Meng Chuyue nodded, "Now let’s start ordering. Everyone can order two dishes, no fewer but no more either. Students in charge of watching the fruit store can also order on their duty day, of course, there’s also a daily wage of forty yuan."
The wages for Tong Wen and Xia Ping had already gone up, reaching forty yuan per day.
In the morning, Meng Chuyue had discussed letting students take turns to watch the store. Since she had designated Xia Ping today without detailing, over thirty students had willingly accepted, while the rest expressed dissatisfaction.
Now, they were quite eager.
Excitedly, a student who hadn’t scored full marks shouted, "Teacher, I am willing to watch the store tomorrow."
Meng Chuyue smiled warmly, "We’ll draw lots to decide the order for watching the store later. Alright, I am going to buy groceries. If you need anything, consult Teacher Shen Ci or the class leader Han Muyang."
Suddenly tasked with the role, Han Muyang paused briefly, then cheerfully asked, "Teacher Meng, is there a stipend for my job?"
Without turning back, Meng Chuyue waved her hand, "Yes, you get the privilege of having dinner with Teacher Shen Ci every day."
Han Muyang immediately grinned from ear to ear.
Song Yan rolled his eyes at him, "You’ve been having dinner with Teacher Shen every day anyway, what’s there to be so gleeful about?"
Originally just acquaintances, Han Muyang and Song Yan, who were desk mates, came to find each other quite agreeable and grew familiar.
Han Muyang, who looked naïve but was actually shrewd in his actions, laughed, "Previously, I was just tagging along, feeling uncertain inside, but now that it’s official, of course, I am happy."
Song Yan pursed his lips, then raised his hand, "Teacher Shen, I have something to say."
Shen Ci and the students immediately looked at him.
Shen Ci said, "Go ahead."
Song Yan stood up, "I also want to be the class leader. Please give me a chance to run for election."
Shen Ci touched her lips slightly, "Certainly. Who else might be interested? If so, please feel free to join the election and bring good campaign strategies."
Teacher Shen’s response was truly swift.
Knowing everyone would think this way after Song Yan’s initiation.
Well, it’s true, the title of class leader isn’t that appealing, but the delicious food is.
So, everyone started to brainstorm intensely.
Coming late and not performing well generally, Shen Wenqian squinted her eyes and came up with a crooked idea first, "I am willing to pay ten thousand yuan or more to buy the role of class leader."
Shen Ci responded swiftly again, "Buying it with money or any other inappropriate competitive manner is not allowed. Now, since Teacher Meng isn’t here, why don’t we all think it over, even consult with the parents to gather more ideas, and finalize tomorrow when Teacher Meng is also present?"
Indeed, they couldn’t rush it; they needed a strategy that would benefit themselves.
Han Muyang, because he could still have dinner with Shen Ci, wasn’t upset but rather excited.
He wished, through election, he could also qualify to be the class leader, making his role more interesting.
Just before school was over, Meng Chuyue told Shen Ci and Han Muyang to watch the store and simultaneously have dinner, while she and Xia Ping brought the orders for full-mark students to the classroom.
Xia Ping had been switched over at her own request.
She wanted to share her chicken wings ordered today with the girls in the tutoring class.
Knowing she had ordering rights this morning, she immediately ordered two servings of chicken wings, planning to take one home for her family and share the other with the girls.
The six full-mark students all ordered hot dishes.
They weren’t too greedy and didn’t order dishes that required precious ingredients.
They chose dishes like braised pork, stuffed meat with preserved vegetables, sweet and sour pork ribs, sauerkraut fish, and boiled pork slices, which Meng Chuyue had recommended before.
Upon smelling the dishes, they were all delighted.
But seeing the chicken wings in Xia Ping’s hand, they all felt a bit disheartened.