Qingteng's Mind - Middle School Era

Chapter 1380 Eating
When I returned to school, the setting sun cast its last glow on the horizon.

"Just in time for dinner." Chu Shaoyuan stretched and looked around. "No wonder Teacher Wang urged us to hurry up and get on the bus to drive back to school."

Before he could finish speaking, everyone burst into laughter.

"Teacher Wang, I've never eaten at the school cafeteria before." Yi Lingfei turned around and looked into the car, meeting Wu Xiuting's unfriendly gaze.

"If we don't leave now, the food in the cafeteria will run out too."

A group of students suddenly rushed towards the school gate.

"Old Wu is so boring, he can't even take a joke." Chu Shaoyuan shook his head, pulled Yi Lingfei, glanced at Wu Xiuting, and then pretended to look east.

"Let's go." Yi Lingfei smiled, slung the bag in her right hand over her back, and carried another bag in her left hand, giving Chu Shaoyuan a wink.

The group walked towards the school gate.

As they approached the leisure area, Xu Renming suddenly muttered, "Isn't it because the midterm exams are this week?"

The three people glanced sideways.

“I just overheard them talking,” Xu Renming said, pointing to the figures heading south behind him, “What day of the week is the exam?”

Chu Shaoyuan scratched his head and looked at Yi Lingfei. He had been so focused on the physics competition that he hadn't even noticed which day of the week the midterm exams were.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Yi Lingfei asked, looking at Chu Shaoyuan who was asking for an answer. "You don't know?"

"I forgot, I didn't notice." Chu Shaoyuan shook his head and nudged Xu Renming on his right. "There's another one who doesn't know either. Hahaha."

Upon hearing this, Yi Lingfei burst into laughter and turned to He Shiling: "You haven't forgotten either, have you?"

Well, he doesn't actually seem to remember the exact day of the week, he only knows it's this week.

He Shiling glanced at Yi Lingfei, chuckled, and looked at the cafeteria not far ahead: "This Wednesday to Friday."

Ha, none of the three of them remember? What a coincidence!
"Did you hear that?" Yi Lingfei nudged Chu Shaoyuan. "There aren't many days left."

"There are still two days left," Chu Shaoyuan said in a low voice, "Then I have to hurry up and go ahead."

After saying that, without waiting for anyone else to respond, he turned from a long stride to a jog and disappeared into the crowd.

Should he hurry up and eat, and then rush back to the classroom to study? Xu Renming gripped his backpack tightly, took a few steps, and looked at the person next to him.

Yi Lingfei waved his hand: "Let's go, let's go."

Xu Renming nodded and quickly left with small, quick steps.

Yi Lingfei raised an eyebrow, watching the person disappear, and couldn't help but laugh loudly, turning to He Shiling with a smile: "Should we run a few steps too?"

He Shiling shook her head, looked to her right rear, a smile appeared on her lips, and turned back: "Actually, I also really want to eat the food in the cafeteria."

Yi Lingfei was taken aback; this topic had jumped a bit!
“Tomorrow, I’ll ask my classmate for two tickets…” Yi Lingfei said uncertainly, but before he could finish, He Shiling interrupted him.

"The people behind have meal tickets."

Behind? Who? Yi Lingfei turned around, and the next second, she ran towards the person walking with their head down three meters away: "Teacher, I've missed you so much!"

A shout startled Li Shiping, who was deep in thought. He stopped in his tracks and looked at the smiling face hanging on his arm: "Hey kid, what are you yelling about?"

It wasn't until my gaze fell on the backpack on his shoulder that I realized what was happening.

"You're back? Is it over? How did the exam go?"

"It's over, and I'm so hungry. Teacher, I haven't eaten yet."

"Come on, let's go eat," Li Shiping nudged Yi Lingfei, who, despite being a grown man, was still holding his arm as they took a few steps. "You're back. Where's He Lingling?"

“It’s up ahead.” Yi Lingfei tugged at the corner of Li Shiping’s sleeve and pointed to the left front.

He Shiling waved and looked over with a smile: "Teacher, I'm here." "You're all back, good, good, good." Li Shiping nodded repeatedly, "Don't just stand there, let's go eat, and tell me about the exam while you're at it."

"Hmm." He Shiling smiled and walked over. Yi Lingfei tactfully went around to Li Shiping's right side.

The two of them walked towards the cafeteria with Li Shiping, one on each side.

"Xiao Lingzi should be back today, right?" Wang Xiaoxiao glanced at Xu Renming, who was sitting at the table just a few steps away, and looked uncertainly at Geng Xinyu next to her. "Should we save dinner for her?"

“That’s right,” Wang Xinyi chimed in, “Xiaoxiao, we almost forgot about it if you hadn’t mentioned it.”

Ling Mengchu glanced at Wang Xinyi: "Please remove the 'door' part."

She had already prepared the food for Xiaolingzi, and of course she remembered that Xiaolingzi was coming back tonight.

Geng Xinyu glanced at the south gate of the cafeteria, then looked at the rice bowl next to Ling Mengchu, "I guess we don't need to keep it, right?"

Ling Mengchu blurted out, "Then what is she having for dinner?"

“Let’s eat,” Wang Xinyi glanced at Ling Mengchu. “They’ve finished their exams, so Teacher Wang has to take them to the cafeteria.”

"A small canteen? I heard the food there is really good!" Wang Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up. The next second, she pointed to Xu Renming at a table outside: "But he's already back for dinner."

Huh? Several people immediately looked at Xu Renming, who was holding a bowl in one hand and stuffing food into his mouth with the other. He nodded as he ate, seemingly oblivious to what the people at the table were saying.

"Ask?"

"What do you want to ask?" Ling Mengchu glanced at Wang Xinyi, then turned back to her. "You'll find out soon enough."

"That's true." The group nodded in agreement and started eating, glancing at the cafeteria entrance from time to time. They continued eating until people started leaving, until Xu Renming had already left with his backpack, and until they had almost finished their meals, but He Shiling still hadn't come over.

Should we keep waiting? The group looked at each other, their gazes falling simultaneously on the bowl full of food on the corner of the table.

"You wait here, we're going to do our chores first," Wang Xinyi smiled sweetly at Ling Mengchu, stood up, took a rag and a bowl of rice, and turned to Guo Wenwen, "I'm going to wash the dishes first."

"Okay." Guo Wenwen nodded, stood up, and walked towards the hygiene display area.

"Looks like you were right," Wang Xiaoxiao smiled knowingly at Geng Xinyu, rested her chin on her hand, looked at the south gate of the cafeteria again and again, and then stood up: "I'm going back to the classroom, Xiaoyu, wanna go?"

"Okay." Geng Xinyu stood up. "Xiao Meng, are you going to wait a bit, or come together?"

Ling Mengchu hesitated for a moment: "I'll wait a while, you guys go first."

“Okay.” Geng Xinyu nodded, and she and Wang Xiaoxiao turned and left the dining table one after the other, heading east.

Watching the two figures leave, Ling Mengchu angrily scratched her nails repeatedly.

"Alright, stop talking and hurry up and eat," Li Shiping waved to Yi Lingfei, "Go back to the classroom to study after you finish eating."

Yi Lingfei nodded: "Finally, I can eat properly. I'm so thirsty from talking. Teacher, do you want to drink the soup in front of you? If not, give it to me."

"Have you not eaten for the past few days?" Li Shiping said irritably, pushing the radish and vegetable soup in front of him towards Yi Lingfei. "If you want some, why don't you take another bowl?"

“Old Class Teacher is still the best,” Yi Lingfei said, “Don’t worry, I definitely won’t tell Chu Shaoyuan that I had dinner with Old Class Teacher today.”

Li Shiping raised an eyebrow and smiled instantly: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten that you're no longer a student in our class."

Yi Lingfei chuckled: "But I'm still your student."

“You’re so poor, even eating can’t shut you up,” Li Shiping said, clearing away her plate and standing up. “Hurry up and finish your food, then go back to the classroom to study.”

She carried the tray away, then turned back and pushed it in front of Yi Lingfei: "Can't you be like her and behave yourself? Here, you clean this up."

"Okay!" Yi Lingfei replied readily. "Take care, teacher."

Li Shiping glared at Yi Lingfei, turned and left. When she reached the restaurant entrance, she turned back and saw Yi Lingfei and He Shiling talking about something. They both laughed, looking exceptionally youthful and radiant against the backdrop of a group of middle-aged teachers in their thirties and forties!
These two are his students!

A student? Li Shiping smiled smugly. He'd go have dinner with another of his students tomorrow.