Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again-Chapter 153 - 81: Actually, I Didn’t Misjudge My Score! (Part 2)
"That's doable, sir, I'll take some time to run to the convenience store nearby and get it for you later!"
The lady manager's attitude became even more respectful.
"Then I'll have a Big White Pear too!"
Lu Haoran chimed in.
He could tell Xiaoyanzi was in a bit of a tough spot earlier. Although his buddy helped smooth things over, he felt he should share the embarrassment with Xiaoyanzi.
"If it's possible, I'd like a Beijing Yogurt!"
Qin Shiqing had the same thought as the honest folks.
Tang Yan was immediately moved.
Having these friends is really wonderful!
"Then let's get two Big White Pears and two Beijing Yogurts!"
Su Zelin took out another ten bucks and handed it to the lady manager, this was the extra cost for soda. With a grand gesture, he said boldly, "Keep the change!"
"Thank you, Mr. Su, please wait a moment!"
The lady manager's attitude had become almost sycophantic by now.
She quickly noted the orders and left the private room.
Once she was gone, the trio's eyes turned to the smooth operator.
"What's up, did my face blossom?"
Su Zelin, while boiling water, casually asked.
"Su Zelin, I somehow feel you seem quite familiar with this place, like you've been here often?"
Xiaoyanzi couldn't help it.
In his heart, the smooth operator thought he actually used to come here often, but that was in his previous life.
"Nah, I just read some guides online and know which dishes are good here!"
He casually came up with an excuse.
"Oh!"
Xiaoyanzi nodded slightly, not doubting him.
Although they often bickered, she really admired the smooth operator in her heart.
Don't look at Su Zelin's poor high school grades; aside from that, he's actually quite reliable.
This trip to West Lake was arranged by him, making good use of a day's limited time, visiting many beautiful spots, and everyone had a great time.
Then for dinner, he found a restaurant with a superb environment, full of vintage charm, which made the whole day beautifully delightful.
It was the first time at such a high-end restaurant; others felt a bit restrained, except he was comfortable and adept, something she definitely couldn't have managed by herself.
"Zelin, was that a tip earlier, wasn't twenty bucks too much?"
Lu Haoran felt a bit distressed; he thought Su Zelin was quite generous with his spending.
"It's alright, this money will be well spent. Let me tell you, because of that twenty bucks, the food will come out much faster, believe it or not?"
The restaurant business at Louwailou was booming, and with the National Day holiday, even at eight, customers were still arriving one after another, and when they walked in earlier, it was already full of people.
However, whoever understands and tips, the lady manager usually prioritizes their orders a bit faster.
In his previous life, if Su Zelin was in a rush to eat here, sometimes he would shell out a few Red Bulls, and his order would go straight to the front of the line.
The water quickly boiled, and Su Zelin skillfully brewed some Longjing tea.
Coming to West Lake, one must drink Longjing tea, after all.
People doing big business know a bit about tea ceremonies, and the smooth operator's tea skills were masterful.
Watching him perform a set of professional tea-making steps, elegant and poised, Lu Haoran and Xiaoyanzi were impressed without understanding.
Qin Shiqing, however, wasn't surprised. Su Zelin often drank Kung Fu tea at home with Su Jianjun and Qin Daqing, and his tea skills were highly praised by both Su's and Qin's dads.
"Zelin, if only you studied harder, you could've easily gotten into Qinghua or Beida!"
Lu Haoran sighed.
He never doubted how smart his good buddy was.
"If he really did study harder, we might not be gathering here today!"
Xiaoyanzi wholeheartedly agreed.
"So, it's actually not bad for him to be a bit lazy, and Shiqing too. Scoring seven hundred but underestimating so much and ended up applying to Zhejiang University; it's fate, but it's not bad. Otherwise, meeting Shiqing would be quite difficult, hehe!"
Regarding the final college outcomes of several good friends, Xiaoyanzi was quite satisfied. Although no one ended up at the same college, it's easy enough to arrange a weekend meetup.
They hadn't been drinking tea for long before the dishes started arriving quickly. It seems the tip did its job; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so fast.
Of course, there were also the two Beijing Yogurts and the Jianya Big White Pears.
The group was famished and quickly dug in, and while eating, Xiaoyanzi praised, "Su Zelin, the dishes you ordered are really tasty, you really read the guidebooks well!"
The specialty dishes at Louwailou still lived up to their reputation, and almost all the dishes Su Zelin ordered were signatures.
"I really want to eat more, but I'm also afraid of gaining weight, it's so conflicting, ahh 55555..."
Xiaoyanzi experienced both pain and joy with every bite.
"Forget about losing weight. Bajie traveled 108,000 miles and didn't get thinner, and he was vegetarian. If you don't eat more, where will you get the energy to lose weight?"
Su Zelin chuckled.
Xiaoyanzi was stumped by the question and found herself speechless, thinking that this guy really has some twisted logic that is hard to argue against.
Eating while drinking soda, Su Zelin also opened two bottles of Qiandao Lake for himself and Lu Haoran.
When dining out, he habitually drinks a little to enhance the mood.
"Is this really that good? Why do so many guys start loving it once they're in college?"
Xiaoyanzi got a bit curious.
During the farewell dinner, she toasted the teachers with Jianlibao instead, so she hadn't tried alcohol yet.
"It's not necessarily that it's good." Su Zelin pondered for a bit: "It's similar to smoking; a lot of people drink not for the alcohol but for the loneliness. Life, you know, is often lonely like snow!"
"There goes Aristolin again!"
Xiaoyanzi rolled her eyes.
Su Zelin always comes up with these profound-sounding remarks, and she's heard quite a few of them.
