The next day, it was overcast.
Jiang Nian stood at his doorstep, hesitating about whether to bring an umbrella.
A few hundred grams added to the backpack felt unbearably heavy, and more importantly, he wanted to take a gamble. That feeling of accurately guessing something was quite satisfying.
Fighting against nature is endless fun.
When he arrived at the classroom, there were only a few people.
Morning reading hadn’t started yet; Ma Guojun, the big guy, came in with a small bag from outside the classroom. As soon as he entered, he showed a sly smile upon seeing Jiang Nian.
Ma Guojun put down his bag and walked over to Jiang Nian’s desk.
"Do you know who took Yu Tongjie’s book yesterday?"
"No one took it at all; it was thrown out of the window by a student from a fifth-floor liberal arts class." Ma Guojun laughed like a blooming flower, pushed his glasses with his middle finger, and laughed again.
"I heard that person did poorly on the exam and was in a bad mood, then tripped over his book. The aunt downstairs saw the books falling from the sky and thought they were discarded by students, so she picked them up."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Nian looked up.
"Did he get them all back?"
"No way, it was like a celestial scattering of flowers, hahaha." Ma Guojun laughed, "I heard he only got part of them back, and the rest went who knows where."
Jiang Nian laughed too, but with a science exam at nine, he couldn’t really relax.
"Let’s see what happens."
Ma Guojun listened to Jiang Nian’s calm, old-cadre-like voice with no expected emotional response. It felt like he’d stopped just short of a point he was going to make, a bit unsatisfying.
So the chubby baby returned to his seat, planning to later with Li Hua.
In no time, Zhang Ningzhi arrived.
The two exchanged greetings, and then another box of grain milk appeared on Jiang Nian’s desk.
Jiang Nian stared blankly at the grain milk for a moment, wondering if he had drunk too much of Zhang Ningzhi’s drinks. He needed to find an opportunity to return the favor, maybe by treating her to something to eat.
He wasn’t short on money now, only grades, since it was a classroom where strength prevailed.
After reviewing for a while, it was time for morning reading.
Qianbao walked briskly into Class Three’s classroom, but exited immediately after just one second.
She stood by the classroom door, pinching her nose, and said.
"Open the windows, open the windows, what’s that smell in your class?"
Lin Dong was a bit embarrassed; his clothes were air-dried after yesterday’s shower, carrying a faint damp smell. It was all the indoor balcony’s fault in the dorm; the clothes were all clumped together.
The roommates were a lazy bunch too, not putting away the dry clothes. As a result, his clothes weren’t dry, nor were his shorts, so in a fit, he just didn’t change.
Wearing underwear for a few more days was no big deal; after all, no one else would know.
..... Compared to himself, Zeng You was even more outrageous, the rascal washed clothes by stomping on them with his feet. Just a little detergent, and he started stepping while reading novels.
And on top of that, Lin Dong vaguely remembered that the underwear wasn’t dry in the same dorm as Zeng You. Perhaps at this moment, Zeng You was free-wheeling around in jeans, playing around unsupervised.
Yuck, what a disgusting guy.
With a whoosh, all the windows were opened.
Qianbao pinched her nose as she entered, looking at the sparse students during early reading. She wore a knitted cardigan, walking around the class while reminding them.
"It’s not winter yet, so make sure to open the windows regularly for ventilation."
After the math exam, half the pressure was relieved, and Jiang Nian wasn’t as tense as he was yesterday.
He watched Qianbao pass by and turned to ask Zhang Ningzhi.
"Hey, do I have a smell on me?"
Zhang Ningzhi instinctively drew closer upon hearing this and could only smell a scent of detergent.
She kept a straight face, with half a sentence left unsaid. Besides the detergent scent, there was another special fragrance that could not be smelled by the nose but purely felt.
That scent was indescribable, somewhat.....pleasant.
"Haha." Jiang Nian laughed, "Then how about I smell you?"
"No, no, no! Don’t!" Zhang Ningzhi’s face turned red, and she moved aside.
Jiang Nian was used to having back-and-forth exchanges with Xu Qianqian all day long, and when he arrived in the classroom, he found it strange that his deskmate was as unresponsive as an NPC, incredibly weak.
To be fair, with someone like Zhang Ningzhi, Jiang Nian could easily trick her into marrying and having five kids with him.
But in Zhen Nan, topics like marriage and having children didn’t interest many people.
Because...of some traditional customs.
Around 8:15, the class began to get restless.
Jiang Nian got up to pack his things; he glanced at Zhang Ningzhi, and she was also packing.
He originally wanted to suggest taking her out for food after the exam was over, but he feared it might affect her exam today. So, he decided to hold off and bring it up after the exams in the afternoon.
The class monitor had already left, and Jiang Nian didn’t even notice when she left the classroom.
Since the science exam was important, as usual, he didn’t go to the test venue but stayed put, silently recalling the questions he reviewed last night.
Ringing went off, signaling the end of the exam.
At the moment he put down his pen, Jiang Nian breathed a long sigh of relief. Although there was still the last English exam left in the big exam, for him right now, the exams were over.
He had done everything he could in the science exam, not sure how many points he’d get.
He thought he performed well and perhaps could score a 220, which for a top student would be considered low.....but for him, it was a high aim.
When the exam ended, he didn’t see Li Qingrong on the way; he was busy rushing to eat.
He could go without looking at pretty girls but not without eating.
The whole science exam was a race against time, nearly frying his brain. Juggling problems while frequently checking the clock had him looking like an old man with a weak bladder.
During lunch break, with nothing particular to review, Jiang Nian stood in the hallway playing on his phone.
"Hey!" Yunyun appeared out of nowhere.
"You scared me, where did you come from?" Jiang Nian said with a lingering fear, patting his chest, but thinking he should pat the real source of his fright.
"I came from the hallway over there; seeing you playing so intently, I couldn’t resist.....scaring you." Yunyun said, hands behind her back, with a smile.
"I didn’t ask yesterday afraid of disturbing your revision, so.....how did you do on the exams?"
Jiang Nian used to think she was just a lively, cute girl. Not the stunning type, but with a homely, delicate beauty.
Now, taking a closer look, Yunyun indeed seemed quite pleasant.
A typical southern girl, with an oval face, bright eyes, and dainty features. Her nose was small and her lips thin with a healthy pinkish tint, her eyes emitted a few degrees of spiritual energy.
Feeling a bit shy under his gaze, Yunyun turned her head away.
"What are you staring at me for.....so lost?"
"What, does looking a bit longer charge a fee?" Jiang Nian glanced at her, "It was okay, the experience I gained from a month of solving problems got wiped out in two days."
Yunyun: "....What kind of saying is that, gained.....wiped out, it feels odd."
There were so many points to choose from that she did not know which to start with.
"Of course it costs; did you pay today’s friend fee? V me fifty."
Beep beep, Yunyun’s phone vibrated.
"Wait, you really sent it!"
She blushed and quickly returned the money to Jiang Nian, whispering.
"I know, it’s to thank you for lending me those forty-fifty sets of math exercises; I saw a question I recognized on the math test." Jiang Nian glanced at her.
"It’s unnecessary, it’s all thanks to your hard work." Yunyun waved it off.
"No, it’s necessary. Each thing on its own merits. Next time, I’ll just take you to a bubble tea shop." Jiang Nian said, "Feel free to invite a few friends, play some games or something."
Yunyun hesitated, "That’s too lavish."
"Alright, then I’ll just treat you alone."
"Alone alone.....?" She suddenly felt nervous, wasn’t that basically a date? So peculiar, "Just the two of us? Isn’t that....."
"Relax, nothing weird will happen, unless you tempt me."
"Huh??!!" Yunyun was dumbfounded.
Jiang Nian maintained his usual expression, "Like inviting me to play King or something; I just quit not long ago."
Yunyun was speechless, feeling like she was being played around by Jiang Nian. She originally thought she was quite conversational, able to chat with anyone for a bit.
Now she realized it was because she’d never encountered a social terrorist.
Jiang Nian, this type of person...was hard to assess.
Before the afternoon English exam, Jiang Nian strolled over to Li Qingrong’s exam room.
Yu Tongjie didn’t come.
Squirtle was probably still immersed in the pain of losing half his books. He hadn’t even finished reading them, and half of his textbooks and study materials were gone.
"Class monitor." Jiang Nian sat down.
Li Qingrong gave him a glance, her expression indifferent.