Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 139 - 130: Popcorn

Classroom at night.

The students first cleaned up the middle of the classroom, then started moving the desks back.

Huang Zhongfei was busy for a while, packing up the sound system, which belonged to his family and had to be returned that night. He called his parents to come over and drive it back from school later.

Ma Shicheng saw that everything was nearly done, threw the broom aside, clapped his hands, and prepared to run back to his rental to play games.

Yang Sheng stepped forward and grabbed him:

"Ma Shicheng, go empty the trash can."

"Why should I?" Ma Shicheng demanded indignantly, was he that easy to bully like Brother Ma?

"Haven't you forgotten? You still owe me more than a dozen duty shifts."

"That's not today, don't touch me, I have to go back. I have things to do!" Ma Shicheng shook off her dirty hand and hurried outside.

All he wanted now was to go back and play games. In such cold weather, returning to his rental to soak his feet, pour a cup of hot water, take a nice sip, and then snuggle under the blankets to game was just too satisfying.

Yang Sheng held up three fingers: "Three times."

"Go empty the trash can, and I'll count it as three duty shifts."

Ma Shicheng stopped in his tracks, then turned back:

"Fine."

Ma Shicheng picked up the trash can and dragged it away from class; he wanted to pay off his debt early and gain his freedom.

By then, Yang Sheng wouldn't dare act superior in front of him.

He, Ma Shicheng, would definitely not be suppressed by a girl anymore!

Yang Sheng watched Ma Shicheng's actions and was very pleased inside—this was simply top-tier labor.

She mentally categorized the labor forces, putting people like Ma Shicheng as first-class labor.

People like Guo Kunnan and Dan Kaiquan were second-class.

…

Outside the school.

The night sky was ink-black, a new moon hung high, casting its bright glow on the land.

Jiang Ning was pushing the mountain bike, with Xue Yuantong seated sideways on the backseat, kicking her legs playfully.

"Jiang Ning, are you tired?"

"No."

"Then speed up." Xue Yuantong urged him.

"You've eaten too much, you're heavy," Jiang Ning commented.

"That's not true, I'm very light." Xue Yuantong didn't believe him; her mom said every day that she was too thin, that's why she needed to eat more.

Xue Yuantong urged again, "Hurry up, you're too slow!"

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The class party in Class 8 ended a bit late, and now it was nearly ten o'clock. Not many students were around the school gate, so Xue Yuantong wanted to experience what it felt like to be pushed around by Jiang Ning.

It was quite nice~

Suddenly, Xue Yuantong noticed a popcorn machine at a roadside shop.

'It would have been nice to have popcorn during the party tonight, too bad Jiang Ning, this dummy, forgot to buy it.'

But no matter, it wasn't too late to have some now.

So, Xue Yuantong directed Jiang Ning:

"Jiang Ning, I want to eat popcorn. Buy it for me, get two portions, count one as your errand fee, and I'll pay you back when I get home."

Jiang Ning, resignedly: "You've eaten too much tonight, no more popcorn."

"I still want to eat."

"No eating." Jiang Ning advised.

"I will!" Xue Yuantong simply ignored him.

Jiang Ning said, "Think about how much food you've had tonight?"

He pushed the bike and listed, "Over half a cake, two bottles of Want Want, four pieces of jerky..."

Xue Yuantong huffed, "Stop talking, I'm getting angry."

"Get angry then." Jiang Ning wouldn't indulge her.

Xue Yuantong earnestly said, "I'm super scary when I'm angry."

"Really? How scary?" Jiang Ning looked at her.

Xue Yuantong looked fixedly at the popcorn in the roadside shop, said, "Corn explodes into popcorn when heated. Guess what I'd do if I exploded?"

Jiang Ning replied, "You would eat the popcorn."

Later, Xue Yuantong kept nagging, kept nagging, and Jiang Ning thought it over and finally let her eat.

Xue Yuantong happily got his popcorn, while Jiang Ning did not buy any.

Munching on the popcorn, Xue Yuantong eventually ate too much and felt so uncomfortable that she slid off her seat.

"The moonlight is beautiful tonight, I need to take a walk," said Xue Yuantong.

She got up and walked with Jiang Ning for a while but still felt bloated. She decided that exercising was the only solution.

So Xue Yuantong suggested, "Jiang Ning, why don't you ride the bicycle and I'll push you from behind!"

Having looked so carefree riding the bike earlier, now it was Jiang Ning's turn to experience it. Xue Yuantong was someone who believed in reciprocating, and she wanted to return the favor to Jiang Ning for being nice to her.

Jiang Ning looked at her petite figure and questioned, "Can you really do it?"

"Are you underestimating me? I'm super strong. Today, I'm going to show you—I'll push you so fast it'll feel like flying!" Xue Yuantong bragged, making it sound like no big deal for her.

Seeing her seriousness, Jiang Ning thought it should be fun, so he stopped refusing; he wanted to try it out too.

"Alright, let's let you push."

Jiang Ning got on the bike, one foot touching the ground.

Xue Yuantong followed from behind, pushing the bike's rear seat and exerting herself.

Jiang Ning's toes lifted off the ground as the mountain bike slowly moved forward; without pedaling, it felt almost like riding an electric bike.

"Jiang Ning, am I awesome or what?" Upon reaching the asphalt road by the river dam, Xue Yuantong took small steps, panting and excitedly shouting.

Sitting on the mountain bike and enjoying the pleasant night breeze, Jiang Ning replied, "Not bad."

"Go faster."

"You got it!" Xue Yuantong pushed with all her might.

...

That night, at the Fourth Middle School male dormitory.

The cramped room was filled with the distinctive dormitory smell.

Guo Kunnan, sitting on the lower bunk in the middle of the room, soaked his feet and discussed with Hu Jun:

"Jiang Ning's magic show at the New Year's evening party was really cool!"

Hu Jun wholeheartedly agreed, "Absolutely. I initially thought our class leader playing the guitar was cool enough, but I did not expect Jiang Ning, the final act, to completely fascinate me."

"Especially the Twelve Chinese Zodiac part. It was amazing. How did he do it?"

"I was almost about to kneel down from shock," exclaimed Hu Jun.

"If I had that skill, I'd definitely turn the flames into scorpions, centipedes, and toads!"

"Jiang Ning is wasting his talent!" Hu Jun said, slightly frustrated.

Guo Kunnan couldn't help but imagine such a scene, his smile twitching as he appreciated Hu Jun's creativity.

He remarked, "There must be some logic to magic. I've seen those TV magicians do incredible things that boggle the mind. Only when the magician explained it himself did I realize it wasn't that hard."

"And Jiang Ning's magic must be related to that bottle in his hand, oh, and that hat. Before his performance, I saw Xue Yuantong hand him a hat."

"And then, Xue Yuantong's table must have had some kind of fuel on it, that's why the flame bunny could burn there." He pondered, believing he had found some clues.

Hu Jun said, "I really want to learn, it's too cool."

Guo Kunnan agreed, "I especially loved those flame swords. If I could learn it, I'd definitely impress everyone."

"I'll ask Jiang Ning how he did it sometime. If I really do learn, I'll have to show off to everyone!"

While the two were passionately discussing, Guo Kunnan felt something was missing. He turned his head and saw Dan Kaiquan playing with his phone.

He finally realized what was missing—the voice of Dan Kaiquan.

Usually, Dan Kaiquan was always active in discussions when they returned to the dorm, energizing the atmosphere.

However, today, even though it was the New Year's eve, a day that should be filled with lively discussions, Dan Kaiquan was just staring at his phone and not joining in the dorm discussions!

Dan Kaiquan was particularly quiet today.

Not liking to see his good brother this way, Guo Kunnan steered the conversation:

"Hu Jun, which girl's performance do you think was the best at tonight's evening party?"

As Hu Jun was still pondering, Dan Kaiquan lit up like a dog that had caught the scent of a bone.

"Is that even a question? It's definitely Bai Yuxia's dance. She was breathtakingly beautiful."

"When she went up to perform, man, many people took photos!"

"Bai Yuxia's costume and her dancing posture clearly show she has had professional training."

"I usually refer to that as professional!"

"Her performance, when compared to the rest in the class, perhaps only Jiang Ning's magic could compete. But if I had to choose, it would still be Bai Yuxia!"

With Dan Kaiquan speaking endlessly, Guo Kunnan and Hu Jun could only watch him in astonishment.