"You brought me such good news. Why aren't you happy? Isn't this what you'd been quietly hoping for?"
At that, Zhou Ciqing said nothing. He simply watched the principal in silence.
While the two of them were talking, the kitchen helpers had already slipped away.
Listen to too much, and you could easily find yourself on the receiving end of petty retaliation.
"Don't push it."
Zhou Ciqing had no idea what the principal was up to, but he was sure it wasn't anything good.
"I'm off. You'll understand in a while."
Watching the principal turn and leave with a smile, Zhou Ciqing felt even more uneasy.
When things went against the norm, there was bound to be something fishy!
Zhou Ciqing was a clever man. The root of all the trouble was a new student who had enrolled this year: Mo Xiaoxue.
After asking around a little, Zhou Ciqing found out why South of the City Primary School had suddenly changed its cafeteria manager.
He even spent a little money to track down the former manager.
"The cafeteria food is awful."
Those words kept Zhou Ciqing tossing and turning all night.
The next day, feeling far from his best, Zhou Ciqing went to South of the City Primary School himself to inspect the cafeteria food.
After he returned, Zhou Ciqing ran the numbers. By South of the City Primary School's standards, they were bound to lose money.
And that was without even counting the kickbacks.
With a sigh, Zhou Ciqing gave his superior an honest account of the situation.
"Keep the food safe, and do your best to make it taste good. As long as there's enough oil, that's fine.
Don't bring up my share again."
A week later, Zhou Ciqing finally understood why the principal had been so happy