"Do you know your mistake now? Is it too late?" Wang Qiran scoffed. "What were you doing before?"
As he spoke, Wang Qiran felt a sense of borrowed courage. In the past, he wouldn't have dared to confront such a merchant. It was only because Zhuge Lan was here, like a towering Buddha, that he felt so at ease and secure, emboldened to act so presumptuously.
"My apologies, my apologies! We can compensate you. Ten times the amount!" the proprietress stammered. "Your total bill was 164. Ten times that is 1640. I can transfer it to you immediately!" She believed these people were merely after money. If she paid enough and smoothed things over, she could continue her business, and this matter would be concluded.
Wang Qiran turned to Dongfang Jingjing. "I think... this should be yours to handle."
"Money?"
Dongfang Jingjing asked this single question, her brow furrowed. "Do you think I need your money?"
"Or, do you think I lack money?"
Although Dongfang Jingjing disliked and didn't fully understand many things about the Dongfang family, she knew one thing.
Especially after meeting Wang Qiran, she was certain of one thing: her family was very wealthy!
The ten times compensation the odious proprietress kept mentioning wasn't even enough to cover the cost of her family making her a bowl of noodles.
As she spoke, she took out cash from her bag. A thick stack of bills was placed on the table. "This, usually, is only enough for me to treat my friends to a meal."
The proprietress and the few people who hadn't fainted widened their eyes, staring at the stack of cash.
In this day and age, they hadn't seen such a large amount of cash for a long time, only at the bank.
Generally, people with so much cash were either out of touch with the times, or... they were just too rich and carried this much on them.
Zhuge Lan also shook her head. "Sister, actually, this matter has a very simple solution. You apologize early and get a new bowl of noodles, and it would be over. Why go through all this trouble? Why force me to intervene?"
Hearing this, Wang Qiran subconsciously looked at Zhuge Lan.
Did these words really come from him? It sounded so out of character.
"However, since it has come to this, there's only one simple solution," Zhuge Lan said. "Since we are in this mortal world, we must act according to the laws and regulations. Just call the police."
"Yes, call the police."
Wang Qiran agreed. As for the ten times compensation, he didn't care!
Merchants like this needed a harsh lesson to be rectified. It wasn't a big deal, and after a good rectification, she could still continue her business.
Saying this, he picked up his phone and dialed.
"No!"
Now, the proprietress seemed to go mad, shouting, "Absolutely not!"
She rushed towards Wang Qiran, trying to snatch the phone from his hand.
"Why?"
Zhuge Lan waved her hand, and the proprietress was stopped.