Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 427 - 426: A Bolt from the Blue

"This is too outrageous, how can there be such a school, such a society! I’ve heard of the company you ordered from, after all, my dad works in this field. It’s a good company, no way the goods would have problems.

And that so-called school, expelling a talent like you just because of some rumors, is a trash school, doesn’t deserve to be called a university at all.

Xiaoqing, you did the right thing, what’s the big deal with that lousy university? Get into Columbia University, go back and slap those teachers in the face with your degree! No, no, I’ll go back with you, and we’ll slap them together!

With your talent, you could succeed in such an environment back home; you can do it here too. I’ll ask around for you tomorrow, I fully support you!"

Ye Mingyue finally understood why Gu Xiaoqing came to the United States alone, there was a story behind it.

She not only sympathized with Gu Xiaoqing, but also felt sorry for her, and was willing to help Gu Xiaoqing actively connect with her own friends.

She even offered to help Gu Xiaoqing find her father, to provide some legal advice and support.

Indeed, a lawyer can’t be dispensed with here.

Whether it’s opening a store or going to school, any problem usually involves consulting a lawyer. Ye Mingyue often called her own father for advice on many things, even though her father knew a lot about studying abroad.

After all, most of Ye Mingyue’s father’s business was corporate, helping some companies get out of legal trouble.

This was also the reason Ye Mingyue had heard of the milk tea company Gu Xiaoqing found in Hong Kong, because they had previously cooperated with her father in the United States, and she had also drunk their milk tea.

Even though she was preparing for a new start, Gu Xiaoqing felt she still needed to prepare thoroughly, it’s different here than back home. Would the tastes here align with what she’s making? Should she modify it? These were the challenges Gu Xiaoqing faced.

So, what was Gu Xiaoqing planning to do?

She was going back to her original business, buns!

"Mingyue, if you’re free, could you gather some of your friends to come over and try what I’ve made? Give some feedback."

This was different from when she used to buy meat filling, make them into buns, and sell them directly from a cart. Back then, people only cared about quantity; now, Gu Xiaoqing not only had to cater to local tastes but also study the ingredients to make improvements.

"No problem! How about we take them directly to the campus and let all the students try them out?"

Ye Mingyue suggested.

"Is that okay?"

Gu Xiaoqing doubted if they would get kicked out.

"No problem at all! I’ll talk to the teachers and say I’m writing a paper on young people’s tastes and food positioning, and need to do a research survey. It’ll be easy!"

Ye Mingyue had already thought about how to do it.

Gu Xiaoqing was delighted, if that’s the case, then it’s perfect. She didn’t mind spending a long time in the early stages, victory would only favor the prepared.

Next, Gu Xiaoqing busied herself with researching recipes, improving on traditional soup buns. Mainly focusing on improving the meat filling and the broth inside.

Of course, she didn’t neglect her studies, as the TOEFL exam was approaching.

This wasn’t difficult for Gu Xiaoqing, because after writing papers with Ye Mingyue, she had mastered a good amount of technical terms, more than enough to handle TOEFL.

Gu Xiaoqing first made two kinds: unleavened buns and buns with fermented dough. As for the broth, she used a pre-prepared bone soup as a base, then incorporated ingredients like crab roe to increase the thickness, and finally set it into a jelly-like consistency.

Being near the coast, there were ports and a rich variety of seafood products.

When the first batch of crab roe soup buns came out, Gu Xiaoqing went with Ye Mingyue to conduct research at Columbia University, as she had met quite a few friends there who were eager to help.

Of course, they didn’t miss the chance to indulge themselves.

The results were encouraging, the feedback was quite positive.

But Gu Xiaoqing wasn’t satisfied.

She started investigating whether to replace the bone soup with something like cheese, and how to improve the buns by ditching the traditional steaming method for one where they are brushed with honey and baked like bread.

And on the bun’s surface, dried plums were sprinkled, using the sour taste of Mei Zi to whet the diner’s appetite, as too much meat filling can be cloying.

Meanwhile, Gu Xiaoqing also made a shrimp paste version, combining local ingredients like caviar within.

Ye Mingyue enthusiastically immersed herself in Gu Xiaoqing’s venture; she seemed to really enjoy doing this kind of thing.

To make the research more comprehensive, Ye Mingyue visited nursing homes of different levels, and from upscale to basic kindergartens, to collect age-wide data.

She even interviewed people from various professions to determine the most suitable target group for Gu Xiaoqing’s products.

After a great deal of work, Gu Xiaoqing finished her SAT exam.

The scoring of the SAT is different from a regular domestic exam, the final score is the number of correct answers minus a quarter of the wrong answers’ number, then calculated according to a conversion table.

That year, the average score was 1000 (500 in English, 500 in Math), and the admission score line for the best universities in the United States was around 1400. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Even though Gu Xiaoqing focused mostly on her bun improvement venture later on, she still handled the test with ease, not even having time to check her own scores afterward, it was Ye Mingyue who took care of it for her.

When Ye Mingyue first learned of Gu Xiaoqing’s scores, she approached the working Gu Xiaoqing with a bit of disappointment.

"Xiaoqing, do you know how much you scored?"

Ye Mingyue asked in a heavy tone, with a hint of sadness in her voice...

Gu Xiaoqing, who was kneading dough, didn’t even look up, just replied, "It should be between 1400 and 1500."

Ye Mingyue was taken aback and couldn’t speak for a moment.

"How did you know?"

Initially, she intended to tease Gu Xiaoqing a bit, but her accurate guess of her score left Ye Mingyue almost speechless.

"You’re such a genius!"

Gu Xiaoqing was so confident her score was over 1400, and indeed, she scored above 1500, which was quite a blow to someone like Ye Mingyue, who grew up in the United States.

"Alright, never mind about those things, come and taste my newly developed buns." Gu Xiaoqing took the golden brown buns from the oven, the latest improved product.

Not only were milk and sugar added to the flour, but the golden brown after baking was more enticing, with the aroma of honey wafting, enticing the appetite.

Taking a bite into it, the subtle sweet and sour taste of Mei Zi opened up the appetite, another bite and the rich juice exploded in the mouth. Just like melted chocolate, Ye Mingyue savored it endlessly, exclaiming that it was ’so delicious’!