Forced into a romantic relationship

Chapter 235 N Equal Parts of the Limb

[Event Task Now Open: On the 22nd of this month, you have a mandatory social event to attend. Please hold hands with at least one woman of suitable age (16-30 years old) for at least 30 seconds during the event. Further intimate contact will not count towards this task.]

[Task Requirements: The woman you hold hands with must have a charm level of seven or higher, and you must have a certain level of intimacy with her. You will receive two task points for each successful hand-holding with a different woman, and one task point for each fancy hand-holding maneuver.]

【Fancy Hand-Holding Techniques (One-time option, can only be completed once per objective): Interlock fingers, thumbs facing each other, little fingers intertwined, back-to-back, tender caresses, passionate rubbing, palms pressed together (must last for more than 60 seconds), You are all my wings (7 mission points), Three people walking together (13 mission points), Four hands holding each other (21 mission points), Five-part hand (31 mission points)... Ten-part finger (111 mission points)】

[Task Rewards: Task rewards will be settled at midnight the following day. The amount of reward will be determined based on the task points. Two points are the initial base reward. For every two points added, the task reward will be stacked, making the task reward more generous with each stack. The reward can be claimed in one lump sum, with no upper limit on the stacking.]

Back in his dorm room, Han Zhou looked at the task description in front of him with a complicated expression.

This event task suddenly popped up in the elevator just now.

It has to be said that since the main quest appeared, the status bar seems to have become much more formal, and even the quest descriptions that used to be just a few simple sentences have become more standardized.

However, how should I put it... it has indeed become much more formal, but it doesn't seem so proper anymore.

Fortunately, the event's missions have remained easy. Simply holding hands with a woman with a charm rating of 7 or higher for more than 30 seconds will earn you the basic guaranteed reward, which is quite easy. The challenge lies in holding hands with multiple women to obtain higher-level rewards.

The rewards kept piling up, and the harvest was completed all at once... This familiar feeling reminded Han Zhou of a game in his previous life where the eighth player was always eliminated.

He really enjoyed the joy of harvesting crops all at once, but unfortunately, he often missed out on it and was taken away before he could even enjoy it.

Let's get back to the mission.

Everything else was fine, but Han Zhou really couldn't hold back when it came to these fancy hand-holding styles. He even went for the three of them walking together and holding hands with four girls at the same time. If he really dared to hold hands with so many girls with charm ratings of 7 or higher at the same time, he would definitely become famous in school the next day. He had already thought of a nickname: "Thousand Hands and Hundred Eyes".

The thousand hands are obviously used to hold a girl's hand, while the hundred eyes mean that many holes will be poked into your body afterward.

You want ten fingers, huh? Aren't you afraid I'll end up as an N-fold fragmented limb...?

Han Zhou mentally complained, and besides that, he also discovered the "conspiracy" in the status bar—

The points awarded for fancy hand-holding are all odd numbers, while the task rewards only stack up when an even number is accumulated.

In other words, if he completes the simplest fancy hand-holding with a girl, he can only get three points, which means he can only receive the guaranteed two-point reward. He can only get six points and receive the full three-tier reward if he completes another fancy hand-holding with a girl.

In other words, if he doesn't want to waste the extra task points, he'll have to find at least two girls to complete two fancy hand-holding sessions.

This is similar to some lottery schemes. Imagine if every time you draw a lottery, you are reminded that the reward you will receive next time will be even more generous, or even told that if you draw a few more times, you will definitely get all the rewards. Can you guarantee that you will not be tempted?
It's all a setup...

Han Zhou was on guard. Although the status bar wouldn't force him, his "ambition" to be a scumbag was finally showing. He wouldn't fall for that trick and planned to just hold hands once, without considering fancy ways of holding hands.

Anyway, there's no difference between the reward for two points and three points.

I wonder what the guaranteed reward will be. Based on past experience, it should be something other than points...

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Han Zhou sent Tang Wenshuang a message, inquiring about the matchmaking situation. He also glanced through their chat history and found that she had indeed asked him about matchmaking before, albeit in a rather tactful way.

It's normal to be tactful. You can't just ask him something as absurd as, "Han Zhou, you're so handsome, are you interested in using your photos to benefit the classmates?"
Han Zhou was initially a little dissatisfied, but since the other party had indeed consulted him, there was nothing to fuss about. After all, he only needed to participate, and it wouldn't hurt him.

Tang Wenshuang replied quickly, and what she said was much more detailed than what she had heard from Ouyang Lianyu.

The initial slogan for this social event was "We have handsome guys/beautiful girls in our class, would you like to get to know them?" At first, it was just a few class monitors secretly making contact, but it later evolved into a large-scale event.

The event will be held on the 22nd, with participants from multiple grades and majors. Although Tang Wenshuang is the one in charge, the main reason she's been able to create such a large buzz is because of her older brother, a third-year student.

A student council member.

Han Zhou couldn't help but speculate. Going to so much trouble to organize this social event—could it be that the student council was about to have its elections and they were planning to use this method to gain support in order to run for student council president or something?

As far as he knew, the student council in this world had more authority than the student council in his previous life in China, but not by much. The student council president's fame was nowhere near that of the six famous figures, and he wouldn't exude an aura of dominance when walking down the street. Only a few people knew him.

Of course, the significance of the student union lies not in its fame or its influence on campus, but in the fact that it can provide certain conveniences when students enter society in the future.

It's important to know that student union cadres from prestigious universities like Linyi University are highly valued, especially student union presidents. With such a resume, they have no trouble finding a job. Therefore, every election is extremely competitive, and it's not uncommon for them to organize various activities to garner votes.

Don't be fooled by Han Zhou's current attempts to shirk everything; it's because he has a status bar that tells him he's escaped the fate of being a wage earner. Otherwise, he would have tried his best to secure positions that would be useful for finding a job in the future as soon as he enrolled.

Most people study so hard for so long, all they want is to find a job that can support their families.

Han Zhou was not worried about this problem.

He had already figured it out when he temporarily solved the problem of his terminal illness. Since he had transmigrated with a system, he had already broken away from the identity of an ordinary person. It would be a waste to continue living the same routine and ordinary life as in his previous life.

I don't ask for a life that's absolutely spectacular, but it should at least be colorful and vibrant, right?
Of course, relying too much on the status bar is also not good. So even if you consider yourself the protagonist, you still have to be down-to-earth when it's time to be.

Han Zhou snapped out of his thoughts, pulled a large cardboard box from under the table, and then called Chen Long and Chen Zheng over to help peel the sausages.

It's no exaggeration to say that many people in the class benefited from his help this time, and these two guys were no exception. It was only right to ask them for a small favor.

Chen Long and his companion were clearly aware of this as well. After washing their hands, they came over to help out and inquired about the day's stall setup.

"They're all sold out," Han Zhou replied casually.

"They're all sold out?" Chen Zheng exclaimed in surprise. "Really?"

He was actually not optimistic about Han Zhou's sudden idea to sell starch sausages, especially after learning that the other party only sold starch sausages.

Isn't this a joke?
After all, he lived nearby and knew that this area was full of food stalls, making the competition fierce. A newcomer would be lucky to sell fifty sausages in an afternoon, and that would depend on Han Zhou's good looks. If it were an ugly stall that only sold starch sausages, no one would even give it a second glance.

He thought Han Zhou had returned early because he couldn't sell any more, but he didn't expect that he had already sold out.

"Of course it's true." Han Zhou smiled. "Otherwise, why would I have you peel it?"

Chen Zheng pushed up his glasses, still somewhat incredulous, and hesitated before saying, "Did you run into a big customer? Like, the kind who buys out your entire stall...?"

Chen Long scoffed, "What kind of big customer would buy out the entire fried food stall? Are you kidding me?"

"What do you know."

Chen Zheng gave him a disdainful look. "There are a lot of big companies around Linda University. The employees working there are paid very high salaries. However, these companies usually prohibit their employees from dating. Some people are lonely for a long time, so they often come to our school area to hunt for women."

Chen Long was taken aback, and his expression gradually became serious.

"But that's all in the past. Now, Linda University is a top university in the country. The students are actually very proud. They even have high standards when looking for a partner, let alone being 'hunted' by such an ignorant person."

Seeing Chen Zheng speaking so fluently, Chen Long asked in bewilderment, "Hey bro, I'm really curious how you know so much about things inside and outside the school?"

“I told you we live in the era of big data. Spend more time online and less time playing your games.” Chen Zheng puffed out his chest slightly, unable to hide his smugness. “Besides, I have quite a few relatives, both inside and outside the school. I get a lot of information from them.”

"Awesome." Chen Long was filled with respect and immediately gave a thumbs up. "So many of your relatives can get into Lin University, doesn't that mean you come from an intellectual family?"

"It's nothing special, just an ordinary scholarly family."

Chen Zheng waved his hand reservedly, barely managing to suppress the corners of his mouth from turning up. He then looked at Han Zhou and earnestly reminded him, "In short, if a 'big customer' really comes looking for you, you must be careful in dealing with him."

I've been very careful in handling this...

Han Zhou pictured Wang Lengqiu in his mind, shook his head and smiled, "Don't worry, that's not true."

"It's fine if you don't."

Chen Zheng nodded, but then felt he shouldn't be too absolute, so he continued, "However, as I said, the days of hunting for women are over. Students at Lin University aren't easy to fool now, and those people outside the school are pretty sensible. Some of them might not be looking for you as prey, but could genuinely want to have a relationship with you."

"I've heard that this happens quite often. One of my cousin's classmates is like that. He calls her 'sister' all the time, and he buys a new phone as soon as it comes out."

"What's the difference between this and being kept by a sugar daddy?"

The sound of slamming the table startled Chen Zheng. Chen Long stood up angrily, his face full of indignation, and said, "A grown man like you, instead of relying on yourself, is being kept by a woman. What kind of behavior is this?"

Chen Zheng pushed up his glasses, thinking the guy's reaction was too exaggerated, and sneered: "I asked him, and he said it's true love. And do you think it's easy to be kept? First, you have to be good-looking, second, you have to have certain abilities, and finally, you have to have the luck to meet a rich woman like that and the opportunity to get involved with her."

"Students are not easy to fool these days, and these kinds of adults are even harder to fool. If you think you can win their favor by just wandering around the streets and having a lucky break, then I can only say you are too naive."

He shook his head, giving off an expression that said, "I understand everything."

Chen Long's face was ashen, his eyes filled with indignation, as if he wanted to criticize this social trend.

After a long silence, he looked at Han Zhou with a solemn expression.

"Han Zhou, can you take me with you when you set up your stall tomorrow?"

(End of this chapter)