CHAPTER 102: CHAPTER 102: THE OLD MAN LOST HIS COOL

Especially when she was ordering, the guests at the surrounding tables were all watching her.

Unexpectedly, a young girl, ordering dishes, dared to order like this. Truly, it seemed a bit too extravagant.

She ordered a total of four dishes, three of which were meat dishes, and the other a soup, which was actually also meaty. She really didn’t eat a bit of leafy greens.

With eating, you have to pay attention to the balance of meat and vegetables. How could she just go for meat? How greedy must she be at home typically, it’s clear she’s not someone who understands living responsibly.

After all, they only noticed Jiang Xin, coming to dine alone, and thus assumed she was dining alone.

In reality, the dishes she ordered were meant for two people.

She herself couldn’t eat much, but Lin Ye, being a big man who had worked all morning, of course needed to eat his fill.

Men, when it comes to appetite, tend to eat more, and eating more allows them to do more work.

In this State-owned Restaurant, the guests at the neighboring tables didn’t know she ordered these dishes for a specific purpose, only thinking she came out to indulge herself.

Therefore, the guests at several nearby tables, after seeing Jiang Xin finish ordering, all had expressions foolishly meddling, and started criticizing Jiang Xin:

"Young girl, you are really not good at managing life, seeing you are young, unexpectedly you are so wasteful in spending."

"I really don’t know how your parents educated you since you were young. Don’t you know in these times, earning money is hard? Do you really think the money in your house comes like windfall?"

"Seeing your outfit, bright and shiny, it shows you don’t know thrift. Look at your peers, which one of them is dressed as well as you?"

"You came out to eat alone, just ordering a fried rice would be enough. After all, you’re just a young girl, don’t have a big appetite, and can’t eat much."

"Why did you order so many dishes and soup? It’s really a waste of money, if you can’t finish it and leave it here, wouldn’t it be wasted?"

The first person who spoke to Jiang Xin was a middle-aged man who looked about forty, wearing rather shabby clothes, appearing gray-faced.

With a glance at his family condition, it didn’t look affluent.

Though he was eating at the State-owned Restaurant too, the dishes on his table were indeed rather meager.

Just a plate of fried egg with pepper and a bowl of rice.

Compared to other tables, which had several meat dishes, he indeed had too few dishes.

Upon hearing his words, Jiang Xin felt utterly bewildered, not understanding why this man, a stranger, was criticizing her.

However much she spent was her own affair. What right did this man have to publicly criticize her spending?

The money she’d earned, of course, she could spend as she liked. If she wanted a few dishes, she’d have a few dishes. Who did this man think he was?

So meddlesome, it’s so annoying!

Jiang Xin just didn’t want to pay attention to him. She thought he was just a middle-aged man venting his frustrations, seeing her order better dishes, and wanting to sour her mood a bit.

Anyway, being criticized a few times wouldn’t hurt her. She just let them say their piece.

No need to engage with them; otherwise, she’d only end up with a stomach full of anger.

However, not paying attention to others didn’t mean others wouldn’t come to irritate her.

Seeing Jiang Xin ignoring him completely, that middle-aged man instantly lost his cool.

He immediately threw his chopsticks onto the table.

Looking as if ready to educate Jiang Xin, his legs crossed and hands clasped, with a very self-important air, he spoke solemnly to Jiang Xin:

"You little girl, really don’t recognize a good heart. I kindly advised you, yet you don’t listen and treat my words as wind in your ears."

"Looking at your age, you don’t seem too old, perhaps eighteen? That makes you about the same age as my daughter. Educating you for your parents is justified."

"If my child sneaked out while I wasn’t there and ordered so much food at the State-owned Restaurant, if I found out when I returned, I’d definitely punish her severely!"

"This troublesome child, so wasteful, spending so carelessly. Do they really think it’s easy for us parents to earn money?"

"Young girl, I’ll say something unpleasant, with your way of eating, in the future, if you get married, you might be returned by your in-laws."

"Ordering three dishes and a soup, all three being meat, do you think your family earns money easily? Being this unthrifty, really I wonder what your parents are thinking, giving you so much money to indulge yourself!"

At first, Jiang Xin thought she could ignore this middle-aged man, let him say a few words that she would treat as background noise, and finally, just let it go.

Unexpectedly, the man got more excited, looking obviously wanting to educate her, annoying Jiang Xin greatly.

She felt that ever since crossing over to now, nothing good had happened.

One bothersome thing after another; yesterday it was Mrs. Fu finding fault with her, calling half the village to her home, forcing her to apologize.

Thinking today, she had arranged everything to be more relaxed, handing over the stall entirely to Lin Ye.

She only needed to leisurely stroll around, eating, drinking, and having fun, but even buying food at the State-owned Restaurant for just a while, she encountered such bothersome events.

Though indeed annoying, Jiang Xin didn’t care much about this man.

Honestly speaking, this man’s attitude seemed to be eighty percent likely due to feeling she was dining too well; when compared, he felt psychologically imbalanced, self-esteem hurt, thus wanting to criticize her more to find a sense of presence.

How could Jiang Xin possibly let him have his way?

Jiang Xin remained silent for a while; initially, she didn’t speak but observed the nearby tables’ guests’ reactions because she noticed while the man was speaking, those people were all watching her.