Chen Mo smiled at Jiang Yao's mother and cupped her hands: "I wish Auntie a prosperous business and lots of money!"
Jiang Yao's parents are both honest and sincere people. After hearing Chen Mo's congratulatory message, Jiang Yao's mother suddenly smiled and looked at Chen Mo with her eyes shining: "Xiao Mo is really good at talking. No wonder my Yao Yao keeps talking about it all day long, not bad, not bad. It seems that Yao Yao This kid Yao is very discerning!"
Jiang Yao stamped her feet anxiously at the side. She, who already had extremely low self-esteem, blushed till her neck. In front of so many classmates, her mother teased her like this. How could she still have the face to see others when she went to school?
"Mom, go and get busy, go quickly, my classmates are all impatient!"
With that said, Jiang Yao pushed her mother into the kitchen.
Chen Mo wanted to finish his congratulations and send the red envelope, but Jiang Yao's mother was kicked away by Jiang Yao. Now Chen Mo didn't know what to do.
If it were given to Jiang Yao, this little girl would definitely not accept it, so Chen Mo quietly dropped the red envelope on the table at the cashier while no one was paying attention, and then stood there as if nothing had happened.
Jiang Yao pushed her mother away, then turned around, glanced at Chen Mo sheepishly, pointed to the two large round tables that were not yet full and said: "Chen Mo, they are all classmates in our class, which table do you want to sit at?"
"Chen Mo, sit here!" Zhao Gang, the fat man who reminded Chen Mo in the examination room that day, shouted enthusiastically.
"Okay!" Chen Mo walked over with a smile, sat down and started chatting with a few classmates who were close friends in his previous life.
Seeing Chen Mo take his seat, Jiang Yao felt relieved, smiled at her classmates and said, "Let's chat first, I'll go see if the food is ready?"
"Yao Yao, stop working so hard. We are all classmates. Why are you so polite? You quickly find a seat and sit down. Everyone is waiting to talk to you!" A boy shouted to Jiang Yao, which immediately attracted the attention of most of the classmates. look.
Chen Mo looked over. He remembered this boy, Wang Lei, who had great organizational skills and was a representative figure among ordinary students in high school.
"That's right, Yaoyao, please sit down quickly. We won't be able to chat without you!" A girl with acne on her face pulled Jiang Yao and said.
Other students also booed and asked Jiang Yao to sit down.
Chen Mo didn't speak, but looked at Jiang Yao with a smile, hoping that she could sit down and chat with everyone. After all, she was the initiator of this gathering.
Seeing everyone's strong invitation, Jiang Yao had no choice but to agree: "Okay, then I will sit down and talk with you."
There were two tables at the scene, and each table had two or three empty seats. Everyone was clamoring to invite Jiang Yao to their table.
Jiang Yao's eyes swept between the two tables and lingered on Chen Mo for a moment.
Zhao Gang, who was attentive next to Chen Mo, caught it immediately, curled his lips, and hurriedly stood up and said: "Yao Yao, you can sit here with me. This seat is in the middle. It happens that the students at both tables can be accommodated. I can just sit in the empty seat in front."
After saying that, he raised his eyebrows at Chen Mo, looking like 'you owe your buddy a favor'.
Chen Mo laughed dumbly and shook his head helplessly. He could only accept Zhao Gang's kindness.
The other boys who also wanted to invite Jiang Yao suddenly turned ugly and secretly scolded Zhao Gang for being naughty, but the excuses they gave were so high-sounding that they could not refute them.
Jiang Yao wanted to sit with Chen Mo, but she couldn't say it clearly. When she saw Zhao Gang giving up his seat and finding such a good reason, she was naturally very happy: "Okay, thank you Zhao Gang!"
Seeing Jiang Yao sitting next to Chen Mo and still leaning so close, some boys who had thoughts about Jiang Yao suddenly became unhappy.
The two boys looked at each other secretly, nodded slightly, and then one of the boys pretended to be casual and asked: "By the way, Zhou Hao, today is the opening day of Jiang Yao's restaurant. What gifts have you prepared?"
Zhou Hao, who had his hair parted to the side, immediately puffed up his chest and pointed proudly at the pot of money tree at the door: "See, that money tree was given to Yaoyao by me. It's not expensive, only more than three hundred!"
More than three hundred!
The students at both tables could not help but look at Zhou Hao, with surprise and envy in their eyes. Some students could not help but look at the small gifts they had spent dozens of dollars to buy, and quietly lowered their heads.
For these students from ordinary families, only their closest relatives and elders can afford a gift of more than 300 yuan. Among classmates, most of them spend dozens of yuan to buy some small gifts as a token of appreciation.
Zhou Hao’s gift is enough to be proud of!
Feeling the envious, jealous and hateful glances of the surrounding classmates towards him, Zhou Hao's face became even more proud. Inadvertently, he glanced at Chen Mo with a hint of provocation in his eyes.
Jiang Yao didn't care whether the gift was expensive or not, but since it was given to her, she had to express her gratitude: "Zhou Hao, I spent a lot of money on you!"
Hearing Jiang Yao's thanks, Zhou Hao's vanity suddenly exploded. He waved his hand and said with a proud look on his face: "It's a joke, when it's your birthday, I'll give you a gift of five hundred yuan!"
A five-hundred-yuan birthday gift would only make people laugh in a small group of rich second-generation people like Zheng Yuanhao and An Keyue, but in a small group of ordinary students, it was already an incredible gift.
Some girls looked at Zhou Hao with eyes that were almost filled with stars.
There are also some boys who are secretly unhappy. They can't stand Zhou Hao deliberately showing off in front of Jiang Yao, but due to their family conditions, they can't compare with Zhou Hao and can only swallow their anger.
Although they are all ordinary families, ordinary families are also divided into three, six or nine levels, and they will also have a desire to compare. Zhou Hao's family is obviously top-notch in this circle.
Jiang Yao smiled in response, but her smile was a little awkward. She didn't like Zhou Hao deliberately showing off in front of his classmates.
Zhao Gang and several classmates who were close to Chen Mo looked at Chen Mo with gloomy expressions. They had already seen that Zhou Hao was deliberately targeting Chen Mo.
However, Chen Mo's face was calm, with a faint smile hanging on the corner of his mouth, and his eyes as deep as the starry sky were slightly lowered, not knowing what he was thinking.
Zhou Hao looked at the boy with a crew cut who asked him: "Li Qiang, what about you? What gift did you give Yaoyao today?"
Li Qiang sighed: "Well, I'm not as rich as you. I just bought a wall clock for Yaoyao, which cost only more than a hundred!"
Zhou Hao smiled and comforted: "More than a hundred, it's not a lot. It's much better than some people who come empty-handed!"
After saying that, Zhou Hao turned around and looked at Chen Mo with a smile: "You think so, classmate Chen Mo!"
All the students were stunned, and the scene suddenly became very quiet.
The classmates only saw Chen Mo coming in empty-handed, but they did not see Chen Mo quietly leaving the red envelope at the cashier. Zhou Hao clearly wanted to deliberately make Chen Mo look bad and humiliate Chen Mo.
Some boys who were originally jealous that Jiang Yao was too close to Chen Mo looked at Chen Mo with a sneer in their eyes, as if they were waiting for a good show.
Zhao Gang stood up suddenly and glared at Zhou Hao: "What do you mean? How do you know that Chen Mo didn't prepare a gift for Yaoyao? Maybe Chen Mo just forgot and didn't have time to give it to Yaoyao."
Zhou Hao looked innocent, spread his hands and said, "Zhao Gang, why are you so excited? I just asked Chen Mo casually to ask for his opinion on my point of view. I didn't say that Chen Mo was eating and drinking with nothing."
"By the way, when you said that, I remembered that student Chen Mo seemed to have come in empty-handed just now?"
Li Qiang immediately cooperated: "Yes, I also saw it. Student Chen Mo came here empty-handed."
Hearing Li Qiang say the same thing, some boys who were jealous of Chen Mo's close relationship with Jiang Yao suddenly let out waves of malicious ridicule.
Several girls watching the excitement covered their mouths, lowered their heads and snickered secretly.
Those classmates who were not as good as Zhou Hao and Li Qiang because of the gifts they gave also looked at Chen Mo with disdain. Compared to Chen Mo who came empty-handed, they were much better.
Several boys who had a good relationship with Chen Mo all looked angry, secretly scolding Zhou Hao and Li Qiang for being despicable.
Zhao Gang was blushing and wanted to stand up to save Chen Mo, but he didn't want to backfire and be taken advantage of by Zhou Hao.
Suddenly, Zhao Gang looked at Chen Mo apologetically, hoping that he would take the initiative to prove that he had brought a gift.
However, Zhao Gang discovered that Chen Mo had his eyes lowered, a faint smile on his face, and had no intention of coming forward to clarify.
Helpless, Zhao Gang had no choice but to continue speaking for Chen Mo, but his voice couldn't help but become softer: "What's wrong with being empty-handed? How do you know Chen Mo didn't secretly prepare a red envelope?"
After Zhao Gang said this, even he didn't believe it. If Chen Mo really prepared a red envelope, he would have taken it out as soon as he came in. Who waits until after dinner to give a gift? "
Zhou Hao naturally thought of this, and the disdain on his face deepened: "Red envelope? Classmate Chen Mo, have you prepared a red envelope for Yaoyao? How much is it? Ten yuan? Or twenty? Take it out quickly and let the students open it. Vision!”
Ha ha…
The students burst into laughter and looked at Chen Mo with even more contempt.
Zhao Gang and the classmates who were close to Chen Mo looked at Chen Mo anxiously. Even if Chen Mo didn't prepare a red envelope, he still had to stand up at this time to support his appearance.
It was just a red envelope, they didn’t believe that Chen Mo couldn’t afford it!
Jiang Yao finally couldn't help it anymore and felt extremely disgusted with the behavior of Zhou Hao and Li Qiang. However, she had low self-esteem by nature and was not good at losing her temper. And everyone is here to support her restaurant today, so even if she is angry, she cannot say too harsh words.
Jiang Yao stood up and said with a serious face: "Okay, I invite everyone here just to let the students get together and have fun, not to covet everyone's gifts! To the students who gave the gifts, I thank you, no I, who gave the gift, sincerely thank him for coming to support me. Let’s stop this matter and don’t mention it again!”
Although Jiang Yao seemed to be speaking to everyone, everyone could feel her intention to save Chen Mo.
Asking a girl to come out to save him, everyone couldn't help but look at Chen Mo with extreme disdain.
Zhou Hao laughed: "Yao Yao, don't be angry. It's all my fault. I shouldn't joke with Chen Mo."
When the conversation changed, Zhou Hao looked at Chen Mo, with a hint of cunning in his eyes: "But Chen Mo is the same. If he didn't give a gift and stand up to apologize to Yaoyao, it would be over. Everyone would misunderstand it. Let's just guess!"
Chen Mo originally didn't want to pay attention to these trivial matters. If Zhou Hao wanted to show off, let him show off. In Chen Mo's eyes, it was like a monkey grinning in front of a tiger and showing off his power, just to please the public.
But Zhou Hao just kept on provoking Chen Mo again and again, which was unbearable!
Chen Mo's originally drooped eyelids slowly opened, and a hint of murderous intent loomed. The Li family could not insult the dignity of a great monk in the realm of gods, let alone a mere Zhou Hao.
Chen Mo raised his head slightly and looked at Zhou Hao indifferently. He put one hand on the table and tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
"Zhou Hao, I originally didn't want to be acquainted with you, but you have repeatedly provoked me. Do you really think that I, Chen Mo, am easy to bully?"