Chef at the University Canteen-Chapter 427 - 261: Inheriting the Family Fortune Can’t Compare to Jiang Yu’s Cooking (Part 2)
"Mm-hmm, regardless of whether we understand it or not, this academic conference is definitely worth attending!"
"..."
Professor Hans’ academic seminar was the main feature of this biology science conference. It concluded, and thus marked the end of today’s afternoon activities.
This is considering that Professor Hans’ presentation not only covered pioneering research topics in the field of biology but also delved into highly complex content.
Many attendees, including several experts and professors, need time to thoroughly analyze and ponder the material to fully grasp and comprehend it.
Moreover, with the seminar coming to a close past five o’clock,
most attendees, being experts and professors over sixty, found enduring two-plus hours of lecture mentally exhaustive. If there were another session, it would drag on well into the night, raising concerns about the stamina of some attending elderly experts and professors.
Consequently, after the end of the academic seminar, attendees gradually began to leave the auditorium, having briefly gathered their thoughts.
By this time, Professor Hans had packed up and descended from the stage. Surprisingly, despite enduring a presentation that lasted over two hours, this foreign gentleman appeared still full of energy.
As soon as he stepped down, Professor Liang stood up from his seat, beamed as he commented:
"Professor Hans, your academic seminar was truly spectacular, a real eye-opener!"
Professor Lu nodded in agreement, saying to Professor Hans:
"Indeed, it was a wonderfully rich academic presentation.
Professor Hans, regarding the possibility of using iPSC-derived non-mutated tumor-associated proteins for developing PDAC vaccines that you mentioned in your report, our school has already started organizing research personnel to study the relevant topic.
We sincerely hope that Professor Hans would collaborate with us on this research project."
Professor Liang’s eyes widened upon hearing this, astonished as he said:
"Tsk tsk, I didn’t expect you, Old Lu, to get ahead of me this time. I hadn’t even had a chance to invite Professor Hans myself before you spoke up."
Professor Lu simply smiled, refrained from responding. He continued to gaze expectantly at Professor Hans, grinning as he said:
"Professor Hans, this is just a verbal invite. Once I return to school, I will formally extend an invitation on behalf of the institution. Please do consider it."
"Haha, I’ve just arrived at Jiang University. Regarding collaborative research, we’ll discuss that later."
Professor Hans laughed heartily, quickly surveyed the crowd of experts and professors in front of him, humorously remarked,
"Work is work, life is life. Now that the seminar is over, it’s time for us to enjoy life."
"Hahaha, quite right, work is just part of life, certainly not all of it."
Professor Liang echoed, laughing heartily,
"We must work diligently when working, and play hard when we’re not."
Turning, he glanced at Professor Qin Zhiyuan, who seemed somewhat distracted, and smilingly asked,
"Lao Qin, do you agree with me?"
"Huh? Is it mealtime?"
Startled by Professor Liang’s question, Professor Qin Zhiyuan instinctively blurted out,
"Are we going to eat on the second floor of the Seventh Dining Hall again?"
The group couldn’t help but chuckle, mindful, however, of Professor Qin Zhiyuan’s temper and refrained from teasing him openly.
Should Lao Qin fly into a rage and publicly chastise someone, the embarrassment would be overwhelming.
Recovering his senses, Professor Qin Zhiyuan’s face flushed red. Had there been a hole in the ground, he would have certainly wanted to crawl into it.
This was utterly humiliating!
A dignified university professor, inattentive during the seminar, with his mind entirely focused on "eating," and then expressing it candidly in front of so many people!
This was the epitome of a socially awkward moment!
But, Professor Qin Zhiyuan felt somewhat distressed. Could he really be blamed for this?
He had never behaved this way before!
If blame was to be assigned, it should go to Jiang Yu. Who made his cooking so tantalizing that it consumed Professor Qin Zhiyuan’s thoughts all afternoon!
"Yes, yes, it’s time for us to eat."
Trying to diffuse the unusual atmosphere, Professor Liang coughed slightly, chuckled as he remarked,
"To be honest, the meal we had on the second floor of the Seventh Dining Hall at noon was so delicious, I still relish the taste.
But I’ve heard that the private rooms on the second floor are difficult to book, so we might not be able to enjoy the same gourmet fare tonight."
The Vice President Jiang Gaozhe immediately interjected,
"While the food on the second floor of the Seventh Dining Hall is delectable, the meals at the Taoyuan Conference Hall are equally impressive. The head chef at Taoyuan Conference Hall is a renowned young culinary talent in Huaxia and a master chef from Zhangjiang Province."
"Is that so? We’ll definitely have to try it."
Hearing this, Professor Lu smiled, eyes twinkling as he replied, 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
"Dinner isn’t the focus, the highlight will be discussing academic matters over drinks at Professor Hans’ place!"
"Indeed, the evening’s agenda is crucial, I’m quite eager for it."
Turning to Professor Hans, Professor Liang cheerfully remarked,
"Professor Hans, you won’t mind our company, will you?"
"Hahaha, more than welcome!"
