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Chapter 579: Chapter 252 Neither of Us Should Bow Down_2
"Pfft!"
Gu Jiuyue couldn’t help but nod with a suppressed chuckle, "Okay, okay, what you like is the most important. It seems the gift wasn’t a mistake~~~"
"No, no, I am already looking forward to the next one..."
Gou Huai showcased his shameless prowess, making Gu laugh non-stop until they neared the school and remembered they still had to find a hotel.
"Which one should we book?"
Actually, there weren’t many good places for parties near Capital Normal University, just one big hotel—Fragrance Place—and the rest of the restaurants could hardly fit a crowd.
"How about we book an entire barbecue restaurant?"
Su Huai proactively passed on Shangri-La, feeling the place was too weird and always problematic.
Gu Jiuyue really didn’t mind and said casually, "You decide, I’m only responsible for paying."
"All right, let’s go ask Little Fat."
Little Fat’s was the best barbecue restaurant nearby, with room for 150 people across two floors—it was a bit pricey but always lively.
For a birthday feast, it wasn’t particularly high-class, but it was perfect for drinking and shooting the breeze.
Su Huai didn’t plan to hold an extremely upscale event anyway, as long as he could handle the overly enthusiastic Xiaojiu and Chen.
—From this perspective, being low-key was actually beneficial.
Parked opposite the main campus was the "Poison," catching the attention of the owner and a group of waiters from Little Fat’s Seafood Barbecue City, who rushed out and drooled over the car.
Su Huai tossed them a pack of cigarettes: "Guys, what’s your price for booking the whole place?"
"If you leave this car parked in front of my shop for a week, I’ll give you the booking for free!"
This Little Fat guy was quite interesting.
Su Huai teased with a smile, "What if someone throws a brick at the car? Then you would have worked for nothing your whole life, don’t you think you should reconsider?"
"Damn!" 𝘯𝑜𝘷𝘱𝘶𝑏.𝘤𝘰𝑚
Little Fat bulged his fish eyes, "Is this the real ’Poison’?! The genuine article?!"
"Well it’s not a fake."
This sentence immediately made Little Fat tremble all over, and with a hoarse voice, he said, "Just come over, I’ll give you a discount when you pay the bill!"
Su Huai really liked this kind of straightforwardness, so he made the deal on the spot.
"That’s settled, then. From 6 to 10 PM, I’m booking the place. Please help me put up a sign at the entrance saying: ’Capital Normal University School of Management students can take away as much as they want, unlimited supply.’
Little Fat gave a thumbs up: "Impressive! You’ve really got style!"
There’s only so much you can spend on a barbecue; today, Su Huai had made 6.3 billion in ’dog food,’ feeling quite extravagant.
Gu Jiuyue also found it interesting and specifically reminded, "You can start preparing now, choose the best ingredients to buy, and I’ll give you a 500,000 yuan deposit..."
Little Fat and his waiters were dazed by the number, their minds buzzing.
"No need, no need, how could anything cost that much? That’s too exaggerated; 50,000 yuan is more than enough for us..."
While refusing, he took surreptitious glances at Su Huai, envious as all get out.
He truly is an exemplary model of our generation, the king of the soft rice eaters!
Such a beautiful girl is willing to pay 500,000 yuan for a barbecue... How come I don’t have such luck?
Gu Jiuyue really had no concept of money and looked at Su Huai cluelessly, "Susu, doesn’t seafood usually cost a few thousand per person? Is this place okay?"
Little Fat’s face turned red, feeling immensely insulted, yet he couldn’t bring himself to retaliate.
Su Huai quickly advised, "Let’s focus on having fun today. We’ll set a low average cost per person to avoid stressing out the students. The most important thing is to be lively and happy."
She might not understand, but she took his advice and nodded, "Yes, that makes sense, let’s keep it simple then."
But Little Fat dared not oversimplify and braced himself to prepare high-priced seafood like grilled crab legs, grilled lobster, premium sweet scallops, and then eagerly asked Su Huai, "Dude, do you think these will do?"
Su Huai waved his hand, "I only demand tasty and authentic. As long as you can guarantee the flavor, you can earn however you want to earn."
"Deal! You just watch!"
Money had fired up Little Fat’s ambition, and he was chomping at the bit to get started.
After settling this matter, Su Huai took Gu Jiuyue back to the campus.
When they arrived at the campus near mealtime, they headed straight for Professor Cheng’s house to freeload a meal along the way.
Since the family housing area wasn’t convenient for parking, Su Huai left the "Poison" at the office building below, in a spacious and secure teachers’ parking lot, where it was less likely to draw a crowd.
He had been as light as possible on the gas pedal, but the distinctive roar of the "Poison" still made quite a commotion.
Then, just as he got out of the car, Su Huai saw Zhang Yaowen with his mouth wide open, standing there completely dumbfounded.
"Teacher!"
Su Huai waved and bowed as he greeted them, "Director Gao, Dean Chong, are you all heading out for a meal?"
"Ah? Oh!"
Several heads of The School of Management hustled over quickly and surrounded Su Huai, Gu Jiuyue, and Venom, looking them up and down with great interest.
"Good lad, bringing such a high-capacity car here to assert your dominance at the base of our building?"
"Who issued you a pass? Let me see!"
"A fancy car and a beautiful lady, are you trying to reach the heavens, kid?"
"Hey! This is a really nice car! Has your father-in-law become so easy to talk to now?"
Each one had something to tease about, none of it serious conversation.
With a silly smile on his face, Su Huai replied vaguely, "It was all arranged by Mr. Gu, I don’t know anything, just a driver~~~"
"Strut your stuff!"
"With this car, forget about scholarships and postgraduate recommendations, just be a good driver!"
"If someone complains about you, just wait and see if I don’t clean up your mess!"
The leaders joked and laughed while admiring the car for a while, and then had a quick chat with Gu Jiuyue before leaving, satisfied.
In his past life, these leaders were untouchable and imposing figures.
But things were different now, everyone who saw Su Huai was willing to show him a friendly smile.
Half of it was thanks to Gu Jiuyue’s contributions, and the other half was because Su Huai’s performance set him apart from the student body. Leaders are human too, and they are bound to view the top students of their own institution differently.
As a result, on his leisurely stroll home, Gu Jiuyue was unhappy again.
"Why wouldn’t they give you a scholarship?"
With a wry smile, Su Huai replied, "If we both go after those things again, there will surely be negative talk."
"But that’s an honor you deserve!"
"I don’t need that little bit, and besides, what would outsiders think if word got out?"
"It’s not fair!"
Seeing Gu Xiaojiu indignant on his behalf, Su Huai felt incredibly warm-hearted.
However, he had to explain the logic, so he said seriously, "When someone already has too much, the greatest fairness is to stop them from acquiring even more public resources.
Under the assumption that one can take it or leave it, public resources are the least necessary thing to fight over.
Wanting everything is actually a bad habit. I lack neither money nor recognition, and am no longer on the same level as regular students, so why would I fight for a scholarship? What would that prove?"
Gu Jiuyue understood. Su Huai really didn’t care about this issue, and what he truly wanted to remind her was to relax and not get caught up with scholarships and such.
"Alright!"
She nodded sullenly, "I get it."
Su Huai caught her hand and stuffed it into his coat pocket, laughing, "Cheer up, this is the cost of showing off, but we’ve also enjoyed its benefits, right!"
"What?" Gu Jiuyue asked curiously, tilting her head.
"The limelight!" Su Huai laughed heartily, "The whole university knows that this Venom is your birthday gift to me. Gu’s name will soon rock the entire wealthy woman’s world."
"Ugh, such an unpleasant reputation!"
Gu Jiuyue grimaced, apparently not fond of the notion, and then suddenly realized something was off.
"Wait! How did they know?"
With a wink, Su Huai replied, "I plan to make it public~~~ I can’t just accept a gift without saying anything. I have to tell everyone that Gu Jiuyue gave me a Venom, and I, Su Huai, am the luckiest and happiest kid in the world!"
Instantly, Gu Jiuyue felt overwhelmed and lost in emotion.
She hadn’t thought about any return when she gave the gift; she just wanted Su Huai to be happy.
Therefore, she never imagined that Su Huai would choose to tell the whole world about his happiness in such a way.
"But, but... people will criticize you!"
She looked at Su Huai with teary eyes, feeling a mix of emotions.
And Gou Huai replied lightly, "People who envy me will only increase. You’ve given me glory, and I’ll return it with a crown. From now on, neither of us will ever have to bow our heads... This is good, isn’t it?"
Gu Jiuyue suddenly clutched Su Huai’s hand tightly, unable to utter a word.
At 19, this was the most romantic declaration she had ever heard.
