Decided to go for the grass nearby, striving to be the best in the world

Sunday, 6 a.m.

People who wake up at this hour are the future stars, the pillars of the nation, the business tycoons in urban novels, the self-disciplined individuals who reflect on themselves three times a day, the heartthrob guests on dating shows, the kings of the jungle in the natural world, those who spurn all ugliness and evil in the world, the creators of all beauty and goodness...

But this has little to do with Shen Nian, because he didn't get up until seven.

Shen Nian pushed himself up, his gaze vacant. He hadn't studied until 2 a.m. last night, and he hadn't gotten up at six for exercise today. Everything was off track.

The sky is falling, brothers. It's the kind of pain you feel when you could have gotten a Switch for a 100-day check-in streak, but you missed it on day 98.

After sitting in a daze for a long time, he hesitated internally but decided to start being disciplined again from today.

He would never laugh at Chen Dong being on "NoFap Day 2" again.

Because he was on NoFap Day 1.

To be precise, three hours and eight minutes.

Shen Nian's expression was solemn. He was merely expelling the inner demons, a common human experience, perfectly reasonable, just a casual task.

Funny?

All I see is a captain who has successfully landed the plane, ready to brush his teeth, wash his face, and go for breakfast.

If you get hit, stand straight. Reflect! If you can't reflect, then fiercely strike the demon pill twenty times!

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, Shen Nian changed into cloth shoes, stretched his limbs, and started running.

At the park, he didn't see the old man in the white robe this time, but the aunties and grannies were still dancing square dance with great energy.

Shen Nian ran for a full hour. He didn't know if it was because of the Stamina +2 from being an [Intermediate Adventurer], but this level of exercise couldn't make him pant heavily anymore.

Increased upper limit plus continuous recovery... For others, stamina can't keep up with consumption; for him, consumption can't keep up with stamina.

Running a marathon was no longer an issue.

However, Shen Nian didn't have the particular desire to go show off at a marathon. Maybe he'd go for fun if he had the chance in the future.

If he ever got a title with a speed attribute in the future, he could easily become a new track star domestically if he wanted. Even now, he had the confidence to bump fists with those running full marathons.

Genius is just the threshold to meet national athletes. Luckily, Shen Nian is the one who opened the door.

Shen Nian had breakfast outside by himself. Xia Yanchun had kept him company for half the night last night, so he wouldn't actively seek her out today.

This time, he only brought breakfast for Shen Yue. After showering, he grabbed his things, drove his luxury car, the Little Bull, to the park frequented by the fishing uncle to fish.

The fishing uncle came every day, like a common mob. Chen Qiuyu appeared occasionally, belonging to the rare mob category, like a shiny Pokémon.

Today, Shen Nian ran into her.

The fishing uncle and Chen Qiuyu were sitting at the other end. There was even a small lounge chair allowing Chen Qiuyu to semi-recline comfortably, keeping the fishing uncle company while he fished. The fishing uncle sat on a small stool, holding his fishing rod and scrolling through videos, waiting for a bite.

Shen Nian didn't go over. He sat down about a hundred meters away from them.

The tree shadows danced, a gentle breeze blew. The park at ten o'clock was quite refreshing. The fish in the small river seemed livelier, occasionally blowing small bubbles near Shen Nian's float, as if sizing up the owner of the fishing rod—bite if it's Shen Nian, don't bite if it's not.

Shen Nian's opening catch was a fish the size of a palm, quite lively, jumping around. Who knew which prodigy of the fish clan it was.

Big fish aren't always available; they need time to arrive.

For Shen Nian, fishing was just a matter of casting and reeling. For Chen Guangming, fishing was a different story.

He stared at his empty hook, its bait silently eaten clean, lost in thought.

"Lately, why are the fish so clever..." Chen Guangming was extremely frustrated. He found an earthworm and hooked it. "I used half a bucket of chum, not a single ripple. Seems the fish in this river are scarce again, gotta change spots."

"Maybe all the fish got lured away?" Chen Qiuyu propped her chin and said.

"That shouldn't be..."

Chen Guangming murmured. Could fish be lured? Using bait that costs two thousand a pound?

Otherwise, could fish recognize people and all swim over when they see someone?

How could such a person possibly exist...

A figure suddenly popped into his mind. Chen Guangming's expression stiffened. It seems there really is such a person...

He'd only fished with Shen Nian a few times, but that guy always hooked big fish, while he couldn't even get a sip of soup next to him.

Even Shen Nian's bait was his.

Same bait, same chum spot, even his fishing rod was more expensive, yet all the fish went to Shen Nian.

Global fishing masters would go insane, commit seppuku, shouting that the science of fishing doesn't exist!

How absurd.

"What are you looking at?" Chen Guangming smiled, looking at his daughter. It was rare for his daughter to accompany him fishing, and he'd even specially bought her a small lounge chair. But for some reason, his daughter didn't seem very happy.

Hearing this, Chen Qiuyu just shook her head with a bitter smile.

Wait until you reach my age...

Accompanying Dad to fish, and to study hard, she had even brought her mistake notebook and a small scratch pad.

She had just re-calculated a major problem. After getting the answer, she checked it and found it was wrong. She re-checked five more times, finding a different answer each time.

It was even harder to bear than calculating a banana costing 350,000 each.

She had been mentally checked out for a while.

Chen Guangming could tell Chen Qiuyu had something on her mind, making him feel even worse. Had his daughter already reached the age where she wouldn't tell her parents things?

"Qiuyu, if you have something on your mind, don't digest it alone. You can talk to Mom and Dad."

"Talk... you wouldn't understand..."

"How could we not understand? Mom and Dad are your family who understand you best. Come on, tell Dad."

Chen Qiuyu pursed her lips.

"Dad, look at this." She handed over her mistake notebook.

Chen Guangming breathed a sigh of relief. His daughter was willing to share her thoughts with him, that was great. No matter what the problem was, he, as her father, must solve it for her!

Wait a second.

What is this '2022 College Entrance Exam, Paper C, Question 20?'

Six-six-six has been set up by his daughter!

"Uh, this..." Chen Guangming's face looked worse than if he'd fished up a smelly sock after half a day.

"I knew it... Dad, next time don't force it. Student matters aren't something you can get involved in."

"Heh, right, right..."

He was left speechless. After all, he really couldn't get involved. At his uncle's age, even writing a quadratic equation was a struggle. Who the hell could do a college entrance exam paper?

This needs a peer. If that young buddy were here, he might be able to teach his daughter... Last time, didn't he say that young buddy was his daughter's classmate?

Chen Guangming's expression turned serious. That young buddy was clean-cut and handsome. Better to let his daughter have less contact with him.

"By the way, what was the name of that classmate you met here last time?"

"Him? He's called Shen Nian. A very impressive person."

"Impressive how?"

"He scores 140 in math, often teaches me problems, shares snacks with me..."

"..."

Damn, that's genuinely impressive. Can't even diss him.

Chen Guangming felt ashamed. Not as good at fishing, can't teach his daughter math himself, while the other guy can.

Teaching her problems and giving her snacks, sounds like they have a pretty good relationship. Who knows, maybe one day a motorcycle will stop downstairs.

"Huh, he seems to be right over there! Dad, I'm going to ask him a few questions."

Chen Qiuyu glanced out of the corner of her eye, felt a sense of familiarity, and upon recognizing the person, her face lit up with joy. She turned back to say something to Chen Guangming and then scampered over.

Chen Guangming felt like the sky was falling.

...

Shen Nian, propping his chin on his hand, had been fishing for half an hour and was already preparing to pack up.

The Fishing Proficiency skill was very effective. In half an hour, the fish, big and small, had almost filled his bucket. It was only because the fish weren't thrashing much that the bucket hadn't tipped over.

Suddenly, a small figure came running up beside him. Shen Nian glanced sideways, saw it was Chen Qiuyu, and immediately felt terrible.

Don't come over here!

"Shen Nian, you're fishing here too!"

"Uh, heh heh, just killing time fishing for fun. Packing up now, packing up..."

"Shen Nian, I have some things..."

"Hold on," Shen Nian interrupted. "I need you to say what you want in the simplest, most plain language. No archaic Chinese, no pretentious literary stuff, no acting crazy."

"Wah—"

Chen Qiuyu puffed out her cheeks. "What's that supposed to mean? Do you think I was acting crazy before? That's so hurtful!"

She was a girl, after all!

Shen Nian pretended not to hear. When Chen Qiuyu wasn't being eccentric, he actually quite liked this girl, on the same level as the little loli in their class.

When she was being eccentric, she belonged at the same desk as Ma Mingfan.

"So, what did you need?"

"The process in the answers for these basic problems is too abbreviated. I don't really understand. Can you teach me..."

"Bro, I've got something going on right now." Shen Nian nudged the bucket with his foot, causing the fish inside to splash a little.

"Big haul today. Tell you what, I'll teach you tomorrow after the holiday break. For today, just don't study, okay? Balance work and rest, understand?"

"Alright... Did you catch all these fish? There are so many!"

"Not bad. The ecosystem of this river is pretty good."

Shen Nian chatted with a smile for a few more sentences, then drove off stylishly on his Niu electric scooter. Now he had to take these fish to the market to sell. Whatever he made, he'd use to buy treats for Chun Bao tomorrow.

Speaking of which, he still owed Chun Bao an apology.

It was despicable, but sometimes, some things are hard to control, and some people just wouldn't leave his mind.

Coming to someone else's room late at night to watch a movie with them, clutching her fingers and not resisting such things... that was really bad of her. Xia Yanchun needs a nerf.

He couldn't just inexplicably say "I'm sorry" to Xia Yanchun out of the blue. He could only secretly buy some nice food and drinks for Chun Bao as compensation.

Having already made up his mind to pursue the girl right under his nose, he needed to keep striving to be the number one best for her!

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