So you're telling me that even the pig farmers of Huaxia are better than the members of the United States Navy SEALs?
If I'd known earlier, I wouldn't have claimed to be from the Navy SEALs.
Everyone has a sense of patriotism.
Jones is no exception.
But today, he truly embarrassed his own country.
He lost to a soldier... a pig farmer.
Of course, Jones naturally couldn't believe Su Chen was really a pig farmer.
If pig farmers could be so formidable, then all the soldiers of the United States might as well go raise pigs.
"Wow, Mr. Su, you must also be an incredibly tough soldier, right? Definitely a Special Soldier!" At this moment, everyone's attention shifted to Su Chen.
Like Mia and Du Meimei, who found it hard to accept what had happened.
Because what they wanted most was to see Lin Xi in discomfort.
If they could witness Lin Xi's husband being put in his place, they'd be delighted.
But the reality is that Lin Xi had just earned some face-saving points.
"How about that, wifey? I'm awesome, right?" Su Chen said proudly, winking at Lin Xi.
However, Lin Xi punched Su Chen in the chest.
"Wifey, why are you hitting me?" Though Lin Xi's punch wasn't painful for Su Chen.
But he obviously did as she had asked, causing a major shock, so why did his lady still punch him?
"Why didn't you remind me!" Lin Xi exclaimed angrily.
Didn't he know to give her a heads up when he threw the Flying Knife?
She thought she was a goner for sure.
"I was afraid you'd get nervous."
Seeing that Su Chen was stealing the spotlight, Mia was very unwilling to accept it.
She muttered softly, "It's just throwing a Flying Knife, what's the big deal? He's just a lowly worker after all."
Hearing Mia's words, Du Meimei immediately added, "Mia, you're not really going to pay for those Flying Knives for EVE, right? Just now Lin Xi mentioned that if those knives are damaged, the compensation is tenfold."
Originally, everyone had forgotten about this issue amidst Su Chen's astonishing performance.
But then Du Meimei brought it up again, clearly with no good intentions.
Mia's expression changed slightly, uncertain of Du Meimei's meaning.
Wasn't their agreement to gang up against Lin Xi? Why was she helping Lin Xi now?
Paying one million, she could definitely afford it.
But to pay ten million...
And for her adversary's man no less.
It truly brought the impulse to cry.
Du Meimei winked at Mia, then said, "Don't worry, Mia, EVE is not without money, they won't let you pay for it."
Finally understanding Du Meimei's intention, Mia responded, "It's okay, if EVE really has no money, then I'll just pay for it."
After speaking, she looked towards Lin Xi.
Everyone else also turned their gaze towards Lin Xi.
Got enough attention now, haven't you?
Now let's see how you wrap this up.
If you go by Lin Xi's monthly salary of ten thousand, without eating or drinking, it would take nearly a hundred years to save that much money.
Even if it were just one million, it would be an astronomical figure for an ordinary office worker.
Raising the issue now obviously meant to make Lin Xi lose face.
Inability to pay the amount later, what a face-loss it would be.
"Let's forget about the compensation, shall we?" Just as everyone was awaiting Lin Xi's embarrassment, Jones spoke up.
While he felt very distressed over the damaged Flying Knives,
having witnessed a Flying Knife master like Su Chen, he felt that the knives weren't too much of a concern anymore.
"Jones, what do you mean by this? Are you looking down on EVE?"
"Just that, it's just a million, right? Does EVE really lack that tiny bit of money?"
Hearing what these people said, Su Chen really felt that Lin Xi didn't need to attend this reunion at all.
We are all old classmates, why do this to each other?
What's the point of pushing someone else down?
The most important thing is, based on their abilities, they simply can't bring down Lin Xi.
At this point, Lin Xi also began to lose interest.
She could understand Mia targeting her.
But other classmates, she was quite close to them.
Now it has changed to this.
It seems like it's impossible to return to those innocent days.
Today's society has become too realistic...
If you're doing poorly, they will think of all sorts of ways to trample on you.
Standing on your head.
If you're doing exceptionally well, they will act all sweet and fawn over you.
Just like these classmates of hers, it's as if they have conspired together.
Obviously, it's all because of Mia.
To help Mia push her down.
Lin Xi sighed softly, not intending to stay any longer and prepared to leave.
She picked up her purse.
Originally, she was going to write a check for Jones.
But the women thought she was about to leave.
"EVE, if you can't afford to pay, you don't have to, but remember, we agreed to go Dutch at our reunions. I believe you can afford this amount of money, right?" Mia was afraid Lin Xi would leave.
After all, if Lin Xi left, this reunion wouldn't mean much to her.
The most important part hadn't even happened yet.
Although they agreed on going Dutch, the consumption here is still very expensive, just the room fee is several thousands.
Moreover, everyone ordered several bottles of expensive red wine, the cost already exceeded one hundred thousand.
Spread out, everyone would need to pay upwards of ten thousand.
For Lin Xi, coming for two people, that would be twenty thousand.
But even twenty thousand, for an ordinary urban white-collar worker, is no small amount.
Of course, Mia didn't think Lin Xi couldn't afford it, after all, it's just twenty thousand, even the poorest person, by biting the bullet, could come up with it.
Mainly, it's just to make Lin Xi feel the pinch.
"No need, I'll cover this meal," said Lin Xi with a faint smile.
"You'll cover it? Do you know how much this meal costs? By the look of you, you've probably never been to a restaurant , have you?" Mia's face became even uglier when she saw Lin Xi's nonchalant demeanor.
She always wanted to trample on Lin Xi, but no matter how hard she tried, it was like hitting the air.
Completely ineffective.
At this time, even the always good-natured Su Chen couldn't stand it anymore, and he frowned and said, "Is it shameful not to have eaten at a restaurant ? Excuse my frankness, the food here isn't even as tasty as what I cook."
"Heh, are you sure?" Mia laughed upon hearing Su Chen's words.
Because she knew there was a chef with a particularly bad temper in this restaurant.
He hated it the most when people said his food wasn't good.
If anyone dares to question his food, that's when the trouble starts.
If you can't articulate your point, you're basically not allowed to leave.
Though he has a quirky temper, his cooking is indeed delicious, and to date, there's nearly zero negative feedback.
Many people come to this restaurant specifically for his reputation.
So, even the restaurant owner protects him.
Conveniently, Mia knew that chef.
Mia took out her phone and dialed a number.
Shortly after, a chubby middle-aged man in chef's attire, clutching a large spoon, stormed into the private room furiously.
"Which son of a turtle said my cooking wasn't tasty!"