Chapter 108 Old Friend
It was past four in the morning and the campus of Jiangchuan No. 1 Middle School was still quiet, but the cafeteria was already brightly lit. In order to prepare breakfast, lunch and dinner for the alumni who came to attend the school celebration that day, the cafeteria staff had hardly slept.

Yesterday, Huang Xiaoming, deputy director of the canteen management office, had already greeted the people in charge. After the Zhang Yunqi brothers came over with the ingredients, a stove was arranged for them in the buffet restaurant on the third floor of the canteen.

The third floor of the cafeteria is specially used by the school to invite leaders who come to inspect and guests who participate in school activities. The decoration is no less than that of the restaurant in a high-end hotel at that time. After Zhang Yunqi and his brother brought the ingredients up together, Zhang Yunfeng changed into a clean white chef's uniform and started to prepare ingredients, cut vegetables, kill fish, wash onions, ginger and garlic. He was so busy that he didn't even have time to take a breath.

It was not until the time to cook the fish soup that Zhang Yunfeng had some free time. Zhang Yunqi took out the photos taken at the report meeting on outstanding alumni deeds yesterday afternoon and asked his elder brother to carefully write down the people and titles in them.

Whether today's event can be accomplished depends entirely on this, so Zhang Yunfeng took note of it very seriously.

At around six o'clock, Huang Xiaoming, deputy director of the school cafeteria management office, came. After eating a bowl of Qifengdu fish noodles made by Zhang Yunfeng, he inspected the kitchen and buffet restaurant with the red panda given by Zhang Yunqi in his mouth, and then went back to take a nap.

The alumni who came to attend the school anniversary this time all stayed in the hotel designated by the school, which is right next to the school. The school also arranged a group of student union students to receive them.

Before seven o'clock, members of the Student Union were already waiting in the hotel lobby, guiding the alumni who had finished washing up to the third floor of the cafeteria of the No. 1 Middle School to have dinner and participate in the morning school anniversary activities.

People in southern Hunan prefer rice noodles, while people in Jiangchuan prefer strong and spicy dry-cut noodles. Although the restaurant's breakfast is buffet style, with bread, fried dough sticks, soy milk, buns, dumplings, and fruits all available, the most crowded place is still in front of the table where Zhang Yunfeng cooks fish noodles.

It was the first time for Zhang Yunfeng to face such a scene. Although he was a little nervous, he did not panic because the fish soup had already been cooked and the seasonings were placed in bowls on the table. He only needed to add the noodles, scoop the noodles and add fish soup. The procedure was simple and he was busy but not chaotic.

Zhang Yunqi has a lot of free time.

With his press card, he sat under the window and ate breakfast, observing which famous alumni were eating fish meal in the restaurant. After a few glances, he saw several big names who were somewhat famous, all professors and leaders from famous universities, such as Qian Duanguo, the dean of Wuhan University, Wu Lintao, a professor at Sun Yat-sen University, and Ma Ziqing, a professor at the School of Economics and Management of Tsinghua University.

Ma Ziqing rushed back to his alma mater yesterday to attend the school anniversary celebration.

Last night he played mahjong for half the night at the home of an old friend from his alma mater and slept at his old friend's house. After getting up, his old friend asked him to go to the cafeteria for breakfast, and Ma Ziqing readily agreed.

He hasn't eaten in his alma mater's cafeteria for decades. Although the taste has definitely changed a lot, he is still looking forward to it. After all, no matter how it changes, it still tastes like hometown.

After arriving at the third floor of the cafeteria, Ma Ziqing ordered a bowl of fish noodles. After taking a bite, he found it extremely spicy and fresh. He said to his old friend with some emotion: "The food from my hometown is still the best. This flavor and spiciness are something I haven't tasted in the capital for many years."

After finishing a bowl of fish noodles in just a few bites, Ma Ziqing felt very satisfied, but still a little unsatisfied, so he took the remaining fish soup and asked Zhang Yunfeng to add more noodles. Although he was a professor at a top-notch university in China, he lived a frugal life.

When Ma Ziqing came over for the first time, Zhang Yunfeng had already recognized him. This man was in the photo his brother Yunqi showed him. He quickly took the porcelain bowl and said enthusiastically, "Professor Ma, I'll make you a new bowl. It will be stronger and fresher."

Ma Ziqing was startled: "Do you know me?"

Zhang Yunfeng rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "How can I not know you? You are knowledgeable and highly respected. You are the pride of our No. 1 Middle School. It is a great blessing for us that you can come to our school to attend the school anniversary this time." This bad flattery flattered Ma Ziqing like spring breeze. The old professor said with a smile: "It's the same. We all serve students, and each profession has its own specialty. Look at the fish powder you made. I have never eaten it before. It is so delicious and feels like home. I am afraid that there are not many people of your level in Jiangchuan City."

Zhang Yunfeng's dark face turned red, but thinking of what his brother Yunqi had told him, he still said, "Thank you for the compliment, Professor Ma. Although I am a fish meal maker, I have always admired you. Um, can I take a photo with you?"

"Sure." Ma Ziqing nodded quickly, but then he changed his mind and said, "But there is no camera for the group photo."

Zhang Yunfeng pointed at Zhang Yunqi who was eating noodles under the window and said, "There's a reporter attending the school anniversary next to him. He's reporter Zou Jielun from Jiangchuan City News Evening News. He ordered noodles to me just now. He's a very nice guy. How about I ask him to take a photo for us?"

Ma Ziqing said with a smile.

Zhang Yunfeng quickly put down the soup spoon, walked over and said a few words to Zhang Yunqi, and the two of them came over together. Zhang Yunqi, wearing a black baseball cap and holding a Konica Hexar camera, asked the two to stand close together.

"Two, smile for the camera. Three, two, one!"

There was a "click".

An old professor with gold-rimmed glasses and a young man in chef's uniform were printed on the film negative.

“Very good, perfect!”

Zhang Yunqi gave a thumbs up, then walked over and shook hands with Ma Ziqing. He chatted with him warmly and briefly before turning back to his seat. However, when he was halfway there, a few people suddenly came in from the door. He took a quick look and was somewhat surprised to see an acquaintance.

Zhang Guoxiang.

Zhang Guorui’s younger brother and Zhang Xiaonan’s second uncle!
Zhang Guoxiang is the leader of the Jiangchuan Municipal Education Bureau. Zhang Yunqi is not very clear about his specific position, but like Ji Ling's father Ji Zhong, they are the two major supporters of Yunxi Village. Most people come to them for help when they have problems that they cannot handle.

In his previous life, Zhang Yunqi had been studying away from home, and had rarely met Zhang Guoxiang. When Zhang Guoxiang went to the village during the Chinese New Year, he, like other country folk who loved to join in the fun, could only watch from afar. But Zhang Guoxiang knew his elder brother Zhang Yunfeng, because Zhang Guoxiang was a teacher by profession. He started out as a teacher at Yunxi Village Primary School and taught his elder brother Zhang Yunfeng Chinese.

He had heard his eldest brother chat before that Zhang Guoxiang was tall and handsome when he was young, and because of this, he was later favored by the daughter of the principal of Fengyang County No. 3 Middle School. After the two got married, with the help of his father-in-law, Zhang Guoxiang was first transferred to the Fengyang County Radio Station, and then entered the officialdom, climbing step by step to his current position.

Of course, this is not the point. The point is that he knew that his eldest brother, a farmer, pretended to be a chef of a big hotel and ran to the school cafeteria to cook breakfast for leaders and guests. If Zhang Guoxiang found out, he, as a leader in the education department, would have the right to turn this small matter into a big one and deal with it seriously.

It just so happens that Zhang Guorui is extremely opposed to his elder brother Zhang Yunfeng and Zhang Xiaonan being in love and has a deep prejudice against his elder brother. As Zhang Guorui's younger brother, Zhang Guoxiang might do something weird to ruin his own plans in order to vent Zhang Guorui's anger or even to prevent Zhang Xiaonan and his elder brother from being together!
　It's on sale on Friday. It's stressful.
　　
　
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