Not long after, the children in the orphanage woke up one after another. After washing themselves simply as usual, they obediently went to the restaurant to wait for the meal.
After Elena's various unexpected surprises over the years, the children have shown a high degree of acceptance for luxurious breakfasts that are obviously above the normal specifications.
After all, after anyone has experienced a full-fish breakfast that can feed almost fifty grown men, many things are no longer so impactful.
After Benitez briefly introduced that this breakfast was sponsored by the generous Professor Dumbledore, the children's curiosity instantly turned to focus on food.
"Ahem."
Elena stood up, put her hands on the table, stood on tiptoes, cleared her throat, looked around, and gently guided the children to thank Dumbledore.
"Before we start eating, everyone would first like to thank Professor Dumbledore sitting next to me. Because of his generous sponsorship, we have this sumptuous breakfast today."
Facing a group of children under the age of ten who were childish and confused and thanked them seriously, Dumbledore smiled slightly and was about to speak.
"It's not just today's meal."
At this moment, the crisp voice of the silver-haired little Luoli sounded in Dumbledore's ears.
"Professor Dumbledore has agreed that he will provide free breakfast in the orphanage from now on."
???
The old man's long silver-white beard twitched, the smile on his face froze slightly, and he looked at Elena beside him in confusion.
"Really?!"
"Wow, that's great, long live sister Elena."
"Can I eat these every day from now on?"
Before Dumbledore could refute, it was like pouring a ladle of cold water directly into boiling oil, and the children burst into chatter.
"Huh? No..."
Unprepared, Dumbledore was rarely confused and tried hard to sort out the logic.
"Professor Dumbledore, if you feel embarrassed, of course I will continue to prepare breakfast for everyone in the future, but in this way..."
Elena tugged on Dumbledore's sleeve with her left hand, showed the back of her hand to Dumbledore intentionally or unintentionally, and said softly.
"...Just this once? Then go to school with peace of mind."
Dumbledore did not refuse or agree directly. Instead, he raised his eyebrows, looked into Elena's eyes, and asked softly.
For Hogwarts, it is not a big problem to additionally provide breakfast for a tiny orphanage with less than ten people. After all, they are both located in the Scottish Highlands, so the distance between the two is actually not too far.
If this could completely block this restless little girl's other demands, it would be quite worthwhile in Dumbledore's opinion.
"Only this one time."
Seeing that Dumbledore was trying to relax, Elena nodded vigorously, her big eyes flickered up and down quickly, she shook Dumbledore's sleeves, and said coquettishly in a sweet and waxy tone.
"If lunch and dinner can be included, I promise to go to school obediently and not make any other requests. Please~"
If it hadn't been for today's reminder, she almost forgot that after she went to Hogwarts, the responsibility of providing three meals a day for the orphanage fell on Benitez's shoulders again.
If the orphanage can match the Hogwarts food in terms of daily diet in the future, then the pressure on Benitez will be much less.
At least Benitez will no longer have to secretly box box alone or do something more dangerous in order to raise funds.
This can be considered the last patch she made for the orphanage.
"..."
Dumbledore said nothing, and looked at the little mixed-blood Veela quietly with his blue eyes, as if he wanted to see through her true inner thoughts.
"If it doesn't work out, how about I pay the cost of food at the orphanage to Hogwarts from now on."
After Elena raised her head and looked at Dumbledore for a while, she finally retreated and made some concessions.
A smile appeared on the corner of Dumbledore's mouth, his eyes turned around among the hopeful and joyful eyes around him, he nodded slightly, and answered in a clear tone.
"That's right. And it's not just breakfast. From today on, we will provide you with three meals a day."
"Okay, it's settled. We won't discuss this matter anymore."
After receiving Dumbledore's affirmative answer, the silver-haired little Luoli hurriedly confirmed and quickly announced the end of the topic.
Then Elena's face turned serious, she clapped her palms vigorously, looked at the children surrounding the two of them and said.
"Okay, okay, just thank you enough. Everyone, hurry back to your seats and have a good meal."
"oh--"
There was a series of sounds in the restaurant as wooden chairs scraped against the floor, as well as crisp sounds of collisions between knives and forks and plates.
Most of the children obediently followed Elena's instructions and returned to their seats and started eating.
But Bran, who usually listens to Elena's words the most, now stood on the spot for a rare moment. He looked at Elena with some embarrassment, who had already started to move. He gritted his teeth and mustered up the courage to ask suddenly.
"Sister Elena, you don't want us anymore, do you? You won't make us fried eggs in the future? Then I won't eat this..."
Unlike most children who were seduced by the sumptuous breakfast, after hearing the words of the old man who suddenly appeared, Bran suddenly felt as if Elena was about to leave.
Following Bran's voice, the entire restaurant fell silent for an instant. All the children stopped what they were doing and raised their heads to look at Elena.
"I……"
"Don't worry, sister Elena just goes to a boarding school nearby. She will come back to see everyone during the holidays."
In Dumbledore's hesitant eyes, Benitez, who was sitting aside, stretched out his hand, gently touched Elena's head, and explained to the other children with a smile.
"Is it because you opened the letter?"
Bran, the most curious baby in the orphanage, continued to ask.
"Hey? What letter."
Elena tilted her head in confusion, picked up a piece of grilled herring and stuffed it into her mouth, asking vaguely.
"Didn't you say that before you opened that envelope, we could have Scottish chicken soup every day?"
Phew! Cough cough cough...
Hearing Bran's question, Elena suddenly let out a violent cough and glanced at Dumbledore beside her with a slightly embarrassed look.
The silver-haired little Luoli looked embarrassed, looked around, grabbed a piece of toast smeared with butter and stuffed it into little Bran's mouth.
"Okay! Focus on eating and don't talk!"
"Haha, Bran, you are so stupid."
The older child next to him gloated and patted Bran on the shoulder, then corrected him with a look of disgust.
"Didn't Sister Elena say before that those fat chickens all flew here from a chicken farm called Hogwarts? What does it have to do with the letter?"
Elena looked increasingly embarrassed, picked up the spoon, and knocked the older child next to Bran on the head.
"You're smart enough to have breakfast quietly! If you keep talking, your homework will be doubled today."
After all, she had just blackmailed Dumbledore into getting a long-term meal ticket for the orphanage, so it was really inappropriate to say this at this time.
A fat Scottish chicken with a round face? Will keep coming without opening the letter? Hogwarts chicken farm?
Dumbledore turned his head and glanced at the silver-haired little Luoli who reacted violently, with a hint of weirdness on his face - it seemed that this little mixed-race Veela had done a lot of research in order to eat the school's owl.
"Ahem, cough, cough, Professor Dumbledore, I'm done eating, I'm going to change clothes first. Let's go directly!"
Elena swallowed the food in her mouth in one breath, put down her knife and fork, smiled awkwardly but politely, and quickly slipped from the dining table to her room.
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