Dreaming for 10,000 years

Chapter 131 Negotiation
"It's impossible to order food! This is the school rule of Hogwarts!" Dumbledore said righteously.

Hogwarts is not a restaurant, you can't order food!
"Why didn't I know about this school rule!" Shi Fei asked.

Dumbledore looked at Shi Fei calmly and said, "Oh, I just added it!"

I am the principal, so naturally I can make school rules.

Steamed buns, are you not convinced?
"Humph! This is too much!" Shi Fei was furious and slammed Dumbledore's desk in half.

On the wall of the principal's office are portraits of past principals. Some of them are taking a nap, some are looking at other portraits, and some are secretly watching the two people confronting each other.

Now, they were all startled by the loud noise of Shi Fei's slapping the table. Even the old bird on the bird stand nearby looked at Shi Fei.

After all, no one ever spoke to Dumbledore like this.

Dumbledore looked at the furious Shi Fei, waved his wand, restored the table to its original state, and said seriously: "Every teacher must abide by the school rules when they come."

"Before I came, there was no such school rule. After I came, it came into being." Shi Fei said, "How can this be true?"

There was an instant tension between the two.

Shi Fei was bullied by the company before he had the dream, and he was still bullied by the company after he had the dream. Didn't he dream in vain?
Dumbledore's eyes were like arrows, and he carefully looked at Shi Fei. If it were an ordinary person, few people would avoid his gaze, but Shi Fei was different. Instead, Shi Fei challenged him: "Steamed bun, Lao Deng, you are not convinced! Come on, come on, if you don't accept it, let's practice!"

He had already gotten a little familiar with the wizarding world and his methods. In his eyes, magic was no longer mysterious!
What about Dumbledore?
He now wishes Dumbledore would become extremely powerful!
"Snowball fight?" Dumbledore suddenly uttered something strange in Chinese.

"What?" Shi Fei didn't hear clearly.

It’s not snowing yet, what’s the point of snowing?
"Does Mr. Lockhart really not accept the food at Hogwarts?" Dumbledore asked seriously.

"Of course! Aren't British menus and American history famously thin?" Shi Fei sneered and said, "I will never eat them in my lifetime."

"..." Dumbledore gave in and said, "In that case, Hogwarts can prepare the ingredients and Mr. Lockhart can cook it himself. You have to cook what you want to eat yourself."

"Hmm?" Shi Fei looked at Dumbledore in confusion: "Is there any difference between me doing it myself and having the house elves do it?"

"Your dishes take too much time to prepare, and will affect the cooking time of normal house elves." Dumbledore said, "You will simply add a lot of work to their workload."

As we all know, cooking is not a hassle, but preparing the food is.

There were only so many house elves, and suddenly adding a tedious task would affect the overall work efficiency. Moreover, each dish that Shi Fei ate took time and effort, which was more labor-intensive than having a house elf cook meals for a hundred people.

As for British food, it is much easier to marinate it, then fry it, or just grill it.

Shi Fei remembered that his former high school classmate went to study in Birmingham for half a year. After returning, he ate the hometown food and burst into tears. He said: "This is the food that people eat."

Dumbledore has already made concessions. It’s not that Hogarth can’t afford to pay, but that he doesn’t have the time!

"Cooking is too much trouble. Do you mind if I hire a few cooks?" Shi Fei said. As a best-selling author with a lot of money, hiring a few cooks is not a big deal for him.

"No one except students and teachers is allowed in Hogwarts!" Dumbledore shook his head and said. This is the iron rule of Hogwarts!
Both fell silent.

After in-depth communication, they understood each other's demands and deepened their understanding of each other.

"This won't work, and that won't work. You're making it very difficult for me!" Shi Fei said, and slapped Dumbledore's desk in half again. "It's better not to do it!"

The two halves of the table were exactly the same as the previous two halves.

Dumbledore waved his hand again to restore the table. He sensed the aura of Shi Fei. He felt that Shi Fei was not like a human being, but rather some kind of horrible creature disguised as a human.

This is so wrong, this is so wrong!
Isn't Gilderoy Lockhart a jerk?

Speaking of which...

Dumbledore estimated the damage that the two might cause to Hogwarts if they fought. He pondered for a moment and said, "Hogwarts can let you have your own meals, but it is limited to two dishes, and you have to pay half of the money!"

"Two dishes with no limit on the quantity? I have a big appetite?" Shi Fei said.

"certainly!"

Shi Fei knew that if he pressed further, Dumbledore would not give in much, so he said, "Deal! I, Lockhart, am not short of money!"

"That's great! Every week, the house-elves will ask you for money!" Dumbledore nodded.

"That's fine!" Shi Fei left with satisfaction. He had achieved his goal.

Dumbledore looked at Shi Fei's figure, wondering what changes had taken place in Gilderoy Lockhart during this period of time?
Just now he could sense that Shi Fei really dared to turn against him here.

Falling out with the headmaster of Hogwarts, the greatest white wizard in history, in Hogwarts is something that even Voldemort dared not do!
Gilderoy Lockhart, why?
Could it be that he was possessed by something again like Quirrell last year? It seemed that he had to investigate the past of this best-selling author.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers every year are always a headache!

He picked up a pen, wrote a letter, looked at the old bird on the bird stand beside him and said, "Fox, please help me deliver this letter."

The old bird nodded, and flew away slowly with the letter. It flew so slowly that it was hard to doubt whether it would deliver the letter.

On the other side, Shi Fei returned to his office with satisfaction, and soon the house-elf No. 2 brought today's dinner.

Dinner was stir-fried pea tips and Luohan vegetarian dish.

Wow, the four dishes and one porridge turned into two vegetarian dishes. Hogwarts is really... I’m impressed!

"In addition, you will need to pay four Galleons for next week's food expenses." House-elf No. 2 carried out the orders of the Hogwarts headmaster.

Money is only a thing outside of the body! Eating British food is absolutely not allowed!

Shi Fei gave it without saying a word.

The next day, house-elf number two brought a new breakfast.

Breakfast was spicy soup with small fried dough sticks and pan-fried buns. Compared with the previous few days, it was already very simple.

However, it is also very nice to be able to eat a bowl of authentic Hu La Tang in the morning on the island of England in September!
After finishing his meal, Shi Fei looked at the schedule, took four sheepskin scrolls, and went to class.

(End of this chapter)