America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 51: Upbringing in the bones
"What did you do?"

Noticing the movement behind him, Sufeil turned around and asked in front of the floor-to-ceiling window in the box.

They were having a good dinner together, but both of them ran out, which made her feel very uncomfortable. She noticed Victoria's rosy face and was stunned for a moment.

"Victoria, why is your face so red?"

"It's a bit hot outside, haha."

Victoria responded with a smile, glancing at the half steak still left on the table, "Sophiel, are you done?"

"no appetite."

Sufeil shook his head and let out a breath, his eyes moving back and forth between Li Xiaoen and Victoria.

Victoria seemed to studiously ignore her first question.

"In that case, let's pay the bill and leave."

Victoria nodded and called the waiter. When the waiter came to her, she did not move. Instead, she looked at Li Xiaoen with a smile.

Seeing this, Sufeil was stunned for a moment, but still took the initiative to pick up his bag on the chair.

It was clearly agreed that Victoria would pay the bill. Although she didn't know why her good friend suddenly changed her mind, she still wanted to take the initiative to pay for it.

Could it be that Victoria wants to take this opportunity to test her relationship with Li Xiaoen?
Based on her understanding of Li Xiaoen's bad temper, she would probably be very disgusted, right?
Su Feier's mind was full of thoughts, but before she could take out the card from her wallet, Li Xiaoen had already put his card on the bill book.

After coming out of the restaurant, Sufeil was still in a daze. Looking at the two people walking side by side in front of him and having a happy conversation, he couldn't help but frowned slightly.

"Sean, you can deduct the money for the dinner from the money I lent you."

Victoria in front turned her head and smiled at Li Xiaoen and said something. It was a gentle sentence but it exploded in Sufei's mind.

……

"Sufeier, are you really not going to accompany me to the supermarket?"

In the parking lot, Victoria held the convertible door with both hands and looked at Sufei reluctantly.

"No, I have something else to do."

Forcing a smile, Su Feier glanced back at Li Xiaoen who was standing behind him. "Anyway, he'll take you back. Have fun."

"Why, I feel like there's something wrong with Sufeil."

Watching Sufeier drive away, Victoria grumbled helplessly, "Originally, I wanted to let you two have a good chat and resolve the misunderstanding."

When she said this, she turned her head and glanced at Li Xiaoen: "Are you satisfied now?"

“Isn’t this my fault?”

Li Xiaoen shrugged. "Besides, maybe he really has something to do."

"Hey, forget it."

Victoria sighed, raised her hand and grabbed Li Xiaoen's arm, "Come on, come on, accompany me to the supermarket."

"Should I accompany you to the supermarket, or be a coolie and a porter?"

"Ha ha……"

In the supermarket, on a shelf full of coffee beans, Victoria looked back and forth at two bags of coffee beans, muttering to herself.

"You're not calculating the price per gram for two bags of coffee beans, are you?"

Li Xiaoen looked at it for a long time, and noticed with boredom that Victoria's eyes kept going back and forth between the net contents and prices of the two packages, so he couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah, is there a problem?"

Victoria turned her head to look at Li Xiaoen, nodded slightly, and her little mouth that had been muttering stopped immediately.

She glanced at Li Xiaoen and said, "It's all your fault. You forgot the bag you originally calculated."

Li Xiaoen didn't know what to say for a moment: "You are a grown-up lady, do you still care about this little money?" You know, it's just a different packaging of the same product. As long as the weight or quantity is not very different, the unit price of the two will often not be very different.

"Even one cent is money. You can't waste money where you can save just because you have money, right?" Victoria explained.

She knew that her behavior was a bit weird in their circle, and now she only dared to show it in front of a few people. From childhood to adulthood, although the money she saved each time was not much, she could more or less gain a sense of accomplishment from it.

"Okay, that's understandable."

Li Xiaoen smiled and nodded, and even inexplicably felt a familiar feeling of being in his hometown, Yuecheng, which was somewhat intimate.

No wonder, as a rich lady, she could easily accept riding in his shabby car.

Li Xiaoen lowered his head and glanced at the two packages with the word illy written on them.

"Don't bother calculating. The price on the right is $1.25 per ounce, and the price on the left is $1.33 per ounce."

When Li Xiaoen heard this, he immediately realized, "According to common sense, the unit price will be lower if the quantity is larger. Why are you still calculating it?"

"If the difference isn't that big, I'll choose the smaller package."

After considering the answer given by Li Xiaoen, Victoria put the big bag back and looked at Li Xiaoen in surprise.

"Sean, you're good at mental arithmetic."

"It's okay, just barely manage." Li Xiaoen raised his eyebrows at Victoria.

"So...what happens after the tax is increased?" Victoria gave a teasing look.

"In New Jersey, the tax rate on roasted coffee beans is around 6.63%. After adding the tax, a small bag costs about $17.04, and a large bag costs $21.32."

"You really figured it out?"

Victoria was stunned for a moment, then she took out her phone from her bag and started typing on the calculator.

By the way, can't we use our phones? Why did we do mental arithmetic before?

Li Xiaoen saw this and felt strange. He thought it was just Victoria's pleasure to gain a small sense of accomplishment.

"Really? Sean, how come you are so good at mental arithmetic?"

After getting the result on her phone, Victoria couldn't help but open her mouth in emotion.

"Maybe, I've practiced it before."

After all, he had previously completed a challenge with a balance of $1234.56, so Li Xiaoen forced a helpless smile.

"It seems that bringing you here is a very wise choice."

Victoria laughed and pulled Li Xiaoen towards the other containers. "Come, help me calculate this too..."

After purchasing a cart of things, the two went to the cashier. Just like in the restaurant, Victoria looked at Li Xiaoen with a smile.

Li Xiaoen had no objection and handed over his card.

To be honest, he didn't care about these details, but Victoria noticed them, so he just went along with the girl's feelings.

Whether it was a restaurant or a supermarket, letting a man pay the bill was actually taking care of him in Victoria's serious etiquette concept - after all, according to Victoria, the money spent could be deducted from the 100,000 yuan she lent him, so he didn't lose anything, but instead showed a good image to the outside world.

It's really the gentleness and upbringing that are engraved in his bones.

On the other side, Sufeil returned to his dormitory room and sat motionless on the bed. Suddenly, his cell phone lit up and a call came in.

Matthew.

Looking at the name on the phone, Sufeil frowned, answered it and put it to his ear.

"Sufeier, I'm outside your dorm. I found out some explosive news about Sean. Do you want to hear it?"

(End of this chapter)