Power of Money

At the entrance of the restaurant.

A bright red car stopped at the entrance.

The most expensive version of this car was worth at least 360,000 yuan, the cheapest priced at 320,000 yuan. Although this car was known as a lower class car overseas, but it became wildly popular in the country in recent years, and had become a prime choice for many teens who liked the appearance of racing cars.

But the most striking feature was the two beautiful ladies standing in front of the car.

The older lady looked 27 or 28 years old, beautiful. She was wearing a fitted black skirt, a top that showed off her well endowed chest, black stockings and heels. She had makeup on and looked like a mature office worker.

The younger lady was about 25 or 26 years old. She was tall and was dressed in a sexy miniskirt. Her smooth thighs were exposed and she had a pair of crystal heels on. Her features were more prominent but she looked quite proud.

Of course, they were Lusa's cousins, Belinda

Chou and Finley Hu.

At this time, Belinda was frowning and looking at the vehicles going around.

"They're totally putting on airs, they're not even here yet! Call and rush them." Belinda said impatiently.

"Alright, I'll ask."

As soon as Finley took out the phone from her bag, she saw a red Beetle slowly parking at the entrance of the restaurant, and saw a couple getting off.

"Lusa, why are you so late? We've been waiting for you for more than half a day. What's going on? You don't even have a good concept of time."

As Belinda complained, she walked forward in her heels, but when she saw Jason getting off the passenger seat, she frowned even more tightly.

He was not tall, a little more than 1.7 meters. She was almost as tall as him in her high heels.

He looked very ordinary, slightly better than a passer- by. He was thin, as if he had been malnourished for a long time.

He was neither sunny nor handsome. If one had to use a word to describe him, it would be 'delicate'.

The thing was, Belinda was very familiar with branded clothes. Not a single item of clothing on him was branded, not even a street brand. His clothes and shoes added up to slightly over a thousand yuan, she had never seen a guy worse than him.

There was a flash of disdain in Belinda's eyes.

It seemed that Lusa wasn't getting on very well in Nandu. Sure enough, the future as a nurse was bleak, especially compared to the two ladies who worked in office buildings.

Deep down, Belinda was already objecting.

After Lusa got off the car, she took Jason's arm and came to them with a smile. She introduced, "These are my two cousins, Belinda Chou and Finley Hu. This is my boyfriend, Jason Qin." Jason smiled and nodded. "Hello."

"Hey." Belinda glanced at Jason disdainfully and nodded as a way of greeting.

There was a trace of embarrassment in Lusa's eyes, but Finley's reaction was beyond her expectations.

"It's you?"

Finley looked at Jason, her eyes full of disbelief.

Jason looked at Finley but did not really remember her. He only thought that they had met each other somewhere before, so he nodded and smiled to avoid embarrassment. "Alright, let's talk after we go in. I've booked us seats, it's in room 502."

Lusa smiled and led them into the restaurant.

These restaurants were not particularly upscale, and mainly focused on home-cooked dishes. But the dishes were delicious and was deeply favored by their customers.

The four of them walked into the restaurant, found their seats and sat down. Then, they called the waiter over to order.

Finley's eyes never looked away from Jason.

Even now, she still couldn't believe her eyes. The little boy in front of her was actually her cousin's boyfriend.

"I ordered four dishes and two soups. They're all the specialty dishes. Is there anything else you want?"

Lusa ordered four dishes and handed the menu to Belinda.

"Just order. What good food can there be in this place? We came here today to meet your boyfriend. You can eat whatever you like."

Looking at the canteen- like environment around her, as well as the items on the menu like steamed fish, sliced beef organs in chili, other varieties of stir fry, Belinda frowned tightly. She did not want to stay too long.

The hand holding the menu stopped in midair. Then Lusa smiled awkwardly and handed the menu to Finley, saying, "Cousin, why don't you have a look?"

"Get your boyfriend to order. Just order what he likes." Finley said with a smile.

"Sister, when did you become so polite? If you don't like it, just say it. I don't know what Lusa is thinking. It's not easy for us to meet, but you arranged for us to eat in such a place, and it's even a family restaurant. Are you trying to disgust us?"

Seeing that Finley was being nice, and Belinda had been treated as the bad person, her temper flared up and she spoke openly.

"Disgust?"

Lusa was stunned.

This place was her favorite restaurant. Although it looked ordinary, the dishes were really good, and the price was not that cheap either. Four dishes and two soups would cost at least four or five hundred yuan. She also knew that both of her cousins were wage workers, and it wasn't very disgraceful eating at such a place.

Moreover, even Jason didn't say anything.

She didn't understand why Belinda would dislike this place so much.

"Forget it, Belinda. I think this place looks pretty good. The dishes smell great. Let's eat here." Finley persuaded.

"Tsk, if you guys like it, you can eat it. I've been in favor of salad and steak recently. I won't touch these." Belinda rolled her eyes at Finley. They had decided on being stern with Lusa, but now Finley had changed her stance altogether, and it was a little embarrassing for Belinda.

Lusa smiled awkwardly, then ordered a few more dishes and handed the menu to the waiter.

"Alright, we've ordered the food, so let's talk about you. What is your job, how many houses do you have in Nandu, what car do you drive, how much do you earn a month and how much savings you have in your account?"

Belinda glanced at Jason and asked impatiently.

"Er..."

Jason was stunned and then said with a smile, "I am working at the Prosper Group. I'm in sales, and the basic salary with commission is slightly more than 8,000 yuan. I just paid the down payment for a 98 square

meter apartment in North Ring. I don't have a car now, but Lusa has one so we're both using it."

On the way here, Jason and Lusa had planned this together.

He couldn't make his conditions too lousy nor too outstanding. So they created a story about the typical white collar worker in Nandu. For Lusa, not to mention Jason, her yearly salary was almost a million yuan, so this was a low profile story.

"8000 yuan a month?" Hearing this, Belinda suddenly looked at Jason disdainfully and said, "Eight thousand yuan is too little. What can you do with that money? I just ordered a bag a few days ago which costs more than 10,000 yuan. Aren't you embarrassed to say that your salary is only 8000 yuan?"

8,000 yuan still wasn't enough?

Jason looked at Lusa, speechless.

Lusa was also confused. She remembered that her cousin's salary was less than 4,000 yuan a month. Why was Jason's monthly salary of 8000 yuan low to her?

"Cousin, did you get promoted recently?" Lusa asked subconsciously.

"No, I'm still in my original position, but it doesn't matter. I plan to change jobs soon."

Belinda said with contempt.

Then, she looked at Jason and asked, "It's not that I'm criticising you, but as a guy, how could you just be earning 8000 yuan every month? Do you know how much a LV or Gucci bag costs? Or La Mer products? How can you afford to be with girls like us? As for the car, I can't believe you're using Lusa's. Can't you just buy one for yourself? Look around and see which guy doesn't own a car. At the very least, you should buy one that costs above 300,000 yuan. Or else, I think you should just break up with my cousin. I don't think she can live well with you."

"I don't think that's true. It's good enough that a guy can earn 8000 yuan a month. You're only earning 3500 yuan a month, aren't you, but you're living well enough." Finley said.

"I am a girl. Earning 3500 yuan a month makes me pretty independent, alright? But he's a guy. How can you compare us? Besides, I don't even need to buy a house or a car in the future. He already paid the down payment now, and it's for such a small house. He doesn't have a car, and he intends to use Lusa's. If I were him, I would be embarrassed."