The book has no strength, the female supporting role just wants to survive

Chapter 243 I am not talented, but I got 3rd place

"We have meals delivered from home every day at noon."

Ji Lingyue explained seriously, then pointed to the carriage in the distance.

"You see, they are my family members. I usually eat in my own carriage, but the Imperial College also has a dining hall for special meals."

But Ji Lingyue was socially phobic, so she enjoyed having her meal alone in the carriage.

"Yeah, I usually go to the dining hall, Xiaonan, why don't you join me today?"

Ye Ruzhen generously shared her lunch, but when she opened the lunch box, Jiang Tunan felt that the amount was a bit too much for two people.

“Isn’t there a public kitchen here?”

"Yes, but few people go there because the environment is bad and the food is bad. However, people from Kikuin and Yukain go there because the food there is cheap."

Ye Ruzhen suddenly stopped and asked,

"You're not going to eat there, are you?"

Jiang Tunan nodded.

"It seems that this is the only way now."

She wanted to see how cheap this public kitchen was, no, how bad the food was.

"Miss Cousin."

Shuyan stood at the gate in the distance and waved at Jiang Tunan.

"Xiao Nan, why don't you just make do with me."

Ye Ruzhen was still trying to persuade Jiang Tunan, and Shuyan was waving at Jiang Tunan from a distance. Jiang Tunan first politely refused Ye Ruzhen,

"Come on, I can finish your cat food in just a few bites."

"Sister Xiaonan, why don't you come with me to eat in the carriage."

Ji Lingyue also sent an invitation, but it was still rejected by Jiang Tunan.

"It's okay, Ling'er. Look, that's a servant from our Xiao Mansion. He must be here to deliver something to me. You guys go first. I'll be right over."

Jiang Tunan said goodbye to Ye Ruzhen and Ji Lingyue and walked towards the door.

"My dear cousin, my master thought you didn't tell Chunhua to prepare lunch, so he asked you to have lunch with him."

Shuyan has a cute face and speaks politely, so Jiang Tunan has always had a good impression of him.

"Well.. this is not good."

Jiang Tunan originally thought that it would be a waste if he didn't eat the free lunch, but Baili Yanchu's face suddenly flashed through his mind, and he immediately dismissed the idea.

A smart woman never causes trouble for herself.

"Thank cousin Mingrui for me. I've found a place to eat. See you later!"

Shu Yan stopped Jiang Tunan.

"Miss cousin, my young master has something very important to tell you. You should go there first. If you really can't, you can come back and eat there later."

Seeing that Shuyan didn't seem to be joking, Jiang Tunan agreed.

"Wait a minute, I'll pretend."

Book Inkstone:?

......

Baili Hesong was sitting in his carriage when a maid came running towards him in a hurry from a distance.

"Did you give it to the child?"

"Your Highness, Miss Jiang has already accepted the jade pendant."

Baili Hesong took out the half jade pendant hanging on his chest, his mind a little dazed.

"Your Highness?"

The maid outside the car window reminded him softly. Baili Hesong put away the jade pendant and changed her expression. She put her hand on the soft pillow beside her and said in a cold voice,

"Let's go. The prince consort must be worried after not seeing me for a whole morning."

The maids all lowered their heads and hurried on, not daring to make a sound.

"Gu Lang, you have to wait for me well..."

......

Xiao Mingrui was sitting in a pavilion at the Imperial College, with today's lunch prepared on the stone table in front of him.

"Master."

Shu Yan walked up to Xiao Mingrui with a complicated expression. Xiao Mingrui did not notice Shu Yan's abnormality, and his eyes stayed on the book in his hand.

"Did anyone bring it?"

"she.."

Shu Yan had just opened his mouth when he was pushed away by the person next to him.

"Sawadee ka~kabangka~What card is this gentleman looking for me?"

Xiao Mingrui:?

Xiao Mingrui looked up and saw that the woman in front of him first covered her face with a handkerchief, and had a piece of rag from somewhere hanging on her head. Around her waist was an apron that only cooks would wear, and there was a circle of clanking pots and pans.

Because Jiang Tunan's physical condition was not very good at the moment, she had an obvious sense of stealing when she walked.

Xiao Mingrui looked at Shu Yan, and only when Shu Yan nodded affirmatively did he realize that the thing in front of him was Jiang Tunan.

"Jiang Tunan, when did you join the Beggars' Sect?"

Jiang Tunan immediately made a "hush" gesture, and after looking around, she said cautiously,

"Cousin Mingrui, what urgent matter do you want to talk to me about?"

"When did I say it was urgent..."

Seeing Shu Yan's guilty look, Xiao Mingrui understood everything.

"I mean, I do have something to talk to you about, but it's not urgent."

"put."

Xiao Mingrui: ...

"I saw you were in a hurry to go out today, so I probably didn't ask Chunhua to prepare lunch for you, so I asked Shuyan to call you over."

Xiao Mingrui showed up and the lunch on the stone table had a variety of styles, beautiful appearance and fragrant aroma. Jiang Tunan swallowed silently,

"No, I don't think I can eat your lunch."

"It's not my meal, it's Xiao Mingxu's meal."

Jiang Tunan: "Ah?"

Xiao Mingrui sat on a stone bench at one side, leisurely picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

"That guy couldn't stay in the Imperial College. He probably went out to eat with his friends."

Jiang Tunan's mouth twitched. It seemed that Xiao Mingxu had done this more than once or twice. However, with his financial resources, it would be fine for him to eat out every day.

As I said, what would happen if there was another rich person like her in the world.

"I thought he would have lunch at the Imperial College on the first day of school, but I didn't expect him to run away anyway."

Xiao Mingrui spoke in a normal tone.

"It would be a waste to leave this lunch alone. Why don't you give me some face and have your meal here today, cousin?"

Looking at the beautifully prepared food, Jiang Tunan's tears couldn't help but flow from the corners of her mouth. Is this the basic daily dietary standard for the young master of the Xiao family? What a hard life she and Chunhua had lived before.

"Since you have invited me sincerely, I will thank you for your invitation out of my generosity."

Jiang Tunan stretched out his hand tremblingly towards the dishes and chopsticks beside him. Okay, this makes him look more like a beggar.

Jiang Tunan sat down opposite Xiao Mingrui, picking up some food while looking around. After making sure that there was no one around, he immediately swallowed a mouthful of food and then started the next round of reconnaissance.

"Why, do you think I stole this meal?"

Xiao Mingrui looked at Jiang Tunan, who looked cunning, and finally spoke helplessly.

"Cousin Mingrui, you misunderstood. I'm just afraid that there might be some dangerous people around."

For example, Baili Yanchu.

"Don't worry, no one else will come to this pavilion."

Jiang Tunan said with a look of condemnation,

"As a male student, how can you occupy the public area without permission? I tell you, this kind of behavior is unacceptable."

Xiao Mingrui reacted for a while, then gritted his teeth and said,

"This pavilion is specially for the third place winners of the year-end assessment to rest. I am not talented, but I was lucky enough to get third place last year."

Jiang Tunan nodded as if he understood, and then asked,

"Who's in first place?"

“There’s the first one.”

Xiao Mingrui pointed to a tall building outside the pavilion. Jiang Tunan leaned his head out to look, and saw Ji Yiheng sitting on the second floor of the pavilion enjoying lunch. He seemed to sense something and looked towards the pavilion, and happened to see Jiang Tunan peeking out.

Ji Yiheng was first stunned by Jiang Tunan's bizarre outfit for three seconds, and then he waved and greeted Jiang Tunan with a smile.

"It seems that your pavilion is indeed a bit shabby."

Xiao Mingrui's hand that was eating stopped in mid-air. He then looked at Jiang Tunan, sizing him up and down, as if to say, who is the one who is shabby when you are dressed like this?

Baili Yanchu, who was standing on a rockery in the distance, was pulling two young ladies from aristocratic families to peek at Xiao Mingrui.

"What on earth do you think that thing is next to Xiao Si?"