Chapter 118

One month later…

Several Chinese international students from M University walked out of the library carrying books, frowning and discussing where to eat.

Student A: “Are we still going to that sandwich place? I’m about to vomit…”

Student B: “How about the burger joint at the intersection of the central square and Kent Street?”

Student C: “Ah, that rip-off burger place again? I heard it’s been a five-year-old establishment in M University? These foreigners have really low food standards!”

They were talking about a burger joint located in the most prominent position at the central square of M University. Despite serving mediocre food, the business was extremely busy due to its prime location. This made the international students, who were accustomed to Chinese cuisine, extremely dissatisfied. They began to complain about everything, from the greasy and nauseating burgers to the tasteless hotdogs, yet there were still many people queuing up every day. The fries were as hard as wax sticks…

Student D: “Heh, after a three-hour lab, you could even swallow dog poop, this is B country, be grateful!”

Student A: “Have you noticed? All the food shops on campus are monopolized by foreigners. It’s all burgers, pizzas, and sandwiches. I haven’t seen a single Chinese restaurant!”

Student D: “Yeah, in my first year abroad, I wanted to open a restaurant, but the policies didn’t allow it!”

Indeed, only permanent residents or those with work visas could start businesses locally. But if you had a local identity and stable employment, you’d have long gone for a more prestigious job. Who would want to open a restaurant?

Student B: “I really hope a Chinese compatriot could save us from this predicament!”

The group continued complaining as they walked towards the familiar burger joint – because besides that, they didn’t have any better options.

However, on this day, when they arrived at the familiar place, they didn’t see the usual burger joint.

The counter, once displaying various dubious dishes, was now empty. The chubby boss they used to criticize was nowhere to be seen, and the familiar old yellowish signboard had disappeared, replaced by a bright red banner hanging conspicuously at the highest point of the storefront —

“SUPERVISOR SU” Opening Soon! Stay Tuned for February 14th!

!!!……

The bold Chinese characters on the red background were accompanied by golden English text below. The design of the banner was tacky to the extreme, and the translation of “Supervisor Su” was so simple it made people want to cringe, but the cool visual impact was as arrogant and domineering as a Red Army’s forceful attack…

“Oh my god…”

The international students stared blankly at the banner, as if watching the five-starred red flag rise slowly, and the stirring sound of “The March of the Volunteers” resonated in their ears…

“Is it opened by our fellow Chinese?”

“It says ‘Supervisor Su’ in Chinese, so wouldn’t it be someone from China or the Soviet Union?”

“Hail our great China!”

“Wow, come and see this! Is the burger joint finally closing down?! Haha! Supervisor Su is coming!”

“Who is Supervisor Su? …Oh my gosh! A Chinese restaurant! (☆_☆)”

“Oh, oh, oh, the delicacies of our great China are finally going to invade M University! I’m so excited!”

“Let those foreigners taste what real deliciousness is like!”

The international students came and went, and every passing person would gaze up at the deep red banner with an expression of “being conquered by you.” The upcoming opening of “Supervisor Su” quickly sparked discussions among the M University students. Whether Chinese or foreign, everyone was looking forward to the opening of this new store.

“Wow, is this a Chinese restaurant? I love Chinese food!”

“Opening on February 14th? Valentine’s Day?”

“I heard from the Chinese students in our class that this year’s Valentine’s Day also happens to be the Chinese New Year…”

The banner had only been hung for two days, and the reputation of “Supervisor Su” had already spread throughout M University. Almost everyone was eagerly anticipating the opening of the shop, eager to see what convenient and delicious food the Chinese people could offer!

As the opening day of “Supervisor Su” approached, it coincided with the exam week at M University.

Who could have imagined that the seemingly godly “Supervisor Su” was (pretending to be) calmly studying in the library at this moment!

At this moment, Su Bin, who was immersed in his studies, happened to be passed by two Chinese international students —

One of them said, “Hey, did you know? The burger joint at the central square is closed, and a Chinese restaurant is about to open there.”

Su Bin’s ears immediately perked up, and he excitedly eavesdropped… Come on, spill the beans, are you excited?

The other person said, “Oh, I know, that ‘Stupid Shop’!”

Su Bin: “…”

The person was puzzled, “Stupid shop??”

The other one replied, “Yeah, Suboss, isn’t it abbreviated as SB? Everyone calls it that now~~” Why does it feel like someone’s staring at me?

Su Bin almost tore the documents in the other person’s hand to shreds — What the hell, SB?!

“It seems like it’s opening the day after tomorrow. Looking forward to it!”

“Yeah, the first Chinese takeout shop on campus!”

Su Bin watched as the two of them walked away happily, and he smoothed out his documents, secretly shedding tears — sniff sniff, finally came up with such a domineering and simple name, and yet forgot to avoid the minefield of SB…

Next to him, Sun Yujie had been trying to hold back his laughter until his stomach hurt, “Ahem, don’t mind too much, they’re still looking forward to it, aren’t they?” he comforted.

In fact, when Sun Yujie first learned that Su Bin was opening a restaurant at M University, he was extremely excited. Su Bin’s cooking skills were very good, and if the restaurant could open, it would definitely be popular. Moreover, the thought of promoting Chinese cuisine in B country made Sun Yujie proud and excited.

However, starting a business in B country was not that simple, especially since Su Bin was still a student. Having such ambition was good, but the feasibility was not high. He initially thought that there would be a long period of preparation before Su Bin could open the restaurant. However, he didn’t expect that, after Su Bin told him about this proposal, the approval documents were issued within a week!

When Sun Yujie asked Su Bin where he got such miraculous abilities, he scratched his head foolishly and said, “I don’t know either, it was arranged by Allen.”

Later, Sun Yujie learned that the investor behind this restaurant was Jin Fei, and the real boss was Allen. They hired an operating agency specifically responsible for the operation of “Supervisor Su.” As for Su Bin, he was only responsible for “daydreaming” — thinking of restaurant names, deciding on the main dishes, choosing the style of takeout packaging, and even hiring friends to work at the restaurant…

Sun Yujie couldn’t help but sigh. In this day and age, you still have to hug a big thigh to be willful!

Because there were no suitable storefronts available, and the burger joint was not planning to reopen, Su Bin decided to open a smaller takeout shop on campus for a trial run. If it went well, they would open a dine-in branch, mainly focusing on the university campus, no more than a kilometer away from the campus.

The current manager of the restaurant was a man in his forties, an honest Chinese man surnamed Wang. He had previously run a takeout shop himself, but due to the recent economic downturn in B country, he closed it down at the end of last year.

The next afternoon, after finishing his last exam, Su Bin rushed to the restaurant to inspect it.

“Uncle Wang, the opening is tomorrow. How are the preparations going?”

“Boss Su, everything is ready. You can rest assured. We’ve already made a thousand dumplings and frozen them halfway. We also have the buns and braised meat for tomorrow prepared. As long as your part-time friends show up on time, everything will be fine.”

“I’ll call them again tonight to confirm.”

Su Bin discussed many details with Uncle Wang. He was so focused that he forgot about the time.

His phone vibrated several times, but he didn’t notice it. When he finally saw it, there was a missed call from Allen and his last text message —

Allen: “Call me.” (17:28)

Recently, Su Bin and Allen’s contact when they were not meeting had become more frequent. At first, Su Bin was only required to send text updates every hour, but as they got used to it, they started calling each other.

Allen knew Su Bin’s schedule and timetable very well. At three in the afternoon, it was Allen’s tea time. Since Su Bin didn’t have anything important at that time, he had to make this call.

If he didn’t contact Allen in time, he would undoubtedly face a “punishment” that would make him blush and heartbeat at night…

So when Su Bin saw this text message, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly called back to report his situation: “I finished my exam and now I’m in the kitchen of the restaurant!”

“Five thirty.” came the cold tone from the other end.

Su Bin knew very well that the complete meaning of Allen’s words was — “You promised to call me after the exam. It’s already half past five since you finished at three. What have you been doing for these two and a half hours? And how dare you not answer my call?”

Su Bin inwardly exclaimed, “This is bad,” and explained, “After the exam, I chatted with Jason about the exam content all the way here to the restaurant. I’m sorry I didn’t call you right away…” He glanced around to make sure nobody was listening, then murmured boldly into the phone, “I missed you…”

Hearing a faint hum with a hint of a smile from the other end, Su Bin breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that being coquettish and using sweet words were effective with that person. These were the best ways to ease the tension when Su Bin inadvertently “made mistakes” or “defied” the other party.

“Are you going home?” Allen asked softly.

“Yeah, I’ve finished checking, and I’m ready to go back. I’ll cook dumplings for you tonight.”

“Come to the medical building later and we’ll go back together.”

“Okay…”

After giving some instructions to Uncle Wang, Su Bin took out two boxes of spare dumplings from the freezer, put them in a thermal bag, and went out through the back door, hurrying to the medical building.

Allen’s tone just now seemed a bit indifferent. Su Bin wasn’t sure if he had cooled down yet. The restaurant would open tomorrow, and he had to be there early — he didn’t want to be unable to get out of bed tomorrow morning! QAQ

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