"Huh? You're asking me how I met that guy? Ugh..." Susan smiled sheepishly.
However, he did not show any sign of resistance.
"That's a long story."
Su Shan looked on with longing; she was still a primary school student at the time.
"Because the orphanage provides extra meals to students based on their academic performance, and due to corruption by certain groups, there was a period when the orphanage faced a severe food shortage. However, the ingredients for the extra meals were not provided by the same company as the regular meals, and the two companies were rivals (competitive businesses)... This meant that the orphanage canteen couldn't incorporate the extra meal ingredients into the regular meals. In addition, our orphanage is located in a relatively remote area, which exacerbated the food crisis during that period..."
"During that month, each student could only get one steamed bun and some vegetable soup per day... Only the students who did well in their studies could eat their fill. As for me, that slacker... hehe, let's not talk about it."
Susan scratched her head and smiled.
"Later, when we finally made it to the monthly exam, we made friends with a few good students in our class beforehand. Luckily, they were able to pass me a couple of questions during the exam. I even starved myself for two days and gave them two steamed buns... It was a bit rustic, but back then we really didn't have anything else to offer... Hehe."
Qingque was stunned. She never imagined that there were people in this world who didn't have enough to eat when they were young... Now that the technology of the Immortal Ship is so advanced, why would this happen?
"Unfortunately, I passed a lot of notes during the exam, but they ignored me... At that time, I figured I was just one question away from passing... Oh, right, our dean is pretty good to us; as long as we pass, we get a few good meals!"
"And then what happened? Did she still ignore you?" Qingque asked, engrossed in the conversation.
Hearing this, Susan laughed heartily and said, "Well, they replied to me later, but it was only two words... 'I don't know'... Although I was a little sad at the time, I can understand it now. After all, the last question on that monthly exam was unusually difficult! There were very few people in the whole grade who could solve it!"
"So...did you pass the exam?" Qingque asked nervously.
Susan glanced at Lin Mo with a smile, then said, "And then things got interesting, can you believe it? Because of a mistake, I accidentally threw the note at Lin Mo, who was sleeping! Haha, let me tell you, it was so embarrassing! I wanted to dig a hole in the playground and crawl into it!"
Susan slapped the table, almost laughing so hard she cried.
Upon hearing this, Qingque couldn't help but smile.
Lin Mo and Li Ling, who were standing to the side, felt that they were not from the same world as them, so they wisely chose to keep quiet.
After the commotion subsided, Qingque couldn't wait to ask, "So what happened to Lin Mo in the end?"
Susan laughed. "I thought that guy would report it to the proctor, because the proctor had decided to reward every student who failed to report it with a piece of candy to encourage reporting! Candy! That's such a deadly temptation for us orphans! Especially in elementary school when we didn't have much self-control! You know, I was heartbroken!"
Susan became more and more excited as she spoke.
"But do you know what Lin Mo did next?"
"Hmm... Let's hide this evidence first, and then use the note to blackmail you after the exam! Right?"
Qingque pondered seriously.
Upon hearing this, Susan was taken aback at first, then couldn't help but laugh and said, "Haha, you know what, that really does fit his style!"
Lin Mo's lips twitched. What a joke... In your eyes... am I that kind of person?
Qingque rolled her eyes at him. "Hmph, that's a lie."
"However, surprisingly, he didn't do that at the time..."
Upon hearing this, Qingque was slightly taken aback.
Immediately afterwards, Susan opened her arms and exclaimed excitedly:
"I couldn't believe it! Lin Mo actually wrote down the entire detailed process of that incredibly difficult problem and then sent it over!"
"It's unbelievable! I didn't believe it at first, but I tried it as a last resort! And to my surprise, it actually worked!"
Susan couldn't resist picking up the orange hamster in her arms.
Qingque laughed too.
Li Ling, standing to the side, glanced at Lin Mo with an expression of utter astonishment.
Who would have thought that this guy who plays cards all day was a top student back in the day?
Lin Mo couldn't hold back any longer. He coughed twice, interrupting the two women's discussion, and said, "Hey, hey, hey, it's probably a bit inappropriate for you two to discuss my glorious past in front of me, isn't it?"
"Hey, I wasn't saying anything bad about you, Lin Mo, can't you be a little more magnanimous!"
Qingque crossed her arms and smiled.
Susan smiled and continued, "That's how we met. But that guy always seemed aloof. Even after we became friends in middle school, he wasn't very willing to talk to people. However, unlike those aloof male gods in our class, Lin Mo was sometimes like a ghost, extremely low-key and completely unnoticeable..."
"Huh? I never expected that guy to have this kind of personality back then?"
Qingque sighed.
I don't know why Lin Mo gradually went further and further down the path of despicable behavior.
As she said this, she glanced at Lin Mo.
Lin Mo felt a sudden sense of unease; their conversation reminded him of the awkward feeling he had when relatives and his parents discussed him during the Chinese New Year…
Damn it, why hasn't the food arrived yet?!
...
"I'm sorry, sir, Zhiwei Shengyuan only serves one meal a day."
At the entrance, the waiter looked at the man in front of him and said politely.
Upon hearing this, the young ferryman from the Tianbo Bureau frowned slightly and said, "Why is there such a rule?"
"Oh, you didn't know that!"
The waiter glanced at the other person and smiled, "Let me tell you, for our Zhiwei Shengyuan, cooking is an art! Our head chef, Mingtang, possesses top-notch culinary skills in the entire Xianzhou! And the ingredients we use are all the finest of the finest! They are incomparable to the shoddy junk food you find outside! Moreover, the effort the head chef puts into each dish is unmatched by ordinary people! After all, we have a great reverence for the ingredients! So much so that every cut we make is..."
"Alright! Alright! I'm just going in to take a look around," the ferryman interrupted impatiently.
"That won't do! Sir, you can't disturb the guests inside who are enjoying their artistic experience!"
The ferryman: "6".
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