I've been possessed by a culinary genius, and I've turned Shaxian snacks into a rip-off!

When Wu Yong and Wen Ran entered the store, Li Zhibai was carrying a plate of egg fried rice out of the kitchen.

When he saw Wen Ran, his expression was both surprised and unsurprised.

Wen Ran's insurance company employee badge is gone; she's probably changed jobs again.

As for the guy next to her who looked arrogant and whose chin was practically touching the ceiling, he seemed like a rich second-generation heir.

Has Wen Ran managed to hook up with a powerful figure?

Li Zhibai glanced at the man, and his "tailoring his approach" was instantly activated.

[Customer: Employee of a telemarketing company]

[Personal Financial Resources: Green]

[Food preferences: Not picky about anything except spicy food; extremely pretentious personality; very vain; likes to show off in front of the opposite sex; pretends to be rich even when she's not.]

After reading the message, Li Zhibai raised an eyebrow slightly.

Wow, this guy's got some skills.

A mere green-clad customer dared to drive a Maserati and pretend to be a tycoon to pick up girls in Financial Street, and even managed to pick one up at his shop.

They really don't take him, this assassin from Shaxian County, seriously!

Just then, taking advantage of the man's inattention, Wen Ran moved her lips slightly and silently said four words to Li Zhibai: "You're welcome!"

Li Zhibai instantly understood.

This is just letting him rip us off!

Honestly, Wen Ran really is a born food-gathering saint!

The first time I ripped off a company, I almost bankrupted them.

The second time, they ripped off their department head, and the person who ripped them off was brought to tears.

This third time, she brought along a show-off who rented a Maserati to pretend to be rich and pick up girls.

Li Zhibai genuinely believes that if she were to switch careers to restaurant marketing, she would have a promising future.

No, it's very promising!

"Welcome!" Li Zhibai greeted with a smile.

Wu Yong glanced at the store's environment and gave a very arrogant "hmm".

His expression and tone made it seem as if it was an honor for Li Zhibai that he was willing to condescend to eat in Shaxian.

After the two found a seat by the window, Wu Yong casually placed his car keys on the table.

The Maserati trident logo gleamed under the lights.

Then, he casually rolled up his cuffs, revealing a secondhand Rolex on his wrist, and began his boastful remarks:

"To be honest, I usually wouldn't even bother to look at these kinds of small shops, but today I just wanted to try something new and change things up."

Wen Ran: "I think this place is great, I really like it."

Wu Yong: "If you like it, that's fine! I also want to get down to earth. If you make me go to those five-star hotels and Michelin-starred restaurants every day, I'll get tired of it. People should experience different levels of life. It's quite interesting to taste the simple life of the poor once in a while."

Wen Ran nodded: "You're right, experiencing life is the most important thing."

Not far away.

Yu Shen, who was engrossed in eating with Pang Yi, frowned upon hearing this guy's words.

Who the hell is this?

Do I have to put on airs just to eat at a Shaxian snack shop?

Why do we diners look so poor?

They're trying to show off on us! We can't stand it!

Yu Shen coughed, winked at Pang Yi, and then asked in an exaggerated voice, "Hey? Fatty, where's your watch? The Patek Philippe you had your mom bring back from Switzerland last month, the one worth over 600,000, why aren't you wearing it anymore?"

Pang Yi cooperatively raised his left wrist, revealing a seemingly "ordinary" watch, and showed it off: "Hey! That watch wasn't keeping accurate time, so it was sent back to the Geneva factory for maintenance. They said the movement needed to be adjusted, which would take three months. So I temporarily swapped it for a Vacheron Constantin to make do. It only cost a little over 300,000, so I just wear it for fun. There's nothing special about it."

Yu Shen nodded: "That's true, watches are indeed delicate. My Audemars Piguet had to be repaired last month because they said some dust got in, and cleaning it would cost over ten thousand yuan. By the way, didn't you drive your G-Wagon here yesterday? Why aren't you driving it today?"

"I've had my fill of the G-Wagon, so I recently switched to a Yangwang U8. You know what? Our domestic cars are really impressive! They're incredibly fun to drive, the power, the acceleration—it just goes up in a flash!"

"Really? Is it that easy to drive? If that's the case, then I should get a domestically made one to support it. I'm tired of my beat-up Porsche after two years, and it just so happens that it's rent collection day this month, so I'll go pick up a new one after I collect the money!"

"...Then you'll have to buy a few more parking spaces. I remember your garage is already full."

"......."

Wu Yong: "..."

The smile on his face gradually froze.

No, it's a password. It's just a meal at Shaxian snack shop, is it really that big of a deal?

Another watch worth hundreds of thousands, another G-Class looking up at the U8, another easily buying a luxury car by collecting rent...

How come you guys can brag even more than me? How can you pretend even better than me?

Pretending to be cool is like riding a tiger; once you're on, you can't stop, you have to keep going.

Especially in front of female companions.

Wu Yong deliberately pushed the Maserati car keys on the table forward, just to tell them: See that? Trident, this is the real strength!

"Wen Ran, look, people these days are really good at bragging..."

He had barely finished speaking when Yu Shen and Pang Yi each slammed their keys on the table.

It really is a U8 key, a real Porsche key.

Wu Yong: "..."

He had just tried to make amends by saying something again when a whole group of people rushed into the store.

Almost all of them were regulars from Shaxian County: Lu Qianshan, Cha Xiaochai, Wang Yun, Yao Qianqian... and the renowned lawyer Huo Junmin.

Huo Junmin's main purposes for coming were to have a meal and to prepare for the collection of evidence.

As soon as these guys entered, it was as if they had conspired with Yu Shen and his group; they started performing as soon as they sat down.

"Old fish, you've already started eating? You didn't even wait for us."

"They even ordered the deluxe set meal! How extravagant today!"

"Oh, Mr. Li is having a promotion today. Anyway, it's not expensive. A meal costs ten or eight thousand, but it's nothing."

"That's nothing for someone like you who collects a lot of rent. You must have spent around 200,000 at yesterday's tasting event, right?"

"That's nothing, it's just something I do casually, it's a small amount of money, nothing at all."

"Come on, everyone, sit down! Let's order and take advantage of Li Heizi's deals!"

"..."

A group of people sat down chatting and laughing, and then one by one they casually tossed their car keys onto the table.

Mercedes-Benz, M8, R8, Maybach... all the keys to luxury cars, it's like a car show.

Wu Yong looked at the large bunch of car keys on the table, and then at the Maserati car key he had rented.

I suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed.

No!

Is this a Shaxian snack shop or a luxury car club?

It's just a meal, why are you making such a fuss?

Are you all so rich that you have to eat at Shaxian snack shop? Are you sick in the head?

........

Yu Shen felt they had put on a good show, so he deliberately turned to look at Wu Yong and asked:

"Hey buddy, is that a Maserati key? An eight-year-old model, right? Not bad, a nostalgic car. It's only worth tens of thousands of yuan used now, pretty good."

Wu Yong: "...It's alright, I guess."

Pang Yi: "The interior of the Maserati is really mediocre. I saw one last year, but gave up after the test drive. The workmanship is very rough. Dude, have you ever considered getting a domestically produced Yangwang U9? That car can even bounce, it can jump from place to place, it's much more interesting than the Maserati."

Wu Yong forced a smile: "...I'm just driving it around for fun, I don't plan to change it for now."

He was cursing inwardly: "I'm paying hundreds of dollars a day to rent this place! You think I don't want to change it?!"

His body language betrayed him; he reached out and put the car keys back in his pocket.

Wen Ran almost burst out laughing, but thankfully she managed to hold it in and asked with concern, "Wu Yong, what's wrong? You don't look well."

"It's nothing, the air conditioning is a bit too strong, I might have caught a chill." Wu Yong raised his hand to wipe the sweat that had appeared on his forehead without him noticing.

He never imagined that eating at a Shaxian snack bar would be so stressful!

Of course, he figured it was mostly a matter of feng shui in Financial Street; the probability of running into rich people was too high. Next time he wanted to show off, he definitely wouldn't choose Financial Street—it was too damn dangerous.

After serving the fried rice to Yu Shen and the others, Li Zhibai walked over and asked again, "Have you two decided what you'd like to eat?"

Wu Yong was feeling uneasy, but when he heard about ordering food, he immediately perked up again. Damn it, I can't outdo you guys in showing off, but I can't even afford to eat?

It's just a Shaxian snack shop, right? A couple hundred yuan should be enough for two people, right?

"Boss, do you have any recommendations?"

"Then I must recommend the deluxe set meal. It includes all of our signature dishes, and it's absolutely fantastic!" Li Zhibai said.

"Okay! We'll do it your way, two of the deluxe set meals," Wu Yong said.

"Alright! Two deluxe set meals, totaling 18888 yuan."

Li Zhibai smiled and handed over the payment QR code: "Would you like to scan the code or pay by card?"

Wu Yonggang picked up his phone to scan the QR code when he suddenly realized something was wrong. His eyes widened, and he asked, "Wait, how much did you just say?!"