Chapter 151: What the heck is this lamb ball?

“Ugh…”

Early in the morning, Luo Shanshan was already sighing beside Jiang Ning.

Lying on her notebook one moment.

Leaning back with her eyes closed and sighing the next.

In short, not behaving normally at all.

However—

The more she acted like this, the more Miss Jiang felt there was a story behind it.

She ignored her.

Then, during the break after the second class.

While everyone was out on the field doing exercises.

Luo Shanshan couldn’t hold it in anymore.

Taking advantage of the noisy background music, she suddenly turned around.

Leaning in, she asked sneakily:

“Jiang Jiang!”

“Hmm?”

“If there’s a tall, handsome guy, but he’s stingy and likes to bicker with his sister—what if he wants to chase you?”

???

What kind of weird description is that?

Just as she was about to snap back—

Miss Jiang suddenly frowned.

“Your brother?”

“Yeah! My brother…”

Luo Shanshan’s brother.

Luo Yong.

He’s in 12th grade at No. 2 High School.

His grades aren’t particularly bad, but not especially good either.

At least based on test scores, definitely not as good as Luo Shanshan.

A lot of the time,

Luo Shanshan actually feels grateful to have a brother who can share the blame.

He’s helped her avoid quite a few rounds of “loving discipline.”

Only—

Miss Jiang couldn’t recall ever meeting Luo Shanshan’s brother.

So—

Where did this so-called crush even come from?

“Your brother’s seen me before?”

At that,

Luo Shanshan pouted toward the school gate.

“Your photo’s hanging on the wall.”

Damn.

Hearing that—

Miss Jiang suddenly realized.

Why she’d recently been getting so much attention from outside school.

Turns out, this was the root of it.

Seriously.

Would it still be in time to ask Boss Yang Mei to take down the photo?

Knowing Boss Yang Mei’s personality and the school admin’s attitude—

That probably wouldn’t be easy.

“Does my brother have a chance?”

“No.”

“Ugh, I thought so too…”

“Then why are you even talking?”

“I’m just asking—what if you agreed and became my sister-in-law? Shouldn’t I build a good relationship with you early?”

Luo Shanshan sounded so convincing.

Miss Jiang rolled her eyes hard.

“Go back and tell your brother—”

“Focus on the college entrance exam. Stop thinking about all this nonsense.”

A direct rejection.

Very Jiang Ning.

Luo Shanshan didn’t say much more.

After all, with how well she knew Jiang Ning—

She’d never seen her show interest in any guy.

Even with so many handsome boys chasing after her before, the aloof flower on the mountaintop never once wavered.

Back in the classroom.

Jiang Ning casually mentioned the brother thing to Sun Qian and the others.

She originally thought these “concubines” would side with her and scold Luo Shanshan for being out of line.

And sure enough—

They did criticize her.

But then Sun Qian suddenly changed tone, eyes sparkling as she looked at Miss Jiang:

“Jiang Jiang.”

“I have a cousin too… 26 years old, good job… hey, don’t hit me!”

“Don’t—don’t—don’t tickle me… hahaha…”

“Good things… hahaha… should stay in the family…”

Good your face.

Miss Jiang glared at the fleeing Sun Qian, then turned around and stared at the still-sniggering Zhu Hui.

“Xiao Zhu Hui!”

“Look at these people!!”

But just as she finished,

Zhu Hui suddenly spoke up timidly:

“Um…”

“Class 16, Zhu Ruize…”

Huh?

The girls didn’t quite get what she meant and all looked at her.

Then the girl looked down and mumbled quietly—

“He’s my cousin…”

One second, two seconds, three seconds…

Whoosh—

All the girls burst out laughing.

Except one Miss Jiang.

Gritting her teeth, glaring at every single brat around her.

Lunchtime break.

Miss Jiang originally wanted to request leave to check on the factory.

Since they were nearing the inspection phase of the production line, not going to oversee it personally made her feel uneasy.

However—

Boss Yang Mei refused the leave.

Because finals were coming up.

The final exam for the first year would directly affect class placements between liberal arts and sciences in second year.

If anything went wrong,

She wouldn’t be able to explain it to Jiang Ning’s mother.

At that time, hearing that,

Miss Jiang really wanted to say she didn’t need to be in any special prep class.

She was confident in her grades.

Even in a regular class, she had full faith she could get into a top university.

But that wasn’t something she could say to Boss Yang Mei.

So she just slumped over her desk,

Eyes lifeless, staring at the white clouds outside the window.

At that moment.

Sun Qian suddenly patted her on the back.

“Jiang Jiang.”

“What?”

Miss Jiang turned around listlessly.

Only to find Sun Qian holding a deck of what looked like playing cards.

“I just started learning reading tarot cards this morning. Want me to read your love life?”

Hearing that.

Miss Jiang pulled out two letters from her drawer, placed them on the desk, and asked calmly:

“Do I really need a reading?”

“Hehe, bad romances are different though.”

Sun Qian clearly just wanted to practice her new skill.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning said helplessly:

“Fine, then read my fortune instead.”

“Alright, pick one.”

Sun Qian suddenly fanned out the tarot cards, then placed three on the table.

“This one.”

Jiang Ning pointed to the middle one.

Flipped it over.

It showed an old man wearing a crown, sitting on a throne.

“What does this mean?”

Sun Qian took the card, flipped through her notebook, and read:

“‘The Emperor’—symbol of stability, authority, and discipline. It suggests integrating your decisions and thoughts into a larger plan to better grasp the situation.”

???

Miss Jiang was utterly confused.

“So what does this have to do with my fortune?”

Clearly—

Sun Qian was stumped by the question.

She stammered, not knowing how to respond.

At that moment—

Tian Yawen walked by and overheard Sun Qian and Jiang Ning’s conversation, chuckled and said:

“Then let me pick one.”

She casually drew one card.

Sun Qian looked at the picture and her eyes lit up.

“This one I know!”

“‘The Lovers’—represents unconditional love and mutual dependence.”

Then, Sun Qian looked straight at Tian Yawen.

“Yawen, do you have someone you like?”

One sentence—

Yawen’s cheeks turned red.

“You guess.”

And then she ran off.

A bit like fleeing in panic.

Miss Jiang looked a little puzzled.

Thinking back to what Sun Qian had said about her card—

And applying it to herself.

It kind of made sense.

Integrating her decisions and thoughts into a larger plan to better control the trend.

Right now, her big plan was the production of electric bicycles at the factory.

Combining that with her future vision—

Getting ahead of the curve in the electric bicycle market.

So—

Did Sun Qian just unlock her fortune-teller mode?

Afternoon.

After two classes.

Word spread that a new charcoal grill barbecue had opened behind the school.

Driven by curiosity—

The girls headed out together after class.

Like many schools,

The back road of No. 1 High had many food stalls.

Barbecue, fried rice, cold noodles, tofu pudding.

Plenty of variety.

But since it was outside school, there weren’t that many customers.

Soon—

The girls found the new charcoal grill spot.

Nice decor, kind of like modern barbecue joints.

The owner was super friendly.

A middle-aged uncle in his forties, cheerfully inviting them to sit.

Then handed over a notebook.

Write down what you want to eat yourself.

As Jiang Ning began writing things down like a pro, Luo Shanshan looked puzzled and asked:

“Jiang Jiang, why do I feel like you eat barbecue a lot?”

“Do I? Maybe I ate a lot in my past life.”

Jiang Ning was telling the truth.

Back in her past life when she was singing at nightclubs,

She’d finish work around 3 or 4 a.m., then go with coworkers to grab some barbecue before heading home.

If it was a male coworker—

They might even drink a bit.

Whether they went home afterward—

That’s another story.

Now—

When the menu got to Qi Wen, she suddenly pointed at an item and asked:

“What is this lamb ball thing?”

“Who ordered it?”

“Why are there suddenly three of them?”
(End of chapter)