bioinnovel Chapter 863: Adding a zero would be fine.
Chapter 863: Adding a zero would be fine.
Value for money? Can you really expect value for money when drinking at a bar? A bottle of mineral water costs 30 yuan!
"Teacher Diao, Teacher Diao!"
Diao Nan was still feeling dizzy when she heard someone call her from behind. She turned around and asked, "Is that you? Manager Yang?"
That's right, the person who came was Yang Tao, the chief accountant of their Low Altitude Flight Research Institute.
Within the research institute, researchers like Diao Nan are addressed as "teacher."
"Teacher Diao," Yang Tao was also dizzy. He was having dinner at home when the dean called him over, saying that Diao Nan was drinking with clients and that he should pay the bill!
This was the first time, as the chief accountant, he had been asked to pay for the employees' meals. He didn't even have time to think about why an engineer had so many social engagements.
"Hello, hello! Accountant Yang, what brings you here?"
"I'll pay for your meal."
Chen Xiao was somewhat surprised. Was this arrangement made by Cha Lan? Wasn't this being too lenient with Diao Nan? Little did he know that it was because President Liu had seen him that the arrangement was made.
Xin Xin and the waiter next to her both breathed a sigh of relief. Great, it's time to pay the bill!
Don't be fooled by the manager's confident assurance that this table wouldn't skip out on the bill. Several waiters were already in position, and even the restaurant's security personnel were keeping a close eye on the situation.
Upon seeing someone come to pay the bill, the manager personally approached and said, "Hello, the total bill is 126 million."
"How much?" Accountant Yang was startled!
"Holy crap, how much?!" Diao Nan exclaimed, like a cat with its tail between its legs! He almost peed his pants in fright; he'd never seen so much money in his life. Even though the dean at Zhifei Aerospace could reimburse him for actual expenses, he always had a limit in mind—it would never exceed ten thousand.
"Wait, wait a minute, let me make a call," Accountant Yang said, his face pale. Dean Hu had indeed called to tell him to come and pay the bill, instructing him to pay whatever the price. But Dean Hu hadn't authorized this payment of over a million yuan.
When Diao Nan heard the manager repeat it again, his mind went blank. He was doomed!
He had never imagined, nor dared to imagine, that the company would reimburse him 126 million yuan. In his anxiety, he pressed Xin Xin, "Didn't you say it was 18 yuan a cup?"
Now it was Xin Xin and the manager's turn to be scared. Damn it, this isn't a rich man, he's an idiot!
“Mr. Diao, I meant 18. You interrupted me before I could finish. I thought you knew. In a place like ours, a bottle of mineral water costs 30 yuan. How could a glass of drink be 18 yuan? And what you drank was our store's only, treasured, signature Romanée-Conti!”
The store's star attraction? 18 yuan a cup? Every word felt like a hammer blow to his heart. He was finished; his future was completely ruined. The company wouldn't cover it, and he couldn't afford to lose money.
Thinking of this, he winked at Chen Xiao and said, "I have something to tell you!" He then gestured for Chen Xiao to lean forward.
"Hey, this has blown up. I think I'm going to get beaten to death soon. We can't afford to pay this money. You'd better run. As long as I'm still here, they shouldn't bother you..."
The mischievous look on Chen Xiao's face vanished. She hadn't expected that Diao Nan, despite his seemingly irresponsible nature, could still show some backbone in a pinch. Therefore, she abandoned her plan to tease him and whispered, "Don't worry, everything will be alright!"
"Damn it, are you a greenhorn?" Diao Nan was frantic. This is nothing?
"Hurry up, even if you sold both of us, it wouldn't be enough to cover the losses. Get out of here, in case something happens to me, you can call the police."
Chen Xiao smiled, remained silent, glanced at Xin Xin who seemed a little anxious, and said softly, "Give him another glass of '82 Lafite."
He still had half a cup in his own, while Diao Nan's was empty.
Huh? Again? Romanée-Conti? I've never heard of it. But I've heard of Lafite, the 82 Château Lafite Rothschild. It probably costs a lot of money in this bar.
"No more, no more!" He waved his hands like a thousand-armed Guanyin, leaving only a blurry afterimage.
Xin Xin dared not disobey Chen Xiao and asked the manager for arrangements later.
The manager hesitated for a moment, but still complied, since the other party had already arrived to make the payment.
Diao Nan groaned inwardly, "Chen Xiao probably wants me to die a gluttonous death. Anyway, I can't afford it. I can't afford 126 million, and a few tens of thousands more won't make a difference. Fine, come on, let me enjoy all the fine wines I could never have tasted in my life today!"
"Stop right there!"
Hearing Diao Nan's shout, the manager turned around.
With a calm and collected air, Diao Nan chuckled and said, "Give them each a drink too."
Accountant Yang walked to a relatively quiet corner, just about to call the group's leadership for instructions. Unexpectedly, his phone rang first.
Huh? It's the CFO from headquarters, and also his direct supervisor in this department! Although he's in finance at the Low Altitude Flight Research Institute, finance is relatively independent in any company, and he's under the overall control of headquarters. The CFO's influence on him is greater than that of Dean Hu!
He quickly swiped to answer the call: "Boss~!"
"Xiao Yang, were you at the bar paying someone named Diao Nan?"
Yang Tao was taken aback. Did his boss have eyes and ears that could see and hear everything? But this wasn't the time to think about such things; there was still 126 million waiting to be paid.
"Yes, boss, I was just about to report this. His spending today was way over the limit, reaching a staggering 126 million." He never imagined that the bill would increase by another 15 in just a short while.
"It's alright, you go pay the bill, it's just a small amount, nothing to worry about."
Yang Tao picked up his phone and glanced at the caller ID. It was indeed the director's name. 126 million yuan was a small sum? Just a few days ago, he'd been scolded over a 500 yuan invoice. What was going on? Had the director changed his ways, or had he undergone a sex change?
"Xiao Yang?" The director noticed something was wrong, thinking the signal had been lost!
"Received, boss, I understand. I'll go pay the bill right away!" Yang Tao glanced at his phone. He had just recorded the conversation. He had to make a record of this, otherwise, if anything went wrong, he would lose his job!
"Okay, go ahead! Don't worry about the money, even if you add another zero, you can still buy it normally."
After hanging up the phone, Yang Tao was dumbfounded. He immediately understood that this Diao Nan was probably someone of extraordinary importance.
Diao Chan took the Château Lafite Rothschild she had just ordered from the waiter, a strange smile on her face, as if she were about to bravely face her execution.
Just then, a fawning voice called out from behind: "Teacher Diao Diao!"
"Is it time?" Diao Nan glanced at the waiter, then downed her drink in one gulp. She stood up and turned to Yang Tao: "Accountant Yang, I know you're in a difficult position. You don't need to pay this!"
He was thinking of sacrificing himself, ignoring the little stars that twinkled in Yang Tao's eyes when he looked at him. Yang Tao had already regarded him as the person he needed to get along with most in the company, ranking him above Dean Hu in terms of priority.
"Don't pay?" Yang Tao exclaimed anxiously, "No, Teacher Diao, I'll pay, I'll pay!"
Just kidding, paying today is the first step in currying favor with Teacher Diao. No one can take away this right, not even Teacher Diao himself.
You're paying? Diao Nan was dumbfounded. This wasn't how it was supposed to go. You paid over a million yuan for me, and you'll be laid off tomorrow? What's going on? Does Yang Tao have a crush on me?
Diao Nan couldn't help but shudder as she watched Yang Tao rush to the waiter to swipe his card, as if he were eager to pay the bill: "126 million, right?" She felt ashamed and blushed. If she had known he could pay, she wouldn't have bothered with the last three drinks; wasn't she just causing him trouble?
"Sir, it's 141 million. Mr. Diao has ordered three more drinks."
Yang Tao had a toothache. These rich people didn't care about the feelings of us poor people at all when they spent their money. At this moment, he suddenly thought of "robbing the rich to help the poor" again!
“Okay, no problem, adding a zero is fine,” Yang Tao paid, and repeated what the director had just said.
Seeing this, Diao Nan's mouth remained agape for a long time. "Accountant Yang, how about I have another drink?"
Yang Tao: “.”, took out his card and swiped it again!
"Teacher Diao, I have to go now. Only my child is home."
"Stay for a drink?" Diao Nan's mood was like a rollercoaster ride. She was just ready to "go to her death," but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.
"No, Teacher Diao, I'm afraid I'll get scolded by the boss!" Yang Tao stepped back. Teacher Diao could drink such expensive wine, Teacher Diao could drink it when entertaining clients, and even the hostesses could drink it, but he couldn't! He felt he wasn't worthy, and drinking it would be a waste!
"Accountant Yang seemed rather flustered." After watching Yang Tao leave, Diao Nan was no longer in a hurry. She slowly savored the last glass of Château Lafite Rothschild on the table.
Chen Xiao smiled but didn't say anything. He really regretted not recording Diao Nan's utterly devastated expression just now.
"Why aren't you saying anything? See? This is what you call status, you've got status! Do you think you can do that?"
"Alright, time to go home," Chen Xiao said, eagerly awaiting the return to receive the mission reward, which was a +2 to Xiang Jun's physique. He had never looked forward to it as much as he had today.
Standing up, Chen Xiao noticed Xin Xin's reluctant expression but didn't take it seriously and left first.
Diao Nan whispered to Xin Xin from behind, "Don't overthink it. Let me tell you, you're not as pretty as my sister."
Xin Xin, who had gotten up to see Chen Xiao off, was a little confused by his words. "So what if I'm not as pretty as you?" she thought. This was utterly baffling! Chen Xiao was already quite a distance away, so she quickly caught up. "Mr. Chen, I don't know when we'll meet again!"
Stop, then reach into your bag and pull out a jewelry box: "Alright, here's a little gift for you, so our acquaintance won't be in vain!"
"Thank you!" Xin Xin was very happy and didn't refuse. The fact that President Chen gave her a gift meant he didn't dislike her, and she understood his personality—he didn't like being rejected.
Diao Nan, who followed behind, said unhappily after leaving with Chen Xiao and saying goodbye to Xin Xin, "You brat, I haven't seen you give my sister any gifts yet, but you're quite generous to a hostess!"
Seeing that Chen Xiao was ignoring him, Diao Nan followed over and asked with a sly smile, "Tell me honestly, did you buy this fake from some street stall to make the young girl happy?"
"Call a designated driver to go back," Chen Xiao told him to go first, as he had already spotted his Rolls-Royce Phantom parked by the roadside.
"Chen Xiao."
Hearing someone call out, the two turned their heads at the same time. Not far away, the driver's side door of a Buick M7 was pushed open, and a very pleasant-looking girl got out.
"Yu Shanshan?" Chen Xiao unexpectedly ran into her at the bar. She didn't seem like someone who frequented bars.
"Let me introduce you, this is Diao Nan," Chen Xiao introduced Diao Nan to her. Then, he saw two more ladies get out of the back of the Junxing M7, both over 30 years old. One of them was someone Chen Xiao knew; he had met her at the dinner party on the night Yu Shanshan joined the company.
What are you doing here?
"Celebrating Shanshan's promotion and raise, didn't she tell you? She's now the deputy director of the secretariat, and this car is provided by the company."
"That's great, congratulations! It's rare to see someone get a promotion and a raise so soon after starting a new job!"
Yu Shanshan's colleague joked, "It's not just difficult, it's practically impossible to have a second case like this. If there were, I could eat the stone lion at the entrance of the bar!"
Diao Nan stepped forward: "What a coincidence, I'm the same type. I got promoted and received a raise right after joining the company."
Yu Shanshan's colleague was stunned. Really? Isn't everyone saying that work is really tough these days? Is there really such a good thing?
Chen Xiao glared at Diao Nan for his smug look. Couldn't he have some self-respect? Couldn't he be a little more modest in front of strangers?
Yu Shanshan's behavior was also somewhat unusual, and Chen Xiao roughly guessed it was because of him. However, he didn't know how Ding Yong knew, since no one recognized him at dinner that night.
Chen Xiao and Yu Shanshan took a few steps forward to avoid Diao Nan, otherwise that guy would embarrass himself in a drunken rage.
"Are you alright? Do you want to come to my company? If you don't want to go to the front-line sales department, I can find a way to get you here!" Clearly, she was still upset about Chen Xiao's promise to come to work and then standing her up.
Of course, she wasn't angry; she just thought her current company was pretty good and wanted to arrange a good place for Chen Xiao!
"You don't need to worry about me, I have things to do, and I'm doing very well!" Chen Xiao paused, then joked, "Besides, I need to stay away from you—"
Yu Shanshan asked curiously, "Why?"
Chen Xiao laughed, "I'm afraid your boyfriend will hit me!" He was joking about how Yu Shanshan's boyfriend had looked hostile and defensive that night.
Unexpectedly, Yu Shanshan's happy expression suddenly turned gloomy!
"What's going on?" Chen Xiao hadn't known her for long, but he really had a good feeling about her, or rather, the kind of good feeling between friends.
"I broke up with him. Yeah, you don't need to worry about me. Our personalities just weren't meant to last. Oh well, better a short, sharp pain than a long, drawn-out one!"
Heh~!
Chen Xiao gave a cold, heartless laugh. "What are you worried about? I'm actually happy for you. Seriously, your boyfriend is so petty, he's not even as good as my friend from earlier."
At this point, a thought suddenly struck him. Looking at Diao Nan, who was a dozen meters behind him, he suddenly felt an urge to act as a matchmaker. Perhaps being together with these two would be a good choice; he should look back and create more opportunities for them.
"Chen Xiao, where are you going? I'll drive you. I didn't drink tonight!" Yu Shanshan said.
"Hey~! Chen Xiao, let's go, I'll see you off!" Diao Nan called out from afar. With so many girls around Chen Xiao, he suddenly felt obligated to keep an eye on him for his sister. (End of Chapter)