More than an hour later, the plane landed successfully.
Su Mu breathed a sigh of relief. As a first-class passenger, he could disembark first. Amidst the flight attendants' reluctant gazes, Su Mu quickly left the plane.
After getting off the plane, Su Mu checked the time and realized it was time for dinner. He took out his phone and booked a seafood restaurant. The reviews for this restaurant were quite good, but it was rather expensive.
After making the reservation, I messaged Wang Peng, telling him to meet me at the location I had booked.
Wang Peng immediately replied with a message, and then excitedly led a few close friends to the seafood restaurant.
When the group arrived at the seafood restaurant, they were all taken aback. "This is the place Su Mu booked? Isn't that a bit unnecessary? It's not like we need to spend so much money to entertain us. We're all family, no need to be so pretentious."
"Exactly, Su Mu only earns a few dollars a year. If he goes in to eat, it'll probably cost him several months' salary, right?"
They just glanced at it, and the various kinds of Australian lobsters inside cost almost a thousand per kilogram.
These are all grown men, and they have huge appetites. Could Su Mu possibly handle just a few bites?
"Don't worry, I know Su Mu has made a lot of money lately. He's thinking of treating us guys to something nice. Let's go in."
The two Monkey were a little worried, but Wang Peng didn't care at all and led the way inside.
The two Monkey were stunned for a moment upon hearing this. Had Su Mu become so good at making money lately? He didn't even mind spending a meal here?
Thinking that Wang Peng wouldn't lie, the two quickly followed.
The three had only been inside for a short while when Su Mu arrived. After confirming that the Monkey and the others had already gone in, Su Mu followed them in.
"Sir, this is today's menu. Please take a look and see what you'd like to order. I'll come back in a bit."
After handing over the menu, the waiter left. This was to give the customers some space to order. Some people who aren't very well-off need to discuss things before ordering, and it would be a bit awkward if the waiter were present.
"You two actually came! It's been so long since we've seen each other!"
Su Mu walked into the small private room and saw Monkey and Leizi, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. His face immediately lit up with a smile.
They looked a little different from how I remembered them; the naivety of college students had faded, and they seemed much more mature.
"You've struck it rich now, haven't you? If Wang Peng hadn't told us you're making money, neither of us would have dared to come in!"
Upon hearing this, Leizi immediately stood up, somewhat surprised.
We haven't seen each other for years, and we usually keep in touch via WeChat. I never expected Su Mu to actually be doing so well now.
"Hey, I just made a little money, nothing to brag about."
Upon hearing this, Su Mu glanced at Wang Peng beside him, knowing that the other party probably hadn't told the two of them about his plan to help him.
After thinking about it, Su Mu understood.
The matter is still far from being settled. If he excitedly tells the two of them now, and things don't work out, he will be embarrassed, and Su Mu will also lose face.
It's not good to make everyone aware of something that hasn't even happened yet.
It would be good to contact Leizi and the other person again when we can actually make money.
Su Mu sat down and saw the menu next to her. "What do you want to eat? Order whatever you like. It's not easy for us to get together, so let's make sure we enjoy the meal."
Upon hearing this, Leizi and his companion looked at the menu in front of them, momentarily at a loss for what to order.
The seafood here is priced daily, and today's seafood looks much more expensive.
Seeing that the two of them weren't ordering, Su Mu understood their concerns and immediately took the menu and ordered.
Prepare a few different ways to cook Australian lobster, a few different ways to cook king crab, and some other dishes. That should be about right.
After ordering, Su Mu called over the waiter and handed him the menu.
After confirming the order with Su Mu using the menu, the waiter turned around and went to place the order.
"How come you two suddenly both have time today? Did you both quit your jobs?"
Su Mu found it strange; it was during working hours today, yet the two of them had come to this city together.
Upon hearing this, Leizi was momentarily speechless, unsure of what to say.
Wang Peng looked on curiously, since neither of them had said anything to him before.
Seeing Leizi's state, Monkey simply said, "If Leizi can't say it, I will. Leizi's mother has fallen ill, and he's borrowing money everywhere for treatment. He thought he might not be able to borrow over the phone, so he's running around hoping to borrow some money."
"I was just passing by and wanted to catch up with you two. I know about your family situation, Su Mu, and I wasn't originally planning to borrow money from you, but seeing how you are now..."
At this point, the Monkey felt it was difficult to continue.
After learning about Leizi's family situation, he accompanied Leizi to borrow money from all over the place, and even went to borrow money from his old classmates who came from well-off families, but in the end, he was met with a cold shoulder.
However, it's understandable that those old classmates are not to blame. After being away for many years, anyone who has ever lent money to others probably has a lot of debts that they can't get back. Naturally, they are afraid to lend money out in the future.
"I had no other choice, Su Mu. You don't know, when those relatives in the hospital talked about needing money for treatment, they either made sentimental statements, asking everyone to pay in advance and promising to cover whatever it cost later, acting like they were rich, or they said they didn't have any money on hand."
Leizi's eyes were a little red, not because he was upset and wanted to cry, but because he hadn't slept well for several days.
Su Mu frowned. "It hasn't been that long since we last met, and you two don't even treat me like a brother anymore."
"It's just a loan, why are you making such a fuss and saying all this to me? What's in your account? How much do you need?"
Su Mu took out her phone, preparing to transfer money to the other party using mobile banking.
"That's a considerable sum." Leizi was stunned by Su Mu's decisiveness.
"Just name your price, and give me your account details." Su Mu's tone left no room for argument.
Seeing this, Leizi subconsciously handed over his account to Su Mu. A moment later, he saw a notification on his phone: two payments, each for 500,000!
Now he has the money for his mother's medical treatment!
Leizi's eyes immediately welled up with tears. "Thank you so much!"
"Oh, if anyone should be thanking someone, it's me thanking you all. You helped me so much back in school."
Before the other person could finish speaking, Su Mu used past events to shut them up.
"Why bring up those trivial matters from before?" Leizi replied instinctively upon hearing this.
Su Mu nodded. "Yes, let's not talk about the past. Why bring up this little thing now? Take the money and use it first. If you need more, just give me a message. I can be quite busy sometimes and might not be able to answer the phone."
"You two are the same; if you have any difficulties, just say so. We don't need to be so polite between us."
For so many years, Su Mu had always wanted to do something for them; otherwise, the past kindness would have remained stuck in his heart, making him uneasy.
Now things are better; Su Mu also has this ability.
"That's great, finally someone in our dorm has made it big."
The Monkey, unaware of Su Mu's true situation, became somewhat excited upon hearing this.
Thinking back to the old classmate group chat, I saw other classmates posting about their kids, jobs, trips, salaries, and so on. However, among all these people, the people from their dorm were always absent, and they had no presence at all.
Judging from Su Mu's current demeanor, he has managed to save face for them quite a bit.