The system is very abstract, fortunately I am also.

Chapter 469 Crab Bro, You're Actually Great

"The world is full of cowards, like street sweepers crossing the river! Nansang Middle School is a place where talents emerge in great numbers."

Together with Lin Li, who was tossing the "rare and precious coin" in his hand, Bai Bufan left Class 20. After walking out of the classroom and into the corridor, Bai Bufan couldn't help but sigh:

"I thought that after our Class 4 was sealed off and forced to return to normal, it would be difficult for the carnival to have anything particularly interesting. I didn't expect that I overestimated Class 4 and underestimated Nansang Middle School."

"Old Jiantou, I wonder if he will be surprised when he knows this in the afterlife. One squad has fallen, but thousands of squads will rise up."

"However, I do feel a bit of a sense of crisis now. Our Class 4 needs to work even harder in the future!"

Bai Bufan was still very cautious. In order to prevent Xue Jian from being nearby, he made sure to look around the corridor before speaking.

"Are you sure it's you who feels a sense of crisis, and not Xue Jian?"

Upon hearing that Bai Bufan intended to continue his efforts, Lin Li couldn't help but laugh and tease him.

"It's better to be in danger together than to be in danger alone," Bai Bufan chuckled. "When everyone is in danger together, we can encourage each other to improve."

Whether Bai Bufan improves or not, Lin Li doesn't care, but he genuinely believes that Xue Jianzhen can't improve anymore.

If Xue Jian continues to make progress, he will eventually reach a point where "even Lin Li will find him troublesome."

With some time still remaining before their group's shift was scheduled, Lin Li and Bai Bufan continued to wander around the classrooms.

We didn't encounter any more fun amusement park activities like those of Classes 14 and 20.

It's clear that when the ultimate goal of a class carnival project is to make money, it's hard to find it enjoyable; you can't have your cake and eat it too.

Since they were all in the first-year high school area, running into each other was inevitable. When Lin Li saw the "three people" in another classroom, he went up to them and greeted them with a smile.
"Oh, what a coincidence, you're alive today too."

"Yeah, that's quite a coincidence." Ding Sihan rolled her eyes upon hearing this, then lowered her head to continue selecting items.

Yingbao is still the best baby in the world. She's much more polite now. She gave me a sweet smile, and compared to Dingzi, the difference is obvious.

Forget it, the difference is obvious even without comparison.

I looked up and glanced at the poster for this class.

Lin Li lowered his voice and looked at Bai Bufan: "Bufan, I think that sometimes, there is no need to use artistic fonts."

Upon hearing this, Bai Bufan looked up in the direction Lin Li had just been looking, and then smiled knowingly.

—Theoretically, this class's project should be a "flea market," but to be honest, the lettering, after being artistically modified, looks more like a "vibrator market."

This is practically pornography.

I don't know if this class did it on purpose or by accident, but surely not a single class could have missed the ambiguity.

Seeing that the people present were acquaintances, Lin Li immediately stepped forward and asked Pan Yuwen, one of the sales clerks in charge of sales:

"Hello, is this a flea market?"

"Oh, it's Lin Li?" Pan Yuwen greeted Lin Li upon seeing him. Seeing Lin Li's gaze sweeping over the merchandise, he asked enthusiastically, "What are you looking for?"

Lin Li: "I want to buy a flea."

Bai Bufan, who followed, burst out laughing.

What else is Lin Li looking for? He's looking for trouble!
To Lin Li and Bai Bufan's surprise, Pan Yuwen's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He raised his hand, said "Wait a moment," and immediately turned around to search for something in the classroom's lockers.

Then, to Lin Li's astonishment, he picked up two small boxes, held them up to his eyes, shook them to confirm the contents, and handed them over:

"Hey Lin Li, here are four fleas I caught from a stray cat yesterday. Two of them are still alive, and two others seem to be asleep. Here, send them all, buddy. You buy one live one, and I'll throw in a dead one for you!"
How should I put it? Just one? Or should I take them all?

Lin Li: "(゜▽゜)!?"

Holy crap, you actually have one?

Judging from Pan Yuwen's excited expression, it seemed like he had been waiting for a long time.

Realizing what was happening, Lin Li smiled and nodded, then took the coin out of his pocket and flicked it to Pan Yuwen with his thumb.

“Good work, deserves a reward. Even just out of respect for the fact that you specially prepared this, this precious misprinted coin is now yours.”

"A misprinted coin? What's wrong with it?"

"It's printed on the front..."

“This is just a regular coin,” Pan Yuwen remarked, but nodded in satisfaction. “But that’s enough. The flea is yours.”

"No, no, I can't possibly want this." Lin Li refused to take it; it was useless to him. He leaned closer to his upper body and pointed to his eyes towards Pan Yuwen.
"Yuwen, what can you see in my eyes?"

"Eye boogers?"

“You’re really vulgar,” Lin Li said disdainfully, pulling away before snapping his fingers and giving the correct answer: “I have lice in my eyes.”

"And how can a man who has been loved by lice still respect fleas? So you should keep him yourself."

“Then you are very unhygienic,” Pan Yuwen smiled, but did not insist. “I will keep it myself and continue to wait for the right person.”

“Speaking of hiding lice, we have to mention my brother Fei. Lin Li, do you know about the conversation between Erii and Lu Mingfei? I heard it made 100,000 people cry.” Bai Bufan asked, raising his chin.

"What do you mean?" Lin Li looked at Bai Bufan with great interest.

Erii once asked Lu Mingfei: "Sakura, what are your criteria for choosing a partner?"
Lu Mingfei replied: Red hair, beautiful.

Erii was delighted: I meet all the requirements, that's all?

Lu Mingfei nodded: That's all.

Erii was even happier: "That applies to me too QAQ."

Lin Li and Pan Yuwen: "Oo?"

This character, the most emaciated in Jiangnan's writing, suddenly becomes vividly alive in Bai Bufan's few words of description. Perhaps this is what makes a great writer.

Lin Li nodded in approval, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up, also raising his index, middle, ring, and little fingers as well.

However, Bai Bufan's agility was quite high, and he successfully dodged Lin Li's slaps.

“Not bad, I have some connections at Nansang Middle School.”

"Coincidentally, I have one too."

"..."

"Aren't you done shopping yet?" After playing around for a while, seeing that the three of them still hadn't moved, Lin Li curiously approached Chen Yuying from behind, put his hands on her shoulders, and asked.

"Sihan is still bargaining." Chen Yuying looked up at Lin Li and smiled, pointing at Ding Sihan as she explained.

"Excuse me, can you give me a discount?"

"Thirty is already very cheap."

Ding Sihan was holding a bag of millet in a transparent plastic box, and she was probably negotiating the price with the owner.

The term "谷子" is a transliteration of "goods". In layman's terms, all anime and manga merchandise can be called "谷子". According to unofficial historical records, the "谷子" of a deceased character is called "鬼谷子". "吧唧" is a transliteration of "badge" and refers to a badge.

Looking at the character on the badge, it seems to be the male protagonist of a domestic otome romance game.

"Dingzi still plays this?" Lin Li asked curiously.

"No, she has a friend who likes this, and she bought it to give to her friend," Chen Yuying explained.

“A badge sells for thirty, it’s really easy to make money in the anime and manga world,” Bai Bufan remarked with a smile.

Ding Sihan is still engaged in a price tug-of-war.

Seemingly sensing Ding Sihan's sincerity, the girl thought for a moment and then looked at Ding Sihan seriously:

"Hey kid, how about this? Since you're so eager to buy it, I'll give you the cost price."

"Hmm? Is that possible?" Ding Sihan's eyes lit up. She was about to give up because the student couldn't bring himself to keep haggling. But unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.

"OK."

"Okay, how much?"

Girl: "800".

Ding Sihan froze as she took out her phone: "?"

Ding Sihan looked at the girl in disbelief, but to her surprise, the girl's eyes were even more sorrowful:
"I'm not lying to you, the cost price of this badge is 800, not a single dollar overstated. Back then, it was considered a sea-view property, and 800 was still a hot commodity. But the Low-Energy Company chose to reprint and resell it multiple times, which caused the price to drop to this level..."

Hey classmate, you could sell this for a little more than 30 yuan on Xianyu (a second-hand marketplace), but I don't want the time and effort of shipping it...

"Stop talking! Buy it! Thirty! I'm sorry, I won't bargain anymore! I'll scan it for you right now!" Ding Sihan got goosebumps from the girl's sad eyes. Hearing such a tragedy, how could she possibly bargain anymore? She immediately paid.

"Holy crap, this thing used to sell for 800? It's one thing for Hitsugaya to be expensive, but this is a domestic product, right? This isn't about whether money from anime is easy to make or not, holy crap, this is like raising a treasure only to kill it."

Ding Sihan wasn't the only one surprised; Bai Bufan was also quite shocked upon hearing this.

The reason for mentioning Kuniya and Hiya is not because Bai Bufan is a Western worshipper and wants to be a traitor. The main reason is that Japan became a two-dimensional country in 45. They have a rich and accumulated two-dimensional culture, so it is normal for it to be overpriced.

But does this country's valley really have this price?

"That's right, the glory days of these things are beyond our imagination. But it's probably the result of hype by the companies behind them and some speculators. Here I want to point out a CSGO virtual sticker. We used to ignore it when it sold for a few cents, but at its peak it cost 3300, which is beyond our reach."

Lin Li laughed.

"I've bought it, let's go." Ding Sihan, having paid, returned with the badge, indicating that they could leave.

However, her gaze was still fixed on the cloves in her hand, examining them from all angles, shaking her head in disbelief.

"I can't believe this thing is priced like this. If my friend didn't really like it and was recommending this character, I really wouldn't want to buy it. It feels like such a waste."

"Things without practical value are like this: for those who like them, as long as the price is adjusted normally by the market, it's worth it; for those who don't like them, if they can't be resold, they'll just feel like they're taking up space at home even if they're given away for free."

As Lin Li walked, he gently swayed Chen Yuying's shoulders back and forth, his tone relaxed and leisurely. Then, raising an eyebrow, he smiled and asked Ding Sihan:

“Dingzi, give me the badge. I have a way to make it easier for you to accept.”

"Hmm?" Ding Sihan turned around upon hearing this, looking at Lin Li with suspicion. She knew it was unlikely that Lin Li was a human, but driven by curiosity, she still handed over the things she had just bought to Lin Li.

Under the watchful eyes of the "three dogs," Lin Li took out a pen from his pocket, made two simple strokes on the plastic packaging of the badge, and then showed it to Ding Sihan:

"Dingzi, have you studied math?"

"Come on, tell me loudly what this is."

Ding Sihan: "...Are you sick?"

If what I had just held was millet.

After Lin Li added those two strokes, what he now has in his hand is |millet|.

—Yes, absolutely.

People can laugh when they are extremely speechless.

After Bai Bufan understood, he patted Lin Li on the shoulder with approval: "Lin Li, you're awesome! Your idiot skills are something else! You're not just an ordinary idiot, you're a super idiot!"

"If you want to scold me, just say so. There's no need to beat around the bush."

Bai Bufan: "Oh, Lin Li, you're such an idiot, I'm such a fucking idiot—"

"Snapped!"

"Why did you slap me? Didn't you say you could just yell at me? You can't take a joke! You're such a petty jerk! You drink cold water, you'll turn into a devil after you drink cold water!"

Before Bai Bufan could even finish reciting the family tree, Lin Li slapped him, interrupting him. Bai Bufan covered his face in a Dragon King-like gesture, and said with a hint of grievance and resentment.

"My hands are itching." Lin Li laughed and raised his middle finger.

After the three of them and the dog reunited, they wandered around for a while longer before it was almost time for the shift change. So they returned to the classroom and began the handover.

"Lin Li, you're ugly, you can stay at the door and solicit customers, I want to spend time with your girlfriend... Class monitor, I'm sorry, I was just kidding, I'm sorry."

In the classroom, Qin Zeyu, who was rubbing his hands together and spouting nonsense to Lin Li who had just entered, immediately slid to his knees when he saw Chen Yuying following Lin Li in.

Chen Yuying, who already knew the habits of all the different kinds of creatures in the class, naturally didn't care, and just glanced at Lin Li with amusement.

"I'll take charge of attracting customers," Zhou Baowei, who had arrived early and was now squatting in the corner, said solemnly as he stood up.

Lin Li didn't care about this at all. After briefly assigning tasks, he and Chen Yuying took charge of the game segment.

The group exchanged glances; everything was ready except for the guests.

"..."

The group exchanged glances.

"..."

The group exchanged glances.

Damn it, where are the guests?

Lin Li narrowed his eyes as he looked at Zhou Baowei's back as he emerged from the back door: "Wait a minute, Baowei, are you actually soliciting customers?"

"Huh? Hmm? Yes, yes..."

“Your tone says a lot,” Lin Li said, grabbing his throat. “I didn’t even hear you shout!”

Before Zhou Baowei could answer, Lin Li narrowed his eyes: "You're not worried that if too many guests come and finish the oden or smoothies, you won't have anything for lunch, are you?"

Zhou Baowei: "...Hehe."

"What the hell are you chuckling about! You're too lazy to even argue back?" Lin Li couldn't help but burst out laughing when he heard Bao Wei not even bother to defend himself, only letting out a chuckle.

Lin Li kicked Bao Wei in the butt and made him go take care of his favorite oden. He also sent Qin Zeyu out to pimp.

Then things returned to normal.

Although Class 4 was living in Xue Jian's shadow because of this event, they didn't have many creative ideas. However, since the initial plan was not to make money but to make it more fun, even though they only sold oden and fruit smoothies, they could get big discounts through games, with a considerable chance of getting them for free. Since neither of them were considered main dishes, the foot traffic was still decent.

During this period, Xue Jian, who had not been able to successfully encounter the classroom before, passed by the classroom door sixteen times.

They don't spend money or support their students; they just wander around aimlessly, and it's unclear what they're there for.

This seriously affected Lin Li and Chen Yuying's relationship.

Several tens of minutes passed, and during the brief period of quiet when no one was around, and Xue Jian was not there either, Lin Li stretched.

Out of the corner of his eye, he noticed Zhou Bao staring blankly at the oden inside the oden machine. He immediately went on high alert and shouted, "Don't steal any!"

"If you want to sneak a bite, Baowei can introduce you to a job carrying manure, fifty-one days a month, but you're allowed to sneak bites."

Zhou Baowei still looked dazed, staring blankly into the machine. After a while, he seemed to realize that Lin Li was calling him, and looked up, gesturing for Lin Li to come over.

Lin Li walked over.

"Lin Li, look at this..."

Following Zhou Baowei's finger, Lin Li looked at the oden machine.

The oden machine is divided into compartments by a metal plate, with different ingredients placed in each compartment. The area Zhou Baowei is pointing to at this moment has several crab sticks immersed in it.

"Lin Li, did you see that?"

"What do you see? Crab sticks?"

"correct."

"What's wrong? Has it gone bad? Is it not cooked?" Lin Li took out his tongs and was about to rummage through it.

“No,” Zhou Baowei shook his head, then asked a seemingly unrelated question: “Lin Li, what’s your zodiac sign?”

"I was born on October 10.28th, a Scorpio," Lin Li replied nonsensically.

“That’s alright then,” Zhou Baowei shook his head, looked around the classroom, and asked softly, “Are there any Cancerians here…”

Lin Li frowned.

"..."

"..."

Lin Li: "!"

By the time Lin Li realized what Bao Wei was trying to say, it was too late.

“Zhou, Bao, Wei”

Lin Li smiled:

"Your mother, how am I supposed to look at the word 'crab stick' the same way now?"

"Huh? Talk!"

(End of this chapter)