Chapter 226 Excellent, it’s a military general!

Quite a few people were late for the math exam, and several more reported in one after another.

Since it was an in-class test, a make-up for last week’s weekly quiz, and an impromptu one at that, the math teacher didn’t fuss too much.

“Come in.”

After proctoring for about an hour and a half, the math teacher grew tired of sitting.

After circling the classroom twice and seeing everything was peaceful, he went straight back to the office to make tea.

As soon as the teacher left, the class instantly became restless.

“Baby, your face is flushed, I really want to kiss it.” Li Hua had almost finished his paper and was squirming, “I like it so much.”

“Idiot, that’s just overheating from doing the paper!” Ma Guojun adjusted his black-framed glasses, his face a deep red, “I’ll test your mother, you idiot, get lost.”

Jiang Nian stopped writing and couldn’t help but applaud Ma Guojun.

Excellent, he’s a general.

The test wasn’t too difficult; he had breezed through to the last two major problems.

He lost a few points along the way, but it didn’t matter; losing points in math was normal.

What? Why didn’t the class monitor lose points?

How would I know?

130 is the watershed for the strong; it’s not impossible to barely make it in.

To consistently maintain 130, that’s what truly qualifies one among the top math students in Class 3.

The most magical thing about math exams is that you don’t feel the passage of time at all.

Ding dong!

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

While waiting in line at the cafeteria, he turned his head and saw Xu Qianqian and Song Xiyun in the next line, which surprised him.

“Where did you two pop out from?”

“We caught up from behind.” Xu Qianqian had the upper hand, smiling triumphantly, deliberately trying to annoy him.

“Oh dear, Jiang Nian, why isn’t your line moving?”

“How would I know!” Jiang Nian was getting a bit flustered, “I can’t stand it anymore, what are the people in front doing? Are they secretly collecting money at the cafeteria window?”

“Eww, how crude.” Xu Qianqian showed a disgusted expression.

Song Xiyun, who had been silent, just stared at Jiang Nian for a few moments.

Suddenly, she whispered something to Xu Qianqian, and the two girls instantly burst into laughter.

“What are you laughing about?” Jiang Nian looked down at his pants.

Fortunately, there were no unmentionable bulges or misleading folds.

So what were they laughing about? If they couldn’t say, he’d give them each a backhand slap.

“Xiyun said you have a cowlick sticking up on your head.” Xu Qianqian giggled.

“You little rascal.” Jiang Nian pointed directly at Song Xiyun.

“I didn’t mean to.” Song Xiyun stepped back, using Xu Qianqian to block a certain person’s gaze, “You can check a mirror yourself, it really is there.”

The line moved forward again, but unfortunately, it wasn’t Jiang Nian’s line.

This was the most anxious he had ever been at school; why wasn’t it moving!

It would be one thing if all the lines weren’t moving, but only his line wasn’t moving; he really felt like dying.

No, it shouldn’t be him who dies; it should be someone else.

“Xu Qianqian, help me get some food.”

“No, I refuse!”

“Then you help me get food.” Jiang Nian immediately shifted his target, turning to look at the girl hiding behind Xu Qianqian, “I caught you badmouthing me.

If you don’t help me get food, I’ll come to your class and arrest you.”

Song Xiyun suddenly panicked and could only nod.

“O-okay… but I didn’t badmouth you…”

She couldn’t handle Jiang Nian; she didn’t dare to confront him directly, always being defeated and losing all her armor and weapons, only able to weakly protest a single sentence.

“You…” Xu Qianqian hadn’t even spoken before she was blocked by a blue meal card.

“I’m treating both of you; swipe my card.”

Jiang Nian activated his money power.

Last time he ate the shrimp dumplings Song Xiyun bought, he hadn’t found an opportunity to return the favor.

He usually didn’t run into Song Xiyun, but now he had caught an opportunity.

He would buy two expensive boxes of milk after dinner and clear the favor in one go.

“Hello, classmates, are these two seats taken?” Two pretty girls, carrying their trays, stood in the aisle, “I don’t see any books here.”

“Oh, sorry, they are taken.” Jiang Nian glanced at them, pointing to the phone and keys placed there, “They went to get food; they’ll be back soon.”

Hearing this, the two girls could only leave.

Soon, Xu Qianqian and Song Xiyun came over.

Song Xiyun handed the tray to Jiang Nian, and also separated out a pair of chopsticks from her hand.

“Here, and the card.”

“Alright.” Jiang Nian got his chicken leg rice as he wished and put away the meal card.

Xu Qianqian asked, “Were those two your classmates just now?”

“No, they were asking about seats.” Jiang Nian casually explained, “Wait a moment, you two guard my chicken leg rice; I’m going to the convenience store to buy a drink.”

“Oh.”

As soon as Jiang Nian left, Xu Qianqian said.

“Great, we have drinks now.”

“Huh?” Song Xiyun looked bewildered, a little confused, “He didn’t ask us to bring any.”

“Oh well, he’s just like that anyway.” Xu Qianqian didn’t know how to explain, happily saying, “Anyway, don’t worry about it, just consider it robbing the rich to help the poor.”

“I-is that so?” Song Xiyun pointed in a certain direction, “He seems to be talking to a girl, and they look quite friendly.”

“Really?” Xu Qianqian stood up and took a look.

Jiang Nian was indeed talking to a girl, but the girl was plain-looking.

It seemed she was just sitting there eating, a bit helpless with Jiang Nian who came to chat her up.

“Oh, she must be a member of their small group.” Xu Qianqian sat down and said.

“Fangfang, what a coincidence, I ran into you while eating.” Jiang Nian grinned, looking at Huang Fang who was reading a biology booklet, as if meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

“We just met yesterday, on the road, you startled me.” Huang Fang was a bit speechless; who understands, my family, I met a cringe guy while eating.

Empress Fangfang’s family was relatively poor, living in a small town gully that Jiang Nian had never experienced.

There was no direct bus from the town; one had to transfer once in the countryside.

Thanks to the country’s New Rural Development Plan, every household had hardened concrete roads leading to their doors.

Life got a little better, but not completely.

She belonged to those who are “resolute and whose will cannot be taken away,” basically always reading whenever she had time.

She embodied the spirit of ‘where there’s a will, there’s a way,’ a pure-blooded Mortal Empress.

It was like this in Huadong: some people got depressed over the college entrance exam, others were motivated by it.

For Huang Fang, the college entrance exam was very important, and she didn’t feel tired.

Who would be picky about the optimal solution?

“Is that so? When?” Jiang Nian remembered, but didn’t want to admit it, “By the way, wait for me here for a bit, don’t run off.”

Huang Fang was a bit confused, lowering her head to look at her full plate.

Had she eaten very fast just now?

About two minutes later, Jiang Nian returned from the convenience store, carrying a large bag.

With a thud, a fruit-flavored milk carton stood next to Huang Fang.

“I’m treating the whole group to drinks; I’m giving yours to you early.” Jiang Nian raised an eyebrow, pressed his hand down, “No need for thanks, I’m leaving first.”

Huang Fang’s mouth was slightly agape, watching Jiang Nian drop a box of milk and then babble something before leaving.

For a moment, she really didn’t know what to say.

By the time she reacted and was about to say thank you, Jiang Nian had long since vanished.

She looked in the direction Jiang Nian disappeared, then lowered her head to look at the fruit-flavored milk standing on the table.

She roughly guessed what had happened and was even more at a loss for words.

Although Jiang Nian’s words were flashy, he really did treat group members to food every now and then.

However, since he had said so much and she knew his character, Huang Fang couldn’t really refuse.

She could only keep it in mind and return the favor if she had the chance later.

On the other side of the cafeteria.

“Why did you take so long?” Xu Qianqian looked up at him.

“Nothing, I ran into someone from my group.” Jiang Nian sat down and distributed drinks to the two girls, “I’m treating you two; I was just about to treat my group members to drinks.”

“Boss is generous, huh.” Xu Qianqian happily accepted.

Anyway, since childhood, Jiang Nian had eaten plenty of her food.

Being treated was something she took for granted, wishing she could “rob” him every day and eat him into poverty.

However, the probability of meeting in the cafeteria was too low; even face-to-face with an acquaintance, being jostled by the crowded people, one might not even recognize them in person.

“Thank you.” Song Xiyun said softly.

She didn’t have many opportunities to meet Jiang Nian normally; during evening self-study, she would always leave a step earlier or later.

Because the school was far from home, she had to wait for Zhao Qiuxue to pick her up.

Today was also one of the rare times the three of them ate together, a cause for universal celebration.

After dinner, Jiang Nian returned to the classroom.

He placed a box of fruit-flavored milk for each person at the Sixth Group’s seats, and also bought some for Ma Guojun and Yao Beibei, truly ensuring everyone had a share.

As for why he didn’t buy for Chen Yunyun and the others, it was mainly because they usually bought their own.

Furthermore, buying them in such an elaborate way wasn’t appropriate.

After all, was this a side gesture, or something else?

It would be better to treat them individually in private.

In the afternoon, lunch break ended.

After waking up from a nap, most of the people in the classroom had arrived.

When Li Hua saw the drink, he instantly grinned.

“For me?”

“For the dog.”

Li Hua stopped grinning.

Zeng You, Wu Junjun, and Lin Dong entered the classroom together; ever since they shared a dorm, their relationship had progressed by leaps and bounds, basically returning to the dorm and coming to class at the same time.

“Holy cow, Jiang Nian treated us again?”

“Thank you.”

Zhang Ningzhi was the last to arrive, and saw a box of fruit-flavored milk on her desk.

Having had previous experience, she roughly guessed that everyone in the group had one.

But she was still very happy, sweetly saying thank you.

Then she remembered something and subtly made a sarcastic remark to a certain someone.

“Some people don’t even say thank you when they snatch my drink.”

Jiang Nian thought for a moment and said.

“Then thank you.”

“You’re showing off.”

“Then no thank you; why don’t you say thank you to me instead.” Jiang Nian said shamelessly, “I snatched your drink for your own good; wouldn’t you get fat if you drank it?”

Zhang Ningzhi: “.”