After much thought, Wei Ziwei came up with an idea. 

She told the class monitor—who was currently their squad leader—where the mung bean soup could be bought. But then she added, “Squad leader, mung bean soup is very effective in relieving summer heat, and too many people already go there to buy it. I have a good relationship with you, so I only told you this. Please don’t tell anyone else.”

The squad leader immediately nodded in agreement, “Okay.”

… …

The Aero U had a very full schedule. Many freshmen thought that after enduring the painful military training during the day, they could rest at night. However, things turned out to be contrary to their expectations. They actually had military theory classes in the evenings!

Military training theory classes would be taught in the teaching building, with instructors teaching military theories. There would also be an exam for this course, so the students had no choice but to take this course seriously.

In the evening, Wei Ziwei and her friend Shu Wenwen went to the Eighth Cafeteria. She didn’t know if it was an illusion, but she somehow felt that the queue was particularly long today.

After getting the mung bean soup, they hurried to the teaching building.

As soon as she entered the door, she discovered a strange situation.

Almost everyone had the drink!

There were about forty people in the class, and about one-third of them had a tall cup of familiar Suzhou-style mung bean soup in front of their desks.

As soon as she sat down, the person behind her patted her on the shoulder and gave her a thumbs-up, “You two really know how to drink. The mung bean soup in the Eighth Cafeteria is absolutely amazing. Why didn’t I discover it earlier?!”

Wei Ziwei: “…”

Wei Ziwei looked at the squad leader next to her and gave her a death stare. “Didn’t you say you wouldn’t tell anyone? I was wondering why the line was so long today.”

The squad leader was terrified and didn’t dare to look directly at Wei Ziwei.

She wiped his face and said awkwardly, “Everyone is curious about where to buy the popular mung bean soup. My roommate and I have a good relationship and I don’t treat her as an outsider, so I only told her and asked her not to tell anyone else. But then my roommate told her friends…”

Wei Ziwei: “…”

The mung bean soup in the Eighth Cafeteria was like a secret, a treasure trove its discoverers cherish, unwilling to reveal to others. However, their excitement at discovering a treasure trove demanded an outlet, so they shared the secret with those closest to them. To prevent further spread, they ask those closest to them to keep it a secret.

Although it was only spread from one person to another, over time, everyone in the circle eventually knew about it.

Wei Ziwei sighed inwardly. Oh, the charm of the Suzhou-style mung bean soup in the Eighth Cafeteria is really too great!

However, this was not the end. Wei Ziwei soon found that her current thoughts were still too superficial.

It was delicious, so could you really stop people from doing what they wanted?

Anyone who has tried the mung bean soup at the Eight Cafeteria would fall in love with the taste. A tall cup of mung bean soup could refresh you for the whole day.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

With a nearly 100% favorable rating, the Suzhou-style mung bean soup has become a life-saving panacea for freshmen undergoing military training. This inevitably attracted the attention of all the instructors involved in the training.

Instructor Li was teaching Class 1 from the Chinese Department and has been a little puzzled recently.

Compared to the classes in science and engineering, the Chinese department was more female-dominated. Instructor Li wasn’t a demon; while he treated both male and female students fairly and was equally strict with them, he would occasionally allow the students in this class to slack off.

His eyes would always move among the students, and if he found that someone was about to give up, he would single that person out and let her rest.

But after letting them off, he would often taunt everyone with a malicious air, “The last class performed much better than you did. Sigh, you are the worst class I’ve ever taught.”

On the first day of military training alone, he arranged for several people to rest and said this sentence several times.

But today, for some reason, the boys and girls held their heads high and chests puffed out, their postures perfectly straight. They had been sweating profusely before, but today, there was a change. There was even a hint of ease between their brows.

Instructor Li thought, That’s not right. Even if their physical strength had improved, it wouldn’t show results so quickly. He stared wide-eyed, trying to find a student who was physically exhausted. However, the petite girl, Tan Mengmeng, who was usually the weakest, remained steadfast and unwavering.

He asked persistently, “Are you tired?”

They shouted in unison: “Not tired!”

Instructor Li and the students stared at each other, and he waited for a long time but no one complained about being tired.

Instructor Li was very puzzled and had to wave his hand to let everyone rest for ten minutes.

The girls breathed a sigh of relief and gathered around their class monitor, Tan Mengmeng, chattering, “Class monitor, the mung bean soup you recommended is so effective. Usually at this time of year, I’d feel hot, tired, and dehydrated, but today I feel refreshed and no longer dizzy.”

“I understand your situation. You’ve suffered a mild case of heatstroke. You need to replenish water and rest. The mint in the mung bean soup can clear away heat and help dissipate heat faster.”

“I understand the logic, but mint water alone is too bland. I just want to pick the mung bean soup from the eighth cafeteria!”

“Me too!”

Someone whispered, “Look at the instructor’s puzzled expression. It makes me laugh to death. He deserves it for making fun of us every day!”

Everyone couldn’t help laughing.

Tan Mengmeng nodded and said happily, “You don’t have to thank me. I didn’t make this mung bean soup. I just hope you find it useful.”

Because of her family background, Tan Mengmeng has always had a leadership temperament. She pondered for a while and suddenly said, “Since everyone likes it, why don’t we do a group purchase!”

“If we buy mung bean soup by class, the price will be cheaper and it will be more convenient to get it.”

In fact, the university was comparatively loose, teachers don’t really discipline students, and students don’t have to obey each other. It was hard for class leaders in university to win people’s hearts, but Tan Mengmeng was different.

Tan Mengmeng may be small, but she had big ideas. On her first day, she volunteered to run for class monitor. Everyone liked her because she’s cute and capable.

“I want to join in. The line in front of the mung bean soup window is getting longer and longer every day. I don’t want to wait any longer.”

Everyone reconsidered the matter, and most of the class joined the list of group purchase.

Mythical Beast Cafeteria translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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