Chapter 204 With these three excellent generals, the Han Dynasty can surely be restored from darkness to light.

Upon hearing this, Xu Qianqian scrolled up through the chat history.

The atmosphere was quite harmonious, which was absurd!

Jiang Nian had used her account to say the opposite of what she intended.

“It doesn’t matter if your home is bare, and don’t be afraid if there’s no betrothal gift. With Winter Fist and Winter Sword, ride your dreams and live up to your youth, carve a path in this society.”

The more she read the chat history, the more awkward she felt.

Liu Ruoxin was happy at first, but then she became extreme again.

“Society isn’t that easy to navigate. I have no education and no connections. Working with a child won’t earn much money, so I should get a diploma first.”

Xu Qianqian frowned as she read, Liu Ruoxin was too argumentative. If she was advised to go east, she’d want to go west; if west was suggested, she’d want to go east. It was speechless.

Wasn’t this purely messing with herself?

She put down her phone, thinking that from now on, she would just perfunctorily reply to such messages.

After a while, a message popped up on her phone.

Liu Ruoxin: “Qianqian, do you know anyone at the police station? My husband and his friends were beaten while having a late-night snack, and the police station called.”

Xu Qianqian: “No.”

Jiang Nian leaned on the sofa, laughing, playing games, chatting on a small screen, and watching movies—doing three things at once.

Li Hua sent a few pictures, playing in a trio with Yang Qiming and Huang Cailang. The table was filled with instant noodles and Red Bull, and several open cans of beer stood upright.

“Qiming, my cousin, is treating us. He’s really rich after getting dumped.”

After reading the message, Jiang Nian almost couldn’t hold back his laughter.

With these three excellent generals, the Han Dynasty can surely be restored from its obscurity.

He replied, “Drinking Red Bull now, that’s good.”

“But honestly, it’s useless, really. Is your Red Bull from a good Dao? If you don’t use it, don’t say anything. Drinking Red Bull doesn’t mean you have strength.”

“Virtue doesn’t match the position, understand, buddy?”

Li Hua: “You dog, you’re getting agitated.”

Jiang Nian replied, “Hey, you son of a bitch. (Li Yunlong meme)”

The two exchanged a few jabs and quickly ended their chat.

Time flew by, and it was late into the night.

Jiang Nian was still battling in the King’s Canyon, with the movie playing idly. Xu Qianqian had unknowingly fallen asleep on the sofa, covered by a small blanket.

The teammates matched in the middle of the night were all devoid of Advanced taste. They were either “Strawberry Gummy” or “Mom Hunter,” making the matches dull.

3 AM.

Jiang Nian yawned and got up, ready to go home and sleep.

He turned his head and saw Xu Qianqian still sleeping on the sofa. After a moment of hesitation, he still picked her up in a bridal carry, muttering to himself.

“Sleeping on the sofa isn’t good for your back, it’s better to sleep on the floor.”

After placing Xu Qianqian on the bed, Jiang Nian watched for a few seconds before closing the door and leaving. The last sliver of light in the room disappeared in a fan shape, plunging into darkness.

Five seconds later, the door was suddenly pushed open, and light streamed in like a thread.

“You little brat, you’re pretending to sleep, aren’t you! (Husky pointing at a person)”

The room was quiet, and Xu Qianqian’s even breathing could faintly be heard.

Jiang Nian scratched his head and retreated awkwardly.

“I was never here.”

The room darkened again, footsteps in the living room faded away until the door clicked shut, leaving complete silence.

After about five or six minutes, the even breathing disappeared.

Xu Qianqian slowly opened her eyes in the darkness, blinking at the pitch-black ceiling.

She thought about what had just happened, thinking Jiang Nian was truly shameless, almost beyond words. Then she rolled over, hugging her quilt, and continued to sleep.

The next day.

At 8:30 AM, Jiang Nian was woken by his alarm clock.

He lay in bed, opening his eyes, visibly exhausted. Going to bed at three and waking at eight, even the King of Hell would count it. Sleeping five hours was considered long-lived.

Buzz, Zhang Ningzhi sent him a message.

“Good morning, have you arrived? (Cute)”

Jiang Nian’s current state.

This is truly absurd, what kind of decent person has to go to school on a weekend holiday?

He only had six hours of holiday, and now it was gone. He had to pledge loyalty to that annoying parent-teacher conference, serving as a waiter for the parents of the little brats in his class.

To be fair, he respected parents.

There might be a father-in-law among them.

The assembly time was nine o’clock, and in principle, no one should be late. But principles are dead, and people are flexibly abnormal, so extending it by ten minutes wouldn’t matter.

Besides, Li Hua, that kid, stayed up all night at the internet cafe, so he might be late too.

After sorting out his cluttered thoughts, Jiang Nian replied to “Cutie Zhizhi.”

“I’m on my way.”

Zhang Ningzhi: “Okay.”

Jiang Nian set a five-minute alarm and slowly closed his eyes.

Ring, ring, ring!!

“Damn it! I just closed my eyes!” Jiang Nian frantically checked his beloved phone, “You swallowed my five minutes, didn’t you, you damn phone creating a time black hole.”

He reluctantly got up, washed, dressed, and left.

On the weekend, he used the 【Electric Vehicle】 mode of transport.

Facing the morning sun, Jiang Nian spent five minutes weaving through traffic to reach the school. He twisted the throttle almost off, arriving at the school gate at 8:52 AM.

That’s why it’s good to delay a bit, was he late?

Not at all.

A large group of parents gathered downstairs at the senior high building, either on the phone or chatting. Some parents were asking about floor numbers, others were inquiring about the homeroom teacher. Jiang Nian went up to the fourth floor unimpeded and saw a few parents standing at the door of Olympic Class 3. They must have been among the early birds, half an hour ahead of schedule.

The warm sunlight streamed through the corridor, raising the temperature.

It was already November, and the temperature difference between morning and evening was quite large. Everyone wore long sleeves and pants, jackets, or even sweaters, signaling the approach of winter.

Zhang Ningzhi wore a creamy white jacket over a light-colored denim bottom. Her inner layer was a thin white turtleneck sweater, making her look well-behaved.

“You’re here?”

“Yeah, I rushed here, eating a bun on the way, almost choked to death.” Jiang Nian was used to freeloading, extending his hand, “Got anything to drink?”

Suddenly, a refined-looking middle-aged man appeared at the classroom door.

He probably heard the conversation and looked at Jiang Nian with a puzzled expression. He didn’t say anything, just walked up and asked where the restroom was.

Before Zhang Ningzhi could reply, Jiang Nian enthusiastically said,

“It’s at the end of the corridor, Uncle.”

“Ah.” The middle-aged man hesitated for a moment.

Jiang Nian thought he didn’t understand, so he proactively offered,

“Uncle, I also want to go to the restroom, I’ll take you there.”

Sir, this way.

By the time Zhang Ningzhi reacted, the two had already walked far down the corridor. She opened her mouth but ultimately didn’t say a word, quietly returning to the classroom.

In the restroom, Jiang Nian finished first, washed his hands, and whistled his way back to class.

Li Hua and he moved tables together, while the others were responsible for pouring water into disposable cups. The cleaning had already been done by the fifth group last night, so they were just taking credit.

Besides pouring water, they walked around with a rag to show their diligence.

Li Hua moved a table, winking and nudging.

“Let me tell you something awesome.”

Jiang Nian glanced at him, “Did you secretly guard the internet cafe restroom last night?”

“Red stone!” Li Hua was speechless, “Damn, is there surveillance? Good thing I didn’t do anything. Last night, a few’social people’ came in the middle of the night and were arrested within minutes of going online.”

“Then why weren’t you arrested?”

“I’m a law-abiding citizen, why would they arrest me?” Li Hua was excited, “Here’s the exciting part: someone hit a police officer, guess what happened next.”

“What?” Jiang Nian asked.

“Four or five police officers, all over 1.8 meters tall, rushed in from outside, striking six times a second.” Li Hua was beaming, “You should have seen it, that scene was incredibly shocking.”

“Thirty seconds before, those people were still cursing, calling them ‘beat cops’ and ‘pigs,’ but afterwards, they all behaved, scrambling to sell out their teammates.”

“Hahaha, it really entertained us.”

Jiang Nian also laughed, there were still such audacious people these days.

“Hitting even the police, these are no longer ordinary’social people,’ they must be dealt with severely.”

Li Hua immediately understood, chuckling.

“I reckon they surrendered after the first blow; they didn’t resist afterwards. Maybe it hurt so damn much they couldn’t scream, so they took five more hits.”

The two exchanged bad jokes and returned to the classroom.

Besides the sixth group, several other key class cadres were also present. They were mainly responsible for guiding and receiving, and doing other odd jobs.

For a moment, the classroom was a bit noisy.

Zhang Ningzhi brought out the drinks, and Jiang Nian accepted them with a clear conscience. He had to admit, soft rice without a steel wool pad tasted especially good.

To show that he wasn’t ungrateful, he deliberately made conversation and asked,

“Hey, have your parents arrived?”

Zhang Ningzhi nodded, “Yes, they have.”

“Let me see.” Jiang Nian bit his straw, stood at the doorway, half his body leaning into the classroom, “Oh, there’s only one person sitting at your spot.”

“Your dad is quite…”

Mid-sentence, Jiang Nian froze. Wasn’t this the middle-aged man he had led to the restroom?

Holy cow, Zhizhi baby’s father?

He withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Zhang Ningzhi.

“Why didn’t you say so earlier?”

Zhang Ningzhi pursed her lips, turning her head away from him.

“You were too fast, I hadn’t finished speaking, and you already…”

Jiang Nian pointed at her, “What kind of talk is that? If you keep this up, I’m getting a lawyer.”

“Oh, it’s nothing.” Zhang Ningzhi said happily, “I just asked Dad what he thought of my deskmate? He praised you quite a lot.”

“How did he praise me?” Jiang Nian was curious.

“Well, he just said you’re very good, and he even wants to talk to you alone.” Zhang Ningzhi’s eyes curved into crescents, “Dad rarely talks to people alone.”

“Ah, this, that’s really not necessary.” Jiang Nian was sweating profusely.

However, he was only nervous for a moment before he adjusted. He hadn’t done anything. A pure and innocent deskmate, could he really abduct his daughter?

Nervous for what? He was tall and hard.

Soon, Old Liu arrived, presumably to officially start the parent-teacher conference. The students in the classroom also retreated, each holding a cup of water.

Jiang Nian caught sight of Chen Yunyun and another girl, so he proactively left the trouble zone.

“I’ll go check over there.”

In the corridor, Zhang Ningzhi watched him walk towards Chen Yunyun, and she couldn’t help but pout.

“If he doesn’t care, then he doesn’t care.”

Inside the classroom, Old Liu had already started calling roll, and Li Qingrong, as class monitor, was also present.

She received the list, but it was Cai Xiaoqing who called out the names.

Li Qingrong stood at the edge of the podium, somewhat distracted.