Chapter 422: Bad Neighbor

July 3rd, afternoon.

The summer vacation had just begun, and it was the height of July, a cloudless, azure sky overhead. The sun blazed mercilessly, scorching all of the earth without restraint; the ground in the fields almost seemed to be smoking.

Outside the house, the tall Yang Tree seemed to wither under the heat, its green leaves drooping limply, as if it were sick.

The weather was oppressively hot and without a breath of wind; the thick air felt almost solidified.

The neighbor's black-backed wolfhound lay sprawled on the ground, nostrils flared wide, tongue lolling out to dissipate heat.

Jiang Ning didn't stay out in the sun at the door; he moved his little stool a bit further inside, to a cool spot just inside the entrance.

Xue Yuantong knew how to enjoy life; she leaned back on the sun lounger, holding a comic book, utterly engrossed.

On the stool beside her were placed two glasses of honey lemon water, bobbing with ice cubes.