Since Zhou Yu only had one or two classes this morning, after returning to the office and being busy for a while, when it was almost 11 o'clock, Zhou Yu put down his work, closed the lesson plan and laptop, and walked out of the office towards the cafeteria.

Although it is almost September, the school has not officially started yet and the first and second year high school students have not returned to school to register. Therefore, the campus, which usually does not look very big, now seems empty, and the space feels unexpectedly much larger.

After the second class, Zhou Yu took advantage of his free time to chat with Qiao Meng for a while. After learning that Qiao Meng was on the way and would arrive at school around three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Yu prepared to go to the cafeteria to have lunch first, then go back to the dormitory to rest for a while before setting off to pick up Qiao Meng at the station.

On the way to the cafeteria, teachers passing by would greet Zhou Yu with a smile from time to time.

"Oh, Teacher Zhou, what a coincidence, are you back to the dormitory because of no classes?"

"Good morning, Teacher Zhou. Oh no, it's already noon. Are you going to eat?"

'Teacher Zhou, next time you look for a partner, can you consider me? Let's see what I think. Lao Chen's level... To be honest, Teacher Zhou, I think you're at a disadvantage by partnering with him. I think I'm the best fit for you! Really, I can do that too... Hey, don't leave, Teacher Zhou!'

'Teacher Zhou...'

'Teacher Zhou...'

After finally dealing with those chatty colleagues, Zhou Yu went to the cafeteria, ordered a few meat dishes and a rice, and found a seat to sit down, preparing to finish his meal and go back to rest before the students finished school.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Yu was concentrating on eating when a plate of food was placed opposite him right under his nose.

Who is this?! The cafeteria is empty, why don't you choose to sit across from me when there are so many seats?!

With his mouth full of food, Zhou Yu looked up at the opposite side of the table in confusion. The person sitting opposite him was Li Jianping, who had been equally busy these days.

Seeing that it was Li Jianping, Zhou Yu hurriedly chewed a few times and then swallowed the food in his mouth and quickly greeted Li Jianping, "Principal Li, what a coincidence, you are also coming to the cafeteria to eat? Aren't you going back to eat today?!"

Li Jianping's home is not far away, only about three kilometers away from the No. 2 Middle School. What's more, Li Jianping himself has a car, so commuting is very convenient for Li Jianping.

Therefore, Li Jianping usually went home for dinner and basically did not eat lunch or dinner in the school cafeteria. Unless it was a school reception task, Li Jianping would stay in school, but he also ate at the small kitchen on the second floor of the cafeteria. So Zhou Yu was very surprised to see Li Jianping eating a box lunch with a tray in the lobby on the first floor this time.

Facing Zhou Yu's question, Li Jianping just smiled, took a big mouthful of rice, and after eating a piece of spareribs, he said with a little satisfaction, "The spareribs in the cafeteria taste just like this! The appetite is not bad either, quite a lot!"

"As for the taste of other vegetables, such as shredded potatoes, mushrooms and green vegetables, the taste is a bit so-so! This is not okay. I have to talk to the canteen manager about this problem later!"

After sighing that the food in the cafeteria tasted good, Li Jianping answered Zhou Yu's question, "Hey, my wife and children are not at home. She took them back to her parents' home. When I go back, the food will be cold and empty. I might as well just eat in the cafeteria."

As he spoke, Li Jianping also expressed his concern for Zhou Yu, "Teacher Zhou, why are you eating so early? Why don't you wait for our teacher Qiao to come and eat with you?"

Faced with Li Jianping's concern, Zhou Yu was not at all panicked.

Strictly speaking, it is still working hours now. He went to eat during working hours and was still caught by his leader. If it were in other units, Zhou Yu, as the person involved, would definitely be panicked for a while.

But the profession of teacher generally has a very high degree of flexibility. As long as the class is taught well, there will most likely be no problem even if you go home to sleep directly after class.

Not to mention that Zhou Yu is now the trusted general of the leaders such as Li Jianping and Old Wang. The future enrollment rate of Ruxu No. 2 Middle School depends on Zhou Yu alone! Not to mention offending Zhou Yu, they can't even coax Zhou Yu!

So after hearing Li Jianping's question, Zhou Yu just smiled and nodded, and replied, "Qiao Meng won't arrive in Ruxu until around 2pm in the afternoon, and won't arrive at school until around 3pm, so she told me not to wait for her and just go straight to lunch."

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Li Jianping's smile widened. While eating, he chatted with Zhou Yu, "Then Teacher Qiao must have brought a lot of things this time? Do you want me to help pick them up? I happen to have a car, so it's convenient!"

Your boss helps you find a partner?!

That won’t work!

Zhou Yu quickly refused, "No, no, I really don't have anything! This time Qiao Meng only brought two boxes of clothes and shoes and other items, and she didn't bring anything else!"

Zhou Yu was afraid that Li Jianping might misunderstand him, so he explained, "I'm here, so she doesn't need to bring any other daily necessities. She can just come to my place and move in with her luggage!"

Li Jianping pointed at Zhou Yu and said jokingly, "Haha, Mr. Zhou, Mr. Qiao's coming this time can be regarded as your dream coming true, right? Anyway, you are finally reunited! From now on, you can think of the days of this young couple!"

Faced with Li Jianping's teasing, Zhou Yu just laughed.

However, Li Jianping was worried that Zhou Yu would be embarrassed, so he still reminded him, "Teacher Zhou, you and Teacher Qiao are our family members at No. 2 Middle School! When you come to our home, you can't treat us family members as outsiders!"

"Remember this, if you have any problems, just go to the old principal, me, or Director Feng, there will be no problem! We are not afraid of you bothering us, what we are most afraid of is that you and Teacher Qiao don't bother us when you have problems!"

Li Jianping's words were sincere and heartfelt, which deeply moved Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu nodded repeatedly and assured, "Don't worry, Principal. I know. I will definitely talk to you if I have anything to say!"

After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Li Jianping nodded in satisfaction and continued to instruct, "That's good! After you pick up Teacher Qiao this afternoon, Zhou Yu, be sure to let us know! We will be responsible for processing all of Teacher Qiao's materials and completing all the onboarding procedures! You don't need to worry about the safekeeping, Teacher Zhou and Teacher Qiao!"

At the end, Li Jianping did not forget to remind Zhou Yu, "By the way, the principal has discussed with all of us tonight and plans to welcome Teacher Qiao with a simple meal! Hey, don't rush to refuse!"

Seeing Zhou Yu was about to refuse, Li Jianping interrupted him and said, "The entire leadership team of Ruxu No. 2 Middle School has been looking forward to Teacher Qiao coming to our Ruxu No. 2 Middle School for a long time! If you don't give us a chance to perform, it would be a bit unkind of you, Teacher Zhou!"

Now that the principal has said so, what else can Zhou Yu say?

So Zhou Yu had no choice but to agree.

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