The comments under Jiangcheng University of Aeronautic’s Weibo post turned out to be completely different from what she had imagined.

[Was this the kind of beauty a human being can possess?]

[I need all the information about this woman in three minutes.]

[Sister, hug me. Don’t be so strict about gender.]

Qian Duoduo was confused, but when she clicked in, she was immediately drawn to the promotional video.

After the university’s emblem flashed by, a beautiful four-story building appeared on the screen. The building had an elegant environment, filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers. A prominent sign hung at the entrance: ‘Eighth Cafeteria’.

The camera slowly panned in, showing students eagerly looking at the food windows, hoping their turn would come soon. On the tables of those who have already received their meals were trays laden with various mouthwatering dishes. With each bite, their faces beamed with satisfaction.

Close friends stopped talking and focused on enjoying the delicious food in front of them, eating without even looking up.

Although there were many students on the first floor, the environment was not noisy at all, because the delicious food had attracted all their attention, and there were only slight chewing sounds and sudden exclamations of surprise in the cafeteria.

The moment the camera focused on the braised pork, the live chat exploded with activity.

[This looks even better than the braised pork I bought for several hundred yuan at a fancy hotel.]

[Braised pork belly is made with alternating layers of fat and lean meat; the skin is chewy, oily, and plump—just looking at it makes you imagine how smooth and delicious it will be.]

Photographer Zhang brought out his best skill: ‘one-shot filming’.

This filming technique made everyone feel as if they were actually there, in such a beautiful four-story building, with the exact same braised pork in front of them.

After photographing the dining area, Photographer Zhang turned the camera to the food service window. After showing the interviews with all the employees, the number of comments on the screen increased dramatically.

[This is a divine cafeteria! A paradise for those who appreciate aesthetically pleasing food!]

[I’m dumbfounded! Why are all the cafeteria ladies serving food so beautiful? Handsome men and beautiful women? Blink if you’ve been kidnapped.]

[You’re overthinking it. Look at how happy they are working here; that means the boss provides excellent benefits.]

Finally, photographer Zhang turned the camera to the owner of the Eighth Cafeteria, who was also its head chef. After showing the process of making dragon beard candy and egg yolk pastry, the live chat exploded with comments.

[Nuwa¹, are you there? I’m so ugly I can’t sleep.]

[I thought the boss was just an average-looking guy who was picky about appearances, which is why he hired so many handsome men and beautiful women to serve food. Turns out, the boss is the best-looking one!]

[She’s so beautiful and such a skilled pastry baker, how can there be such a huge difference between people?]

When Qian Duoduo saw Luo Huai’an’s appearance, she was stunned. The owner of the Eighth Cafeteria of Aero U was so good-looking and also such a good cook. What kind of god descended unto Aero U?

Director Li thought the promotional video featured a lot of delicious food, which would greatly improve the reputation of the university’s cafeterias. To his surprise, the video went viral, but not for the food; it was the restaurant boss who became famous!

The comments section under Aero U’s Weibo account was filled with people praising her appearance.

[I really regret not applying to Jiangcheng University of Aeronautics last year. Is it too late to drop out and retake the exam?]

[Other schools’ cafeterias: delicious food and beautiful women. Our school cafeteria… let’s not even talk about it.]

Just as everyone was focusing on the fact that the Eighth Cafeteria was full of handsome men and beautiful women, students from Aero U themselves discovered that their school was trending on social media, so they gathered in the comments section of the Weibo post.

[I only found out our school beauty is trending online now that we have internet access in the village!]

Netizens who saw this Weibo post were like: “???”

After reading the explanation from the students of Aero U, netizens fell into a long silence.

Choosing a non-university student as the school beauty was truly a testament to the unconventional approach of their university!

… … 

After being told about this matter by the students in the community forum, Luo Huai’an was initially surprised, then overjoyed.

The Eighth Cafeteria was actually becoming popular outside of the school!

Wouldn’t that allow her to expand into the off-campus market?

However, due to the current shortage of manpower, production capacity was insufficient, so Luo Huai’an could only focus on making her Teacher’s Day desserts to earn a little money.

After making a batch of dragon beard candy and egg yolk pastry, she put these two kinds of pastries on the empty food window next to the bamboo rice.

Once the official sale began, a large group of students flocked over. They peeked at the pastries on the table behind the window while exchanging pleasantries with Luo Huai’an.

“I’ve gained so much weight and lost so much money since the Eighth Cafeteria opened, sob sob sob.”

“I’m dying of laughter too! Pepper cakes and mung bean soup for breakfast, braised pork for lunch, bamboo rice for dinner, and sometimes dessert. My campus card is really hurting!”

“I’m planning to ask my boyfriend not to buy me gifts for my birthday in the future, but to give me a top-up card for my campus card instead.”

When Luo Huai’an heard that someone wanted to exchange a gift for a campus card, her eyes lit up. She looked at the girl who spoke and nodded earnestly. “You’re so kind to me.”

The girl stared at her for a moment, somewhat overwhelmed by her beauty. A blush rose to her cheeks, and she stammered, “Boss, why did you suddenly compliment me? Do you have a crush on me? If you do, I’m not against it…”

Her boyfriend standing next to her looked horrified when he heard her words and quickly covered her mouth to stop her from speaking.

After calming down, the girl felt a little embarrassed and held onto her boyfriend’s hand without saying a word.

The boyfriend let out a long sigh of relief and muttered a complaint. “These days, we not only have to guard against men, but also against women.”

Mythical Beast Cafeteria translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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FOOTNOTE:

1. Nuwa is the mother goddess and is one of the Three Sovereigns in Chinese mythology. She is said to have shaped every human individually using yellow clay, so saying that one was favored by Nuwa means that person is very beautiful. ↩︎