roccoschili Chapter 235 I Don't Understand the Lives of the Rich
Chapter 235 I Don't Understand the Lives of the Rich
"I'm sorry, I really forgot."
Ye Lan looked somewhat embarrassed. Faced with Lin Xueyao's description, he was completely bewildered and had no idea that such a thing existed.
However, he wouldn't insult someone for no reason.
Ye Lan doesn't judge a player by their battle record, but by their attitude towards the game.
Even if you don't play well, as long as you're trying your best instead of feeding the enemy or blaming your teammates, Ye Lan usually won't say anything.
But if you're bad at the game, like Lü Dehua, going 0-7 or 0-8 every game, and you still think it's your teammates' fault...
Excuse me.
With a pointed finger, the rap begins; with an open mouth, birdsong and fragrant flowers fill the air.
"It's okay, I just need to remember it."
Ye Lan realized at this moment that Lin Xueyao had already fallen for him more than half a year ago.
At that time, the two had no other contact besides playing a game.
But fate is so capricious; it somehow came full circle.
From this perspective, Lin Xueyao and Ye Lan should be a match made in heaven!
As night fell, Shanghai remained brightly lit, as if telling passersby that the nightlife was just beginning.
Having only eaten one airplane meal all day, Ye Lan was already starving.
Are you hungry? I'll get you some food!
Lin Xueyao seemed to hear Ye Lan's stomach growling, so she picked up the phone and called the hotel front desk.
The hotel's internal telephones are all numbered, mainly to help the front desk identify which room the caller is calling from.
"Hello, I would like a nutritious dinner, with less spice."
Being a presidential suite, the action was remarkably swift.
A moment later, two waiters pushed a food cart in and solemnly placed the dishes on the table.
A bowl of plain noodles, two fried eggs, two slices of bacon, three shumai, a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice...
Ye Lan frowned. In TV dramas, presidential suites always have steak, abalone, lobster, king crab, and the like for dinner.
How come it becomes such an ordinary thing when it comes to me?
Seventy thousand a night, and they booked three rooms. That's probably not cheap even for a rich heiress like Lin Xueyao. It's good to save a little money, so they just had a simple dinner.
Thinking of this, Ye Lan stopped complaining.
He walked to the dining table, and just as he was about to eat, he noticed the receipt next to his plate.
The moment I saw the amount, I couldn't hold back anymore, my eyes widened in shock.
Total: 2438!
Ye Lan rubbed her eyes in disbelief, blinked twice, and after confirming that she hadn't seen wrong, she looked at the dishes on the table.
No, this thing that costs less than 20 yuan can be sold for more than 2,400 yuan?
As expected of a presidential suite, they don't rip off poor people!
After all, a price of 70,000 yuan a night is enough to deter the vast majority of people.
"Ye Lan, why do you look like you're constipated?" Lin Xueyao took a bite of plain noodles and looked at Ye Lan with a puzzled expression.
"It's nothing. I was just wondering what went wrong. How could such ordinary and common things sell for more than two thousand?"
Ye Lan wasn't unable to afford two thousand yuan; he just felt it wasn't worth it.
After all, apart from being presented in a more exquisite way, these things don't seem to have anything special about them.
And the food was served in just five minutes, which made him even wonder if it was pre-made!
"That's normal. These things are made by Michelin five-star chefs, so the price will naturally be higher."
"Would theirs taste better?" Ye Lan asked again.
Lin Xueyao shook her head and said seriously, "Comparatively speaking, the crayfish you peeled for me by hand when we were in Jiangcheng last time were more delicious."
"Then why is it so expensive?"
Ye Lan was even more confused.
Since your ingredients are ordinary and your cooking isn't delicious, why do you charge such a high price?
"A chef's dishes are like a painter's paintings. The same artwork, the same colors, but different artists with different reputations will sell for different prices."
“My family also has a painting that is completely blank except for a white cloth. It is said that my father spent more than 100,000 yuan to buy it.”
Listening to Lin Xueyao's explanation, Ye Lan felt completely unwell.
He felt as if the world had gone to a point he couldn't even imagine.
"Actually, these things are quite normal. Many luxury brands don't have attractive designs, but their prices are ridiculously high. Besides the brand effect, the designer's fame also plays a significant role."
Ye Lan nodded, indicating that she understood somewhat.
Simply put, it's still about the celebrity effect.
A celebrity can casually pick up a stone from the ground and sell it for a sky-high price, more expensive than jade.
Ye Lan chewed slowly, trying to savor the unique flavor.
Unfortunately, he didn't taste it.
It's either bland or tasteless, like there's no salt at all.
"I'm not full."
Ye Lan drank all the soup from the plain noodles, but in the end, she concluded that she was still not full.
It's somewhat ironic.
"I'm still a little hungry, shall we order another one?"
"No need, let's go downstairs to eat. With this portion size and price, we'd probably go broke if we ate our fill."
Ye Lan stopped Lin Xueyao from pressing the service bell.
Although everyone says that Shanghai is expensive, as long as you don't go to particularly outrageous places, it's really not true that 2,000 yuan is only enough to fill you up halfway.
After taking the elevator downstairs and stepping out of the hotel, Ye Lan's eyes were drawn to a bakery.
Want to feel full? It's simple, just eat more carbohydrates.
For example, bread, noodles, and rice.
As the two stepped into the bakery, a rich and fragrant aroma of baking wafted towards them, making them even hungrier than before.
"Ye Lan, this ingredient list is so clean, there's nothing there!" Lin Xueyao picked up a bag of bread and showed it to Ye Lan as if to show off.
"They have no ingredients listed and yet they want to sell it for 288? Are they crazy for money?" Ye Lan couldn't help but complain.
You should at least add some raisins, walnuts, almonds, pine nuts or something to your bread.
Otherwise, how could I justify your price?
The waiter next to him cast a disdainful glance at him. “Sir, our bread contains nothing but flour, mainly for the health of our customers.”
Ye Lan couldn't help but laugh out loud after hearing this. If a clean ingredient list means it's healthy, then drinking the northwest wind would be the cleanest thing to eat.
"I just want to ask, if the ingredient list for this bread only includes flour, then why don't I just buy steamed buns?"
"Or perhaps this bread has another name, like Chinese sugar-free bread?"