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Chapter 59 Yellow Croaker in Soup

Zhang Pu was furious inside, but he maintained a smile on his face.

"Brother is right, there's no need to be too picky about where we eat."

He then called over the waiter and prepared to order.

Seeing his magnanimity, Shen Lang was very satisfied and even felt that Shen Luoyi should marry this kind of person.

Getting engaged to Ye Feng, that hothead, is such a waste of his excellent daughter.

Unlike him, Qin Yao could not only see the surface. She could clearly sense that Zhang Pu was subtly targeting Ye Feng in his words.

Ye Feng not only handled the situation with ease, but also responded with composure and timely counterattacks.

This made her even more satisfied with Ye Feng; he was truly a good son-in-law who was both scholarly and martial!

Shen Luoyi also glanced at Ye Feng. Although she felt that he was arrogant, he did not act impulsively or excessively, which was an improvement.

"Uncle and Aunt, what do you like to eat? Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

Just as Zhang Pu was politely inquiring, the female shop assistant from before pushed a cart in.

"Excuse me, everyone."

The female clerk smiled politely and then took a bottle of wine from the cart.

"Thank you all for dining at our Yunqi Pavilion. This is a 50-year-old Moutai that our manager has gifted to you."

Everyone was taken aback upon hearing this.

A 50-year-old Moutai is worth at least 200,000 yuan on the market. The manager of Yunqi Pavilion is really generous to give away such an expensive wine.

Enjoy your meal.

The female shop assistant bowed slightly, glanced at Ye Feng furtively, and then smiled and took her leave.

"Nephew Zhang, you are truly remarkable! I am so proud of you!"

Shen Lang couldn't help but praise.

Zhang Pu invited them over today, and he also booked the room. The manager of Yunqi Pavilion even delivered the wine. It's obvious that it was all for his sake.

Zhang Pu was stunned, wondering when he had gained such influence.

However, he wouldn't let such an opportunity to show off pass him by.

"Haha, Uncle Shen, you flatter me. I've only had a few meals here and met their manager a few times."

"Nephew Zhang is too modest. If we had only met a few times, would they have given such an expensive gift of wine?"

Shen Lang did not believe it.

"Haha, it's nothing, nothing at all."

Zhang Pu had met the manager of Yunqi Pavilion, but the manager had never spoken to him.

Worried that Shen Lang would see through their act, they quickly changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this anymore, let's order, let's order!"

Shen Luoyi was somewhat surprised; she hadn't expected Zhang Pu to have this ability.

"We're fine with whatever we eat, Nephew Zhang, you can arrange it as you see fit," Shen Lang said with a smile.

A mocking glint appeared in Zhang Pu's eyes as he smiled at Ye Feng and said, "Brother, you've just been released from prison; you probably haven't had anything good to eat in a long time."

"Since you're here today, feel free to order anything you'd like to eat."

Ye Feng's expression shifted slightly, and he asked in surprise, "Really?"

"Of course, order whatever you like, it's on me!"

Zhang Pu appeared forthright, but a hint of disdain flashed in his eyes. He enjoyed seeing Ye Feng act so naive and unsophisticated.

Seeing this, Shen Lang sneered inwardly.

Ye Feng is, after all, the young master of the Ye family. Even though the Ye family has declined, he shouldn't be so disgraceful. It's truly shameful.

Qin Yao secretly gave Ye Feng a wink, signaling him to be more reserved. She could get him whatever he wanted to eat herself, so there was no need to let outsiders look down on him.

Shen Luoyi narrowed her eyes, seemingly sensing something was wrong, but for a moment she couldn't figure out what he wanted to do.

Ye Feng ignored them and called over the waiter to order.

"Fish-fragrant shredded pork, braised pork tenderloin, braised pork belly with preserved mustard greens, golden shrimp balls..."

He ordered more than a dozen dishes, all of which were ordinary dishes.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Pu's eyes flashed with contempt.

"Haha, brother, you've been in jail for a while now, you're really craving something, you've ordered all meat dishes."

"Don't try to save me money. I feel bad serving you these dishes..."

Seeing how spineless Ye Feng was, Shen Lang was so angry he almost twisted his nose out of shape, and regretted bringing him along.

Qin Yao also felt that Ye Feng's behavior was a bit embarrassing, so she pursed her lips and remained silent.

Shen Luoyi shook her head slightly. She thought Ye Feng was going to do something bad, but she didn't expect it to be like this.

Just then, Ye Feng smiled slightly and asked the waiter, "Do you have wild large yellow croaker here?"

"Yes, sir."

The waiter nodded.

"Then let's have a three-pound yellow croaker filled with soup."

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look.

Wild large yellow croakers are already very expensive, and those weighing three kilograms are even rarer, with a price of at least 20 yuan.

If you add the cost of ingredients and labor, this dish would probably cost three to four hundred thousand.

Zhang Pu's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth inwardly.

However, having already made that boast, he couldn't bring himself to say no now.

Thinking that he could afford to pay several hundred thousand, he remained silent, his face grim and no longer speaking.

Do you have yellow croaker maw here?

At this moment, Ye Feng asked the waiter again.

The waitress was taken aback; this dish was even more expensive than the yellow croaker in soup, and she had never seen anyone order it in the "Earth" tier dining room.

"Sir, yes, we do, but we price by weight, two hundred thousand per tael..."

Ye Feng waved his hand: "Who do you think you are? This young master Zhang is very rich, does he have to charge by weight for a meal?"

Zhang Pu's heart skipped a beat, realizing something was wrong, and he was about to speak up to stop them.

Ye Feng preemptively ordered, "Give us four catties of stewed yellow croaker maw, one catty each. Go and get it done quickly."

The waiter nodded, took the menu, and turned to leave the private room.

"Crunch..."

Ye Feng heard a sound of clenched teeth. He turned around and saw Zhang Pu staring at him with gritted teeth and eyes full of anger.

"Young Master Zhang, what's wrong? Does your tooth hurt?" Ye Feng asked, feigning concern.

Zhang Pu's body trembled slightly, his heart bleeding.

One tael of yellow croaker maw costs 200,000 yuan, and one jin costs 2 million yuan. This guy wants four jin at a time, which is 8 million yuan!

Eight million!

Although his family is wealthy, they are not so extravagant as to spend eight million on a single meal.

Let alone eight million, he thinks even one million is too expensive.

If it weren't for wanting to show off in front of Shen Luoyi and win her heart, he wouldn't normally be willing to eat here.

Shen Luoyi looked helpless. She had thought Ye Feng had changed his ways, but it turned out he was waiting here. He was still as bad as ever.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Shen Lang coldly rebuked, "You scoundrel, you think you can eat yellow croaker maw?"

"I've heard that this stuff nourishes yin and yang, and also has beauty and skin-nourishing effects."

"How about we order some for Aunt Qin and Luo Yi to try?"

Ye Feng said nonchalantly, "Young Master Zhang just said to order whatever you like, he doesn't mind, so why should you?"

Shen Lang opened his mouth, but couldn't think of a rebuttal for a moment.

To say that they were afraid Zhang Pu couldn't afford it would be even more inappropriate.

Zhang Pu's face twitched.

At this moment, he wished he could slap himself twice. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have been so shameless.

Ye Feng turned to Zhang Pu and said with a smile, "Young Master Zhang, do you think he's worrying unnecessarily?"

"You invited everyone over for a meal, and you can't even afford to treat them to one? That would be a huge joke!"

Then he added, "If you really can't afford it, I'll have the waiter cancel the bill."

"It's a bit embarrassing, but we don't lose money."

Ye Feng's words contained a hint of mockery, which Zhang Pu could easily discern.

This is an unsolvable deadlock; if we let the waiter back, we'll lose all face.

If he doesn't return the money, he will suffer a loss of eight million.

That's eight million, more than all his savings. He'd have to ask his family for money to pay the bill.

How am I going to explain spending eight million on a single meal to my family?

Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck him, and he sneered to himself.

"You bastard, you're trying to scam me, you just wait."

Immediately, his previously grim expression vanished, and he smiled, saying, "Brother is right. Uncle Shen is worrying unnecessarily. I can afford to treat you to a meal."

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