“Has it been served?” Shen Junze frowned.
“No? Then tell me, where has it been served to?” Shen Junze suddenly slapped the table and stood up.
“Sir, your items have truly been served.” The waiter was greatly startled by Shen Junze.
“Young Master Shen, the things you ordered have truly been served to you.” Luo Chen could barely contain himself. Today was really too amusing.
“Nonsense. Are you serving us air, then?” Shen Junze’s face was full of anger. He had originally wanted to show off and suppress Luo Chen a bit, but he did not expect to wait forever without any dishes arriving.
At this moment, he definitely wanted to flaunt the prestige of a wealthy person.
“Go and call your manager over!” Shen Junze snorted coldly.
“Sir”
“I said go and call your manager over!”
“Do you not understand?” Shen Junze scolded viciously.
This immediately attracted the attention of many people who were dining.
Soon the manager arrived.
“Sir, I am sorry, you”
“I am asking you, I ordered three dishes, and they are the most expensive dishes in your establishment!”
“It is one thing that you dawdled for ages without serving them, but I ask your waiter, and you actually dare to quibble, claiming the dishes have been served.”
“I am asking you, why do you not tell me where the dishes have been served to?” Shen Junze pointed at the empty table before him.
“Sir, please mind your manners. This is a public place. Your behaviour like this will affect other people’s dining!” The manager was actually polite and principled, speaking neither humbly nor arrogantly.
“This is not a matter of manners. Junze ge ordered dishes, and you have not served them. That is the fact, yet you insist on quibbling!” Li Jiayi also spoke with some dissatisfaction.
“Sir and Madam, I feel that with your status, you might not be suitable for dining in our establishment.” The manager did not know why, but instead became increasingly somewhat angry as he spoke.
“What do you mean?”
“Do you think we have no money or something?”
“Get this straight, I ordered your three most expensive dishes.”
“Sir, what we emphasise here is taste, not money. But I feel you might be somewhat unreasonable.” The manager wore an unhappy expression.
That look was just like looking at a country bumpkin.
“Money cannot measure a person’s taste and cultivation. If you are very wealthy, I think you would do better to improve your own cultivation and manners!”
“Hmph, fine. Everyone present is watching. I ordered three dishes. Not only have you not served them, but now you come to humiliate and mock me?” Shen Junze gave a cold smile.
“You need to get clear about where this is. If you do not give me a satisfactory explanation today, I would like to see if you can continue to operate here!” Shen Junze directly issued a threat.
“Go and bring the menu over!” The manager spoke to the waiter.
Soon, the menu was brought over again.
“Sir, if you cannot read French, you can ask our waiters. Although it is our fault for not proactively introducing them to you, but if you just directly”
“Bullshit. Are you saying I have no culture?” Shen Junze directly cursed.
“Ah, sir, these are the three you ordered, correct?” The manager was too lazy to explain further and simply pointed at the menu.
“Yes. Now you say my dishes have been served, so where are my dishes?” Shen Junze gave a cold smile, determined to teach this restaurant a lesson.
“Pianist, please come down for a moment.” The manager suddenly spoke to the pianist upstairs.
This made Li Jiayi pause. Shen Junze likewise paused slightly.
But before they could speak, the manager slowly spoke again.
“Sir, look, what you ordered are respectively”
“Autumn Whispers.”
“Wedding Dream.”
“And”
At this moment, Luo Chen suddenly took over the conversation.
“Les Étoiles, meaning starry sky. A piece by Richard Clayderman. Distant and profound, yet not sorrowful. I like it very much.”
The manager looked at Luo Chen and said thank you.
“Our pianist has already performed these three pieces for you at the first opportunity, and according to your request, twice!” The manager looked at Shen Junze as if looking at an idiot.
“Pfft, haha”
This was laughter from a guest at a nearby table.
“Young Master Shen has quite the taste.” Luo Chen smiled.
Now, not to mention Shen Junze, even Li Jiayi felt her face burning. It was too embarrassing.
Really too embarrassing.
Ordering three piano pieces, yet treating them as three dishes.
And clamouring for the waiter to serve dishes. This was truly a bit embarrassing, especially under such circumstances.
Just a moment ago they were mocking Luo Chen as a country bumpkin, but now their own behaviour actually made them seem like bumpkins of the highest order.
Clearly it was their own mistake in ordering, yet they blamed the waiter. Most importantly, just now they mocked Luo Chen for not understanding the menu and lacking worldly experience.
Shen Junze’s face instantly turned completely red. “Sir, I suggest you read more books at home in your spare time, then come out to dine. If you do not understand how to order dishes, our service staff are happy to assist you. But please do not pretend to understand when you do not, and disregard our waiters.” The manager was already unhappy, and continued to look at Shen Junze with eyes as if looking at a country bumpkin.
“Ah, by the way, I wanted to ask you, do you have dog meat here?” Luo Chen suddenly asked.
“Sir, we have dachshund sausages.”
“Bring one portion for this gentleman.” Luo Chen was laughing so hard he was almost bent double.
“This Young Master Shen has once again refreshed my worldview just now. It has made me understand that ordering dishes can actually be played this way.”
Just now, Shen Junze had mocked Luo Chen by saying dog meat was not presentable. Now Luo Chen used it to mock Shen Junze in return.
Shen Junze now had no mind to care about this.
In broad daylight, he had actually created such a huge joke. It was simply embarrassing down to his underpants.
“Not eating anymore!” Shen Junze turned and left.
“Sir, please wait a moment!” The manager suddenly spoke.
“What is it?” Shen Junze shouted. He was not willing to stay here for even one more second.
“You have not paid your bill!” The manager reminded.
Shen Junze went to pay his bill in a huff. He had originally wanted to step on Luo Chen a few times and show off. Where did he expect that he would end up embarrassing himself like this?
“Truly embarrassing.” People at other tables behind him pointed and whispered.
“Indeed. Do not know where this bumpkin came from. If you cannot read French, do not come to a French restaurant to eat. Actually creating this kind of joke.”
“Jiayi, are you hungry? Do you want to eat”
“Mum!” Li Jiayi stamped her foot in anger, then ran out together with Shen Junze.
“Ah, this child.” Li Yingying sighed.
“Yue Lan jie, actually I wanted to help bring these two children together. Look, Xiao Chen is already quite grown up, and Jiayi, she should be at the age for love and marriage.” Li Yingying was actually a down to earth person.
She was more like an ordinary citizen, thinking about problems and doing things in a practical manner.
She did not like Shen Junze. She even disliked many of the wealthy young masters in Yanjing.
Instead, she rather liked Luo Chen. From the first moment she saw Luo Chen, she felt he would definitely be a good son in law.
“Really. Xiao Chen looks much more steady.” Li Yingying praised.
Shen Yuelan took Li Yingying’s hand, then smiled, and glared at Luo Chen again.
Where did she see that rascal as steady?
She felt Luo Chen had definitely done it on purpose just now. He must have seen through the menu long ago, but deliberately guided Shen Junze to order and make a fool of himself.
“Let us go, to watch the concert.” Shen Yuelan spoke. She felt she could give Li Jiayi another chance.
But this would be the last chance. If Li Jiayi still sided with Shen Junze, then this matter would be dropped. She would directly find a girl for Luo Chen and arrange a blind date.
“You mean the matter about the old master wanting to take that so called newly promoted number one expert as his teacher?” Li Yingying also changed the subject.
“Take as teacher?” Luo Chen had just finished paying and came over, hearing this sentence. He could not help but smile.