"Garlic prawns, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall chicken stew, roasted pigeon, steamed hairy crabs, three kinds of crayfish, and six kinds of raw marinated seafood, Brother Chen, this meal must cost one or two thousand, right? Are you trying to make ends
meet?" Haozi said to Su Chen in surprise. Even Yang Wei, who was standing next to him, was very surprised. He knew that Su Chen was usually a very frugal person, someone who would make every penny count. How could he be so extravagant today?
When they usually ate together, the five of them would only spend a few dozen yuan each.
Even if they ate together once a week, it would only cost about two thousand yuan a month.
This farewell dinner was undoubtedly a feast for them.
After the waiter put the last dish of braised meat on the table, he walked to Su Chen's side and asked, "Sir, your dishes are all served. Would you like some drinks?"
Su Chen did not answer immediately, but instead looked at Yang Wei next to him. Seeing
this, Yang Wei shook his head slightly: "I drove here today, so I won't drink."
The others nodded in agreement. After all, none of them could hold their liquor, so it was better to just have some juice and chat, which wouldn't affect their work tomorrow.
Seeing that everyone was in agreement, Su Chen casually ordered two pitchers of freshly squeezed juice.
The waiter was quick, and the two pitchers of juice were served in less than five minutes.
After filling his glass, Su Chen stood up and said, "I won't say anything too sentimental. If you ever need anything from me, Su Chen, feel free to call me anytime!"
Everyone filled their glasses as well.
After clinking glasses, Su Chen downed his drink in one gulp.
"No more dawdling, let's eat!"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone started eating, especially Haozi, who was wolfing down a shrimp in his left hand and a pigeon in his right, as if he hadn't eaten in eight lifetimes.
Su Chen's stomach was also growling with hunger.
In the afternoon, he spent over two hours tidying up the rented room, selling off some unused items at low prices, and then arguing with the landlord for almost half an hour before finally getting his 500 yuan deposit back.
Although 500 yuan wasn't much, and it would only take Su Chen a few minutes, it was all hard-earned money, so why not take it?
After several rounds of drinks and dishes
, the meal lasted a full two hours. Su Chen even ordered two more servings of crayfish and garlic shrimp, but most of it ended up in the stomachs of Haozi and the other two.
Even so, Su Chen and Yang Wei were quite full.
"Ah~ this is so satisfying! If I could eat like this every day, how wonderful that would be!" Haozi leaned back in his chair, patting his round belly with a satisfied expression.
Li Chao, standing to the side, curled his lip and said, "You're probably just dreaming! With your salary of five or six thousand, after deducting rent, utilities, food, and pocket money, plus the fact that you often go to help those self-employed individuals in apartments, you start complaining about being broke at the end of the month, and you still dream
of eating meat and fish every day? Go home, wash up, and go to sleep!" "Hey, you talk like you've never been there. Last time, I don't know who said it, a pair of new self-employed individuals came to their place, and they were sisters. They've been talking about it in my ear for almost half a month!"
"Tch~ I've been there already, it was great!" Li Chao said smugly.
Su Chen, watching from the side, shook his head. Haozi had wanted to take him to help those self-employed individuals before, but he had always politely declined. Back then, Su Chen's mind was only focused on saving money.
Looking at the time, it was already 9:30, so he said, "It's getting late, let's call it a day."
"Okay~"
Tonight's expenses were about what Haozi had predicted, a little over 2,100 yuan. The owner, seeing that Su Chen and his group were regular customers, generously waived over 100 yuan, taking only 2,000 yuan.
As soon as they left the food stall, Haozi leaned close to Su Chen and whispered, "Brother Chen, want to come with us to do some charity work?"
"We?" Hearing this, Su Chen glanced at Li Chao and Liang San, who both looked away shyly when they saw Su Chen's gaze.
"You guys go ahead, I won't go!" Su Chen refused without even thinking.
A hint of disappointment flashed in Haozi's eyes. "Alright then, Brother Chen, Brother Wei, we'll be going now!"
"Hmm~ Don't stay out too late, be careful!" Yang Wei also reminded them.
The three of them waved to the two of them and hailed a taxi on the roadside.
Watching the three get into the car and leave, Yang Wei turned around and said, "Want me to take you home?"
"No need, Brother Wei, you should go home and rest. I can go home by myself."
Yang Wei didn't say anything more, since they lived in different directions.
"Alright! I'm off then."
"Be careful on the road."
Yang Wei nodded and turned to walk towards the parking lot not far away.
He had only taken a few steps when Su Chen called out to him.
"Brother Wei~"
Hearing the call, Yang Wei stopped and turned around, looking at Su Chen with a surprised expression. "What's wrong?"
"If you encounter any difficulties in the future, remember to call me!"
Yang Wei smiled but didn't reply. He just waved to Su Chen and turned to walk towards the parking lot.
As soon as he entered the parking lot, Yang Wei saw a yellow SUV parked diagonally opposite his car.
"Wow~ This car is so cool!"
Compared to the other cars parked next to it, it was worlds apart.
Having some knowledge of cars, he immediately recognized it as a brand-new Aston Martin DBX707, a top-tier SUV priced over 3 million yuan.
He circled the DBX twice, looked around to make sure no one was watching, then took out his phone and snapped a few photos of himself against the hood.
"Not bad, not bad, still as dashing as ever!" Yang Wei sat in his car, admiring his own photos, nodding in satisfaction.
Just as he was about to start the car and leave, a familiar figure appeared in his field of vision.
"What's Su Chen doing here? Here to drive?"
Yang Wei was about to roll down the window and call out to Su Chen when he saw Su Chen pull a car key from his pocket and press a button.
"Beep beep~" The yellow Aston Martin's headlights flashed twice instantly.
Yang Wei froze, his pupils shrinking, his face filled with disbelief.
Seeing Su Chen open the door and get in, the parking lot erupted with the roar of engines.
"That Aston Martin worth over three million really is Su Chen's!" Yang Wei was still in a daze, watching the Aston Martin slowly drive out of the parking lot!
"Slap!" Yang Wei raised his hand and slapped himself to recover from the shock.
He took out a cigarette from his pocket, his trembling hand struggling to light it several times.
Yang Wei didn't know if it was from nervousness or excitement!
He smoked two cigarettes before calming down.
"Good lad, I didn't expect him to be so well-hidden. We've worked together for three years, and I had no idea you were a rich kid." Now he considered Su Chen a rich kid who had come out to hone his skills.
Considering Su Chen's sudden resignation, everything made sense.
Wanting to go home—it seemed his family felt he had enough experience and it was time for him to go back and take over the family business.
Thinking of what Su Chen had said to him at the food stall, Yang Wei excitedly patted the steering wheel.
"So Su Chen is my only connection in the rich circle!"