"Sorry, did I bother you?" Asuna looked at Mu Fan in apology.
"No."
Mu Fan shook his head but he was secretly surprised, Asuna wasn't as arrogant as he imagined. On the contrary, she was treating people in a gentle and polite way.
This is so like a young lady who received an elite education since she was a child.
"hello, my name is Mu Fan. I am a new member of the club and I already got the approval of Tendou-san."
Mu Fan stood up and smiled as he introduced himself. Since he wanted to use the club for his plans, he needed to leave a good impression on the president of the club.
"Oh, a new member, hello, I'm Yuuki Asuna, Glad to meet you."
Mu Fan's gentle tone made Asuna let out a little sigh of relief and her alert went down slightly. How many boys tried to join the club? Too many and all of them only knew how to wash dishes. Although she was polite, she was still on alert toward strangers.
But since Tendou agreed, he shouldn't be like the other boys, right?
After she introduced herself to Mu Fan politely, she questioned: "Mu Fan, did you just meet Tendou-san?"
"Yes." Mu Fan nodded and said honestly: "Tendou-asn left because something happened and made me wait until you come back."
"Ah!" Hearing Mu Fan saying that Tendou left, Asuna couldn't help but let out a cry while covering her mouth with her hand and took out her phone and said to Mu Fan in apology: "Sorry Mu fan, can you wait for a bit?"
"Oh, sure!"
Mu Fan first glanced then nodded, apparently forming a good relationship with Asuna is what matters. So this time he shouldn't be bothered and simply stood there. However, his eyes stayed at the brand new phone in Asuna's hand, it was the latest mobile phone out there which was worth 400,000 yen.
'As expected of the daughter of the president of RECT.' he thought.
"Machi-san, have you had your lunch? Won't there be a problem if you didn't?" Asuna took her mobile phone and send a message to Tendou.
"Oh? Asuna, Don't worry I've already eaten."
"You ate?" Asuna was slightly surprised.
"Well, did you go back to the club?"
"Well, I just came back."
"Then you should've met Mu Fan-san right? He is a new member I let in, the food he made was super delicious. He was the one who cooked for me before I left."
"Well, since I know that you ate already I am relieved."
"Well then goodbye!"
…
Putting the phone down, Asuna looked at Mu Fan with a hint of surprise in her eyes. As the new semester began the club will be disbanded if there were no new members. Actually, she was starting to think of accepting people so the club can still go on. She didn't expect too much from Mu Fan, she just hoped that he wasn't like the other boys.
He couldn't imagine that rice could leave such an impression on Tendou. It seems like the one cooking is the real thing.
There won't be any problem with him joining the club.
Asuna returned her phone into her pocket with her face still showing surprise she asked Mu Fan: "Mu Fan-san, can you cook?"
"Almost, I heard that the president went to buy ingredients. Did you find what you were looking for" Mu Fan said modestly? He heard from Tendou that Asuna's cooking is on a whole different level and didn't want to exaggerate. He wasn't that good and if he said he was he would lose more than what he can gain.
This time, Mu Fan saying this made Asuna believe that he can cook, she looked with a hint of joy and nodded, and then she smiled and said: "Well then, welcome to the club. From tomorrow the club can resume its activities."
"Well, I will stay and help after school." Mu Fan smiled and since tomorrow the activities will begin, he could discuss with Asuna about running the club like a small restaurant.
"Well, thank you, Mu Fan-san."
"You can call me Mu Fan."
Mu Fan smiled and was about to discuss the business with Asuna, but unexpectedly the door of the club was suddenly pushed open. A slender figure in a black outfit and a smooth hair entered, he seemed to be seventeen years old boy. He put his camera on the table as he sat.
"All of you in the food club, Do you have any good food? Bring it to me."
"Good food?"
Asuna face was flushed with embarrassment. She received an elite education since her childhood but she wasn't good at talking to those type of people. She was on full alert. Just when he was about to start talking and saying that they don't have any good food here, Mu Fan took a step in front of Asuna and said to the boy with a smile: "There is golden fried rice, Sir, are you ready to order?"
At Mu Fan's words, Asuna and the boy were both surprised. He was full of doubt about Mu Fan's golden fried rice.
At the next moment, the boy picked up an eyebrow and asked: "I didn't think that the little food club actually used words of a waiter in a restaurant. This is really interesting, But golden fried Rice? What kind of fried rice is it? Let me give it a try. And give me a glass of water I haven't had a rest since morning, I am thirsty!"
"Ok." Mu Fan nodded and turned around, picked up a disposable cup and filled it with water then put it on the table.
It may be due to the weather, the boy drunk all of the water inside the cup and put it back into the table.
Seeing that the boy finished drinking, Mu Fan narrowed his eyes and smiled: "It is okay to cook for you but I will charge you for the Golden Fried Rice."
"What? Charge me?"
The boy frowned and reached out to the table and knocked on it:: "Didn't you read that thing outside the club, it says that tasting the food is for free? Why do I have to pay?"
"Mu Fan-san?"
Yuuki Asuna was looking at Mu Fan from behind and didn't understand what Mu fan wanted to do. Does it mean that he had an ulterior motive by joining the club?
"Rest assured, our ingredient is paid for. can we just give it to him for free every time he comes?"
Mu Fan gently smiled at Asuna, and then turned to look at the boy and said: "The food club can indeed let you taste for free, but that is only tasting. You haven't eaten this late in the day. I know that you went to a gaming center to play games there and you don't have money to eat that's why you came here."
"You!" The boy's eyes flashed with irritation as he clenched his teeth. But he was a bit hungry and was too lazy to care about them now so he said: "Yes, give me a plate!"
"Wait a moment sir, the customer should first determine the price of what he is ordering before he orders. The golden fried rice I make isn't cheap at all." Mu Fan reminded kindly.
"Oh, how expensive can a bowl of fried rice be, I can afford it." The boy grinned and raised his finger pointing at the camera on the table. He looked proud and showed off the camera.
"The camera is good."
Mu Fan smiled, he remembered that this camera's price was about 300,000 yen.
But… In front of Yuuki Asuna who just took a phone with 400,000 as a price, it looked silly.
At this moment, Mu Fan narrowed his eyes and smiled innocently: "Since this gentleman is so rich, I'm not going to charge you much. The price of the Golden Fried Rice is 2,000 yen if you want to eat. I will have to trouble you to make your order. There is some vegetable here, so I will make some vegetable soup too free of charge."
2,000 yen isn't too much in japan nowadays.
"2,000 yen?" The boy couldn't help but take a cold breath as his mouth twitched.
'What's with this price, it's just a bowl of fried rice made by the food club.'
'Are you trying to rob me?'
***
Uehara Kōhei was a key member of the new club. He was busy collecting footage and news all over the school from morning till now. He didn't want to go to the canteen and eat that plain looking food. He heard that the Food club was popular in the school and that the president was Yuuki Asuna herself, so he suddenly wanted to have a test.
But he didn't expect that just as he came, Mu Fan received him and actually proposed a price of 2,000 yen for a bowl of fried rice.
"Your price is too expensive."
Uehara Kōhei's brows furrowed, in a restaurant in Tokyo a bowl of fried rice was from 800 to 1,000 yen, but Mu Fan actually made the price double.
Do you really think you are a professional chef or something?
Uehara Kōhei's view of the club was a place where students cook. The student cooking is generally lower than the chefs outside. Mu Fan's price was that of a black-hearted businessman.
On the side, Asuna looked at Mu Fan strangely. Although she heard that he made a delicious dish, she didn't think that his price would be 2,000 yen. Wasn't that a bit too expensive?
"Since I charge twice as expensive as the restaurant outside, what I will serve is naturally better than what they make. It's worth the price, do you want to try and taste it?"
Mu Fan had long since expected Uehara Kōhei's reaction, but he didn't change the price. Although the price was a bit too high, it wasn't surprising that he received a new task the moment Uehara Kōhei entered the club.
[ Feed 100 student at the school's cooking club within one week, you should earn up to 100,000 yen. You will be rewarded by an increase in your cooking skill and some Fantasy points. If the task failed, your cooking skill level will drop and you will be given another task. ]
This task's difficulty can be regarded as a high one. His plan just started it would be very difficult to get one hundred customers in just a week and failing would make his skill drop by one. Although Mu Fan's cooking skill was at the second level, he estimated that dropping a level means he will forget how to make the things he got from that level.
Uehara Kōhei was his first customer. He didn't want to let go of him so easily. The reason why the price was that high is to catch his attention and also because he needed money. Also, the system approved of this price.
Cooking Golden fried Rice and plain noodles is primary skills, He will sell both of them with the same price. The system confirming the price was a proof that the food he makes is twice as better as the ones on the outside.
Of course, this is where Mu Fan feels that his cooking skill level isn't that high otherwise the price would've gone up again. If his level was three and he chose the ingredients himself than the price would be at least 3,000 yen.
"Isn't this twice as expensive as the outside world? Give me a bowl first!"
Hearing Mu Fan saying that his food is worthy of such a price, Uehara Kōhei took a glance at Asuna and instead of leaving he calmed down. He wanted to show off in front of her as this was the first time he interacted with her. How can he not show off in front of the G.o.ddess of the school?
"Okay! Please wait, it will be here soon!"
Seeing that he just gained his first customer, Mu Fan was delighted.
"There is something else."
Uehara Kōhei didn't wait for Mu Fan to leave as he stopped him.
He said with a slight threat in his voice: "I'm Uehara Kōhei, I'm a member of the school's newspaper club. If your Golden Fried Rice isn't that good, then i will write about it and ask all the school to never come here again. I will say that you are an unworthy chef."
Although the Golden Fried Rice was ordered, Uehara Kōhei was afraid that Mu Fan wanted to scam him so he gave away his ident.i.ty in an attempt to warn him.
"Of course, no problem."
Mu Fan nodded his head, The influence of the school press was very big in the school. As long as Uehara Kōhei posted something, many will come and look for trouble for him. But it was his fried rice. he wasn't worried about this as he already cooked it before.
Asuna looked at Mu Fan curiously. In Fact, She was really curious in her heart. What did he dare to rely on to say that his rice was worthy of 2,000 yen?
This issue was related to the survival of the Cooking club, Mu Fan shouldn't be making trouble for the club right?
In fact, The crisis the Club was facing right now was the number of members, but it wasn't because people didn't want to join the club, it was because all the people that tried to join had ulterior motives.
If Mu Fan can really cook, this crisis would be over, the number would enough. But if he screws up now, the people that didn't have ulterior motives won't join as they will know that the club tried to scam someone.
However, Asuna didn't have any enmity with Mu Fan, and there is also Tendou's praising his Rice.
She didn't know why, but she felt that she could trust him. Perhaps he really can make the club better.
Seeing Mu Fan moving toward the kitchen, she hurriedly went after him.
After seeing Asuna behind him, Mu Fan smiled. According to Tendou, Asuna's cooking was very delicious. Since he wanted to enter the club, he should show the president his level.
Mu Fan picked a fresh green onion and placed on the chopping board. The knife moved as if it was a phantom on his hand. The Green onion was cut uniformly as his hand moved. On the other side, Asuna was amazed by his knife skills that could only be acquired after years of cooking and holding a knife.
Mu Fan Focused on cooking and didn't pay much attention to Asuna. After cutting the onion, he took an egg from the fridge and started separating the yolk from the white. Since there was still a lot of steamed rice from the afternoon, there is no need to make a new one which will save some time.
…
Uehara Kōhei was sitting on his chair was really hungry, he looked at Mu Fan who was busy at the kitchen and suddenly took a picture of him. Then he sent to the press club in the academy.
There were many people in this group, as everything that happens is posted here quickly. Many people saw the picture and saw the one who posted and started commenting.
"Hey, Uehara Kōhei. I didn't see you this morning. Is that person cooking? Are you in a restaurant?"
However, after this comment, some people noticed something and directly asked: "No, Is that girl at the edge of the picture our G.o.ddess, Yuuki Asuna?"
"Really, Uehara Kōhei's cla.s.smate, just told us that he went toward the cooking club. are you really there?"
…
The fingers swiftly scrolled on the screen while reading the comments, Uehara Kōhei smiled proudly. He first came here because he was hungry, and the second reason was he wanted to meet Asuna.
He just didn't expect that instead of eating for free he would pay 2,000 yen for a bowl of rice.
Uehara Kōhei out of revenge took a picture of the busy Mu Fan then he posted it and just now he commented.
"Yes, I'm at the Cooking club, and a student named Mu Fan from our school is a new member of the club. He is preparing to make a bowl of Rice named 'Golden Fried Rice' with a price of 2,000 Yen!"