Cultivating through increasing my stats in America Chapter 376 - 229: Who Did You Have to Mess With?

Though gourt food also seriously suffers from diminishing marginal utility, generally speaking, you get what you pay for.

Take this high-end Wagyu beef fried rice, for instance. It indeed tastes better than ordinary beef fried rice, but the price difference between the two is almost a hundredfold. To say their tastes differ by the sa ratio would be a blatant lie.

However, if this al could make his cousin happy, then it was worth the price.

Li Ang still rembered the year he went back to his hotown for the New Year’s celebration. While everyone else was asking about his job, whether he had gotten a raise, or if he had found a girlfriend, only his cousin asked if he was unhappy working alone outside.

Before they started eating, Li Ang suddenly suggested:

"Do you want to take a picture to chase a bit of the pre-al ceremony feeling?"

He knew all too well that the whole pre-al ceremony mantra was nonsense. Otherwise, why would people only photograph their als during feasts? Does a Dragon’s Claw pork knuckle rice not deserve ceremony?

He asked this rely out of concern that they might want to take photos but were too shy to say so.

Qiao Yu showed a "no need for that" expression while taking seven or eight photos from different angles.

Now that so many dishes had been served, the two of them could only start eating freely. Otherwise, they’d regret not finishing.

Today, like in a movie, they thoroughly settled the question of whether lobsters can actually be filling.

Despite their efforts, the food they initially cherished had them shaking their heads towards the end, and the amount they finally ate didn’t even co close to what Li Ang consud.

After finishing this incredibly lavish al, Liu nglin’s complexion visibly brightened.

Still, the two of them couldn’t completely relax because while the al was over, the bill was yet unpaid.

From a quick glance at the nu earlier, their al cost at least three to four thousand yuan or more.

To be honest, even in RMB, that amount was ridiculously expensive, let alone in US dollars.

Liu nglin sneaked a peek at the bill next to the table. Hmm, it started with a five.

Converted to RMB, does that an it exceeded ten thousand per person?

Frankly, she had never even seen such figures on top societal TikTok channels.

It wasn’t really fair to bla the family’s pricing policy, as most of those dining here managed to spend within the three-digit range.

Their bill was so high simply because Li Ang ordered excessively, like the caviar sold by the gram that Li Ang ordered by the box, one for each person, ensuring no foreigner thought they couldn’t afford it.

After the al, Li Ang confidently walked them out of the restaurant without any intention of paying, with the restaurant’s owner even seeing them out personally.

Halfway on the road, Qiao Yu couldn’t contain her curiosity and asked:

"Li Ang... about the bill?"

"Oh, we don’t need to pay. It’s charged to the company account."

Li Ang now deeply understood why those business owners who had started their own companies were so extravagant in their spending, mainly because such expenses could be accounted as company outlays. Larger company expenses ant reduced profits, and naturally, less tax paid.

For instance, if you owned a company that earned over eight million a year, just the taxes would be over two million. But if you spent that eight million on a Rolls-Royce, you’d dodge that part of the taxes, and essentially, you’d have bought the car for about five million.

Therefore, most of Li Ang’s expenses were now arranged by an assistant and went through the company account.

"Charged to the company account? Has this nephew of mine started working already? But what kind of company can charge so much at once? That’s not how you shear wool!"

Qiao Yu, having worked for many years, knew that many big companies used managent loopholes to shear wool, like eating kickbacks, inflating expenses, or charging personal als to clients.

The possibility that the company could be owned by Li Ang had never crossed her mind.

Not far from there, in a local five-star hotel, Li Ang had his assistant arrange the most expensive presidential suite for the two of them.

As it was that ti of year, it got dark early. They stepped out of the restaurant right into complete darkness.

While walking in the direction of the hotel, they admired the night view of the area.

Honestly, the night scene of this city wasn’t as bustling or lively compared to other cities of the sa tier.

They even encountered a few Xiao Hei on the road; these creatures beca particularly nurous at night, and their sudden appearance with glistening white teeth could startle anyone.

Li Ang paid no attention to them, but they noticed Liu nglin, who was walking at the edge.

"Are you from China?"

Encountering foreigners who initiated a conversation for the first ti, Qiao Yu felt both nervous and eager, and she responded with her makeshift English phrases.

Upon confirming that they indeed were from China, the Xiao Hei seed even more excited and imdiately asked if they could beco friends.

"You are the most beautiful Chinese won I have ever seen."

Though they had never traveled abroad, from the internet, they heard they were quite popular in China, able to make a lot of EZ girlfriends.