Chapter 248 - 94: Yunding Hotel, Fireworks Worth Millions

Besides the family group chat, there were also chats for classmates, work, special offers, and so on.

After sending the message, he had his men load all the fireworks onto the trucks.

While Liu Dong was sending his message, Jiang Li and the others had already arrived at a food stall.

It was hard to tell if it was because of the New Year or if business was always this good, but when the group arrived, the place was nearly full.

People were drinking, playing finger-guessing games, or chatting, filling the air with a lively din.

As soon as they entered, a waiter immediately came over to greet them. "What can I get for you folks?"

Jiang Li said, "We just called to place an order."

"Are you Miss Jiang?"

Jiang Li nodded. "Yes, that’s me."

The waiter made a welcoming gesture. "This way, please." He led Jiang Li’s group to a table in the corner.

It was a large round table that could seat about ten people.

There were nine sets of bowls and chopsticks on the table. Seeing this, Jiang Li asked the waiter to bring another set.

After they were seated, Jiang Li passed the menu that was on the side to the middle of the table. "See if there’s anything else you want to order."

Zhou Jiawen shook her head. "We don’t need to, right? Didn’t you just order?"

Shen Yuchu yawned. "May I request a bottle of Coke?"

Jiang Li found this amusing and retorted, "What, if I said no, you really wouldn’t drink it?"

Shen Yuchu nodded. "Of course."

He then blinked obediently. "After all, an older brother’s wife is like a mother. If you don’t let me drink it, then I definitely won’t."

Jiang Li pressed her forehead in exasperation. "Drink! Get the big bottle!"

’Alright, the truth is, she wanted to drink some too.’

She couldn’t even remember the last time she’d had a soda.

Hearing Shen Yuchu suddenly mention it really gave her a craving.

Xu Shijie and the others weren’t picky about food, but worried there wouldn’t be enough rice, so they added two orders of egg fried rice.

Since Zhang Qiang had to drive later, he ordered some braised peanuts, a plate of assorted braised meats, and a bottle of Sprite.

They had been sitting for less than ten minutes when the waiter came over with skewers and the egg fried rice.

Zhou Jiawen’s jaw dropped. "My god! This is what you call ordering ’just a little bit’?"

Jiang Li nodded. Zhou Jiawen’s lip twitched. "This isn’t ’a little bit,’ it’s a zillion bits!"

The table was covered with all kinds of skewers and braised dishes.

Forget their group of 10; there was probably enough food for another 10 people and they still wouldn’t finish it all.

Jiang Li blinked blankly. "I think it’s fine. The guys are big eaters. Any less and it wouldn’t be enough."

She glanced at the time—it was already past 3 AM. She quickly urged everyone, "Alright, let’s dig in. We still have to go to Shandan Lake after this."

Perhaps everyone was hungry, because as soon as she said that, they all buried their heads in their food and began to chow down.

Just as Jiang Li had said, Xu Shijie and the other guys ate the vast majority of it.

It was a good thing Shen Yanzhi was there to put food on her plate, or she wouldn’t have been able to compete with them.

After the meal, Jiang Li went to the restroom, taking the opportunity to pay the bill on her way.

The proprietress took out the bill. "Your table came to a total of 3679. I’ll round it down for you. Just make it 3670!"

Jiang Li opened her payment QR code and paid. The next second, the system’s notification tone sounded.

[Host has been detected spending 3,670 yuan on a late-night meal for her husband. Triggering 1,000x cashback. 3.67 million yuan has been deposited into your bank account. Please check your balance.]

’This works too???’

Suddenly thinking of something, she asked in a low voice, "Then why didn’t you give me cashback for the fireworks I bought earlier?"

[A late-night meal is for eating. Fireworks are for watching. The two are different in nature (๑＞ڡ＜).]

"Then tell me, will my husband be watching them or not?"

[He will (⸝⸝ᵕᴗᵕ⸝⸝).]

"Since he’ll be watching, how does that not count as buying them for him?"

"Besides, it’s not just my husband. Wenwen’s husband and other people’s husbands will be watching too. So why no cashback for me?"

The system went silent, making Jiang Li almost think it had run off.

But just as she turned to go back, she heard an announcement.

[Host has been detected spending 3 million yuan on fireworks for her husband. Triggering 1,000x cashback. 3 billion yuan has been deposited into your bank account. Please check your balance.]

’Looks like sometimes you really have to argue your case with Sister Tongzi. That’s how you get an unexpected windfall.’

When Jiang Li slowly returned to her seat, Shen Yanzhi asked with concern, "What took you so long in the restroom?"

’If she hadn’t come back soon, he would’ve gone to the restroom to find her.’

Jiang Li whispered back, "I went to pay the bill."

Shen Yanzhi pressed his lips together. "Honestly, you didn’t even tell me you were going to pay."

He’d come to realize that whenever he was with Jiang Li, he never got a turn to pay.

Unless he managed to pay a step ahead of her, he simply never stood a chance.

’Family, what do you do when you have a wife who loves to pay for everything?’

’Waiting for answers online, it’s pretty urgent!!!’