The system is very abstract, fortunately I am also.

Chapter 419 Lin Li only needs to earn money to support his family, while Chen Yuying has many other things to consider.

Chen Yuying's skill "Sowing Discord": Once per turn during your play phase, you may discard one card and choose two other male characters, then make one of the male characters treat as if they have used a "Duel" card against the other male character.

Lin Li's skill "Peerless": A locked skill. Your [Kill] requires two [Dodge] cards to cancel it; the character who is [Dueling] you must play two [Kill] cards each time.

Male character's "Getting Furious" skill: Damn it! I'm giving Three Kingdoms Kill a good review!!!
"Win?"

Sitting on the tree trunk, Chen Yuying heard familiar footsteps approaching from afar. Turning around, she saw Lin Li returning with his head held high and his chest puffed out, looking arrogant and haughty. She couldn't help but smile and ask him a question.

"They are no match for us at all."

Upon seeing me, he immediately begged for mercy, saying, "Brother, please, for the sake of my elderly parents and young children, go and bully them. It's easy and effortless for you to beat them up, the cost-effectiveness is extremely high. My only small request is that you can't hit me after you've beaten them up."

Lin Li's vivid description caught Chen Yuying's change in expression, and he continued with a smile:

"Don't look at me like that. I respect the elderly and care for the young, so of course I didn't agree. Instead, I gave him three punches, and he was convinced and said he would never covet you again."

"The school bully slapped me across the face. I wasn't satisfied, so we agreed to meet in the woods after school."

"After school, in the woods, the school bully slapped me three hundred times. I gave up."

I am the school bully in this story!

"You big braggart," Chen Yuying said with a smile.

When she was with Lin Li, a smile never seemed to truly leave the corners of her mouth.

"Why is it so dark in the sky? Because there are cows flying in the sky. Why are there cows flying in the sky? Because I am blowing on the ground."

Lin Li's smile remained unchanged upon hearing this. He shook his head and recited the once-popular but now rarely spoken rhyme in a rhythmic and expressive manner.

He sat back down next to Chen Yuying, bracing his hands against the smooth surface of the tree stump, leaning back slightly, his gaze fixed on the branches and leaves overhead that stubbornly intertwined to form a shade even in the winter.

A few of the birds that had just been startled away were now leisurely strolling on the branches, though they still maintained a safe distance.

If you encounter pets that like to be close to people and play with them later, you can use the "Duck Blood Bottle" to absorb and transfer this desire to these wild animals—this way, you can satisfy Chen Yuying's desire to feed them and also act cool like the peacock did back then.

Just as Lin Li was still figuring out some flirting tricks, Chen Yuying stood up, waved the camera in her hand, and said in a light voice, "Take some photos with me."

"Roger that!"

The two rested and lingered on this open space by the stream for a while, until it quietly slipped to 10:30 before continuing their journey along the rime path.

Ding Sihan: @Lin Li @Chen Yuying, what are you two doing right now?

In the group chat of three people and a dog, an extra person popped up asking questions.

Lin Li: Yingbao and I were laughing at someone who just woke up and found himself bored at home with nothing to do, so he asked what the couple who abandoned him, consisting of his best friend and the most handsome guy he knew, were doing now, and felt a little envious and sour, feeling very pitiful.

Ding Sihan: ?

Chen Yuying: Mm-hmm.

Ding Sihan: ????

Chen Yuying: What? You're not convinced?

Ding Sihan: Lin Li is an idiot. Give the phone back to Yingbao.

"Chen Yuying retracted a message."

"Chen Yuying retracted a message."

Chen Yuying: He sent this using my phone, that's not what I meant... I'm sorry.

Ding Sihan: Ahhh, Yingbao~ You're so kind~ But can you please control Lin Li! Look at the things he's saying!

Chen Yuying: Haha, I was just kidding. It was me, you idiot Ding Sihan, who fell for it. You're such a small fry! "Little Bear Flying Kick"

Qu Wanqiu: Hahahaha, I'm born!

Ding Sihan: Lin Li!!!

Ding Sihan: You just wait!! I'll haunt you even after I die!!

"Chen Yuying: You have too little hair; you can't even be Sadako after you die. Do you agree to be reassigned?"

Ding Sihan: ?

Ding Sihan: Lin Li!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ding Sihan: Voice message 27s·

Lin Li turned down the volume and clicked on it, but then realized that he still hadn't turned it down low enough. Although the amount of sex was not high, the aggressiveness was still quite strong.

"Ding Sihan invites you to join the group voice chat."

After realizing she couldn't tell whether the person behind "Chen Yuying" was actually Chen Yuying, Ding Sihan chose to use the voice recording method.

"Lin Li! You bastard!!" Only Chen Yuying and Qu Wanqiu had added voice messages to their WeChat conversations, but knowing that Lin Li and Chen Yuying were currently together, Ding Sihan immediately greeted Lin Li before asking:

"Yuying, where is Yuying! Where is my Yingbao?"

"What's wrong?" Chen Yuying, who was next to Lin Li, looked up when she heard the voice, naturally took her phone back from Lin Li's hand, and asked softly.

"Look at that bastard of a man—damn it! He withdrew all of them!" Ding Sihan wanted to list all the evidence against him, but when she entered the group chat, she only saw a sea of ​​withdrawn messages.

Lin Li: "Look, he's in a hurry again."

"Such swift movements, as expected of Lin Li." Qu Wanqiu praised without reservation.

However, practice has shown that Ding Sihan's memory is better than a fish's, far exceeding seven seconds. She repeated Lin Li's entire speech to Chen Yuying, and what's worse, she even added embellishments.

Chen Yuying rolled her eyes at Lin Li with amusement, then smiled and said to her phone, "My phone is with him. He was taking pictures with the camera and didn't notice. I've already called him for you."

Even though he hadn't moved a finger, he claimed he had already hit her. Lin Li gave him a thumbs up.

She spoke so fluently and naturally; girls are indeed masters of deception. I should be more careful in the future.

Don't let the class monitor actually sell you off to her father and then help her count the money.

"What are you doing now?" Ding Sihan asked, having vented her malice, before getting back to the main point.

“I’m walking in the woods. Do you want to see? I also took some photos with my phone. I’ll send a few to the group.” Chen Yuying said, sending over a few photos with good lighting and composition.

"It looks pretty good, but how's the actual experience? Is it fun? Is it good for taking photos?"

Chen Yuying's photo group consisted entirely of landscape photos, with no portraits, prompting Ding Sihan to ask another question.

"It's quite fun." Chen Yuying nodded.

Just recalling the moments the two of them shared in the woods fills their hearts with joy and sweetness; how could it not be fun?

And it will probably stay in my heart for a very long time to come.

But Lin Li shook his head, having a different opinion:

"It's alright. It was quite fun when we first came in around 9 a.m., but now it's almost 11 a.m., and there are so many more people coming in and coming out. Sigh, with all these extra people, it suddenly becomes boring. How come they've only been gone for two hours? I wish they could disappear a little longer..."

Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu: "(；☉_☉)?"

At first, I thought Lin Li was speaking human language, but the more I listened, the more something seemed off.

The two gradually found it difficult to maintain their composure.

Ding Sihan's laughter was so loud it vibrated even through the receiver, but she immediately feigned resentment and began tattling: "Yuying! Look at him! Who exactly are these people? Make him explain!"

Qu Wanqiu's voice, chuckling, echoed, "Cuiguo, smash his mouth!"

"Let's do it, let's do it." Chen Yuying smiled again, trying to deceive the two of them for Lin Li's sake.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch—" Lin Li, who was supposed to be cooperating with Chen Yuying's performance, was doing his best to act, "Like a guest on a relationship talk show, you can choose whoever you want~ If you can still see that I love you..."

Nobody cared why Lin Li suddenly started singing. To be honest, it was pretty normal; it was very Lin Li.

If Lin Li were made a Wallfacer, the Trisolarans would have cried and gone home begging for their mothers long ago. Humans wouldn't thank Luo Ji, but they certainly wouldn't acknowledge Lin Li as human either.

"Lin Li, don't be so smug. Just wait and see how much of a burden they really are. What do you say, Wanqiu?" Ding Sihan said sourly.

“No problem. I might not be there on the weekend. I’ll come on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, and you can come on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. We’ll all come together on Thursday.” Qu Wanqiu immediately understood.

"Hey, hey, no, you're wrong, you're wrong." A true man can bend and yield, Lin Li immediately slid to his knees, "Dingdingjiujiu, don't do this, it will hurt the bond between us, mother and son."

"Can you take us out for fun next week?"

Lin Li patted his chest and nodded: "Next time, definitely!"

Lin Li is reliable, Bao Wei will become a tree.

The four chatted and laughed for a while longer, and Chen Yuying thoughtfully turned on a video call so that the two on the other end of the phone could see the scenery of the rime ice path more clearly.

Originally, Lin Li was supposed to take over the phone when he got tired of holding it, but because Lin Li accidentally filmed the two holding hands and his incredibly handsome face many times, which drew strong protests from Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu, Chen Yuying had no choice but to reluctantly take over the phone again.

Ding Sihan's voice suddenly paused, then resumed with a smug tone: "Lin Li, how did you say that long and complicated sentence just now?"

Lin Li repeated, "Yingbao and I laughed together..."

Ding Sihan: "..."

Ding Sihan was genuinely surprised that Lin Li could memorize every single word and recite it so easily; he truly lived up to his reputation as a bard of long and difficult verses. But then Ding Sihan chuckled smugly, "Sorry, you guessed wrong. Who would be bored alone at home? I'm exiting the voice chat because someone's calling me to go out~"

His tone was filled with the joy of winning back a point.

"What?!" Lin Li was taken aback by the emotional outburst. "Ding Zi! You actually have a new social circle behind our backs! This is outrageous!!"

"Who is it? A classmate from junior high or elementary school?" Qu Wanqiu asked curiously.

—Although Nansang Middle School is located in Xiling, it is the county's top middle school, so it gathers local prodigies from all sixteen townships in Nansang County. There are only a little over ten local students in Class 4 from Xiling, and there are even fewer girls after excluding the boys. Based on their usual relationship, Qu Wanqiu was directly ruled out as a classmate in Class 4.

Ding Sihan: "My mom called me to go out and take out the trash."

"stare--"

The word "垃圾" is connected by a system of sounds.

"Ding Sihan has left the group voice chat."

It can only be said that Ding Sihan's actions were very appropriate. It was precisely because she withdrew cleanly and decisively that no laughter from the "two people and one" was heard, thus saving face for herself (?).

Qu Wanqiu chatted and laughed with the two of them for a few more minutes before ending the call.

Chen Yuying naturally handed her phone back to Lin Li, even though she had brought her own bag, she just wanted to leave it with him.

"Where's your favorite Bai Bufan? Why hasn't he posted anything?" Chen Yuying asked with a smile as she watched Lin Li carefully put his phone back in his backpack and take her hand again to walk forward.

"Him?" Lin Li shrugged. "He said goodnight to me just four hours ago. He's probably sleeping soundly right now, hugging his blanket, mumbling something, letting out a little burp, and farting."

"Who told you to describe it like that?" Chen Yuying couldn't help but laugh, covering her face and shrugging her shoulders slightly.

I strolled leisurely along the rime path for about half an hour. The dirt path under my feet gradually became wider and flatter, eventually connecting with a smooth asphalt road.

The trees parted to the sides, and the view suddenly opened up.

What's in front of us is Moon Lake, or rather, part of Moon Lake.

On a cloudy day, the lake surface is a calm gray-blue, with many wild ducks and water birds resting on the water. Occasionally, a fish flicks its tail, creating ripples.

It is quite large, much larger than the park lake next to the Nansang Library. At a glance, you can vaguely see the hazy shadows of trees and the outline of undulating mountains on the opposite bank.

The trees obscure the entire view, but judging by sight alone, it would definitely take a considerable amount of time to walk around the lake.

Around the lake, beyond the railings, is the well-maintained road where Lin Li and Chen Yuying are currently standing.

The sides are planted with water-resistant trees and low shrubs, which retain some dark green in winter, interspersed with some yellowish-brown reeds unique to the waterside, swaying slightly in the breeze.

There were a fair number of tourists, and the activities taking place were varied, including fishing, boating, cycling, walking, and even flying kites.

"It's a bit bigger than I expected." Looking at the scene before her, Chen Yuying nodded in satisfaction.

"West Lake is known as Little Moon Lake by locals," Lin Li praised with a smile.

“The West Lake is still much bigger.” Chen Yuying looked over with a smile.

"I was just making things up." Lin Li shrugged. "The last time I went to West Lake was yesterday when I used paper money at the school store—well, I've never been there before."

"West Lake... well, it's not really that fun,"

Because she was suspected of defamation, Chen Yuying looked around cautiously, as if worried that there might be people from Hangzhou nearby, before quietly offering her opinion:
"It's not worth making a special trip to Hangzhou just for West Lake—unless it's a rainy day and you're looking for the idyllic scenery of Jiangnan. Otherwise, forget it. But if you happen to visit it on the way, that's fine."

Lin Li raised an eyebrow and lowered his voice to ask, "Where's West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce? Is it worth making a special trip to eat it?"

"I heard that when eating West Lake Fish in Vinegar Sauce, you should choose a seat by the window so that you can pretend to be looking at the scenery when the fish is poured into West Lake to avoid embarrassment. Is that true?"

"It's not that bad. I've eaten it, but it's not as bad as the rumors say. I think maybe I ate a modified version back then?" This time, because she was saying something nice, Chen Yuying raised her voice a little.

"I see." Lin Li also became more confident: "So, tour guide, what are we going to do next? Take a boat ride? Or go feed the birds, ducks, and fish you've been longing to see?"

"Silly boy," Chen Yuying chuckled at his expression, gently patting his arm with a hint of coquettishness, "Eat first, I'm hungry."

"Are you hungry?" Lin Li looked at Chen Yuying with some surprise.

"Aren't you hungry?" Chen Yuying tilted her head slightly, her clear eyes meeting his gaze with a hint of doubt. Then she frowned slightly in annoyance: "Ah, I knew I shouldn't have treated you like a dumping ground. Did I feed you too much?"

—The bread and other food I bought earlier were all stuffed into Linli's mouth.

"No, I'm hungry." Lin Li shook his head.

It's already 11:30. For students with regular schedules, plus the one or two hours they spent walking around in the woods this morning, it's time to replenish their energy.

"But I just didn't expect you to be hungry too..." Lin Li said in a low voice, then seemed to have discovered some truth, and felt somewhat unwilling:
"So the old saying 'Being pretty can't put food on the table' is true!! I always thought it was a lie... I thought it was just jealous talk from people who weren't pretty and couldn't have the grapes."

"hateful!"

Chen Yuying was slightly taken aback, then realized what she meant, feeling a little embarrassed and annoyed. She bumped her forehead against Lin Li's arm and said, "You're the only one who knows how to compliment people..."

"Just tell me if you like it or not, call me a master of flirting!"

Lin Li wanted to see Chen Yuying's reaction, so he couldn't help but rub her cheek and then boasted.

"I won't call you that." Chen Yuying turned her head away.

Lin Li: "Then I'll rob! Double! Super double! Open hand! You played your cards so well! Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom~"

Chen Yuying: "..."

Chen Yuying sighed.

The most sweaty episode for the Trisolarans.

"So where should we eat?" Seeing Chen Yuying speechless, Lin Li didn't wait for her to comment on his land grabbing—it wasn't exactly a compliment anyway—and quickly got back to the main topic.

"Over there, it's already booked. We can go there now," Chen Yuying pointed in a direction.

Beyond the lakeside pedestrian walkway, you can see a relatively clustered area with a row of shops and numerous temporary stalls, essentially forming the commercial street of this attraction.

"OK, let's go then."

Chen Yuying had made a reservation at a lakeside barbecue restaurant. As soon as she opened the door, the warm air, filled with the aroma of barbecue, wafted out.

Lin Li sat down next to Chen Yuying by the window. He first took off his scarf, carefully folded it and put it back in his bag, and then casually threw his coat on the empty chair opposite him.

Seeing the differential treatment Lin Li gave her, Chen Yuying felt a sweet warmth in her heart.

"We only made a reservation for this place, we haven't ordered yet. Let's scan the code and see what we want to eat," Chen Yuying said, picking up her phone.

Both of them scanned the QR code on the table to enter the ordering interface. They leaned their heads together and whispered to each other as they selected dishes.

"That's it?" After selecting some dishes from each other, Lin Li glanced at the generated list and asked, "That should be enough for the two of us."

"That's fine then, order more if it's not enough." Chen Yuying nodded.

"it is good."

This store only counts as an order after payment, but when Lin Ligang placed his order, the system showed "paid".

Lin Li raised an eyebrow and looked at Chen Yuying: "You paid?"

"Mm." Chen Yuying nodded.

"I'll pay for dinner then," Lin Li immediately offered.

“I’ve already paid for dinner,” Chen Yuying said with a sly smile. “That restaurant serves set meals, and I’ve already ordered two. Don’t worry, they’re almost all your favorite dishes.”

Having eaten together for so long, Chen Yuying could still remember Bai Bufan's dietary restrictions and preferences, let alone her boyfriend whom she paid special attention to.
Lin Li stroked his chin, deep in thought: "Oh no... I've been kept by a sugar daddy..."

“I know you’re rich, but I’m richer,” Chen Yuying said with a smile, then reached out and poked Lin Li’s cheek, teasing him with a touch of intimacy: “You just need to bring your thick skin.”

Lin Li blinked.

It's hard to say who has the money.

But the truth is even harder to say.

So Lin Li just smiled gently, put down his phone, and took Chen Yuying's hand: "Okay, now you'll take care of me."

Lin Li paused, his voice low and earnest: "From now on, I will take care of you."

“I’ve already thought about the future, Yingbao,” Lin Li turned to the side, looked intently into Chen Yuying’s eyes, and made a promise: “From now on, you will be responsible for doing my laundry and cooking, and I will take care of all the work of earning money to support the family.”

"Okay." Lin Li was unusually serious. Meeting his gaze, Chen Yuying nodded earnestly, her eyes shining with complete trust.

She believed he could do it.

Then, with some curiosity, I asked, "What do you plan to do in the future?"

Chen Yuying really couldn't imagine what kind of job Lin Li would be suited for.

Lin Li smiled slightly: "Open a laundromat and a restaurant."

Chen Yuying: "I didn't expect this answer, but it's fine too."

"..."

Chen Yuying: "That's not right."

(End of this chapter)