Divorce Revenge System: Knowing the Future in Advance
Chapter 148 - 125 Dinner or Date_2

Chapter 148: Chapter 125 Dinner or Date_2

The afternoon sun cast dappled shadows on the street as the two of them walked side by side, keeping a little distance between them.

"Are you trying to avoid your classmates?" he asked.

"No... not at all!" Zhang Ningzhi hurriedly waved her hand when she saw he misunderstood, "It’s not what you think. It’s because there are a lot of teachers in Dongshun on weekends."

What’s so scary about teachers? Does Zhenan Middle School still crack down on early relationships?

"It’s just having a meal together with your desk partner; it shouldn’t be a big deal, right?" Jiang Nian was curious, "It’s like early dating couples who go run off to Zhenbei Market for dates every day."

So cautious, obviously inexperienced. Haven’t you heard of hiding in plain sight? Many young couples date right in the back of the classroom, just cover themselves with a jacket and start.

A purely obvious scheme, watching is perverted, and not watching is their way of seeking thrills.

"No, no." Zhang Ningzhi waved her hand, then said something that aligned with her status, "I’m looking for a place with better food, with seafood."

Gulp, Jiang Nian swallowed a mouthful of saliva, lacking backbone.

Even with nearly two hundred thousand in the bank, why does the mention of seafood still make him drool uncontrollably? Seafood in Zhennan Mountain Valley is super rare.

"Is there seafood in Zhen Nan?" Jiang Nian completely abandoned his dignity and almost blurted out something weak like [Please take care of me], "What kind of seafood, are they expensive?"

"It’s alright, my dad has a spending card, so we actually don’t have to pay much." Zhang Ningzhi feared the gluttonous Jiang Nian would feel uneasy, so she deliberately brought up the spending card.

"Actually, it’s a bit far, in the urban area."

"Hmm? That far?" Jiang Nian was stunned.

"Almost an hour’s drive... it’s a bit far." Zhang Ningzhi pursed her lips.

She actually wanted to take a cab. The bus, swaying for over forty minutes, was too uncomfortable. It wasn’t about saving money, but she didn’t want Jiang Nian to feel pressured just to have a meal.

Like riding a tricycle to buy a Rolex, there’s a beauty in saving where you can and spending where you should.

"Let’s take a cab, I’ll pay." Jiang Nian took the initiative, swiping on his phone, "A cab would get there in twenty minutes, though there aren’t many ride-hailing services in Zhen Nan."

"Okay." Zhang Ningzhi nodded, already feeling anxious and uncertain.

A bad start.

She had planned for this meal for a long time, including choosing a dining place. Somewhere inexpensive like Dongshun was alright, but it was too crowded.

There was no way to fully display her sincerity, and it was the first time... inviting a guy out for a meal.

Later, if she remembered eating small bowl dishes at Dongshun.

No!

Zhang Ningzhi stood dumbfounded by the roadside, full of regret, having forgotten to consider the travel arrangements. She thought she should have asked her dad to pretend to be a relative and drop them off, after all, Jiang Nian wouldn’t know.

It’s just a meal.

Jiang Nian watched as the ride-hailing app on his phone displayed a white circle indicating it was searching for a driver. After three minutes on Xi Ji Ba, a driver finally accepted the order.

"Whew, we got a car." Jiang Nian waved at Zhang Ningzhi.

"Okay." Zhang Ningzhi flashed a bright smile again.

Truth be told, Jiang Nian felt there was something a bit sweet about her.

But as of now, her attributes weren’t obvious. Just envisioning her with twin ponytails, a little skirt, white stockings, and thin black metal-framed glasses would max out her attributes.

As they waited for the car, Zhang Ningzhi, who didn’t know what to talk about once they were outside the school, fumbled for a long time before pulling an English vocabulary book with 3,500 words from her bag.

Jiang Nian glanced at her and took out his physics exam paper and a Bao Ke gel pen from his pocket.

All around grandpa, nothing but exam nerds.

Pop!

A ride-hailing car more suitable for Chinese babies, a white BYD, stopped by the roadside.

Jiang Nian and Zhang Ningzhi sat together in the back seat, reporting their mutual phone numbers. It seemed like an illusion, but the driver smiled as if saying.

Another young couple.

Jiang Nian didn’t care, too lazy to explain, but just as he was about to take out his exam paper to write in the car...

The driver uncle obviously didn’t give him a chance and started chatting.

"Are you students from the county high school? In the third year?"

"How did you know?" Jiang Nian was surprised.

"Ha ha ha, your county high school students have a unique vibe." The driver was particularly cheerful, "The two of you look like you’re really studious."

"Just average, around six hundred points." Jiang Nian gave an average score.

As he said this, he glanced sideways at Zhang Ningzhi, who had been quietly sitting since they boarded. As he caught a glimpse of her lips tighten a bit, he suddenly got anxious.

Branch treasure, do you also look down on people with five hundred points or what!

Alright, alright, jumping off the car now.

"Wow, that high?" The driver was obviously knowledgeable, "We have someone taking the college entrance exam too, struggling to score four hundred points, always nagging him to study."

"It’s alright, grades aren’t that important." Jiang Nian said a cliché line that every high schooler would say.

"Yeah, if studying doesn’t work out, there’s no other way." The driver said as he drove, "In Zhen Nan, if studying doesn’t work, you can only go elsewhere to work."

"The good jobs here are all taken; there are already people in places that make money, and the bride prices are skyrocketing, increasing by thousands every year."

"Not really, Zhen Nan is actually quite nice." Jiang Nian rarely spoke well of his hometown, but it was better to be cautious in front of outsiders.

Grown-ups are hypocritical as hell; their words should be taken lightly, their subtexts are too many.

For example: "I’ll speak from the heart." equals "I’m about to start lying to this fool.", "I’ll speak fairly." equals "I’m about to take sides."

Hypocritical or tsundere, whatever.

If the other person keeps cursing, you can’t actually start cursing along. Seemingly agreeing with him for a few lines and soon enough, he’ll get worked up; a political correctness unique to Zhen Nan people.

"You’re local students, right? It’s a bit better in the local county, not that expensive, find a rich girlfriend, and maybe you’ll spend nothing."

With that, the driver laughed heartily.

A sentence that made the back seat awkward, Zhang Ningzhi leaned against the back seat, her head lowered. Jiang Nian simply stopped talking, opting to pull out his test paper instead, this Zhong Deng... sigh.

Really like an old granny squeezing into the bed, making grandpa feel awkward.

With a bang, Jiang Nian closed the car door.

Amidst the busy crowd, the two stood on the edge of the city’s shopping district road, the atmosphere still a bit awkward.

"Uh..... which way do we go, should we get some navigation?"

"Oh oh." Zhang Ningzhi fidgeted with her phone, her earlobe slightly pink, visibly blushing.

No, this just makes it more awkward.

"That driver’s mouth was really loose, Zhong Deng loves to blabber nonsense." Jiang Nian first blamed the driver, then pinned a blabbering label on him.

Although what he said was true, Zhen Nan people are particular about matching family backgrounds. Brahmin alliances are strong, while poor brothers exploit each other, afraid their descendants might improve.

However, Jiang Nian still intended to critically negate it. Because usually there are too many hellish jokes about bride prices, lest Zhang Ningzhi think he had ulterior motives.

Zhang Ningzhi glanced at Jiang Nian a few times, then withdrew her gaze, stammering.

"Yeah... probably."

Seeing this, Jiang Nian was even more exasperated, forget it, let it all be destroyed.

Since normally things are so abstract, whatever.

"Let’s go in, it’s on the fourth floor....." Zhang Ningzhi pursed her lips, moving in an awkward manner.

On the escalator, Jiang Nian simply stopped talking. He just watched Zhang Ningzhi beside him, occasionally glancing at the passersby, then returning his gaze.

Zhang Ningzhi naturally noticed Jiang Nian’s change in behavior and became nervous. She really wanted to say something, but.... she seemed to have a weak ability to find topics.

She felt like she might be mentally challenged once outside school.

"Jiang Nian."

"Hmm?"

"That driver actually said..... actually, he wasn’t wrong." she stammered.

Jiang Nian was curious, "That driver said a lot on the way, international situations, past memories, even some gossip about leaders, um... which part are you referring to?"

"Just..... the bride price part." Conveniently, the escalator reached the fourth floor, Zhang Ningzhi felt her face was burning as thin as paper, and she said softly.

"When my cousin got married, they didn’t even ask for one, and they even got given a house and car in the provincial capital."

While listening and walking, Jiang Nian touched his face, recalling all the sad things in his eighteen years, only then suppressing the urge to smile.