UPWR1BY ### Chapter 579: When You're Poor, Don’t Pretend
### Chapter 579: When You're Poor, Don’t Pretend
"Let's go! Let's toast this handsome guy!" Zhao Song commanded, leading seven or eight good brothers towards Ye Xiu, who had just walked in.
Ye Xiu saw the formation and knew something was up. When he entered earlier, he had overheard some of their conversation. So, looking at the people in front of him, he asked with a smile, "What's up?"
Zhao Song held his glass and smiled, "Are you Liu Qiang's brother?"
"Not quite. We're just friends. He respects me and calls me 'brother'," Ye Xiu replied with a smile.
Zhao Song found Ye Xiu increasingly annoying. Despite his cheap outfit, why did he have to look so handsome?
"Oh, so you're a friend of Liu Qiang. He's just a delivery guy with a small circle of friends. I'm curious, are you also a delivery guy? Or a restaurant waiter? Hahaha..." Zhao Song laughed, his words dripping with sarcasm.
"Neither," Ye Xiu replied, still smiling.
Zhao Song was stunned, especially seeing Ye Xiu's calm and composed expression. Could Liu Qiang really know some big shot? No way, Liu Qiang wouldn't have that kind of luck. At most, he would know a restaurant owner from running deliveries. Thinking this, Zhao Song scrutinized Ye Xiu.
He had to admit, with looks like that, if Ye Xiu owned a restaurant, it would probably do well. Just his face alone could attract customers. However, even if he was a restaurant owner, Zhao Song didn't care.
Zhao Song smiled, "So you must be the owner of a nearby restaurant, and Liu Qiang invited you to support him. Coincidentally, I know many restaurant owners in the capital. Which restaurant do you own? Drink this glass, and I guarantee your business will flourish. How about it?"
"Really? You mean it?" Ye Xiu's eyes lit up.
Seeing Ye Xiu's eyes light up so quickly, Zhao Song felt disdain. Just as he thought, this guy was just a restaurant owner brought in by Liu Qiang for support. Zhao Song thought he could easily entice this small-time owner with a bit of promise.
Perfect, I'll win this guy over and make Liu Qiang look bad later.
"Hahaha, of course," Zhao Song boasted. "My friends own companies, and when they go out to eat, they bring a bunch of friends and have big meals! Each table costs at least 2,000 yuan."
Zhao Song was clearly showing off and trying to lure Ye Xiu with promises of big spenders. With such heavy eaters, Ye Xiu, as a restaurant owner, would be ecstatic.
But then Ye Xiu suddenly asked, "How many people spend 2,000 yuan?"
Zhao Song was confused. Why ask how many people? Without knowing why Ye Xiu asked, Zhao Song instinctively answered, "Seven or eight people?"
Ye Xiu frowned, "Seven or eight people spending 2,000 yuan seems too little."
Zhao Song: (⊙_⊙)??? Seven or eight people spending 2,000 yuan is too little?
"What do you mean?" Zhao Song asked, perplexed.
"No offense, but seven or eight people spending just 2,000 yuan might feel embarrassed to dine at my restaurant," Ye Xiu said innocently.
A guy beside them laughed, "Seven or eight people spending 2,000 yuan, and you think it's little? What, do you want to overcharge them? Or do you think your restaurant is a five-star hotel?"
Ye Xiu laughed, "Actually, it is a five-star hotel. Lijiang Restaurant on the next street is mine."
Zhao Song: ??? He was visibly stunned. Then he exchanged looks with his buddies and they burst into laughter.
"Man, this guy's hilarious. How can he lie so calmly?"
"Yeah, I've heard people brag, but never so calmly!"
"Lijiang Restaurant is yours? Why not say this Pangu Seven Star Hotel is yours too? Why not claim to own the sky?"
They all mocked him. Zhao Song's face turned dark. He intended to humiliate Liu Qiang's "brother," but this guy turned out to be a braggart of the highest order, lying without batting an eye. Zhao Song wasn't here to entertain Ye Xiu's boasts; he was here to humiliate him.
"Alright, enough pretending!" Zhao Song said impatiently. "So what do you really do?"
Ye Xiu answered straightforwardly, "I drive for Didi now."
"Oh~~~" Zhao Song and his buddies laughed.
Zhao Song laughed so hard his mouth twisted. So he's just a Didi driver. No wonder Liu Qiang calls him brother.
Zhao Song walked up, patted Ye Xiu's shoulder, and said seriously, "Buddy, as a successful person, I have some advice for you. Remember this."
Ye Xiu asked, "What advice?"
Zhao Song lowered his voice, a mocking smile on his lips, "When you're poor, don’t pretend."
"Ha ha ha ha ha..." He and his buddies burst into laughter.
Ye Xiu didn't get angry. Instead, he gave a thumbs up, "Buddy, you're absolutely right!"
Seeing this, Zhao Song snorted, gave up on toasting, and turned to leave. He realized Ye Xiu was too good at pretending. No matter how you tried to suppress him, he'd keep his cool and continue his act. It was just too much work to deal with him.
Just then, one of Zhao Song's friends tapped him on the shoulder, "Song, did you drive a sports car here?"
"No," Zhao Song replied with a laugh. "Why would I bring a sports car to Liu Qiang's wedding? To show off for him?"
His buddy pointed to the entrance, "Then why is there a sports car parked there?"
Zhao Song turned and saw through the bright windows a flashy wine-red sports car parked near the entrance in the prime show-off spot, where everyone could see it.
"Whoa, a Koenigsegg One:1! Whose car is that?"
At this moment, Ye Xiu called out, "Waiter, come here."
"How can I help you, sir?" A pretty waitress approached, smiling brightly.
Ye Xiu took out his car key and handed it to the waitress, smiling, "Please move the Koenigsegg downstairs to the back parking lot. It's too showy here."
Zhao Song: ???
He turned sharply to look at Ye Xiu.
The waitress, hands shaking slightly, smiled, "Yes, sir. Right away."
Zhao Song's buddy was stunned, swallowed hard, and said to Zhao Song, "Haha, he's definitely pretending again, right? There's no way he can afford a Koenigsegg One:1. This car costs at least 100 million yuan! The key he handed over must be fake. He's definitely pretending!"
Then they watched as the waitress jogged downstairs. Through the window, they saw her excitedly get into the Koenigsegg.
Vroom! The car started.
"Whoa, it's real?"
Zhao Song's buddies were dumbfounded.
Zhao Song was utterly shocked. Wasn't Ye Xiu just a Didi driver?