CHAPTER 282: CHAPTER 282: PRANKS

Mustard-flavored nutrient solution, with a spicy and pungent taste that made Ji You’s tears choke out instantly, while Yue Qiyuan still played innocent, saying, "It’s your own stupidity, blame me?"

Ji You was so angry she wanted to hit someone, Sheng Qingyan on the side fanned the flames: "You poor dead ghost, told you you’d regret it... Now feel regret, huh? I always say I never lie..."

With that, Sheng Qingyan reached out and handed over the nutrient solution she was holding, then continued, "Here you go..."

Ji You was full of suspicion: "I don’t believe it."

Sheng Qingyan, angered until her cheeks puffed up, said, "I swear on my cuteness value... absolutely not lying..."

Just as Ji You was hesitantly reaching out to take it, Sheng Qingyan seemed to suddenly have second thoughts. Just as Ji You’s hand was about to make contact, she snatched the nutrient solution back and said, "It’s none of my business whether you eat it or not... Don’t feel like giving it to you now..."

Ji You: "..."

Out of her aversion to the mustard taste and to strike at Sheng Qingyan’s attitude, Ji You quickly stood up, rushed over, and snatched the nutrient solution from his hand and walked away.

Sheng Qingyan immediately cursed: "Robbery... you’re a bandit..."

Ji You rolled her eyes at him and cursed, "I’m robbing you because you’re asking for it!"

With that, she immediately started to unwrap it.

Suddenly—

Shen Changqing in a clear voice: "Cough cough..."

Ji You stopped: "What’s up?"

Shen Changqing averted his gaze, "Nothing, just a tickle in my throat."

Thinking it over, Ji You took a closer look at the nutrient solution’s packaging and found that it did indeed claim to be barbecue-flavor, and judging by its color alone, it seemed to be barbecue-flavored, completely different from the fake chicken-flavored one Yue Qiyuan gave her.

Feeling a bit hungry, Ji You debated and decided to trust Sheng Qingyan once, after all, he touted himself as the Universe’s Number One Little Cutie, with cuteness value off the charts, and he was willing to guarantee with his cuteness value, he probably wouldn’t lie.

So Ji You opened it and took a direct sip.

After sipping—

"Cough cough cough..." Ji You nearly choked, standing on tiptoes and cursing: "What the hell? You scammers! Why is it mustard flavor again?"

Sheng Qingyan covered her mouth and snickered.

Shen Changqing stayed silent.

Yue Qiyuan smiled faintly.

Only Yue Qiguang still acted like a person. He raised his hand, patted Ji You’s back, and said with raised eyebrows sarcastically, "You fool! Thought you were so smart? You’ve been tricked several times... Let me tell you the truth, all the nutrient solutions here are mustard flavor."

Ji You: "..."

Ji You, coughing badly, Yue Qiguang handed her a glass of water, saying, "You’re coughing so ugly, here—"

Ji You took it, seeing the water clear and clean, and because the taste in her mouth was too pungent, she drank it in one gulp.

After drinking.

Her face instantly turned black: "Yue Qiguang, are you asking to die?!!!! This is mustard-flavored water!!!!!!"

Pfft—

Yue Qiguang slapped his thigh forcefully, laughing hard: "Dad knew it! I knew it! This idiot would definitely fall for it!! Hahaha..."

Their teasing successful, Sheng Qingyan and Yue Qiyuan both followed with laughter, only Shen Changqing looked a bit uncomfortable: "Aren’t we going too far with this?"

Yue Qiyuan shook his head nonchalantly and said, "Play a prank? We don’t [play pranks], she’ll fall into the trap anyway."

Ji You was about to explode in anger, "What the heck are you guys doing? If you’re so idle, come and fight! I’ll beat you all flat!"

"Cough..." Shen Changqing looked a bit embarrassed, and explained, "Fellow student Ji You, it’s not just you who got tricked, actually, we all got tricked. The nutrient solution and drinking water provided by the canteen this morning... it all tasted like mustard... We’ve all tried, and there were no exceptions."

Ji You: "..."

"Bullshit!" Ji You didn’t believe it, and she pouted, "Is the canteen really that bored?"

Shen Changqing: "Cough cough..."

Yue Qiyuan glanced at her: "Vulgar language."

Ji You huffed, "What do you know? Vulgar language is the most sincere emotion!"

It is said that the canteen’s chefs particularly enjoyed tinkering and coming up with all kinds of bizarre things, like ’chicken flavored’ or ’barbecue flavored’ nutrient solutions which were all actually mustard flavored.

There was also mustard flavored drinking water, chili flavored beer, and foul-smelling chicken droppings flavored beverages...

In short, there’s nothing that the Taoyuan Space Station’s canteen can’t do that you can’t imagine. The canteen gave a very righteous justification, saying it was to improve the dull lives of the warriors at the space station base by adding a bit of fun...

Therefore, there’s a saying that’s popular in the Space Station: "Eating at the canteen is like gambling." It’s not called eating, it’s ’gamble-dining’. If you’re lucky, you get to taste something fantastic; if not, it’s simply inedible.

Shen Changqing, Sheng Qingyan, and a few others had already given up on the canteen’s breakfast, and each took out their own snacks to fill up with pure water. At this point, Yue Qiguang couldn’t help but sigh, "After seeing the canteen’s antics, dad finally understands why those old warriors would actually come to blows over a bag of snacks."

As soon as he said that, Yue Qiguang’s mouth twitched.

The others, too, fell into a moment of silence.

The bustling scene with the old warriors scrambling for snacks from the students remains fresh in memory, but—some of them have now permanently disappeared from this world.

Shen Changqing swallowed the last bite of his cookie, and softly said, "I’m full."

Sheng Qingyan patted the cookie crumbs in his hand, and said, "Me too, I’m full."

Yue Qiguang and Yue Qiyuan stood up one after another, saying, "Let’s get ready for today’s training."

Ji You looked at everyone, and then again at the dreadful nutrient solution on the table, feeling incredibly torn. She was still hungry, and all her classmates were heartless—they wouldn’t even lend her any snacks to eat.

Suddenly—

As Sheng Qingyan started to walk away, he tossed a pack of cookies to Ji You, covering his mouth with a corner of a smile, "Oh dear... You’re so pitiful... Little Cutie will be merciful and sell it to you for 500 credit points..."

Ji You was shocked: "500 credit points? Are you robbing me?"

Sheng Qingyan: "Take it or leave it..."

Ji You tore open the cookies and started to munch on them contentedly, saying, "I’m broke, put it on my tab."

Sheng Qingyan: "..."

Knowing she wouldn’t pay back, she decided to let it slide, considering it like giving alms to a beggar.

Ji You had her fill of food and drink and called Chu Jiaojiao over.

Then—

She did exactly the same thing and successfully played a prank on Chu Jiaojiao. Watching Chu Jiaojiao jump around and hold back her frustration, she suddenly felt that living in such tranquil and carefree times, full of playful bickering, was extremely beautiful.

Soon, it was time for the assembly. All the students gathered, and Mu Jianling looked at the state of the students with a slightly furrowed brow.