"Shouldn't your club be studying math? Things like probability theory—why do all your activities revolve around eating, drinking, and having fun?" the bespectacled girl asked, puzzled.

"Eating, drinking, and having fun make us happy," Brother Nan answered.

"Is that okay?"

"I'm the Club President. What I say goes."

"But if this continues, won't it go against the club's purpose?" she asked, her tone growing much more cautious. "What if the previous Club Presidents find out? Might they return to school..."

"I am the first Club President," Brother Nan said darkly. "The club was just founded last year."

"Then why not call it the 'Eating, Drinking, and Merrymaking Club'?"

"Why do you have so many questions?" Brother Nan was getting impatient, waving her hands. "If you're not seriously considering joining, then don't waste our time."

"So fierce..."

Startled, the bespectacled girl quickly bowed her head and scampered away.

Quiet returned to the front of the Probability Society's stall.

The club to their left had people filling out forms; the one to their right had people scanning QR codes to pay membership fees. The founding members of the Probability Society were squeezed together, silently watching the people come and go.

Zhou Li imitated Huai Xu, propping his chin on the table and absent-mindedly playing with Tuanzi's tail. "We finally get someone interested, and you scare them away," he said. "I doubt we'll get our first recruit today."

Baozi listened in silence, nodding in agreement. Getting our first recruit is really important. If we can't even get one, we might not recruit anyone at all.

But Brother Nan didn't think so. "That girl was too fussy, too many questions. I really dislike people who are indecisive and overly meticulous, who can't make up their minds about even simple things. It's irritating! Even if she hadn't been frightened away, she wouldn't have passed our screening. Otherwise, if we accepted her into the club, we'd just have more trouble!"

Zhou Li paused to think. Maybe Brother Nan is right?

He had heard that some girls take half a day to put on makeup before going out. You'd have to keep pushing back your plans while waiting for them, and just the thought of it was terrifying.

Brother Nan stole a glance at everyone. Seeing that only Baozi was indifferent to her words, she thought for a moment and added, "Besides, it was clear she came for Zhou Li's cat; her motives weren't pure."

"Right!" Baozi agreed with a nod.

"MEOW?" Tuanzi blinked innocently.

"So everyone, don't get discouraged. Let's perk up and welcome the next interested person," Brother Nan clapped her hands, trying to boost everyone's morale. "Listen up, we need to showcase the charm of our club. So from now on, Mianmian and Qian Qian, you two take turns standing out front to draw attention."

"As you wish~" Mianmian said in a soft, compliant voice.

"Got it!" Qian Qian nodded emphatically.

"If we see someone who looks agreeable and seems a bit interested in joining our club, let's be more proactive. Ask them directly if they want to join and pull them in for an interview first."

"We'd be lucky to get anyone to join, and you're talking about interviews?" Huai Xu said.

"We should have focused on getting our first recruit earlier," Little Cousin said.

"But with Brother Huai Xu here, how can we have eyes for anyone else~~?" Mianmian said.

"Likewise," Qian Qian said.

"MEOW?"

"Sigh..." Zhou Li couldn't help but sigh; it was quite a predicament.

「...」

Time ticked away slowly.

The sunlight, initially mild, grew scorching as the sun climbed higher, emerging from the morning haze at the horizon. The Bicycle Association next door had already accumulated more than a dozen registration forms, yet no one seemed interested in the Probability Society.

Zhou Li and Tuanzi had started to play.

Baozi stared at them playing, expressionless, occasionally trying to join in but always ending in failure.

Mianmian was taking a selfie with a younger female student by the roadside.

Qian Qian struck a very cute pose because someone across the road was taking her picture.

Even the usually energetic Huai Xu was beginning to tire of waiting. It must be because I'm too good-looking and I scared people away, he comforted himself.

"Hello~"

Finally, two young men stood before their booth.

These two were quite attractive, with clear, fair skin and apparently a touch of makeup, giving off a puppyish vibe. Everyone's gaze fixed on them immediately, making them a bit uncomfortable.

"Hello!" Brother Nan said.

"Your club has so many good-looking people," one of the young men said, scratching his head. "We're wondering what the Probability Society does exactly?"

"We study probability," Brother Nan corrected herself.

"Specifically?"

"We discuss the probability of an event occurring and attempt to master it," Brother Nan said earnestly. "For example, when you toss a coin and it lands in your hand, the chance of it being heads or tails is always one-half. So, is there a way to make it land only on the side we want?"

"That sounds a bit magical," the young man on the left said.

"But that would be impossible unless you cheat," the young man on the right said. "Once you cheat, it's not probability anymore, or the probability is no longer one-half."

"Who says so?"

"That's mathematics."

"So, what would you say the probability is of a pie falling from the sky?"

"No idea," the young man on the right said.

"One in ten thousand?" the young man on the left ventured.

"Then look above your heads. See if it's empty?" Brother Nan said. "And look around. Everything seems normal, right?"

"ERM..."

The two young men surveyed their surroundings.

Brother Nan stealthily glanced at Huai Xu, then lowered her gaze toward the half-eaten preserved vegetable and pork pastry in the drawer.

Just then, the two young men looked back. "So what?"

The words had barely left their mouths when—

THUD!

Half a pastry fell out of nowhere, landing on the right young man's shoulder.

The two young men exclaimed in shock. One stared at Brother Nan, stunned, while the other quickly picked up the fallen pastry from the ground to examine it.

The pastry was real, not a prop.

It was half-eaten, with lipstick still on the edge.

Brother Nan watched them composedly. "See? The one-in-ten-thousand probability happened."

After a pause, she adopted a nonchalant expression, making herself appear unfathomable. "This is the Magic Power our Probability Society possesses—to deduce all things, know the future, and control probability."

"How did you do that?"

"As I told you, it's the ability of the Probability Society."

"Awesome!"

"Why don't you call yourselves the Magic Society?"

"..."

Without question, Brother Nan had chased away two more underclassmen.

「The sun was high in the sky.」

The members of the Probability Society rearranged their two tables, pushing them together to make one dining table. Zhou Li and Huai Xu returned, carrying takeout containers for lunch.

They hadn't recruited anyone, but at least they ate well.

The spread included a grilled fish, a dry pot, two cold dishes, two stir-fries, two large dishes, and a pot of soup.

This formed a stark contrast with the members of other clubs, who had either gotten their food from the cafeteria or bought simple fast food like grilled meat over rice or chicken cutlet rice.

Six people and one cat sat around the table and began to eat.

The aroma of the food made the passing freshmen swallow their saliva again.

Brother Nan, feeling somewhat indignant, said while eating, "These brats! They actually look down on our Probability Society! What are they dreaming about? Do they really think joining other clubs will let them reach the pinnacle of life? They'll still just be cooped up in their dorms every day. They'd be better off with us, eating and drinking well. How great is that? At the very least, they'll graduate college plump and fair-skinned, right?"

"Leave it to fate," Zhou Li now tried to console her.

"We should have recruited that girl earlier," Baozi muttered. "Just to get our first one."

"Let's give Lord Dumpling some more fish soup~~"

"Alright, alright..."

Zhou Li quickly ladled a small spoonful of fish soup for her, then used his chopsticks to pick out some fish meat, adding it to her bowl and stirring it all together.

They hadn't recruited anyone, but at least they could eat well.

They decided to just consider it a group meal...

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