"Everyone should try to keep quiet and make small movements so that others don't see that we skipped class."
The male student who led the truancy carefully warned the two students next to him.
"I understand, I understand. Hurry up and get in line, there are already so many people."
Whether or not I help my classmates bring them food is one thing, the key is that I can hardly resist it myself, I really want to eat it.
"Okay, okay, hurry up and get in line."
The three quickly arrived at the back of the group.
"Don't worry, it's just the three of us. The counselor won't find out."
The student who was in charge gave the two other students a sedative.
He confidently asserted, "There are over fifty students in our class. Losing three won't have a significant impact, and the probability of it being discovered is extremely low."
“Even if he finds out, I’ve already told my friend that we’re going home early because we have an upset stomach. He’ll never guess that we came here to buy takeout.”
The male student leading the conversation kept talking, getting more and more excited as he spoke.
What they didn't notice was that standing in front of them was their teacher for this class, Tang Dahai, the school's counselor.
Tang Dahai turned around and saw that these were the students from the class he had just taught.
He doesn't have Alzheimer's disease yet, and he can recognize most of his students.
At this moment, the three students also saw the person in front of them, who was none other than their teacher, Tang Dahai.
The adults stared at each other for a moment, and an awkward silence fell over the room.
"Why are you all here instead of paying attention in class? It's not time for school to end yet, this is truancy."
He was furious because he had overheard what the three classmates had just said.
Tang Dahai spoke with righteous indignation and immediately launched into a tirade against the three men.
Skipping class is one thing, but to claim you can't tell is another. Do you really think you're blind?
The three students who were criticized became nervous and quickly admitted their mistake: "Teacher, we were wrong."
Then, thinking about it again, he realized something was amiss and asked instead, "By the way, teacher, what are you doing here?"
"I just... noticed that three people were missing from the class and came over to check?" Tang Dahai made up an excuse.
He couldn't very well say that he was also there to buy a boxed lunch, since he was in class time, and it wouldn't sound good if people heard that.
"Then why are you still in front of us? Shouldn't you be behind us?" one of the students asked in confusion.
Tang Dahai remained unfazed and argued, "I knew you were here to buy boxed lunches, so I came here early to wait for you."
After he said that, the three students were speechless. After all, he was a teacher, and they couldn't say much more.
"Seeing that this is your first offense, I'll let it go this time, but don't let it happen again," he began to warn.
The three students nodded repeatedly, like tamed puppies: "Teacher is right, shall we go back to the classroom now?"
Tang Dahai sighed dramatically, "Well, since you're all here, I'm not unreasonable. I guess you were just too hungry to do this. Don't do it again."
Upon hearing Tang Dahai's tacit approval, the three students immediately became excited.
This means that Tang Dahai will not punish them.
"And what about you, teacher?" the student in the lead asked.
Tang Dahai rolled his eyes and said evasively, "Teacher, I'm tired after a long day of teaching and I'm a little hungry now, so I'll join you in queuing up to buy boxed lunches."
It would have been better if they hadn't said anything, because once it was mentioned, the three of them immediately realized what was going on.
Tang Dahai clearly left the classroom early to buy a boxed lunch here.
"Teacher, you're not actually here to buy lunchboxes too, are you?" one of the bolder students asked suspiciously.
Hearing this, Tang Dahai frowned and said loudly, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm a counselor, a school counselor. Is it necessary for me to risk being criticized by the principal and leave the classroom early for a boxed lunch?"
"You know, the principal has high expectations for us. Only a fool would do something as stupid as running away early to buy lunch boxes."
Tang Dahai directly brought up the principal.
Since that's what they said, the three students had no choice but to accept it.
Seeing that he had finally managed to subdue those few tigers, Tang Dahai finally breathed a sigh of relief. Nowadays, students are too shrewd and not easy to fool.
Fortunately, I have the principal backing me up now.
Even if someone complains to the principal, there's nothing to worry about, since you still have to buy a copy for the principal.
No, it's four portions.
As the saying goes, "He who eats another's food is bound to be grateful, and he who takes another's money is bound to be grateful." The principal has been eating the boxed lunches he bought for so many days; he is a major contributor.
Even if they haven't achieved great things, they've still put in the effort, and besides, they've already achieved some success.
There's absolutely no need to criticize him for such a trivial matter.
The only downside is that I don't know if the principal is genuinely ignorant or just pretending. He hasn't mentioned the meal expenses once, yet he has personally paid over a thousand yuan for the meals in just over a week.
The key issue is that the principal also orders a lot, always four servings at a time. Now, a serving of stewed beef with potatoes costs thirty yuan, so four servings would cost one hundred and twenty yuan.
If he hadn't been unable to get in line multiple times these past few days, he probably would have had to pay over two thousand yuan in advance.
It hurts just thinking about it.
As a university counselor, he actually only earns about seven or eight thousand yuan a month.
In addition to these, there are mortgage payments, car loan payments, and daily living expenses to cover.
In Kyoto, where prices are high, I've basically run out of money after a month, and now I even have to help the principal pay out of pocket.
The key issue is that it's not easy to say it face-to-face.
It's really too difficult.
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