Finally—finally—this double date of doom crawls to an end.
The manager himself walks over, hands clasped, smiling like he's been personally hosting royalty.
"Was everything to your satisfaction, sir, ma'am?"
We all praise him, and honestly, he deserves it. From the start of this whole novel, this man has been working harder than all of us combined.
Then he asks, "Is there anything else you would like, ma'am, sir?"
Yuyu shakes her head. "No, we really had our tummy full."
And then Jiang… oh lord… Jiang opens his mouth and proudly adds,
"Yes, please bring the bill."
Yuyu smiles.
Zeyan nods.
The manager heads off.
Meanwhile I internally SHRIEK—
Oh wow. Look at him. A whole gentleman today. But hey—WAIT—YOU HAVE ZERO INCOME, YOU WALNUT. HOW EXACTLY ARE YOU GOING TO PAY? By giving them a rock from your alien pocket??
