Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 432 - 262: "Jiang Yu" Equals "Gourmet Food" (3)

Chapter 432: Chapter 262: "Jiang Yu" Equals "Gourmet Food" (3)

But if this gets out, it would be a bit embarrassing for the school to make the professors it invited feed themselves at the student dining hall.

After thinking for a while, he went on,

"Besides, after dinner, everyone is going to Professor Hans’ house for drinks and academic discussions, and Professor Qin can’t miss that!"

"Dean Jiang, let’s just forget it. I really can’t eat anymore. If I go there and watch others eat, it would be uncomfortable for everyone else as well."

Professor Qin was silent for a moment, but still shook his head and said,

"As for tonight’s activity, I’ll think about it. If I decide to go, I’ll call Professor Liang and the others."

After a pause, he added,

"Dean Jiang, you haven’t eaten yet, have you? You should hurry back to eat. Professor Liang and Professor Lu are still waiting for you."

Jiang Gaozhe saw that he wasn’t just being polite and remembered that Professor Liang had mentioned waiting for them to start the meal; he knew he couldn’t keep others waiting too long.

He had no choice but to nod and said apologetically,

"Professor Qin, I’m really sorry. It’s our college’s fault for not arranging the reception well enough and making you..."

"Dean Jiang, you’re being too hard on yourself. Your hospitality is the best I’ve encountered in all the academic activities I’ve attended. Just talking about food, no place can compare."

Professor Qin quickly waved his hand to interrupt him, smiling as he said,

"I’m someone who speaks frankly and never flatters anyone. No matter in front of whom, I’d say the same thing."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Gaozhe secretly breathed a sigh of relief and smiled while saying,

"Alright then, Professor Qin, enjoy the delicacies. I’ll head over first.

If you plan on going to Professor Hans’ house tonight for academic discussions, just call me, and I’ll come and pick you up."

"Okay."

Professor Qin smiled and nodded.

After Jiang Gaozhe left, he quickly lowered his head, regretfully looking at the remaining half of the garlic-flavored fish fillets on his plate.

Since Jiang Gaozhe came, he hadn’t continued eating. After chatting for so long, the leftovers were already cold.

Everyone knows fish dishes taste best when hot, as they have no fishy smell. But once fish cools, for some reason, the fishy smell appears.

Professor Qin typically didn’t eat much fish. Even when he ate it, it was only while hot; if it was cold, he wouldn’t touch it.

Yet now, he hesitated before the cold garlic-flavored fish fillets before him.

After hesitating for a while, Professor Qin couldn’t bear to throw away such a delicious dish. He picked up a small piece with his chopsticks, smelled it first.

Hmm? Surprisingly, it wasn’t fishy!

After thinking for a bit, he bit the bullet, popped the small piece of fish into his mouth, chewed rapidly, and swallowed hard.

Then his eyes lit up.

These garlic-flavored fish fillets, when cold, weren’t fishy at all, and the texture seemed even better than before!

How on earth could this be achieved?

Professor Qin couldn’t guess how it was done, but it didn’t matter. As long as he could eat it!

The next moment, he lowered his head again and eagerly continued eating.

Meanwhile, in a large private room at the Taoyuan Conference Hall.

When Professor Hans, Professor Liang, Professor Lu, and the others saw Jiang Gaozhe return alone, they were surprised, thinking something had happened to Professor Qin.

However, after Jiang Gaozhe explained that Professor Qin had to rush to the dining hall to eat because of a low blood sugar episode, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

They often joked with each other, but no one wished for someone who’d just attended a seminar to suddenly have an issue.

No one asked why Professor Qin didn’t come back with Jiang Gaozhe.

Everyone understood Professor Qin’s straightforward and stubborn personality. Since he had already eaten at the dining hall, he definitely wouldn’t come back.

Thus, everyone said no more about it. Once Jiang Gaozhe sat down, they all started eating.

Dinner wasn’t important; after dinner, they’d all go to Professor Hans’ house to drink and discuss academics, which was what everyone was looking forward to.

...

Early the next morning, Professor Qin Zhiyuan got up and quietly slipped out alone.

He had thoroughly asked around yesterday afternoon and knew the breakfast at the Seventh Dining Hall was also abundant, not only with Jiangzhou’s specialty cold noodles and hot braised dishes but also with various buns, steamed bread, and a range of porridges, including soup dumplings!

These soup dumplings were quite special; Jiang Yu initially built his career on them.

The key point is that these soup dumplings aren’t just delicious; they were even said to have cured anorexia patients!

It would be such a pity not to try them.

Professor Qin Zhiyuan also knew that breakfast arranged by the school for academic conference attendees was still at the Taoyuan Hotel, and it was a buffet breakfast.

He wasn’t sure how it tasted, but no matter how good it was, it couldn’t possibly compare with the breakfast at the Seventh Dining Hall.

So, before going to bed last night, he set an alarm specifically to wake up early and sneak over to the Seventh Dining Hall.

If he got up too late, it wouldn’t look good for him to break away from the group again and openly go eat breakfast outside in front of everyone, would it?