Chapter Summaries

On January 30, Jiang Ning protected Xue Chuchu from slipping on her Electric Bike and prepared for the freezing weather as the students spent the morning at school. After returning home, he turned Dongdong against Teacher Qian, leaving the two neighbors chasing each other with a wooden sword.

• Xue Chuchu cooked breakfast for Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong, then insisted on riding her own Electric Bike to school despite the slippery ground.
• Jiang Ning secretly made Xue Chuchu's Electric Bike skid, caught her, and scolded her before taking her and Xue Yuantong to school.
• At school, Cao Kun enjoyed playing badminton with Yun Tingting until Cui Yu told him Dong Qingfeng had left with Meng Ziyun.
• At lunch, Jiang Ning kicked Dongdong into a snowdrift and made him drag a tire, while Teacher Qian gave Dongdong a Wooden Sword and urged him to attack Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning disarmed Dongdong, told him Teacher Qian was the real culprit, and sent him after Teacher Qian, who fled as Dongdong chased him with the sword.

Shan Qingrong urged his students to take the citywide final exam and debated with them about whether education could improve their prospects, while Zhang Chi sought validation for his views and lost his money on scratch-off tickets. At River Dam, Jiang Ning spent time with Xue Yuantong and Chu Chu as Boss Yang passed by with Yang Qian, leaving Lin Zida surprised that he had obtained vegetables from Uncle Tang.

• Shan Qingrong warned the class about the upcoming citywide final exam and explained the value of getting into a 985 or 211 university.
• Dong Qingfeng argued that education and the way people earned their money mattered more than wealth alone, while Zhang Chi disagreed.
• Zhang Chi met Shen Xu, shared a story about winning money from a slot machine as a child, and then lost all his money buying scratch-off tickets.
• Jiang Ning moved chairs into the warm Main Room, answered Xue Yuantong's questions, and spoke with Boss Yang when he passed by with Yang Qian.
• Yang Qian greeted Zhuang Jianhui, who gave her a lukewarm response, while Lin Zida asked where Boss Yang had gotten his vegetables.
• Boss Yang said he had picked the vegetables from Uncle Tang's greenhouse, surprising Lin Zida.

Jiang Ning used his Spiritual Sense to win Xue Yuantong a hundred yuan on a scratch-off ticket, then spent the afternoon at school with her and their classmates. After taking Tongtong home, he picked up Dongdong’s homemade whip and made the boy pull him through the snow on a tire, leaving Zhuang Jianhui, Yang Qian, and Lin Zida stunned.

• Duan Shigang challenged Cui Yu to watch him drift his electric bike, while Huang Yuzhu warned that it was dangerous.
• Jiang Ning bought a scratch-off ticket that Xue Yuantong scratched for a hundred-yuan prize, and she spent some of their winnings on snacks.
• Zhang Chi argued with Song Sheng about whether losing or having money stolen felt worse, then grew miserable when Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong revealed their lottery win.
• The physics teacher handed out a test and left, after which Jiang Ning shared snacks and played Fight the Landlord with Xue Yuantong and Chen Siyu.
• Jiang Ning looked through Xue Yuantong’s phone while she played a game, then left to pick up Chu Chu.
• Jiang Ning made Dongdong drag him on a tire through the snow with the boy’s homemade whip, shocking Zhuang Jianhui, Yang Qian, and Lin Zida.

Jiang Ning started a snow-tire ride business at the River Dam, then picked Xue Chuchu up from school. When a group of reckless riders harassed them, he used Dongdong’s rope whip to knock their motorcycles over and reassured Chuchu that his father’s position at Evergreen Liquid would protect him.

• Jiang Ning charged customers five yuan to ride a tire pulled by Dongdong, who reluctantly dragged Zhuang Jianhui and then prepared to pull Lin Zida.
• Jiang Ning rode to pick up Xue Chuchu and traded playful signals with a Cadillac owner before she joined him on his electric bike.
• Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu took a quiet route and admired the winter sunset as Jiang Ning asked her to photograph it.
• Six youths on modified electric motorcycles harassed Jiang Ning and Chuchu, so Jiang Ning accelerated away and struck the pursuing riders with Dongdong’s rope whip.
• After the final motorcycle crashed into a guardrail, Chuchu feared the consequences, while Jiang Ning claimed there had been no cameras and mentioned that his father was an Evergreen Liquid executive.

After Jiang Ning defended himself against troublemakers, Xue Chuchu urged him to avoid using force, but he insisted that strength was necessary to restrain people who ignored morality. Back at the agritainment, Jiang Ning paid Dongdong for dragging customers on a tire, and Xue Yuantong helped him stop Dongdong’s strike by having him send the tire flying with a kick.

• Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu argued on the ride home about whether he should have ignored the troublemakers, and Xue Chuchu conceded that she was not him.
• Jiang Ning bought three roasted sweet potatoes for Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu, then found Lin Zida had collected twenty yuan from customers who rode Dongdong’s tire.
• Lin Zida told Dongdong that Jiang Ning had his earnings, so Dongdong rushed to Jiang Ning and demanded his money.
• Jiang Ning paid Dongdong sixty cents and explained that the tire rides had earned thirty yuan, prompting Dongdong to protest that he deserved all the money and go on strike.
• Xue Yuantong whispered a plan to Jiang Ning, who kicked the tire into a tree and ordered Dongdong to retrieve it, sending the frightened boy running.

Jiang Ning showed Zhang Butcher that Xiao Ben could find money, then took Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu to Boss Yang’s Agritainment for mutton soup. The next morning, after learning that city visitors had come to ski at River Dam, the three finished breakfast and set out to play in the snow.

• Xue Yuantong proposed earning money by having Dongdong pull a tire, and Jiang Ning promised to invest her share of the earnings.
• Jiang Ning demonstrated Xiao Ben’s ability to find a hundred-yuan bill, prompting Zhang Butcher to feed and praise his dog.
• Jiang Ning collected mutton soup from Boss Yang while Yang Qian noticed Xue Chuchu’s beauty and wondered about Yang Fei’s attentiveness toward Jiang Ning.
• Xue Yuantong played CF at Jiang Ning’s house, while Jiang Ning discovered that his QQ Space post had received many views and locked the page.
• On February 1, Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, and Xue Chuchu ate breakfast, heard that city people had come to ski at River Dam, and headed out to play in the snow.

Xue Yuantong, Xue Chuchu, and Jiang Ning spent a snowy day playing on the river dam, where Tongtong staged an imperial procession and recruited Tan Meiling for a disastrous sled ride. They returned home for lunch, and Tongtong abandoned her plan to challenge Jiang Ning for a rib after he ate it first.

• Xue Yuantong proclaimed herself Emperor on the river dam, and Jiang Ning made Dongdong and the younger children surrender an inner tube and sledding mat to her.
• Xue Yuantong appointed Xue Chuchu Female General after Chuchu caught her when she slipped on the snow.
• Tan Meiling joined Jiang Ning and the others, then flew off the inner tube during her first sled ride and landed headfirst in dead grass.
• Wang Yong told Lin Zida, Zhuang Jianhui, and Yang Qian about Wu Yunzhi's declining standing at school, while Zhuang Jianhui offered Jiang Ning unopened skiing equipment.
• Xue Yuantong returned Dongdong's equipment and went home with Jiang Ning and Xue Chuchu, where Aunt Gu served them food.
• Xue Yuantong invited Jiang Ning to play a game for a rib, but he ate it before she could begin, and she gave up.

At No.4 Middle School, students shared jokes and strawberries while Tang Jing discovered that flattery could get her what she wanted more easily than her schemes. Shan Qingrong later summoned Yu Wen, Duan Shigang, Cui Yu, and Jiang Ning to the office, where he scolded the first three while Jiang Ning relaxed beside Guo Ran.

• At dinner, Guo Kunnan returned to Table 26 and told a joke that left everyone except him unimpressed, while Chen Siyu arrived at Table 29 and repeated the strawberry-picking boast Tang Fu had predicted.
• During evening self-study, Xue Yuantong asked Jiang Ning riddles, then let Chen Siyu massage her sore waist and explored the apps on Siyu's phone as Chen Siyu invented explanations for her locked storage and empty browser history.
• When Pang Jiao cut in line at the water dispenser, Tang Jing praised her appearance until Pang Jiao bashfully cleared the way, prompting Tang Jing to reconsider her efforts to win over Huang Yuzhu.
• Pang Jiao interrupted Song Sheng's studying to seek reassurance, and Shan Qingrong then called Yu Wen, Duan Shigang, Cui Yu, and Jiang Ning to the office.
• Shan Qingrong reprimanded Yu Wen, Duan Shigang, and Cui Yu about their conduct and studies while Jiang Ning sat comfortably with tea and sunflower seeds provided by Guo Ran.

Jiang Ning spent the evening chatting with Xue Yuantong on their ride home, while Cao Kun watched Dong Qingfeng grow close to Meng Ziyun and Shen Xu enjoyed Zhao Xiaofeng’s lavish hospitality. Shen Xu then recognized that the girl Zhao Xiaofeng invited to game was the best friend of the younger girl he was pursuing.

• Xu Yan reported that Luo Jun had eaten Wang Mengmeng’s Math Test Paper, and Class 11’s teacher dismissed the claim as an excuse to avoid handing it in.
• Shan Qingrong encouraged Jiang Ning to enter academic competitions, but Jiang Ning declined because recommended admission would limit his choice of major.
• Jiang Ning rode home with Xue Yuantong, who told him about her mother’s plans to return to their hometown and buy a car, then promised to buy him a Mercedes-Benz someday.
• Cao Kun watched Meng Ziyun leave with Dong Qingfeng, while Shen Xu headed off to meet the younger girl he had recently started dating.
• Zhao Xiaofeng treated Shen Xu and their friends to hotpot, a bathhouse visit, and a private internet-café room before inviting a girl to join their game.
• Shen Xu recognized the invited girl as the best friend of the younger girl he was pursuing, and Zhao Xiaofeng mentioned that her best friend had an even sweeter voice.

Xue Yuantong, Xue Chuchu, and Jiang Ning shared a late-night shrimp meal, and Jiang Ning discussed returning to his hometown for a wedding before the New Year. As he prepared for the Hui River’s coming ice-opening day, Guo Kunnan received an ominous message from the older girl he had been pursuing.

• Aunt Gu invited Jiang Ning to eat shrimp, and Xue Yuantong brought Xue Chuchu over to join them.
• Xue Yuantong learned that Dongdong had earned thirty-four yuan and three jiao, then joked about saving for a snowboard.
• Jiang Ning told Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu that he might return to his village for his aunt’s son’s wedding, and Xue Yuantong hesitated when he invited her along.
• Jiang Ning used his Spiritual Sense to check the Hui River’s ice and the large fish in the Formation, then planned for the ice-opening day.
• Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu won their game after Xue Yuantong defeated the opponents who had insulted her.
• At the internet cafe, Guo Kunnan worried about a school crackdown and waited for the older girl to reply; at one in the morning, she messaged him, “A'nan, you're a good person.”

As the Final Exam approached, Class 8 worried that Pang Jiao might finish last and make seat selection more dangerous, while Shan Qingrong discussed the exam and possible class reshuffling. Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong balanced studying with games and juice, and Jiang Ning’s small business held its first shareholders’ meeting before the chapter ended with Xue Yuantong offering Chen Siyu a jelly loan.

• Cui Yu told the boys that Pang Jiao had taken leave with a fever, and they feared her exam ranking could affect where they sat next semester.
• Cui Yu proposed improving Pang Jiao’s grades, and Song Sheng tutored her; Shan Qingrong praised Song Sheng before explaining the citywide exam and warning that third-year classes might be reshuffled.
• Chen Siyu challenged Xue Yuantong to study harder, prompting Xue Yuantong to review before she and Jiang Ning went to Guo Ran’s office for Orange Yakult; Xue Yuantong then took over a teacher’s game and won against Barbarian King.
• Jiang Ning and Lin Zida held a shareholders’ meeting for their customer-pulling business, praised each other and Xue Yuantong, and paid Dongdong one yuan for his work.
• Lin Zida told Zhuang Jianhui that Wei Zishan and Yuan Lin had returned to the country, while Zhuang Jianhui said he would stay in Yuzhou.
• Chen Siyu asked Xue Yuantong to lend her jelly for her older sister, and Xue Yuantong offered to advance one and have Chen Siyu repay her later.

Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong visited the school gym, where Jiang Ning stunned Zhao Jinyang and the sports students by lifting a 70-kilogram barbell with one hand. Later, Shen Xu sought advice from Shan Xiao about his troubled relationship, and Chen Siyu lost bets over shrimp dumplings to Xue Yuantong and Tang Fu.

• Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong left class to visit the gym, where they ate sausages and drank milk tea before trying the equipment.
• Zhao Jinyang showed off his strength and social connections, but Jiang Ning pressed 70 kilograms and returned the barbell to the rack with one hand.
• Hu Mengqing told the sports students that Jiang Ning ran the hundred meters in 10.86 seconds and ranked second in the grade, leaving them speechless.
• Shen Xu confided in Shan Xiao about his life and suspected girlfriend, and Shan Xiao prompted him to consider what he already knew in his heart.
• Xue Yuantong tricked Chen Siyu into giving up her shrimp dumplings after Chen answered a running-race riddle incorrectly.
• Chen Siyu challenged Tang Fu to a similar bet, but Tang confidently claimed she always came first, and Chen took her shrimp dumplings.

Jiang Ning hosted Lin Zida for tea and learned about ice fishing on the frozen Hui River, while Zhang Ruyun returned home and mistakenly thought Xue Chuchu was happy to see him. At school, Xue Yuantong sulked after Jiang Ning's blunt answer, and classmates discussed exam anxiety as Meng Gui and Cui Yu watched porn.

• Lin Zida brought Jiang Ning the money Dongdong had earned and offered him spare ice-fishing equipment for the frozen Hui River; Jiang Ning rewarded Dongdong and gave Lin Zida tea to take home.
• Uncle Zhang picked up Zhang Ruyun at Yuzhou Station, bought him new clothes, and brought him home, where the neighbors welcomed him.
• Zhang Ruyun mistook Xue Chuchu's smile at Jiang Ning for excitement at his return and worried about choosing between her and his girlfriend, but Xue Chuchu walked past him to accept tea from Jiang Ning.
• Jiang Ning woke Xue Yuantong and took her to school, where she sulked after he said he would not have been nice to her if they had not known each other.
• Chen Siyu asked Jiang Ning how he would share milk tea with two friends, and he said he would have one cup and two strangers left.
• Guo Kunnan discussed his fear of studying for the final exams with Xin Youling, while Meng Gui and Cui Yu watched porn in the back of the classroom.

Zhang Ruyun urged Dongdong to resist the unfair terms of his Agritainment job, while students debated school and fought online. After Bai Yuxia told Jiang Ning about being harassed by the forum user Monarch, Jiang Ning traced Monarch’s online activity to a classroom in Building No. 1.

• Zhang Ruyun met Yang Qian at Agritainment, then learned Dongdong earned only ten cents per five-yuan tire ride and urged him to demand better terms.
• Dongdong returned to work and declared that he wanted to debate Jiang Ning for justice, while Zhuang Jianhui agreed to let him try.
• Jiang Yanan, Yu Wen, Song Sheng, and their classmates discussed why their school held evening self-study.
• Cui Yu and his friends argued over a forum post, while Bai Yuxia clashed with Monarch over his insulting comments about relationships.
• Bai Yuxia told Jiang Ning about her argument with Monarch, and Jiang Ning used his Spiritual Sense to trace Monarch’s signal to a classroom in Building No. 1.

Jiang Ning exposed Lai Tianyou as the forum bully Monarch and forced him to apologize to Bai Yuxia’s account and pay 500 yuan. Bai Yuxia used the money to treat Class 8 to barbecue, and Xin Youling defused the teacher’s attempt to punish them; Jiang Ning then offered her a drink.

• Jiang Ning identified Lai Tianyou as Monarch, threatened to report him, and made him post an apology calling Dai Le Ba Ji “Dad” and transfer 500 yuan.
• Jiang Ning showed Bai Yuxia Monarch’s apology and payment, and she replied “ok” on the forum before Jiang Ning demanded 200 yuan from Lai Tianyou each month.
• Bai Yuxia spent the compensation on barbecue for Class 8, and Jiang Ning kept the food hot with his Mana as the students shared it during evening self-study.
• Yan Tianpeng stole a grilled fish tail from Class 8, while Shen Xu left disappointed after finding no food for himself.
• Gao Heshaui confronted Class 8 about eating during study time, but Xin Youling offered him a chicken wing, and he let the class off with a warning.
• Jiang Ning offered Xin Youling an unopened Rock Sugar Pear Drink after she missed the food.

Jiang Ning and his classmates joked about food and romance while Ding Shuyan returned home with Lin Han and Lin Zida, where rare tea sparked a guessing game. Lin Zida claimed the tea cost over eight hundred thousand, only for Ding Shuyan to reveal that the Osmanthus Cake cost one million.

• Xin Youling enjoyed the Rock Sugar Pear Drink Jiang Ning had saved for her, while Guo Kunnan asked Cao Kun whether giving her food could win her affection.
• Cao Kun told Guo Kunnan that kindness alone would not make a girl fall in love, leaving Guo Kunnan discouraged.
• Jiang Ning posted about the classmates’ late-night snack, then joked with Chen Siyu and Bai Yuxia about living in remote mountains and the long trek for lamb skewers.
• Ding Shuyan read Wei Zishan’s post about her King Cobra and reflected on Jiang Ning’s contentment with ordinary life before arriving home with Lin Han.
• Ding Shuyan brewed Lin Zida’s tea in Lin Han’s Longquan Celadon tea set, and Lin Han was astonished by its flavor.
• Lin Zida claimed the tea had cost over eight hundred thousand, but Ding Shuyan revealed that the Osmanthus Cake she and Lin Han brought had cost one million.

Jiang Ning punished Dongdong for demanding a larger share and threatening to take private jobs, then recovered the boy’s eighty yuan. At home, he teased Chen Qian online, summoned Xue Chuchu to join Tongtong, and gave both girls chew sticks made from a spirit plant.

• As snow fell on the ride home, Jiang Ning warmed Xue Yuantong’s cold hand after she tried to catch snowflakes.
• Dongdong confronted Jiang Ning over his pay and threatened to take private jobs, so Jiang Ning kicked him down and cut his pay to five cents per order.
• Jiang Ning used Xiao Ben to lure Dongdong home, found the eighty yuan hidden under a table, and took it despite Dongdong’s protests.
• Jiang Ning browsed QQ Space, commented that he never reviewed for exams, and prompted Chen Qian to study until three in the morning.
• At Tongtong’s request, Jiang Ning used his spiritual sense and an ice formation to draw Xue Chuchu away from studying and over to their home.
• Jiang Ning carved chew sticks from a Sweet Spirit Branch and gave one each to Tongtong and Chuchu, encouraging Chuchu to bite hers harder.

On the eve of the Final Exam and winter vacation, students studied, argued about their futures, and watched school discipline catch up with Zhao Xiaofeng. Jiang Ning returned to class and fried peanuts over a tiny stove, drawing the attention of Xue Yuantong, Chen Siyu, and Jiang Yanan.

• Gao Heshaui stopped explaining the final math problem, and Xue Yuantong patiently taught Chen Siyu while continuing to play her tank game.
• Duan Shigang asked classmates about studying and careers, lost heart after Song Sheng’s remarks about money, then asked Xue Yuantong how to score 140 in math and got a discouraging answer.
• Teacher Qian tried to expose Jiang Ning’s treatment of Dongdong, but Dongdong insisted he had pulled the tire willingly; Jiang Ning later threw coins at Dongdong as payment for his work.
• Zhao Xiaofeng filmed himself smoking in the boys’ dormitory, and the school announced that he had been placed on probation after Ge Hao posted the video to Kuaishou.
• Jiang Ning made a miniature stove in class and fried peanuts, while Xue Yuantong, Chen Siyu, and Jiang Yanan watched eagerly.

Jiang Ning shared his fried peanuts with his classmates and Teacher Guo while Duan Shigang faced suspicion from his former brothers. After learning why Zhao Xiaofeng was punished, Duan Shigang realized his old friends no longer respected him; Jiang Ning, Xue Yuantong, and Bai Yuxia then packed up to leave school for the semester.

• Jiang Ning fried peanuts in class, and Chen Siyu teased Bai Yuxia by pretending to feed her one before eating it herself.
• Deng Xiang, Shen Xu, Ge Hao, and Zhao Xiaofeng suspected Duan Shigang of betraying them, then left him behind.
• Jiang Ning brought fried peanuts to Teacher Guo, who shared juice and snacks with him and warned him not to smoke.
• Shan Xiao told Duan Shigang that Principal Yu had found Zhao Xiaofeng's smoking video, but Duan Shigang decided his former brothers had already stopped respecting him.
• Jiang Ning packed his and Xue Yuantong's books, and he, Xue Yuantong, and Bai Yuxia left school for the semester.

On the night before the exams, Jiang Ning rode Xue Yuantong home, where she learned about her mother’s regrets, while Cui Yu advised Lu Qiqi about Qi Tianheng and Qi Tianheng accidentally rejected her. Later, Jiang Ning invited Xue Chuchu to share food, and Xue Yuantong arrived with honey milk just as she spotted the feast.

• Jiang Ning rode Xue Yuantong home, and she asked her mother what she would do if she could return to her student days.
• Aunt Gu recalled her regrets about missing college and losing the chance to keep two valuable houses, then said she would not go back because she would not have Xue Yuantong.
• Cui Yu told Lu Qiqi that Qi Tianheng was stringing her along, and Lu Qiqi regained hope and sent Cui Yu a generous red packet.
• Qi Tianheng thanked Zhao Xiaofeng for helping him avoid expulsion, then mistakenly sent Lu Qiqi a message meant for Manman and told her not to contact him.
• Jiang Ning invited Xue Chuchu to eat grilled skewers and other food, but she refused until Xue Yuantong entered carrying honey milk and spotted the feast.