Si Chen lightly chuckled as he pointed towards Xiao Meng, "She wants to help me pay for the meal."
It was only then did Fang Bin notice that there was someone else sitting beside Si Chen. It was a little girl, and switching his gaze back at Si Chen, he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Boss Si, she is your…?"
Si Chen's face stiffened as he said, "She is my younger sister! Who else could she be?"
Fang Bin nodded his head as he offhandedly replied, "I didn't know that Boss Si had little sister."
"Fang Bin, I heard that you have a very special discount today?" Si Chen looked at Fang Bin as he said in a suggestive tone.
"A very special discount?" Fang Bin scrunched up his brows as he remembered that there was no such thing, before he realized what Si Chen was trying to imply.
"Haha. This young lady, our Seafood Restaurant has a hidden lucky draw that all customers who visit our restaurant today could stand a chance to win. Because this lucky draw is hidden, none of the customers will know of this beforehand, and I am pleased to inform you that you have managed to win this lucky draw." Fang Bin turned towards Xiao Meng while eloquently speaking.
"Because you have won our lucky draw, you are entitled to a discount of… "Fang Bin looked towards Si Chen, who responded, "99.9%"
"Yes. Exactly. A 99.9% discount. In total, all of you need to pay for your meal today is." Fang Bin moved his fingers as though he was calculating the figure within his mind, and abruptly, his smile brightened, "$1."
Meanwhile, Xiao Meng was still staring at Fang Bin with a dazed expression, her mouth slightly wide open in shock.
First of all, she didn't know why this person in front of her who she saw was the boss of the Seafood Restaurant, was calling her big brother 'Boss Si'
Second, she didn't know what this person was rambling about the lucky draw, especially how their entire meal only cost $1.
And there was only one logical reason that she had thought of, and it was that her younger brother was truly the real boss of the Seafood Restaurant.
"Xiao Meng, why are you still staring at him for? I thought that you wanted to treat me for a meal?" Si Chen softly reminded her.
"Oh." Xiao Meng then excitedly opened up her little pouch while taking a dollar out, and she passed it on to Fang Bin.
Fang Bin pocketed the money and gave Xiao Meng a long receipt, "This is the receipt for you meal, and it is my pleasure to have you here at the Seafood Restaurant."
Since they had finished their meals, and paid for it too, Xiao Meng and Si Chen both stood up to leave.
And while they were leaving, Si Chen suddenly turned back to Fang Bin and stretched out his hand, "Don't you ever think about pocketing that for yourself. That is my younger sister's money, and is not one for you touch."
Fang Bin's mouth twitched as he gave back the 1 dollar to Si Chen, who smiled in satisfaction.
"Good job." Si Chen patted Fang Bin's shoulder and praised, before he left along with Xiao Meng.
Fang Bin was intrigued by Si Chen's change in character. He had always thought that Si Chen was a calm and unfettered person, but who knew that he had such a loving side to him when he was with his younger sister?
This was the only thing that Si Chen was acting more like a normal youth, than that of a mature adult.
As Si Chen and Xiao Meng were walking out of the store, Xiao Meng halted her steps and tilted her entire body to face Si Chen.
"Big brother, is that really your restaurant?" Xiao Meng looked at Si Chen with her curious eyes.
Si Chen lightly nodded in response, "Didn't I already say that in the beginning?"
Xiao Meng's eyes widened in shock as she stood rooted to the ground. Even if she had roughly guessed the answer, hearing the truth was a whole different thing.
The big brother she had portrayed Si Chen to be was amazing and generous, kind and affable, lovable and doting, awe-inspiring and magnificent, that was only in terms of his character, not in regards to his capabilities.
Although Si Chen had told her that he had earned a lot of money, and this will be enough to support and allow them to live a comfortable life, she had thought this implied that he had simply found a stable normal job.
Never in her wildest dreams could she ever imagine that Si Chen was actually the boss of the famed Seafood Restaurant.
"Hehe, I knew my big brother was the best after all." Xiao Meng shook herself out of her thoughts as a sweet smile appeared on her face.
She ran up to Si Chen and her delicate body rose to jump onto his, while her hands were tightly gripping onto his back.
Si Chen was surprised by a moment by this sudden hug, but quickly held onto her so that she wouldn't fall down.
"But Big brother, I feel very useless after knowing that you are the boss of such a big restaurant. Can you teach me how to become a boss in the future? Then I can also become a boss like you, and we can work together!" Xiao Meng snuggled her head onto Si Chen as she mumbled.
"Of course I will. As long as you study hard and get into a good school, I will definitely teach you everything after you graduate." Si Chen softly assured.
"Big brother, I will take a long time before I graduate though. Can you allow me to skip a few years? I can assure you that I will definitely study the best I can and not let you down." Xiao Meng lifted her head to look up at Si Chen with hope sparkling in her eyes.
Si Chen lowered his gaze to meet Xiao Meng. He knew that she often scored one of the top in her class, and unlike most students, she had never went for any tuition classes or have private lessons with professional tutors for her study.
Like Si Chen, before his brain had been affected for two years in the past, she was also a natural-born genius.
One had to wonder which kind of parents were so amazing that they could birth two kids with such superior genes.
"As long as you are able to cope with it, I will allow you to skip a few years." Si Chen slowly answered.
"Thank you Big brother. I will show you how great your little sister is!" Xiao Meng's eyes were shimmering with determination and passion.
After seeing how capable Si Chen was, she also felt that it is only right for her to do something as well.
On the way back to their apartment, Xiao Meng was constantly reminding him, 'Big brother, don't spend too much time on your work. You must take a break in between."
Towards this thoughtful little sister, Si Chen nodded his head in acknowledgement. It was not as though he had skip or cut down on his sleep because of his investments.
It was only after getting Si Chen's confirmation that Xiao Meng joyfully smiled.
They returned to their apartment a while later, where Xiao Meng went back to her room to study, while Si Chen continued on his business works.
He turned on his computer and checked into his email to see that the owner of the OnShop online website had already replied to him.
He then stated his intentions to talk business, while arranging to meet up at a place.
It took quite a bit of time before the owner replied, and agreed to meet up on the next day.
With that done, he focused his attention on to the matters of the Hui Yuan Drink Store. They were scheduled to release another new drink tomorrow, which was the Sweet Strawberry Specialty.
They had made up a small advertisement for this the release of this drink, and there was a fair sum of people who were anticipating this.
After all, the Hui Yuan Drink Store had cooked up quite a reputation for its drinks that never disappoint, that is, after Si Chen took over the place.
With their good reputation as a foundation, the customers will feel more trust towards the quality of their products, and the expectations will similarly be higher