Chapter 397 - 245: The Air of Youthful Hormones (Part 2)

"Junjun, see that Weiwei Xian breakfast shop? My brother used to run his shop there."

"It does seem a lot worse."

"Isn’t it? I’m starting to suspect my brother’s being kept by a rich old woman. How else could he have gotten so rich all of a sudden?"

"Didn’t Brother Jiang say he developed a new recipe and that’s why the noodle shop took off?"

"Look at you, always defending my brother." Li Yueting said, her eyes narrowing.

"Tell me, has my brother been secretly bringing you here for noodles?"

"No, no, no, he hasn’t!" Xu Yingjun quickly denied. "You’ve never even been, so how could I have?"

"Keep pretending. Who knows how many times you two have gone out alone when I’m not around."

Xu Yingjun felt a pang of guilt, afraid that the more she said, the more she’d mess up.

The two of them arrived at the noodle shop, and Zhou Xiaoli recognized Xu Yingjun at a glance.

"You’re here! Have a seat."

"Huh?"

"You know her?"

"Of course. Our boss brought her here before."

Li Yueting looked at Xu Yingjun with a playful expression.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Didn’t a certain someone say she’s never been here? What do you have to say about this?"

"I’ve only been here once," Xu Yingjun said sheepishly.

"Once is still ’here before,’ isn’t it?"

"But I..."

"Brother Jiang."

Seeing Lin Jiang approach, Zhou Xiaoli went over to greet him.

"You two were pretty fast."

"AHEM, AHEM, AHEM..."

Li Yueting coughed a few times. "Some people have got some nerve, huh? Pretending to be all innocent while sneaking around behind my back. I, his own sister, have never even eaten here, but he’s already brought someone else."

"She’s a sister too. Isn’t it perfectly normal for her to eat here?"

"If she counts as a sister, what does that make me?"

"A very ordinary relative."

"Damn it, I should just kick you to death."

Xu Yingjun stood to the side, feeling secretly delighted.

Lin Jiang led the two to an empty table, ordered a bowl of noodles for each of them, and added on two side dishes and two glasses of plum juice.

Lin Jiang wasn’t in a hurry to ask about the cheerleading. It could wait until he was driving them back.

When the noodles were served, Li Yueting took a sniff and her appetite soared.

"This smells incredible."

After one bite, Li Yueting gave it her highest praise. "No wonder so many people come here. It’s absolutely delicious. It’s just a little far away, so I can’t come often."

"I’ll open one at your school’s gate in the future, then you can go whenever you want."

"Bro, I love you~"

"I love you too, my very ordinary relative."

"Damn it! Any more of this and I’m going to kill someone. And it’s not a crime if a crazy person commits murder."

"Even food can’t shut you up."

Li Yueting was a bit hungry. SLURP, SLURP. The bowl of noodles was empty in no time.

Xu Yingjun ate very slowly, like a proper lady, and still had half a bowl left.

"Brother, can you make a pan-fried steak rice? I want to bring a portion back for Teacher Shen so she can try it too."

"Let me ask Teacher Shen if she’s eaten first. If she has, she won’t be able to eat it even if we bring it back," Xu Yingjun said.

"After all this time, have you still not figured out Teacher Shen’s personality? She never accepts favors from us. Last time I bought her a coffee, I had to force it into her hands. If you ask if she’s eaten, she’ll definitely guess that we’re planning to buy her something. Even if she hasn’t eaten, she’ll swear she has," Li Yueting said.

"So, we should just bring it back directly. Even if she really did eat lunch, she can just heat it up for dinner."

"You have a point."

Lin Jiang thought for a moment. ’Shen Qingqiu really does seem to be that kind of person.’

"You guys wait here. I’ll have the kitchen make a portion for her."

"Okay."

A few minutes later, the pan-fried steak rice was ready.

Lin Jiang also packed a box of soy-braised beef and a cup of plum juice for her, getting it all ready to-go.

"Brother, your plum juice is so good. I’m taking a cup to go."

"Get it yourself. I don’t have time to wait on you."

"I can go."

"Hmph, hmph. See? Our Junjun is the best."

After getting the plum juice, the three of them left with their things.

"Brother, if you’re busy, you can go ahead. The two of us can just take a taxi back."

"I’m not busy. I’ll give you a ride."

"That works too. You two can use this as an opportunity for a date. Don’t worry, I promise I won’t be a third wheel."

Xu Yingjun’s face turned slightly red at her words. She followed Lin Jiang quietly, not daring to say much.

The three of them got in the car, and Lin Jiang drove them to Jiaoda.

"I’m heading off first. Won’t get in the way of your date. Bye-bye."

Li Yueting took her things and tactfully made her exit.

"Brother Jiang, you should get to your work. I won’t take up any more of your time."

Although she was reluctant to see him go, Xu Yingjun knew Lin Jiang was a busy man and she couldn’t take up too much of his time.

"My work is right here with you."

"With me?"

Xu Yingjun’s heart suddenly started to race.

’Is Brother Jiang going to give me private lessons again?’

’I’m so excited! I suddenly don’t want to go study anymore...’

The thought sprouted in Xu Yingjun’s mind and quickly turned into a sticky-sweet fantasy.

"How about we go back to that hotel? It’s not far from school, so we can save a lot of time..." Xu Yingjun said in a small voice.

"Or we could go back to my place. Tongtong probably won’t be back, and all my cute lingerie is at home..."

Huh?

’Did she misunderstand me?’

"When I said my work was with you, I meant I had something to consult you about, not that I was going to give you private lessons," Lin Jiang said with a smile.

"Ah, this..."

Xu Yingjun’s face felt like a furnace. She lowered her head, not daring to look up.

’This is so embarrassing. How did my mind jump to that right away?’

’What if Brother Jiang misunderstands and thinks I’m some kind of girl with a huge libido?’

"Brother Jiang, what did you want to ask me?"

"Last time we were out shopping, didn’t we run into your junior? She said Jiaoda was holding a cheerleading competition. Has that event happened yet?"

"It starts the day after tomorrow."

Xu Yingjun looked at Lin Jiang. "Brother Jiang, why are you asking about this?"

"I’ve invested in a product and I’m planning to host a national cheerleading competition. I want to partner with universities, so I was thinking of talking to that person, Wang Zixuan, first, and then find the teacher in charge of the event to see if we can cooperate."

"That’s a great idea! I can help you contact Zixuan, but I can’t help with the teachers. I don’t know any of them."

Xu Yingjun said, "But we could ask Teacher Shen, or I could just pass a message along for you."

"No, let’s not trouble her with this. She’s a teacher and you’re students. Her job is to teach and yours is to learn. It’s best not to mix in other things. I’ll figure this out myself."

Normally, this kind of work is handled by the university’s student union or the Youth League committee.

Shen Qingqiu might be impressive, but this is Jiaoda; there’s no shortage of impressive people here.

Even though she might have great potential for the future, she doesn’t have much say right now. Asking her to do this would only burn through her limited connections.

’I can talk to Wang Zixuan first and get a feel for the situation.’

’If the student union is in charge of the event, this will be easy.’

’If it’s the Youth League committee, it’ll take more effort.’

’I can avoid using Shen Qingqiu’s connections, but I don’t have to be so polite about using other people’s.’

’All things considered, Liu Tieqiang might be a good choice. With his status at Jiaoda, pulling a few strings should be a piece of cake.’

RING RING RING—

Just then, Xu Yingjun’s phone rang.

"Speak of the devil. Zixuan is calling me."

Xu Yingjun answered the call and put it on speaker.

"Zixuan."

"Hey, senior! What are you up to? Are you in class?"

"I have a class tonight. What’s up?"

"Is your review schedule tight? Are you tired from studying? Want to come over here and relax with us for a bit?"

"Okay, sure. Where are you guys?"

"We’re in the activity room on the second floor of the gym. You’ll see us as soon as you get here."

"Okay, I’ll head over."

After hanging up, Xu Yingjun looked at Lin Jiang.

"Brother Jiang, what are you doing?"

"It’s pretty hot out. I’m buying them some coffee."

"Okay."

Soon, Lin Jiang had finished ordering the coffee.

"Brother Jiang, let’s go over now."

"Okay."

Led by Xu Yingjun, the two of them arrived at the activity room on the second floor of the gym.

Xu Yingjun stood at the door and peeked her head in. Lin Jiang took the opportunity to glance inside as well.

Inside were a dozen or so girls, most wearing yoga pants and simple tank tops. They were on the floor, practicing some dance moves, the air thick with youthful energy.

"Ah! Senior brought her boyfriend!"

Wang Zixuan exclaimed, and the other girls’ attention was drawn to the doorway as they all looked over.

"Wow! That guy is so handsome!"