Xu Zhe attended high school in this small city in his previous life. Whether it's achievements, connections, money, or any other capital, it's not enough for him to go to a better place.
During his three years in high school, he heard from the classmates with the best families in the class that a seafood buffet opened south of the city and it was said to be quite delicious. Of course, what they said was not meant for him. In his previous life, whether in junior high school, high school or university, he was lucky to be a little transparent.
That seafood buffet opened this summer, and Xu Zhe decided to take two good friends to try it. For this reason, the three of them agreed not to have breakfast, but were waiting to eat more at noon.
And this self-service meal really lived up to their expectations.
Seafood such as oysters and scallops can be fried by chefs at any time, and customers can get them by queuing up. How many oysters and scallops can be eaten basically depends on how many times you are willing to queue up and how big your appetite is...
"Huh, I've lost my fighting ability. Come on." Tang Lingfei sat on her seat and touched her belly with a satisfied look on her face.
Song Xingye sipped the fruit tea: "I can't eat it for a long time."
Tang Lingfei: "I can't eat anymore, can you still drink?"
Song Xingye: "It's like it's full of rocks, but it can also hold sand. It's also full of sand, and it can also hold water."
Tang Lingfei: "But you can't get your money back by drinking drinks!"
At this time, Xu Zhe, who took another plate of grilled squid, returned to the table, sat down opposite the two girls, and continued eating slowly. Hearing their argument, Xu Zhe said calmly: "You can't get back your money by eating, so give up. The most important thing is to have fun eating, don't worry about other issues."
Tang Lingfei suddenly asked: "By the way, you haven't told us yet, how much does this meal cost?"
Xu Zhe chewed the squid: "More than a hundred per person, not bad."
"Are you okay?" Tang Lingfei's little face was full of surprise, "Three people, that's more than three hundred yuan!"
In fact, the total of the three of them is more than 400, but Xu Zhe just said: "I have paid myself a salary now, and I usually don't have much expenses, so it doesn't matter if I have a good meal occasionally."
With his salary of several thousand per month, this expenditure is certainly not a problem. But then he suddenly realized a problem - he had originally planned to pay for this meal with money from his personal account, but wasn't that a bit kind?
I heard in the past that those company bosses would use their own company's money for food, drink and entertainment. Anyway, they just need to take the invoices and go back to the financial department for reimbursement. The financial system of large companies is relatively strict, but the behavior of small company bosses is very casual. Since the company belongs to you, isn't it normal for you as the boss to eat and drink and pay the company's bills?
Seeing his thoughtful look, Song Xingye suddenly asked, "Are you thinking about something?"
He finished the last piece of food, took another sip of drink, and said, "I thought of something boring. It's okay, let's go."
Tang Lingfei: "Don't you ask the waiter to pay the bill?"
Xu Zhe shook his head: "I bought it before I came in."
So the three of them stood up and walked out. But at this moment, a phone call came. However, Xu Zhe's cell phone was still on silent mode, so neither girl noticed it.
He took out his cell phone and looked at the call notification. It was from Shen Lan.
In fact, even if you answer the phone in front of Feifei and Xiao Zizi, it shouldn't be a big deal, right? But Xu Zhe has always been a cautious person.
So he said: "You guys go out and wait for me while I go to the toilet."
Tang Lingfei teased: "Did you eat too much and have to squeeze it out?"
Song Xingye couldn't help but raise her forehead: "Feifei, you are really straightforward..."
Xu Zhe smiled, turned around and walked into the bathroom not far away. By this time the missed calls had been cut off.
But just when he was about to call back, Shen Lan called again.
When the call was connected, I heard her refreshing voice: "Should we continue this afternoon?"
Xu Zhe: "Yes, continue working in the same cafe."
Shen Lan chuckled and said: "The game hasn't been made yet, but the cost of two cups of coffee a day has already been paid."
Xu Zhe: "Compared with your salary, the money for coffee is just a fraction, because I'm not sure how long you can work. When your competition results come out, we can discuss this matter."
Shen Lan: "No problem, let's start working first. I'm going to have a bowl of noodles first, and I'll see you at the cafe later."
He had a seafood buffet, and he was with two other beautiful girls, but Shen Lan ate noodles in a small noodle shop... This contrast made Xu Zhe feel more and more that he couldn't tell her what he had for lunch today.
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The afternoon's work continued smoothly.
In more and more aspects, Shen Lan has begun to catch up. For many questions, Xu Zhe just talked about them casually and demonstrated them again. Shen Lan understood the entire process and could even draw inferences from one example. He did not need to explain similar questions anymore.
This learning speed is many times faster than when Xu Zhe first started working as a programmer in his previous life.
He became more and more aware that there was a gap between people's talents. Xu Zhe's own talent in programming is not bad, and his talent in mathematics, physics and chemistry is not bad, but compared with Shen Lan in these two aspects... it is better not to compare, so as not to humiliate himself.
Xu Zhe felt that his talents that could surpass Shen Lan should be in sports and cooking.
After all, he doesn't really like eating out except for big meals, because many chefs are not as good at dealing with customers as he is. It seems that Shen Lan never cooks by herself. She mostly eats noodles at noodle shops or set meals for one person at fast food restaurants.
In the evening, after several hours of intense work, Shen Lan suddenly said: "I'm very hungry now. Do you want to go have a barbecue? I'll treat you."
Xu Zhe: "Do you want to treat me?"
Shen Lan smiled and said: "Because my dad has a friend he met while riding a bicycle. He opened a barbecue restaurant nearby and gave me a membership card. Let's go and try it together. His membership price is greatly discounted. Big ones. And when a new store opens, it will most likely use better ingredients."
Xu Zhe was a little embarrassed.
At the seafood buffet at noon, he opened his belly and almost ate as much as Tang Lingfei and Song Xingye combined. This meal lasted the whole day, and he wasn't hungry at all at night. He didn't even plan to have dinner.
So Xu Zhe said: "Forget it, I have no appetite tonight."
Shen Lan asked: "Do you have anything else to do tonight?"
Xu Zhe: "There's nothing to be busy with. I won't have dinner when I get home. I'll just eat some fruit at most."
Shen Lan stared at him and said softly: "Then you can still come with me, if it's not busy. The barbecue restaurant also has drinks and fruits. I still want to... chat with you more. What about you?"
Xu Zhe scratched his head: "That's okay."
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(End of chapter)
