Chapter 341 Drink Your

Late at night, on the way home.

Xu Qianqian kicked a small stone, then suddenly said after a moment of silence.

“Don’t you think that people below 600 points basically rely on rote memorization for problems, without deeper thought?”

Jiang Nian immediately felt a bit stiff; her words were too targeted.

If your grades are lower than hers, it’s just rote memorization?

An English specialist student nearing 600 points would be a treasure in any teacher’s class, a solid core top student.

To take a step back, a seed for a first-tier university; to take a step forward, it’s hard to say.

Could he surpass Xu Qianqian?

Well…

… Anyway, believe first then question. What if Xu Qianqian gets a fever during an exam one day, and he just happens to surpass her?

“Why aren’t you talking?” Xu Qianqian glanced at him, the corner of her mouth curving slightly, “Are you naturally aloof?”

Jiang Nian was noncommittal, spreading his hands.

“Yes, you’re smarter.”

“I just wonder if the taste of licking a smarter person would also be smart? *Slurp, slurp.*”

His single sentence immediately made Xu Qianqian stiffen.

After a few seconds, she quickened her pace to distance herself from Jiang Nian. Her silver teeth seemed about to shatter, and an expression of disgust appeared on her Face.

“Aiya, you pervert.”

Jiang Nian was unconcerned, and what he said next was explosive.

“Lick yours.”

Finally…

… he could say it openly. Not only say it, but after returning victorious from the joint exam, he’d directly *slurp, slurp*.

“Hmph, you should pass the exam first,” Xu Qianqian said indifferently, thinking to herself that the difficulty of this exam had increased significantly.

Jiang Nian, with his weak foundation, might not even touch the 600-point mark.

“Besides, is 610 points a lot? Hmph, even if I don’t write the essay, you might not necessarily surpass me.”

That stung a bit.

However, Jiang Nian didn’t care; it was good if Xu Qianqian kept being amazing.

He had only worked hard for a few months; he couldn’t directly catch up to several years of her effort. It was enough for now not to be too far behind.

Back home.

Jiang Nian went to wash up as usual. After drying his hair, he found an exam paper and did a few major problems, treating it as a pre-sleep exercise for his brain.

With a hum, his phone on the desk vibrated.

Normally, he would finish a problem before checking messages, but today was an exception; doing problems was just for relaxation. So, Jiang Nian naturally picked up his phone.

Chen Yunyun: “Done with my shower.”

He glanced at it, feeling a bit speechless.

What did she take him for, a daily punch-in machine? He had to tell her beforehand that showering wasn’t something to talk about casually.

Jiang Nian replied without thinking.

“Where’s the picture?”

Don’t just say it, send a picture directly.

Chen Yunyun skillfully played dumb, anticipating Jiang Nian’s reaction. After some typing, she first sent a small question mark: “? What are you talking about?”

Jiang Nian anticipated Chen Yunyun’s anticipation: “No picture, I’m going to sleep (sleepy).”

North District, Girls’ Dormitory Building 2.

Chen Yunyun was spotlessly clean. Her skin was dry in winter, so she applied body lotion, and the quilt was filled with a subtle, cool fragrance.

She was sitting up in bed, wearing thick pink pajamas, staring at the glowing phone screen, her chin slightly raised.

She paused for a moment, thinking about how to reply to Jiang Nian.

Suddenly, a scent of Dabao cream entered her nostrils.

“Yunyun, what are you doing?” Wang Yuhe wiggled closer, leaning in, “Who are you chatting with?”

“Just a… junior high classmate, what’s wrong?” Chen Yunyun tilted her phone slightly, covering the screen very naturally.

In reality, her action was a bit superfluous.

Because Wang Yuhe wasn’t thinking of anything else at all; she just wanted to show off her newly bought latest model of Dabao cream.

“Yunyun, smell me, do I smell good?”

“Smells good…” Chen Yunyun was a bit distracted, still thinking about how to reply to Jiang Nian, who was full of mischief.

“Hmph, he doesn’t have this scent on him; I smell better, right!” Wang Yuhe was extremely proud, humming and hawing.

“No, I have to brag a few words!”

After saying that, Wang Yuhe pulled out her phone and sent Jiang Nian a few messages, along with a few emoji stickers (fiercely beating).

In the room.

Jiang Nian was bewildered. He hadn’t received a reply from Chen Yunyun, but Wang Yuhe had messaged him. What were these two doing?

Never mind, he’d reply to whoever sent a picture.

A few seconds later, Wang Yuhe urged again.

“Why aren’t you talking? (Fist)”

Jiang Nian thought for a moment and replied, “I’m naturally aloof. (Sunglasses)”

After a while, Chen Yunyun suddenly sent a photo. Her pajamas were tightly wrapped, with even the top button fastened.

“Sent. (Sweating)”

He replied with a husky pointing emoji, “Okay, okay, you’re deceiving me, aren’t you? You clearly know what I mean.”

Chen Yunyun: “(Confused) What are you talking about?”

Alright, playing dumb.

Jiang Nian tore through that pretense, speaking quite directly.

“I told you to take a picture of your bed. Why are you sending a picture of yourself?”

Chen Yunyun:

Before going to bed, he clicked on the class monitor’s chat page and looked for a while. Li Qingrong was indeed not good at chatting, so she didn’t send messages unless there was something important.

The class monitor’s definition of “nothing important” could be said to be quite vague.

Defined by her own heart, this was the Holy Emperor.

The next day.

Jiang Nian woke up early as usual, but didn’t lie in bed. Instead, he got up on time to wash up, changed his clothes, and left the house.

He didn’t run into Zhou Haifei on the way. After going upstairs, he found Feizi hiding in Class 4, quietly reciting, not even daring to leave the classroom.

Hmph, coward.

The front door of Class 3’s classroom was locked, but the back door was open.

Jiang Nian walked in and found that only Huang Fang and Zeng You were in the classroom. With him, the entire classroom was filled with people from the sixth group.

Zeng You was reading a novel on his phone, hunched over his seat. His phone was tucked into a book, and the screen’s light was set to the dimmest.

He was usually very focused when reading, oblivious to those around him. But once there was any disturbance, he would immediately become alert.

Once, Huang Fang needed to reapply for poverty assistance Materials and also had to go to the county bus station to get a stamped certificate from the village committee.

As she was deliberating, Zeng You, who usually heard nothing of what was going on around him, stood up. He voluntarily helped her get the certificate, saying,

“Taking the bus and walking won’t stop me from reading novels.”

“Zeng You, why are you up so early?” Jiang Nian put down his bag and skillfully pulled out a thermos from Zhang Ningzhi’s drawer.

“Wrong, I didn’t sleep at all,” Zeng You turned around, grinning, “I was woken up by hunger around five in the morning and climbed out the window to buy steamed buns.”

“Awesome!” Jiang Nian gave him a thumbs up.

It wasn’t politeness, but genuine admiration. After all, staying awake for a day and a night, and still climbing down a drainpipe in the early hours of a winter morning…

His Yang Qi was so strong; it was a real shame he wasn’t in the military.

Time passed minute by minute, and the classroom gradually filled with more people. Due to the exam setup, the classroom appeared spacious.

Li Hua and Ma Guojun’s desks were next to each other, and the two of them were whispering.

Jiang Nian, however, was still at the same desk with Zhang Ningzhi. Both were looking at exam papers and doing problems, and the atmosphere felt somewhat tense.

Before a major exam, apart from scoundrels like Li Hua, few people could truly relax.

Even though the first subject was Chinese, which wouldn’t start until nine o’clock, and it was barely seven now, it still made people nervous.

After a while, Li Hua came over with a mischievous grin. After forcefully taking half of Jiang Nian’s chair, he finally spoke.

“Nian, let me ask you something.”

“What?”

“If you plan to get married in the future, what ‘configuration’ would you bring when you first meet the girl’s parents?” Li Hua asked expectantly.

“What do you guys think?” Jiang Nian raised an eyebrow.

“Ma Guojun said just bring a fruit basket and be done with it, it’s not like we’re discussing betrothal gifts,” Li Hua shook his head, “I disagree with that.”

“At least pick two from cigarettes, alcohol, and tea, otherwise it’d be too awkward showing up empty-handed.”

Jiang Nian hummed in agreement. He put down his pen, his brows furrowed, seemingly quite in agreement with Li Hua’s words.

Meeting the father-in-law, huh… He immediately thought of Zhizhi’s father, that man of extraordinary taste. He thought to himself that he would indeed have a headache about gifts when they met in the future.

For this, he pondered for a full half minute before looking up and saying,

“Still cigarettes, alcohol, and tea.”

Upon hearing this, Li Hua’s Face immediately lit up with a smile.

“Right?”

Before Li Hua could finish speaking, Jiang Nian added a few more sentences.

“First, give the old man a pack of Liqun cigarettes to clear his throat. Then get some good Chinese Jinjiu wine, convenient for punching friends and relatives.”

“My brother here likes small noodles, so tea must also be included.”

“If money is tight, get some iced black tea. If the budget is generous, then you absolutely must get some Advanced stuff, Oriental Leaf Jasmine Tea.”

After speaking, Jiang Nian silently calculated the total cost.

“That’s pretty much it. Give the old man a little Face. Let him see my sincerity, and he’ll cry after seeing the package.”

Li Hua was stunned, speechless for a long time.

“Are you going to ride a ghost fire scooter to deliver these gifts or something?”

“Idiot, this is Zhennan,” Jiang Nian gave him a disdainful look, “Have you saved enough betrothal gift fragments? And you’re already dreaming of meeting the parents.”

Amidst the laughter and banter, the tension of the exam also eased somewhat.

Approaching 8:20 AM.

The people in the classroom couldn’t sit still anymore, wanting to head to the exam hall to prepare. Many students from other classes were also standing outside in the corridor. Jiang Nian estimated it was time to go to the exam hall and was about to drink some hot water.

He touched his thermos and realized it was empty. So he turned to Zhang Ningzhi, and while she wasn’t paying attention, he grabbed her thermos.

Splash, splash.

He poured himself a cup of water using Zhizhi’s thermos, then quietly put Zhang Ningzhi’s thermos back into her drawer.

Perhaps some rude classmate, if they saw it, might ask,

“Teacher Jiang, why aren’t you drinking your own?”

I’d say, stop, a thermos is just a storage space for hot water. We all drink water from small glass cups; there’s no ‘yours’ or ‘mine’.

So, drink yours.

Besides, his hot water was already finished, and he was too lazy to get more.

Young people should invest their limited time in unlimited learning, prepare more for exams, review papers, and get ready to go to the exam hall.

In fact, Zhang Ningzhi had already noticed someone’s actions.

It was just that the exam was about to start, and she was too lazy to argue with him. Compared to that, she preferred to focus on the exam.

Chinese was Zhang Ningzhi’s weaker subject.

When the minute hand of the classroom clock reached twenty, Cai Xiaoqing stood up and said,

“Let’s go to the exam hall.”

The group immediately scattered like birds, and the classroom became chaotic. “I’m going to the exam hall, bye bye.” Zhang Ningzhi waved at Jiang Nian; their exam halls were not in the same building.

“Mhm, bye bye.” Jiang Nian waved back.

This time, the exam seating arrangement wasn’t too lucky. He wasn’t in the same building as the class monitor either, but they could walk part of the way together.

Chen Yunyun and he were in the same building for the exam, but on different floors.

Wang Yuhe and Chen Yunyun were on the same floor, so they naturally went together and wouldn’t choose to go with Jiang Nian.

Thus, Jiang Nian became a lone wolf.

His exam hall was on the fifth floor of High School Year 2 Building B, classroom B504. He entered the exam hall and waited for about twenty minutes before the exam started.

The moment he smelled the ink on the exam paper, Jiang Nian’s heart calmed down.