Ira was upset because I decided not to treat her friends, it could be the end of our relationship.

Friends came to my wife, and this began. A rare man without shudder remembers the meeting of his beloved with his purses. The hero of our history, and even more so. After all, you want to please and make a good impression. What could go wrong?



To his wife came friends Ilya almost sparkled, going through a bunch of thousands of bills. On the street was the end of February, but the soul was warm, as in the tropics. The boss finally paid the promised prize for the project. Ninety thousand hryvnias! That's how many packages can be closed now.

“I’ll buy a new video card for my computer, finally!” I'll change my mother's front door. And I'll give Irka the clutch she's been licking for the second month. I will also postpone it on vacation, Ilya thought happily. He deserved that money. Sleepless nights and weekend work paid off.

The phone vibrated in the glove compartment. Ilya's girlfriend, Ira, called. They dated for almost a year, and the guy had already taken care of the engagement ring store.

"Ilyush, what is it? Did you get a bonus? – excitedly blurted out the girl. Ilya was happy to report the extraction. Happy Ira congratulated his beloved and invited to celebrate the success. The name of an indecently expensive restaurant in a prestigious area of the capital. The guy started the car and started the road.



Meeting in a restaurant: his wife came friends Destination met Ilya arrogant luxury. In open aquariums lobsters crawled lazily and waited for their fate sea urchins and oysters. The panoramic view from the 15th floor sparkled with evening lights and breathtaking.

Ilya did not like such places very much. Mostly because of the prices. He earned well even by metropolitan standards, but still preferred simpler establishments. Ira gleefully jumped towards me. Three of her companions with interest shot eyes in the direction of Ilya. The girl smacked her beloved on the cheek and presented the company as the best man and breadwinner in the world. I introduced him to the institute friends - Anya, Ilona and Nadia. Meanwhile, the waiter brought up the menu.

Ilya opened the first page and swallowed it. Salad with veal for a thousand hryvnias? Was this calf watered from Swiss mineral springs? And at home he was waiting for a transfer – mother’s homemade patties. Noticing that the girls drink only tea, he decided to follow their example. But even here he was waiting for a trick. He found nothing cheaper than 400 hryvnia on the menu. But I had to keep my face.



Time passed unnoticed for easy pleasant communication. An hour later, Ira complained of fatigue, and everyone agreed that it was time to end the evening. When the waiter brought the bill and put it next to Ilya, Ira suddenly revived and began to praise her beloved.

Her friends are also connected. Ilya felt that he was blushing to his ears. Hardly puffed with pride, when Anya starkly said that with such a man, anyone would be the happiest. Having estimated in his head that three kettles on the table is some 1200 UAH, he boldly announced: “The girls are wonderful, the evening is beautiful,” and he treats everyone.

Opening the scoring, Ilya blinked several times. Instead of a thousand hryvnias with pennies on paper malignantly blackened another amount – 25 thousand hryvnia.

The guy was speechless. It turned out that Ira and the company had a good time before he came. In addition to tea, they ordered hot, salads, and a bottle of expensive champagne. Looks like his pack of thousandths of bills is going to get pretty thin today.

Gathered up, Ilya blurted out: Girls, it is awkward to talk about it, but there was a misunderstanding. I thought you were only taking tea. So it would be fair if I paid only for Ira and myself. Honey, what did you order? ?



It's like the girls were replaced. "Are you serious?" the evil hissed Ira. Her friends attacked him.

“Slovoblud, why say what you are buying and then take your words?”

“A greedy man is a grief in the family. Run away from him, Irka.

Ilya peacefully repeated the request to pay his part of the bill. Continuing to snarl, the indignant girls climbed into their clutches for purses and with contempt threw the bills on the table. Meanwhile, Ira, evilly twisting her lips, watched Elijah.

To say goodbye, Irina was hugged with sympathy. Ilya pretended that he did not hear Nadia’s quiet phrase: “Throw it away.” When the girls left, the guy carefully collected and counted the money. $5,000 short. Irina's friends seem to have problems with arithmetic. Nothing remained, and Ilya counted the missing amount from the cherished pack.



After 10 minutes, they were silently driving in the car. Ira broke the first silence. "You embarrassed me! We've been friends with girls for ages. You had money. Why do you have to say what you're buying and change your mind? Was it so hard for you to pay for my girlfriends? the girl blurted out.

Ilya was so upset that he almost missed the right turn. "You mean disgraced?" I see your friends for the first time. And they ate, for a moment, on your monthly salary! – Ilya broke out in response. “They should have asked for a separate bill, or at least paid as much as they ate. I already paid for them, 5,000 were not reported!

The fight broke out. Ira accused Ilya of pettiness, he retorted: to lower a quarter of the premium on strangers to him, when all expenses are painted in advance - this is nonsense.



Friends came to his wife: the second chance Ira suddenly disappeared and quietly said: “Ilya, probably this is the end.” Tomorrow I'll take my things.

The guy missed the words and continued, “I have an old graphics card, my mom needs a new front door.” Vacation! I also wanted to buy you that bag.

Okay, stop.

Ilya blinked and turned his eyes to the girls, who laughed cheerfully, clinking with mugs of tea. Ira sparkled with happiness and, catching his eye, sent a warm smile to his beloved.

They were still in the restaurant.

"Eureka!" Bag! I didn't say anything to Ira about her. I just will not buy it, and all other plans will not suffer!

The scenario of a possible quarrel ran through his head in a few minutes. In it, he took his words back and did not pay for Irina friends. And then Ira dumped him.



The guy took out the money and counted the required amount with an easy hand. “Girls, thank you for the evening. I am glad that Irisha has such wonderful friends. So, baby, are we going?

"How much I love him." What a noble act! You should surprise your loved one. And I even know which one. He has long dreamed of a new computer. I'll buy it tomorrow. For him, I am not sorry for any money! - happy Ira thought tenderly.

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