He rustled and took out a stone from under the covers.

Yang Qiming suddenly thought of something and shivered in fear.

"Ah!!! A stone!"

"What stone?" Lin Dong rushed in from the next dorm with excitement on his face, "See! It’s going to take revenge!"

Yang Qiming: "....Brother Dong, you!"

"Are you out of your mind!"

Lin Dong let out a cry, clearly thrilled by the news.

.....

In the living room of Xu Qianqian’s house.

The three of them gathered around the sofa. Xu Qianqian and Song Xiyun had both finished showering, wearing thick pajamas.

Jiang Nian was looking at his phone and only raised his head after a while.

"Yeah, they really aren’t allowing it anymore."

Upon hearing this, Song Xiyun sighed.

"Why so suddenly?"

Xu Qianqian wasn’t too disappointed and quickly accepted reality.

"It was always skirting the edge. The state wouldn’t just ignore it. It was only a matter of time before it was dealt with."

The one-yuan treasure hunt is gone.

Sad but true.

Although Jiang Nian didn’t make any money from it, because the money came in too slowly. And what he did draw was mostly phone credit and X-coins.

Turning it into cash was a hassle and not easy to use.

But.... it was still a pity, as it was a decent side income for students.

Song Xiyun had made quite a bit from it, amounting to three or four thousand in total.

Converting to cash would mean taking a 20% cut.

But even with the cut, it was enough to cover her living expenses for a few months and also relieve Zhao Qiuxue’s burden.

If sold slowly, she might even manage a 10% cut.

"Alright then, that’s all we can do." Song Xiyun sighed, "I’ll check on Second-hand Fish to see if anyone contacts me."

"So sleepy, I’ll look tomorrow." Xu Qianqian yawned repeatedly, "I can’t hold on, I’m going back to sleep now."

She didn’t lack the money and was inherently lazy. So far, she’d only done about two thousand, which would be around a thousand in cash.

Xu Qianqian wasn’t too bothered by this.

She originally planned to use the money to buy Jiang Nian a New Year’s Eve gift, but unfortunately couldn’t save up in time.

So, the New Year’s Eve gift became a New Year gift instead.

"Then I’ll..." Jiang Nian got up. Being a guy, it was indeed inconvenient for him to stay long, "Goodbye then."

"Oh, I’ll walk you out." Song Xiyun stood up proactively.

Xu Qianqian paused, pulled her feet back. Normally, she indeed wouldn’t offer to see someone off, so suddenly stepping in would seem odd.

At the door.

Song Xiyun waved to Jiang Nian and softly said.

"Goodnight."

"Mhm, you too." Jiang Nian reached out to close the door to save Song Xiyun some effort, but his hand was only halfway there.

Suddenly, he noticed the fluffy top of Song Xiyun’s head. For no reason, as if guided by some unseen force, he patted it.

Click, the door slammed shut.

Song Xiyun stood behind the door, slightly dumbfounded. She was sure that wasn’t a hallucination, but she couldn’t feel happy.

With a sigh, she thought to herself not to see him off next time.

Returning to the room across the hall, Jiang Nian probably didn’t expect that his impulsive actions would again create a distance between himself and Song Xiyun.

However, this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

The next day.

The weekly test took a full day to conduct, and another day to review. On the second day, classes resumed following the usual schedule, reviewing the previous day’s test papers.

Back-to-back math classes at 8 AM were quite satisfying. By the end of the class, nearly everyone had slumped over their desks.

Bang bang bang!!

Music and whistles for running drills blared out. PE committee member Liu Yang knocked on the multimedia podium, waving the class flag to urge everyone.

"Don’t sleep, get up for running drills."

The class barely reacted, still lying there. Only a few people groggily got up and left the room.

Even so, the swearing couldn’t be left behind.

"Stupid leaders, making us do drills every damn day!"

"Drill your damn head!"

"I’m not doing it, I’d rather die than do another drill." Li Hua yawned, but still got up to leave.

"Coward!" Ma Guojun didn’t forget to throw in a mocking comment.

"Where’s Jiang Nian?"

"I don’t need to run. I’m the Emperor." Jiang Nian chuckled, "Enough said, I’m off to the Imperial Kitchen for a meal."

"Damn it!" Li Hua was so envious that even his expression distorted, "Why does he get to do that!"

"Kissing up to Lao Liu, obviously." Ma Guojun pointed out sharply.

Li Hua cursed under his breath as he walked out, then turned back.

"Chi Shi, I’m going to suck up too!"

"You think you’re a 650?" Ma Guojun gave him a glance, "Stinking 600s, dreaming of getting privileges?"

Li Hua instantly turned red with anger, "I’ll f*** your mom!"

"Haha, got you all worked up."

Little Bailing was mingled with the girls heading downstairs. She looked back in the crowded hallway.

Almost instantly, she spotted Jiang Nian and felt slightly self-conscious.

It wasn’t that she liked him, just a bit awkward. Yesterday, somehow, things got a bit flirtatious.

Maybe it was just because they were alone in the classroom, or maybe... it was just hormones playing tricks.

Mainly, he was quite normal.

Dong Que thought that thinking this way made her seem overly reactive. As she considered this, her face turned crimson.

"Ah!!"

"What’s up with you?" A girl linking arms with her looked at her puzzled, "Failed at ’cut the bone and poison removal’?"

"That’s Bian Que, stop talking nonsense." Another girl came up with a cheeky smile, "Isn’t that right, doctor?"

"Can’t be bothered with you guys." Dong Que walked ahead stubbornly, "I just thought of something awkward."

"Oh, that’s normal." The two girls nodded.

"Speaking of, back in middle school, I poured tea for an elder I didn’t know. I was afraid of getting yelled at if it overflowed, but didn’t dare pour it into the trash can." 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

"So I took a sip, but it was too hot. I yelled and instinctively spat it back out."

As soon as she said that, the surrounding girls burst out laughing. Their chirping laughter scattered in the sunshine.

On the other side.

Jiang Nian wandered to the cafeteria, ordered some skewers of meatballs and tofu. Just as he was about to sit down, he spotted someone familiar.

The other person was also taken aback, hesitated for two seconds before greeting.

"You’re here too?"

"Yep," he glanced up and down at Xu Shuang, "I must say, your class is pretty disciplined."

"Huh?" Xu Shuang was puzzled, "Why?"

Jiang Nian replied, "The Elite class has the privilege of skipping drills, but it seems like you’re the only one not running, even your brother is in the drill."

Hearing this, Xu Shuang felt a bit embarrassed.

"Not really..."

Actually, she skipped the drill simply because she hadn’t eaten in the morning. Her stomach was empty, making her uncomfortable.

She wanted to explain, but changed her mind.

"I’m going to get some food."

Jiang Nian was wolfing down his food and just waved without raising his head.

"Okay."

Suddenly, there was a ding in his mind. A familiar mechanical voice sounded, and a light blue panel popped up.

[Standing at the crossroads at 38, you’re making progress in fitness. Your career is moving steadily, and your romance is stable.

Try to establish closer ties.

Task: Go on a perfect dinner date with Song Xiyun. Reward: Skill: Purchase, CD: (3 days)]

Jiang Nian swallowed a fishball, staring blankly at the task panel.

"What the heck?"

This time it was gold again, a skill with a three-day cooldown shouldn’t be too powerful. But with this cooldown cycle, who needs a bike?

The previous skills lacked definition on the task panel. They could only be unlocked upon completion, but this time it was noted.

Purchase skill: buy at the original price.

Can transcend time to purchase items at their original price. Post-activation, small items must be purchased first, refreshing every three days.

The first thing that came to Jiang Nian’s mind was that this was just like a flash sale. But unknowns lurked, like not knowing if graphics cards were available decades ago, the years could pose an issue.

"Damn, isn’t this just sniping?" Jiang Nian muttered.

Then he first thought of graphics cards, but it was clear they wouldn’t necessarily exist decades ago, and the years would be a problem.

"Gah, what if the fishballs... have gone bad?" Xu Shuang worried, seeing Jiang Nian lost in thought, she got so nervous.

She thought to herself that she had just bought those fishballs, no way, right? If the fishballs were really spoiled, she’d be devastated.