Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 669 - 414: Revenge and Vindication

The grand banquet hall was filled with waiters in uniform, and dishes were served in succession.

Taibai Fish Head Stew, Chicken with Gun, Honeydew Fried Rice Cracker Shrimp, corn pancake, Beijing sauce meat—course after course was brought to the large round table.

Huang Zhongfei was treating everyone to dinner and had spared no expense, choosing only the specialities of the house.

Seeing the exquisitely plated dishes, the classmates could hardly wait to start eating.

As classmates, it was their first time dining together in a banquet hall, which made it hard for them to let loose.

Ma Shicheng and Guo Kunnan exchanged looks, and Ma took the lead by raising a glass of cola and saying to the class monitor,

"Zhongfei, we owe you big time today."

Guo Kunnan added, "Thanks, Zhongfei!"

With someone leading the charge, the boys and girls in the class rang out in unison, "Thank you, class monitor!"

At that moment, nearly all eyes were on Huang Zhongfei.

Cui Yu egged him on, "Zhongfei, aren’t you going to say a few words?"

Hearing this, Huang Zhongfei picked up the microphone and laughed, "No need, I’m not Principal Yu, I won’t give a speech for half an hour; let’s eat."

"We toast to you!" Ma Shicheng gulped down his glass of cola.

Simultaneously, the students all raised their glasses.

Afterward, everyone started eating. It was almost 8 o’clock, much later than usual dinner time, and many classmates were starving.

Having tasted a few bites, they found the food much better than the school canteen. As expected of a big restaurant, nobody held back any longer.

The pictures and videos playing from the projector were plentiful—Huang Zhongfei had collected a year’s worth of material from Class 8 and was showing it all.

Miao Zhe in a fierce battle with Pang Jiao with both ending in mutual defeat.

The explosive basketball incident, with Wu Xiaoqi lying unconscious on the ground.

In physical education class, Yang Sheng facing off against Ma Shicheng, Guo Kunnan, and Dan Kaiquan with a ping-pong paddle in hand.

The New Year’s Eve party, Wu Xiaoqi’s basketball street dance, Ma Shicheng’s Martial Arts, Bai Yuxia’s dance, Huang Zhongfei’s solo guitar performance.

Regrettably, there was no fire magic act from Jiang Ning.

Miao Zhe’s classroom battle with Shen Xu, during PE class, Pang Jiao’s self-sacrificing silhouette as she walked towards the crowd...

Spring outings, school anniversaries, sports days—all familiar scenes flashing before their eyes, the timeline getting ever closer until it finally froze on the image of an empty classroom taken today after school let out, which the class monitor, surprisingly, had decided to capture.

As all the memories came to an end, time caught up to the present, and the dinner was drawing to a close.

Luckily, the dinner had gone smoothly without any mishaps, and Huang Zhongfei breathed a sigh of relief.

Honestly, he was really worried that his classmates would start a fight in the banquet hall.

But as the curtain fell on the evening, Huang Zhongfei raised his glass of cola and sincerely said, "See you in September!" freёweɓnovel.com

The classmates responded, "See you in September!"

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong left the banquet hall and stepped outside the hotel. The roadside neon lights flashed with dazzling colors, casting rings of light in the night sky.

The cool breeze of the night brushed past, leaving a sense of clarity in the heart.

Bai Yuxia stood on the steps, the breeze playing with her bangs. She did not bother to brush them aside but instead let the night wind flirt with them.

Finally, she spoke, "Xue Yuantong, see you during summer vacation."

...

At the river dam, in the bungalow.

After Jiang Ning got home, he neatly placed Xue Yuantong’s little backpack, then sent a message in the class group chat:

"Safely arrived."

The class monitor had particularly instructed everyone to check in for the sake of safety, as it was dark and he was worried about the students.

Returning to his room, Jiang Ning turned on the light. He leaned against the sofa and gazed out at the star-filled sky, silence enveloping everything around him.

Xue Yuantong, disliking the smell of the food on her, went to take a shower, but Jiang Ning did not. With a small spell, he could remain spotlessly clean.

After sitting quietly for a while, Jiang Ning still decided to take a shower.

Xue Yuantong changed into pajamas and bounced to her room to play video games. She excitedly told Jiang Ning that now she had someone to play games with her.

When Jiang Ning asked who, she replied it was Shang Caiwei.

Xue Yuantong was too tired to turn on the computer today, so she huddled on the sofa with her tablet and started up ’Hearthstone’.

Jiang Ning glanced over, "Can you even play without spending money?"

Xue Yuantong stubbornly retorted, "Wanna bet?"

"Didn’t you get crushed last time?" Jiang Ning brought up her past defeat.

Xue Yuantong declared, "It’s different now. I’ve put together a deck. Just watch!"

After saying this, she showed Jiang Ning a game. Her skills were indeed good; she’d planned for every move with her Mechanical Mage deck and indeed dominated the ladder.

In the midst of her impressive spree, there was a knock at the door.

Unexpectedly, it was Xue Chuchu.

Xue Yuantong was surprised, "Chuchu, you’re not studying tonight?"

Xue Chuchu looked around. Tongtong and Jiang Ning were relaxing and playing on the sofa, and when she thought about her own situation, where she could only study, she felt distressed.

But she had a clear understanding of her future, "Aunt Cai from next door had a litter of kittens, she’s asking if we want to adopt one."

Xue Yuantong asked, "Will you adopt one?"

"No," replied Xue Chuchu. Her mother worked during the day, and after school, she had to cook and study; she probably wouldn’t have time to look after a kitten.

Xue Chuchu’s family had kept a cat before, and these creatures loved to sneak, often stealing food from the house.

Xue Yuantong agreed, "Neither will I."

She imagined fancifully, "Unless the cat can do housework."

Xue Chuchu retorted, "That’s absurd. I’d like a cat that can cook four dishes and a soup."

Xue Yuantong mused, "Wouldn’t it be great if there were such cats? No more housework, no need to cook, just play games as soon as I get home."

She turned to Jiang Ning and asked, "What about you? What kind would you like?"

Jiang Ning glanced at her and said, "I already have one."

Xue Yuantong caught on quickly and blew up in rage. "You’re actually treating me like a cat!"

Enraged, she pounced on Jiang Ning, scratching at him.

...

After Xue Yuantong had vented her anger and vowed to ignore Jiang Ning, she moved to a smaller sofa.

Chuchu was planning to go back to her studies but was convinced by the heartfelt pleas and logical reasoning of Xue Yuantong to stay.