Today's cafeteria lunch is exceptionally sumptuous: four dishes, a soup, a fruit plate, and each person gets a mini yogurt.
"Chuchu, you have to try this!" Xue Yuantong excitedly introduced, feeling quite at home at Fourth Middle School, where naps are a daily routine.
In this unfamiliar setting, Xue Chuchu felt a bit reserved. She glanced at the others at the table, saw them all start eating, and only then did she pick up her chopsticks. Leaning slightly forward, she picked a piece of stir-fried zucchini.
After a small taste, she found the zucchini crisp and a bit spicy, perfect for accompanying rice.
She held her bowl with both hands, bringing the rice to her mouth, gently chewing with grace and coordination, like a moving scenery.
Or rather, she herself was the scenery, as students around subtly glanced over during her meal.
Qi Tianheng and his lackeys Zhao Xiaofeng, Wei Xiu Yuan, Liu Chuandao, Duan Shigang… various gazes cast their way.
