These days experiences, like many other things, are becoming more and more expensive. One's got to pay quite a lot to get an experience, even an ordinary one.

Not long ago, I wanted to treat my friend to a lunch. What we really needed was a quiet place for some conversation, not a big meal. So I told my friend,“Let's go to a nice club.”

When I ordered a day in advance, I was asked whether I would eat a 20 yuan or 50 yuan lunch. I said,“50 yuan”I didn't realize, until I was asked to pay after the lunch, that“50 yuan” means“50 yuan for each person”.

There were five of us the other day, and all of us were surprised by the quality of the 50 yuan meal (for all, we thought). The bill came at last; it was 310.40 (250 yuan for the five of us plus the charges for drinks, fruits and air conditioning). I paid the bill without a word.

What could I say? It was not the club's fault. It was my own ignorance① that made me pay the largest lunch bill of my life.

On the whole, it was not so miserable; we had a good lunch and in a beautiful place. Besides, the experience was unique and will be helpful in later years.

To support the logic of the lunch bill, I have developed my own calculation②: 50 yuan for the lunch and 260. 40 for the experience.

This paid experience has made me ten times wiser.

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