Chapter 376: Young Master Duo? You Said Young Master Duo?

If the wild giant conch was just the appetizer, then the dishes that were brought out one after another truly made Pan Xiaomei’s and Shen Zhengsheng’s blood pressure skyrocket.

“Here is the Crispy Sea Cucumber with Wild Mushroom Soup!”

“1,288 yuan per serving. Please, enjoy!”

Pan Xiaomei: “???”

…

“Here is the Braised Fish Maw in Abalone Sauce!”

“3,200 yuan per serving. Please, enjoy!”

Pan Xiaomei: “???”

Shen Zhengsheng: “???”

…

“Here is the Wild Large Yellow Croaker!”

“12,800 yuan per pound, for a total of 5 pounds. Please, enjoy!”

Pan Xiaomei: “!!!”

Shen Zhengsheng: “!!!”

…

By the time the Braised Fish Maw in Abalone Sauce had made its appearance, Pan Xiaomei’s and Shen Zhengsheng’s expressions had already turned as black as the bottom of a wok. Now, with the arrival of the Wild Large Yellow Croaker, the two of them finally snapped.

SLAM!

Shen Zhengsheng slammed his hand on the table, and Pan Xiaomei instantly shot up from her chair.

“Ye Taihong!”

“Hou Meixia!”

“We came to this blind date in good faith! What is the meaning of this?”

“Are you taking us for suckers?”

“Your niece just ordered over a hundred thousand yuan worth of food in a few dishes!”

“Is she doing this just to spite us?”

Pan Xiaomei’s voice was shrill, and she was trembling with rage.

“Aunt Pan, Uncle Shen, what’s wrong?”

“Didn’t you just tell us to order whatever we wanted?”

“If I had known you couldn’t afford it, I wouldn’t have ordered all this.”

Luo Xiwen put on an innocent face, sighed softly, and muttered, “I did say we should just get vegetarian dishes. They clearly can’t afford this but still have to put on a brave front. And here I thought they were some big shots.”

Although Luo Xiwen seemed to be muttering to herself, her words were perfectly clear to everyone in the private room.

Pan Xiaomei’s sour, spiteful face instantly twisted.

“We can’t afford it?”

“That’s hilarious!”

“Forget a hundred thousand! Our family can afford even two hundred thousand!”

Pan Xiaomei’s eyes blazed with fury. “But us being able to afford it and you treating us like complete morons to be fleeced are two completely different things!”

“Aunt Pan, how am I fleecing you?”

“Weren’t you the one who just told me to order whatever I wanted?”

“So I just ordered a few of my usual favorites. How does that translate to me fleecing you?”

Luo Xiwen spread her hands. “A moment ago, you had the air of a tycoon’s wife, and you talked so big. I assumed this was your family’s normal standard of living. I never would have thought such a small sum would make you lose your cool.”

“Based on your usual favorites?”

“Your ‘everyday’ favorites?”

“You’re killing me!”

Pan Xiaomei slammed her chopsticks down, her eyes wide as she spat, “Go on, then! Tell me, which of these dishes on this table have you ever actually eaten before?”

“All this shameless bragging! You should be ashamed of yourself!”

“To think I actually considered you poised and gentle, just barely qualified to marry into our Shen Family!”

“Now I see a gold digger like you isn’t even worthy of carrying my son’s shoes!”

Hearing Pan Xiaomei disparage her daughter and niece so viciously, Hou Meixia and Hou Meilan, who were sitting beside Luo Xiwen, both started to rise to their feet to retaliate, only to be pressed back down by Luo Xiwen.

“Aunt Pan, forgive me for being blunt.”

“Have you watched so many of those short video dramas that they’ve driven you delusional?”

“Your family can’t even afford this meal. I’m truly curious just how grand the ‘gates to your family’ are supposed to be.”

At this, Luo Xiwen’s gaze flickered to Shen Haichen, who had become timid and withdrawn from the argument. A hint of mockery appeared on her exquisite face. “As for you saying I’m not fit to carry your son’s shoes—don’t tell me your mute son here, a man nearly thirty years old, still needs someone to help him put on his shoes every day?”

“Aunt Pan, seriously.”

“I suggest that before you find a wife for your son, you should take him to a hospital and get his… male functions checked. Judging by his condition, even if he did manage to find a wife, it’s debatable whether he could handle the great responsibility of continuing the Shen family line.”

At this moment, Ye Ziming stared at Luo Xiwen, his wide eyes shining with admiration.

‘Sis!’

‘Was that little mouth of yours dipped in poison?’

‘That’s some serious firepower!’

‘Without a single curse word, she almost talked that old witch into a stroke!’

‘Respect!’

“Fine!”

“Fine! Fine! Fine!”

“Such a sharp tongue!”

“Since that’s how it is, you can pay for this meal yourselves!”

“I haven’t touched my chopsticks from beginning to end. The restaurant can bill whoever ordered the food and ate the food. I certainly won’t be paying a single cent!”

Shen Haichen had been the apple of Pan Xiaomei’s eye since he was a child—she doted on him so much, it was as if she feared he would melt in her mouth or shatter in her hands. Now, hearing him be so thoroughly humiliated by Luo Xiwen, she was on the verge of losing her mind with rage.

“Uhm…”

“Ms. Pan, it’s true that you didn’t eat.”

“But your son and your husband… they certainly had their fill just now.”

Zhou Shun’an reminded Pan Xiaomei at the opportune moment, a slightly awkward expression on his face.

Hearing this, Pan Xiaomei whipped her head around to look.

She saw that there were indeed plenty of food scraps on Shen Haichen’s and Shen Zhengsheng’s plates. What’s more, the Crispy Sea Cucumber with Wild Mushroom Soup and the Braised Fish Maw in Abalone Sauce that had just been brought out had been completely finished by the two of them.

“It was a little too good. I couldn’t help myself.”

Shen Haichen shrank back, unable to meet Pan Xiaomei’s piercing glare.

“I was hungry.”

Shen Zhengsheng feigned composure, but in truth, he was simply heartbroken over the cost. The thought of not eating such fine delicacies while they were still hot felt like a sacrilegious waste.

“Fine!”

“Bring the bill over!”

“We’ll split it!”

“We’ll just pay for the three of us. They can pay for the rest themselves!”