Wealthy beyond measure, yet you call me a sister-supporting-brother demon?

At first, Wang Damao thought Yuansheng might have diarrhea, which was why he hadn't come back.

After waiting a while longer and still not returning, he said to Li Yong, "Go check if Yuansheng has fallen into the cesspool."

Li Yong was gnawing on a grilled lamb leg and had no idea that Yuan Sheng hadn't returned.

Upon hearing Wang Damao's words, he realized the seriousness of the problem. He quickly put down the lamb leg and went to the outhouse in the backyard to look for it.

He called out to Yuansheng outside the outhouse, but no one answered.

broken!

Li Yong quickly pushed open each of the outhouse doors to check, and found a big man urinating inside.

"Are you fucking crazy?!" The big man punched Li Yong.

Li Yong's eye immediately turned into a panda eye, and it hurt terribly! He felt like he was going to go blind in that eye.

But he dared not provoke the burly man, who was dressed in a black straight-cut silk robe that looked very expensive and was not someone he could afford to offend.

On the other hand, he was in the wrong. The other person was using the toilet peacefully, and he pushed the door open. If things got out of hand, he wouldn't be in the right either.

The most urgent thing is to find Yuansheng, otherwise who will pay for this huge meal!

Li Yong covered his eyes and ran back to the private room, whispering in Wang Damao's ear, "Young Master Wang, Yuansheng isn't in the outhouse."

Cold sweat visibly streamed down Wang Damao's forehead.

This is how to do!

If Yuansheng leaves, who will settle the accounts?

Not counting the wine, these dishes alone weigh several ounces!

A sense of panic spread through his body, and Li Yong became his outlet. "I told you not to call him Young Master Wang! You still did!"

Wang Damao's shout silenced everyone in the private room.

Originally, everyone was toasting and drinking, making it several times more lively than the Lunar New Year.

This wine smells so good! I've never even smelled it before, let alone drunk it. Today I'll drink my fill!

And this dish is absolutely delicious, especially the braised pork, which is absolutely amazing.

No wonder Donglaishun is the most famous restaurant in Laiyuan County. I heard that even the county magistrate often goes to Donglaishun in the county seat.

Although they ate at the branch in Qingshan Town, the taste was just as good.

After eating this meal, they felt that their lives had been worthwhile. As ordinary people, they seemed to have experienced the life of a landlord.

This feeling is indescribable.

They were extremely grateful to Wang Damao—no! Young Master Wang!

Those from other villages, in particular, genuinely believed that Wang Damao was treating them.

They decided that from now on they would follow Wang Damao—no, Young Master Wang. If they ever called him by the wrong name again, it would be considered disrespectful to the meal.

A group of people were making a lot of noise when they heard Young Master Wang's voice.

For a moment, everyone fell silent. Young Master Wang had inexplicably become angry! He even told everyone not to call him Young Master Wang anymore, leaving everyone completely bewildered.

Li Yong and Chen Tong knew what was going on; things had gotten out of hand, and they didn't know how they would handle the aftermath.

Fortunately, none of the dishes were ordered by them.

No, they didn't order more dishes, but they did ask the waiter to add more wine, it seems... each of them ordered a jar of Pear Blossom White!

The two of them were completely panicked!

A jar of wine might cost several hundred coins; surely Wang Damao won't make them pay the bill themselves in the end!

Wang Damao shouted loudly, "Waiter! Waiter!"

The waiter said respectfully, "Young Master Wang, what are your orders?"

When did Yuansheng leave?

"Yuansheng?" The boy was completely bewildered. "I don't know him."

"That's the person sitting in that seat!" Wang Damao pointed to the seat near the door.

Generally, the seat directly opposite the entrance is the seat of honor, while the seat closest to the entrance is the last seat because that's where the food is served.

However, it is also the least noticeable seat to enter and exit.

Because the guest was so handsome, the waiter had a slight recollection of him. "Oh, you mean this guest? He left quite early. I noticed he was walking in a hurry; he must have had an emergency at home."

It wasn't that the waiter was pretending not to know Yuansheng; it was just that Manager Cao was wary of others and always went to the back door with his trusted confidants to get the meat from Yuansheng, so the other waiters didn't know.

Manager Cao was worried that someone with ulterior motives might discover Yuansheng's treasure, as he was still thinking of buying Yuansheng's formula in the future.

"Why didn't you stop him!" Wang Damao snapped.

The waiter was puzzled, but still respectfully said, "Young Master Wang, please calm down. We at Donglaishun don't care about the guests' comings and goings; we only care about when the guest who paid leaves."

"Yuansheng is the one who paid! You let him escape, who will pay?" Wang Damao, drunk on pear blossom liquor, was quite intoxicated and loudly berated the waiter.

Hearing Wang Damao's words, his cronies from other villages were all dumbfounded.

What?

Is Yuansheng checking out?

Yuansheng, what are you doing, Wang Damao, pretending to be something you're not?

Wearing a presentable outfit, smugly listening to everyone call him Young Master Wang, and then you tell me it's Yuansheng's turn to pay the bill?

They thought about it for a moment and realized that Wang Damao probably wanted to scam Yuansheng, but Yuansheng wasn't stupid and had already run away.

This time... Wang Damao's attempt to show off failed!

But what does it have to do with them? Anyway, they didn't order the food and drinks.

Several people completely ignored the awkward situation and continued eating meat and drinking.

Two of them, nicknamed "Xiao Er" (meaning "waiter"), seemed a little flustered.

The waiter was speechless. This young master Wang was dressed poorly, but when he ordered food, he was arrogant and bossy. He thought he was someone important, but he tried to show off by getting others to pay for his food, and his attempt to show off backfired.

The waiter inwardly scorned him, but didn't show it on his face. "Young Master Wang, this is between you and Yuan Sheng. You can ask him to come back and pay the bill."

Wang Damao was overjoyed; he decided to get away first.

The waiter seemed to see right through the pretentious man's thoughts. "Young Master Wang, you can ask someone to call Yuan Sheng back to pay the bill, but you can't leave. Our principle is that whoever orders the food pays the bill."

Wang Damao immediately deflated!

Call Yuansheng back? Is that even possible? Although Yuansheng isn't the brightest and is a bit easily fooled, he's not a complete idiot!

With such a large sum of money, and he not having touched a single bite of the food and drink on the table, is it possible that he'll come back to pay the bill?

Damn it, I don't know if Yuan Sheng is really in trouble or just pretending.

There's probably something really wrong. Ten days ago, Yuansheng treated him and Li Yong to a meal at Liu's Restaurant, which cost over two hundred coins.

Wang Damao was completely overwhelmed! He was in a state of utter panic!

Once he returned from the world of showing off to reality, Wang Damao's arrogant tone softened. "Hey waiter, how much is this table for?"

"Young Master Wang, is this table due? I'll call the manager over right away." The waiter left the private room.

"Hey! Hey!" Wang Damao wanted to call out to the waiter, but he only had a few cents left to pay the bill, just two coins in his pocket.

Manager Cao strolled leisurely into the private room, picked up his abacus and started counting. "Young Master Wang, the total bill for your table is 38 taels and 560 cash. I'll round it down to 38 taels and 5 mace."

What?

Wang Damao was completely "frozen".