"Wow! I really didn't expect that, the chopped chili fish chunks smell so good!"

Hu Zhihai stood by the stove, eagerly watching Jiang Yu pour hot oil over the fish chunks sprinkled with chopped green onions. The fresh and spicy aroma surged into the air, making his mouth water uncontrollably.

If Jiang Yu were still standing here, he might have just reached out to grab a piece of fish to satisfy his craving.

He rubbed his hands together, a bit excitedly saying,

"Leave the chopped chili and fish soup for me later, I'll go next door and buy some raw noodles, boil them and soak them directly in there. That flavor... slurp!"

"You should go buy them now. There are six of us, so three pounds of noodles should be about right."

Jiang Yu thought the idea was good and nodded, saying,

"Hurry up, we're all waiting. We'll only start eating once the noodles are cooked and added in."

"Alright, I'm on my way!"

Hu Zhihai heard Jiang Yu say this and immediately walked out, while walking, he turned back and reminded,

"Make sure to wait for me to come back before eating. I've counted how many pieces of fish there are!"

"Alright, alright, hurry up and go!"

Lu Shuwu saw him acting as if he was afraid someone might steal the food and waved him off with a look of disdain, saying,

"The boss has already said to wait for you, so we'll definitely wait. Who would dare to sneak a bite?"

Only then did Hu Zhihai open the door and like a football powerfully shot by Messi, he dashed out with incredible speed.

Once Hu Zhihai had gone far, Lu Shuwu laughed and teased,

"I thought I was the foodie, but now I realize Zhihai is much more of a glutton than me."

Just as he finished speaking, a noise suddenly came from outside the door, and his expression immediately froze in disbelief,

"No way he came back this quickly, right?"

Speaking as he stepped forward, he grabbed the doorknob and swung the door open. The scene outside made Lu Shuwu freeze:

Two middle-aged men reeking of alcohol, were standing at the door pulling and tugging at each other, their intentions unclear, and one seemed somewhat familiar...

Suddenly, he remembered something and quickly turned back to call, "Boss!"

"What's up?"

Jiang Yu heard the noise, put down his work, and walked over quickly.

Upon seeing who was outside the door, he was also taken aback but immediately reacted and hurried forward,

"Teacher Xiong, why are you here? Come inside and sit for a while?"

"No, no, we were just passing by. We saw the cafeteria was still open and came in to take a look."

Xiong Bingsheng wished to go in, but Niu Wenlin noticed several people inside who appeared to be students, and he just couldn't bring himself to go in, stubbornly refusing.

To Xiong Bingsheng's annoyance, not only did Niu Wenlin not want to go in, but he kept pulling him back...

It was truly infuriating!

Though a bit frustrated, Xiong Bingsheng, having experienced much, knew what was most important and smiled, pointed at Niu Wenlin, and said to Jiang Yu,

"Xiao Jiang, this is Minister Niu Wenlin of our school's logistics department. He heard you're thinking of switching to a bigger stall, so he wanted to come and check it out."

"So it's Minister Niu, hello, hello!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yu couldn't help but take a closer look at him. The logistics department head was his "proxy landlord," after all. All the school cafeterias and shops were under his purview—it's important to build a good relationship.

He smiled and extended an invitation, "Thank you for coming personally. Since you're all here, why not come in for a cup of tea? The place is small but there's enough room to sit."

"I just had dinner with Lao Bear, so let's skip the tea this time."

Niu Wenlin waved it off, a professional smile on his face as he calmly said,

"We just took a look. Your business is doing well, but the store is indeed a bit small. When there's an opening for a big stall in the cafeteria, I'll be sure to notify Lao Bear in advance."

"Thank you so much for that, sir."

Jiang Yu hurriedly expressed his gratitude, then turned to look at Xiong Bingsheng and hesitantly asked, "Teacher Xiong..."

"You haven't had dinner yet, have you?"

Xiong Bingsheng knew Niu Wenlin too well; when he said he wouldn't go in, he certainly wouldn't go in.

This person is good in every way except being overly concerned with appearances—no wonder he can't even get a bite of hot food!

After grumbling internally, he couldn't help but glance inside the store, wondering what new dish Xiaojiang had cooked that smelled so good. Unfortunately...

Sighing in resignation, he feigned indifference and smiled, saying,

"Since you haven't eaten yet, I'll refrain from disturbing you with Minister Niu. If we go in, you might feel uncomfortable eating..."

"Okay then, Teacher Xiong, Minister Niu, you all please wait a moment!"

Jiang Yu's keen eyes had caught Xiong Bingsheng's intentions straightaway.

After saying a word, he immediately turned around and went back into the store, picked up a few takeout boxes, packed two servings each of the soup dumplings, spicy chicken, and freshly made chopped chili fish, and also grabbed two pairs of disposable chopsticks, putting them into two separate plastic bags.

Once everything was packed up, he stepped out again and stuffed the two bags into Xiong Bingsheng's hands, smiling as he said,

"The store just made some food, Teacher Xiong and Minister Niu, please help taste it. If it doesn't taste good, I'd appreciate it if you could give some feedback!"

"Oh no, this, this isn't appropriate, is it? Haha!"

Xiong Bingsheng feigned a look of surprise, saying "not appropriate" with his mouth, but his hands were already gripping the bags tightly.

With a radiant smile on his face, he turned to look at Niu Wenlin and said with a laugh,

"Look at this Boss Xiao Jiang, oh dear, really, you're too polite!"

This, this, this Lao Bear has no shame, even wants the food!

Niu Wenlin suddenly felt black lines drop down his head. If he hadn't had some self-control, he would have backed away dozens of feet, absolutely not letting anyone know he was in cahoots with Xiong Bingsheng!

This is so embarrassing!

Xiong Bingsheng chatted a bit more with Jiang Yu, then left satisfied with the bags in hand.

Once he exited the cafeteria gate, he noticed Niu Wenlin was far away from him, which puzzled him. When Niu got closer, he couldn't help but ask,

"Why do you seem a bit unhappy, who upset you?"

"You upset me!"

Niu Wenlin glared at him and said angrily,

"You planned this all along, didn't you? Going to that little shop just for some food? It's really embarrassing, unworthy as a teacher!"

"What nonsense, Boss Xiao Jiang stuffed it into my hands, not like I asked for it."

Xiong Bingsheng looked puzzled but thought for a moment and knew what was going on. He lifted the bags in his hands and tentatively asked,

"These two bags aren't just for me, do you not want yours?"

"If you want them, just take them, I don't want them anyway."

"You said it, no backing out!"

Xiong Bingsheng chuckled, glanced around, and directly sat down on a stone bench by the roadside, took out a takeout box from the bag, picked up the chopsticks, ready to eat.

"What, what are you doing? Didn't you just eat?"

"I'm full, but if there's something tastier, why not eat it?"

As Xiong Bingsheng spoke, he opened the takeout box, his eyes couldn't help but light up,

"Spicy chicken! Oh, just smelling this spicy and fragrant aroma makes my mouth water!"

Speaking, he took a piece of chicken drenched in red chili oil sauce and stuffed it into his mouth, immediately showing an enchanted expression,

"Oh, this chicken is crispy, tender, and smooth, wrapped in rich sauce, a gentle bite releases juices spiced with spicy, salty, and fresh flavors, all blended together, instantly filling the entire mouth... this taste is absolutely amazing!"

After saying this, he had already finished eating a piece of chicken, and soon, he eagerly picked up a second piece and started to indulge.

In the blink of an eye, the box of spicy chicken was gone.

Immediately after, Xiong Bingsheng opened another takeout box, and upon seeing its contents, got all excited,

"This is chopped chili fish?! Hmm, this chopped chili is aromatic and spicy, the flavor fully infused into the fish, yet the fish retains its own fresh taste without any fishy smell..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but bury his head back into eating, looking just like a reincarnated starving ghost.

His eating manner left Niu Wenlin, standing by, staring in shock:

The aroma is indeed enticing, but this spicy chicken and chopped chili fish, are they really as good as Xiong Bingsheng says?

He turned his head, saw the other bag on the side, couldn't resist stepping forward, and reached out to take it.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing this, Xiong Bingsheng couldn't help but reach out to stop him, saying,

"Didn't you just say you didn't want it?"

"Look at you, can't even handle yourself!"

Niu Wenlin sneered, pursing his lips and huffing lightly,

"I said I don't want it, so I don't want it. I'll just taste a bite, just one bite!

I mainly want to see if it's as good as you say it is!"

"Oh, well, go ahead and taste it, remember, just one bite!"

Seeing Niu Wenlin opening the bag, Xiong Bingsheng secretly laughed,

"Ha, after you taste one bite, if you can hold back from eating more, I'll write my name backwards!"

Xiaojiang, your food wasn't eaten for nothing!

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