Chapter 433: Did You Raise Me?
The scene shifts, the final shot is of the plane landing in South City.
The suitcase rolls through the corridor, and the screen gradually dims.
Jiang Nian exited the memory fragments and stared at the dark ceiling of the room, lost in thought.
From the perspective of his ex-wife, her life before the blind date was thin. Memories were relatively few, making it impossible to determine their specific ages.
The only certainty is that his future self had some very brief interactions with his ex-wife after starting work and before their blind date.
He went on a blind date with his ex-wife at the age of twenty-eight, and Qianqian even flew back specifically.
Right from the start, it was a heartfelt kick, clearly not an act.
Two years passed, married at thirty. The relationship was tense with his ex-wife during the wedding, subsequently witnessing Qingqing in an accident.
Smoked in the corridor, hastily entered marriage.
At thirty-two, the midlife crisis erupted. At thirty-five, lost his job, leading to arguments. Finally, divorced at thirty-eight.
Lighted a cigarette in the ruins, reduced to someone perceived as not trying hard enough.
In the room.
Sleepless, Jiang Nian sat up from bed, threw off the quilt, put on his clothes, and got out of bed, returning to the desk.
Click, the little lamp turned on.
He pulled out a test paper, intending to make up for the laziness. Not that he was obsessed with the rat race, but because hard work showed results.
As long as he got a score of six hundred and fifty, the gains would be significant.
People rarely understand a moment's meaning to their future. Only when faced with job obstacles, they realize the importance of academic credentials, but that's not a fault.
Malicious people will constantly exert pressure. For instance, people richer than you work even harder, and you look for your problems.
mmp, should the lower class just die?
How can one life compare to a dozen or even infinite lives?
Always find your problems, goodness being trampled on, hard work not earning money, all your problems.
Can't afford a bride price, marriage fails, your problems.
When one dies and it's settled, the young master is the MVP. The destitute are all lazy dogs unwilling to learn or improve.
It's really... you fucker.
Jiang Nian knew well that midlife failure wasn't due to his lack of effort.
Effort doesn't guarantee success, if the opportunity isn't given, it's not given. It's just fucking teasing, driving you insane.
Since he saw the future through the system, he wouldn't waste his life.
So, back to the point.
Studying is the best path for young people. Like in games, first pick up the weapons on the checkpoints along the way.
Get fully equipped, max out the runes before leaving the newbie village.
"Jiang Zi's Admonition to Learning".
After finishing the test paper, Jiang Nian felt he really was a modern Xun Zi.
Entering the world to advocate learning wholeheartedly.
....
The next day.
Jiang Nian patted his face and got up from bed.
While washing up, he looked at his haggard self in the mirror. Suddenly, he regretted, last night was too pretentious.
Blood rushing to his head, frantically writing test papers.
Leaving the house.
Jiang Nian stared at the shoes of Xu Qianqian at the door, continuously looking for several seconds.
He wasn't seeking enlightenment, just feeling a bit dizzy.
Forget it, don't wait until the afternoon, activate "Healing". Don't really die, this staying up all night behavior is not encouraged.
Activated Healing, feeling relaxed all over.
Alive again.
Jiang Nian bounced off to school, bought a bun at the bun store owner's place. Haven't eaten in a long time, wanted a change of taste.
Didn't run into Feifei, why is this person even stingier after getting rich?
Why save money?
In class, as usual, a voice.
"Morning, Fangfang!"
No response.
"Huh?"
Jiang Nian leaned in for a look, Emperor Fangfang was lying on the table asleep. The whole person was listless, at a glance, it was clear she had a fever.
"Are you sick?"
"A little cold, just need to sleep it off." Huang Fang didn't want to trouble anyone.
"Indeed, such a minor cold, merely a trivial injury." Jiang Nian nodded, "In my past life, I endured it all."
Huang Fang: "...I'll go get medicine at noon."
This guy is such a jinx, really has no limit.
"You're foolish, Fangfang!" Jiang Nian put down his backpack, distressed, "Li Hua's drawer has medicine, purely wild."
"Isn't that inappropriate?"
"Just put it on my tab, I drink it like a beverage anyway." Jiang Nian didn't mind, "By the way, he also has a big bag of ban lan gen....."
Morning self-study.
"Chi Shi Chi Shi!!" Li Hua clutched his head, emitted a sharp booming sound, "Jiang Nian, you wild child!"
"You're a damn Shennong! Drinking medicine like tea!"
"What's the matter?" Jiang Nian looked nonchalant, picking at his ear, "I found it on the ground, how would I know it was yours?"
"You must be Chi Shi!" Li Hua was furious, "byd, medicine in the drawer, and you say it's wild."
"On the ground, isn't it wild?" Jiang Nian finished, swiftly shifted focus, "Ma Guojun, what do you think?"
The chubby guy chuckled, adjusted his glasses.
"Give me a packet."
"Get lost, all damn nuts, even need to taste the saltiness of medicine!"
This tactic of diverting attention was very effective, Li Hua turned and started bickering with Ma Guojun, after which the two quickly began to argue.
Jiang Nian seized the moment, even managed to chat with Zhang Ningzhi.
"What did you guys talk about last night?"
"Hmph, not telling you!"
Huang Fang had taken medicine and regained some energy, and was currently standing at her seat, head down, doing her morning reading. Truly worthy of the title Emperor Fangfang.
Pure willpower, a feat among mortals.
"Cab! Cab!"
Li Hua read aloud, catching Jiang Nian's attention. Unexpectedly, Li Hua, that lazy dog, had managed to memorize words from "a" to "c"!
Zhang Ningzhi was equally surprised and exchanged a glance with Jiang Nian.
"The group leader seems serious this time. If he's memorized up to 'c' now, with steady and fast progress, perhaps he could..."
"Then test him."
"Oh, okay." Zhang Ningzhi leaned forward slightly and looked over at Li Hua, "Group leader, how do you spell 'block'?"
Upon hearing this, Li Hua was immediately stumped.
"Ahem, ahem!"
He couldn't say it, because he had forgotten all the words he memorized. He only remembered "abandon" and "bad," the rest he couldn't recall at all.
Every time he thought about the fact that he was sitting next to people scoring above 130 in English, he felt jealous enough to crawl in the shadows.
"I forgot."
Jiang Nian instantly chuckled, "I told you so."
"Hehe, thirty years on the east, thirty years on the west." Li Hua didn't speak, just bowed his head and continued to memorize words aloud, "Cave!"
Morning self-study ended.
Zhou Yuting lay on the desk and napped for a bit, dreaming that she was in the provincial competition's exam hall but couldn't answer a single question. She woke up with a start.
She looked at the time, and only six minutes had passed during the ten-minute break. She felt dazed, thinking she had slept a long time.
Thinking about the provincial competition again, she couldn't go back to sleep.
In terms of the senior year science class alone, Class 3 in the Olympic section was currently the top class below Class 0, and the pressure for achievements was high.
This class...
Zhou Yuting turned her head and caught a glimpse of her deskmate Yang Qiming sleeping with his face on the desk. His mouth was slightly open, saliva slowly flowing.
It was predictable that once the water supply was successful.
It would definitely cascade down like a three-thousand-feet waterfall.
The thought of this made her whole body stiff. In the end, she couldn't hold back, pulled out a tissue, and placed it in the path of the advancing saliva.
Hoping it would be of some use, this class was too abstract.
She thought of Jiang Nian, sighed inwardly, wondering how he had improved from five hundred to just over six hundred points.
Walking the path he walked, surprisingly brought more emotions.
The first two periods on Monday were back-to-back English classes, Qianbao rushed in. A Little Bee hung at her waist, and she blew two breaths on it.
"Alright, everyone get up!"
"Wake up!"
"Where's Jiang Nian, go erase the blackboard."
"Huh?"
"Not fair, teacher... why me?" Jiang Nian was stunned, "Erasing the blackboard is the duty of the students on duty, right?"
"Stop talking nonsense, show some initiative." Qianbao pointed at him, "Do what you're told, got it?"
"Cheh." Jiang Nian reluctantly stood up, mimicked Li Hua's catchphrase playfully, and pointed at Zhang Ningzhi.
"Don't laugh, when I finish erasing the blackboard, I'll wipe it on your face."
"Hmph!" Zhang Ningzhi pouted, laying on the desk and staring at him, muttering in a low voice, "You ungrateful wolf, no more snacks for you."
If you don't give them, I'll just take them myself, anyway, they're wild.
English class was indeed boring.
Jiang Nian spent the entire class doing chemistry exercises and occasionally peeked at what Zhang Ningzhi was doing while sniffing her fragrance.
It was a little perverted, like this.
But you couldn't blame him.
In the middle of winter, the air quality in the classroom was so poor. You couldn't exactly call it a stink; it just made you feel suffocated.
Warm and cozy, making it easy to fall asleep.
He could only occasionally sniff Zhang Ningzhi's fragrance to refresh himself, waking up his almost numb nose.
"So sleepy." Li Hua fished out a bottle of external medicine from the hundred treasures box-like drawer, extended his tongue, and dripped a drop, smacking.
"Hiss~~!!"
Jiang Nian observed from the side, feeling a twinge in his teeth, leaning back tactically.
"What's that smell?"
"Of course, it's the smell of wind oil essence, what else could it be." Li Hua scoffed, "Bumpkin, you're so easily surprised."
At eight in the morning, no one isn't sleepy.
Zhang Ningzhi pulled out a pack of invigorating spices, placed them near her nose, lightly sniffed, and then patted her little face to stay awake.
"So sleepy."
Jiang Nian had a sudden bright idea, a good one.
"I can scare you suddenly when you least expect it. It'll surely wake you up immediately, how about that?"
"No!" Zhang Ningzhi pouted.
"Girls saying no mean yes."
"You!"
Jiang Nian took a punch, feeling instantly comfortable. For some reason, a day without a hit felt uncomfortable all over.
He recalled the first chicken he raised last night, turning to look at Li Hua with a gentler gaze.
"Hua, eat more rice."
"What rice?" Li Hua looked puzzled, then as he understood, locked Jiang Nian in a headlock, "You haven't changed your ways!"
During the break, Ma Guojun came over to chime in.
"Li Hua, don't be so stingy."
"That's easy for you to say! It's not your name they're making fun of!" Li Hua replied, backing off slightly with less force.
Jiang Nian squeezed out of the grip and added.
"I also raised Ma Guojun."
"Why you!" The big guy couldn't stay calm, joining the "murder scene," "Change it immediately!"
"Naively adorable." Jiang Nian displayed the culture of the people of the South City, "Eating... eating more rice, kids."
Zhang Ningzhi had also been spying on the group chat yesterday and asked curiously.
"Did you raise me?"