Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 151 - 141 You Can’t Escape!

"Yes."

Jiang Ning went over to fetch water from the dispenser.

Ma Shicheng was holding his enamel mug, looking like an old man from the countryside.

The enamel cup had a very era-specific style with the words 'Labor is the most glorious' etched onto its surface.

Jiang Ning complimented, "Nice cup."

Proudly, Ma Shicheng said, "I specifically bought this online."

While others used thermos or glass cups, Ma Shicheng did not. He sought to express his unique style and stand out from the crowd.

Besides, an enamel mug is also great for making instant noodles—so very useful.

The only issue is that after using it for noodles, it needs to be cleaned thoroughly, or it looks rather unsightly. Only when Ma Shicheng was in a good mood would he show off his mug-slurping noodle skills in front of the whole class.

"Jiang Ning, you go ahead and get your water. I'll wait for the next round of hot water," he said magnanimously, then took out his phone to play with while standing by the water dispenser.

"Thanks."

Jiang Ning filled a cup with hot water and before leaving, he saw Yu Wen discussing celebrities with Jiang Yanan, her face aglow with fervor.

He returned to his seat.

"Wu wu, Jiang Ning, you're really the best!" Xue Yuantong held his cup, brimming with happiness.

Just perfect—someone to bring you water at school where it's always warm, catch knowledge at a glance, play with your phone during classes, have someone buy you meals, fetch hot water, and even enjoy occasional snacks!

Xue Yuantong couldn't imagine anything more joyful in the world!

Jiang Ning ignored Xue Yuantong and instead looked at his fellow students. Ma Shicheng was still standing by the water dispenser.

The water dispenser in high school classes is typically the common kind. Once the water is boiled, and someone takes it, you have to wait for it to boil another batch before you could get more hot water.

In the summer it's fine, as everyone just takes cold water and doesn't need to wait.

But the winters in Yuzhou are cold and dry. Having a cup of boiling water is quite comforting, which made it so that one water dispenser could hardly satisfy the needs of all the students.

Many times, you'd rush there only to find the hot water taken by someone else, and often you would have to wait on the side.

If you chose not to wait, by the time the next round was ready, it might be taken by someone else yet again.

While waiting for the water, Ma Shicheng casually scrolled through his phone.

At that moment, the voices of girls discussing could be heard not far away.

"Professor Du is so handsome!"

"How could a man be so charming? We definitely need to set this as a standard when finding boyfriends."

"Yeah, he's like the ultimate boyfriend template!"

"You all must watch 'My Love from the Star', it's such an amazing drama, and I'm totally in love with Professor Du in it!"

Listening to these noisy sounds, Ma Shicheng had only one word in his mind: 'Clamor!'

As he shifted his gaze toward the source of the clamor, he saw Yu Wen, Jiang Yanan, and two other girls holding their phones, enthusiastically discussing their idol.

Ma Shicheng couldn't stand those foolish fanatics. A while ago, all he did was post a normal comment on a forum.

Then, unexpectedly, he got blasted by a female fan of a celebrity.

That female fan was incredibly arrogant and her language was filthy and disgusting to the extreme, viciously insulting Ma Shicheng's parents.

Ma Shicheng couldn't understand what would provoke such an offense without having done anything wrong.

Where was he to tolerate it? He lashed back instantly, but that fan proved to have remarkable stamina in battle, exchanging blows for over one hundred floors, with no clear victor, definitely a veteran elite fan.

However, Ma Shicheng was quick-witted. He searched the entire internet for that person's forum nickname and found her QQ account and other details.

To his surprise, she was actually the group owner of an idol fan group. When he looked into the group, there were over seven hundred fans in it!

He had stumbled upon a nest.

Ma Shicheng approached Wang Longlong to infiltrate the QQ group disguised as a girl using an alternate account.

The group was very active, and often featured some absurd opinions about celebrities, showing it was well-managed.

After three days, Wang Longlong became one of the group admins.

Then, late one quiet night, while the group owner slept, Wang Longlong followed Ma Shicheng's instructions and kicked out all the group members.

The next morning, Ma Shicheng pulled up another alternate account, added that girl as a friend, and claimed to be a fan of her brother, joining her in bashing Wang Longlong.

After that, Ma Shicheng and the girl coordinated a plan and worked together to rebuild the QQ group from scratch.

The girl went to great lengths to regain over two hundred group members and painstakingly recruited another hundred from various communities, bringing the group's numbers back to over four hundred.

As one of the group's veterans, Ma Shicheng became its sole admin.

Watching the group flourish was like seeing the rise of a steaming bun.

Ma Shicheng then, on another silent night, kicked out all the group members yet again.

And he confessed everything to that girl.

The once proud and brash girl from the forum immediately broke down in tears, cursing Ma Shicheng over voice chat.

That night, Ma Shicheng switched on loudspeaker for the QQ call, didn't disconnect his phone from the internet, setting up an automatic cutoff after 30MB of data usage to ensure he wouldn't be disturbed. Listening to the girl's weeping, he slept quite peacefully.

At this moment, recalling his glorious past, a cold smirk surfaced on Ma Shicheng's lips.

Although he was occupied with getting water and their star-chasing didn't bother him, Ma Shicheng chose not to make a fuss.

Just then, Yu Wen remarked, "Ah, thinking about how great Professor Du is, why is it that the boys around me are, ah, beyond words..."

"People can't be compared to each other, it's so frustrating, I really want to live in Professor Du's country. I heard everyone there has long legs like the Oppas!"

When Yu Wen sighed, she inadvertently dropped a bomb.

Ma Shicheng struck back, "Then why don't you go? You could find a long-legged Oppa too, couldn't you?"

Yu Wen gave Ma Shicheng an annoyed look, "You do have some self-awareness."

Ma Shicheng said, "Yu Wen, I'm sure you'll find a long-legged Oppa. I believe in you."

Yu Wen laughed wildly, "I think I can. I have a friend whose sister married a tall, handsome, and wealthy long-legged Oppa who treats her really well."

Ma Shicheng said, "Ah, right, right, right, an aunt in our village, at fifty-seven, married a prince from an oil country who owns a faster-than-light spacecraft."

Even if Yu Wen were a fool, she knew Ma Shicheng was spouting nonsense, and the look on her face was not a happy one.

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"What's my chasing stars got to do with you?"

"I mentioned our village's aunt, what's it to you?" Ma Shicheng retorted.

...

Ma Shicheng walked away with a smug expression, leaving the infuriated Yu Wen and Jiang Yanan behind.

Yang Sheng came over to get some water, glanced at the defeated star-chasing group of four, and silently took a cup of water.

Originally, Yang Sheng wanted to make a move, but since Ma Shicheng did the job for her, she was spared the effort.

Besides, recently she had her hands full with labor force issues, wondering how to handle them, so there was no need to trouble herself with Yu Wen and her group.

After getting her water, Yang Sheng passed by Jiang Ning and called out,

"Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning, help me with a problem later, will you?"

Jiang Ning replied, "Sure, no problem. Organize your mistake notebook properly, don't let it be all over the place, I'll teach you all at once."

Jiang Ning's grades, although sitting second in class, were high, and since the top student, Xue Yuantong, was not one for explaining problems, such tasks were usually done by him.

Jiang Ning was selective, not explaining much to his average acquaintances.

But as for Yang Sheng, aside from being a bit careless, she was not bad in other aspects, and she would invite Jiang Ning out for spicy hot pot every time he helped her with a problem.

Yep, eight yuan a bowl for the hot pot.

...

Back of the classroom.

The shared desk of Wu Xiaoqi and Song Sheng.

The milk box by the desk was gone. After getting angry about the stolen milk, Song Sheng, not one to concede, brought another box back to the class to drink.

Then the next day, half the milk in the box was gone.

Song Sheng was furious!

Another day had passed, and the remaining half-box was also missing.

Song Sheng was incensed beyond measure. If you're going to steal, why not take it all at once?

What kind of insult was this?

Song Sheng wanted to bring another box, but in the end, he humiliatingly gave in. He only brought enough for himself, not leaving a single box in the classroom.

Dan Kaiquan had earlier come over to spread some news; Song Sheng heard news concerning the city-wide unified test.

He immediately felt anxious. The end-of-term exams were crucial for Song Sheng to establish a good student image.

It was also an inevitable step for changing seats.

He had had enough of Wu Xiaoqi!

If it weren't for what he had heard about Wu Xiaoqi's past actions, and Song Sheng's own poor grades, he would have made sure Wu Xiaoqi called him "daddy"!

"Wow, Sheng, you've been very diligent lately," remarked Wu Xiaoqi looking at Song Sheng.

"Sheng, what are you working so hard to learn?"

"Anyway, you've been absent for half a term, what's the point for you to study now? Just come and play basketball with me!"

Song Sheng, unable to focus due to the noise, said impatiently,

"Could you shut up?"

"I study hard so I don't have to sit next to you!"

"Next time we change seats, you can sit by yourself."

Wu Xiaoqi was taken aback, "You look down on me."

Song Sheng replied, "Why should I respect you? Can you even get half of my score on the final exam?"

Wu Xiaoqi was furious, "You just wait; I'm going to be sitting next to you next term!"

Song Sheng sneered, "Based on what?"

The disdainful smile on Song Sheng's face wounded Wu Xiaoqi's pride, and he pulled out his phone,

"Mom, I want to get good grades. Doesn't our family deal in educational resources?"

An answer came quickly from his parents.

Wu Xiaoqi was a late-life child to his parents and received their utmost affection, treated with excessive care and indulgence.

Many preposterous requests were often granted.

Wu Xiaoqi looked at the message from his parents.

He looked back with a scornful gaze, "Just a little Song Sheng, and you think you can shake me off? Impossible!"