Ruby looked up and muttered, “What a sissy.”
Simon asked, “What did you say?”
Ruby responded, “If you aren’t eating, leave, don’t ruin our appetites.”
“Fine, I’ll leave. Who wants to eat with you anyway?” Simon retorted, but he regretted it as soon as he left. Was he an idiot? Did he really let others dictate his actions?
With nowhere else to go, Simon ended up in the smoking area.
“Simon?”
Hearing someone call his name, Simon turned around. Today was quite the gathering, even Stewart was at the Soothy City Restaurant.
“Is that really you? When did you start liking Soothy City cuisine?” Stewart approached. “Don’t tell me your new girlfriend is from Soothy City.”
Simon was still upset. “What new girlfriend? I just came to the wrong place. What about you? Why are you hanging out here?”
Stewart lit a cigarette. “A business partner of mine is from Soothy City. He likes strong flavors. He doesn’t want to go to high-end places, and he prefers these sorts of places where the common folk come.”
“Stewart, this place isn’t cheap.” Simon didn’t like the sound of that. What did Simon mean? This kind of restaurant was a place for poor people?
Starting prices here were in the tens of thousands, and many people couldn’t afford it. Stewart’s comment about this place being for the poor was clearly discriminatory..
Stewart sneered, “What does the price have to do with it? I’m talking about something deeper. People from Soothy City, no matter how rich, can’t change the fact that they’re fundamentally poor.”
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