Chapter 365 Do you like athletes?

Jiang Nian finally realized.

Yao Beibei, his lifelong enemy!

This woman was not a simple-minded idiot like Li Hua, but a rather cunning and formidable partner with both high EQ and IQ.

A sword from within is often sharper than a sword from without.

After all, five thousand years of history had already proven it.

Experts at internal strife.

Undoubtedly, Yao Beibei had somehow obtained information about him. She directly pushed him, step by step, into becoming the captain.

“Alright, then the captain will be Jiang Nian.” Old Liu was quite casual, as he didn’t have high hopes for this competition anyway.

But no matter what, pleasantries still had to be said.

“Ah, this soccer, the school strongly supports it. It’s a sport backed by national policies, everyone should focus on participation.”

Huh?

Is this right?

“However, on the other hand, everyone’s current identity is still students, and the most important task is still studying.”

Old Liu changed the subject and began to summarize the results of the six-city joint exam that ended at the end of last month.

He first listed a few people who had made the most progress, and then specifically praised Jiang Nian. Going from 590 to 616 was a huge improvement.

The class immediately started discussing, with mixed reactions.

“No, is this a class meeting?”

“Old Liu, this son of a bitch, is slacking off again, but it’s good. I get sleepy as soon as Chinese class starts, let him ramble.”

“How come Jiang Nian keeps scoring higher? Before I knew it, he was over six hundred points. Is he on drugs? He’s going to reach the heavens.”

“That person who transferred up, didn’t they also score over six hundred? No, it was consistently over six hundred and thirty, that’s too abnormal.”

“Damn it, how many people in our class scored over six hundred?”

Yang Qiming listened to the surrounding discussions, then turned to look at Zhou Yuting. He chuckled for a while, then brought up a sensitive topic.

“Hey, aren’t you also a transfer student? By rough estimation, wouldn’t you also be scoring over six hundred?”

Zhou Yuting immediately grinned, unsure what to say.

She thought to herself, this idiot! What are you talking about!

However, on second thought, she really should redouble her efforts. Yu Tongjie, who transferred up, had already gone to Class Zero.

Only she was still pitifully scoring over five hundred points. Perhaps she could pretend to be a top student in a parallel class, but it wouldn’t work in this class.

With the first mock exam ending in a few days, and the new year approaching after this month, there wasn’t much time left.

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but look at Jiang Nian’s seat in the front row.

She also recalled him asking her to find someone at the hospital. Her uncle said he brought a young girl to see a doctor.

Who could that be?

More importantly, where did he get so much money?

Zhou Yuting instantly felt that too many mysteries surrounded Jiang Nian; frankly, he really seemed like he was on drugs.

Could it be that he was really some hidden Urban Dragon King?

She shook her head, shaking out the unrealistic thoughts in her mind, and began to re-organize her slightly chaotic thoughts.

Hmm… Heavenly Dao rewards diligence!

In the noisy classroom.

Sun Zhicheng was quite unconvinced. He was also among those Old Liu had picked, and he wondered how Jiang Nian could possibly play soccer?

But being in the same class, he couldn’t really break the situation.

He could only try to perform more, relying on his skilled bicycle kick technique. No matter what, he could at least play as a forward.

As for Jiang Nian, they would see.

Chen Yunyun glanced down at the photocopied score sheet on her desk, then at the scores not far apart.

She couldn’t help but purse her lips.

A sense of urgency immediately set in.

Jiang Nian’s continuously rising scores were already approaching her walls. For various reasons, she had to create distance between herself and Jiang Nian.

Suddenly, Wang Yuhe in the front seat turned around, saying seriously.

“Yunyun, my score is much higher than his.”

“Huh?” Chen Yunyun was bewildered.

“This is nothing remarkable, my score will always be higher than his.” The foolish Wang Yuhe clenched her fist, gritting her teeth and pouting.

Most people in the class were still discussing another piece of news Old Liu brought.

The last joint exam.

In a true sense, apart from the first mock exam, it was the closest provincial joint exam to the college entrance examination, and its reference value would be very strong after the scores were released.

More importantly, Zhennan Middle School had no right to set the questions.

Therefore, there was no issue of cheating. Let alone getting the questions, even bringing books to copy wouldn’t necessarily result in a high score.

After class.

Jiang Nian found Yao Beibei and dragged her out as she was about to lie down and sleep.

“What are you doing! What are you doing!” Yao Beibei thought he was coming for revenge, so she struggled desperately, “Rape!”

“What are you shouting nonsense for.” Jiang Nian was exasperated.

“Rape… your body, that is.” Yao Beibei did a stretch, then turned to look at Jiang Nian, “Why are you looking for me?”

“It’s not convenient at school right now.”

Yao Beibei: “???”

She suspected Jiang Nian was making some kind of innuendo, but she wasn’t too shy. She was just a little guilty, after all, she had sold him out twice today.

Yes, she was very adept at internal matters.

There was no other purpose, she just felt that the people in her class were terrible at soccer. Especially those two idiots, Li Hua,

They were unbearable to watch.

She happened to have heard someone say that Jiang Nian had played as a defender in his first year of high school and even won some awards.

Anyway, it wasn’t a bad thing, so she just blurted it out. Even if Jiang Nian really didn’t want to, he could ask Old Liu to revoke it.

“What exactly do you want, stop dragging your feet.” Yao Beibei steeled herself, her tone firm, but her body took a step back.

“You little…” Jiang Nian was speechless, but he also hesitated for a while, “Cough cough, just about what I said last class, ‘get lost’.”

“I’m really sorry, I just found out you spoke up for me in PE class, Sister Beibei, I was wrong.”

Yao Beibei had already retreated two steps. Hearing this, she couldn’t help but come back to her senses.

“That’s it?”

“What else did you think I was looking for you for?” Jiang Nian didn’t make a dirty joke; whether he did or not depended on whether Yao Beibei did.

Anyway, both of them enjoyed talking dirty. You say your favorite thing to do is… wake up in the middle of the night to do test papers?

Then you’re really amazing.

Coincidentally, there were two amazing people standing here. They were staring at each other, you looking at me and I looking at you, awkward.

After a while, Yao Beibei burst out laughing.

Lin Dong, having finished in the restroom, passed by the corridor and glanced at the two people by the railing, casually saying.

“Confession accepted?”

“Confess your mother!” Yao Beibei didn’t back down, immediately cursing back, “If you talk nonsense again, I’ll break your legs.”

Lin Dong: “Hehe.”

Yao Beibei turned her head and found Jiang Nian still there. There wasn’t a hint of embarrassment on his face; he was tall and leaned against the railing.

As the wind blew, his soft black hair floated.

Truly a born scumbag.

She cursed in her heart, then had to take a deep breath. She began to face the scoundrel’s sincerity, pondering her words.

“Alright then, an eye for an eye. I also set you up in class just now, so we’re even.”

“OJBK.” Jiang Nian was about to leave, then paused again and asked, “I was thinking, should I compensate you?”

“How so?” Yao Beibei raised an eyebrow.

“How about I introduce you to a sports student?” Jiang Nian became increasingly unsure as he spoke, making a gesture to pull out his phone to send it to her.

“Who?” Yao Beibei asked with a puzzled expression.

Jiang Nian said, “I’ve taken a few PE classes, so I guess I count as a sports student.”

Yao Beibei: “?”

After two boring physics classes in the afternoon, everyone in the class felt their brains were heavy, almost collapsing onto their desks the moment the bell rang.

“Bro, playing soccer after school?” Li Hua asked.

Before Jiang Nian could refuse, Ma Guojun also spoke up.

“The game is in only four days, let’s practice a bit.”

Jiang Nian glanced at the two of them, immediately realizing he was still this so-called captain, and felt a headache coming on.

“After the small self-study session, will there still be a field?” Jiang Nian was a bit speechless, “You either skip self-study and go,

or you don’t go.”

Hearing this, the two were a bit dumbfounded.

“Then what do we do?”

“Skip it, what else.” Jiang Nian thought for a moment, “Six or seven people, sneaking out, they won’t punish you the first time.”

Li Hua and Ma Guojun exchanged glances.

In the comprehensive science office.

Qingbao didn’t have classes for Class Three today, having just returned from teaching Class Two. She leaned back in her office chair, quietly resting.

Not even a soft hum escaped her lips for three seconds.

Suddenly, a male teacher walked into the office. He loudly called out Teacher Zhong as he entered, then burst into laughter.

“Good news, I heard you’re being nominated for ‘Outstanding Teacher of the Year’.”

Qingbao: “????”

She sat up straight in her seat, looking at the male teacher with a puzzled expression.

“When did this happen?”

“Grapevine news, the year-end commendations are this month.” The male teacher leaned against the office desk, “I heard they changed the calculation method.”

“It’s based on attendance and outstanding performance in various school teaching projects, like that advanced training program a while ago.”

Hearing this, Qingbao leaned back again.

“That all depended on the students’ self-discipline; I didn’t do much.”

She finally understood what the other person was congratulating her on, but she wasn’t sure if the other person was being sarcastic.

So, Qingbao gave a perfunctory reply and said nothing more.

She took out her phone and scrolled through it, indeed seeing her name in the work group files, but it was only a nomination.

She looked around and didn’t see many people with connections.

She couldn’t help but sit up again. It seemed… the probability of being selected was indeed not small. No one dislikes being recognized, especially young teachers.

Qingbao was just cautious, not indifferent.

Soon, congratulatory messages arrived on her phone. She felt a headache, frantically responded, then slumped weakly in her chair.

As she stared at the ceiling, she thought of Jiang Nian again.

Thanks to him, otherwise she might not have been able to participate in the selection this year. Perhaps she would have fallen short, receiving a mediocre evaluation.

Having a student who made huge progress in advanced training, that was no longer mediocre.

After all, this was the third year of high school; if her method was reliable, it might be promoted on a large scale and discussed in special meetings.

She got up and brewed a cup of tea, white steam curling from the hot tea. She raised it to drink but then stopped, wondering whether to go to Class Three.

Looking at the time, the small self-study session was almost over.

School was about to end, and she figured the students were probably planning to eat. After thinking about it, she finally decided against it.

“Shoot!”

“Damn it!”

“Sun Zhicheng, you piece of shit, are you no good?!” Li Hua said heartbrokenly, “How can you be impotent at such a young age?!”

Sun Zhicheng’s face was flushed, stammering on the twilight soccer field.

…I kicked it crooked.”

“Stop blabbering, Hua.” Jiang Nian was wearing only a thin shirt, “Hurry up and play, there aren’t many games in total.”

Whoosh, a strong wind swept across the sports field.

On the bare earth soccer field, the light was not bright. Many first and second-year high school students stood around, while Class Three only had half a field.

It was just a small field with one goal, seven or eight people playing soccer in the cold wind.

Ma Guojun, the big one, hadn’t taken off a single layer of clothing, still wearing that dark blue, jacket-like leader’s coat.

“We skipped the small self-study, we haven’t been found out yet, have we?”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian took out his phone from his pocket and glanced at it.

“Old Liu isn’t here.”

“How do you know?” Sports committee member Liu Yang ran over, kicking the ball, and asked curiously, “Did you leave an inside man in the classroom?”

Jiang Nian shook his head, “I asked Cai Xiaoqing.”

Several boys collectively exclaimed, dumbfounded.

“You scoundrel, your connections reach the heavens?”

“No, Cai Xiaoqing, such a rigid person, would give you information?” Liu Yang scratched his head and leaned over.

“Let me see, if it’s true, I won’t live.”

Jiang Nian thought to himself that Prime Minister Cai might be rigid but not flat; there are no girls who are impervious to men’s charms.

Moreover, Cai Xiaoqing herself was quite pretty. Usually, buttering her up a bit to get some convenience wasn’t a problem. To put it bluntly, why work so hard for a job that doesn’t pay? He had a good relationship with her, so naturally, he could use the back door.

“It’s true, holy shit!” Liu Yang was defeated, “This is also about looks, I’ll try it someday.”

Li Hua grinned, directly sliding to steal the ball from under Liu Yang’s foot.

“You clown, take this slide tackle! Mount Tai Meteorite Drop!”

“You’re ambushing me, aren’t you!”

“Damn it, can’t beat you, I’m out, I’m out.”

The few of them practiced until 5:50, then went to eat together. They had developed a bit of coordination, barely forming a soccer team.

The other members of the team were Luo Yong, Hu Nianzhong, and Lin Dong, who was a benchwarmer, but Lin Dong didn’t come.

He was just there to make up the numbers; if someone twisted an ankle, he would fill in.

Other boys in the class, such as Yang Qiming and the Huang Cailang brothers, had no interest in soccer whatsoever and refused to participate.

The others were similar; even if some had good stamina, as soon as they heard the game was in four days, they immediately became discouraged.

They didn’t want to go on the field and make a fool of themselves, or be crushed by other classes.

All sorts of excuses emerged endlessly, making it impossible to form a decent soccer team, so they could only barely manage.

Back in the classroom.

Li Hua and the others seemed exceptionally excited, loudly discussing soccer preparations.

Jiang Nian, however, was uninterested. This team’s setup was even more absurd than a ragtag army. If he didn’t cheat, he couldn’t beat anyone.

Apparently, he would have to cheat.

Jiang Nian had no qualms about this. He had cheated many times, shamelessly, to win a game.

The problem was, he didn’t want to practice anymore.

So, he took a deep breath, clasped his hands together, and prayed for rain tomorrow and the day after, hoping that everyone would be unable to practice soccer.

Zhang Ningzhi saw this and poked his arm.

“Are you praying for the team?”

Jiang Nian nodded, then immediately changed the subject.

“What homework did we have today?”

During the break of the first evening self-study session, Yao Beibei bought snacks. As she distributed them to a few people, Jiang Nian pretended to do problems, waiting to be fed.

However, she skipped over him.

Jiang Nian made the same thinking gesture as Pleasant Goat, then pointed at her.

“Hey, you damn it!”