Chapter 331: Ximen Qing's three laws are still in effect

Arrived at Pinglu Street.

The time was just past eleven. This hour was far from the busiest time for the market, but at the entrance of the street, there were already quite a few people, men and women, young and old.

—"I miss you very much in Pinglu."

Seeing this classic road sign that wasn't there last night, Lin Li couldn't hold it together. Many people were checking in with this sign.

Then he had to check in too.

"Goodbye driver, driver take care, driver wish you prosperity."

When the ride-hailing car that brought the four of them left, Bai Bufan, who had just been saying a soulful goodbye to the driver with a gentle face, instantly turned cold.

He took out his phone and started giving the driver a bad review.

—"I'll let you say I look average! I'll let you say I have a kind heart! I'll let you say I'm going to tutoring!"

At this moment, if you got close, you could hear the *da-da* sound of Bai Bufan pressing the screen too hard, as well as his gritted teeth and the ferocious, low whisper that seemed to come from hell.

"Didn't you say you would give a good review?"

Lin Li, who had foolishly taken a photo with the road sign, came over and asked with a chuckle.

Bai Bufan looked up, smiled, and began to chant:

"As someone with people-pleasing tendencies, I just thought of a way to practice sincerity and courage."

"From today on, if the driver tells me to give a good review, unless the service is really so good that I want to give a good review, I will directly say, 'Sorry, I don't want to,' and then get off."

"I will never again say 'okay, okay, okay' when he asks for a good review, but actually ignore it when I get off."

Lin Li: "?"

Holy sh*t, Teacher Hao, he's called Student Bai.

"Bufan, I have high hopes for you. When 6G comes out, you must be the beneficiary!" Seeing Bai Bufan have such enlightenment, Lin Li patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction and encouraged him:

"As long as you are also stubborn, saying the purpose is just to make interesting videos, and then copy some code from open-source websites and claim it's something you wrote yourself, ten million fans are just around the corner."

"Okay, I will work hard." Bai Bufan nodded heavily.

Everyone mocks Cyber Ding Zhen, but everyone wants to become Cyber Ding Zhen.

"Ying-bao said she's still a few minutes away. Let's go buy something to drink first. I'm a bit thirsty."

Ding Sihan put down her phone and turned back to say to the three.

"Sure, let's go." The three had no objections.

"Lin Li, Bai Bufan, what are you two drinking?"

The four walked into the street from the entrance of Pinglu Street. After walking a few steps, they saw a shop selling fruit drinks and milk tea.

"Ying-bao already sent me what she wants to drink. What about you two? What do you want to drink? I'll order for everyone together."

Ding Sihan asked Lin Li and Bai Bufan again.

"Anything is fine." Bai Bufan was indifferent.

"I'm not drinking." Lin Li shook his head.

"Not drinking? Why not? Aren't these all fruit teas you're willing to drink?"

Ding Sihan looked. Lin Li hadn't brought any drinks with him this time either, so she asked in confusion.

"I no longer accept fruit tea. They are low-status and shameless; they are too promiscuous and don't deserve to enter my stomach." Lin Li shook his head.

Ding Sihan: "?"

He stopped speaking human language again.

"What kind of nonsense is 'promiscuous'? Why do you boys even spread yellow rumors about fruit? So toxic!" Ding Sihan was surprised and threw a righteous punch.

"Heh, yellow rumors?"

"The ignorant always possess inexplicable confidence. As the first in the grade, Ding-zi, I naturally know a lot of knowledge you don't."

"Listen carefully to what I say next—oranges are a hybrid of tangerines and pomelos, lemons are a hybrid of oranges and limes, limes are a hybrid of citrons and pomelos, grapefruits are oranges plus pomelos, ponkans are oranges and tangerines..."

"Understand now? The citrus family is basically all bastards. This kind of bastard-filled peasant drink—"

"Let me ask you, does a fruit drink full of dust, smoke, and alcohol smell deserve a me who is full of fragrant, soft, cupcake-scented goodness?"

Ding Sihan, Qu Wanqiu, cashier: "(；o_o)?"

Bai Bufan suddenly realized, and his face changed instantly. He looked at Ding Sihan solemnly: "Ding Sihan, don't help me order. I'm not drinking either. I suddenly remembered that my status is also very noble."

"..."

When the surprise faded, Ding Sihan rolled her eyes, then sighed deeply and ignored the two idiots.

These two should still know to run home when it rains. If they get thirsty later and want water, they'll buy it themselves.

Looking at the trend-following dog Bai Bufan, Lin Li was extremely disdainful and sneered, teasing: "Bufan, do you know what I usually use to wash my hair?"

"What do you use?" Bai Bufan looked at Lin Li.

"Standa."

"Oh~~ I know, I know. I usually use egg soup too~" Bai Guowei, hearing this, immediately followed suit: "I only use this, and it must be soup made from eggs laid by Nansang Zhenbaiqi old hens. If I use anything else to wash my hair, I cough!"

"Bai Bufan, oh Bai Bufan, can't you have some opinions of your own?" Looking at the trend-following Bai Bufan, Lin Li scolded with a smile, hating that he couldn't turn him into steel: "Can't you look to Voldemort for inspiration?"

"Eh? What's wrong with Voldemort again?" Bai Bufan was surprised.

"As far as I know, Voldemort has a lot of opinions. He has never been led by the nose by anyone." Lin Li gave a thumbs up to express his praise.

Bai Bufan: "..."

Don't say it, you really shouldn't say it.

But—

"Voldemort doesn't even have a nose, you b*stard! Who can lead him by the nose!" Bai Bufan roared.

"Actually, sometimes, whatever others say is what it is, which doesn't necessarily mean you don't have opinions,"

Qu Wanqiu and Ding Sihan were listening to their crosstalk. Hearing this, Qu Wanqiu joined the conversation:

"Ying-bao's ears are very soft. Whatever we say is good, she'll buy. Whatever we say is fun, she'll go play in a few days. You think it's because she has no opinions? Wrong, it's because she has money!"

"Is she really that soft?" But Lin Li seemed to have grabbed the wrong point and shook his head: "I don't believe it, unless she lets me touch her."

Qu Wanqiu: "?"

"Go find her and touch her yourself. To be honest, for you, whether it's before or after today, as long as you're shameless enough, she'll blush a few times and then give in to you, heh." Qu Wanqiu laughed.

"Fine, I'll find a chance to try." Lin Li was very open to advice.

"Lin Li, the opportunity has already come," Qu Wanqiu looked at her phone and tilted her chin at Lin Li: "Ying-bao said in the group that she has arrived. Go bring her over. We'll pretend we're very busy and didn't see the message."

"Fine." Lin Li nodded, checked his phone to confirm, and walked toward the entrance alone.

Passing through the crowd, Lin Li searched with his eyes, then fixed them on the entrance, on the figure standing against the stone bollard.

Chen Yuying was looking down and sliding her phone screen, probably waiting for everyone in the group to reply. Her hair, usually waist-length, had lazy curls at the ends today.

The bangs on her forehead were obedient and perfect, fitting perfectly and jumping lightly with the wind.

A cyan turtleneck sweater wrapped around her slender neck, the chain bag strap pulled out curves on her chest, and the light khaki long skirt was lifted into gentle folds by the autumn wind, revealing the white curves above her ankle socks.

Lin Li: ovo.

Holy sh*t, oscilloscope, I always feel that the things Ying-bao hasn't said are really not small.

Damn it, toxic again, ptoo ptoo ptoo.

There is a saying that there is no lack of beauty in life, only a lack of eyes to discover beauty.

But Lin Li didn't agree with this saying anymore. There is no lack of eyes to discover beauty in life; as long as it's beautiful enough, who can fail to discover it?

Looking around, as long as they weren't pedestrians with a strong purpose in rushing, men and women, young and old, would all look at the girl more or less.

Even Helen Keller could have discovered it for three days.

There was a couple, and the man was secretly looking at Chen Yuying.

Buddy, the look of liking someone can't be hidden, but you'd better hide the look of liking many people well.

Wait, why are people still looking at me? Why look at me? Admire Ying-bao.

Wait, is the girl in the couple looking at me too? Holy sh*t, you two are really a match made in heaven, lock it up, wish you 99.

After seeing the content of the reply in the group chat, Chen Yuying looked up toward the entrance. When her amber pupils reflected the boy walking toward her through the crowd, her eyelashes trembled, and her eyes suddenly brightened.

The corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously, and a strand of hair that had been dancing with the wind gently slipped down.

Chen Yuying also ran quickly toward Lin Li. After meeting, the two walked side by side.

Chen Yuying's gaze lingered on Lin Li's hair, a change that couldn't be ignored, with a smile on the corners of her mouth.

"How is it?" Lin Li raised an eyebrow and took the initiative to ask.

"Lin Li, did you get fat?"

Chen Yuying moved her gaze to Lin Li's eyes and body, tilted her head, and didn't answer directly.

"Get fat? No way. My figure is clearly the golden ratio as always, the dream model for sculptors, absolutely perfect, a man among men, a male among males..."

Lin Li had always been shameless, starting to chant and go crazy, even doing a few fitness moves.

"However," the smile in Chen Yuying's eyes deepened, and she looked straight at Lin Li and asked back:

"According to Ximen Qing's three laws, the greater the mass, the greater the attraction. Your attraction has increased, eh. Did you really not get fat?"

Lin Li: ovo!

Holy sh*t, shouldn't this kind of compliment come from my own mouth? Baby, did you even learn this ability?

But, was being complimented like this such a refreshing thing?

Ying-bao, you must have been refreshed to death when I complimented you like this usually.

As for why it was Ximen Qing's three laws, when Lin Li was storytelling at the sports meet, because of Chen Yuying's sudden appearance, he had to "Newton" Newton.

Whoever forgot this, go to the kitchen and cook two dishes for the antenna, and take two hundred yuan.

It seems Chen Yuying also remembered this, and this kind of encrypted conversation belonging to the two of them made the corners of Lin Li's mouth curl up even more.

It's romantic!

"Alright, monitor, since you've said so, then I have to get heavier." Lin Li nodded, then looked at Chen Yuying with a smile, returning the favor: "Monitor, then I feel you've also gotten heavier."

"Is that so? Where?"

Chen Yuying reached out to curl her hair, subconsciously standing straighter, showing off this outfit she had also carefully matched and dressed up in, looking forward to his compliment.

Even if it was just the simple word "good-looking," it would make people jump for joy.

"The belly, I feel like you have a little belly." Lin Li pointed at her flat lower abdomen and lied with his eyes open. "Hmph hmph, you ate at least three catties of rice last night, right?"

Chen Yuying: "?"

So it was getting heavier in the literal sense?

"No way! Lin Li, you're so annoying!" Angry Ying-bao used the Angry Iron Fist.

Miss.

The girl's fist was simply scratching an itch.

After hitting Lin Li's shoulder a few times, Chen Yuying turned her head slightly—this was the full expression of annoyance.

It's okay, she'll coax herself in a moment, so Lin Li didn't repent for his sins, but instead took the opportunity to look at Chen Yuying's profile.

Mainly the ears, white and small.

The earlobes must be cold and soft, no problem, but the touch of the ear roots feels *tree-tree*, is Qu Wanqiu lying to me? Bad thing.

"So Lin Li, why did you specifically go to get your hair done today?" Chen Yuying coaxed herself within seconds as expected, turned back, and asked curiously.

Seeing Lin Li's gaze move with her left ear, she glared at him again.

Lin Li: "Made a phone call to my mom yesterday, felt a bit sorry for her, I'm practicing filial piety."

Chen Yuying: "?"

"The body, hair, and skin are received from parents. Taking good care of my hair is equivalent to taking good care of my mom." Lin Li explained, "The money for this haircut was specifically taken from my mom's pension account."

This is his filial piety.

Oh, filial piety.

"... Does Auntie know you're practicing filial piety like this?" Chen Yuying's laughter poured out with a sigh.

"Filial piety is a duty, why show it off? I didn't tell her." Lin Li waved his hand modestly:

"Filial piety is like underwear; everyone has it and wears it on their body. But if someone deliberately wears it on the outside to show others, then there's a problem—except for Superman. Monitor, do you think I'm right? Understand, applause."

"Right, right?" Chen Yuying said uncertainly.

But she didn't applaud.

"Then that's right." Lin Li smiled lightly. Seeing Chen Yuying's cheeks slightly puffed, looking at him with some dissatisfaction, he continued to explain with a smile:

"Passed by the barbershop in the morning, had a whim to experience it. Who can refuse to become more handsome? Monitor, didn't you also curl your hair?"

A gentleman uses his mouth, not his hands, but Lin Li is a villain, so he used his hands while talking.

The hair ends were smooth and silky, making one want to sink their five fingers into them.

"Fine." Lin Li wasn't wrong, so Chen Yuying didn't dwell on it.

After walking a few more steps, they saw the three people outside the drink shop. Chen Yuying waved and stepped forward.

"Ying-bao, you look so good today. Where did you buy these pants?"

"I'll send you the link in a moment, it's not expensive, and your outfit is also good-looking..."

The classic commercial mutual-compliment session.

If girls had a lie detector on their heads when they talked, the world would be very interesting, Lin Li thought so.

"Did you touch it?" Qu Wanqiu quietly leaned over, starting with very perverted content.

"No." Lin Li shook his head.

"I see." Qu Wanqiu nodded, then shouted "Ying-bao" in a pinched voice, rushed up to hold Chen Yuying's cheeks with both hands, moved her fingers uncleanly around the ears, and then looked at Lin Li provocatively.

Ntr'd again. Lin Li sighed and pinched Bai Bufan's butt as a vent.

Bai Bufan didn't resist. Stop letting him play with Wang Ze in the future, this reaction is wrong.

I'm even starting to ship us two a little.

"Why aren't you two drinking?" After understanding the situation, Chen Yuying asked Lin Li.

"There must be other things to drink while strolling around here. Buying milk tea now, there won't be any choices later, which is wasteful and not good." Lin Li shrugged and said.

Bai Bufan's eyes widened. So you weren't really disgusted that fruit tea is a bastard drink, you really had a reason.

"Right, that's what I thought too." So Bai Bufan also nodded heavily.

Ignoring Lin Li's disdainful gaze.

After the girls bought their drinks, the five of them officially started strolling through the market.

The stalls on both sides of Pinglu Street were relatively conventional, with nothing fancy. The things Lin Li found interesting last night were all by the river after leaving the street, where there was more space and more variety.

At the moment, there were many clothing stalls, but the girls basically just glanced at them and passed by without stopping.

It wasn't that they disliked street goods, but mainly that the styles of these clothes didn't match them at all. Some were simply fabric stores, and the people who would basically go in to browse were older.

And you couldn't try them on. If you really wanted to buy, it was better to go to the mall.

What could attract girls to stop were the stalls selling accessories, dolls, and the like.

"Lin Li, why do you keep looking at the ground? Don't lower your head, the crown will fall."

Bai Bufan and Lin Li were naturally not interested in these. Seeing the girls picking happily, Bai Bufan, who was about to talk to Lin Li, noticed Lin Li keeping his head down and asked in confusion.

"I'm thinking, there's 70% ocean and 30% land on Earth, so where did the other 30% of ocean and 70% of land go?" Lin Li said casually.

Lin Li was of course not thinking about this, but just checking if there was any property dropped by others on the ground to help his "Gold" progress bar.

"The 30% of ocean was buried by dirt, and the 70% of land was flooded by water." Bai Bufan gave the answer.

"Then you're very smart." Lin Li praised perfunctorily.

Then he sighed, holding the payment sign hanging on the tarp—the front was the WeChat payment code, the back was the Alipay payment code—and sighed:

"Bufan, I suddenly miss the time when everyone used cash. Now it's all electronic payment. It's convenient, but it lacks a lot of human touch."

Of course, human touch wasn't important; the main thing was that there was less money on the ground—so far, Lin Li's harvest was one coin, and that was it.

Bai Bufan looked at Lin Li speechlessly:

"No, Lin Li, even if you're an eighteen-year-old old fart, how many years of the cash-dominated payment era have you actually experienced? What the f*ck are you being sentimental about here?"

"Hee hee."

However, Bai Bufan looked at the payment code in Lin Li's hand, suddenly pinched his chin, and asked hesitantly: "But, eh, Lin Li."

"Hmm?"

"You say, if we build a Jingguan (pyramid of heads) with the heads of black people and white people, can we make a payment QR code?" Bai Bufan asked.

Lin Li: "(；o_o)?"

Lin Li had some sweating yellow beans: "Theoretically, it's possible, but Bai Bufan, don't you think you're a bit too cruel?"

"Lin Li, you—"

"—It's clearly enough to just use the heads of black people. Their heads are white once the skin is removed. Why use white people's heads? Expensive and troublesome." Lin Li finished his sentence.

"Two dollars, two dollars, black people's are only two dollars~"

Just after hearing the first sentence, Bai Bufan, who wanted to question Lin Li for pretending to be a big tail wolf, heard the latter part and broke into a cold sweat:

"Brother, my bad, you still have the economic mind."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 332 =====