Chapter 159 The “big fish” has taken the bait!

At first, Su Chen thought that what Old Man Chen recommended was a high-end restaurant.

But I didn't expect that when I arrived at the place, I found that it was a private restaurant with a particularly strong atmosphere.

The decoration of the entire private restaurant is relatively ancient, and it can be said that there is a new scene at every step.

What’s interesting is that there are only thirteen private rooms in the entire private restaurant, and each room represents a dynasty.

Professor Wu and Old Man Chen seemed to be regulars here. When they first walked in, the lobby manager was so enthusiastic that if you didn't know, you would have thought they were treating them.

Su Chen followed the two of them and followed the lobby manager into a private room called "Qinweile".

"Professor Chen, Professor Wu, is it still the same as before?" The manager asked enthusiastically as soon as everyone sat down.

As soon as these words were spoken, Teacher Chen and Professor Wu felt a little embarrassed, and they couldn't help but look at Su Chen. After all, they were not the protagonists today.

The manager seemed to have noticed something was going on, and was secretly annoyed that he was flattering the wrong person. He quickly walked to Su Chen and handed him the menu with both hands.

Just as he was about to speak, Su Chen raised his hand to stop him. He took the menu and handed it to Professor Wu. With a slight smile on his face, he said, "Professor Wu, this is my first time eating here. You are regular customers, so you naturally know what dishes are delicious. I'll trouble you to order these dishes."

Not only Professor Wu, but even Old Man Chen next to him was a little confused by Su Chen's words. They didn't expect Su Chen to be so sensible.

Professor Wu's face flashed with surprise, then he took the menu with a smile, "My dear Su, let me be frank with you. If it doesn't suit your taste, you can't blame me, an old man."

"How could that be possible? I completely trust Professor Wu." Su Chen said with a big laugh.

Professor Wu did not waste time. He ordered several Xi'an specialties according to his previous tastes, and asked Old Man Chen and Su Chen if they wanted to eat anything. After confirming that everything was correct, he handed the menu to the manager.

After the manager left the room, Old Man Chen took the lead in bringing up the topic, "Old Man Wu, why don't you introduce this young man to us?"

How could Professor Wu not know what his old friend was thinking, but he was not very clear about Su Chen's identity. Besides, could he tell everyone what he knew?
Just when Professor Wu didn't know how to start, Su Chen beside him took over the conversation with a smile, "Hello, Professor Chen, my name is Su Chen, and I'm from the imperial capital."

He paused, pretended to be thirsty and poured himself a cup of tea. After taking two sips, he continued, "I heard from Professor Wu that Professor Chen is a top expert in nuclear engineering. I didn't expect you to be so amazing!"

Old Man Chen seemed to approve of Su Chen's flattery. He waved his hands and said proudly, "Hahaha~ Keep a low profile. You're only in the top three in the country."

Professor Wu on the side "rewarded" him with two big eyes, as if he looked down on his pretentious behavior, but did not refute what old man Chen said, which made Su Chen have more thoughts in his mind.

After chatting for about ten minutes, the previous manager came in with a few waiters carrying dishes.

"Soft-shell turtle foam, sweating chicken, fragrant spare ribs, deep-sea fish head, gourd chicken"

The manager enthusiastically introduced each dish to Su Chen. With his previous experience, he also knew who was the host of this dinner.

We ordered seven or eight dishes, and the portion of each dish was not very large, which is in line with the characteristics of a private restaurant.

"My dear Su, try this soft-shelled turtle soup with steamed bun. It is one of the restaurant's specialty dishes. It is an innovative creation that combines the local food culture of Xi'an. I think it tastes very good." Professor Wu said, pointing to a dish on Su Chen's right hand side.

"Then I want to try what the delicacies recommended by Professor Wu taste like." Su Chen said as he scooped himself two spoonfuls of soup with a spoon.

There is basically not much meat on soft-shelled turtles, so the main thing people eat is their soup.

Looking at the white turtle soup and a few bubbles in the bowl, Su Chen blew it gently and took a big sip.

When the soup entered his mouth, a fresh taste spread in his mouth, accompanied by the faint fragrance of the steamed bun. The two tastes intertwined together made Su Chen a little excited, and he drank several more mouthfuls.

"This turtle steamed bun soup tastes really good. Professor Wu, Professor Chen, don't just stand there, pick up your chopsticks."

Professor Chen, who had been unable to wait any longer, also started to eat, serving himself a large bowl and adding some coriander.

"Slurp~" half the bowl was gone in one gulp.

"I haven't had this turtle soup for two or three months, and I missed it a lot. Today, I'm grateful to you, Old Man Wu." Old Man Chen looked relieved.

When Old Man Wu heard this, he didn't even look at him and concentrated on drinking the soup in the bowl.

The food in this private restaurant is really good. Several dishes incorporate local food flavors, giving people a unique experience.

The meal lasted about an hour, and Su Chen left the private room during the meal.

"I'm sorry for making you spend money today." Professor Wu said a little embarrassedly when walking out of the private restaurant.

"Hahaha~ Professor Wu, your words are a bit polite. If you like the food of this private restaurant, I will directly recruit the chef here to you and make him the backup chef of your research institute."

Su Chen's words were quite clever. He did not say that he was a private chef, but rather the entire team of the research institute. This made Professor Wu think in terms of a team.

If I asked him to be a private chef, I'm afraid Professor Wu would have refused without even thinking about it.

But these words shocked Old Man Chen who was standing by, because Professor Wu did not refute Su Chen's words just now, which meant that Professor Wu had to change his job.

I opened my mouth to ask what was going on, but no words came out. I could only wait until we were in private to ask.

After sending Professor Wu and Old Man Chen to the downstairs of the dormitory building, Su Chen exchanged a few simple greetings with the two. Before leaving, he handed a note to Old Man Chen and told him seriously to open it when he got home.

After getting the assurance from old man Chen, Su Chen turned around and left with Chen Fei.

Professor Wu looked at Su Chen's departing back with a complicated look in his eyes. He vaguely guessed that the piece of paper in Old Man Chen's pocket was not simple, but he didn't dare to ask.

When Su Chen handed it to him just now, he repeatedly told him that he could only look at it alone after returning home.

Old man Chen did not ask about Professor Wu at this time. After greeting him, he quickly walked towards his room.

Professor Wu looked at the hurried old man Chen, shook his head helplessly, and walked slowly into the stairwell. Now he had to think carefully about how to tell the school that he was going to work in another research institute.

In fact, professors at their level are very free and can decide what projects they want to participate in. But Professor Wu knew that he would never come back after leaving.
In addition, I have several unfinished projects on hand, which are all key projects of the school. If I don’t handle them properly, they will have a significant impact on me.

Professor Wu just sat in his study and made himself a pot of tea, ready to have a good rest after digesting his food.

Less than two minutes after sitting down, and before I even drank the tea I had prepared, I heard a fierce knock on the door and Old Man Chen's excited shout. "Old Man Wu, open the door quickly!"

"Old Wu, please open the door quickly. I have something important to discuss with you."

Old man Chen has always had a nickname "Loud Voice". His voice is like a loud speaker, and his shouting can be heard a hundred meters away.

"Old man Chen, could you knock on the door more gently? Don't you know that this door is more than ten years old?" Professor Wu said unhappily as he opened the door.

But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he opened the door, Old Man Chen rushed in, excitedly pulled Old Man Wu's arm, and said excitedly: "Old Man Wu, what is the origin of that Su Chen, what is his phone number?"

Looking at his old friend's red eyes and excited expression, he knew that he had experienced such a situation before. It was a very important national research project more than ten years ago. Under his leadership, it took more than a year to successfully overcome it. The excited expression on his face was exactly the same as that of Old Man Chen at this moment.

Thinking of the piece of paper Su Chen had given him before, it seemed that the answer was there.

"Old man Chen, calm down first." Professor Wu looked at his old friend's excited expression and tried to calm him down first.

"How can I stay calm? You know what he gave me? It's about nuclear fusion."

When Professor Wu heard this, he was shocked and quickly reached out to cover his mouth. He said in a stern tone: "Do you know what you are saying?"

Hearing this, the originally excited Chen Fei seemed to be poured with a bucket of cold water. He instantly calmed down and realized that he was indeed a little too excited just now.

Old man Chen clapped his hands that were covering his mouth, indicating that he was a little short of breath.

Just now, Professor Wu got so excited that he covered his mouth and nose tightly.

Professor Wu also realized it a little later. When he saw that Old Man Chen's face was flushed, he quickly took his hand back and pretended that nothing had happened and said, "Come in first and talk about it!"

After Old Man Chen came in, he closed the door, and then locked it again.

The two of them sat at the tea table in the study, each drinking their tea and thinking deeply.

After a long time, Professor Chen put down the instrument in his hand and prepared to continue the previous topic. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Professor Wu fiddling with a black device.

"This is what Su Chen brought when he came here. He forgot about it when he left, so maybe he left it for me!"

After turning on the switch, he looked at Old Man Chen and said, "We can continue the previous topic."

Old Man Chen looked at the black device on the table and then at Professor Wu. He knew what this meant and asked tentatively, "Is that Su Chen the person above?"

Professor Wu pondered for a moment after hearing this, then nodded and shook his head.

This confused Old Man Chen who was standing by, "Old Man Wu, could you please stop keeping us in suspense and just tell us directly!"

"If I say I'm not sure either, would you believe me?"

This cannot be blamed on Professor Wu. Although it has the endorsement of the relevant departments above, he could feel from Su Chen's words when he talked with him before that Su Chen's research base belongs to him alone.

As for Old Man Chen, he also knew what kind of person his old friend was. If he knew, he would definitely tell him. But when he thought of the piece of paper in his pocket, his heart became a little hot.

As one of the few top experts in nuclear engineering in the country, he could tell at a glance that what Su Chen gave him was a small part of the leading formula for controlled nuclear fusion technology. This formula alone had surpassed the current research progress in this area in the country by far.

How could this not make Old Man Chen excited? You know, that was important data related to controlled nuclear fusion.

"I believe you!" After saying that, Old Man Chen thought of what they talked about after dinner, and asked quickly, "Before you talked about the research institute, did that Su Chen also give you a temptation that you couldn't refuse?"

Professor Wu was silent for a moment, then nodded slightly, "That's right."

He didn't say much, and he knew in his heart what he should and shouldn't say.

Seeing this, Old Man Chen realized that he would not get anywhere near anything if he continued chatting with his old friend, so he simply asked for Su Chen's phone number and left after Professor Wu's repeated instructions.

At this time, Su Chen and Chen Fei were sitting leisurely on the stands beside the playground, chatting while watching the pure and beautiful girls passing by from time to time.

"A Fei, I'm planning to open a security company and let you be in charge." Su Chen said with a dazed look in his eyes.

When Chen Fei heard this, he immediately stood up and said anxiously, "I will be responsible? Sir, you should find someone else. I am not qualified to be the person in charge."

"I just want to be by your side and be your full-time driver and bodyguard."

Su Chen glanced at him sideways and said unhappily, "You are so useless. Are you really going to be a driver and bodyguard for life? Besides, the people in the security company are all retired soldiers, so it is much easier to manage them. I will assign you an assistant when the time comes."

"Sir~I..." Chen Fei wanted to refuse again, but when he saw Su Chen's slightly frowned brows, he could only swallow his words back.

"Okay, stop looking so sad. Once the security company is on the right track, if you still don't want to go, I'll arrange someone else."

Su Chen didn't say anything definite. After all, it was much more convenient to have someone around when going out to do things.

"Thank you, sir." Chen Fei was so happy to hear that.

Su Chen shook his head helplessly and muttered to himself, "Alas, there are too few talented people around me after all. Also, the industrial park needs to find a person in charge to set up the framework."

The completed industrial park will involve a lot of confidential information, and Xiao Chen and others cannot arrange people. I must find a trustworthy person to be in charge. I looked around and couldn't think of anyone suitable for that position.

"Let's go back to the hotel!" Su Chen stood up, patted his butt and said.

Today's main goal has been achieved, and an attractive bait has been sprinkled. I just don't know if the "big fish" is tempted.

I think it would be exciting.

As soon as the two returned to the hotel, Su Chen's phone rang.

Seeing the local call displayed on the phone screen, Su Chen's mouth curled up slightly.

"It looks like the fish has taken the bait!"

(End of this chapter)