A Young Woman's Heart

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Chapter Fifty-Three: A Quiet Dinner

The already hungry students had to sing several more military songs before they were allowed to eat, and they had to sing them loudly enough.

This made many people unhappy, but in order to have dinner, they had no choice but to obediently sing a few songs.

However, in reality, we still have to wait until all classes have entered the cafeteria before we can proceed.

Everyone took their seats according to the assigned seating arrangement.

The cafeteria I visited today was completely different from the one yesterday, which resembled a dining hall.

It is also the only long, single-story cement house in this mountain.

There were hardly any windows, so it really did look like a 'cafeteria'.

Both the tables and stools are long and narrow.

People can sit on both sides, meaning that when eating, one person can sit facing another.

On the table were individual grid plates, each containing the same two vegetarian dishes, one meat dish, a bowl of soup, and a yellow-green orange.

"No noises other than eating are allowed during meals. Anyone who talks will be kicked out of the meal and made to stand at the back as punishment! Do you understand?" Battalion Commander Tian shouted from the front of the mess hall.

"Understood—" the students replied sparsely, their expressions filled with disdain.

"I can't hear you, say it again! Do you understand?!"

"Understood—" the students shouted helplessly, just to get their food.

"If you need more food or soup, you can come to the front for more. Okay, you can start eating now."

In an instant, all the students in the cafeteria started eating.

Such a neat and orderly scene of people eating with their heads down is something you would never see in a school cafeteria.

But humans are really strange creatures; the more you tell them not to talk, the more they want to talk.

Even without saying a word, you can't help but smile when you look at the other person's face.

A faint sound of suppressed laughter came from the boy at the table behind me.

Mo Xueyao's seat was directly opposite the boys in the back row.

Sitting opposite her, Hua Yinyin looked like she wanted to ask what had happened, but was holding back because she wasn't allowed to speak.

Actually, nothing much happened.

Zhou Yong was eating the food on his plate at an extremely fast pace.

One bite is a third of the rice, and another bite is a third of the vegetables.

In just thirty seconds, he finished a whole plate of rice, not even leaving a drop of soup.

"What's wrong with you boys at this table?" The female instructor walked over, frowning as she looked at the boys at the table behind her. "Are you all just farting with your mouths while you eat?"

This description is very apt.

Because when you try to hold back your laughter, you can still accidentally let some air out, which is similar to the feeling of farting through your mouth, isn't it?

The boys kept their heads down, some pinching their thighs hard, others stuffing rice into their mouths.

They all tried to suppress their laughter completely by various means.

Although it's not that easy, at least you can keep your voice down to a level that won't anger the instructor.

But all of this was ruined by Zhou Yong's fart.

Just as the female instructor finished saying "fart," Zhou Yong actually farted.

Then he calmly stood up and went to get more rice, but the other boys couldn't help themselves.

"Pfft-"

"Hahahaha—"

Laughter is contagious.

Even the girls who didn't know the reason couldn't help but laugh.

Mo Xueyao, who witnessed the whole thing, was almost unable to control herself. She quickly picked up two chili peppers and stuffed them into her mouth, trying to use the spiciness to mask the urge to laugh.

"What are you laughing at? What's so funny?" The female instructor said sternly, clearly very angry.

Or rather, she seemed to get angry more easily than the male instructors.

During mealtimes, the instructors would wander around, supervising each class.

But the more the female instructor said that, the more the boys wanted to laugh.

The final burst of laughter was so loud that the entire cafeteria could hear it.

A burst of boisterous laughter erupted in the quiet cafeteria, instantly shattering the peaceful order.

"You lot! Stand at the back and eat from your plates!" the female instructor shouted angrily.

Although the boys were still laughing, they obediently stood at the back of the cafeteria with their plates.

Liu Xiaowei couldn't stop laughing; his laughter even caused his plate to fall to the ground.

"Hahahaha—Holy crap...I'm dying of laughter..."

"Stop laughing, you son of a bitch... Hahaha..."

The boys laughed and teased each other, but they just couldn't stop.

"You lot love to laugh so much, you might as well skip dinner and just stay here and laugh your fill!" the female instructor roared angrily.

Huang Gou, unaware of the situation, quickly walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"

“They kept laughing while eating, I don’t know why they were laughing, it’s just weird.”

"Hey, what are you guys laughing at? Especially you, laughing so happily." Huang Gou stepped forward and patted Liu Xiaowei on the head. "Tell me what happened."

However, no one could speak normally, and even Mr. Xue laughed so hard that he choked on his food.

Mo Xueyao never expected that Mr. Xue, who was full of scholarly temperament and had a refined appearance, would laugh so... well... please allow her to use an inappropriate word—shaking with laughter.

Although it's not quite accurate, that was indeed my first impression of Mo Xueyao.

Perhaps it's because Mr. Xue's skin is so fair.

When he smiles, he seems to have a touch of feminine charm.

“Well… it’s because… when Zhou Yong was eating…” Mr. Xue took a deep breath, trying hard to restrain himself as he explained, “He… he finished a plate in thirty seconds…”

"Is this funny?" Huang Gou asked, puzzled. "It just means he's hungry."

"No...it's mainly what happened later..." Mr. Xue continued, "It's just that...when the female instructor said you were going to fart with your mouths, Zhou Yong happened to stand up and fart..."

"Pfft, hahaha..." Huang Gou couldn't help but laugh, then quickly coughed twice to stop. "But you all know that you can't make noise while eating, so stop laughing and finish your meal standing up."

"Yes……"

The boys' laughter finally subsided.

But how can you eat standing up with a plate in hand? So everyone just quickly ate a couple of bites and threw away the leftovers.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yong had almost finished his second serving.

However, he still didn't understand what had happened, why all the boys at the same table had moved to the back and he was the only one sitting there.

This dinner was a bit difficult for Mo Xueyao, mainly because it was too hard to hold back her laughter.

When she stepped out of the cafeteria and breathed in the fresh air, she was finally able to laugh heartily.

But once I could laugh, I didn't want to laugh anymore.

So people are really contradictory.

"What exactly happened just now?" Hua Yinyin followed Mo Xueyao out and asked.

Clearly, she was nearly suffocated when she couldn't speak.

"Actually, it's nothing, it's just..." Mo Xueyao explained in detail.

But she found that Hua Yinyin's attention was not on what she was saying, but staring intently at what was behind her.

"Look, look!" Hua Yinyin said excitedly, pointing behind Mo Xueyao.

Mo Xueyao turned around and saw An Ruosu, a handsome and sunny young man, reaching out to wipe the rice grains off Li Hongran's lips.

Li Hongran, who is about 1.8 meters tall, and An Ruosu, who is 1.7 meters tall, stood facing each other. The setting sun slanted down on them, creating a gentle scene that was hard not to make people's imaginations run wild.

"Ahhh, I knew it, I knew it! An Ruosu definitely likes boys!" Hua Yinyin exclaimed softly.

"..." Mo Xueyao shook her head helplessly, "They're just helping each other out, don't overinterpret it, okay?"

"Really? Hehe~" Hua Yinyin didn't pay any attention to what she was hearing. "When we get back, I'm going to draw what just happened!"

Mo Xueyao rolled her eyes.

Although An Ruosu's actions just now did seem a bit strange, it's not uncommon; sometimes close friends can be that intimate.

Moreover, it's possible that Li Hongran couldn't reach the grain of rice herself, and he got annoyed, so he simply reached out and wiped it away for her.

Then the two of them naturally joined the group of boys and left.

This shows that there is nothing special between An Ruosu and Li Hongran.

Mo Xueyao decisively abandoned Hua Yinyin, who was already thinking all sorts of terrible things while her legs were clasped together, and quickly caught up with the group of girls.

Since the instructors had all gone to eat, the students no longer lined up in a long queue to leave. Instead, they gathered together and strolled leisurely towards their villas, as if they were shopping.

"Hey, Mo Xueyao, wait for me!" Hua Yinyin shouted and hurriedly caught up.

The girls were talking about what had just happened between Li Hongran and An Ruosu.

"Hey, you all say Li Hongran and An Ruosu are a good match, but what about when boys are together... you know?" Wang Jiale asked, blinking her eyes. Of course, she understood the physiological knowledge between men and women, but she couldn't understand what boys and girls should do.

"Pfft." Mo Xiaoxiao covered her mouth with a laugh, her eyes curving into crescent moons. "Ahem... well, that kind of thing... Lele, please don't ask..."