CHAPTER 459: CHAPTER 382: NOT DRUDGERY, BUT HONOR (PART 2)

But in front of Jiang Nian, there was no joking around.

Because his dominance was just too strong. All the past experiences made her feel wrapped up, feeling quite uneasy.

In fact, it wasn’t like that.

He had said they were just purely friends. And indeed, after all this time, he was very normal.

No debts between them... She couldn’t do it.

Repaying every favor was her life principle, and she had already accumulated a lot in her notebook; she couldn’t add any more.

Add any more, and she wouldn’t be able to repay it.

She also couldn’t repay favor for favor; it felt too frivolous. Besides, it’s Jiang Nian — her pride wouldn’t allow her to do so.

"It’s nothing, just about your meal card," Qianqian took out the six-hundred meal card and handed it to Jiang Nian.

"Returning it, we two don’t need it anymore."

"Oh... alright." Jiang Nian accepted the meal card.

Qianqian would never speak plainly; she used all her emotional intelligence on people other than Jiang Nian, which was akin to being influenced badly.

"Alright, if there’s nothing else, we’ll leave then."

Their mutual understanding was so high that with just a few words, Jiang Nian and Qianqian figured out the issue lay with Song Xiyun, who was unwilling to use it.

He didn’t respond but instead switched the topic, casually asking as if in small talk.

"You don’t like the small cafeteria’s food, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Qianqian said nothing. She smoothly pulled out her phone, glanced at the dark screen, and said.

"I’ll take a call, it’s my dad."

With that, she walked away straight.

Hearing this, Song Xiyun suddenly raised her head. She looked at Qianqian leaving with visible panic on her face.

No, don’t leave me behind!

Mama!

Jiang Nian leaned against the railing, saying nothing, just looking down at Song Xiyun, who had already started sweating.

Tick-tock, silence filled the corridor.

In the end, Song Xiyun couldn’t hold it in anymore.

"The food at the small cafeteria... it’s actually okay, it’s just... I... I... think..."

She was still stuck on the words "I think," her face flushed red. It was hard to tell if it was from holding it in or the sun.

"Mmm hmm." Jiang Nian interrupted her, pulled another meal card from his pocket and handed it to her, "This card has a fixed limit of two hundred bucks."

"It’s not restricted to the cafeteria’s use, you can use it at all three cafeterias in the school."

Hearing this, Song Xiyun’s hands began to shrink back.

"No..."

"Give it to Qianqian for me, she’s quite picky with eating too." Jiang Nian said, looking at her curiously, "What?"

In that instant, Song Xiyun truly blushed.

It was a blush of shame.

It wasn’t for her, what was she even thinking? It was so awkward, he would definitely think she was a narcissist.

In that instant, Song Xiyun’s toes dug into the ground.

If there had been a crack in the floor, she would have jumped in without hesitation. Then covered herself with a small blanket, and hid completely.

"Okay..." Song Xiyun took the card.

In Jiang Nian’s perspective, the girl’s face blushed all the way to her ears, down to her neck, turning entirely strawberry red.

He smirked, teasing little Song was quite fun.

Why is her face red?

Hehe.

In that moment, he casually patted her head twice softly but said nothing.

Time seemed to freeze for a few seconds.

"I... I’ll be leaving." Song Xiyun said, head down, full of embarrassment, and hurriedly ran off, "I’m going to find Qianqian."

Jiang Nian watched her quickly rush downstairs, almost stumbling. Only when Song Xiyun’s silhouette vanished around the corner did he look away.

He then put the six-hundred cafeteria meal card back into his pocket.

Turned away and left, slowly returning to the classroom.

Lunchtime ended.

At one fifty-two, Li Qingrong walked through the school’s main gate with the crowd. The sun above was warm, and the fallen leaves beneath her feet rustled.

The campus broadcast was deafening, just happened to be playing "Tenderness."

[Walking in the wind, today’s sun, suddenly so gentle, the gentleness of the sky, the gentleness of the ground, like you holding me]

She walked along the tree-lined path, turned at the plastic basketball court in front of the grove. Went up the senior high building to the fourth floor.

Eyes glanced over a figure, pausing slightly.

Jiang Nian was standing with Li Hua and Ma Guojun, getting some fresh air in the hallway, not sure what was said, but laughing like crazy.

Li Qingrong looked away and entered the classroom with a calm face.

"By the way, Jiang Nian." Ma Guojun adjusted his glasses, "What if I get caught practicing ball in the afternoon by Ji Ming?"

"It’s the last day, just blame it on the fourth class." Jiang Nian said, "But if we get caught during study time, there’s no way out."

"Will Old Liu let us off?" Li Hua looked puzzled, his expression quite abstract, "Probably end up writing a review again."

At the mention of writing reviews, they all gasped.

Sun Zhicheng also fell silent for a bit; writing reviews is annoying, randomly a thousand, two thousand words, byd it’s even more tiring than writing essays.

Taking the risk of writing a review to play ball, he wasn’t too willing.

The rest felt the same, faces showing hesitation.

"I’ll just have someone else write the review." Jiang Nian said nonchalantly, "Find some girls in the class, bribe Old Liu to lower the word count."

The boys instantly looked at him.

Liu Yang: "That’s a real captain! (thumbs up)"

"Damn, you’re really brazen, daring to talk about bribing Old Liu." Ma Guojun looked excited, nudging his glasses.

"byd, you really know how to show off!" Li Hua was like today’s Bao Qingtian, immediately seeing through his purpose, loudly called out.

"What the hell, don’t flatter him! He’s laughing, getting seven girls to help write reviews, getting carried away again."

Li Hua’s words awakened him from a dream, and Sun Zhicheng sharply looked up.

He looked at Jiang Nian with a complicated face, thinking whether Chen Yunyun was included among the girls, the more he thought, the more upset he felt, instantly losing his smile.

Hu Nianzhong just smiled, feeling nothing.

It was just getting under Luo Yong’s skin, remembering the scene during lunch break, thinking Jiang Nian knew a lot of girls.

"Damn it, I’d rather copy it myself."

"Alright, Luo Yong will copy the review himself." Jiang Nian said out loud, and looked at the others, "Who else wants to copy themselves?"

"No, brother Nian, I’m just talking." Luo Yong immediately surrendered, "I’m poor at home, can’t afford pens and scratch paper."

"Anyway, I don’t want to write it myself." Liu Yang was the first to raise his hand.

Hu Nianzhong didn’t say much, just squeezed out a sentence.

"Me too."

Sun Zhicheng’s mouth opened slightly, wanting to agree, but a hurdle in his heart couldn’t be crossed, so he subconsciously spoke stubbornly.

"Getting our class girls to copy reviews isn’t right... It’s a waste of study time, better to find someone else."

Indeed, wasting study time.

Reviews start at a minimum of eight hundred words, sometimes one thousand five hundred or two thousand words, copying them is quite time-consuming.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yang hesitated and turned to Jiang Nian.

"Find someone from Grade One to copy?"

"Copying reviews is also contributing to the class, if we win an award, they have their part in it." Jiang Nian was unconcerned.

"Unless we don’t plan to win at all and end up last, only then wouldn’t dare let girls help copy reviews."

Jiang Nian elevated being a laborer to a higher value.

Contributing to the class is an honor.

Carrying this bond, what reason is there to not practice well? And what reason is there to not even secure a rank?

Honestly, the Naruto universe is quite handy.

"Whoa! Then we definitely can’t lose!" Liu Yang cursed, "If we lose, we won’t be able to hold our heads up in class."

"Indeed, not bringing a championship back is just inappropriate." Li Hua nodded, "There’s nothing else to say, let’s do it."

"Don’t be timid, at worst, commit fouls." Ma Guojun being a bit mischievous.

Seeing this, Sun Zhicheng couldn’t say anything. He just silently prayed in his heart, hoping Chen Yunyun would write the review for him.

But thinking about it, he felt there was absolutely no reason to lose.

So then.

As soon as the afternoon’s three classes ended, the team of seven slipped away directly. Without a bit of hesitation, fooled into action by Jiang Nian’s argument about bonds.

Cai Xiaoqing: "... Seven skipped classes, it’s over if they get caught."

"Then I’ll trouble Cai Xiang to copy the review for us, the game is guaranteed to win." Jiang Nian directly dragged the entire team down.

Blowing the bull first, making a pivotal decision.

Cai Xiaoqing felt a bit speechless hearing this but nodded nonetheless.

"Alright."

After saying this, he looked at them again, pursed his lips and said.

"Then you guys have to do your best."