Chapter 259: A Sleepless Night
That night, after the cooperation visit and interaction on the military escort ship between Nongda Affiliated High School and Caida Affiliated High School, the Nongda Affiliated High School students who had eaten and drunk their fill slept very soundly, especially Class Eight Grade One who had been busy all day—they slept deeply.
But the Caida Affiliated High School students didn’t sleep very soundly. As soon as they thought about having to endure the dimensionality reduction strike of breakfast and lunch the next day, their hearts felt heavy and they couldn’t fall asleep.
【Liquid food is so hard to eat… Why have I never realized that this thing is so unpalatable…】
【I found a good method: dip solid food in some pepper powder and salt, and it will be easier to eat.】
【Buns… noodles… gnocchi soup… wuwuwu, the leader on this escort ship is too heartless. If last month we had gone with Nongda Affiliated High School to visit the production escort ship, we might have been able to eat fresh rice.】
【What I want to do most right now is go back to the main ship, order three bowls of rice and five portions of stir-frying at Yue Xiang Restaurant, and eat a big meal heartily. Only then can I soothe my stomach and intestines, which have been badly hit by eating solid food and liquid food all day.】
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Dialogues like the above appeared in the class group chats of various classes at Caida Affiliated High School, not to mention the small groups formed across classes. The grief in those complaining texts, if seen by Xiang Chuan, would surely lead her to recommend these talented people to switch careers to become modern-era writers, which are extremely scarce.
The student group chat of Class 1-3 of Caida Affiliated High School was also buzzing with messages, but unlike other classes complaining about solid food and liquid food, their target was Class 1-8 of Nongda Affiliated High School.
The matter of Sasha and An Su Chun encountering A Bite of China Club-related people in the small park after dinner was seen by all of Class 1-3. They believed that Nongda Affiliated High School was unwilling to supply food to their school because of the previous incident, which was still held against them by the A Bite of China Club President and Ainuo’s two childhood friends.
So after dinner, Sasha and An Su Chun decided to find Ainuo and others to make a formal apology again, hoping to win the qualification for their school to enjoy ancient delicacies.
But Ouyang Yating and Ainuo and other A Bite of China Club members still refused to cook for Caida Affiliated High School. The reason they gave was still “the canteen person in charge and the other leaders on the military escort ship do not agree, and our class can’t spare more manpower.” What made An Su Chun even angrier was that Ouyang Yating and Nancy had always been indifferent to their apologies, and in a fit of anger, the previous disputes happened.
An Su Chun insisted that Class Eight Grade One, with the help of the kitchen AI, was fully capable of preparing dishes for the first year high school students of both schools. But they would rather buy noodle soup from the escort ship’s officers and staff than sell a bowl of noodles to their own school—this was simply smearing the friendly relations between the two schools.
This view received unanimous support from everyone in Class 1-3.
—We have all apologized to you, and Sasha even came to apologize personally. What more do you want!
The Class 1-3 class group instantly became a gathering place for black mud eruptions.
What made them feel regretful was that this time the Third Military Escort Ship was backing Class 1-8 of Nongda Affiliated High School, so if they made a fuss this time, the Third Military Escort Ship would also speak up for Class 1-8 of Nongda Affiliated High School.
Thus, Class 1-3 of Caida Affiliated High School could only suppress this bellyful of anger.
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Sasha was silent for a long time.
She lay on the bed in the temporary dormitory, staring blankly at the light screen showing Class 1-3’s curses against Class 1-8 of Nongda Affiliated High School. She recalled the scene when she followed her classmates preparing to leave the small park, seeing Ainuo carrying the A Bite of China Club President around the park again.
The rumor that Ainuo Li and A Bite of China Club President Xiang Chuan were boyfriend and girlfriend was just baseless gossip—
After the school anniversary, this matter had almost spread through the student group chats of Caida Affiliated High School and Nongda Affiliated High School. Most students, who were clueless about the ins and outs, discussed this gossip blindly for a long time. Plus, later Sasha was rejected by Ainuo at the award ceremony, and suddenly the gossip was flying everywhere.
However, the speaker had no particular intention, but the listener took it to heart. The rumor spread by Class 1-3 of Caida Affiliated High School back then to pin down Class 1-8 of Nongda Affiliated High School had now instead become a topic of after-dinner conversation among students from both schools in private.
As one of the most well-known noble families in the Third Fleet, the eldest young master of the Li Family has always had a strong presence, whether in the social circles of the middle and upper income classes or in the fields following the Li Family’s business industries. Especially after the emergence of A Bite of China Club, Yue Xiang Restaurant, and other ancient foods, Ainuo’s fame underwent a qualitative change.
Families of students from Nongda Affiliated High School and Caida Affiliated High School who are engaged in ingredient production and food transportation-related industries all pay more or less attention to the Li Family’s movements. Once it involves A Bite of China Club, it becomes even more eye-catching.
However, at that time, everyone’s focus was mostly on what impact the eldest young master of the Li Family’s involvement in the ancient food field would have on the Li Family’s industries.
Until Sasha and others spread rumors that Ainuo was dating the A Bite of China Club President and opening backdoors, at this point, the focus of students from both schools inevitably shifted somewhat.
According to students from Nongda Affiliated High School, Ainuo mainly tutors Xiang Chuan, whose math scores are all red, and Xiang Chuan, as the A Bite of China Club President, actively guides the progress of ancient food manufacturing for three members during club activities. So these scenes are often seen in the A Bite of China Club Small Restaurant: one second Xiang Chuan is being held in place by Ainuo to write math homework furiously, the next second Ainuo is disliked by Xiang Chuan for poor stir-frying seasoning or ugly cake decoration.
They don’t forget to “coincidentally” capture the scenes of Xiang Chuan and Ainuo tugging back and forth while taking photos of their own ordered beverages or cakes, and casually send them to friends from the brother school who are particularly interested in this gossip.
Over time, it naturally reached the ears of students in Class 1-3 of Caida Affiliated High School.
Every time Sasha saw someone mention this in the class group chat, her chest would inevitably sting with pain.
But she was also a bit curious and couldn’t help secretly observing what views the two schools had on these two central figures of the gossip.
【The Xiang Family is really great. My father is a small employee at Yue Xiang Group. Their benefits are very comprehensive, and the canteen uses the same recipe as the Xiang Family Kitchen. It’s a pity we can’t take out food; otherwise, I would definitely have my father pack a few portions of dishes for me every day.】
【The mother of the A Bite of China Club President is that one from the Cultural Affairs Bureau, right? No wonder the audit efficiency was so high when the three novels came out last time. But those novels are really wonderful. The A Bite of China Club President has great taste. Does anyone here have contact with her? Help me ask when she will release more new ancient novels. I’ve read those novels over twenty times in the past few months.】
【There’s insider info that the Li Family is negotiating with the Xiang Family on the planting and production of a certain new ingredient. They say if it succeeds, it might change the existing staple food pattern. I think after these two families formally finalize this cooperation, they might turn from business partners into in-laws.】
【This morning on the spaceship, I captured the scene of Ainuo carrying Xiang Chuan down. I’ve looked at it a few times now—it’s so weird! But I can’t help wanting to look again, and after looking, it’s still so weird! (Repeatedly)】
【They two are usually like this. We’ve gotten used to it at Nongda Affiliated High School~】
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Recalling the discussions in some small groups from a few months ago until now, Sasha’s heart grew heavier. She stared blankly at the ceiling, unable to sleep for a long time.
