Chapter 47: Xie Jingyan Must Be With Me
The class was freely forming teams, but no one dared to team up with Jiang Ning.
First, they thought she was a young lady who wouldn’t help at the time and would instead boss them around.
Second, Jiang Ning looked like someone who had never lifted a finger, and they didn’t want to serve her.
Third, Jiang Ning had a bad temper, and they were afraid the pleasant autumn outing would be ruined.
No one invited Jiang Ning, and Xie Jingyan, who was targeted by Jiang Ning, was even less invited.
In the end, the entire class was sorted, leaving just the two of them with nowhere to go.
Jiang Ning stood in place glaring, then turned to ask Xie Jingyan: “What do we do? Have we been isolated?”
Xie Jingyan was expressionless: “I think they don’t have the guts for that. You isolated everyone by yourself.”
Jiang Ning: “…”
Did he have to make her sound like such a disaster?
She couldn’t tolerate it anymore. They thought they could bully her good temper!
“Can’t you say something nice with that mouth of yours? It’s because I’ve been too gentle and pleasant to you lately that you’re so brazen!”
Jiang Ning brought out the dignity that a vicious female supporting character should have.
“So gentle and pleasant is used like this.” Xie Jingyan smiled ambiguously, his meaning unclear.
This reminded Jiang Ning of her recent bullying of him.
“…”
The next moment, someone called her: “Ning Ning, do you have nowhere to go? Why don’t you join our team? We’re short exactly two people!”
Jiang Ning looked toward the voice; it was Xin Yang, waving at her.
There were quite a few people behind him.
Great, almost the entire protagonist group was gathered together.
Except for Xin Yang.
The team also included Gu Lanli, Su Wanyuan, Jiang Yan, Sui Tang, He Shang, Zhou Yuchu, and pointed chin face Chen Shuyan.
Adding her and Xie Jingyan made exactly ten.
Go! She had to go!
This was the perfect time to farm plot points.
Her voice rose: “Coming!”
The ten-person team was thus formed.
Perhaps because of Xie Jingyan.
Su Wanyuan didn’t speak up to stop it.
Even Gu Lanli tacitly agreed.
Jiang Ning thought, when the child was quiet, he was definitely up to something.
Gu Lanli saw that Jiang Ning had been inseparable from Xie Jingyan these past two days, and his facial expression darkened slightly: “Jiang Ning, come here.”
Jiang Ning gave him a glance and smiled at him: “No, I want to stay with Xie Jingyan.”
“Alright, let’s go pick vegetables and fruits first.” Su Wanyuan interrupted Gu Lanli and headed to the orchard first.
The rest followed.
Jiang Ning arrived under an apple tree and immediately started directing Xie Jingyan to climb up and pick apples.
Then she sat on a clean stone, took out her mobile phone, and hurriedly replied to the top grade’s messages.
Nothing more than praising how nice the scenery was there, telling him to stay safe, and have fun.
As gentle as possible.
Not far away, Xin Yang watched and clicked his tongue: “As I said, Jiang Ning and Xie Jingyan are simply a perfect match.”
Gu Lanli’s face was dark: “How could someone of Xie Jingyan’s background match Jiang Ning? Wealthy families value equal social status.”
Xin Yang was speechless: “Why are you reacting so strongly? Look, Jiang Ning hasn’t made trouble since being with Xie Jingyan this time. Isn’t this the effect you wanted? Who here would willingly let Jiang Ning boss them into climbing a tree to pick apples? Only Xie Jingyan is willing to listen to her.”
Gu Lanli continued to retort: “That’s just Xie Jingyan’s survival tactic. As the saying goes, those who understand the times are heroes; he’s very scheming.”
Xin Yang sighed: “At least he knows how to pretend. You? You won’t even pretend with Jiang Ning. I’d say if Jiang Ning really abandons you in the end, you deserve it.”
“Hey, wait… you have Su Wanyuan already. Why am I even telling you this? You two stop fighting, just go your separate ways. I hope you marry Su Wanyuan in the future.”
Gu Lanli was silent for a few seconds before sneering coldly: “Get it straight: I don’t want Jiang Ning, not the other way around.”
“What’s the difference? Anyway, I’m off to pick green beans. I want to eat green beans.”
After Xin Yang finished speaking, he slung his basket over his shoulder and left.
Gu Lanli irritably went to pick bok choy.
In the blink of an eye, it was three in the afternoon.
The vegetables were also prepared.
Next was the assignment issue.
Who washes vegetables, who chops vegetables, who cooks.
On this issue, everyone drew lots.
The cooking group was Xie Jingyan and Su Wanyuan.
The washing group was Gu Lanli and Zhou Yuchu.
The chopping group was Chen Shuyan and Jiang Yan.
Finally, the gathering firewood group was Jiang Ning, Xin Yang, He Shang, and Sui Tang.
Su Wanyuan glanced at Xie Jingyan.
Seeing him calmly roll up his sleeves to prepare the pot and make preparations without showing any dissatisfaction at being grouped with her, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Jiang Ning narrowed her eyes and started making trouble: “This assignment won’t do. Xie Jingyan must stay with me.”
Su Wanyuan was angry: “This was decided by drawing lots. If you don’t like it, please leave the team.”
Sui Tang sneaked a glance at Zhou Yuchu and complained: “I don’t want to gather firewood; I’ll get tanned. How about this: I’ll swap with Xie Jingyan. He gathers firewood, and I cook.”
Xin Yang smoothed things over: “It’s decided then. Tangtang, you go to Su Wanyuan’s group.”
Xie Jingyan let his rolled-up sleeves down again.
He came to Jiang Ning’s side.
Su Wanyuan was somewhat unwilling: “Can a pampered young lady like Sui Tang cook?”
“Tangtang, come to the chopping group. I know how to cook.” Chen Shuyan raised her hand and stood up, looking at Sui Tang fawningly.
Sui Tang nodded: “Sure, sure. It’s decided then.”
She waved at Jiang Ning with a smile: “Cousin, hurry and go gather firewood, or others will pick it all up.”
After leaving the team, Xin Yang let out a light breath and couldn’t help saying: “Ancestor, why do you have to go against Su Wanyuan? You two aren’t even in the same league.”
Jiang Ning said without batting an eye: “What? I just can’t bear to part with Xie Jingyan. Only when I’m with him does someone pick up even my share.”
Xin Yang gave Jiang Ning a thumbs up: “You’re the best. You don’t go soft when tormenting people. I feel sorry for him.”
He Shang also gave Xie Jingyan a sympathetic look.
He felt that for this brother to escape Jiang Ning, he’d have to wait for the Jiang Family to go bankrupt.
Once the young lady fell from grace.
Who would still listen to her.
Xie Jingyan said nothing throughout, occasionally taking out his mobile phone to look.
The corners of his lips would curve up slightly.
The four entered the woods.
The woods here weren’t very dense, with sunlight filtering in, making it look very picturesque.
The few split up to gather firewood, not far from each other.
Xin Yang saw sunlight filtering through the treetops, illuminating even the dust in the woods.
He couldn’t help getting excited: “I remember now, it’s this kind of lighting environment. I saw it in a book; it seems to be called… uh, Da…” Xin Yang clapped his hands suddenly, eyes lighting up: “It’s that Daliyuan effect, right?”
He eagerly wanted everyone’s approval.
The scene was quiet; three people turned to look at him, and Xin Yang still maintained his eager expression.
Until Xie Jingyan threw the firewood in his hand onto a pile and slowly said expressionlessly: “No, it’s Gooday retribution.”
The woods fell quiet again.
Then He Shang burst into astonishing laughter: “Hahahahahaha, no way, is this some new business war? I’m dying of laughter. Even Panpan would have to curse viciously, hahahahaha.”
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