This guy thought about how he could just pay a little money and eat as much as he wanted, so he chose that particular restaurant.
When the restaurant owner saw Hao Jian, he immediately screamed in fright, "Close the door, close the door quickly!"
His face turned green with anxiety. This was a calamity he never wanted to encounter again. Spending two hundred to eat over a thousand worth of food was one thing, but if conflicts arose again with other customers, he would have to clean up the mess.
Hao Jian quickly stepped forward and stopped the owner, "Boss, what are you doing? Since when does doing business mean turning away customers?"
"I'm closing; we're not open for business anymore," the owner stammered.
Upon hearing this, Hao Jian peeked inside and then said, "But aren't there a lot of customers in here right now?"
"Big brother, I'll give you two hundred yuan if you go eat somewhere else, I really can't serve a big shot like you," the owner said with a mournful face.
"But look, there are four of us. How is two hundred yuan enough?" Hao Jian glared at the owner, shamelessly.
Upon hearing this, the owner almost burst into tears. Where does such shamelessness come from?
He painfully took out eight hundred yuan and gave it to Hao Jian, then said, "Brother, promise me you'll never come back to my restaurant, please consider it a favor."
Che Xiaoxiao and Zhao Yating were dumbfounded. Wasn't that too extreme? Hao Jian hadn't even done anything, and he just made eight hundred yuan?
"Okay, okay, I won't come again," Hao Jian, holding the eight hundred yuan cherishingly, walked away contentedly.
At that moment, Che Xiaoxiao couldn't help but ask, "Hao Jian, what exactly did you do to this owner, you've really traumatized him."
"He spent two hundred last time and ate over a thousand worth of food, and he even beat up some of the customers," Qin Bing explained.
Upon hearing this, Che Xiaoxiao and Zhao Yating gasped, shaking their heads, "Hao Jian, you really are a troublemaker."
"Well, since we can't eat here, let's go somewhere else," suggested Hao Jian, and he and Che Xiaoxiao found a nice Western restaurant, which Che Xiaoxiao thought was quite atmospheric.
But Hao Jian was not pleased and pointed at the tough steak in front of him, "Just this piece, cost me over a thousand bucks, and I'm still not full, what kind of crappy place is this?"
"You don't know anything, it's all about the taste here, the elegance, you bumpkin!" Che Xiaoxiao said angrily. The atmosphere here was so romantic, with someone playing the violin, and the entire restaurant was filled with delightful music and British classical decor. But Hao Jian was still nitpicking everything.
"Eating this will still turn to shit, how elegant can it be?" Hao Jian rolled his eyes, totally ruining the atmosphere, and some customers nearby cast unfriendly looks at him.
They were dining elegantly, and there Hao Jian was, crudely ranting about shit; wasn't he deliberately being disgusting?
"Let's ignore him and order our own," Qin Bing also gave Hao Jian a big eye roll, knowing that was just Hao Jian's way.
"How about we order another bottle of wine?" Che Xiaoxiao suggested.
"Are you planning to get Hao Jian drunk?" Zhao Yating asked, surprised.
"Pfft, that guy's a booze tank; how could you possibly get him drunk?" Che Xiaoxiao shook her head and then said with a playful expression, "I plan to get ourselves drunk, then let him take us home. Let him do whatever he wants with us."
"Hey, hey, hey, I heard that," Hao Jian said angrily.
"That's exactly why I said it," Che Xiaoxiao winked at Hao Jian.
Hao Jian helplessly shook his head. Lately, Che Xiaoxiao was getting out of hand. He had to find a chance to discipline her properly.
"But I don't know anything about wine," Zhao Yating said.
"I don't either; Qin Bing, do you know?" Che Xiaoxiao said, expressing difficulty, as she didn't drink much and hence didn't know.
"Just pick any," Qin Bing said casually.
"Pick this one," Hao Jian pointed at one of the bottles.
"You know wine? Is this one good?" Che Xiaoxiao asked Hao Jian skeptically.
"Not really, but this one's the cheapest," Hao Jian chuckled.
Che Xiaoxiao immediately rolled her eyes, "What a cheapskate, fine, let's go with that one."
After ordering the wine, Che Xiaoxiao and her companions waited, ready to pair their red wine with steak and thoroughly enjoy their meal.
However, at that moment, a loud voice came from a nearby table. A man in a sharp suit yelled at a waiter, "What the hell is this? Is this the wine I ordered? With my status and identity, would I drink this Liang Family's wine? Only low-level people would drink this kind of wine!"
"I'm sorry, sir, it was my mistake, I'm really sorry." The waiter quickly apologized and then hurriedly walked towards Hao Jian with the bottle of wine.
Then, with an embarrassed face, he said, "Sir, your wine has arrived."
"This guy has such an ugly mouth," Che Xiaoxiao said angrily. That guy had just said only low-level people would drink this kind of wine, clearly insulting the four of them as such, right?
Hao Jian also smiled with narrowed eyes but decided not to pay attention to it. "Let's just enjoy our meal and ignore him."
The other party flaunted their wealth and made noise, but he just wanted to peacefully enjoy his meal without causing any trouble.
At this point, the men and women at that table also cast peculiar glances at Hao Jian. The young man who had spoken earlier looked at Hao Jian disdainfully and said, "I was wondering, who would drink such trashy wine. It turns out it's just a poor guy."
But the next moment, he saw Che Xiaoxiao and Zhao Yating, both stunning beauties, and his expression shifted slightly, his mind starting to wander.
Such beautiful girls—he had never been with someone like them before, and now there were three of them, which excited him even more.
Very soon, the man harbored ill intentions, a sinister smile forming at the corner of his mouth. If these three beauties could take interest in such a poor guy who likes drinking cheap wines, why wouldn't they fancy someone like him who drinks Lafite?
"Yo, a two-thousand-yuan bottle of wine has deceived three beautiful ladies, this guy has some tricks," the man immediately remarked mockingly.
"Hey, Jiangshan, what you're saying isn't fair. People of their low status have their level of consumption; he is so poor, asking him to drink a bottle worth over ten thousand like us, isn't that making it deliberately difficult for him?" Another male companion also joined in the mockery.
Clearly, he also had an interest in Che Xiaoxiao and her group, hoping to boost his image by belittling Hao Jian and thus attract the attention of Che Xiaoxiao and her companions.
"I just feel a bit annoyed that these three beauties are bewitched by him. With their status, they should be enjoying super-premium wines like '82 Lafite. These cheap wines are an insult to them. I wouldn't even use this kind of cheap wine to wash my feet, not to mention questioning this guy's taste," Chu Jiangshan said coldly, yet very calculatingly flattering Che Xiaoxiao and the others.
His words made many patrons in the restaurant feel embarrassed, as some of them couldn't even afford wines worth a few thousand yuan. His statement insulted everyone present.
"That's infuriating!" Che Xiaoxiao suddenly slammed the table, unable to contain her fiery temper. What wine they chose to drink was their right—what business was it of these jerks?
"Man, just a moron trying to impress girls with his wealth; why bother dealing with him?" Hao Jian held back Che Xiaoxiao, stopping her from picking a fight.
"Ladies, why don't you join my table? I have real fine wines and dishes waiting, and these low-level things are unworthy of you," However, seeing Hao Jian stay silent, Chu Jiangshan thought he was intimidated, so he boldly invited Che Xiaoxiao and her friends to join him for dinner.
Just when Che Xiaoxiao was about to explode, Hao Jian gave her a sly glance; she was initially puzzled, but then she immediately understood what Hao Jian meant.
Immediately, the angry look on Che Xiaoxiao's face faded, replaced by a seductive smile, "Oh? Do you have an extra stool over there?"
Seeing Che Xiaoxiao's reaction, Zhao Yating and Qin Bing were momentarily dumbfounded, wondering what Che Xiaoxiao was planning.
Upon hearing this, Chu Jiangshan became very excited and hurriedly said, "Stools are easy to get; just a word with the waiter. I'm a top VIP in this restaurant, even the owner has to regard my face."
"Oh, then how many do you plan to treat us to? One bottle might not be enough for the three of us," Che Xiaoxiao said cheerfully.
"Drink as many bottles as you want," Chu Jiangshan replied generously.
"Then let's go with ten bottles," Che Xiaoxiao said brazenly.
"Ten bottles? Can you really drink that much?" Chu Jiangshan asked in astonishment; those ten bottles would cost him over a hundred thousand, pretending it wasn't painful would be a lie.
"Aren't you guys here as well? Plus, we three can drink quite a bit. What, are you reluctant?" Che Xiaoxiao mocked him, "If you're reluctant, then never mind."
"Of course I'm not, for three beautiful ladies, not just ten bottles, twenty bottles would be worth it," Chu Jiangshan said with a beaming face, persuaded that just having the chance to charm these three beauties over was worth spending a hundred thousand.
"Alright then, since you said so, make it twenty bottles," Che Xiaoxiao said coldly, inwardly thinking: Let's see you show off now!
"This..." Chu Jiangshan's face turned green instantly, regretting his words immensely.
"Just twenty bottles, and we'll come over right away. We need to see if you really have what it takes, so we can be fully satisfied if we hang out with you," Che Xiaoxiao said slickly.
Hearing this, Chu Jiangshan's face flushed; Che Xiaoxiao was straightforwardly asking to join him? If spending a couple hundred thousand brought three beauties to him, that would be a bargain indeed!