Food Stall: Customers Chase Me across the Country-Chapter 292 - 293: Unlucky Chen Yonggang, Lucky Old Lady
Chen Yonggang rode his bicycle as fast as lightning.
Although today’s data structure experiment ran a bit late, it was thankfully earlier than yesterday. I wonder if I can still make it to the meal at window number 5.
I hope the junior students can exhibit the traditional virtues of respecting the old and cherishing the young, and save a portion for me, their senior. Besides, the boss still owes me a fried egg.
As he was fantasizing about the deliciousness of a fried egg, he suddenly heard a little girl’s terrified shout from behind the trees.
"Grandma, Grandma..."
Chen Yongyuan’s heart sank as a thought struck him.
Behind the trees lay the artificial lake where people often studied. Could someone have fallen into the water?
Without thinking further, he turned his bicycle and rode straight towards the artificial lake.
As soon as he turned, he saw a little girl anxiously standing by the lake, and on the lake’s surface, a checkered jacket was floating. About seven or eight meters from the shore, a pair of arms were struggling.
Chen Yonggang threw his bike aside, took off his checkered shirt, and jumped into the artificial lake without hesitation.
What recklessness!
This was Chen Yonggang’s first thought.
Usually, he only stayed by the lake and never went into the water. Who knew this artificial lake was so deep!
At 1.8 meters tall, even he couldn’t touch the bottom.
Though not very skilled, he knew enough to swim somewhat; Chen Yonggang swam towards the arms, swallowing water with each stroke.
Got it!
Chen Yonggang grabbed the old person’s arm and pulled upward strongly. With this pull, the elderly finally surfaced briefly, gasping heavily.
Knowing his swimming ability was limited and the shore was seven meters away, he realized with his strength and technique, he couldn’t possibly drag the frightened elderly to safety by conventional means...
Chen Yonggang took a deep breath, moved his hands downward, and gradually descended to the lake’s bottom with the weight of the elderly. Then, three meters down, he gave a powerful push, using the momentum to push the elderly a meter towards the shore.
Due to the counterforce, Chen Yonggang himself was pushed a meter towards the middle of the lake.
Seeing the method was effective, Chen Yonggang didn’t think twice and immediately swam behind the elderly, using the same trick to push the elderly towards the shore again. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂
"Off you go!"
Another push, and then another...
The little girl’s cries attracted some more students, and upon seeing the situation, someone immediately began to break a branch. The elderly, with a bit of spirit regained, grabbed the branch and was pulled to the shore by the students there.
Chen Yonggang felt the pressure release from his hands and hurriedly swam back up to the surface for air. Near the surface, he couldn’t hold his breath any longer and gulped down several mouthfuls of water.
Finally pulled ashore by fellow students, Chen Yonggang gasped heavily, exhausted.
The shaken elderly grabbed Chen Yonggang’s hand excitedly, "Young man, thank you. If not for you, my life would have ended here! What is your name? I must properly thank you."
Several junior students were already giving thumbs up to Chen Yonggang.
Embarrassed, Chen Yonggang smiled, "It’s nothing. I’m just an ordinary Kai Nan student. I just happened to arrive earlier. Other students would have saved you if they had seen."
He then wanted to retrieve his checkered shirt, unsure if he could still make it to the cafeteria. Oh dear.
He wanted to leave, but the elderly wouldn’t let him go. The elderly, surnamed Guo, was a retired high school teacher who had brought her little granddaughter to play. However, she accidentally stepped on the ball while playing and fell into the water.
Inability to swim made her instinctively struggle, only to drift farther from the shore.
Chen Yonggang sighed, "I’m really just an ordinary student. You don’t need to worry about this."
"Unless you tell me your specific school and name, neither of us is going anywhere!" The elderly insisted strongly.
The junior students also urged, "Senior, just tell the elder. If we delay any longer, she might catch a cold."
Seeing the elder insist, Chen Yonggang reluctantly said, "I’m a student from the School of Information Technology."
Hearing this, the elder finally released his hand, "Thank you! I will definitely express my gratitude."
A junior stood out and said, "Grandma, where’s your home? I’ll take you back now. Senior, your clothes are soaking wet. Go change before you catch a cold as well."
So they split into two groups; a few juniors took the elder home, and Chen Yonggang returned to his dormitory to change clothes.
"Sigh, another day where window number 5’s meal is out of the question."
Chen Yonggang sighed helplessly.
Sure enough, by the time he reached the cafeteria, even the windows were closed.
Reluctantly, he bought some food from another place, but it tasted bland.
"This afternoon, I’ll do the data experiment right at the cafeteria entrance!"
Chen Yonggang thought and acted on it.
Around four o’clock, he arrived outside the cafeteria with his laptop, found a shady place to sit, and began tapping on his computer.
The weather wasn’t too hot yet, and a gentle breeze made it quite comfortable.
When he came to, he was shocked to find a long line had formed again at the entrance!
"Oh no! Every time I do an experiment, I forget to queue."
Knocking on his head, Chen Yonggang had no choice but to join the end of the line, hoping the boss had prepared enough food today.
Unbeknownst to him, by around 5 o’clock that afternoon, the elder, along with her family, had brought a pennant to the School of Information Technology.
From the elder’s account, the counselor immediately knew who she was referring to, but after asking around, no one seemed to know where this regular library and study room attendee had gone.
"Search carefully, find all the places he often goes to!"
Once Chen Yonggang started studying, he would silence his phone. At this moment, he was counting how many people were ahead, having no intention to dig out his phone.
Seeing the queue in front dwindle, a smile finally appeared on Chen Yonggang’s face.
On the sign, it clearly stated, "Oyster Sauce Lettuce Rice 10 per portion, 73 portions left!"
At most, there were only 20 people ahead of him. This serving of oyster sauce lettuce rice was definitely his, not even Jesus could stop him!
Dawn was within sight!
Just as Chen Yonggang was imagining how the tender lettuce would taste in his mouth, two large hands suddenly grabbed him.
"Yonggang, so this is where you are. The counselor has been looking for you desperately, come with us quickly."
Without further explanation, they dragged Chen Yonggang away.
Panicking, Chen Yonggang said, "Explain what’s going on first; I’ve been queuing for ages for this!
Li Le laughed, "It’s good news! Your heroic act of saving a person from drowning has become known throughout the school. The counselor, academy leaders, and the elderly with her family are in the classroom waiting for you. You’ve made a huge impression this time, hahaha."
Chen Yonggang struggled hard, "Come on, can’t you just say you couldn’t find me? I just happened to be there; it’s no big deal. I’ve queued for two days, and I was just about to get my food......"
