Chapter 104: The Truth of Expensiveness
This rule of 'Surabaya House' instantly completely separated the rich and the poor.
But even if this rule is not set, the poor will not go, because the food inside is so expensive, and the most ordinary stir-fry will cost the average person's annual income. Don't talk about big dishes.
If you think about it carefully, such a rule may be a good intention, lest some people with swollen faces and fat people go in, order a dish in a cold sweat, and go home to eat bran vegetables for a year, which will harm others.
Therefore, except for the rich and dignitaries, the rest of the 'Surabaya residence' can only be prohibited.
There are a total of three floors of restaurants, the first floor of the Santai is full of rich businessmen, and the private rooms on the second and third floors are only available to dignitaries and princes.
It can't be said that he is not domineering! The business of the boss behind the scenes has done this, and the power and financial resources can be seen, but no one knows who the boss behind the scenes is? No one knows whether it is a man or a woman. Because the boss never shows up, it's very mysterious. The people who take care of this 'Surabaya House' are all under their hands.
So when Cui Li saw that Hetai was going to eat here, his legs and stomach trembled, and he let himself have a treat here?
"Cui Gongzi?" Yu Die'er turned around and saw that he didn't move, and screamed.
Whoever goes in first will be invited, so that they will not be stupid enough to settle the bill, and there is not so much money to settle it. Cui Li made up his mind, so he answered Yu Die'er and followed.
There was a big sign outside the restaurant that was full, so there was no Xiao Er outside to welcome customers, and a few people went inside by themselves, and when they looked around, they were really full, and there were no vacancies at all.
Those who can come here are either rich or expensive, and those who run the hall dare not offend, so they hurriedly come over, and those who bow their backs are very polite: "A few guest officers, I really can't help it, it's already full." Tomorrow, please be early. ”
Cui Qian was excited, God helped me, now there is no need to be embarrassed, I just wanted to say that there is no seat and leave.
Who knew that the shopkeeper walked over from the counter, looked the three of them up and down, and his eyes stayed on Cui Li for a longer time, Cui Li wondered, could it be that the shopkeeper knew that he was having a treat, otherwise he was staring at himself, shouldn't he be staring at the master in front of him?
"How many guest officers are here for the first time?" the shopkeeper asked thoughtlessly.
Hetai nodded.
Nonsense, it must be the first time, who will come the second time, and it is not enough to be cheated once? Expensive ones don't let people live! Cui retorted, but he didn't dare to move. I'm afraid of the black face in front of my head.
"The shop is already full, and judging by how many of you are here for the first time, how about making room for you? The shopkeeper led a few people aside and whispered, probably for fear of attracting the attention of other guests, breaking the rules, and it will be difficult to refuse customers when they are full in the future.
"Thank you shopkeeper, it's all right anywhere, then take us there. Hetai thanked him for bowing his hand.
Why is this shopkeeper so enthusiastic? Yu Die'er wondered.
"This old thing, it's really nosy, you have a seat where you put up a full sign, since it's full, what kind of good person do you pretend?" Cui Li scolded him several times in his heart.
The shopkeeper respectfully led the three of them upstairs, passing by the corner of the second floor, and met the person who was going down, and the first one seemed to be slightly startled when he saw Hetai, and then stopped and said: "Lord, you also came here to eat, it's a coincidence, it's a coincidence." Then he said to the shopkeeper: "How much the prince consumes is considered to be an old account." ”
Seeing that this person's demeanor is extraordinary, it is actually the prince, and the shopkeeper looked at Hetai with a complicated expression.
Hetai politely rejected the greeting: "Thank you Lord Jiang for your kindness, someone is the east today, so ......" He glanced at Cui Li, and didn't say the rest of the words, but he naturally understood the oil of officialdom, and sneered: "Then next time, you must eat a meal of decay." ”
After some greetings, the so-called Lord Jiang went downstairs with his companions, and the shopkeeper continued to lead the three of them all the way to the third floor, the top room.
As soon as I entered, my eyes suddenly opened up, a very large house, the whole room was luxuriously furnished in the simplicity, very stylish, even the calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall are rare boutiques!
The dining table is leaning against the window, the window is very large, even bigger than the door downstairs, because this room is at the top, so through the window you can see the intersection that extends in all directions, and the traffic on the street is in full view, so it is not lively.
As soon as the shopkeeper brought the three of them in, Xiao Er immediately came in, served fragrant tea, and smiled at us: "Two please." ”
After serving tea, he asked, "Guest officer, do you want to order food now?"
"Good. "Hetai cherishes words like gold.
The shopkeeper nodded to Xiao Er, and Xiao Er took a few menus from the four corner cabinets against the wall, perhaps because he knew the identity of Hetai, the shopkeeper kept standing and did not leave, waiting for orders.
After Xiao Er presented the menu, Cui Li only glanced at it, his eyes were like copper bells, and he said to Xiao Er: "Why don't you go and grab money? A plate of green vegetables is fifty taels? Fifty taels can buy dozens of baskets of green vegetables." ”
Yu Die'er looked down at the menu, it was indeed expensive, the cheapest ones started at a few dozen taels, and meat dishes or chic dishes were a hundred taels to a few hundred taels at every turn. It's just a lot of money! So much silver is piled up, and I can't eat it all. I knew not to come in. At the moment she regretted it too.
Xiao Er came in later, and he didn't know Hetai's identity, and he smiled respectfully with a professional face: "Look at what the guest officer said, how can it be a robbery of money? This expensive has its own expensive truth, you look at our environment, this table, the best rosewood, this chopsticks, ivory chopsticks, eat in our Surabaya residence, eat is grade, is identity, what is the silver?"
What he said is right, will the people who come here to eat be the ones who have no money? Those who don't have money won't come in, maybe Cui Li is the first to say that they are robbing money, right?
Generally, even if you think it's expensive, even if you don't have money, you won't say it, you're afraid that people will know that you don't have money, you're afraid that people will look down on you, and you'll have to be fat if you slap your swollen face, even if you want to eat wild vegetables for a year when you eat here and go home, you won't say it's expensive in front of people.
"Ivory chopsticks, rosewood tables and chairs, and you can't take them away, why do you count the money? So, I don't sit on your table and chairs, I don't use your chopsticks, you are cheaper?"
"How do you eat that guest officer?" Xiao Er's face was shocked, probably thinking that Cui Li was here to smash the field, or he was here to be funny.
"I'm standing and eating, grab it with my hands, can't I?" Cui Li didn't know what was wrong, and he got on the top with Xiao Er.
According to what the guest officer said, the plate can also be saved, and you can eat directly in the stove room against the pot. Xiao Er muttered. These door-picking ghosts, how did the shopkeeper lead them to this special VIP room, they really looked away. Cui Li's attitude made him think that this table would make up its mind to eat the overlord meal, and there would be no money to pay the bill?
The two of them were acting, Yu Butterfly burst out laughing, and Hetai also squinted with laughter.
The shopkeeper didn't know what his psychology was, he didn't speak, he didn't scold Xiao Er, and he didn't tell him Hetai's identity, he just watched from the sidelines, watching Xiao Er and Cui Li fight and get angry, and occasionally observed Hetai's face, and saw that Hetai was not angry, and he might have no fear.
Later, when I saw that Xiao Er was tense, I was afraid that he would say something ugly again, so I scolded: "It's really eyeless, the prince is here, you are so presumptuous, can the prince still not be able to afford to eat? Even if it is impossible to buy our Surabaya Residence." ”
This is actually an exaggeration, no one has ever waded through the water in Surabaya, and no one has ever found out how big the financial resources are, and who dares to say that they can afford it? But his clever belittling of his own family and elevating the other party will make you angry.
What's more, Hetai doesn't have any fire, life is dull, and the occasional vignette adds to the fun.
Hetai waved his hand to stop the shopkeeper. said to Xiao Er, who was already so frightened that his face turned pale and knelt on the ground to plead guilty: "Hurry up, don't blame those who don't know, and don't blame you for this matter, my brother is joking with you, so let's have a special dish for you." Don't worry, we won't eat the overlord meal, Qiuchi's law is strict, how can we not pay for dinner?"
As he spoke, he took out a silver ticket from his sleeve and took another silver ingot, "This silver ticket will be used for the settlement later, and it is not enough to come to this king again." ”
Xiao Er took it in shock, looked at it, and couldn't believe it in his heart, these people were too picky, and the generous ones were too generous, and glanced at the silver ticket again, and swallowed his saliva in shock, the silver ticket of five thousand taels, and said that it was not enough to ask him again, this prince is rich enough, and the five thousand taels are designated to be too much to eat, just three people. It's good to be able to eat a thousand taels. Moreover, he has served in this Surabaya residence for several years, and he has always been an official and a high-ranking person who eats and invites, and it is all the money that others pay, and the dignified prince pays for his own meals? Shouldn't it be the person who asks him to do things?
Those who come here to talk about business are invited for business, and dignitaries and dignitaries are invited to do things, seek promotions, and make friends, so there is no reason who will come here to eat?
"It's all because the discipline of the shop is not strict, I'm really ashamed, thank you for being broad-minded and not caring. The shopkeeper pleaded guilty, promised to stare at the back kitchen to use twelve points of ability, do a good meal to apologize, and then take his leave.
Xu is accustomed to seeing big people, the shopkeeper has always been neither humble nor arrogant, except for the slight surprise when he first knew that Hetai was the prince, the rest of the time is very calm, it is indeed a not simple shopkeeper.
Probably considering that everyone who comes here to eat has a background, and there may be some private things to talk about during the banquet, so except for ordering, adding tea, and passing dishes, people only come to the room, and only the guests are in the room the rest of the time. On the contrary, it retains the safety that is talked about for the guests.
To say that this Surabaya residence in addition to expensive, the others are not to choose, the tea, candied fruit, dried fruits, are all free of charge, in the gap waiting for the dishes to come up, their mahogany table, full of plates of pastries, Biluochun is also the best, full of a large pot, tender green leaf buds rippling in the pot.
The pastry is delicate and good-looking, with an attractive and wonderful aroma, not strong, floating in the room, with a leisurely floral fragrance, twist a piece at will, take a bite, slightly sweet and soft, make people fragrant, fish and butterflies eat a lot of belly.
Hetai just drank tea and didn't touch the pastries, watching her eat so happily, her eyes were full of thick smiles and satisfaction.
"Not to mention, it's really expensive. Cui Li nodded frequently as he ate, and he didn't have the fighting spirit of Fang Cai at all.