It was 11:30 AM,
Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had been busy all morning, finally reached her lunch break.
She glanced at her colleagues around her, all the teachers were either eating their lunchboxes or sandwiches.
She was different, she had delicious Siu Mai,
She bought 11 this morning, ate 5 for breakfast, leaving 6, enough to fill her up for lunch.
Thinking about her Siu Mai, Hiratsuka Shizuka took out her lunchbox and put it in the microwave to heat up.
While waiting, she touched her empty wallet and sighed, her breakfast went over budget, which meant she wouldn't have enough for beer tonight.
Sigh,
What's the point of life if I can't have a sip of chilled beer when I get home after work.
Soon, the aroma of the perfectly-proportioned Siu Mai came from the microwave.
Hiratsuka Shizuka was intoxicated by it, instantly feeling the meaning of life again.
If I could eat such delicious Siu Mai every morning, who cares about beer.
“Ding~”
The microwave beeped, the Siu Mai was ready.
Taking out the Siu Mai, Hiratsuka Shizuka quickly closed the lid of the lunchbox, sneaking out of the office with her lunchbox.
She heard from the security guard that a student who bought Siu Mai almost got robbed this morning.????????
Such fragrant Siu Mai, this tempting aroma, once it spreads, who knows if some shameless colleagues would be tempted to grab some. Although everyone has their own space, she didn't want to gamble with human nature.
She knew there was a perfect, secluded spot to eat at this time,
She took small steps to the Servant Club activity room,
Opening the door, closing the door, the actions were done in one go.
Picking up a Siu Mai, Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't wait but carefully took a bite, the taste was still so perfect, she squinted her eyes in delight.
“So good!”
This time, she ate slowly, the afternoon time, one person, one Siu Mai, a cup of coffee, perfect.
Chewing slowly, she continued to pick up the next Siu Mai, just about to eat, the door of the Servant Club was opened again.
Yui and Yukinoshita came in.
“Huh, Shizuka-sensei is eating here too, it smells so good, what are you eating, Sensei.”
“Siu Mai, where did you buy them, Sensei?”
Yui immediately felt a jolt, she smelled a familiar scent.
Although Yukinoshita didn't say anything, her gaze was impolitely fixed on Hiratsuka Shizuka's Siu Mai, the aroma was extraordinary, as a lady, she was trying hard to suppress the urge to swallow.
Hiratsuka Shizuka's movements froze, she felt that her lunch was no longer hers to enjoy alone.
“You're eating here too?”
“Sensei, the Siu Mai vendor is back at the school gate? You're so cunning, we can't go out, woo woo~”
“Sensei, can you buy us two? Yukinoshita, I'm telling you, this Siu Mai is delicious, blah blah blah.”
When it came to Siu Mai, Yui was excited.
Hiratsuka Shizuka was frowning, you can say whatever you want, but don't keep staring at my bowl, with those hopeful eyes.
“These are what I bought this morning, you guys don't mind, one each to try?”??????
She said with a trembling voice, enduring the pain, knowing you guys would come, I should have eaten faster.
Six Siu Mai weren't enough for her to eat,
However, with a hopeful heart, she was gambling that Yukinoshita wouldn't want it, after all, Yukinoshita is from a wealthy family, a high-quality student with good upbringing, she wouldn't steal from a poor teacher like me, right.
“Ok!”
“Ok!”
Yukinoshita and Yui answered in unison, each taking a Siu Mai with their chopsticks and eating.
Seeing two Siu Mai missing from the lunchbox, Hiratsuka Shizuka's face immediately turned dark.
Yui is fine, but Yukinoshita, why are you like this. Where did your dignity, your pride, your noble temperament go.
To maintain her dignity as a teacher, she had to force a smile.
“Delicious, right?”
With a bite, four perfectly blended fillings exploded in her mouth, Yukinoshita instantly widened her eyes, shrimp, vegetables, pork, and eggs, a perfect combination of proportions, chewing it in her mouth, it was beyond delicious.
Compared to this Siu Mai, her own high-quality ingredients bento was practically pig food.
At this moment, Yukinoshita understood why Yui didn't want to eat lunch.
After eating this Siu Mai, other food really couldn't go down.
“So delicious, this is the Golden Ratio Siu Mai, I didn't even get one this morning, woo woo~”
Yui originally wanted to chew slowly and savor it, but the moment the Siu Mai entered her mouth, she lost her senses, how could she resist such delicious food.
On the other side, watching them eat the Siu Mai, Hiratsuka Shizuka picked up the remaining three and devoured them quickly.
She was afraid someone else would come to steal.
When Yukinoshita and Yui came back to their senses, their teacher was choking.
“Water, water, water~”
The two of them were in a panic, Yukinoshita handed over a bottle of mineral water to save their great teacher's life.
They looked at each other, speechless.
Teacher, do you have to be like this, you were afraid we were going to steal so you ate three Siu Mai in one go?
“It's not an exaggeration, no one can resist these Siu Mai. I heard from the security guard that a student bought Siu Mai this morning, and almost got robbed by office workers outside.”
Yui: “.......”
That student was me, right?
It's definitely me, right?
Has the rumour gotten so horrible?
Seeing that there were no more Siu Mai, Yukino shyly opened her bento, “Sensei, you probably haven't eaten enough, would you like to try some of our bento, although it's not as good as Siu Mai.”
“Yes, yes, Sensei, try my bento too.”
Facing the students' invitation, Hiratsuka Shizuka waved her hands, she really had no appetite to eat anything else today.
“Damn it, starting today I'm quitting alcohol, all the money left will be used to buy Siu Mai.”
“That little brother vendor's Siu Mai is a bit expensive, although it's worth it, my spare change won't last me many times.”
Yui was also dejected.
Yukinoshita was bewildered, are you guys so poor, you can't even afford a Siu Mai?
“That one, the Siu Mai that's sold at the school gate, how much is one?”
“I bought two Sanmi Egg Siu Mai this morning, it cost 1000 Dan.”
Yukinoshita: “......”
It's not expensive, although it's twice the price of other Siu Mai, but if this kind of flavor were to be sold in a big restaurant, even with an extra zero, people would pay for it.
“This Siu Mai uses really good ingredients, the cost of one is actually 100-200 Dan, plus his skill, selling it for 500 Dan is actually not expensive.”
Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded along, “That little brother isn't easy, he's out selling from early morning, and he has a younger sister with him, the little girl looks so pitiful, let's buy more to support them siblings.”
“Tomorrow, I'll get up early, and buy both flavors of Siu Mai.”
“You have to be early, everyone who has eaten this Siu Mai will definitely think the same way tomorrow, competition is fierce.”
The trio of the lunch break, made an appointment to meet at the school gate tomorrow.