Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation Chapter 1880 1037: Neighborhood Harmony (Part 2)
Previously on Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation...
Chen Siyu is rather dim, racking her brain but unable to come up with a fierce nickname, she spins around anxiously.
Song Qiulin takes a deep breath; she doesn't have a good impression of the students from Fourth Middle School. Firstly, Yuzhou No.3 Middle School and Fourth Middle School are competitors, and the school's propaganda subtly slanders Fourth Middle School, especially after the appearance of Evergreen Liquid, Fourth Middle School expanded admissions and took away the students from No.3 Middle School. It's heard that the principal of No.3 Middle School curses every day.
Secondly, last Qingming, a student named Du Chuan from Fourth Middle School took photos of them, and Song Qiulin had never seen such ugly photos before, they made her look like she had regressed to an ancestral form.
Du Chuan guaranteed with unwavering conviction that was indeed their true appearance.
Her girlfriends wanted to snatch his camera and delete the photos, but Du Chuan immediately revealed the price of his camera, six figures, which scared the girls to the point of worrying they might damage it. Moreover, Du Chuan indicated that he had recorded a video of them agreeing to the photos beforehand.
Facing the impeccable Du Chuan, she and her girlfriends felt utterly helpless.
Now, a few students from Fourth Middle School have come again.
Song Qiulin's defense mechanism automatically activated, she said, "I know you're promoting positive energy, but isn't this method a bit too crude?"
Xue Yuantong scoffs, "Dare to criticize, Xiao Ben, bite her!"
Song Qiulin shudders in fear.
Chen Siyu stops her, "Tongtong, you're too aggressive!"
Sister Chen Siqing retorts, "Look at the trash around us, do you have any solutions?"
Tang Fu, who was observing, said, "She can try persuasion."
Song Qiulin was ridiculed for a while, facing several 'villains,' she said, "We should educate them to make them understand, rather than use violence, you take care of yourselves."
After speaking, she realized her insignificance and turned to leave.
At the end of the month is the city sports meet, Fourth Middle School still doesn't know that the anticipated meet will be strongly challenged by No.3 Middle School.
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Jiang Ning and the others walked to the river dam, looking down, the grass was still a mess.
"Looks like not only do we have to collect fees, but we also need them to labor to restore this grassland," Chen Siyu suddenly said.
"Indeed." Tang Fu agreed.
Uncle Xiao Gui greeted them, "How much money have you collected?"
Xue Yuantong lifted the plastic bag containing all the taxes collected, "A total of four thousand eight hundred."
Originally carefree, Shang Chenxi curbed his expression, incredulous, "You managed with just this dog?"
"Yes."
Shang Chenxi, who had good eyesight, saw Xiao Ben's god-like performance from the river dam, his hands itching, "I want to train with it, test its abilities."
Jiang Ning glanced at him in amusement, "You?"
Xiao Ben, weighing over a hundred pounds, now with combat power slightly stronger than a similarly weighted leopard, even if a top-tier fighter came, it would stand no chance against it, with an almost zero percent victory rate.
Disparities in weapons, defense, speed, and explosiveness aren't surmountable by mere skill and fighting spirit.
Shang Chenxi noticed Jiang Ning's expression, feeling insulted, and said directly, "You don't think those people were subdued by your dog, do you?"
The group leader said sternly, "Alright."
Shang Chenxi then restrained his expression, forcing a smile, chuckling, "Your dog is quite good, a loyal protector, makes me want to buy one."
Xue Yuantong heard him, glanced at Xiao Ben as if asking it, "Are you protective?"
Xiao Ben's dog face showed a human-like ingratiating look, ran to Jiang Ning's shoes to kiss them, and was nudged aside by Jiang Ning's foot.
Uncle Xiao Gui, who had changed greatly his perception of Jiang Ning, he was once just a sack carrier, cement hauler, now able to work at Evergreen Liquid, all thanks to a family's fortune.
Even if Jiang Ning were a villain, he supported him wholeheartedly.
After saying goodbye to Evergreen Liquid's security, Jiang Ning and the group proudly made their way back to the river dam.
Xue Yuantong waved grandly, deciding to treat the guests.
When she returned carrying a bag to the river dam, Butcher Zhang from next door had already come back.
Xue Yuantong called out, "Uncle Zhang, your Xiao Ben worked hard outside today, remember to stew a pot of ribs for him at noon."
Uncle Zhang was stunned on the spot: 'What the hell, are you guys still human?'
Uncle Zhang said, "What did you take Ba Wang for?"
"Collecting taxes, we collected this much money." Xue Yuantong opened the bag, revealing the bright red hundred-dollar bills.
Mr. Qian's eyes bulged, grinding his teeth in jealousy, "So much money, did you rob?"
"Yeah, Xiao Ben was responsible for robbing, we were collecting." Xue Yuantong candidly replied.
Butcher Zhang trembled with anger, having slaughtered pigs for so many years, his originally cold and ruthless heart, why has it become like this now?
"You are not allowed to take Xiao Ben to risk anymore!" Butcher Zhang said no to villains, "No, it's Ba Wang!"
Jiang Ning, "It's not us taking Xiao Ben, he goes willingly."
"Yes, we're very humane, we definitely won't exploit our neighbors' every plant and tree." Xue Yuantong took out a paper and pen and placed it in front of Xiao Ben.
She wore an upright expression, "Xiao Ben, if you don't want to go next time, write down the reason with this pen on the paper, we'll definitely approve."
Mr. Qian, "?"
Having bullied the neighbors, Xue Yuantong went back to the house blissfully.
Tang Fu watched all this, exclaiming what a bully Xue Yuantong was, look at how pitiful these two neighbors are, how could Tongtong bully good people?
After entering her kitchen, Xue Yuantong first looked at the big dumb tangential observer Tang Fu, then praised her own bravery in her heart for the morning's actions.
She sought assessment like an emperor seeking judgment on merits and faults, "Si Yu Si Qing, my skill in tax collection, isn't it at the ceiling level?"
Chen Siyu earnestly replied, "I admit you already reached the ceiling, but even the best ceiling needs a ceiling fixture!"
"What do you mean?" Tongtong's knowledge blind spot was touched.
Sister Chen Siqing hurriedly covered her sister's mouth, alerting her with her eyes: 'Stupid, Tongtong is still a child!'
'You forgot our bottom line, absolutely can't pollute the child!'
Chen Siyu awkwardly smiled, "It's nothing."
Chen Siqing diplomatically, "Ceiling fixture~"
In the morning, Chuchu didn't participate in the activities; she stayed home studying, later going to the street to buy groceries.
After she returned, she and Tongtong washed vegetables and cooked together.
Tang Fu, with an active personality, couldn't sit idle, so she strode outside to explore the neighbors' thoughts on Tongtong, after all, having such good neighbors was quite rare.
Tang Fu grew up in the urban area, living either in villas or mansions, so she quite longed for this kind of neighborhood relationship.
The twin sisters were useless, like their mom, clueless about cooking, dreaming only of marrying a husband who could cook to enjoy life together.
Of course, even though they couldn't cook, they kept exclaiming, "So amazing, just a pinch and a hook, and it's done!"
Xue Chuchu, picking out shrimp veins, was not quite accustomed to their emotional praises.
After a while of praising, they ran into the small courtyard, where Tongtong was dealing with a duck, which Jiang Ning had magically conjured earlier.
Chen Siyu talked to Jiang Ning about studies, "Recently, I feel my grades are improving rapidly."
Jiang Ning, "That's good, advance in the next major exam."
Chen Siyu, "When is the exam?"
Jiang Ning, "It's coming soon."
"Where will it be held?"
"In school, I suppose." Jiang Ning answered.
"Exciting!" Chen Siyu nervously squeezed her legs.
Chen Siyu, "Do you anticipate my exam?"
Jiang Ning suddenly examined the sisters, saying, "You two can take the exam together."
Sister Chen Siqing shuddered, quickly signaling to her sister: 'Stop playing, sister, things can go awry!'
Chen Siyu immediately stopped the magic.
Seeing they weren't talking, Jiang Ning took out his phone to check on classmates' weekend activities.
He didn't click into the class group, instead starting off with QQ Space, and the first thing he saw was Shen Qing'e's post.
A few stylish scenery photos, food pics, a photo with her sister-in-law, and lovely selfies, all looking quite content.
Jiang Ning remembered in his past life, he thought Shen Qing'e was particularly good at posting and liked and commented on every one of her posts.
Jiang Ning felt somewhat uncomfortable.
He sneered, 'Are you feeling happy now, eh?'