An Expensive Meal and an Unexpected Meltdown
I check on family businesses in the countryside with my girlfriend, Mildred McClure, in tow. At noon, we stop by my uncle, Barron Cortez's, place for a simple lunch.
Just as we are getting ready to leave, his new wife, whom he married just six months ago, Hilda Ross, rushes out and demands that we settle the bill.
"Elden, you two just had the Supreme Farmhouse Set Meal, which is 1,888.80 dollars, and your girlfriend picked three organic, pesticide-free tomatoes in the garden. That's 199.80 dollars.
"With an 80% service charge, your total comes to 3,800 dollars."
Mildred is stunned. "Elden, do we have to pay to eat at your uncle's place?"
I start to feel embarrassed, and my expression da
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