Chapter 358: Price Discrepancy

Liu Hui was instantly surprised and asked in disbelief, “Boss, you said the wrong price, didn’t you?”

“The exchange rate of RMB to US dollars is around 6 . 5 . ” Fearing that Yuan Zhou didn’t know that, Liu Hui specially added .

“I know, thank you . This is just the price for you . ” Yuan Zhou revealed a serious expression and didn’t seem to be joking .

“Boss, your price is not correct . You check it by yourself . ” Liu Hui took out the menu and handed it to Yuan Zhou .

“Yes . I receive RMB for our fellow countrymen and US dollars for foreigners . It’s marked behind . ” Yuan Zhou pointed at the mark of US dollars behind that of RMB on the menu and said lightly .

“Hey, man . What do you mean? So I have to pay more than others just because I’m an American?” In the intermittent translation of Liu Hui, Jack basically understood what was happening . Thus, he said discontentedly .

“Because I’m a Chinese . ” Yuan Zhou shook his head and then said, “Naturally, I will offer convenience to my fellow countrymen . “

Once he said that, the restaurant fell in silence instantly . His word seemed to make sense but at the same time, not make sense, making people unaware of what reactions they should make .

“This is deceitful pricing if you do that . ” Liu Hui said quite indignantly .

“My restaurant marks the prices of the dishes clearly . ” Yuan Zhou signaled him to look at the menu on the wall behind and in front of them .

[The restaurant accepts only RMB and US dollars . Foreign friends please use US dollars . The exchange rate between US dollars and RMB is 1:1 . Should you have any queries concerning the price, please keep the queries to yourself under the boss’s explanation . Thank you for your cooperation . Wishing you the best . ]

All these words could be summarized in one word, “This is my price . If you accept, you eat; if you don’t, please leave . “

After they checked, they found it really couldn’t be called cheating . The Bureau of Commodity Price regulated that as long as you stated the price clearly and didn’t sell by force, there was nothing to report .

But what the hell was the meaning of “Please keep the queries to yourself under the boss’s explanation . “? It was simply funny to say “wish them the best” . They were now very unhappy .

Having been stupefied for a little while, Liu Hui said, “Then this is the price discrimination . Boss, you are discriminating against Americans . ” He could find nothing more to say and only said a word after quite a while .

“Not really . ” Yuan Zhou shook his head seriously, “I’m treating all foreign friends equally, but I just care about the feelings of my fellow countrymen more . “

He treated all foreign friends equally, so the exchange rate was set 1:1 . Liu Hui felt that the blue veins were standing out on his forehead .

“Jack, do you still want to eat here? I feel this boss is overcharging us . ” Liu Hui didn’t talk to Yuan Zhou anymore . Instead, he turned his head and asked Jack .

“Yes, of course I will eat here . I don’t know much about your laws, but I know we can’t sue him because of that . However, if the dishes don’t deserve the price, I will definitely make his restaurant bankrupt . ” Jack said mercilessly .

“The restaurant doesn’t seem to be connected to the internet . ” Liu Hui looked around the restaurant and complained .

“I will make complaints level by level . He must get prepared if he wants to cheat my money . ” There was full of dissatisfaction in Jack’s tone .

“Actually, we can go to the neighboring restaurant . It looks really nice . ” Liu Hui remembered the western-style restaurant that was exquisitely decorated beside this one .

“No . I will stay here to eat today . ” Jack fished out the wallet and took out the right amount of money .

“Hey, here’s the money . ” Jack uttered the several words in Chinese .

Although he stumbled over them, Yuan Zhou understood him .

“One moment, please . The dishes are to be served very soon . ” Yuan Zhou received the US dollars with a special tray and checked solemnly before he poured them into the cash box .

Yuan Zhou was actually unable to distinguish if they were fake or not, but he had to pretend that he knew that .

“Jack, we don’t need to . We can go to the other restaurant to eat . ” Liu Hui said helplessly .

“No, no, no . I must taste the dishes here . They are said to be very delicious on the internet . ” Jack’s tone was full of sarcasm .

“Do we have to?” Liu Hui asked again .

“Yes . ” Jack nodded his head affirmatively .

Then, Liu Hui really got helpless . In his helplessness, there was also a feeling of shame .

In his opinion, Jack was an American and came to his own country for the first time, but he was surprisingly cheated on the very first meal .

It was like losing face in foreign countries and that all his fellow countrymen were cheating others .

That made Liu Hui feel very bad with Yuan Zhou .

“You’d better pray your craftsmanship could deserve the price . Otherwise, you can never settle this problem just by compensating the money . ” Liu Hui said to Yuan Zhou with a tough tone .

“Thank you for your care . ” Yuan Zhou nodded his head naturally and then went back to the kitchen to cook .

Liu Hui then got choked .

“This person is so wildly arrogant . What does he want to do to Boss Yuan?” A customer said with contempt .

“Yeah . The foreigner didn’t even say anything, but this man jumped up . ” Another customer also said discontentedly .

“He really takes himself to be somebody . No matter how Boss Yuan receives the money, he doesn’t cheat others and states the prices clearly on the menu . ” Other customers stood up for Yuan Zhou one after another .

It was bustling in the restaurant while outside, it was also quite boisterous .

Almost all customers knew that Boss Yuan received money like that . Most of them agreed to that while a small proportion of people felt it would result in the Beau of Commodity Price’s investigation .

They didn’t really mind the authority doing that . But if Yuan Zhou’s restaurant suspended business, where they should go to have meals?

“Why does Boss Yuan receive money like that?” A customer asked another person beside him curiously .

“I think you are thinking too much . He’s an American and of course he has to pay US dollars . If he pays RMB, it’s much too cheap for him . ” The customer being asked directly agreed to Boss Yuan’s practice recklessly .

“That makes sense . We pay a lot of money to change US dollars . ” The customer nodded approvingly .

“Yes . The actual purchasing power of one dollar in USA is almost same to one RMB in China . ” A customer sighed with emotion .

“Right . If Boss Yuan sets the USD price according to the actual exchange rate, this guy can spend only dozens of cents to eat same to us . ” The customer said discontentedly .

“You are right . Boss Yuan is right by doing that . ” Other customers echoed and nodded their head continuously .

“That reminds me of a joke . An American came to China for tour . ” When the customer said that, he paused a while . Seeing all were looking at him, he continued .

“It was in 2010 when this American traveled to our country . At that time, the exchange rate was 6 . 8 . He changed 680,000 RMB with 100,000 USD . “

Having slightly paused, he continued to say .

“He spent 180,000 RMB for one year and had a good time . When he went back to USA in 2011, he went to the bank to change USD . As the exchange rate rose to 5 at that time, this American changed 100,000 USD again with the remaining 500,000 RMB . When he came, he brought 1000,000 USD with him; when he went back, he still had 100,000 USD . Therefore, he went back to USA happily . “

“It can’t be true . ” Other customers felt it unbelievable .

“How can’t it be true? You can calculate for yourself if it’s true . ” The customer who was telling the story let out a humph .

“It feel that it is so unscientific . ” After calculating, they found it really to be true .

“There’s one more story . Listen to me carefully . ” That customer continued to say .

“Another American heard about that and then wanted to imitate him . He also exchanged 680,000 RMB with 100,000 USD . He used 500,000 RMB to buy an apartment and enjoyed himself with the remaining 180,000 USD . “

“When he prepared to go back in the end, he directly sold the apartment as it can’t be taken away . From the apartment, he got 200,000 USD only . At last, the American told me complacently that he wasn’t having fun, but earning money by having fun . “

“I want to swear . ” A customer laughed scornfully .

The customer who told the story continued saying, “Do you think it’s over? Not yet . The key point is that some people are even very happy, because GDP increases . “

“Although it’s just a joke, I feel that Boss Yuan is right . ” A customer nodded his head with a smile .

“We never knew that Boss Yuan was a young cynic . I suddenly feel Boss Yuan is so awesome and have decided to order one more dish later,” the customer said with a determined expression .

“How will you explain that to your girlfriend,” someone asked faintly beside him .

“Our friendship ends now . ” He turned his head indignantly, indicating that he didn’t want to talk to anybody .

Unconsciously, Yuan Zhou received a pile of Nice Guy Cards again . Besides, the method of receiving money created much of a stir on the internet . . .