Chapter 33
Chapter 33 – Do You Think We’ll Skip the Bill?
“Alright, that’s enough. I’ll give each of you ten yuan, so stop arguing,” Chen Yu said, clicking his tongue as he dug out two ten-yuan bills from his pocket and passed Chen Yike and Chen Sanke one each. “I really feel embarrassed to have sisters like you two.”
“Thank you, Big Brother!” Chen Yike said fawningly as she happily received the ten-yuan note.
“Thank you, Big Brother!” Chen Sanke answered similarly, jumping with joy after receiving the note.
After putting the money in her pocket, Chen Yike returned her gaze to Chen Sanke and said sternly, “Third Eldest, now that you’ve got money, give that torn ten-yuan note to me.”
“No! Each of us gets half!”
“You have money already!”
After Chen Yu footed the bill for her ticket, Chen Sanke immediately dashed into the amusement park in excitement.
“Brother, don’t buy me a ticket.”
Just as Chen Yu was about to get Chen Yike a ticket, she suddenly stopped him.
“Didn’t you want to play as well?” Chen Yu asked, confused.
“I was just joking! How old am I already? Why would I want to play this?” Chen Yike said, rolling her eyes. “Moreover, it costs 60 yuan an hour to play here. It’s too wasteful. Let Second Eldest and Third Eldest play.”
At this time, Chen Erke tugged on Chen Yu’s shirt and shook her head, saying, “I won’t play, either. I played already. Let Little Sis play.”
“Even if you’ve played before, you can still play again.”
“No need,” Chen Erke said, shaking her head. “I’m tired.”
After remaining silent for a short moment, Chen Yu rubbed Chen Erke’s head as he revealed an understanding smile.
Exactly one hour later, Chen Sanke walked out of the amusement park and put on her shoes. Panting tiredly, she ran up to Chen Yu and stretched out her two hands, demanding, “Carry me!”
Hurriedly picking up Chen Sanke, Chen Yu asked, “Why not continue playing?”
“One hour passed already,” Chen Sanke replied while panting for air. “We’ll need to add more money if I continue playing.”
Chen Sanke’s reply confounded Chen Yu. “Is that something for you to worry about?!”
“Hah… Our house isn’t wealthy, so we can’t casually spend money,” Chen Sanke said like a sage. “The children of poor families grow sensible at an earlier age. You need to learn how to live properly.”
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Chen Yu: “…”
“Brother, let’s go home. I’m hungry already,” Chen Yike said.
Chen Erke: “I’m hungry too.”
Chen Sanke: “Hungry.”
“I’m hungry as well,” Chen Yu said. He then pointed ahead and continued, “Let’s go! Big Brother will treat you all to a feast!”
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Bang!
Ten minutes later, the doors to a famous restaurant named “Happy Dumplings” opened abruptly.
Immediately, a burst of passionate and rhythmic singing flowed into the restaurant.
“Invincibility is so, so lonely…”
“Invincibility is so, so hollow…”
“I stand alone at the top, the cold wind constantly blows…”[1]
Upon hearing the strange music drifting into the restaurant, the restaurant’s customers promptly turned their attention toward the establishment’s entrance. What entered their gaze was a group of four wearing sunglasses and exaggerated hairstyles.
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From the group’s eldest to the youngest, they were:
Chen Yu, eighteen years old.
Chen Yike, fourteen years old.
Chen Erke, nine years old.
Chen Sanke, five years old.
“My loneliness… who can understand me…?”
“Oh, how lonely invincibility is…”
“Oh, how empty invincibility is…”
“Music, stop!” Chen Yu commanded as he stepped on the long-jump diagram drawn near the restaurant’s entrance.
In response to Chen Yu’s words, Chen Yike hurriedly turned off the music her phone was playing.
“S-Sir…?” At this time, a waiter timidly walked up to Chen Yu. After briefly evaluating Chen Yu’s group of four, he asked, “A-Are you here to dine?”
“What am I here for if not to dine?” Pointing at an empty table, Chen Yu said majestically, “A table for four. We’ll sit there. Bring me the menu.”
In response, the waiter remained in a daze for quite some time before hesitantly handing the menu to Chen Yu.
After taking a seat at his chosen table, Chen Yu flipped to the menu’s first page before stabbing out his index finger and saying, “This, this, this, this… This one as well!”
“A-Are you really going to order so much?” the staff member asked, shocked by Chen Yu’s order. “Can you finish it all?”
“Just bring everything I ordered. If we can’t finish it, we can just pack it home.”
“But…”
“But what?” Frowning, Chen Yu said, “Do you think we’ll skip our bill? We’re flowers of the new generation!”
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Chen Yike: “That’s right!”
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Chen Erke: “That’s right!”
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Chen Sanke: “That’s right!”
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