Chapter 184: Fusu and Hu Hai at the Same Table, A Win-Win

During the third self-study period in the evening, as soon as Old Liu entered the classroom, he saw Sun Zhicheng and Yang Qiming arguing, almost fainting from anger.

“What are you arguing about?!”

“If you want to argue, go outside and argue! Go home and reflect!”

After Old Liu roared, he turned around and caught the two students who had instantly sat down.

“Jiang Nian, Li Hua, why are you two standing?”

“Feeling sleepy, Teacher,” Jiang Nian said without thinking.

Li Hua had no original ideas, his brain stopped working.

“I’m sleepy too.”

A minute later, Sun Zhicheng and Yang Qiming were sent to the office for a second hearing.

Jiang Nian and Li Hua stood at the back of the classroom with their books, each assigned to a corner, separated by half the class. They were no longer sleepy at all.

Zhang Ningzhi looked back at Jiang Nian, and seeing his gaze also turn to her, she couldn’t help but purse her lips.

At the podium, Old Liu leaned on it and scanned the class.

“Ah, everyone put down what you’re doing. Ah, I have a few things to say. The first is about class discipline, no fighting is allowed.”

“If this happens again next time, parents will be called, and you’ll go home to reflect for a week.”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian in the corner of the classroom looked up at Li Hua. Coincidentally, Li Hua also looked at him with a telepathic understanding, and the two exchanged a knowing smile.

Throw a fake fight, both get a week off.

It’s like Hu Hai and Fusu at the same table, a win-win!

“The second thing is, the third-year parent-teacher conference will be held this Sunday afternoon. After you go back, ask your parents if they intend to come and report the number to Cai Xiaoqing.”

“Ah, you don’t need to register names, just count the approximate number.”

After saying that, Old Liu didn’t waste any time and left directly.

As soon as Old Liu left, Jiang Nian and Li Hua walked back to their seats with a swagger. The class became noisy due to the announcement of the parent-teacher conference time.

“Taking up our weekend holiday time, what kind of parent-teacher conference is this?”

“Damn it, we still have make-up classes in the morning.”

As soon as Li Hua sat back down, Ma Guojun leaned over, winking and then smiling lewdly.

“Hey, hey, Li Hua, will your dad come to the parent-teacher conference this weekend?”

Jiang Nian leaned over, poking his head out and said.

“His dad isn’t coming, he has something on this weekend.”

Li Hua looked surprised and turned to him.

“How do you know my dad—”

Halfway through, Li Hua paused. Suddenly, Ma Guojun and Jiang Nian burst into laughter, instantly making the kid’s face turn red.

“red stone, red stone, red stone!!”

“Damn, you’re really evil!”

Ma Guojun laughed for a while, using the noisy discussion in the class as cover. He then casually checked on everyone around him, finally asking Jiang Nian.

“Jiang Nian, are your parents coming?”

Li Hua’s eyes lit up, ready to replicate someone’s cheeky move.

“His dad isn’t coming.”

Jiang Nian looked indifferent and nodded.

“What’s there to attend at a parent-teacher conference? The Homeroom Teacher can tell me directly if he has anything to say.”

After speaking, he seemed to remember something and turned to Zhang Ningzhi.

“Are your parents coming?”

“Mm-hmm, both are coming.” Zhang Ningzhi nodded.

“Alright, it just so happens that Li Hua and my seats are empty,” Jiang Nian said. “You can let your parents sit in our spots, it won’t be as crowded.”

“Oh, oh, that works.” Zhang Ningzhi was a little curious. “Are your parents very busy?”

“Something like that, a bit busy.” Jiang Nian didn’t want to mention the past in front of these two scoundrels, Li Hua and Ma Guojun, so he changed his wording.

“They’re working very hard to save up a bride price for me, so I can’t disturb them.”

“Huh?” Zhang Ningzhi was bewildered.

Li Hua also chuckled, “Nian, how much bride price are your parents planning to save for you?”

“It’s hard to say, depends on the market price later.” Jiang Nian made an evergreen joke about bride prices, “Just give whatever is needed, don’t affect Location’s GDP.”

Logically, the third-year parent-teacher conference should have been scheduled after the six-city joint exam at the end of this month. But because next month, December, there’s an adulthood ceremony event,

If scheduled too densely, parents would have objections.

Ultimately, this place was too poor.

Generally speaking, schools wouldn’t interfere with parents’ daily work unless necessary. Everyone was a ‘bride price kid’; if even supporting a family was an issue, then education was an extravagant talk.

Jiang Nian chatted playfully for a while, then glanced at the class monitor and asked on a whim.

“Class Monitor, will your parents attend the parent-teacher conference?”

Li Qingrong thought for a moment, then shook her head.

“No, they won’t.”

Hearing this, Li Hua looked back at Li Qingrong, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

He turned again and saw Ma Guojun also laughing, clearly having heard it too.

After school, Jiang Nian was walking out with his school bag.

The corridor was crowded, and he was bumped from behind by Yu Zhiyi, who shielded her chest with her hand. Neither of them paid it any mind, exchanged glances, and then walked on.

Roughly, Yu: “Sorry,” Jiang (dead fish eyes): “Speechless.”

If anyone else had made that deadpan expression, Yu Zhiyi would probably have felt awkward. But she realized it was Jiang Nian she’d bumped into, so she didn’t care.

On one hand, they were familiar, having had interactions before.

On the other hand, it was probably because, well, he was just that kind of person, a super mean guy, hard to get along with, so there was no need to take it to heart anyway.

Jiang Nian was harsh with everyone except those close to him.

So Yu Zhiyi had a ‘whatever, it’s just a bump, you’re not a good person anyway’ kind of resigned thought.

Lin Dong hurried downstairs, holding Sun Zhicheng’s phone, rushing to the dorm.

Today was the day to show what he could do. He had often freeloaded, trying all sorts of phone-based part-time jobs. Win, and it was tender models at the club; lose, and it was working in the sea.

He blended into the crowd heading back to the dorms, walking with his head down.

Suddenly, someone called him from behind.

“Brother Dong.”

Ever since Jiang Nian recommended that movie, “Don’t Look Back in the Middle of the Night,” to him, that damn thing, at night, even with many people around, he didn’t dare to look back.

Lin Dong turned around and saw it was Hu Nianzhong.

“What’s up?”

Hu Nianzhong was a little shy. Ever since Yu Tongjie found him today, his mood had been restless. He had been thinking about things throughout the entire evening self-study.

Both the two hundred yuan ‘meeting gift’ transferred upon their first meeting and the eight hundred yuan running shoes promised that afternoon had a huge impact on him.

A thousand yuan all together. Someone his age could spend a thousand yuan without batting an eye.

What did this prove? It proved that his disposable assets were no less than ten thousand. Ten thousand was an astronomical figure, enough for a year’s tuition and living expenses if he saved carefully.

Amidst his shock, he deeply felt the unfairness of this world.

He was a person good at observing and thinking, so he didn’t just feel jealous. After thinking through an entire evening self-study, he decided to tackle both studying and making money.

What could a thousand yuan in starting capital do?

Thinking of all possibilities, he thought of Lin Dong. If you asked who was the most skilled at online activities in Class Three’s male dorm, Lin Dong would definitely be the first name that came to mind.

“Brother Dong, I want to make money.”

Hearing this, Lin Dong was stunned.

“Ah Zhong, don’t mess around.”

“I’m serious, Brother Dong, please help me.” Hu Nianzhong lowered his head and said, “I don’t have any problems with my studies, I just want to earn a little money.”

“No, what’s the connection between the two?” Lin Dong walked forward.

Hu Nianzhong followed along and said.

“Brother, I won’t let you work for free. I’ll give you half of all the money I earn.”

“We’re brothers, how could I take your money?” Lin Dong first laid out his ‘buff.’ “I really don’t have any ways to make money, you’re thinking too much.”

Seeing that appealing to profit didn’t work, Hu Nianzhong could only play the emotional card.

“Brother Dong, you know me. My mom works in Location. She won’t come to the parent-teacher conference even if she has time. She’s afraid her age will embarrass me in front of my classmates.”

“As for filial piety later when I make money, I haven’t thought that far ahead. But the weather is getting cold soon, and I want to buy her some clothes—”

“Damn, you!” Lin Dong was exasperated, he glanced at him, looking somewhat speechless. “You’re really something, how can you resort to emotional blackmail just like that?”

Hu Nianzhong chuckled, “Thank you, Brother Dong.”

“Don’t worry,” Lin Dong said in a low voice, “I actually do have a path recently, it’s a bit risky. But it requires some starting capital, and there’s no guarantee you won’t lose money.”

Hu Nianzhong thought of Yu Tongjie and decided to worry about losses later.

“It’s fine, I trust Brother Dong.”

“Alright, don’t tell anyone about this,” Lin Dong said. “Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know, Jiang Nian knows. If others find out, we’re done for.”

“Okay.” Hu Nianzhong was bewildered, thinking if something strange had just floated by. “Jiang Nian? Is he also involved in this?”

“Oh, he’s not, not involved,” Lin Dong casually explained. “But he transferred me five hundred, asking me to invest his five hundred along with mine.”

“Five hundred?”

“Yeah, that bastard put pressure on me.” Lin Dong was a bit speechless. “I’d dare to go all-in by myself, but with his money, I’m a bit hesitant.”

At this point, he looked at Hu Nianzhong, thought for a moment, and said.

“I’ll invest five hundred for you too later.”

The upstream of the pressure chain.

Jiang Nian was leisurely walking home, holding an empty drink bottle that Xu Qianqian had finished. He turned to Xu Qianqian and said.

“Do you believe I can throw this bottle into that trash can over there?”

Hearing this, Xu Qianqian measured the distance between them.

“No, I don’t.”

Under the streetlamp, Jiang Nian didn’t even aim, as if just tossing it casually. 【Precision】 activated directly, and the bottle, as if it had eyes, clanged into the bin.

“What did I tell you?”

The smile on his lips gradually widened, bearing the demeanor of a Dragon King.

“Keep shouting, Xu Qianqian.”

Xu Qianqian’s mouth formed an O shape. She looked at Jiang Nian, then at the trash can.

“Next time, I’ll take you to the ring toss at Location Plaza. I’ve been eyeing those few dolls for a long time.”

The speaker had no intention, but the listener took it to heart.

Jiang Nian’s eyes lit up, and he said seriously.

“How about we go tomorrow afternoon? Tell me what you want, and I’ll win it back for you.”

Xu Qianqian was stunned and asked.

“We only have one hour tomorrow afternoon, how can we do ring toss?”

“We can ride an electric scooter, it only takes half an hour round trip.” Jiang Nian said with certainty, “I can also go alone and send the big doll to your class.”

“Go to hell!” Xu Qianqian’s face immediately flushed crimson at the thought of that scene. “Don’t deliberately do such embarrassing things, I’ll punch you to death!”

“So are you going or not?” Jiang Nian asked.

“Fine, I’ll go.”