Divorce Revenge System: Knowing the Future in Advance
Chapter 81 Xiao Long Tan

Chapter 81: Chapter 81 Xiao Long Tan

Under the night sky, Jiang Nian finished setting off fireworks and looked around.

In the countryside, generally, two or three households live close together, but they are far from others. In autumn, people sleep early, and he already saw several households with their lights on.

With the lights on, his energy bar also lit up.

He quickly went downstairs, ate a bit of what he brought, boiled water for a bath, and then hastily went to sleep.

The next day, it was cloudy.

Jiang Nian was woken up by the vibration of his phone. The dimly lit room was filled with a faint musty smell. He reached out for his phone, fumbling several times.

Finally grasping it, he squinted at the bright light of the phone.

It was Xu Qianqian calling.

"Hello?" His voice was sleepy, and he had no intention of getting up.

Xu Qianqian’s voice was as usual, "Open the courtyard gate, warmth delivery is here."

"Does it have to be now?" Jiang Nian was extremely sleepy and not keen on getting up, "You see what time it is, it’s so rare not to have class. Can’t you....."

"Get your ass here, or I’ll feed it to the dogs."

"Fine, fine, you win." Jiang Nian gave in.

He stayed in the outer room on the second floor, yanked open the window, and sure enough, saw the girl outside the courtyard gate. It was late autumn, the little path outside the stone wall courtyard was overgrown with grass.

Without time to wash up, he went downstairs to open the door and then the stainless steel courtyard gate.

The southern autumn rain was continuous, and the wooden door was painted with special anti-corrosion varnish. But if left unused for a long time, no varnish could prevent it from quick deterioration.

"What did you bring?" Jiang Nian glanced.

Xu Qianqian was carrying two stainless steel lunch boxes, the kind commonly seen in rural primary schools, both round and square. They had two clasps to prevent dropping.

"Your breakfast, got it from Uncle’s pigsty." Xu Qianqian snorted, carrying it inside, "When did you arrive yesterday?"

"Around eight in the evening." Jiang Nian followed behind her.

The first floor had been uninhabited for a long time, with only a kitchen, a guest room, and two storerooms. Xu Qianqian was familiar with the Jiang Family’s old house and made her way up to the second floor smoothly.

The cloudy light was dim, and she froze for a moment at the stairway.

"Aren’t you going to wipe the table?"

"Wipe it for what, I’m only staying two days." Jiang Nian yawned and went to wash up, tossing out a line, "If you can’t stand it, you can help wipe it clean."

"Go to hell."

When Jiang Nian came out, the table was clean.

The two sat there eating breakfast—pork rice noodles with fried eggs, sprinkled with a few scallions. It was clearly Xu Qianqian’s handiwork, Old Xu couldn’t cook.

In the countryside, there’s no take-out; breakfast requires going out of Xiao Longtan Village, biking five miles to town for it.

There’s not much of a breakfast scene in town, just buns, soybean milk, fried dough sticks, or fried fish dumplings. The town is small, no market, just a small fair, held every two days.

Grocery shopping is also every two days, buying and selling on alternate days, as per tradition.

"Your room is full of a musty smell, how do you sleep?" Xu Qianqian frowned.

"Just muddle through, are you expecting me to clean up too?" Jiang Nian didn’t care, "Can I crash at your place for lunch? I’m easy to satisfy."

Xu Qianqian was speechless, glancing at him.

"My dad asked me to come over, wanting to know if you would consider moving to stay at our place?"

Unlike the old Jiang Family house, Xu Qianqian’s home always had people living there. Her grandparents were still in good health, living in their hometown without major issues.

"No need, it’s too much trouble." Jiang Nian politely declined.

"Suit yourself, see how you sleep tonight." Xu Qianqian mumbled, eating the noodles, occasionally glancing at him, suddenly not as annoyed.

"Why are you staring at me? I don’t have enough to share." Jiang Nian guarded his food protectively.

"Who’s trying to steal from you!"

At noon, Jiang Nian squatted at home, managing to start the motorcycle that had been in service for over a decade. Instantly, he was ecstatic, rubbing his hands together in the yard like a fool.

At Xiao Longtan, once you enter the village, how can you not go to the reservoir to fish!

The skills card of the brothers had been saved up for two days.

You can’t go burning incense and paper alone, gotta wait for Old Xu to have time. But Xu Qianqian mentioned that Old Xu went to visit relatives, likely returning in the afternoon.

The morning freed up, so fishing was the only option left. No fishing rod, but a bamboo pole works. Fishing lines and hooks could be bought in the shop, and bait.....was unnecessary for that business.

Deep blue! Let’s see your limits!

Lock the door.

Before leaving, he invited Xu Qianqian, unsurprisingly rejected. But she said if he really caught any fish, she could make some fish soup for lunch, sprinkle with a few scallions type.

The one thing a man can’t stand is being called small!

Big, big, big!

It must be the biggest!

Jiang Nian pulled out a medium-flex bamboo pole, hung it on the old motorcycle. Shaking his head as he kick-started the bike, the battery was long dead, needing manual ignition each time.

"Wait until big brother stuffs this big fish into your little pot, you’ll regret saying that, Xu Qianqian."

"Don’t underestimate the young ones!"

Vroom, vroom!! The engine, like a heart being kicked hard several times, finally started to cough.

Jiang Nian seized the opportunity, gently twisting the throttle handle. Using the three-light-one-deep technique, he gradually increased the throttle to prevent a sudden stall.

A puff of black smoke came from the exhaust pipe, and the old motorcycle finally began to move.

.....

Zhang Ningzhi sat in the audience seat at Class Three’s base, looking up at the sky.

On the second day of the sports event, it was an overcast day.

The broadcast played Flower Sea, echoing across the entire sports field: "Though the weather’s dreary, love seems more delightful...don’t leave, distance can’t separate. Missing becomes the sea, it can’t enter through the window."

Yao Beibei jogged over from a distance, holding her phone, in a mysterious manner.

"Zhizhi, there’s a super handsome guy in the parallel class!"

"Oh." Zhang Ningzhi lacked enthusiasm.

"Aren’t you going to take a look? He’s really, really good looking!" Yao Beibei exclaimed with excitement, "You wouldn’t believe it, I asked for his contact, and turns out he’s so poor his family doesn’t even have a door."

Zhang Ningzhi: "...."

"I told you a cold joke, and you had no reaction at all." Yao Beibei pouted, resting her chin on her hand while looking at the sports field, "So few people here, where are the boys from our class?"

"They went to play basketball." Zhang Ningzhi replied.

"Ah, no wonder there’s no one to cheer for our class." Yao Beibei made a sound of realization, sports events are like this, very few people care by day two.

By day three, it’s even more laid back, hardly anyone bothers with the closing ceremony.

"Our class has fewer events, most are already done." Zhang Ningzhi explained, "The boys asked the class monitor if they could go play basketball, and then...."

"And the monitor was so agreeable?" Yao Beibei was briefly amazed.

Zhang Ningzhi wasn’t familiar with the class monitor, so she didn’t know how to respond. Looking around, she thought it was alright to leave directly, so she turned and said.

"Beibei, shall we go to the classroom and do homework?"

"Huh?" Yao Beibei was a bit stunned, "Girl, it’s hard enough to have a sports event, and you ask me to do homework? Between school and progress, I’d rather hang myself."

"Let’s go check out the juniors, they’re much more appealing than the boys in our class. Bright smiles and abs, and haven’t yet evolved into science nerds!"

"Nope, I’m heading back to the classroom."

Zhang Ningzhi didn’t know why, but felt like the sports event seemed a bit meaningless.

"There’s still homework left undone."

Yao Beibei tilted her head, wasn’t, girl.

Thinking for a moment, she suddenly waved behind Zhang Ningzhi.

"Hey, Jiang Nian!"

Zhang Ningzhi’s pupils suddenly dilated, her gaze instantly lit up a few degrees. Her whole body tensed, her heart like soda candy fizzling on contact with water.

Almost instinctively, she turned around, only to find nothing but emptiness behind her.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, girl..." Yao Beibei stuck her face right up, showing an Anya-like grin, "Your reaction was so intense, your eyes literally sparkled."

Zhang Ningzhi pursed her lips, her face instantly reddening, head shaking like a rattle drum.

"No way! It’s just because you shouted randomly that....."

"Really? Is that true?" Yao Beibei’s lips curled, her face close to hers, "Seriously, what did you feel when you heard that name? Didn’t your heart race a bit?"

Zhang Ningzhi’s face blushed, visibly spreading down her neck.

"Stop talking nonsense, I....."

Seeing Zhang Ningzhi about to get angry, Yao Beibei immediately surrendered with her hands up.

"Don’t worry, I won’t spread this. Alright, alright, I’ll go up with you to do homework, okay? Don’t be mad. I was just trying to cheer you up by teasing you a bit."

Yao Beibei uttered a slew of kind words, half-pushing, half-dragging her towards the classroom.

Zhang Ningzhi said nothing, turning her head away, keeping up the pretense of being upset. In truth, she was a bit flustered, as turning around did evoke the feeling of building a rose garden.

Just as the two girls reached the fourth floor, they ran into Ma Guojun and Li Hua returning from a ball game. The two of them, one plump one thin, had a strangely amusing look.

Being part of the same small circle, Zhang Ningzhi naturally greeted them. Yao Beibei cut in a sound as if it were a greeting.

Unexpectedly, Ma Guojun suddenly asked, "Hey, when will Jiang Nian come back?"

Zhang Ningzhi’s mind was momentarily unsettled, why ask her.....although she did know the answer, such a thing.....she just had to make an effort to keep calm.

Looking up, pretending to hesitate for a moment, she said.

"Seems like the day after tomorrow."

"Damn!" Ma Guojun and Li Hua left, seemingly just a casual inquiry.

Li Hua’s conversation was loud enough to be heard from half a classroom away.

"I’m not kidding, you really need to read this book, if you don’t, you’ll regret it for life. A good brother wouldn’t steer you wrong, just trust me and read it."

"Why did I hear others saying it’s a tearjerker?"

"Only one side character at the end, though, those people just like to complain all the time. Give it a shot, it’s an adventure story, who focuses on a minor character when reading a book?"

"Alright.....I read fast, probably can finish it by this afternoon."

"Good, good. Now I’m relieved."

Half an hour later, the math class representative Lin Dong entered the classroom, moved to the multimedia equipment, opened the cover, retrieved his phone, and hurried out.

Seeming to have an urgent matter, his steps were swift.

The classroom quickly quieted down, leaving only a dozen students working on papers.

Zhang Ningzhi replaced her sweet and sour soda feelings with plain water feelings, glanced at the clock it showed ten ten, took a deep breath, and began focusing on her papers.

Meanwhile, at Xiao Longtan Reservoir.

Jiang Nian took out his phone, carrying his simple gear, mounted the river embankment. Before finding a spot, he snapped a picture of the reservoir and sent it to the class group chat.

It’s common knowledge to bait the fishing spot before starting to fish.

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