"Folks, look at this! This cafeteria is unbelievable. Just to get a al, we have to stand in such a long line!"
Ye Ting exaggerated her expression as she looked back at the snake-like queue, speaking into her phone cara,
"I used to think that having to queue for als at this school was because there were too few dining halls, but actually, the school has seven. It’s only the Seventh Dining Hall that requires a queue while the others are practically empty...
Even though I haven’t got my food yet, I’m already convinced this dining hall’s food must be delicious!"
"The food is probably good, but there’s no way it could taste better than a five-star restaurant, right?"
Hu Zhiqiu muttered quietly from behind after so ti had passed, recalling what another student had said earlier,
"Chefs at five-star restaurants are as skilled as banquet chefs, and the owner here hasn’t even graduated from college yet. How could they compare?"
"As the saying goes, seeing is believing."
Zhong Bowen, who had been barely noticeable until now, couldn’t help but laugh as he said,
"We’re already here, so how good or not can this food be? We’ll know soon enough after we try it, right?"
Hu Zhiqiu glanced at him, confidently stating,
"Even after tasting, I don’t think it can be better than a five-star restaurant’s food."
Zhong Bowen didn’t get upset by his comnt and simply smiled without replying.
However, he speculated that maybe Hu Zhiqiu’s family worked as chefs at a five-star restaurant. Otherwise, why would he hold on to a casual statent made by a fellow student?
Standing at the back, Hua Xiaoling fild the entire scene with her phone, explaining with a chuckle,
"Folks, here they are, the bigshots personally experiencing this. Xiaohua never lies; this cafeteria’s food is truly delicious. If you still don’t believe it, just wait and see how these three react."
On the phone screen, comnts from fans floated by amidst laughter:
"Lil’ Hua, you sure know how to bring in shills to bolster your claims!"
"Haha! Believe it or not, I don’t believe it."
"My mom says the prettier a woman is, the more likely she is to lie..."
"I don’t know the other two guys, but Little Leaf isn’t a shill. She also streams food reviews."
"Isn’t it possible that they’re teaming up to deceive us?"
"Pfft..."
"..."
After waiting in line for half an hour, the queue behind them stretched far outside the door. Lunchti service had finally comnced.
"Wow! There’s a new dish today, slls like delicious braised pork with preserved mustard greens!"
"I’ll have the braised pork with preserved mustard greens, spicy shredded potatoes, and garlic stir-fried water spinach!"
"A portion of fish with chopped chili, spicy chicken giblets, and a portion of lettuce with chili oil!"
"Mouth-watering chicken, chili-fried pork, and eggplant with green beans, three servings of rice!"
"..."
As soon as the serving line opened, the students at the front eagerly shouted out their orders. Hearing the dish nas and slling the rich aroma in the hall, the students waiting in line couldn’t help but swallow, cursing the slow pace of those ahead.
After a while, it was finally Hua Xiaoling’s group’s turn.
Before ordering, Ye Ting turned around to suggest,
"Why don’t we each get different dishes?
This way, we can try everything without wasting food."
Hu Zhiqiu and the others exchanged glances without speaking, but didn’t oppose the idea either.
Seeing this, Hua Xiaoling nodded and said, "Okay, let’s do that. You’re all guests, so this al is on !"
Seeing that Hu Zhiqiu and others seed eager to offer, she gestured them to stop, adding with a laugh,
"Don’t argue over it. There’s a long line of students waiting."
On hearing this, the group had no choice but to agree.
After gathering their al, they found a corner in the dining area to sit down.
As soon as she sat, Hua Xiaoling set her phone aside, smiling sweetly into the cara,
"Folks, we’re eating now!"
Then, she turned to Ye Ting and the others, "Let’s start eating, while it’s still hot."
With that, Hua Xiaoling didn’t wait for anyone to react. She grabbed her chopsticks, picked a shiny, glossy piece of braised pork, placed it on her rice, and began to devour it.
As she ate, she mumbled in delight,
"Mmm, so delicious! This braised pork is aromatic, rich without being greasy, and lts in your mouth. It’s simply too tasty!"
In no ti, Hua Xiaoling finished the large piece of braised pork. Without a second thought, she reached out with her chopsticks for another piece and continued eating.
Hu Zhiqiu and the others were dumbfounded watching her.
What was going on?
Wasn’t... Lil’ Hua constantly talking about going on a diet?!
Is it really okay to eat fatty pork like that?
And is the food really so good that a beauty like you doesn’t care about your image?
Seeing Hua Xiaoling wolfing it down, quickly finishing a second piece of braised pork, Hu Zhiqiu panicked, grabbing his chopsticks and shouting to the others,
"Why wait any longer? If we don’t hurry, there’ll be no preserved mustard greens left for us!"
Ye Ting and Zhong Bowen suddenly snapped out of it, quickly realizing what was happening, and grabbed their chopsticks, starting to eat.
The three of them each picked a dish they liked, and as soon as they put it in their mouths, they couldn’t help but exclaim:
"Wow! This braised pork is perfectly marbled, tender, and full of rich fragrance. The mont it enters your mouth, it’s bursting with the aroma of i cai and at. It’s so good!"
"The saliva chicken is even better! The chicken is tender and juicy, packed with spicy numbness, totally unlike my family’s tough and dry version!"
"I still prefer the chopped pepper fish pieces. Tsk, tsk, this must be the thod of making chopped pepper fish head. The fish is smooth and tender, with the fresh, spicy, and savory taste of chopped peppers. It’s delicious!"
"..."
Each said just one sentence, and then the three of them lowered their heads and started to eat heartily, looking just like Hua Xiaoling!
The fans watching the live stream on their phones: ???
We ca to watch you explore and introduce good food, but in the blink of an eye, you’ve turned into competitive eaters?
However, seeing you devour your food so ravenously really whets the appetite. Is the food in this cafeteria really that good?
Slurp!
Forget it, let’s just boil so water and make a bowl of instant noodles with pickled mustard beef to satisfy our craving!
...
In less than a quarter of an hour, the four or five plates in front of Hua Xiaoling and the others were all empty. Not just the dishes, even the rice was eaten clean.
Hu Zhiqiu’s capacity for food was clearly larger than the others. He felt a bit unsatisfied and looked back at the crowded food window, disappointedly turning back and sighing:
"Ugh, this lousy cafeteria, making such good food but having so few windows. I can’t even get more food if I wanted!"
"You’re not full yet?"
Ye Ting, feeling a bit stuffed, leaned back against the chair with one hand on her belly and the other reaching into her bag to pull out a plastic bag and handed it over,
"I still have so mantou I bought this morning. Do you want it?"
Hu Zhiqiu looked disdainful: "What’s there to eat with mantou?"
"Isn’t there still sauce from the chopped pepper fish pieces and braised pork with preserved vegetables..."
Ye Ting pointed at the table, naturally saying,
"I’m too full to eat any more, but otherwise, dipping mantou in the sauce would be so tasty!"
"Huh? You can do that?"
Hearing this, Hu Zhiqiu’s eyes lit up, and he grabbed the plastic bag from Ye Ting’s hand, took out a large mantou, and wiped it across the plate, then took a big bite, chewing enthusiastically.
While eating, he kept nodding, saying happily,
"It really is good! Why do I feel like this sauce makes anything taste good?"
"Isn’t it obvious?"
Hua Xiaoling, also too full to continue, lazily leaned back in her chair with a mischievous smile, saying,
"Who knows, maybe even your shoe soles would taste good if you dipped them!"
"..."
Hu Zhiqiu was speechless, thinking, is this sothing a person should say?
No matter how hungry you are, you can’t eat shoe soles, right? At least with eating shrubs, I might believe you just a little bit.
Zhong Bowen also ate comfortably. Looking at Hu Zhiqiu’s satisfied face, he couldn’t help but laugh and ask:
"Xiaohu, didn’t you always say the food here wasn’t as good as what you’d get in a five-star hotel? Now that you’ve tasted it, what’s your verdict?"
Hu Zhiqiu blushed at this, stamring,
"Well... I’m not a professional food critic, how should I know? They seem pretty similar, I guess."
Seeing his reaction, Zhong Bowen chuckled but didn’t say more.
If he went on, Hu Zhiqiu might get irritated. They had no old grudges or recent conflicts, no point in pushing it.
But judging by his response, it’s clear that at least in Hu Zhiqiu’s mind, the cafeteria food is definitely better than what’s said to be served in a five-star hotel.
Otherwise, why would he be so evasive?
This was just a small episode that quickly passed.
The group sat in their chairs, resting and casually chatting.
Hu Zhiqiu, with a mantou in hand, scraped the remaining sauce from the plate before taking a bite, and then scraped again. In no ti, he finished the fist-sized mantou.
While the plates on the table, all completely devoid of sauce, were scraped so clean they looked washed.
This scene left the fans watching the live stream on their phones wide-eyed, even the comnt section paused for a mont.
After a while, a lone comnt floated out:
"Holy cow! This isn’t a university cafeteria; this is the Food God Restaurant, isn’t it? Otherwise, why would that guy lick even the plates clean?"
Before this comnt faded, others seed to snap back to reality, and the comnt section suddenly flooded like boats racing on a great river:
"You’re kidding, right? This must be scripted!"
"I’ve never seen anything like it. Is this the legendary ’clean plate campaign’?"
"This cafeteria must be amazing! Xiaohua, hurry up and post the address; I need to go there!"
"I want to go too, but I think I’m too far away, waah..."
"..."
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