Chapter 53 Wake up, Zhennan is not Gotham

Old Liu, the homeroom teacher, had a peculiar teaching style: he was especially serious about being perfunctory.

He’d lecture for half an hour, then boast for ten minutes.

“High school, ah, the foundation of youth is struggle. Save dating for when you get to college.” Liu Liangsong grandly lectured from the podium, not forgetting to inject some motivation even while bragging.

Students who originally weren’t paying attention instantly perked up.

Homeroom teacher teaching Chinese, don’t listen, don’t listen. Homeroom teacher talking about old relationships, immediately wide awake. Not only do you have to listen, you have to sit in the front row and prick up your ears.

Teacher, continue! What happened between you and your ex-girlfriend?

What a dedicated homeroom teacher!

Middle-aged men have three main hobbies: fishing, baijiu, and bragging. If he’s dragging you to a hotel to chat about life philosophy, it’s definitely because the medicine hasn’t kicked in yet.

On the podium, the kidney-deficient Old Liu, the homeroom teacher, was still recounting his college love story, as if weeping and complaining.

Li Hua listened with excitement, his face flushed. “Hey, Brother Nian, what kind of person do you want to date in college?”

Jiang Nian heard him, felt a little surprised, and turned his head to look at Li Hua.

I can’t believe this kid is still a pure love warrior, but your act of actively planting a flag on yourself looks a lot like a defeated dog.

In the front, Zhang Ningzhi’s pen tip paused, and she tilted her head slightly, seemingly also a little curious.

“Hmm, do you really believe you can find love in college?” Jiang Nian frowned. “I have a cousin who graduated from college without even holding a girl’s hand.”

“Really? I’m not very educated, don’t lie to me!” Prodigy Li Hua’s eyes lost their sparkle, but he quickly bounced back with an Ah Q spirit. “That must be because your cousin is too reclusive.”

“College, ah, even the rain that falls is golden. As soon as I get to college, I’ll have girls on both arms. In novels, if it’s not a Zhou, it’s a Chen. I’m guaranteed to win, buddy.”

Jiang Nian looked at the confident Li Hua, not knowing whether to speak up.

“My cousin’s high school grades were similar to yours, a science Prodigy, scored over six hundred. Well, he’s a very normal person in every way, and there were only eight girls in his class.”

“Eight girls, four came with high school boyfriends, two found guys from the neighboring department, and the other two were lesbians.”

Li Hua looked up at Old Liu, who was chattering away about his romantic history on the podium. He suddenly realized something: Old Liu chose a liberal arts major.

He suddenly couldn’t smile anymore.

Seeing Li Hua’s pathetic state, Jiang Nian laughed.

“Brother Hua, do you naturally not smile? Do you have something on your mind? Share it with us for a laugh.”

Quiet laughter rippled around them. Although they were listening to the homeroom teacher chat, they didn’t dare to make too much noise below, lest they be called upon and suffer social death.

Li Hua didn’t back down, just sighed.

“Jiang Nian, what kind of person is your cousin?”

“Not very tall, not particularly handsome, very good at science.” Jiang Nian looked him up and down. “Outgoing personality, articulate.”

Damn it! You’re describing me, aren’t you! Li Hua’s mindset instantly exploded!

“Alright, stop talking, boo hoo hoo. I’m definitely choosing a science and engineering major.”

To this, Jiang Nian was noncommittal, offering comfort.

“My cousin also said something: he said he only realized in college that the best ones were all in high school. But the person he couldn’t let go of, others have already…”

He didn’t say the rest of the sentence; there were girls in front and behind them, it was too vulgar.

His cousin too, she was already showing, and he still hadn’t let go.

He was twenty-eight and still hadn’t dated a girlfriend, constantly thinking about his high school crush. Life is just like that, where do all those loves come from? Long distance relationships can kill off a whole bunch.

Two cities, you’re crying, others are sweating.

How do you win?

In the afternoon, during math, physics, and biology, only the last class was slightly less tiring. Biology, a semi-liberal arts subject, as long as it wasn’t about breeding problems, was still simple after studying it repeatedly.

Mendel died, but he didn’t intend for students to live comfortably.

On the blackboard, biology teacher Zhong Qing projected a problem.

The whole class was huffing and puffing, calculating. Biology II was extremely unfriendly to students who weren’t good at science, but doing more practice problems could make up for this bug.

At least Zhong Qing thought so, and during her rounds, she deliberately lingered by Jiang Nian for a while. Seeing Jiang Nian still calculating, she then left.

Sure enough, he had a solid foundation but lacked technique. He needed to be singled out for special training.

After the biology teacher left, Li Hua immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The biology teacher was too beautiful, several years younger than English teacher Xi Bao, and there was a fragrance when she got close.

The oppressive feeling from a beautiful member of the opposite sex was too strong!

Xi Bao:???

A beautiful female teacher is a beautiful member of the opposite sex, right? A married woman is an old aunt? High school boys are really… Fine, fine, tomorrow in class, if you even breathe, you’ll stand up.

Li Hua secretly congratulated himself, glad that he had figured it out. Zhong Qing must have seen his smooth problem-solving process, and perhaps she was secretly nodding in approval at him right now.

Which high school boy hasn’t fantasized about a good-looking female teacher? Tears wetting his chicken leg rice, vowing to be a class representative, I’ll lick, lick, lick!

Brother, don’t go back to Gotham, Batman is lying to you.

If he catches you, he’ll still beat you up.

He turned his head and saw Jiang Nian still half-dead solving the problem, and immediately felt pleased.

“Nian, did you figure it out?”

“No.” Jiang Nian sighed, biting the pen cap, and subconsciously said, “Damn it, who made this question! Why is this son of a bitch’s heart so dark!”

Li Hua was dumbfounded. Too vulgar, brother.

Gulp.

He quietly glanced at Zhong Qing. Fortunately, the biology teacher had already left the third group and was now touring the first group, looking at the biology class representative’s answer.

He couldn’t help but clench his fist, hating! Hua couldn’t replace him!

Hua, are you serious? Please don’t turn Zhennan into another Gotham, okay?

“This question is alright, a bit difficult, wasted a minute of my time.” Li Hua said in a feigned manner, deliberately raising his voice a bit, which made Zhang Ningzhi in the front seat turn around.

Li Hua’s peripheral vision was on Zhong Qing over there, and he noticed that the biology teacher seemed indifferent. He turned his head and saw Zhang Ningzhi, and subconsciously patted Jiang Nian.

“Nian’er, your foul language attracted someone.”

“What?” Jiang Nian was annoyed with the problem. He looked up and met Zhang Ningzhi’s gaze, giving her a questioning look. “Did you solve it?”

“Mm.” Zhang Ningzhi’s eyes flickered slightly, and she added, “It’s okay, boys are all like that.”

Then she quickly turned back and buried her head in her book.

Li Hua: “??? Am I expelled from manhood?”

Jiang Nian rubbed his hair, not caring. He felt the gap between himself and the Prodigies. Some things couldn’t be solved by memorizing. If you’re weak, you still have to practice more.

October, be good to me, that’s enough. October, damn you!

Jiang Nian retracted a blessing.

After school in the afternoon, he sent a QQ message to Song Xiyun, asking her to meet in the small grove. He then solemnly returned the money she had painstakingly saved, and clearly explained the whole situation.

“I just ran out of money these past two days. After tomorrow, I’ll have a lot of money again. Do you understand what I mean? The current concept of salary settlement in our country, OK?”

“Waaah…” Song Xiyun cried, shedding tears of poverty. “Why didn’t you say so earlier? I smashed my piggy bank, which I bought at a discount with great difficulty!”

Thanks to the bosses for your support, a bow every day, Orz