Chapter 51 Wisdom and Responsibility
Zhang Yuanying, who received a flick on the forehead from Jiang Shu, also quieted down. In fact, she didn't need to look to know what kind of figure Xu Suizhen had.
Are you kidding? They were all teammates. Who hadn't seen each other when changing clothes in the locker room?
Xu Suizhen was indeed much 'fatter' than her, but this 'fat' was only relative. In reality, whether on camera or in real life, Xu Suizhen was not fat anywhere except for her face.
People who didn't know Xu Suizhen could easily be misled by her round face into thinking she was a slightly overweight artist, but in reality, her figure was quite standard. If her face were a melon seed shape like Son Naeun's, she could definitely compete for the fifth generation's top-tier figure.
"I know," Zhang Yuanying said with a pout, rubbing the spot where Jiang Shu had 'hit' her.
"Good that you know." Jiang Shu patted Xu Suizhen beside him, extended his left arm, and placed it next to Zhang Yuanying's.
Jiang Shu's skin was quite fair, but next to Zhang Yuanying's, it appeared a bit darker. Moreover, Jiang Shu's arm looked more than a full circle thicker than Zhang Yuanying's. He hadn't really worked out much, and his weight was a well-proportioned 140. This was purely because Zhang Yuanying was too thin.
"Thin arms and legs, no meat at all," Jiang Shu said, shaking his head.
"Eat! I'll eat!" Zhang Yuanying said, displeased, "Can't I just eat?"
"That's right." Jiang Shu snapped his fingers and took out his phone from his pocket. "We're having hotpot tonight. Order whatever you want, it's on me!"
The girls' eyes lit up instantly, even Choi Yunjin, who came from a well-off family, was no exception.
It wasn't about money. The IVE members all came from good family backgrounds; they weren't so poor they couldn't afford hotpot.
But being able to afford it and the company allowing them to eat it were two different things. Now that the President oppa said they could eat, it was awesome!
In an instant, the girls surrounded Zhang Yuanying, who was holding Jiang Shu's phone, clamoring for what they wanted to eat.
Watching this lively scene, Jiang Shu smiled, but then, as if he thought of something, his smile gradually faded.
While the girls were ordering, he sat alone on the sofa, quietly waiting.
It took them over ten minutes to order. Jiang Shu was already hungry by the time they finished.
Jiang Shu took the phone and was stunned.
He blinked, confirmed it again, and looked up in disbelief.
"What did you order that cost 490,000 (korean won)?"
Hotpot for one or two people could be expensive per person, but as the number of people increased, the per-person cost would continuously decrease.
Including Jiang Shu, there were six of them in total. According to the prices at Seoul's Haidilao, it should normally be around 200,000 to 300,000 korean won. But they managed to push it directly to 490,000?
"Uh... should we remove some?" Zhang Yuanying asked, blinking.
"No need." Jiang Shu shook his head, looking through what they had ordered, and found the reason for the abnormal price.
The delivery fee for Haidilao was already expensive, especially in Korea. Plus, there were processing fees for preserving the ingredients and other miscellaneous costs, which added up to over 60,000. On top of that, delivery prices for dishes were more expensive than dining in, so the 490,000 bill didn't actually mean they ordered an excessive amount of food.
Tsk, it was a good thing his wallet was thick, otherwise, this kind of hotpot would be quite a money burner.
However, it was still far from the mansion hotpot in Shanghai. That was hotpot made of gold!
"It's not that much, I just didn't expect the delivery price to be so different from dining in," Jiang Shu said casually.
Hearing his explanation, the girls, who thought they had ordered too much, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Shu stood up after clicking to place the order.
"You guys get your stuff, change your clothes. We'll eat at my place later. I've already bought drinks. Eating hotpot will make you smell, so decide if you want to change," Jiang Shu instructed the girls like a mother hen, reminding them of the precautions.
"Yes!" x5.
Jiang Shu got up and walked away. Zhang Yuanying followed directly in her slippers. The others didn't follow. Lily initially wanted to go, but Xu Suizhen held her back.
"Come help me get some things," Xu Suizhen said with a smile.
"Oh."
Zhang Yuanying pattered in her slippers, catching up to Jiang Shu.
"President oppa!"
"Speak," Jiang Shu said, opening the door ahead of him without turning his head.
"Didn't you dislike Kim Garam? Why did you say she was pretty today?" Zhang Yuanying glanced behind her and asked curiously.
"When did I say I disliked Kim Garam?" Jiang Shu had just opened the door and looked at her in confusion when he heard Zhang Yuanying's words.
"Hmph! I'm very good at reading people!" Zhang Yuanying pointed to her eyes. "Not only do you dislike Kim Garam, you also dislike Choi Yunjin, and you don't even like Susu Oni very much."
What the heck?
Jiang Shu walked inside the door, turned around, and looked at Zhang Yuanying in surprise.
"You really are something, aren't you?"
"Of course!" Zhang Yuanying proudly lifted her small head and tapped her temple. "I'm IVE's Wisdom and Responsibility!"
Jiang Shu: "..."
Lily... a silly girl.
Xiao Liu... a single-celled brain.
The remaining three... the Dark Three Kings.
Damn, what she said seemed perfectly fine?
"Ahem, I don't dislike them."
"It seems you have been a bit lately." Zhang Yuanying pouted and frowned as she walked in. "At least when you praised Kim Garam just now, I felt like you didn't dislike her anymore."
Jiang Shu chuckled and reached out to rub Zhang Yuanying's head.
"I just had a bad first impression of them. Now that I've spent time with them, I've realized that while they have flaws, they aren't unforgivable children."
Jiang Shu had prejudices against the Dark Three Kings, including Lisa. His understanding of them came from information in his original world.
But with his contact with Xu Suizhen and the other two, although Kim Garam and Choi Yunjin indeed had various issues, he no longer treated them like dirt as he did at first.
At least until they caused trouble, Jiang Shu wouldn't value them, but he also wouldn't treat them unfairly. Instead, he would treat them as normal company artists.
Of course, the transaction still had to happen, as the ticking time bomb on him would explode sooner or later.
And Xu Suizhen...
Jiang Shu frowned.
Initially, Jiang Shu had planned to trade her, Kim Garam, and Choi Yunjin away once the alternative version of IVE was sufficiently managed.
But now, Jiang Shu hesitated.
Xu Suizhen had a bond with (G)I-DLE, and within (G)I-DLE, there was a bigger ticking time bomb than Xu Suizhen in some sense.
This bomb hadn't exploded before Jiang Shu's transmigration, but that didn't mean it wouldn't explode.
Jiang Shu was hesitating whether keeping Xu Suizhen was worth it.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuanying's voice interrupted Jiang Shu's thoughts.
"Nothing." Jiang Shu looked up at Xu Suizhen, who was walking out of the IVE dorm, and narrowed his eyes.
Let's wait and see.
Thanks to reader Mufeng Dengyun for the 100 Qidian coins reward!