Chapter 214: Chapter 181: Eh! Got it! I got it!_2
If he doesn’t work hard, how can I, as the boss, move into a bigger house?
...
Just past four in the morning.
When the alarm clock woke him up, Lin Li first checked the "Spiritual Spring". The efficiency wasn’t exactly quick. In about four hours, only about half of the spirit stone at the bottom was charged.
Does this mean it can charge about three spirit stones in a day?
That seems about right. Use one in the morning for practice, another one to strengthen the "Purity and Righteousness Thunder-Controlling Body", and one more to refine the "Emotion-Containing Bottle".
There are still four spirit stones in his pocket for emergencies.
In terms of spirit stones, he was finally on the right track.
Lin Li then went to the fridge to check on the current state of the "Emotion-Containing Bottle".
There weren’t many white cracks left.
Lin Li took it out of the fridge and locked it in his bedroom cabinet with the remaining duck blood—Wu Min might come back today, and it wasn’t safe to leave it in the fridge.
...
At school.
"100 points! I scored 100 points!" Zhou Baowei shouted excitedly.
Seeing Zhou Baowei so excited made Lin Li a bit unsure and he glanced at his own test paper.
"The full score is 150... right?" Lin Li looked at Bai Bufan.
"Yeah," Bai Bufan nodded.
Lin Li: "..."
This "yeah" meant "right".
"It is indeed 150," Bai Bufan nodded.
So the two of them turned their heads and looked at the celebrating Zhou Baowei with eyes that said ’are you kidding me?’.
"Has your math improved this much? Lin Li, I really should keep you in check." Bai Bufan said dejectedly when he found out Lin Li scored 132 in math.
He only scored 112.
Although it was a significant improvement compared to before, compared to Lin Li, he felt like a small freak meeting a big freak.
"Research shows that 77% of people aren’t good at math. You belong to that group, while I, on the other hand, am part of the noble 33% that’s different from you," Lin Li sneered.
Bai Bufan scratched his head, feeling something was off.
And honestly, Lin Li felt a bit regretful about his score—he lost points on two trap questions, otherwise, it could have been higher. In truth, the math test wasn’t particularly hard, and with this score, he was only ranked tenth in the class.
Chen Yu Ying scored 148.
There are indeed gaps between people.
"Your progress is putting a lot of pressure on me," Bai Bufan sighed, "I preferred your old self, when everyone looked down on you, and you were just a worthless fellow."
"If you’re feeling stressed, just think about Bao Wei’s shoes," Lin Li comforted.
Bai Bufan: "..."
He gave Lin Li a thumbs up: "When you put it that way, I instantly feel no pressure at all. You’re really something, Dr. Lin."
Zhou Baowei at the side: "?"
These two are swearing so dirtily.
While others’ success can indeed be enviable, Zhou Baowei felt his failures were understandable. Apart from being stimulated during Mid-Autumn Festival and striving for a few days afterwards, his most diligent times were spent searching through forty unfiltered websites.
The grades aren’t that good, and he deserved it.
But until now, although the final grades weren’t out, the estimates were about right, and he believed he made some progress overall. He hoped Old Zhou would be sensible and not expect him to teach everything.
Those with heart need no teaching, those without cannot learn.
"At least I can still celebrate National Day with joy. I heard from my cousin that in sophomore and junior National Days, if you don’t take home twenty sheets of paper in math, language, English, and electives, it means the teachers aren’t working hard, so this is our last bit of light and heat!"
Bai Bufan rubbed his hands with some anticipation:
"This time, I definitely want to have a meaningful National Day."
"Hahaha—" When Bai Bufan’s gloomy gaze swept over, Lin Li stopped laughing and nodded seriously, "Yeah, it’ll be meaningful."
Bai Bufan: "Crap."
"You saying this is like telling Bao Wei to lose weight over National Day, Bufan." Lin Li laughed.
"Don’t say that, I’m really planning to exercise this National Day," Bao Wei responded upon hearing that.
"Hahaha—" When Zhou Baowei’s resentful gaze swept over, Bufan stopped laughing, nodded solemnly, "Yeah, there will be exercise."
Then he understood Lin Li.
Zhou Baowei: "Crap."
"I plan to do the sister exercise to planking this National Day," Zhou Baowei explained anyway.
"What’s that exercise?" Bai Bufan was curious.
"It’s lying in bed supporting a tablet. I plan to support it all day!"
Bai Bufan: "..."
"Why don’t you say you’re planning to do sit-ups all day, then, one sit-up at night and one when you get up the next morning?" Bai Bufan said speechlessly.
Then Zhou Baowei could definitely exercise for a whole National Day.
"That’s not impossible; these two exercises can even be combined! Great, my hopes of losing weight just soared!" Zhou Baowei sincerely thanked Bai Bufan.
Bai Bufan waved his hand in annoyance, turning to Lin Li:
"Lin Li, what do you plan to do for National Day? Can you do something meaningful?"
...
"Lin Li, what do you plan to do for National Day? Are you free?"
Because during the test paper explanation, there was generally no homework assigned, plus today was the last day before National Day, most students went home to pack at noon, leaving only the three bonded people in the classroom again.
He stayed in the classroom because he had nowhere else to go, Chen Yu Ying stayed to chat with him, but what was Wang Yuezhi doing here?
Lin Li was puzzled.
Chen Yu Ying inquired at that moment.
"Wait a minute, let me check my schedule," Lin Li replied.
"Schedule? You have one of those?" Chen Yu Ying was a bit surprised.
Then she saw Lin Li take out a blank sheet of paper, flip through it theatrically a few times, and then shake his head at her, "I’m free."
Chen Yu Ying: "..."
He was certainly very free.
"If you don’t have plans for National Day, I might as well ask you out to play. We might not stay in Xiling, and you’d come, right?" Chen Yu Ying asked, staring at Lin Li and blinking.
"Sure. Not in Xiling? Where to?" Lin Li didn’t reject but was curious.
"Not finalized yet, thinking about a few places. After all, there’s nothing much to do in Xiling, it’s so small, been here for so many years," Chen Yu Ying was tapping the desk with her finger, explaining.
"But if it’s those tourist spots during the holiday, we’ll be crushed, right?" Lin Li firmly believed that peak travel was not travel but torture.
"Not going to major tourist spots. What I’m currently planning is to book a party homestay, and adapt on the fly. If we want to go out, we go; if not, just play games or rest, it won’t be the kind of commando-style trip you dislike."
It seemed Chen Yu Ying was indeed prepared.
A party homestay is a type of accommodation equipped with a variety of entertainment facilities inside, such as board games, a home KTV, mahjong, and even a pool table. It’s larger and primarily intended for entertainment rather than overnight stay.
Bigger ones could even be rented for just daytime or nighttime to accommodate group activities.
"Okay, then call me when it’s time. I’m still holding a grudge against you not learning to ride a bike, you’ll have no excuse then," Lin Li nodded.
If Chen Yu Ying hadn’t invited him over National Day, he definitely would have asked her to learn cycling. With only three tasks left, learning mecha is the only one he can speed up.
"Sure, that was the plan anyway. It should be easy to learn, and there are bound to be large, quiet places around the homestay," Chen Yu Ying nodded.
"So is it just the few of us? Should I invite someone?" If going to such a party homestay, it’s unlikely it would be only two people. During the last autumn trip, he had said that he’d help if needed, so Lin Li asked.
"I just invited my roommates. Si Han and Wanqiu already agreed, others will ask their family tonight, might not be able to come, but Bai Bufan can come play. You two together... it’s really fun."
Chen Yu Ying didn’t know what she remembered and covered her mouth to laugh. Her laughter was crisp.
It’s hard to guess what was funny, as there were so many amusing points between Lin Li and Bai Bufan.
Everyone laughed at these two, yet the two of them were just as ridiculous.
"Could you say it without taking long breaths, President? Hearing you say ’you two together’, I was thinking about how to prove myself innocent," Lin Li shrugged, joking: "Mind the way you break your sentences,
break it properly."