Love? The Reborn Me Just Wants to Obtain Rewards

Chapter 44: Chapter 44: Sign and seal, from now on you are mine

Huh?!

How did the favorability suddenly jump to 40 out of nowhere?

Su Huai was a bit puzzled, so he turned and glanced at Chen Nuanhan.

The little princess was frowning, seemingly lost in thought and not in the best of moods.

Oh, seeing you in a bad mood suddenly makes me feel much better…

Su Huai opened the panel and took a quick look.

Of course, Mr. Tongzi’s original words weren’t that, but a very serious notification: Chen Nuanhan’s favorability rating has increased to 40 points, earning a new lottery opportunity.

If the system was being serious, then the one being… cough, not serious, could only be…

The sour plum drink was served, and Su Huai didn’t have time to think more about it, so he temporarily put it aside.

“Come on, everyone, have a taste.”

Su Huai poured a small cup for each of the girls from room 515, reminding them, “Currently there are three types, the difference is in the sweetness, please score them.”

Li Chengguo, the bun shop attendant, and Wu Qizi also stood aside and tried it out for themselves.

“Um…”

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After only one sip, Li Chengguo frowned, obviously not very satisfied: “Su, did you add too little sugar? I taste a hint of Chinese medicine…”

Wu Qizi explained with a smile, “That’s the flavor of orange peel and mint, is it too strong? The pot you tried has the lowest sweetness level.”

After saying this, Wu Qizi took a sip of each, smacked his lips, and made a declaration, “Number 3 is pretty standard. Just add 10g of honey when sealing the cups, and the flavor will almost reach perfection.”

“Are you kidding me? How much would that increase the cost?!”

Li Chengguo’s first reaction was skepticism, then suddenly it dawned on him: Why the hell do I, a man with a fixed income, care how high your costs are?

So he quickly changed his tone, “But for the students, the taste really should be made a bit better…”

Very good, you know how to do business.

Su Huai smiled and also sipped a mouthful, rolling it slowly over his tongue.

In the end, he shook his head.

“No, the crystallized sugar in the version for sale needs to be reduced even more…”

“What?!”

Li Chengguo was stunned. How could this kid be even more of a cutthroat merchant than himself?

Wu Qizi, on the other hand, didn’t have so many thoughts and humbly asked for advice, “Are you trying to create a noticeable difference in taste from the mainstream products on the market?”

“Our school’s primary customer base is female students.”

Su Huai laid out the logic simply and straightforwardly.

“For girls, sweetness is an irresistible delight, but low sugar is the trump card that can spark a mass craze.”

Wow, just wow!

The two middle-aged men, together nearly a hundred years old, exchanged shocked glances, feeling like they’d been schooled by the young upstart.

Su Huai continued leisurely, “To appeal to girls, taking the product’s characteristics to the extreme is important.

The base version will continue to reduce sugar, highlighting its natural purity and low sweetness, retaining the maximum herbal aroma, more refreshing and less likely to cause palate fatigue, and less likely to trigger girls’ resistance.

Meanwhile, the high-sugar version should further increase the proportion of honey, creating a sweeter taste and a stronger osmanthus fragrance.”

“Can it really work?”

Li Chengguo was still somewhat skeptical.

So Su Huai tilted his head towards the girls, “You can ask them yourselves later.”

At that moment, Chen Nuanhan and the others had also tried the different sweetness levels of sour plum drink. To give them a more direct experience, Su Huai had deliberately poured a fourth cup—high-sugar Number 3, to which he added natural osmanthus honey brought by Wu Qizi.

“How is it?” Su Huai asked gently, “Can you come to a consensus?”

Chen Nuanhan hesitated and shook her head, “It doesn’t seem quite right…”

“What’s not right?”

Biting her lip, Chen Nuanhan replied, “Personally, I feel that the ones with less sweetness are more refreshing. Hu Manli likes high sweetness with honey, Shengnan insists on medium sweetness, Xiaomi can accept all of them, and the remaining two are indecisively swaying.”

As expected.

Su Huai smiled, not finding anything amiss.

Women, who can deliberate over a meal, how could they possibly converge on liking the same flavor?

Chen Nuanhan felt somewhat embarrassed and took the initiative to apologize to Su Huai, “I’m sorry, it seems like I haven’t been able to help you at all, instead, I may have caused you trouble…”

“Not at all, I have nothing to be troubled about.”

Su Huai waved his hand gently and then addressed the girls seriously, “What if I told you that these are actually two different products with different functions?”

“What?!”

Everyone was dumbfounded, their minds a mushy mess.

Su Huai didn’t keep them in suspense any longer and prompted with a hint and a bit of guidance, “Forget the intermediate state. Actually, we only have two products.

The low-sugar refreshing version is made on-site from natural Chinese herbal medicine, healthy and low in sugar, cooling and heat-clearing, not sweet or greasy, and very low in calories, suitable for drinking in large amounts in hot weather without fear of gaining weight.

The honey-added version also has the effect of clearing heat and refreshing, but more importantly, it can supplement sugar and nutrients during military training, maintain the body’s electrolyte balance, stimulate appetite, and it’s just 1 yuan more expensive.”

“Now, which kind would you buy?”

This time, four girls answered in unison, “The version with honey!”

Dandong Girl complained, “Military training is so exhausting, I feel like my blood sugar is plummeting. I definitely need to replenish!”

Bai Huitian and Shu Shengnan, however, turned their heads to support the low-sugar, heat-relieving version.

“No way, I’m too afraid of gaining weight, I really dare not drink it.”

“I won’t choose the medium-sugar one either. I didn’t feel guilty until you mentioned it, but now I do.”

Su Huai spread his hands with a smile, “See, isn’t the effect different now?”

“But that’s not right…” Li Chengguo’s face crumpled like a bun, “But now there are even more people who like high-sugar!”

“That’s because the freshmen need the sugar for their military training.”

Su Huai explained briefly, reminding him, “What you should pay attention to is whether their desire to buy has become stronger and more resolute.”

A few girls still didn’t understand, such as Dandong Girl, Little Potato, Xiaomi, and Bai Huitian, but the rest had a sudden epiphany.

Oh, Li Chengguo excluded.

His CPU had been completely crushed.

Wu Qizi gave a thumbs-up, “Su, your line of thinking is brilliant.”

Shu Shengnan’s eyes shone with admiration as she quietly muttered to Chen Nuanhan, “Wow, your classmate is really smart!”

Chen Nuanhan pursed her lips, smiling gently, a feeling she couldn’t quite name blooming in her heart.

Not understanding, Dandong Girl became anxious and pestered her, “What’s the deal? What exactly does it mean?”

Unable to explain clearly, she deflected the question to Su Huai, “Go ask him!”

At the same time, she looked at Su Huai with her bright, flickering eyes, seemingly eagerly anticipating.

Dandong Girl was anything but shy, and she asked outright.

“Uncle, what exactly is going on here?”

If it were a real twenty-year-old youngster, he would undoubtedly be eager to unravel the mystery and start boasting nonstop.

Who would refuse the opportunity to showcase their abilities in front of their ‘moonlight’?

But Su Huai played it cool, his eyes twinkling with mischief, “Trade secret. Unless you’re willing to help, persuade Chen Nuanhan to start working for me right away, otherwise we can only talk after military training.”

Without a second thought, Dandong Girl sold Chen Nuanhan out.

“Take her away! Quick, no dawdling!”

She laughed as she pushed Chen Nuanhan toward Su Huai, “From now on, Nuannuan is yours, command and use her as you wish! But yeah, you’ve got to pay her enough!”

Good grief!

What kind of savage talk was that?

Su Huai was taken aback, the girls erupted in laughter, and the atmosphere suddenly reverted to that of average eighteen-year-olds.

However, interestingly enough, even though Chen Nuanhan vigorously fought back against Dandong Girl, she never looked at Su Huai.

She just kept saying, “Why don’t you go?”

The girls clamored around her, “Su has to want us too, right? You are the only one who can do this job!”

She blushed, looking even more beautiful than usual.

Well, at least it wasn’t as calm, collected, and indifferent as it would have been with juniors and seniors.

Looking at Chen Nuanhan, who still seemed somewhat juvenile, Su Huai felt a strong sense of fantasy.

He had forgotten when it started, but she always liked to give Su Huai hints that seemed quite biased, yet when they grew too close, she would decisively pull back.

In their previous life, she had told Su Huai more than once, “We can’t be, I don’t feel that way about you, don’t waste your time on me.”

Yet she would always call Su Huai out when she needed him, “I’m feeling down, come out and keep me company!”

If she didn’t know how beautiful she was, Su Huai could understand and forgive.

Friends, after all!

In the Northeast, quite a few forthright and not-so-pretty girls often have very close male friends in their lives.

But did she really not know the power of her allure?

Heh.

Su Huai scoffed inwardly and pulled out a blank sheet of paper for her to sign.

“Sign here, stamp here! From today on, you are my number one employee~~~”

Everyone thought it was a joke as Chen Nuanhan rolled her beautiful eyes, grabbed the pen, and scribbled her signature, playfully reproaching, “Your virtue!”

Su Huai folded the paper, tucked it away carefully, and then touched her pointedly, “You dare to sign a blank paper? Guess what I’ll write on it?”

The girls burst into laughter, none truly taking it seriously, but all finding it fun.

Chen Nuanhan’s heart, however, shuddered, her curiosity and wild guesses running rampant uncontrollably.

Because the current Su Huai was too unfamiliar to her and was starting to seem dangerous, no longer just an old classmate and fellow villager who could be easily dismissed.

Yet…

At the very moment when she was most anguished, Su Huai suddenly turned serious again.