Trading system, I exchanged vegetables for golden pills.

"What's going on with these two bottles of thatch?" Li Lihua pointed to the two bottles of thatch.

"It's been so long since we last saw each other, let's have a drink!" Liu Li said weakly.

"Do you really need to drink such expensive wine? Are you getting cocky? You can drink two bottles of 5600 yuan each? Is your classmate made of gold or something? You've been egged on and on by just a few words?"

Li Lihua's words were somewhat indirect and sarcastic.

Ye Chen was caught in the crossfire while sitting down; he certainly didn't encourage Liu Li to drink Maozi!

He even tried to dissuade them.

Actually, Liu Li was also at fault in this matter. He should have just invited everyone, but he insisted on saving face and going for the highest level of hospitality.

From your girlfriend's perspective, it's understandable that she's angry.

But you should talk about these things behind closed doors. Isn't it embarrassing to say them in front of outsiders?

Liu Li's dignity as a man is almost gone.

Ye Chen chuckled lightly: "I've already arranged it with Lao Liu. He'll order the food, and I'll pay for the drinks!"

After all, they were classmates. Although Liu Li was a bit too proud to admit his mistake, he genuinely wanted to treat everyone to a meal.

Let's give him a hand and give him a way out!

Otherwise, I probably wouldn't be able to finish this meal.

It seems that being a kept man isn't so appealing after all.

Outsiders' first thought was that Liu Li could avoid ten years of hard work by hooking up with the CEO's daughter.

However, he also has to pay a heavy price...

The law of conservation of energy still applies here; there are gains and losses!

Upon hearing Ye Chen's words, Liu Li looked at Ye Chen with embarrassment.

Ye Chen winked at him, indicating that he should appease his chubby little fairy first.

Li Lihua glanced at Ye Chen: "Are you sure you're going to pay for the drinks?"

Ye Chen nodded slightly.

Li Lihua then stopped saying anything more, and her expression softened slightly.

Fangfang picked up the menu and added a dish of braised sea cucumber and fish maw without hesitation.

She looked at the menu and added cordyceps stewed bird's nest and fish maw, shark fin, and golden abalone.

The three dishes were all quite expensive, almost as much as two bottles of Maotai liquor.

Look at them, that's what it means to only pick the expensive items!

"That's all for now!" Fangfang ordered and pushed the menu to Li Lihua: "Lihua, take a look, is there anything else you'd like to add?"

Li Lihua glanced at the menu, called over the waiter, and handed it to him: "Bring the food quickly!"

The waiter glanced at the menu and nodded: "Okay, please add one dish of braised sea cucumber and fish maw, five bowls of bird's nest stewed with cordyceps, and one dish of abalone with fish maw and shark fin. Please check!"

Li Lihua nodded: "That's right, let's serve the food!"

Fangfang then chimed in, "Oh, right, he paid for those two bottles of wine!"

Fangfang pointed in Ye Chen's direction.

Ye Chen thought to himself, "Does this girl think he'll run away? The person in question hasn't even said anything yet, so why are you being so eager?"

To save the host money, the dishes ordered were the most expensive.

Humans are complicated!

The waiter looked at Ye Chen: "Sir, regarding the toilet paper, you'll need to go outside and pay the bill first. It's non-refundable and non-exchangeable once you leave the counter!"

It's understandable to pay for drinks first; after all, the practice of substituting one item for another has happened before.

Therefore, in many places, if you buy this high-proof white liquor, they will open the package for you directly.

Ye Chen stood up and followed the waiter out.

Second Uncle wanted to follow, but Ye Chen pressed him back down.

If both of them go and wait, people might say they're trying to sneak away.

Liu Li also wanted to go with Ye Chen, but Li Lihua glared at him: "You're not allowed to go! What would you do if they were buying wine!"

In the end, Liu Li had no choice but to sit back down dejectedly.

Ye Chen followed the waiter to the front desk and paid for the food and drinks together.

Total: 14400.

Compared to the money he spent on jade, it was nothing.

He paid the bill, partly to support his second uncle.

To avoid them leaving behind a reputation for freeloading.

Who says migrant workers can't taste food? Do you think you're superior? Who do you look down on?

This also made things easier for Liu Li, making him feel better when he went back; otherwise, he might have been nagged about for a long time.

We've been classmates, so let's leave it at that and let him win a round for us.

Ye Chen didn't care where things would go from here.

Everyone has their own choices. If he can tolerate this kind of life, then Ye Chen has nothing to say.

Ye Chen returned to the private room with the wine: "Here it is!"

"Don't you know we girls don't drink baijiu? If you only bring baijiu, what are we supposed to drink?" Fangfang snorted.

However, Ye Chen did indeed pay the bill, so her attitude improved somewhat compared to before.

"The soy milk is free here. The waiter will bring it over in a bit. You can have soy milk even if you don't drink alcohol!" Ye Chen said casually.

If you don't say anything beforehand, and then start complaining after the bill is settled, then you're just looking for trouble!

Or rather, it's just being pretentious!

Would Ye Chen indulge her? Not even a little bit!

Perhaps that's what gave him the confidence to pay the bill.

"Ye Chen, I heard you work in Lucheng. What kind of job do you do? Your income must be very high!" Fangfang asked, changing the subject with a sweet smile.

Ye Chen was able to spend money to buy two bottles of Maotai, so he must have some savings.

He's quite handsome; he could be considered a decent guy, if not exceptional.

So she wanted to find out about Ye Chen's background.

Fangfang's appearance is decent, and she's quite petite, the kind of cute and adorable little girl. She also seems quite confident.

She should be the kind of person who is often admired and fawned over.

These kinds of girls may seem attractive at first glance, but they can actually be quite alluring.

A guy who's even slightly driven by lust might be completely captivated.

However, this trick didn't work on Ye Chen. Ye Chen wasn't the kind of person who only used his lower body to think about life; now he could think with his upper body too...

Ye Chen was a little uncomfortable with the change in the other party's attitude. Please, you vicious female supporting character, be more professional, okay? Keep up that aloof and vicious attitude.

He was a little unaccustomed to suddenly becoming a puppy.

Ye Chen coughed twice: "Ahem, the salary is decent, I should earn over 70,000 or 80,000 a month!"

"How much?" Fangfang was stunned for a moment and her eyes widened.

Before Ye Chen could answer, she continued, her eyes shining, "You earn seventy or eighty thousand a month? What do you do? How can you earn such a high salary?"

Ye Chen said casually, "Heh, let me have a couple of drinks, and my salary will be even higher. Maybe I can even brag about making seven or eight hundred thousand!"

Fangfang didn't understand what Ye Chen meant at first.

Ye Chen was too lazy to explain; as expected, magnanimity and intelligence are negatively correlated.

How can someone so young earn 70,000 or 80,000 a month? What are you thinking? You actually believe that?

Telecom fraud specifically targets naive people like you...

Ye Chen began pouring wine for himself, giving a pitcher to Liu Li and his second uncle.

After Ye Chen finished pouring the wine, Fangfang suddenly snapped out of her daze and lightly tapped the table: "Do you think you're funny? I asked you a question, you didn't have to answer it, why did you have to mess with me?"

Ye Chen simply ignored her this time; she herself had said she didn't have to answer!