Chapter 015:-for-tat
Chen Mo smiled at Jiang Yao's mother and arched his hand: "I wish Auntie a prosperous business and a lot of money!"
Jiang Yao's parents are honest and honest people, hearing Chen Mo's congratulatory words, Jiang Yao's mother suddenly smiled, and looked at Chen Mo's eyes shining: "Xiao Mo's classmates are really good at talking, no wonder my Yaoyao talks all day long, not bad, it seems that Yaoyao is a very discerning child!"
Jiang Yao stomped her feet anxiously on the side, she was already extremely inferior, her face was red to the base of her neck, in front of so many classmates, she was ridiculed by her mother like this, and when she went to school in the future, how could she still have the face to see people?
"Mom, you go get busy, go quickly, my classmates are in a hurry!"
As she spoke, Jiang Yao pushed her mother into the back kitchen.
Chen Mo wanted to finish the congratulatory message, so he gave the red envelope, but Jiang Yao's mother was blown away by Jiang Yao, and Chen Mo didn't know what to do.
If it was given to Jiang Yao, this little girl would definitely not accept it, so Chen Mo took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, quietly threw the red envelope on the table at the cash register, and then stood in place as if nothing happened.
Jiang Yao pushed her mother away, then turned around, looked at Chen Mo embarrassedly, pointed to the two large round tables that were not yet full, and said, "Chen Mo, they are all classmates in our class, which table do you think you sit?"
"Chen Mo, sit here!" Zhao Gang, the fat man who reminded Chen Mo in the examination room that day, shouted enthusiastically.
"Okay!" Chen Mo walked over with a smile, sat down and chatted with a few classmates who were better in his previous life.
Seeing Chen Mo sit down, Jiang Yao put her mind at ease and smiled at her classmates: "Let's talk first, I'll go see if the dishes are ready?"
"Yaoyao, don't be busy, they're all classmates, what's polite, you quickly find a place to sit down, the big guys are waiting to talk to you!" a boy shouted at Jiang Yao, and suddenly, attracted the attention of most of the classmates.
Chen Mo looked over, this boy he remembered, Wang Lei, very organized, was a representative figure among those ordinary students in high school.
"Yes, yes, Yaoyao, sit down, it's boring if you don't talk with us!" a girl with pimples on her face pulled Jiang Yao and said.
The other classmates also coaxed and asked Jiang Yao to sit down.
Chen Mo didn't speak, but looked at Jiang Yao with a smile, hoping that she could sit down and chat with everyone, after all, she was the initiator of this party.
Seeing everyone's strong invitation, Jiang Yao had no choice but to agree: "Okay, then I'll sit down and talk to everyone." β
There were two tables at the scene, and there were two or three empty seats at each table, and everyone was clamoring to invite Jiang Yao to their table.
Jiang Yao's gaze swept between the two tables, and lingered on Chen Mo for a moment.
Zhao Gang, who was careful beside Chen Mo, immediately caught it, the corners of his mouth curved, and he hurriedly got up and said: "Yaoyao, you sit with me, this position is in the middle, just the students at both tables can take care of it, just sit in the empty seat in front." β
After speaking, he raised his eyebrows at Chen Mo, looking like 'you kid owes buddy a favor'.
Chen Mo smiled dumbly, shook his head helplessly, and could only understand Zhao Gang's kindness.
Other boys who also wanted to invite Jiang Yao suddenly had ugly faces, and secretly scolded Zhao Gang for slipping his head, but the excuses they found were so high-sounding that it was impossible to refute.
Jiang Yao wanted to sit with Chen Mo, but it was difficult to say clearly, seeing that Zhao Gang had given way and found such a good reason, he was naturally very happy: "Okay, thank you Zhao Gang!"
Seeing Jiang Yao sitting next to Chen Mo, still so close, some boys who had thoughts about Jiang Yao were suddenly unhappy.
The two boys secretly glanced at each other and nodded slightly, and then one of the boys asked casually: "By the way, Zhou Hao, today is the opening day of Jiang Yao's restaurant, what congratulatory gifts have you prepared?"
Zhou Hao, who had a partial head, immediately puffed up his chest, and pointed to the pot of fortune tree at the door with some smugness: "See, that fortune tree was given to Yaoyao by me, it's not expensive, it's only more than three hundred!"
More than three hundred!
The classmates at both tables couldn't help but look at Zhou Hao, with envy in their eyes, and some students couldn't help but look at the small gifts they had spent dozens of yuan to buy, and quietly lowered their heads.
For the students of these ordinary families, the more than 300 congratulatory gifts can only be taken by their closest elders. Among the classmates, most of them spend dozens of dollars to buy some small gifts, and just say it.
Zhou Hao's gift is enough to be proud!
Feeling the envious, jealous and hateful gazes cast by the classmates around him, Zhou Hao's face became even more proud, and inadvertently, he glanced at Chen Mo, with a touch of provocation in his eyes.
Jiang Yao didn't care if the gift was valuable, but since people gave it, they had to express their gratitude: "Zhou Hao, let you break the bank!"
Hearing Jiang Yao's thanks, Zhou Hao's vanity burst all of a sudden, and he waved his big hand, with a snorting face: "Little meaning, when you celebrate your birthday, I will give you a gift of five hundred yuan!"
The birthday gift of 500 yuan, in the small groups of Zheng Yuanhao and An Keyue, who are rich second generations, will only make people laugh when they say it, but in the small groups of these ordinary students, it is already a great gift.
Some girls, looking at Zhou Hao's eyes, are about to pop up little stars.
There are also some boys who are secretly angry, they can't get used to seeing Zhou Hao deliberately show off in front of Jiang Yao, but the family conditions are there, they can't compare with Zhou Hao, so they can only swallow their anger.
Although they are all ordinary families, ordinary families are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, and there will also be a heart of comparison, Zhou Hao's family, in this circle, is obviously the top.
Jiang Yao smiled, which was a response, but her smile was a little embarrassing, she didn't like Zhou Hao deliberately showing off in front of her classmates.
Zhao Gang and several classmates who were better with Chen Mo had gloomy faces and looked at Chen Mo one after another, they had already seen that Zhou Hao had deliberately targeted Chen Mo.
However, Chen Mo's face was flat, there was a hint of a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes as deep as the starry sky were slightly lowered, not knowing what he was thinking.
Zhou Hao looked at the flat-headed boy who asked him: "Li Qiang, what about you, what gift did you give to Yaoyao today?"
Li Qiang sighed: "Alas, I don't have as much money as you, I just bought a wall clock for Yaoyao, only more than a hundred!"
Zhou Hao smiled and comforted: "More than a hundred, not a lot, much stronger than some people who come empty-handed!"
After speaking, Zhou Hao turned his head and looked at Chen Mo with a smile: "You said yes, classmate Chen Mo!"
All the students were stunned for a moment, and the scene suddenly became very quiet.
The classmates only saw Chen Mo come in empty-handed, but they didn't see Chen Mo quietly throwing the red envelope at the cash register, Zhou Hao obviously wanted to deliberately make Chen Mo ugly and humiliate Chen Mo.
Some boys who were originally jealous of Jiang Yao getting too close to Chen Mo looked at Chen Mo with a sneer in their eyes, and they looked like they were waiting to see a good show.
Zhao Gang stood up abruptly and glared at Zhou Hao angrily: "What do you mean? How do you know that Chen Mo didn't prepare a gift for Yaoyao? Maybe Chen Mo just forgot just now, and he didn't have time to give it to Yaoyao yet." β
Zhou Hao looked innocent, spread his hands and said: "Zhao Gang, why are you so excited?" I just asked casually to ask Chen Mo's opinion on my point of view, and I didn't say that Chen Mo ate and drank empty-handed. β
"By the way, when you said that, I remembered that classmate Chen Mo seemed to come in empty-handed just now?"
Li Qiang immediately cooperated: "That's right, I also saw that classmate Chen Mo came empty-handed." β
Hearing Li Qiang say the same, some boys who were jealous of Chen Mo's relationship with Jiang Yao were too close, and suddenly let out a burst of malicious ridicule.
Several girls who were watching the excitement covered their mouths, lowered their heads and snickered secretly.
Those classmates who were originally inferior to Zhou Hao and Li Qiang because of the gifts they gave also looked at Chen Mo with disdain, compared to Chen Mo who came empty-handed, they were much stronger.
Several boys who had a good relationship with Chen Mo had angry faces and secretly scolded Zhou Hao and Li Qiang for being despicable.
Zhao Gang's face was red, and he wanted to stand up and relieve Chen Mo, but he didn't want to be self-defeating, but he was used by Zhou Hao.
Suddenly, Zhao Gang looked at Chen Mo apologetically, hoping that he could take the initiative to prove that he had brought a gift.
However, Zhao Gang found that Chen Mo's eyes were lowered, and there was a smile on his face, and he had no intention of coming forward to clarify.
Helpless, Zhao Gang had no choice but to continue to speak for Chen Mo, but his voice couldn't help but be a little quieter: "What's wrong with empty hands? How do you know that Chen Mo didn't secretly prepare a red envelope?"
After Zhao Gang said this, he didn't even believe it, if Chen Mo really prepared a red envelope, he would definitely take it out as soon as he came in, who would give a gift until he finished eating?
Zhou Hao naturally thought of this, and the disdain on his face deepened: "Red envelopes? classmate Chen Mo, have you prepared a red envelope for Yaoyao? How many are you? Ten yuan? Or twenty? Take it out and let the classmates open their eyes!"
Ha ha......
The classmates laughed and looked at Chen Mo's gaze, even more disdainful.
Zhao Gang and the classmates who had a good relationship with Chen Mo looked at Chen Mo anxiously, even if Chen Mo didn't prepare a red envelope, he had to stand up for the faΓ§ade at this time.
It's just a red envelope, they don't believe that Chen Mo can't afford it!
Jiang Yao finally couldn't help it, and felt extremely disgusted by the behavior of Zhou Hao and Li Qiang in her heart, but she was inferior by nature and was not good at losing her temper. And everyone is here to cheer for her restaurant today, even if she is angry, she can't say anything too serious.
Jiang Yao stood up and said with a serious face: "Okay, I invite everyone to come, just to let the students get together and have a lively time, not to covet everyone's gifts! That's all for now, don't mention it again!"
Although Jiang Yao's words seemed to be said to everyone, everyone could feel her intention to deliberately relieve Chen Mo.
asked a girl to come forward for herself, and she couldn't help but look at Chen Mo's gaze with extreme disdain.
Zhou Hao laughed: "Yaoyao, don't be angry, it's all my fault, I shouldn't be joking with Chen Mo." β
As soon as the words turned, Zhou Hao looked at Chen Mo, with a hint of cunning in his eyes: "But Chen Mo is too, if he didn't give a gift and stand up and apologize to Yaoyao, it's over, everyone misunderstood, guess here!"
Chen Mo didn't want to pay attention to these trivial matters, Zhou Hao wanted to show off, so he let him show off, in Chen Mo's eyes, it was like a monkey grinning in front of a tiger, showing off his might, just grandstanding.
But Zhou Hao just kept provoking Chen Mo again and again, which was unbearable!
Chen Mo's originally lowered eyelids slowly opened, and a touch of murderous intent loomed, turning into the dignity of a great cultivator of the God Realm, the Li family could not be humiliated, let alone a mere Zhou Hao.
Chen Mo raised his head slightly, looked at Zhou Hao lightly, put one hand on the table, and gently tapped his fingers on the table.
"Zhou Hao, I didn't want to meet you in general, but you have repeatedly provoked me, is it really easy for me Chen Mo to bully?"