The annual freshman welcome ceremony of Jiangcheng Aeronautics University has begun. The event was held on time in the school’s auditorium. Participants included students from all majors in the school.

The entire auditorium was packed with people, a sea of black.

After Chancellor Wen’s speech, he smiled and spoke passionately into the microphone, “Now, please welcome Qi Ze, a freshman from the School of Aeronautics, to speak on stage.”

Qi Ze was a striking young man, stunning the entire freshman class the moment he entered the stage. He had fair skin, and his deep black hair fell softly across his forehead. He had just reached adulthood, a time of youthful vigor and vitality, and he possessed a unique aura.

Tan Mengmeng, who was sitting below, was shocked by his appearance. Because of her unusual family background, she had seen many beautiful people as well as popular young actors, but none of them looked quite as good as Qi Ze.

A poem flashed through Tan Mengmeng’s mind:

Piles of stones like jade,
Rows of pines like emerald green, 
This man is so beautiful. 
There is no other like him in the world.

Her friend whispered in her ear, “Oh my God, he’s so handsome.”

Tan Mengmeng nodded deeply and whispered, “I think so too.”

At this moment, she seemed to have thought of something, so she took out her mobile phone, opened the post about selecting the campus beauty on the Aero U Forum, found the photo of Luo Huai’an who had the most votes, and showed the phone to her friend next to her.

“He’s giving me the same feeling as the boss of the Eighth Cafeteria. And like the boss of Eighth Cafeteria, he has also pushed the boundaries of my aesthetic limits.”

When her friend saw Luo Huai’an’s photo, she was stunned. “These two are absolutely stunning. I guess when Nuwa¹ was shaping people, they were personally hand molded, and I was just sprung out of bamboo.”

Tan Mengmeng couldn’t help laughing, but she also felt that these two people were really stunning in appearance.

Tan Mengmeng didn’t pay much attention to the forum. A classmate just forwarded this post to her, and she only just discovered that the boss actually made it into their school beauty selection.

Tan Mengmeng originally wanted to point out this problem, but then she thought, the school cafeteria was also part of the school, why couldn’t Luo Huai’an be the school belle? She suddenly felt playful, so not only did she not point out this problem, but she also liked Luo Huai’an’s photo and voted for her.

Tan Mengmeng was not obsessed with looks and thought the school beauty and school hunk election was boring, so she didn’t pay much attention to it. Her only burst of enthusiasm was because of the boss of the Eighth Cafeteria. She still didn’t know who the school hunk was.

After meeting Qi Ze, Tan Mengmeng suddenly became curious. With Qi Ze looking like this, who could snatch the title of school hunk from him?

Tan Mengmeng clicked on the post about selecting the school hunk, and sure enough, she saw Qi Ze’s photo at the top.

The photo was probably taken by a friend during military training. Qi Ze didn’t look directly at the camera, only showing his profile. After a long period of exposure to the sun, others were tanned like coal balls, but Qi Ze remained fair, forming a sharp contrast with the people around him.

Tan Mengmeng touched her face, which was slightly tanned from military training, and felt like she was surrounded by a thousand tons of lemons. “How did he maintain his skin like this?”

Just as Tan Mengmeng was feeling emotional, a pop-up window appeared on her phone. Seeing the WeChat name she’d been thinking about, she immediately put all other thoughts aside and happily opened the chat window.

Did The Boss Get Rich Today?: [The shaved ice you ordered is ready. When can you pick it up?]

Tan Mengmeng thought for a moment and replied: [We are still in the orientation right now, which will end in about half an hour. Can I come pick it up then?]

Did The Boss Get Rich Today?: [Sure. But I have to tell you one thing. This shaved ice is a bit big. If your place is not big enough, you may not be able to fit it in.]

Tan Mengmeng was a little confused. Didn’t I just order an ordinary snow mountain shaved ice?

After Luo Huai’an proposed the option of snow mountain shaved ice, Tan Mengmeng readily agreed. Luo Huai’an said she would try to make their ice maker make the snow mountain higher so that it would be more impressive.

Anyone who has ever made shaved ice knew that due to the limited functionality of shaved ice machines and the difficulty of shaping the shaved ice, it was difficult to make the mounds larger or taller. After all, most shaved ice parlors only use small, household shaved ice machines.

Tan Mengmeng thought that the snow mountain shaved ice made by Luo Huai’an was probably only as wide as a washbasin at most, and probably less than 30 centimeters high.

Tan Mengmeng replied in bewilderment: [What does the snow mountain shaved ice look like?]

Did The Boss Get Rich Today?: [It really is… something special. The shaved ice machine, satisfied with his favorite shaved ice, worked diligently and made a giant mountain of shaved ice. Anyway, you’ll know when you see it. This shaved ice can’t fit through the regular-sized door of a school building.]

Tan Mengmeng: “???”

After being puzzled for a while, Tan Mengmeng quickly found an excuse for the boss. The boss actually personified the shaved ice machine. This was really funny, hahaha.

Did The Boss Get Rich Today?: [Also, I think you and your classmates might not be able to carry this shaved ice by yourselves. Where are you going to eat it? How about my staff and I bring it to you?]

Tan Mengmeng: [This is not good, it will affect your work.]

Did The Boss Get Rich Today?: [It’s okay, after all, you paid a lot.]

Mythical Beast Cafeteria translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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Chapter 21.2 — Mount Everest Shaved Ice is Trending
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FOOTNOTE:

1. Nuwa is the mother goddess, the creator of humanity.  In Chinese mythology, she is said to mold humans individually by hand using yellow clay and loess. ↩︎