Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat
Chapter 506 - 506 501 Approaching Graduation

Chapter 506: Chapter 501 Approaching Graduation Chapter 506: Chapter 501 Approaching Graduation Because Jiang Yan had previously made grand promises to his father-in-law, be it for whatever reason, whether it was to be true to his word or to be more academically matched with Hong Jing, he figured since he had said it, he had to at least take the exam once, didn’t he?

As time went by, those terrifying days dominated by studying for the adult college entrance exam gradually faded from his memory, and instead, he ambitiously thought, it’s just an exam, right? Am I afraid of you?

Afraid!

After doing one mock test paper, he was utterly terrified.

Whether it was Chinese, mathematics, English, or his major in computer science, those questions weren’t meant for humans to solve.

He felt that the biggest bluff his brother ever made for him in his life was about taking the postgraduate entrance examination.

If you’re so capable, why don’t you take it? Why do I have to?

He had only just inwardly complained about Jiang Yan not long ago when, as it turned out…

The guy didn’t even need to take the exam to get into graduate school!

Now, to whom could he complain? Was there no such thing as fairness in the world anymore?

The dismayed younger brother almost wanted to burst into tears, but right after dinner, as soon as he stepped out, he ran into Mu Jiawen coming back from the laboratory, and without thinking, blurted out, “Jiajia, did you know my brother got into grad school through recommendation?”

“So what if he did? It’s not anything rare.”

After saying that, she dragged Jiang Yan with her to eat mutton noodles, leaving the younger brother all disheveled in the wind. He forgot, this freak didn’t even finish his senior year before he was recommended for graduate school; to her, being recommended for grad school was nothing unusual.

Ah, what kind of people are these?

Feeling world-weary, the younger brother wiped his face, and the next day when he took Hong Jing to work, he was somewhat distracted.

“What’s the matter?”

Hong Jing was replying to a colleague’s message, who said they had some family matter and asked her to help request a day off.

Hong Jing refused and directly told the person that the last time she helped them ask for a leave, she was reprimanded by the boss.

In reality, she wasn’t reprimanded, but the boss assigned her the work that colleague was supposed to do that day.

If it had been just once or twice, and your family really had an issue, I wouldn’t mind helping out, but counting this time, it’s already the fifth time. Do you really see me as a sucker? Want me to be your free labor just because you don’t feel like going to work?

The key issue was that their relationship wasn’t that good to begin with; they were just ordinary colleagues. However, since Hong Jing was new and the colleague who joined two years before her, naturally assumed they could order her around as they pleased.

Unfortunately for them, she didn’t play that game.

After putting away her phone and noticing the younger brother’s odd expression, she couldn’t help but think too much, “Is it my cousin again, playing on your machines and not paying? Let me tell you…”

“No, that’s not it. Don’t jump to conclusions,”

the younger brother quickly stopped her, “I quite like Xiaole. He’s a clever kid. Every time he comes, he works first for half a day, and only when there’s a free machine does he play for a bit. Please don’t call uncle about it.”

Xiaole was Hong Jing’s cousin from her uncle’s side, who had just been admitted to Beijing Capital University of Technology this year. It was only three bus stops away from Beijing University, a ten-minute bike ride, and he really loved going to the younger brother’s Internet cafe to play games.

With good machines and fast internet, which young person who liked games wouldn’t enjoy that?

But this kid really is sensible, not to mention calling me ‘brother-in-law’ over and over, almost made me float up to the sky with joy. Asking for money? Impossible.

“If it’s not because of your joy, then what’s going on with you? Who bothered you?”

“Graduate school exams bothered me,” the second child sighed heavily, “I’m afraid I have to break my promise to uncle, I just… I really can’t pass!”

“Then don’t take the exam,” Hong Jing said nonchalantly, “Mom and Dad are already picking out a date for us to register our marriage. Do you think they still care whether you take the grad school exam or not? It’s only you who takes this seriously.”

The second child felt a surge of happiness, “Really… I don’t have to take the exam anymore?”

“Of course, it’s true,” Hong Jing said, laughing, “You don’t know, my dad’s unit has some kind of assessment next month. Everyone from section chief level to department head, if they’re on the job, everyone has to participate. After bringing home the books, my mom said he didn’t finish a single page before falling asleep on the bed. See, he was given this book last night, and he asked me to read it carefully, then summarize each chapter and highlight the main points for him… Look, he’s not good at studying now, how could he possibly question you about it?”

Wow, this is… truly delightful.

Determined, the second child decided that the next time his father-in-law went to the internet cafe to watch movies, he definitely wouldn’t tell his mother-in-law.

…

Time flows like water, and in the blink of an eye, half a semester has quickly passed again. As graduation approaches, the campus is filled with the sorrow and sourness of farewells.

Especially for couples, though there are some who plan to go to the same city together, they are the minority. Most of them either break up or fight, and there are even those who come to blows over disagreements… which makes Tian Xiaohui, who has been single for four years without even a single day of romance, watch with great relish and tireless pleasure.

“Hey! Just take our classmate Zhang Ting for example, you’d never guess what she did. Despite usually acting all proper, criticizing this one for public displays of affection or disparaging that one for dressing skimpily. In short, she could find fault with anyone who didn’t have any, making herself seem perfect and respectable. But what happened? She actually silently tricked a sophomore boy.”

After Tian Xiaohui finished his talk, he saw that the three other people in the dormitory, who were busy with their own things, all turned their heads to look at him, and he couldn’t help but smile smugly.

Who’s calling me a gossip? If you’re not curious, then what are you doing listening?

“This kid must come from a pretty wealthy family, he bought Zhang Ting quite a lot of nice stuff. I heard Dapang say, just the bag she’s carrying, twenty thousand! Damn, some people really have money to burn. But this kid is also kind of not a man, maybe because he saw Zhang Ting was about to graduate and break up, and thinking it would likely end even if they didn’t, he decided to stick by the principle of not being taken advantage of, and today he came to our class to demand his stuff back from Zhang Ting. There was a bag, a watch, a necklace, and then he said forget about the clothes, just these three things. Zhang Ting got so angry, she slapped him on the spot…”

Jiang Yan and Dai Lei were slightly surprised, while Liu Wenhui laughed maliciously, “Serves them right!”

Of course, he wasn’t saying the guy deserved to be slapped, but that Zhang Ting deserved the embarrassment of being publicly asked for things back.

Everyone knew that because of Zhang Ting’s conflict with Qi Lihong, Liu Wenhui couldn’t stand her. Of course, there weren’t many boys in their class who liked her; she was too bothersome, talked too much, and nobody wanted to deal with her.

Tian Xiaohui was in the middle of an exciting story when Jiang Yan’s phone rang.

Seeing it was the counselor Chi Zuo on the call, he immediately answered and put it to his ear, “Teacher Chi.”

Tian Xiaohui shut his mouth, and the dorm fell silent.

“Jiang Yan, is Liu Wenhui in the dorm?”

Jiang Yan glanced at Liu Wenhui and answered, “He is, what’s up?”

“Both of you come to my office, right now.”

It was already nine in the evening. Although it was close to vacation and the time for lights out in the dorms was pushed back, if it weren’t important, the counselor would definitely not call anyone to his office at this time.

Feeling puzzled, Jiang Yan ended the call and called Liu Wenhui to leave with him.