Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

Do you know how much psychological damage this causes to a pure teenager longing for love?

If she doesn't give a reasonable explanation to good buddy Cui Yu, Hu Jun will definitely make her pay!

The storms in the back row didn't reach the front row.

Jiang Ning was eating candy, brightly colored candies packed in a transparent glass jar, looking quite nice.

Xue Yuantong was chewing candy and didn't forget to say, "You're spending money randomly again!"

Jiang Ning: "It didn't cost anything."

This was taken from the villa at Hu Qi Mountain. Shao Shuangshuang knew he liked snacks, so she often had people go around the world collecting various snacks and placed them in the villa for him to take as he pleased.

"Do I believe you?" Xue Yuantong hummed.

"That's still better than you managing the money," Jiang Ning retorted, "Don't think I don't know what you did before."

He had heard from Chuchu before that when they were kids they collected junk in the village to earn money. They pooled their money together and it was managed by Xue Yuantong, who stipulated that every expense must be recorded.

Later, Chuchu always felt something was off because she didn't spend much, but the money was gone.

Chuchu decided to check the accounts, but there was nothing wrong with the records, so she put her mind at ease.

It wasn't until many years later, after Xue Chuchu had graduated elementary school, during a chance event that she found the accounts in an old box at home. On a whim, she checked them again and found that Tongtong had falsified the records.

Angry, Xue Chuchu took back the money with interest.

Xue Yuantong felt guilty under his gaze, her eyes darted around, and she turned her little face aside, ignoring him.

She thought to herself, "It must be Chuchu badmouthing me in front of him again! Clearly, Chuchu has treated her badly too, yet she plays the victim first!"

Chen Siyu and Shang Caiwei walked into the classroom hand in hand. Geng Lu, who sat behind Jiang Ning, wasn't there. Chen Siyu put Shang Caiwei there and started to complain to Jiang Ning:

"It's so annoying, just now while going upstairs, four girls in front held hands and filled the stairway!"

Guo Kunnan, from across the riverbank, poked his head out: "Was it Pang Jiao and the others?"

Chen Siyu shook her head: "No, those two alone can fill up the space, four couldn't fit."

Guo Kunnan laughed his head off.

"No choice, such people are lacking in manners. Once during mealtime, I was rushing to the cafeteria, people like that blocked the way in front, and there were those biking side by side on the road." Guo Kunnan sighed.

Chen Siyu asked: "If you come across situations like this, what would you do?"

"Caiwei?" Chen Siyu inquired.

Shang Caiwei finally lifted her little face. Guo Kunnan took the chance to take a few more glances. Although in the same class, Shang Caiwei usually kept her head down and he really didn't know what she looked like.

Shang Caiwei said softly: "I would ask them to kindly move aside."

Chen Siyu: "?? You're too meek, aren't you?"

Shang Caiwei's deer-like eyes were filled with timidity.

That kind of timidity instantly stirred Guo Kunnan's protective instincts, making him immediately want to prove himself like a man, saying hot-blooded phrases like 'I'd kick them off with one blow.'

But, he was no longer the immature Guo Kunnan from before, he had grown, smoothed out his rough edges, become more sophisticated, believed more in winning girls' hearts.

To prevent Shang Caiwei from being called too meek by others, he decided to share the burden for her, saying: "If it were me, I'd kneel down and cry, begging them to move aside."

Chen Siyu: "Huh?"

Guo Kunnan carefully observed Shang Caiwei's expression, but found nothing.

Yet he believed that his empathetic approach surely earned the other's affection.

Jiang Ning: "What if after you beg, they still don't want to move aside?"

Determined to be the coward till the end, Guo Kunnan gritted his teeth and said: "I'd crawl through underneath them!"

...

Evening self-study.

During the first period, the physics teacher from the tutoring class, gave out a test paper for everyone to complete.

In the second period, Jiang Ning substituted for the chemistry teacher Guo Ran, distributing another test paper.

The academically adept students used two periods to complete two sets of test papers.

The less proficient students used the final evening self-study session to copy test papers.

Jiang Ning took out his iPad, opened a somewhat creepy game and began to play.

This game, originally on the computer platform, called Hell's Edge, has now been ported to the iPad platform. Playing this game alone at night could feel a bit gloomy.

Chen Siyu bribed Xue Yuantong and exchanged seats, sitting next to Jiang Ning, becoming his gaming guide advisor.

Bai Yuxia turned around; she wasn't as indulgent as Chen Siyu.

She was cross-referencing with Jiang Ning's test papers, going through the mistakes first, planning to learn it again when the teacher explains tomorrow.

"Big spider!" Chen Siyu exclaimed under her breath!

The big spider in the game was exceptionally fierce, killing without restraint.

Compared to the excitement here, Chen Qian, the most central figure in the class, had just finished checking his papers, scoring full marks on both subjects, and even with his high expectations for himself, he felt a faint sense of pride.

Chen Qian unusually decided to relax his mind temporarily, playing on his phone for five minutes.

He set the timer, then opened QQ Space.

Refreshing it, countless classmates' posts appeared, and Chen Qian browsed through them, giving a like if something caught his interest.

Hu Jun posted: "Went to grandma's house last week, just got back a couple of days ago, and the dog is pregnant."

Attached images: [Dog][Dog] (Grinning)

Wang Longlong commented: "Quite something, Brother Jun!"

Chen Qian couldn't hold back, nearly bursting into laughter, feeling that Longlong's talent was nearly ninety percent of his own.

Unfortunately, that last ten percent wasn't something that could be surpassed.

Chen Qian decided to show off a bit.

He saw a post from the new class monitor, Xin Youling:

"I don't know when it started, but I began to feel numb."

Seeing this message, Chen Qian glanced up at Xin Youling, standing high on the podium.

He didn't say anything face-to-face, instead commenting below:

"Judging by the symptoms, it might be a brain infarction. You should check it at the hospital. My neighbor ignored their numbness and later had a stroke."

Xin Youling said: "?"

She looked down at Chen Qian, secretly thinking: 'Is he studying himself stupid?'

...

Jiang Ning was controlling the character and accidentally died, then it was Chen Siyu's turn to play.

Her skills were really poor, and her nerves weren't steady, nearly screaming when chased by the spider:

"Ahhhh, I'm going to die!"

"Jiang Ning, hurry up!" she handed the tablet to Jiang Ning.

Bai Yuxia, who was next to them and focused on the test papers, thought something happened to Chen Siyu!

The entire game process, though not long, was quite challenging. Chen Siyu paused every few steps and couldn't always ask for Jiang Ning's help, so when coming across a puzzle again, she handed the iPad to Bai Yuxia.

Bai Yuxia was very smart; a talent was valuable in puzzle games, and as soon as she started, she played skillfully.

Passing it around like this, the game's progress kept moving forward, only Chen Siyu consistently lagged, with key puzzles solved by Bai Yuxia.

Faced with a difficult level, Bai Yuxia painstakingly solved the puzzle, handed it to Chen Siyu, and within ten seconds, she stepped into a trap and died midway, having to return to the save point and solve it again.

Bai Yuxia couldn't help but tease: "Siyu, I suggest you practice more before playing games again."

Chen Siyu: "I'm playing well, aren't I? All the paths forward are ones I walked."

Bai Yuxia: "Haha."

Chen Siyu felt snubbed and didn't ask Bai Yuxia for help anymore, turning instead to her second desk mate, Geng Lu.

Geng Lu had some gaming experience; back in Tiantian Kupao, she was among the first batch in the class to play games.

After slightly understanding the game mechanics, Geng Lu helped Chen Siyu pass a level, but the hard-won level was once again messed up by her, requiring a return to the save point.

Geng Lu questioned: "Wasn't there a trap on the ground? Why didn't you jump?"

Chen Siyu innocently responded: "Huh? Was that a trap?"

Geng Lu sincerely suggested: "Try a different type of game, puzzle games don't suit you, really."

Facing the second blow, Chen Siyu felt the world was cold, turning back with a dejected air.

Jiang Ning comforted: "Play your own game well, don't mind their gossip."

"When they talk about you, just pretend they're talking about a fool."

Because of these words, Chen Siyu's cold heart suddenly felt warm; he was truly too kind.

Chen Siyu nodded solemnly: "Alright."