Reborn as a Superpower Girl in the 80s
Chapter 1271: Accompanying Daughter to the Competition

Chapter 1271: Chapter 1271: Accompanying Daughter to the Competition

He actually chose ’Jinyuan Garden’ as the restaurant.

Yusuf pointed to the signboard of Jinyuan Garden and said, "A friend told me that the food here is really good. Since Luo is Chinese, the three of us came here to accompany her to relive the taste of China. It’s an excellent opportunity for us to try Chinese cuisine as well, to see if it’s as great as they say."

Luo Qiao smiled, "I’m sure you won’t be disappointed."

As the four of them walked in, a very enthusiastic waiter came over to greet them: "How many in your party? Do you have a reservation?"

The staff member was Chinese, but spoke perfect American English. Seeing Luo Qiao walking behind, the waiter became even more enthusiastic.

And repeated the question in Chinese.

This branch of the restaurant opened later, and Luo Qiao had not visited before, so the waiter did not recognize her. However, the sight of Chinese customers clearly excited the young lady.

Yusuf mentioned the name of the reserved private room, and the girl led the guests to the location, where they were greeted by the service staff of the private room.

Luo Qiao had heard from Xiao Jingyu before: "Most of the staff are Chinese descendants."

The dishes here are all supplied by Yipin Base, and the taste is definitely much better than other places, which is why there are so many returning customers and the business has been booming since its opening.

All Jinyuan Garden outlets are company-owned stores, so there is no risk of rent hikes or being evicted by landlords.

Xiao Jingyu has somehow established connections with the local gangs; as a consequence, no one dares to mess with Jinyuan Garden, and by extension, no one dares to touch Yipin.

Jinyuan Garden and Yipin complement each other; where there is Yipin, there is Jinyuan Garden, and vice versa.

Because of the relationship with Xiao Jingyu, Wei Jun has also dealt with those people a few times and has agreed to supply them with fresh ingredients daily, of course, not for free but at the price provided to Jinyuan Garden.

Now, the security personnel at each Yipin Base are supplied from Shen Jianzhong back in China because Luo Qiao and Wei Jun do not feel at ease entrusting security to others.

When the dishes were served, Yusuf couldn’t wait to taste them. Being a food lover, he found kindred spirits in Emma and Steven.

Over the meal, everyone got to know each other better, and Luo Qiao felt that Yusuf was a decent person, at least with a proper set of values.

When it was time to pay the bill, Luo Qiao handed over a card to the waiter. Seeing the card, the waiter was slightly taken aback before smiling and saying, "President Luo, hello."

In Chinese, Luo Qiao said, "You’ve provided excellent service, keep up the good work."

The waiter respectfully replied, "Thank you for your compliments, President Luo. We will definitely try our best to serve every customer well."

Luo Qiao nodded with a smile, "Just calculate the bill at a 30% discount."

She couldn’t let the restaurant suffer losses, but since they were friends, she could not hide everything, and it was only right to reveal a bit of generosity.

Seeing the discounted bill, Yusuf shrugged and laughed, "I didn’t know such good deals existed."

Luo Qiao laughed, "I’m friends with the owner here."

With a look of realization, Yusuf said, "Then I’ll bring my friends here in the future to frequent your friend’s restaurant. The food here is really delicious."

After saying this, he even gave a thumbs up.

As they talked, they walked outside. Emma and Steven also added, "We’ll come back here again, the dishes are truly amazing."

In fact, Luo Qiao took their comments as polite gestures, but these three were indeed foodies and were quite earnest about it. They actually brought quite a few new customers to ’Jinyuan Garden’ afterwards.

Later, when Yusuf wasn’t busy, he would come over and dine out with the three of them, and the topics he discussed with Luo Qiao were mostly about martial arts and boxing.

Luo Qiao even mentioned this to Lu Yichen over the phone.

Though Lu Yichen didn’t say much, he thought to himself that the next time Yusuf came to China, he definitely wanted to spar with him.

He also increasingly hoped that time would pass more quickly, so his wife could finish her studies and return to China sooner, to never be apart again. He had had enough of solitary days.

He trusted Luo Qiao, yet he couldn’t help feeling an inexplicable hint of sourness in his heart, a tinge of jealousy.

That day, Luo Qiao made time especially to accompany her two daughters to New York to participate in an international youth piano competition. They were both placed in Group A, which consisted of children not exceeding seven years old, with a performance time of seven minutes.

Luo Qiao wanted them to experience such a grand event, but did not expect the two little ones to actually advance to the second round of the competition.

The competition organizers informed Luo Qiao to bring the children back next week for the second round.

Luo Qiao was thrilled: "You did really well. I’m proud of you."

Since the decision to join the competition was made just one day before the registration deadline, they hadn’t had much time to practice their performance pieces. Luo Qiao did not expect her daughters to improve so rapidly.

She had been busy with her lab work, preparing her doctoral thesis for the business school, and sometimes by the time she returned home, they had already gone to bed.

Advancing to the second round was surely due to their talent, and definitely also due to the children’s hard work during this period. She was genuinely overwhelmed with emotion and immediately called Lu Yichen.