Chapter 592: Even Conan Would Have to Check the Surveillance Footage

On New Year's Eve, lanterns and decorations hung everywhere.

Here in Zhennan, customs differed every few miles—some celebrated the New Year early, others late; the late ones followed the normal New Year's Eve.

The Jiang family belonged to the latter.

Ms. Li Hongmei planned to clean the house inside and out, so she rose early and got busy.

"Mom, I'm heading out to hang out with classmates."

Jiang Nian finished speaking, having predicted Li Hongmei's reaction. Not waiting for Li Nushi to frown, plant her hands on her hips, and start talking, he got ahead of her.

"Play, play, play—all day long you only know how to play!

Li Hongmei was instantly left speechless, thought for a moment, then said again.

"Whose family goes out to play on New Year's?"

"There are, my classmates." Jiang Nian counted on his fingers, "Li Hua, Liu Yang, Tao Ran, Ma Guojun."

"Mom, times have changed."

Li Hongmei:

4

"That won't do either, you made those up yourself."

"Hello?" Jiang Nian, a man of action through and through, held up his phone on speaker and asked, "Hua, you can come today, right?"

"Yes! Definitely!"

"Hello, Old Ma.....

"Enough! Stop calling!" Li Hongmei was truly impressed—how did an honest family produce a son like this.

"Go early, come back early."

"Got it, Mom." Jiang Nian grabbed his e-bike keys and vanished in a flash, "I'll be back for dinner tonight."

"Honestly..." Li Hongmei pressed a hand to her forehead.

Next door, Xu Qianqian's family was also doing a big cleanup.

The two women were about to get started, but found that furniture like the sofa was hard to move, so they thought of a certain someone.

Song Xiyun opened the door and ran into Jiang Nian, who was changing his shoes.

"Hey, can you do us a favor?"

Jiang Nian looked up, puzzled.

"Hmm?"

Five minutes later.

Jiang Nian had moved all the big furniture that needed moving, and watched the two women either squatting or bending over to scrub.

The air conditioning was on inside; it wasn't cold at all.

To make work easier, Xu Qianqian wore only a base layer and a thin jacket—the view when she bent over was a treat for the eyes.

Song Xiyun was the same; she wore a pair of tight blue jeans. Her bottom was like a full moon, her waist slender.

A certain someone stood to one side, leaning against the wall, enjoying the view.

Refined, truly refined.

"Why are you just standing there?" Xu Qianqian straightened up, slightly annoyed, "Don't you usually lie on the sofa?"

"I usually lean."

Xu Qianqian: ".

,

She hadn't really expected that guy to help anyway—not causing trouble was already a win; she just couldn't stand that gaze of his.

It always felt like someone was watching while she worked.

Was it an illusion?

"I'll do it." Song Xiyun straightened up, brushed a strand of hair with her elbow, "This side's already wiped."

Hearing that, Jiang Nian couldn't help but nod.

He thought to himself, having a little Song at home is like having a treasure. Putting everything else aside, paired with a pushover, he probably really wouldn't have to do any work.

In the past, she hadn't been such a "pushover."

It was only after the family ran out of money...

One had to admit, money—that thing. It did have some effect on a child's personality, even changing it.

The world is fickle; nine times out of ten, things don't go as hoped.

"I saw you changing shoes just now." Xu Qianqian found a moment, asking during a break, "Where are you headed?"

"Internet cafe, five-stack. Last day of the year." He said, "Going now—top up two hundred, get two hundred free."

Hearing that, Xu Qianqian couldn't help but roll her eyes.

"So lame."

"Whether I have energy or not, don't you know?" Jiang Nian looked at her, "Who moved the sofa and the wardrobe?"

Xu Qianqian: "???"

Her face flushed. At Jiang Nian's sudden crude joke, she instinctively scolded him and smacked him.

But it was New Year's, so she couldn't be bothered to argue with him.

"Why'd you hit me?"

"You know very well."

Knowing his nature well, there were no innocent souls under his blade. But the fact was indeed so—his strength wasn't small either.

Xu Qianqian's cheeks flushed red, and she lowered her head to keep working.

In the morning, the five of them met up at the entrance of the internet cafe.

"Happy New Year."

"Happy New Year, happy New Year, brothers." Li Hua said it twice, then, "Wait, why isn't anyone giving out red envelopes?"

"We're all broke, what red envelopes are we giving?"

Liu Yang didn't care about money, but the moment he arrived he wanted to act big. "What have you guys been busy with this New Year?"

"New Year visits, going to relatives' places, that kind of thing." Ma Guojun said, "Pretty boring, I couldn't be bothered to go."

"Same here." Li Hua said, a bit helpless.

"Being busy is good, being busy is good." Jiang Nian's voice was hoarse. "Good my ass, honestly it's not even as good as..." Li Hua was halfway through when he suddenly caught himself.

"Bullshit, what dogshit stuff!"

It could only be said that these guys had indeed been pretty stifled at home. The moment they stepped out, they were cursing nonstop, couldn't get three sentences out without mentioning their mothers.

A bit filial, that.

Of the five, Tao Ran was the most civilized.

"Just now on the road, I saw a girl riding a bike. There was a tail attached to the back, I asked her about it and almost got beaten up."

When the words fell, the whole place went silent.

"Awesome!"

"Fucking hell, that's really something."

"Social anxiety kicked in."

Jiang Nian said out of nowhere, "So, how exactly does that tail get installed?"

Hearing this, the few of them couldn't help exchanging glances.

"Mm."

After entering the internet cafe, the five of them played from morning straight until two in the afternoon.

Jiang Nian had really gone all out this time, putting a hundred yuan into each of their cards. Instant noodles and Red Bull were supplied without limit.

Figuring the timing was about right, he made up an excuse and slipped away.

"I'll be back in a bit...."

Ma Guojun waved his hand, "Go ahead."

After a while longer, Li Hua was clacking away on his keyboard. He turned his head to look, and the whole person couldn't help but freeze.

"He didn't bring his phone."

On the other side, Jiang Nian had already arrived at the Jingfu residential compound.

This time he hadn't told the class president, since his phone had "accidentally" been left behind at the internet cafe, naturally he couldn't send a message either.

But if a call came in, Ma Guojun would pick up.

Where are you?

Internet cafe, Jiang Nian went to the bathroom.

This is fucking ridiculous, even if Conan came he'd have to check the surveillance.

Ding dong!!

The doorbell rang, and Li Lanying opened the door.

The older sister was wearing a set of home camisole dress, draped in a white coat that looked very warm, opulently intimidating.

The clothes were very opulent, and then came the intimidating.

"Oh, you're here?"

"Mm."

Hearing this, Li Lanying tucked her hands into her pockets. She gave Jiang Nian a somewhat displeased glance, thinking to herself, how does this person also just say 'mm'.

Who did he learn it from?

"The ingredients are all prepared." Li Lanying said, trying to claim credit, "I've been cleaning all morning."

"What about her?" Jiang Nian asked.

"Sleeping like a log, obviously."

Just as they were talking, the kitchen's sliding door was pulled open.

Li Qingrong was wearing an apron and a face mask. She also had a dust-protection cap on her head, a look exclusive to housework.

Because the class president had a tall and slender figure, even wearing an apron gave off a cool, aloof air.

"Qingqing."

"Mm." Li Qingrong first nodded, then gave Li Lanying a warning glance, "Don't oversleep this afternoon."

Li Lanying was unhappy, pouting her face as she spoke.

"You're really no fun."

Li Qingrong didn't pay her any attention, just turned her head to look at Jiang Nian.

"You sit for a while, I'll take a shower."

"Mm, mm?" Jiang Nian was a bit puzzled, glanced at the class president, "But, you're not even dirty."

Li Qingrong didn't say anything, just gave him a look.

Behind her, Li Lanying gave a cold laugh.

"Showing off."