89: Beautiful women are not trustworthy

The group didn't go to the restaurant right away; instead, they went to a mobile phone store first.

"Could you three please pool some money together and help me buy a phone?"

"Huh?"

Gao Haitao and the other two were a bit dazed and looked at each other.

"I had a fight with that bastard Shen Qian last night and smashed my phone. The little cash I had was used for taxis and buying the megaphone. I'm out of money now, so I need you all to help me scrape together enough for a phone."

"As for the money for the phone, you can rest assured. Although I haven't compared, Shen Qian might not necessarily be richer than me."

"We'll pool it."

The three of them took out all their living expenses, pooled over 5,000 yuan, and bought a phone at a nearby mobile phone store.

"You three, let's add each other's contact info. We'll have plenty of reasons to stay in touch in the future."

Chang Heng and the others added Xia Mengling's contact information. In the next moment, a transfer of 3,000 yuan arrived.

This behavior, combined with what Xia Mengling had just said, made the term 'Bai-Fu-Mei' constantly linger in their minds.

"Foster Mother, you and Godfather are truly a match made in heaven!"

Gao Haitao couldn't help but sigh with emotion. When they were pooling money just now, he had contributed over 1,500 yuan, but she turned around and gave him 3,000. Earning a month's worth of living expenses in less than five minutes—who could understand this thrill!

Xia Mengling knew that calling people 'Godfather' was just a boring game boys played, but being called 'Foster Mother' still made her feel much more cheerful.

"Let's go eat. Foster Mother will take you to have something good."

The three didn't feel much when they saw the name 'Xin Rong Ji', but the moment they stepped into the restaurant, they knew this meal would definitely not be cheap.

Gao Haitao opened the menu and then closed it at the speed of light.

On the menu, many items were priced per piece. For example, hairtail fish; back home, a whole fish would only cost twenty or thirty yuan at most.

Here, a single piece of hairtail was over thirty yuan. It was per piece, not per fish. This was quite a shock for a boy from a coastal city.

"Look at you," Chang Heng laughed as he opened the menu, but his smile gradually faded as he flipped through it page by page to the end.

He knew this meal would likely be expensive, but he hadn't expected it to be this much. Who would have thought that the cheapest thing in a restaurant wasn't white rice, but a Black Gold Quicksand Bun for 15 yuan each.

Moreover, the price range between different dishes was enormous. Although the cheapest was only 15 yuan, that didn't change the fact that almost every dish cost two or three hundred, or even one or two thousand.

The price of two yellow croakers was exactly the amount of living expenses the three of them had just pooled together.

"Two yellow croakers. There are four of us, so we'll take two that are 1.4 jin each."

"7,360," Wei Mingtian calculated the price in his head.

"Four West Wind Crabs," Xia Mengling spoke again.

"Four West Wind Crabs, 3,192. That's 10,552 in total."

"Clear Chicken Soup with Xishi Tongues for four, four large prawns, Wealthy Crispy Chicken..."

Every time Xia Mengling ordered something, Wei Mingtian's eyebrows would twitch, until she looked at them.

"I've ordered all their specialties. See if I missed anything, or if there's anything else you'd like to eat. It's my treat today, so eat your fill."

The three gasped. Not just Wei Mingtian, but the other two were also estimating that this meal had cost nearly 20,000 yuan at the very least. Sometimes they really wanted to fight these rich people—20,000 yuan for one meal! No wonder this girl said she wasn't any less wealthy than Shen Qian.

Yet Shen Qian didn't even want to see such a wealthy and beautiful girl. It was truly infuriating to compare oneself to others.

"We won't order anything else. You've already ordered quite a lot..."

Chang Heng wanted to say they would treat her back later, but the words wouldn't come out. Treat her back? How? His monthly living expenses were only a bit over 2,000 yuan. Even if he didn't eat or drink for a year, he might not be able to afford this single meal.

"You don't need to be polite with me. You're Gege's friends, so you're my friends. I'll need to trouble you to look after Gege in the future."

"Sure, sure. Old Third is a great guy, and he doesn't put on airs usually..."

As the saying goes, 'one's mouth is short after eating someone else's food, and one's hand is soft after taking someone else's things.' After this meal, their chatterbox was instantly opened, and they described everything they knew about Shen Qian since the start of the semester with plenty of embellishment.

"So, Gege is very popular."

"More than just popular. In just these past two days, there have been two seniors. One senior is on par with his Girlfriend, and another senior is truly as beautiful as a goddess. Of course, compared to you, Little Xia, she might be just a tiny bit behind."

"Is her surname Guo?" Xia Mengling naturally wouldn't believe that 'tiny bit behind' talk; these three were bound to say nice things after eating her food. As for someone with looks and a figure similar to hers, she could only think of Guo Shuangcai. That senior had her eye on Shen Qian during the trip, so maybe she had made a move in the last couple of days.

"Surname Guo? No, her surname is Xie."

Xia Mengling's expression darkened.

"I didn't expect there to be another one! That bastard!"

"Even though Old Third talks about being a scumbag, he has actually been getting along very well with Tan Xinxin. Even though that senior is very pretty, and even though the other senior blocked the dorm entrance to confess, he didn't accept.

He's a very devoted man."

The three naturally wouldn't mention things like Shen Qian hitting on people everywhere, nor would they mention how he sent out mass confessions at the start of the semester. After all, that would seem like they were badmouthing him.

They would only provide assists; which girl would ultimately win was none of their business.

"Stinky man, always attracting butterflies!" Xia Mengling appeared calm on the surface, but she was already cursing him in her heart. No wonder he was dismissive of her; he had so many 'birds and swallows' around him.

"But this Tan Xinxin really is capable, keeping him so infatuated. He actually managed to reject the advances of two great beauties—no, counting me, that's three!"

She was a bit annoyed. Shen Qian had agreed to come over last night, so why couldn't she resist provoking Tan Xinxin? That woman must have used some dirty tricks to make Shen Qian hate her so much now.

"Isn't it just dirty tricks? As if I don't know how to use them too!"

"So, Shen Qian's relationship with you three is very good then."

"Naturally. Although we've only known each other for a month, our temperaments are a perfect match. Every time we go out drinking, Old Third is the one who cleans up after us. He's a very good person!"

"Then, could you give me your phones for a moment?"

"What for?"

As Chang Heng spoke, he unlocked his phone and handed it over. The other two also placed theirs in the girl's hands.

Xia Mengling took the phones and gave a mischievous smile.

"He doesn't want to see me, so I'll just have to use this method to make him come and ransom you."

Instantly, the three of them were stunned. It could be done like this? They've become hostages!"