“At least I am more generous than you!” Chen Chao said proudly. When it came to comparing wealth, Luo Chen was far behind him.
“Fine. I dare to treat my whole class to a meal on the second floor. Who do you dare to treat?” Luo Chen asked back.
“As long as you dare to treat your class to a meal, I dare to treat everyone sitting on the first floor!”
Chen Chao also got angry. A rough estimate showed more than five hundred people eating on the first floor right now. That was just over fifty thousand yuan. For Chen Chao, money was no issue. As long as he could slap Luo Chen’s face, he felt it was worth it.
“And do you dare to raise the stakes a bit more?” Chen Chao said arrogantly.
“How do you want to raise them?” Luo Chen asked.
“If you dare to treat your class ten times, I will treat everyone here ten times. If you dare to treat one hundred times, I will treat one hundred times. How about it?” Chen Chao said mockingly.
He was betting that Luo Chen would not dare. After all, he had heard from Zhang Xiaoman herself that Luo Chen was just a worker from a county town. If he came to work at the school, he earned only a few thousand yuan a month. Would he really be willing to spend money on treating people to ten meals just for face?
As for one hundred meals?
Luo Chen could not possibly take out that much money. This was already showing off wealth and using money to suppress Luo Chen.
“Fine. Call the people over. Let us go upstairs!” Luo Chen said.
Actually, there was no need for Chen Chao to call them. Liu Ziwen and the group from Class Three had already started shouting.
Because no matter who won or lost, they were the ones who would benefit.
Chen Chao was not afraid either. He felt this was a great chance to step on Luo Chen.
They arrived at the second-floor restaurant and directly called the restaurant owner out.
Then Luo Chen spoke. “If I treat my class students to how many meals, you will treat the more than five hundred students here to the same number of meals?”
“I said it in front of everyone. Do you think I will go back on my word?” Chen Chao sneered. How many meals could Luo Chen possibly afford?
Or rather, how many meals did Luo Chen have the money to afford?
He would not last ten meals before he could not take it anymore.
So Chen Chao was very confident.
“Fine, boss. You heard it, and everyone here heard it. Then I will treat my class students for three months, and three meals a day, all of them!” Luo Chen also sneered.
“Hmph, Luo, do not boast. Everyone heard it. Do not fail to produce the money!” Chen Chao was certain of this.
“Boss, calculate how much it will cost,” Luo Chen said.
“A total of five hundred and forty thousand!” The boss calculated quickly.
“Hmph, I would like to see if you can even take out fifty…”
Slap!
A bank card was thrown out directly.
“Swipe it!” Luo Chen looked at Chen Chao with a cold smile.
Chen Chao was stunned this time.
“You really dare to pretend. You do not think that just throwing out a card will scare me, and that I will not dare, right?” Chen Chao sneered.
Only Liu Ziwen cursed inwardly. Idiot.
Swipe!
The boss really swiped the card. It went through directly, and a small receipt was printed out.
Then Chen Chao could not believe it. He quickly picked up the receipt and looked.
“Really five hundred and forty thousand?” Chen Chao could not believe it. Where did this kid get so much money?
Impossible!
Was he not just an ordinary worker? Would an ordinary worker really dare to throw away so much money?
“Hey, Teacher Chen, it is your turn now. Boss, calculate how much for five hundred people,” Liu Ziwen suddenly said.
“Calculated. Thirteen million five hundred thousand!” The boss looked at Chen Chao.
Thirteen million five hundred thousand!
Perhaps a few hundred thousand was not a small amount for Chen Chao, but thirteen million five hundred thousand was definitely not small.
And this thirteen million five hundred thousand would basically be thrown away for nothing.
Chen Chao now truly felt stuck in a difficult position.
“Pay up, Teacher Chen.” Luo Chen raised an eyebrow with a cold smile.
“What is wrong? Young Master Chen? Planning to back out?” Liu Ziwen sneered.
Chen Chao was stunned. Before the amount was calculated, he could talk big. But once the real number came out, it was different.
Thirteen million five hundred thousand. He could produce it, but it would take away half of his assets.
And much of it was in real estate. He simply could not take out that much cash.
He could not possibly ask his family for so much money, right?
“Hmph, do you think I am stupid? Throwing away thirteen million five hundred thousand for nothing?” Chen Chao indeed backed out. What else could he do?
When Luo Chen heard this, he did not react yet.
Liu Ziwen stood up directly, slapped the table, and cursed.
“Pah! I fucking despise people like you the most. If you have no money, what are you pretending to be a big shot here?”
This sentence made Chen Chao’s face turn red with embarrassment.
“Exactly, Teacher Chen. You just said in front of everyone that you would treat us, and Teacher Luo has already taken real action.”
“You fucking dared to challenge Teacher Luo just now, and now you are chickening out?”
“Yeah, Teacher Chen, you are a teacher. How can you do something like going back on your word?”
“Right, right. If you have no money, why pretend to be a big shot?”
“…”
A wave of curses erupted. The whole cafeteria became chaotic.
“Quiet! This is nonsense. Is this how you should speak to a teacher?” At this moment, Sun Jianguo stepped forward to speak.
“Teacher Chen, the principal is looking for you about something. Come with me first.” Sun Jianguo pulled Chen Chao and left.
Luo Chen did not stop them.
But Liu Ziwen, the moment the two turned around, grabbed a plate and threw it.
Clang! It smashed directly on the backs of their heads. Soup and water immediately splashed all over the two of them.
“Who? Step forward!” Sun Jianguo and Chen Chao turned back, but then a steamed bun hit them from behind.
Then food started flying from all directions. Sun Jianguo and Chen Chao fled in panic like rats crossing the street.
“Pah! What kind of trash? Going back on his word.”
“Liars, all liars. Disgusting. Even we minors are more trustworthy than him.”
“Exactly. That face he showed just now was so shameful!”
“Fucking useless. If you have the guts, stay tough to the end!” Behind them was a chorus of curses, and soon this matter would spread throughout the entire school.
After Chen Chao left, the others dispersed. Only Class Three remained.
“Teacher Luo, you are not going to regret it too, right?” Liu Ziwen asked worriedly.
“Do I look like that kind of person? Besides, the money has already gone into the boss’s pocket. The boss will not be willing to give it back.” Luo Chen smiled, then picked up an apple and took a bite.
“You all eat here. Until graduation, you will not have to worry about meals.” Luo Chen took the apple and walked away.
Surprisingly, four girls followed him.
“How was it?” Han Xiu asked.
“A bit tricky now. Do not underestimate this move. Look, those four just defected again.” Liu Ziwen shook his head and said.
“If you ask me, just go find my boss. Beat him up once he steps out the gate. It would be settled the next day. Why go through so much trouble?” Han Xiu sighed.
“Fine. You arrange it yourself then.” Liu Ziwen also felt there was no particularly good solution.
Getting Han Xiu’s boss to beat Luo Chen into the hospital would indeed save effort.
This was the first time he felt he had met someone difficult to handle. Unfortunately, that guy was not around. If Ye Shengtao were here, there might be a way.
“Teacher Luo, wait.”
The four girls chased after him.
“You are not going to eat? Why follow me?” Luo Chen turned back and asked.
“Teacher Luo, we want to apologise to you. Sorry for what happened before.” The four girls were very sincere.
“Enough, no need to apologise. You are all the future hopes of the country. You need to be nurtured well. You can enjoy your youth, but do not indulge.”
“Also, I cannot teach you Chinese, maths, or English, but I still hope to set an example for you. No matter what you do in the future, first learn how to be a proper person. Be down-to-earth and honest. Never learn from Teacher Chen.”
“Alright, no more lectures. Go eat now. The frog jumps today were tiring too. Treat yourselves well.” Luo Chen waved his hand.
“Thank you, Teacher Luo, for apologising for looking down on you before.” The four girls apologised again. Luo Chen only smiled and left.
“Do you not think Teacher Luo was especially handsome just now?” one of the girls said.
“Yeah, very manly, and such a warm guy!”
“Enough, go back and eat. The four of us have defected now, right?”