Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

Chapter 1698 - 925: Another Gamble_2

Meng Gui spoke: "The Great Qing has fallen, how come you’re still alive?"

Cui Yu: "What gave it away? I’ve been dressing like this for years, okay? Don’t talk nonsense with your eyes wide open. It’s hard being a pretty girl; it’s just a pair of flesh-colored stockings. Think about it, haven’t you ever worn shorts and a tank top?"

Lu Qiqi was about to lose it.

Cui Yu continued to gesture downstairs: "And she’s very conservative. Look, others invite her to play badminton, but she’s not willing."

Lu Qiqi glanced downward, sure enough, the lazy Deng Xiang invited Yun Tingting to play badminton, and Yun Tingting directly refused. Deng Xiang left awkwardly.

Duan Shigang saw his former brother’s embarrassing scene, but his expression stayed the same. Ever since Zhao Xiaofeng’s Quick Video got reported by the school, and the brothers suspected him of reporting it, Duan Shigang had drifted away from his former comrades.

’What about that Qiu Die? She’s not returning my money.’ Duan Shigang wondered, sending messages without a reply.

Guo Kunnan praised: "Yun Tingting is really something, looks bold and open, but actually a traditional girl."

Liu Chuandao, exasperated: "Why is she traditional? Not a chance for me!"

Just looking, can’t have it, it’s torturous!

Cao Kun: "Maybe that’s just her lifestyle, pretty nice."

At least a thousand times better than Meng Ziyun.

Duan Shigang thought for a moment, saying: "A lady off the bed, a vixen on the bed, extraordinary!"

Lu Qiqi saw them chattering, flipping Yun Tingting’s image into that of a traditional and reserved type.

Lu Qiqi couldn’t feel any worse, competitiveness embedded in her bones, she sneered: "You guys think she’s traditional, huh?"

"Watch this!"

Lu Qiqi suddenly shouted downstairs: "Yun Tingting, Jiang Ning wants to know if you want to play badminton?"

Yun Tingting, having just rejected Deng Xiang and ready to serve, suddenly heard this, looked up, surprised: "He wants to play with me? When? Is he coming now?"

Her eager appearance was a stark contrast to her impatience when she refused Deng Xiang.

In the first-floor corridor, top-tier students from the experiment class gathered, originally ready to leverage their status to invite Yun Tingting, only to see this scene and their faces turned awkward.

Lu Qiqi quickly said: "Wait, I’ll ask!"

After that, she hurried back to the classroom, rushed to Jiang Ning, promising: "Jiang Ning, I’ll treat you to milk tea next class, hot pineapple-coconut milk tea, plus fried chicken cutlets, pepper chicken feet, cheese cake, can you play badminton with Yun Tingting for me? Please and thank you!"

Xue Yuantong swallowed a mouthful, wanting to agree, but even the temptation of food wouldn’t make her give up on Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning pondered for a couple of seconds, Lu Qiqi’s actions were offensive, but to be fair, the offer was quite tempting, both creating an opportunity and offering delicious treats.

Chen Siyu intervened: "No way, Qiqi, Jiang Ning is teaching me! He can’t step away!"

Lu Qiqi saw Jiang Ning’s silence and couldn’t help but look disappointed.

Meanwhile, in the square downstairs.

The badminton buddy mustered the courage: "Tingting, are you still playing?"

Yun Tingting waved her hand: "Not playing, not playing."

She muttered: "Hey, why is Jiang Ning responding so slowly? Did I agree too slowly?"

With that, Yun Tingting picked up her badminton racket and briskly headed toward the first-floor corridor’s steps.

Gu Changyan from the same class saw her and quipped: "Yun Tingting, you’re really rushing in!"

While on the second floor, the boys who just praised Yun Tingting for being traditional fell silent.

...

The final class of the evening self-study, no supervision.

But Chen Siyu, relying on her strong self-discipline and momentary adrenaline, entered a determined mode of study.

Bai Yuxia just glanced faintly, not taking it to heart.

Chen Siyu asked Jiang Ning for help.

Jiang Ning explained the math problem once, and asked: "Got it?"

Chen Siyu seemed thoughtful: "I think I got it."

Jiang Ning: "Want me to go over it again?"

"Yes!"

Jiang Ning chuckled: "Yo, so quickly you want more?"

Chen Siyu replied without hesitation: "Just can’t get enough!"

So Jiang Ning continued to help her through the complex parts.

Once, twice, thrice, Chen Siyu finally understood.

But, the efficiency was indeed too slow.

Chen Siyu was in a pickle, so to push herself, she whispered, "How about this, if I can’t learn it in one go, you can punish me harshly!"

Jiang Ning replied, "Alright, what punishment do you want?"

"You decide, you decide!" Chen Siyu gave him the choice.

She looked at Jiang Ning with some anxiety, but there was also a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

After some thought, Jiang Ning said, "If you can’t learn it, you have to shout out loud that you are Chen Siqing."

Bai Yuxia saw the two whispering mysteriously and asked curiously, "What are you two talking about?"

Chen Siyu’s face lit up with excitement, "We’re playing a punishment game."

’What kind of punishment game could excite Siyu? Could it be SM?’ Bai Yuxia’s mind jumped to a wild thought.

...

In the south of the classroom, Guo Kunnan and Cao Kun were discussing Yun Tingting.

Guo Kunnan nudged the person in front: "Yu Zhu, what do you think of Yun Tingting?"

Tang Jing immediately focused her attention.

Huang Yuzhu said, "She’s probably quite poor because she wears so little."

Guo Kunnan and Cao Kun burst into laughter, "Hahaha."

Guo Kunnan asked, "What if Yun Tingting invites you to play badminton? Would you refuse?"

Huang Yuzhu chuckled naively, "Then I would probably play a couple of games with her. My family is pretty poor too, I know how it feels to be rejected."

Tang Jing lost her composure in anger, her face twisted, thinking, ’You with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, how dare you think about hanging out with a pretty girl, do you deserve it? You were definitely faking it before, faking it!’

In a twisted fit of fury, Tang Jing decided to fight back, "Huang Yuzhu, today while I was walking, a tall and handsome guy asked for my WeChat, are you jealous?"

Huang Yuzhu replied, "I usually eat vinegar with dumplings."

Tang Jing was momentarily taken aback, then deliberately clarified, "I mean when a tall and handsome guy asked for my WeChat."

Huang Yuzhu said, "When that happened, I wasn’t eating dumplings."

Guo Kunnan, who had been in relationships before, was stunned by Huang Yuzhu’s straightforwardness, giving him a thumbs up, "Brother Zhuzi, I’ve strived my whole life, and I can’t compare to you a bit!"

Cao Kun exclaimed, "Talent!"

...

During evening self-study, the class 8 group chat, with no teachers around, was bustling.

Zhang Chi spoke in the group chat, "It would be great if each of you could buy a duck neck from me."

"Yeah right, who dares eat the duck necks you sell?" Yang Sheng mocked.

Zhang Chi, known throughout the class and even the whole school as a notorious hustler, had once invested in routers to sell the class wifi. To prevent leaks, he invented a promise saying, "If the password leaks, the whole family dies."

Someone with such a flair for artistic deception obviously didn’t need more said about their business ethics.

As the saying goes, cutting off someone’s financial path is like killing their parents, so Zhang Chi was furious, "If you don’t want to buy, fine, but why stop others?"

Yang Sheng retorted nonchalantly, "Whoever dares can buy it, go sell it if you want (smile)."

Zhang Chi had long been annoyed with her, "You think you’re so great, what if I can sell it?"

He thought of the scene last night where Yang Sheng auctioned off a new student for a hefty sum, so he boldly challenged, "Wanna bet?"

Yang Sheng was surprised, "Bet on it."

Zhang Chi was overjoyed, "You’re done for, do you have any idea how many enemies you have?"

Yang Sheng retorted, "Don’t you have even more enemies?"

Privately, Zhang Chi approached Liu Chuandao, promising to give him free duck necks if he pretended to buy some.

Liu Chuandao scoffed, "I wouldn’t eat your duck necks even if they were free."

Zhang Chi, seething with anger, offered 10 yuan as a reward.

Liu Chuandao deliberated, "10 yuan or not, doesn’t matter, I mainly want to spite Yang Sheng... make it 20 yuan."

Zhang Chi, infuriated beyond reason, gritted his teeth, "Fine!"

So Liu Chuandao said in the group, "I’ll buy, I’ll buy, give me two."

Zhang Chi was ecstatic, almost like he had a fever dream, "Haha, Yang Sheng, you lost, you lost!"

Not only did Zhang Chi proclaim it in the group, but he also shouted in the classroom, "Haha, Yang Sheng, you’re done for!"

The momentum attracted the attention of many classmates.

Zhang Chi reached both hands into the desk compartment, preparing to take out the duck necks for Liu Chuandao, only to come up empty. His joy instantly froze and turned to dread, "Where are my duck necks?"