Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 484 - 275: Seventh Dining Hall Is Our Class’s "Base
"Sorry, sorry, I’ve had too much to drink and said something without thinking, Lao Jiang, please don’t mind!"
"Alright, alright, don’t I already know your character?"
Jiang Yu truly didn’t mind, but still shot Hu Zhihai a glance.
Then he reached out and patted Du Guangning’s shoulder, smiling as he comforted him,
"Xiaodu, don’t be upset, this chubby fellow often speaks without thinking when he’s happy, his mouth is the problem, but he’s actually a decent guy."
Ever since starting work at the Seventh Dining Hall, Du Guangning mostly stayed in the second-floor kitchen and didn’t interact much with Hu Zhihai, so they weren’t really familiar. But he knew Hu Zhihai was a close buddy of his boss.
Therefore, seeing Jiang Yu step in, he couldn’t say much and just replied with a "Hmm" and went back to eating quietly.
"Why aren’t you properly accompanying everyone in the private room, but came running here?"
Jiang Yu was almost done eating. He picked up a spoon and served himself another bowl of hot and sour fish soup, sipping as he asked,
"Has everyone finished eating yet?"
"Everyone’s stuffed and sitting in the private room chatting away."
Hu Zhihai watched Jiang Yu drink the fish soup sip by sip, unable to help gulping, and said with a giggle,
"I was actually looking for you to drink with, but couldn’t find you in the private room and thought you went somewhere!"
He paused, couldn’t help but touch his belly, and shamelessly said,
"Lao Jiang, you made such a big bowl of beef fried noodles, can you finish it all? This stuff doesn’t taste good overnight!"
As he spoke, he licked his lips, looking every bit like he was craving it.
"Pfft!"
Sitting nearby, Yan Tongtong was eating vermicelli and couldn’t help but burst into laughter at Hu Zhihai’s words.
Other girls struggled to suppress their laughter, shaking with mirth in their chairs. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
If it were someone else, they’d be blushing with embarrassment, but Hu Zhihai was thick-skinned enough that this level was nothing to him, not worth mentioning.
He glanced at Yan Tongtong and the others, deliberately putting on a serious face, and said with justification:
"Xiaoyan, why are you laughing? I didn’t say anything wrong!"
"Mm-hmm! Senior Brother Hu, you weren’t wrong."
Upon hearing this, Yan Tongtong nodded repeatedly, her face full of uncontrollable joy, and laughed,
"Senior Brother Jiang made so much, we definitely can’t finish it. It’d be a shame to waste it, so why don’t you help with some, Senior Brother Hu?"
"Hey! Since Xiaoyan said so, how could I refuse? I’ll reluctantly help you out then!"
Hu Zhihai peeked at Jiang Yu, seeing his lack of response, he felt elated, turned around to the bowl cabinet, took a clean pair of chopsticks and bowls, scooped a large bowl of beef fried noodles, found a spot, and started gobbling away.
...
This graduation dinner organized by Jiang Yu was enjoyed thoroughly by everyone, yet they also felt great reluctance.
All knew well that after this parting, reuniting everyone like this again was nearly impossible.
Graduation is parting, and parting is like a book filled with countless past memories of four years as classmates...
Even though Jiang Yu made delicious dishes, it couldn’t offset the sadness of parting.
By the end of the dinner, all thirty-plus classmates gathered in one private room, with a faint sorrow permeating silently in the air.
Some girls, whether from drinking too much or being emotional, ended up sobbing softly while chatting.
Despite many regrets, all feasts come to an end.
By around ten, the graduation dinner finally concluded ceremoniously.
But of course, they didn’t forget Jiang Yu, everyone went up one by one to bid farewell to him:
"Lao Jiang, we might hardly return in the future, but with you and your Seventh Dining Hall here, if there’s big news at school, remember to notify us in the group chat!"
"Yeah, yeah, Lao Jiang’s Seventh Dining Hall is now the ’base’ for Philosophy Department Class of 2015 at the school, so when we return we won’t feel like strangers everywhere!"
"Jiang Yu, if we ever miss school, could you take some photos of the scenery for us?"
"..."
"Sure, no problem."
Jiang Yu nodded to his classmates and smiled,
"Everyone shouldn’t feel so sad, even though we’ve graduated, life always offers new encounters.
With transportation so convenient now, no matter how far, it’s just a two or three-hour flight. Getting together is pretty easy."
After chatting briefly with Jiang Yu, everyone exchanged their best wishes and reluctantly went their separate ways.
"Sigh! I always looked forward to graduating early so I wouldn’t have to drag myself up early for classes every day, I could sleep as long as I want because no one would care."
Standing at the door of Seventh Dining Hall, watching his classmates’ receding backs, Hu Zhihai couldn’t help but sigh and mutter,
"Now that I’ve actually graduated, I’m feeling a bit lost, like I’ve been abandoned."
"Give it a rest."
Jiang Yu glanced at Hu Zhihai, curled his lip, and said, "You’re talking like you’ve ever had a girlfriend."
"..."
Hu Zhihai was left speechless.
I painstakingly brewed some farewell sentiment, and you just shattered it like that?
