Chapter 139: The Cunning Miss Jiang

Spreading rumors is easy, but clearing them up takes effort.

Regarding the music teacher’s sexual orientation,

Under someone’s deliberate arrangement,

In just half a day, several versions of the story began to spread like wildfire among the students in Class 3.

And at an astonishing speed, it started to spread to other classes.

Even when Qi Wen and Jiang Ning were quietly discussing this matter,

A new character appeared in the story.

It was the gym teacher, the big guy, who had been clumsily pursuing Du Xinrui.

This took Jiang Ning by surprise.

But the story was already spreading fast.

Some claimed they had seen the big guy with a shy expression running toward the multimedia classroom.

Others said they had seen Wu Xiaobai and the big guy strolling around the school, talking and laughing together.

Hmm…

Jiang Ning could testify to the first part.

That was true, but it happened a month ago, when Du Xinrui, the domineering teacher, was still around.

As for the part about walking together, she didn’t know about that.

But seeing Qi Wen tell the story with such conviction,

Jiang Ning, the mastermind behind it all, couldn’t help but doubt.

Could it be… that there’s some truth to it?

Subconsciously, an image of two people—one black and one white—entangled together flashed in her mind…

That scene…

Ugh…

Too painful to watch…

Actually,

Whether the story was true or not, Jiang Ning had already achieved her goal.

Now it was up to those young men to see if they could dig deeper into Wu Xiaobai’s past.

If they found anything worth exposing,

Then it would be too bad.

On the territory of Jiangzhou No. 1 High School, such a scoundrel of a teacher was not welcome.

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The next day,

May 1st, Labor Day.

Jiang Ning felt that this holiday was pretty meaningless.

Let’s not even mention the piles of homework.

When she had some free time, she still had to help her mother sell clothes.

Come on.

She was a big shot making hundreds of yuan per minute!

And here she was, sitting at the entrance of a small 8-square-meter shop,

Writing her homework while tutoring the little brat next to her.

When a customer arrived, she had to sweetly say:

“Welcome to ‘Fatty Fashion’!”

“We have plus-size clothing, especially for… rounder ladies like you…”

“Would you like to take a look?”

It wasn’t until a middle-aged woman, who had a waist three times the size of hers, entered the shop that Jiang Ning finally sat back down.

She glanced at the little brat beside her and was surprised to find that he was quietly giving her a thumbs-up.

“Teacher was right.”

“Turns out the prettier women are, the better they are at lying.”

Jiang Ning couldn’t be bothered to argue with the little brat.

She snorted, rolled her eyes, and pointed at the workbook on the table.

“Finish this.”

“Or I’ll tell Aunt Huang that you were at the arcade playing games!”

“I wasn’t!” The little brat immediately retorted.

Seeing his posture, it seemed like he really hadn’t been to the arcade.

But who was Jiang Ning?

The little tyrant from the old street arcade.

Whether he had been or not, she could tell at a glance.

“I’ll show you the secret strategy for Three Kingdoms Battle Chronicles…”

“Really?” The little brat’s eyes lit up with excitement, but then he seemed to think of something and disdainfully sneered:

“I don’t believe it!”

“Believe it or not.” Jiang Ning patted the workbook.

“Finish this, and I’ll teach you.”

Sure enough,

The power of the game cheat code was mighty.

Just half an hour later,

The little brat finished the worksheet,

And, it seemed, his accuracy was decent.

Over 60 points, at least passing.

“Quick! Quick! Teach me how to use the cheat code!”

“What did you call me?” Jiang Ning’s brow twitched, and she lightly brushed her hair with her fingers, her tone full of menace.

“Evil… uh, Big Sister!”

“Say it louder!”

“Big Sister!!!”

“What do you want, say it all!”

“Big Sister! Teach me how to use the cheat code for Three Kingdoms Battle Chronicles!”

Upon hearing this,

Jiang Ning looked helplessly at the little brat’s back and waved her hand innocently.

“Aunt Huang, Xiao Kai wants me to teach him how to play the arcade game…”

“And he said he won’t do his homework if I don’t teach him.”

With this one sentence,

Jiang Ning successfully turned the scene into a family drama about filial piety with a twist.

If only there were some sunflower seeds and soda, it would be perfect.

Jiang Ning yawned out of boredom.

A moment later,

When Aunt Huang arrived, dragging the little brat by the ear,

Jiang Ning had already packed up her things and was ready to leave.

“Ning Ning, are you leaving?”

“Hmm, I have something to do later.”

“Eat lunch before you leave.”

“No, thanks…”

Jiang Ning was afraid the little brat might poison her food with rat poison,

Especially after the grudge they’d just formed.

“Well then, tomorrow. When you and Sister Tian come over, I’ll make something nice for you.”

“Thanks, Aunt Huang!”

She decided to leave the talk about tomorrow for later, first saying all the polite things.

Then, Jiang Ning returned to the store.

At that moment, her mother was holding a calculator and calculating something.

“Mom, how many items did we sell?”

“One short-sleeved shirt, not much profit, and someone even took a pair of socks.”

Hearing her mother’s tone of complaint, Jiang Ning smiled.

“Mom, I’m not having lunch with you, Cousin has something to do.”

If it were about anything else, her mom would likely dig deeper into the details.

But since it was about Cousin Tian Wenhao,

There was no problem at all.

After all, the store was funded by her aunt, and her cousin had previously helped with 168,000, which had deeply impressed her money-loving mom.

Her mom waved her hand without lifting her head, sounding impatient:

“Go on, go on.”

“Just don’t forget where your home is.”

“Don’t worry, Mom, your daughter won’t get lost.” Jiang Ning grinned and said as she happily left the store.

Outside,

She hopped on her bike and headed straight home.

After putting her bike in the garage at home,

She walked out of the neighborhood and down the street.

In a corner, she saw a brand new red Chery sedan.

Jiang Ning walked over, knocked on the window.

With a “click,”

She opened the front passenger door and got in.

“Boss.”

“Why aren’t you sitting in the back?”

The paparazzi, Miss Wang Jianguo, who was driving, looked at Jiang Ning, who had already fastened her seatbelt, and asked her question.

Jiang Ning, however, responded with a nasal grunt.

“I like sitting in the front.”

“You mind?”

Actually, Jiang Ning liked sitting in the front with the window open.

She then paused, raised her hand, and pointed forward.

“Let’s go!”

Two minutes later,

Jiang Ning, watching bicycle after bicycle overtake her own,

Couldn’t help but ask:

“Big Sister!”

“Do you dare drive over 40 km/h?”

“Boss… I’m afraid…”

“Afraid of what! You’ve had the car for over a week and still haven’t practiced driving?”

“Boss, I’ve been practicing…” Wang Jianguo’s voice sounded a little aggrieved.

“But when practicing, there aren’t so many people on the road…”

Damn it.

If it weren’t for the fact that I’m still a minor without a driver’s license,

I’d think that my skills from the past life—like drifting an AE86 through a drainage ditch—would be enough to make you think you could drive?

Jiang Ning, who was getting more and more annoyed,

Simply pushed her hair forward, letting it hang over her eyes, leaned her body back in the chair, and mumbled:

“Let me know when we arrive! I’m going to sleep!”

It turned out that, in this slow, bumpy environment, Jiang Ning actually fell into a deep sleep.

She even started dreaming.

But the content of the dream was rather unpleasant.

She dreamt that she got beaten by Aunt Huang’s son over an issue with his homework.

And the weapon was one of the plastic shoe soles Aunt Huang usually used to make shoes.

He hit her with it wherever he could.

While beating her, he angrily called her a “wicked woman”…

Damn.

Can a little brat like you bully me?

When I get back, I’ll send you ten or eight sets of Jiangzhou No. 1 High’s mock exam papers and show you what it’s like to enjoy solving problems.

“Boss, what are you talking about?”

“Nothing, just drive your tractor.”

“Oh…”

Wang Jianguo muttered, then after a while, the car stopped in front of a factory without any sign.

At this moment, the factory was busy with people coming and going.

Every now and then, one or two workers would carry building materials in and out.

At this time,

A man wearing a safety helmet suddenly walked out of the factory quickly.

Standing at the factory entrance, he scanned the area with his eyes.

When he saw the red Chery sedan parked at the entrance, he immediately changed direction and quickly walked toward the car.

When Lin Ke saw the pretty young girl getting out of the passenger seat, he immediately walked over to meet her.

“Boss.”

“Mm…” Jiang Ning casually closed the car door, glanced at the young man in front of her, who was nearly a head taller than her.

“Brother Lin, Wang Xiaoya said you come here every morning at six or seven and leave at nine or ten at night.”

“Just to clarify, I don’t give overtime pay here~”

“I don’t want overtime pay.” Although Lin Ke understood what Jiang Ning meant, he still needed to make his stance clear.

“I just want to see the finished product of the battery as soon as possible.”

“Don’t be in such a hurry.” Jiang Ning said while accepting the mask and safety helmet handed to her by Wang Jianguo.

After putting them on, she smiled and said:

“I don’t want to be the bad boss who’s always being talked bad about by Lin Qiaoqiao, claiming I’m occupying her father.”