The System is Abstract, Luckily, So Am I

Chapter 185 : The Double-Standard Old Geezer

October 3rd.

The system hadn't pulled any stunts over the past two days, and Lin Li had just honestly stayed at home.

For the past two days, the things he did most after finishing his homework were studying for the Subject 1 driving test and researching which cold weapons were the easiest to use.

After all, he would definitely have to borrow the beautiful lady's hand when the time came, so he had to chop it off somehow.

"Mom, if any packages arrive in the next few days and I'm not back yet, remember to pick them up for me," Lin Li, sitting on the sofa, said to Wu Min as she came out of the master bedroom.

Although truly lethal weapons were hard to buy online, some basic protective gear and outdoor survival tools were easily available.

And when Lin Li went to the zombie world in the future, these would become some of his life-saving methods.

Although he had placed the orders on the 1st, because it was the National Day holiday, none of them had been delivered yet. Considering he didn't know how many days he would be out playing, Lin Li could only entrust Wu Min to pick them up for him.

"Got it. You're about to head out, right? How are you guys getting there? Do you want me to drop you off?" Wu Min nodded. Looking at Lin Li, who was wearing his backpack and ready to go, she asked.

"No need. My classmate said she chartered a car to pick us up. It'll be downstairs any minute now," Lin Li shook his head.

This world cannot exist without wealthy women.

Praise the wealthy!

"Alright," Wu Min nodded upon hearing this. Then she pushed open the door to Lin Li's bedroom and frowned: "Why is your room like a pigsty again? If Mom doesn't clean it for you, you don't know how to clean it yourself?"

Damn it, what pigsty? It's clearly my cozy harbor. It looks messy, but in reality, it's not tidy at all.

But it didn't matter. Lin Li always knew how to deal with Wu Min:

"Mom, how could you ask such a question? I know that pigsties are always cleaned by the people raising the pigs. Have you ever seen a pig get up and sweep the floor in its own pen? Animals haven't been allowed to become spirits for a long time now. We both have rural household registrations, Mom. You've really forgotten your roots a bit."

Wu Min: "..."

Wu Min truly hadn't expected him to deduce that she had forgotten her roots from this.

So Wu Min sneered: "Mom hasn't forgotten her roots. I still know how to slaughter pigs. And I plan to slaughter the pig early this year, not wait until the end of the year."

"I was wrong, Mom." Lin Li was also a master-level athlete when it came to sliding to his knees.

[Chen Yuying: @Lin Li, we'll be downstairs at your complex in about five minutes.]

[Lin Li: Okay, I'll go wait at the gate now.]

After seeing this message, Lin Li stood up: "Mom, I'm heading out."

"Okay, have fun."

"Then Mom, can you cover the three million for me? This is really important to me."

"Hurry up and get lost."

"Alrighty."

Carrying his backpack, Lin Li arrived at the gate of the residential complex.

It didn't even take five minutes, probably not even three, before a completely black commercial vehicle drove over and stopped steadily in front of Lin Li.

The one-way tinted window slowly rolled down, and the bright, smiling face of a young girl made the sunlight seem even more radiant.

Fresh and elegant makeup, and her usually straight black hair now had a few small curls at the ends.

"Lin Li," Chen Yuying waved her hand.

Only Chen Yuying and Ding Sihan were in the car. After all, Bai Bufan and Qu Wanqiu didn't live in Xiling Town, so they would be picked up after Lin Li.

"Yo, how come I saw a princess before even arriving at Disney?" Looking at the curly-haired Chen Yuying, Lin Li smiled and praised.

The window, which had been fully rolled down, rolled back up halfway, hiding the girl's slightly reddened face.

Her eyes shot Lin Li a reproachful look.

"Lin Li, so this is where you live," Chen Yuying looked curiously at the residential complex behind Lin Li, changing the subject somewhat forcefully.

"Damn it, Class Rep, you've actually figured out my home address first.

"Although I'm usually the only one at home and I don't like to lock the door and I sleep like a dead pig so if someone broke in and did something to me I wouldn't resist at all, I still hope you'll have some self-respect, Class Rep, and not come harass me in the middle of the night. I absolutely will not accept or look forward to such a thing. Oh right, my specific address is 7-502, don't go to the wrong place when the time comes."

This long, complex sentence was simply too long. Even Lin Li had to take two breaths to finish it.

Chen Yuying, Ding Sihan: "..."

"Who would come harass you in the middle of the night?" Chen Yuying curled her lip and said with a smile.

"You wouldn't? That's a pity. But it's okay, Class Rep. Can you tell me your specific home address? I'll come harass you in the middle of the night every weekend. I'm an expert in this area, very experienced," Lin Li indicated that it wasn't a big problem.

At this time, the window on the driver's side also rolled down, and the driver looked at Lin Li.

"Driver sir, where should I put my bag? Could you pop the trunk?" Lin Li happened to speak up.

"He's my dad. Dad, this is Lin Li," Chen Yuying added at this moment.

Lin Li: "?"

Lin Li blinked.

This old geezer really seems to be the old geezer I've met twice before, it's just that the previous two times were from far away, so I didn't remember him too clearly.

Then what I just said...

I'm doomed!

"Hello, Driver Uncle!"

"Ptooey!"

"Hello, Uncle Sir!"

"Spit!"

"Hello, Uncle Chen!"

Chen Zhongping: "..."

What kind of good kid spits twice before greeting someone?

"The trunk is open, go put it in," he said.

But Lin Li didn't go over immediately. Instead, he said seriously to Chen Zhongping: "Uncle, I was just joking earlier. I don't usually casually harass girls in the middle of the night."

Fuck.

If Lin Li had known Chen Yuying's dad was sitting in the driver's seat, he absolutely wouldn't have said that long, complex sentence so loudly. He would have waited until he got in the car and whispered it to Chen Yuying.

Chen Zhongping: "..."

"That's right, Uncle. Lin Li always does thorough research before going to harass someone. He stakes out the place many times. He has a very rigorous attitude towards harassment," Ding Sihan spoke up from the back to put in a good... a very, very bad word for Lin Li.

Lin Li, who had originally been looking at Ding Sihan with grateful eyes, now had his emotions turn into "hatred."

"Our home security is okay, you can't just casually get in. Get in the car first," Chen Zhongping turned his head and gestured.

The trunk space was quite large, and there was only one suitcase in it. After Lin Li put his bag in the corner, he got into the car from one side.

Counting the driver, it was a seven-seater. Chen Yuying and Ding Sihan sat in the three-person seat in the back. Because there was luggage behind them, it was a bit cramped.

Probably out of consideration for the three girls, the two more spacious and comfortable captain's chairs were left for Lin Li and Bai Bufan.

Chen Yuying was wearing a very fashionable dress with alternating light purple and bright white today. It was obvious she quite liked dresses.

Lin Li also liked dresses very much, but Wu Min said boys couldn't wear dresses. She only ever bought them for herself, never for Lin Li.

He could only say he was shaking with anger.

The light inside the car outlined soft shadows on Chen Yuying's profile. The interplay of light and dark was a fusion of beauty and elegance.

Xu Song was really right, purple-clad girls really do have a lot of charm.

(Translator's Note: Xu Song is a Chinese singer-songwriter. This is likely a reference to one of his songs).

The only imperfection was that the slightly upturned corners of the girl's mouth right now seemed to carry a mocking smile directed at him.

Oh, right, Ding Sihan next to her was also wearing clothes, and was also mocking Lin Li.

Alright, putting aside personal prejudice against Ding Sihan, her white T-shirt and slim-fit jeans today, with the excess part of the T-shirt tucked into her waist, also look pretty good. I feel like she could kick me to death with one foot.

After getting in the car, Lin Li locked his gaze on the system.

However, even after he sat down securely and Chen Zhongping started the car, no task was triggered, leaving Lin Li unsure if he should be disappointed.

But Lin Li immediately turned his head and questioned Chen Yuying in a low voice: "Class Rep, didn't you say you chartered a car? Why is your dad driving?"

"I chartered my dad's car, and he's acting as our driver. How does that not count as chartering a car?"

Chen Yuying pursed her smiling lips, her bright eyes full of innocence.

"Is your dad old-fashioned or not?" Lin Li probed the enemy's situation.

"Not old-fashioned. He's a very open-minded and gentle dad, very nice," Chen Yuying shook her head.

Chen Yuying, who had wanted to continue praising her father a bit more, suddenly stopped talking. Only after noticing that Lin Li's expression didn't show any disappointment did she breathe a sigh of relief in her heart.

Lin Li also breathed a sigh of relief.

He was most afraid of interacting with those unsmiling elders.

"Uncle Chen."

Lin Li immediately struck up a conversation with Chen Zhongping, intending to further elaborate on his own brilliance and greatness—he really wasn't a pervert.

Then he saw Chen Zhongping turn his head, his unsmiling, even cold face devoid of any expression, and say: "What is it?"

Lin Li: "?"

Class Rep, you lied.

Your old geezer isn't open-minded or gentle at all.

"Dad, I sent the address of the next classmate to your WeChat. Take a look," Chen Yuying also spoke up at this time.

"Okay, Dad knows~" Chen Zhongping turned his head a bit more, smiling gently and open-mindedly as he nodded.

Lin Li: "?"

Is... is this right?

(End of Chapter)