Chapter 4 What a Good Person
The next morning, Lin Guantang got up, washed, and went downstairs for morning exercises.
But he was new there and knew nothing about O College, let alone where the playground was, so he could only jog along the boulevard to familiarize himself with the campus.
When he arrived at the college yesterday, it was already too late and he was busy submitting various materials. Lin Guantang did not have time to carefully appreciate the appearance of the college. Only today did he discover that the college really looked like a huge, vast and luxurious castle.
The most ordinary building in the college looks more refined and neat than the most luxurious government building in District 35. Various exquisitely shaped pavilions are located on the campus like works of art, and they complement the flower beds and grasses around the pavilions. Walking among them is like walking in a three-dimensional painting.
At six o'clock in the morning, the campus was silent and deserted. As Lin Guantang ran along the tree-lined path, he had the illusion that he was the only one in the school - or rather, he felt like a little mouse that had sneaked into a castle.
Fortunately, even if he looked around out of excessive curiosity, there would be no butler or guard to chase him away - how could there be no one here!
After running, walking, and stopping for about forty minutes, Lin Guantang could no longer hold on. He was tired and hungry, and he didn't even have the strength to go back to the dormitory. He sat down on the steps by the roadside, panting, holding his empty stomach with one hand and his chin with the other. He couldn't help sighing, and was very worried and thinking seriously, he wouldn't starve to death here before the class started.
This was not an exaggeration. He had not found any place to eat. Just now, while running, he saw a building that looked like a cafeteria, but the door was closed. He also saw a machine selling drinks. After some research, he was able to buy something successfully. However, the price of the drinks was quite beyond his expectations. The cheapest purified water was one star dollar more expensive than the same type sold in District 35.
And you can't just drink water without eating.
The map did show many food places around the school, but they were all names that Lin Guantang had never heard of. With the expensive drinks in front of him, Lin Guantang didn't dare to just go to a random restaurant to eat without any knowledge. What if he got ripped off? He didn't bring much money with him.
Always live frugally before you find a part-time job that can make money.
The sun has risen high, and the bright sunlight shines through the lush leaves, casting spots of light.
Lin Guantang had already caught his breath and no longer felt tired, but he was starving and had a stomachache. He sat on the steps to relax for a while, and suddenly felt sad, as he thought of his days at home. He was familiar with what was sold in every store on every street and alley around him, and even knew the preferences of every store owner. There were countless choices for what to eat.
But in the huge Imperial Capital Academy, he had to think twice before carefully choosing to buy even a bottle of water.
Really... He took the trouble to come to the imperial capital, not to move to another place and starve to death.
Lin Guantang took out the terminal - now he could only seek help off-site.
There are currently only two options that can help him solve the problem of hunger.
One of them was Senior Sister Shao who brought him back to the capital, but before Senior Sister Shao left yesterday, she said that she had to go back quickly to attend a dinner party - if it was a dinner party, she would probably rest very late. It was not even seven o'clock now, so it was better not to disturb Senior Sister's rest.
The other one is the group I joined yesterday.
Lin Guantang opened the group chat and carefully sent a good morning message.
And then nothing happened.
The group was as quiet as the campus, and no one responded to his greeting.
Lin Guantang couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, and even thought about what he said in the group yesterday. He wondered if it made everyone else hate him, so they ignored him - hunger always makes people depressed and uncontrollable.
In fact, it was certainly not that the group members deliberately isolated him, but that the others were still doing morning exercises and had no free time to check the messages. The only person who might reply to his message was Huo Shizhen, but Huo Shizhen did not want to pay attention to an undercover who liked to lie.
Lin Guantang waited for five minutes and was so hungry that he couldn't stand it anymore. He decided to risk his pride and couldn't help but send a cute emoticon package to the group.
[Haitang]: Good morning everyone, is anyone online? I have an important and urgent question to ask, please help me! [Poor]
Huo Shizhen stared at the pop-up group message for three seconds, then remembered what Sikong Tan said yesterday. He felt bored for a moment, so he decided to give this little liar a chance - if he really was an ambitious A-level freshman who wanted to ask about ways to enhance physical fitness or other skills, it was not impossible to make an exception and give him some special care.
【zhen】：What’s the problem?
The terminal shook slightly, and Lin Guantang immediately looked up at the group chat in surprise.
Someone replied—it was a stranger who hadn’t shown up in the group yesterday.
Lin Guantang stared at the other person's profile picture with great joy, and felt inexplicably familiar.
So Lin Guantang couldn't help but carefully click on the other person's profile picture and zoom in to take a closer look.
It was a wilderness shrouded in darkness. In a trance, Lin Guantang had the urge to ask him if he had ever been to District 35.
After all, only one-third of District 35 is residential, and the rest is endless wasteland.
Lin Guantang stared at the avatar for a while, and couldn't help but compare it with the wasteland in District 35. He started to miss home on the first day of arriving in the new place.
Then his stomach growled, pulling him out of the sadness of being far away from home.
Ahhh——for now, the most important thing is to fill my stomach!
Lin Guantang quickly replied to the other party's message.
[Haitang]: Hello, I would like to ask if there are any places to eat around the school - the kind that are more affordable and have good food.
[Haitang]: I’m sorry, this is my first time in the capital, and I have no idea what the situation is. If you have any recommendations, could you please let me know?
【zhen】：……
I thought it was a big deal, but it turned out to be just to find a place to eat. Aren't there restaurants or street vendors everywhere? Is it worth asking so loudly?
Huo Shizhen instantly lost interest in continuing the conversation—
By the way, I take back what I said before. It turns out that a liar who likes to lie cannot have any ambition. This kid disguised himself and joined the group. He probably wanted to see what the S-level people were talking about every day because he was curious. And his method of showing his presence is too stupid.
Are you hoping to elicit sympathy or pity from an S-ranker by acting silly and idiotic? You're not an omega, so doing so will only lead to disgust.
Besides, even if it was an omega, Huo Shizhen only felt troubled by such a delicate and fragile creature.
When Lin Guantang saw the “…” sent by the other party, he felt something was wrong. He couldn’t tell why, but he instinctively felt that the other party must be angry.
But why should he be angry? He asked this question sincerely.
Lin Guantang recalled what Senior Shao had told him yesterday - the group is full of kind, enthusiastic seniors. Since you are a newcomer, there will be many things you don't understand, but don't be nervous. You can ask any questions and the seniors will help you solve them. You can also take a look at what the seniors are doing every day. Watching and learning more will help you become a perfect model student of O College faster.
Yesterday, Lin Guantang nodded, but today, Lin Guantang began to doubt it: getting inexplicably angry over such a simple little issue, can that be considered a good temper?
However - since the other party had clearly hated him, Lin Guantang was not the kind of person to seek trouble. When he was about to stand up and leave the school to take a look, another message popped up in the group.
【zhen】：Spring and tea, go ahead.
Why?
Lin Guantang looked at the message in the group and was stunned for a moment before realizing that this was the dining address recommended to him by his senior.
So - did I misunderstand my senior?
Although the senior's tone seems cold, he is actually very warm-hearted.
Lin Guantang suddenly felt ashamed and blushed, but was also glad that he had just silently criticized it and did not say anything more in the group, otherwise it would be too bad.
Lin Guantang hurriedly thanked him, but the other party did not respond.
However, he was so hungry that he didn't care about these things. He opened the navigation to find the location, and it was just diagonally opposite the main gate of O School. The straight-line distance from the main gate of the school was only a few hundred meters.
Lin Guantang got up, walked and rested, and almost twenty minutes passed before he finally arrived at the so-called Chunhe Tea House.
From the outside, it looks no different from other shops around it, and is even a bit remote. However, there are quite a few diners inside. Although it's not so crowded, it looks like business is booming at a glance.
When standing at the door, you can already smell the aroma of food lingering out. After opening the door curtain and going in, the aroma instantly becomes strong and hits you in the face. Looking at the food on the diners' tables on both sides, it looks quite exquisite and delicious, and the portions are very generous.
A quick glance at the scattered menus on the table revealed that each item was clearly priced - a bit more expensive than the small restaurants in the alleys of District 35, but considering the vast distance between District 35 and the capital, and the exquisiteness of the food in this restaurant, it could definitely be said to be good value for money.
As expected, just like what Senior Shao said, the seniors in the group are all good people, I just misunderstood——
Although it's not a misunderstanding.
Huo Shizhen recommended this restaurant to him deliberately as a trap - in Huo Shizhen's opinion, it was too easy for him to delete this little rascal who didn't even dare to admit his true identity, who said he would work hard but only thought about eating and drinking, from the group.
That's why Huo Shizhen changed his mind and decided to recommend a good place to him.
One of the S-level freshmen who had finally finished morning exercise couldn't help but exclaimed when he saw the group message:
"Oh my god—the devil is so cruel!"
"What what?"
Others also went to check the messages and saw the conversation in the group, and then they all broke into a cold sweat for Haitang classmate.
The reason is simple: a military cadet who has not been cheated by Chunhe Tea is not a perfect military cadet.
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