How to eat pineapple buns on the immigration ship

Chapter 266 The Xiang Family's New Diner
As the final week gradually passed, the boarding students began to send some daily necessities and clothes home in advance. Every day, when Kagawa led his three-person team and a large group of regular students who were too lazy to even go to the club building to walk to the Tongue Tip Club's small restaurant, they could see large and small transport robots flying overhead.

These are mostly the belongings of full-time boarding students.

Students like Kagawa, who only take lunch breaks at school, don't have much luggage. After packing their daily necessities and a few clothes, their suitcases are less than a quarter the size of the soy sauce jars that Kagawa plans to take home.

The theme of the "Taste of China" outdoor study tour has been approved by the principal, the student council, and the class teacher, Zhu Bingwen. Ouyang Yating and her two companions had no choice but to silently accept this reality.

Kagawa noticed the three's reluctant expressions and knew what they were thinking. She wasn't unaware of Ouyang Yating and the others' dissatisfaction with the project; after all, the hottest topic in the entire Third Fleet was the "Draft Adjustment Plan for the Proportion of Increased Agricultural Product Production." Whether it was the novel processing of staple rice or the technological improvement of pork for consumption, these were topics worthy of in-depth study for students at agricultural universities and even the affiliated high schools of the agricultural university.

As for their "Taste of the World" club, with Kagawa possessing all-around talent, if they wanted to make one of their projects their summer vacation project, the Agriculture Bureau would probably give it the green light right away. After all, Uncle Wang from the Agriculture Bureau had been mentioning this to Kagawa, intentionally or unintentionally, whenever he came to Kagawa's house for meals these past few days, but Kagawa had always dodged the question.

It's not that Kagawa has lost interest in rice and pork. He always finds himself wanting to indulge in things like rice crackers, clay pot rice, pork jerky, braised pig's trotters, and pork floss, and he can't help but snack on a couple more cups of fries at home whenever he thinks about them. However, right now, firstly, there's a shortage of soy sauce, and secondly, castrated pigs haven't been mass-produced yet. Kagawa believes these aren't suitable to offer at this time.

Moreover, rice has already been recognized by the Third Fleet Agricultural Bureau as a newly popular staple food, so wheat, as another major staple crop, cannot be left behind.

Kagawa looked at the bread that had burned again and sighed deeply.

With steamed buns, dumplings, noodles, and pancakes being common dishes on our tables, modern people who are easily satisfied have more than enough.

But how could Xiangchuan, who had grown up eating lotus seed paste buns in his left hand and pineapple buns in his right, tolerate the current situation of only having buns and no bread?
It's definitely not because she was craving pineapple buns and pizza.
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After the closing ceremony, Kagawa and an excited Kayuki returned home.

Kagawa didn't quite understand why such formalistic cultures as opening and closing ceremonies could survive the cultural gap and be passed down to this day. However, considering that the principal's speech was short and the ceremony was held indoors with air conditioning, Kagawa only made a few mental complaints and didn't really grumble.

Mr. and Mrs. Xiang Weiguo also returned home early today, so before Daxing and Xiaoxing brought out dinner, the family of four chatted in the dining room.

"Xiao Chuan, are your friends coming tomorrow?" Lin Minzhi asked.

Kagawa had already informed the two parents about the summer study tour organized by the Foodie Club and the need to use the home oven. She nodded and said, "They said they have prepared a big meal at home today, so they can only come over tomorrow morning. I already asked Daxing to help clean the guest room this morning."

"Are Sister Ya-ting and the others coming to stay for two months this time?"

Xiangxue, who was still unfamiliar with club-based study tours, asked curiously.

Kagawa shook his head and said:

“They will stay with us from Monday to Friday until the end of the research project. They will go home on weekends. After all, everyone should rest well during the summer vacation. They won’t even have a proper summer vacation when they enter the workforce.”

Xiang Weiguo and Lin Minzhi: ...The eldest daughter's sweeping attack covered a rather wide area.

Lin Ming was sipping his warm milk when he heard this and suddenly looked up, saying:
"By the way, Xiangqi said yesterday he was bringing some friends back to stay for a while. Xiangchuan, why don't you ask Daxing to prepare a few more rooms later?" Xiangqi? Bringing friends back to stay?
Xiangxue and Xiangchuan looked at each other in bewilderment.

Based on my interactions with my family over the past six months, I have come to a profound realization of how different modern family members are from my family in the 21st century.

Especially Xiangqi, whose older brother, who was mired in a midlife crisis in Xiangchuan's memory, seemed to be married to his career. He considered it a victory if he could see him at the family dinner table once a month.

She hadn't been unaware that her older brother might come back to stay during the summer vacation. After all, Wen Tao, the student council president of the Agricultural University Affiliated High School, had recently mentioned while slacking off at the Tongue Tip Club's small restaurant that he wanted to temporarily shed the burdens of the student council during the summer vacation to relax. As the student council president of the Agricultural University, Xiang Qi, no matter how busy she was, wouldn't bother her subordinates during these two hottest months.

However, bringing friends back to stay was completely unexpected for the whole family.

Kagawa leaned closer to Lin Ming and whispered, "Did Brother Xiangqi say who he brought back? Male or female?"

Xiangxue also came over, and Xiang Weiguo and his wife also quietly pricked up their ears.

Unlike Kagawa and Kayuki, who are legally prohibited from having romantic relationships with peers, Kaguya's love life, as an adult, is of great interest to the whole family. So, the moment they heard that Kaguya was bringing a friend home, the whole family perked up their ears.

Lin Ming looked at the two sisters helplessly and said, "Brother Xiangqi didn't go into details, he just said that he recently met a few new friends, and they get along quite well. He wanted to bring them back to try some of the food from home."

This explanation isn't problematic, since those familiar with the Xiang family know that their kitchen AI contains many secret recipes not found in restaurants like Yuexiang Restaurant or university cafeterias. Xiangchuan is alright, with the natural protective network formed by the three members of the Tongue Club and the gourmets of Class 8. However, in the junior high section, countless students fawn over Xiangxue and Lin Ming, hoping to get a home-cooked meal at the Xiang family's restaurant or to find out some inside information.

In the past six months of live streaming, Xiangxue has gradually become quite the seasoned veteran, easily deflecting those with ulterior motives who tried to curry favor. Lin Ming is even more adept at it; Xiangchuan even thinks he's more mature than her own Aino. (Aino: Aren't you polite?)

In Kagawa's impression, Kagaki was not the kind of rigid and simple young man. If someone could catch Kagaki's eye, it meant that the other person's character was at least not a problem.

And even if things don't go well, there are always parents to help oversee things.

Thinking of this, Kagawa put the matter aside, opened his personal terminal, and started browsing social media. The trailer for "A Bite of China" had been posted at the Agricultural Bureau for almost a week, and social media was almost entirely filled with topics about the documentary.

Kagawa was quite amused by the way modern people imagined the food in the trailer.

So when Rivi appeared at the Xiang family's dining table, Xiangchuan was completely bewildered.

The two sat facing each other, staring at each other.

Kagawa: It's you again?
Rivi: Yes, it's me again.