Courtyard House: Drunk and tipsy, the whole courtyard exposed at the start.

The chubby boy next to him was already drooling, and he nodded hurriedly, saying, "Change! We have to change!"

"Come on! This is soul-stirring! Guaranteed to be delicious!"

Yan Jiecheng suddenly pulled a spoon out of his pocket! It was a medium-sized soup spoon. With one scoop, he steadily scooped up some random bits of stuff, covered in a layer of red oil.

Wait, why are you carrying a soup spoon in your arms to school?!

You're not a chef!

Yan Jiekuang poured the rice into the chubby boy's bowl, and instantly the whole box of rice turned bright red and smelled delicious!

Without a word, the chubby boy handed Yan Jiecheng a cornbread bun, then started shoveling rice into his mouth. After just one bite, he exclaimed in shock, "Yan Jiekuang! Is your family going out of business?"

"There's shredded meat in this?!"

"Oh my, and... is that a bone from a chicken foot?"

Yan Jiekuang was smugly pleased with himself, but he didn't reveal that these were all leftovers from Zhang Dabiao.

"Yan Jiekuang, I'll have a spoonful too, and here's a cornbread for you!"

"I want to mine too!"

"Hey, I can only scrape out three spoonfuls at most, and I still need to eat some myself!"

Watching the kids scramble for it...

Zhang Dabiao shook his head; he felt a little nauseous…

Forget it, I'll just find a corner and go back to my little nest to get something to eat.

As soon as I passed the fourth grade's door, I heard arguing coming from inside.

"Yan Jiefang! Give me a spoonful! If you don't, you're not a brother!"

"Jiefang, can I have a spoonful? I'll go get you some white rice, okay?"

Zhang Dabiao...

Passing by the faculty canteen (which is basically just a small classroom for teachers to eat in, otherwise the office smells too strong), it was quite lively inside: "Teacher Yan, your quality of life is pretty good! You're even eating hot pot now?"

"This is so oily! How about we add some water, some cabbage leaves, and cook it for a while longer to make rice porridge?"

"Don't worry, Teacher Yan, you provide the base ingredients, and we'll provide the main dishes. You definitely won't lose out."

Zhang Dabiao really felt like throwing up...

The Yan family...

It's really powerful!

They've turned the leftovers and broth we asked them to take back into their own hands!

Zhang Dabiao quickly found a corner and slipped inside.

I was originally planning to eat something nice, but then I remembered that hot pot broth...

Yue!

Okay, let's just have some bread, something light.

I had a Taoli red bean bun (6 small ones), two egg and ham sandwiches, a can of Coke, and a few bites of Zhou Hei Ya duck wings.

When I left my little nest, I felt I hadn't eaten enough, so I took out the three leftover mixed grain buns from the morning.

One was made of cornmeal, one of purple sweet potato, and one of buckwheat.

Seriously, it's made with whole grains.

Whole grains are healthy! And they're not cheap either!

He ate as he returned to Class 2, Grade 3, but as soon as he arrived, his sweet potato bun was snatched away.

They robbed you?

Someone dares to steal my food?

He looked down—yes, the man was shorter than him, but had a face full of fat and was eating Zhang Dabiao's sweet potato buns without a care in the world, accompanied by two henchmen.

"Hmm? Refined grains? And a little sweet? It smells milky!"

"Hey, you idiot, your family struck it rich?"

"Here, give me the other two too."

Who the hell are you?

Upon closer inspection, Zhang Dabiao recalled from the original owner's memories that the boy's name was Chen Ergou, and he was their "little tyrant" in the third grade!

Last year, Zhang Dabiao repeated a grade and became his classmate. Zhang Dabiao's family had a decent standard of living, but he was rather simple-minded. In addition, after repeating a grade for so many years, everyone called him "Silly Biao" or "Second Silly Biao," so he was quite self-conscious.

So his lunch was often stolen, and Zhang Dabiao didn't dare to hit anyone. Besides, the other party had many brothers who often bullied people at school. Those who know, know.

Zhang Dabiao was bullied like this for several months!

[Holy shit! I'll kill you!]

Just as Zhang Dabiao was about to make a move, Yan Jiekuang blocked their way.

"Chen Ergou, don't go too far!"

Something happened at Zhang Dabiao's house during the Chinese New Year... You can't bully him!

Yan Jiekuang, I don't know where he got the courage from, spoke up for Zhang Dabiao.

It's possible that Zhang Dabiao invited him to dinner when he treated all the young people in the compound.

"I don't care what happened to his family. Why should a complete idiot eat so well?"

"Give it to me, young master!"

Chen Ergou pushed Yan Jiekuang aside and then prepared to snatch the last two cornbread buns from Zhang Dabiao.

And Zhang Dabiao?

He slapped her across the face!

—Snap—

Chen Ergou got a good quality sleep.

"Brother Er Gou!"

"Boss!?"

—Snap—

—Snap—

The two little followers also got a good night's sleep.

Then Zhang Dabiao, while eating his cornbread, frowned as he looked at the three of them and asked Yan Jiekuang a question.

"Are these three out of their minds?"

"With me being so mighty and powerful, didn't they ever consider the possibility that they couldn't defeat me?"

Yan Jiekuang...

[Who told you to be a coward before?]

The fight naturally escalated to the disciplinary office, and Yan Bugui, as the homeroom teacher, was also summoned. However, with testimonies from Yan Jiekuang and others, it was determined that Chen Ergou was beaten because he stole food, and moreover—

Chen Ergou's behavior lasted for several months last semester.

The head of the teaching department severely criticized both sides in the fight. In reality, it was Zhang Dabiao who unilaterally beat Chen Ergou, but it was also true that Chen Ergou robbed and bullied his classmates. Yan Bugui was also criticized.

As a homeroom teacher, how could you not know about this for months?

Does he know?

Of course I know, but what good would it do him to get involved?

Why should we regulate this if there's no benefit to it?

So everyone reprimanded him and ordered Chen Ergou to pay Zhang Dabiao 5 yuan the next day. Stealing Zhang Dabiao's lunch every day for months was no small matter.

If we don't pay compensation tomorrow, we'll call the parents.

Zhang Dabiao didn't care. Being "bullied" in the past was in the past, and the school's attitude was already quite good.

As for taking such a small matter to the police station to sentence Chen Ergou?

That seems a bit too much.

Moreover, the school will probably try to downplay the incident, and I'm hoping to skip a grade, so it wouldn't be good if things got messy.

These days, as long as nothing serious happens at school, even if a fight results in a broken bone, the parents usually sit down and talk it out, and the matter is resolved once they've settled things.

I've seen a variety of movies from special eras, such as "Shanghai Dreams," "11 Flowers," "The Scent of Love," "The Chess King," and "The Immortal Time"... a whole bunch of random ones.

Can the law solve all problems?

Zhang Dabiao just chuckled.

Forget it, consider those three slaps as a lesson for the other party.

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Zhang Dabiao initially thought the matter was settled, but after school—

Zhang Dabiao and Yan Jiekuang were ambushed?!

Zhang Dabiao, who was 16 years old in this era and 30 years old in later generations, was actually cornered by a group of kids aged 9-11 or 12?!

This is absolutely outrageous.

More than a dozen!

They were all called here by Chen Ergou!

Zhang Dabiao was speechless. If he were a little younger, he wouldn't care about slapping these kids one by one.

If they were middle school students, then a fight would be nothing special.

We're all about the same age, so when two people meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins. Every single one of you, don't leave after school!

But I'm tall and strong at 1.7 meters, and these little rascals are only 1.4 to 1.5 meters tall. The shortest one is probably only 1.3 meters tall and weighs only 60 or 70 kilograms. They could ride the bus for free... and this is off campus.

Moreover, these kids clearly have no sense of propriety; some were carrying bicycle chains, and others were carrying bricks.

What if I go too far and kill a few people?

It would be even more unfair to let them hit you if you didn't fight back.

What?

Yan Jiekuang's legs were trembling, but he didn't run. Instead, he tugged at Zhang Dabiao's sleeve: "Dabiao, should we run to the school?"

"Go to the school and find the teacher."