Running a restaurant on campus really was a profitable business.
The fat boss’s words, though laced with a bit of bragging, weren’t far from the truth.
Hearing this, Jiang Chao froze.
His monthly living expenses never exceeded two thousand yuan in total.
And since it was the end of the month, he was even more broke than usual.
At this point, Jiang Chao had no money at all.
He just stood there, his face flushing slightly, and glanced at the fat boss without saying a word.
"What? Out of money?"
"If you’re broke, don’t try to act tough. Scram back to your dorm!"
After saying his piece, the fat boss was about to turn and continue scolding Song Yaqi.
’How cynical,’ Lin Feng sighed to himself.
It was a bit cynical, but that’s just how the world works.
When he turned his head, he saw that the kid named Guo Wei had slipped away at some point.
He knew there was no point in sticking around any longer.
Lin Feng shook his head and turned to pat Yang Qiniang on the shoulder.
"Got any cash on you?"
Yang Qiniang grunted in acknowledgment.
Then he pulled out his wallet and handed it to Lin Feng.
He had a habit of using cash because spending money with mobile payments didn’t feel real.
"Let’s go. We’ll find another place to drink," Lin Feng said.
Yang Qiniang didn’t say anything, just nodded.
Letting this situation escalate wouldn’t lead to any good outcome.
Wallet in hand, Lin Feng pulled out a thick stack of bills. Judging by its thickness, it was probably around six or seven thousand yuan.
He patted the fat boss on the shoulder.
"What do you want?!"
The fat boss whipped his head around to face Lin Feng.
"That’s enough. Don’t think you can just berate a young girl because you’ve had a few drinks and have a little money."
"I’ll cover the damages. Let’s just pretend this never happened."
Lin Feng stuffed the cash into the fat boss’s pocket, his brow furrowed slightly as he spoke.
"This should be enough."
Being lectured by Lin Feng, the fat boss was about to fly into a rage.
But then he felt the money Lin Feng had stuffed into his suit pocket.
The anger on his face vanished in an instant.
"Alright, I’ll do you this favor, brother."
"Now clean this mess up, quickly."
After saying that, he turned back and snapped at Song Yaqi one more time.
When he turned around again, Lin Feng and his three friends were already gone.
After leaving the cafeteria,
Lin Feng took out his phone and called Su Ruoxi, briefly explaining what had happened.
He then told her he was going for a drink with Jiang Chao and the others, and that she should go have dinner with Yang Qingqing.
On the other end of the line, Su Ruoxi didn’t pester him with questions after hearing his explanation. She simply reminded him not to drink too much.
After a few more words, Lin Feng hung up.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to bring Su Ruoxi along.
It was just that this wasn’t the right occasion for it.
There would be plenty of other opportunities; there was no need to bring her along now and agitate Jiang Chao further.
"Brother Feng, did I look pathetic back there?"
Jiang Chao, who was beside him, spoke up after Lin Feng hung up the phone.
"Pathetic?"
"Why would you say that?"
A faint smile played on Lin Feng’s lips, though it didn’t seem to hold any real amusement.
"I heard about that boss from Song Yaqi."
"He only graduated from a technical secondary school, but now he’s earning three hundred thousand a month!"
"But I couldn’t even come up with five thousand yuan."
Jiang Chao’s voice was a bit hoarse.
He sounded dejected.
"Do you know how much he pays Song Yaqi and Chu Ling’er per hour?"
"Ten yuan an hour!"
"He pays students from Yang City University just ten yuan an hour!"
"I suddenly don’t understand why we worked so hard to get into Yang City University."
Lin Feng turned to look at Jiang Chao and said with a smile, "You think ten yuan an hour is very little."
"Even though we’re university students, that’s the going rate for being a server in the cafeteria."
"Do you understand what I mean?"
Ten yuan an hour.
Based on a twelve-hour workday, that’s three thousand six hundred a month.
That salary was indeed the standard for a restaurant server.
"Brother Nian, tell us, how much does your dad’s company pay graduates from Yang City University per month?"
After speaking, Lin Feng turned to look at Yang Qiniang.
"New graduates get five or six thousand, but after a full year, most of them get promoted."
"After promotion, their salary is usually around ten thousand."
"If they do well and get promoted to a supervisor level, with the year-end bonus, their salary could reach an average of about thirty thousand a month."
"Hear that?"
"That’s the kind of salary a qualified graduate from Yang City University should be making."
Lin Feng stopped mid-sentence and whipped his head around to look at Yang Qiniang.
"Damn, your family’s company pays that well?"
"In that case, I should come work for you."
The atmosphere was too heavy, so Lin Feng made a joke to liven things up.
Everyone knew this perfectly well.
What a joke. A big shot like Lin Feng would only start his own business and rise to the top after graduating.
Would he ever need to work for someone else?
If thirty thousand a month was a lot...
...then what did that make the one million Lin Feng earned in a month?
Yang Qiniang gave Lin Feng a helpless look but didn’t say anything.
Lin Feng didn’t mind.
He just smiled and turned back to Jiang Chao.
"Did you hear that?"
"That’s the normal income for a Yang City University student after they leave campus."
"You feel like earning ten yuan an hour is humiliating."
"That’s because you’re doing a ten-yuan-an-hour job."
"If you go out and walk into any random restaurant and demand a hundred yuan an hour, who’s going to give it to you?"
"You look down on him for only having a vocational diploma, but the reality is he’s earning three hundred thousand a month."
"That’s something he’s worked hard for over decades."
"Studying at a university just proves your starting point is higher than others, but the starting point doesn’t equal the finish line."
"Do you understand what I’m saying?"
Lin Feng’s expression suddenly turned serious as he said this.
Jiang Chao’s mindset was a problem. If he didn’t correct it, he was bound to suffer a great loss in the future.
"Of course, for someone like Brother Nian..."
"...whose starting point is already other people’s finish line, that’s a different story."
At the end, Lin Feng brought up Yang Qiniang again, using him as a teaching example.
"Brother Feng, that’s not cool," Yang Qiniang said.
"If we’re really talking about it, your starting point is much higher than mine."
Meeting Yang Qiniang’s slightly resentful gaze...
...Lin Feng, for some reason, thought of Yang Tianming.
A father willing to put up fifty million yuan to give his son a chance to make a mistake.
Yet, by a stroke of luck, it led to Yang Qiniang getting a great deal.
"Alright, alright."
"Enough of this. Let’s find a place to drink."
Lin Feng put his arms around Yang Qiniang’s and Jiang Chao’s shoulders, leading them off campus.
Given Lin Feng’s height, it was actually a pretty comfortable fit.
Cao Ming, who had been silent the whole time, chimed in.
"Yeah, let’s go drink!"
"There’s nothing a good drink can’t solve for a couple of guys."
「Twenty minutes later.」
The group of four arrived at the food street behind the school.
They found a newly opened stall and ordered two cases of beer.
They also ordered two hundred skewers.
Finally, that guy Cao Ming actually ordered a few kidneys.
His taste was certainly unique, you had to give him that.
After they were grilled, he even tried to get Lin Feng and the others to try some.
Lin Feng refused.
But he couldn’t overcome Cao Ming’s persistence.
Muttering something about how fortifying they were, he handed one skewer to each of the other three.
There was one good thing, though.
The kidneys were chopped into very small pieces, so at least the visual shock wasn’t too intense.
"Don’t worry, Brother Feng. Once you try one, you’ll understand just how delicious this stuff is."
"Am I, Old Cao, the kind of person who would trick you?"
Lin Feng glanced at the chopped kidney on the steel skewer and took it directly to the grill.
"Boss, can you brush some more chili on this for me?"
’If I can’t bring myself to eat it, at least I can smother it in chili,’ he thought.
The owner understood Lin Feng, knowing that first-timers are often a bit hesitant.
He took it and brushed another layer of seasoning on for Lin Feng.
[DING!]
[Congratulations, Host. You have triggered a selection mission.]
[Option 1: Eat the skewer in front of you. Reward: Unyielding Golden Spear skill!]
[Unyielding Golden Spear: A passive skill that greatly enhances the Host’s endurance.]
[Option 2: Give up on the skewer in front of you. Reward: One Intermediate Gourmet Consumption Cashback Card.]
[Intermediate Gourmet Consumption Cashback Card: Can only be used for gourmet consumption, up to a maximum of 100,000 yuan. The system will issue a random cashback of 5-10 times the amount based on diner satisfaction!]

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