Meng Yan's Transformation

Zhan Yue's eyes welled up with tears as she spoke.

"Zhan Yue, you mustn't drop out of school! Didn't we agree that we'd get into Xiong Yue Academy in the future? I won't let you fall behind."

"It's alright, your cousin is so pretty and lovely, we're happy to share a dormitory room with her. We sisters don't need to be so polite..."

"The teacher is here..."

The crowd fell silent instantly.

After finishing her morning exercises, Zhan Mengyan joined her classmates for morning self-study.

"Have you guys noticed? Zhan Mengyan did morning exercises today."

“I saw her come out of the agricultural high school dormitory.”

"Zhan Mengyan has started staying at the hotel?"

"..."

After morning self-study, the students went to the school cafeteria one after another for lunch, talking about Zhan Mengyan as they walked.

"Dong dong..."

Hello! Who are you looking for?

Xu Yanmei had just returned to her classroom after finishing breakfast in the cafeteria when she saw a middle-aged man knocking on the door. She went up to him and asked what was wrong.

"Excuse me, I'm looking for Zhan Mengyan."

As Zhang Ershuanzi spoke, he looked at Xu Yanmei with a smile.

"Zhan Mengyan! Someone is looking for you!"

As Xu Yanmei spoke, she walked into the classroom.

"Brother Ershuan, what brings you here?"

As Zhan Mengyan spoke, she looked at Zhang Ershuanzi in surprise.

“I came to the seed company in the county to buy seeds. Your father was also coming to deliver your grain transfer slip, so I said I would deliver it for him. He’s in a hurry to make a house call.”

As Zhang Ershuanzi spoke, he took out a grain transfer slip from his pocket.

Zhan Mengyan thanked Zhang Ershuanzi with the grain transfer slip and ran straight to the school's logistics department.

At this moment, Zhan Mengyan's heart seemed to be filled with boundless joy, like a flower blooming brilliantly in spring, each petal brimming with a song of happiness. Her eyes involuntarily curved into crescent shapes, sparkling with a light more dazzling than the stars—an undisguised excitement and happiness bursting forth from the depths of her heart. The corners of her mouth trembled slightly as she smiled, as if every molecule in the air was dancing in rhythm with her heartbeat. Every breath became exceptionally light and exhilarating. This sudden ecstasy, like warm sunlight piercing through the clouds, instantly illuminated her entire world, dispelling all gloom and weariness. Every cell was leaping with joy, celebrating this hard-won moment of happiness—her father had so quickly exchanged the introduction for a grain transfer certificate!

As Zhan Mengyan passed the cafeteria entrance, a warm breeze stopped her in her tracks—the breeze carried the aroma of freshly cooked braised potatoes, the pungent spiciness of mapo tofu, and the sweet steam rising from the rice. Her hunger was instantly awakened; her nose seemed to transform into a sensitive radar, pinpointing the aroma of every culinary molecule in the air. Like a mischievous child tugging at her clothes, it drew her into the cafeteria, or like an invisible hook gently pulling at her clothes. She instinctively pressed her hand against her dark blue coat, and a clear gurgling sound came from beneath it. At first, the sound was faint and barely audible, but it grew louder and louder, as if a small, aggrieved animal was protesting in its empty stomach.

Through the glass, she saw the cafeteria auntie tapping the edge of an aluminum basin with a large iron ladle. Golden scrambled eggs were bubbling in the pan, and seaweed and egg drop soup was steaming in the large aluminum basin. The crisp sound of each lunchbox hitting the large aluminum basin made the rumbling in her stomach even clearer. She quickened her pace, trying to escape this temptation, but her body faithfully slowed down, letting the aroma of the food spread and surround her reason.

Finally, she turned around and pushed open the glass door, and a warm aroma of food completely overwhelmed her.