Chapter 232: Chapter 193: You’re Next!
There were only four people in the room, Lin, Bai, Ding, and Qu, while outside the room someone was giving a lecture.
But it wasn’t Chen Zhongping lecturing Chen Yu Ying; from the tone of the voice, it seemed like Chen Yu Ying was lecturing Chen Zhongping.
Looks like Chen Zhongping doesn’t have a high status at home.
Sure enough, a few minutes passed, and only Chen Yu Ying returned, still a bit miffed.
"My dad saw the weather forecast and said it might rain, so he came to bring us umbrellas. He has a spare key for the guesthouse, so he just let himself in.
Actually, he sent me a message saying he was at the door, but I didn’t notice. Plus, he really wanted to sneak a peek at what we were doing, so he just came in. Now he’s gone back, and he won’t do it again next time. He’ll definitely let us know first. Sorry for scaring everyone."
Chen Yu Ying stuck out her tongue and apologized.
"No big deal, I understand completely. I feel like I’ve dodged a bullet." Lin Li nodded in deep understanding.
Lin Li almost felt like he needed to apologize again; luckily, Chen Zhongping only glanced at him a few times and didn’t corner him for a ’private chat’.
No one really said anything about it.
Chen Yu Ying let out a long sigh of relief.
"There’s more." Chen Yu Ying continued with a mischievous glint in her eye, "The five minutes are up."
Lin Li: "?"
"I can’t understand this! Shouldn’t it have been paused?"
"There was no pause. You just didn’t scratch, but the five minutes are definitely over, so you can’t scratch anymore."
"Huh? Class Leader, do you hear yourself? How could I scratch? Was I supposed to squat on the ground and scratch your feet while you were talking with your dad?
If Uncle had seen that, I’d admire him if he could hold back from kicking me!" Lin Li said with wide eyes.
Wouldn’t I be kicked like a ball?
If I became a football, Chen Zhongping might really surpass the national team.
Perhaps Lin Li’s description was so vivid, everyone burst into laughter.
"So cool, I want to kick too." Especially Bai Bufan, who, after imagining the scene, couldn’t wait to join in.
"Doesn’t matter, over is over." Chen Yu Ying crossed her arms in front of her resolutely.
"Damn, you actually cheated." Lin Li shook his head in distress but didn’t insist further.
He had scratched for a few minutes just now, but the task bar still had at least 60 to 70% remaining, so even using all the remaining time, it would be impossible to complete.
Moreover, with the recent interruptions, Chen Yu Ying probably didn’t want to be scratched any longer.
He would figure out the rest later.
Lin Li got up and looked at the chaos on the dining table and in the kitchen. It was time to clean up.
They still didn’t know how many days they’d stay, and with no maid to clean daily, they had to rely on themselves.
"What are we doing tomorrow? Since we’re in Shanting... Oh right, Ding Sihan, do you like playing in the water?" Lin Li asked Ding Sihan.
"Playing in the water? Sure."
Although Shanting’s beach wasn’t the typical hotel beachfront, walking around and collecting some small shells was still fun, so Ding Sihan nodded.
"OK, then you’re assigned to wash the dishes." Lin Li snapped his fingers.
Ding Sihan: "..."
Seriously?
This was Lin Li hiding the dagger in the Yan Kingdom map. He wasn’t interested in tomorrow’s plans; he was after these vinegar-flavored dumplings!
"That’s not the water I want to play with..." Ding Sihan said forlornly.
"Alright, let’s all clean up together." Chen Yu Ying said with a smile, standing up.
The girls washed the dishes, while Lin Li and Bai Bufan took charge of cleaning the cookware, especially Lin Li’s pot, which had turned black.
"What did you use to scrub it? How is it so clean?" Bai Bufan asked in confusion, comparing his and Lin Li’s results.
"I used elbow grease." Lin Li looked at Bai Bufan with an expression indicating he was stating the obvious.
Bai Bufan: "..."
No comeback for that, indeed.
...
After everything was cleaned up, the five reconvened at the dining table to discuss plans for the next day.
No one felt the need to get up early in the morning; sleep in if they wanted to, and breakfast was optional.
Just need to be awake before heading out for lunch.
Chen Yu Ying probably wouldn’t sleep in too late, so Lin Li planned to teach her how to ride a bike in the morning. As for where to get a bicycle, Lin Li saw a functioning one in the basement storage room, which could be used after a morning cleaning.
As for the afternoon, perhaps Lin Li’s earlier suggestion had some influence; they all agreed to check out the seaside at Shanting.
"Start the board game session?" After roughly planning the next day, Lin Li suggested.
Despite having a slow dinner, it was still only seven in the evening, too early for everyone to part ways and sleep.
"Sure." Everyone was fine with the idea.
The guesthouse had many board games, but in the end, they opted for the universally fun Monopoly.
Apologies to Three Kingdoms Kill; the environment just doesn’t allow me to choose you. Lin Li sincerely apologized to Three Kingdoms Kill in front of the board game shelf.
Can’t steam it.
"OK, first let’s decide what the punishment for losing will be?" As he spread the Monopoly board across the dining table, Lin Li spoke up.
"I’ll start. If I become the Monopoly magnate, I want to tickle the three of you!" Lin Li pointed to the three girls opposite him.
Chen Yu Ying didn’t react much, but Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu were surprised and pointed at themselves: "Us too?"
"Why do we have to be tickled too?" They genuinely wondered.
"Because of Xiaodingding and Little Qiuqiu, I want to see you laugh. When you laugh, my world lights up." Lin Li suddenly spoke earnestly, his voice filled with emotion, "Your laughter is like a 60-watt light bulb."
Chen Yu Ying closed her eyes helplessly, as if she couldn’t bear to watch.
Ding Sihan, Qu Wanqiu: "..."
Grass.
"Why is it that when it’s our turn, it’s just a 60-watt lightbulb instead of the sun?" Ding Sihan took a deep breath, apparently focusing on the wrong point.
Lin Li was very reasonable: "Hou Yi would get angry, Kua Fu would lose his way, you guys shouldn’t be so selfish."
Ding Sihan: "..."
It made some sense, but not much.
"Why are you only tickling their feet? What about me?" Bai Bufan asked.
"I’ll order you to do a hundred squats." Lin Li replied.
Bai Bufan: "?"
Now when it’s my turn, it changes, huh?
"Don’t you want to see me smile? I don’t need to be the sun, nor a 30-watt to use so much electricity; six watts is enough for me." Bai Bufan was disappointed, but tried to persuade Lin Li to change his mind.
"When you smile, my world becomes a mini world, so I don’t want to see you smile at all, I just want to see you dead." Lin Li just sneered.
Bai Bufan could only shake his head and sigh.
However, to Lin Li’s surprise, his proposal was actually approved.
...
"I’m sorry, sir, I don’t know what to do, I really can’t pay this rent."
"Oh, beautiful lady, have you considered another way to pay?"
"But I...still have a husband."
"I won’t let him know."
"Then...alright." Lin Li trembled as he reached out to unbutton his shirt, his face full of resigned determination.
"Yes, just like that." Bai Bufan grinned as he unbuckled his belt.
It was about to turn into a hilarious scene.
"You two are so sick, haha—who told you guys to play Monopoly like this, haha—"
On the other side, the three girls were already laughing hysterically.
Ding Sihan was pounding the table, Qu Wanqiu was hitting the floor, while Chen Yu Ying tapped Lin Li’s hand that was sneakily reaching for the bank to steal money amidst the chaos.
"No stealing money." Chen Yu Ying protected the bank, glancing at Lin Li with a smile.
"Ah, damn it! Stealing money! Borrowing money! I’m borrowing money, I’m borrowing one million more from the bank!" As his scheme failed, Lin Li said dejectedly.
"Lin Li, you’ve already borrowed seven million, one more million and you’ll be bankrupt," Ding Sihan said with a cheeky grin.
"Damn it, no wonder you agreed so readily, you were planning to trap me." Lin Li took a million from the bank, then paid the passage fee for this turn to Bai Bufan.
Among the five people present, he was the only one with negative assets.
Everyone was targeting him.
It’s one thing for the three girls to target him, but Bai Bufan had also joined their ranks, using all the chance cards against him.
He just wanted Bai Bufan to lose, but Bai Bufan wanted him to lose the game!
Lin Li looked down at his own feet, feeling utterly pitiful.
Sorry, bro, you might suffer tonight.
Blame Wu Min, if she’d helped me with three hundred thousand, maybe I could hold on a few more rounds.
It was Bai Bufan’s turn again, and only two pieces of land belonged to Lin Li, so this turn had nothing to do with him.
Bai Bufan paid Qu Wanqiu.
"Bu——"
Lin Li, who was drinking water, almost choked on that fart noise and then started laughing openly.
And the one Lin Li would laugh at without consideration was, naturally, only Bai Bufan.
The three girls across apparently respected Bai Bufan, just twitching their lips without laughing.
Fortunately, when you’re not eating something bad, a loud fart generally doesn’t smell bad.
With already thin skin in front of the girls, Bai Bufan blushed deeply, and after hurriedly paying the money, he looked at Lin Li: "It’s your turn."
Lin Li didn’t pick up the dice; he took a deep breath, brewing for a long time.
Then he apologized to Bai Bufan:
"Sorry, I can’t let it out."
Bai Bufan: "?"
"Pfft——" This challenge not to laugh was too hard, and the other side couldn’t hold it in any longer.
Lin Li is just too mischievous.
"Grass! Lin Li! Damn you!" Bai Bufan was slow to react, then angrily jumped up and started hitting and kicking Lin Li, bang bang bang, making Lin Li scamper away, covering his head.
"Everyone agreed to let it go, and you bring it up like this?"
"Hahahaha——" The three girls, already on the verge of laughter, couldn’t hold back anymore.
Bai Bufan was hitting with a sense of satisfaction.
The three girls laughed until they swayed like flowers.
Only Lin Li felt wronged: "But I really can’t let it out..."
Oh dear, when the time comes, farts are sorely missed, how sad.