novelraw Chapter 629: Cafeteria Window
Chapter 629: Cafeteria Window
Discount?
No way!
Thinking of getting Ji You to cough up points that are already in her pocket?
Impossible!
Just as Ji You stepped away a few steps, she heard Shen Changqing behind her, "Cough cough... just kidding."
Only then did Ji You stop in her tracks, looking at Shen Changqing with an incredulous expression, "Shen Changqing, you’re such an honest fellow, and you actually joke around? Besides, that joke was not funny at all."
Shen Changqing: "Cough cough... It was us who approached you initially, offering you 10,000 points as a hiring fee. Once the points are given out, there’s of course no reason to take them back. Also—"
After another little cough, Shen Changqing rephrased his thoughts and continued, "Actually, everyone stayed behind mainly because we’re a bit clueless about this afternoon’s acting assessment, so we wanted to ask if you had any thoughts about it."
After Shen Changqing finished, the others, including Chu Jiaojiao, all stared at Ji You with anticipation.
So that’s what this is about?
Ji You immediately relaxed and said with a smile, "An acting challenge, I figure it’s just about putting on a performance. What’s there to be afraid of? You guys are fearless on the battlefield, so why dread a small assessment?"
Shen Changqing: "Cough... It’s just that, we really don’t know what acting is."
Besides Sheng Qingyan, Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiguang, Yue Qiyuan, Lou, Lance, Xuzhou, Zhang Ye, and the rest were all from the Combat Department and had been singled out by Teacher Mu Jianling to be forcibly involved in the acting assessment. These students who were physically strong and mighty in combat didn’t fear fighting or battlefields, but—
Asking them to perform?
That’s just—
Completely unreasonable.
Chu Jiaojiao leaned in eagerly, staring at Ji You’s face, "Ji You, you’re so good at deceiving people, always turning us around in circles with your acting skills. Teach us, won’t you?"
Ji You: "..."
She didn’t like the sound of that. Giving Chu Jiaojiao a sidelong glance, Ji You retorted, "Why do I get the feeling your words are insulting? Also—"
"What do you mean deceptive?"
"That’s called strategy! That’s called tactics! Understand?"
Nearby—
Zhang Ye muttered under his breath, "But you are a con artist."
Ji You glared at Zhang Ye and said, "Traitor brother, don’t think just because you’re close with my Little Zhouzhou that I won’t despise you. The acting skills and deceit you showed back when you played the traitor weren’t any worse than mine."
Zhang Ye: "..."
He was inexplicably poked at a sore spot again. Recalling the embarrassment of being captured by Ji You and her group during their first exercise as freshmen and being forced to play the traitor, Zhang Ye’s face darkened, and he instantly lost the will to argue with Ji You.
"Cough cough..." Shen Changqing interjected, breaking the awkwardness, "What do you all think Teacher Mu’s forcibly added acting assessment will be like?" His question was directed at everyone, but his gaze was fixed on Ji You.
After pondering for a moment, Ji You shook her head and said, "Honestly, I have no idea. Who would’ve thought that we, attending a Military Academy and enrolled in the Combat Department, would have to take part in an acting assessment..."
Simply ludicrous!
The moment those words were uttered, the atmosphere around them shifted once again.
Then.
Everyone simultaneously said, "It’s all your fault."
Hearing these words, Ji You could even sense her fellow companions looking at her with eyes filled with endless resentment and fury.
Ji You: "Cough cough..."
Taking a deep breath, Ji You chuckled awkwardly, "It’s all because Teacher Mu is a pervert."
Everyone gasped in shock, and immediately, in unison, they all declared, "We didn’t say that; she’s the one who said it."
After finishing, everyone raised their hands and pointed at Ji You.
Ji You: "..."
Ji You was speechless for a few seconds and couldn’t help saying, "Teacher Mu has left the training room, what are you all afraid of?"
But!!!
All her plastic buddies still shook their heads vigorously, saying, "Teacher Mu is the best; we all truly respect her and adore her!"
Ji You: "..."
Somehow, Ji You also felt a bit creeped out thinking that this is the Combat Department’s training room, which means it’s Teacher Mu’s turf. Although she’s not here, who knows if she’s left any surveillance devices or something like that...
Ji You scratched her head and quickly changed the subject, "Brothers and sisters, let’s not complain here anymore. Let’s think of a way to fill our stomachs. I’m starving to death."
At that point, Ji You waved her hand grandly and said boldly, "I’ll treat everyone for lunch today, eat your fill everyone."
Everyone: "Really?"
Ji You straightened her face and said, "Do I look like I’m lying?"
Cough cough...
After all, she had tricked these people once before, and she had made a fortune in points by selling Stinky Grass during the team competition. It was affordable for Ji You to treat a few people to lunch. Moreover, she needed to find a way to reduce these plastic buddies’ anger.
There’s nothing that a meal can’t solve.
If it doesn’t work, then—
Forget it, don’t solve it.
When they heard that the stingy ghost Ji You was willing to treat everyone to lunch, nobody hesitated to accept. After all, she had more points than anyone, so why not fleece this big-shot dog if not her?
For a moment, everyone was saying, "Let’s go, let’s go!"
Arriving at the cafeteria.
Ji You and the others lined up because they arrived quite late, the queue had already grown very long. Everyone patiently waited in line to have some natural food.
In the meantime, Ji You, Shen Changqing, Chu Jiaojiao, and Yue Qiyuan, among others, were discussing the afternoon’s acting assessment. They talked for a long time but still had no clue what to expect.
In the end, it was Ji You who said, "Just deal with it when it comes. Why worry about the unknown now? We’ll know when the assessment comes in the afternoon."
What else could they do?
They could only do that.
Everyone put their worries aside and focused on queuing.
The queue to get food was long, but for some reason, it moved quickly today. One by one, the students in front got their trays of food and hurried to find seats to dine.
The aroma of braised pork ribs wafted out of the service window, surrounding the area and making everyone’s stomachs rumble with craving...
Ji You sighed and said, "Ah! The sight of braised pork ribs could lead one astray for a lifetime."
Chu Jiaojiao immediately agreed, "Absolutely! Absolutely!"
Yue Qiyuan said, "I only lament that there aren’t enough ribs, and they are even limited in quantity."
Sheng Qingyan said, "Don’t know who’s serving the food today. If it’s Student Liu Fufeng, can’t we sweet talk him into giving us some extra pieces?"
Hearing this, Shen Changqing’s eyes lit up—as he thought the same as Sheng Qingyan, but he didn’t say anything.
Ji You and the others chatted about this and that while lining up, and the long queue was slowly getting shorter. Soon it was almost Ji You and her friends’ turn—
Ji You stood on her tiptoes, craned her neck to look at the service window—
Immediately—
She was shocked!!!
This is—