Chapter 49 This kid is kind of handsome

Chapter 49

Because of Xu Zhen's "good intentions," Jin Ran spent the entire day in the process of dying in the community.

She wanted to test whether Jiang Mingxu had read it, but she didn't know how to bring it up. She couldn't very well ask, "You know that the novel I was reading was porn, right?"

Just thinking about it made her so embarrassed she wanted to dig her toes into the ground, feeling that her lifelong reputation was ruined.

This situation continued until lunchtime in the cafeteria. Jin Ran was eating the cafeteria food with great relish when a message suddenly popped up on her phone, notifying her that her bank card had received a deposit of two million yuan.

She suddenly stood up!

Two million?! Wasn't my allowance only five hundred thousand?!

Xu Zhen was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Jin Ran, however, couldn't bother to answer her friends' questions and instead sent messages to Jiang Mingxu with her fingers flying across the screen.

Of course, there's an art to texting. You can't be too direct, or it'll seem like she's obsessed with money. But you also can't be too subtle, otherwise someone as busy as Jiang Mingxu might not have time for her idle chatter. [Tap here]

[(Little Bear peeks out) Um, I received a transfer, but it wasn't 500,000, it was 2 million. Could it be that Assistant Wang accidentally added an extra zero?]

Her mind raced. Even if an extra zero was added, the first digit should be five, not two. Besides, who was Assistant Wang? He was the top assistant to the president of Mingji Technology. He would never make such a basic mistake. Realizing this, her heart pounded uncontrollably, as if she were carrying a rabbit.

Finally, after her anxious wait—actually only three seconds had passed—her phone vibrated.

Jiang Mingxu: [There's no mistake, it's two million. It was my oversight during this period; I'll give it to you every month from now on.]

Jin Ran: "!!!"

What incredible news!

She used to shout that she was independent and free and would never accept charity. Now I realize that she was just being arrogant. Who in the world doesn't like to get something for nothing?

What's even more gratifying is that Jiang Mingxu proactively asked her, "That book fell on the floor yesterday, was it broken?"

【Ah… I didn’t notice. Didn’t you look through it at the time?】

The other end replied quickly: [I was holding you and didn't have time, so I picked it up and put it aside.]

"!"

God, what does it mean to have double happiness?

As for the phrase "holding you," I simply ignored it and tossed it lightly into my mind.

Jin Ran was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. Xu Zhen, who was next to her, couldn't help but look worried: "Ranran, if you're not feeling well, we can go to the hospital to get checked out."

Jin Ran snapped out of her daze. What she needed now wasn't to go to the hospital, but to go shopping. She immediately turned to Xu Zhen and said, "Didn't you want to eat Häagen-Dazs? Let's go buy some today, it's on me!"

Xu Zhen initially refused, saying, "Forget it, Argenda is too expensive. I'll just have the little pudding."

Modern consumer habits: They think an 80-yuan Argentinian ice cream is too expensive, but they'll buy ten small Pudding Kuku Twisters for just one yuan!

"It's okay, I have money!"

Xu Zhen looked at her suspiciously: "Given our relationship, don't try to put on a show." She had only recently learned that Jin Ran, as Mrs. Jiang, not only had to go out to work, but also hadn't even managed to get a black card from the domineering CEO.

When Jiang Mingxu heard about this, her feelings of affection for her diminished.

Unexpectedly, Jin Ran mysteriously showed her her phone, smiling like a bee that had stolen honey: "Don't worry, Jiang Mingxu just transferred some pocket money to me."

"???"

Staring at the endless string of zeros on her phone, Xu Zhen gasped. She was wrong. Why had she sympathized with a wealthy woman? She gritted her teeth and said, "Eat! Eat Häagen-Dazs! I want ten boxes!"

The two walked hand in hand toward the convenience store outside the school.

Along the way, groups of three or five students were walking towards the playground. Jin Ran spotted several students from Class 3 among them. They also saw Jin Ran and Xu Zhen and immediately came over to greet them: "Teacher Jin!"

Jin Ran nodded and asked curiously, "Is this your PE class?"

Wang Shuya nodded dejectedly: "Yeah, on such a hot day, I'd rather study in the classroom during evening self-study."

"The PE teacher also said there will be an 800-meter test," the other girls said, equally frustrated and almost in tears. "Last PE class, a lot of people got heatstroke."

"Tsk, you girls are so pretentious." Chen Xunliang, who was passing by, said in a very macho manner, "You guys go study, Li Ge and I are going to play basketball."

"Chen Xunliang, what are you saying!"

"Exactly, someone as dark-skinned as you from Africa, of course you're not afraid of the sun."

The girls were immediately dissatisfied.

In the 35-degree weather, the plastic track was so hot that it shimmered with distorted heat waves. To make matters worse, their PE teacher liked to make the students stand in the sun. The girls were sensitive to heat, and their faces turned red in no time, let alone running.

"I wonder when the indoor stadium will be completed."

Chen Xunliang raised his chin high: "What's there to doubt? At the pace of our school's development, it will definitely be finished by the time we graduate, hahaha..."

Before he could finish speaking, a feisty girl grabbed him and punched him several times in the back: "Chen Xunliang, you jinx, shut up right now!"

The latter yelled, "This is just a reasonable guess! You're getting angry because you're embarrassed!" He jumped around while making threats, looking like a monkey with its fur standing on end, which made Jin Ran laugh.

Seeing that the boy was about to be attacked by the group, Jin Ran smiled and stopped them, saying, "Alright, alright, if you keep making a fuss, you'll be late."

Compared to the mischievous boys, the female classmates were always sensible and obedient. They waved goodbye to Jin Ran before leaving with a look of utter despair.

Chen Xunliang, who had narrowly escaped disaster, felt extremely aggrieved.

He was clearly telling the truth, and Brother Li has a worse temper than him. Last time, he even complained about the girl who brought him water. Why don't these girls beat him up?

If Jin Ran knew what he was thinking, she would definitely tell him that there is a term in this world called "face-obsessed".

"Aren't you going?" she asked the person standing there.

"Oh, right away, right away." Chen Xunliang grinned. "I'm waiting for Brother Li here. He went to the equipment room to get a basketball. We made plans to play basketball with those idiots from Class 6... those students who aren't very good at studying. Teacher, do you want to come and watch?!"

Without anyone asking, he confessed everything on his own.

Jin Ran had no intention of asking Jiang Xuli, but after he brought it up, she couldn't help but wonder if Jiang Xuli's allowance had increased.

"I'm going to the convenience store with Teacher Xu, so I won't go. Good luck to you guys."

Chen Xunliang had only asked casually; he was afraid if she agreed. He had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words "convenience store" again and suddenly felt a little thirsty.

The school cafeteria only sells meals, not snacks. Students who want snacks have to go to convenience stores outside the school. In the past, Chen Xunliang often climbed over the wall to go out, but since Brother Li stopped climbing over the wall to skip class, even buying a bottle of drink has become a problem for him.

Thinking that the game might last for an unknown amount of time, Chen Xunliang rolled his eyes and pleaded pitifully, "Teacher Jin, could you bring me a drink?"

It's not that difficult: "What would you like to drink?"

"I'd like two bottles of iced green tea! Ideally, they'd go well with Weilong spicy strips; I'm craving junk food lately."

Jin Ran nodded, and remembering that Chen Xunliang had mentioned Jiang Xuli also wanted to play basketball, she casually asked, "What does your brother Li like to drink?"

Chen Xunliang was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "Brother Li likes to drink cola, so we can buy him two bottles of mineral water."

"?"

"Hehe, spoiling your brother is like killing him, I'm doing this for Brother Li's own good!"

Jin Ran found it amusing: "Fine, just you wait."

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Ten minutes later, Jiang Xuli arrived late, having finally received the basketball.

The two went to the playground first and ran a 1,000-meter physical fitness test at the request of the physical education teacher. The distance was difficult for the female students, but the two passed it easily. Jiang Xuli was not even out of breath or her heart was racing, treating it as a warm-up before the race.

When the match between Class 3-6 began, he once again displayed his excellent ball skills on the court, which drew cheers from the girls watching. During the halftime break, a female classmate came over with a bottle of mineral water and said, "Jiang, please have some water."

Jiang Xuli refused outright: "I won't drink."

Although the girls were disappointed, they had obviously heard of his habits. After blushing and congratulating the others on winning the game, they turned around and ran to find their girlfriends. Jiang Xuli lifted the hem of her t-shirt to wipe her sweat, picked up her water cup to get some water, turned around and saw Chen Xunliang with his butt rooted to the spot, and kicked him: "Aren't you going to get some water?"

"No need to answer, I've already had someone buy me drinks."

Chen Xunliang remained calm and composed.

Jiang Xuli raised an eyebrow in surprise: "Who did you have buy it?"

To prevent students from skipping class, the school erected a lot of spiked iron fences around the back wall every week, effectively cutting off any chance of climbing over the wall to get out.

Chen Xunliang looked at him with a sly smile, as if he was up to something, which gave Jiang Xuli a bad feeling.

Sure enough, the next second I heard someone say, "I ran into Teacher Jin on the way here, and I asked her to buy it for me. She knew you play basketball too, Brother Li, and she even asked you what you like to drink."

Jiang Xuli: "?"

Chen Xunliang stroked his chin thoughtfully, wondering if it was just his imagination: "I have a feeling that Teacher Jin seems to be very happy today."

That kind of happiness emanated from within, bright and dazzling, making him afraid to look at it for a moment.

He spoke vividly, and upon hearing this, Jiang Xuli's expression gradually changed.

Chen Xunliang is terrible at math and rarely answers questions in class, so how come he didn't know they had become so close?

His feelings gradually became complicated. He didn't really have the right to say anything. After thinking for a moment, he put down his water glass and waited with Chen Xunliang.

Jin Ran was unaware of the brothers' conversation.

The sudden appearance of 2 million yuan in her bank account, coupled with a large sum of pocket money every month, gave her the feeling of a poor person suddenly becoming rich. As soon as she entered the supermarket, she dragged Xu Zhen into a shopping spree.

Not only did he generously buy two servings of Häagen-Dazs, but he also generously gave all the classmates chilled drinks.

Jin Ran and Xu Zhen asked the convenience store owner to help them carry the drinks over. Jin Ran went back to school first because Xu Zhen had to prepare her afternoon lesson plans. The two parted ways at the school gate, and Jin Ran went to the playground alone with the drinks.

From afar, cheers could be heard rising and falling.

A sense of curiosity arose in Jin Ran's heart. It was rare to see such excitement in a physical education class. She took a detour to the spectator stand next to the basketball court and saw the boy leaping high into the air.

The afternoon sun shone through Jiang Xuli's tousled hair, and sweat poured out, drawing shimmering arcs in the air. He dodged the crowd's obstruction, leaped high, and slammed the ball into the basket with one hand.

A summer breeze blew freely, and with each movement, the hem of the white t-shirt fluttered gently, revealing a glimpse of her slender waistline.

The spontaneously formed cheerleading squad beside her cheered excitedly: "Ahhh! Jiang Xuli scored!"

"Wow, that dunk was so cool! That dunk was definitely movie material!"

Fourteen or fifteen-year-old girls are full of youthful energy and enthusiasm. Even their chatter is interesting. Infected by the lively atmosphere, Jin Ran felt younger herself. Thinking back to her college days when she loved to go to the basketball court with her roommates to watch handsome guys play basketball, she couldn't help but clap along with the girl next to her.

Putting everything else aside, this kid is kind of handsome.

On the basketball court, Jiang Xuli, who was running, caught a glimpse of a figure in the stands out of the corner of his eye, and his steps paused almost imperceptibly for a moment.

"Hey, Brother Li, catch the ball!" Chen Xunliang stomped his feet anxiously.

Jiang Xuli pursed his lips, quickly looked away and continued running. However, the others soon noticed that he was playing even more fiercely, his attacks were sharp and unreasonable, so the score, which was originally close, was quickly widened, and he finally crushed Class Six with a ten-point advantage.

Everyone: ? ? ?

Chen Xunliang was completely bewildered.

He's been playing basketball with Brother Li for so long, and Brother Li has always had a carefree and lazy attitude towards winning and losing. Why is he suddenly acting so differently today?

However, he quickly put his doubts aside and, seeing Jin Ran walking towards him with a plastic bag, he immediately went up to her excitedly: "Teacher Jin, did you buy the drinks?"

“I’ve bought it all,” Jin Ran said, shaking the bag in her hand. “Two bottles of green tea and Weilong spicy strips, and two bottles of mineral water that you specifically asked for.”

Jiang Xuli, who was walking slowly and hesitantly behind, immediately looked at Chen Xunliang upon hearing this. The latter shrank back guiltily and chuckled awkwardly, "Well, mineral water is healthy and tastes good."

Now, what else could Jiang Xuli not understand?

Thinking about how the other person kept mentioning it, it's true that people never feel tired when they're doing bad things.

He rolled his eyes, somewhat speechless, but when he walked up to Jin Ran, he composed himself and took the bottled water from her amidst her bright smile. The water was cool and refreshing, and surprisingly, it was chilled: "How much?"

Jin Ran has no shortage of money right now, well, also because bottled water isn't expensive. If it were anything else, she wouldn't be able to stand in front of two high school students like this and wave her hand so generously: "It's so hot, consider this my treat."

Chen Xunliang chuckled: "Teacher Jin is so generous. I'll definitely choose you next time we're selecting the most beautiful teacher!"

Jiang Xuli: "..."

All he wants now is to get rid of this sycophant.

However, he awkwardly said, "Thank you."

He said the same thing a second time and found it wasn't so difficult after all.

Jin Ran waved her hand, "It's nothing, it's nothing anyway, it's your dad's money."

Thinking of this, and remembering the huge sum of money in the card, I suddenly became curious: "By the way, does your dad give you pocket money?"

"It was given."

How much?

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xuli looked up, a hint of doubt in her eyes, as if she had forgotten: "Five hundred thousand, transferred by Assistant Wang at noon today."

Jin Ran was slightly taken aback upon hearing this answer.

So only she changed?