Chapter 21 Slap in the Face Flying Warehouse

  But soon, Jiao Zhibin's mood brightened up again.

  In the past when I came to Qinglan Middle School to find Tian Mengqian, it was always Tian Mengqian who treated me. Of course, we always ate very economically and practically. The most luxurious time was when we went to Pizza Hut once.

  It's not that Jiao Zhi Bin is unwilling to foot the bill, it's just that when he came to Qinglan Middle School to find Tian Meng Qian, Jiao Zhi Bin was the guest and Tian Meng Qian was the host, so Tian Meng Qian wouldn't let Jiao Zhi Bin pay.

  Of course, when dining in an economical place, Jiao Zhibin did not have a strong desire to show off, even if he rushed to pay the bill, it would not reveal his absolute economic strength.

  Jiao Zhibin had always wanted to take Tian Mengqian to a high-end place for a luxurious experience, to thoroughly shock her. However, Jiao Zhibin's family was only relatively well-off and not particularly wealthy, and his pocket money wasn't much either, so this idea had never been realized.

  This time, Jiao Zhibin gritted his teeth and saved for a summer vacation, finally saving over 2,000 yuan, so he could splurge a bit!

  Originally, Jiao Zhibin only planned to invite Tian Mengqian to dinner alone, but he thought it would be good to have Lin Feng along. Jiao Zhibin was also aware of Lin Feng's family situation and was certain that Lin Feng wouldn't have more than 200 yuan on him. By taking him to a high-end hotel for dinner, he could not only make Lin Feng feel embarrassed but also use him as a foil to show off his own wealth.

  After figuring it out, Jiao Zhibin's mood improved a lot, and even when looking at Lin Feng, he didn't feel so annoyed anymore, chattering all the way.

  During the summer vacation, Tian Mengqian also saved some money. It was a bit embarrassing to always ask Jiao Zhibin to eat at small stalls, so she took him to KFC instead.

  Jian Mengqiang wanted to go into KFC, but Jiao Zhibin hastily stopped her and said: "Mengqiang, every time I come to Qinglan Middle School, you're the one who treats me. I've asked you to visit me at vocational school, but you never have. A big man like me can't always be treated by a girl like you! Today, no matter what, I'm going to treat you!"

  "If you come to my school, I'll naturally be the host." Tian Mengqian insisted on her own principles.

  Lin Feng's heart was slightly moved, he knew that between brothers and sisters, it wasn't necessarily the case that the host had to invite the guest. Tian Mengqian insisted on paying every time, mostly for her own consideration, she was worried that if Jiao Zhibin paid for dinner, she would feel embarrassed.

  "What's with your school and my school? If you keep this up, I'll be too embarrassed to come play with you." Jiao Zhibin intentionally made his tone very serious in order to achieve his goal.

  "Older brother, honestly, you'd better come find me less often. We're already in our third year of high school, I hope you can spend more time on your studies."

  Zhuo Zhibin muttered to himself, "Damn it, I'm really unlucky with my words," and automatically ignored what he had just said. Instead, he said, "Anyway, we can't always let you pay the bill. If you insist on doing so, then how about this: everyone takes a step back, and we'll split the bill 50/50? Of course, I'll cover your share, but your classmate will have to pay for himself."

  Jiao Zhibin insisted again, Tian Mengqian was also somewhat embarrassed, and turned to look at Lin Feng with a questioning gaze.

  "Or I'll treat!" said Lin Feng.

  "Who's going to pay then? That's settled, we're going Dutch." Jiao Zhibin said, not giving Lin Feng and Tian Mengqian another chance to speak, he hailed a taxi.

  Ten minutes later, the taxi stopped in front of the Qinglan Lake Hotel.

  Jian Zhizheng wanted to enter the Qinglan Lake Hotel for consumption, Tian Mengqian was shocked and said: "Brother, forget it, why go to such a high-end place to eat?"

  "What's wrong with this? Others can eat it, why can't we?"

  Jiao Zhibin said as he walked towards the hotel, seeing Lin Feng standing still, Jiao Zhibin secretly felt pleased with himself, thinking to himself "you little kid must be trembling with fear inside", a nearly four-star hotel, one meal without spending at least 1,800 RMB is impossible, if we order a few hairy crabs, haha...

  "Big brother... forget it!" Tian Mengqian stood at the door and didn't move. "I'm not eating anymore."

  "Come on in!" Lin Feng took Tian Mengqian's hand and walked in.

  The first bucket of gold I dug up in the antique market last time, a full 15,000 yuan, was all in my pocket. Lin Feng hadn't even moved yet, so eating a meal wasn't a problem at all.

  Jiao Zhibin couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy when he saw Tian Mengqi being led by the hand by Lin Feng, looking like a little bird relying on someone. Ever since Tian Mengqian started middle school, Jiao Zhibin had never held her hand before. There was one time when he tried to hold it, but she quickly pulled it back.

  Lin Feng's holding of Tian Mengqian's hand enraged Jiao Zhibin, he wanted to slap Lin Feng in the face. Originally, he was going to spend a thousand or eight hundred yuan and save some money for later, but now he decided to splurge two thousand yuan all at once.

  "Waiter, give me a private room."

  "Sugar vinegar spareribs, iron plate sea bass, steamed mandarin fish, and a wild rabbit to beat...". The three of them ordered a private room, Jiao Zhibin flipped through the menu, ordering dishes while silently estimating the prices.

  "Brother-in-law, have you ordered so much food?" Tian Mengqian felt a bit embarrassed. She knew that since Jiao Zhibin was willing to come here, he must have brought a lot of money, but did Lin Feng have any money on him?

  "Hehe, Qianqian, since you're here, eat whatever you want," Jiao Zhibin casually flipped through the menu in his hand, as if he often came to this restaurant. "Actually, the most famous dish here is the hairy crab. A 3-4 liang (about 150g) crab costs 68 yuan, a 4-liang-and-above crab costs 128 yuan each, and half a kilogram or more would be expensive, at 268 yuan per crab."

  "It's too expensive, forget it!" Tian Mengqian said somewhat anxiously.

  "Come to Qinglan Lake Hotel, how can you not eat hairy crabs? Come and get ten 3-4 liang ones!"

  Although he had more than 10,000 yuan in his pocket, Lin Feng had never eaten such an expensive dish before. After hearing Jiao Zhibin mention the price of the hairy crab, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

  Jiao Zhibin said while secretly observing Lin Feng's expression, he had already calculated that the previous dishes were around 300 yuan, and the ten hairy crabs would be over 600 yuan, adding up to almost a thousand yuan. He ordered two portions, and Lin Feng only ordered one portion, which also cost over 300 yuan. Jiao Zhibin thought that Lin Feng might not have that much money on him.

  However, seeing Lin Feng's expression change, but not being particularly panicked, Jiao Zhibin felt that the more than 300 might be Lin Feng's family property.

  Jiao Zhibin didn't want to spend all of Lin Feng's money, but rather make him lose face. He furrowed his brow and said: "Forget it, three taels is too little, let's do ten four-tael ones."

  Ten four-tael dishes cost over a thousand yuan, plus the previous dishes we ordered, it's more than fifteen hundred now.

  However, the scene that Jiao Zhibin wanted to see did not happen. On the contrary, after Jiao Zhibin changed four large hairy crabs, Lin Feng's face didn't even have a hint of expression change as before.

  What's going on?

  Just as Jiao Zhibin was puzzled, Lin Feng said: "Since the hairy crabs at Qing Shan Hu Da Hotel are so famous, let's have ten of the largest ones!"

  In fact, Lin Feng was very clear why Jiao Zhibin wanted to come here for dinner, wasn't it just to make himself embarrassed in front of Tian Mengqian?

  If I didn't have any money on me, it would be quite embarrassing. But this idiot doesn't think about it, if I didn't have any money, would I come to a hotel like this to eat with him? Isn't that just asking for trouble?

  Since you think I'm embarrassed, I'll give you a show of color.

  Anyway, Lin Feng's money was also unexpected wealth, and with the possession of "Peach Blossom Treasure", he really didn't put this over ten thousand yuan in his eyes.

  Tian Mengqian looked at Lin Feng in surprise, opened her mouth, but ultimately didn't say anything.

  Jiao Zhibin's heart skipped a beat as soon as he heard it.

  Ten of the largest hairy crabs, two thousand six hundred and eighty, plus the dishes ordered before, basically three thousand now. Jiao Zhibin wants to pay for two portions, which is two thousand, this is the limit that Jiao Zhibin can afford.

  "Are you trying to make me a scapegoat? Today's meal is AA, after all!" Jiao Zhibin said with a forced smile.

  "I know, bring the ten largest ones!" Lin Feng said.

  "Actually, the big and small ones are almost the same, four taels for one is already very expensive." Jiao Zhibin's face looked a bit ugly, he said while re-calculating the total price of the bill in his mind.

  "Go ahead and eat the biggest one, you don't have that much money, do you? If you're short of money, I'll pay for Qianqian's share."

  "I'm fine, let's go for the biggest one!" Jiao Zhibin calculated the total price, 2,907. He paid two installments of 1,908 and still had 20 yuan left over.

  Now, Jiao Zhibin was somewhat unclear about Lin Feng's true intentions. His own prepared firepower was almost exhausted and he didn't dare to make another move easily.

  "What drink?" Lin Feng turned his head and asked Tian Mengqian.

  "A big bottle of Sprite!" Focused Zhi Bin hastily said before Tian Meng Qian could speak.

  "Coming to a place like this, drinking Sprite seems a bit too homey," Lin Feng took over the menu and flipped through it, saying: "Apple cider!"

  Jiao Zhibin felt his scalp start to sweat, he had just looked at the price of apple vinegar, thirty-six, he needed to pay double, twenty-four, which was a total of two thousand and four, but he only had two thousand on him.

  Four dollars less, and then he'll say he doesn't have any change.

  Lin Feng also saw the change in Jiao Zhibin's expression, he knew that what was being said now was almost the limit of what Jiao Zhibin could accept.

  Lin Feng flipped through the menu and said: "We haven't ordered soup or main courses yet, Qianqian, what kind of soup do you want to drink?"

  "Can you finish eating so much?" Jiao Zhibin was startled.

  "What's the point of going without soup?"

  "Then change one dish, you give me the menu."

  "No need, I'll have the mushroom old duck soup, and for the main course, let's get the steamed bun!" Lin Feng said, not giving Jiao Zhibin any chance to respond, and directly handed the menu to the waiter.

  Before coming to the hotel, Jiao Zhibin was boasting all the way, with a proud and spirited expression. Even when he first entered the private room, he seemed very majestic. But now, Jiao Zhibin's face has turned somewhat pale, his expression appears dazed, and there is quite a bit of sweat on his forehead.

  "Big brother, what's wrong?" Tian Mengqian asked hastily upon seeing this.

  "It's okay... I'm fine."

  The meal had not yet started, and Jiao Zhibin's mind was already thinking about how to deal with the bill later.

  The mushroom old duck soup is particularly expensive, over 200, plus the wonton head, it's over 300. It's like he wants to take out 2,000 and 200 yuan, saying there's no change is unacceptable.

  Jiao Zhibin even looked around under the table, fantasizing that he could pick up 200 yuan.

  Having spent so much money, Lin Feng opened his stomach and ate with great relish.

  Tian Mengqian saw Lin Feng's calm and composed demeanor, and she too put aside her mental burden, focusing wholeheartedly on dealing with the giant crab.

  Jiao Zhibin was like a man sitting on pins and needles, his face as pale as earth, everything he ate tasted bland to him. How he wished that tonight's dinner could go on forever, just keep eating and eating.

  Half an hour later, the table was in a mess.

  Lin Feng wiped his mouth and said, "Let's settle the bill!"

  "It's three thousand two hundred and sixty-four in total," said the waiter.

  "Three thousand two hundred sixty-four, divided by three..."

  "Whatever is fine with me, I'll pay two thousand, you can cover the rest!" said Jiao Zhibin.

  "Should I bid 1,088?" Lin Feng furrowed his brow, "How can your bid of 2,000 be enough?"

  "What's the big deal about a hundred or two hundred yuan? Besides, didn't I pay more than you? Look, you ate most of the hairy crabs, I didn't even have one."

  "It can't be said like that, we agreed on AA system, I'll pay for one portion, if you think you're at a disadvantage, then you can order ten more hairy crabs for yourself to eat."

  Jiao Zhibin was sweating profusely, but he didn't know how to refute it.

  "Isn't it enough money? Or should I lend you some?" Lin Feng asked.

  There's no way to gloss over it, Jiao Zhibin knew that his face was lost for sure. He let out a cold snort and didn't care about his pride anymore. He turned around to look at Tian Mengqian, his face completely red as he said: "Mengqian, I don't have that much money on me. Can you lend me 200 yuan first? I'll return it to you tomorrow."

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