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Mei Chengan rolled his eyes at him in annoyance.
"Old Wang said that anyone who enters a dungeon will die, and now you use a beautiful woman to lure me to go with you. Do you want to drag someone else down with you before you die?"
Fan Xian groaned and took the initiative to pour wine for Mei Cheng'an. After clinking glasses with him, he drank it all in one gulp and smacked his lips.
"Wow~ This bottle tastes good, I like it."
He looked at the bottle twice, filled his own glass again, put it down and looked at Mei Chengan.
"Don't listen to what Lao Wang said. He was talking about outsiders breaking into the Overwatch Council dungeon to rescue people or silence them. Of course, they would kill everyone who came. How can we do the same? We are both inspectors of the Overwatch Council. If we are discovered and our identities are revealed, who would dare to take action?"
Having said that, after drinking and burping, and filling his glass, Fan Xian continued.
"And I've thought about it. If we go at night, Yan Ruohai and Zhu Ge will definitely go home to rest, and Chen Pingping won't be here. By then, we will be the highest officials, and we will have the final say. Don't worry, there will be no problem!"
Mei Chengan stretched out his hand to block it.
"Stop it! Don't come right up and say we're ours. Did I promise you that you'll just be ours?"
Fan Xian spread his hands.
"I've made it so clear. I can't think of any reason why you wouldn't agree. Even if you're not curious about who is planning to kill me, you must be interested in a beautiful woman, right? Or a Northern Qi spy, a beautiful spy. Don't you want to see her?"
Mei Cheng'an did not answer, but looked at the wine in the glass thoughtfully.
It would be a lie to say that he was not interested in Si Lili. There was a difference between watching a drama and seeing the real person. He really wanted to see her.
However, this little interest is nothing compared to the trouble it may bring to myself...
As he was thinking about it, Mei Chengan suddenly had an idea and his eyes suddenly lit up.
Yes, if I just go there to see the person and don’t participate in the subsequent interrogation, that will be the end of it. Besides, Yan Ruohai may not let me stay there.
In this way, you can see the beauty without being involved in cause and effect, it's the best of both worlds.
After thinking about it, Mei Cheng'an drank the wine in the glass, put it down and looked at Fan Xian.
"Okay, I agree to this. I'll accompany you tonight."
When Fan Xian heard this, he immediately smiled and poured him a glass of wine.
"Haha, this is what a good brother is. Come on, let's go brotherly."
Wang Qinian, who was drawing, looked up at the two of them, shook his head helplessly, and lowered his head to continue drawing.
Wang Qinian was still very cautious when it came to matters concerning life and death. Perhaps because of too much pressure, his painting skills improved by leaps and bounds, and his drawings were very detailed.
After looking at the picture, Fan Xian felt that everything was clear at a glance. He was very satisfied and even toasted Wang Qinian several times.
Mei Cheng'an also glanced over and looked at Wang Qinian in surprise. This was an extraordinary performance. He had to drink with him.
As the three of them toasted each other, the dinner came to an end unknowingly and the food and drinks were almost finished.
Even though the three of them only drank nine bottles in total, the volume of one bottle was at least one kilogram, and the alcohol content was much stronger than that of ordinary burping wine.
So by the end, all three of them were a little drunk.
When paying the bill, Fan Xian looked at the price on the bill, and his slightly dizzy head instantly became clear.
"Mr. Duo??? Four thousand five hundred taels??? Did I read it wrong, or did you write it wrong???"
Ye Tianming smiled.
"Your Excellency is not mistaken. The price is not wrong. It is indeed four thousand five hundred taels. This is just the price of the wine. The host has already waived the cost of the food."
Wang Qinian shrank his neck and dared not speak. Oh my God, I, Old Wang, have also eaten a meal that cost 4,500 taels. My eyes were filled with tears.
Fan Xian stared at Mei Chengan with eyes wide open.
"Your store is too shady. You dare to sell a kilogram of beer for five hundred taels? You might as well go rob people. No! Robbing people is not as fast as making money as you do. With this level of consumption, no matter how rich your family is, they can't afford it."
Mei Chengan said with a smile.
"You can think of this wine as Ace of Spades or Maozi. Normally, you can order one or two bottles to show your status, and the rest can be paired with ordinary craft beers. You can drink one or two glasses of this kind of good wine every time you come, and you can save the rest for next time."
"Who told you to want all the wine in one go? And did I ever tell you to forget about this wine? It's too expensive! Didn't I remind you that it's better to ask the price before you fill the glass? What can I do if you don't listen?"
"..."
Fan Xian remained silent.
Mei Chengan leaned back in his chair.
"Some people are always asking for treats. They are not short of money. They must have enough money on them. Let me make it clear first. We don't allow credit. Come on, buddy, show us your financial strength! Show Taimu."
"..."
Fan Xian's head was full of black lines, his face almost turned green, and he stood there stupidly for a long time without moving. The scene was very awkward for a while.
Mei Chengan sat calmly, neither looking at him nor urging him, sipping his tea leisurely, and scraping his stomach after eating too much meat.
The boss was not panicking, so Ye Tianming was even less panicked. He stood aside calmly and composedly.
Wang Qinian almost buried his head under the table, fearing that Fan Xian would say, "There's not enough money, Old Wang, please give me some."
In fact, the matter could be resolved with just a word from Mei Cheng'an. He didn't really want Fan Xian to pay. The reason he kept holding back was that he wanted him to remember it.
It’s not that you can’t pretend to be cool, but you can’t pretend to be cool beyond your ability, as you may easily suffer backlash.
After teasing him for so long, Mei Chengan felt that the time was right, so he looked directly at Ye Tianming and spoke.
"Waiver of this bill for him, and add him to the blacklist. Next time he eats at the Mei's canteen, he must pay first."
Ye Tianming nodded to indicate that he had taken note of it.
"Okay, sir, may I ask the name of this guest..."
Well, we no longer call them distinguished guests, but guests instead. This is the reality.
Mei Cheng'an raised his eyebrows, looked at Fan Xian, and winked at him.
"Oh, last name, ah, his name is..." Fan Xian glared at Mei Cheng'an with a dark face and finally spoke. He could not accept embarrassing himself in front of his mother's men.
"Wait a minute, you don't need to waive the bill, this money..."
Fan Xian gritted his teeth!
"I'll pay for it!"
Mei Chengan shrugged, not surprised.
Ye Tianming raised his head and looked at Fan Xian quietly without saying a word.
Fan Xian looked at Wang Qinian.
"Old Wang."
Wang Qinian's heart trembled, and he looked up at him helplessly while screaming in his heart, it's over, it's over, don't come over here!!!
The words that followed Fan Xian made him feel relieved.
"Please help me make this trip."
Fan Xian called Wang Qinian to his side and whispered something to him, and Wang Qinian left immediately.
Mei Cheng'an asked Fan Xian curiously.
"Hey, you didn't ask Lao Wang to ask your family for money, did you? Aren't you afraid that your father will beat you up?"
Fan Xian glanced at him unhappily, then sat down leisurely, his momentum returning.
"This little bit of money isn't enough to alarm my father. Do you really think I can't afford it?"
Mei Cheng'an looked at him with a little surprise. This money was indeed not a big deal for Fan Jian, but for Fan Xian at this moment, it was really not a small amount of money.
"Where did you get so much money?"
Fan Xian felt a sudden pain in his heart when he heard this, so much so that he couldn't breathe. Did he have this money? He did have it. It was the monthly allowance and New Year's money he had saved since he was a child.
He started receiving monthly allowance at the age of three, five taels per month for the first three years, twelve taels per month for the next six years, and twenty taels per month before he went to Beijing. Excluding the expenses for purchasing and preparing poison, he saved less than two thousand taels in total. Adding the increasing New Year's money he received every year, his total savings were less than six thousand taels.
Well, in just the time it takes to eat a meal, his savings were wiped out. How could he not feel distressed? He was so distressed!
At this moment, he really wanted to slap himself twice. Why did he have to act so arrogantly? Why didn't he listen to others' repeated reminders? He regretted it! It hurt! No, he felt like he couldn't breathe.
Fan Xian covered his chest with his hands and waved his hands at Mei Cheng'an with a painful look on his face, "Don't ask anymore, please, I'm too embarrassed to say it."
Mei Cheng'an almost laughed out loud when he saw his appearance. He looked so pitiful, it would be inappropriate to insert a lung tube into him. Okay, let's let him go for now.
Wang Qinian came back soon and brought two people with him in addition to the money. They were Fan Ruoruo and Teng Zijing, who looked worried.
As soon as Fan Xian saw the two of them, he quickly covered his face.
"I asked you to withdraw some money, but why did you bring them here as well?"
Teng Zijing chuckled.
"I heard that you were detained for eating a free meal, so I came to see what was going on."
Wang Qinian hurried to explain when he heard it.
"My Lord, I didn't say anything! I didn't say anything!"
Fan Ruoruo glanced at Teng Zijing and looked at Fan Xian.
"Brother, what's going on?"
Fan Xian covered his face with one hand and waved it away.
"Don't ask, don't ask. I'll tell you in detail later. Lao Wang, please help me give the money to Shopkeeper Ye."
"okay."
Wang Qinian immediately pulled Ye Tianming out to pay the bill.
Seeing that Fan Xian didn't want to talk about it, Fan Ruoruo thought it was not a glorious matter, so she didn't ask any more questions. Only then did she notice Mei Chengan and hurriedly saluted.
"Meet Brother Mei."
Mei Cheng'an greeted her and Teng Zijing with a smile, then asked Fan Xian.
"Why, do I need to introduce you to Shopkeeper Ye?"
Fan Xian still covered his face and spoke in a muffled voice.
"What the hell! Oh, let's do it another day. Today is not the right time."
Mei Chengan shrugged.
"what ever!"
……
After paying the bill, the group walked out of the Mei family cafeteria. Fan Xian looked up at the sky, feeling as if he were in another world. The feeling of bankruptcy was a little unreal and made him feel dazed.
After the trance, Fan Xian did not forget the important matter and looked at Mei Chengan and said.
"I'll come find you after dinner. Change into something neater."
Mei Cheng'an waved his hand to indicate that he understood, and stepped on the horse stool to get into his own carriage.
Fan Xian didn't say much, but sighed and got on the Fan Mansion's carriage.
Wang Qinian watched the two carriages leave, looked back at the Mei family cafeteria, and walked back in.
When he was paying the bill just now, he adhered to the idea of not taking advantage of a bargain, and ordered six more skewers of beef, six rabbit heads, and two kilograms of burping wine. They should have packed it up by now...
……
(End of this chapter)
