Chapter 5 Cute New Student
There are actually two places for Chunhe Tea that military academy students are familiar with.
One of them is called [Chunhe Tea House], which is located within 500 meters of the Central Military Academy. The store is known as "a legal gambling den where military academy students are bound to be cheated" because you have no idea how much money you will be cheated out of once you come in.
This restaurant looks ordinary from the outside, and even the decoration is beautiful and comfortable, the waiters are gentle and kind, and the food is delicious, but there are too many unexpected charges.
Not only are the menu prices full of linguistic traps, the actual amount of food served is at least two-thirds smaller than what is shown on the poster. Tableware fees and labor costs are also very common. The most incredible thing is that even sitting in the store and breathing air are charged because the store needs to deal with the various pheromones left behind by the military cadets.
——"After all, those who can become military cadets are all very powerful alphas, and their pheromones are stronger than those of ordinary people, so our store will spend a lot of time and money to clean them."
It's a statement that is really irrefutable.
All in all, no one has ever been able to figure out how this store's charges are formulated, which makes every visit an unknown gamble. Although most people will never come again after being cheated once, and will appeal to other students not to be fooled, who can blame the military academy for recruiting new students every year?
Even though this store has long been ranked first on the blacklist, there are always newcomers who don’t read the guide and are blinded by the store’s packaging and brochures and go in to make purchases, and then get cheated, just like leeks in the field, being harvested one after another.
Another Chunhe tea snack that is familiar to military academy students - to be precise, it is only familiar to students from the Intelligence Department and the Executive Department, as well as the freshmen participating in the training this year.
Because this Chunhe snack shop is an old shop opened by Ge Xihe's grandmother from the Executive Department, and because Ge Xihe and Sikong Tan from the Intelligence Department grew up together, Sikong Tan would often recommend Chunhe snacks to his classmates.
This Chunhe Tea House is located near Quan O College, ten kilometers away from the military academy. It is really delicious and affordable, and military academy students will go there specifically to patronize the business during their holidays.
Huo Shizhen was originally the boss of the executive department, so of course he knew all the Chunhe snacks near O College, and even strictly distinguished them by name. He reported all the Chunhe snacks near O College.
But the problem is - for freshmen who have just arrived, let alone whether they will notice the difference between [Chunhe Tea] and [Chunhe Tea], the key point is who would have nothing better to do than run ten kilometers to have breakfast in the morning!
Moreover, since they were starving, any military academy student would have taken it for granted that what Huo Shizhen recommended was the [Chunhe Tea Shop] near the military academy, and would have rushed in to get ripped off.
But Huo Shizhen did not add the “·”, so it is not his fault if he was cheated.
How should I put it? This kind of targeted trap, which makes people have to blame themselves for being unlucky even if they are cheated and cannot find any evidence to accuse others, can probably only be set by the great devil Huo.
Fortunately, Lin Guantang was extremely lucky and did not fall into this trap.
He found an empty seat in Chunhe Tea House without knowing anything. Perhaps noticing that he was a stranger, the gentle and handsome waiter in the shop walked towards him and asked if he needed any recommendations, and -
"Excuse me, is this guest a student from a nearby school?"
The waiter's whispered explanation:
"If you're a student, you can get a 10% discount on your purchases in the store—but you'll need to see your student ID."
Lin Guantang immediately fell for the gentle smile of the handsome waiter. When he was about to nod, he remembered that school would not officially start for a week - that is, he would not get his student ID until a week later.
So I had to say with some embarrassment:
"Sorry, I'm a freshman who just got into O College this year. I came here early because it's quite far away. Actually, the school hasn't started yet, so I haven't got my student ID yet."
"Is that so?"
The waiter frowned in distress and thought for a moment, then his eyes lit up and he came up with an idea:
"If you've been accepted, the college system should be able to look up your name. But if you mind, it's okay if you don't. New diners can also enjoy a 10% discount, but they need to fill out an information form to register as a member. Of course, if you don't want a discount, you don't have to fill it out. It's entirely up to you."
What are you talking about? Of course every penny saved counts!
Lin Guantang chose to register his membership information without hesitation.
The waiter sat in the empty seat opposite him, handed him the store's terminal, held his chin up to his hand, and watched him fill in his name and contact information, then took it back to set permissions.
While waiting, Lin Guantang couldn't help but ask in a low voice:
"Are you also a student of O College?"
He looked about the same age as me - maybe a little older, AO couldn't really tell, but someone so gentle, an omega would probably be older.
But it could also be a beta, because the waiter could feel the gentleness he showed, a politeness with a distance, and his face also had the dull look of a beta - a sense of weakness that only comes from not having experienced the estrus period, but without the usual oppressive power of an alpha.
Lin Guantang stared at the waiter's round eyes with a slightly upturned tail, but did not smell any scent of the same kind from him.
The waiter checked various data in the system, shook his head when he heard this, and explained with a chuckle:
"I am indeed a college student like you, a year ahead of you, but I don't study here. After all, I'm not an omega, so I can't enter the O-school. I just had nothing to do during the summer vacation, so I came to help out in the store."
It really is a beta.
Lin Guantang uttered an "oh" and nodded, then he was startled, his eyes lit up - he discovered something:
"Wait—if that's the case... does this store belong to your family?"
"You figured it out already? How perceptive."
The waiter was a little surprised, then looked at him with a smile and introduced himself:
"My name is Ge Xihe. To be more precise, this is the shop that was passed down from my grandmother."
After a pause, he added:
"I'll be helping out in the store for the next week. You're welcome to come and try our food. If you have any comments, feel free to contact me. It's a pleasure to meet you, and I hope you enjoy your studies in the capital."
After he finished speaking, he extended his hand to him again. Lin Guantang was silent for a moment, then extended his hand to shake hands with him. A feeling of happiness surged in his heart - how to say it, this was the first friend he had made in the imperial capital in the true sense.
This mood continued until the ordered meal was delivered, and then it reached a new peak - because Ge Xihe said he would give him a 20% discount and gave him an extra summer drink as a small gift for a new friend.
There are still many good people in the imperial capital.
Thinking of this, Lin Guantang quickly put down his cutlery, took a picture of the complete food, and sent it to the group chat.
[Haitang]: I've arrived! Special thanks to my senior @zhen for the recommendation.
Lin Guantang then tasted the food and found it was even more delicious than he had imagined, so he added:
[Haitang]: I have never eaten such delicious food, and it looks so good. It is a textbook example of color, aroma and taste. Senior is such a good person!
Puff——
In the conference room, Sikong Tan couldn't help laughing after seeing the message from the newcomer Haitang. He looked up at the frosty-faced person sitting across from him at the table.
"I never thought that the school's famous devil would be given the good guy card one day."
Huo Shizhen sneered, but showed no intention of accepting this nice guy card:
"He tells lies all the time, his acting is exaggerated, and he is a disgusting hypocrite."
Sikong said with a smile:
"Don't be so angry. It's just that your trap was easily seen through by someone. And they were actually giving you face, right? At least they didn't directly expose your sinister intentions in the group."
While speaking, he kindly responded to Haitang, who was giving him the nice guy card.
[Sikong]: Oh, you actually found this Chunhe tea snack. You must have worked so hard.
[Haitang]: It’s not hard at all. It’s near the school and easy to find.
[Sikong]: Really? In that case, enjoy your breakfast. The food in this restaurant is top-notch. If you like it, I can give you some coupons.
[Haitang]: Really?!
[Sikong]: Of course it’s true, but I’ll give it to you after we return from training, my lovely classmate Haitang.
[Haitang]: It’s okay, thank you so much, senior.
Lin Guantang was extremely grateful. He never expected that the group members would be so generous and... even said that he was cute.
Lin Guantang looked at the content in the group chat, his face flushed. The depression he had felt in the early morning was swept away, and he began to look forward to his college life. With such a good senior leading the way, he thought his college life would be very happy.
Thinking this way, even eating becomes more energetic, and the onlookers also find the food delicious and their appetites increase.
——Quan O College really enrolled an amazing freshman this year.
As the customers gradually left, the waiter Ge Xihe, who was lying bored on the counter, looked at Lin Guantang who was eating with relish. For the first time in his life, he regretted how he had differentiated into an alpha. If he had differentiated into an omega, he could have been his classmate.
When those ice-blue eyes looked at him intently, it was hard to bear for him to look away.
However, seeing how much he likes our food, it actually feels pretty good.
If Mr. Lin comes to our restaurant to dine again in the future, I will cook for him myself.
Although this first meeting has not yet ended, Ge Xihe has already begun looking forward to the next meeting.
The atmosphere at Chunhe Tea House is very harmonious and friendly, but that may not be the case in other places.
At least when Huo Shizhen saw the words "Lovely Haitang Classmate", he didn't hide his disgust at all:
"How dare you say such disgusting words."
Why can't I say it? Haitang is really cute.
You know, it's rare to find someone who can jump over the trap set by Huo Shizhen and even disgust him.
And liking spring and tea snacks also shows that you have good aesthetic taste and taste.
It’s decided!
No matter what purpose this classmate Haitang had in joining the group, Sikong Tan decided to ensure that he stayed in the group for a long time because he could make Huo Shizhen lose face. Sikong Tan had a hunch that there would be a lot of fun in the group in the future.
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