Chapter 235 Eat, eat, eat! He jumped onto the table to eat!

She was naturally unwilling to admit defeat, biting her lower lip.

“I’ll try my best; the monthly exam is very soon.”

Jiang Nian didn’t respond, eating with his head down.

After a while, he finished eating, then turned to look at Lin Yuxi, who was slowly picking at her food.

“You’re first in your class; have you already made a self-study plan?”

“Ah?” Lin Yuxi was stunned, but didn’t want to admit it. “No, no, I’ve always diligently followed the teacher’s pace.”

Jiang Nian’s lips curled slightly as he said unhurriedly.

“Ha, you definitely bought online courses, right? Because you thought if you had extra energy, you could preview the second year of high school, so you just bought the complete set of second-year courses.”

Lin Yuxi froze, he had really hit the nail on the head.

She had bought a ton of courses online, and even found several singing tutorial videos.

She planned to understand it, self-study to build a foundation, and then buy advanced courses.

Morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor—all-round development.

Even her stationery and pen refills were meticulously chosen, reflecting a new spirit, new persona, and new outlook.

985 was within reach, Tsinghua and Peking University were no problem, and guaranteed admission to a bright future.

She also planned to shine at the cultural evening, rising to become the campus belle with her singing voice.

Preferably, she could find a handsome senior and have a sweet romance.

She was a little flustered; this gossipy senior was like a peeping ghost.

He was quickly uncovering all her secrets; he couldn’t possibly know she even wanted to fall in love…

“How do you know?”

“It’s normal, I was like that in my first year of high school too.” Jiang Nian started making things up. “But I persevered and achieved my goals.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Yuxi instantly fell into deep self-doubt.

“You’re too strong, Senior.”

“It’s okay, I believe you can do it too.” Jiang Nian stood up, gently patted her shoulder, “Anyway, good luck.”

He retreated seven or eight steps, directly exiting the cafeteria.

After a good while, Lin Yuxi walked out of the cafeteria.

The sunlight hit her, but offered no warmth.

She had only gotten a little useful information from the Senior, and ultimately, she had failed.

She couldn’t understand why some people discriminated based on grades!

It was too hard to bear.

Should she just give up?

She walked towards Building C of the first-year teaching block, and as soon as she sat down in the classroom.

Two boys entered the classroom from outside, their appearances quite ordinary.

Of course, they weren’t ugly, just a bit childish, and they were chatting loudly from the moment they entered.

“Three years of junior high, and three years of high school. Sigh, I always feel that no matter how good-looking the girls in high school are, they can’t compare to the girls from junior high who were like brothers to us.”

“Yeah, after all, we struggled and went wild together for three years.”

“High school life might be good, but I have to say it will never compare to junior high.”

Lin Yuxi listened silently in her seat, and she suddenly felt that scoring 840 wasn’t that difficult after all.

She might as well ace the test; there was no one she liked in her class.

During lunch break, Jiang Nian was just about to lie down.

Chen Yunyun tiptoed in through the front door of the classroom and sat in Wu Jungu’s seat.

She poked Jiang Nian’s arm with her finger, saying mysteriously.

“Do you want to eat something good?”

Jiang Nian rested his chin on his hand, gently rubbing it for a while, his gaze unconsciously sliding downwards.

“Hmm.”

Seeing this, Chen Yunyun rolled her eyes.

“What are you thinking?”

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian hesitated for a moment, then said hesitantly.

“Is this something I can say?”

Chen Yunyun: “.”

The longer they spent together, the more she realized that Jiang Nian’s composition was actually quite simple.

Twenty percent gluttony, sixty percent pure lewdness, twenty percent being a jerk.

“Tomorrow, my parents’ friend’s son is getting married. We paid the gift money, but they’re too lazy to go. They asked if I wanted to go, it’s at the Izumo Hotel on Zhennan Street.”

Chen Yunyun pursed her lips, extending an invitation.

“Do you want to go?”

“A wedding banquet?” Jiang Nian was a bit confused, not knowing why he’d go. “No, it’s your parents’ friend’s wedding, they’re not going, and you’re not either.”

“I am going, with Yuhe.” Chen Yunyun explained, “Yuhe’s family also gave gift money, and her parents don’t want to go either, so…”

It was like this in the county town; people who did business had incredibly wide networks.

Even if they didn’t know someone, they could get introduced by a friend and become acquainted over a meal.

“Is it bad to freeload?” Jiang Nian hesitated.

“It’s fine, the three of us will sit at one table.” Chen Yunyun explained in a low voice, “My mom told me that many of the bride and groom’s friends can’t sit at the same table.”

“We just need to slip in, and no one will come over to toast.”

Jiang Nian understood, feeling a bit awkward.

Dating in a small county town was like a revolving hot pot.

You met a new girlfriend, and when you asked, she was your cousin’s ex-girlfriend, and her ex-ex was a colleague.

So, both you and I know the taste of your girlfriend.

Well-matched young couples would break up, and after a while, they might run into each other at the entrance of the residential area.

They’d ask, “Holy cow, your family bought a house in this complex too?”

Resources in small county towns were too concentrated. Most people who stayed in the county were there because of strong family ties, work connections, or friend relationships, unable to move.

As a result, when looking for a partner based on matching family backgrounds, there was a high chance of overlapping with friends in their social circle.

The wedding banquet Chen Yunyun mentioned was for a typical middle-class family in the county town.

They had some money, many friends, wide connections, and a large network of acquaintances. “Then I’ll go, isn’t this another chance for a free meal?” Jiang Nian readily agreed.

“Okay, I’ll find you tomorrow at noon.” Chen Yunyun left her seat and tiptoed back to her own seat.

As soon as she sat down, Wang Yuhe turned and asked.

“Did he agree?”

“Mm.” Chen Yunyun nodded, her emotions not showing on her face, but her heart was pounding, and her hands felt a little weak. “Tomorrow after school at noon, we’ll walk over together.”

Wang Yuhe was shy and didn’t dare to go to the wedding banquet alone.

Even with someone accompanying her, she was still a bit flustered, until Chen Yunyun suggested asking Jiang Nian to come along.

She thought about it and immediately agreed.

Anyway, they had paid; both their families had given gift money several times the cost of the meal.

With so many people there, bringing one more person wouldn’t matter, and if asked, they could just say he was a sibling.

After the two girls reached a consensus, Chen Yunyun, who had a better relationship with Jiang Nian, went to ask him.

Fortunately, everything went smoothly.

Wang Yuhe was a typical elementary school student; her emotions were all written on her face.

As soon as she thought about being able to go to the wedding banquet tomorrow without social anxiety, she immediately became happy.

She’d rely on Jiang Nian and Chen Yunyun for anything, while she would transform into the fiercest eating machine.

Eat, eat, eat, eating in circles.

After Chen Yunyun quieted down, she opened her homework and started writing.

However, she couldn’t concentrate, thinking about what clothes to wear and what shoes to match tomorrow.

After lunch break.

Li Hua slid into the classroom, followed by the big fatty.

“It’s Thursday, so is Sunday far away?”

Jiang Nian had just woken up and stood up to let Zhang Ningzhi have her seat.

Zhizhi was still dressed beautifully today, in a long coat and shoes of an unfamiliar brand.

“Did you sleep well at noon?” he asked humbly.

Zhizhi glanced at him, saying coolly.

“It was alright, you’re rewarded.”

Saying that, Zhang Ningzhi took out a small snack from the small bag she was carrying and handed it to Jiang Nian.

“Here you go.”

“Yay! I got one!” Jiang Nian happily freeloaded.

Anyway, Zhang Ningzhi wasn’t short on these, and if he took it, he’d have a reason to treat her back next time.

This back-and-forth would deepen their relationship, good deskmate daily interaction.

What, there’s another deskmate?

Who?

There was a Chinese class in the afternoon.

Old Liu still taught for ten minutes, did exercises for ten minutes, explained problems for ten minutes, chatted for ten minutes, and finally spent five minutes discussing class affairs.

“So, at the leadership’s request, each class will have a new position: psychological counselor, responsible for distributing the grade group’s weekly psychological report.”

Especially since the third-year building at Zhennan Middle School didn’t have protective nets, the ‘active dads’ of the third-year group were afraid students might jump if they overthought things, so they created this position.

“Ah, the school also has a dedicated psychological counseling room, it’s very big, very big. The specific location is D Building 205, inside it’s a psychological space made by knocking through two classrooms.”

Old Liu paced around the classroom, his voice clear and bright.

“If any student in the class feels uncomfortable psychologically, or their emotions can’t be resolved, and they’re uncomfortable talking to teachers, classmates, or the psychological counselor, they can go to the psychological counseling room.”

“The psychological counselors will absolutely keep it confidential. Ah, this psychological counseling room is open after school. Psychological counselors take turns on duty, and they are all professionals.”

“In short, there’s nothing that can’t be resolved by thinking it through. When you encounter difficulties, there will always be a solution, and if a child is born, everyone can work together to find a solution.”

Upon hearing this, the previously silent classroom immediately erupted in laughter.

Everyone was caught off guard by Old Liu’s sudden turn, and the laughter lasted for several minutes.

“Teacher, if a child is born, can it be counted as yours?”

“Teacher, can you take the child’s surname?”

“Fatty, are you pregnant?”

“Get lost.”

Amidst the laughter, the class bell rang.

Old Liu was leading the charge on the front lines of third-year students’ mental health, and he also set a good example for the psychological counselor position election.

“Quiet! Ah, quiet down for a moment.”

“Students interested in running for psychological counselor can prepare. During the first Chinese evening self-study, each of you will go on stage to give your campaign speech.”

After saying that, Old Liu left.

The class was still noisy; it could only be said that Old Liu’s cold joke was indeed invigorating.

Li Hua turned to look at Jiang Nian, his tone firm.

“Nian, I want to run for psychological counselor.”

“Hmm, go for it.” Jiang Nian didn’t care; he was doing integrated science problems during Chinese class. “Perfect, I have some psychological issues I want to consult you about.”

“Tell me, let me practice.” Li Hua was full of confidence.

Zhang Ningzhi had originally planned to sleep during the break, but hearing Jiang Nian say he had psychological problems, she couldn’t help but be curious, leaning on her desk while perking up her ears to listen.

A moment later, she heard Jiang Nian say.

“Physiologically, I’m a male, but psychologically, I believe I’m a female. But I like females, so I’m an aluminum-copper (lesbian). At the same time, I have cross-dressing tendencies and like to wear men’s clothes.”

Upon hearing this, Li Hua paused, thought for a moment, then looked up.

“Isn’t that just a man?”

Jiang Nian asked again, “Hua, if you’re elected psychological counselor, can you do some psychological work for other girls? Make her my girlfriend.”

Li Hua: “You’re treating me like a magic conch, and you’re making wishes too.”

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