The Elite Deliveryman: Plumbing Not Included
Chapter 18

Bankruptcy

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Jiang Ruizhao did not quite understand what Mu Changsheng was talking about, but at that moment, the waiter came over carrying dish after dish.

Wang Xing looked at the food in the waiter's hands. He had never even seen any of it before. "Damn, a big restaurant really is different. Just looking at this makes me hungry!"

"And this one too. Ice cream can even be made with fatty beef..."

Du Yaming said in surprise as well.

Seeing how inexperienced everyone was, Song Haoning felt even more smug and said generously, "Eat whatever you want today. Don't hold back."

"Everything today is on Brother Song. Everyone, dig in."

Jiang Ruizhao said grandly. Anyone who did not know better would have thought he was the one paying.

Song Haoning glanced at Mu Changsheng and said, "Changsheng, you should eat more of this today. Delivering food every day and eating Pin Hao Fan will leave you malnourished."

Mu Changsheng smiled at Song Haoning. "Thanks for the concern."

Mu Changsheng did not hesitate. Food this good was free for the taking, so he picked up his chopsticks and began wolfing it down.

A cold smirk flashed through Song Haoning's eyes when he saw that. A country bumpkin was still a country bumpkin.

The others picked up their chopsticks as well.

The dishes came quickly. Mu Changsheng and Xi Chunpeng ate like starving gluttons, saying nothing throughout the meal and focusing only on eating.

Song Haoning held a glass of red wine and sipped it elegantly. Looking at Mu Changsheng's table manners, he mocked, "Changsheng, I know you were born in the countryside and never had food this good growing up. Don't rush. No one's fighting you for it. If it's not enough, I'll have the waiter bring more."

"Yeah, Mu Changsheng. This one meal probably costs two or three months of your living expenses, right? It's a rare opportunity, so you should eat more."

"After all, delivering food is hard physical work."

Jiang Ruizhao said teasingly.

Xu Wen felt a little awkward. Looking at Mu Changsheng, who did not seem to care at all, her beautiful eyes flickered. Why was he not angry at all?

What made him so calm?

Less than half an hour later, Mu Changsheng wiped the corner of his mouth, checked his phone, then stood up with a smile. "I still have deliveries to make, so I won't keep eating."

Song Haoning immediately became interested. "You're still delivering food in the middle of the night, Changsheng? You're really dedicated."

Mu Changsheng chuckled. "After eating this much, I need to work it off."

Jiang Ruizhao teased, "Then you'd better be careful. Quite a few delivery riders get hit and killed these days..."

"One order only earns a few bucks. Don't work yourself to death."

"After all, you've got a long life ahead of you."

A trace of coldness flashed through Mu Changsheng's eyes... Then he smiled faintly. "Heh..."

Song Haoning straightened up and said with a grin, "Since you want to deliver food, then go ahead. After all, it's your job. It really isn't easy for you to make some money."

"Yeah, Changsheng. Is that new iPhone 16 of yours still on installments? If so, you really need to work harder and pay it off quickly. It won't do if you can't make the payments."

Jiang Ruizhao sneered.

"Hey, Old Jiang, that's not right. We're all roommates. As long as Changsheng asks, lending him a little money is no big deal."

Song Haoning looked at Jiang Ruizhao and deliberately reproached him.

The two of them played off each other perfectly.

Wang Xing and Du Yaming lowered their heads without saying anything. This was practically mocking someone to death.

Xi Chunpeng was worried as well. He Shuyu was furious, but Mu Changsheng remained calm and composed.

"Yeah, we're roommates after all. If you don't have money, you can borrow some. Haha."

"I'm leaving first."

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Mu Changsheng waved and left the private room. Seeing him leave, Song Haoning chuckled. "Ah, Changsheng is really dedicated. For a few bucks, he stays out every night and works through the night to make money. Seriously..."

Jiang Ruizhao sighed. "Yeah, after finally earning some money, he immediately bought a phone on installments... Seriously..."

"Old Jiang, that's not right. His old phone only cost a few hundred yuan and ran poorly. What's wrong with getting a new one?"

"He can use one phone for over twenty years. Can you?"

Song Haoning said solemnly.

Song Haoning seemed to think of something and shouted, "Changsheng, order me a bottle of red wine. Don't order some cheap undrinkable stuff."

Xi Chunpeng clenched his fists tightly. Those two bastards.

Outside the private room

Mu Changsheng looked at the waiter and said with a cheerful smile, "Bring our private room a bottle of Château Margaux red wine."

The waiter froze for a moment, then said, "Please wait a moment."

Mu Changsheng glanced back at the private room and sneered. "I hope you can afford this meal."

After Mu Changsheng left, the waiter soon came in with a bottle of red wine, opened it, and poured everyone a glass.

Wang Xing took a sip, and his eyes immediately lit up. "Good wine!"

Wang Xing immediately began praising Song Haoning. "Brother Song is really generous!"

Song Haoning was slightly stunned. Looking at the unfamiliar brand of wine in the waiter's hand, he assumed it was some no-name bottle worth two or three hundred yuan.

That made sense. To a country bumpkin like Mu Changsheng, two or three hundred yuan was already a huge sum.

The girls from Xu Wen's dorm laughed as well. "Xu Wen, you really found yourself a great boyfriend."

Xu Wen smiled. "Haoning is always like this."

"Then you really did find a great boyfriend."

Jiang Ruizhao chimed in, "Brother Song has always been generous. It's just that some people were too petty before. Fortunately, Brother Song is broad-minded enough to organize this gathering."

Song Haoning beamed with pride and said, "You flatter me, you flatter me."

Amid everyone's praise, Song Haoning saw Xu Wen holding her head high and wanted to show off some more. He called out loudly, "Waiter, the bill."

The waiter walked over to Song Haoning with a smile and said softly, "Young Master Song, your total spending today is 67,432 yuan. After rounding it down, you only need to pay 67,400 yuan."

The instant he heard the price, Song Haoning froze. 67,400 yuan?!

Wang Xing and Du Yaming were stunned as well. More than sixty thousand yuan for one meal?!

The other women were slightly shocked too. More than sixty thousand yuan for one meal?

What extravagance.

Jiang Ruizhao had not expected Song Haoning to be so generous this time. He immediately smiled and said, "See that? Brother Song treated us to a meal worth over sixty thousand yuan."

"To Brother Song, this money is just a drop in the bucket!"

The waiter smiled. "Young Master Song, will you scan the code or pay by card?"

Song Haoning's back was already drenched in sweat. More than sixty thousand yuan?

How could he possibly have that much money? He only had a little over thirty thousand yuan on him in total.

Song Haoning swallowed and looked at the table full of empty plates, frowning. How could these dishes possibly be worth more than sixty thousand yuan?

Song Haoning looked up and frowned. "How could these dishes... cost more than sixty thousand?"

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