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Chapter 385: Chapter 278: Signature
Friday.
During the long break in the morning, nearly thirty minutes of rest time.
Xue Yuantong was resting, as she had stayed in Jiang Ning’s room unusually late until after midnight the night before.
Had Jiang Ning not told her that staying up too long was bad for her health, she surely could have kept playing games until two in the morning.
Even so, by the time she went to sleep, it was already half past midnight.
The morning self-study at Fourth Middle School started very early, and she was not Jiang Ning, who could go days without rest without feeling fatigued.
As soon as class was over, Chen Siyu dragged Bai Yuxia to breakfast; she was an expert at skipping breakfast.
Dan Kaiquan watched Bai Yuxia as she headed off into the distance, then made up his mind and headed to the back row.
"Brother Nan, let’s go running."
Recently, Dan Kaiquan had been training very actively, even shifting his focus from academic studies to preparing for the athletics competition.
Dan Kaiquan wasn’t dumb, he could improve his academic performance at any time, but there was only one opportunity for the athletics competition.
Achievements are valuable, love even more so.
"Let’s do it." Guo Kunnan replied, he too was participating in the athletics competition and had signed up for the 400 meters men’s event.
Guo Kunnan’s pursuit of victory wasn’t as extreme as Dan Kaiquan’s, but since he was participating, he was determined not to scoff at it but to run properly.
He was a man who saw things through, except his love life, which often ended not with a bang but a whimper.
Guo Kunnan believed that the three years of high school were not suitable for romance as it would only disrupt his perfect peace of mind.
Guo Kunnan decided to close off his heart and not love again.
As long as he didn’t love, he wouldn’t get hurt.
"Brother Ma, Longlong, are you coming too?" Guo Kunnan shouted. Their relay race included both of them.
Ma Shicheng said, "Not now, I need to go to the cafeteria. I didn’t eat breakfast and am starving."
Wang Longlong was playing on Ma Shicheng’s phone when he heard this and hesitated for a moment before saying:
"Brother Ma, I just started a game. Can you get me a serving of steamed dumplings?"
The specialty of the Fourth Middle School Cafeteria was not just dough sticks and chicken legs; their steamed dumplings were also a special feature, with thin skins and tender, delicious fillings.
However, the price was slightly high, six dumplings in a basket sold for five yuan.
Moreover, for high school students of their age, one basket was not enough to fill up; for Wang Longlong, two baskets were just enough.
And having a bowl of egg soup with breakfast would send the price soaring to 11.5 yuan.
At such a price in a small city in 2014, an ordinary high school student would definitely feel the pinch.
So Wang Longlong usually only ordered one basket, just enough to satisfy half his hunger.
Ma Shicheng asked, "Besides dumplings, want anything else? How about some egg soup?"
Wang Longlong replied, "Get me a cup, and add some chili to the dumplings."
He pulled out 10 yuan and handed it to Ma Shicheng.
Those of them who were day students didn’t have meal cards for the cafeteria and always dealt in cash.
"Okay, wait here." Ma Shicheng left.
Zhang Chi stood up from his seat and glanced towards the classroom door, noticing the movements of Dan Kaiquan and Guo Kunnan; he knew they were heading to the track to run.
Zhang Chi had signed up for the athletics competition for 100 meters, 800 meters, and long jump, a total of three events.
If it weren’t for the Fourth Middle School athletics competition rule that a student could only register for up to three events, Zhang Chi would have planned to sign up for seven or eight.
His motivation came from the fact that there were cash prizes at the athletics competition, the rewards, according to rumors, were substantial.
If Zhang Chi managed to win, he could even pay off his debts and then have enough money left over to buy a new phone.
An opportunity like this was not to be missed; he cherished it!
With this in mind, Zhang Chi had been training like mad recently. He was naturally gifted in sports and had been planning to take the path of a student athlete after his sophomore year.
As Zhang Chi walked to the classroom door, he saw Dan Xiao.
Dan Xiao, dressed in his school uniform, looked like a reliable kid; Zhang Chi had a good impression of him.
"Come, join me on the track for a bit of training."
Training alone could be tedious, but having someone watch might just provide more motivation.
Before Yan Tianpeng fell out over business and subsequently cut ties, Zhang Chi didn’t really have friends.
"Did you sign up for the athletics competition?" Dan Xiao asked.
"Yeah, brother, let me show you what real strength is," Zhang Chi replied confidently. He exercised often and was the sports representative of Class 8, so his physical fitness was much better than that of the average person.
Dan Xiao agreed.
He also planned to do some training; after all, in his line of work, having fast legs was crucial for high efficiency.
It would also allow him to keep an eye on Zhang Chi, all benefit and no harm.
...
In the corridor.
Yan Tianpeng stopped Shi Qianjin.
"Qianjin, are you going to the cafeteria?"
Shi Qianjin stopped in his tracks and turned around, annoyed.
He was planning to buy some food at the cafeteria.
But he remembered the last time he said he was going to the cafeteria, Yan Tianpeng had asked him to bring food back.
The cafeteria was always crowded, and it was such a hassle to carry food; once or twice was okay, but he was tired of doing it every day.
And the thing was, Yan Tianpeng was stingy. Shi Qianjin had previously brought food for Shen Xinli, and although Shen bossed Liang Sheng around aggressively, he was not petty and sometimes gave Shi a spare egg as a token of appreciation.
But with Yan Tianpeng, not to mention an extra egg, damn it, he hadn’t seen so much as a single feather.
So after pondering for two seconds, Shi Qianjin replied:
"I’m not going to the cafeteria, I have something to do back in the dorm."
Anyway, he would eat and come back; without telling him, Yan Tianpeng definitely wouldn’t know.
Upon hearing this, Yan Tianpeng immediately said,
"Funny that, Qianjin, bring my power bank from my bedhead; my phone’s out of juice."
Shi Qianjin inwardly cursed: "Damn your whole family!"
He was fed up!
But he and Yan Tianpeng were ultimately in the same class, also sharing the same dorm; if he refused to carry food and relations soured, it wouldn’t look good for either side.
"Got it," Shi Qianjin mumbled and walked away, not wanting to exchange another word with him.
