Early the next morning, before the sun had even risen, Vice Principal He drove from ho to school.
He used to co in around eight o’clock and start work at the office.
But today was different; he had promised Professor Hans the day before to join him at the Seventh Dining Hall for soup dumplings, so naturally, he arrived early.
Vice Principal He had long heard that the breakfast at the Seventh Dining Hall was different from other dining halls. At other dining halls, even if you go there at nine in the morning, you can buy what you want for breakfast, but if you’re late at the Seventh Dining Hall, you might not even get plain porridge.
As for soup dumplings, they are one of the fastest-selling breakfast items. It’s said that the Seventh Dining Hall sells hundreds of baskets of just soup dumplings every morning, which sounds unbelievable.
But this also shows that these soup dumplings are indeed delicious.
After all, not everyone would make themselves a fool.
Thinking of this, Vice Principal He unknowingly pressed the gas pedal a little deeper. After turning into the school gate, he drove straight to the faculty residence area, soon stopping in front of a newly built 28-story building.
Then Vice Principal He took out his phone to call Professor Hans and quietly waited in the car.
Not long after, the tall, white-haired Professor Hans ca down the stairs energetically. He looked around and quickly spotted Vice Principal He in the car waving and smiling at him, and he walked over with a big smile.
"Hi! Principal He, good morning! The morning in Jiangzhou is truly beautiful, the air is full of sweet scents, oh, I think I’ve fallen deeply in love with this place!"
As he spoke, Professor Hans reached out to open the passenger door and carefully sat down.
"Professor Hans, Jiangzhou is beautiful not only in the morning with good air; it’s beautiful all 24 hours of the day. As you stay here longer, you’ll surely discover this."
Vice Principal He smiled at him and slowly started the car, heading towards the Seventh Dining Hall.
As he drove, he laughed and said,
"Professor Hans, the breakfast at the Seventh Dining Hall is quite rich, be sure to make a good choice."
Professor Hans chuckled and said, "Of course, I’m already quite eager."
Walking from the faculty residence area to the Seventh Dining Hall would take so ti, but driving is much quicker. After just a few words exchanged between them, the car was already parked in the open space in front of the Seventh Dining Hall.
At this mont, the dining hall had not yet opened, but a long queue had ford at the entrance, which left Vice Principal He a bit dumbfounded.
Clearly, he hadn’t expected to have to queue this long just to get food.
Standing next to him, Professor Hans chuckled and said:
"Principal He, don’t be surprised, the Seventh Dining Hall is just like this, who wouldn’t want to eat delicious food early?"
"Ah, yes, yes, Professor Hans makes a good point!"
Vice Principal He was stunned for a mont but quickly reacted, nodding and smiling,
"The Seventh Dining Hall always has so many people; the students all crave the food Jiang Yu makes!"
After saying this, Vice Principal He started feeling a dilemma.
As a vice principal, it felt a bit embarrassing to queue with the others for food, but if he didn’t queue, why did he bring Professor Hans here so early?
"Should I go directly to Jiang Yu and ask for help to arrange sothing?"
As Vice Principal He was pondering whether to do so, Professor Hans spoke up:
"Principal He, let’s go inside. It seems there’s a faculty-only window in the dining hall..."
Vice Principal He was shocked again: "Professor Hans, how do you know this?"
"Oh, I heard soone ntion it, but I’m not sure if it’s true. However, we can go inside and check, right?"
Professor Hans shrugged, spreading his hands in an innocent gesture.
"Alright then, let’s go in and take a look."
Vice Principal He suddenly felt embarrassed, realizing that as a vice principal, he knew less about the school’s dining hall than a foreigner—truly a social death mont!
They entered the dining hall one after the other. Near the window, Vice Principal He glanced casually and easily spotted a sign saying "Faculty-Only Window" next to window number ten.
Vice Principal He: "..."
So, there really was a "Faculty-Only Window," which was completely embarrassing.
Thankfully, before the embarrassnt could sink in, the Seventh Dining Hall started its service.
Suddenly, the entire dining hall beca bustling with noise, like a lively vegetable market at three or four in the morning.
After all, the faculty coming to the Seventh Dining Hall for breakfast were still a minority; Vice Principal He and Professor Hans got their breakfasts one after the other quickly.
They carried their breakfasts into the dining area, found a quieter corner to sit down, and each let out a sigh of relief.
They had similar breakfasts—a basket of soup dumplings each and a portion of porridge. The difference was Vice Principal He opted for century egg and lean at porridge while Professor Hans chose mushroom and green vegetable porridge.
Vice Principal He smiled at Professor Hans, gesturing with his chopsticks and said:
"Professor Hans, let’s dig in!"
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