The spaceship was supposed to return immediately after resupplying its energy, but now, the return journey is indefinitely postponed.
This—
Yue Qiguang said blatantly, "It’s actually good, the extension of our stay means we can keep mooching off food and drinks."
Everyone knew that Yue Qiguang was deliberately saying this to lighten the mood.
Ji You retorted, "You think everyone is like you, a total glutton?"
Yue Qiguang rolled his eyes, "Who are you calling a glutton?"
"Cough cough..." Yue Qiyuan cleared his throat, "Can you two stop talking? I just want some quiet."
Ji You was shocked, "Who’s ’Quiet’? You better not go and bother her!"
Yue Qiyuan: "..."
"Cough cough..." Zhang Ye said with some emotion, "I’m really envious of you guys bantering at a time like this. I’m so anxious right now, I can’t focus on anything at all."
Ji You said, "That’s why you need to find something exhilarating to do. How about playing ’Fight the Landlord’?"
Zhang Ye: "???"
Ji You chuckled, "Little Zhouzhou, come on... the three of us can play ’Fight the Landlord’."
Xuzhou: "..."
Why the hell are you dragging me into this?
Confused, but Xuzhou immediately declined, "No, I don’t want to play ’Fight the Landlord’."
Ji You blinked her eyes, tempting him, "Don’t you want some beef jerky? I have 100 pounds of it in my Space Button! 100 pounds! We can bet with beef jerky, and if you win a lot, maybe you can take all of my beef jerky."
Honestly, Xuzhou was tempted upon hearing this, but, his mom had taught him since a young age that gambling never ends well. After a lot of hesitation, Xuzhou still declined, "No, thanks."
Ji You continued to persuade him.
But Xuzhou’s will was ironclad, and he just wouldn’t agree.
Just as Ji You was feeling regretful, Sheng Qingyan sauntered over, covering her mouth, "Oh you poor thing, I’ll play with you guys."
Ji You eyed her, "Do you have any beef jerky?"
Sheng Qingyan shook her head.
Ji You asked, "Do you have any other food?"
Sheng Qingyan continued to shake her head.
Ji You raised her foot and kicked her in the butt, "Scram! You think you can swindle me, Ji You, empty-handed? No way!"
She had anticipated the kick, but Sheng Qingyan nearly got hit dodging it, and thought to herself, [This poor dead can’t catch a break, recently she’s been improving a lot.]
"I might not have food, but I have credit points!" Sheng Qingyan said out loud while dodging.
Upon hearing this, Ji You immediately switched to a warm and cordial smile, "Why didn’t you say so earlier? If you had, you wouldn’t have been kicked."
Sheng Qingyan fumed, "Such a greedy expression at the mere mention of money, it’s utterly repulsive."
Ji You laughed it off, not caring, "If you’ve got money, who cares about an ugly mug?"
Sheng Qingyan looked down on her and urged, "Let’s get started, stop wasting time."
Although Zhang Ye thought playing ’Fight the Landlord’ was boring, after some thought, he decided to play to kill the tedious time.
The others weren’t too interested in playing or watching ’Fight the Landlord’. Shen Changqing was engrossed in tinkering with Mechanical Materials, Yue Qiguang, Lou, Lance, and Chu Jiaojiao were taking turns chugging drinks, while Yue Qiyuan was resting with his eyes closed.
And what about Xuzhou? He was completely full and couldn’t eat anymore, so he was walking circles around the dining table to digest.
Then.
The game of ’Fight the Landlord’ began with Ji You, Sheng Qingyan, and Zhang Ye.
In the first round, the landlord was Sheng Qingyan.
The peasant team, Ji You and Zhang Ye, lost. Reluctantly, they handed over a few sticks of beef jerky to Sheng Qingyan.
In the second round, Sheng Qingyan was the landlord again.
Ji You and Zhang Ye, these two unlucky peasants, couldn’t beat the despicable landlord and lost miserably.
In the third round, Ji You managed to become the landlord.
Then, the landlord without surplus grain was double-teamed and ousted by two old peasants.
Ji You’s hand shook with rage.
The fourth round.
The fifth round.
The sixth round.
...
Round after round, Ji You, who lost every single one, flipped the table: "I’m done playing! This is no fun!"
"Hey!" Zhang Ye disdainfully said: "Have some sportsmanship, haha, flipping the table just makes it uninteresting!"
Sheng Qingyan, counting a large stack of beef jerky in front of him, beamed with joy: "So tasty, really delicious."
Ji You: "..."
Sheng Qingyan covered her mouth, continuing to chuckle: "Getting something for nothing really feels amazing."
Ji You: "That’s enough from you."
Sheng Qingyan stuck a piece of beef jerky in her mouth: "Not enough."
Ji You was almost infuriated to death by Sheng Qingyan, and she couldn’t continue to play Fight the Landlord either. With a huff, she stood up and said: "It’s no use for us to just sit here and glare at each other with mutual disdain."
Yue Qiyuan abruptly opened his eyes: "What do you want to do?"
Everyone turned towards Ji You with inquiring looks in their eyes.
Ji You thought for a moment and said: "I want to ask if there’s anything we can do."
As soon as the words fell, everyone stood up together, and in unison, they said:
"Let’s go!"
Ji You smiled and said: "Let’s go!"
people walked out of the cafeteria, and just as they were about to find a person in charge to express their needs, Ji You suddenly caught a glimpse of a somewhat familiar figure walking this way.
Upon closer inspection, Ji You realized it was Ma Lei, a senior in his second year.
Ma Lei saw the junior brothers and sisters, and with a somewhat defeated look on his face, he perked up a bit, smiled, and said, "Ji You, why aren’t you guys eating in the cafeteria?"
Ji You explained the reason.
Ma Lei chuckled: "You guys want to do something, huh? In that case, come help me pick vegetables in the kitchen."
Ji You and the others: "???"
Ji You, with an awkward yet polite smile, said: "Ahem... Instead of a camera, we’d much rather take up arms against the enemy!"
Ma Lei laughed and said: "Okay, I won’t insist on it. If you want to help out in the cafeteria, just come and find me anytime."
After saying that, Ma Lei walked away briskly.
Ji You suddenly asked: "Senior Ma Lei, has Senior He Bi been assigned to the frontline?"
Ma Lei nodded: "Yes."
There was a hint of dejection in his voice. Both from the 130th batch of second-year students, he and He Bi were top achievers. However, one was already approved to go to the frontline, while the other could only continue to work as a chef in the cabin. Naturally, Ma Lei felt downhearted.
Ji You listened to Senior Ma Lei’s words and confirmed her own guess, suddenly feeling a bit heavy-hearted.
Ma Lei with a straight face, spoke up: "He Bi is incredibly strong; he is the strongest student of the 130th batch and the champion of the Alliance’s recent net diagram competition! You all should have faith in him!"
Huh?
The champion?
The second-year solo net competition champion is...
That person called ’He Bi’?
He’s the scumbag He Bi?
Ji You pursed her lips and said: "Thank you, Senior. I also have a lot of confidence in Senior He Bi."
Ma Lei said: "I’m off to the kitchen."
After parting ways with Senior Ma Lei, Ji You found the temporary person in charge of the Space Station and explained their intentions.
After pondering for a moment, the person in charge agreed and laughed: "Sure."