Chapter 286 Hangover
"Taeyeon, come home with me tonight!"

"Go back with you?"

"You don't want to spend time alone with Huang Xu?"

Kim Taeyeon raised her eyes from the phone, blinked her big eyes and looked at Sunny curiously, then grinned and said.

"Huang Xu doesn't seem to welcome me over right now!"

She clearly remembered the disgusted look on Huang Xu's face when she went to Huang Xu for a massage two days ago and disturbed their private time.

Although Huang Xu still helped her with a full body massage to relax, he also treated her to a sumptuous dinner in the evening.

However, Kim Taeyeon still remembers very clearly Huang Xu's disdain for her at that time.

Sunny was also a little embarrassed when she heard Kim Taeyeon's complaints, and then she quickly started to help Huang Xu explain.

"Taeyeon, he didn't mean it."

"He was like that that day mainly because he finally had two days of free time to spend with me. After a while he would be busy and would not have time to spend with me."

"Really?"

"Definitely!"

Seeing that Kim Taeyeon seemed to have listened, Sunny continued to add:
"Think about it, when did he ever hate you when you were together before?"

"And not only is he not annoying, think about it, he cares about you so much. For your health, he not only trains with you, but also cooks all kinds of supplements for you."

"If he hated you, would he do this for you?"

"Yeah too!"

Kim Taeyeon thought back to what Huang Xu had done for her before, and she began to believe what Sunny said.

Just like Sunny said, if Huang Xu really hated himself, he wouldn't have spent so much time stewing those supplements for himself.

According to what she learned later, it takes basically two to three hours to make those stew pots.

With this matter left there, I can't say that Huang Xu was bad to me or that he hated me.

I am just Sunny's teammate. He can do all that for me, which shows that he has given his heart.

For most Korean men, it is almost impossible to have this kind of heart.

Sunny looked at Kim Taeyeon who was almost convinced by her and smiled, and then found other people to verify it.

"Taeyeon, if you don't believe me, you can ask Jessica to see if Huang Xu will be very busy in a while and won't even have time to accompany me."

"Really, Sika?"

Upon hearing this, Kim Taeyeon quickly looked at Jessica Jung who was resting with her eyes closed next to her.

After hearing Kim Taeyeon's question, Jessica Jung really wanted to give a negative answer so as to avenge Huang Xu's "abuse" of her while playing games a few days ago.

But facing Sunny's gaze, she finally nodded affirmatively.

"He will indeed be very busy in the near future and may not be in Seoul for a long time."

"Well, it seems that it was indeed my fault that day."

When Kim Taeyeon heard what Jessica Jung said, she realized that Sunny had not lied before, and then she looked at Sunny with some apology.

"I'm sorry, Sunny. I went over there the day before yesterday and disturbed your time alone."

"It's okay, Taeyeon. You didn't know before, so it's not your fault."

Seeing that Kim Taeyeon had been convinced, Sunny quickly extended an invitation again.

"So you're going back with me tonight?"

"Better say goodbye."

Kim Taeyeon glanced at Sunny. Although she didn’t know why Sunny wanted her to go over so much, she still rejected her suggestion.

"You just said that Huang Xu will be busy with work soon and won't have time to accompany you. I won't disturb your time alone."

"Forehead"

When Sunny heard this, she felt like she was shooting herself in the foot.

She suddenly felt a little regretful about what she had just said, that Huang Xu would leave after a while.

Otherwise Taeyeon wouldn't have refused her invitation.

Just when Sunny was secretly regretting, Jessica Jung, who had just helped her provide evidence, also saw the regret that flashed across Sunny's face, and then she started to mutter in her heart.

"Sunny, what is this doing?"

"Is she planning something against Kim Taeyeon again?"

"But these are none of my business. I'll just wait and watch the show."

Although Jessica Jung saw that Sunny wanted to make trouble and plot against Taeyeon, she didn't say anything and just watched quietly from the side.

There's nothing they can do about it. They've gotten used to Sunny's personality of loving to stir up trouble and play tricks on people over the past few years of getting along with each other.

In the process, they gradually developed the habit of not getting involved and keeping a distance from others.

As long as it doesn't persecute you, then just watch the show quietly.

Just as she was watching the two of them, wanting to see how Sunny was going to convince Kim Taeyeon.

After a brief thought, sunny thought of a way to deal with Kim Taeyeon, and then spoke to Kim Taeyeon again.

"Taeyeon, Huang Xu is going out to drink with Jong Kook Oppa and the others today. He won't be back until very late. Please stay with me."

"You haven't exercised for two or three days. Today is a good time to go and exercise."

"And when you're done exercising, we can play some games together or something."

"But if no one leads me, I can't play well."

When Kim Taeyeon heard Sunny say this, she was a little moved, but she still had some concerns in her heart.

After all, being able to go to Sunny and her friends' place to exercise, eat delicious food, and play games is definitely more comfortable than going back to the dormitory.

As a well-known otaku or gaming girl, she is different from pure gaming otaku like Sunny. She prefers those more relaxing games.

Or to put it more simply, she prefers various mobile games or games that require paying real money.

When Sunny saw that Kim Taeyeon was moved again, she did not waste this opportunity, but launched the final attack directly.

"It's okay. I heard from Heechul Oppa that they are also playing this game now. Why don't you follow me back to the apartment, and then you can team up with Heechul Oppa to play."

"That's fine too. After this is over, we'll go to your place together."

"Well, we can buy some food later, and we can have a couple of drinks tonight."

"Is this appropriate?"

"What's wrong with that? Anyway, there's a place to sleep."

"That's fine, but I can't drink too much."

Even though Kim Taeyeon's alcohol tolerance is not very good, she loves to drink. She is the type of person who is both a foodie and a fun-loving person.

But this is not her fault. After all, Koreans are under a lot of pressure in life, so many people in society will go out for a drink or two to relax after get off work.

For girl group idols like them, the physical fatigue, mental pressure, and even various insults from fans cause them to drink much more than ordinary people.

Therefore, most people in the entertainment industry basically like to have a couple of drinks before going to bed.

Just when Kim Taeyeon and Sunny were discussing what to eat and drink in the evening, Jessica Jung, who had been observing them, frowned.

"Sunny, what do you want to do?"

"It feels like Taeyeon is going to be tricked by Sunny again!"

When Jessica Jung saw Sunny’s smug expression, she knew that Taeyeon had completely taken the bait this time.

However, although she saw it, she did not remind the other party out loud. Instead, she made a note of it in her heart and began to think about her own design in her mind.

Ever since she was tricked by Huang Xu, she has been working on various designs and constantly optimizing them in her spare time.

She just needs to wait until her design is completely completed, and then she will ask Huang Xu to help her fulfill her promise.

So this matter is what she values ​​most now.

Just as Sunny was still discussing with Kim Taeyeon what to eat and drink in the evening, Huang Xu, who had just left the company, came to the door of a spicy hot pot shop.

As the boss of the company, he can control the company's developments without having to manage the company too much with the help of his uncle Huang Wenfu.

And his uncle would come to him every month to report what happened that month.

But this doesn't mean that he can just sit around doing nothing.

Huang Xu would still go to the site from time to time to check on the situation on site and see what the real condition of the store is.

It’s not that he was worried about his uncle and was afraid that he would deceive him.

It was because the information he saw in the report was basically cold text and data, which could not be connected with reality.

That's why Huang Xu drove to the scene to take a look today after reading the data report and taking advantage of the little time he had.

After all, only by seeing the real situation with your own eyes can you make those words and data more concrete and clearer.

In addition to this, there is another benefit, which is that you can see many things on site that cannot be expressed through text data.

After parking the car, Huang Xu came into the store, took out a business card and handed it to the manager.

"Hello, store manager Min, I am"

"Um, hello, hello."

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Although Huang Xu came here to inspect the scene on a whim, he was not unprepared.

In order to get more realistic data from the shop owner, he prepared business cards from other companies and made up excuses in advance.

In addition to these, he also handed the store manager a "white packet".

Yes, it’s a white packet.

In Korea, whether it is a wedding, a funeral, or a company opening, the "red envelopes" given are basically white.

Huang Xu handed the store manager a white bag, which contained a full 200,000 Korean won.

Although it is a bit of a waste to spend so much money just for some data, who can blame Huang Xu for wanting to get the most real data?

And the effect is really good.

After taking a look at what was in the white bag, the other party became very enthusiastic towards Huang Xu.

Not only did he answer all his questions without hesitation, but in order to prove that what he said was true, he directly pulled Huang Xu to look at the billing statement of their store.

"Look, these are the receipts from recent months."

"Yes, thank you, Manager Min."

Huang Xu looked at the receipt handed over by the store manager, thanked him first, and then began to check these unexpected surprises.

In his original plan, he didn't expect that he would be able to see these documents.

After all, this store is not his directly-operated store, and he has no right to ask the store to hand these over to him for review.

So Huang Xu quickly wrote down the data on the receipts. After he had written them down completely, Huang Xu left the store.

Huang Xu returned to the car, looked at the data just recorded, and started calculating.

After a few minutes of rough estimation, Huang Xu also breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems that the data in the report just now is really not exaggerated."

“No wonder so many people want to join this time and are so enthusiastic.”

After verifying his idea and sighing, Huang Xu drove away directly.

This is only the first store, which only means that this store is more profitable. He needs to investigate a few more stores.

In addition to those stores with relatively good business, we also need to investigate those stores with not so good business, or even those with relatively bad business.

Only in this way can we obtain more comprehensive and real data.

Huang Xu then went to four or five more stores, got some data from the store managers, and verified them.

The final conclusions are relatively good and basically match the data in the report.

However, there are still some problems. Huang Xu still found some areas that need improvement.

For example, the store’s cash register system can be replaced with an internet-connected, integrated weighing and cash register machine.

Compared with the current electronic scale and manual checkout model, using that kind of equipment would be more convenient.

Of course, it would also allow Huang Xu and his team to collect more and more real data. However, Huang Xu only had an idea at the moment. Whether it could be implemented or not, he needed to go back and discuss it with his uncle and do some research.

After finishing his tour of the Malatang shops, Huang Xu drove to his sauerkraut fish store.

However, this time after entering the store, Huang Xu did not identify himself. Instead, he ordered a set meal like an ordinary customer and sat down.

Since the store here has just opened and the staff are all from the company, the possibility of falsification of data is not very high.

However, Huang Xu needs to investigate what the customers’ specific dining experience is like and whether these people follow his requirements.

Fortunately, although he was the boss of the company, his uncle had always been the one doing the work, and few people knew him, so his identity was not discovered.

After Huang Xu ordered the set meal and sat down, he secretly took out his mobile phone and started counting the time.

He needs to record the store's food delivery speed.

When he was boasting to the franchisees earlier, he said that this business model allowed for very fast delivery. If there was no one in front, the food would not be served in more than five minutes.

So Huang Xu just sat there and waited quietly to see if he could reach this speed.

However, the final result did not disappoint Huang Xu. After Huang Xu placed his order, the waiter took only a little more than three minutes to bring out the sauerkraut fish set meal he had just ordered.

You place your order yourself, then the front desk sends the order to the kitchen, the kitchen receives the order and processes it, and then the waiter serves it to the table.

It only took more than three minutes to serve the dishes, and the speed was indeed quite good.

Seeing this situation, Huang Xu nodded with satisfaction, and in his heart, he gave this store a satisfactory evaluation.

As for the taste, Huang Xu didn't think there would be any changes.

After all, they are all semi-finished products. They are just heated up in the store. As long as the operating procedures are followed, there will be almost no problems.

However, just when Huang Xu finished his meal and was about to leave, two girls suddenly came in, and their conversation attracted Huang Xu's attention.

The girl with long hair followed a girl with short hair with a helpless look on her face.

"Minzhen, you've been eating this for several days. Can't we try a different food?"

“But it’s really delicious.”

The girl with short hair looked back at her companion and then asked back.

"For only 6,000 won, you can eat all you can, and there are so many different dishes. Do you have any other recommendations?"

"Uh, there really isn't one."

The girl with long hair opened her mouth and finally shook her head helplessly.

"Although there are four or five flavors to choose from, it's a bit monotonous to eat this all the time."

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"Is it a bit monotonous?"

"But isn't it like this here in Korea?"

Huang Xu listened to the discussion between the two and asked himself thoughtfully.

It’s no wonder that he had such doubts, but because the restaurants in Korea are quite weird.

I don’t know if it’s because supplies were scarce in the past, or because the cooking methods are relatively simple, but in any case, many of the restaurants here don’t offer very many dishes.

There are even some restaurants that basically only offer one or a few dishes.

Therefore, Huang Xu also followed this idea during the early preparations and only made one dish, sauerkraut fish, but with several different flavors.

But after all, they are all pickled fish, and there is no essential difference.

Originally Huang Xu was very proud of his design, but after listening to the two girls' excited discussion, he suddenly discovered a blind spot.

Why do I have to follow the practices in Korea?

Indeed, many restaurants in Korea only have a few dishes, and we have become accustomed to it.

But you don't have to follow their practices.

You can obviously add a few more dishes and provide more choices, so why don’t you do it yourself?

Besides, wasn’t his original goal to turn this place into the favorite canteen of the Korean working class?

So after Huang Xu left the store and got in the car, he did not set off immediately, but sat there thinking about what other dishes could be made in the sauerkraut fish shop.

But after thinking for a while, Huang Xu gave up.

It’s not that I can’t think of it, but it’s a bit redundant to think about it now.

Their franchise stores are just starting up now, and sauerkraut fish is still a very new thing for the Korean market.

Even if there is a need to add more dishes, it will be a long time before that happens.

Moreover, I can't just believe the other party just because of what these two girls said. Everything still depends on the final reaction of the market.

So after Huang Xu pondered for a moment in the car, he looked at the time and drove towards Haha's Music Bar in Mapo District.

As a result, his car had just driven to the door and had not yet stopped when he saw Ha Dongxun walking quickly to greet him.

"You're here, Xiaoxu. Come in, please come in."

"Haha, you're too polite."

Huang Xu was still a little uncomfortable looking at the enthusiastic Ha Dongxun.

"We are already so familiar with each other, let's not do this anymore."

"It's a rare occasion for you to come here, so I have to treat you well."

He Dongxun did not give Huang Xu a chance to delay. After Huang Xu got off the car, he directly pulled him towards the inside of the hotel.

"You haven't been here for a while. Do you want to come and inspect your restaurant?"

"Haha, you're joking. Now that you and Jong Kook are here, why should I worry?"

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Just as Huang Xu was about to go to the appointment and was chatting with Ha Dongxun, in an apartment in Yongsan District.

Kim Taeyeon, who had just finished exercising and washed up, stretched out her limbs and collapsed on the sofa in the living room.

Sunny handed over the beer she had just taken out of the refrigerator.

"Have a drink."

"Thank you, Sunny."

Kim Taeyeon took the beer, thanked Sunny, and then opened it and put it directly to her mouth.

"Ah~ha~, I feel completely resurrected!"

"Yeah, a cold beer after a workout is really great!"

Sunny saw how Kim Taeyeon was enjoying it, so she quickly took a sip herself, and then asked Kim Taeyeon.

"Is it the right decision to come here today?"

"If you were back in the dorm, you wouldn't feel this way."

"Okay, okay, you're most comfortable here, okay?"

Kim Taeyeon looked at Sunny helplessly and smiled, but didn't say anything else.

Doesn't she know that it would be more comfortable to exercise here with Sunny?
There are only two of them here. Although the space is not as big as a professional gym, it is enough for them to use.

After all, Huang Xu purchased the equipment based on the needs of two or three people at the beginning.

Therefore, the two of them can be said to be very relaxed when they are working out.

And most importantly, there are no onlookers or people chatting me up when I exercise in the gym outside, and I don’t have to worry about my image. This feeling of letting myself go is really great.

Just think about it, after exercising you can take a nice hot bath and have a cold beer. Who can resist this feeling?

In addition to these, you can also enjoy a variety of delicious food and play various gaming equipment.

This feeling made Kim Taeyeon reluctant to leave.

Sunny looked at Kim Taeyeon's enjoying expression and smiled knowingly, then sent out the most deadly temptation.

"Taeyeon, I just learned several cocktails, do you want to try them?"

"New cocktail?"

Kim Taeyeon looked at Sunny and didn't notice anything unusual on her face. She just nodded excitedly.

"I want to drink."

"But don't get the ones with too much alcohol. I want something fruity."

"Don't worry, I won't let you get drunk."

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"What's going on? Why is she so drunk?"

It was past twelve o'clock in the morning. Huang Xu, who had just returned to the apartment after a banquet, looked at Kim Taeyeon lying unconscious on the sofa. He shook his head helplessly and then looked at Sunny.

"Did you get her to drink?"

"What? Am I that kind of person?"

Sunny, who was also a little drunk at this time, rolled her eyes at Huang Xu and then explained:
"With her alcohol tolerance, do she still need me to pour her wine?"

"I can't drink much, but I still insist on drinking. Who can I blame?"

"Okay, she's still so stubborn?"

Huang Xu took a look at the various wine bottles and cocktail making materials on their table. When he looked at Kim Taeyeon, his expression was full of sympathy.

Kim Taeyeon can only drink beer and soju, why would she try this cocktail?

Just because it contains fruit juice and tastes smooth, can you do whatever you want?

Doesn't she know that although the amount of wine may not seem like much, once mixed, it will become much stronger?
When Sunny heard Huang Xu say that Kim Taeyeon was stubborn, she nodded in agreement.

"She is just stubborn."

"By the way, you didn't drink too much today, did you?"

"Don't worry, with their alcohol tolerance, they are still a little short of getting me drunk."

After Huang Xu made a little gesture, he sat next to Sunny and hugged her.

"What about you? I see you've been drinking quite a bit, too."

"Hey, I'm fine too."

Sunny sat in Huang Xu's arms, carefully observed Huang Xu's condition, and then asked Huang Xu.

"Since you're not drunk, why not try the cocktail I made?"

"Sure, let me try your cooking and see how good our Sunny's bartending skills are."

Looking at the excited Sunny, although Huang Xu already felt the effects of the alcohol, he still did not say no.

Anyway, we're home now, so what if I drink too much?

When Sunny saw that Huang Xu agreed, she also spoke to Huang Xu with full confidence.

"Then just wait. I will let you taste my cooking skills today."

After saying that, Sunny stood up from Huang Xu's arms and started to get busy on the table.

While busy, he asked Huang Xu.

"Do you like fruity flavors? Or the purer ones?"

"Would you like to try my favorite strawberry milk?"

"I'm fine with either. Just adjust it according to your idea."

Seeing the enthusiastic Sunny, Huang Xu naturally would not spoil her fun and let her perform freely.

But after that, he first stood up and took a bottle of mineral water from the side, drank it directly into his stomach, and regained a little consciousness.

Then he took out a thinner blanket and covered Kim Taeyeon's fair belly, whose nude body was already exposed. Then he waited quietly for the finished product that Sunny would wait for.

What he didn't see was that although Sunny was mixing the cocktails with her head down, the smile on the corner of her mouth revealed a hint of weirdness.

One can even see a little bit of pride in the conspiracy's success.

Soon, Sunny made a glass of pink and harmless-looking cocktail and handed it to Huang Xu.

"Okay, Sunny's special, strawberry bomb is served."

(End of this chapter)