"Sir, are there seven of you?" the receptionist asked, glancing at the group.
As a buffet restaurant near the university town, they often served university students, and she herself was one, currently working part-time.
She thought she had seen a lot, but even so, she found the group of seven a bit strange.
If it were a dating event, the numbers wouldn't match. What was most peculiar was:
Among the seven, the three women were all very elegant. As a woman herself, she could tell that the bracelets they wore and the bags they carried were not fakes. Their clothes also looked expensive at first glance.
On the men's side, there was one handsome guy who looked wealthy. He wore a watch that appeared quite valuable, and his casual wear had "Armani" written on it. His demeanor also suggested he wasn't wearing a knock-off.
Compared to them, the remaining two men were much more ordinary, without any particularly expensive items.
However, their clothes were at a decent level, featuring popular domestic and international sports brands.
And Su Qi, the one dressed most shabbily among them, was tasked with paying the bill.
The receptionist looked at Su Qi, dressed in clothes from a night market, with some curiosity. She wondered if he was being threatened by the group.
After all, he was so short and looked so delicate, clearly the type to be easily bullied. Furthermore, a lingering fragrance surrounded him, making the receptionist feel an involuntary fondness for Su Qi.
She looked at Su Qi cautiously and asked in a very small voice:
"You weren't threatened, were you!?"
Su Qi: ???
Meanwhile, An Ning, seeing the two chatting so happily, felt a pang of jealousy. How could it be that in the blink of an eye, he was about to charm another woman??
It looked like she would have to discipline him properly.
"What's wrong? Is the money not enough? How about I pay!" An Ning said, reaching for her phone to pay.
She had investigated Su Qi and knew he subsidized his university tuition by drawing. She heard he only sold one painting for three to five hundred yuan.
For someone like her, with a monthly allowance of three to four hundred thousand yuan, she couldn't comprehend the meaning of three to five hundred.
To be honest, if she hadn't wanted an opportunity to interact with Su Qi, she definitely wouldn't have come to such a low-end buffet.
Seeing An Ning about to scan her phone, Su Qi quickly stopped her hand.
An Ning felt the soft, smooth skin on her hand and was momentarily stunned. How could it feel even more tender and smooth than her own hand? What would it feel like to hold this hand??
At this moment, An Ning felt she had struck gold; it was already worth the trip.
"Fellow student An, we agreed I would treat you all, and I've earned some money, so I can afford this!"
Although Su Qi said this, when it came to payment, the buffet was 210 yuan per person. For seven people, with a 50 yuan deposit each, the total came to 1820 yuan.
When the receptionist typed the number into the calculator, Su Qi's face darkened a little. He hesitated for a while before finally paying.
Su Qi painstakingly entered 1820 into his phone, reluctantly entering his payment password.
"Sir, this 50 yuan deposit can be refunded after the meal with the receipt. Please keep it safe and don't lose it. Enjoy your meal."
The receptionist handed him the receipt. Su Qi felt a little better after taking it. He could still get 350 yuan back.
An Ning watched the scene unfold and couldn't help but think about spending some money to win the beauty's heart.
However, remembering how a senior student was blacklisted after doing something similar after military training, she decided to give up. It was better to proceed step by step, slowly, slowly, so as not to scare her away.
"Brother Qi, your expression is quite amusing. You've already earned over a hundred thousand yuan, you're practically a tycoon now. Why are you acting like a thousand yuan is your lifeblood?" Wu Wei said familiarly, putting his arm around Su Qi's shoulder.
However, after putting his arm around him, he froze. The feel was incredibly smooth. It was like holding warm jade, and the lingering fragrance became even more intense when he embraced Su Qi, making him feel happy both physically and mentally. He couldn't help but sniff the air.
Hearing the sniffing sound, Su Qi's face turned green. Was this a pervert? I'm a guy!
"Get lost, get lost," he shoved Wu Wei away and walked in the direction the waiter was guiding them.
Actually, the situation was as Wu Wei described. Su Qi, having earned over a hundred thousand yuan, was no longer in the same desperate state as when he first started university.
However, Su Qi was genuinely terrified of poverty. 1500 yuan was the commission for nearly four of his original paintings.
Each painting took at least 4-5 hours of intense work. Spending that much for a meal was simply too extravagant.
He recalled that during his first year of university, he hadn't even bought a decent piece of clothing. His current feeling was akin to someone from a poor family suddenly achieving middle-class status and feeling lost, unsure how to live.
Wang Zijin looked at Wu Wei, who had just been pushed away, and shifted her gaze, leaning closer.
She was curious about what Su Qi did to earn over a hundred thousand yuan.
An Ning's parents were in business, while Wang Zijin's parents were doctors. Their families were neighbors, which is why the two became good friends.
However, influenced by their families, they had different values regarding money.
Merchants pursue profit; doctors value virtue. Did An Ning know Su Qi made money? Of course, she did.
But due to her parents' influence, with a monthly allowance of three to four hundred thousand yuan, she only believed that earning over a hundred thousand yuan wasn't something that could be done easily.
Wang Zijin, on the other hand, was different. Although she came from a wealthy family, she deeply understood that money was hard-earned, and it was even more difficult for a university student without capital to make money.
She really wanted to figure out how Su Qi operated to earn that money, perhaps she could use that angle to get closer to him.
As it turned out, Wu Wei had very low resistance to beautiful women and spilled everything within two to three minutes, though he omitted some details, like the specifics of the game.
Wang Dongxu, watching from the side, clicked his tongue. For a woman, you'd sell out your brother just like that!
But soon, he realized that this move was actually quite beneficial.
After Wang Zijin's few words, Wang Dongxu gave Su Qi's gaming group QQ to Wang Zijin, unlike Wu Wei's disclosure. With this, Wang Zijin had managed to infiltrate the group.
But why was Su Qi's group verification so complicated?
Who is your favorite artist??
What is your favorite game??
Who is your favorite anime character??
Who is the group owner??
The four consecutive questions made Wang Zijin feel like she wasn't joining a group but going through an interview.
Fortunately, with the experienced driver Wang Dongxu around, the young lady Wang Zijin was able to successfully infiltrate.
As soon as she entered the group and wanted to say hello, Wang Zijin froze.
Group Member: Oh ho, it's a girl, send a selfie to see, I like sexy girls the most!
Three minutes later, Wang Zijin understood why the group verification was so difficult.
Because this group could easily get reported if you weren't careful!!
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