Chapter 396 Li Qingrong makes a heart shape with her hands and Wagatsuma Yue

“What are you saying?” Jiang Nian was speechless, looking around. “Let’s clean up and go eat outside.” He saw Zhang Ningzhi and her friends walking towards them, clearly wanting to talk.

So he simply stopped walking and waited where he was.

“Outside?” Li Hua’s eyes widened again.

Jiang Nian said, “My treat.”

“Holy crap, bro.” Li Hua’s attention was immediately diverted. “When it comes to righteousness, if you say you’re second in Zhennan, no one dares to claim first.”

“Stop with the exaggerated praise. Don’t I know these good qualities about myself?” Jiang Nian said, “Call everyone, including the substitutes.”

“Okay, bro.” Li Hua gestured excitedly and went to inform the rest of the team.

He wasn’t afraid of his godfather driving a Land Rover, but he was afraid of his brother driving one.

Eating a good meal outside wasn’t cheap. In the past, Li Hua would have suggested they split the bill. But now, he would only say, “Hurry up.”

Li Hua had figured out that Jiang Nian was also a wealthy dog, completely un-impoverishable. If the team won the championship, there would be prize money too.

In short, everyone felt no psychological burden with Jiang Nian treating them.

To this day, Li Hua still didn’t know how much living expenses Jiang Nian actually had each month; whenever he asked, it was always “a few hundred yuan.”

Is this how someone lives on a few hundred yuan?

Chen Yunyun, who arrived first, greeted Jiang Nian, gracefully congratulating him on winning the match, and asked with a gentle smile.

“Are you going to eat at the dorm cafeteria?”

“No, I’m going to eat outside with them later.” Jiang Nian pointed in Li Hua’s direction. “Do you want to come along?”

“No.” Chen Yunyun shook her head.

“We still need to go back to the dorm to get water, we don’t have time.” Wang Yuhe emerged from behind Chen Yunyun and asked with a sudden idea.

“Jiang Nian! Can you carry two buckets of water up to the fifth floor?”

“Sure, next time I’ll steal your thermos.” Jiang Nian casually joked, “What kind of milk tea do you want? I’ll bring it for you when I come back.”

“No… no need, right?” Chen Yunyun hesitated, considering from his perspective, “You won’t have enough time, you might be late.”

“No, go ahead and order.” Jiang Nian didn’t even blink.

“Okay then.” Chen Yunyun ordered an easy-to-make milk tea.

“I want one! I want that one…” Wang Yuhe was overjoyed and also ordered a milk tea, then left with Chen Yunyun.

Jiang Nian turned his head and saw Li Qingrong also preparing to leave with Cai Xiaoqing and her friends.

The moment she turned, their eyes met.

Li Qingrong’s expression didn’t change, as if she was pondering something. She was thinking about what Cai Xiaoqing had just said about friendly gestures between friends.

So, she slowly extended her hand. Her index finger and thumb awkwardly crossed, forming an angle, then tightly squeezed together.

Then, she raised her hand towards her good friend.

“Huh?” Jiang Nian was stunned.

He must have woken up too fast, seeing the class monitor making a single-handed heart gesture at him. (Lesbian gesture) (Thinking jpg) Not sure, let me look again.

He looked again, and it was indeed a heart gesture.

Gulp. Jiang Nian couldn’t help but swallow. His heart also uncharacteristically skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt warm.

The cool, beautiful girl made a single-handed heart gesture expressionlessly, and he was inexplicably charmed.

He felt a bit like he was in heat.

Sun Zhicheng, as a veteran defender in the class football team, had made an indelible contribution to their recent victory.

At this moment, he merely stood at the periphery of the team. Like a reclusive knight, he finished his business, flicked his sleeves, and hid his achievements and fame deep within.

Liu Yang and the others were cheering about Jiang Nian treating them to dinner, excitedly discussing what to eat like a bunch of monkeys.

Sun Zhicheng stood with his arms crossed, a faint smile playing on his lips.

He had long since risen above vulgar pleasures and was not interested in dinner, merely enjoying the feeling of victory.

In a moment, he would politely decline their invitation.

Thinking this, Sun Zhicheng turned his head with a calm expression. Just his luck, he happened to see the class monitor making a single-handed heart gesture.

He couldn’t help but hold his breath, shocked by the sight, his pupils involuntarily dilating. He was completely stunned, unable to speak.

A few seconds later, Sun Zhicheng slowly came back to his senses. Suddenly realizing something, he followed the direction of the heart gesture: it was Jiang Nian!

At that moment, his calm and detached state of mind, as still as water, was instantly shattered.

Admittedly, he did hope that the class monitor could keep Jiang Nian in check. Even if the two of them got together, it would be beneficial to him.

But! I didn’t tell you two to show off!

Jealousy surged from his internal organs, and Sun Zhicheng almost lost his mind, returning to the team with a sullen face.

Jiang Nian was truly damned!

He would join the dinner, jump on the table, and eat his fill!

Not many people witnessed this scene, and those who did were more or less lost in thought. Or they turned back to look at Li Qingrong a few more times.

Among them were several people from Class One who were leaving, all staring in astonishment.

Shao Ziheng was even ready to go up and chat her up; he didn’t care about Jiang Nian’s feelings at all.

However, after walking a few steps forward, he recognized Li Qingrong through the dim light, and so he quietly took a turn.

Directly, nothing happened.

“What are you looking at?” Zhang Ningzhi arrived a few steps ahead, staring at Jiang Nian intently. “You and the class monitor have a really good relationship.”

Holy crap, my Yuzhi!

Suddenly, I felt… a chill on my chest, but when I touched it, there was no hole.

“It’s alright, just normal classmate relationship.” Jiang Nian finished speaking and changed the subject, saying, “Want to go eat together?”

Zhang Ningzhi stood with her hands behind her back, glancing at the lively team.

“No way, why would I go to your boys’ dinner? Congratulations on winning the match, you have to keep winning next time, okay?”

Ningzhi temporarily reverted to her cute side, her healing ability maxed out.

“I’ll still cheer for you in your next match. But if someone else cheers for you, and you don’t need me…”

Crap, here we go again, my Ning.

Jiang Nian stared at her for a few seconds, then circled to her side and stared for a few more seconds. Finally, he simply walked in circles around her, his gaze full of scrutiny.

Zhang Ningzhi immediately shrank her neck like a quail.

“What are you doing?”

“These words… Yao Beibei taught you to say them, didn’t she?” Jiang Nian stroked his chin and immediately started scolding, “Stupid Yao Beibei!”

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ningzhi immediately felt guilty.

“No, I wanted to say it myself.”

“Still quite loyal, but it’s useless.” Jiang Nian reached out and squeezed her palm, then squeezed her arm.

“Wait, I’ll catch Yao Beibei and bring her back, and you two will be interrogated together!”

Zhang Ningzhi instantly lowered her head, her hands tucked into her pockets. Her face gradually turned red, and she mumbled, unable to offer any excuses.

“I’m leaving, you eat well.”

After saying that, she didn’t look back and took off running.

Jiang Nian stood there feeling a bit speechless, thinking what kind of situation was this. It was all Yao Beibei’s fault; such a mischievous best friend was not to be kept.

These little green tea tactics couldn’t fool his eyes at all.

In no time at all, everything was taken care of. Currently, only nine members of Class Three’s football team remained on the field.

Seven players plus two substitutes, the group marched grandly towards the small restaurant outside the North Gate.

The sky also gradually darkened.

The small restaurant was brightly lit, and a sumptuous table of food and drinks had already been prepared in advance. As soon as they sat down, they immediately began to eat.

“Holy crap, there’s alcohol!”

“Nian, are you drinking?”

“Li Hua, you noob, you’re still drinking?” Ma Guojun laughed. “Don’t you remember, last time you got caught drinking by the English teacher.”

“red stone!” Li Hua protested, “That’s easy, I’ll just have a little bit, and then buy some chewing gum later.”

“Then I’ll have a little too, maybe?” Liu Yang hesitated.

“I’ll just have some drinks, I’m scared, I’m scared.” Ma Guojun conceded, “You guys drink, just be careful not to get caught.”

“Then I’ll have some, I have a good alcohol tolerance.” Lin Dong stood up and turned to ask Sun Zhicheng, “Ah Cheng, are you drinking?”

Sun Zhicheng originally wanted to refuse, but when he turned and saw Jiang Nian already drinking, he thought, if Jiang Nian isn’t afraid, what am I afraid of?

“Yes, my alcohol tolerance is also pretty good.”

Of the remaining few, Hu Nianzhong also drank. So, of the drinks that were originally prepared, only Ma Guojun drank.

The dinner table was filled with clinking glasses and constant laughter.

Ma Guojun silently looked at the large table of dishes, estimating how much it cost in his mind, and thought it was indeed a bit expensive.

Jiang Nian, this rich dog, usually hid it quite well.

Rob the rich to help the poor, rob!

At the dinner table, after Jiang Nian had eaten and drunk his fill, he fell silent.

Sun Zhicheng, Li Hua, and Luo Yong were all drunk and passed out, so weak yet so eager to play. Liu Yang and Lin Dong also had flushed faces, their necks red from drinking.

The big Ma Guojun didn’t touch a drop of alcohol and was perfectly fine. Hu Nianzhong had a good alcohol tolerance; apart from the smell of alcohol on his breath, he seemed completely unaffected.

Three were soft, two were dizzy.

The question arose: how were the four sober people, including Jiang Nian, going to get the five drunk ones back?

“What do we do?” Ma Guojun asked.

The sober people at the table all turned their gaze to Jiang Nian; they were accustomed to letting Jiang Nian make the decisions.

“What can we do? Let them sober up a bit, then help them back.”

Upon hearing this, Ma Guojun and the others also began to move. Liu Yang and Lin Dong could walk, but their steps would occasionally waver a bit.

After some effort, they finally returned to the classroom.

By this time, evening self-study had already ended.

Jiang Nian and Lin Dong helped the drunk Sun Zhicheng back to his seat. He also distributed the milk tea to Chen Yunyun and Wang Yuhe.

“Thank you.”

“Thank you. (Reluctantly)”

Since there were no leaders checking during evening self-study, and no one took attendance, Cai Xiaoqing turned a blind eye and pretended not to know.

It was only when they returned that she specifically counted the number of people.

“Hmm? Drinking again?”

“No, I didn’t drink.” Jiang Nian smiled, deliberately pinching his collar. “If you don’t believe me, smell it, truly honest.”

Cai Xiaoqing dodged away, silently rolling her eyes. She felt a bit speechless, thinking that these boys really loved to cause trouble.

“Then what’s wrong with them? Why do they reek of alcohol?”

“Huh?” Jiang Nian feigned ignorance, shaking his head. “I tried my best to dissuade them and led by example.”

“But alas, Li Hua insisted on making them drink. You know boys are thin-skinned and find it hard to refuse others, so…”

“Forget it, I’m not going to manage you all.” Cai Xiaoqing rubbed her forehead, gave him a warning glance, and then walked away.

The classroom was brightly lit.

Jiang Nian returned to his seat and looked at Li Hua, who was sleeping on the desk. He couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing.

“Haha, such a lightweight but so addicted!”

“Hmph, always talking sarcastically.” Zhang Ningzhi peeked out from behind the bookend, secretly watching him.

“Then let me pinch you…” Jiang Nian subconsciously reached out, but she dodged away.

“No, no, go pinch yourself!” Zhang Ningzhi pouted angrily, saying with Yin and Yang, “You can also pinch the group leader.”

There was a slight rift between them.

Jiang Nian wasn’t sure what it was, so he didn’t act rashly. He didn’t press the matter, just handed her a cup of milk tea.

Zhang Ningzhi pouted, feeling a little soft-hearted.

During the first evening self-study session, the teacher on duty never left the podium from the moment he entered the classroom.

Halfway through, Old Liu burst in.

Fortunately, he didn’t enter the classroom, but stood directly at the doorway. He tapped on the desks of the people in the first row by the door, asking them to find Jiang Nian.

“Jiang Nian, the homeroom teacher is looking for you.”

“Huh?” Jiang Nian instinctively stood up, but hesitated for a moment. He turned to Zhang Ningzhi and whispered, “I’m done for.”

Done for?

On the contrary, it was an opportunity to reconcile with Ningzhi.

The person he feared least was Old Liu; their relationship wasn’t exactly good, but it went beyond that of a typical teacher and student.

Although taking the team members out to eat and drink was not entirely right, it was outside of school.

Moreover, Jiang Nian had brought them back safely. Even if the drinking incident was discovered, the problem wouldn’t be too big. But Zhang Ningzhi didn’t know that, and she genuinely became nervous.

“Then… will you get scolded?”

“Mm.” Jiang Nian sighed, and before leaving, he gave Zhang Ningzhi a forced smile. “I’m going.”

After saying that, he resolutely walked out of the classroom.

Zhang Ningzhi watched his retreating figure, her heart following him. She even started to resent Old Liu in her heart, thinking that Jiang Nian had won the match.

After all, he had contributed to the class, so he shouldn’t be punished instead of rewarded.

This was unfair.

Outside the classroom.

Old Liu frowned and spoke.

“Your absences have been increasing lately, what’s going on?”

“Teacher, don’t you know?” Jiang Nian touched his face and said directly, “I guarantee I’ll bring back a championship.”

Upon hearing this, the words Old Liu was about to say were swallowed back.

The next second, the usually stern Mr. Liu burst out laughing!

“Really?”