Chapter 223 Although I like to talk during self-study, I know I’m a good student.

During the English morning reading, the entire class stood up.

During morning reading, Zhang Ningzhi swapped seats with Li Hua, standing behind Huang Fang’s desk, and the two chatted quietly, using the sound of the morning reading as cover.

Jiang Nian originally thought they were discussing studies, but when he leaned in to listen, he realized it was just casual chatter.

It was a bit of a stereotype; even top students are human.

Anyway, once you’re in this damn third year of high school, there’s no one who doesn’t love to whisper.

However, for Jiang Nian, whispering was not his intention.

Although he usually didn’t hand in homework much and loved to chat during evening self-study, occasionally going to the office to slack off and rummage around, he knew he was a good student.

If he wasn’t allowed to chat, he would become a happy superman.

Huang Fang was talking about catching fish in the river when she was little, her tone relatively flat.

“When I was little, the river was very big, and the water quality was excellent. The fish caught were quite delicious. In the summer, people often went to the river to catch fish and electrocute them.”

“There were also mountain springs on the mountain, leaking down from halfway up, with small rock pools all along the way. Shrimp and small crabs could be caught in the crevices of the rocks.”

“Later, it wasn’t good anymore. The water level of the big river dropped, and the water quality also deteriorated. The fish caught had a muddy smell, so we could only eat fish we raised in ponds.”

“I also tried to catch fish in a city park, but I didn’t succeed,” Zhang Ningzhi said.

This surprised Jiang Nian; Zhang Ningzhi looked like she had transferred from a big city, and it was hard to associate her with the activity of fishing.

“How did you try to catch them?”

“With a fishing net, the kind often sold at park entrances,” Zhang Ningzhi said earnestly, trying hard to show off how capable she was, even with park fish.

“I bought a pink fishing net, and I almost caught one.”

Jiang Nian was stunned. Baby, isn’t that just a children’s fishing net?

But then again, if you’re fishing by a park lake, you could use bread to trick the stupid fish into trusting you, then use a small net to catch them by surprise.

When he voiced his Genius idea, half the group stared at him intently.

He felt a little guilty. “What?”

Zhang Ningzhi said, “Your method is too devious. How can you trick fish?”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian said dismissively.

“You’re so amazing and still can’t catch them; these are no ordinary fish. We must strike hard.”

Zhang Ningzhi blinked, looking a bit dazed.

“It seems to make some sense.”

Haha, Zhizhi baby is so cute. Such a good girl must be protected well, held in the palm of one’s hand, so that other girlfriends don’t find her.

Wu Jungu heard this and asked curiously.

“If you sink a large net into the water and scatter breadcrumbs on top, then wait for the fish to gather, wouldn’t you be able to catch them all in one go?”

He had never fished, relying entirely on theory.

“Not really, a large net is very heavy underwater.” Fangfang’s class began. “Before you even manage to pull the net up, all the fish would have escaped.”

“Oh, I see.” Wu Jungu felt a bit awkward.

“Wu Jungu is a typical young master; he’s never even caught a fish.” Zeng You looked up in his spare time and said, “Unlike Jiang Nian, who even knows about virus isolation artifacts.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Jungu and Zeng You, who shared the same dorm, both burst into laughter.

Li Hua was a bit confused, not knowing what the joke was.

“What virus isolation artifact?”

Zeng You smiled mysteriously, glanced at Wu Jungu, and chuckled.

“Ask Jiang Nian.”

Li Hua turned to look at Jiang Nian, only to find that this guy had already sat down and was diligently doing problems. It seemed he had no intention of explaining, leaving her as an outsider?

You dog, you’ve gone too far!

Morning reading was halfway through.

Chen Yunyun was reading Yilin; she had already memorized all the vocabulary. There was no rush to review, but extracurricular books circulated in the class, making them hard to get a hold of.

For example, Yilin, Reader, Youth Digest, Inside and Outside the Classroom. Occasionally, one could also see Novel Illustrated, Spark, Story Club, circulating among the students in the class.

The most popular was Story Club, mostly among the boys.

Chen Yunyun wanted to read it, but she had to wait, so she could only make do with an unread copy of Yilin. But as she read, one article became stranger and stranger.

She turned to Wang Yuhe and couldn’t help but ask.

“Yuhe, if a supermarket in America had a power outage and opened the gates, letting people take items for free, would anyone really intentionally leave money?”

Hearing this, Wang Yuhe, who was timing herself holding her breath with her watch, let out a breath and thought for a moment before saying.

“It’s fake. Our junior high teacher said that even if there wasn’t a power outage there, they wouldn’t plan to pay.”

Chen Yunyun nodded, finding it absurd yet surprisingly normal, fitting her stereotype of a major Western power.

Sun Zhicheng, who was sitting behind, leaned forward and interjected.

“Actually, it’s really not bad over there. I have a cousin who went abroad. She got her bag snatched on the street, and within an hour, the bag was returned.”

Chen Yunyun was surprised. “The public security is that good?”

“No, my cousin spent a little money to get it back from the local Gang,” Sun Zhicheng shrugged, “She paid a bit extra to have someone beat up the snatch thief.”

“Haha, such strong inclusivity?” Lin Dong heard the fun and also leaned over. “We have an English exam in the first and second periods; Ah Cheng, copy for me.”

Lin Dong was in a good mood these past two days; last week he made money, and this week he found out that Yang Qiming was, again, dating. This was a damn surprise.

No need to translate, this isn’t a gay relationship.

Now he didn’t have to constantly guard against Old Cousin Qiming; they were all devils of lust. As long as he liked women, then he and Lin Dong were brothers on the same front.

“No way, why don’t you do it yourself!” Sun Zhicheng refused on the spot.

Lin Dong shrugged, unconcerned.

“Then I’ll call Old Cousin Qiming; I’m too lazy to do English.” Saying that, he turned and tapped Yang Qiming’s desk, saying affectionately.

“Old Cousin, let me copy your English.”

“OK, no problem.” Yang Qiming readily agreed. Weekly tests weren’t strictly supervised. “Leave it to me. I’ll pass you a note once I finish the multiple-choice questions.”

Yang Qiming was also in a good mood; life was full of ups and downs, mostly ups.

He was also doing well.

The wounds of betrayal never heal, unless you start a new relationship. He was currently obsessed with chatting with “An’an,” not investing real feelings, just passing the time.

She was a ‘green tea’ girl, and a bit materialistic.

And then what?

Friend, don’t you spend money on Genshin Impact?

One 648, squandering grandpa’s basic living allowance, and still losing the 50/50.

So, would the flexible dog in the mountains dream of a sweet little sister who plays games with you, sends sweet voice messages, and sends photos and video calls?

And these don’t require 648; a cup of milk tea does the trick.

What kind of ‘green tea’ is this? She’s clearly an affordable, considerate little sister.

Joyful, a double harvest of love and brotherhood.

Sun Zhicheng watched their sweet interaction, feeling a bit choked up.

In the game of love, he already had Jiang Nian as a formidable rival, but how could even his brothers be stolen away?

“Cough, cough.”

He coughed, tugged at Lin Dong, and asked in a low voice.

“Did Yang Qiming win the lottery recently?”

“Oh, no, he didn’t.” Lin Dong shook his head.

“That’s good.” Sun Zhicheng breathed a sigh of relief.

“He’s in love.”

“I’m jumping, I don’t want to live!” Sun Zhicheng’s face immediately fell, and the next second it turned red with anger. “No, Brother Dong, I’m not jealous or anything, just a pure discussion.”

“Oh?”

“A discussion, a factual one.” Sun Zhicheng’s face gradually reddened as he gestured eagerly. “Just this matter, assuming it has nothing to do with anyone in our class.”

“Oh?”

“Someone is in love, irrelevant, not hinting at anyone.” Sun Zhicheng gritted his teeth. “Brother Dong, you say, how ugly must this person’s partner be!”

“Wait, I have a photo of his partner.” Lin Dong pulled out his phone from his pocket and opened the album category ‘x’.

Sun Zhicheng was so anxious that he didn’t care why Lin Dong had a photo of Yang Qiming’s partner. Logically, no one should save such electronic information.

“Let me see.”

He leaned in to look, and his entire face turned even redder.

“This woman must have some kind of problem, Innate mental retardation, I heard people say that. Some people specifically approach disabled people under the guise of caring.”

“Normal person, I also have a video of his partner dancing.” Lin Dong scrolled through the album and played a segment of a vibrant dance by a beautiful young girl on mute.

Sun Zhicheng slumped in his chair, his eyes vacant, and he murmured.

“Is his partner… from the good Dao?”

“I heard she studies at City No. 1 High School. Although it’s not as good as City No. 2 High School, her grades are not bad,” Lin Dong continued to twist the knife, relentlessly piling on.

“Her best friend is also quite good-looking; it’s just that she’s not very good at dancing, but her singing is decent.”

Sun Zhicheng had lost all his strength and means. He desperately wanted to kneel before Lin Dong and beg him for contact information.

But when he thought of Chen Yunyun, he resolutely gave up.

One heart cannot hold two people.

When he was little, he heard the story of the monkey picking sesame seeds and dropping watermelons. Sometimes, the best friend is by your side, and the person you like is at the desk in front of you. This is happiness.

Suddenly, he heard Lin Dong say.

“Her best friend has really big breasts.”

Sun Zhicheng’s face turned green; he couldn’t hold it in for a moment and collapsed on the desk, twitching violently.

He dropped the watermelon.

Dropped!

Lin Dong was curious. After admiring the photo, he shook Sun Zhicheng.

“Ah Cheng, what’s wrong?”

“Nothing, just thinking of sad things.” Sun Zhicheng rubbed his face over and over, still choosing to face life with a smile.

Morning reading ended.

The first exam in the morning was English, and the corridors were full of people going to the restroom.

After all, an exam meant sitting for two hours, and while it wasn’t impossible to go out midway, raising your hand to ask permission to go to the toilet was troublesome.

Jiang Nian only went to the restroom to relieve himself just before the bell rang. On his way back, he saw Chen Yunyun and Wang Yuhe coming up from the other side of the stairs, which greatly puzzled him.

“What did you two go do?”

“To the restroom,” Chen Yunyun said. “Before every exam, the girls’ restroom has a long queue, but the administrative building’s restroom is always empty.”

“Is that so? Won’t you run into teachers?” Jiang Nian asked again.

“Just say we’re looking for the homeroom teacher; he has an office in the administrative building anyway,” Chen Yunyun said, completely unfazed. “Actually, mostly no one cares.”

Just then, all three saw Xi Bao holding exam papers at the end of the corridor. Immediately, no one spoke, and they turned and slipped back into the classroom.