Chapter 362: Chapter 286 Baby Lu and Ning Bao Also Came Chapter 362: Chapter 286 Baby Lu and Ning Bao Also Came Cheng Zhu’s simple sentence left Chen Jieyu stunned on the spot.

She shifted her gaze, not daring to meet his eyes.

Her expression remained serious, even a bit tense at the moment, and she instinctively raised her slender fingers to push her gold-rimmed glasses.

Strangely, although they were still in line, and she hadn’t yet tasted the tea from his shop, it felt as though she already had.

As if something was melting in her heart, then gradually spreading, taking over every corner, every space.

While queuing, Zhao Xiaoqian, an academic advisor from the School of Information, was quite chatty.

She, like Chen Jieyu, was a young academic advisor.

Young women tend to become more talkative when seeing a handsome young man.

Not to mention, she was talkative by nature.

Zhao Xiaoqian joked with a laugh, “You four didn’t skip class, did you?”

Liu Feng and the others immediately responded, “No, no, we all came here after morning class.”

“Even Cheng Zhu?” Zhao Xiaoqian was genuinely shocked.

The rent and decoration of this milk tea shop, along with a series of other costs, seemed to be aimed at millions, right?

And yet, on the first official day of business, the boss was calm and attending classes in school?

Cheng Zhu nodded slightly and said, “Our advisor has mentioned several times in class meetings that the main job of a student is to study!”

This was indeed a line that teachers had worn out.

But him saying it now carried a different significance.

What about earning tens of thousands monthly from claw machine arcades, nonsense games, investing in a million-dollar milk tea shop… All just side businesses!

Just playing around!

Nothing can interfere with my studies! Nothing!

Under her gold-rimmed glasses, Chen Jieyu’s eyes were fixed on him, listening as he amusingly cited her own words, wishing she could pinch him when nobody was looking.

Since when did you ever listen to my advice as an advisor?

Every time I said no, you still had to.

Tell me, when have you ever acted like a student behind closed doors?

But in fact, Cheng Zhu really did seldom take leave or skip classes.

In that regard, she really couldn’t fault him.

Zhao Xiaoqian quietly asked, “Does he really not skip class much?”

“Really.” Chen Jieyu replied.

Zhao Xiaoqian felt her worldviews were being refreshed.

An intense aura of coercion hit her.

I, Cheng Zhu, focus on my studies, and business matters are just trivial side activities!

In her concept as an advisor, if many students could achieve Cheng Zhu’s level, they might already… drop out!

Study? Damn it, why bother!

Seize the opportunity, strive to make money!

A somewhat chubby Zhao Xiaoqian blinked her eyes, somewhat unable to grasp the young man before her.

But it was at this moment Cheng Zhu looked at Chen Jieyu and said, “Mr. Chen, were you talking about the owner of the Jiajian Milk Tea shop at the school gate? That guy with the crooked mouth.”

“Ah! Yes, yes, yes! That guy’s mouth is a bit crooked, haha!” Zhao Xiaoqian chimed in immediately.

Chen Jieyu just nodded slightly.

“Oh, okay, I got it,” Cheng Zhu said.

Honestly, he never took to heart the idle gossip of these unrelated people.

–A general has a sword, not to be used on mosquitos.

Why bother with such people, about a minor milk tea shop outside the school making less in a year than I make in a week?

Strictly speaking, these people are exactly those who will be phased out of the milk tea 2.0 era.

No need to respond, the times will naturally leave them behind.

But since it upset my advisor, it’s a different matter now.

Cheng Zhu picked up his phone and opened a merchant group chat from outside the campus.

In some places, certain administrative bodies create groups to include merchants to facilitate communication.

Cheng Zhu’s group was organized by the owner of a snack shop outside the school, and had a bit of a factional feel.

Since his claw machine arcade was sandwiched between the snack and fried chicken shops, he had joined the group and didn’t want to embarrass the neighbors.

Wang Zhenggang, the crooked-mouth owner of Jiajian Milk Tea, was also in the group.

For merchants outside Technology University, these two shops had been long-standing fixtures.

These store owners watched as other shops opened and closed around them, always feeling a sense of superiority, especially Wang Zhenggang.

His milk tea shop and the braised chicken shop outside were the most lucrative businesses on these two streets.

Until… the sudden emergence of the claw machine arcade!

Abstract! His store sales were absurdly good!

There had never been such a monstrous store outside Technology University!

Wang Zhenggang was green with envy.

Cheng Zhu purposely tagged Wang Zhenggang in the group and typed, “Boss Wang, I have a question about running a milk tea shop.”

The moment Wang Zhenggang, busy tallying accounts in his own milk tea shop, saw this, he was thrilled, his smile growing even crookeder.

“He’s asking for advice, which means, as I expected, his business must be terrible,” he thought to himself.

He racked his brain but couldn’t see how “Youu Tea” could be making money!

He picked up his phone to type, “Boss Cheng, I can’t come to your place, it’s very busy in my shop.”

First, stress that his own business was booming!

“Why don’t you send me some photos of your shop?” He wanted to see Cheng Zhu embarrassed in the group.

“Well… okay then,” Cheng Zhu replied.

Then, he carelessly flung up three photos.

This high-end milk tea shop located in the upscale commercial district of Hang City was truly swarming with people!

In the photos, even the security personnel of the mall were out, coordinating the order of the queue.

This grand scene gave everyone in the group a feeling of deja vu!

Always full! Always a line!

Wang Zhenggang’s smug face gradually frozen.

But his smile didn’t disappear; instead, it shifted to the faces of other merchants in the group.

These few days, he had not stopped disparaging Youu Tea among nearby merchants, acting as if Cheng Zhu needed to seek his advice.

Thinking a milk tea shop is easy? Ridiculous!

“How is this possible?” Wang Zhenggang was dumbfounded.

“Did he spend big money on promotions, or is there some event?”

He was skeptical about whether this kind of business could continue, but now what do you want to ask me?

Just then, Cheng Zhu asked in the group, “Boss Wang, I feel the efficiency of my employees is still low, they are a bit overwhelmed, do you have any good methods to speed up production?”

This was quite a prickly question.

But who expected, in this merchant group, there was another talent.

That was the lady boss of the fried chicken shop.

Known for speaking her mind and considering herself humorous, she loved to joke about others, without caring whether they liked it or not.

Without missing a beat, she started making the atmosphere lively in the group.

“Well, that’s something Boss Wang can’t teach you, his shop has always managed to handle its business.”

Humor! Damn, I’m really funny!

Wang Zhenggang was so angry his mouth went even more crooked.

He stood up with a swoosh, even considered going over to the fried chicken shop to scold someone.

But after a few steps, he decided to keep the peace instead.

Middle-aged men, temper fades fast.

Then, “snap–” a falling leaf suddenly landed on his head from a tree above.

Wang Zhenggang looked up in astonishment at the roadside tree.

It felt like he had been slapped from above.

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Inside Star City, Cheng Zhu slowly put his phone back into his pocket.

He believed that Boss Wang would definitely continue to watch the business of Youu Tea closely in the coming days.

Who knows, he might even secretly join the queue and try out the shop’s flavors one day.

“Of course, you’re free to pay close attention, but please don’t come nosing around,” Cheng Zhu thought to himself.

At this moment, he was standing next to Chen Jieyu, chatting casually with everyone while they queued together.

It was also a sort of “common delight” for the boss to personally experience queuing.

After a long wait, it was finally Chen Jieyu and Zhao Xiaoqian’s turn to order.

The female staff taking orders noticed the boss accompanying the two ladies and their glance briefly rested on Chen Jieyu.

So pretty, could she be the boss’s girlfriend?

“Cheng Zhu, do you have any recommendations?” Zhao Xiaoqian felt like trying everything.

“Our Youu Tea is confident in its flavors, they’re all delicious,” Cheng Zhu said with a smile.

Eventually, Chen Jieyu ordered a Mango Pomelo Sago, and Zhao Xiaoqian chose a Cheese Mixed Berries.

When it came time to pay, Cheng Zhu didn’t offer to treat nor did he stop them.

He just walked into the production room and took it upon himself to make the Mango Pomelo Sago.

Well, he only made one drink, the other Cheese Mixed Berries, he didn’t bother with.

Zhao Xiaoqian watched him walk into the production room and said to Chen Jieyu with a smile, “Mr. Chen, your student is giving us a backdoor here.”

“Look, there are still many people waiting in front of us.”

Yes, they were just in the queuing stage to place orders; they still had to wait for the milk tea to be made.

Cheng Zhu personally stepping in was actually a form of queue jumping.

Dong Dong and the others nearby didn’t know what to do and just then realized, “We haven’t even tried Youu Tea’s milk tea yet! Not to mention, made by Brother Zhu himself.”

Just now, Chen Jieyu had asked them, planning to invite them along too.

But Cheng Zhu stopped her.

Young paupers, now you get generous outside because I’m not collecting your debts?

What’s there to treat them to?

Some days if there’s leftover ingredients in the shop, I’ll just get the staff to make a few drinks and bring them to the dorm.

When Cheng Zhu came out from the production room, he only had one Mango Pomelo Sago in his hand.

“Teacher Zhao, that Cheese Mixed Berries I’m not skilled at making,” he casually fibbed.

In fact, the ones he was most skilled at were Cheese Mixed Berries and Baked Black Sugar Bubble Milk Tea.

This made Chen Jieyu once again feel Cheng Zhu’s special treatment towards her.

Just then, Cheng Zhu’s phone buzzed several times in his pocket.

“This frequency of messages… must be Lin Lu,” he thought.

Sure enough, he pulled out his phone and saw several WeChat messages from Lin Lu.

She likes to send short messages, sometimes even breaking them into two or three words.

“Cheng Zhu, are you in Star City?”

“Ningning and I are coming over!”

“We’ll take care of your business!”

“Hehe! Don’t be too touched.”

Cheng Zhu looked at the messages, lost in thought.

Deliberately, he had either met with Shen Qingning alone or Lin Lu alone every time, having seldom seen them together anymore.

Now, they were coming together.

And there was also a Chen Jieyu in Youu Tea!

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