165: I haven't paid.

"Thank you~"

Xie Li and Qin Yueke thanked the staff after receiving the water they were handed.

"You're welcome. Since you two ladies are Mr. Chen's friends, you are honored guests of our store," the salesclerk said softly.

The salesclerk's strangely enthusiastic attitude made them feel a little overwhelmed.

The two looked at Chen Su in unison, hoping he would explain.

But at this moment, Chen Su himself couldn't figure out what was going on.

How could he explain it clearly?

He cleared his throat.

"Don't look at me like that, I don't know what's going on either."

Seeing this, Xie Li and the other woman didn't press further, assuming Chen Su was being modest and didn't want to say.

However, they really misunderstood Chen Su this time.

He really didn't know what was going on... "Why did you come alone? Didn't your girlfriend come with you?" Qin Yueke asked.

"She went to Shanghai for a business trip."

"What a coincidence, Jinhua also went to Shanghai for a business trip," Xie Li said from the side.

Chen Su: "When did you come to Maple City?"

"Just arrived this morning."

...Xie Li was different from Qin Yueke. After Chen Su politely expressed his concern and greetings,

there was no more conversation between them.

That youthful flutter of the heart, like the innocent years of their youth,

had all vanished deep within the rings of time, nowhere to be found... Chen Su had a good sense of propriety.

Qin Yueke and Zhao Qingyang were almost married.

Too much proactive concern would easily lead to misunderstandings.

It wouldn't be good for either of them... Fortunately, Xie Li was there to liven up the atmosphere.

She had been this carefree since she was a child.

"Chen Su, what have you been busy with lately? You seem very busy. WeChat Sports always shows you in first place on my list every day."

"Just busy working, making a living, saving money to marry a wife," Chen Su said with a smile.

"I think you're almost the richest person in our village! You still need to save money to marry a wife? Would you die if you didn't brag?"

Xie Li and Chen Su grew up together, and when they gathered, their conversations were always this direct.

They said whatever they wanted.

"Richest? You're giving me too much credit."

"You're the only one in our village who drives a mercedes-benz. Tell me, how am I giving you too much credit?"

...Qin Yueke watched the two of them banter, feeling a little envious.

Once upon a time, she and Chen Su were also good friends who talked about everything... Just as Chen Su and Xie Li were about to start bickering,

a salesclerk from Zhou Dada Jewelry Store walked over.

"Mr. Chen, your earrings have arrived."

The salesclerk handed Chen Su a very exquisite jewelry box.

"Okay, thank you."

Chen Su took the jewelry box and casually opened it to take a look.

A pair of very beautiful earrings appeared in their sight.

Chen Su didn't understand jewelry, but he recognized the extraordinary quality of these earrings at a glance.

"These earrings aren't cheap, are they?" Xie Li asked, swallowing.

"Miss, these earrings were personally designed and crafted by our designer for Miss Li; they are not sold elsewhere," the salesclerk explained.

"Custom service? How much does it cost to customize jewelry at your store?" Qin Yueke couldn't help but ask curiously.

"It depends. If an ordinary customer wants to customize, jewelry worth over 100,000 can be customized according to their needs."

"For customers like Mr. Chen and Miss Li, there is no monetary limit. As long as they state their requirements, our designers will create suitable styles based on their needs."

Hearing the salesclerk's words, Chen Su was secretly astonished.

Li Chuxia probably bought the entire store, right?

Otherwise, why would the salesclerk's attitude be so vastly different on two separate visits?

And they can even customize based on demand?

This was clearly arranged by someone. It couldn't be that they were afraid of being "scammed" by him again, could it? Of course, Xie Li and the other woman were the most shocked.

What did it mean, 'as long as they state their requirements, the designer will design and craft it'?

How distinguished a member must that be?

Unlike Chen Su, they didn't dare to imagine Li Chuxia as the store's behind-the-scenes boss... But Chen Su knew Li Chuxia's capabilities well.

Besides being rich, she was just rich.

She casually bought him a few sets of clothes for over 200,000 previously.

A cake of tea her grandmother casually threw away was worth 350,000.

She could only be described as inhumanly wealthy!!

...After Chen Su picked up the earrings, Xie Li and Qin Yueke followed closely to the front desk to pay.

They each bought a necklace.

The price wasn't high, but it wasn't low either, around two thousand yuan.

Chen Su didn't know Qin Yueke well, but Xie Li was considered a relatively outstanding independent woman of the new era.

Unlike Xu Jing, who only knew how to leech, her income was not inferior to Dai Jinhua's.

In fact, it was not much less than Chen Su's income when he was working like an ox.

She could completely afford occasional consumption of this caliber.

"Ladies, given that you are Mr. Chen's friends, we will give you a 10% discount on your current purchase," the cashier said softly.

"A discount? Being his friend gets us a discount too?" Xie Li exclaimed.

It had already surprised her that mentioning Chen Su's name at Youji Private Kitchen in Maple City could get a discount.

Now Zhou Dada Jewelry Store was also giving them a discount.

She glanced at Chen Su, who was standing beside her, and teased,

"It seems we're benefiting from your connections again."

...After settling the bill, Xie Li checked the time; it was already past five.

"Chen Su, you don't have anything planned tonight, do you? Let's go eat together."

Last time she and Dai Jinhua invited Chen Su to dinner, their original intention was to treat Chen Su.

Unexpectedly, the restaurant ended up waiving their bill.

Tonight was a good opportunity to treat Chen Su to a meal.

It would also be a chance to ease the tension between him and Qin Yueke... With Li Chuxia away, Chen Su was too lazy to cook when he got back.

He didn't refuse, nodding and saying, "Okay, what do you want to eat?"

It was already close to dinner time, and today was Saturday.

The restaurants in Kaihua Plaza already had long queues for numbers.

If they went to queue now, they wouldn't know what time it would be when they finally got to eat.

"I'm fine with anything, let's see what Yueke wants to eat."

Xie Li gave the choice to Qin Yueke.

"You two choose. I'm not familiar with Maple City, so whatever you want to eat, I'm not picky."

..."Then let's go to 'Wei Jie Mi Jing Restaurant'. It'll save us from queuing."

Chen Su made the decision directly.

"Alright, as expected of the unspoken understanding from growing up together, I wanted to eat there too," Xie Li said with a grin.

"If you wanted to eat there, why didn't you say so?" Chen Su rolled his eyes.

"Can't I be a little reserved? Let's be clear, I'm treating tonight. You're not allowed to secretly pay later. But since it's your classmate's restaurant, there should be a discount, right?"

"Discount, discount, the kind that breaks your bones," Chen Su said with a helpless smile.

He chuckled inwardly: "If you can manage to pay, I lose."

His roommates never paid for meals at Feng Wenjun's place.

They never even thought about paying.

Whenever they wanted to eat something, they would send a message to Feng Wenjun on their phones before arriving.

It never even entered the front desk's billing system.

Where would they even pay?!

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