"Sir?"
Seeing that Li Ping'an still had not produced any money, the waiter grew a little wary.
Li Ping'an smiled awkwardly. "I rushed out today and didn't bring enough money. Sorry to make a fool of myself."
"You certainly have a forgetful streak, sir. You probably don't eat here often. Why not leave something valuable here as collateral, then go home and fetch the money?"
Li Ping'an really was in a bind. Ever since that current of true qi had appeared inside him,
he had gone a long time without taking any commissions. In the past, he had spent whatever he earned, leaving him with little in savings.
The money at home was nearly gone. He probably could not scrape together that much even if he looked.
The waiter gave him a hollow smile. "You're not having a laugh at my expense, are you, sir?"
Just as Li Ping'an was struggling with what to do, he spotted someone familiar walking in.
The street thug, Liu Er.
He had previously belonged to the Fire Bear Gang, responsible for collecting the monthly dues on Li Ping'an's street.
After the Venomous Snake Gang wiped out the Fire Bear Gang, Liu Er had turned around and joined the Venomous Snake Gang.
Thanks to his silver tongue, he had now become a trusted confidant of the Venomous Snake Gang's leader.
"Blind Man!"
Liu Er looked in surprise at Blind Man standing in the restaurant. By all rights, a restaurant of this caliber was not somewhere he could afford to eat.
"What are you doing here?"
Li Ping'an smiled. "Brother Er, you're truly rain in a drought."
Liu Er raised an eyebrow after hearing Li Ping'an explain his predicament.
He tugged at Li Ping'an and whispered, "You little punk! You came here to put on airs