19 Turnover (1/2)
Qiu Chen and three other friends all arrived at the restaurant just moments after it opened for dinner. Seeing that no customers were present, they sat down by the table nearest to the door and began their act again.
When Jiang Feng saw them acting like customers naturally, he was speechless.
They should've majored in acting instead.
The first customer of the night was the girl with her boyfriend from lunch time. But this time she came alone without her boyfriend.
”Give me a serving of Braised Pork Intestine,” the girl ordered and sat down by the window seat. ”Is the Sour Prune Juice still free?”
”Sorry, we ran out of juice,” Jiang Feng apologized. ”We're giving out free congee instead. Pork Congee with Preserved Egg or Black Rice Congee?”
”Black Rice Congee!” the girl immediately replied. ”And a bowl of rice too.”
Upon hearing the girl's order, Liu Zixuan couldn't help but stare at her for her huge appetite.
The girl noticed Liu Zixuan's stare and asked, ”Are you guys students from A University too?”
Liu Zixuan nodded.
”The food here is excellent, right? Too bad it's a little expensive,” the girl started a conversation with them.
”Not at all,” Liu Zixuan smiled. ”This restaurant belongs to our club president's family. They bought the whole shop, and now they are seriously in debt.”
”Your club president? Which club are you in?” the girl asked out of curiosity.
”Chinese Chess,” Liu Zixuan replied and came up with an idea. ”Do you want to join us? Members can get a discount here… How much was it again?”
”10%,” Jiang Feng answered as he came out with a bowl of Black Rice Congee. ”Members of the Chinese Chess Club can get a 10% discount.”
There were only eight members in the club in total. The only freshman they had managed to sway into the club the year before was Liu Zixuan. Since there weren't many activities going on in the club most of the time, they would just gather to have a chat or have a friendly match. Their club never gained any reputation on the campus nor won any competitions.
They needed more members if they wanted the club to survive.
”Really? Let me introduce myself first! I'm Liu Qian, I major in Chinese Language and Literature,” the girl quickly introduced herself. ”Can I add you on WeChat? I'll fill in the form for the club in a day or two.”
”Do you know how to play?” Jiang Feng asked. Even if they lacked members, there was no way they could recruit a person who did not have experience playing chess.
”Of course! I play with my dad all the time!” Liu Qian replied.
”Good! Welcome to the Chinese Chess Club! I'm the president, Jiang Feng,” Jiang Feng introduced himself.
”Nice to meet you. I'm the vice-president, Qiu Chen,” Qiu Chen came over to introduce himself too when he overheard the conversation.
”I'm Liu Zixuan.”
”Zhao Yang.”
”Zhao Yu.”
The other three introduced themselves too.
”Hey, Zhao Yu, get our new member her application form,” Qiu Chen ordered.
”Oh, right!” Zhao Yu smiled embarrassedly and took out a form and pen for Liu Qian.
”…”
Liu Qian was rendered a little speechless. She wondered what kind of club would actually have application forms with them all the time.
After Liu Qian had filled up the form under Qiu Chen's ”supervision,” she finally set her eyes on the congee.
Liu Qian rarely ate congee and chose the Black Rice Congee because it was sweet. She didn't know much about congee either. All she could tell from the look of the congee was that it looked tasty. The rice was sticky, and the sweet aroma was evident.
Liu Qian ate one spoonful, and the congee slid down her throat. The congee wasn't hot but warm. Oats were added into the congee to give it another texture and sweetness.