Chapter 428 The Roast Duck That Makes a Cry

The two were picked up by Qingbao and made to stand at the back door of the classroom to listen to the lesson.

“It’s over, Qingbao definitely doesn’t like me anymore.” Li Hua held his book, looking distraught, “Damn it, it’s all your fault.”

Jiang Nian: “???”

The child was once again in a state of ‘land transport’, having delusions.

It was cloudy, having just rained in the morning. The outdoor temperature in the afternoon was low, and the wind blew chillingly.

The classroom lights were bright, and the door was tightly shut.

“Carrier proteins exist in…” Qingbao was explaining the test paper on the podium, guiding the students to say the answers,

“Yes… they exist on the membrane, like hemoglobin transporting oxygen. What else, does anyone know another type of protein?”

“Recognition protein, glycoprotein,” Jiang Nian said.

“That’s right, there’s also…” Qingbao’s sweet voice came through the microphone, echoing in the sleepy classroom.

The back row was like a warm stove, spacious and free.

Li Hua shamelessly leaned over, not afraid of Qingbao’s wrath, as she couldn’t possibly make him leave, so he nudged Jiang Nian with his shoulder.

“Nian, do you think there are *those* proteins on the membrane?”

“Qingpeng, you guys are so disgusting!” Yu Zhiyi, from the back row of the first group, turned around, looking at them with disdain.

She was wearing a school jacket with a light yellow fleece straight-cut jacket underneath. Her chest was slightly bulging, but the curve wasn’t obvious.

“I can’t believe you’re actually these kinds of people.”

Hearing this, Li Hua immediately blushed.

“No, I was talking about… it’s… anyway, it’s not that meaning. It’s all Jiang Nian’s fault, he said it first.”

No wonder they say there are so many in Zhennan and Guinan, there’s some truth to it. Li Hua, get out, don’t disgrace us Zhennan people.

Jiang Nian glanced at Yu Zhiyi, his heart completely unmoved.

“Shut up.”

Yu Zhiyi was speechless, her mouth directly sealed by Jiang Nian’s two words. Her mouth opened and closed, truly unable to utter a single word.

I… I’m the class representative!

Of course, Jiang Nian also knew she was the biology class representative. Drips from the eaves are passed down, Yu Zhiyi could only endure.

Whispers in the ear, who doesn’t know how to do that?

During the twenty-five-minute self-study in the afternoon, Old Liu took Jiang Nian away.

In the office.

Old Liu didn’t have any serious business with him; he just handed Jiang Nian a bag of potato fish cakes, perfectly round and thin.

Golden yellow, fluffy and soft. It didn’t look greasy, and a small piece of fish protruded from the middle, its aroma wafting out.

“My wife made too many; if you don’t eat them, you can share them with friends.”

Jiang Nian rarely heard the word “wife” from others, and immediately felt that Old Liu was quite traditional.

“I love them, Teacher’s wife’s potato fish cakes are perfect in color, aroma, and taste.”

Hearing this, Old Liu’s expression softened slightly.

“She liked to eat them when she was little, and later specifically bought that round spatula. It tastes similar, but it’s not as fragrant as when she was a child.”

“I think it’s fine, I really like it.” Jiang Nian picked up a disposable cup to drink tea.

He mused that Old Liu’s job didn’t earn much money. His wife still had the heart to fry these; their family truly wasn’t short of money.

Old Liu, Old Liu, you look so honest.

I didn’t expect you to also be a kept man.

Hmm?

Wait, why did I say “also”?

“Ahem, let’s talk business.” Old Liu looked at him, “The provincial joint exam is coming up, only half a month left. Do you have any thoughts?”

“Score more points?” Jiang Nian said hesitantly.

He was deeply influenced by Qingbao, having become a non-stick pan. If Old Liu didn’t clarify the situation, he would absolutely not state his position.

“Then you…” Old Liu chuckled awkwardly, “You score more points, you definitely have to score more, isn’t that obvious?”

“The main thing is, what goal do you set?”

“Teacher, what do you think?” Jiang Nian sipped his tea, observing Old Liu, and Old Liu was also observing him.

“You scored 620 last time, so this time…”

“610, Teacher.” Jiang Nian interrupted Old Liu, “Rounded up, it’s just over 610.”

“Anyway, don’t worry about it, that’s your score.” Old Liu hesitated for a few seconds, “How about this, how about you set a goal of 640?”

“Is there a reward?”

“Yes, after the provincial joint exam, it will also be New Year’s.” Old Liu said vaguely, “The school side should be giving out red envelopes.”

“Do you know the specific amount?” Jiang Nian asked.

“It’s based on your grade ranking; if you score high, the red envelope will naturally be bigger.” Old Liu coaxed, giving Jiang Nian a look.

“Work hard and have a good New Year?”

Jiang Nian rubbed his chin, thinking that Old Liu was quite forward-thinking.

“Alright, let’s set that for now.”

Hearing this, Old Liu hesitated again.

“Well, what ranking can 640 get? It mainly depends on the difficulty of the test paper, so don’t be careless.” “Okay, I understand.” Jiang Nian put down his teacup and stood up, picking up the potato fish cakes, “Then Teacher, I’ll be going now.”

His peripheral vision caught sight of several small items on Old Liu’s desk.

Rubber ducks, rubber pigs, they squeaked when squeezed.

Old Liu followed his gaze, and a question mark slowly appeared above his head.

“Teacher, can you give me one?”

After school.

Jiang Nian walked around the classroom and saw that only Li Qingrong hadn’t gone to eat, so he gave her the rubber duck.

“You can make it squeak when you squeeze it; it’s quite fun.”

Li Qingrong took it, squeezing it with her fingers.

“Quack!”

The rubber duck let out a sharp, somewhat pathetic squeal. This attracted the attention of Cai Xiaoqing nearby, who couldn’t help but look twice.

The class monitor nodded, placing it on the desk expressionlessly.

“Thank you.”

Jiang Nian was a little hungry and ran off to eat.

Cai Xiaoqing turned to look at the class monitor, seeing Li Qingrong pick up the rubber duck. She put it in her pocket and stood up, walking out of the classroom.

She wondered if the class monitor was going out to play?

However, she could only see her back.

During evening self-study, the potato fish cakes were shared among a group of boys.

At the same time, math class coordinated one evening self-study session for an exam.

Before this, the number of test papers for each subject was written on the blackboard, and dozens of test papers for each subject were distributed like snowflakes.

“Damn it, Sunday is only a half-day off, why are there so many test papers?”

“red stone, how can we finish them all?”

“Just don’t ‘land transport’.”

“Slander, this is blatant slander!” Li Hua turned red, looking at the unmoving Emperor Zeng You in the front row.

He patted him, asking curiously.

“Do you write test papers?”

Zeng You was reading a large Xuanhuan novel, where the protagonist ambushed an enemy force. If he couldn’t win, he would run, developing while launching counterattacks.

Li Hua’s pat dispelled his excitement.

“Just copy a few.”

Jiang Nian glanced at them, shaking his head disdainfully.

“How truly degenerate.”

Zhang Ningzhi leaned over and looked at him, asking curiously.

“Do you write Chinese?”

“Don’t worry about it,” Jiang Nian said.

She immediately stopped talking, fiercely noting down a mark against a certain person in her mental notebook, planning to settle scores with him slowly later!

Hmph! He yelled at me!

Jiang Nian’s peripheral vision flickered, seeing Zhang Ningzhi again hunched over her desk writing test papers. He felt puzzled, wondering why she was always in such Life Qi?

Never mind, I’ll ask first.

He leaned over, looking at Zhizhi from the side.

“Did you cry?”

Zhang Ningzhi couldn’t hold back and burst out laughing. Feeling a little embarrassed, she gave him a light hit.

“You’re the one who cried!”

The math exam began, like a time-devouring beast.

Looking up and down, two hours vanished instantly. After the papers were collected, it was already the third evening self-study session.

Jiang Nian thought about the problems he couldn’t solve, his brows slightly furrowed.

Math, the eternal pain.

At this moment, Yao Beibei walked to the side of the sixth small group.

“Jiang Nian, switch seats.”

“I’m fed up with you guys, you even have to stick together during evening self-study?” Jiang Nian picked up his test paper and stood up, “Can’t you chat when you go back at night?”

“What do you know, mind your own business when it comes to girls’ matters.” Yao Beibei was quite domineering, “Also, don’t touch the snacks in my desk.”

Hmm? There’s a buffet too?

After switching seats, Jiang Nian rummaged through her seat. He found and ate a few of his favorite snacks, and also secretly drank a box of juice.

“You’re at it again?” Yu Zhiyi turned and asked.

“Shut up.”

Yu Zhiyi: “…You’re crazy!”

“You even know how to diagnose illnesses?” Jiang Nian was surprised, asking curiously, “After the college entrance exam, you’re not going to major in medicine, are you?”

Zhou Yuting, in the front row, listened to the two bickering.

Her mood was slightly complex.

She then thought of Jiang Nian’s grades, and her eyes immediately dimmed. The provincial joint exam was approaching, could she still win?