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Chapter 604: Chapter 382: Turns Out Not Wearing It! _2
At that moment, the class leader Huang Zhongfei stepped forward to announce, "The school canteen is expected to be ready next week. Before the holiday, I mentioned to you that the school plans to implement a ’meal sign-up’ format. If you’re interested in participating, remember to bring your living expenses to sign up when school starts. Bring 200 yuan, and any excess will be refunded or shortages supplemented."
After he finished speaking, he distributed a menu for the meal plan.
Yu Wen was the first to respond, "Class leader, are you going to participate?"
Huang Zhongfei, "I’m definitely participating."
The school was currently strongly promoting the plan, and as the class leader, Huang Zhongfei certainly had to set a good example.
Yu Wen, "Then I’m in too."
Jiang Yanan said, "Class leader, you announced this a bit suddenly. I need to discuss it with my mom."
Hu Jun, "Good thing I checked the group chat, or else I might have missed it."
Huang Zhongfei replied, "I got a list of all our classmates’ phone numbers from the teacher. I’ll call everyone to make sure no one is left out."
Yu Wen asked, "Then who’s going to pay for your call charges?"
After asking, Yu Wen felt a burst of joy inside. She really was a family-minded woman, considering everything for the class leader so he wouldn’t lose a dime.
What is love? Love is an accumulation of one detail after another.
After hearing this, Zhang Chi spoke up, "Can we use class funds for that? Just so it’s clear, I didn’t ask the class leader to notify me."
Yu Wen, "Zhang Chi, you’re really tasteless."
Zhang Chi, "As if you have any taste. Why don’t you pay?"
Huang Zhongfei said, "Alright, stop arguing. My phone plan comes with one hundred free minutes each month. It’ll be perfect for making these calls."
Yu Wen sarcastically, "Now, that’s called having a vision."
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The three-day blissful holiday passed in a flash, and it was time for school to start again.
June 2nd, Monday afternoon.
Jiang Ning arrived at class 8 with Xue Yuantong.
The girl at the desk in front, Chen Siyu, was discussing the meal plan, "Xiaxia, my sister and I have decided. We’ll go to the canteen to pay and sign up during the break. Are you coming with us?"
She and her sister were boarders, having all three meals at school on a regular basis. Now, with the strongly promoted ’meal sign-up’ plan, reputed to be clean and hygienic, she naturally wanted to participate.
Bai Yuxia, "Count me in then. I just don’t know if I’ll be able to sit at the same table as you."
"How about you guys?" Bai Yuxia turned around to ask.
Speaking of eating, Xue Yuantong would not miss out, "I’m joining with Jiang Ning!"
She wanted to try something new as her mother had to work at the company in the afternoons now, making it impossible to prepare dinner for them.
"Jiang Ning, I want to sit with you." Xue Yuantong leaned on the desk, not wanting to be separated from Jiang Ning.
Chen Siyu pessimistically said, "I’m afraid that’s not going to work. The school is randomly assigning from each class, and if there are surplus people in one class, they’ll have to share tables with students from other classes."
At the thought of such a scenario, Chen Siyu was extremely resistant; she did not want to eat with strangers.
Xue Yuantong, thinking of that possibility, had a worried look spread across her face, "Then what do we do? I only want to sit with Jiang Ning."
Bai Yuxia looked at her and said earnestly, "If you want, it’s possible."
Xue Yuantong, "Ah?"
Jiang Ning added, "Use your influence and talk to the teacher in charge."
Hearing this, for a moment, Xue Yuantong paused, uncertain, "Really? Can I do that?"
"Definitely." Bai Yuxia was very confident.
Xue Yuantong hesitated for a few seconds; she didn’t usually like to bother teachers and always felt it wasn’t right. But this time, to sit at the same table as Jiang Ning, she decided to try.
"I’ll talk to the teacher when he comes for the evening self-study," she said, resolved.
Chen Siyu saw an opportunity and introduced herself,
"Tongtong, my sister and I eat very little. Let’s be at one table!"
Bai Yuxia said, "Add me in. Tongtong, I guess you wouldn’t want a seatmate at the small meal table who can really eat, right?"
Xue Yuantong generously agreed, reasoning that she was going to talk to the teacher anyway, and adding a few more classmates wouldn’t hurt.
Chen Siyu said, "And choose Yang Sheng, choose her. If the canteen offers spicy dishes, she wouldn’t dare to touch them, and it’ll all be ours!"
Thus, the plan for the eight-person meal table now had six people on board.
...
"Brother Nan, the meal plan?" Dan Kaiquan said.
Guo Kunnan brought his meal money, but he was still hesitant, "The main thing is, I’m not sure what the food at these meal tables is like?"
Dan Kaiquan wasn’t thinking about the food; he had messaged Huang Zhongfei privately and learned that the meal tables would be assigned randomly, meaning their table might have some surprises in store.
What if he ended up at the same table as Bai Yuxia...
For that slim chance, Dan Kaiquan was willing to take a gamble.
He explained the allocation system to Guo Kunnan and suggested, "Brother Nan, if a pretty girl ends up at our table..."
Guo Kunnan immediately agreed, "Girl or no girl doesn’t matter. Mainly, I want to experience the feeling of a big family. We’ll pay together tomorrow."
"And what about you guys?" he asked.
Ma Shicheng, who was playing a game, responded, "I’m in. I’ve been tired of the food outside for a year."
Wang Longlong chimed in, "And me too, Brother Ma!"
The topic of the meal plan sparked wide discussion among the classmates.
Yu Wen, Dong Qingfeng, Jiang Yanan, and others were all talking about it.
"Qing E, are you joining?"
Shen Qing’e, "Hmm, okay."
She decided to give it a try.
Not far away, Duan Shigang was trying to join the small circle. He spoke loudly, "Count me in too!"
Yu Wen turned around and dismissed him, "You can just sign up on your own. Do you really need to be taken along?"
After speaking, she continued her conversation with Dong Qingfeng.
Duan Shigang’s attempt to join the circle failed.
He laughed sheepishly and then seemed unbothered.
Since transferring to class 8, he had come to understand the class, and even Fourth Middle School itself.
He knew that others had been classmates for a year, forging deep bonds, and it was hard for him to fit in.
But no matter, after advancing to the second year of high school, the classes would be reshuffled; by then, he, Duan Shigang, planned to be the biggest dealer at the table!
Soon, several ’golden flowers’ surrounded Duan Shigang: Pang Jiao, Zhang Yifei, Li Shengnan, and Wang Yan Yan.
