Chapter 381 Just tell him directly

In that instant, Zhou Yuting’s hair stood on end.

Jiang Nian just… looked at her, didn’t he?

She couldn’t help but shrink her neck, her heart thumping. She thought, he wouldn’t start holding a grudge again and mess with her, would he?

Thinking about the jokes those people made at the KTV, and the depth Jiang Nian displayed, Zhou Yuting started to get scared.

If it were in the old class, it wouldn’t matter. But in Class Three, more than half of the people were clearly closer to Jiang Nian.

If he wanted to mess with her, she could only be messed with.

Rather than that, it would be better to proactively admit defeat.

By the railing, Jiang Nian was wondering what to use to exchange for a hundred yuan from Zhou Yuting. After all, it was a business transaction, not a banditry.

Suddenly, he saw Zhou Yuting walk over to him.

“Hmm?” Jiang Nian was bewildered. He thought, why is this person coming over? He scrutinized Zhou Yuting, “Do you need something?”

Zhou Yuting lowered her head slightly, her Face full of humiliation. Her Face slowly turned red, and she bit her lower lip, hesitant for a long time, finally uttering a sentence.

“Master…” Jiang Nian immediately had question marks, “???”

What Yuting?

“Are you looking for me for something?” Zhou Yuting was a bit apprehensive, thinking, if I admit defeat, he won’t mess with me, “I… I’ll try my best.”

“Oh, there is actually something.” Jiang Nian estimated there was still some time before the exercise run, and pulled out a handful of items from his pocket.

From his keys and meal card, he picked out a used eraser.

Hmm? Why would he have an eraser in his pocket?

He paused for a second, then suddenly remembered this eraser belonged to Li Hua. That damn kid, he bought a new eraser again.

Perfect, he’d borrow it for a bit.

Jiang Nian held the eraser in his hand, weighed it, and asked.

“Do you have a hundred?”

Hearing this, Zhou Yuting was stunned. She thought, is he already asking for money? But being able to solve it with money… it was better than being messed with by him.

Under the temptation of turning danger into safety, she didn’t care how the ‘danger’ came about.

She made a decision in almost three seconds, pulling out a red banknote from her pocket, and hesitated for a moment, saying.

“If I give it to you, you’re not allowed to mess with me, okay?”

“What the hell are you talking about? What kind of person do you take me for?” Jiang Nian was speechless, “A dignified Star of Inspiration, capable of such a lowly act?”

Zhou Yuting was bewildered. She thought, is he that hateful?

He’d mess with her even after taking the money?

The two stood together, exchanging money quite discreetly. Not many people saw it, and even if they did, they wouldn’t think much of it.

After all, this was the floor of the Olympiad class.

Lending money to a classmate to help buy test papers was a perfectly normal thing.

“Here, I’m selling this to you.” Jiang Nian put the eraser in her hand and said, “An ace student’s eraser, priced at a hundred.”

Zhou Yuting was confused, “Ah? Yours?”

“Li Hua.”

Hearing this, Zhou Yuting smiled, but seeing Jiang Nian there, she quickly restrained her smile.

“It’s okay, you can smile at this.” Jiang Nian waved his hand, but showed no intention of leaving, instead seeming to be waiting for something.

After seven or eight seconds, he returned the money to Zhou Yuting.

“I’m lending you a hundred yuan; pay me back after the college entrance exam.”

With that, he turned to leave, taking the eraser from Zhou Yuting’s palm with him.

“I’ll borrow this for a bit.”

Zhou Yuting was once again bewildered, looking down at the crumpled hundred-yuan bill in her palm, then at the departing Jiang Nian.

Back and forth, she owed a hundred?

No, she traded a hundred yuan, then he lent her a hundred, so this hundred in her hand was his, then where did her own money go?

Is debt an asset? A bit profound.

On the sports field, the winter sun was warm.

Jiang Nian thought, this System is really stupid, it should really get an economics degree. Just a few small tricks, and he’s already cashing out.

This time, the task was to give a hundred yuan, he guessed there would be more tasks later.

When that time came, he’d just have to set up a small scheme. Compared to that, today’s actions were just a small trick.

The System wanted a commercial empire built from scratch, but unfortunately, he was opening an economics textbook (prison edition).

Prison-bound male god!

This was also a major he was interested in. He guessed that if he really went to university, he would lean towards it when choosing a major.

He had thoroughly researched the information; economics and management majors found jobs quite easily. After graduation, they’d quickly get hired to deliver food.

Other than that, taking civil service exams or pursuing graduate studies were inferior options.

If he couldn’t adapt to large corporations, he could also consider sales. Or become a dog at a securities company, working five days and resting two.

Yay, weekends off.

It wasn’t that the securities company was benevolent, but that the stock market didn’t open on weekends.

Being an accountant was also a top choice; if you did well, you’d spend five years in jail. If you didn’t do well, you couldn’t find a job and could only join a small company as a receptionist.

In short, others’ frost, Jiang Nian’s honey.

With money, you could get by.

After the daily exercise run, Class Three’s formation was crooked. Everyone was either wiping sweat or fanning themselves, standing outside the track. The teacher in charge of discipline walked past, not even glancing at Class Three.

A piercing whistle cut through the sports field, and that teacher pointed at the parallel science class not far away and began to scold them.

“Class 301! Where’s the sports committee member! How are you lining up!”

Li Hua turned to watch the commotion for a while, then turned and patted Liu Yang. Like Donnie Yen’s pointing meme, he smiled, saying.

“Look at him.”

Liu Yang’s lips twitched. He thought, Li Hua, this guy, is a bit too smug. He ignored him and turned to look the other way.

“Captain Jiang, do you have any thoughts on this afternoon’s training?”

“Hmm?” Jiang Nian, who had been distracted, remembered he was the captain and immediately coughed, “I do have some thoughts.”

The surrounding area was full of team members, who, hearing this, spontaneously walked over to Jiang Nian’s side.

Including Lao Sun.

Even though he disliked Jiang Nian, for the sake of the class’s Face, he decided to put aside his prejudices and first bring some glory to the class.

“Tell us.” Liu Yang’s expression was solemn.

Presumably, since they were waiting to be dismissed anyway and had nothing to do, Jiang Nian looked around and saw several girls also curiously approaching.

At the same time, he noticed that because several girls were listening in, several boys on the team, such as Li Hua and Sun Zhicheng, who usually didn’t train well, now had determined expressions.

As if burdened by some bond, they suddenly became serious.

“I think currently, the biggest problem with the team is…” Jiang Nian lowered his voice, “I suspect there’s a traitor among us.”

As soon as he spoke, everyone on the track was stunned.

“A traitor?” Liu Yang asked, surprised.

“It’s a class thief, like Li Hua.” Jiang Nian corrected, “I’ve decided to adopt the Three-Three System, do you understand?”

“red stone!” Li Hua didn’t understand, but he knew Jiang Nian, knowing this guy was slandering him, “You’re the traitor!”

“That’s not important, Private Li Hua, don’t interrupt.” Jiang Nian said, displeased.

“Three-Three System?” Liu Yang stroked his chin, hearing the term and feeling a sense of awe without understanding, “Like in the military, the tactical penetration Three-Three System?”

Hearing this, everyone immediately became serious again; it sounded very impressive.

“No, what I mean is, you divide into two groups of three-three.” Jiang Nian said, “One person is responsible for kicking the ball, and the other is responsible for supervising.”

“If the first person shows a tendency to throw the game, immediately execute them first and then report it. Kick them out instantly and bring in a substitute.”

Hearing this, everyone fell silent.

“Nima, a supervisory team, right?”

“This is too outrageous, you’ve reached the end of your rope as captain!”

“No, what should the third person do?”

Jiang Nian looked up and extended a finger.

“Supervise the second person.”

This time, even Liu Yang couldn’t keep a straight Face. He looked at Jiang Nian with a complicated expression and couldn’t help but curse.

“Damn it, a supervisory team for the supervisory team, right?”

Li Hua couldn’t stand it anymore and spoke up.

“Haven’t you noticed, this guy’s subtext is… we are all suspects, only he is not a traitor.”

As his voice fell, several boys fiercely reached out, wanting to give Jiang Nian an Aruba.

But before they could grab him, he ran away.

Liu Yang, standing in place, watched the chaotic scene thoughtfully. He now had a good idea.

The team was quite absurd.

So, what about their opponents?

The morning passed quickly.

After school, Jiang Nian turned to look at Ningzhi, who was still tidying her desk. Before she left, he proactively peeled an orange.

“Hey, want an orange?”

“Oh, thank you.” Zhang Ningzhi thanked him very politely, taking it and first checking it, “Did you wash your hands?”

Jiang Nian’s Face instantly darkened, “Eat it or don’t!”

Saying that, he directly ate like a fierce Dragon. Before Zhang Ningzhi could react, he swallowed the orange along with her fingertips.

“Ah?” Zhang Ningzhi looked at her swallowed fingertips, her Face instantly turning red, “You… how could you!”

“Making a fuss.” Jiang Nian scoffed, swallowing the white pith of the orange along with it, “I’m going to eat.”

Zhang Ningzhi’s Face was red for a moment, then she suddenly remembered the commotion during the midday break. She stopped Jiang Nian and asked curiously.

“Will our class lose the inter-class football match?”

Jiang Nian, who was getting up, froze. He just wanted a little dessert before eating. And he had just had it.

And, he had precisely sucked her fingers.

It had to be said, young Ningzhi’s fingernails were neatly trimmed. Not only were they quite delicious, but the ‘ingredients’ were also very clean.

It was no exaggeration to say it deserved a five-star rating. But he hadn’t expected Zhang Ningzhi to suddenly care about the football match, and he was a bit surprised.

“Why are you suddenly asking about this?”

“No… nothing, I just think playing football…” Zhang Ningzhi stammered, turning her Face away, “It’s… it’s quite cool.”

Why are you blushing like a teapot?

By this time, most of the people in the classroom had already left in groups.

“Oh, you like watching football.” Jiang Nian hadn’t expected Zhang Ningzhi to have this hobby, and his gaze shifted slightly downwards. Could she be a football baby?

“Because my dad likes to watch it, and I followed along when I was little.” Zhang Ningzhi pursed her lips, hiding her thoughts.

If Jiang Nian was very good at football.

Perhaps…

Jiang Nian glanced at her, deep in thought. He hadn’t expected Old Zhang to be a cultured businessman, not playing browser games but watching football.

That old geezer who breaks up lovers, actually has such an elegant hobby?

Sitting with Ningzhi for so long, he almost forgot her family was incredibly wealthy. And he, he was just a poor guy with only 310,000 yuan in savings.

Although he could buy a car to show off in high school, and even in university, it still wouldn’t quite impress Old Zhang.

Old Zhang! You’re turning people into devils!

So much so that Jiang Nian really wanted to use the famous quote from Jiu Yao to retort Old Zhang, “What kind of money can a boy in his twenties have?”

If I were born rich, I’d smash your company.

Jiang Nian snapped out of it, thinking that he was being paranoid. Things that hadn’t happened yet, just the inevitable future confrontation with Old Zhang.

Right now, sitting in front of him was lovely Ningzhi.

“Then does your dad like the national team?”

That one sentence made Zhang Ningzhi freeze.

“He… he likes other teams, because football is global. But aside from that, he’s still very patriotic.”

She added and supplemented, proving that Ningzhi was very filial.

Old Zhang was bad, Ningzhi was good.

“Alright then, I guess your dad and I have some common ground.” Jiang Nian rubbed his chin, “As for the class match.”

“What about it?” Zhang Ningzhi became nervous.

“There shouldn’t be any major problems, because there aren’t many truly strong players.” Jiang Nian smiled, “We just need to beat a few classes to win the championship.”

“What if we encounter a very strong class?” Zhang Ningzhi asked.

“Then we’ll use the Tian Ji’s Horse Racing strategy.” Jiang Nian smiled mischievously, “Everyone in our class is a novice, they don’t really understand the rules.”

“Then isn’t it over?” Ningzhi became nervous.

“Quite the opposite.” Jiang Nian grinned.

“Oh, oh, then good luck.” Zhang Ningzhi’s eyes immediately sparkled.

Jiang Nian glanced at her, deciding to set a prize.

“If we win the championship, you call me…” Hearing this, Zhang Ningzhi immediately stood up, her Face turning red.

“I’m going to find Beibei.”

Before lunch break.

Wang Yuhe also asked about the class match, curiously inquiring.

“It’s starting the day after tomorrow, right?”

“Hmm, why?” Jiang Nian looked at her, “So concerned about the match, are you going to play for your father?”

“Hmph, if I could play…” Wang Yuhe put her hands on her hips, “Then I’d definitely play forward, and winning the championship would be a sure thing.”

“The truly skilled players are all defenders, don’t you know?” Jiang Nian said seriously, “And you’re still talking about forward!”

“Is… is that so?” Wang Yuhe’s guilt was visible, “I mean… I’ll become the most skilled defender.”

“Heh.” Jiang Nian sneered, then turned to Chen Yunyun, “…Why did you pull your hand back? I haven’t finished looking.”

Chen Yunyun pursed her lips, her expression complex.

“I feel like you’re just talking nonsense, what ‘learning line’… I’ve never even heard of it.”

Hearing this, Jiang Nian stopped pretending.

He picked up his pen again, his expression becoming serious. He looked down at the chemistry test paper, then looked up and said.

“Having said that, feudal superstition is not to be tolerated.”

Chen Yunyun:

At the same time, in Olympiad Class Four.

Song Xiyun sat next to Xu Qianqian, looking quite uneasy.

“Qianqian, I feel… next time we eat at the small cafeteria, I should pay myself. It’s not appropriate for me to use that card.”

“Why?” Xu Qianqian asked, puzzled.

“No… it’s just not good.” Song Xiyun felt a bit guilty, always feeling like she owed him too much, and it was getting more and more.

Initially, it was a small debt of future promise.

As long as she got into university, she would definitely earn a lot of money. Even if she earned a little less, just a tiny bit, she could slowly pay it back.

But… now, it seemed she was still in debt.

If this continued, she felt she couldn’t simply repay the favor with money. If things went wrong, she might have to… give herself away, absolutely not.

Jiang Nian was not a traditional simp; she could feel his appetite was huge.

Xu Qianqian tilted her head, not knowing what to say. But then she thought, that scoundrel had many twisted reasons, so it would be best to just go upstairs and talk to him.

So, she said.

“Let’s go, tell him directly.”