Chapter 2: Little Brother, Your Drinking Capacity Isn't Great
When Jiang Chen found the attendant, she was pushing the small silver cart, preparing to sell the freshly cooked boxed als.
"Sister, do you still have the special seafood al for 288?" Jiang Chen stopped the cart.
The Attendant Sister paused, looking Jiang Chen up and down based on his attire: "Young man, that's our high-end set al, it's very expensive. How many do you want?"
"Four portions," Jiang Chen said without hesitation.
"Four portions? That's over eleven hundred yuan." The attendant kindly reminded him, "The regular boxed al is only 20 per box, the price is more suitable."
"I only want the special supply, and a bottle of the best red wine." Jiang Chen pulled out his credit card, "Can I pay by card?"
"Yes! Of course!" The Attendant Sister bead. It wasn't often this train had such a big spender... oh, I an, a distinguished guest.
Five minutes later.
Jiang Chen, accompanied by the attendant, pushed the dining cart back to the entrance of Compartnt No. 8.
Before even entering, he heard a greasy male voice coming from inside.
"Ladies, are you heading ho for the New Year? The journey is so boring. I'm in the building materials business. The compartnt next door is too stuffy. How about coming over to chat with you and I'll treat you to a al?"
Jiang Chen frowned.
Peeking through the half-open door, he saw a middle-aged man with a gold chain around his neck and a beer belly, half leaning into the compartnt. He was dangling a few ordinary train boxed als, his lecherous gaze sweeping over the black-stockinged legs of the cool, aloof older sister.
The cool, aloof older sister, Su Qingge, looked icy: "No need, please leave."
"Don't be so cold. The food on this train is terrible. At the next stop, I'll treat you to local specialties..." The Gold Chain Man didn't retreat; instead, he tried to squeeze further in. Just as he was about to plant his backside onto Jiang Chen's bunk.
A hand landed on his shoulder.
"Buddy, move aside."
Jiang Chen's voice wasn't loud, but it carried an undeniable firmness.
The Gold Chain Man turned around, saw a young punk, and imdiately scowled: "Who are you? Don't you know about first co, first served?"
"I am the owner of this bunk," Jiang Chen pointed to the bunk, "And I have already arranged lunch for them."
"You?" The Gold Chain Man sneered, shaking the boxed al in his hand, "With your shabby appearance, what can you treat them to? Instant noodles with sausage?"
Jiang Chen ignored him and turned to nod at the attendant behind him.
The Attendant Sister imdiately stepped forward and swiftly placed four exquisite lacquered wooden food boxes on the small folding table, then took out a beautifully packaged bottle of red wine and four goblets.
When the food boxes were opened, the fresh aroma of Australian lobster instantly filled the carriage, along with abalone congee, delicate side dishes, and sliced imported fruit.
"Sir, your supre seafood set al. The total consumption is 1280 yuan. The red wine is complintary for you." The Attendant Sister spoke loudly, deliberately giving Jiang Chen plenty of face.
The 15-yuan boxed al in the Gold Chain Man's hand instantly looked as awkward as pig slop.
His face flushed the color of pig liver. He looked at the lobster, then at Jiang Chen's calm profile, and stubbornly said, "Hmph, a spendthrift, just pretending."
With that, he scurried away sheepishly from the crowd.
Inside the carriage, the three won were stunned.
It wasn't that they had never eaten such things, but on this kind of green-skinned train, for a boy who didn't look wealthy to arrange such a spectacle just to treat them to a al?
【Ding! Mission Complete!】
【Host spent 1280 yuan, triggering a 10x critical cashback!】
【Your bank account has received: 12800 yuan.】
His phone vibrated lightly in his pocket—the sound of money hitting the account.
Jiang Chen's tense nerves instantly relaxed, and a genuine smile touched the corners of his mouth.
He gambled right!
It really gave cashback! And it was instantly credited!
At this mont, he no longer felt any embarrassnt; he possessed the confidence that cos from having resources.
"That annoying guy is gone, let's eat," Jiang Chen sat down, naturally helping the three ladies pour the red wine, "The conditions are simple, I apologize for making the three older sisters rough it."
Rough it?
This was called roughing it?
The leopard-print beauty Chen Man from the upper bunk jumped down directly. Her long legs flashed before Jiang Chen's eyes. She unceremoniously picked up her wine glass, her eyes full of charm: "Little brother, you don't seem like an ordinary intern. Seeing this gesture makes this sister's heart flutter. This sister is called Chen Man. Are you a second-generation rich kid experiencing life?"
"My na is Jiang Chen, ordinary family," Jiang Chen smiled and shook his head, handing chopsticks to Su Qingge across from him, "Sister Su, would you like to try?"
Su Qingge (The Cool, Aloof Older Sister) looked deeply at Jiang Chen.
She had seen countless people.
Just now, in her eyes, this boy didn't seem wealthy. Why was he so generous?
She couldn't figure it out.
"Thank you," Su Qingge took the chopsticks, her icy expression softening slightly, "My na is Su Qingge. Don't spend so lavishly in the future; earning money isn't easy now."
"Exactly, exactly. Little Jiang, right? My na is Lin Wan." The gentle, married woman Lin Wan looked at the dishes with so heartache, "This al must cost you half a month's salary, right? I'll transfer the money to you later."
"No, I said I'm treating, so I'm treating." Jiang Chen's attitude was firm. What if I transfer it back, how would the system count it?
The atmosphere of the al completely opened up.
Good food and alcohol were the best catalysts.
Chen Man was fiery and talked about the bizarre things she encountered as a nurse in the hospital; Lin Wan seed troubled by so family matters, and her eyes looked hazy after a couple of drinks; Su Qingge, though quiet, occasionally interjected with sharp remarks.
After three rounds of drinks, the air in the compartnt clearly ward up.
The bottle of red wine that was originally a complintary gift was now nearly empty.
Jiang Chen originally thought that these three sisters, who looked like they were used to luxury, would find the so-called 'high-end red wine' provided on the train hard to swallow. Unexpectedly, they drank more heartily than the last.
"Little brother, your drinking capacity isn't great."
Chen Man's cheeks were flushed, as if coated in a layer of fine rouge.
She clearly wasn't treating Jiang Chen as an outsider anymore. She leaned languidly against the pillow on the lower bunk, her long legs clad in black silk draped carelessly over the edge of the bed, her toes tapping rhythmically, enough to make soone dizzy.
"Sister Man, I'm still a student, I usually drink little," Jiang Chen smiled, putting down his wine glass, feeling a bit dizzy.
Although the wine was ordinary, it had a strong kick.
"Student is good, pure." Lin Wan had also had a couple of drinks, and the gentle look in her eyes now held a trace of seduction.
She seed to have relaxed this much in a long ti. Resting her chin on one hand, she looked at Jiang Chen with hazy eyes, "Not like my husband at ho, he just throws a tantrum when he drinks."
ntioning the person at ho, a hint of sadness flashed in Lin Wan's eyes, and she tilted her head back to down the last sip of wine.
Su Qingge was very restrained, having only one glass.
She took off her gold-rimd glasses, revealing a pair of eyes that were usually cold but now held a hint of moisture. She lost so of her sharpness and gained a touch of intellectual softness.
"Alright, stop pushing him to drink," Su Qingge rubbed her temples, her voice carrying a barely perceptible fatigue, "Little Jiang, go shut the door tightly. Why does it feel like it's getting colder?"
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