Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 193 - 174

Chapter 193: 174

Chapter 193: 174

Yuzhou

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Dawn.

The dogs outside were barking, their sounds mournful.

Wang Longlong was lying in bed, suddenly feeling lonely and sad. He had tossed and turned last night, unable to sleep for a long time.

It had been a week since the semester started, and Shan Qingrong still hadn’t brought up the matter of changing class leaders.

Another half year and yet another half year, how long did he have to wait?

Wang Longlong was not content; he no longer wanted to wait. The desire for power helped him overcome the cold of winter.

He suddenly turned on the desk lamp and sat up with a start.

A4 paper was laid out on the desk; Wang Longlong grabbed a pen.

A fierce look appeared on Wang Longlong’s face. Today he would accuse Huang Zhongfei and strip him of his position as class leader!

“Regarding the Eight Class leader of the Senior One at Fourth Middle School, Huang Zhongfei’s Ten Sins.”

“Respected class teacher, as a mature high school student, I am not targeting Huang Zhongfei due to personal relationships or conflicts, but entirely for the atmosphere of the class and its future prospects.”

“Huang Zhongfei’s faults are as follows.”

“First, leading by bad example. As class leader, Huang Zhongfei should set a good example. Last year, during the first snow, he as the class leader, actually led students out of the classroom to watch the snow, such behavior is nonsensical.”

“Second, neglect of duty. As class leader, responsible for class discipline, during evening self-study, students chatted, played with balls, and put on makeup, but he rarely intervened.”

“Third, shielding classmates. Miao Zhe and others repeatedly ran to the restroom right before class and returned five or six minutes into the evening self-study, yet he never reported this to the class teacher.”

“Fourth, incompetence in handling matters. Fights occurred several times in the class, such as between Miao Zhe and Pang Jiao. As the class leader, he should have intervened to stop it but was afraid of being hurt, and hesitated to step in.”

“Fifth, flirting habitually. I have seen female students from other classes come to our class looking for Huang Zhongfei multiple times; he never firmly rejected them, seriously disrupting our class’s simple ethos.”

“Sixth…”

“Tenth…”

After listing all ten accusations.

Wang Longlong continued to write furiously: “The above ten accusations are just spur-of-the-moment thoughts; however, the content is the result of numerous incidents accumulated over this half-year. We must strengthen ourselves, as it is unbearable not to express this. He does not deserve to be the class leader for Class Eight!”

“My demand is very simple: dismiss Huang Zhongfei, let the whole class democratically re-elect the class leader, and have everyone compete fairly.”

Wang Longlong looked at the list of accusations against Huang Zhongfei, very satisfied, he took a photo, and sent it to Shan Qingrong via QQ.

“Huang Zhongfei, I’ll see how you can still be class leader!”

Wang Longlong laughed proudly.

…

River dam.

Early morning, Jiang Ning was woken up by Xue Yuantong.

“Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning, time to eat!”

“Get out of bed!”

Xue Yuantong stood hands on hips beside Jiang Ning’s bed, looking down at him, calling him crisply.

“I know,” Jiang Ning opened his eyes.

“How can I get dressed and out of bed with you standing in my room?” Jiang Ning asked her.

“Ugh, stinky Jiang Ning.”

Xue Yuantong turned and ran off.

When she left, Jiang Ning stood up and waved his hand; the clothes hanging on the chair back flew into the air and draped themselves onto his body.

Compared to putting on clothes, winter shoes and socks were actually more troublesome.

Jiang Ning, barefooted, moved from the bed to the ground. As he lifted his right foot, a sock slid onto it in the gap where he placed his foot.

Following that, a shoe flew over, encapsulated his right foot and its dangling shoelaces, as if controlled by invisible hands, tied themselves into a bow.

Jiang Ning’s right shoe hit the concrete floor, and he repeated the process with his left foot.

By the time both feet touched the ground, his shoes were fully on.

He stepped into his shoes and went outside to Xue Yuantong’s house.

Xue Yuantong was holding a tea jug, pouring hot water into a bowl, with steam swirling up.

She twisted the towel with effort and meticulously wiped her face, once and then again.

After washing her face, she tossed the towel into the bowl.

“It’s your turn to wash, Jiang Ning.”

Though Xue Yuantong lived in the urban area, she had the simple habits of the countryside; in winter, heating water was difficult, and one basin of hot water was just right for two people to wash their faces.

Plus, she was so clean that the water wouldn’t get dirty after she used it.

Jiang Ning said, “Can’t you pour a new basin of water for me?”

“Do you despise me?”

“I despise,” Jiang Ning said mercilessly.

“Fine, then don’t eat the food I make.”

Jiang Ning, having no choice, twisted the towel and used the hot water that Xue Yuantong had used to wipe his face.

Xue Yuantong was applying lotion to her face; winters in Yuzhou were cold and dry, and if she didn’t apply moisturizer, her skin could easily dry out and become tight.

“Wring out the towel well and hang it on the clothesline, it can dry by noon,” Xue Yuantong reminded.

“Got it.”

After washing his face, Jiang Ning went to the kitchen to lift the lid of the pot. Today, Xue Yuantong had made a green pepper and egg pancake, a stir-fried dish with vegetables, the main dish was hot steamed buns, and there was also rice soup.

As breakfasts go, it was quite lavish.

The buns were steamed at home, large in size, with fillings of dried tofu, eggs, and mushrooms. Impressively, the dried tofu had the texture of meat.

Xue Yuantong sat close to Jiang Ning, as if being near him brought her warmth.

Jiang Ning took a sip of the hot rice soup, which had a hint of sugar.

Xue Yuantong picked up a vegetable ball, bit into it, and the taste was superb; she took another bite of the bun.

Outside, the wilderness was cold, but inside, there was warmth.

The simple and ordinary meal brought Jiang Ning a sense of fulfillment and joy, and he felt he could never tire of it if it continued.

Only those who have left their hometowns alone to strive outside could understand how rare and hard-earned such peaceful life was.

Jiang Ning had seen countless others reunited with their families, while he could only return to a cold rental, playing with his phone and ordering takeout.

An increasingly restless society sped up its pace. People chased after wealth and fame, competition, envy, and showing off were everywhere, making many lose themselves yet internally detest it, but in such times, who could say what’s right or wrong?

In life, money is essential.

But human greed is endless, always desiring more.

Now that he had returned, Jiang Ning possessed the power to protect his loved ones’ peace for a lifetime; he no longer sought more.

In the noisy secular world, perhaps greater seclusion aligned better with his heart.

“Is it good, Jiang Ning?” Xue Yuantong blinked and suddenly asked him.

Heh, he could tell what she was thinking; she was definitely being clever again.

“Delicious, the stir-fried green pepper and eggs aren’t bad.”

“Hehe, am I good to you or what?”

To be fair, other than letting him use her used face wash, she was actually pretty considerate and understanding.

Jiang Ning said, “Not bad.”

“I am good to you, too.”

Xue Yuantong ignored Jiang Ning’s subsequent remark, satisfied with the response she received, she cheerfully asked,

“Then, can I have that triangular bun all to myself?”

The triangular bun was shaped differently from the other salty buns; it had a filling of peanuts, sesame, and brown sugar and was less than one-tenth of all the buns.

It was a more luxurious variety.

Today, Xue Yuantong heated up only one triangular bun.

“Go ahead, eat.” Seeing her good behavior today, Jiang Ning didn’t argue with her.

“Hehe.”

Xue Yuantong pinched the bun and took a delicious bite, her eyes sweetly curving, twinkling with delight.

Jiang Ning found it quite amusing.

Xue Yuantong thought Jiang Ning had been well-behaved today, respecting the elderly and loving the young.

She considered for a moment, tore off a corner of the bun as a reward.

However, she felt the piece was too big, she bit off half of it before giving it to Jiang Ning.

“Here, eat.”

Jiang Ning: “…That’s all the ambition you have.”

After the meal, Jiang Ning received a message from Yang Sheng.

“Where are you?”

Ever since Yang Sheng found out they shared part of the route, he constantly hoped to bump into them on the way, as if meeting them would be a source of fun.

Jiang Ning didn’t know how to describe this behavior; he could somewhat guess Yang Sheng enjoyed the thrill of leaving things to chance.

“Not left yet, about to wash the dishes.” Jiang Ning stood in front of the sink, activating his Spiritual Power.

“We won’t meet then, I’m leaving.”

After Jiang Ning finished the dishes, Xue Yuantong came over holding her phone.

“I charged my phone fully today, guaranteeing I can use it till school ends.”

Jiang Ning didn’t respond.

The current smartphones had rather small battery capacities and poor endurance, unlike later models where manufacturers prioritized battery life with capacities reaching four to five thousand milliamp hours.

Of course, Xue Yuantong was precise with her battery management, always planning her playtime well.

If it weren’t for the power drain, Xue Yuantong indeed could have used her phone until school ended.

‘I won’t drain it next time,’ Jiang Ning thought silently.

Yesterday, during the last period of the evening self-study, Xue Yuantong’s phone ran out of battery, leaving her with no choice but to sleep on the desk, which resulted in her being unable to sleep at night.

Jiang Ning pushed his bike out of the house, Xue Yuantong came over to help him secure his scarf and patted him twice.

“Not bad, not bad.”

“Looking good.”

As usual, Xue Yuantong sat on the back seat.

Jiang Ning cycled towards the river dam, a steep incline that usually required others to dismount and push their bikes.

However, Jiang Ning, seemingly with little effort, powered up the steep slope by the river dam with the help of Spiritual Power.

During the last sharp turn, he nearly threw Xue Yuantong off the bike.

They safely arrived at school.

At the school gate, many students carried their breakfasts – soy milk and fried dough sticks, porridge and buns – eating as they walked.

The gate of Fourth Middle School was wide open; the gatekeeper and the school security personnel stood by the gate, monitoring the incoming students.

Bicycles were prohibited on campus.

Jiang Ning pushed his mountain bike into the campus; although he and Xue Yuantong were good students, their fame was limited to class eight, and freshmen from other grades might not recognize Xue Yuantong, let alone the gatekeeper and security staff, they had no privileges.

Xue Yuantong pushed the back seat of the bike as they moved forward.

Upon entering the classroom, Jiang Ning immediately saw Dan Kaiquan with a gloomy face.

Dan Kaiquan’s prized Bluetooth headphones were on his desk.

Unfortunately, the light on the Bluetooth headphones was off.

Dan Kaiquan loved playing with his Bluetooth headphones every day since buying them, and he slept with them on every night, listening to music, simply because he loved them.

However, this morning, his Bluetooth headphones were out of battery.

No worries, Bluetooth headphones could be charged.

Like always, Dan Kaiquan came to the classroom, intending to charge his Bluetooth headphones under the multimedia computer using a charging cable.

But when he reached into his desk…

The charging cable was gone.

Damn, his charging cable was missing?

The charging cable that came with his Bluetooth headphones was different from a regular phone charger.

Without the charging cable, his Bluetooth headphones couldn’t be charged.

Dan Kaiquan immediately thought of the thieves at school; he couldn’t believe someone would steal even a trivial thing like a charging cable.

That’s just too wicked.

What use do you have for my charging cable?

Dan Kaiquan was truly impressed.

The charging cable wasn’t nearly as valuable as the Bluetooth headphones, but without it, he was really stuck.

This theft made Dan Kaiquan uncomfortable all morning, and he couldn’t concentrate on his studies.

He thought it over, took out his phone, contacted the seller online, and ordered another charging cable.

High school students are relatively naive, and the online shopping environment back then was straightforward; he told the shop that he lost his charging cable and wanted to buy another one, so Dan Kaiquan paid for the shipment, totaling fifteen yuan.

If this were in the future, some people facing this situation would directly tell the shop that their charging cable was defective, demand a replacement immediately, or threaten to leave a bad review.

What? You dare not send a replacement?

I’ll show you what a refund-only claim looks like.

Dan Xiao, sitting in the front row, sat steadily.

Dan Kaiquan’s distress did not escape his notice.

Dan Xiao felt pleasantly satisfied as Dan Kaiquan struggled, much like drinking a steaming bowl of soy milk on a cold winter day, hearty and exhilarating.

Dan Xiao, a person who pursued the arts and loved perfection, adored things like Bluetooth headphones being complete and pristine.

Not a single piece missing.

Dan Xiao prided himself as someone with high artistic taste.