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Chapter 557: Chapter 361 Begging on My Knees for You_3
This maneuver meant that his school registration was still at Tangnan Middle School, yet with just a payment for a transfer fee, he could go study at Fourth Middle School. But for the national college entrance exam later on, he would need to return to his original school and comply with their arrangements.
Deng Xiang then asked, "Brother Gang, aren’t you working anymore? Didn’t you say you were living it up?"
"Living it up my ass!" Duan Shigang recalled his first day at the factory, a workshop processing steel machinery parts—stuffy, noisy, spattered with metal shavings. On his first day, he saw the high-temperature molten iron and the manufacturing process of the machinery, which made his scalp tingle.
Thinking about his future life staying in that hellhole, Duan Shigang felt utterly hopeless on the spot.
But he still had some resilience and didn’t run away right then and there, enduring several months in the steel plant until he was nearly worn out.
After coming back, Duan Shigang swore to study hard; even getting into a junior college would be better than working in that factory.
Recalling the bitterness and now savoring the sweetness, Duan Shigang looked back at the few people in the river, breathed in the fresh air from nature, and felt his mood improve:
"Guys, let’s go down to the river and feel for some fish. Let’s have some fun with the catch."
Qiu Die, Little Red, looked towards Xue Yuantong and others, probing, "Gong Xuan, are you saying that Jiang Ning is the top guy in the first year?"
Gong Xuan had been taught a lesson by Jiang Ning and understood his capabilities.
"I think he’s pretty much top guy."
Qiu Die’s eyes gleamed, "He’s pretty handsome and even climbed to the top, that’s some power."
Hearing this, Gong Xuan’s opinion of Qiu Die dropped a notch—did she really think Jiang Ning was some sort of gang boss?
She was speechless. People like Qiu Die were behind the times; it’s 2014 now, how many gangsters could there be in the urban area? We’re in a civilized society now!
Even her brother Deng Xiang was starting to clean up his act.
"Just don’t mess with him," Gong Xuan kindly advised.
But she didn’t make Qiu Die clean up her act; first, because Qiu Die definitely wouldn’t agree and second, because Qiu Die was a vocational student, which was not the same as them at Fourth Middle School, a provincial model high school. There were many ’mixed’ students in vocational schools.
Ge Hao watched the commotion and seeing Deng Xiang’s wary attitude towards Jiang Ning, became somewhat uncertain.
He later found out that Jiang Ning’s grades were second to none in the grade. Such a student, if at Ge Hao’s middle school, he’d dare to pat their face and play around, not seeing any difficulty in it.
Ge Hao didn’t think much, he saw others feeling for fish and it looked interesting, so he followed suit and took off his shoes to get into the river.
Jiang Ning stood in the middle of the river. Glancing at Xue Yuantong beside him, he raised his head and casually drew a line, saying indifferently,
"There’s plenty of space, you guys feel for fish over there. Let’s not crowd together."
Jiang Ning’s voice wasn’t loud, but everyone heard it crystal clear.
Ge Hao flipped on the spot, "Who the hell are you to tell me where to fish? You wanna fight?"
"Damn, I’ve been annoyed with you for a long time!"
Cursing, if a real fight broke out in the wilderness, who would Ge Hao be afraid of?
Even Duan Shigang’s expression soured; just before, he was thinking of taking advantage of the pretty girl in the river during the fish feeling to play some splashing games!
But his plan hadn’t even started and got nipped in the bud.
Deng Xiang’s legs shivered, "Damn, I kneel before you two, can we not start trouble? I don’t want to die!"
He quickly ran in front of Ge Hao, pleading desperately, "Haozi, don’t start trouble!"
Ge Hao retorted, "What kind of man are you if you’re afraid to cause trouble?"
"Haozi, I’m serious. Let’s just enjoy fishing, and Brother Gang, don’t get angry, can you give me some face?" Deng Xiang pleaded earnestly.
Once that was over, he beamed a smile, "Brother Ning, my brother just got back and doesn’t know you. When school starts, I’ll buy some drinks as an apology."
Jiang Ning waved his hand, "No need."
"Last time," he said with a poker face.
The peacemaker Deng Xiang commanded some respect, and Ge Hao and Duan Shigang gave him face.
And so, the twenty-or-so-meter-long river was clearly divided into two distinct areas.
Duan Shigang and his group were interested in feeling for fish and even dug out a puddle by the river to hold the caught fish.
The two groups did not interfere with each other; Deng Xiang and his group chatted on one side, talking about the ways of the world.
Ge Hao gossiped, "You know Shen Xu from Class 9? That guy used to be okay, but he’s changed since he started doing business."
"He wouldn’t even lend me two hundred yuan."
Deng Xiang said, "He’s risen now, probably made a few thousand renting out phones." 𝓃𝓸𝓋𝓹𝓾𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
Qiu Die, the student from another school, could hardly believe it, "Doing that well?"
Duan Shigang smirked proudly, bragging, "What’s a few thousand? I made over ten thousand working!"
Ge Hao, "Brother Gang, could you lend me two hundred?"
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The sun gradually moved south, and the temperature slowly rose. Xue Yuantong got tired and walked up to sit on a large stone, scrutinizing Jiang Ning feeling for fish.
The mottled sunlight filtered through the leaves, gently bathing Xue Yuantong, as if she had donned a coat bestowed by nature.
"Jiang Ning, when are we going home?"
She was eager to go home and cook the fish.
Jiang Ning shook the cut fish in his hand, "Junlong, Qing E, pack up, it’s time to go back."
With a casual toss, the Cut Fish traced an arc and splashed into the bucket with a "plop."
Nearby, Duan Shigang saw Jiang Ning’s catch and couldn’t figure it out, ’This kid’s got a knack for catching fish, huh?’
