Chapter 225: Chapter 188 Prejudice is an Insurmountable Mountain_2
Chen Yu Ying immediately turned around and said to Ding Si Han and Qu Wanqiu: "Let’s take the stuff upstairs first..."
Lin Li: "?"
No.
This, this isn’t right?
"Class president, where is my ’oh oh sorry’? Don’t treat me differently, okay?" Feeling ignored, Lin Li tried to summon Chen Yu Ying’s conscience, "Moshi moshi, class president, acknowledge me, please?"
A conscience-less Chen Yu Ying: "Let’s go, upstairs."
But hearing Lin Li’s cheerful tone again, Chen Yu Ying smiled.
This is better.
...
Five people went upstairs.
In the big homestay, there was actually not a single bed.
It’s not like there’s no place to sleep, it’s just that there aren’t the usual single or double beds, but there’s an open sleeping space on each floor that can easily accommodate four or five people. There are also several sofa ’beds’ and lounge chair ’beds’ outside.
The three girls stayed on the third floor with a private bathroom, while Lin Li and Bai Bufan stayed on the second floor.
The girls being on the upper floors meant they could avoid many awkward situations when going up and down the stairs daily.
Actually, Lin Li wanted Bai Bufan to sleep at the door of the courtyard as a guard, but Bai Bufan refused, being quite selfish.
They agreed to meet on the first floor after putting their things away.
"Lin Li, follow me." As soon as Lin Li came downstairs, he saw Bai Bufan, who had come down first, calling him over.
"What’s up?" Lin Li followed him.
So the two of them went to the bathroom on the first floor.
"Look." Bai Bufan pointed to the notice on the wall.
"Please do not flush anything other than toilet paper down the toilet, to avoid clogging. Thanks for your cooperation."
"How should we deal with our poop? Do we need to put it in a bag and throw it outside?" Bai Bufan asked worriedly.
"Idiot, isn’t there a trash can here? Just face your butt towards it when you poop." Lin Li laughed, "The toilet is for flushing paper, the trash can is clearly for poop."
Bai Bufan really hadn’t thought at all.
"I see, my thinking was really limited." Bai Bufan suddenly understood.
"What are you guys talking about? What kind of thinking?" Ding Si Han, coming downstairs and seeing the two muttering at the bathroom door, came up to inquire with interest.
Ding Si Han joined them, looking curious.
She left looking disgusted.
Damn it, two idiots.
...
"So which restaurant are we going to eat at later? Is it decided?"
Once all five gathered downstairs, Lin Li looked at Ding Si Han.
"Yes, it’s decided. There’s a nearby mountain pavilion specialty shop with pretty good reviews. Let’s go there." Ding Si Han nodded, "There’s a supermarket on the way, so we can also buy food and snacks on our way back."
"Buying food, what’s the point of buying food?" Lin Li seized on a blind spot.
"Didn’t you listen during the voice call?" Chen Yu Ying asked.
"Of course I listened. It’s definitely because I forgot rather than secretly opening TikTok in the background and not listening to what you were saying. There’s no way, I wouldn’t do such a thing." Lin Li confessed.
"Let’s try cooking dinner ourselves tonight!" Chen Yu Ying playfully glared at Lin Li, then explained, with a hint of expectation in her eyes, "There’s a kitchen here, a refrigerator, do it ourselves, good food and clothing."
"But class president, I totally can’t cook." Bai Bufan said, looking at Lin Li, "Lin Li can’t either."
"You useless thing, don’t lump me in with you." Lin Li laughed.
"Yu Qian’s homemade side dishes don’t bring them out." Bai Bufan mocked.
"Listen up," Lin Li laughed, "I’m skilled in tasting and appreciating Sichuan, Lu, Cantonese, Fujian, Su, Zhejiang, Hunan, and Anhui cuisines, proficient in writing the Chinese characters for steaming, boiling, stir-frying, stewing, baking, sautéing and frying cooking techniques, familiar with the on/off for stoves, rice cookers, microwaves, and range hoods.
World’s apart from you."
Bai Bufan: "..."
What the hell.
"I’m useless, Lin Li is a mouthy useless." After thinking, Bai Bufan made his evaluation.
Lin Li didn’t retort this time.
Chen, Ding, Qu: "..."
No kidding, Lin Li’s spiel left everyone a bit dazed, almost fooled.
"Si Han and I actually can’t cook either, Wanqiu is the only one who can cook, that’s why I suggested it." Chen Yu Ying smiled and explained.
"I only know a little bit, the real fallback is hotpot. We’ll just buy seasoning packets, if cooking fails, we’ll switch to hotpot, toss the food into it, all good." Qu Wanqiu said, embarrassed, quickly offering a humble explanation.
"Hotpot is indeed versatile, the homestay’s emergency equipment is also complete, that’s okay, attempting to cook a meal is fine." Lin Li nodded.
Qu Wanqiu: "... Emergency equipment really doesn’t need emphasizing."
"Okay then, let’s go have lunch first!" After a brief discussion, Chen Yu Ying stood up and said.
[The sect’s team outing officially begins, but regrettably, the first trial is not what one excels at, hard to become useful.
Gold will not be obscured by dust, if within the team one cannot stand out, how can one become eternally powerful?
Perhaps seek opportunities, prove oneself, gain recognition.]
[Task triggered!]
[Task five: During this team outing, obtain sincere recognition and praise from other team members (0/4).]
[Reward: Physical Improvement: 50% increase in insight, 100% increase in Spiritual Qi absorption speed; system currency*100.]
Habitually lagging behind the girls with Bai Bufan, Lin Li saw such a task notification appear when putting on shoes at the entrance.
Obtain sincere recognition and praise?
Lin Li pulled Bai Bufan: "Bufan, I’m the best son, right?"
Does that count?
Try it, anyway, they’ve always had this father-son bond.
"Get lost, I’m the best son." Bai Bufan instantly retorted.
Lin Li: "?"
I even took the initiative to lower a generation, you want to fight over this too?
Bai Bufan took a couple of steps and suddenly turned back:
"No."
Lin Li, finding it hard to control his expression, looked at Bai Bufan with both concern and affection: "Being parents, it’s really hard to see you like this, makes one shed tears. Well, in that case, I’m the best dad, right?"
Both are recognition and praise, since Bai Bufan likes this kind, Lin Li didn’t mind either.
Bai Bufan: "..."
"Spit spit spit!"
"I take it back, I thought you said you were my dad, Lin Li, you’re indeed my best son!" Bai Bufan hurriedly corrected.
Though unsure why Lin Li was suddenly acting eccentrically, there was no reason not to take advantage of the opportunity.
The task showed no reaction.
"I don’t think it came from the heart, come, say it sincerely again." So Lin Li looked into Bai Bufan’s eyes, encouragingly.
Bai Bufan: "?"
Bai Bufan was actually a bit scared now, moving two steps sideways at the entrance, caution in his expression: "Lin Li... What do you want?"
"Just say it sincerely, that’s all, nothing more." Lin Li urged.
"I won’t say it, definitely a trap waiting for me, I won’t say it." Bai Bufan firmly chose to keep silent, repeatedly insisting.
Then forget it.
Lin Li wasn’t expecting this shortcut to work; it was just a random attempt.
This probably isn’t sincere or even considered praise.
After putting on shoes, the five of them headed to the nearby restaurant.
Lin Li occasionally introduced the roadside signboards to Chen Yu Ying and explained the difference between the white and yellow lines on the road, to help with task two.
Every little bit counts.
Lin Li also actively asked Chen Yu Ying if she found his knowledge impressive, though she said it was, his task still showed no movement.
From the heart is the task’s real challenge.
As Lin Li was contemplating solutions, Bai Bufan suddenly grabbed his arm.
"Hmm? What’s up?" Lin Li turned his head, puzzled.
"Where was the trap in the conversation just now? I analyzed it in my mind over and over. What were you planning to insult me with next? Please, tell me, I feel like ants are crawling on me." Bai Bufan had pondered it all the way, but no matter how he racked his brain, he couldn’t figure it out.
Lin Li: "?"
"I wasn’t planning to insult you." Lin Li honestly replied.
"Impossible." Yet Bai Bufan scoffed, first eliminating the correct answer, then urging: "Quick, tell me, if I had repeated it again, how would you insult me?"
"Bufan, I give up, you are also a Nezha fragment, Nezha has three heads and six arms, you have one head and two arms." Lin Li sighed.
"Was that the insult? The aggression’s alright, but the connection’s not great, what’s it to do with letting me call you son? Is it Li Jing..." Bai Bufan started methodically analyzing.
Lin Li smiled, feeling relieved.
Damn you.