Once, a college classmate who worked out of town came to my city. He was a cadre of the local education bureau. He led a group of teachers to attend a meeting in the provincial capital and stayed with us for one night. It's rare for an old classmate to come here, so he has to sho

Once, a college classmate who worked out of town came to my city. He was a cadre of the local education bureau. He led a group of teachers to attend a meeting in the provincial capital and stayed with us for one night.

It’s rare for an old classmate to come here, so I have to do my best to be a landlord. So, in the evening, I went to the hotel to find my classmate and planned to take him out for a drink. Classmate

said that he had reserved a table for a work meal in the restaurant inside the hotel, so he didn’t have to go out and could just eat and drink in the restaurant.

I think it’s okay, so I said, I’ll order a few more dishes. When ordering, I made it clear to the waiter that this meal was a double bill, and that they were responsible for the cost of the work meal; the additional meals and drinks I ordered would be paid for personally.

While eating, my classmates briefly introduced my situation to the teachers. I also poured wine for them and said a few polite words.

While eating and drinking, the teachers, who were relatively reserved at first, became more and more excited under the influence of alcohol. They toasted to each other, and some asked the waiter for their favorite food.

After having enough wine and food, they went back to the guest room to rest one after another.

I was left alone to pay the bill. The amount of 430 yuan quoted by the waiter surprised me. My estimated amount was at most 300 yuan, which was obviously a lot more. After checking the bill, I found that the problem mainly lies in the staple food. I ordered rice, but later changed it to dumplings and beef noodles without permission. When

paid, I felt a little unhappy and hesitated for a moment. If you pay in full, you are clearly being taken advantage of; if you only pay part of the bill, you are failing to save face for your classmates. In the end, I decided not to compromise and only paid the 296 yuan I had to pay.

Afterwards, I thought about it several times. When a meal ended like this, which link or party had the problem?