Arc 19The Summer Journey

Jiang Ning protected Xue Yuantong and others during a summer trip while dealing with criminals and everyday troubles. They returned to Yuzhou, where Jiang Ning prepared to help Aunt Gu celebrate Xue Yuantong’s birthday.

  • At the train station, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong met up, and Jiang Ning used his unseen power to punish a rude passenger before they got off at Yuzhou.
  • Jiang Ning rescued the Chen Siyu sisters from a criminal gang, killed several gang members, and arranged for the imprisoned women to be freed with Shao Shuangshuang’s help.
  • Jiang Ning helped the Chen sisters expose a restaurant’s sale of frozen crabs, then gave them protective bracelets before they returned home.
  • Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong traveled together, and he forced a tour guide and her accomplices to compensate her after they sold overpriced souvenirs.
  • In a mountain village, Jiang Ning protected Xue Yuantong from the matriarch after she discovered a chained woman, then contacted Shao Shuangshuang to arrange the woman’s rescue.
  • After returning to Yuzhou, Jiang Ning rode with Xue Yuantong and helped bring Yao Yiyao home, where she discovered her room had been advertised for rent.
  • Ma Shicheng and Wang Longlong celebrated their fake weapons business with Chen Qian, while Zhang Chi fell for a phone-shop prize promotion.
  • Aunt Gu gave Jiang Ning a cake voucher for Xue Yuantong’s birthday, and Jiang Ning rode through the city with Xue Yuantong as Dong Qingfeng turned a security guard’s refusal into a selling point for his client.
Chapters 451–475 Vol. 5 Read

Ch. 451Who Wants to Lend a Hand!

Dong Qingfeng and his friends visited Yunlong Mountain, rode the cableway, and shared a barbecue dinner. When the restaurant’s veteran Boss challenged the diners to a strength contest, he invited the whole room to try their luck at winning a free meal.

  • Dong Qingfeng and his friends watched a mermaid show at the aquarium, where Xue Yuantong joked about Xue Chuchu becoming a mermaid.
  • The group explored Yunlong Mountain, admired the views over Yunlong Lake, and rode the cableway, with Xue Yuantong initially afraid of falling.
  • At a barbecue restaurant, Tang Fu went to buy drinks, and Dong Qingfeng got sprayed with cola when he opened his can.
  • The restaurant Boss squeezed the hands of several gym-going young men, making them cry out in pain.
  • The Boss offered free meals to any diner who could beat him in a test of strength, then challenged the restaurant’s crowd.

Ch. 452Warm a Bowl of Wine

Dong Qingfeng imagined winning a barbecue restaurant's handshake contest but gave up after seeing others lose, while Jiang Ning and the group prepared to travel on. At the train station, Chen Qian tried to frustrate a wealthy man by switching a ticket machine to English, only for the man's assistant to switch it back.

  • Dong Qingfeng fantasized about defeating the barbecue restaurant owner and impressing Yang Sheng and Tang Fu, but returned to reality and decided not to challenge him.
  • Xue Yuantong calculated the meal's cost, and the group headed to the Train Station the next afternoon as some planned to go home and Jiang Ning planned to visit Guangling.
  • Chen Qian studied vocabulary in line for the ticket machine while a wealthy man behind him mocked his ambition.
  • Chen Qian switched the ticket machine to English after collecting his ticket, hoping the wealthy man would be unable to use it.
  • General Jin asked Xiao Zhao to change the machine back, leaving Chen Qian stunned.

Ch. 453String Puppet

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong traveled home by train, where Jiang Ning used his String Puppet ability to stop a rude passenger from harassing them. He left the broad-faced man injured and frightened while Xue Yuantong praised his trick.

  • Jiang Ning and Tang Fu waited outside the station, where Tang Fu played Plants vs. Zombies 2 and insisted that Pea Shooters were stronger when placed closer to zombies.
  • On the train, a broad-faced man demanded that the cramped female student switch seats, then put his feet on Jiang Ning's seat until Jiang Ning secretly shocked him with a Thunder Spell.
  • Jiang Ning shared KFC chicken nuggets with Xue Yuantong, and the broad-faced man insulted the food and angrily confronted Jiang Ning after Jiang Ning mocked him.
  • Jiang Ning showed Xue Yuantong his String Puppet trick, using invisible force to make the man's pointing arm recoil and then punch himself in the stomach.
  • The broad-faced man collapsed in pain as his son called for him, and Xue Yuantong told Jiang Ning that his magic trick was amazing.

Ch. 454A Welcome-Home Feast

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong arrived at Yuzhou Station, where Aunt Gu welcomed them home. Jiang Ning continued investigating suspicious vehicles, and Shao Shuangshuang invited him to a welcome-home meal, which he accepted.

  • Jiang Ning’s unseen power left a broad-faced passenger writhing in pain, and a woman who accused him suddenly slapped herself and confessed fault.
  • Jiang Ning waited until the train stopped at Yuzhou Station, then got off with Xue Yuantong.
  • Xue Yuantong reunited with Aunt Gu, while Jiang Ning checked that the crack in her jade bracelet had not worsened.
  • Jiang Ning read Shao Shuangshuang’s report that cameras had identified three suspicious vehicles and told her to keep watching them.
  • Shao Shuangshuang invited Jiang Ning to a welcome-home meal, and he replied that she could choose the time.

Ch. 455An Unconventional Way to Make Money

Xue Yuantong learned how her mother had cracked the protective Jade Bracelet while rescuing a little girl, and Jiang Ning promised to repair it. Meanwhile, Ma Shicheng and Wang Longlong plotted to scam foreign arms buyers using cryptocurrency, but Ma Shicheng received a desperate message from the former internet cafe worker Xiao Na, who said she had been kidnapped.

  • Xue Yuantong gave Aunt Gu gifts from Mount Tai, noticed her cracked Jade Bracelet, and grew frightened that her mother had fallen.
  • Aunt Gu explained that she had rescued a little girl from a woman trying to abduct her in an alley, and Jiang Ning offered to repair the bracelet.
  • Ma Shicheng and his friends ate together at Yucai Internet Cafe and learned that Dong Qingfeng and the others had returned from their trip.
  • Wang Longlong showed Ma Shicheng his fake arms-dealer Facebook account and revealed that mercenary groups had asked him for weapons; Ma suggested using cryptocurrency to take their money.
  • Wang Longlong asked Chen Qian for weapon information, and Chen Qian sent him details about the Type 87 Grenade Launcher.
  • Ma Shicheng received a text from Xiao Na saying she had been locked up in Fengmiao Town and pleading for him to save her.

Ch. 456The Beauty of the Human World

Ma Shicheng investigated Xiao Na’s distress message and uncovered a dangerous connection to Chen Siyu’s cousin. Meanwhile, Jiang Ning reunited with Geng Lu, then tracked down the man who had attacked Aunt Gu and punished him before setting out to find the rest of the gang.

  • Ma Shicheng checked Xiao Na’s online contacts, used a fake game-skin offer to access her boyfriend’s QQ account, and discovered it was being used to bait girls and contact an informant.
  • Ma Shicheng called Chen Siyu and warned her not to meet her cousin, who had recently asked her to go out despite owing hundreds of thousands from gambling.
  • Jiang Ning met Geng Lu at Blue-White Shopping Mall, went archery shooting and played claw machines with her, then followed a tracking talisman toward Taihe Road.
  • Jiang Ning found the scar-faced young man who had attacked Aunt Gu and confirmed that he had used a steel slingshot against her.
  • Jiang Ning endured the young man’s machete blows unharmed, disarmed him, and severely mutilated him before cleaning the room with Spirit Fire.
  • Jiang Ning realized the gang members did not know one another’s identities and left to track them down one by one.

Ch. 457Trivial Matters in the Countryside

Jiang Ning rescued Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing after their cousin lured them into a van with a gang of criminals. He defeated the gang members and left with the sisters and their driver, A Yuan, as they continued toward the gang’s hideout.

  • Jiang Ning traced Ma Shicheng’s stolen QQ account and learned that Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing’s cousin was connected to a criminal gang targeting them.
  • Jiang Ning arranged for the sisters to contact their cousin, then boarded the van that arrived to collect them; Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing followed him inside.
  • The men in the van threatened the sisters and discussed assaulting them and other women, so Jiang Ning told the criminals they were scum.
  • Jiang Ning killed Gong Zi and Madman, crushed Ju Ge with an iron bar, and spared the terrified driver A Yuan.
  • Jiang Ning concealed what had happened, gave the sisters drinks, and continued driving through the countryside with A Yuan while the sisters asked about the missing men.

Ch. 458Movements on All Sides

Jiang Ning rescued several women from a trafficking hideout in Xinchang City, then took Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing to enjoy the snack street before arranging their return to Yuzhou. The chapter left them at the high-speed rail station, where the twins realized they had forgotten their ID cards, but Jiang Ning had brought his.

  • Jiang Ning took A Yuan and the Chen Siyu sisters to a remote village, where he killed the guards and called Shao Shuangshuang to arrange help for the imprisoned women.
  • Jiang Ning treated Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing to food and milk tea on Xinchang City's Snack Street, and gave a cup to a migrant worker.
  • Jiang Ning called Shao Shuangshuang to arrange their trip on Train G8972, and the train was announced as delayed by twenty minutes.
  • Officials investigated the hideout and struggled to explain the wall Jiang Ning had punched through to kill a suspect.
  • Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing reached the high-speed rail station and realized they had forgotten their ID cards, but Jiang Ning showed them his.

Ch. 459Real Train Speed

Jiang Ning took Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing back to Yuzhou by high-speed train, shielding them from an unwanted foreign teacher and introducing them to Business Class. After their journey, he gave the twins protective bracelets and left them at home, where they invited him to visit again.

  • Jiang Ning guided Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing through the station and into the Business Waiting Area, where they encountered Lin Zida, Zhuang Jianhui, and Yuan Lin.
  • A foreign teacher approached the twins, and Jiang Ning used Words Become Law to make him roll out of the waiting area; Lin Zida and Zhuang Jianhui won their bet with Yuan Lin.
  • Jiang Ning and the twins boarded Train G8972 in Business Class, and Lin Zida chatted with Jiang Ning about games and his cousin Ding Shuyan.
  • The train reached Yuzhou, and Jiang Ning sent the twins home by taxi before giving each of them a bracelet engraved with a Body Protection Array.
  • Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing invited Jiang Ning to meet their parents, and Chen Siqing suggested he visit when their parents were away after he declined.

Ch. 460Jiang Ning's Gift

After Shan Kaiquan accidentally offended Gao Heshaui in a class group, Bai Yuxia defused the situation, while Chen Siyu told her about Jiang Ning’s outing and gifts. At home, Jiang Ning pretended to be exhausted to soften Xue Yuantong’s anger, then gave her a Spirit Peach, and she told him that coming home safely was the best gift.

  • Ma Shicheng invited his friends to barbecue, while Shan Kaiquan and Guo Kunnan stayed behind and Shan Kaiquan admitted he had moved on from Bai Yuxia.
  • Shan Kaiquan accidentally sent a message opposing Gao Heshaui in the Class 1 Group, and Bai Yuxia calmed Gao Heshaui by praising his teaching.
  • Chen Siyu told Bai Yuxia about traveling with Jiang Ning and showed her the bracelets Jiang Ning had given her and her sister.
  • Yan Tianpeng invited Zhang Chi to barbecue, then pretended to lose his money and made Zhang Chi pay the bill.
  • Xue Yuantong gave Xue Chuchu a jellyfish, then waited at the door for Jiang Ning, who returned home pretending to be exhausted.
  • Xue Yuantong fed Jiang Ning his saved dinner, and Jiang Ning gave her a Spirit Peach; she said his safe return was the best gift.

Ch. 461A Contest of Wits!

Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu spent a hot summer day at Jiang Ning’s house, where he built a matchstick eagle that secretly came to life. That evening, Jiang Ning met the Chen sisters for seafood, and they turned their meal into an investigation after worrying the restaurant might serve dead crabs.

  • Xue Chuchu shared her Banlangen with Xue Yuantong, then Xue Yuantong bragged about her Mount Tai trip over breakfast with Chuchu and Jiang Ning.
  • Jiang Ning made a mechanical matchstick eagle for Xue Chuchu after Xue Yuantong failed to build the eagle Chuchu had requested; the eagle later flew away while Yuantong searched for it.
  • Xue Yuantong took Chuchu to Evergreen Liquid Company with Aunt Gu to claim travel expenses, while Jiang Ning went to meet Chen Siqing and Chen Siyu at Blue Horse Mall.
  • Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing repeatedly mistook Tang Fu’s sister and father for her mother and brother-in-law, embarrassing themselves before leaving with Jiang Ning.
  • The Chen sisters treated Jiang Ning to seafood, chose three expensive crabs, and decided to inspect the crab legs after cooking to check whether the restaurant had served dead crabs.

Ch. 462Eating and Drinking for Free

Jiang Ning helped Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing expose a seafood restaurant for substituting frozen crabs, turning their meal into a free feast and winning them compensation. After they left, they encountered a woman asking for money, and Jiang Ning took back the ten yuan Chen Siyu had given her.

  • Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing discovered that the restaurant had replaced their selected crabs, and the owner tried to dismiss their complaint before threatening to have them thrown out.
  • Jiang Ning called Shao Shuangshuang, and inspectors caught the chef preparing frozen crabs, prompting the restaurant to compensate the twins and serve them a fresh seafood meal.
  • Jiang Ning made the owner cook the replacement meal himself, and Chen Siyu accidentally embarrassed herself while joking about phone models with her sister.
  • The owner paid the twins 2,500 yuan in compensation and gave Jiang Ning a 5,000-yuan restaurant membership card.
  • Jiang Ning and the twins met a middle-aged woman who claimed her wallet had been stolen, and Jiang Ning took back the ten yuan Chen Siyu had offered her.

Ch. 463No Longer Reserved

Jiang Ning welcomed Xue Yuantong home from her tour of Evergreen Liquid Company, and the neighbors later gathered for a chess challenge that ended with Xue Yuantong winning two jin of spare ribs. The chapter left Xue Yuantong teasing Xue Chuchu with a spoonful of the tomato and spare rib soup they made together.

  • Jiang Ning refined his matchstick eagle into a qualified Puppet while Xue Yuantong toured Evergreen Liquid Company and returned with pastries for him and Xue Chuchu.
  • Xue Yuantong hinted that she wanted Jiang Ning's special tomatoes, but he teased her instead of giving her a direct answer.
  • Zhang Ruyun used a Chinese Chess app to defeat Uncle Tang and Teacher Qian, then challenged Xue Yuantong for two jin of spare ribs.
  • Xue Yuantong beat the app's Master-level opponent, winning the spare ribs and leaving Zhang Ruyun stunned.
  • Xue Yuantong, Xue Chuchu, and Jiang Ning made tomato, corn, and spare rib soup, and Xue Yuantong teased Xue Chuchu by stopping a spoonful just before she could taste it.

Ch. 464A Special Lenovo

Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning spent a summer afternoon shopping and eating with Xue Chuchu, while Jiang Ning quietly used his spiritual power to send a wolfhound after boys swimming in a dangerous river pit. Later, Chen Siqing told Jiang Ning that her Cousin had been hospitalized and left the twins embarrassed by his explanation of how people obtained loans.

  • Xue Chuchu surprised Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning by drinking the tempting spare rib soup, then blushed at her reaction.
  • Xue Yuantong invited Xue Chuchu to play 2048 and read the Class 8 group chat, where Dong Qingfeng advised Jiang Yanan and Chen Siyu joked about room-temperature ice cream.
  • Jiang Ning persuaded Xue Chuchu to stay and learn computer skills, so Xue Yuantong rode with him to town to buy snacks and go to a movie.
  • Jiang Ning crooked a finger, and Zhang Ruyun's wolfhound ran off with the clothes of five boys swimming in a deep pit, making them chase it along the River Dam.
  • Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning returned home to eat Xue Chuchu's braised rabbit meat, and Jiang Ning later continued playing Shang Caiwei's game account.
  • Chen Siqing told Jiang Ning that her Cousin had been admitted to a psychiatric hospital and had left hundreds of thousands in debt; Jiang Ning explained loans, prompting Chen Siqing and Chen Siyu to blush and call him a pervert.

Ch. 465His Shadow

Jiang Ning declined an invitation to travel with Shen Qing'e’s family while Xue Yuantong prepared for a month-long trip with him. As they waited for their departure, they joked and spent time together, and the chapter ended with Xue Yuantong reaching for Jiang Ning’s shadow at dusk.

  • Jiang Ning refused Jiang Qitian and Aunt’s invitation to visit Qin Island, leaving Shen Qing'e disappointed.
  • Jiang Ning teased Xue Yuantong over her travel plans, then helped her promise Xue Chuchu they would travel together after graduation.
  • Xue Chuchu received a new wooden cabinet, and Xue Yuantong recalled how she once thought her family’s cabinet produced Wahaha every morning.
  • Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning prepared for their trip as Xue Chuchu started school, and Jiang Ning tricked Xue Yuantong into fetching sesame oil before taking her eggs.
  • The Class Group joked about who was ugliest before its members argued about men and women, prompting Pang Jiao to declare that men should cook after marriage.
  • Jiang Ning played badminton with Xue Yuantong, then sat with her at the doorway as she asked whether they would be away from home for a month and reached for his shadow.

Ch. 466Thousand-Mile Journey

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong traveled through Guangling, South City, Mount Huang, Porcelain Capital, and Xi City, enjoying the sights and local food along the way. In Xi City, they encountered a tour guide and sellers extorting tourists, and Jiang Ning challenged them over a fake wool hat as the chapter ended.

  • Aunt Gu said goodbye to Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning at Yuzhou Train Station, asking Jiang Ning to take care of her daughter.
  • Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong toured Slender West Lake and South City's attractions, where Xue Yuantong sampled the local food.
  • On Mount Huang, Jiang Ning protected Xue Yuantong from a monkey trying to steal her chicken drumstick, then made it fetch azaleas for her.
  • In Porcelain Capital, Xue Yuantong made a porcelain bottle and remarked that Evergreen Liquid's packaging could be prettier, so Jiang Ning sent Shao Shuangshuang a video of her work.
  • In Xi City, a tour guide and her accomplices forced the bus passengers to buy overpriced goods, and Xue Yuantong reluctantly spent one thousand yuan on souvenirs.
  • Jiang Ning pointed out that Xue Yuantong's wool hat was fake and demanded compensation, while the tour guide and sellers mocked him.

Ch. 467Shadow Beneath the Night

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong escaped a crooked tour guide’s extortion, then joined Brother Chen’s family on a journey to his grandfather’s remote mountain village. After helping welcome the returning old man and handing money to village children, Xue Yuantong got lost and encountered a disheveled woman behind a broken window.

  • Jiang Ning knocked down the tour guide’s men, forced her to compensate them, and left with Xue Yuantong on foot.
  • Jiang Ning repaired Brother Chen’s stalled SUV, and he and Xue Yuantong accepted a ride with Brother Chen’s family toward the old man’s hometown.
  • After learning the original village had moved, the group walked along mountain paths and reached the new village, where the villagers recognized the old man as Uncle Chen.
  • Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong gave pocket money to the village children, and Xue Yuantong chased after a boy who had dropped a bill until she lost her way.
  • Xue Yuantong approached a broken window in a dilapidated courtyard, where a disheveled woman lunged at her, and she called for Jiang Ning to save her.

Ch. 468The Final Journey

During their visit to a remote mountain village, Xue Yuantong discovered that a young woman was being held captive and secretly received her note. Jiang Ning arranged for the woman and others to be rescued, and the pair continued their summer trip to Hu City, where Xue Yuantong questioned his response to a hotel tout.

  • Xue Yuantong saw a chained madwoman at the village and recognized her the next day when the woman secretly passed her a note.
  • When the village matriarch demanded to see the note, Jiang Ning protected Xue Yuantong and made the note disappear; the group left the village afterward.
  • Old Chen explained that the village would not release the woman because doing so would threaten its access to human traffickers.
  • Jiang Ning contacted Shao Shuangshuang, and two days later Xue Yuantong saw news that the captive woman and three others had been rescued.
  • On August 19, Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong arrived in Hu City, where he rejected a hotel tout's offer and Xue Yuantong asked if he wanted to stay somewhere illegitimate.

Ch. 469All the Students

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong explored the city while events involving their classmates and friends unfolded elsewhere. The chapter ended with Jin Yuanhang joining a classroom debate about animal cruelty and describing how crabs were prepared, making Xue Chuchu secretly swallow.

  • Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong sampled local food, and Jiang Ning accepted a roadside seller’s QQ friend request to get Xue Yuantong a free pair of nail clippers.
  • Chen Siqing and Chen Siyu heard that Yu Wen’s plan to win over class monitor Huang Zhongfei had failed after Yang Sheng defeated him in a game.
  • Chen Siqing and Chen Siyu found a solicitation message on Jiang Ning’s QQ account and drove the sender away with a sarcastic reply.
  • Guo Kunnan and Shan Kaiquan watched people paraglide and compared their circumstances, then sighed after Shan Kaiquan remembered Bai Yuxia planned to learn the sport.
  • Mu Ying and Tao Zhi debated whether animals should be killed more humanely, and Jin Yuanhang supported Mu Ying by describing how crabs were cooked alive.

Ch. 470Speeding

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong raced down the grassland on a mountain bike, caught an eagle, and decided to save their sea trip for when Chu Chu could join them. Meanwhile, Zhang Chi returned to Yuzhou after a failed mountain food-selling venture, and Shan Xiao left a birthday gathering after secretly taking a classmate’s wallet and paying the bill himself.

  • Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong biking across the grassland, raced downhill beside an eagle, then caught it and fed it a Spirit Pill.
  • Xue Yuantong told Jiang Ning she wanted to wait until senior-year summer vacation to see the sea with Chu Chu.
  • Zhang Chi returned to Yuzhou after his instant-noodle and self-heating-hotpot businesses on Mount Tai failed to earn him much, and he discovered Pang Jiao working at KFC.
  • Pang Jiao gave Zhang Chi hot water and a chicken drumstick, then frightened a little girl who called her the Bull Demon King.
  • At Sister Xu’s birthday gathering, Shan Xiao let classmates mock his school uniform and button phone while a fashionable boy bragged about his wealth.
  • Shan Xiao took the fashionable boy’s wallet, paid the restaurant bill, and left with the now-empty wallet in his possession.

Ch. 471Night Exploration

Jiang Ning spent a sleepless night in Hu City, stopped a group of men from attacking the wrong hotel room, and later kept Xue Yuantong company as she looked forward to their trip home. The chapter ended with the two teasing each other over who was kinder while sharing cola.

  • Jiang Ning watched Hu City through his Spiritual Sense and observed people across the city during the night.
  • A furious woman and her companions arrived at Blue Spring Hotel to catch her husband, but they tried to enter Xue Yuantong's room by mistake.
  • Jiang Ning warned them they had the wrong room, then knocked down the tattooed man and the other attackers when they advanced on him.
  • Jiang Ning called Shao Shuangshuang to handle the incident, and Xue Yuantong later came to his room, unaware of what had happened.
  • Xue Yuantong said she would not return to her room, shared Jiang Ning's cola, and argued with him over who was kinder to the other.

Ch. 472Waiting for You

Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning returned to Yuzhou, where they ate breakfast, visited a park, and met Jiang Junlong, who gave Jiang Ning a new electric bike. Later, they encountered Yao Yiyao handing out flyers after leaving home, and Jiang Junlong took her to see a notice from her mother that turned out to be an advertisement renting out her bedroom.

  • Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning ate sesame cakes and chicken broth egg drop soup at Huang Family Sesame Cake after arriving in Yuzhou.
  • Xue Yuantong corrected a man who mistook Chinese peonies for peonies, embarrassing him in front of his companion.
  • Jiang Junlong arrived with Shen Qing'e and gave Jiang Ning a new electric bike from his father, which Jiang Ning then rode with Xue Yuantong.
  • Jiang Junlong and Shen Qing'e met Yao Yiyao handing out flyers, and Yao Yiyao said she had left home and would not return to school.
  • Jiang Junlong took Yao Yiyao to her apartment complex after telling her that her mother had put up notices looking for her.
  • Yao Yiyao discovered that the notice on the bulletin board advertised her bedroom for rent, and her excitement faded.

Ch. 473Too Tight

Jiang Ning returned to the River Dam house with Xue Yuantong, while their neighbors and classmates went about their lives. Meanwhile, Ma Shicheng and Wang Longlong celebrated a lucrative cryptocurrency deposit from a weapons scam, and Wang stood up for Chen Qian at an Ice Jelly stall.

  • Jiang Ning sped Xue Yuantong home on his electric bike, greeted Aunt Zhang, and settled into his clean room as Zhang Ruyun watched the wolfhound eagerly greet him.
  • Aunt Gu welcomed Xue Yuantong home, listened to her travel stories, and tried on a new autumn jacket with her, which Xue said was buttoned too tightly.
  • Guo Kunnan and Shan Kaiquan left Yuzhou by coach, and Guo tried to cheer Shan up by talking about meeting younger girls at No.4 Middle School.
  • Ma Shicheng and Wang Longlong met Chen Qian and treated him to dinner after their fake weapons business earned them a cryptocurrency deposit worth over 100,000 yuan.
  • At an Ice Jelly stall, a woman shoved Chen Qian aside to cut the line, so Wang Longlong bought all the mango topping before Chen could be served.

Ch. 474Wrong, Wrong, Wrong

Chen Qian impressed Wang Longlong and Ma Shicheng with his knowledge, brushed off calls from scammers, and accepted a Nixie Tube as a gift. Meanwhile, Zhang Chi was lured into a phone-store prize draw, and Xue Yuantong tried to challenge her mother’s snack ban.

  • Wang Longlong paid for mango ice jelly for nearby children, and Ma Shicheng defended Chen Qian after a flyer distributor rudely berated him.
  • A phone salesman led Zhang Chi to a store, where he won an Apple 5S prize but learned he had to pay for phone credit and a registration fee; Zhang Chi asked whether he would also get a Huawei P6.
  • At dinner, Chen Qian challenged callers who falsely claimed Ma Shicheng was suspected of money laundering, then accepted Wang Longlong and Ma Shicheng’s Nixie Tube gift.
  • Xue Yuantong, punished for secretly eating ice cream, took Jiang Ning’s advice and confronted Aunt Gu, who claimed she had never made mistakes as a child.

Ch. 475Views on Choosing a Partner

Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong out on his new Electric Bike, but their trip was cut short when Aunt Gu asked him to collect a birthday cake for Xue Yuantong. As they headed to the cake shop, they crossed paths with Yu Wen and Dong Qingfeng, who was trying to impress a rental client.

  • Jiang Ning read the Class Group's arguments about Electric Bike riders, partner preferences, and Dong Qingfeng's bet with Cui Yu while Xue Yuantong searched unsuccessfully for her hat until Aunt Gu found it in seconds.
  • Aunt Gu gave Jiang Ning a cake voucher and asked him to collect a cake for Xue Yuantong's birthday, planning to celebrate at home.
  • Jiang Ning sped through the city with Xue Yuantong and stopped to greet Yu Wen, who later boarded a bus without fare and was helped by a boy paying for himself and his mother.
  • Dong Qingfeng showed an apartment to a female client, but a security guard refused to let him into the residential complex because he was an agent.
  • Dong Qingfeng reframed the guard's refusal as proof of the complex's strong security and reassured his client.
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