“Gerald, you want to book a room for dinner? Based on your ability? Oh my god. Do you even know how much it
costs to have dinner here?”
Whitney looked at Gerald with a
cold expression on her face as though she was staring at an idiot.
She thought that this guy was
crazy. Why would he possibly think that he would be able to afford a meal at
Homeland
Kitchen?
“Beauty, do you know this man?”
the manager asked as he looked at Whitney with a smile on his face.
To be honest, looking at
Gerald’s dressing and the clothes that he was wearing, the manager did not feel
that
Gerald would be able to afford
a meal here.
This was because the prices to
dine here ranged from one hundred and fifty dollars to two thousand five
hundred
dollars per person.
Two thousand five hundred
dollars was the price for the booking of a private room, excluding the cost for
the
consumption of food and drinks.
This was because on Mayberry
Commercial Street, Homeland Kitchen was known for the taste and quality of
their
food!
If the customer could only
afford to pay one hundred and fifty dollars, they could only get a seat in the
main
hall. There was a different
entrance fee for each floor.
However, the manager felt that
Gerald might be able to afford the cheapest entrance fee. The manager was not
snobbish and she did not look
down on Gerald but she had only asked about Gerald because she was curious as
they
knew each other.
“Of course we know him! This
person is famous for being a pauper in Mayberry University! He’s so poor that he
can’t even afford to pay for
his own meals or his tuition fees!”
“Yes, and he’s still thinking
of dining at this restaurant?”
The two girls standing behind
Whitney also spoke up at this time.
Victor laughed before he shook
his head and said, “Whitney, don’t say that. Who knows if Gerald is here today
because he’s running an errand
for Danny or any of the other boys? Perhaps he’s just here to book a room on
their behalf?”
“That’s true…”
At this time, the manager
smiled before she looked at Gerald and said, “Sir, may I know if you’d like to
book a
room for yourself or a friend?
I’m not implying anything by this. I’m simply trying to confirm your booking.
Besides that, which package
would you like to book?”
Gerald was relieved because
this female manager was actually very polite and she was not in the least
snobbish
at all.
He quickly nodded before he
said, “I’m booking the room for myself. I’m treating some of my friends to
dinner
tonight
and I’d like to book three tables.”
“Hahaha. You’re making the
booking for yourself and also treating others to dinner? Are you kidding me?”
Whitney laughed as she held
onto her belly.
Even though they had already
settled the bill, they had no intention of leaving at all. They wanted to stay
and
see how Gerald could afford to
pay for the private room that he wanted to book.
Gerald could not be bothered
with them. He had heard that Whitney and the rest of them had ordered the three
hundred dollars package for
each of them.
However, after looking at the
menu, Gerald felt that there was nothing delicious on the menu. If he wanted to
treat his classmates to a
delicious meal, he had to pay for a more expensive package per head.
Therefore, Gerald replied, “I’d
like to book the six hundred dollar package! Please help me book three nice
tables!”
“Alright then, sir. You’ll need
to pay five thousand dollars as a deposit! “
The manager smiled slightly at
this time, while Whitney and the rest of them were startled. Gerald was
actually
asking for a more expensive
package compared to Victor and he was actually booking three tables for dinner
tonight!
Was he going to order this
expensive package and eat only spicy and sour potato shreds?
Crazy! This man was absolutely
insane!
Was he rich?
This was ridiculous.
Gerald did not even hesitate
before he simply took out five thousand dollars from his backpack and placed it
on
the counter in front of the
manager.
Whitney was stunned for a
moment. “Okay, Gerald! It seems as though you have enough money to come out for
a
good meal! Then, let me tell
you that I won’t be helping you apply for any subsidy to pay off your school
fees!
You won’t receive any money to
pay for your tuition fee this semester!”
“Thanks for worrying about me
but I’ve already paid my own tuition fee.”
Gerald did not know what else
to say to this girl.
Even though Whitney was very
beautiful, she was very snobbish and she only had eyes for the rich and
wealthy.
She always treated those who
were poorer as dirt on the ground.
However,
Gerald felt that Mila, the girl whom he had met in the auditorium the
other day, was
really nice. The
impression that Gerald had of her was that she was very
beautiful and quiet, and just one glance at her made
Gerald’s heart
palpitate uncontrollably. Unfortunately, she was not here today.
Whitney’s eyes
widened in shock at this time. “What did you just say? You’ve already paid your
tuition fee for
this semester?
You even have five thousand dollars on you now? Does that mean you have some
money now? What…
what’s going
on?”
“Oh, I won the
lottery.”
Gerald was
helpless. If he did not say anything to clarify the situation, this woman would
continue nagging him
until she
died. Therefore, he decided to carry on with his lie.
“You won the
lottery? How much did you win?” Whitney asked in a hurry.
She felt that
Gerald was not acting himself at all. First of all, he was being too generous.
The deposit that
he paid for
the three tables alone was five thousand dollars! Moreover, he would also have
to fork out money
for drinks
tonight. After all, this restaurant was famous for their wine and liquors. This
way, Gerald would
have to pay
tens of thousands of dollars for dinner tonight.
In other
words, Gerald must have won more than thirty thousand dollars. No, he must have
at least fifty
thousand dollars or more! Otherwise, he could not possibly be
so arrogant!
“Uh…not much,
not much.”
After that,
Gerald closed his backpack before he turned around to leave immediately.
Why did he
have to reveal so much to Whitney?
Anyway, he did
not want anything to do with her at all.
“What? So, he
just won the lottery? What’s the big deal? He can’t even be compared to the
rich second
generation
anyway.”
When he saw
the arrogant expression on Gerald’s face and how uncomfortable Whitney felt,
Victor spoke up
immediately.
“Whitney, what
is the point of getting angry at someone like him? When I return to the
university later, I’ll
ask Danny and
his friends to take care of this arrogant kid!” Victor said coldly.
“Yes! Isn’t it
just tens of thousands of dollars anyway? Why is he acting so arrogant?”
Whitney’s
friends also chimed in at this time.
After that,
Whitney made up her mind. She had to get to the bottom of this matter and find
out how much money
Gerald had
actually won from the lottery!