Jiang University Seventh Dining Hall, first floor private room.
Teacher Xiong picked up the still slightly hot teacup, blew on it, took a sip of the hot tea, and then sighed and said:
"Xiaojiang, I ca to find you this ti because I really have a favor to ask."
"Teacher Xiong, we’re already this familiar with each other, there’s no need to say such polite words, right?"
Jiang Yu had already anticipated this, and naturally didn’t show any surprise. He picked up the kettle and refilled Teacher Xiong’s cup, smiling as he said,
"If there’s anything, just speak up, no need to talk about asking or not asking.
If this gets out, wouldn’t people say that I, as a student, am putting on airs, that a teacher has to ask to do sothing...
My little reputation would be ruined, wouldn’t it?"
Teacher Xiong knew very well that Jiang Yu deliberately made his words playful to avoid a heavy atmosphere, so he didn’t keep up the serious deanor.
In fact, thinking about it, he himself didn’t have much ability, but the student had the ability to help solve problems. In such a situation, even if one has to lower their face and ask, what’s the harm?
If you’re not capable,
if you had abilities, it would be others coming to ask you!
In the end, people still need to strengthen themselves.
If you want to rely on others, you always have to lose sothing, whether it’s your dignity or your physical strength.
Having understood this, Teacher Xiong felt sowhat more at ease, not as tense as when he had first co in. He smiled and shook his head, saying:
"You, Xiaojiang, always spoke so properly before, I thought that’s just how your personality is. I didn’t expect that you could joke too.
Your reputation isn’t just a little fa; now it’s almost comparable to Liu Xining’s!"
"Teacher Xiong, you’re just joking. Senior Sister Liu is a big star; how could I compare?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu repeatedly waved his hand. After pausing, he seed to rember sothing and smilingly asked,
"Speaking of which, our school is celebrating its centenary this year. Will we also invite Senior Sister Liu and the others back then?"
"Liu Xining is one of our famous alumni; we definitely need to invite her. Whether she has the ti to co back or not is another matter."
Upon saying this, Teacher Xiong suddenly had a thought and added,
"We have quite a few famous alumni. If they all co back, these eight private rooms might not be enough!"
Jiang University’s history is long and, despite many changes, it has stood firm. Up to now, it has been a hundred years, which is a significant milestone for a higher education institution.
Thus, Jiang University had already decided last year to hold its centenary celebration this October in the second half of the year, and preparations had started early.
"Welcoming alumni should be a matter for Taoyuan Conference Hall, right? It has nothing to do with my student dining hall, does it?"
Jiang Yu listened without concern, picked up the teacup from the table, took a sip, smacked his lips, and changed the topic,
"By the way, Teacher Xiong, you still haven’t said what you want to do!"
"Well, okay, although it’s not easy to bring up, since I’m already here, I have to muster up the courage to talk to you."
Teacher Xiong still had thin skin and wanted to chat about other things first, looking for a suitable opportunity to bring up his own request, so that if Jiang Yu found it difficult to manage, he could retract gracefully, avoiding an awkward situation for both.
Who knew Jiang Yu was so impatient that, before the topic could be diverted, he already brought it up directly.
Seeing he couldn’t avoid it, Teacher Xiong sighed inwardly and continued,
"Here’s the thing: Vice Principal He wants to have more interaction with several departnt heads at school, so he’s thinking of organizing a gathering.
Since your Seventh Dining Hall has the most suitable environnt on campus, he asked to see if you could, you know, spare a private room..."
"Is that all?"
Jiang Yu couldn’t help but be surprised, turning his head to look at Teacher Xiong.
"That’s all."
Seeing Jiang Yu’s big reaction, Teacher Xiong imdiately felt tense and hurriedly said,
"If it’s really difficult, just forget it.
I also know the private rooms in the Seventh Dining Hall are in high demand, and people are vying for them. Asking you to spare one is indeed..."
"No, Teacher Xiong, you’ve misunderstood. I an, it’s just such a trivial matter, and you think it’s worth coming over personally? A phone call would have been enough."
Seeing Teacher Xiong’s quite tense look, Jiang Yu quickly waved his hand to interrupt him, sowhat reproachfully saying,
"It’s just a private room. If others ask for it, I might have to think about giving it or not. But for you, you can have it any ti!"
The Seventh Dining Hall has a total of eight private rooms. Why are only four available for reservation per al?
Aside from insufficient staffing and being unable to handle it, another consideration is leaving so empty rooms to deal with unforeseen situations like this.
After all, Jiang Yu runs his restaurant on the Jiang University campus, and unexpected incidents are bound to happen.
For instance, if Jiang Yu genuinely couldn’t spare a private room now, Teacher Xiong couldn’t do much, but their relationship might gradually cool off.
Losing warmth and weakening a relationship over a single private room was not what Jiang Yu wanted to see.
Therefore, even if the staffing at the Seventh Dining Hall becos sufficient in the future, he would undoubtedly keep one or two private rooms available each al.
Booking out one more private room won’t make Jiang Yu a millionaire, but leaving one spare can provide Jiang Yu with room to advance and retreat.
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