"What's up?"
The class was noisy, and it hadn't quieted down yet. Zhang Ningzhi glanced at him, her expression sowhat strange.
Then she leaned in and asked softly.
"Do you want three as well?"
Hearing this, Jiang Nian's eyelid twitched. He thought to himself, "What an unwarranted disaster. Isn't this Li Hua's nonsense?"
"No, cough..."
He guessed it was a coincidence, caught a glimpse from his peripheral vision. The class leader in the back row also seed to have turned his gaze.
Suddenly, the atmosphere turned subtle.
"That's not sothing I can decide. Let's see what the school arranges. I'd prefer a two-person room; I like peace and quiet."
Zhang Ningzhi: "..."
Li Qingrong also looked away, the corner of her mouth twitching slightly. She was a bit speechless; this guy really knows how to play dumb.
She propped her elbow on the desk, resting her cheek on her hand.
But...
She didn't really want to know either.
After the second evening self-study, Old Liu ca around the class and then took Jiang Nian away.
"Teacher, what's up?" Jiang Nian seed a bit displeased. "I still have howork to do."
Old Liu waved his hand, "It's a directive from the leadership, to have regular heart-to-heart talks with students. It won't take too long."
The word "student" was used well, very cautiously.
"Heart-to-heart talk, huh?" Jiang Nian leaned back on an empty chair nearby, "Isn't there any solid support from the school?"
Old Liu: "Uh, the school has its own difficulties."
Jiang Nian curled his lips, indifferent.
"Still better off than ."
"No money." Old Liu felt a bit awkward; he didn't want to look for Jiang Nian either since this guy kept bringing up money.
The school's finances weren't managed by him anyway, especially since it was already May.
Where would he find the bonus money?
"Then is there a rest room?" Jiang Nian, unable to strike a bonus, changed his approach, "Taking a nap in the classroom, ouch..."
He stretched lazily, "My back's sore, and my neck aches."
Old Liu initially wanted to refuse, but the words turned midway.
"I'll find a way."
After a while, Old Liu let him go, only to find that this kid was heading towards the integrated science office.
"Where are you going?"
"Oh, going to chat with the biology teacher."
"You little brat... just said..." Old Liu felt a bit speechless, "Aren't you supposed to do your howork?"
Jiang Nian: "Since I'm already here."
Old Liu: "..."
He had other matters to tend to and was too lazy to argue with Jiang Nian. After feeling speechless, he waved him away.
anwhile, thinking to himself, there's an empty dorm room in Class Zero above the dining hall. It has air conditioning and a washing machine, and one room is still available.
He could probably apply for it within a month.
.....
At the door of the integrated science office.
Qingbao was walking out, and ran into Jiang Nian in the corridor.
"???"
"Self-study has started, where are you going?"
"Teacher, do you have a class?" Jiang Nian asked, "Old Liu called for a chat, so I'm wandering around."
"Hmm." Qingbao felt a bit speechless; this guy surely knows how to wander around, "Second class's self-study session, I'm heading out first."
Saying so, he left in a hurry.
Jiang Nian lagged behind, sighing. Just as he was about to catch up, soone ca out of the English office.
"Eh?"
Soone called him, and when he turned around, he saw Xu Shuang.
"What's up?"
"Nothing much, just about to head upstairs." Xu Shuang tucked her hair behind her ear, "By the way, are you busy this weekend?"
Jiang Nian was taken aback, "Not really."
He rembered they had already arranged to deliver the dicinal materials on Sunday, which was the day after tomorrow. Did she forget?
Hmm...
"So friends will be around." She said, "They're top students from City Second Middle School. It's a good chance to get acquainted."
Jiang Nian: "???"
No wonder she said she had sothing to do and wouldn't be at the teahouse. Turns out it was to et friends. But is this a coincidence?
At the stairway corner, Qingbao was about to go upstairs. Noticing Jiang Nian hadn't co, he curiously turned his head to take a look.
"Okay." Jiang Nian nodded.
Making friends was his specialty. He figured it was likely a local group or sothing similar.
These things usually happened after the college entrance exams.
But soone like Xu Shuang wouldn't be constrained by ti. Building connections early has its advantages.
After all, one has to go back ho every year.
Evening self-study dismissal.
Jiang Nian organized the test papers he had worked on all night, not in a hurry to leave since Xu Qianqian and the others had already gotten ho.
Having a new horoom teacher was really nice.
He glanced down, his math level was just okay, and his physics scores could stabilize at around eighty.
The weakest subject was still Chinese; he had relied on high-scoring arguntative essays to get one hundred twenty-two on the first and second mock exams, which weren't too difficult.
The college entrance exam still remained an unknown.
"Haven't left yet?" Yu Zhiyi stopped beside him, displaying two parts disdain and three parts dismissive attitude.
Jiang Nian was baffled, wondering what was up with this person again.
"Are you locking up?"
"No, just asking out of curiosity." Yu Zhiyi finished acting nonchalant and looked around to see no one was there.
She lowered her voice, "There were too many people just now. I'm embarrassed to ask. Could I ask you for a favor?"
"No."
"You!!!" Yu Zhiyi's words got stuck in her throat; she was a bit flustered but quickly cald down.
After spending enough ti with Jiang Nian, she realized this person was a weirdo, enjoying her angry deanor.
Getting angry would be letting him off too easily.
"Hmph! I'm leaving." She tossed back a line and walked out of the classroom, holding a math workbook.
Jiang Nian didn't mind, but as he stepped out, he noticed she hadn't left.
Yu Zhiyi was wearing a white-fitted inner lining, which made her look more mature compared to her usual tendency to wear pinks now and then.
Her clothes were thick and weighty, not the type to be see-through, making her appear especially rounded and full.
She stood at the stairway entrance, waiting for Jiang Nian to co over.
"Let's go."
"What's up?" Jiang Nian tilted his head, as it was rare to see her so persistent, "Just tell if you need sothing."
He glanced at his phone; it was getting a bit late.
Yu Zhiyi indeed had a serious matter, and it was quite pressing. She hadn't been able to focus during the evening study session.
"Have you heard of Yunlin Mall?"
"Hmm?" Jiang Nian thought for a bit, but couldn't recall anything, so he shook his head, "No, what's the issue?"
"It's like this, my parents..." Yu Zhiyi was a bit anxious, stumbling over her words as she explained what was going on.
Recently, the sharing economy was booming. Alongside it, blockchain and community economies erged.
Yunlin Mall was an organization trending in Zhen Nan Town, inviting businesses to join.
In plain terms, it was a points mall.
Specifically targeting township needs, it sold rice, oil, grain, and flour. Businesses sourced products through channels, then sold them at low prices.
For every batch sold, they earned corresponding high points. Points could be converted to cash, and the profit was highly attractive.
Yu Zhiyi's parents had looked into it; nearby towns had people doing it, and they had heard of so success stories, which piqued their interest.
"Make so much money?" Jiang Nian was surprised and thought for a bit before saying, "This is clearly a scam; just a hit-and-run sche."
"Ah?" Yu Zhiyi was even more anxious; images of those success stories her parents had shared flooded her mind.
She hesitated a bit.
"My parents said they would only do it for a while and then stop. They think the sche won't collapse so soon."
Jiang Nian glanced at her and couldn't help but feel speechless.
"Then give it a go."
Saying this, he started to head downstairs.
"Hey!!" Yu Zhiyi, feeling panicked, grabbed his sleeve, "I... I trust you more."
This statent sounded absurd. Who would trust a high school student's judgnt over their parents'?
But in reality, it was indeed the case.
Trust isn't built overnight. For Yu Zhiyi, Jiang Nian practically equaled being reliable and nearly never wrong.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian paused.
"Let go first."
"You... you're not going to just leave like that, right?" Yu Zhiyi hesitated, her anxiety growing.
By tomorrow, her parents were set to make a decision on joining.
Following her intuition, she felt it was unreliable. Even her dreams at night were about her family awash in debt.
"I won't."
Yu Zhiyi: "Oh."
As Jiang Nian headed downstairs, he was organizing his thoughts, "Don't invest too much, at most lose twenty thousand."
"Twenty?" Yu Zhiyi's jaw dropped, stunned by the astronomical figure, "Could they lose that much?"
"A lot?"
Jiang Nian glanced back at her, "Losing twenty thousand would be pretty lucky; at least you get to keep the goods."
Yu Zhiyi: "...."
"Then how should I explain this to my parents? I'm really worried, and they don't actually know much."
Jiang Nian nonchalantly descended the stairs.
"How should I know."
"You....."
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