Chapter 218

"Hello, Uncle."

"Hello."

Putting the keys and such back to their original places at the door, Lin Li saw the familiar business car and the 'driver'. After giving a proper greeting, he nimbly sat in the seat he had come in.

Chen Yuying was still sitting in the passenger seat, keeping an eye on Chen Zhongping.

The vehicle started, bidding farewell to Shanting.

The girls were quite quiet this time; after all, they were all filtering pictures for their Moments, and messages were flying in the group chat.

Bai Bufan was actually also picking pictures for his Moments.

"When posting selfies, there's no need to pick and choose; no one looks at them anyway." After a glance, Lin Li's voice drifted over lightly.

Bai Bufan: "... Fuck."

That was a bit heart-piercing.

Seeing that his buddy's foul mouth was still planning to continue, Bai Bufan reached out a hand to interrupt:

"Lin Li, a kind word warms three winters,"

"Bufan, a malicious word is really fun."

Lin Li immediately replied.

Bai Bufan: "?"

"Save it for later, just consider it for Bao Wei."

Malicious words were indeed fun, but the target couldn't be himself, so Bai Bufan tried to persuade Lin Li to save these words to scold Zhou Baowei later.

"It's fine, we're all buddies, I'll scold everyone. You get one slap, Baowei gets two." Lin Li was very generous.

"Do you think you... are very handsome?" Soft and hard tactics didn't work, so Bai Bufan could only counterattack, but the subconscious words were already half as weak.

"Heh." Lin Li sneered and smoothed his hair back: "My current prosperous appearance supports the entire Class 4 of Grade 1; I am the absolute face of the class."

"Phew——"

But Lin Li's boasting immediately suffered the disdain of Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu behind him.

Instead, Bai Bufan nodded in approval.

Lin Li revealed a contemptuous smile that said 'as expected'.

See, he had been sincerely praised by Bai Bufan.

"I don't see the 'face of the class', but Lin Li, you really look like a foundation. Just looking at you, I can't help but want to use a pile driver on your face a few times." Bai Bufan said.

Eh?

Lin Li: "Get lost."

Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu laughed out loud.

"Daring to talk to me like that, is your mom wholesale?"

The incompetent Lin Li chose to be furious, but because he was in the car, he didn't actually consume a single 'mom'.

Following the reverse order of the pickup, they first sent Qu Wanqiu and Bai Bufan home, and the car returned to Nansang.

The residential complex where Lin Li lived appeared in front of them.

"Okay, bye-bye, see you tomorrow." Lin Li didn't have a suitcase. After pushing the car door and getting out, he greeted Ding Sihan and Chen Yuying.

"See you tomorrow."

"Lin Li." At this moment, the driver's side window rolled down, and Chen Zhongping called out to Lin Li, who was walking toward the complex.

"What's wrong, Uncle?"

Chen Zhongping: "Are you interested in visiting a cement factory?"

Chen Yuying: "?"

Lin Li: "!"

"If there's a chance, I'd definitely go see it." Lin Li nodded without hesitation, his eyes shining.

He was a god-like person who had been sorted into Civil Engineering by the Sorting Hat.

Besides, before 'pouring concrete' became a job, it was still very interesting. If there was a chance, then going for a stroll was definitely no problem!

"Okay, if there's a chance, I'll call you. You really have the bearing of a pillar of society." Seeing Lin Li was so sensible, Chen Zhongping didn't stint on his praise.

"Thank you, Uncle." Lin Li bowed slightly to thank him, then quietly glanced at Chen Yuying.

"Thank you, Class Monitor."

Lin Li, who conveyed this look, saw the same confusion in the other person's eyes.

Eh? So it wasn't the Class Monitor helping him say good things in front of her old man? Then why was the old guy suddenly so nice to him?

Seeing Lin Li politely thanking him, Chen Zhongping nodded with satisfaction.

Returning to the complex, going upstairs, Lin Li opened the door with his key and saw Wu Min sitting on the sofa watching the living room TV.

"You're back?" Wu Min asked.

Lin Li looked down at himself, who had already entered the house, thought for a moment, and then backed out: "I'm not back."

Wu Min: "?"

This was Lin Li's vocal resistance to humans habitually asking some nonsense questions.

Just like when Bai Bufan came out of the bathroom, there would always be someone passing by who would ask, "Eating?"

It's ridiculous. Bai Bufan doesn't eat in the bathroom; could it be that he goes to the bathroom to go to the bathroom?

"Sister Min, what's for dinner?" Lin Li returned again, took off his shoes, and asked.

Lin Li had already told Wu Min during the day that he would be home before dinner.

So dinner must have been made at home.

"Dongpo pork, shrimp with garlic vermicelli, scallion oil fish, sweet and sour pork ribs..." Wu Min immediately began to list the dishes.

Lin Li was even a bit moved: "Mom, I've only been out for a few days, you didn't have to make so much. I can't finish it. It's so sumptuous, it's like I haven't been home for four years."

While moved, Lin Li couldn't wait to open the food cover.

Wow, golden legendary.

There was a whole plate of dried little shrimp on the dining table!

That was it.

Lin Li's smile froze on his face. He returned to the living room and questioned Wu Min: "Mom, where are my Dongpo pork, shrimp with garlic vermicelli, scallion oil fish, and so on and so forth, full of maternal love?"

Wu Min didn't even lift her eyelids, focusing intently on the TV: "This is the menu for the community canteen today. Go over early when you're hungry later. They cook smaller portions on holidays; if you go late, it might be gone."

Lin Li: "?"

"No cooking at home?" Lin Li couldn't believe it.

And this was under the premise that he had announced he would be back for dinner today.

"Why cook when it's just me? If I have that energy, I might as well go out and eat something good. It's just as well that you're not here; I'm willing to spend money." Wu Min said happily.

Don't make noise, let me think.

"Mom, I have a sincere question. Am I really your biological child? If I was picked up from a trash heap, just tell me directly, I can accept it." After thinking, Lin Li said, heartbroken.

"Of course you're my biological child." Wu Min glanced at Lin Li.

"I don't believe it, I want a paternity test! I must have been gotten by you from a human trafficker or an orphanage!" Lin Li refused to believe it.

Wu Min sighed and looked at Lin Li: "If you were adopted or bought from a human trafficker, how could I have chosen someone like you? Is there something wrong with my brain?"

Lin Li: "..."

Eh?

Not?

Lin Li sat on the floor, trying to use all his life's learning to overturn Wu Min's violent argument.

Damn it, he failed.

My mom, her words are really hurtful.

"Hmm, no test then, then I must be biological." Lin Li gave up. Perhaps the fact that he didn't like to cook even after learning how to cook was inherited from Wu Min.

Lin Li carried his schoolbag and walked toward his room, but was called back by Wu Min.

"Lin Li, your packages are all in the balcony room," Wu Min frowned slightly, "What are you using those schoolbags, clothes, shields, and protective gear for?"

Wu Min wouldn't open Lin Li's packages without permission, but these things weren't masturbators, so they wouldn't be shipped confidentially. It was normal for Wu Min to see the descriptions on the outside.

Lin Li immediately assumed a posture of looking down on the world:

"This is my tactical gear. I plan to launch an uprising and armedly occupy Nansang Middle School. This Nansang principal, he, a Mr. Wang, can do it, why can't I, a Mr. Lin?" Wu Min: "..."

This fucking kid.

"I really should have changed to adopt another child." Wu Min rubbed her temples with a headache, and while revealing a shocking secret, she waved her hand like chasing flies, "Don't waste too much energy on this kind of hobby. What's important for you now is studying."

"Haha, you don't even know what rank the child you adopted got in this monthly exam, do you?" Lin Li immediately became arrogant upon hearing this.

"If I didn't know, you would be being scolded by me right now. Lin Li, you should be clear about how hard it is to refrain from scolding you."

"Hehe."

"Don't be too proud, keep it up." Wu Min, who had actually already told all her aunts and uncles, and had the brothers and sisters show off in turn, was calm, "Mom has always believed you have the ability, strive to get into a 985 or 211."

"I don't like drinking, and bar dancing is out of the question." Lin Li waved his hand and dragged his packages back to his room.

He took that wrinkled one-yuan bill out of his pocket and placed it in the cabinet, pressing it flat.

This banknote could also be considered to carry beautiful memories.

He went downstairs to eat first, and incidentally ate "Bai Bufan's ham sausage". When he returned to his room, Lin Li immediately unpacked all the packages.

Read every single word without a single mistake!

There were many things: civilian-standard bulletproof vests, tactical backpacks, shields, isolation suits, helmets...

He also bought tactical knives, fruit knives, iron rods, and other weapons that could be considered weapons, but Lin Li had the courier send them to the station instead of delivering them to his door. After all, if Wu Min saw these, she might really suspect that he was going to turn into an American boy at Nansang Middle School.

These scattered items cost Lin Li more than two thousand yuan, and this was the result of trying to be as frugal as possible.

As for the quality... it was passable.

At East University, non-professionals buying and collecting these was considered a niche 'hobby', and niche meant high premiums. For those with good quality, a unit price of over a thousand was a very normal thing.

A top-tier full set of adventure, offensive, and defensive equipment couldn't be bought for less than a hundred thousand.

After unpacking everything, Lin Li tested them by hand or by wearing them.

Although Lin Li had become much stronger, his build was still on the thin side. The sizes were wearable but not form-fitting, but conditions were limited, so he made do.

Today is the 6th, Sunday, and tomorrow is a new week.

Lin Li continued to study driving test knowledge and waited for tonight.

While doing questions on his phone, Bai Bufan's message popped up.

"Bai Bufan: Lin Li, you suddenly fall into a movie, which movie do you hope it is?"

Lin Li smiled.

Low EQ: Buddy, tell me a few serial numbers.

High EQ: You suddenly fall into a movie, which movie do you hope it is?

"Lin Li: 'Warhammer 40k: Ultramarines'"

"Bai Bufan:?"

"Bai Bufan: If you can take this, then you are this 'Like' 'Like' 'Like'"

"Lin Li: I think the Emperor also has a lingering charm."

"Bai Bufan: Then you are very loyal. You'd better really want to go, don't be one of those who say they are loyal but don't go when asked. Besides this one, are there any others?"

"Lin Li: You have so many in your own network drive, why ask me? You fucking bastard, didn't you quit?"

"Bai Bufan: I'm quitting, Lin Li. I found a very effective way to quit masturbating: just masturbate once when you want to, and then you won't want to anymore. It's super effective! You can try it too."

Lin Li: "?"

Who let this genius out?

Combining work and rest, studying driving test knowledge when working, and refining the Clear and Upright Thunder Control Method when resting, time thus reached late at night, and twelve o'clock arrived.

【Update complete】

Punctual update.

Lin Li immediately clicked on that interface. Beyond his expectations, the text still didn't appear, but as he expected, among the three buttons, the lit button had become the first one again, which was what he speculated to be 'Departure'.

He could go to that world again.

Lin Li got up from his chair, took a deep breath, stretched his muscles and bones, and then lay on the big bed.

He definitely wasn't going tonight.

Preparations hadn't been made yet, he didn't have weapons on hand, and besides, Wu Min was still at home. Lin Li's plan was, at the very least, to wait until tomorrow after Wu Min went to work, and he would go at night.

If it doesn't go smoothly, delay it.

Now it can basically be concluded that the opportunity to 'return to reality' also refreshes once a week, so there's no need to be too anxious.

Delaying it to the weekend of this week is no problem.

Even if he delayed it until he wasted this week's opportunity, Lin Li wouldn't feel it was a pity.

Without joking, Lin Li was still a bit fearful of that world, even with a resurrection armor, it was still the same. He would make as many preparations as he could.

Click on 【Mall】.

First, he spent 50 system currency to buy another "Charging Crystal" to bring the inventory to 2, and then Lin Li used this week's free refresh opportunity on the No. 3 slot where it was located.

Lin Li wouldn't touch the "Random Quality Spirit Stone" and "Luck Talisman" now.

【You have refreshed an A+ Combat Armor (Lin Li perfect mold): 1000 system currency, replace?】

Another mecha.

The prices of the two mechas were even the same; the only difference was that the last one was B++ and this one was A+.

Last time Lin Li could give it up without hesitation, but this time he couldn't.

Currently, he had 520 system currency, still half short. To be honest, it wasn't realistic to save five hundred system currency within a week. By the time the next refresh opportunity came out, he wouldn't be able to exchange for it.

But after thinking for a while, Lin Li chose to replace it.

Because the accumulated system currency was already 2050, and getting another 50 would unlock the fourth slot. By then, there would be one more choice available.

He had to get up early today, so Lin Li went to sleep.

Although there was no task constraint, Lin Li still got up on time.

Today Lin Li chose to come to the community park to practice.

"Hello, Grandpa Zhou."

After seeing Lin Li, Zhou Youwei nodded happily.

Insidious and cunning was insidious and cunning, but not seeing this kid for several days, he really felt something was missing when exercising in the morning.

Usually when Lin Li was nearby, he would imagine that he was hitting him while practicing, and that was really energetic.

After more than an hour of concentration, until he felt that continuing to practice would have diminishing returns, Lin Li stopped.

After the drizzle of the National Day, the weather had cooled down, and he was no longer covered in sweat after practicing.

And as for his own state, that fatigue of being tired like Bai Bufan had long since disappeared. After concentrating on practicing, his breathing was at most slightly heavy.

Standing still and steadying his breathing, Lin Li turned his head and looked at Zhou Youwei, who was still practicing Tai Chi.

Clearly he was secretly staring at him, but after noticing his gaze, he immediately looked away and pretended not to look.

Still stealing techniques, still stealing techniques, he's a trendy old Korean-style man.

It was time to try Task 2.

"Grandpa Zhou." Lin Li walked up and asked.

"What's the matter?"

"Can we spar one more time?" Lin Li asked sincerely.

Zhou Youwei was stunned.

Then Lin Li actually found that Zhou Youwei seemed to be trembling——after his insight increased, these small details were easy to notice.

Was the stimulation that big?

"Uh, Grandpa Zhou, if it's not convenient, it doesn't matter." So Lin Li said hurriedly.

"Spar! Must spar!" Zhou Youwei immediately shouted loudly and waved his hand to interrupt Lin Li. His eyes were a little moist:

"I have waited for this day... for too long..."

Lin Li: "?"

(End of this chapter)