The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

Luo Chen's family is relatively well-off; they own a clothing store, which provides a decent income, and his living expenses are among the highest of the group.

However, his spending is also very high. According to him, he has an entire wall of anime figurines at home, and he can't help but buy them whenever new figurines are released.

This resulted in him having less than two or three hundred yuan left after receiving his living expenses for the month. For the next month, he will have to live frugally and challenge himself to survive in PUBG.

Jiang Xun was the last to go.

Everyone knew that his family was the wealthiest, but when asked about his family's businesses, he just smiled faintly and casually mentioned that his family did some small business, vaguely mentioning the specific scale and types of products.

Perhaps, like Xu Nian, she wants to keep a low profile.

Most wealthy entrepreneurs who started their businesses with top leadership tend to keep a low profile, understanding the principle of not flaunting their wealth, and they also emphasize their children's education so that their wealth can be passed down from generation to generation.

Therefore, when you meet them in life, they are mostly refined and easy-going, without any airs of being rich.

People who boast about their wealth all day long, wanting the whole world to know how rich they are, are mostly nouveau riche or spoiled brats who have become rich overnight but have no real skills, are lucky, and caught the right wave.

These people need to fill their inner emptiness with vanity, and act arrogantly and domineeringly. Although they may acquire huge wealth in a short time, they lack the ability to hold onto it and will eventually lose it. Moreover, because they lack the skills to protect themselves, they will live a more miserable life than ordinary people.

One cannot possess wealth beyond one's own understanding for long, which is one of the important reasons why Xu Nian chose to continue her studies.

He wanted to protect the territory that Xuxi had worked so hard to build, and he couldn't let it fall into his hands.

After discussing their respective family backgrounds, everyone's gaze fell on Xu Nian.

They were equally curious about the experiences of their classmate, who was a generation older than them.

After thinking for a while, Xu Nian replied that she used to own a restaurant, but it went bankrupt due to poor management. Now she is focusing on studying to improve herself.

To be fair, he was telling the truth, not lying. He wasn't deceiving these young men, since he really did own a dumpling restaurant, and it did close down due to a lack of customers.

While the young people were chatting happily, Xu Nian made an excuse to get up and go to the restroom, quietly left the private room, and went to the cashier on the first floor to pay the bill.

Although Jiang Xun said he would treat everyone to this meal, he was, after all, an adult much older than the others, and felt embarrassed to let a group of newly enrolled students pay for his meal.

Moreover, he is wealthy and would never take advantage of a younger person.

"Hello sir, how can I help you?" the waiter asked politely.

"Could you please settle the bill for room 227? I need to pay." Xu Nian took out her phone, intending to scan the code to pay.

"Okay, please wait a moment." The waiter worked on the computer at the cashier for a while, then looked up and replied, "Sir, the bill for room 227 has been deducted from Mr. Jiang Xun's VIP card balance. The bill has been settled, and you do not need to pay again."

Xu Nian raised an eyebrow slightly, feeling both amused and exasperated.

I didn't even get a chance to pay for him. In the end, I'll have to let a kid treat me, leaving me indebted to him for no reason.

He thought for a moment, then spoke again: "Can I top up this VIP card?"

The waiter smiled and replied, "Yes, sir."

"How much did this meal cost in total?"

"Sir, the total bill for room 227 is 1998 yuan. After the VIP card discount, the actual bill is 1498 yuan."

Xu Nian nodded, scanned the QR code to pay 2000 yuan, and recharged it into Jiang Xun's VIP card.

After making the payment, he specifically instructed the cashier: "If anyone asks about the source of this top-up, please answer that it was a gift from a hotel promotion, and don't mention me."

After receiving confirmation from the cashier, Xu Nian calmly returned to the private room.

Just then, the group finished their meal and were preparing to leave.

"Uncle Xu, you're back?" Jiang Xun was busy packing up the leftovers. "Do you want to take these back with you? It's not easy for us to reheat them in the dorm, and it would be a waste to throw them away."

Xu Nian raised an eyebrow and glanced at the leftover food on the table.

Fearing he might not be a good host, Jiang Xun ordered several extra dishes, exceeding the appetites of the young men. They were all so full they could barely walk, yet they still left most of the food uneaten.

Although Xu Nian doesn't have the habit of eating leftovers, she couldn't bear to see the food go to waste, so she readily agreed: "Okay, thank you then. It just so happens that I don't have to cook for the next few days."

"Oh, Uncle Xu, you're too kind." Jiang Xun handed the packaged dishes to Xu Nian.

The group chatted and laughed as they walked out of the private room. As they passed the cashier, Jiang Xun's phone suddenly received a text message notification.

He took it out and saw that it was a text message from the hotel reminding him that 2000 yuan had been added to his VIP card.

Jiang Xun was stunned for a moment, his face full of astonishment. He then quickly walked to the cashier and asked in confusion, "Hello, why does my VIP card suddenly have an extra 2000 yuan in balance? Who recharged it?"

The cashier glanced at his phone, then secretly looked at Xu Nian behind her who was winking at her. After hesitating for two and a half seconds, she smiled and answered.

"Sir, it's like this, today is our store anniversary, and all customers are eligible to enter a lucky draw. Congratulations on winning the free meal prize! Your meal will be refunded according to the original payment method. Since you paid with your VIP card, the refund will be credited to your VIP card."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chen, who was standing next to him, widened his eyes in surprise and exclaimed:

"My goodness, we're incredibly lucky! It's like we got a free meal today?"

Su Zhe and Luo Chen were also overjoyed.

They were overjoyed. This meant that they not only enjoyed a high-quality dinner but also didn't have to spend any money on Jiang Xun, which was equivalent to not owing him a favor. It was like Qin Shi Huang touching an electric wire—they were completely won.

Xu Nian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully the waiter didn't expose him in public.

Jiang Xun offered to treat everyone with great enthusiasm. If we were to publicly expose that he had paid the bill privately, it would inevitably offend the young man and disappoint his kindness.

Jiang Xun, however, held his phone, his brows furrowed, his heart filled with doubt.

He clearly remembered that he spent 1,498 yuan after the discount.

Even if the store offers a free order rebate, the maximum amount returned will only be the same balance, and it is impossible for it to be more than 500 yuan more.

Then, recalling that Xu Nianceng had left the table to go to the restroom during the meal earlier, I realized that he had also left earlier.

With so many coincidences piled up, the answer is self-evident.

He glanced at Xu Nian, who was standing outside the shop enjoying the cool breeze and pretending to be nonchalant, smiled slightly, and immediately understood everything.