Chapter 548

Ah~

Finally, my body isn't sticky anymore!

I haven't bathed in days; I'm so smelly I'm getting moldy!

They found a bathhouse at random, and Gao Feng led the group to take a bath.

He also brought them clean clothes, and shortly prepared to lead them out to eat.

"Why not go back to eat? Eating out still costs money."

"What, the military's ingredients don't cost money?"

Gao Feng said unhappily, "It's already this late; the cafeteria tables have been wiped, the food cleared—we can't let you heroes go back to eat instant noodles."

Ding Tengfei rubbed his hands: "Company Commander, what should we go eat?"

Gao Feng wore a mysterious look: "Considering your brave performance in battle, I've decided to pay out of pocket and treat you to a good meal—a top-notch one!"

"How high-end is it?"

"You'll know when we get there."

"How many people?"

"Nine, we have a reservation; do you have a larger table?"

"We have round tables; please, gentlemen, this way."

After sitting down, Gao Feng, arms akimbo, said generously, "Order any dishes you like from the menu, drink any beverages you like—I'll cover everything!"

Lu Yang rolled his eyes: "Just a buffet, why all the fuss?"

Gao Feng glared at him: "What's wrong with a buffet? It's 238 per person!"

"That's indeed not cheap, so don't hold back, everyone; today Company Commander Gao is treating, so let's eat our fill and get our money's worth!"

"No problem!"

The crowd scattered, and Lu Yang also grabbed a plate and started wandering around.

At this time, buffets were still fairly trendy and fashionable.

Prices are generally much higher than ordinary restaurants; especially steak buffets and seafood buffets—they're truly not cheap.

You should know that the average wage for ordinary people is only around two thousand, and the local minimum wage standard is about sixteen hundred.

A buffet at 238 per person costs over two thousand for nine people; one meal equals an ordinary family's monthly income.

If we switched to Sha County snacks, we could even get a membership annual card there.

It's pretty similar to a seafood buffet I remember from London; the hottest items in the seafood area are salmon, Arctic clams, oysters, scallops, crayfish, etc.

But on the island, Lu Yang has already had enough seafood; his protein intake is severely excessive, he needs some animal fat to balance it out.

So he picked some ready-made dishes: saliva chicken, lamb skewers, braised pork.

He also took some staples, vegetables, and fruits; the main point was nutritional balance.

As for ice cream, pudding, small cakes and the like, he didn't even glance at them; Lu Yang isn't very interested in those.

When he had circled back to his seat, he saw Gao Feng with a red face and ears, practically steaming, his eyebrows almost on fire.

Old Gao, what's wrong with you?

Look at these!

Huh?

Lu Yang looked in the direction he pointed.

Whoa!

Carb Warrior God!

In front of Zhou Kaidong was a huge bowl of mixed fried rice.

Plus a serving, almost piled up like a mountain, of fried noodles.

Two lotus-leaf buns stuffed with pork belly, plus various custard buns shaped like small animals.

Lu Yang asked: 'Old Zhou comrade, at the buffet you can eat whatever you want; why are you only eating staples? You could also get full eating other things.'

Zhou Kaidong took a bite of rice, accompanied by a bite of noodles, then stuffed a custard bun into his mouth; his mouth was full, he mumbled: 'I'm so hungry, first, let's pad it out, then we'll eat properly later.'

Gao Feng wanted to curse: 'Stuff your head, after eating all that staple, can you still eat anything else?'

And you!

He pointed at Ding Tengfei: 'You haven't eaten yet, you've already downed three bottles of fizzy drink; you came here to drink drinks, you should be eating meat, seafood, can't you tell primary from secondary?'

Ding Tengfei swallowed the last mouthful of cola, let out a big belch comfortably: 'Company Commander, I'm so thirsty; you don't know what kind of days we've had on the island, it's been torture.'

Back then, my biggest wish was to be able to drink ice-cold cola and Sprite to my heart's content!

You've already had three bottles, still not satisfied?

Just a little more, I still want to drink a bottle of Fanta!

Ding Tengfei ran down from his seat and brought back various flavors of Fanta soda.

After opening it, he put it to his mouth like a pump and started gulping it down.

You can tell he really loves drinking beverages.

Lu Yang reminded: 'When taking drinks, check the brand; some are off-brand, go for the pricier ones.'

Ding Tengfei paused, picked up the earlier cola and examined it closely: 'Holy shit, this is 'Extreme Cola', I said the taste was off, I love Coca-Cola!'

He said that, then got up again to go to the freezer, only to find only Pepsi.

So he got two bottles back, and also got a cup of fruit ice-blend drink at the counter.

This kid is indeed severely lacking water; otherwise he wouldn't be staring desperately at the beverage area.

Lu Yang gave his evaluation: 'This is a beverage killer, specializing in taking down drinks!'

At that moment, Chen Panpan came back carrying a tray of plates.

Gao Feng saw it, slapped his face, and burst out laughing.

Your mother fucked a chicken, what are you messing around here for, messing with my head one by one?

Lu Yang also found it funny; Chen Panpan's several plates were piled high with all kinds of desserts.

What takoyaki, egg tarts, pudding, glutinous rice cakes, and then all sorts of different-flavored mini cakes, plus a serving of "Haagen-Dazs" ice cream.

"Panpan, what are you thinking? Tell the company commander what you're thinking."

Gao Feng couldn't hold back: "Come to the buffet, you don't take the most expensive stuff, the meat, the dishes; you just stare at the worthless little snacks—how miserable must you have been in your past life, how deprived of sweets?"

"It's over two hundred per person—can't you take something to break even, like some meat?"

Chen Panpan froze: "Huh? Aren't these the most expensive?"

Gao Feng: "Expensive, my ass!"

"But these at the cake shop are all bought expensive; back in school, only the well‑off classmates could afford them, and this Haagen‑Dazs ice cream—I heard a single one costs dozens of yuan at the supermarket, and I've never tasted it in all my years."

"What?"

Guo Yongwen immediately looked over: "Is this ice cream Haagen-Dazs?"

Chen Panpan nodded: "Yeah, lots of people are queuing there; I figured eating a few ice creams would break even—first the expensive stuff, then the rest."

Guo Yongwen didn't hesitate, quickly put down his food and went to get the ice cream: "We've gotta eat our money's worth!"

Liu Ziqiang and Wu Sida also quickly stood up, afraid they'd be too late and miss out.

"Yang bro, want me to grab you a portion?"

"No thanks, you guys eat."

"Give it a try—Company Commander Gao rarely treats us; if we don't eat our money's worth, he'll feel bad."

"Then, grab me one."

Just as this bunch walked away, the "Drink Killer" Ding Tengfei leaned in to Chen Panpan's ear and whispered something.

"The ice cream is fake."

"What?"

"You can't use real Haagen-Dazs at a buffet—I've been to that place in England many times, they just put it in a paper cup for show, and the spelling's off; I've had the real thing, and it's nothing like this."

"You can do that?"

"No problem."

Lu Yang laughed and said: "Just eat cake—if you ate a whole display case of cake, at ten bucks a small cake, twenty of them would break even."

Chen Panpan nodded firmly, resolute and persistent; Lu Yang gave him a nickname, calling him the "Dessert Terminator."

"Hey, where did that kid Kang Changyi run off to?"

"I haven't seen him—I've run back and forth twice, how could he still not be here?"

Everyone turned their heads in unison, looking for Kang Changyi.

Soon enough, a guy showed up carrying a tray piled high like a small mountain, walking slowly.

Seeing this, Gao Feng's previously downcast eyes suddenly lit up: "Hope, hope, this guarantees we'll break even—hahaha!"