Time passed quickly; another day went by in a flash.
Around 10 AM, Ryuji arrived at the restaurant alone.
"Is there something you need at this hour?" Liu Ming sat opposite Ryuji, looking at him curiously.
Ryuji's serious face suddenly broke into a smile. He laughed and said, "That guy is back."
"That guy?" Liu Ming looked at Ryuji blankly, not understanding who he was talking about.
"It's Onizuka Eikichi! He called me yesterday and told me to pick him up today. Guess what he's coming back to do? I bet you can't guess."
Ryuji was genuinely happy, as they hadn't seen each other in a long time.
Liu Ming raised his eyebrows. He was also happy to see Eiji again, but he always felt there was something off about Ryuji.
"If that's the case, then why aren't you picking him up? What are you doing here?" Liu Ming looked at Ryuji, trying to read the truth from his expression.
"Hey, hey, hey, Liu Ming, that's going too far. Eiji is your brother, isn't he? He's coming back; don't you have anything to show for it?"
Liu Ming had no intention of following his script and said directly, "No."
"Uh." Ryuji was stunned, his words caught in his throat, and he looked at Liu Ming with a resentful gaze.
"Hehe, you just want to drag him here to freeload, don't you? I'm not stupid enough to fall for your trick."
Not only did Liu Ming not feel embarrassed, but he also looked at Ryuji triumphantly.
Ryuji was dumbfounded. He actually guessed it. As expected of the man known as the strategist.
"Don't forget, you promised me a free week of meals at the restaurant. You're not going to go back on your word, are you?"
Ryuji wouldn't give up easily.
"Hehe, of course I remember that. But you seem to have forgotten when I promised you. Including today, it's exactly one week."
Liu Ming laughed heartily. It wasn't that he really lacked the money; he just didn't like being taken advantage of by Ryuji.
"You guy!" Ryuji glared fiercely at Liu Ming.
Liu Ming didn't mind, a smile on his face.
Ryuji started calculating, but in the end, he found that Liu Ming hadn't been wrong. Counting today, it was exactly the seventh day; if he didn't eat now, he really wouldn't get a free meal.
Seeing that it was almost time, Ryuji stopped bickering with Liu Ming.
This time, Liu Ming didn't refuse. After giving instructions to Thor and the others, he drove his car, following Ryuji's directions.
"What do you think Eiji plans to do for work?" Ryuji asked from the passenger seat, his expression a little amused.
"What else can he do? He only has brute strength. Either he does manual labor or becomes a driver. It's not like he could be a teacher, is it?" Liu Ming replied without thinking as he drove.
Ryuji was stunned, staring at Liu Ming for a long time without speaking.
"What's wrong?"
Liu Ming gave Ryuji a strange look, then returned his gaze to the road.
After regaining his composure, Ryuji asked curiously, "How did you know he's planning to be a teacher?"
He didn't think much of it; after all, Liu Ming had already shown himself to be very intelligent when he was young, otherwise he wouldn't have earned the title of 'Strategist'.
Don't let him and Eiji's constant disdain, calling him frail, fool you. Deep down, they actually admired him. After all, this wasn't the Warring States period; mere martial prowess wasn't enough, a sharp mind was even more important.
Liu Ming's expression stiffened, then he calmly said, "Don't joke around. With his intelligence, let alone being a teacher, he probably can't even pass the teacher's certification exam.
If I remember correctly, he barely graduated from university by relying on a ghostwriter, didn't he?"
Ryuji burst out laughing, "Haha, you're absolutely right. When he told me about this yesterday, I didn't believe it either. That's why I'm dragging you along today to make fun of him.
I don't know what he's thinking, to even have such a notion. Is he really cut out to be a teacher?"
Since the two didn't plan to stay long, Liu Ming parked the car by the roadside, while Ryuji went to find the person. Once he picked him up, they would head straight back.
Ryuji was quick; in less than five minutes, he returned with a person.
Short blonde hair, a resolute face, dressed in a pure white suit with a red tie. At first glance, he looked exactly like a delinquent.
Eiji didn't stand on ceremony with the two of them, directly taking the passenger seat.
"Yo, isn't this Liu Ming?" Eiji was quite happy to see Liu Ming in the driver's seat.
Once everyone was in the car, Liu Ming started the engine.
"I heard you're going to be a teacher?" Liu Ming asked.
"No, not really. Just a student teacher, hahaha, aren't you impressed with me?"
Eiji let out a hearty laugh, but it didn't last long before his expression suddenly turned lewd.
"Hehe, that's a teacher! What a sacred profession. I wonder if any cute female students will fall for me. Ah, what should I do then? I can't just cruelly reject them, that would make them so sad."
Ryuji in the back could barely stand it, let alone Liu Ming sitting next to him.
If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, he would have gotten into an accident.
He truly was Onizuka Eikichi, still so shameless.
"Hahaha, you two don't have to worry. After all, you're my good brothers. When the time comes, I'll definitely introduce you to some cute girls."
Eiji grew more and more excited, seemingly already fantasizing about the moment he would become a Casanova.
Liu Ming rolled his eyes at him.
Cute girls?
Did he lack them?
His restaurant had quite a few, almost enough to form a soccer team.
Ryuji, sitting in the back, had a somewhat schadenfreude expression.
He really wanted to see what kind of expression Eiji would have when he arrived at the restaurant; it would surely be spectacular.
Seeing Eiji's smug look, Liu Ming couldn't help but ask,
"So, what subject are you teaching? Don't tell me the students will end up having to teach you. That would truly be embarrassing."
Eiji's expression immediately froze. He knew himself; such a situation was indeed possible.