Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation

Chapter 1710 - 933: Technology and Ruthlessness

Jiang Ning is a decent person, even if he’s just thrown a punch, the shop remains neat inside. The only thing marring it is the defeated man lying on the floor, wheezing and covered in tears and snot.

That kick earlier had some force hit his lung, causing his breathing to become erratic.

The suited man was stunned; he hadn’t even made a move to collect the debt yet!

Xue Yuantong said quietly, "He got beaten to tears."

Jiang Ning was not surprised: "Who’d have thought he’d be so fragile?"

Jiang Ning no longer looked at the person on the ground; he called out as usual, "Boss, we’re ready to order."

The Boss Lady, acting as a waitress, looked at the man on the ground, then at the suited man, but still carried the menu over.

Jiang Yanan, who had been advising Dong Qingfeng to let it go the moment before, found that now Dong Qingfeng hadn’t let it go completely, yet the defeated man had already gone down.

Shen Qing’e was puzzled: ’Still eating?’

Earlier, when Dong Qingfeng started the conflict, Shen Qing’e had already quietly decided to leave quickly, even though they hadn’t finished eating, worried it would cause more trouble.

Now she thought, yeah, the trouble is gone, it’s been handled...

Jiang Ning picked a bright seat, holding a pen, casually checked off dishes on the menu, while Xue Yuantong squeezed next to him like a food strategist.

It’s as if the earlier violence was just an ordinary thing.

She looked at Jiang Ning, only feeling he had a mysterious air of ease and leisure.

That air of calm and coolness had only been seen in the early days with Cao Kun when he was buying.

Meng Zi Yun thought: ’Really so cool...’

Though the suited man found it extremely odd, the man surnamed Wu still owed him tens of thousands. He had specially chased him down using surveillance cameras, finally caught him now.

He gestured, and a few fierce-looking men immediately strode into the room and dragged the defeated man upright.

"Owe money and don’t pay, and now you’re acting crazy?" the suited man shook his phone, "Take him."

The defeated man instantaneously forgot the beating he had just suffered; he was well aware of these debt collecters’ methods.

He tried his best to struggle but couldn’t break free, only able to plead, "Bro, I’m calling you bro, if I had money, I’d definitely pay you first thing!"

The suited man replied, "Oh, you’ve got quite some ideas."

While speaking, waves of stabbing pain hit his lung again, making him nearly cry.

The suited man remarked, "Then why are you crying?"

Xue Yuantong whispered, "Isn’t it because he’s broke?"

After speaking, she realized these people weren’t to be messed with, quickly shut her mouth.

The suited man pulled the man surnamed Wu out the door in front of everyone, reminding those around: "No pictures, phones down."

Then Dong Qingfeng and others watched as the crazy man was pushed into a minivan.

Up front of the minivan, Zhuang Jianhui inside a Mercedes observed a familiar figure through the one-way glass, unable to really show himself due to his status, didn’t get out.

After getting in the car, the suited man said, "The guy surnamed Wu got beaten in the shop, saved us some trouble."

Lin Zida questioned from the back seat, puzzled, "He got beaten?"

Zhuang Jianhui replied, "It should be Jiang Ning, I saw him just now."

Lin Zida felt a bit amused, "Of all people to mess with, they chose Jiang Ning?"

Yet Gong Jin, sitting beside him, asked unknowingly, "Jiang Ning, is he from Class 8?"

Lin Zida answered, "Yeah, Shanshan even pursued him once."

"Wei Zishan even chased him?"

Zhuang Jianhui added, "Didn’t succeed."

It was Gong Jin’s turn to be bewildered; ever since he came to Yuzhou, despite being in a city where someone like Zhuang Jianhui could ’dominate’, he just took life easy.

Lin Zida thought over it, reminded, "His family has ties to Evergreen Liquid, not a low status."

He left it at that.

Gong Jin memorized it, without saying more.

.....

"Three dishes, can we finish them all?"

"With you here, it’s impossible not to." Jiang Ning answered.

Xue Yuantong sat upright, "I definitely won’t let your trust down!"

Seemingly the incident earlier hadn’t disturbed their appetite at all.

"Hello, here’s your corn pancake," the Boss Lady’s voice was enthusiastic, aware this customer was special, dared not offend in the slightest.

The dish was crisp and sweet, surprising and delighting Xue Yuantong.

The Boss Lady looked at Xue Yuantong, added, "Kids love it."

Feeling slightly offended but considering the sweet treat, she reluctantly forgave her.

While the pair were eating, Shen Qing’e couldn’t resist trying to catch glimpses with her peripheral sight, fearful of others noticing, realizing Jiang Yanan, Meng Zi Yun, and even Dong Qingfeng were watching Jiang Ning too.

Shen Qing’e finally let herself go, stared at Jiang Ning as if she wanted to reconnect all those years of estrangement.

Dong Qingfeng fell silent, emotions too complex, he couldn’t bring himself to eat.

Jiang Yanan patted her chest, saying, "Qing E, it’s lucky you dissuaded them timely; otherwise, I dare not imagine the consequences."

Shen Qing’e replied, "I felt there’s no need to clash, we’re still students."

While speaking, Shen Qing’e gazed at the two eating, as if returning to their middle school days.

She too once ate in town with Jiang Ning, when he had very little money, yet squeezed out the only living allowance to bite the bullet for three dishes.

Actually, two dishes she disliked, she even barely touched them.

Attempting to recollect, she surprisingly remembered the dishes Jiang Ning ordered back then: hot pot beef with cabbage, tile fish, three fresh ingredients.

It was unexpected; they matched the ones loudly requested by Xue Yuantong today.

Now, Shen Qing’e fixed her gaze on the calm Jiang Ning and the playfully charming Xue Yuantong beside him, suddenly, felt a jolt defying time.

The dishes remained the same, but the people had changed.