Chapter 974: Chapter 563: Staring Straight Ahead_2

Duan Shigang was tempted by what he said, but the string in his heart bounced back. He looked towards Liu Chuandao, who was stuck in the abyss, and said, “No way, I have my reasons to work hard.”

Wang Longlong: “The word ‘work hard’ looks exhausting, like a servant putting in double the effort.”

Duan Shigang, angrily: “I’d rather be a servant.”

There was another sentence he didn’t say: ‘I’d rather be a servant than go back to the old days!’

Yang Sheng, with short hair, throwing trash, glanced at him and said casually, “Alright, Gangzi, let’s give you two tasks today.”

…

Hu Jun swaggered into Class 8’s classroom with a big bag of snacks.

“Whoa! Such a big bag, Junzi, you’re really living it up!” Zhang Chi gathered around, amazed.

Today, after Hu Jun and Miao Zhe found a pet dog, they earned 500 yuan. Initially, they planned to split it but felt 250 yuan each was awkward, so they each took 200 yuan, bought some food, and also a big bag of snacks.

This money felt like it was picked up off the ground, Hu Jun shouted, “This was bought by me and Brother Zhe, everyone have some!”

Hu Jun poured a pile of snacks onto the table—potato chips, shrimp crackers, small buns, dried tofu, and more. Zhang Chi grabbed two bags, and others cheerfully took some.

With the remaining snacks, Hu Jun walked over to Jiang Ning’s location. Once Jiang Ning treated the entire class to some snacks, Hu Jun hadn’t forgotten this kindness.

Besides, he felt a bit smug. Inspired by Miao Zhe, Hu Jun suddenly realized he had such extraordinary talent, and it was indeed profitable.

He was no longer just a regular student but someone with the ability to earn money in society. This sudden change in identity made Hu Jun feel enlightened, seeing a bright future ahead.

“Jiang Ning, have some snacks.” Hu Jun said.

“Thanks.” Xue Yuantong replied.

Geng Lu saw this and laughed, “Oh, anything good happening today?”

At the start of the school year, Geng Lu was also in the back rows, unlike Bai Yuxia and Shen Qing’e, who always sat in the front rows, so they were quite familiar with each other.

Hu Jun calmly said, “Today’s lunch earned 200 yuan.”

“That’s pretty impressive.” Jiang Ning commented.

“Not bad, not bad.” Hu Jun left feeling content.

Xue Yuantong opened snacks to eat, while Geng Lu moved over to Chen Siyu’s seat, holding a small bottle, “Can you help me with eye drops?”

Geng Lu usually drew, requiring focus often for long periods, after overusing her eyes, they inevitably felt uncomfortable, so she always kept a bottle of eye drops handy.

“I always mess it up myself.” Geng Lu’s helplessness mixed with her cute demeanor hid her inner little plan.

“No problem.” Jiang Ning knew applying eye drops was indeed not easy.

“Alright, thanks.”

“Between us, there’s no need for formality.” Jiang Ning took the small bottle.

Geng Lu slowly closed her eyes, leaned forward, bringing her delicate face closer, and at that moment, even her breathing became even, she was ready.

As if letting him have his way.

Three seconds later, Jiang Ning said, “What are you doing? If you don’t open your eyes, how can I give you the drops?”

Geng Lu then opened her eyes, apologetically said, “Ah, sorry, I thought before…”

Only when she noticed the teasing in Jiang Ning’s eyes did her heart suddenly panic:

‘Could it be, he knows what I mean?’

…

First class in the afternoon, Gao Heshuai’s class.

Gao Heshuai, tall and big, filled with intense aura, entered the territory of Class 8.

The whole class held their breath, with no one speaking, because Wang Longlong had released the news beforehand. It’s rumored that this noon Gao Heshuai went on a blind date with a stranger woman at ES restaurant and was brutally rejected.

Hence, no one dared at this point, to provoke him.

“Where’s Meng Gui? Why isn’t Meng Gui here in the classroom?” Gao Heshuai roared.

Xin Youling replied, “Meng Gui is sick and took leave.”

Gao Heshuai, sarcastically: “Students these days haven’t suffered much, yet their health is poor, catching colds and fevers at every turn. Going back ten years, which student had these issues?”

“They say this generation’s physical health is good, wait and see, your generation might not live long!”

He single-handedly suppressed the entire class.

No one spoke up.

At this moment, from the north side of the classroom, a shout came from the endless dark abyss: “Our generation won’t live long enough for you to see, teacher!”

With these words, everyone turned to look at Liu Chuandao.

Gao Heshuai’s face was as dark as could be, and he roared: “Get out!”

Liu Chuandao quickly took the opportunity to flee the demon cave; the air in the back of the classroom was fragrant!

During this, all the classmates were holding back their laughter, which Gao Heshuai saw and became furious.

After dealing with the troublemaker, Gao Heshuai was ready to reestablish his authority, so he asked the whole class: “Did you finish the math test paper handed out during last night’s self-study?”

Jiang Yanan: “Ah, teacher, you didn’t say we had to finish it, right?”

Gao Heshuai: “When have I ever handed out papers without going over them the next day? You didn’t finish, did you?”

He said flatly: “Go stand at the back then!”

Jiang Yanan hurriedly showed his paper and said: “I finished it.”

Gao Heshuai’s mouth twitched, damn it, if you finished it, why are you asking?

Why is everything going wrong today?

Gao Heshuai’s gloomy gaze swept around the classroom, and he said expressionlessly:

“For all those who haven’t finished the math test paper handed out yesterday, go stand at the back of the classroom, don’t wait for me to check one by one!”

With his words, many students looked grim. Soon, Yu Wen, Qiang Li, Meng Ziyun, Cui Yu, Zhang Chi, and a bunch of others reluctantly left their seats.

Due to the large number of students being punished to stand, the back of the classroom was even a bit crowded. Liu Chuandao looked around at the Four Golden Flowers, feeling despair:

‘Damn it, I’m risking being beaten by the headteacher, but I still can’t shake you all off!’

Cui Yu: “Fate works in mysterious ways.”

A large number of seats fell empty in the classroom, with Ma Shicheng sitting alone in the row meant for four, appearing somewhat out of place.

Duan Shigang was shocked: ‘This guy is so sneaky. He said “enjoy the moment” to me before class, yet he secretly finished the test paper!’

‘Damn it, who can you trust?’

Ma Shicheng was exceptionally calm, unaware that behind him, Wang Longlong, Guo Kunnan, Hu Jun, were all looking at him with astonishment.

Brother Ma’s homework completion rate was something they knew better than anyone.

Wang Longlong thought: ‘Brother Ma definitely didn’t write anything, he didn’t do it at all.’

…

The second class was physics, but the teacher had gone to An City for a tutoring session to earn some extra money, so this class was self-study.

Physics is quite difficult, and Bai Yuxia turned around to ask Jiang Ning questions.

Her deskmate Xue Yuantong was sleeping soundly beside her, indifferent to the world.

Because in the last class, almost half the students were punished to stand by Gao Heshuai, they were tired from standing for a whole class, so the atmosphere for talking wasn’t high, and the classroom was very quiet.

This afternoon’s class was particularly peaceful. Bai Yuxia, with Jiang Ning’s guidance, held her pen and wrote formulas on paper.

Her long hair was tied up, revealing the elegant lines of her neck.

The window was half open, allowing the warm sunlight to pour into the classroom, falling on the desk, falling on Bai Yuxia’s delicate profile, coating her with a layer of light, making her skin look even fairer.

Her expression remained calm and unhurried, focused on solving problems, as if everything around had disappeared, leaving only her and her homework, the inner and outer perfectly combining, merging into a higher level of beauty.

Time passed quietly, and Bai Yuxia was oblivious until she finished solving the problem and looked up.

Then, she met Jiang Ning’s gaze.

Bai Yuxia’s eyes were calm, naturally unafraid, and she looked directly at him without flinching.

After ten seconds, Jiang Ning suddenly leaned closer and lowered his voice: “Actually, you’re very beautiful.”

Bai Yuxia hadn’t expected him to say such a thing, completely catching her off guard.

This straightforwardness made her heart beat a little faster, and she couldn’t help but shift her gaze, letting Jiang Ning see her exquisite profile, inevitably tinged with a blush.