Chef at the University Canteen

Chapter 561 300: You Came at Just the Right Time

"Oh! The smashed cucumber is absolutely awesome! Tangy, spicy, crunchy, and juicy, I just can't stop eating!"

"This, this, the chili with preserved eggs is simply the ultimate rice companion! So fragrant and spicy, it's just too delicious!"

"I still prefer the shredded chicken cold noodles! The noodles are chewy and smooth, paired with tender, juicy shredded chicken. Oh my! It's just too tasty!"

"I never expected that Seventh Dining Hall would open a window just for cold noodles. In this hot weather, when I have no appetite, these tangy, spicy cold noodles really wake up my taste buds!"

"..."

In the dining area of the Seventh Dining Hall, whether it's students who bought meals or those who chose shredded chicken cold noodles, they were eating heartily, exclaiming in delight, with visible surprise on their faces.

"Wow! Is this the legendary shredded chicken cold noodles? It's truly delicious!"

In one corner of the dining area, Professor Hans was devouring a big bowl of shredded chicken cold noodles with great enthusiasm.

The tangy and spicy flavors made him involuntarily let out a few "hisses" and "ahs" with each bite, and his forehead soon started glistening with fine beads of sweat.

Professor Hans took a packet of napkins from his small bag, wiped the sweat off his forehead, and couldn't help but look at Professor Qin Zhiyuan, who was sitting opposite him, also eating the shredded chicken cold noodles. He teased with a smile,

"Qin, you really came at the right time this time. If you had come a day earlier, you would have missed out on these delicious shredded chicken cold noodles!"

According to Professor Hans' old habits, every year, when the school went on winter and summer vacation, he would pack his bags and travel far away.

Initially, he traveled alone.

After he got married, he traveled with his partner.

Later, he had a child, and when his child was not yet rebellious and still very cute, their family trips were warm and cozy.

Time is like a cycle, repeating endlessly.

Now, Professor Hans had become alone again.

But unlike before, time had taken his partner and youth away, and he was already an old man.

Going out on scenic explorations was no longer on his agenda, because Jiang University had something that attracted him more.

During this period, Professor Hans had almost all his meals on the first floor of the Seventh Dining Hall.

The more he ate, the more he felt that although the meals here weren't as good as those in the private rooms on the second floor, the difference wasn't that big.

The fundamental reason for the difference was probably the difference between a big pot of food and a small pot of food.

Other than the dining environment being relatively noisy and too many students eating, the first-floor dining hall had hardly any shortcomings.

Of course, the reason Professor Hans thought this way was not because he gave up the opportunity to eat in the private rooms upstairs.

Who could refuse more delicious food?

He just hadn't found the opportunity yet.

"I used to eat shredded chicken cold noodles often too."

Professor Qin Zhiyuan took another bite of the cold noodles, quickly chewed, and swallowed, saying somewhat defiantly,

"This stuff isn't anything rare. You can find it in any noodle shop in the North."

"Oh? Really?"

Professor Hans was already familiar with Professor Qin Zhiyuan and knew he was a stubborn guy.

Although his body had already made an honest choice, he still wouldn't admit it.

Hans glanced up at him, seeing the chili oil at the corner of his mouth without him realizing it. He couldn't help but ask with a grin,

"So do you think the shredded chicken cold noodles you had before were more delicious, or are the ones here more delicious?"

"Emmm, the shredded chicken cold noodles here are indeed fresher and more tasty."

Qin Zhiyuan said in a muffled voice,

"But the shredded chicken cold noodles I've had were pretty good too."

Professor Hans didn't bother to argue with him and just gave him an amused look before continuing to eat with big bites.

Whether the food at the Seventh Dining Hall was delicious was already an indisputable fact.

Professor Hans himself had chosen to leave his own country for Huaxia because he was tempted by the food.

Of course, it wasn't just Professor Hans anymore.

The renowned professor from Huannong University, Qin Zhiyuan, sitting across from him, had already been conquered by the food at the Seventh Dining Hall during the first Bio-Science Symposium held by Jiang University School of Life Sciences.

Even before the symposium ended, Qin Zhiyuan eagerly approached the college leadership and Professor Hans, expressing his desire to join Jiang University School of Life Sciences to collaborate with Professor Hans in advancing bio-scientific research.

The leadership and Professor Hans were all surprised and couldn't understand why Professor Qin Zhiyuan, who was doing well at Huannong University in Beijing, would consider moving to Jiangzhou in Jiangnan.

Though Jiangzhou had developed quite well in recent years, it still couldn't compare to Beijing.

Moreover, Huannong University in Beijing had significantly more capabilities than Jiang University.

So when the leaders heard Professor Qin Zhiyuan's "request," they were at a loss.

However, eventually, foodie Professor Hans saw through it.

No need to ask why?

Professor Qin Zhiyuan, like him, was attracted to the delicious food at Jiang University Seventh Dining Hall.

As for why others hadn't moved, it was simply because they had too many commitments at their own universities to leave easily.

Moreover, if several top domestic scholars in bio-sciences decided to settle at Jiang University, it would shock the leadership at those universities.

Like Professor Qin Zhiyuan, although he was determined to leave, Huannong University couldn't easily let a top expert go.

Thus, from the end of the symposium to now, in just a few months, Qin Zhiyuan still hadn't managed to leave successfully.

In the end, both sides made compromises: Professor Qin Zhiyuan's affiliation remained with Huannong University, but he could work as a visiting professor at Jiang University and even bring his postgraduate students for exchange and study.

Professor Qin Zhiyuan thought it might be the best solution, given that Huannong had been mostly him leading students in ongoing research in bio-science.

For Huannong to reach such an agreement was quite commendable.

So, after negotiating with Huannong, Qin Zhiyuan could no longer hold back. Despite Jiang University being on break, he took an overnight flight here.

This time, it was mainly because Jiang University School of Life Sciences was prepared to apply for a national key laboratory.

The provisional director of the laboratory was, of course, Professor Hans.

Qin Zhiyuan had come all this way, hoping to offer his assistance and strengthen his relationship with Professor Hans.

With Professor Hans' scientific research capabilities, Professor Qin Zhiyuan believed it wouldn't be long before the national key laboratory would continuously generate research outcomes.

Of course, that's not the main point.

The key issue was that he hadn't tasted the Seventh Dining Hall's food for several months, and he was already craving it intensely!