Chapter Summaries

Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, Jiang Junlong, and Shen Qing'e caught fish in a river until Duan Shigang and his group arrived. Jiang Ning kept the groups apart after tensions rose, and the chapter ended with everyone preparing to go home.

• Jiang Ning helped Xue Yuantong roll up her pant leg, then caught several fish while the others joined him in the river.
• Xue Yuantong chased a fish toward deeper water, but Jiang Ning stopped her and caught the Black Fish himself.
• Duan Shigang arrived with Deng Xiang, Gong Xuan, Qiu Die, and Ge Hao, and Jiang Ning told them not to touch his fish.
• Ge Hao and Duan Shigang challenged Jiang Ning after he asked them to fish elsewhere, but Deng Xiang persuaded them to avoid a fight.
• Jiang Ning called Jiang Junlong and Shen Qing'e to pack up when Xue Yuantong grew tired, while Duan Shigang watched him catch another fish.

Jiang Ning’s party caught fish, and his effortless leap across the river left Duan Shigang and Ge Hao embarrassed when they failed to follow. Back at Jiang Ning’s home, Xue Yuantong cooked a feast, while Shen Qing'e reflected on her broken friendship with Jiang Ning and felt inferior to Xue Yuantong’s cooking.

• Jiang Ning caught most of the fish and astonished everyone by jumping across the river in one leap.
• Duan Shigang and Ge Hao tried to jump across after Qiu Die challenged them, but both fell into the river and drenched Deng Xiang.
• Jiang Ning gave Deng Xiang’s group plastic bags for their fish, then returned home with Xue Yuantong, Jiang Junlong, and Shen Qing'e.
• Xue Yuantong cooked the fish and a chicken drumstick she received from a neighbor, while Jiang Ning helped prepare the meal.
• Shen Qing'e recalled how she had cut ties with Jiang Ning to pursue a new life and regretted the distance between them.
• Shen Qing'e tasted Xue Yuantong’s Tomato Blackfish Slices and admired her cooking, feeling inferior.

Jiang Ning shared a meal with Xue Yuantong, Jiang Junlong, and Shen Qing'e, then prepared another protective jade carving and exchanged a tiger pendant with Bai Yuxia at school. The evening ended with Yu Wen calling Shan Xiao fake for praising classmates, and Shan Xiao replying that he had never praised her.

• Jiang Ning told Xue Yuantong that he had grown the tomatoes himself, while Jiang Junlong and Shen Qing'e praised the meal and discussed school trips and Xue Yuantong's grades.
• Jiang Junlong and Shen Qing'e left after spending the afternoon playing games, and Jiang Ning tested the protective array he had carved into a White Jade Bear Cub.
• Jiang Ning brought the White Jade Tiger Cub to school and gave it to Bai Yuxia in exchange for her tin of Yuhua Tea.
• Chen Siyu admired Bai Yuxia's pendant and asked Jiang Ning if he could carve one for her, but she decided to consult her older sister first.
• Wu Xiaoqi returned from his basketball game and Shan Xiao encouraged him, then praised Huang Yuzhu for cleaning the classroom.
• Yu Wen called Shan Xiao fake for constantly praising people, and Shan Xiao replied that he had never praised her.

Jiang Ning gave Geng Lu a carved jade pendant and designed pendants for Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing, who argued over the koi. Meanwhile, Director Yan arranged for Duan Shigang to transfer into Class 8, where he traded seats with Wu Xiaoqi and took a front-row seat.

• Shan Xiao rebuffed Yu Wen's confrontation, and Huang Zhongfei ended the argument before class began.
• Jiang Ning gave Geng Lu a White Jade Bear Cub pendant inscribed with a spiritual array.
• Jiang Ning sketched cloud and koi pendants for Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing, who argued over who should get the koi before Bai Yuxia persuaded them to wait for the finished carvings.
• Director Yan persuaded Shan Qingrong to accept a transfer student into Class 8, and Duan Shigang arrived at No.4 Middle School determined to study hard.
• Shan Qingrong introduced Duan Shigang to Class 8, and Wu Xiaoqi offered to switch seats with him.
• Duan Shigang accepted Wu Xiaoqi's offer and took the front-row seat beside Song Sheng.

Duan Shigang arrived in Class 8 expecting his new female deskmates to be gentle angels in white, but found himself seated beside Pang Jiao and caught in the class’s conflicts. After losing his attempt to reclaim his seat from Wu Xiaoqi, he tried to endure the indignities of his first day and left off silently restraining himself after Pang Jiao squeezed him in the aisle.

• Duan Shigang heard from Song Sheng and Dong Qingfeng that his absent female deskmates were skilled at first aid, and imagined they would give him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
• Huang Zhongfei introduced Pang Jiao, Zhang Yifei, Li Shengnan, and the other girls, and Duan Shigang learned that Pang Jiao would be his deskmate.
• Duan Shigang confronted Wu Xiaoqi over the seat, but Deng Xiang mediated in Wu Xiaoqi’s favor, leaving Duan Shigang unable to reclaim it.
• Deng Xiang told Ge Hao that work had drained Duan Shigang’s former swagger, explaining why he had not supported him against Wu Xiaoqi.
• Gao Heshaui made Duan Shigang stand through evening self-study after he could not find his math textbook.
• Pang Jiao squeezed Duan Shigang in the narrow aisle, and he accused her of doing it on purpose but silently unclenched his fists.

Duan Shigang endured humiliation at No.4 Middle School until he finally stood up to Pang Jiao and her friends. After dodging Pang Jiao’s punch and striking her, he faced a charge from all three girls and was sent flying.

• Duan Shigang left Class 8 feeling isolated after seeing Jiang Ning and Dong Qingfeng surrounded by girls.
• Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, and Chen Siyu discussed catching fish and planned to go fishing together during the summer floods.
• Chai Yichen caught Duan Shigang smoking on campus and warned him to stop, prompting Duan Shigang to put out his cigarette.
• Duan Shigang called Pang Jiao a Pig Demon, then insulted Zhang Yifei and Li Shengnan when Pang Jiao grabbed him by the collar.
• Duan Shigang dodged Pang Jiao’s punch and struck her chin, but Pang Jiao, Li Shengnan, and Zhang Yifei charged him together and sent him flying.

Duan Shigang fought Pang Jiao and her friends in Class 8, where Jiang Ning stopped him from crashing into Chen Siyu and Xue Yuantong before Pang Jiao’s group overwhelmed him. After Huang Zhongfei broke up the fight and explained the proposed cafeteria changes, Duan Shigang returned the next morning to find Cui Yu and Zhang Chi offering to back him in future fights.

• Pang Jiao, Li Shengnan, and Zhang Yifei charged Duan Shigang, sending him flying toward Chen Siyu and Xue Yuantong.
• Jiang Ning caught Duan Shigang with one hand and redirected him and Pang Jiao’s group away from the seated students.
• Pang Jiao, Li Shengnan, and Zhang Yifei slapped Duan Shigang until Huang Zhongfei arrived and stopped the fight.
• Huang Zhongfei told Class 8 that the school planned to replace the cafeteria Boss and described a proposed shared-table meal system.
• Duan Shigang returned to Class 8 the next morning, where Cui Yu and Zhang Chi praised his courage and offered to help him fight Pang Jiao again.

Jiang Ning gave Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing jade pendants he had carved, including a striking jadeite koi that Chen Siyu treasured. Yu Wen saw the koi and, intrigued by Jiang Ning’s skill, asked Shen Qing'e whether he knew how to carve pendants.

• Wu Xiaoqi tried to recruit classmates for Basketball, but Miao Zhe, Huang Yuzhu, and Yu Wen’s group went off to play other sports.
• Jiang Ning accompanied Xue Yuantong to the cafeteria, where she was overlooked at the fried dough stick stall because Tang Fu was so tall.
• During self-study, Jiang Ning gave Chen Siyu a jade cloud-hook pendant and a jadeite koi pendant, explaining that carving them had been a pleasure.
• Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing decided to repay Jiang Ning with food for Xue Yuantong and local bookmarks, while Yu Wen admired the koi and hid her interest.
• Yu Wen asked Shen Qing'e whether Jiang Ning knew how to carve jade pendants.

Yu Wen tried to learn how she could get one of Jiang Ning’s jade pendants, while Duan Shigang became interested in pursuing Jiang Yanan and clashed with the problem of another boy courting her. Jiang Ning planned to bring home crabs for Xue Yuantong, and the chapter ended with Xue Yuantong asking whether he welcomed Chu Chu’s visit.

• Yu Wen admired Bai Yuxia’s tiger jade pendant and learned that Jiang Ning had given pendants to several girls, while Duan Shigang asked whether girls liked jade.
• Jiang Ning told Xue Yuantong they would eat crab on Saturday, but refused to let her join him in catching them.
• Gao Heshaui called on Duan Shigang to solve a difficult math problem, then sent him to stand at the back of the classroom with Wu Xiaoqi.
• Cui Yu urged Duan Shigang to watch the boy from Class 5 who kept calling Jiang Yanan outside, and Duan Shigang agreed to intervene.
• Duan Shigang took the breakfast meant for Jiang Yanan and gave it to Zhang Chi, then decided to strategize with Cui Yu after Dong Qingfeng distributed breakfast to the girls.
• On their ride home, Xue Yuantong invited Chu Chu over for Saturday, and Jiang Ning agreed before she asked whether he welcomed Chu Chu.

On a summer night, Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning talked about their friendship with Xue Chuchu, shared food on the roof, and spent the evening playing games. Aunt Gu began arranging for Xue Chuchu's family to buy a nearby house so the families could live close to each other.

• Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning whether he disliked Xue Chuchu, and Jiang Ning encouraged her to invite Chuchu over.
• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning discussed how most of their village peers had left school to work, and they agreed that studying was better.
• Aunt Gu spoke with Aunt Pan about selling her house and proposed bringing someone from her village to discuss buying it for Jiang Ning to live in.
• Xue Yuantong pretended to be a crab, then joined Jiang Ning on the roof to drink cola and eat the mud snails Aunt Gu had brought home.
• Xue Yuantong played games and chatted with Xue Chuchu while Jiang Ning followed the lively Class Group conversation.
• Aunt Gu caught Xue Yuantong claiming she had brushed her teeth and sent her to brush them.

Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong to the city, gathered watermelons and crabs, and visited his uncle's family before returning home. Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu cooked lunch with him, and the chapter ended with Xue Yuantong protesting after Jiang Ning pinched her cheek.

• Jiang Ning woke Xue Yuantong, made breakfast, and agreed to take her into the city so she could visit Chuchu.
• Jiang Ning dropped Xue Yuantong off at Chuchu's building, then flew to Tiger Perch Mountain, collected two watermelons and six crabs, and delivered the watermelons to Uncle's Home.
• Jiang Ning declined lunch at Uncle's Home and headed back after cultivating at home.
• Xue Yuantong called Jiang Ning about the crabs and promised a reward if he hurried home, then became annoyed when he thought Chuchu would cook for him.
• Jiang Ning helped Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu prepare crab and ribs, then pinched Xue Yuantong's cheek while she cooked.

Jiang Ning’s family and guests enjoyed his exceptional melon while Jiang Junlong’s remarks humbled Yao Yiyao, and Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu ate a lavish crab meal. Later, Jiang Ning took Xue Yuantong to a new supermarket, where Yan Tianpeng showered Lu Qiqi with snacks and then left without paying.

• Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu ate Jiang Ning’s crabs and watermelon, and Xue Yuantong told Jiang Ning she wanted to go on a study trip.
• Jiang Qitian hosted Uncle Yao and Yao Yiyao, whose construction business had won work on Evergreen Liquid’s Yuzhou campus project.
• Jiang Junlong explained that his cousin and the cousin’s neighbor from No.4 Middle School had outperformed elite students, then everyone praised Jiang Ning’s watermelon.
• Jiang Ning agreed to take Xue Yuantong to a new supermarket, where Shan Kaiquan stocked a cart with snacks and Guo Kunnan warned him about the prices.
• Yan Tianpeng offered to buy Lu Qiqi whatever she wanted, helped fill her cart, and left the supermarket without paying.

Guo Kunnan and Shan Kaiquan returned to school after Yan Tianpeng’s fake shopping spree, while Class 8 dealt with test papers, Gao Heshaui, and rumors about his possible appointment as Class 9’s class teacher. Huang Zhongfei gave several girls small gifts, and Yu Wen openly told him she wanted a boyfriend like him.

• Yan Tianpeng left the supermarket without paying, and Guo Kunnan and Shan Kaiquan walked back toward No.4 Middle School, where Guo Kunnan spent sixteen yuan on two ice creams to impress Yao Yiyao.
• Duan Shigang arrived in Class 8, mocked the boys for copying test papers, and was pleased when Cui Yu praised him, but he later stood through Gao Heshaui’s lesson and refused to compromise by doing the assignment.
• Lu Qiqi told Guo Kunnan to pass along her threat to curse Yan Tianpeng whenever she saw him, then continued venting about Yan Tianpeng to Yu Wen and Jiang Yanan.
• Chen Siyu told Jiang Ning that Gao Heshaui might become Class 9’s class teacher, and Dong Qingfeng tried to charm Chen Siyu with a romantic explanation about the gaps between fingers before Bai Yuxia undercut him.
• Huang Zhongfei handed small aromatherapy bottles to Yu Wen, Shen Qing'e, Jiang Yanan, and Chen Qian, and Yu Wen told him she would use him as her standard for a future boyfriend.

Zhang Chi enjoyed Duan Shigang’s generosity at a hot pot dinner, then attacked a child who was splashing dirty water on passersby. During evening self-study, Chen Siyu asked Xue Yuantong how to improve her math score, but learned that Xue Yuantong had scored full marks from her very first test.

• Zhang Chi praised Duan Shigang to him and described the students in Class 8 while they ate hot pot together.
• On their way back to school, Zhang Chi beat a child who had been deliberately splashing dirty water on pedestrians.
• Zhang Chi handed out free Salted Plum Candy in class and bragged that Duan Shigang had treated him to hot pot.
• Jiang Ning graded Chen Siyu’s math test and gave her a score of 115 points.
• Chen Siyu asked Xue Yuantong how to break past 120 points, and Xue Yuantong said she had scored 150 on her first test.

Jiang Yanan’s phone was confiscated after Dong Qingfeng failed to distract Gao Heshaui, while Cui Yu’s interruption kept Gao from identifying its owner. Later, Yang Sheng protected Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing from a counterfeit-money scam, and the chapter ended with her revealing she had switched the fake bill for the real one.

• Jiang Yanan left her phone charging beneath the multimedia computer, and Dong Qingfeng tried to draw Gao Heshaui away before he found it.
• Gao Heshaui confiscated Jiang Yanan’s phone and its charger, but Cui Yu interrupted his attempt to make the class identify the owner, so Gao continued teaching.
• Jiang Ning paid for Tang Fu’s Oreo Cookies when she discovered she had no money at Yucai Convenience Store.
• Chen Siyu accepted a hundred-yuan bill from a middle-aged woman who asked her to buy water, and the store owner told the girls the bill was counterfeit.
• Yang Sheng warned the twins that confronting the woman could put them in greater trouble, gave the woman a real hundred-yuan bill, and led Chen Siyu and Chen Siqing away.
• Yang Sheng revealed that she had switched the counterfeit bill for the real one outside the shop, leaving the twins surprised.

Yang Sheng exposed the middle-aged woman’s scam, but the woman later targeted Pang Jiao, who was arrested after beating her and paid medical expenses to settle the matter. In the dorm, Shan Kaiquan put toothpaste in an Oreo to stop Zhang Chi from mooching, but Zhang Chi ate it and mistook it for mint flavor.

• Yang Sheng explained that she had swapped the sisters’ real money for counterfeit bills, leaving the middle-aged woman with fake money.
• The middle-aged woman approached Pang Jiao and Wang Yanyan for money, and Pang Jiao was later taken away by police after beating her.
• Tang Fu repaid Jiang Ning for covering her purchase and gave him Oreos, which he shared with his classmates.
• Pang Jiao returned to Class 8 after paying two hundred yuan in medical expenses to settle the incident with the scammer.
• Guo Kunnan bought Oreos for the dorm, and Shan Kaiquan filled one with toothpaste to deter Zhang Chi from taking them.
• Zhang Chi ate the toothpaste-filled Oreo and praised its mint flavor.

As No.4 Middle School confiscated students’ knives, Jiang Ning told Bai Yuxia, Chen Siyu, and Xue Yuantong about a fatal accident caused by a utility knife, leaving Bai Yuxia unsettled by how calmly he described it. The chapter ended with Gao Heshaui scolding students who were not paying attention, while Cui Yu admitted his grades were not good.

• Yu Wen and Shen Qing'e declined Jiang Yanan’s heart-shaped cookies, while Duan Shigang watched with a triumphant smile.
• Director Wang, Director Yan, and Gao Heshaui inspected Class 8 and confiscated students’ knives, then Jiang Ning explained how a student had once died after an accidental knife cut.
• Zhang Chi bragged to Shan Kaiquan, Wang Longlong, Hu Jun, and others about his plans to start a business, while they mocked his advice with absurd stories.
• Gao Heshaui confiscated Wu Xiaoqi’s Slam Dunk manga and ordered him to stand at the back of the classroom.
• Pang Jiao tried to help Duan Shigang answer a fill-in-the-blank question by showing him C, but Gao Heshaui sent him to stand beside Wu Xiaoqi.
• Gao Heshaui mocked the students for not studying, and Cui Yu said that some students did not like studying even if their grades were good, before admitting his own grades were not.

No.4 Middle School held a Dragon Boat Festival Land Boat Race, and Class 8 competed for zongzi prizes. Jiang Ning led Class 8 into its final race, which began with Xue Yuantong unable to reach the ground.

• Huang Zhongfei announced the school’s Land Boat Race and the zongzi coupons and prizes, prompting the students to sign up.
• Students gathered on the school field, where Director Yan explained the inflatable-dragon race rules and classes organized their teams.
• Class One’s formation collapsed after Wei Xiuyuan charged ahead, while Yu Wen fell off Class 8’s dragon and was dragged to the finish line holding on.
• Zhang Chi led Class 8 in its second race, and Zhao Jinyang declared that Class 7 would win the championship when he competed.
• Jiang Ning led Class 8’s team in the twenty-fourth race, with Xue Yuantong, Chen Siyu, Geng Lu, and other classmates joining him.
• Director Yan started the race, and Xue Yuantong dangled from the inflatable dragon because her legs could not touch the ground.

Jiang Ning led Class 8 to win the inflatable dragon race, and Xue Yuantong exchanged her prize coupons for zongzi. After school, Shan Kaiquan mistook Bai Yuxia waiting by the road for a chance to reconnect, then snapped out of a dramatic daydream when he saw her father arrive.

• Cui Yu used Huang Yuzhu's megaphone to disrupt Class 7's chant, while Jiang Ning helped Class 8's dragon accelerate past the other teams and win.
• Zhao Jinyang protested the result, but Du Chuan used competition data and calculations to argue that Class 8 would have won anyway, so Class 8 kept the grand prize.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong exchanged their coupons for premium zongzi, and Xue Yuantong enjoyed a chilled fruit zongzi made with sago.
• Shan Kaiquan saw Bai Yuxia waiting across the road and imagined rescuing her from a BMW before realizing that she was waiting for her father.

Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning spent a late night gaming together before Aunt Gu sent her home to sleep. The next morning, Jiang Ning told Xue Yuantong and Aunt Gu that his uncle had provided Small Green Dragon for lunch with Chu Chu's family, and Xue Yuantong looked up what it was so she could explain it later.

• Xue Yuantong and Jiang Ning played Double Blade Warrior, teasing and sabotaging each other before Jiang Ning narrowly won their duel.
• Aunt Gu caught Xue Yuantong eating after brushing her teeth and dragged her home; later, Xue Yuantong worried that Jiang Ning might leave if Chu Chu's family bought the neighboring house.
• Jiang Ning used Spiritual Energy to power the temperature Formation in Xue Yuantong's room after she fell asleep.
• At breakfast, Aunt Gu said Chu Chu's family was coming for lunch, and Xue Yuantong asked for seafood.
• Jiang Ning explained that his uncle had sent Small Green Dragon for lunch, and Xue Yuantong secretly searched online to learn what it was.