Reborn in 2000: I just want to love a few people properly.

"This is our manager, and also my senior from university, Gu Lin."

Not long after, Gu Lin came upstairs. It had been busy downstairs, and when she heard that Xu Bo's friend had arrived, she naturally wanted to come up and say hello.

Of course, this was the explanation given to He Yimei and Zheng Wan'er.

Her real intention was that she had just called Xu Bo outside and whispered, "Senior Sister Qu just called to say that her project is ending early and she'll be there in about twenty minutes. She's asking if there are any seats available."

"Why is it earlier?" Xu Bo frowned and looked at his phone. It was only a little past seven o'clock.

But then his brows relaxed and he smiled at Gu Lin, saying, "Alright, Manager Gu, now you know how to cover for me."

Even a mature makeup look couldn't hide the weariness that belonged to a sophomore girl.

"We're only having a soft opening today because we're afraid you'll give yourself away. What if gossip spreads that 'the owner of Hai Lao Lao's two girlfriends got into a fight in the store'? Will the store still be able to stay open?"

After a pause, Gu Lin continued, "Also, Bai Feifei has been busy outside for a long time, and I'm planning to transfer her in."

Bai Feifei was always working outside, even temporarily filling in for the nail technicians to deal with the enthusiastic female customers.

"Transfer her to the kitchen and check her food preparation speed. I'll be done here soon."

The two girls had already eaten their fill, but the four boys were still hungry. Xu Bo pleaded with his roommates to have dinner together later and promised to be in charge of the fireworks supply for the semester. Only then did they agree to his request.

"Okay, hurry up and finish this."

After entering the house and exchanging greetings to establish a acquaintance, Gu Lin went downstairs to continue her work.

"How was the food? How did it taste?"

Xu Bo took out a tissue and handed it to He Yimei, asking softly.

"It's good, delicious, but it's a bit far. If it were near my school, I could come here every day," He Yimei said, wiping her mouth.

Zheng Wan'er also praised, "The taste is very authentic, these dishes are also very innovative, and the presentation is beautiful."

Du Qinglong rubbed his bald head and felt a surge of pride.

"Would you like some more?" Xu Bo asked considerately, while gesturing to the other three boys present.

"No, no, let's go now that we're full. Everyone's busy outside."

Yu Haoqi understood the look in his eyes, stood up, straightened his clothes, and said.

Upon hearing this, He Yimei also stood up and spoke to Xu Bo.

"Alright, everyone's full. You go ahead and get busy. Wan'er and I will head back now, so as not to delay your business."

Only Zheng Wan'er felt something was strange. These boys obviously hadn't eaten much, so how could they be full?

But despite the doubts, even if they were close friends, it was a busy time for them to do business, and it wasn't convenient for me to bother them too much.

He turned to Du Qinglong and said, "Help Xu Bo a little longer, don't slack off."

With a smile, Du Qinglong said, "I know. Xiao Bo is paying me a salary now, and my hard work is more than enough to justify it."

Xu Bo called over a waiter, asked him to tidy up the room, and then led the girls downstairs.

Strips of lights were placed at the bottom of the stairs, illuminating with each step. Xu Bo walked on them, his head still, but his eyes darting around. From this vantage point, he could see a corner of the kitchen and the cashier counter in front.

At this moment, there was a long line at the cashier, all of them customers waiting to pay, and each of them had a satisfied look on their face.

Next to the cashier, there was a specially separated area, but the scene inside was blocked by the crowd and could not be seen clearly.

As Xu Bo passed the cashier, he called out to Gu Lin inside, "Manager Gu, let's go."

He nodded, came out from behind the counter, and Gu Lin saw him off.

"You even have a place to get your nails done here?" Zheng Wan'er said excitedly, seeing several nail technicians busy at work and a few girls lined up behind them.

Looking at her undecorated nails, Zheng Wan'er had an idea and turned to He Yimei.

"Would you like to get your nails done here?"

After glancing at the customers still waiting in line for manicures, He Yimei thought for a moment and said, "Forget it, let's come back when it's less busy here."

Xu Bo secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If these two girls were really determined to stay here, he wasn't afraid. Gu Lin had already followed him out, and there were probably three other roommates as well. These were all his capable assistants.

But He Yimei took the initiative to say it, thus saving herself a lot of trouble.

"I was hoping you could stay here a little longer, so others could be a little more envious," Xu Bo said, feigning regret.

He Yimei looked up and saw that many customers queuing outside were staring at her, while looking at Xu Bo with envy, jealousy and hatred.

"Let's go, you can get back to work." After standing at the door for a while and observing the waiters' attitudes towards other customers, He Yimei now had a rather inexplicable feeling towards Xu Bo.

Xu Bo boasted that he invented this service model, and now that we look at it, it really is very competitive.

The boy who used to chase after her with love letters is now the owner of this hot pot restaurant. He Yimei has a complicated feeling.

After seeing He Yimei and Zheng Wan'er to the intersection, Xu Bo said, "Message me when you get there."

After waving goodbye, Xu Bo and Du Qinglong returned to the store together. The kitchen was running low on some dishes. They had anticipated a large number of customers during the trial opening, but no one expected it to be so popular.

Yu Haoqi has already contacted Zhong Qiangguo to urgently allocate some goods.

Back on the second floor, the room had been cleaned. Not long after, Gu Lin ran up and said.

"Senior Qu is already out; she'll be there in five or six minutes."

With a sigh, Xu Bo felt a little tired. He never thought that being a compassionate person would be so exhausting.

Turning to Gu Lin, he said, "We're running out of supplies. Have Bai Feifei go to the market with Yu Haoqi and see what materials they can buy."

Xu Bo felt a pang of pity for Bai Feifei. This delicate young girl had been busy in the store all afternoon, running around, and her job position was never fixed.

He claimed it was to train her, but it was actually Xu Bo's selfish motives at play.

"I understand." Gu Lin's boss is Xu Bo. She only bows to money, and she unconditionally obeys Xu Bo's arrangements in this matter.

Not long after, Gu Lin returned, bringing Qu Xuanru and her two roommates to the private room. At the welcome party that day, Qu Xuanru played a piece of music on the cello, which made everyone's heart itch.

It just so happens that Xu Bo and Qu Xuanru haven't seen each other for a long time, and now that they've met again, they have a lot to talk about.

The two sat down together and began to discuss things related to computer science.

Staring intently at the Mariana Trench, Xu Bo kept offering suggestions for improvement based on the issues raised.

"By the way, these are my roommates, Wang Yan, Du Qinglong, and Yu Haoqi. They went to the mall to buy things."

After looking for a while, Xu Bo finally remembered to introduce the identities of the people.