243: Chapter 243 A Bizarre Tale

Director Lian frowned.

"What does that have to do with being born from the same mother and father?"

Liu Hui sneered and said, "It means everyone is human and everyone has things they don't know. You don't need to keep mocking others over such matters."

"You called Xiao Ting a country bumpkin, but I think you're the real country bumpkin, feeling smug just because you know a little something."

Liu Hui attacked Director Lian without mercy.

"You! Don't you all forget how happy you were, who else would have the chance to eat this meal! Be careful, I'll kick you out immediately!"

As soon as she finished speaking,

several Waitresses suddenly entered from outside.

"Here are the abalone, shark fin, bird's nest, and the 1970 vintage red wine you ordered."

Looking at the expensive dishes newly placed on the table, Director Lian and her husband were stunned.

"We didn't order these things..."

The Waitress smiled and told them, "No, you did."

Director Lian shook her head like a rattle drum.

"We didn't order them, we really didn't order them!"

The ingredients for these expensive dishes were already extremely costly, and with the restaurant's presentation, every single one of these dishes cost a fortune.

It wasn't just the dishes; the wine was the same.

"We don't want this wine! Take it back quickly, and all this bird's nest, abalone, and shark fin too, take it all back!"

Just as Director Lian was anxiously trying to get the Waitress to remove these dishes and wine, Shen Yan spoke up.

"Didn't Director Lian say she was going to treat us to something better? Why is she now unwilling to treat us to bird's nest and abalone?"

Director Lian glared at Shen Yan and said, "Do you country bumpkins even know how to eat? Treating you to some simple dishes and meat is already pushing the limits; you still want bird's nest and shark fin? Dream on!"

"And this wine, the menu says it costs over eight hundred thousand. We can't afford it. Hurry up and take it away!"

After hearing this, the Waitress remained standing in place without moving.

Seeing that they wouldn't move, Director Lian became completely anxious.

"What are you doing! Hurry up and take all this stuff away!"

"I know, you're a scam operation, aren't you trying to force us to buy this stuff!"

Director Lian's husband also stood up along with her.

"I'm warning you, if you don't take these dishes away, we're calling the police!"

Their voices grew louder and louder.

Just as their noisy argument filled the private room, the Manager finally appeared.

"Oh dear, what seems to be the matter, you two guests?"

Because the Manager had just helped them by opening a backdoor to let them into the private room, Director Lian and her husband had a good impression of the Manager.

After calming down for a moment, they replied to the Manager, "We didn't order these dishes and wine. Take them away immediately. If you don't take them away, we won't pay for them!"

Hearing this, the Manager slapped his forehead in a very affected manner and said, "Oh my, I apologize. I forgot to instruct my staff. These dishes and wine were actually sent to you by our boss."

Sent to them?

Director Lian and her husband were bewildered for a good moment.

They didn't know the owner of this establishment. Why would the owner send them food and drink?

Wait!

Could it be that these people actually knew their identities and wanted to curry favor with them?

The more Director Lian thought about it, the more likely it seemed. She first breathed a sigh of relief internally, then curled her lips and boasted to Liu Hui, "Oh dear, I'm sorry, but reputation precedes us. There are always people who want to suck up to us."

"Right, you poor wretches probably don't know what that feeling is like, right? Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's alright, we understand."

Director Lian's tone was utterly infuriating.

Xiao Ting couldn't help but start grinding her teeth.

"Alright, since it's a gift, you can leave now. Don't block my view here. Oh, and next time you see me, remember to be more respectful. We are the people your boss is trying to flatter!"

After speaking, she proudly and confidently sat back down in her seat with her husband.

One second... two seconds... five seconds... one minute.

The Manager and the Waitresses remained standing in place without moving.

"Didn't I tell you to leave quickly?! Why are you still here?!"

Hearing the question, the Manager bowed toward Director Lian and replied, "I apologize, madam. These dishes and wine were sent to Mr. Shen. Therefore, we only take instructions from Mr. Shen, not from irrelevant people."

What?

Sent to Liu Hui's boyfriend?!

Director Lian felt like a bolt of lightning had struck her brain.

"He's just a country bumpkin, why would your boss send him dishes and wine?!"

Shen Yan thought it was time for him to step in, but unexpectedly, the Manager replied smoothly,

"How could President Shen be a country bumpkin? President Shen is the Chairman of a listed group. It's only proper for our boss to send him dishes and wine. After all, our boss needs to curry favor with him."

Giving her a taste of her own medicine.

The rhetoric the Manager was using now was the exact rhetoric Director Lian had used against him earlier.

Seeing Director Lian's look of disbelief, the Manager lowered his eyebrows, smiled, and asked Shen Yan, "President Chen, are you satisfied with the dishes and wine? If not, I can have the kitchen remake them immediately, or you can order whatever you'd like, and it will be on the house."

Liu Hui's boyfriend is the Chairman of a listed company?

But didn't he say he couldn't even afford a car?

Director Lian collapsed onto her chair in a daze.

"Pfft! Hahahaha!"

In the quiet atmosphere, Xiao Ting suddenly burst out laughing.

Because her family background was poor and she was close to Liu Hui, Director Lian often used her poor family situation to provoke and mock her.

She had once imagined that if her family wasn't so impoverished, if her financial situation wasn't so tight, could she then slap Director Lian in the face?

Unfortunately, imagination was different from reality.

Reality was too harsh; her background couldn't be changed, and her money couldn't materialize out of thin air.

Just when she thought she might never get to put the 'heavenly beings' in their place, Shen Yan appeared.

It was just like the scenes depicted in novels and on television.

Director Lian assumed Shen Yan was just like her—a small-town striver, flaunting her little bit of power and money in front of Shen Yan, only to find out that Shen Yan was actually far more powerful and influential than she was.

The more she thought about it, the happier Xiao Ting became.

Seeing how happy she was laughing, Liu Hui couldn't help but ask her, "What are you laughing at? So happy?"

Xiao Ting wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes and replied, "The way of heaven works in cycles, and no one escapes retribution. Isn't a certain person very fond of showing off wealth? Why isn't she showing off now?"

"She clearly can't afford the food here, yet she always looks down on others. I remember a certain person just said we weren't worthy of eating bird's nest and abalone, right?"