Chapter 153: Fallen
Su Can returned to the dorm, and sure enough, Li Han, Zhang Xiaoqiao, and Xiao were already there. Su Can had barely put down his luggage before Li Han led the charge to divide up the local specialties he had brought. He could hardly blame them. He had told them over the phone that he would bring them something good to eat when he came back to school. Some of it had been brought over from Xiahai by Xue Yiyang and Liu Rui during winter break.
Rongcheng did not have many distinctive local specialties. There was nothing particularly outstanding to eat. Produce from the breadbasket of the Rongcheng Plain had to be transported into the big city, and all that handling left the fruit and vegetables somewhat battered. On top of that, the Rongcheng Plain had little cultivated land, and plenty of fruit and vegetables were treated with ripening agents to increase yields per acre and shorten growing cycles. As a result, food in a big city like Rongcheng generally looked good but did not taste good. Naturally, it could not compare with some of the specialties from small and medium-sized cities like Xiahai and the surrounding towns.
Of the three, Li Han came from the countryside, so the specialties Su Can brought were merely something different to try. Zhang Xiaoqiao, however, was very interested. For him, the start of a semester might well be a fine opportunity to indulge his appetite. Although he enjoyed every luxury at home, young masters like him were used to rich meat and fish dishes. An occasional mountain specialty or local delicacy was enough for them to hail it as a gourmet treat.
Su Can made his bed and organized his wardrobe. Not long after he finished, his phone rang. When