Chapter 68: Not Spending a Dime
Although Ye Hao was skeptical, he had no way to deal with a scoundrel like Zhang Dadao. He could only suppress his dissatisfaction and temporarily believe that the bastard thing Zhang Dadao drew was really useful. Ye Dabing restarted the car and gritted his teeth to decide that if this broken talisman didn't work, he would have to find someone to beat Zhang Dadao's leg.
Zhang Dadao had no idea how much stimulation he had caused Ye Dabing, and was now feeling proud of having found a talisman. Zheng Wen looked at Zhang Dadao beside him, and then glanced at Ye Hao in front of him, and his feelings towards Zhang Dadao became more complicated. If he were Zhang Dadao, he would definitely have to build good relationships with second-generation people like Ye Hao and Wang Erxiao.
But Zhang Dadao's appearance made him closer to these second-generation people than the others. From this point of view, he felt that Zhang Dadao was a capable master.
The people in the car stopped talking, and the car drove slower and slower. Hangzhou, a tourist city, was packed with people and colorful flags on holidays like May Day and National Day. The crowds were overwhelming. Ye Hao's classmates lived near the hottest West Lake scenic area. When they got near the scenic area, the car took a long time to move, let alone start.
Ye Hao simply found a parking lot and parked the car, and walked with Zhang Dadao along the lakeside avenue. Zhang Dadao was still wearing the Taoist robe, but he changed his pants into jeans that he took from Wang Erxiao's villa. If he just wore the Taoist robe, it would be fine. In a city like Hangzhou, it's not strange to see a few people wearing retro clothes. But if he tied his hair into a bun, he would really look like a Taoist priest.
Moreover, Zhang Dadao's belongings almost attracted the attention of tourists on the road. Fortunately, the few of them walked quite fast and soon arrived at the place and entered a small restaurant with extremely exquisite decoration. Seeing that the weather was fine, Zhang Dadao was happily waving to the customers in the restaurant who were curious about him. Ye Hao had already asked where the private room was. He dragged Zhang Dadao into the private room.
Ye Hao's classmates and friends were having dinner at the moment! When they saw Ye Hao and his friends coming in, they quickly asked them to take a seat and asked the waiter to bring tableware. A boy who looked a bit rough laughed and said, "Big Pancake, where have you been these two days? I can't get through on the phone. Are these your friends? Hey! Isn't this the little Taoist priest from the anime festival that day? When did you get to know him?"
Another girl also interrupted and said, "That's right, she disappeared without a word, and Shanshan went to look for you! Did you see her?"
Ye Hao nodded and said to the girl first: "Shanshan went to her brother's place! This is Taoist Zhang, and this is Zheng Wen, both of them are my friends. Zheng Wen goes to school in Hangzhou and knows the place well, so he happens to be our tour guide today. You have also met Taoist Zhang, it will definitely be fun to have him with you."
Ye Hao's friends also looked at Zhang Dadao curiously. Zhang Dadao didn't feel awkward. He sat down and ate without saying a word. He said to Zheng Wen, "The food is good, but the drink tastes terrible. I should have brought a few bottles of drink from Wang Erxiao earlier."
The girl sitting next to Zhang Dadao happened to be the one who asked Ye Hao about this. She was wearing thick makeup, so she should be the best friend of Wang Shanshan that Ye Hao mentioned, the woman that Ye Dabing called a bitch. When the girl heard what Zhang Dadao said, her eyes lit up, and she came over and whispered, "You know Shanshan's brother? Then why didn't Shanshan recognize you that day? Aren't your family familiar with hers?"
Zhang Dadao was stunned, tilted his head to look at her, and nodded: "She and her brother are both my clients, and their cousin is also an old client of mine."
The girl looked puzzled, squinting her eyes as she looked at Zhang Dadao and Zheng Wen. Zheng Wen was very active in greeting Ye Hao and his classmates, and soon they were toasting each other and calling each other brothers. Zhang Dadao and his classmates had already eaten at Wang Erxiao's place, and Ye Hao and his classmates had also been eating for quite a while. Soon, everyone stopped what they were doing.
The rough-looking boy introduced himself before. The one named Zeng Liang spoke first: "Okay, let's discuss where to go this afternoon! Brother Zheng, you are the local boss. Wang Shanshan is not here, so we will listen to your arrangements?" Zeng Liang is from Qingdao, and seems to have a cheerful personality. He is the oldest among Ye Hao and his group, and it seems that he is also the leader of this group.
When Zheng Wen heard this, he first glanced at Ye Hao, and seeing that he was holding his phone and looking down without saying anything, he said, "The most famous scenic spot in Hangzhou is actually around the West Lake. Why don't you tell me where you want to go so that I can make arrangements?"
Another boy named Zhang Lu complained after hearing this: "Forget about these places! We went around yesterday, the ten scenic spots of West Lake! It was the May Day holiday and there were people everywhere. It was boring! I think we should find some places with fewer people. Otherwise, we might as well stay in the hotel!"
Another girl among the group was Zhang Lu’s girlfriend. She also said, “It’s quite boring. I wanted to go to the Silk Market to buy something yesterday, but it was so expensive. It’s better to shop online! This trip is really annoying. It was only interesting to go to Baima Lake on the first day. It seems that the animation festival there is not over yet? How about we go and have a look?”
Several boys shook their heads in opposition, thinking that there were too many people there. Zheng Wen pondered for a while and said, "Why don't we go to the museum? There aren't many people in the museum. The museums and botanical gardens along the West Lake are enough to spend an afternoon."
As soon as Zheng Wen made this suggestion, the crowd immediately split into two groups. The two girls expressed their interest, and Zhang Lu nodded under pressure from his girlfriend. Ye Hao and Zeng Liang were reluctant to go, but Ye Hao thought about it and said, "Why don't we just split up? Boss Zeng and I will go to the teahouse for tea, and when you guys are done, we can have dinner together."
After discussing it, they decided to do it this way. At this time, Ye Hao remembered Zhang Dadao. He turned around and saw Zhang Dadao chewing a crab enthusiastically! Shaking his head helplessly, Ye Hao said, "Master! Where are you going?"
Zhang Dadao was stunned, looked up and asked, "Which side?"
Zheng Wen hurriedly explained it to him again. After listening to it, Zhang Dadao frowned and thought while holding a large pair of pliers in his mouth. After a long time, he said to Zheng Wen: "The museum requires tickets, right?" Zheng Wen nodded, and he turned to Ye Hao: "You will pay for the tea?" Ye Hao also nodded.
Zhang Dadao then said with a relaxed look: "Let's go to the teahouse! Walk around! It's just right to drink some Pu'er tea to help digestion after eating so much!"
Ye Hao and Zheng Wen looked at each other, one sympathetic and the other frustrated, and they sighed and shook their heads together before following Zhang Dadao out the door. They both cursed in their hearts: "I have never seen such a stingy money-grubber in my life!"
