"No one will find out."
"What if they do?"
"There is no 'what if.'" Qingbao casually replied, "I live close to school just to save ti for fun."
"Hehe."
The night had fallen, and the alarm clock rang at midnight.
Qingbao imdiately jumped up, hurriedly shut down the computer, grabbed a foot bath bucket, and played on her phone while soaking her feet in pajamas.
She wore a face mask and scrolled through her social dia monts.
"Hmm?"
Old Liu posted a picture of a table full of dishes. The round table was lavishly set, and he captioned it as simple homade dishes.
Below, Jiang Nian gave a like.
Jiang Nian: "Teacher, why is no one eating the chocolate on the side of the table?"
Old Liu: "Indeed, no one ate it. I'll save so for you tomorrow."
Jiang Nian: "(Fist bump) Thank you, Teacher."
Qingbao, while soaking her feet, instantly made an emoji face like an old man on the subway. Jiang Nian was shaless, that was known, but Old Liu also.....
Teacher Liu is quite the character.
The next day.
Jiang Nian turned over and got out of bed, yawning. After a quick wash, he bagged the two pots of succulents he had prepared.
Last ti he first sent them to Old Liu and Qingbao, and now he had Chienbao's and Qi Xue's succulents planned.
The phone on the table lit up, the lock screen wallpaper was of the moon, the sa moon that got blasted off into space by the club in a ga.
On the screen, it showed Sunday 6 o'clock.
He checked his phone while going downstairs. Yesterday, he accidentally saw Old Liu showing off on social dia.
On a whim, he extorted a bit of chocolate from him.
Perfect, to give his team mbers a treat.
Jiang Nian was rushing to school, "I wonder what Qingbao was doing yesterday, she seems to only have Class 2 today."
Seeing it was still early, he detoured to the North Gate.
He originally planned to buy so eggplant rolls with spicy oil, but instead of running into Feifei, he bumped into soone else.
He Minjun lived just outside the North Gate, and the low narrow alleyway was a must-pass route. As soon as she ca downstairs, she ran into Jiang Nian.
"Save Min!"
She wore a miserable face, punning "save " with "Save Min." "Min" naturally referred to her, on the brink of going crazy from poverty.
Jiang Nian didn't get her humor, only thinking she was a bit foolish.
"I say."
Right in front of He Minjun, he took a bite of an oil-dripping eggplant roll, demonstrating what humor was.
"Can't you ask your parents to help since you can't find a roommate?"
Why not eat cake?
He Minjun's face instantly froze, she lowered her head in silence for a mont, then shook her head vigorously.
"My parents don't support repeating the grade, they say there's no more money at ho."
Jiang Nian nodded, "That's too bad, but I really can't help you, I don't know any girls looking to share a room."
"Okay, after all, you are a day student." He Minjun sighed, "My bad, it was a bit of a tough spot to put you in."
"Yeah."
Jiang Nian was about to leave.
"Hey, there's one more favor you can help with." He Minjun hesitated, "Could you...at last."
"What?"
"The roll in your hand looks pretty tasty."
Jiang Nian: "???"
In the end, He Minjun also happily took a bite of the roll. A little over a month ago, she could still afford to buy rolls and buns.
Who knew the fickle hand of fate...
It seed so ordinary at the ti.
Jiang Nian was relatively well-off, and buying her two rolls was within his ans. He also casually bought her a box of Anmusi yogurt.
"Wow!! The yogurt that rich people drink!" He Minjun's eyes lit up, she devoured it ravenously.
Jiang Nian was embarrassed, "Why are you eating like a starving ghost?"
She replied ghostly, "I didn't eat yesterday afternoon."
What a useless senior?
"Isn't that a bit too much?" Jiang Nian was also a bit shocked, "If worse cos to worst, apply for a school grant."
"Can't apply." She said.
Jiang Nian didn't say anything, maybe it was due to her family's situation. All in all, their relationship wasn't that close yet.
"Alright."
The two parted ways at the intersection of the senior year building and Building D, He Minjun waved energetically at him before turning to leave.
Jiang Nian pondered her situation for a mont, then headed toward the classroom.
"Morning." Huang Fang greeted him.
She had zipped her school uniform all the way up, half her face was buried inside, like she was masked.
"Fangfang, what's with your outfit?"
"I like it." Emperor Fangfang couldn't be bothered with him, rocking back and forth on her chair.
There weren't many people in the classroom early in the morning, she wouldn't play like this if it was crowded.
After a while, Li Hua and the others arrived too. As soon as he sat down, he turned and asked Jiang Nian a particularly foolish question.
"Do you know what's trendy in clothing this year?"
"What?"
"Layering."
As he spoke, Li Hua showed off his outfit. Under his jacket was a short sleeve, and beneath that, a long sleeve sweater.
The short sleeve had a big word printed on it, "Dad's here."
"Trendy or not?"
Jiang Nian was directly dumbfounded, "Your mom!"
...
Morning self-study.
Li Hua was wandering around, showing off his "Dad is here" short sleeve. To be honest, it felt a bit like a stupid parade.
Zhang Ningzhi was also not at her seat, she had gone to morize words with her Bestie Huang.
The row where Jiang Nian was sitting was now almost empty. He turned to look at the back row, seeing the class monitor working on problems, he couldn't help himself.
He touched the test paper.
No reaction.
His courage gradually grew, and the second ti he even pinched her hand, but Li Qingrong didn't even lift her head.
"Ahem, why didn't you react?"
Hearing this, Li Qingrong finally raised her head to look at him. She seed to think for a mont, then tilted her head and asked.
"Should I yell?"
"No....," Jiang Nian was directly speechless, the class monitor was a bit over the top, "What does that make ?"
Li Qingrong: "A pervert."
"Can't you say sothing nicer?" Jiang Nian was a bit upset, "I was planning to give you chocolate."
"Oh." Li Qingrong nodded.
Then, she let out an emotionless "ah."
"Is that good enough?"
"Fine, it's sowhat respectful." Jiang Nian said, contemplating trying to touch the class monitor's thigh later in the afternoon.
Ti flew by, and soon it was the big break in the morning.
Yu Zhiyi approached Jiang Nian again, "Hey, you've already talked to Teacher Lan Lan, asking for you to take up....."
She stopped mid-sentence, suddenly noticing.
"Where did all this chocolate co from?"
"Old Liu gave it to ."
"I want one too." Yu Zhiyi reached out for one, glancing at Jiang Nian's expression, and only felt relieved when she saw no objection.
Her confidence had been growing alongside her bustline lately.
"What were you saying earlier?" Jiang Nian asked.
"Oh, Teacher Lan Lan wants you to be the Psychological Commissioner." She said, "It wasn't who said it, she specifically nad you."
Jiang Nian: "....."
If she hadn't ddled, Jiang Nian wouldn't believe it, but since Lan Lan knew, he didn't see a reason to decline.
After all, the Psychological Commissioner was a laid-back job.
While others might take it easy on the role, he could genuinely gain so benefits from it.
Just because..... that woman in the black silk.
"Alright, just let Old Liu know." He waved his hand, "I just ca from there, don't feel like going back."
"Sure thing." Yu Zhiyi smiled.
On his way upstairs, Wang Yuhe was just coming down the stairs. Seeing the bag in Jian Nian's hand, he couldn't help but peek inside.
"Chocolate?"
"Yeah."
"Robbery!!"
Jiang Nian didn't stop him, asking.
"Where are you going?"
It was Sunday noon, no jogging session was scheduled.
"To the convenience store to et Yunyun, she called down." Wang Yuhe said, holding two pieces of chocolate, and quickly ran downstairs.
"Ugh..."
Once upstairs, Jiang Nian distributed the chocolate to everyone. Since there wasn't much left, and so had been swiped.
When it was Li Hua's turn, there was only half a piece left.
"Chi Shi!!"
"Why do I only get this little, while Old Ma got a whole piece? Damn, Jiang Nian, are you holding a grudge?"
"What grudge?" Jiang Nian shook his head, completely denying it, "Heavenly tasks bestowed upon mortals, just make do."
"Damn!!"
As class was about to begin, Jiang Nian left the classroom at the perfect ti. He planned to ambush Qingbao and check out her mood from yesterday.
The warning bell rang, and Qingbao was about to appear at the corridor's entrance.
Jiang Nian leaned on the railing, pretending to admire the view. When he turned to look back, he was suddenly stunned.
Twenty percent of the ti on... gas?
That part turned completely red.
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