Chapter 367 Qingbao, the Extremely Wealthy Man

“Oh, that thing.”

When “that thing” was mentioned, Jiang Nian also seemed a bit reserved.

He looked up at the ceiling, then coughed. After a long moment of hesitation, he pretended to be nonchalant and said,

“You just give me what you’re supposed to, and record it briefly.”

The atmosphere became awkward.

Yu Zhiyi also felt a little embarrassed, covering her blushing face for a while. Thinking of various possibilities, she asked nervously,

“You won’t show it to other people, right?”

“How could I? No, I won’t.” Jiang Nian also felt a bit awkward from her words. “Purely for collection, for personal collection.”

“You’re quite perverted,” Yu Zhiyi said.

Ring, ring, ring, the class bell rang.

It was time to return to the classroom.

Jiang Nian subconsciously didn’t want to discuss it further, lifting his foot, ready to end the topic. His intention was, ‘You handle it, but if I’m not satisfied, that’s another matter.’

It was indeed a bit perverted.

“You won’t upload it online, to some strange place, right?” Yu Zhiyi confirmed with him again.

Her face suddenly turned red, like a bubbling teapot.

“Are you going to record that Egypt Bar thing or not? I’m leaving first.” Jiang Nian wasn’t actually looking forward to it much and turned to leave.

“Hey, don’t rush!” Yu Zhiyi grabbed his sleeve. “Can’t I do it? We already agreed anyway.”

“Alright then, let’s set a delivery time.” Jiang Nian thought for a moment. “How about Saturday afternoon? That gives you a bit more time to prepare.”

“Okay.” Yu Zhiyi readily agreed.

Jiang Nian hummed and left. Once he had said it, it wasn’t so embarrassing anymore; instead, he felt a sense of ease, like an artist.

Yu Zhiyi entered the classroom a few steps later, her mood still quite good.

Although she had to make a small sacrifice, Jiang Nian’s request wasn’t excessive, and she quite enjoyed taking photos herself.

However, the physics improvement booklet was difficult to organize; she would have to stay up late to sort it out after returning home.

Perhaps… this is the price of becoming stronger.

She returned to her seat, and a nascent idea suddenly popped into her head. Is it possible to fall in love and then acquire scores?

Hmm:

(Thinking)?

Has the scientific community proven that knowledge can be transmitted?

It seems unlikely in high school.

Jiang Nian returned to his seat and saw Li Hua sleeping with his head on the desk. He was still clutching that plastic makeshift gun, which looked ridiculously funny.

He could only squeeze in from Zhang Ningzhi’s side, and after sitting upright in his seat,

He suddenly heard Zhang Ningzhi ask,

“Where did you go?”

“Peeing,” Jiang Nian said casually.

He was telling the truth, but only half of it. Besides peeing, he also chatted with Yu Zhiyi for a while.

“Oh.” Zhang Ningzhi merely asked casually.

Jiang Nian focused his attention on the plastic gun in Li Hua’s hand. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he simply reached out to snatch it.

As his fingers just pinched the plastic gun body, Li Hua instantly woke up.

“Who!”

That dog-like guy sprang up, pulled out a lighter’s electric igniter from somewhere, and zapped Jiang Nian’s hand with a ‘pat-da’ sound.

“Trying to sneak attack, huh? Thunder God, help me!”

“What the heck, you freaking…”

Jiang Nian was directly zapped, his hand flying back. “You’re really perverted!”

“That’s right, I just fell asleep.” Li Hua shook his head and sighed, “I dreamed we won the championship, bro.”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian gave Li Hua a sidelong glance.

“You’re being a bit humorous.”

“It’s fine, we’ll continue training tomorrow.” Li Hua wasn’t discouraged. “Tomorrow, I won’t even go back for lunch.”

Jiang Nian heard this and thought, ‘My friend is calling on spirits overnight.’ He’d sing Jam Hsiao’s “Princess” ten times in a row, directly praying for two days of rain.

So, bro, how will you deal with that?

“Pass this on, to that person.”

“The one in the back, right? Okay, pass it to Jiang Nian.”

Zhou Yuting was a bit annoyed; the note had reached her. And it was Jiang Nian’s note, but she could only honestly pass it forward.

“Could you give this to Jiang Nian, please? Thank you.”

She added the words “thank you,” making it sound more polite. In reality, she hoped to subtly distort the sender’s message.

The note reached Jiang Nian’s hand. He opened it and saw only one sentence.

“Dare to compete with me in soccer?”

Jiang Nian: “????”

He thought, ‘Which idiot?’ But as soon as this thought emerged, the idiot’s name naturally surfaced.

However, which ball to kick?

He now found it somewhat difficult to look at elementary school students. He originally thought Chen Yunyun was relatively mature. Now he realized he might have been greatly mistaken.

Perhaps only such carefree people can transport the unnecessary nutrients from their brains to where they need to go.

In any case, he couldn’t play close-contact sports with her.

Jiang Nian crumpled the note into a ball and threw it directly into the trash bag hanging on his desk, letting out a dismissive ‘tch’ sound.

“Who gave it to you?” Li Hua asked curiously.

“No one.” Jiang Nian didn’t intend to satisfy his’son’s’ curiosity and prepared to do his homework. “Let me see that lighter igniter of yours.”

Playing with it, another half an hour of self-study passed.

Playing with things makes one lose ambition; he couldn’t concentrate on studying at all.

As the evening self-study session neared its end.

Jiang Nian roughly estimated that over the entire evening, he had only completed about half of his usual homework amount.

After evening self-study, students from various classrooms streamed out into the corridor.

“I’m leaving, alright?” Jiang Nian greeted Zhang Ningzhi and the class monitor. He didn’t need much tidying up and calmly left, carrying his bag.

Zhang Ningzhi hummed in acknowledgment, continuing to pack her books.

Li Qingrong, however, glanced at Jiang Nian’s desk and the test papers he hadn’t taken, a thoughtful expression appearing on her face.

This time, Xu Qianqian didn’t sneak off.

She just turned her face away, consistently avoiding looking at Jiang Nian. Walking ahead alone, she was clearly still bothered by yesterday’s events.

After all, it was her neck; if it had been her mouth, her reaction would probably have been even greater.

But precisely because it was her neck, Xu Qianqian found it difficult to appear overly petty, so she could only sulk a little.

Jiang Nian didn’t understand how a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier operated, but he understood how Xu Qianqian, this young girl of sixteen, operated.

“Xu Qianqian’s User Guide.”

After all, she was an innocent young girl; it was normal to react to being kissed on the neck, so much so that the atmosphere became strange.

A friend with high emotional intelligence might have already defused the awkwardness.

However, Jiang Nian did not do so.

Because this awkward atmosphere could actually easily impact Xu Qianqian’s nerves, constantly reminding her:

You were kissed.

As long as the awkwardness lasted, this information would keep popping up.

In this situation, if there was a third knowing party who suddenly jumped out, like an NPC, and started mindlessly egging them on,

Then, perhaps, with a little pushing and pulling, the two might sleep together tonight… no, they might get together.

The two of them walked towards home, one in front of the other, without speaking. The atmosphere was suddenly too quiet.

Commuting students walking home in groups chatted and laughed along the way.

A couple, even more so, chased and played, running from behind to the front, directly passing the two. The boy, with a ‘wah’ sound, directly hugged the giggling girl.

Seeing this, Xu Qianqian’s eyelids twitched involuntarily.

She wondered, ‘Where did this couple come from?’

After a quiet journey, the strange feeling between them grew stronger. Usually, they were always laughing and joking,

But now it was suddenly awkward.

The strong contrast constantly reminded her.

Yesterday… “Cough, cough, that…” Xu Qianqian couldn’t stand it anymore and broke the silence. “Were you drugged and muted in the classroom?”

“I’m transferring schools,” Jiang Nian suddenly said.

Xu Qianqian: “??”

“Just kidding, trying to liven up the atmosphere.” Jiang Nian scratched his face. “I saw no one was talking, and I couldn’t help myself for a moment.”

Xu Qianqian:

“What a pity, I thought it was real.”

“Which one are you talking about?” Jiang Nian asked curiously.

“Both.” Xu Qianqian held up two fingers, feeling a little guilty. She had indeed been startled by that sentence just now.

After all, she had known Jiang Nian since childhood, and their relationship had been on and off.

Starting from the autumn of senior year this year… their interactions became exceptionally frequent, and their relationship grew better and better. If it were suddenly withdrawn,

She didn’t dare to imagine, and a dark thought sprouted in her heart.

“Jiang Nian, I wish you were a girl.”

“What the heck, you’re truly malicious!” Jiang Nian instantly saw through her thoughts. “You like Southern Liang, right, you venomous woman!”

“Pfft.”

Xu Qianqian returned to her bouncy state, deliberately skipping over yesterday’s incident, but she had ultimately remembered it deeply.

And, she had etched such a thought into her mind.

He cares as much as I do… Xu Qianqian stopped, turned her head, and said,

“Oh, right, for the next provincial joint exam, I’m going to try to break 680 points.”

Jiang Nian looked up and asked curiously,

“Didn’t you already score 680 points? Why are you still trying to break that score after so long?”

“Tch, can a major joint exam be the same as a minor joint exam?” Xu Qianqian lifted her head. “And can a provincial joint exam be the same as a major joint exam?”

Speaking of this, she remembered the college entrance examination next summer. She realized that the ‘far-off’ college entrance examination she spoke of was suddenly only half a year away.

Going to university meant separation.

In fact, even the most passionate cicada chirps of summer would eventually fade.

The best summer always only happens once.

Thinking of this, Xu Qianqian couldn’t help but fall silent. She seemed to have never experienced the best summer.

It was only after high school that her relationship with Jiang Nian eased.

It wasn’t until late September that Jiang Nian suddenly had an epiphany. He suddenly started studying hard, and his relationship with her also grew better.

But it wasn’t in the summer.

After the college entrance examination next summer, no matter how much they played, it would be a summer of farewell. The probability of going to the same school was too low.

Hmm?

Why did she suddenly stop talking?

Jiang Nian glanced at Xu Qianqian once, twice, thrice. No matter how he looked, she still had that somewhat vacant expression, as if her mind was elsewhere.

Normally, he only looked like that after… well, after that.

Just freed up his hands, what is the meaning of life, after all?

“What are you thinking about?”

“Thinking…” Xu Qianqian came back to her senses. “I’m thinking if I get 700 points on the college entrance exam, will it affect my internet speed.”

Jiang Nian:

It would have been better not to ask.

Suddenly, he realized this was his opportunity.

“Cough, cough, that Xu Qianqian.” Jiang Nian cleared his throat. “How about we make another bet on the provincial joint exam results?”

Hearing this, Xu Qianqian immediately shrank her neck, showing a lack of backbone.

“Gambling is illegal.”

He originally thought she was a very capable girl, and she would definitely add more chips to get back at him.

No, you’re going to jail…

“This is a private study wager, it doesn’t involve money.” Jiang Nian wasn’t quite ready to give up. “Why don’t you try again?”

Xu Qianqian pursed her lips, remaining silent.

Her neck had already been kissed.

This person, after winning, still wanted to gamble, and he might even be holding back points. What if his wager was to sleep with her? Would she have to lose her virginity?

Clearly, the answer was no.

This wasn’t Japan, after all.

“I’m a bit sleepy, I’m going home to shower first.” Xu Qianqian quickly ran upstairs, startling a series of orange, sound-activated lights.

Jiang Nian didn’t insist either, slowly going upstairs.

After throwing his bag aside, he also went into the bathroom to wash up. In the steamy, argon-nitrogen filled bathroom, he too felt a bit lost.

After the Six-City Joint Exam, he had become much more laid-back.

He spent half of tonight’s self-study session entirely on ‘quality time.’ Playing around truly harms me. From today onwards… I’ll beat Li Hua to death!

It’s all Li Hua’s fault!

He himself must be fine, purely an innocent heart.

After Jiang Nian came out of the bathroom with his hair dry, he faced another choice. Should he read a book, or scroll through ‘hot chicks’ on his phone?

Reading a book a hundred times is not as good as looking at a ‘welfare girl’.

“I’m already a 616-point top student, let’s rest a bit,” he muttered to himself. “After all, I just finished an exam.”

As his hand touched his phone, it vibrated with a ‘buzz’.

He subconsciously prepared to look at Chen Yunyun’s sharing, but picked it up to find a message from the class monitor, and couldn’t help but pause for a moment.

A rare guest.

Usually, the class monitor didn’t send messages unless necessary, maintaining her aloof persona.

However, for front and back desk neighbors who wanted to have something to do at night, even the mischievous Jiang Nian couldn’t easily find a reason.

Thus, the two often exchanged online messages only once every two or three days.

Li Qingrong: “Do you have a goal for the provincial joint exam?”

Jiang Nian stared at the message, couldn’t help but make a ‘lesbian gesture’. He rubbed his chin, pondering the deeper meaning of her words for a while.

Such an official tone, so it’s serious business?

He replied truthfully, “No.”

After a while, Li Qingrong was typing.

After another while, still typing.

Still typing…

Jiang Nian lay on his side on the bed, changing positions numerous times. He thought, ‘The class monitor’s message is really long. Is she going to lecture me?’

Two minutes later.

Li Qingrong: “Hmm.”

Jiang Nian: “?????”

Is ‘hmm’ that hard to type?

He couldn’t quite figure out the ‘Holy Emperor’. Typing for so long, and then after all that, only an ‘hmm’ popped up. What did that mean?

“Qingqing.”

This time, the reply was instant.

“You were typing just now, what did you want to ask?” Jiang Nian asked directly.

The other side was typing again, and after three minutes, a sentence appeared.

Li Qingrong: “To set a goal for you.”

Seeing this, Jiang Nian once again made the ‘lesbian gesture’. After a few seconds of thought, he tentatively replied to the class monitor with a few words.

“Then what’s my reward if I achieve it?”

This time, there was no need to hesitate; the other party threw out a sentence.

“Ten thousand?”

Huh? Is this right?

Jiang Nian for a moment suspected he had entered the wrong app. His ‘master’ was ordering him to get into Tsinghua.

No, she’s directly offering money? Baby.

He once again had a direct estimate of Li Qingrong’s financial power. People are always stunned into speechlessness by concrete wealth.

Fortunately, he wasn’t short on money, so he planned to refuse.

“Ding!”

Li Qingrong: “Twenty thousand?”

No, how much is the goal even set for yet?

Jiang Nian quickly replied, “Let’s not talk about money between us, okay? First, let’s discuss what the goal is, then we can slowly negotiate the reward.”