Chapter 194 I used to like Oppa, now I like Siba.

Jiang Nian was doing problems when he heard the noise and turned to look at the back row.

He had already learned about Yang Qiming’s recent misfortunes from Lin Dong yesterday, and as one of the insiders, he could only say that his cousin was a bit too miserable.

What’seamless transition’? To put it bluntly, it was being cuckolded.

Who knows who invented such a comforting term, as if creating a buffer between cheating and making a mistake.

Cuckolded me? Kill, kill, kill!!!

Seamless transition? She will change.

I’ve checked her horoscope; her mind is just a bit wild. She’s not cuckolding me; once our feelings deepen, she’ll settle down.

This is the charm of words.

“Brother Yang, Brother Yang!”

Huang Cailang was terrified, lowering his head and urgently calling out to Yang Qiming in a low voice.

His eyes darted like aiming a gun, looking both to the left and intently at the podium.

Yang Qiming slowly awoke, his Face somewhat numb.

Some people are alive, but their Soul has already been thoroughly scorched and dried, completely dead.

This appearance, in the Math Teacher’s eyes, was another matter entirely.

“Stand up!”

Zhou Yuting caught sight of Yang Qiming’s movement to stand up from the corner of her eye and couldn’t help but cover her Face.

Save me.

Save me, I don’t want to be in this group.

Maybe I should try talking to the Homeroom Teacher; if I don’t change deskmates soon, I’ll really die. This is the first time I’ve wanted to change seats, and it’s not because I dislike my deskmates.

In terms of personality, both eccentric individuals are actually quite good.

When Yang Qiming wasn’t having an episode, he was quite enthusiastic and always answered questions.

Huang Cailang was a bit simple-minded, but she never saw any ‘creepy guy’ gazes in his eyes. He’s a good person, it’s just that he always likes to say strange things.

Especially when Yang Qiming was having an episode, the two of them would awkwardly sing and echo each other.

No, what exactly is Huang Cailang after?

Zhou Yuting couldn’t understand; did Yang Qiming see him when he murdered someone?

At the back of the classroom.

Yang Qiming held his book expressionlessly, his mind a mess. He couldn’t hear a single word the Math Teacher was saying.

He really wanted to know what he had done wrong to be’seamlessly transitioned’. If it had been a straightforward breakup, he wouldn’t have been so sad.

If he couldn’t figure it out, he kept thinking.

The moment the bell rang for class dismissal, Yang Qiming suddenly understood. This wasn’t a’seamless transition’ at all; having a’seam’ or not wasn’t the painful part.

It was merely a matter of time; the fact was, they had broken up.

He had been cuckolded.

This was the point that made him sad!

The so-called’seamless transition’ is just cheating first, then breaking up. Isn’t it just cuckolding someone and keeping it a secret, then finding an opportunity to break up?

Damn him, how shameless!

After class, Huang Cailang walked over.

“Brother Yang, are you alright?”

Yang Qiming had just had his epiphany, and his expression was still a bit dazed. But overall, his eyes had become clear, no longer like stagnant water, and signs of recovery began to appear.

“Yes, I’m fine.”

Huang Cailang felt a bit guilty; yesterday, Brother Yang was so sad, yet he had eaten too much. He had walked around on the rooftop until midnight to digest it all.

“Brother Yang, you must be strong.”

Hearing this, Yang Qiming’s eyes regained their clarity.

The pain of being cuckolded could not be immediately alleviated, but seeing people like Cailang who cared about him so much, he felt he should cheer up and not let them worry.

“Thank you, Cailang.”

Huang Cailang was utterly bewildered, not knowing what Brother Yang was thanking him for, but he still showed a simple, honest smile.

“No need, Brother Yang, this is all my duty.”

As soon as school was out in the afternoon, Jiang Nian ran off.

He and Xu Qianqian had arranged to ride bikes to Zhennan Plaza to play ring toss after school.

Not meeting on the weekend was mainly because they were both very familiar with each other. There was no need for detours; they could go straight to the main event, play ring toss, and then go back to class, with no need to waste their holidays.

Wouldn’t it be better to sleep in and watch videos at home during the holidays?

Third floor.

“Let’s go, let’s go!” Jiang Nian urged after meeting Xu Qianqian, “Hurry, hurry, if we win too many things later, we’ll have to go home first.”

“You’re just bragging.” Xu Qianqian didn’t take it seriously.

That kind of ring toss game looks easy, but it requires a lot of skill. If you throw a ring impatiently, it’s all thunder and no rain, not even a splash.

To put it bluntly, it’s pure money-wasting.

Jiang Nian glanced at her, too lazy to retort.

“Why so much talk? Stop dawdling.”

“The round trip alone will take at least twenty minutes, and we might even have to go home. Ring toss will take at most ten minutes, and I still want to eat a hot meal.”

Xu Qianqian didn’t care at all, humming.

“You’re showing off.”

The two walked out of the school gate, got on an electric bike, and headed towards Zhennan Plaza.

Xu Qianqian didn’t have high hopes, she just wanted to get some fresh air. She had seen others play ring toss before but never tried it herself, so this was a good opportunity to play a few rounds.

Zhennan Plaza is about five kilometers from the school, located in the northern area of Zhennan County. Further north is Location Grand Market, which specializes in selling various oils, grains, rice, flour, and mountain goods.

As night fell, Zhennan Plaza became lively.

There were food stalls, clothes vendors, toy sellers—everything imaginable. This also included various games like ring toss, ball catching, number writing, and so on.

The two weren’t wearing school uniforms, and standing together, they didn’t look particularly affectionate.

Several people in the crowd looked back at this strange pair of teenagers. Their first reaction was, “Wow, so pretty!” Their second reaction was, “This couple is so strange.”

“This one?” Jiang Nian asked.

“Don’t rush, Zhennan Plaza has two ring toss stall owners.” Xu Qianqian pulled him to the other side, “Shop around, see whose prizes are better.”

The stall owner was a young woman, with a decent figure. She wore a military-green crossbody bag around her neck and carried a handful of colorful rings.

She inadvertently overheard Xu Qianqian’s words and couldn’t help but laugh.

Little leeks are getting picky now.

Don’t bother, the other stall is mine too, and my husband is minding it!

Soon after, Jiang Nian and Xu Qianqian indeed returned.

It wasn’t because the prizes at the other stall were bad, but because the male owner was a bit fierce. As they walked over, they saw him arguing with a customer.

The two exchanged a look and immediately retreated.

Time is money; they had neither the mood nor the time to waste with a stall owner.

“It seems like their goods are from the same source, and the prizes look quite similar,” Xu Qianqian analyzed seriously as they walked back.

“So, I’m afraid the two stall owners know each other. What if they also refuse to pay?”

Jiang Nian heard the worry in her words and said arrogantly.

“Just win everything.”

Xu Qianqian covered her forehead, thinking, ‘Here we go again, the mysterious confidence of boys.’

“Alright, you do your best.”

The married female owner smiled as she watched the two return, her heart already blooming with joy.

She had seen similar scenes countless times in this plaza.

Because there are two ring toss stalls, savvy customers usually compare them. Seeing her husband’s fierce demeanor, while she herself was gentle and easy to talk to, they would obediently return to her.

At this point, as long as her service attitude was good and she provided some emotional value, it wasn’t uncommon for customers, in a moment of excitement, to buy dozens or even hundreds of rings.

What was that thing called again? Old tricks always win hearts.

Three pairs of ‘leeks’ came in total: a father and son, and two couples. The better-looking couple was last in line.

As her gaze swept over the tall, beautiful girl, she couldn’t help but look twice. She secretly thought to herself that she had been so young when she was in school too, with suitors lining up from Location to Zhenbei every New Year.

Unfortunately, though she was beautiful when young, she was very poor. Luckily, she caught the wave of the times, went south to Guangdong to work hard, and finally was no longer young.

The vibrant young woman was no longer coveted by young punks, only by the old man next door. It wasn’t that she couldn’t cheat, but rather that she couldn’t bring herself to.

“Boss, how much for these rings?” The father and son walked up to her, interrupting her thoughts.

“Oh, oh, two yuan each,” the female owner said with a smile, her gaze following them hesitantly, “Buy twenty yuan worth of rings, and whether you win or not, you get a doll.”

The middle-aged man heard the price and, like all adults with children, said “Ah” and then began to do mental calculations.

This price wasn’t unaffordable, but spending this money on his son felt a bit wasteful. At this age, if he wasn’t playing with rocks, he was a smart kid. Could he even understand ring toss?

Like all mischievous children, the boy yelled at the top of his lungs.

“Auntie, I want a hundred!”

“Get lost!” The old father clearly knew what kind of creature he had begotten, and angrily shouted, “What did I tell you last time? This time, I’ll teach you a lesson, just five!”

The mischievous child instantly dropped to the ground, screaming and crying, writhing and rolling around, shouting “No, no!”

It wasn’t until the old father raised his palm that the child stood up, tears in his eyes. With his hands in his pockets, he twisted his head and shouted.

“You don’t give me any Face outside; you’re not fit to be a father!”

The middle-aged man laughed out of Qi, then angrily pulled out the belt from his waist.

The mischievous child immediately changed his tune, “Daddy, I love you.”

Jiang Nian and Xu Qianqian in the back couldn’t help but exchange a smile; playing ring toss also came with entertainment.

When it was the turn of the couple in front, the boy hemmed and hawed for a while, adding many ‘buffs,’ such as “I’m not very good at ring toss,” or “My hand was injured the day before yesterday.”

Then the girl patted his head and comforted him.

“Baby is the best, even if you don’t win, you’re still cute. Let’s buy twenty yuan worth, at least we’ll have a guaranteed prize.”

Jiang Nian glanced at Xu Qianqian, who also looked at him. Both frowned and pursed their lips, communicating silently.

Jiang: Let’s get a truck and run them over.

Xu: Agreed.

By the time it was Jiang Nian and Xu Qianqian’s turn, it was already dark. With a click, the lights around the plaza illuminated one after another.

“Handsome, how many do you want?” The female owner smiled, so confident she didn’t even look at the stall.

The father and son who had just bought five rings took turns throwing them, not winning a single one, losing ten yuan angrily.

The young couple, with their ‘oh-ohs,’ also didn’t win anything, basically destined for the small consolation prize. A stall owner could easily earn a few hundred yuan in one evening.

Even if they encountered an expert, they would at most win some small trinkets; the large dolls had secrets within them.

Xu Qianqian didn’t want to waste money, so she held up two fingers and said.

“Let’s start with twenty yuan worth.”

The female owner was a bit disappointed, wanting to advise her’sister’ to be kinder to herself. If she didn’t spend the man’s money, was she going to save it for him to use as a bride price to marry someone else?

But then she heard the boy next to her actively increase the amount, “Why save this little money? Let’s go straight for forty yuan, twenty rings.”