[Chapter 26]
“I wonder if you’d be willing to treat us to dinner, Gerald? After all, we’ve been classmates for more than three years,” some of the girls chimed in at this time.
Gerald thought to himself. Since he had already said that he had already won the lottery, people would feel uncomfortable if he did not offer to treat them to a meal.
In fact, Gerald was initially planning to treat Naomi and his roommates to a nice dinner.
But now…
Gerald simply replied, “Alright then. I’ll treat all of you to dinner tonight. Anyone who would like to come can do so.”
In fact, the meaning behind Gerald’s words was that people who felt they were close to him could attend the dinner if they wanted to.
“Yay!”
All his classmates started cheering immediately and their lessons seemed even more interesting that day. Moreover, more and more people were gathering around Gerald as they wanted to know how much money Gerald had won from the lottery. However, Gerald refused to say anything at all and this made all his classmates very anxious!
“Brother Danny, are we going for the dinner tonight? Should we? I think that kid is trying to provoke us on purpose!” Blondie said in a bitter manner.
The person that he had been bullying and despising all this while was suddenly better than him! Of course, he would feel uncomfortable about the situation.
Blondie felt that way.
“Hahaha. Of course we have to go! We have to go so we can make this kid bleed tonight…”
Danny smiled and stroked his chin as he stared at Gerald.
Blondie understood what Danny meant immediately. “Alright, Brother Danny! You’re really the best!”
Later at noon, Gerald decided to book a restaurant to host the dinner that night. He had to show his classmates that he was more than willing to treat them to dinner so of course, he had to host the dinner at one of the restaurants on Mayberry Commercial Street.
However, he knew that he could not choose a restaurant that was too luxurious and high end. Otherwise, everyone would say he was pretending to be a wealthy person when he was not that well- to-do anyway.
Therefore, Gerald decided to book a restaurant called Homeland Kitchen to host the dinner at instead. This was because this was much more casual compared to the luxurious Grand Marshall Restaurant down the street.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, Gerald saw a few people whom he knew in the restaurant.
“Manager, I’ve spent quite a lot of money here today. I paid more than three hundred dollars per head! You have to give me a discount when I come here again in the future…”
“Hahaha. That would be no problem at all, Mr. Wright. I’ll definitely give you a discount when you come again next time!”
“Brother Victor really has a very good reputation!”
“What nonsense are you spouting? Do you know who Victor is? He’s driving an Audi A6 now! Moreover, Homeland Kitchen is one of the most prestigious restaurants on Mayberry Commercial Street. Whoever marries Victor will definitely live a good life in the future!”
“Whitney, the reason why we can come and eat at this restaurant today is because Brother Victor is giving you face…”
Gerald looked around at the group of people in the restaurant at this time. Whitney, the president of the student union, Victor, the vice president of the student union, and a few of Whitney’s friends were here at this time.
They were all looking at Victor with admiration written all over their faces.
“Hello, sir!”
Gerald did not want to run into any of them and he especially wanted to avoid Whitney because her mouth was like a cannon. He wanted to turn around and host his dinner at another restaurant instead. However, the waiter discovered him and he quickly bowed as he greeted Gerald in a very loud voice.
Victor and the other guests turned around to look at them immediately.
When Victor saw Gerald, his eyes lit up in an instant.
“Gerald!”
Whitney shouted suspiciously. After that, she asked, “What are you doing at a place like Homeland Kitchen?”
In her eyes, Gerald was someone who had to work hard every day to make enough money to sustain himself. If he did not think of how he could make some money today, he would definitely have to worry
about what he could afford to eat tomorrow.
Why would he possibly come to such a high-end restaurant as this?
“Perhaps he’s taking up a part-time job here!”
“Hahaha. We still have classes later in the afternoon and he’s here to take up a part-time job now?”
“Hahaha. I guess he came out here secretly because he doesn’t have enough money to pay off his tuition fee today! I guess he’s trying to work part-time and earn some extra money here today! Otherwise, he’d be expelled for being unable to afford to pay his tuition fee.”
The four or five girls who knew all about Gerald’s situation laughed as they talked among themselves.
Whitney had a cold expression on her face as she continued questioning Gerald. “Gerald, are you trying to take up some part-time job now when we still have classes in the afternoon? Do you believe that I’ll report this to the student department so that you will get a penalty and credit deduction? Even if you make enough money to pay for your tuition fee, I will make sure that you can’t graduate because you do not have enough credits to do so!”
Victor sneered as he stared at Gerald. Gerald had always relied on his good academic performance to continue studying in this university. However, despite running into him, the vice president of the student union, Gerald did not even bother to greet him at all. Victor wanted to see how Gerald was going to survive without the student union’s help and subsidy.
“I’m not here to work part-time. I’m here to book a room for dinner.”
Gerald was also a little furious and frustrated when he heard Whitney and the rest of her friends insulting and making fun of him, so he simply replied to her in an indifferent manner.
After that, he headed directly to the counter.
“What? He’s here to book a room for dinner?”
Whitney and the rest of her friends were stunned at this time and they were filled with even more contempt and disgust for Gerald…
[Chapter 27]
“Gerald, you want to book a room for dinner? Based on your ability? Oh my god. Do you even know how much it costs to have dinner here?”
Whitney looked at Gerald with a cold expression on her face as though she was staring at an idiot.
She thought that this guy was crazy. Why would he possibly think that he would be able to afford a meal at Homeland Kitchen?
“Beauty, do you know this man?” the manager asked as he looked at Whitney with a smile on his face.
To be honest, looking at Gerald’s dressing and the clothes that he was wearing, the manager did not feel that Gerald would be able to afford a meal here.
This was because the prices to dine here ranged from one hundred and fifty dollars to two thousand five hundred dollars per person.
Two thousand five hundred dollars was the price for the booking of a private room, excluding the cost for the consumption of food and drinks.
This was because on Mayberry Commercial Street, Homeland Kitchen was known for the taste and quality of their food!
If the customer could only afford to pay one hundred and fifty dollars, they could only get a seat in the main hall. There was a different entrance fee for each floor.
However, the manager felt that Gerald might be able to afford the cheapest entrance fee. The manager was not snobbish and she did not look down on Gerald but she had only asked about Gerald because she was curious as they knew each other.
“Of course we know him! This person is famous for being a pauper in Mayberry University! He’s so poor that he can’t even afford to pay for his own meals or his tuition fees!”
“Yes, and he’s still thinking of dining at this restaurant?”
The two girls standing behind Whitney also spoke up at this time.
Victor laughed before he shook his head and said, “Whitney, don’t say that. Who knows if Gerald is here today because he’s running an errand for Danny or any of the other boys? Perhaps he’s just here to book a room on their behalf?”
“That’s true…”
At this time, the manager smiled before she looked at Gerald and said, “Sir, may I know if you’d like to book a room for yourself or a friend? I’m not implying anything by this. I’m simply trying to confirm your booking. Besides that, which package would you like to book?”
Gerald was relieved because this female manager was actually very polite and she was not in the least snobbish at all.
He quickly nodded before he said, “I’m booking the room for myself. I’m treating some of my friends to dinner tonight and I’d like to book three tables.”
“Hahaha. You’re making the booking for yourself and also treating others to dinner? Are you kidding me?”
Whitney laughed as she held onto her belly.
Even though they had already settled the bill, they had no intention of leaving at all. They wanted to stay and see how Gerald could afford to pay for the private room that he wanted to book.
Gerald could not be bothered with them. He had heard that Whitney and the rest of them had ordered the three hundred dollars package for each of them.
However, after looking at the menu, Gerald felt that there was nothing delicious on the menu. If he wanted to treat his classmates to a delicious meal, he had to pay for a more expensive package per head.
Therefore, Gerald replied, “I’d like to book the six hundred dollar package! Please help me book three nice tables!”
“Alright then, sir. You’ll need to pay five thousand dollars as a deposit! ”
The manager smiled slightly at this time, while Whitney and the rest of them were startled. Gerald was actually asking for a more expensive package compared to Victor and he was actually booking three tables for dinner tonight!
Was he going to order this expensive package and eat only spicy and sour potato shreds?
Crazy! This man was absolutely insane!
Was he rich?
This was ridiculous.
Gerald did not even hesitate before he simply took out five thousand dollars from his backpack and placed it on the counter in front of the manager.
Whitney was stunned for a moment. “Okay, Gerald! It seems as though you have enough money to come out for a good meal! Then, let me tell you that I won’t be helping you apply for any subsidy to pay off your school fees! You won’t receive any money to pay for your tuition fee this semester!”
“Thanks for worrying about me but I’ve already paid my own tuition fee.”
Gerald did not know what else to say to this girl.
Even though Whitney was very beautiful, she was very snobbish and she only had eyes for the rich and wealthy. She always treated those who were poorer as dirt on the ground.
However, Gerald felt that Mila, the girl whom he had met in the auditorium the other day, was really nice. The impression that Gerald had of her was that she was very beautiful and quiet, and just one glance at her made Gerald’s heart palpitate uncontrollably. Unfortunately, she was not here today.
Whitney’s eyes widened in shock at this time. “What did you just say? You’ve already paid your tuition fee for this semester? You even have five thousand dollars on you now? Does that mean you have some money now? What…what’s going on?”
“Oh, I won the lottery.”
Gerald was helpless. If he did not say anything to clarify the situation, this woman would continue nagging him until she died. Therefore, he decided to carry on with his lie.
“You won the lottery? How much did you win?” Whitney asked in a hurry.
She felt that Gerald was not acting himself at all. First of all, he was being too generous. The deposit that he paid for the three tables alone was five thousand dollars! Moreover, he would also have to fork out money for drinks tonight. After all, this restaurant was famous for their wine and liquors. This way, Gerald would have to pay tens of thousands of dollars for dinner tonight.
In other words, Gerald must have won more than thirty thousand dollars. No, he must have at least fifty thousand dollars or more! Otherwise, he could not possibly be so arrogant!
“Uh…not much, not much.”
After that, Gerald closed his backpack before he turned around to leave immediately.
Why did he have to reveal so much to Whitney?
Anyway, he did not want anything to do with her at all.
“What? So, he just won the lottery? What’s the big deal? He can’t even be compared to the rich second generation anyway.”
When he saw the arrogant expression on Gerald’s face and how uncomfortable Whitney felt, Victor spoke up immediately.
“Whitney, what is the point of getting angry at someone like him? When I return to the university later, I’ll ask Danny and his friends to take care of this arrogant kid!” Victor said coldly.
“Yes! Isn’t it just tens of thousands of dollars anyway? Why is he acting so arrogant?”
Whitney’s friends also chimed in at this time.
After that, Whitney made up her mind. She had to get to the bottom of this matter and find out how much money Gerald had actually won from the lottery!
[Chapter 28]
She felt so anxious right now!
However, Gerald had already taken a taxi back to their university.
During their classes in the afternoon, Gerald was very happy because the look of contempt that his classmates previously had for him had completely disappeared. In fact, there were still a number of people who were jealous of him.
“Gerald, what place did you book for dinner tonight? Is it an ordinary small restaurant?”
As soon as classes ended, Danny and Blondie went over to Gerald as they asked him with a sly smile on their faces.
At this time, most of his classmates looked at Gerald out of curiosity.
Gerald smiled before he replied, “Well, since this is the first time that I’d be treating all my classmates to dinner, I’ve already booked three tables at Homeland Kitchen tonight.”
“What? Homeland Kitchen?”
Danny was stunned and all of Gerald’s classmates also cast shocked glances in Gerald’s direction.
“Gerald, are you talking about the Homeland Kitchen restaurant on Mayberry Commercial Street?” Xavia asked in a cold manner as she walked towards Gerald.
Homeland Restaurant was a luxurious restaurant that would easily cost more than a few thousand dollars per head, without any drinks.
If Gerald had only won thirty thousand dollars from the lottery, he would have to spend almost all that money just to buy his classmates a meal tonight.
Even though Xavia had already broken up with Gerald, she felt very distressed for the way that he would be spending that thirty thousand dollars.
She was not feeling sorry for Gerald but she wanted Gerald to spend that money on her instead. She felt as uncomfortable as she had when Gerald was buying the Hermes bag that cost him fifty five thousand dollars!
In her opinion, she felt that Gerald should spend all of that money on her!
“Yes, that’s the restaurant that I am talking about,” Gerald replied as he smiled.
“Damn it. You’re a lunatic!” Xavia roared as she glared at Gerald.
“Hahaha. Gerald is just being generous towards his friends. By the way, Gerald, are we allowed to bring our boyfriend or girlfriend with us tonight?”
Even though Danny was pretending to be very respectful, he could not hide the contempt he was feeling in his heart.
Harper stood up at this time before he said, “Danny, aren’t you ashamed of yourself? How could you actually have the audacity to show up at the dinner tonight after the way you’ve treated Gerald this whole time?”
“Harper, Gerald is treating all of us to dinner tonight. Since he’s won the lottery, we’re all also feeling very happy for him. So, how could we possibly not show up for the dinner tonight?”
Danny smiled satirically.
At this time, Gerald replied in a helpless manner, “Sure, you can come along if you want to. You can also bring your girlfriends along with you.”
Gerald knew what Danny was planning to do but he could not be bothered at all.
“Yay!”
All the boys and girls in the classroom were very excited at this time.
When Xavia saw Gerald’s indifference and how he did not seem to care about the money at all, she could not help but feel very upset. She was initially planning to take Gerald’s money from him!
However, Gerald was even more hateful!
Good!
She would do as he pleased then. She would ask Yuri to come along with her tonight so he could eat as much delicious food and drink as much wine and liquor as he could!
Xavia pondered to herself.
Was that what Danny meant anyway?
After that, someone naturally informed Yuri about the dinner tonight.
Moreover, Cassandra had also decided to attend the dinner. She even drove Danny and his friends along with her.
At this time, Gerald and Harper also went to the restaurant by a taxi.
“Oh my! Gerald really booked a room at Homeland Kitchen!”
Danny was really surprised. However, this was exactly what he planned for.
“Mr. Crawford, I’m afraid that the original three tables you’ve booked wouldn’t be enough to accommodate all of you. I think you have to add on at least another table,” the female manager hurriedly said when she saw the crowd of people in the lobby.
“Alright then. I will add on another table!” Gerald replied immediately. This was the first time that he had really spent so lavishly after becoming part of the rich second generation.
“Wait a minute! Gerald, if we are really going to add another table, don’t you think you should also book another luxurious private room since our class representative is here?” Danny smiled as he asked Gerald at this time.
“Yes, since our class representative is here, how could you possibly expect her to share the same room as the other students?”
Danny and his friends started booing Gerald at this time.
Cassandra simply stood at the side as she crossed her arms in front of her chest because she wanted to see how Gerald would reply. Meanwhile, Harper was standing beside Gerald and he would have attacked Danny if the class representative was not around.
Gerald did not reply.
At this time, Yuri sneered before he laughed and said, “Well, I also think that you should add on another luxurious private room, Gerald. If you feel reluctant to spend so much money tonight, then I can just pay for the additional luxurious private room for the class representative. What do you think?”
Yuri sneered. In fact, he was just trying to humiliate Danny as much as he could. After booking the private room, he would make sure that he ordered more food and wine there so that Gerald would have to pay a lot more for the final bill tonight. Most importantly, Yuri said that because he wanted to show that he was capable and wealthy.
Sure enough, at this time, Cassandra looked at Yuri with a look of appreciation on her face. Xavia also felt very proud of Yuri at this moment. After all, Gerald had always been nothing but a pauper!
Just look at Yuri. This was what a real second-generation rich kid was like!
“Another luxurious private room? If that is what you really want, then I am fine with paying for it,” Gerald replied as he smiled faintly. Since Yuri wanted to do this, he could do whatever he wanted to. Anyway, Gerald owned this restaurant…
[Chapter 29]
After that, Gerald added the luxury private room that was worth more than two thousand five hundred dollars per head.
Those who could be in the luxurious private room were naturally the most popular students in the classroom—Danny, Xavia, Yuri, Cassandra, Gerald and his roommates, and last but not least, Naomi.
The other students could only head to the other private room.
“Yuri, since we’re already in this super luxurious private room, who would place the order for food today?” Gerald asked as he smiled at this time.
“Don’t you have any manners at all? Yuri is our guest today so it is only natural for him to order what he wants to eat first! Why? Are you afraid that Yuri will order too much and you won’t be able to afford to pay for dinner tonight?” Xavia suddenly said in a contemptuous manner.
Of course, Yuri had to order some food first. Otherwise, Xavia was afraid that Gerald would only order spicy and sour potato shreds.
If that was really the case, then their plan to spend all of Gerald’s money would not work at all.
In fact, when they were in Yuri’s car on the way to the restaurant, they had already discussed this matter with Danny and the other boys.
They were planning to make Gerald pay more than tens of thousands of dollars for the dinner tonight.
After that, they had to make sure that he spent an additional ten thousand dollars at least. They wanted Gerald to pay at least twenty thousand dollars or more for the dinner tonight. Moreover, Yuri had already decided to combine forces and financial resources with Danny to defeat Gerald tonight.
That would be more than enough!
“Alright then. Just order whatever you want to!” Gerald replied as he smiled bitterly.
Harper, who was sitting at the side, kept nudging Gerald to remind him of the situation but Gerald simply shook his head, motioning for them not to worry about him because he knew what he was doing.
“Alright then, thank you!”
Yuri took the menu in his hand before he started looking at the menu from the last page.
After all, Homeland Kitchen’s signature dishes were all listed on the last few pages of the menu and these were the more expensive dishes.
“The Australian big lobster! The Australian abalone!”
Danny and the rest of the boys observed the expression on Gerald’s face as Yuri continued ordering some of the signature dishes. They wanted to see the anxious and tangled expression on his face.
However, Gerald was still indifferent and he showed no fear on his face at all.
Even though Yuri was ordering the food at this time, he was still calculating in his heart.
After all, he only had three thousand to four thousand dollars left for the month and Danny only had one thousand five hundred dollars. That meant that they only had a total of five thousand five hundred dollars to splurge today.
In other words, they had to make sure that they did not spend more than ten thousand dollars today.
Otherwise they would really be embarrassed when they couldn’t afford to settle the bill.
Yuri ordered some of the famous signature dishes from the last few pages of the menu.
After doing the math, he realized that the four dishes that he ordered would already amount to four thousand five hundred dollars, excluding the cost of wine and liquor.
After that, Yuri handed the menu over to Gerald with a cold expression on his face.
Even though he was going to spend a lot of money here today, he was more than willing to do so because he wanted Gerald to spend all the money that he had here today. Otherwise, he would feel very uncomfortable.
“What? You only ordered four of the signature dishes from the last few pages of the menu? That would only cost around three thousand dollars!”
Gerald laughed out loud at this time.
“What do you mean by that? You can pick more of the signature dishes if you want to. Anyway, you can never compare to Yuri no matter what you do!”
Xavia was extremely dissatisfied when she saw Gerald mocking Yuri.
At this time, Cassandra, who was on her cell phone, could only shake her head slightly as she listened in on the conversation.
She thought that Gerald was really stupid. How could he possibly compare and compete with someone like Yuri when he only had that small sum of money that he had won from the lottery?
“Waitress, how many signature dishes are there on the menu?” Gerald looked at the waitress as he smiled.
“Sir, there are a total of twenty signature dishes on the menu and all of these are the top dishes in Homeland Kitchen. Only the wealthiest people can usually afford to order four of these signature dishes at one go! The price of these four dishes already amount to around four to five thousand dollars. What ordinary dishes would you like to add on to your order?”
“Oh, so that is it?”
Gerald closed the menu immediately.
“Alright then, just bring us all twenty signature dishes from the menu. We will enjoy it slowly!”
“What?”
The waitress was shocked and she dropped her ordering machine on the floor.
The twenty dishes would probably cost more than fifteen thousand dollars!
Oh my god!
She had never served food like this before!
“Damn it! Gerald, are you insane? The price of these twenty signature dishes and the package will amount to at least twenty thousand dollars!”
Danny was shocked.
Yuri also felt very nervous as he calculated the amount of money that he had on hand. Initially, he was just trying to play around with Gerald so that he could humiliate him. However, he did not expect this reaction from Gerald at all.
Gerald could see the abnormal expression on Yuri’s face and he realized that he had been silent all this while. Gerald smiled before he said, “Yuri, why don’t we order some drinks? Why aren’t you saying
anything at all? ARe the dishes I’ve ordered too expensive for you?”
“How could it possibly be too expensive for me? You can dream on! This is just a small sum of money to me. I’m just afraid that you wouldn’t be able to pay for all the three tables downstairs with just thirty thousand dollars! I’m afraid that you’d embarrass all of us here today,” Yuri retorted immediately.
Was a pauper who everyone looked down on actually ridiculing him at this time?
This was totally unacceptable!
“Yeah, Gerald do you even know what you’re doing now? Yuri might be splitting the bill with you for the luxurious private room but you have to remember that you still have to foot the bill for the three tables that you’ve booked downstairs too! Although they have not ordered any of the signature dishes, I’m sure they must have also ordered drinks for each table! That would definitely cost you a few thousand dollars already!”
“Are you sure you’ll be able to pay for the dinner tonight or are you just trying to save face when you order all those items? Remember that this is Homeland Kitchen on Mayberry Commercial Street!”
The girls who were close to Xavia were already worried at this time.
“Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. Moreover, I have Yuri here with me. Since Yuri has said it’s okay, we should order some drinks too!”
Gerald turned around before he asked the waitress, “By the way, how old is the red wine that you serve here?”
“We have quite an extensive collection of red wines. The oldest red wine is from 1995 and it’s a bottle of luxury wine that costs one thousand and five hundred dollars.”
The waitress immediately recommended Gerald the most expensive wine in the restaurant when she saw that Gerald was so generous anyway.
Gerald could just reject the offer. After all, the dishes were already so expensive. Secondly, if Gerald did not want to reject the offer, she would be able to earn more commission anyway.
One thousand five hundred dollars for a bottle of red wine?
When Danny and Yuri heard the price of the red wine, they broke out in cold sweat immediately. Even Cassandra and Xavia were taken aback at this time.
“Gerald, I’m warning you that you’d better calculate and keep track of how much you can afford to pay for dinner tonight. Otherwise, you might end up not having enough money to pay for the dinner tonight!”
Xavia was also feeling a little afraid because of the amount of money that they were spending tonight. She was really afraid that Gerald would order another two bottles of red wine on impulse.
“Bring a box of that red wine here!”
Unexpectedly, Gerald placed the order for the red wine without any hesitation at all.
There were six bottles of red wine in a box.
Wouldn’t that amount to more than nine thousand dollars?
Oh my god!
[Chapter 30]
“Gerald, are you serious? You want a box of the red wine?”
This had seriously exceeded Yuri’s expectations. However, it was too late for him to retreat now or Gerald would beat him just like that.
“Of course I’m sure about my decision. However, if you find it too expensive, you can change the red wine for something cheaper, Yuri…” Gerald said once again.
Gerald had already been despised and bullied by these boys for the past three years. This was nothing to him today. He wanted to seek justice for all that he had suffered in the past.
After listening to Gerald’s ridicule, Yuri simply gritted his teeth and said, “I don’t think it’s expensive at all! You can just order whatever you want! I will just split the bill with you at the end of the day.”
“Okay. Okay then. I can rest assured now. By the way, waitress, I hope you remember that this young man and I will be splitting the bill for this luxurious private room!”
Gerald was afraid that Yuri would not admit it in the end. Therefore, he decided to remind the waitress of this fact in front of everyone.
The waitress nodded before she said, “Yes, sir! I know. If that’s the case, I’ll serve the food right away!”
The rest of them did not care at all. No matter what it was, it seemed as though Gerald and Yuri would not admit defeat anyway. This would be the most record-breaking meal that they ever had in their life.
Everyone started drinking the high-end red wine at this time. As they were eating and drinking, Gerald opened a special system website on his cell phone. This was a website used to manage all of the shops and businesses on Mayberry Commercial Street, with detailed information on each and every one of these shops here.
In fact, Zack had handed this website over to Gerald when he signed the renewal contract the last time. Therefore, Gerald decided to log in to take a look at this time as he wanted to check out the prices of the dishes and wine that he had ordered.
The import prices for the six bottles of red wine was a little more than six thousand dollars. Furthermore, the cost for the ordinary dishes for the three tables in the private room downstairs and the signature dishes that they enjoyed in the luxurious private room cost about three thousand dollars. Therefore, Gerald would lose about nine thousand dollars for this meal tonight.
However, Yuri and the others would have to spend at least ten to eleven thousand dollars tonight! Otherwise, Gerald would not have continued fighting against Yuri in this manner.
The classmates continued enjoying their food and drinks for more than two hours.
Yuri and Danny were not very happy as they ate their dinner. They kept holding their cell phones in their hands and everyone else did not know what they were doing…
After they were finally done eating and drinking, Gerald looked at Yuri and Danny, who had anxious looks on their faces.
“What now, Yuri? If we’re done with dinner, should we checkout and pay for the meal now? By the way, Yuri, the waitress already knows that we are splitting the bill for this luxurious private room. So, don’t tell me you have no money to pay for the meal later! Otherwise, you’d really be in a lot of trouble tonight!”
“What? Why would I be afraid of you?” Yuri said in a bitter manner.
To be honest, he did not have enough money at the moment. In fact, he had already spent the whole night trying to raise more money with Danny. As Gerald had already specifically mentioned the fact that he would be splitting the bill with Yuri to the waitress, there was no way for Yuri to get out of this at all!
Moreover, all of the friends that he had texted did not bother answering their phones or replying to his messages as soon as they saw that he wanted to borrow some money from them!
Damn it!
“Gerald, what are you implying? After paying for this meal tonight, you’ll be nothing more than a pauper once again! So, why don’t you worry about yourself instead?” Xavia said as she glared angrily at Gerald.
After that, she looked at Yuri before she said, “Brother Yuri, why don’t we go to the counter to pay for the food now? Let’s see who shall be the one crying later!”
Even though Xavia also felt distressed because Yuri had to spend so much money on this dinner, she thought that it was totally worth it since Gerald would become a pauper again after tonight!
As they were talking, the group of people, including all their classmates who enjoyed dinner at the other three tables, also headed downstairs.
Everyone was gathered in the lobby at this time.
Gerald’s classmates were undoubtedly very happy with the meal that they had enjoyed tonight.
Even though most of them did not get to enjoy their dinner in the luxurious private room, they still felt very grateful towards Gerald.
“Hello, sir. In addition to the three tables in the private room downstairs, Mr. Crawford and Mr. Lowell will be splitting the bill for the luxurious private room upstairs. Each of you will need to pay eleven thousand dollars after splitting the bill.”
What?
“That meal cost twenty two thousand dollars? Oh my god!”
Everyone was shocked at this time.
Gerald was indifferent as he took out the money from his backpack before he immediately settled the bill for the eleven thousand dollars and the three tables for his classmates downstairs.
At this time, it seemed as though Gerald only had six to seven thousand dollars left.
However, this meal had actually cost him only about seven to eight thousand dollars.
After paying the bill, Gerald looked at Yuri before he said, “Yuri, aren’t you going to settle the bill now? Everyone’s waiting to go home!”
“Hmph!”
Yuri looked a little embarrassed at this time.
He regretted his actions now. He had only decided to continue fighting heads on with Gerald because he was angry earlier. Moreover, he thought that he would be able to borrow some money from his friends before settling the bill. Unfortunately, he did not manage to do so.
Everyone was staring at Yuri at this time and this made him feel very stressed and embarrassed.
“Well, miss, could you please put this bill under my name and I’ll settle the payment tomorrow instead?” Yuri asked with a softer tone at this time.
He did not know what else to do.
“Sir, please don’t joke around with us. We do not accept credit payment here!”
When the manager saw the awkward expression on Yuri’s face, she started being very rude and impolite to him.
“If you really don’t have enough to pay off this bill, why don’t you call your parents or borrow some money from your friends?”
At this time, Yuri looked at Xavia and all of her classmates.
All of Xavia’s classmates looked out of the restaurant at this time, as though they had already made an agreement to do so.
Yuri was very annoyed at this time. He did not dare to call his father as if his father found out that he had spent eleven thousand dollars on a meal just to prove he was richer than his friend, his father would definitely kill him!
His family only owned a factory!
“I can offer you another way out. You could leave one of your classmates here to wait for you and leave the restaurant to find a way to raise the money. Moreover, I see that you have a car parked outside. You could leave the car behind as collateral.”
“No! How could I possibly leave this car here tonight? This is my father’s car! I have to drive it home tonight!” Yuri said anxiously.
Homeland Kitchen was located on Mayberry Commercial Street and Yuri cannot afford to offend anyone here.
He was already at a dead end.
“Shh…”
Gerald’s classmates began whispering among themselves at this time. It turned out that the car actually belonged to Yuri’s father.
Xavia also felt very embarrassed.
The manager spoke up and said, “Well, it looks like you can only leave someone here to wait for you while you raise the money then.”
“Hello? Hello? Okay, Dad I am going home now. Wait for me!” As soon as he finished this sentence, Danny rushed out of the restaurant to answer a phone call.
These were not his classmates.
Therefore, in the end, Yuri could only look at Xavia as he said, “Manager, may I leave my girlfriend here to wait for me?”
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