Evening study ended.

To celebrate Guo Kunnan winning the invitation, Hu Jun volunteered to treat the brothers to some skewers outside.

Knowing he got some unexpected wealth, all the brothers accepted without refusal. Meng Gui, with his 10 cm hair, approached the group and generously said:

"Since Brother Jun is treating you guys to barbecue, I'll invite you home to watch movies tonight. I recently got new resources."

He took out a card reader, showing, "Already downloaded, watch on my big TV at home!"

Cui Yu was the first to respond, Guo Kunnan initially hesitated but couldn't resist their enthusiastic invitation, so he eventually agreed.

Thus, the group left the classroom together.

Duan Shigang saw the lively group of brothers, recalling the Iron Middle School days.

After years of battles, he was once a king, later letting it go.

The brothers from back then were nowhere to be seen.

Looking back now, what had he gained?

Duan Shigang felt a sense of vicissitude; now, he understood what mattered most.

It was those brothers!

Duan Shigang withdrew his gaze from Cui Yu's group, looked at Zhang Chi, and patted his shoulder:

"Chi Zi, tonight's barbecue, I'm treating!"

Zhang Chi was regretting; he had been so provoked by Jiang Ning's lottery win that he impulsively tore up the white paper, which turned out to be Mu Changqing's lifetime voucher!

He was furious!

If only his desk mate Duan Shigang had reminded him, wouldn't he have been less impulsive?

'Damn, it's all Duan Shigang's fault!'

Zhang Chi had intended to scold him harshly, but the offer of barbecue was irresistible; is there any high schooler who could refuse such a temptation?

"Brother Gang, you're the best!" Zhang Chi smiled.

Duan Shigang put his arm around his shoulder, "Let's go, I'll introduce you to some brothers."

The two left, arm in arm.

After they left, there were only a few students left in the classroom.

Chai Wei looked around; only Chen Qian engrossed in reading and Zhao Qianqian working on nail art were there...

He had seen Cui Yu and the others going out together, but Chai Wei didn't care; high school classmates are just fleeting, his future goal is a top university!

These people didn't deserve to accompany someone as solitary as him.

Yet, there was still a slight irritation deep inside. Chai Wei got up from his seat, walked to the northeast corner of the class, and prepared to clean.

A trash bin was in the way, so he kicked it aside.

The noise didn't draw any attention from Chen Qian and the others.

Chai Wei grabbed a broom and suddenly felt something odd underfoot. Looking down, there lay a red note and a fifty-yuan bill.

Chai Wei's heart raced; he glanced outside the classroom, no one noticed.

He quietly picked it up.

One hundred and fifty yuan!

Who wouldn't be happy with such a windfall?

As for who dropped it? Chai Wei didn't think too much; he had no friends in Class 8, no concern about hurting anyone by accident.

The bit of displeasure in his heart was cured by the one hundred and fifty yuan.

'Tonight, I'll spend recklessly!' Chai Wei thought fiercely.

...

Night, outside the school.

Because Xue Yuantong came out later, it delayed a bit.

She clamored to eat fried starch sausage, the kind made with a specialized crispy sausage fryer.

Jiang Ning: "You're always asking for stuff."

Xue Yuantong held a bowl of warm yam syrup, "Help me find it, and I'll treat you."

"Alright." Anyway, for Jiang Ning, it's an easy task.

He activated his Divine Sense, like ripples extending across the street vendors ahead, gathering information from all shops and stalls into his brain.

"Follow me." Jiang Ning rode a scooter, controlling the speed, while Xue Yuantong followed with her syrup.

Soon, they arrived at an aunt's stall, "Boss, how much per piece?"

"One yuan fifty." The aunt replied.

"Two pieces, please." Xue Yuantong paid three coins.

Not expensive, ten years later in Yuzhou, these fried sausages would be three yuan each, two for five yuan.

The aunt turned up the heat on the fryer, drizzling oil over the well-defined starch sausages, the high temperature causing a faint sizzling sound.

It's dismissal time, around one or two thousand students leaving school, turning the night lively, the street bustling.

The aunt wore an old apron, skillfully turning the sausages to ensure even cooking and the best taste.

The sausages on the fryer turned golden and enticing.

Xue Yuantong secretly gulped under the night, eyes fixated on the sausages.

Before long, other students arrived, shouting, "Boss, three pieces!"

Some rambunctious students jostled, and if Xue Yuantong were alone, she'd likely be shoved aside quickly.

Yet standing by Jiang Ning, for some reason, the students kept their distance, calmly gathered on the side.

When the sausages were done, the aunt scooped some cumin powder, "Do you want chili?"

"Yes!"

The aunt sprinkled cumin powder followed by chili powder; Jiang Ning took it.

Exiting the crowd, Jiang Ning handed the fried golden sausage to Xue Yuantong, "Be careful, it's hot."

"Hehe, I'm not afraid of heat!" Xue Yuantong carefully took a bite, the outside crispy and spicy, two contrasting sensations making her gasp.

She found a less crowded corner to enjoy the sausage peacefully.

"Brother, we meet again!" A slightly coy voice sounded.

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