The waiter said this and felt a bit embarrassed himself.

  Lin Zixian's face turned dark, and he said in a low voice: "Call your general manager over, I..."

  "What? Want to eat a free meal? Eat something and don't want to pay the bill?" Meng Zidan walked out from around the corner with an expressionless face.

  Lin Zilei rolled her eyes and said, "Director Meng, I suspect there's a problem with the bill here. You'd better check it again."