But when others have money to spend, they're like gods at his shop.

"Mouse, how do you want to eat?"

Su Zelin asked Lu Haoran, who was stunned by everything.

"Ah, Zelin, let's not order and just leave!"

The honest man snapped back to reality.

Spending two hundred yuan on a meal, he thought his buddy was out of his mind.

"We're already here, why leave?" Su Zelin was determined: "I absolutely have to eat this meal. How about baked lobster with cheese?"

Before Lu Haoran could answer, the shopkeeper hurriedly said, "Sorry, we don't prepare it that way here!"

"You can't even do cheese-baked?"

Su Zelin frowned, "How about a lobster fried rice?"

"Uh, we don't have that either!"

The shopkeeper said, feeling guilty.

"Lobster Caesar salad?"

"..."

Never even heard of it.

"How come you guys don't know how to make lobster at all!"

Su Zelin teased.

The shopkeeper was almost in tears, thinking to himself, can't you ask for something a bit more normal?

Like steamed with garlic, or stir-fried or something.

Actually, it's not entirely the shopkeeper's fault. Before rebirth, Su Zelin was a rich guy, always dining at luxury hotels or famous restaurants, so he was used to high-end lobster dishes, and he liked trying new things, often making dishes in strange ways. The methods he mentioned just now were already quite conservative.

"What about sashimi?"

Su Zelin asked again.

"That we can do!"

The shopkeeper nodded eagerly.

Making sashimi is fairly simple.

"Mouse, this shop doesn't know how to make anything. Why don't we just have sashimi?"

Su Zelin turned to the honest man, offering a suggestion.

The shopkeeper, with a bitter face, thought to himself, we do know a few methods, but the ones you asked for are all unconventional.

This must not get out, or the shop's reputation will be ruined.

He secretly decided to really study and train after today; otherwise, he won't even be able to meet the demands of such a young guest.

"What is sashimi?"

The little innocent asked naively.

Su Zelin pondered for a moment: "Simply put, it's eating raw!"

"No no no!"

Lu Haoran shook his head like a bell.

Thinking of holding a fresh lobster in his hands to gnaw at made the honest man feel his scalp tingle.

Really? Can this even be eaten?

Zelin, are you a devil?

The tastes of those rich people eating lobster are just too strong; normal people really can't handle it.

"No sashimi, please!"

Su Zelin thought for a moment: "Shopkeeper, can you do a three-course shrimp? Steamed egg with shrimp brain, shrimp head and legs cooked in porridge, and the shrimp body fried in either Typhoon Shelter style or ginger onion stir-fry!"

"Yes, yes, yes, that's a great way to prepare it! Whatever flavor you like, it's very cost-effective!"

The shopkeeper quickly and eagerly recommended it, or else who knows what other unconventional methods this young fellow might come up with next, making him lose face.

"Alright then, let's do the three-course shrimp. Shopkeeper, make sure the shrimp is presented nicely, it needs to look proper, I'm inviting friends over, can't lose face!"

Su Zelin waved his hand, making the decision.

Presentation, such high demands...

The shopkeeper thought, are you really a seventeen or eighteen-year-old high school student? Why do you look like such a worldly guy?

He picked out the largest lobster and weighed it, just under four pounds.

Su Zelin took a disposable chopstick and stabbed the lobster decisively at the tail.

The lobster struggled for a while and then died.

Su Zelin knew how to kill a lobster, as the former him was a good cook, mainly to impress girls during dates.

As for why he had to kill it himself, it was to prevent the shopkeeper from switching it out.

Seafood is a deep pool, especially luxury seafood. Although locals generally don't cheat other locals, you never know.

Su Zelin intentionally mentioned those methods that weren't available at general stalls and even took it upon himself to kill the lobster, subtly informing the shopkeeper—I'm experienced, don't cheat me!

The shopkeeper of the stall looked at his skilled movements and fell silent.

Seems like he's a city rich kid, often frequenting high-end restaurants.

Su Zelin also ordered a dish of garlic-steamed abalone and some vegetables, which should be enough.

After ordering, the shopkeeper took the lobster into the kitchen, while Su Zelin and Lu Haoran found a table to sit at.

"Zelin, you're being too wasteful, spending so much money on a meal!"

The person involved didn't mind, so the little innocent felt heartache for him.

Even with a 5,000 yuan bonus, you don't spend it like this!

"Haha, Mouse, let me tell you, money is something you can't take with you in life or death, just material possessions! Heaven has given me great talent, and wealth spent will return!"

Su Zelin said generously, even quoting two lines of Li Taibai's poetry.

He wasn't trying to boast, he just deeply felt it.

What does having so much money matter? In his previous life, he achieved financial freedom, but he lost family bonds, love left him, and his spirit was extremely empty.

Struck by a bolt of lightning, he returned to the year 2000, all the money gone, yet Su Zelin was very happy.

Even before earning those 160,000 yuan, his everyday life was still pretty enjoyable.

Having a soda and chatting with a good buddy by the roadside was more fun than going to Shenghai's most upscale nightclubs before his rebirth.

The honest man hadn't experienced Su Zelin's bizarre journey, nor had he reached such a state, so he certainly couldn't understand.

But they'd already ordered the lobster, so there was no choice.

Su Zelin went directly to the fridge to get a bottle of West Lake beer. A liter of it was only two yuan at the moment, prices were ridiculously low, so two hundred yuan was enough to order a lobster weighing nearly four pounds, along with abalone and vegetables, and even get some change back.

"Pop!"

Using a lighter to pry open the cap, Su Zelin asked, "Mouse, want some?"

"I'd better not, my parents don't let me drink!"

Lu Haoran politely declined.

"It's fine, just a bit, your parents won't be back until evening, by then the smell of alcohol will have dissipated, they won't know!"

Su Zelin poured him a glass without waiting for an answer.

The future Lu Haoran did drink, and he was the one who drank with him the most.

Whenever the gang's mood was bad, they would call out the honest guy, as long as he wasn't out of town, he would almost always come when called.

"Alright then!"

Lu Haoran hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

During the farewell dinner, he had already broken the rule against drinking. Although he didn't find the sour and astringent stuff particularly tasty, having a couple of drinks with a good buddy to cool down wasn't bad.

The two of them chatted and drank in the shop until the dishes were served one by one.

Shrimp brain steamed egg, stir-fried shrimp meat, garlic-steamed abalone, baby cabbage.

The presentation didn't look that great, but after all, it was just a regular stall, couldn't expect too much, but you could see the shopkeeper did make some effort with the presentation, at least the two big claws were quite symmetrical.

Besides the dishes, there was also a big pot of lobster congee, might as well skip the rice and just have congee.

It was the honest man's first time eating lobster and abalone, which he found novel and felt quite high-class.

Su Zelin didn't feel much about it. To the former him, lobster was just an ordinary ingredient, and even blue lobsters weren't that expensive. He'd eaten the most luxurious wild blue lobster at a top Michelin restaurant, nearly a million, considered sky-high!

But he didn't find that stuff particularly tasty either, just for the novelty.

After finishing the meal, the honest man was so full he felt like bursting. He didn't dare waste anything, even cleaning up the remaining vegetables on the plate.

But there was still quite a bit of lobster congee left. Whether it was because Su Zelin appeared savvy or the shopkeeper was a decent guy, even though they were only two people, the congee's portion wasn't skimped, it came in a big pot.

Before paying the bill, Su Zelin picked out another fresh bomb lobster and some seafood to take home.

He was full, but he couldn't forget his parents!

He asked Lu Haoran to pick one too, but the honest man absolutely refused. Having eaten such an expensive meal courtesy of Su Zelin made him feel uneasy.

Su Zelin didn't insist, but had him pack the congee to take home. This time, the little innocent didn't refuse, since buying a large lobster for the evening meant there would still be a seafood feast, and the leftover lobster congee wasn't something he'd bother with.

They left the small eatery, each heading home in their own direction.

On his way, Su Zelin stopped by a bank, checked, and saw the money had been credited.

From today onwards, he's officially a hundred-thousand-dog rich guy.

His mother's restriction was also lifted, so he'd no longer be bound, free and happy!

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