Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 426 - 425: New Prospects

The birthday party began as scheduled, and Ye Mingyue really had quite a few friends, including Chinese, white, and black people.

However, everyone was having a very pleasant conversation.

Holding a party is just that way, Gu Xiaoqing felt she wasn’t quite suited for parties, as she was busily preparing the food nonstop.

"Oh my God, what is this, why does it taste so good?!"

A black student curiously tried Gu Xiaoqing’s soup dumplings and shouted out in an eardrum-piercingly loud voice.

"This steak is really good. Jenny, where did you order this from? You must share the address with us!"

Another white woman took a bite of the steak and was instantly amazed at its taste, not only was the steak excellent, but the preparation techniques were impressive, and it was grilled perfectly.

"Mm-hmm, this egg tart tastes so authentic, done to perfection, even my family’s private chef couldn’t make something with this texture, oh my!"

"Oh, what kind of spicy sauce is this? Jenny, where did you get it from, did you return to the country? Why didn’t you bring some back for me? Not cool!"

A Chinese friend of Ye Mingyue’s instantly recognized the sauce on the side wasn’t something an American could make, and immediately guessed the flavor came from home.

Ye Mingyue saw her friends being drawn to the delicious food and felt immensely proud; she thought the greatest thing she ever did in life was instinctually helping Gu Xiaoqing when she saw her feeling lost at the entrance of Columbia University.

"Of course not, all thanks to my good friend——Gu Xiaoqing!"

Jenny quickly pulled out Gu Xiaoqing and introduced her to everyone.

Soon, Ye Mingyue’s friends all came over to greet her, and some even hoped Gu Xiaoqing would host a party for them if she had time, offering to pay twice the rate of a private chef.

Ye Mingyue continued to tell the tale of Gu Xiaoqing coming alone to the United States, and passing all exams within a month.

She was confident that Gu Xiaoqing would become her schoolmate.

Among Ye Mingyue’s friends amazed by Gu Xiaoqing’s culinary skills, a young teacher teaching at Columbia couldn’t believe it at first.

After conversing with Gu Xiaoqing for a while and asking some questions, he was stunned and asked, "Are you really just new to the United States? Never encountered exams here before?"

The perfection of Ye Mingyue’s party made her incredibly happy.

Before leaving, many people left their contact information for Gu Xiaoqing, inviting her to their places.

"This is a classmate of mine from Stanford University in computer science, they also wanted to invite you over to host a party."

Ye Mingyue blinked and said, "Not a cheap price though!"

"Mm, money is not an issue, Miss Gu."

One of the Chinese nodded, saying with a hint of boyish shyness.

"Mm, I might only have time after handling matters here, I am here to apply to university after all."

Gu Xiaoqing wasn’t lacking money; her primary goal now is to get into Columbia University.

"That’s not a problem, we’re not in a hurry. But, Miss Gu, with your skills, why would you want to go to university?"

The three Stanford students were very curious.

They believed Gu Xiaoqing could definitely find a very good job with her skills. Going to university means spending money, and they couldn’t understand it.

"Jason, that’s a private matter."

Ye Mingyue said discontentedly.

The boy gave a regretful smile and apologized, "Sorry, I wasn’t considerate enough. We should be heading off now, let’s chat next time when you visit Stanford University. We look forward to welcoming you."

Most of the guests had left, and Gu Xiaoqing and Ye Mingyue started tidying things up.

The room was a mess, and the two worked till late night to get it all done.

Ye Mingyue was so tired her back couldn’t straighten anymore; she sat on the carpet leaning against the sofa, unable to move.

"Right, Xiaoqing, think about it. If we collaborated, you bring your culinary skills, and I provide the ideas, we could specialize in hosting parties. What do you think?"

It was after receiving invitations today that Ye Mingyue thought up this money-making opportunity. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"Hmm, would it work?"

"Of course, you don’t understand, parties are frequent here. Yet not everyone can handle them well, so there’s actually a market for this. Like Jason and his friends, do you know why they came to my party?"

Ye Mingyue blinked and smiled as she asked Gu Xiaoqing.

Gu Xiaoqing shook her head.

"Take a guess?"

"You’re really close friends?" Gu Xiaoqing thought that was the only answer.

Ye Mingyue shook her head and revealed a proud smile, "Wrong, although Jason once pursued me, he was too boring for my likings. He’s the type who just looks at code and is very unpopular within the school. Those in computer science are generally not favored by girls."

"Huh?"

Indeed, here at school, girls like prominent figures, who aren’t necessarily excellent academically. Most girls don’t like someone like Jason who is rigid and not romantic.

Of course, it’s a different story back home.

Domestic schools firstly value academic performance.

But here, academic performance is secondary; to win a girl’s heart, one must be strong, romantic, and artistically inclined, like being knowledgeable about music.

"They want to impress girls, and having a venue where they can showcase their abilities is crucial. Here, the success of a party and its ability to attract people is one of the standards to measure capability. That’s why they’re willing to spend big money inviting us to host their parties. Got it?"

Gu Xiaoqing nodded, it seemed indeed a good money-making opportunity.

Some quick cash could prepare her for the future.

"By the way, Mingyue, can you check the price of that small store near the McDonald’s not far from the school for me?"

"What are you up to?"

Ye Mingyue looked at Gu Xiaoqing in surprise.

"I want to open a shop."

"Huh?"

"Just now, Jason asked me why I am insistent on applying to university, would you like to know?"

Gu Xiaoqing smiled slightly, as it wasn’t something to hide, she didn’t mind telling this good friend.

"Mm, I am a bit curious as well."

"Because I was expelled from my previous university."

"Why?"

"I once started a milk tea company, franchised. Not sure if you’ve heard of it..."

Gu Xiaoqing started from the beginning, mentioning that the supplies from Hong Kong were from a rather famous company, though Ye Mingyue might not know of it.

After hearing Gu Xiaoqing’s story, Ye Mingyue was instantly furious.