Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

Chapter 194: Chapter 175: Not on the Same Channel

Chapter 194: Chapter 175: Not on the Same Channel

In the afternoon, during the second period,

Class president Huang Zhongfei stood at the podium, smiling as he announced,

“The math teacher is feeling unwell, so for the second and third periods, everyone will be working on test papers.”

“Damn!”

“Awesome!”

A chorus of exclamations erupted in the classroom.

If there was one subject everyone dreaded, math, a major subject, would definitely rank in the top three. Many students found it as incomprehensible as a sacred text; hearing that they could self-study now felt like incredible news.

“Longlong, watch me play games.” Ma Shicheng’s posture with his phone became even more brash. With no teacher and no one to control him, wasn’t it time for him to enjoy his games unrestrained?

Guo Kunnan was also very happy. He took out his phone and chatted with Manman.

Manman was in PE class, and Guo Kunnan planned to chat with her for the entire period, not dwelling on the past or the future. Chatting with Manman now was truly wonderful, and he could feel a genuine sense of joy.

Only Hu Jun appeared disheartened, as if he had lost his faith.

‘How could the math teacher get sick?’

‘Math teacher, you have to recover quickly.’

Hu Jun was most looking forward to the classes of the charming math teacher, not the chemistry teacher, Guo Ran.

He always waited eagerly.

As long as the math teacher was there, there was hope in life.

However, today the math teacher was sick.

Thus, Hu Jun lost his hope.

He was like a goose walking on the road that suddenly got kicked by someone.

No longer showing any spirit.

…

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In the last ten minutes of class, Chen Siyu, who had written half of her test paper, turned her head to chat,

“Did you guys hear? At the end of April this year, our school is hosting its 60th anniversary celebration, and every class has to perform.”

Chen Siyu sounded excited; the school celebration meant liveliness, and also meant no classes.

Jiang Ning noticed. This girl, once she got to know someone, really loved talking, unlike her reserved sister, Chen Siqing. Chen Siyu was relatively more cheerful and optimistic.

Bai Yuxia joined in the conversation, “I heard about it too. There’s also a school sports event being held simultaneously.”

Jiang Ning was aware as he had once studied at Fourth Middle School. He had vivid memories of the 60th anniversary celebration, which lasted three days.

Fourth Middle School had invited city leaders, and many people from the education department came, along with distinguished alumni.

He remembered that day, the campus was filled with luxury cars that were usually unseen, and successful people in suits giving speeches on the podium.

At that moment, Jiang Ning felt they were incredibly impressive.

And Xue Yuantong was going to speak on behalf of the freshman year.

Following that was the sports event, and Jiang Ning had participated in the 1500 meters, but unfortunately, he didn’t win any place and ended up just being a filler.

Thinking about the past, Jiang Ning said, “There’s indeed a sports event.”

“Are you going to participate?” Chen Siyu asked. Jiang Ning was good at fighting, so she presumed his physical fitness must be outstanding.

“It depends,” he said.

Bai Yuxia added, “The sports event involves competition among all grades. In the past, most winners were athletes.”

Fourth Middle School had many students with sports specialties. You could always see them sweating on the playground, running, jumping into sandpits, and training different events.

Xue Yuantong, who was sitting at the same desk, continued peeling sunflower seeds without stopping.

She peeled the seeds but didn’t eat them right away, placing the kernels on a tissue, waiting until she had accumulated a bunch before swallowing them all in one go.

Xue Yuantong put in a lot of effort for that moment of pleasure.

“Jiang Ning, with your great physical fitness, do you plan to study sports?” Chen Siyu asked.

After asking, she felt incredibly foolish. Athletes usually were students with poor grades, who chose that path as a shortcut, and Jiang Ning was the second in their grade, completely unnecessary.

Before she could argue with herself, Xue Yuantong casually said,

“Jiang Ning’s physical fitness is alright, just a tiny bit worse than mine.”

Chen Siyu was speechless; what a boast.

Xue Yuantong joined the conversation, continuing to peel sunflower seeds.

Then, Chen Siyu asked, “Yuxia, are you performing at the school celebration? I thought your dance last New Year’s Day was really beautiful. If you perform in front of the whole school, I’m sure many people would like it.”

Bai Yuxia did not deny it; she softly said, “The celebration is in April, let’s talk about it later.”

“If you decide to perform the dance, my sister and I will dance with you,” Chen Siyu offered enthusiastically.

The few of them chatted until the class ended.

Although they didn’t study in the last ten minutes, the chat was really enjoyable. Chen Siyu decided that in the last ten minutes of the next class, she would continue the topic of the school celebration.

During the break.

Xue Yuantong gathered a pile of sunflower seed kernels, looking incredibly excited.

In front of her were two tissues, one piled with sunflower seed shells, and the other with kernels.

“Here it goes, it’s starting, I’m about to eat.”

Xue Yuantong rubbed her little hands in anticipation.

Suddenly, there was a commotion outside the classroom. Xue Yuantong looked up to see what seemed like a scuffle.

It had nothing to do with her, she was set on eating her sunflower seeds.

Xue Yuantong bent down to grab the sunflower kernels, but the kernels on the tissue paper had vanished, not a single one left, with the tissue still perfectly smooth.

She looked at Jiang Ning, not knowing why, but whenever something happened, Xue Yuantong would think of Jiang Ning first.

It seemed like as long as he was there, everything would be okay.

“Jiang Ning, have you seen my sunflower kernels?”

Jiang Ning was chewing on the kernels, and to not admit it, they were quite tasty.

He looked around, pretending to search.

“Nope, didn’t see them at all.”

“What are you eating?” Xue Yuantong puffed her cheeks.

“Sugar pills.” Jiang Ning swallowed the kernels and picked up his water bottle to rinse his mouth.

Xue Yuantong was furious, “You’re lying, it was you, you ate my sunflower seeds!”

“I peeled those seeds with so much effort!”

Jiang Ning flatly denied it and instead questioned her, “When did you peel seeds?”

He pointed at the two neat tissues in front of Xue Yuantong, spotless.

“I definitely did peel them.”

“Nope, you didn’t, you’re having amnesia,” Jiang Ning said.

Xue Yuantong pouted and leaned over to search through Jiang Ning’s desk, trying to find evidence of the crime.

“Heh, I ate the kernels and stored the shells in the Storage Ring, where can you find them?”

Jiang Ning was extremely happy at this moment.

…

The noise at the door caught the attention of the students in Class 8.

Dan Kaiquan ran over to gawk and quickly dashed back, like an ancient scout, to report to Bai Yuxia:

“People from Class 9 are brawling outside, they’re bullying Liang Sheng again.”

Liang Sheng was a boy from Class 9, chubby, honest-looking, and always engrossed in his smartphone.

If Ma Shicheng was said to play with smartphones, then Liang Sheng was played by his smartphone, trapped in addiction, failing to interact with others.

Such a reclusive student, when encountering some malicious students, was prone to being bullied.

Bai Yuxia heard about the fight, her brows slightly furrowed. Some girls liked to watch boys fight, treating it as entertainment, but she only felt disgust, thinking the wrestling and tugging of clothes barbaric and unsightly.

Of course, if it was Jiang Ning’s style of crisp and dashing fighting, Bai Yuxia would like that.

Dong Qingfeng chimed in, “Is it Shen Xinli and his group beating up Liang Sheng?”

Dong Qingfeng usually didn’t think much of poor students from the countryside, but Dan Kaiquan’s rapid improvement in grades had earned him some respect.

Dan Kaiquan said disdainfully, “Yeah, Shen Xinli, I really don’t get why he acts so cocky, a few shorties bullying Liang Sheng. In my opinion, Liang Sheng is just timid. With his size, if he really fought back, he could pin Shen Xinli to the ground and beat him.”

Shen Xinli and his group had bullied Liang Sheng more than once, often chasing him with books, sometimes even up to the doorstep of Class 8.

Shen Xinli didn’t look like a good guy, coupled with his bullying nature, many from Class 8 disdained him.

Dan Kaiquan felt that if he stepped in, fighting Shen Xinli would be like child’s play.

“There’s no helping it, Liang Sheng has to stand up for himself; if he doesn’t, he’ll keep being bullied,” Dong Qingfeng declared, speaking justly.

Chen Siyu commented, “Class 9 sounds really chaotic.”

Hearing a girl joining the conversation, especially Chen Siyu, Dong Qingfeng was overjoyed—after all, who doesn’t like twins?

Dong Qingfeng, who had studied romantic techniques all year round and considered himself an expert in engaging in conversations that interested girls, planned to bring up topics that might capture Chen Siyu’s attention.

After a moment of thought, he said, “Class 9 really isn’t up to par, not just in academics, but in other aspects too. Even their girls aren’t as pretty as ours.”

He subtly complimented the girls from his own class.

Dan Kaiquan added, “Indeed, I don’t know if you’ve ever been to Class 9, but their class turns into a battleground after class ends, always fighting back and forth.”

Speaking of which, Dan Kaiquan glanced at Jiang Ning. Initially, some boys in Class 8 liked to roughhouse at the back of the classroom, but after Jiang Ning gave them a stern look, such behavior stopped.

With Jiang Ning having beaten Song Sheng and Deng Xiang, his authority was deeply established, and everyone feared getting beaten up by him.

Dong Qingfeng nodded, “Fighting back and forth? There were boys from Class 9 asking about our girls’ contact information.”

Dan Kaiquan remarked, “They’re really worn out. Previously in Building 2, they would often wrestle on the lawn in the small garden.”

Dong Qingfeng said, “They are indeed tough, but I didn’t give out our girls’ QQ contacts. I wouldn’t betray our class girls.”

Dan Kaiquan stated, “It’s not about betrayal; the fighting spirit of Class 9 is definitely cultivated. Nowadays, arm wrestling is popular in their class, whoever is stronger holds the prestige.”

Dong Qingfeng’s forehead twitched: ‘…motherfucker, what are you saying, are you even talking to me?’

The two went back and forth, leaving Chen Siyu bewildered, sitting in her seat, unable to keep up with their conversation.

Their topics clearly weren’t the same, so why did they still manage to respond to each other?

Chen Siyu was conflicted and said:

“Can you guys, like, stick to one topic? You’re making my head spin.”