After a long wait, when everyone was chatting until their mouths were dry, the dumplings were finally served.
Each plate of dumplings has been carefully arranged, looking like a pattern of small suns.
The dumplings are also decorated with some bean sprouts. It is said that eating some bean sprouts while eating dumplings will make people feel more refreshed.
But in fact, the filling of dumplings is mainly vegetables, and adding bean sprouts will not have much refreshing effect.
However, the presentation of Hamamatsu dumplings is still remarkable. The small sun-shaped pattern is impressive at first sight.
Although Hamamatsu dumplings are not strictly required to be arranged in this shape, like Utsunomiya dumplings, they can be scooped up in rows and no one will say anything.
However, this little sun-shaped presentation makes it feel more authentic and is more recognized by local people in Hamamatsu.
The reason why Makihara Kozue's mother approved of this restaurant was also due to the plating.
On each plate, there is a small sign indicating the type of filling.
This way, people can avoid eating food they don't like because they don't know the type of filling.
This little design is quite thoughtful.
As soon as the dumplings were served, Makihara Kozue ate the most classic dumplings with cabbage and pork filling.
Cabbage is one of Shizuoka's specialties.
Although the output value may not be as high as that of neighboring Aichi Prefecture, the quality is by no means inferior.
With Makihara Kozue's sample, everyone started tasting it.
Customers, definitely know what tastes the best.
There were fourteen plates of dumplings, but only four were left on the table. The remaining ten were piled up and placed on the heating pot on the side.
Everyone started chatting while tasting the dumplings.
As they chatted, they came to the topic of Makihara Kozue's tutoring.
"By the way, Xiao Shao, are you so busy with tutoring during the summer vacation? You often have to study until very late before you can go home." asked Doma Mai.
"Is it very late? Not really." Makihara Kozue glanced at Doma Mei. She was too helpless to complain about her extra classes.
"The main reason is that there are a lot of homework assignments, and they have to be handed in for inspection the next day, so I have to write until very late every night." Makihara Kozue said helplessly.
Compared with the relatively relaxed environment in school, the requirements of cram schools are very strict.
"Why do you need to go to cram school? Is it because your grades can't keep up?" asked Yushan Kazuto.
Makihara Kozue couldn't help but blink slightly. Hayama Kazuto's question was really direct.
"No, Xiao Shao's final exam score was in the top ten in the grade."
Upon hearing this, Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink. Being in the top ten of Shuchiin's grade, one would have a safe chance of getting into the top five universities in the world. But it was really unbelievable that Makihara Kozue needed to take extra classes during the summer vacation.
Chapter 2104: First Encounter
"The main reason is that I may have a little bias in my studies. I'm totally bad at things like Japanese history," said Makihara Kozue.
Hearing this, Terako couldn't help but blush. In the final exam, Makihara Kozue's Japanese history score was 94 points.
If this can be considered completely useless, then my 62 points can only be considered complete waste.
Yushan Kazuto couldn't help but blink slightly. In fact, he was not very good at the course of Japanese history.
But after all, it's just a college course, so it's not stressful for Yushan and others.
Even if the level of Japanese history is a little lower, it is still far beyond the level of universities.
On the other side, Makihara Kozue raised her head and looked at Doma Yui who was sitting opposite her with a thoughtful expression.
"Umura-chan, I finally remember where I've seen you before." Staring at Umura-chan and silently reciting her name in her heart, Makihara Kozue suddenly remembered that the first time she saw Umura-chan's name was when the results of the Shuchiin entrance examination were announced.
At that time, the names of Touma Sanae and Tsuchimori Yui were at the top of the list.
Makihara Kozue's ranking was around twentieth, so she was naturally more impressed by the people at the top.
However, after school started, Makihara Kozue discovered that Touma Sanae and Tsuchima Mei had both failed to report to Shuchiin.
In fact, the two had made an agreement, but Makihara Kozue didn't know their relationship, so she regarded the fact that neither of them reported to Shuchiin as a coincidence.
This incident caused quite a stir in Xiuzhiyuan at the time.
But after all, the two of them were not from Shuchiin, so these topics were forgotten as they were discussed.
If it was during the period when school just started, Makihara Kozue would definitely think of Doma Yui's name the first time she heard it.
Doma Mai couldn't help but blink slightly, looked at Makihara Kozue, and said nervously: "Did you...did we know each other before?"
She said she really didn't remember Makihara Kozue, but Doma Mai was still a little worried, wondering if she knew Makihara Kozue before but had forgotten her now.
"I saw you once in the cafeteria during the Shuchiin entrance exam," said Makihara Kozue.
Tsuchiya Mai couldn't help but blink slightly, but she still didn't have much impression in her mind.
However, the few times I went to the cafeteria, Doma Mai was always busy eating with Touma Sanae, so it was normal that I didn't see Makihara Kozue.
It was because she had seen Doma Yui in the cafeteria that Makihara Kozue had some impression of Doma Yui's appearance.
Otherwise, if she simply knew Domama Yui's name, she probably wouldn't have associated Domama Yui with the name that was ranked second on the gold list at the time.
"Is that so? I was eating seriously at that time and might not have noticed you." Domama said angrily.
"By the way, Yumi-kun, you were the second place in the entrance exam for Shuchiin, so why didn't you report to Shuchiin?" After looking at Yumi-kun, Makihara Kozue asked.
"Well... I feel that the pressure of studying in Shuchiin is a little bit too much." Doma Mai couldn't help but blink slightly, but her eyes inadvertently swept across Yushan Kazuto.
"So what school are you in now?" Makihara Kozue asked.
"It's just an ordinary private school." said Doma.
Makihara Kozue couldn't help but blink. She actually knew something about some private schools competing with Shuchiin for students.
Many private schools will invite students who are admitted to Shuchiin with extremely high scholarships to set a benchmark.
Every year, there are some students from ordinary families who are attracted by these incentive policies.
Of course, this number is still an absolute minority. After all, most of the students in Shuchi Academy come from unusual families.
High scholarships are meaningless to them. What they value are better platforms and deeper personal connections.
Therefore, most students would not agree to leave Shuchiin and join other private schools.
However, with so many students in Shuchiin, it is natural that some of them come from ordinary backgrounds.
It is difficult for these students from ordinary backgrounds to refuse the olive branch extended by private schools.
After all, the benefits given by the other party are real and can actually improve the lives of these students.
For example, Baiyin Yuxing actually received many invitations, but he resisted the temptation and rejected them all.
However, it is obvious that there are students who cannot resist temptation.
In Makihara Kozue's opinion, Doma Yui was most likely recruited by a private school with the promise of a high scholarship.
However, Makihara Kozue also learned that in the history of Shuchiin, there had never been a precedent in the top ten students on the admission ranking list being recruited by a private school.
In Makihara Kozue's opinion, Doma Yui was a pioneering figure.
Noticing the strange look in Makihara Kozue's eyes, Doma Mai couldn't help but blink slightly, picked up a dumpling and put it into her mouth.
"By the way, Yu-mei, you call Kazuto 'Senior Kazuto'. Are you two studying in the same school?" Terako asked.
"Don't you also call Kazuto senior, Xiao Shao?" Hearing Terako's question, Doma Mai couldn't help but blush and said in a low voice.
"Strictly speaking, I should call her Xiaoshao following your instructions." Tera said.
Tsuchima Yui couldn't help but blink, but Yuyama Kazuto said, "Yes, Yumi-chan and I are in the same school."
Hearing this, it was Makihara Kozue's turn to be shocked.
Yushan Kazuto's legendary status is much higher than Doma Yui's.
Although Hayama Kazuto is not in Shuchiin, the legend of Hayama Kazuto is still circulating in Shuchiin.
When Makihara Kozue first found out that the Hayama Kazuto who played games with her was actually the well-known Hayama Kazuto in Shuchiin, she said she was a little shocked.
At the same time, what shocked her even more was that a private school could actually recruit two top students, Yushan and Renyou Tsuchima, at the same time. It seemed that they had great ambitions!
But in fact, neither Yuyama, Ren and Tsuchima were recruited by the private Toyonosaki Academy.
As an excellent university under the Sakura Education Group, the private Toyonosaki Gakuen will not spend a lot of money to attract top students.
After all, the entire Sakura Education Group's system and reputation are already complete, and the effect of top students is just icing on the cake, not necessarily indispensable.
On the contrary, ordinary private schools need top students to expand their reputation and attract more students.
"Then... Senior Kazuto, can you tell me why you chose an ordinary private college? There has been a rumor in Shuchi Academy that the principal once personally invited you to join Shuchi Academy, but you refused? Is this true?"
Makihara Kozue asked like a curious baby.
Chapter 2105 Bonus Distribution
"As for me, the main reason I chose my current school is because the football field here is newer and has real grass." Hayama Kazuto gave a reason that Makihara Kozue could not understand.
Seeing Makihara Kozue's dumbfounded look, Doma Mai wanted to explain, but Terako spoke first: "Last school year, Kazuto led their school to win the national championship."
"National Championship?" Although she didn't know much about football, Makihara Kozue knew the value of the national championship.
"Well, this is the result of everyone's joint efforts. It can't all be attributed to me." Yushan Heren said.
Makihara Kozue couldn't help but nodded. Although she didn't have much knowledge about football, she at least knew that football is a sport involving eleven people and it is difficult to win by one person alone.
However, Doma Mai and Terako couldn't help but blink their eyes, thinking that Yushan Kazuto was still a little too modest.
If scoring 85% of the team's goals alone is not considered a single-handed effort, then I'm afraid no other performance can be considered a single-handed effort.
"But... our Shuchiin's football field is also real grass, right?" Makihara Kozue thought for a moment and said.
"There are some other reasons for not going to Shuchiin." Yushan Kazuto said.
He couldn't tell Makihara Kozue directly that Hayama Yayoi had offended too many people in Shuchiin before, and that she didn't choose Shuchiin in order to avoid being retaliated against.
Of course, on the other hand, Kazuto Yuyama didn't like the atmosphere of Shuchiin very much.
A group of high school students often fight, scheme, and compete secretly with each other like vicious politicians.
The key is that their methods are too clumsy. If they are really experienced and decisive, Yushan and others can still look up to them. However, the actual situation is quite different.
Although the few students of Shuchiin that Yushan Kazuto knew seemed normal, the interior of Shuchiin was always shrouded in gloom.
In fact, some of them only behave normally in front of Yushan and others.
For example, Longzhu Tao, in fact, her aura in Shuzhiyuan is very strong, and basically few people dare to approach her. However, in front of Yushan Heren, she can only be regarded as a little girl with a little personality.
Seeing that Hayama Kazuto was unwilling to explain in detail, Makihara Kozue did not ask any further questions and continued eating dumplings.
On the side, Doma Mei blinked slightly. She was still thinking of the reason why Makihara Kozue asked her why she didn't join Shuchiin.
Unexpectedly, Makihara Kozue did not continue asking questions, which made Doma Mai's carefully prepared words go in vain.
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After eating the dumplings, everyone was very satisfied. If they had only ordered the original eight plates of dumplings, it would have been a bit too little.
After watching several guests at the next table place orders, but their dumplings still haven't arrived after more than half an hour, they can only eat some free snacks and chat to ease the awkwardness. The three tera children feel that Yushan and others' decision to place the orders in advance was really far-sighted.
After dinner, it was time to divide the money.
After all, the real purpose of this dinner is to distribute the prize money from previous competitions.
"I've already told you the total bonus before. It's a little over 500,000 yen. After deducting tonight's dinner, let's just say 500,000 yen. Now let's discuss how to distribute it." Tera said.
The price of the Hamamatsu Gyoza buffet is still not cheap, it is 4,500 yen per person. Including taxes, today's dinner will cost about 20,000 yen in total.
Terako kept saying that the prize money was over 500,000 yen, but in reality, the over-the-top portion was far less than 20,000 yen.
But if we really calculate it carefully, it would be too troublesome. Terazi didn't lack the money, so no one said much.
"Now, let's talk about how to distribute it." Tera took out the money and put it on the table.
The thick stack of Japanese yen attracted the attention of some customers, but fortunately, most of them just took a look and continued eating.
"I think we should just distribute it equally." Yushan Heren blinked and chose the simplest and most direct distribution method.
Upon hearing this, Domama and the other two shook their heads in unison.
