At that time, at the spicy hot pot restaurant,
Ji Weinan arrived with a look of disdain, as if Ji Tian was eating garbage, "You, how can you eat this junk food? It's bad for your health."
The spicy hot pot was just served, and when the owner heard Ji Weinan's words, he got upset, "Hey, young man, watch your words! My place has been reputable for ten years, and the ingredients are very clean."
Ji Weinan's fiery temper could not be suppressed. He had never been spoken to like this before. Seeing the situation escalate, Ji Tian immediately stood up and pressed down his head.
"Owner, please don't get angry. He hasn't tried it before and doesn't understand its deliciousness. Let him have a taste and he'll know."
The owner, upon hearing the young girl's nice words, felt a bit better and even defiantly made a bold claim, "I'll send over some of our signature prawns for you to try. If they don't impress you, I'll treat you to this pot!"
Ji Weinan: "..."
He didn't really want to eat it.
Ji Tian's eyes lit up, delighted by such an offer, and hurriedly said, "Sure, sure, thank you, boss!"
After the spicy hot pot owner walked away, Ji Weinan sulked, his face gloomy, "Now take your paws off my head!"
Ji Tian blinked her innocent eyes, "Brother, it's really tasty. Just try it and see."
Ji Weinan turned his head away. Just sitting in this messy environment was enough to turn his stomach. He made his own bold claim, "Even if I walk out of here and get hit by a car, I won't take a single bite of spicy hot pot."
Ji Tian couldn't bother with him. When the spicy hot pot was served, she urged Quan Jingyou to eat while it was hot.
Quan Jingyou also had never tried these before. The surface was covered in bright red chili oil, and it contained various kinds of meat and vegetables, as well as five large prawns the owner had sent over.
He hesitated, but seeing Ji Tian enjoying it so much, he finally picked up his chopsticks and took a small taste… a second bite… a third…
He ended up enjoying it as much as Ji Tian, looking up after licking his lips, and said to Ji Weinan, "Weinan, it's really quite tasty."
Seeing Quan Jingyou's unreserved enjoyment made Ji Weinan look disdainful. Swallowing his saliva, he stubbornly turned his head away, "I'm not eating it!"
Ten minutes later...
Ji Weinan was holding his bowl and chopsticks, gasping from the heat, and said with his eyes closed in enjoyment, "Delicious, I never knew prawns could be prepared like this. They're really good, I want a hundred more."
Ji Tian burped, "I couldn't possibly drag you along, could I? The entire snack street awaits our exploration!"
Looking at the street brimming with the vitality of life, Ji Weinan felt a sense of weighty responsibility; he nodded solemnly, "We'll come back tomorrow!"
After the three had eaten their fill, Ji Tian splurged on milk tea for the two before they each headed home.
After returning home several times, Ji Lingyun went on a business trip to another city.
And Ji Qilin, after attending a medical research gathering, was too busy to come home.
So Ji Tian could breathe for a few days without Ji Lingyun pressing her to do extra lessons.
Being a pure liberal arts student, you could ask her about astronomy and geography, and she might be able to argue a bit, but ironically, she was in a class for science prodigies and had long forgotten about outer space.
The remedial sessions were always painful for her.
She just hoped to add a little to her Wisdom Value, so she couldn't resist calling the King of Competition again.
"King of Competition, isn't there a faster way to gain Faith Value? Recruiting people to slack off is just too hard; help me out!"
The King of Competition dragged his feet coming online, its voice flat and emotionless: "I'm just a system, not a turtle in a wishing well."
Ji Tian: "..."
It seemed to be afraid of Ji Tian's entanglement, so it decisively logged off.
Ji Tian lay on her soft, big bed, turning her head to see her large desk filled with stacks of textbooks. She closed her eyes and decided to sleep first.
Why do today what can be done tomorrow? She'd look at the books tomorrow.
It was still September, and the sunshine was bright; the sky was already light by five in the morning.
Ji Tian's alarm was postponed again by half an hour, and now she didn't get up until seven.
As for Ji Weinan, she had left early in the morning. The Bai Family, the Gong Family, and the Quan Family all lived nearby, each about half an hour's drive away, though it was quicker by car, taking just a few minutes.
After having a conflict with Bai Tingyu, Ji Weinan now went to school with Quan Jingyou, as their homes were the closest to each other.
As usual, Ji Tian put on a gold necklace and, after breakfast, dozed off in the car.
When they arrived at the school, Uncle Zhou turned around and called out to her, "Miss, we've reached the school."
Ji Tian opened her eyes, sighed, opened the car door, and got out. She stood at the school gate, yawned, and then slowly walked inside.
Not far away, in the bushes, two figures stealthily watched the school entrance.
Both individuals looked fierce, one of them bald with a gold chain around his neck that was even thicker than Ji Tian's.
Baldie aggressively took a drag from his cigarette, glanced at the skinny guy beside him, and asked impatiently, "Skinny, we've been observing for a week now. Have we found someone who is rich but not too high-status nouveau riche? If we don't kidnap someone for ransom soon, we'll starve to death!"
Holding a pair of binoculars, Skinny soothed him casually, "Bro, don't rush it. Let's not kidnap someone we can't afford to offend, otherwise, it's trouble again. We need to play it safe."
Baldie sat dejectedly on a small step, so hungry; he had been eating steamed buns for a week.
Skinny's gaze landed on Ji Tian's lazy figure, excitedly saying, "Bro, I think I've found someone."
Baldie looked and saw the girl in a white dress with a gold necklace around her neck. He scratched his head, "How can you tell she's nouveau riche? Let's not make a mistake."
Skinny started analyzing logically, "Have you ever seen a rich person wearing such a vulgar gold chain? Isn't it blatantly telling everyone she's nouveau riche? Probably showing off because they haven't been wealthy for long."
He sneered sinisterly, "We've got her, bro. Kidnapping her will definitely make us rich!"
Convinced by Skinny's analysis, Baldie looked at Ji Tian and saw her as an easy target, then chuckled, "Alright, let's prepare a plan to kidnap her. If the ransom isn't 100,000, we're ripping up the ticket!"
The two exchanged glances, seeing the excitement in each other's eyes.
Finally, no more steamed buns.
Meanwhile, Ji Tian was oblivious to being targeted, looking defensively at the test papers held by the teacher on the stage.
Little did she expect that, having finished the exams yesterday, the results were already out today. Was this to prevent her life from being too happy, adding some bitterness?
When the results came out, Jian Chuyi wailed, "Ah, out of over three thousand students, I'm ranked 2511, I'm going to get scolded again at home!"
Ji Tian looked at her overall ranking: 2500.
Didn't those first three digits seem to mock her as a fool?
Unsurprisingly, Ji Weinan comfortably secured the last spot again, unshakeable by anyone.