Meanwhile, Professor Song had no longer any patience for pleasantries.
He was older and easily irritated, having already made his familiar way to the kitchen to grab a bowl of porridge and some pickles. He slurped noisily, without any concern for appearances, yet didn't forget to speak to Song Tan,
"Song Tan, you're going to need to spend quite a bit of money on that mountain of yours. I'll make you a list later; whatever you need to buy, just buy it!"
"If you can't find the right channels, ask Yan Ran and the others... they are all familiar."
Truth be told, he was really craving that meal, and swiftly he polished off half the bowl of porridge before returning to the kitchen for a pumpkin bun:
"Remember our earlier discussions? The plan for the mountain included four particularly large fermentation tanks, right? Tell them to hurry up with that. The house construction can wait, but the tanks need to be built first."
"We'll need them very soon."
