Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 636 - 397: Seizure!_2

All Martial Arts under heaven are invincible where speed is concerned!

Zhang Chi, with his exceptional sensitivity, took the lead by half a second and was the first to snatch up the bottle cap.

Seeing Yan Tianpeng’s annoyed expression next to him, Zhang Chi’s heart swelled with joy—the spoils of victory belonged only to the strong!

He lifted the cap, aimed it toward the light to read the inscription inside.

Then he saw [Thank you for tasting].

At that moment, Tang Jing and Meng Ziyun turned their faces around.

Tang Jing covered her mouth and laughed, "You lost, didn’t you? It’s on you to buy breakfast tomorrow, I knew someone would pick it up."

The two girls walked away laughing.

Zhang Chi stood stunned in place, his face shifting from green to red, looking extremely ugly; he felt like his lungs were about to explode!

...

Tuesday.

During the morning break.

Chen Siyu complained, "It’s so hot. Why doesn’t our school have air conditioning? Even the dorms don’t have it. I want to move back home."

Jiang Ning took out a box of grapes.

Bai Yuxia seemed to sense it telepathically, turned her head, and upon seeing the gem-like red grapes in the glass box, felt as if a chord had been struck in her heart.

She touched Chen Siyu, who was sitting next to her.

The next second, Chen Siyu’s eyes lit up, "Hey, Jiang Ning, you brought them again!"

Xue Yuantong stepped in to explain, "Jiang Ning picked these fresh today. I saw you liked them last time, so I asked him to bring some to school."

Bai Yuxia and Chen Siyu were always generous to her, so naturally, Xue Yuantong couldn’t accept their kindness without giving something in return. Her mother had always taught her to be grateful.

Bai Yuxia politely declined a few times but couldn’t resist Tongtong’s enthusiasm and joined in.

Jiang Ning took a small box and packed a dozen or so grapes for Geng Lu, sitting behind him.

With a beaming smile, Geng Lu said, "I’ve got something to tell you."

"What is it?"

Geng Lu looked around, "It’s not convenient now, I’ll tell you tonight."

She rubbed her shoulders, "Don’t go to sleep early, okay?"

While eating the grapes, Chen Siyu couldn’t stop talking, but Bai Yuxia still maintained good manners.

Chen Siyu asked, "Jiang Ning, what variety of grapes are these? How come I’ve never seen them before?"

Bai Yuxia was equally curious.

Jiang Ning bluffed, "Rose fragrance."

Bai Yuxia, "Doesn’t seem like it; rose fragrance isn’t this red."

She thought back to the grape varieties she had heard of but couldn’t match any to the ones in front of her.

Jiang Ning, "It’s a variant of rose fragrance, cultivated internally after Evergreen Liquid introduced the seeds."

Hearing him say this, Bai Yuxia’s earlier doubts were somewhat dispelled.

She knew Jiang Ning’s parents were high-level executives at Evergreen Liquid, and with Evergreen Liquid’s reputation, it was indeed possible they had cultivated top-grade grapes.

"Evergreen Liquid is so impressive. If they sold these grapes, they could make a lot of money," Chen Siyu exclaimed, "They could sell for several tens of yuan per pound."

Bai Yuxia, "Thousands per pound, and many people would still be willing to buy."

Chen Siyu was puzzled, a bit beyond her imagination, "What?"

Bai Yuxia, "They’re worth the price."

With that said, Chen Siyu felt too embarrassed to continue eating; they were too expensive! She felt like she was doing Jiang Ning a disservice by eating more.

To alleviate her guilt, she said, "They’re so costly, I feel distressed eating them."

Jiang Ning, "It’s fine. They’re for you guys to eat."

Chen Siyu couldn’t resist Jiang Ning’s words. To balance her emotions, she said, "I’m done eating. Can I let my sister taste them instead?"

"No problem, bring her over," Jiang Ning was noncommittal.

Chen Siyu, "Then wait a moment."

After saying that, she left the room.

A few minutes later, Chen Siyu returned, disguised as Chen Siqing, her sister’s identity, and continued contently under her sister’s guise.

...

At the back of the classroom.

Wu Xiaoqi’s manners had improved a lot. He sat holding a basketball, eyes closed, listening to music with headphones on.

"Brother Nan, the middle school exams are over," Dan Kaiquan mingled at the back.

His youth was over; the cold, unwelcoming front rows were not for him.

He planned to return to the back rows after the final exams; this was his true family.

"The middle school exams have nothing to do with me anymore," Guo Kun Nan said.

Wang Longlong, "But after the exams, there will be new junior girls joining."

Guo Kunnan straightened up; in an effort to make up for earlier mistakes, he intentionally said, "One must not forget one’s roots; indeed, we should take some interest in the middle school exam scores."

"Longlong, what’s the cutoff score for the urban area today?"

"It hasn’t been announced yet, but I’m guessing 400. It’s definitely going to be higher than last year," Wang Longlong predicted.

"Why so sure?"

"Because more and more students are attending tutoring classes. Everyone is cramming," Wang Longlong explained.

Ma Shicheng: "True, the competition is so fierce now. In a few years, I feel like the middle school exam cutoff could rise to a terrifying score."

Guo Kunnan sighed, "The younger students are working too hard. I’ve got to find a way to comfort them."

With the intention of seeking advice, he asked Brother Ma, "Is there any way for me to get in touch with the younger students ahead of time?"

After briefly pondering, Ma Shicheng said, "Yes."

"What way?" Guo Kunnan pressed on.

"Create a WeChat group for the new students of Fourth Middle School class of 2014 and have Longlong promote it on the forums."

Guo Kunnan was stunned for a moment, then his face filled with excitement, "Damn, when Longlong makes me an admin, won’t I be ecstatic?"

"What they say about ’being close to the water gets you the moon first,’ this is it!"

Just thinking about it was enough to anticipate the beautiful life to come, being an all-knowing and capable senior, and those young students naive as fledglings, eagerly turning to him with their questions.

Guo Kunnan grabbed Wang Longlong, "I’ll treat you to a Coke tonight. You must help me!"

...

"Qiqi, have you listened to this Bigbang song? It’s really good. I’ve been looping it lately," Jiang Yanan highly recommended.

Dan Kaiquan noticed two female classmates discussing music.

When it came to music appreciation, Dan Kaiquan was the expert. Except in front of Bai Yuxia, where he was always submissive, he was usually relaxed and confident around other girls.

"What equipment do you use to listen to music?" he inquired.

Lu Qiqi was puzzled, "Our phones, what else?"

Dan Kaiquan: "Well, if I’m listening to a song I like, I usually use a professional player."

He pulled out an old phone from his pocket, "This is a Nokia N8, a phone equipped with an independent audio chip."

The girls were impressed by his words.

Dan Kaiquan pulled out a pair of earphones next, having previously favored Bluetooth earphones, yet recently he had become obsessed with researching wired earphones and considered himself an audiophile.

"These are ’Sunk Manuals’ earphones, model 25."

"Paired with my N8, the sound quality is superb."

As he plugged in the earphones and began playing music, he put the device in front of the two girls, "Give it a listen."

Lu Qiqi was skeptical but put on the earphones.

Dan Kaiquan played a track with an electronic beat.

"Do you feel it’s rich and piercing, and the vocals crisp?" Dan Kaiquan asked expectantly.

Lu Qiqi was vaguely impressed, "Yeah."

...

Night.

At the river dam, the sound of air conditioning units roared in the bungalows.

Inside, the white light of a desk lamp illuminated the desktop, accompanied by the rustling sound of a pen brushing against paper.

Xue Chuchu focused on writing test papers.

Meanwhile, next to her, Xue Yuantong wore earphones, tapping away at a tablet.

Jiang Ning withdrew his Divine Sense.

Since Xue Chuchu had moved in, Xue Yuantong would always go over to play with her for a while after evening self-study these past two days, and Jiang Ning was glad for the quiet.

His phone vibrated twice. Jiang Ning skipped over the message, sent by Geng Lu.

"I’ve been feeling a bit off lately," she said.

"What’s wrong?"

Geng Lu sent a photo.

Jiang Ning knew what it was without even opening it.

"Take a look."

From the composition, it was possible to discern this was a girl standing in front of a mirror taking the photo.

At first glance, Geng Lu bit her lip, pulling her neckline to her shoulder, half-revealing her smooth and fair skin with an inadvertent allure.

Especially with a certain shyness in her eyes.

But upon closer inspection, Jiang Ning noticed a clear pink mark on her delicate shoulder skin.

"Can you tell what’s different?" she asked.

Jiang Ning replied, "The shoulder, right?"

"Mhm, do you know why?" Geng Lu was ready to hear his thoughts.

In reality, she was well aware that it was because of gravity, the straps had been too tight.

"Don’t know," Jiang Ning said, "but I have a way to treat it. I’ll bring you a bottle of medicine tomorrow."

With the Spiritual Medicine he concocted, it would be a cinch to make a mere red mark disappear.