He saw Jiang Xin, a young girl, not very old, but as soon as she arrived, she ordered three dishes and a soup.
Completely ignoring the price.
And she was alone, of course, this made him feel unbalanced inside.
Moreover, he was already in his forties, a grown man, coming out to eat, and there was only one dish on the table, thinking about it felt shabby.
Generally, people tend to have a bit of vanity.
He came to the State-owned Restaurant to eat, ultimately wanting to experience what the dining sensation inside the restaurant was like.
So when he went out, he could brag to his buddies.
He wanted to try it out, after all, it was rare to come once in a year or so.
Finally coming once, but didn’t have enough money in his pocket, so he was stingy, only ordered one dish, and picked the cheapest one.
Around him, at the tables of those dining nearby, there were usually several plates of dishes.
And they were all well-balanced with both meat and vegetables, of course, he would feel a sense of disparity in his heart.
He couldn’t do anything to others, so naturally, when he saw Jiang Xin, he made her a target, an outlet for his anger.
But who would’ve thought, this Jiang Xin was a young girl, yet not easy to mess with.
He just put on a superior attitude and said a few words to her, but this little girl began arguing with him.
But unfortunately, he had no grounds in this matter.
Originally wanted to use the words of people around to pressure Jiang Xin a bit, but who would’ve thought, Jiang Xin’s eloquence was too sharp, just a few words cleared up the minds of those people.
Now, no matter what he explained, it was useless.
The middle-aged man wiped the cold sweat that just appeared on his forehead, momentarily at a loss for words, after all, he was at fault, and now everyone was looking at him, he really didn’t know how to end it.
Those around who were originally watching the scene, started making remarks, left and right, all of them hurting him with their words.
Now, he regretted it immensely, thinking why did he provoke Jiang Xin just now.
Thought she was a pushover, but turned out to be a hot chili, not easy to handle at all.
Seeing so many people on the scene, he couldn’t argue for himself, after all, the matter was unjustified.
The man opened his mouth, then shut it again.
Alone, confronting so many people, he must be out of his mind, so he sped up his eating, picked up the chopsticks he had just dropped.
Holding them, he quickly finished the few bites of rice left in his bowl, then dashed to find a waiter to settle the bill, leaving the State-owned Restaurant.
Jiang Xin didn’t expect the matter to end just like that.
She thought the man would tangle for a while longer, argue a bit more, but now, looking all frantic, just leaving like that was indeed something she hadn’t considered.
Truly unexpected for Jiang Xin.
But then she thought, it’s better this way, at least it wouldn’t waste her time.
Over at the market, Lin Ye was still waiting for her food, if she were to argue with this man, by the time she returned to the market, the food would be almost cold.
In the State-owned Restaurant, there was a quartz clock, hanging on the opposite wall, Jiang Xin looked up and glanced at it, it had barely been ten minutes since she ordered.
The place was quite crowded, estimating that it would take a while longer for her dishes to be served.
So, she had no choice but to stand there waiting.
Those who were watching the commotion, seeing the protagonist had left, naturally had no reason to follow the chaos.
Moreover, as the matter was cleared up, they wronged Jiang Xin, it was their mistake, so naturally, they wouldn’t say much more.
So, as the matter ended this way, one by one, they returned to their tables, resumed eating, though occasionally still glancing at Jiang Xin.
It wasn’t anything else, just pure curiosity.
Jiang Xin, seeing the scrutinizing eyes, didn’t react much, after all, a few glances from others weren’t a big deal, it’s not like she’d lose a single hair or piece of flesh.
If being looked at by these people could really make her lose two pounds, she’d be overjoyed.
After all, losing weight is such a painful thing.
Who knows how long had passed, about ten minutes or so, the waiter finally brought out the packed food from the kitchen and handed it to Jiang Xin.
Jiang Xin took the food box from the waiter and thanked them.
Then she turned and left, during her idle time, she had already gone to the counter to settle the bill.
Three dishes and a soup cost about fifteen bucks.
Thinking about it, no wonder the middle-aged man was pissed, after all, the average monthly wage was only thirty to forty bucks, Jiang Xin spent nearly a week’s salary on one meal, no wonder it drew resentment.
But she couldn’t help it, she saw no need to suffer unnecessarily, so Jiang Xin didn’t think too much about it.
She took the food box, glanced down to verify it was her order, then turned and left.
Over at the market, someone was still waiting, and she couldn’t keep Lin Ye hungry because of her.
When she returned to the market, because Jiang Xin hadn’t eaten, time-wise, if she stayed to eat in the State-owned Restaurant before giving the food to Lin Ye, it would be a bit tight on time.
So, Jiang Xin didn’t dine in the State-owned Restaurant but opted for the waiter to split the food into two portions, one for her and Lin Ye each.
Moreover, if she ate at the State-owned Restaurant, then packed the leftover food for Lin Ye, wouldn’t it seem like giving leftovers, which wouldn’t be good.
Though he was her employee, working for her, taking her pay.
Still, it’s unfair to feed someone leftovers, Jiang Xin wouldn’t feel right about it. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲·𝗻𝗲𝘁
So, packing the food and eating together back home wouldn’t cause any misunderstandings.