Chapter Index

    “Laughing to death, Class Four was eliminated from the start.”

    “There’s internal conflict in their class; they’ve almost never gotten good results in team competitions.”

    During evening self-study, the classroom lights were bright.

    Amidst the chaotic sounds of recitation, Jiang Nian listened as Li Hua and a few others, pretending to read, brazenly and loudly discussed the chaotic scene at the time, with everyone’s attention on the competition.

    “Does your hand hurt?” Zhang Ningzhi poked him and whispered, “They… several of them pulled muscles.”

    “It’s alright, I don’t have much of a sacrificial spirit.”

    Jiang Nian spoke to people like people and to ghosts like ghosts. But his hand really wasn’t injured; he just exerted a bit of force.

    Several boys in the class were in various states of misery; some had pulled blisters on their hands from tug-of-war.

    Others had used too much force and didn’t feel anything during the tug-of-war. After winning, they realized they had pulled arm muscles when they disbanded.

    Li Hua felt uncomfortable hearing that. ‘No sacrificial spirit,’ wasn’t he using Yin and Yang on him?

    “Speaking of which, I pulled too hard during tug-of-war.” Li Hua moved his arm, “My muscle seems, oh, a bit strained.”

    Jiang Nian sharply commented, “Nanliang.”

    He originally wanted to say, Jiang Nian got the advantage and was still acting coy! You directly sandwiched yourself between Yao Beibei and Yu Zhiyi.

    But on second thought, that remark would also make him seem like someone with ulterior motives.

    So he stopped and forcibly changed the subject.

    “Speaking of which, why didn’t our class get any prizes for winning? Just a shoddy trophy, the school is too perfunctory.”

    However, Jiang Nian didn’t follow Li Hua’s topic but instead lightly patted his shoulder and said, “Can you handle it mentally?”

    “red stone!” Li Hua completely lost his composure, pointing at Jiang Nian and saying, “You’re truly despicable to the core!”

    “What is it?” Jiang Nian feigned ignorance, smiling at him at the same time.

    Say it, if you have something to say.

    Come on.

    Li Hua’s Face turned red, but he didn’t dare to explode at Jiang Nian.

    “I’m too lazy to talk to you.”

    “Hehe.” Jiang Nian immediately laughed, pointing at him, “Brave in appearance, timid in spirit; good at planning, but indecisive.”

    “red stone!”

    Zhang Ningzhi didn’t understand the conversation between the boys, only feeling that the group leader suddenly fell silent and started studying.

    “Hmm?”

    Two evening self-study sessions passed, and Jiang Nian collected a finished math test paper, then began to ponder serious matters outside of studying.

    Where to earn a thousand yuan?

    The class monitor was too enthusiastic, which was a good thing. But he just didn’t know if the class monitor’s father would be equally enthusiastic towards him. With the New Year approaching, his uncle should be back soon.

    And he, obviously, was a child who ate old bananas, so what bad intentions could Banana Wolf have?

    If it really didn’t work, he’d smash Li Hua’s phone. Then get a broken phone, fix it casually, and sell it to Li Hua for a thousand yuan. “Scumbag.”

    A voice came from beside him, startling Jiang Nian.

    He turned his head and found that Yao Beibei, at some unknown point, had sat in Li Hua’s seat. She pulled out a few pieces of paper from the desk drawer and turned to him.

    “This afternoon, I heard everything.”

    “Your mother!”

    “Feeling guilty?” Yao Beibei showed a mysterious smile, staring at Jiang Nian and saying, “You wouldn’t want Zhizhi to know, would you?”

    “Oh.” Jiang Nian thought, Yao Beibei has been acting strange lately, could it be that thing, “You might as well make yourself clearer.”

    “?”

    Yao Beibei was stunned; she hadn’t expected Jiang Nian to be so cooperative.

    She had a small problem recently and wanted to hear Jiang Dog’s opinion. But she didn’t trust him, fearing the dog would turn around and blab.

    For a moment, she didn’t know what to say, so she got up and left.

    “I’ll tell you on QQ.”

    Hearing this, Jiang Nian didn’t take it to heart.

    He was wholeheartedly working for the class, primarily with a clear conscience, so what if Zhizhi knew?

    Tug-of-war was already won; they were just short of winning on the moon.

    He turned to look at the empty seats around him and also stood up, preparing to go downstairs to buy some late-night snacks.

    In the corridor, several boys gathered together.

    Lin Dong saw Jiang Nian walking towards the stairs and casually asked.

    “Where are you going?”

    “Hunting in the cafeteria.” Jiang Nian waved his hand.

    “No, the bell is about to ring.” Lin Dong was confused, “Isn’t it a bit too late for you to go now?”

    “Don’t worry about it, I know whether the bell rings or not.”

    Jiang Nian originally wanted to bring Li Hua and Ma Guojun, but unfortunately, he didn’t see them in the corridor. He didn’t pay too much attention and went to forage for food alone.

    The cafeteria was still brightly lit, but most of the food was almost sold out.

    The aunt selling meatballs saw a male student enter the cafeteria door and habitually shouted in her dialect-accented Mandarin.

    “Half price, half price at checkout.”

    “Sister, I’m prettier, can I get a 40% discount?” Jiang Nian chuckled, leaning closer to look into the large rice cooker.

    “No, you can’t.” The aunt also bloomed into a smile, “I can’t calculate a 40% discount.”

    “Then how about a 10% discount, that’s easy to calculate.” Jiang Nian ordered over twenty yuan worth of meatballs and tofu, “That’s all.”

    The aunt hesitated for a moment, “Give me five yuan.”

    Hehe, a 20% discount.

    In fact, it was already self-study time, and there weren’t many people in the cafeteria. If she didn’t sell to Jiang Nian, she would have to eat it herself.

    He bought all the fish balls and slowly sat down in the cafeteria to eat.

    With a buzz, his phone vibrated.

    Cai: “Where are you?”

    “Asking questions in the office, what’s up?” Jiang Nian typed with one hand, “The fish balls in the office taste good, you can try them next time.”

    Cai:

    (

    “Finish eating and come back quickly, you might get caught.”

    “Okay.”

    Cai Xiaoqing: “Did you see Xie Zhihao?”

    The demoted brother?

    Jiang Nian didn’t think much of it and replied.

    “No.”

    Suddenly, several people came in from the direction of the convenience store.

    “The cafeteria is almost closing, I wonder if there are any fish balls.” Xie Zhihao walked out from the convenience store. “Probably not,” Xu Shuang said.

    She was originally having a private tutoring session with her brother in the office, listening to a lesson on difficult physics points, when Xu Yuanshan dragged her to buy food.

    Who knew Xie Zhihao was also there and insisted on paying at the convenience store.

    Xu Yuanshan was carefree, thinking Xie Zhihao admired him. The silly child was naturally happy, beaming with Face.

    Xu Shuang felt tired and stopped him.

    “Sister, there should be some.” Xu Yuanshan excitedly walked ahead, running a few steps, “I’ll go check for you.”

    In the cafeteria aisle, only Xie Zhihao and Xu Shuang were left.

    He immediately realized his chance had come, and his heart pounded violently a few times. After desperately steadying his breathing, he said in a hoarse voice.

    “The moonlight is beautiful tonight.”

    Pfft!!

    A burst of uncontrollable laughter came from the corner of the cafeteria, followed by violent coughing.

    “Damn it, this chili…

    Xu Shuang was a little embarrassed. She turned to look and found it was someone she knew. Thinking it wouldn’t be good to ignore him, she walked over.

    She walked up to Jiang Nian, just about to say hello.

    Suddenly, Xu Yuanshan’s voice came.

    “Sister, the last of the fish balls were all bought by that person!”

    Hearing this, Jiang Nian looked up at Xu Shuang. Subconsciously, he pulled his late-night snack closer to his chest, looking at her with a puzzled expression.

    “Something wrong?”

    This time, Xu Shuang was completely awkward.

    “I’m not here to steal your fish balls, just to say hello.”

    “Okay.” Jiang Nian nodded.

    Xu Shuang was speechless. After rejoining her brother, she couldn’t help but tap him and mumbled something quietly.

    The three sat down, eating and chatting.

    It was just obvious that Xu Shuang completely ignored Xie Zhihao. The latter didn’t lose heart; instead, he actively chatted with the silly younger brother. “That Dark Night Rose gold card is too rare. I spent six or seven hundred and didn’t get anything. So unlucky.”

    Xu Yuanshan complained, “I should have gone to the seafood market to buy a used one. It’s just that the premium is too high, two or three thousand yuan.”

    Xie Zhihao wasn’t interested in these cards, but to curry favor with Xu Yuanshan, he usually spent a lot of money buying cards.

    “Yeah, if I got one, I’d definitely give it to you.”

    “Really?” Xu Yuanshan’s Face was flushed, and he was already fantasizing about his daily showing off with the Dark Night Rose gold card.

    He absolutely had to bring it to class and show off subtly.

    Suddenly, a figure stood in front of Xu Yuanshan.

    “I have the Dark Night Rose gold card you just mentioned. If I sell it to you cheaply for a thousand yuan, would you want it?”

    Hearing this, Xu Yuanshan was stunned.

    “Card dealer?”

    “Just a part-time job, just tell me if you want it or not?” Jiang Nian simply sat down opposite the silly younger brother and glanced at Xu Shuang.

    He speared a fish ball and swallowed it whole.

    Xu Shuang: “.

    This person is so despicable.

    “How do you guarantee the card is real?” Xu Yuanshan was on full alert, clearly not a fool with money, “What if you trick me?”

    “I’m a star of aspiration, why would I trick you?” Jiang Nian was speechless.

    “Hey, watch your mouth.” Xie Zhihao frowned, looking displeased, “There are girls here, don’t make dirty jokes.”

    “Oh, oh, sorry.” Jiang Nian glanced at Xie Zhihao, “Maledict, I’m used to talking to those idiots usually.”

    “You know, our class is full of jerks.”

    Xie Zhihao:

    Xu Shuang:

    Xu Yuanshan, however, didn’t care about this. The silly child had some brains but not much, and his eyes only held a longing for the Dark Night Rose gold card.

    Suddenly, Xie Zhihao said out of the blue.

    “What if not?”

    Jiang Nian slapped three meal cards onto the table.

    “These add up to two thousand.”

    “Alright, you can leave it here as collateral.” Xu Yuanshan said, reaching out to take the cards, feeling a bit more reassured.

    “Hey, hey, I didn’t say I’d give them to you.” Jiang Nian put them away, “If you take my meal cards, what will I eat this month?”

    Xu Yuanshan was bewildered, nodding and saying.

    “That’s true.”

    Xu Shuang rubbed her forehead:

    Xie Zhihao was also a bit speechless, thinking that Xu Yuanshan was usually quite clever. How did he become as stupid as a pig when it came to Jiang Nian?

    “Well, be careful.”

    Xu Shuang didn’t say anything, having nothing to say about her brother’s hobby.

    Too lazy to bother, she simply lowered her head and played on her phone.

    “Then… when will you bring the card?” Xu Yuanshan was already a bit tempted but still wanted to confirm again.

    Jiang Nian calculated the date; there were still two and a half days left in the winning cooldown period.

    “I have a channel; I get them directly from the store, original packaging. You come with me to the school gate, open the bag yourself, and the gold card will be inside.”

    Xu Yuanshan listened, stunned. He had long known that the card circle had many tricks.

    He hadn’t expected it to be so shady.

    But at the same time, he also admired Jiang Nian’s ability to show off. Moreover, he believed about seventy to eighty percent of his words.

    After all, an original card.

    Whether it was real or not, he would know the moment he touched it.

    “Okay, are we going tomorrow?” Xu Yuanshan nodded, trying to appear less eager, “I’m not in a hurry.”

    “Sunday at noon after school.”

    “Huh?” Xu Yuanshan instantly broke character, blurting out, “Why does it take so long? Can’t we do it tomorrow?”

    Nonsense, manual drawing.

    The 【Winning】 cooldown isn’t over yet, how can I draw for you!

    “You have to pre-order; it’s sourced from elsewhere.” Jiang Nian said, “Internal operations like this take at least two days.”

    Xie Zhihao couldn’t listen anymore and spoke up.

    “How do we know…” “Oh, stop being so wishy-washy.” Jiang Nian stood up directly, “I’ll put it on the seafood market, you can buy it from there.” Hearing this, Xu Yuanshan immediately became anxious and stood up, saying.

    “No, I want it!”

    Jiang Nian stopped, turning to look at him.

    “Let’s add each other on QQ.”

    With a beep, after the deal was made.

    Jiang Nian didn’t linger. He turned around, grabbed the disposable food container, and quickly left.

    With a clang, he casually tossed it into the trash can by the door.

    At the cafeteria entrance, the moonlight was bright.

    “Wait a moment.”

    Xu Shuang chased after him, walking quickly. After calling out to Jiang Nian, she was slightly breathless and stood a little close.

    “Something wrong?” Jiang Nian’s eyes dropped.

    She looked up, sincerely saying.

    “My brother is a bit foolish, and he really likes that card. A thousand yuan isn’t important; I just hope he gets a real one.”

    “Hmm, get it from a genuine store, you can verify it freely.” Jiang Nian nodded, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll be going.”

    “What took you so long to get back?”

    Li Hua looked up and sniffed.

    “Meatballs, tofu, and a girl’s scent.”

    Hearing this, Zhang Ningzhi lifted her head from the desk. She turned to look at Li Hua, then at Jiang Nian, her eyes showing a slight difference.

    Clearly, what she cared about was “a girl’s scent.”

    Jiang Nian cursed silently, ‘Damn, what a dog’s nose Li Hua has.’ The scent was clearly Xu Shuang’s, but he really hadn’t done anything.

    “Impressive, Hua, recognizing women by scent.”

    “What’s your relationship with the cafeteria auntie? I’m not against forbidden love, but I don’t advocate it.”

    Hearing this, Li Hua became anxious.

    “red stone!”

    Zhang Ningzhi looked at Jiang Nian suspiciously, but then slowly turned her head away.

    Hmph, a philandering cat.

    Jiang Nian didn’t care and continued to calmly flip through the test paper.

    Two classes passed in a flash, approaching dismissal. The classroom was restless; some were discussing problems, others were seizing the chance to chat.

    “Going online this weekend?” Li Hua asked.

    “I don’t know, ask Jiang Nian.” Ma Guojun said, “He never comes out on weekends, always so mysterious.”

    “Watching movies at home.” Jiang Nian, without any Face, lay on his desk doing problems, “Sometimes when the land transport has passed, I can’t reply to messages.”

    Ma Guojun was completely stunned. He glanced at Zhang Ningzhi next to him and the class monitor behind him, speechless.

    “You are truly…”

    “Pervert!” Li Hua suddenly changed character, becoming a comedian, “Is that really what a student should be doing?”

    One could only say his statement was very gentlemanly.

    “Oh.” Jiang Nian touched his Face, not letting it bother him, “That’s still better than being outwardly proper but secretly jumping straight to the last page.”

    Li Hua:

    Zhang Ningzhi’s Face felt hot listening to Jiang Nian’s words, and she couldn’t help but glare at him.

    She just felt that this person was lewd.

    In the back seat, Li Qingrong rested her head on her hand, looking at the problem.

    She was also a bit distracted, her gaze slightly puzzled. Her eyes were fixed on the test paper, but she didn’t ask Jiang Nian in front of everyone.

    “Ding dong! Students, class is dismissed… after school.”

    Jiang Nian, carrying his bag, habitually greeted everyone around him. He then quickly walked out of the classroom, blended into the corridor, and pulled out his phone.

    However, there were no new messages.

    Yao Beibei said she needed to talk to him, but she hadn’t sent him a message yet. He guessed she would probably say something at night.

    Jiang Nian didn’t actually intend to help, he was just curious about what it was. If appropriate, he would directly threaten her, ‘You wouldn’t want… campus series.’

    Yao Beibei was also a vile person, good at disgusting people. Jiang Nian had suffered at her hands before, and occasionally he would get his revenge.

    In any case, she was a ticking time bomb.

    Third floor.

    Jiang Nian and Xu Qianqian exchanged glances. They each walked downstairs, then met up again below the senior high building.

    “Hey, what you said that day…”

    “Do you know that buying cards is popular recently?” Xu Qianqian interrupted, “A lot of people in our class bought them.”

    Jiang Nian was directly puzzled.

    Xu Qianqian’s way of forcibly changing the subject was even more awkward than that thing in the hallway that day.

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