"These are my roommates. This is Miaomiao, this is Yaoyao, and this is Shiting." After they got in the car, Jiang Silu made the formal introductions.

Lu Fan nodded and smiled. "Miaomiao and Yaoyao, we’ve met before. It’s nice to meet you, Shiting."

Liu Shiting smiled back. "Hello, Uncle Lu."

She carefully observed Lu Fan.

He looked composed and mature, yet he still had a youthful air about him.

He was a quintessential elite.

Plus, his car was a stretched Lincoln.

It led Liu Shiting to believe he was very likely the CEO of a large company.

She had thought for a while that the cosmetics and designer bags Jiang Silu received weren’t things an ordinary family could afford.

Now, seeing that just one of her elders possessed such resources...

’It seems Jiang Silu’s family must be very well-off.’

Having confirmed this, Liu Shiting decided she absolutely had to build a good relationship with Jiang Silu.

’Sometimes, one well-off friend is far more dependable than ten ordinary ones.’

’As for her other roommates, Song Miaomiao and Lu Yao, they were just ordinary friends in her book.’

"Uncle Lu, how much did this car cost?"

Lu Yao asked excitedly.

"This is a custom model," Lu Fan explained. "It cost a few hundred, I suppose."

"A few hundred... as in a few million?" Lu Yao asked in astonishment.

Lu Fan just smiled without answering.

But his smile was all the confirmation she needed.

Upon learning the truth, Lu Yao’s jaw dropped.

"A few million..." Lu Yao stroked the car seat, full of envy. "If I had that kind of money, I wouldn’t even need to go to college. I could just retire on the spot."

"You should still get your education. Knowledge is something money can’t buy," Lu Fan said with a smile.

Then he asked Jiang Silu, "Oh, right, where are we eating?"

"We were planning on going to Burton Western Restaurant," Lu Yao chimed in before anyone else could speak.

After a moment of thought, Lu Fan made a suggestion. "Why don’t I take you all to an even better restaurant? The food is incredible, and they have an international violinist performing."

"Really?" Lu Yao grew excited.

She looked at Jiang Silu. "Lulu, what do you say? Should we go?"

Song Miaomiao knew that she and Jiang Silu were supposed to be treating Uncle Lu this time. If they went to Burton Western Restaurant, they could probably afford it if they just ordered steak or something similar.

But if they went to a more upscale restaurant, their allowance...

Song Miaomiao could only give Jiang Silu an awkward look.

Jiang Silu was hesitant, but since she’d promised to treat Lu Fan, she felt she should let him choose the restaurant.

So she nodded. "Okay."

Hearing this, Lu Fan turned to his driver, Chen He. "Chen He, let’s head to that restaurant."

"Yes, Boss."

When Liu Shiting realized they were going to a three-star Michelin restaurant, she grew a little tense.

There was only one Western restaurant in Jinling that was this high-end and luxurious.

And the price per person at a place like this was around 4,000 yuan.

Even though she often visited high-end places to post photos, even she couldn’t handle this level of expense.

This made her worry: would they be splitting the bill, or would Lu Fan, as their elder, be treating them?

Of course, if they had to pay for themselves...

...Liu Shiting could grit her teeth and pay her share. She’d just have to chalk it up to a once-in-a-lifetime fine dining experience.

But she was worried about her three roommates.

At least Jiang Silu had her elder connection.

But Song Miaomiao and Lu Yao...

Just as she was thinking this, Lu Yao shrieked, "HUH?!"

Lu Yao pointed at TikTok on her phone, exclaiming, "This... This restaurant is 4,000 per person?!!"

She immediately shot Jiang Silu a pained look.

’Last time, Lu Fan treated us.’

’That’s why I ate without holding back.’

’But this time is different.’

’This time, we were the ones who insisted on dragging Silu to a fancy restaurant!’

’We’re screwed! We’re so screwed!’

’Four thousand per person.’

’That’s more than two months of my food budget!’

Jiang Silu hadn’t expected the Michelin restaurant to be this expensive, either.

’4,000 for one person?!’

Song Miaomiao was even more dumbfounded.

Her voice trembled as she spoke. "How... how much? 4,000?!"

’Right now, I really wish I could turn back time.’

’I should have grabbed Jiang Silu the second class ended and dragged her to the school gate.’

’And told her we should treat her dad to a meal at one of the food street stalls!’

’How did it come to this!!’

’That damn Lu Yao!’

’Why did you have to suggest a Western restaurant?!’

’4,000... I could buy 200 cups of Heytea with that!!’

’AHHH!!!’

’I could drink enough to piss Heytea!!!’

At that moment, Song Miaomiao felt so awful she wanted to call 911.

But to her surprise, Lu Fan just laughed. "Don’t worry, it’s my treat today."

As soon as Jiang Silu heard this, she shook her head. "No, I said I was treating you."

"Your friends are all here today, so let me get this," Lu Fan replied. "You can just treat me some other time, when it’s just the two of us."

Hearing this, Lu Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

First, she put on an embarrassed expression. "Oh, Uncle Lu, we couldn’t possibly... You’re spending so much on us again."

Song Miaomiao added, "That’s right, Uncle Lu. This restaurant is too expensive. Maybe we should pick another place."

"Uncle Lu, there’s a decent Western restaurant downtown that’s only about two hundred per person. We could go there instead," Liu Shiting chimed in.

When Lu Yao heard this, she started freaking out internally.

’Girls, I was just pretending to be polite! Why are you actually trying to talk him out of it?!’

’I’ve never been to a restaurant this fancy before! Just let me experience it this once!!’

’Uncle Lu isn’t short on cash! He drives a Lincoln!!’

She didn’t dare say any of this out loud, so she could only look toward Jiang Silu and pray for a miracle so she could have her fancy meal.

But Jiang Silu also thought it was too expensive.

She replied, "Maybe... we shouldn’t go there. It’s too expensive."

"It’s fine. It’s a special occasion," Lu Fan said with a smile. "Besides, don’t you all love taking photos for your social media? The decor and the food at this place are exquisite. You can take as many pictures as you want." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

Jiang Silu still wanted to try and change his mind.

But he just gave a reassuring nod, telling her not to worry.

In the end, she relented.

Seeing that Jiang Silu had agreed, the other three girls naturally had no objections either.

Who wouldn’t want to try a fancy meal that costs 4,000 per person!

Especially Lu Yao. Inwardly, she was ecstatic.

’Ahhh! Uncle Lu! You’re the best!!’

’Oh my god, this Uncle Lu is so mature and generous. He’s exactly my dream guy.’

’I’m so jealous of Uncle Lu’s wife!’

’Why couldn’t I have been born a few years earlier? Maybe I could have met him before he got married!’

’Huh? Wait a second, is Uncle Lu even married?’

As she was fawning over him, her gaze suddenly shifted to Lu Fan’s hand.

There was no ring on Uncle Lu’s finger.

’Could it be...’

’Uncle Lu isn’t married??’

’A rich, eligible bachelor?!’

’A daring idea suddenly popped into Lu Yao’s head! Oh, no, I can’t!!’