Li Zheng was not fond of large gatherings, as the more people who gathered, the more the conversation tended to become superficial and end up as a formal type of "team building" activity.
Yet, having just cleared up matters regarding his paper, and with everyone exhausted from the ordeal, it was inevitable that he would bleed cash at least once.
After all, eating in the cafeteria or eating out, it was all just eating, and it was also a good opportunity to thank Ou Xingzhuo for fixing the computer.
Lin Moming, however, was making it more complicated by asking Li Zheng whether Lin Yujing should join them. Li Zheng immediately declined because, on one hand, he wanted to preserve the dining experience for others, and on the other, as the only couple there, it would feel like a host couple hosting a grand banquet, which was very uncomfortable.
Around four o'clock, outside the west gate, at the hot pot restaurant, they went all out and occupied two large tables.