"Give a basket of soup dumplings and a portion of spicy chicken!"
"I don’t care if there’s no hot and sour soup, but I definitely need a spicy chicken!"
"I want two portions, make that two of each!"
"..."
As soon as it hit 5:30, the students in line started to get restless, instinctively pushing forward.
Most of the people at the front of the line were there for the spicy chicken, and as soon as the shop started selling, it was snatched up in the blink of an eye.
By the ti the people at the back got their turn, there wasn’t even any soup left!
"Where’s the spicy chicken? How co it’s gone again?!"
A male student stood in front of the window, craning his neck and looking around for a while. Not seeing a hint of spicy chicken, he instantly flared up,
"What the hell, I ca so early to line up, and I still can’t get it?"
"Sorry, we’ve really sold out, classmate."
Yan Tongtong wasn’t upset at all. With a faint smile on her face, she asked, "We still have soup dumplings and hot and sour soup, do you want those?"
"Duh! If I don’t buy them, what am I going to eat?"
The male student was quite fierce, glaring with his eyes wide open and speaking in a rough voice,
"Give one of each!"
Yan Tongtong was fine with it. After all, she’d been there for a few days, and scenes like this were already familiar to her. She continued doing what she needed to do, keeping her cool.
Li Yue, on her first day, had only encountered people who spoke nicely up until then. She’d never t soone so aggressive before. Her face turned pale, and her hand trembled, causing the soup bowl to be only eighty percent full.
"Hey, classmate, you don’t look that old. Why are you shaking the ladle like the canteen ladies?"
Seeing this, the male student wasn’t satisfied and started yelling loudly.
Judging by his disgruntled face, it seed like he had suffered in front of the canteen ladies before.
Li Yue’s face turned red instantly upon hearing this, and she stamred,
"No, it’s not like that. Don’t worry, classmate, I’ll fill it up for you right away."
Saying this, her hand shook again, filling the soup to the brim, almost overflowing.
The male student was even more dissatisfied: "How am I supposed to carry this now?"
"Uh, I’ll get you another bowl then."
"Forget it, just leave it!"
The male student wasn’t afraid of the heat. He blew on it twice, then with a big mouthful, drank nearly half the bowl in one gulp, looking quite satisfied,
"See? It’s doable, right?"
Saying this, he picked up the remaining hot and sour soup and soup dumplings and left grandly.
He wasn’t intentionally venting on a little girl; he was just too angry!
He ca so early, and he still couldn’t get the spicy chicken!
Wouldn’t you be mad if it were you?!
...
"Hey, it’s already past 5:30. Shall we go to the canteen to eat?"
"Eat what? By now, the line at the second canteen is probably all the way outside..."
"Without the soup dumplings and hot and sour soup, I don’t have an appetite for anything else."
"Military training is tiring enough, and now we can’t even get good food. We freshers of this intake are really miserable!"
"..."
On the sports field, after the instructor announced dismissal, the freshn who had been standing in military posture all afternoon sat in place to rest for a while before gradually dispersing.
Most of them were exhausted, not to ntion eating; they didn’t even want to move, just lying down was all they desired.
Of course, the main issue was missing the ti to line up for soup dumplings and hot and sour soup. Otherwise, so people still would have wanted to reward their tired body with sothing delicious.
Most of the freshn on the field had already left, and Liu Sili had also cald down from her excitent.
Linlin and the other two roommates gathered around her, looking at her enviously:
"Sili, you’re incredible, becoming the best trainee on the first day of military training!"
"The key is you’ll get to eat sothing delicious. 5555, I’m crying with envy!"
"Sili, well done! No wonder you’re the leader of our dorm!"
"..."
"Alright, don’t praise too much, or I’ll forget who I am."
Liu Sili glanced at them and said with a smile,
"How about we go to the canteen together later? We’ll split the soup dumplings and hot and sour soup. If it’s not enough, we can buy sothing else."
The other two girls’ eyes lit up, but they were hesitating to speak.
"No, it’s your hard-earned reward. You should eat it yourself. If four of us share, none of us will be full, and that would just be worse, right?"
Linlin frowned and directly refused, then thought for a mont and added with a smile,
"Since you’re thinking about everyone, why not help us clean up the dorm when we get back? We might not be best trainees, but let’s aim for Best Interior. Then we can all go for good food together."
Liu Sili looked at her and the other two, hesitated for a mont, and then said,
"Alright, let’s all work hard and strive for the Best Interior, and then enjoy good food together!"
As they chatted, they arrived at the dorm area. Linlin and the others greeted Liu Sili before going upstairs, while Liu Sili, holding her al coupon, headed straight to the second canteen.
At the second canteen, there were still people queuing at the bun shop window, but the crowd was noticeably smaller. The aroma of soup dumplings and hot and sour soup filled the hall, making it hard not to be tempted.
Liu Sili suppressed her excitent and walked straight to the bun shop window. Before she even got close, she saw several other boys in camouflage gear waiting to pick up their als.
"Senior, I have a big appetite. One basket of soup dumplings isn’t enough. Can I have one more?"
Seeing only one basket of soup dumplings and a bowl of soup, one boy asked a bit shyly,
"I can pay for the extra basket of dumplings myself."
"No need to pay. It’s a reward al, and it wouldn’t be right if you’re not full," Jiang Yu happened to be in front at this mont. He took a freshly stead basket of soup dumplings from the pot and handed it to the boy, asking,
"Is that enough? If it’s not, you can ask for more, just don’t waste it."
"It’s enough, thank you, senior!"
The boy said gratefully, putting the two baskets of soup dumplings and a bowl of hot and sour soup on his tray before happily eating on the side.
"Just one basket of dumplings and one bowl of soup for , that’s enough! Thanks, senior!"
After everyone else had collected their als, Liu Sili stepped forward and handed over her al coupon.
"Sure, just a mont."
Jiang Yu took the al coupon without looking and tossed it into a box nearby. He smiled at Liu Sili before turning to get the al.
"Thank you, senior!"
After receiving her al, Liu Sili thanked Jiang Yu again, then turned to find a seat, exhaling deeply.
The senior is truly nice!
She took a break for a mont, then picked up her chopsticks, carefully placing a soup dumpling in her bowl, and started to eat happily.
Sohow, the soup dumplings taste even better today!
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