Lara was stunned, and so was Queenie. They didn't expect Chuck to say that he would treat everyone in the school to milk tea.
How much exactly would it cost him?
"Don't even think about running away. Many students have already gone to the City Square," Glynis said.
Chuck only shrugged in response.
Glynis then turned to Aaron and said coquettishly, "Aaron, let's go."
Aaron glanced at Chuck and sneered. Then, he turned around and walked to the entrance. Of course, his fans followed closely after him.
They all went out.
"Lara, what are you waiting for? Go and get ready! You will be very busy today," Chuck said to Lara.
"Huh?" Lara was shocked. Did Chuck mean that the whole school was going to drink milk tea at her cafe? If all of them went there, that would be more than 10,000 cups of milk tea!
Chuck then said, "Why, do you not want to do it? Then, I'll ask the other cafe at the plaza to do it."
"Oh, no! Chuck, I'll do it!" Lara quickly said as she tugged on Chuck, pleasantly surprised.
"Go and do it then," Chuck said simply.
"But..." Lara hesitated.
"But what? Are you afraid that I won't pay you?" Chuck raised his eyebrow and asked.
"No, it's just that my cafe isn't open today. Didn't you say that you want me to close it for a few days? It's not ready yet. I'm afraid I can't take so many orders," Lara whispered to him. Of course, she was not afraid that Chuck would not pay her. She was simply worried that the ingredients were not enough to serve the sea of students. They were definitely not enough.
"Take your time. It's fine as long as everyone gets their share," Chuck smiled at her as he spoke. He thought this was great exposure for the plaza and he should have done it earlier.
"Thank you. I'll give you a discount, a 50% discount or 40%. No, a 30% discount will do," Lara said. With that, she could still make a profit of 70% of her original price. After all, her rent was free for a year.
What was more, if all of the students went there, that would come up to more than 100,000 dollars!
Lara was stunned at this thought.
"No, it's not necessary. I will just pay the original price," Chuck turned down her offer as he was not short of money. It was not necessary for her to give the discounts and it was her business after all.
"Thank you. I-I don't know what to do," Lara whispered and felt that she had no confidence.
"Call your cousin and ask her to come over and help, as well as the staff in your cafe. Ask them to come over and see if they have friends. Just ask a few of them over. Anyway, all you need to do is pay them," Chuck reminded her of what was important.
"I'll help you as well," Queenie added with a smile.
"Thank you," Lara said gratefully. After that, she went and made a call in a hurry. Charlotte did not believe it in the beginning, but when she learned that it was Chuck's treat, she was startled.
"Come immediately, Charlotte. I'm going to the cafe now," Lara said hastily. At this moment, she still had time to prepare. After all, it was not evening yet. She would be busiest in the evening.
Then, she hung up the phone.
"Chuck, are you going over there now?" Lara asked with anticipation.
Chuck would be there for sure, so the three of them walked out. Lara was still limping but Chuck did not help her. Lara blushed and held Chuck's arm, asking, "Will you help me?"
Lara felt that she would make at least seventy or eighty thousand dollars that day, all of which were the courtesy of Chuck.
Chuck felt helpless. If it wasn't for Lara's limping leg, he wouldn't have let her hold his arm.
The three of them arrived at the school entrance.
"Wow, the person who is going to treat the whole school to milk tea needs to take the bus?" Glynis drove a Benz out of the school parking lot. Her stout body looked particularly funny in the driver seat. When she saw Chuck and the other two girls, she deliberately parked the Benz in front of Chuck to mock him.
"It's none of your business. I've told you before that his car is not here," Lara said, irritated.
"Are you still pretending? Let's see how long you can put up with this act. Don't even think about running away. If Aaron has to pay for it, I will find someone to beat you up!" Glynis snorted disdainfully and drove to the City Square.
Chuck rubbed his chin and saw a lot of people standing at the school gate, talking about what had transpired. Most of them were freshmen. Seeing this, Chuck thought that the advertisement had achieved its objective.
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