Qi Xiaofang, considering how much she ate, truly went to queue with her lunchbox after much deliberation.
Qi Xiaofang’s lunchbox was also the largest model, basically twice the size of a regular small lunchbox. It was unknown where she bought such a large lunchbox.
A girl carrying such a large lunchbox attracted a lot of attention.
Yin Ruyun, seeing this scene, felt particularly bad.
What did Qi Xiaofang mean?
She invited her to dinner, and then Qi Xiaofang went to get her own food. Was this a slap in her face?
Her face darkened, and Ai Yu immediately understood that she was in a bad mood.
However, in Ai Yu’s mind, Yin Ruyun was never wrong; everyone else was.
In this matter today, it was Qi Xiaofang’s fault.
She invited her to dinner, and Qi Xiaofang went to get her own food. This was clearly ungrateful.
“If you ask me, there’s no need to invite people like this. They’re uncouth bumpkins who can’t be brought to the table!”
As Ai Yu spoke, she glared fiercely at Qi Xiaofang.
Carrying such a large lunchbox, how much could she eat?
Wasn’t it embarrassing?
In front of everyone, it was too much!
Ai Yu’s family conditions were not good either, but she still looked down on Qi Xiaofang, who came from the countryside.
She especially disliked Qi Xiaofang’s rustic appearance and her lack of worldly knowledge.
For a meal, wouldn’t a normal lunchbox suffice?
Carrying such a large one, was she afraid people wouldn’t know she was a glutton?
She really didn’t know how such people got into university.
Ai Yu didn’t know that although Qi Xiaofang was a country girl, her family’s conditions were good enough for her to study until high school.
Of course, this was also because her academic performance had always been excellent.
Her family’s conditions could support one student. Coincidentally, Qi Xiaofang liked to study. Furthermore, after her family heard that university didn’t cost money and that she could even subsidize the family if she saved some, they let her continue her studies.
The Qi family didn’t think of having Qi Xiaofang subsidize them, but it was always good to have one less person eating at home.
Qi Xiaofang ate so much that her family felt they couldn’t afford to raise her.
But it so happened that Qi Xiaofang’s ability to eat was famous in the surrounding villages.
In those years when every household’s conditions were not good, no family wanted to marry Qi Xiaofang, who could eat so much.
The Qi family thought that going to university was also a path.
Perhaps with a university education and a job, she might even get married.
Qi Xiaofang was unaware of the thoughts of the two people at her table when she excitedly went to get her food.
The queue was very long, but the cafeteria aunt’s speed was very fast. In just over ten minutes, it was Qi Xiaofang’s turn.
“Girl, what would you like?” the cafeteria aunt said, holding a large spoon.
“Auntie, what’s the price?”
The cafeteria aunt was not annoyed. Many students were new arrivals these past two days and didn’t know the prices.
“Vegetables are two mao, meat dishes are four mao, and rice is one mao for unlimited servings.”
The cafeteria aunt mechanically reported the prices with no expression.
Qi Xiaofang was instantly delighted. Two mao for vegetables wasn’t expensive, and the main thing was that rice was unlimited. This was rice!
Where could she find such a good deal for one mao unlimited rice?
She didn’t plan to order meat dishes. Anyway, Yin Ruyun had ordered braised pork. She would just order a portion of vegetables and ask the auntie to fill her lunchbox with rice!
“Auntie, I want a portion of braised cabbage with vermicelli, and just fill the lunchbox with rice!”
As she spoke, she was still wondering if the rice filling her lunchbox would be enough.
However, the cafeteria aunt felt that she was deliberately trying to take advantage.
Looking at her attire, she was clearly a country girl, and indeed, uncouth.
She had only just arrived at school and was already thinking of taking advantage. With such a large lunchbox, filling it with unlimited rice for one mao, wasn’t she afraid of overeating?
Although dissatisfied, she couldn’t say anything too unpleasant.
However, the cafeteria aunt’s attitude wasn’t very good. She only gave Qi Xiaofang half a portion of vegetables and then filled more than half of the lunchbox with rice.
Qi Xiaofang looked at the rice not being full and asked, “Auntie, why didn’t you fill my rice?”
The cafeteria aunt sized her up for a long time. With such a small frame, eating a lunchbox of rice? Who was she kidding?
“If you’re still hungry, come back for more. You can only get this much the first time!”
The cafeteria aunt then signaled for the next person.
Qi Xiaofang, however, was not having it.
She directly blocked the people behind her and said, “Auntie, I can accept you giving me less food, but you can’t reduce my rice portion!”
“You little girl, have you no shame? Tell me, with such a large lunchbox, even a boy wouldn’t be able to finish it in one meal. You want me to fill it for you, planning to eat two meals at once?”
The aunt said this because many people actually did this.
Therefore, she instinctively suspected Qi Xiaofang of having the same intention.
After all, rice was unlimited, and whether there was food or not wasn’t too important. For three mao, one could eat for a whole day. For a month, it would only cost ten-odd yuan, and the rest could be sent home as subsidies.
But if this continued, the school cafeteria would struggle. If it was just one or two people, it would be fine, but with more people, the cafeteria would be running at a loss.
“Who said I want to eat two meals? This much isn’t even enough to fill my teeth!” Qi Xiaofang said disdainfully.
“Who are you kidding? Such a large lunchbox!” the cafeteria aunt said, completely disbelieving.
Qi Xiaofang said, “If it weren’t for my classmate inviting me to dinner, I might not even be full with this lunchbox!”
The male classmate behind her was instantly stunned. This girl dared to speak.
He, a grown man, could eat for a whole day with this lunchbox, yet this girl claimed that because someone invited her, this much food was enough.
As Qi Xiaofang spoke, she looked towards Yin Ruyun, and many people followed her gaze.
Although Yin Ruyun liked being the center of attention, she didn’t like such mocking and scrutinizing gazes.
At that moment, ten thousand grass-mud horses galloped through her mind. She hated Qi Xiaofang to the core.
How could there be such a person in this world?
She regretted it. She didn’t want to treat Qi Xiaofang to dinner at all. Could she not eat now and go back?
Ai Yu also felt uncomfortable all over, so she lowered her voice and said, “Ruyun, you should stay away from people like this in the future. It’s too embarrassing!”
To be precise, Qi Xiaofang was just speaking the truth, and it wasn’t a big deal, nor was it embarrassing.
But Ai Yu had a peculiar way of thinking. In her opinion, everything Yin Ruyun did was right, and everyone else was wrong.
Su Xiaotian also saw the commotion at the food counter and, following the direction of the onlookers, saw Yin Ruyun and Ai Yu sitting next to her.
These three were also here to eat in the cafeteria?
Su Xiaotian looked at them with confusion.
She thought that no matter what Yin Ruyun said, she would take these two lackeys out for a big meal.
Moreover, since Yin Ruyun was treating, what was the deal with Qi Xiaofang going to get her own food?
But Su Xiaotian was only curious for a moment before she put it out of her mind.