Ye Cheng was stunned.
He never expected that.
While he was in turmoil, A'li had already grabbed the wooden basin and started eating?
Twelve portions of roasted meat.
That was equivalent to six obsidian stones.
He stared silently at A'li for a long time, then looked up at Chen Yu.
"What's wrong?"
Sensing Ye Cheng's gaze, Chen Yu revealed a slightly smug smile.
"You're not feeling bad about it, are you?"
Ye Cheng asked calmly.
"Mr. Chen Yu, why didn't you even ask me about something like this?"
Chen Yu feigned ignorance.
(＃°Д°) "Does this even need to be asked? A'li just wants to eat some meat, what did she do wrong? Are you really unwilling to part with these few pieces of meat?"
A'li, who was eating heartily with the wooden basin, looked up.
Biting her lip, she lowered her head silently.
"Master, did... did A'li do something wrong?"
"A'li, you did nothing wrong," Chen Yu placed a hand on A'li's shoulder and said solemnly, "It's natural for foxes to eat meat. What's wrong with a few pieces of meat? If you follow me, let alone eating meat, even if you wanted the stars from the sky, I could pick them down for you."
"I..."
A'li, with her mouth greasy from eating, lowered her head and licked her lips.
Ye Cheng was furious!
You've said all the nice things, what are you pretending to be a good person for?
If not for your deliberate meddling.
A'li would never have done something like this.
Ye Cheng was certain.
This scene was entirely Chen Yu's doing.
"Ye Cheng, are you really unwilling to part with it?" Chen Yu frowned, looking disdainful. "It's just a few pieces of roasted meat, is it worth it? If A'li wants to eat, shouldn't she be allowed? Can you bear to see such a cute fox sister unable to eat meat?"
Damn it!
Still adding fuel to the fire!
If you think she's cute, why don't you give her the roasted meat for free?
In the end, he's the one paying.
No matter how angry Ye Cheng was, he couldn't show it in front of A'li.
A spirit beast.
He hadn't even earned her recognition yet.
They hadn't signed a spirit contract.
In front of A'li, his image had always been that of a gentle and refined person, and it was with this that he had convinced A'li to stay with him and give him a probationary period.
How could he possibly ruin the image he had painstakingly cultivated?
"A'li, no one blames you. Eat more if you like it," Ye Cheng said with a warm smile. "If it's not enough, we'll buy more to take back."
"Okay!"
Upon hearing this, A'li's face lit up with a smile. She held out three fingers to Chen Yu, then changed it to five.
"I want another 50 portions."
Ye Cheng: _(´ཀ`」∠)_
He almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Just...
It was very sudden.
Little did he know, an even more sudden event was yet to come.
Chen Yu seemed to be prepared.
Clang.
Without even half a second's delay.
Fifty portions of roasted meat.
Were directly poured into A'li's wooden basin.
"A'li, I'll give you one extra portion because you're cute. This wooden basin is also for you." Chen Yu smiled. A'li listened with a look of surprise.
"Hehe, thank you!!"
Chen Yu reached out and rubbed her head. A'li, with her head being rubbed, looked delighted, a cute smile gracing her face.
"Eat it all up. If it's not enough, I have more here," Chen Yu said with a smile. "Don't worry, Ye Cheng will pay for it. Eat as much as you want."
"Mhm, mhm, mhm!"
A'li hugged the wooden basin, happily eating the roasted meat.
Ye Cheng's face turned green upon hearing Chen Yu's words.
What are you doing?
Still instigating?
He pays the bill, and Chen Yu gets to be the good guy.
Have you no shame?
Smiling as he left A'li, Chen Yu walked up to Ye Cheng.
He extended his hand.
Give me the money!
It was that simple, no explanation needed.
Ye Cheng was enraged!
A ball of fire was truly burning within him.
Suppressing the anger that was already about to reach his throat, Ye Cheng tried his best to maintain his composure.
"Mr. Chen Yu, you should have asked me first."
"Huh?"
"I didn't say A'li couldn't eat meat. I meant, shouldn't you consider whether I can actually afford it?" Ye Cheng said softly.
Chen Yu heard this and lowered his gaze to look at Ye Cheng for a while.
→_→: "You're not planning on skipping out on the bill, are you?"
"That's not what I meant. I just meant, you should consider my purchasing power," Ye Cheng explained softly.
"Trying to eat and run?"
Chen Yu twisted his neck and reached up to touch his head.
He was somewhat surprised.
Some stubble had already grown on his head.
It was growing quite fast.
He sighed and shook his head at Ye Cheng.
"Ye Cheng, trying to eat and run doesn't work with me. If you don't want to pay, then I'll have to invite you..." Chen Yu gestured towards the torture instruments with his chin, "Want to experience it?"
"I didn't say I wouldn't pay, I just..."
As Ye Cheng was explaining, he noticed that Chen Yu and the lions were looking at him with increasingly unfriendly eyes.
He stopped explaining.
"I'll pay."
Chen Yu smiled upon hearing this, patting Ye Cheng on the shoulder.
"That's right, that's the way." Chen Yu beamed. "Let's calculate it then. Each piece of roasted meat is 300
"If you calculate it like that, why don't you start from the ten thousands?"
"8 is greater than 5, you know that, right?" Chen Yu asked again.
"I know."
Ye Cheng nodded with a smile.
Damn it!
Is he mentally challenged? Doesn't he know that 8 is greater than 5?
"If you know, why ask that question? You're really strange," Chen Yu said speechlessly.
Ye Cheng: ?
Who is strange?!
Damn it!
Is he deliberately messing with me?
In normal business, when a customer comes to buy goods, wouldn't the shop round down instead of adding an extra 1400?
What kind of shop is this?
He'd never seen anything like it in his life.
"You seem a bit embarrassed, so I won't bring this up again."
Chen Yu smiled slightly.
"Let's talk about the main business. I'll give you a list. My wood acquisition price is 10, stone 15, iron ore 25, copper ore 40, silver ore 80, gold ore 150, obsidian 300. Fair prices for everyone."
"See, obsidian is 300."
"But I gave you two pieces of meat, which are worth 600. I'm overpaying."
Finally, Chen Yu added a sentence.
"I'm treating you so well, don't you think?"