Chapter 91: Sorry, you have mistaken me for someone else!

To keep from being ganged up on by the three of them, Yang Hao could only swallow his pride and offer his surrender in good faith.

At that, everyone rolled their eyes in unison.

You’ll foot the bill for the next meal and we can order whatever we want?

How much could a meal in the cafeteria possibly cost?

At most, it would amount to that much, and no matter how much they ate, it still would not be much.

Was there really such a good bargain in this world?

They had no intention of letting Yang Hao off so easily.

Seeing the reactions of Yao Cheng, Zhang Tian, and Zhu Ziyuan, Yang Hao knew that if he did not bleed a little this time, he probably would not get past this hurdle. Gritting his teeth, he said, “Find a time and I’ll invite you all to my place. Tell me in advance what you want to eat, and I’ll prepare it.”

“That’s more like it!”

“Make sure you bring out your best!”

“Prepare something a little more upscale. The more lavish, the better.”

“We’ll be waiting to feast at the expense of a rich host!”

As soon as Yang Hao finished speaking, the three of them all wore satisfied smiles.

What was a banquet at a restaurant worth?

The food Yang Hao cooked was the real delicacy.

During their four years at university, they had naturally all known that Yang Hao’s cooking was exceptional. It had been a long time since graduation, and they had not tasted his home-cooked dishes in ages.

Having squeezed a meal out of Yang Hao, the four of them found one of the counters they used to frequent and began to queue for food.

There were not many people, so soon it was Yang Hao’s turn.

“What would you like?”

The stout cafeteria auntie raised her ladle and shouted.

“Stir-fried cabbage, tomato and egg, and braised pork!”

The auntie’s familiar voice brought back Yang Hao’s old sense of home, and he ordered the three dishes with practiced ease.

Hearing him, the cafeteria auntie did not hesitate for a moment. With nimble hands, she served him the stir-fried cabbage and the tomato and egg.

When she scooped a ladleful of braised pork, the corner of Yang Hao’s mouth twitched several times as well.

One shake!

Two shakes!

Three shakes!

With practiced skill, the auntie gave the ladle three brisk tosses, and the heaping scoop of meat instantly shrank by more than half.

“All right, next!”

Looking at the plate, where there were only three or four small pieces of braised pork altogether, Yang Hao endured the indignation in his heart and turned away in forced calm.

This feeling was so damn familiar.

Sure enough, when it came to ladling technique, the cafeteria auntie at Tianshui University was still the best.

A full ladle of meat ended up reduced to this little after it reached the plate.

“Huh, aren’t you Xiao Yao? Didn’t you graduate?”

“I came back to take a look.”

“You should come back and take a look. What would you like? Auntie will serve you.”

“Just the same as that person just now.”

The one behind Yang Hao was Yao Cheng.

Just as Yang Hao turned away, he heard Yao Cheng speaking with the cafeteria auntie, and suddenly he felt an inexplicable imbalance in his heart.

Why?

Sure enough!

When Yao Cheng came out, Yang Hao immediately saw that his braised pork had piled up nearly into a little mountain. Then he looked at his own pork, whose pieces he could count in less than a second, and suddenly felt as though a knife had been driven into his chest.

Biased!

Had the cafeteria auntie taken a liking to him?

That should not be, though. He did not seem to be more handsome than me!

He could not figure it out.

Relationships between people were, as always, impossible to explain.

Yao Cheng’s title as the campus lady-killer still carried tremendous force. Even after leaving school for so long, the cafeteria auntie could still recognize him.

“Damn, we’ve barely finished getting our food and why are your dishes so small? Did you sneak a few bites earlier?”

The four of them found a seat. Yao Cheng glanced at the meals of Yang Hao, Zhang Tian, and Zhu Ziyuan, and said in mock surprise.

“Oh man, so much braised pork and I won’t be able to finish it!”

“Get lost!”

“Scram!”

“Idiot!”

...

At seven thirty in the evening.

After wandering around campus for a while, the four of them returned once more to the esports club.

The finals of Tianshui University’s battle royale tournament would officially begin at eight tonight, but the participants had to arrive early to prepare.

In the broadcast hall on the first floor, quite a crowd of spectators had already arrived. Most were students from Tianshui University, though there were also some from Tianshui University of Technology and Tianshui Normal University.

After all, among the teams competing this time, there were also two teams from Tianshui University of Technology and Tianshui Normal University, respectively.

“Senior, I’ll take you upstairs,” Xiao Yu, who was maintaining order, immediately came over when Yang Hao and the others appeared.

“Mhm.”

Yang Hao and the others nodded and did not refuse his kindness.

“Oh right, I heard that tonight’s finals will also be streamed live online?” Yao Cheng, following behind Xiao Yu, suddenly remembered something and asked.

“Yes. It’s also to broaden the influence of the competition,” Xiao Yu nodded, then gave a wry smile. “But aside from Tianshui Tech, Tianshui Normal, and students from our own school, I’m afraid not many people will watch. After all, without any big-name stars appearing, the exposure won’t be very high.”

Yang Hao and the others agreed with Xiao Yu’s view.

Tonight’s match was, in the final analysis, still an internal competition at Tianshui University. The level was not high, and the scale was not large.

Among those taking part in this final round, there were indeed some capable players, such as Zhou Chen, Shen Muyan, and the two former professional players. But their fame was not great.

Although two of them had once been retired pros, even before retiring they had not been especially famous; otherwise, they would not have been invited as guest reinforcements.

The venue was currently checking equipment, and the finalists still had to wait a while before they could enter. Xiao Yu first led Yang Hao and the others to a conference room upstairs to wait.

There were already quite a few people in the conference room, and Zhou Chen and the others were here as well.

“Senior!”

Upon spotting Yang Hao and the others, Zhou Chen led his team over.

Of the four people, one was somewhat unfamiliar, while the other three, including Zhou Chen, had all met Yang Hao before.

After the introductions, Yang Hao learned that the unfamiliar one was a freshman who had only entered Tianshui University this year.

After the few of them chatted for a while, and as several more people arrived, Zhou Chen soon stopped talking and turned his gaze toward one of the newcomers, a young man in white.

Following Zhou Chen’s line of sight, Yang Hao quickly saw a familiar face.

Wasn’t this the guy he had humiliated in the cafeteria?

Zhang Tian, Yao Cheng, and Zhu Ziyuan naturally noticed him as well, and could not help but glance back at Yang Hao again.

“Why are you all looking at me?”

Yang Hao was speechless.

“He’s Shen Muyan!”

At this moment, Zhou Chen spoke up.

Hearing Zhou Chen’s words, Yang Hao was speechless once again.

Shen Muyan?

Was the world this small?

Just as Yang Hao fixed his gaze on Shen Muyan, who had entered the room, the other man happened to look over as well.

Their eyes met, and Yang Hao smiled at him.

Shen Muyan froze, and his expression quickly darkened.

He was coming over.

Very soon, the man stood before Yang Hao and said with a cold smile, “Very good, Yang Haoran, is it? So you are also a contestant in this final. Heh, you...”

Before he could finish, Yang Hao interrupted him with an innocent look and said,

“Sorry, you’ve got the wrong person!”