Chapter 820 A big hole was dug
Emilia secretly twisted Xiao Peng's waist, she knew that Xiao Peng was going to cheat people.
Although she didn't know how much wine Xiao Peng drank, she knew that this wine was definitely not cheap, because her mother's family collection had this kind of wine.
Mrs. Sean is a frequent drinker of red wine, so she has a collection of all kinds of red wine at home, and the wine that can enter her wine cabinet must be good wine, and good wine usually means ------that it is not cheap!
Emilia was still kind, and said directly to Austin: "Austin, forget it, this wine is not cheap." β
Although Austin is an outstanding student at Harvard University, they are all proud of the sky, and their family background is also good, but after all, they are still young, and they have not yet reached the age of drinking red wine, so how do they know how expensive this wine is? In Austin's mind, the most expensive is only a few hundred dollars. It's not that you can't afford it, what are you afraid of?
You know, in the ordinary life of the Stars and Stripes, buying an ordinary bottle of good red wine is only twenty or thirty dollars. Austin listened to Amilia's words and smiled: "It's okay, it's just two bottles of wine, in order to celebrate the success of today's performance, it is worth it." β
The waiter happily walked over with two bottles of wine. Tipping is required in places where the Stars and Stripes have waiters, and the more senior the waiter, the higher the expectation of tipping.
Like the butcher bar, after ordering the goods, the payment is paid directly, the waiter first takes the bill and card, swipes the card and returns the credit card, and asks the customer to sign the bill column, which requires the customer to handwrite the amount of consumption and the total amount of consumption and consumption, and then sign it to take effect. Customers can fill in the tip amount column with the corresponding number, so that the card can be swiped together at checkout, or this area can be crossed out, only the actual consumption amount is signed, and the tip is paid in cash, usually in the ledger or left at the table.
Xiao Peng had very little cash on him, so he directly filled in the tip of $200 just now, which is a very high number. As soon as I heard that there were two bottles of Romani Conti here, the waiters were about to sing and dance happily, this Nima is going to be sent! You know, usually you don't often receive a tip of twenty dollars here, usually only five dollars and ten dollars, and the Chinese people will give two hundred at once, which is really richγγγγγγ
"Sir, could you please make sure that this is the wine you need?" the waiter held the red wine in both hands and presented the label in front of Austin for him to look at.
Austin took the red wine from the waiter's hand seriously, looked at it pretendly, and nodded: "That's right, that's it, this is exactly the wine I want, please help me get a decanter." After speaking, he said to Emilia: "Red wine still has to be decanted before it tastes." β
Di Wei heard him say this, and remembered what Xiao Peng said about sobering up just now, and laughed out loud. Xiao Peng glared at him, and Di Wei hurriedly held back a laugh, waiting to see the joke.
Austin glanced at Di Wei, not knowing what he was laughing at. The waiter put the wine aside and handed the bill to Austin. Austin took the bill and didn't look at it, he looked light, waved his pen, crossed out the tip amount column, took out twenty dollars and a credit card from his pocket and put it in the account book, and handed it to the waiter: "Please hurry up and bring the decanter." β
The waiter looked at the twenty dollars in the ledger, alas, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Looking at the appearance of a dog, how can he be so stingy compared to the Huaxia people? But no matter how you say it, it is better than nothing, isn't it? The waiter thanked him politely and turned to leave.
The waiter went to get the decanter, and Austin said to Xiao Peng proudly: "In our place, in such a service place, you have to give a tip, no matter three dollars or five dollars, you have to give it, of course, if you feel satisfied with the service, you have to tip more." Just like I did, give him twenty dollars at once. β
Xiao Peng looked teachable and said, "Oh, I see. β
Di Wei covered his mouth on the side and tried his best not to laugh out loud, this Austin is so funny!
The waiter brought the decanter, returned Austin's credit card, and asked, "Sir, will you start the wine now?"
Austin waved his hand: "Of course, both bottles are open." β
The waiter poured the wine into the decanter and left, and Austin introduced to everyone affectionately: "Every bottle of red wine is a sleeping beauty, so pour the wine into the decanter, promote the oxidation of the red wine, soften the tannins contained in the wine, and let the sleeping wine beauty wake up from her sleep, exude the aroma and beauty she should have, in order to truly taste the beautiful taste of this red wine." Pouring it directly into the cup and drinking it like just now is tantamount to a cow peonies and a tyrannical thing. After speaking, he glanced at Xiao Peng triumphantly, his face full of provocation.
Before Xiao Peng could speak, Austin's mobile phone suddenly rang, and Austin made an apologetic gesture to everyone and connected the phone.
Well, you must show good recuperation at such times.
It was a woman's voice on the phone: "Hey, hello, is this Mr. Jill Austin?"
"Yes, I am. Austin replied, "Are you?"
"I'm a staff member of the 'Discovery' credit card company, and your credit card has a transaction record just now, is it your own consumption?" There are many credit card companies in the Stars and Stripes, such as the Stars and Stripes Bank Credit Card, Citi Credit Card, JPMorgan Chase Credit Card, Barclay Card and dozens of others, but in the eyes of the Stars and Stripes people, the two most popular cards are the 'Express' card and the 'Discovery' card, which account for more than 80% of the market share of the entire country.
The secret of the success of these two bank cards is: to show excellent efficiency in customer service, when there is an abnormality in the account, it will be notified immediately, and if there is a stolen situation, it is basically a phone call to solve, which is much better than Huaxia credit card. At present, the American Express card has begun to cooperate with Huaxia Bank, and the next bank card to enter Huaxia is probably the 'Discovery' card.
Austin smiled at the corners of his mouth, "What? Are you going to give me a credit limit increase again?"
The value of using a credit card in the Stars and Stripes Country is not only as simple as being able to advance expenses, but also a credit limit, when Austin first applied for this Discovery Card, the limit was only 500 US dollars, and after so many years, the credit limit has been increasing, and now it has finally reached 40,000.
Don't underestimate this credit limit, it is extremely convenient to take out a loan to buy a house here, most people in the Stars and Stripes get housing in this way, on the contrary, if you don't repay the loan, the credit limit will be lowered, which will mean that the cardholder is a laipi, dishonest person, and want to take out a loan to buy a house?
Credit cards are definitely important here.
The voice on the other side of the phone said, "Since it's you, it's good, your credit card just paid a fee at the butcher bar in Boston, Massachusetts, for two bottles of wine, right?"
Austin was a little puzzled: "yes, what's the problem?"
"In that case, it's fine. The staff who found the credit card said, "Because the amount of money just now is a bit large, let's call to confirm it to prevent your credit card from being stolen." β
Austin frowned and said, "Isn't it just the consumption of two bottles of wine? I used to use my credit card to make large purchases, and I haven't seen you call me to ask me." β
"I'm sorry, Mr. Austin, but we're bothering you. The person who found the credit card company was still very polite: "The key is that your previous credit card spending was only $6,754, but you suddenly swiped $29,400 today, which is a bit beyond your spending habits, so we called to consult." Since it's you who consume it, it's fine. β
"How much do you say?" Austin jumped up from his chair, and the whole bar stared at him.
The staff of the credit card company said: "Twenty-nine thousand four hundred dollars, including twenty-eight thousand dollars for alcohol, plus 5 percent consumption tax, a total of 29,400 dollars." Now that you're sure you're spending on your own, you won't bother with your precious time and have a great weekend. After finishing speaking, I found that the company's staff hung up the phone very politely.
Austin stood there stunned for a long time, and suddenly went crazy and shouted at the waiter: "Waiter!
His voice not only summoned the waiters, but the Harvard students sitting on the other side also heard the sound and ran over, thinking that Austin had some kind of conflict with someone, only to see Austin trembling at the decanter on the table.
"Austin, are you alright?" someone had a good relationship with Austin, and when he saw Austin like this, he asked with concern. As a result, Austin just stared at the red wine in the decanter as if he hadn't heard it.
The waiter came over and said to Austin, "Sir, are you looking for me?"
Austin came to his senses: "What kind of wine is this, and how much is it?"
The waiter was stunned for a moment, but still answered truthfully: "This is RomanΓ©e Conti in 08, the original price is 14,199 US dollars, because you bought a bottle today, so our boss specially gave you a cheap 199 US dollars, and only charged you 14,000 US dollars." β
Austin glared at the waiter, "When did I ever ask for such an expensive wine?"
The waiter said: "You said it yourself, you want two bottles of the same wine, and what I drank at this table just now is the RomanΓ©e Conti of 08, the bottle is still here, I didn't take it wrong!"
"Shet, then you didn't tell me the wine was so expensive!" Austin growled.
The waiter was not angry: "Sir, I handed over the bill to you, and you signed and paid after reading it, and we also showed you the wine first, and you confirmed it." We've got cameras here to record the whole thing, you can't push it on us!"
"Shet, Shet, Shet!" Austin shook his fist as if he had gone mad, and the waiter took a step back in fright.
Xiao Peng spoke at this time: "Mr. Austin, please stay calm." β
Austin turned his gaze to Xiao Peng: "It's you!