Chapter 188 You don’t know me? How dare you be so arrogant?

Zhang Ningzhi took a leave of absence, and the three classes in the afternoon felt dry and boring.

Jiang Nian helped her copy notes while secretly glancing at Li Hua reading comics.

During class, the Chemistry teacher was explaining problems, and in the comic, Ah Shuai was returning to his grandmother’s house in the countryside.

“This problem…”

Li Hua listened to the teacher’s voice, feeling drowsy.

His hand remained on the piranha page, wanting to turn it but unable to, his eyelids heavy with sleep.

Suddenly, a voice came from beside him.

“Turn it.”

Suddenly, Li Hua thought it was the Chemistry teacher standing next to him, and he instantly woke up.

When he opened his eyes, his heart pounded.

He suddenly looked up but found the Chemistry teacher still standing at the blackboard. After a moment of stunned, he turned to look at his deskmate.

Jiang Nian lowered his voice.

“Turn the page, why are you looking at me? Do I have a comic on my face?”

Li Hua immediately felt it was absurd; Jiang Nian was truly something else.

He was slacking off, and now he was feeling pressured. What was the difference between this and calling the boss to set up a stall?

“I won’t turn it!”

Just as the Chemistry teacher had finished copying the problem onto the blackboard, he scanned the class and asked,

“Who solved the fourth sub-question?”

Jiang Nian glanced at Li Hua, smiled without speaking, and then raised his hand.

“Teacher!”

Li Hua was startled and blurted out, “Holy crap.”

“No, are you serious?”

The Chemistry teacher cast his gaze towards Jiang Nian and also acknowledged Li Hua next to him.

Almost instantly, Li Hua broke out in a cold sweat and said in a low voice,

“Damn, I’ll turn it, I’ll turn it.”

Seeing Li Hua turn the page, Jiang Nian then withdrew his gaze and pointed at the blackboard, saying,

“Teacher, the solubility is marked incorrectly.”

Hearing this, the Chemistry teacher looked back at the diagram drawn on the blackboard.

“It really is.”

Li Hua: “.”

Ma Guojun, the big fatty, leaned over from across the aisle and chuckled.

“This bastard is just a jerk.”

Li Hua deeply agreed with this.

With Zhang Ningzhi absent, this person had nothing to do. His talent for being a jerk had no outlet, so he spent class bored, messing with people everywhere.

But what surprised him even more was how Jiang Nian didn’t seem sleepy at all in the afternoon?

Was he on medication?

Viagra or Sildenafil? How could he not be sleepy after a nap?

Outside the window, the autumn day was cool, and the classroom was filled with Death Qi.

Huang Cailang wasn’t sleepy, but he was a bit panicked now.

When he returned to the dorm after lunch, Yang Qiming told him that they were planning to take action tonight.

And he asked him to go buy a cake and order shrimp dumplings together that afternoon.

At that moment, his first reaction was that Brother Yang was finished.

His second reaction was, “I can’t finish it.”

Thinking of this, Huang Cailang was more pained than Uchiha Obito.

No! Don’t!

Don’t waste food!

Damn it, cake and shrimp dumplings are so hard to choose!

He had never eaten both in his life.

He originally thought pork hock and steamed pork ribs were invincible, but who knew there was such a delicacy as shrimp dumplings in this world!

Huang Cailang looked at Yang Qiming past Zhou Yuting, but his view was blocked by books. He couldn’t see Cousin Qiming’s menu, and his heart felt a little itchy.

On one side was guilt, and on the other, intense craving.

If he had to buy it himself, he definitely wouldn’t be willing to buy shrimp dumplings. It would be even more impossible to buy cake; the Cafeteria’s five-yuan meal with one meat and two vegetables was the daily anticipated delicacy.

Only by following behind Cousin Qiming could he eat some Advanced goods.

Zhou Yuting sat between the two of them, Yang Qiming on her left and Huang Cailang on her right. She listened attentively in class, determined to improve her grades and then ask the Homeroom Teacher to change her seat.

The two strange creatures next to her just giggled foolishly all day long.

Are they dreaming together?

She was fuming inside, and when she looked up at the blackboard, her gaze involuntarily shifted.

That was the direction of Jiang Nian’s group, and she could just glimpse the side of his face as he looked at the blackboard.

The moment she lowered her head, Zhou Yuting felt a bit dazed.

From before the summer break cram school, falling out with Jiang Nian, to later having her promotion spot snatched.

And then the second promotion, and being assigned to the same class.

Everything felt like a dream, circling back to the starting point.

When she was promoted, she had actually prepared for an epic battle with Jiang Nian.

But after a few days, she found that Jiang Nian didn’t seem very interested. They exchanged insults when they first met, but after that, he completely ignored her existence.

Especially when Zhou Yuting discovered that Jiang Nian’s score was much higher than hers, this neglect turned into disdain.

She shook her head, reaffirming her belief.

Next time, in the Six Cities Joint Examination, she would surpass Jiang Nian first.

As afternoon dismissal approached.

Jiang Nian neatly organized the three notebooks and bent down, carefully tucking them back into Zhang Ningzhi’s book basket. His movements were practiced, indicating he had done this many times.

He had no idea that Zhou Yuting had resolved to surpass him, nor did he care.

Zhou Yuting was merely a frog in a well looking at the bright moon. Let her talk when she can get close to the 590-point mark. Just the Li Hua line was enough for her to work hard until the sixth grade.

Seeing no movement inside or outside the classroom, he pulled out his phone and glanced at it.

At 4 PM, he asked, “Are you feeling better?”

The reply was, “Much better, basically fine now.”

Looking again, Zhang Ningzhi had replied with the latest message, probably having woken up from her afternoon nap, and even enthusiastically sent Jiang Nian a photo of her room.

The light was dim and blurry, and a leg was faintly visible on the bed.

Jiang Nian replied: “Leg pic?”

Three seconds later, Zhang Ningzhi’s message popped up.

“(Knocking) No way! Those are pants!”

Branch Branch Baby probably also realized the ambiguity in her words and, without giving Jiang Nian a chance to elaborate, added another sentence.

“I’m wearing pajamas, those very long ice silk pajamas.”

Jiang Nian: “I didn’t ask.”

Zhang Ningzhi: “(Angry) (Angry) I’m not talking to you anymore!”

Jiang Nian was genuinely envious. Sleeping in this rainy weather, with the quilt cool and crisp, that feeling…

Damn, he kind of wanted to take a leave of absence.

He glanced at the time; there were still 5 minutes until school was dismissed, so he sent another message to Zhang Ningzhi.

“Are you still coming tonight?”

In a room in Nanjiang Bay residential area, with the curtains drawn and no lights on.

Zhang Ningzhi curled up on the bed, looking at the popped-up message, her lips unconsciously curving upwards.

Just as she was thinking about how to reply, the screen dimmed after five seconds of no operation.

She caught a glimpse of her smiling reflection in the phone screen.

Thinking that he would tease her if he saw it, she quickly pursed her lips, flattening the corners of her mouth.

“I don’t know, do you want me to come?”

The message was sent, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Zhang Ningzhi stared at her sent message, reviewing it word by word, as meticulously as if it were to be published tomorrow.

After looking it over, her thumb pressed on the latest message.

With a buzz, several options popped up, including ‘recall’.

She hesitated; recalling it now seemed to imply trying to cover something up. But the sentence itself was like a wild ferry overgrown with vegetation, bold and resentful.

The chat interface was silent for about a minute, then a ten-second voice message popped up.

Zhang Ningzhi’s eyes widened, and a huge wave of shyness suddenly surged within her. Her cheeks flushed within two seconds, and she turned from left to right on the bed, covering her face.

One second, two seconds, three seconds. After about half a minute, she finally poked her head out from under the covers.

She cautiously tapped the voice message, holding her breath.

Strangely, Jiang Nian didn’t speak in the voice message. At first, it was just the messy classroom chatter, probably from the afternoon self-study period nearing dismissal.

Then, the sound gradually became clearer, and the class seemed to quiet down.

What sounded was the voice of Study Committee Member Tao Ran.

“Uh… there’s a Physics test during the first evening self-study session tonight, one evening self-study session plus a ten-minute break. Our class’s ten-minute break will be postponed.”

“Also, Biology will issue one test paper today, Math two, english two, Chemistry two, and Chinese two. They are due by Sunday evening self-study this weekend.”

When the voice message ended, Zhang Ningzhi’s face was pale.

Oh my, I have to go now.

After school in the afternoon, the sky was still drizzling.

Huang Cailang, lost in thought, followed Yang Qiming out of the school gate. The rain wasn’t heavy enough to warrant an umbrella. The cool drizzle patted his face, and the atmosphere was particularly bleak.

Yang Qiming was beaming, like a groom about to enter the bridal chamber, his voice seeming to drift in and out.

Huang Cailang didn’t hear a word, and asked in a daze,

“Brother, are we really taking action today?”

Hearing this, Yang Qiming’s continuous narration paused, and he turned to say,

“What’s wrong?”

“Nothing, it’s just that it’s raining today.” Huang Cailang stammered, “Brother, didn’t ancient armies also choose a good day for battle?”

“I don’t think today is Sister-in-law’s birthday, and it’s raining. It wouldn’t be too late to act tomorrow, anyway, Sister-in-law can’t run away.”

Actually, Yang Qiming was almost moved by the first half of Huang Cailang’s sentence.

But when he heard the last sentence, “Sister-in-law can’t run away,” his heart tightened. That was really hard to say; the second year of high school had plenty of time.

“Cailang, are you tired from helping me carry things?”

“No, no!” Huang Cailang shook his head like a rattle-drum, “Brother, you know me. I have nothing else, just a lot of strength.”

“This strength is just sitting there, it’s my honor to be able to help Brother.”

Yang Qiming felt a bit awkward hearing this, “No need to exaggerate so much, Cailang, don’t worry, once Brother finishes this matter, I’ll definitely treat you to a big meal.”

Huang Cailang wanted to say something, but the words “big meal” blocked him.

Last night, he dreamed he was eating a small Azure Dragon. He ate so hard he woke himself up and found his feet exposed outside the thin quilt.

He pulled it back up and fell asleep, only to dream of eating again. When he woke up, his feet were still outside. After several back-and-forths, it was still the same.

At that point, he already understood that his quilt was just like this, no matter what.

Huang Cailang followed closely behind Yang Qiming out of the school gate and walked towards the snack street plaza.

From a distance, he saw people arguing at a small stall ahead. As he got closer, he realized it seemed to be Jiang Nian. He was wearing the hood of a black hoodie, holding a vegetable roll, and saying to the vendor,

“I said this thing is spoiled, and you still won’t admit it.”

The owner was a middle-aged man, looking impatient.

“It’s not spoiled, that’s your own problem! If your taste buds aren’t good, then don’t come out to eat. Go away, go away, if you’re not buying, don’t block the people behind.”

“Holy crap, you motherfucker… who’s buying behind me?” Jiang Nian laughed in anger, “At least have some integrity when doing business, can’t you taste if it’s spoiled or not?”

There were quite a few passersby, and the owner was starting to lose his composure.

Probably not wanting to continue arguing with Jiang Nian, he wanted to resolve it quickly, so he reached out and said,

“Give it here.”

Jiang Nian handed it over, “You tear off a piece and taste it yourself.”

The owner sniffed it, then handed it back to Jiang Nian.

“It’s not spoiled, don’t make trouble for no reason.”

“Damn, if it’s not spoiled, then eat it!” Jiang Nian didn’t feel embarrassed at all by being watched, “If you eat this, I’ll buy two more.”

“Are you looking for trouble? I don’t need you to buy, just leave quickly.” The owner became increasingly impatient, “I said everyone’s taste buds are different, this is just how it is.”

“Either you eat this, or you give me my money back.” Jiang Nian was stubborn with the vendor, “No, boss, is it fun to bully a student like me?”

The dim sky was drizzling, and the constant beeping of electric vehicles filled the air. Headlights darted left and right, and puddles on the road reflected colorful lights.

The owner frowned, looking left and right but not at Jiang Nian.

He seemed to be thinking of ignoring this troublesome student, and he would leave when he couldn’t stand it anymore.

However, that student stood there like an ox.

The owner’s frown deepened. It was normal for a dish to be slightly spoiled. The refrigerator might have stopped working midway. Was three yuan really worth this much trouble?

Three yuan wasn’t much, but if he refunded the money, how would he sell the remaining vegetable rolls?

Students these days were too ignorant, speaking so aggressively, who would pay attention to you? They didn’t even know to call him ‘uncle’; clearly, they hadn’t received any social education.

Finally, the owner even started shouting out his wares.

“Three-yuan vegetable pancakes! Potato shreds and kelp shreds, add as much as you want!”

Huang Cailang watched from afar, feeling embarrassed for Jiang Nian. He thought that if it were him, he definitely wouldn’t have the nerve to argue. After all, it was only two or three yuan, too humiliating.

As he approached, he heard Jiang Nian loudly ask the owner,

“Hey, you motherfucking idiot, do you know me?”

The owner was still impatient, glaring at Jiang Nian.

“Who the hell are you? Do I need to know you? What kind of student are you? Which class are you in? Do you want me to go find your teacher, huh?”

“Did your teacher teach you like this? Not letting others do business!”

The owner shouted very loudly, attracting the attention of many people. This included Yang Qiming, who was on his way, and he finally noticed the small stall about a meter away.

“Hey, Cailang, isn’t that…”

Before he could finish speaking, Huang Cailang saw Jiang Nian twist open a mineral water bottle, tilt his head back, and take a gulp.

Pfft!!!

Jiang Nian unleashed a furious spray towards the owner, directly hitting his face. He sprayed twice, each time more violently than the last, aiming directly at the face.

The owner was stunned. The moment he was deprived of oxygen from being sprayed, he instinctively opened his mouth wide to inhale. Then he directly inhaled most of the second mouthful of water and couldn’t help but spit it out.

The passing students were dumbfounded, watching this bizarre scene.

Holy crap! What happened?

The boy in the black hoodie spat three times, finishing an entire bottle of mineral water, and then threw the bottle directly at the owner’s face.

He spat again, cursing angrily,

“Damn you, even if you sell spoiled food, you’re still so arrogant when you don’t know me!”

After speaking, he immediately sprinted a hundred meters towards the school gate! In almost a blink of an eye, he blended into the bustling crowd and disappeared.

The owner wiped the water from his face, the last thing he saw was Jiang Nian disappearing, and he couldn’t help but curse loudly.

“Motherfucker!!!”

Huang Cailang and Yang Qiming looked at each other, unable to utter a single word for a long time, only feeling…

Awesome.