The NO.1 Food Stall in the Wasteland novel Chapter 31

Chapter 31: Chapter 31: "Are you crazy?!

After quickly washing up, Shen Lu naturally lay down on the bed.

Until she found a new place, she was prepared to squeeze in with Fu Cheng.

After a busy day, being able to lie down in bed and sleep was just perfect.

’I should be a little nicer to myself,’ Shen Lu thought. ’I’ll start by getting a good night’s sleep every day.’

For the residents of the Seventeenth District struggling to make ends meet, 9 p.m. was bedtime. Any later, and their stomachs would start to growl.

But for most people in the Upper City District, this was a time for entertainment and relaxation.

After dinner, Shen Lan watched TV with Mrs. Shen for a while before returning to her room to study.

After she returned to the Shen Family, Mr. Shen spent some money to get her into the Imperial Capital Advanced Academy. However, because he had to pull some strings, she was placed in the worst class.

Even so, Shen Lan couldn’t keep up with her studies.

After all, she had previously lived in a lower-class family and had never attended school. Now, even though she was enrolled, she had to start everything from scratch. She was far behind everyone else, making it incredibly difficult to learn.

So, she had no choice but to work hard to catch up on her own after returning home each day.

"It’s all Shen Lu’s fault!" Shen Lan complained, gritting her teeth. "If it weren’t for her, why would I have to study so hard?"

But in reality, it was Mr. Shen who had mixed up the babies all those years ago.

Shen Lan didn’t dare blame Mr. Shen, nor did she blame her adoptive parents. She directed all her resentment solely at Shen Lu.

’If Shen Lu hadn’t been the same gender as me, Mr. Shen would never have mixed them up. If they hadn’t been swapped, I wouldn’t have had to suffer for so many years. Even now that things are set right, the effects of the mistake still linger.’

Shen Lan opened her Light Brain and scrolled through her feed, but she didn’t find what she was looking for.

’What’s going on?’

’Didn’t I ask Chen Cheng to leak the news to Bai Wanwan?’

’I heard Bai Wanwan and Shen Lu have been at each other’s throats since elementary school. Wouldn’t she want to see Shen Lu make a fool of herself and kick her while she’s down?’

Displeased, Shen Lan bit her lip and tapped on Chen Cheng’s profile picture.

Shen Lan: Chengcheng, are you there?

Chen Cheng’s reply was slow to come, and her tone was cold.

Chen Cheng: What is it?

Shen Lan chose her words carefully: How come I haven’t seen Bai Wanwan post on her feed today? I heard she bought the same model sports car as Dog Hero, and I was hoping to get a look at it.

Bai Wanwan was the type to show off every little thing on her feed. Shen Lan had been counting on her to post about the whole process of ridiculing Shen Lu so she could get a vicarious thrill from it.

But it was almost ten o’clock, and Bai Wanwan still hadn’t posted anything.

Chen Cheng: How should I know? I’m not a mind reader.

Shen Lan: Oh, I see...

Shen Lan: By the way, Chengcheng, you didn’t tell Bai Wanwan that Shen Lu has a stall on Gold Street, did you? Please don’t tell her. Shen Lu is having a hard enough time as it is. It would be terrible if Bai Wanwan went over there and stopped her from doing business.

Chen Cheng read Shen Lan’s message and let out a sarcastic laugh.

’Does she really think people can’t see through her petty little schemes?’

’What does she mean, "please don’t tell Bai Wanwan"? That clearly means "you absolutely must tell Bai Wanwan." And she’s still trying to play the good guy.’

Chen Cheng closed the chat window, not wanting to reply anymore.

As for the news, she had already told Bai Wanwan. In fact, Bai Wanwan had gone looking for Shen Lu right after lunch.

She didn’t know what happened after that. After all, she and Bai Wanwan weren’t particularly close. If Bai Wanwan didn’t bring it up, there was no way she would ask.

However, knowing Bai Wanwan and Shen Lu, their meeting must have been a dramatic showdown. ’She’s probably still recovering from it,’ she guessed.

The next day, as Chen Cheng was heading to class, she happened to run into Bai Wanwan at the school gate. She raised a hand to say hello, but Bai Wanwan just shot her a glare and walked straight past.

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