Rich In a Brief
Dinner

"Okay, I take." Luis nodded without hesitation. He knew he could cut costs even more if he wanted to, but he already did not care anymore. After all, he is now an owner of assets worth millions, even though his bank account balance is not up to 8,000 dollars.

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"alright. Please sit. I'll have my coworkers prepare the documents" Lula replied. If successful, this would be the greatest achievement for him.

The office suddenly became busy as they prepared the contract. Meanwhile, Luis sits on the couch, without thinking about playing a game on his phone.

By the time all contracts were signed, it was already dark outside, and most employees had left the office.

"Thank you for your hard work today, Miss Hayes because it's dark, do you want dinner? I'll deal with it" Luis said as they walked out of the real estate company.

Lula chuckles. "Sure, I'd be honored."

Luis suddenly becomes awkward as he just makes small talk and thinks Lula will turn down his offer.

While Lula was unaware of it because she always got the invitation to eat together from many people. However, he rarely accepted their offers. If not for the big deal Luis had just signed, he would never have agreed to eat with him.

"'Please, Mr. Nardo."

As soon as they arrive at the parking lot, Lula pulls out her key, opening her red BMW.

"Do I have to show you the way there by bus? I doubt this will work." Luis rolled his eyeballs and thought, "Or should I just run while showing him the way? Does he not think?"

"Huh? You didn't bring the car today?" Lula dumbfounded.

"I don't have a car yet" Luis said indifferently.

"It looks like I'm going to get a free ride with BMW today and save some taxi money" Luis thought.

Lula awkwardly smiled and jumped into the car. He still could not believe what Luia said. "For someone who just bought a building for millions of dollars in his own name, he said he didn't have a car?" Lula pondered.

After all, Lula would never know that Luis only paid 150 dollars to buy one building.

Luis gazed at the city sky full of lights as they passed through traffic jams in Jamarta. He also breathed. "Much has changed, huh? It's been a long time since I've seen Jamarta at night."

Lula laughed a little. "really? To me it feels the same every day. Oh yeah, what do you mean by it's been a while?"

"Isn't the view always the same?" he wonders. "I see the same thing every day after work."

He could barely get out during the day, let alone at night. Usually, he would play games at this hour.

Lula was surprised, but she remained silent and focused on driving. They soon arrived at the old area, as Luis ordered.

The neighborhood was bustling at night as merchants began to set up their stalls, and crowds of people mingled with the scent of street food.

"Eat here?" Lula dumbfounded.

He is always invited to dine at five-star hotels or upscale restaurants. This was the first time he had been brought to such a place.

He could hardly remember the last time he ate a meal from a street vendor. Since starting work, he has gradually gotten used to fine dining and has never looked back.

"What's wrong? Less suitable for you?" Luis got out of the car and said, "If you're not used to eating in a place like this, I'll just have dinner myself."

There were two reasons Luiis chose to eat there: First, the price was affordable, and it tasted good. Second, because it is near the house. He can go home on foot after dinner.

Lula hesitated for a moment before getting out of the car. He decided to show respect to Luis so as not to be looked upon badly.

Luis immediately went to find his favorite street stall and sat down. "Mr Santiago, I ordered two, as always," cried Luis.

"Come here soon." Mr. Santiago is a tall and slender middle-aged man. He looked at Lula, who was sitting next to Luis and chuckled to himself. "Surely her boyfriend" he thought.

After a while, two bowls of beef soup were served to them, with eight spring rolls beside him.

The fragrant beef soup was served with carrots and potatoes, while the spring rolls were fried to gold.

Luis, who was already starving, immediately took a spoonful of beef soup and a piece of beef lumpia.

The veneer is crisp on the outside but soft on the inside. One bite, and the taste of ground meat exploded in his mouth. Combined with beef soup so much more delicious.

He swallowed food like he had not eaten for days. "It's hard to believe a man as rich as him eats like a savage" Lula thought.

A moment later, Luis realized Lula had not eaten and asked, "Why don't you eat?"

"Oh, I want to eat. You made it look so delicious that I almost forgot to eat it myself." Lula laughed awkwardly as she picked up the spoon and wrapped one of the crispy beef lumpia with tissue paper.

He bit a lumpia of beef and sipped some hot beef soup and thought, "It tastes so much better than any fancy I've ever tried."