Chapter 236 Some people don’t need to do anything; they just stand there and win.

Afternoon, self-study period.

Yao Beibei and Jiang Nian swapped seats, and Jiang Nian looked around.

It was truly a gathering of both young and old, with all the talented individuals present.

In front was Yu Zhiyi, and diagonally to the left was Zhou Yuting.

Next to her were Yang Qiming and Huang Cailang, and across an aisle from their group were Lin Dong, Sun Zhicheng, and their team.

To his right, one row over, was Yu Tongjie, who was bent over, doing his homework.

It was Class 3’s moment of shining stars.

Jiang Nian blended in, feeling as comfortable as if he were home.

Zhou Yuting glanced back at him, and their eyes met.

Neither of them spoke, but Zhou Yuting felt like she had been cursed at, and very crudely at that.

She hesitated for a moment, then turned to Yu Zhiyi and asked,

“Zhiyi, what would you do if you encountered someone you disliked?”

Hearing this, Yu Zhiyi looked up and pondered for a few seconds.

“Curse them out.”

Zhou Yuting asked again, “What if you had no choice but to get along with someone you disliked, someone you saw every day? What then?”

Yu Zhiyi fell into deep thought, then looked up a moment later.

“Curse them out behind their back.”

“And what about on the surface?” Zhou Yuting asked, puzzled.

“Diligently manage the relationship, isn’t that what everyone does?” Yu Zhiyi then dropped another bombshell, “It’s the destiny of adults.”

Zhou Yuting really wanted to ask, ‘Are you an adult?’

But as her gaze shifted downwards, she immediately dismissed the thought.

Age really could be self-defined; one only needed to possess a mature figure.

“What if you really can’t stand it anymore?”

Yu Zhiyi looked confused, thinking,’She can’t be hinting at me, can she?’

That shouldn’t be the case.

They had played quite well yesterday, had she offended her somewhere?

However, you never knew with these things; what if she was an old hand at acting? So, she was indeed hinting at her.

“Then of course, forgive her.”

Zhou Yuting: “???”

She turned away, thinking that even the mature Yu Zhiyi wasn’t omnipotent.

Just as she was about to do some homework before school ended, she looked up and found her two deskmates: one was playing the role of a frowning thinker.

The other was grinning foolishly, occasionally swallowing his saliva.

Zhou Yuting thought, ‘How speechless, what low-quality men.’

That guy who added her yesterday was the same, posting airplane window photos on his WeChat Moments.

With the caption: ‘Thank you, parents, for allowing me the means to choose more, instead of being chosen.’

Isn’t that idiotic?

It’s always the same two tricks: either ‘Thank you, parents’ or ‘I don’t want a lot of money, I want a lot of love.’

If they were truly rich, they wouldn’t say that, or they were purely born to find pleasure in belittling others.

Zhou Yuting had seen richer people; truly wealthy people were very low-key.

Using sneakers and travel photos to show off and put others down was purely beggars comparing treasures.

Rich or not, didn’t everyone wear shoes and still go out to have fun?

Still, the class committee member Tao Ran was good; he had a refined appearance and good temperament, and his clothes were carefully chosen. He had good grades and strong abilities.

Although he didn’t have very noticeable brand logos on him, it was clear that his stationery and daily items were not cheap.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuting couldn’t help but cast her gaze in Li Qingrong’s direction.

She couldn’t tell the brand of the class monitor’s clothes at all, but they didn’t look cheap. She also never saw her scolding people much, but everyone in the class feared her.

Yu Zhiyi was doing her homework, but she felt that something was off.

She turned her head and found Jiang Nian behind her.

“When did you get here?”

“Why ask so many questions, mumbling and grumbling.” Jiang Nian’s attitude was as bad as ever; only his eyes were honest, glancing once and then again.

Yu Zhiyi was already desensitized and too lazy to complain.

“Tonight is the psychological committee election, are you running?”

“No, I’m dark inside.” Jiang Nian shook his head. “Have you ever seen a necromancer switch to being a priest? I can’t do such a bright profession.”

Yu Zhiyi had never played games, but she often chatted with boys, so she knew what a necromancer and a priest meant.

Thus, she continued the conversation.

“Do you think I can get elected if I run?”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian was stunned, even putting down his pen.

“You?”

Hearing this, Yu Zhiyi immediately became nervous.

She had many friends in class and could talk to boys. But she felt that other boys would more or less flatter her, and the reasons for that didn’t need much elaboration.

In short, at a time like this, Jiang Nian’s opinion, despite their usual disagreements, was relatively more accurate.

“What’s wrong?” Yu Zhiyi was a little nervous.

Jiang Nian asked, “Did you prepare a campaign speech?”

“Not yet, I don’t know if I can get elected.” Yu Zhiyi frowned, nervously saying, “I haven’t decided yet; if I decide to run, I’ll write it later.”

She actually thought that since she had transferred back from Class 2 and ended another relationship, she should try something new to change others’ old impressions of her.

“No need to write it.”

“Can’t I win?” Yu Zhiyi sighed.

“No, you can just say whatever you want up there.” Jiang Nian frowned. “Let’s put it this way, Li Hua is also planning to run, but if you go up, he will withdraw.”

Yu Zhiyi: “…That’s not what I want.”

“Oh, you’re not running?” She gritted her teeth, “I am!”

After speaking, she looked at Jiang Nian again, asking hesitantly.

“Will anyone vote for me?”

“I don’t know about others, but I’m all for it, hands and feet.”

Ring, ring, ring.

After school, most people in the classroom walked out.

Li Hua, however, was uncharacteristically sitting in his seat, seriously preparing his campaign speech.

His expression was solemn and grave, as if he were writing a world-famous masterpiece.

Jiang Nian walked up to him, taking a moment to lean in and peek.

“Haha, trash.”

“You idiot!” Li Hua ignored him and continued to focus on writing his speech. “How can a sparrow know the aspirations of a swan?”

With a smack, the table was heavily slapped.

“What are you doing!” Li Hua jumped.

“I heard you’re still writing some campaign speech, isn’t it all the same no matter how much you write?” Jiang Nian’s mouth curled in a sneer, sitting by Li Hua’s desk like a villain.

“Let me tell you some bad news.”

“What?” Li Hua held his pen, proving he hadn’t given up on the election yet.

“Yu Zhiyi just told me that she wants to run for psychological committee member.”

Hearing this, Li Hua was stunned.

The hand of his first love suddenly loosened, and the pen he had been clutching rolled along the desktop.

Finally, with a clatter, it fell to the floor.

“This… This isn’t bad news, is it?”

Li Hua’s expression instantly changed, and he abruptly stood up.

With a look of wild joy, he crumpled up his half-written campaign draft, casually stuffed it into his drawer, and let out a few ‘hi hi hi’ sounds.

“Nian, I suddenly feel a pain in my heart, is something wrong with my psychology?”

Jiang Nian: “Dig it out and see.”

Li Hua roared, “You idiot! You idiot!!!”

He paced back and forth in the aisle like an idiot, muttering to himself incessantly.

He rubbed his hands from time to time, his face glowing with renewed vigor.

“What are you mumbling about, preparing to dig up your group member’s ex-girlfriend, are you?” Jiang Nian’s single sentence instantly made Li Hua see red.

Li Hua pointed at Jiang Nian, his finger trembling uncontrollably.

“You, you’re f*cking slandering me! S-slandering me!”

“Haha, why are you so anxious?” Jiang Nian once again performed the Six Arts of the Gentleman.

“Stones can be eaten casually, but words cannot be spoken carelessly!” Li Hua was a bit anxious, lowering his voice, “You know me, I didn’t mean that.”

“Hard to say.”

“You b*stard!” Li Hua was completely enraged. “What about you then? I’ve seen you talking to her several times!”

Jiang Nian’s mouth twisted, “I’m open and honest, with nothing to hide, but it’s hard to say about some people!”

Li Hua exploded.

Sun Zhicheng stood in front of a small barbershop.

He twirled a length of his hair; to be honest, his hair length was borderline, could be cut or not.

However, he had never been to this shop before.

Going to his usual shop was definitely unrealistic; he’d have to take a bus on the weekend to get a cut.

So, should he take a gamble?

He didn’t dare to go to those luxuriously decorated shops, fearing that the people inside would rip him off, making six or seven hundred yuan instantly disappear.

After much deliberation, he chose the simple-looking shop in front of him.

The owner was eating a bowl of rice and happened to make eye contact with Sun Zhicheng outside the door.

He immediately stood up and walked towards the shop entrance.

“Handsome, do you want a haircut?”

The moment their eyes met, Sun Zhicheng’s heart sank, thinking he had been careless.

He usually only glanced at barbershops out of the corner of his eye because… barber shop superstition number one: if your eyes meet, you have to respond.

Some owners were very persistent, enthusiastically inviting you for a haircut, even following you for a short distance.

He planned to ask for the price and then leave, “How much for a haircut?”

Unexpectedly, the owner said,

“Fifteen.”

Sun Zhicheng was about to refuse, but hearing the price, he hesitated again.

He wasn’t short on money, but he wasn’t a big spender either. Fifteen yuan for a haircut was considered a low price in Zhennan.

After a moment of hesitation, he still stepped inside.

“Just to be clear, I’m only getting a haircut.”

“No problem.”

The owner arranged for someone to wash his hair; so far, everything was normal.

Until Sun Zhicheng dried his hair, sat in the chair, and saw an apprentice walk over with a clipper.

His pupils immediately constricted, and he swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

He thought, ‘I’m finished.’

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