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Chapter 459: Chapter 314 Little Star
Jiang Ning had lunch at his uncle’s house at noon, and the dining table was full of joy and laughter.
After lunch, he watched TV for a while and listened to his uncle and others chat, as time gradually approached two in the afternoon.
Xue Yuantong had returned from visiting the hospital earlier, and had just messaged him, saying he was playing games in his room and planning to take a nap.
His uncle’s house ultimately wasn’t as comfortable as his own place to stay, so Jiang Ning timely proposed to leave.
Jiang Qitian said, "Leaving so early? Have dinner here tonight. I’m free this afternoon, I can take you to buy some clothes."
As he said this, Jiang Ning’s Divine Sense noticed that his aunt’s expression had not changed.
He remembered that previously, whenever his uncle offered to buy him clothes, his aunt always showed a displeased expression.
His uncle was always generous, often spending up to a thousand yuan each time on clothes, which naturally upset his aunt, as is common.
’Ultimately, it’s not the same anymore.’
Jiang Ning thought to himself silently, like seeing Ji Guangchen in a previous life, who merely nodded coldly and then ignored him.
Today, however, he had a conversation with him filled with kindness.
His parents’ achievements were subtly reflected here.
With his parents’ current achievements, his aunt no longer had grounds for opportunism.
"No, I need to go back and get ready, I have evening self-study later," Jiang Ning said.
Hearing this, his uncle did not try to retain him further.
He said, "We cooked too much food at noon; take some back with you, put it in the fridge and you can heat it up for dinner."
Jiang Ning waved his hand, "No need, I’ll eat at my neighbor’s tonight."
At that moment, his cousin Jiang Junlong came over with a bag:
"These snacks are really tasty. Take them with you."
Jiang Ning didn’t refuse. He and his cousin Jiang Junlong agreed that after a while, he would cover for him, and they would go fishing at the river dam together.
Jiang Ning took the snacks and prepared to leave.
Shen Qing’e held out the elevator card with a normal tone, "I’ll swipe the elevator for you."
They changed their shoes and stepped out.
After Shen Qing’e swiped the elevator card and pressed for the first floor, she should have returned directly to her apartment, but instead, she entered the elevator.
The elevator still had only them, and they were mutually silent. On the fifth floor, a couple with a child entered.
To make room, Shen Qing’e moved to the corner, widening the distance between her and Jiang Ning.
Once they exited the elevator and stepped into the complex, the sun today was particularly intense, with temperatures reaching 33 degrees Celsius, scorching the greenery on the side of the building.
Jiang Ning walked towards the gate of the complex, and Shen Qing’e quickly caught up to walk alongside him.
After a while, Jiang Ning broke the silence, "You don’t need to see me off."
Hearing him speak, Shen Qing’e was initially happy, only to realize he was dismissing her.
Shen Qing’e felt a sourness in her nose, deeply distressed but she didn’t leave.
"I’m going to the store outside to buy some ice cream." She shifted her wet bangs from her forehead, it was too hot, and she had sweated just walking a few steps.
Jiang Ning replied, "Oh, got it."
Hearing his indifferent response, Shen Qing’e felt a surge of bitterness—too perfunctory, how could he be so dismissive?
In junior high, when she attended school in town, as soon as school was out, Jiang Ning would come and eat with her before going home.
Sometimes, when she wanted to eat with her classmates, he would still barge in, unwanted.
Take the most recent time, last year when they both traveled to Yuzhou City. She could have taken a village resident’s car directly to the urban area without needing to switch vehicles, but Jiang Ning insisted on accompanying her to the urban area.
There was no way; the family’s car had other passengers and couldn’t accommodate both of them.
Ultimately, Shen Qing’e gave up on the car and chose to take the bus with him.
But once they disembarked, Jiang Ning’s demeanor changed, he became extremely cold.
The uncle’s residence was about one hundred meters from the complex gate, and soon, Jiang Ning exited the complex, released his Divine Sense, and planned to find a secluded alley to release the Spirit Boat.
But it seemed like Shen Qing’e wanted to follow, so Jiang Ning stopped and pointed in the opposite direction:
"There’s a store selling ice cream nearby."
Upon hearing this, Shen Qing’e felt as if she had been stabbed, her eyes filled with disbelief as she stood there like a statue.
The atmosphere quieted down.
A few seconds later, her composed expression finally changed, her fair cheeks flushed with long-repressed resentment:
"None of your business where I go, does it concern you?"
"I just want to go to that supermarket to buy something, can you control that?"
Facing Shen Qing’e’s words, Jiang Ning remained calm and indifferently replied: 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
"Don’t recognize kindness."
After saying so, he no longer paid attention to Shen Qing’e and turned to leave.
Under the sun, Shen Qing’e stood still, watching his silhouette gradually disappear.
She frowned tightly, suddenly covering her chest, gasping nonstop.
In the end, Shen Qing’e didn’t buy the ice cream and returned home dispirited.
...
Evening self-study, Class 8.
Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong had just taken their seats.
His sister Chen Siqing turned her head to speak, "Jiang Ning, I saw the message Geng Lu posted in the group yesterday. You caught so many shrimps, really a lot!"
Jiang Ning asked, "That’s our class group. How did you see it?"
Chen Siqing replied subconsciously, "I logged in using my sister’s account."
As soon as the words came out, Chen Siqing hurriedly tried to correct herself, "I misspoke, it was a slip of the tongue, I am the sister!"
Jiang Ning said, "Oh~"
Bai Yuxia commented, "Can’t believe it."
Annoyed, Chen Siqing, such an innocent person, and Jiang Ning unexpectedly tricked her, she wished she could call her sister to join forces and teach Jiang Ning a lesson!
Well, it’s out now, what else can be done...
Considering Jiang Ning had already figured it out before but pretended not to know, thinking about him watching her act without exposing her left Chen Siqing inevitably feeling embarrassed.
She picked up her cup, took a sip of water to ease the awkwardness in her heart:
"Jiang Ning, how did you catch those shrimps? I saw there were quite a few."
