53: Chapter 25 Cafeteria Rules 53: Chapter 25 Cafeteria Rules “What a weirdo,” Wei Liang muttered under his breath, “let’s check it out ourselves then.

Huh, Old Lin, what’s wrong with you?”

Just as he was about to poke Lin Yi, he found that Lin Yi remained in the posture of flipping through the “Cafeteria Rules” but his gaze wasn’t focused on them.

Lin Yi looked up, puzzled, and said, “Liangzi, take another look at this notice board.”

“The first rule, ‘No entry into the cafeteria outside of opening hours,’ is understandable, but what the hell is the second one, ‘No entry into the cafeteria during peculiar weather conditions.'”

Wei Liang understood what Lin Yi meant.

The school regulations stated:

[Our school is located in the suburbs.

If you encounter rain, fog, or other peculiar weather conditions on campus, please ignore Rule No.

4 and seek the nearest building as quickly as possible for shelter, and only leave after the weather has returned to normal.]

“Do you think there’s a conflict between the cafeteria rules and the school regulations?” he asked.

Lin Yi nodded slightly, “The school regulations say that in case of peculiar weather, we need to make our way to the nearest building no matter what.

But what if the closest building is the cafeteria?”

“So, we arrive at the cafeteria, and the notice board clearly prohibits entry in peculiar weather…

At that time, do we enter the cafeteria or not?”

“Emmm…

Old Lin, that’s a very constructive problem you’ve raised.

If I had to say, I think we should…” Wei Liang pondered for a while, then said earnestly, “Enter.”

Lin Yi’s mouth twitched fiercely: “What the fuck does ‘enter’ mean?”

Wei Liang replied, “It means to hover around without actually going in.”

Lin Yi clenched his fists tightly, really wanting to punch Wei Liang twice.

“Oh, stop overthinking it!” Wei Liang said optimistically, “Such situations are extremely rare.

Even if we have to think about it, that’s for when we actually encounter one.”

“Plus, I have a way to avoid the risk!”

“Oh?!” Lin Yi’s eyes brightened, “What’s the method?”

Wei Liang smiled mysteriously, “Every time after we finish eating, we go to the convenience store to sweep up a pile of cookies plus three to five loaves of bread and a few bottles of water, which is roughly enough food for two or three meals.”

“This way, as soon as there’s a hint of peculiar weather, we just don’t go to the cafeteria.

Like yesterday, we could handle dinner and the next day’s breakfast in the dormitory or the classroom.

Isn’t that perfect?”

“Damn…” Before Lin Yi could say anything, Xu Shunkang and Xie Huayang at the side had already stumbled, looking at Wei Liang with ludicrous eyes.

“Brilliant, brilliant, you’ve figured out this damn cafeteria rule…”

Lin Yi was at a loss for words for a moment, but Wei Liang’s reasoning seemed plausible, so he couldn’t help but ask, “So is that how you got through last time?”

“Not exactly!” Wei Liang shook his head regretfully and sighed, “Last time I came, the convenience store was hardly open.

I hope it’s open today!”

When talking about the convenience store, a subtle, strange look flickered in Wei Liang’s eyes, a tone mixed with jest but more of a reluctance to elaborate.

“Alright then…” Lin Yi glanced at his watch.

11:19.

It was getting late, so he set aside the matter of the notice board for the time being and lowered his head to read the “Cafeteria Rules”:

“[S City University Cafeteria Rules]”

“Your correct actions in the cafeteria should be: entering the first floor of the cafeteria through the [Student Passage] to queue for food, and immediately returning through the [Student Passage] after finishing your meal to leave the cafeteria.

“As long as you follow this rule, you will safely resolve the issue of sustenance during the experience period.”

Upon reading this, Lin Yi was utterly astonished.

He read the sentence over and over again, still unable to believe its veracity.

“Just enter the cafeteria through the [Student Passage] on the first floor, eat and leave right away?”

“Is it that simple?”

“Even thinking with one’s butt knows that it can’t be that simple, only a fool would take this first sentence as the truth.”

Lin Yi shook his head inwardly, ready to continue reading when he suddenly heard Wei Liang muttering to himself—

“It’s still so simple!

Just like last time, hehehe stable indeed…”

He then glared fiercely at Wei Liang, Liangzi, don’t you dare disrupt my focus!

He continued to read:

“…However, considering various emergency situations, the cafeteria has expanded the following rules.

For your life and property safety, please strictly follow these rules:

1.

The cafeteria has three floors: the basement, the first floor, and the second floor.

None of the floors will have locked doors, but they will only be open to the public from 5:40~8:00, 10:40~13:20, 16:00~20:00.

Students are prohibited from entering during other times.”

“If you see someone entering or leaving during off-hours, just ignore them, and never try to kindly remind them they took the wrong path.”

“2.

Students should use the [Student Passage] to enter and exit the first-floor dining hall (the entrance and exit of the passage are clearly marked with the Student Passage sign).

Do not use the [Staff Passage] or any unmarked passages.”

“If you see someone entering a passage other than the [Student Passage] and there’s a security guard nearby, you can inform the security guard immediately or choose to ignore it.”

“If you choose to report to the security guard, please leave the cafeteria immediately after reporting and do not stay, and definitely do not be curious about what the security guard does next.”

“Beware of those who invite you through other passages, they harbor evil intentions towards you.

Reject them and try to remember their appearance.

Keep a safe distance and stay highly vigilant when you see them later, as they will not let it go easily if their invitation is refused.”