After this statement protecting the rights of its student was released, Jiangcheng University of Aeronautics’ Weibo account received many replies.

[Plum Blossom Bakeshop: ‘A certain bakeshop’? You might as well just give them my ID card.]

[I remember a female student from Aero U was doxxed by a celebrity’s fans, and the university provided her with legal aid.]

[Aero U, you truly live up to your reputation.]

[I had long heard that the aviation university had a clean and upright work ethic, expelling students who cheated on the spot; seeing it today, I can confirm it’s true.]

[If a student is falsely accused, the school will send someone to fight the case for you. Being a student at the Aerospace University is so awesome!]

[This is hilarious! Plum Blossom Bakeshop is incredibly audacious. You know, Aero U’s legal department not only has over ten elite lawyers, but also an entire law school!]

After seeing the Weibo post from Jiangcheng University of Aeronautics, the marketing staff at Plum Blossom Bakeshop took a while to realize it was real, and then found it unbelievable. “Damn, why would the University of Aeronautics stand up for a student?”

“Goodness, they really took a hard stance directly.”

They frequently engaged in marketing campaigns, often discrediting other egg yolk pastry brands, and even actively sending online trolls to smear livestreamers. Other brands lacked adequate legal support, and the livestreamers involved lacked the time and energy to hire lawyers, leaving them with no choice but to suffer in silence.

Over time, they had become accustomed to causing trouble and acting recklessly online. They never imagined that one day they would be brought down by a student streamer; it was a complete shock to their entire family.

After they realized what was happening, a deep sense of fear washed over them. They had really run into a tough opponent this time!

Zhou Siyuan was immersed in learning. His phone ran out of battery at noon and he didn’t recharge it until evening.

As soon as he turned on his phone, he saw a lot of unread messages on social media, with many messages from friends from his own major and as well as others.

[Dude, you’re trending! The school is protecting your reputation!]

[The school is actually suing on behalf of Zhou Siyuan, claiming he’s the first person from the university besides that senior student who was doxxed to do so. Nobody would disagree, right?]

[Please type your message in the chat.]

Zhou Siyuan was completely bewildered, not knowing what his friends were talking about. He went to Weibo to check out his own situation and then understood the whole story.

He looked at his friends’ messages, feeling both amused and exasperated, and replied to each of them: [This good fortune is given to you, do you want it?]

His friends were speechless: [Never mind, this good fortune belongs solely to you; how could I possibly take it from you?]

[The school sending lawyer’s letters for you means you’ve encountered something serious. No normal person wants to get involved in a lawsuit!]

Zhou Siyuan smiled. Just then, the phone rang. It was a staff member from the school’s legal office.

They came to discuss the lawyer’s letter with him.

As Zhou Siyuan answered, a warm feeling welled up in his heart.

It felt so good to have someone to rely on.

After the lawyer’s letter was sent, Plum Blossom Bakeshop’s response was swift and astonishing. Its official Weibo account immediately posted an apology: [Recently, Plum Blossom Bakeshop and content creator Zhou Siyuan have had various disputes. Plum Blossom Bakeshop hereby expresses its deepest apologies to Zhou Siyuan. The temporary worker involved in the incident has been dismissed. We hope that netizens will continue to monitor Plum Blossom Bakeshop. Plum Blossom Bakeshop will do its utmost to make better desserts for everyone.]

However, after it issued an apology statement, netizens were completely unconvinced.

[Temporary worker: Why is it my fault again??]

This apology was completely insincere; nobody believed it.

For a food brand, delicious taste was the most important thing. Marketing was fine, but don’t go overboard. Focusing on product quality was paramount; otherwise, it would backfire.

Staff at the legal office of Jiangcheng University of Aeronautics also disagreed with the apology, forwarding the statement on their official Weibo account with a brief caption: “[Right and wrong are entirely for the judge to decide.]”

Staff at Plum Blossom Bakeshop: “…”. They were speechless.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Qian Duoduo was a student at Jiangcheng University. Jiangcheng University and the neighboring Jiangcheng Aerospace University were neighbors. Qian Duoduo knew the neighboring university very well, and his deepest impression of it was its cafeterias.

A friend of his once studied at Aero U and would complain to him on his phone every day about how bad the food in the cafeteria was, wanting to come over to Jiangcheng University, where Qian Duoduo studied, to freeload meals.

Qian Duoduo was puzzled, so she simply brought her friend to her school for a meal. Surprisingly, her friend looked very happy after eating the ordinary dishes.

As a foodie, Qian Duoduo felt that the Jiangcheng University cafeteria was just okay, definitely not amazing. Confused, she asked her friend to take her to the cafeteria at the universty next door. After eating spicy Oreos, Qian Duoduo suddenly realized how grateful she was to her school’s cafeteria and incredibly thankful to her past self for having applied to Jiangcheng University.

Today, Qian Duoduo suddenly saw a trending promotional video for Aero U’s Eighth Cafeteria online.

After a moment of confusion, Qian Duoduo burst into laughter. “Their university cafeteria is making promotional videos? Isn’t this exposing yourself to public humiliation?”

Qian Duoduo thought this was another trending topic with negative connotations but still clicked on it out of curiosity. She opened the official Weibo account of Jiangcheng University of Aeronautics, ready to share with everyone the profound level of their ‘dark cuisine’ skills.

Mythical Beast Cafeteria translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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