The system is very abstract, fortunately I am also.

Chapter 424 The senior student took all the blame for his juniors

If you borrow and repay, it's easy to borrow again; if you borrow and don't repay, it's extremely difficult to borrow again.

This is an unspoken rule that has become customary after the evolution of human society.

Borrowed items must be returned, and returning them can even earn you higher regard from others.

Last year, Lin Li received a friend request from a stranger. After accepting, the other party sent a message: "Are you there, bro?"

Since Lin Li didn't know who the other person was, he replied, "Who are you?"

The other party replied, "My benefactor, five years ago when I sold myself into servitude in Xiling to bury my father, you lent me three hundred dollars."

Lin Li had already guessed the other party's purpose and was quite pleased, so he replied, "Oh? I forgot! It's nothing serious, what's wrong?"

The other person said, "Could you lend me another three hundred?"

Fuck your mother!!!
Lin Li immediately deleted that guy's contact.

Ladies and gentlemen, the reason Lin Li is bringing this up now is because it serves as a negative example.

The consequence of not repaying a loan is a complete break, a severing of all ties!
Clearly, Chen Yuying wasn't that kind of person. She understood this principle well; she knew that even close brothers had to keep clear accounts, let alone her own blood relatives.

If a conflict were to arise between myself and Lin Li because of this act of taking advantage, it would be a losing proposition.

Therefore, she decided that since she had borrowed it, she should return it promptly.

Lin Li had to admit that he was very susceptible to this.

If Yingbao wanted to borrow again, Lin Li wouldn't even frown; in fact, his brow would relax.

Oh shit.

When can I borrow it again?

Some can't wait.

Bathed in the gentle breeze outside the window, Lin Li rested his cheek on one hand, a smile playing on his lips.

After thinking for a moment, she switched hands and supported her other cheek.

The vehicle moved smoothly.

The driver looked in the rearview mirror at the boy who was practically radiating pink bubbles. Having just witnessed everything, he smiled and shook his head.

so good.

……

The following day, Sunday evening, Nansang Middle School.

According to unofficial historical records, the Red Hare was named so because its body would become flushed with blood during each mating season, appearing as red as blood. During mating, it would not only move as nimbly as a rabbit, but also move as frequently as a rabbit.

Because of its great strength and large size, ordinary mares were not fortunate enough to enjoy it. Only Lü Bu, a hero among men, could enjoy the pleasures of the flesh with it and receive its favors. Moreover, he could even reciprocate the favors. Therefore, Lü Bu completely tamed Red Hare.

Do you all remember the proverb, "Among men, Lü Bu; among horses, Red Hare"? You might think it's just a compliment? Wrong! Absolutely wrong! It uses parallelism and intertextuality to describe the erotic scene in the stables at that time, but it actually means "Among men, Red Hare; among horses, Lü Bu!"
Regarding this forbidden love that defied human ethics, historians at the time said, "What kind of dog history is this? If I write it down, it will be regarded as unofficial history by future generations." They didn't have the courage to actually record it, so after careful consideration, they decided to personify a virtual partner.

Because Red Hare's companion, Diao Chan, is someone familiar with historical films, historians have named this fictional companion Diao Chan.

"Damn, so this is the real history. I envy Lü Bu."

"I envy Red Hare."

"I envy the stables."

When Lin Li entered through the back door, he happened to overhear Bai Bufan's segment on unofficial history of the Three Kingdoms.

It's such a blessing to have fresh stones to strengthen your ears as soon as you enter the door.

“But most ancient warhorses were castrated, right?” Zhang Haoyang said with a smile.

As for why castration was necessary, just imagine a scene: "Liu Bei and Lü Bu were engaged in fierce battle when suddenly, in the blink of an eye, Red Hare climbed onto Dilu's back and began to move."

Not very elegant.

"That matches up! That makes it even more perfect!" Bai Bufan clenched his fist and exclaimed. "That's why Diao Chan and Red Hare, though they are one, can appear in two different places at the same time—because Diao Chan has already been cut off from Red Hare!"

“That makes sense.” Zhang Haoyang was completely convinced.

"Did you move my table?" After joking and teasing with the others for a few more minutes, Lin Li returned to his seat and asked Bai Bufan.

Lin Li always moves his desk and chair outside the classroom before each exam. Last Friday, after finishing his last exam, he handed in his paper early and went straight to the barbershop. He hasn't come back yet, so theoretically, his desk and chair should still be outside.

"Who else could I be but your father?" Bai Bufan chuckled. "Come on, call me Dad."

Lin Lichao and Bai Bufan made a heart shape with their hands: "Good brother, love you."

The voice wasn't low, so someone sitting next to Ding Sihan, who had artificially inflated their ranking to become number one, seemed to have caught the keyword and quietly turned around.

Lin Li reacted quickly, lightly slapping Bai Bufan's forehead with his hand: "Hey, you bastard—!"

Bai Bufan: "(；☉_☉)?"

"No? Huh? Huh? Hmm? I didn't do anything to your desk and chair, did I? Why are you scolding me and hitting me?" Bai Bufan covered his head, stunned for a while, and then, after realizing what had happened, he was indignant:

"Give me an explanation! Give me a proper answer! You beast!"

"I just want to curse you. I've already been deprived of my natural right to love." Lin Li shrugged and casually tossed the tape from the drawer to Bai Bufan.
“I took the MBTI test this weekend. You guys are probably INTJ or ENEP, right? Mine is a little different. The report says my personality type is a jerk: NMLG-B.”

"Idiot, then you can't be the group's commander. Get lost." Bai Bufan gave him the middle finger and laughed as he cursed.

Evening self-study started soon. Lin Li packed up his things and got up to go to the multimedia classroom—there was a competition tutoring session on Sunday night.

"Mambo~ Mambo~ Kobe's navel is Mambo, Mambo~ Mambo~ Kobe's navel is Mambo~"

Lin Li glanced at Bai Bufan, who was writing questions but muttering something in a non-human language, and pleaded:

"Bufan, I'm begging you on my knees, please just say loudly, 'Who are you sending this to?'"

Upon hearing this, Bai Bufan immediately shut up and looked out the window. Sure enough, Xue Jian was walking towards the back door while glancing around the classroom. He then chuckled and scolded:

"Damn it, Lin Li, you're not even willing to act anymore, you're too lazy to even use your schemes, are you?"

Lin Li was just saying it casually. Noticing that Chen Yuying had already gotten up and left, he grabbed his things and prepared to run away as well.

"Lin Li, come here for a moment." However, Lin Li, who was about to make a quick escape after politely greeting Xue Jian at the door, was stopped by Xue Jian.

"Hmm? Oh," Lin Li nodded, though somewhat surprised, and then held up the things in his hand to ask, "Should I put my things back in the classroom first?"

"No need, it'll only take a few minutes. You can go for tutoring after I'm done."

"Okay." Lin Li nodded again, gave Chen Yuying, who was actually waiting for him in the corridor, a look and a gesture, indicating that she should go first and not wait for him.

Chen Yuying nodded and mouthed "okay".

"Teacher, is there something you need?" Lin Li asked after following Xue Jian to the stairwell.

"It's nothing serious. After discussion, your speech to the entire school has been cancelled. Tomorrow is Monday, but even if it's sunny, you won't have to go on stage. It's a real shame," Xue Jian said bluntly.

Lin Li looked utterly exasperated, his lips twitching slightly: "Teacher, were you just laughing?"

“No,” Xue Jian shook his head O(∩_∩)O, “It hasn’t stopped.”

I kept laughing to myself.

Although Chen Yuying had prepared the speech and Xue Jian had reviewed it, Xue Jian couldn't feel at ease as long as the speaker was Lin Li.

Xue Jian's lament of "what a pity" was only about the school not completely blacklisting Lin Li. He was always worried that this disgraced entertainer might cause trouble again in the future, dragging the Demon Suppression Bureau and the Demon Suppression Envoy down with him, and then making a comeback. "Because of the English exam?" Seeing Xue Jian speak frankly, Lin Li couldn't help but smile. Although he didn't have much of an opinion on the result, he still felt he had to ask since it was a crucial point.

"Yes." Xue Jian nodded.

"But shouldn't these things be handled separately? The report didn't say anything about it. Even if my merits and demerits cancel each other out, I believe my merits should outweigh my demerits! I've shed blood for the school, I've risked my life for the school, and you're just discarding me after I've served my purpose, you're mistreating a loyal subject!"

—Although Lin Li didn’t care about the punishment at all, he was incapable of speaking like a normal person, so he answered with a gloomy face.

Xue Jian was already used to it, and didn't even bother to twitch his lips. He just raised his chin and said, "Then don't bleed everywhere next time. It's quite a hassle to wipe it off."

Lin Li: "?"

Damn it, Xue Jian is utterly unworthy of being a teacher to say such things.

"I want to see the principal!" Lin Li was truly furious.

Xue Jian: "It was the principal's decision."

Lin Li: "?"

Seeing the stunned Lin Li, Xue Jian really thought, "This is like a little devil who can't stay at school anymore."

—When Principal Wang learned from the Academic Affairs Office about Lin Li's actions during the English exam and from his own words about Lin Li's continued relentless pursuit of justice at the teachers' meeting after the exam on Friday, he broke out in a cold sweat.

Principal Wang was also a little worried that he would eat hot pot under the national flag on Monday.

Thus, a trust that was already fragile was withdrawn.

"Wait a minute, teacher, is my job to help the workers in the power distribution room also canceled?" Lin Li's eyes suddenly became a little serious.

My task is still listed on the system panel. Whether I give the speech or not doesn't really matter, but if I lose this reward, I'll have to hang myself at the principal's office door.

"This will be counted as part of your school labor punishment. The principal approved it a while ago; it was going through the process and should be completed this week, around lunchtime or evening self-study. I'll let you know then." Xue Jian shook his head.

"Oh, that's fine then. No speech, no speech then." Lin Li instantly became indifferent. "Then, teacher, I'll be going?"

"You didn't bring any food, so you're planning to get revenge on me and the school at the same time?" Xue Jian squinted at Lin Li.

"No, what could I possibly have?" Lin Li said, feeling wronged.

Xue Jian stared at Lin Li's pockets, and seeing that there didn't seem to be anything inside, he nodded.

As for asking him to search Lin Li's pockets, he would absolutely not do that.

Don't misunderstand that Xue Jian cares more about Lin Li's privacy than Yang Liang and wouldn't directly and rashly infringe on it; there are other reasons.

A few years ago, when Xue Jian checked students' phones, he would also reach into their pockets if he was worried about a student.

but.

Xue Jian once had a male student who didn't like wearing underwear.

Then, he had a pair of school trousers pockets that, well… well, were ripped.

That day, in the corridor, one saw a shy man and a terrified man.

Everything has changed.

From then on, Xue Jian never searched students' pockets again. Even if he suspected something was inside, he would have the students turn their pockets inside out.

Lin Li benefited from this senior's good fortune.

Recalling this sad event dampened the joy of Lin Li not having to give a speech. Xue Jian nodded, not wanting to say more: "Okay, I understand. Go study for the competition."

"Good teacher."

Multimedia classroom.

Lin Li came to Chen Yuying's side.

"Squad leader, guess whether I washed my face today or last night?"

After taking his seat, Lin Li looked at Chen Yuying with a smile and asked her gently.

Chen Yuying wouldn't answer Lin Li's question. She pretended to be focused on the competition questions and simply said softly, "Anyway, I washed my forehead a hundred times after I got home."

"Isn't a hundred times a bit too much?" Lin Li chuckled. "Be careful you don't develop a third eye and turn into Yang Jian."

"Tch, then you're the Celestial Hound."

"Wang Wang."

"Hey, do you have any spare pens? Can I borrow one?" Chen Tianming, who was in front of him, suddenly turned around, shook the pen in his hand, and asked, "I tripped on the way here and the ink is broken. It's so painful to write like this."

"It seems so—" Lin Li reached into his pants pocket upon hearing this.

Under Chen Tianming's expectant gaze, Lin Li pulled out... a lip gloss.

"Is this a pen?" Chen Tianming didn't recognize it at first, but then asked in surprise.

"Oh, sorry, this is lip gloss, I grabbed the wrong one," Lin Li said with a "surprise" as he slapped his forehead and quickly put it away, apologizing, "Tianming, I can't lend this to you, otherwise I'll feel disgusted when you return it, I'll have to wash my face at least a thousand times."

Chen Tianming: "?"

What are Lin Li and his two friends mumbling about?

I recognize every single word, but when they're put together into a sentence, I can't understand a word at all.

And why did the class monitor next to him suddenly fall asleep on the table? Was he that sleepy?

Chen Tianming shrugged, taking the pen that Lin Li had pulled out from his hand, and didn't bother to investigate further.

Because Qiaoqiao came.

Qiaoqiao, hehe, Qiaoqiao, hehe, my Qiaoqiao (﹃)← (but she's not that cute)~
During tonight's evening self-study session, in addition to his regular classes, Huaming also informed everyone that the preliminary round of the Xuezhi Cup competition had been scheduled for this weekend afternoon. The exam venue for Nansang students will still be Nansang Middle School, so they should just come to school early on Sunday afternoon.

Lin Li was naturally fearless; solving competition problems was now a breeze for him.

Even the difficult problems Hua Ming mentioned could be solved after a little thought.

Chen Yuying has made significant progress through tutoring at school and at home during this period, and now she has a good grasp of the material.

Although I can't compare to those who have been studying for competitions all along, as long as I don't go crazy in the preliminary round and eliminate 99% of the people, I should be able to pass with flying colors.

The two are still looking forward to going to Pingjiang together to participate in the semi-finals.

As for getting the top-tier prize in the end, Chen Yuying never even considered it, nor was it her goal.

After returning home, I waited until midnight. On Monday, the system updated, and I had another free chance to refresh the product listings.

After switching to another "Death Sigh Type 4" and bringing his inventory to two, Lin Li chose to refresh it.

[You have obtained "Foundation Building Pill": 60 System Currency (limited to 1 per day). Would you like to replace it?]

[Foundation Building Pill: After consumption, it can assist in foundation building, making the process simpler and resulting in a more stable foundation.]

Lin Li: "..."

Love that comes too late is worth less than grass.

You wouldn't give me the movie before when I asked you for it, but now that I'm in a state of sage mode and have no desires, you're giving me a link?
System, I'm calling myself Feng Legefu!

(End of this chapter)