Chapter 436: If the kidneys aren't doing well, you have to take good care of the stomach

After school in the afternoon.

"I can't do this big question."

Jiang Nian pointed at a question on the test paper, then lifted his head to glance at the class monitor from a distance, and his thoughts began to wander again.

Ice cream, he really wanted some.

In the dim yellow classroom, Li Qingrong's snow-white face was also tinged with a few layers of evening glow. The faint light, as if veiled in fine gauze.

"Mm."

She stared at the test paper, her eyes full of seriousness. Her meticulous manner left Jiang Nian with no choice but to quietly watch from the side.

However, the class monitor solved the question a minute later.

"Did you understand?"

Hearing this, Jiang Nian came back to his senses belatedly.

"Didn't hear clearly."

"Oh, then I'll explain it again." Li Qingrong wasn't impatient either. She glanced at him. "Don't zone out, listen carefully."

"Hard to say." Jiang Nian looked at the test paper, then at her. "But you can't blame all of it on me—you have some responsibility too."

Li Qingrong: "..

Although Jiang Nian was staring, it didn't delay the real business.

The questions he asked were all ones that had answers but were hard to understand. After the class monitor's step-by-step explanation, he understood them in an instant.

Sometimes, he even felt that some questions were created just to make things difficult for people.

"These... generally aren't tested, you don't need to get stuck on them." Li Qingrong reminded him, then circled a few questions.

"These few are frequently tested. The provincial joint exam's big questions generally lean in this direction."

"Wow, you said a lot." Jiang Nian said.

Li Qingrong: "

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Jiang Nian had a sudden idea. "Speaking of which, if I could get my hands on last year's Gao San provincial joint exam papers, that'd be great.

Li Qingrong lowered her eyes. "I have them."

"Mm?" Jiang Nian instantly sat up straight, staring at the class monitor for several seconds. "You even have these, why didn't you say so earlier?"

"I don't need them."

Jiang Nian: "

A poser like Li Hua, no matter how hard he tries, the critical hits he lands can never compare to a word casually dropped by someone with natural talent.

"Then they happen to be just what I need." Jiang Nian swallowed his pride.

Alright, I'm trash.

"Mm, I'll go home and look for them." Li Qingrong nodded, then realized it was getting a bit late. "You... you go eat."

"What about you?"

"I....." Li Qingrong hadn't thought about it.

"Let's eat together, saves the trouble." Jiang Nian didn't ask her what she wanted to eat either. "The cafeteria, I can't spend all the money on my card."

"Mm."

If he were taking Chen Yunyun and Wang Yuwei out to eat, he wouldn't ask them what they wanted to eat either.

Instead, he'd let the elementary schoolers guess.

If they guessed something too expensive to afford, they'd guess again. If they kept guessing wrong, they wouldn't eat, until they finally guessed what he wanted to eat.

Not many people eat in the afternoon. Most were busy playing ball, running, or going back to the dorm to shower, so the cafeteria was basically not full.

The two walked into the cafeteria side by side, drawing quite a few gazes.

One could only say it was human nature. Everyone around was bare-faced, with no mind to dress up. Seeing good-looking people, anyone was happy to take an extra look.

"Over there, over there! That couple is so good-looking!"

"Pfft, what's there to look at with couple-dogs, they're everywhere on campus. Damn, I'm so jealous, hurry up and break up!"

This is the real Gao Zhongsheng—no school beauties or school hunks. They only love watching the fun and eating melons, and the more explosive the melon, the more excited they get.

If you look good, they'll just be jealous of you, their eyes green enough to glow in the middle of the night.

If you look good, have good grades, and are damn rich too, then you're definitely going to be envied by a bunch of people, and when grades come out they'll take turns comparing.

Actually, this is normal too—high school is too exhausting. Most people maintain a three-point-one-line life, and few choose to step outside the circle.

Boys generally agree that cute and proactive girls are the best-looking, while girls usually agree that tall, thin, good-skinned cold beauties are the best-looking.

In reality, cold beauties basically won't have any luck in romance.

All these cognitive differences led to everyone actually just liking to watch the fun and eat melons, rather than being the melon themselves. In the final analysis, the college entrance exam is what matters.

The two got their food and found a table to sit down.

"What to drink?"

Li Qingrong spoke: "Mineral water."

Jiang Nian got up and left, returning two minutes later with two bottles of water. He casually twisted hers open in front of her and set it aside.

"Thank you."

"If you're not used to the cafeteria food, you can eat a little less." Jiang Nian said comfortingly. "The day students in our class don't like eating at the cafeteria."

Hearing this, Li Qingrong was slightly stunned.

"Mm."

In the classroom, evening self-study was about to begin.

Li Hua got carried away explaining questions to others, losing himself in the flattery of "great god" from his classmates, then turned to ask Jiang Nian, "Let me quiz you."

"Heaven's secrets are not to be revealed." Jiang Nian had just finished a test paper, leaning back in his empty seat at the rear, "Can someone scoring 608 even understand this?"

"Chi Shi!" Li Hua pointed at him, "You've gotten too bold."

"Then, are you satisfied with this detail?" Jiang Nian said casually, "Eight points lower—this side doesn't recommend barking."

"You fucking—"

Ma Guojun walked in, saw them arguing. His expression changed instantly; he hurried to stand aside and watch, stoking the fire.

"Don't scream like a woman—use your fists to settle this."

Hearing this, the two instantly calmed down.

"Fuck."

"Ma Guojun's the cruelest—damn dog."

During evening self-study, Jiang Nian noticed Zhang Nenzhi was cheerful. Since returning from afternoon, her mood had remained good.

"What's up?"

"Nothing, just a little thing," Zhang Nenzhi pushed him away, "It's Bei Bei's private matter—don't pry!"

Hearing this, Jiang Nian immediately understood most of it.

Probably her family relations had improved—after all, no matter how much emotion her parents had, they should've calmed down by now.

Keep going, wait for your daughter to run.

After the first evening self-study session, the three went together to the restroom.

Jiang Nian finished first at the sink, turned around, and saw Li Hua still waiting in line behind the partition—he frowned, "Hua, what are you doing?"

"Don't worry about it," Li Hua said nothing, just kept waiting in line.

Outside the restroom, before the railing.

Ma Guojun came out after washing his hands, shook off the water. The surrounding light was dim; he walked toward Jiang Nian, who was playing with his phone.

"Where's he?"

"He hasn't come out yet—haven't you seen him?"

"Huh?"

The bell for evening self-study rang twice before Li Hua finally shuffled out of the restroom, preparing to wash his hands.

He looked up and met two stares.

"Uh… you guys?"

"Li Hua, are you impotent?" Fat Ma blurted out, "If you're broken, take some Xiao Kuifu."

"Chi Shi, Chi Shi! I'm not impotent!" Li Hua's face flushed red, "I'm… I'm just nervous because someone's watching!"

"I looked it up online—it's psychological. Introverted people can't go when someone's staring."

Hearing this, Jiang Nian and Ma Guojun exchanged glances.

"Haha."

"You Googled it? Laughable."

"Hua, I've got a solution," Jiang Nian advised, "Next time, wear a mask—watch others first, you won't be nervous."

"You fucking pervert!" Li Hua broke out in a cold sweat.

"You can't do this, you can't do that," Ma Guojun delivered his verdict, "Fuck, next time just use a bottle."

"Get lost!"

The three bickered noisily as they slowly walked back to the classroom.

"Old Ma, don't talk like that about Li Hua," Jiang Nian spoke up fairly, "If zombies break out, Li Hua might still be useful."

"True—if zombies are already eating, he's still waiting in line at the restroom. Save the Daoist, not the poor monk—we'll be safe."

"Your mom, you two bastards!"

The classroom lights blazed bright; evening self-study was dull and endless. The blackboard listed homework for several subjects, each student grinding through problems until frustrated.

Only Yang Qiming was an exception.

"Bro, have you finished your homework?" Huang Cailang asked.

"Don't ask—I've got it under control," Qiming's cousin covered half his face, "I've got something more important to focus on."

Zhou Yuting heard this, glanced at her desk mate.

"What's it about?"

Yang Qiming had originally wanted to stay quiet, but then he remembered Zhou Yuting was a woman. Though usually quiet, she saw through issues with piercing clarity.

Thinking this, he decided to seek advice from the woman who understood human nature.

So, after erasing Jiang Nian's secret note, he told Zhou Yuting the full story and asked for her guidance: "I advise you not to confess."

After speaking, she went back to doing her homework.

Hearing this, Yang Qiming fell into confusion.

But beside him, Sun Bucheng wore a thoughtful expression—he hadn't heard clearly, but he'd caught Zhou Yuting's words.

After some reasoning, he reached a rough conclusion.

Yang Qiming wanted to confess to someone—but the chance was slim. If he confessed, he'd be rejected and become a fool. Sun Bucheng closed his eyes, took a deep breath.

He understood that feeling too well.

A gentleman seeks revenge after ten years—his grudge against Yang Qiming had not faded. Now, a perfect opportunity lay before him.

A cruel revenge plan surfaced in his mind.

After class.

Sun Bucheng quietly left the classroom and headed upstairs to the third floor.

"Ah!" Li Hua stretched, leaned back, "Evening self-study is so fucking tiring—rear seats are so awesome!"

After saying that, he turned his head.

He saw Jiang Nian staring right at him, a honey-sweet smile on his face. That gaze, tinged with sympathy, stung him into furious frustration.

"What are you looking at?"

"Disabled but indomitable, Hua." Jiang Nian shook his head and smiled. "It's fine that your kidneys aren't great—just remember to eat more on a regular basis."

"Does eating fix your kidneys?" Li Hua was half-skeptical.

"No."

"If both kidneys and stomach are already shot, then you can only be a little Nan Liang."

"Get lost get lost get lost!!!" Li Hua regretted letting the two of them know his secret—no wait, his secret wasn't that his kidneys were bad.

Jiang Nian really is disgusting!

That revolting bastard grilled his own secret over and over the first chance he got, and now even Ma Guojun has joined in.

Zhang Ningzhi covered her mouth with her hand and yawned.

"Finally, evening self-study is almost over."

She sincerely felt happy for Yao Geke, although she still wanted to keep sleeping together with Geke, Geke would probably prefer being at home.

Thinking of this, Zhang Ningzhi couldn't help turning her head to glance at Jiang Nian again. She really wanted to tell him the good news and then get praised.

But,

This was Erge's privacy.

Zhang Ningzhi finally pressed her lips together, rubbed her little face. She kept the secret in her heart, and glanced at Jiang Nian smugly—her own secret is actually pretty impressive!

"What are you doing?"

Without warning, she turned her head and met Jiang Nian's gaze.

"N-nothing."

"Oh oh, Yao Geke went home, you must not be used to it." Jiang Nian fidgeted for a moment. "Then can I.: