Because the link had an address, Xue Jian quickly arrived at the scene of the crime and understood the situation.

He only breathed a sigh of relief after the store owner expressed that it was fine, that it wouldn't affect their business, and that it was a good thing to increase the store's popularity a bit.

"Where are Lin Li and the others? Have they already left?" Xue Jian asked the people present.

Lin Li was not among those present, and even if Xue Jian scrolled to the bottom of his social media feed, he couldn't see Lin Li's repost of this post.

But Xue Jian firmly believed that Lin Li couldn't possibly not be involved in such a matter. Not only should he be involved, but he was also very likely the culprit.

One could only say that he understood Lin Li too well.

The reason he couldn't see the repost was most likely because he had been blocked.

It was all too normal for a teacher to be blocked. Xue Jian wouldn't get angry over this. He was certainly not the only one who had blocked him. Wang Ze, who was currently screaming while being electrocuted, also didn't have his post visible on Xue Jian's feed.

Stay calm.

Xue Jian adjusted the contact names of every student present whose posts he couldn't see, simply making a small note.

He would give them special attention in the future.

Heh, you should know that when Xue Jian was in school, he never blocked his teachers on QQ or WeChat.

—Although, that was mainly because there was no QQ or WeChat back then.

"They just left, probably went to the bathroom," Zhang Haoyang replied.

As expected, this kid would never miss out on something like this.

"Alright, you guys can have fun, but remember not to affect their business."

Xue Jian nodded. Knowing that his presence would make everyone uncomfortable, he gave a reminder not to disturb others and then left.

...

"A big city is a big city. Even the bathrooms have such an artistic flair," the three of them arrived at the bathroom, and Lin Li gave a thumbs-up.

Listening to the Rain Pavilion, Viewing the Waterfall Pavilion.

Would it kill them to just write 'Men' or 'Women'?

And some bathrooms only used 'W' and 'M' to distinguish between men's and women's restrooms. Indeed, for those who had learned simple English, it was easy to tell them apart, but for older people with less education, what was the difference between that and not writing anything at all?

One could only say that the people who designed some places had something wrong with their brains, full of art, with no consideration for practicality.

"Brothers, trust me, Listening to the Rain Pavilion is the men's room. See, there's a 'public' character here," Bai Bufan said with great confidence, pointing to the 'gong' character of 'gongce' (public toilet) to analyze.

"You're right, but we're going to view the waterfall. You can go listen to the rain," Lin Li and Zhou Baowei ignored him.

"No, no, no—"

After finishing their business in the stalls.

The three of them, despite there being paper, wiped their hands on each other's clothes.

"So, what's the plan? We've got money now, where should we go spend some?" Lin Li asked.

"You plan on splitting the money with us?" Zhou Baowei was a little surprised.

"He f*cking has to split it with me! I was electrocuted with him for so long!" Bai Bufan, on the other hand, was full of righteous indignation.

His blood and sweat were in that one hundred and fifty yuan!

Just now, his great-grandmother had repeatedly asked him to stay for dinner, and Bai Bufan had a hard time refusing.

"As the saying goes, those who see it get a share. We're all brothers, let's not haggle over who got electrocuted or not. Baowei even played the role of the son. Fifty for each, hurry up, show me your payment QR codes."

Lin Li didn't want to haggle over these things. With a wave of his hand, he said magnanimously.

"Thank you, Mom!" Zhou Baowei's smile immediately became fawning. He looked at Lin Li as if he were a big money-thrower and started wiping Lin Li's hands with his own clothes.

"This is what I deserve," Bai Bufan, being thick-skinned, displayed his QR code.

Lin Li scanned the code and transferred fifty to each of them.

The two of them gradually fell silent amidst their joy.

After seeing the number clearly, Zhou Baowei stood on his tiptoes and pressed his forehead against Lin Li's, glaring at him, "My fifty is fifty cents?"

His received payment was 0.50.

Bai Bufan was about to get angry, but upon hearing this, he suddenly wasn't angry anymore. Hey! Look at that! He got five yuan, a full ten times what Baowei got.

Hehe, nice!

As long as he wasn't the most miserable one, it was fine.

"Mainly because fifty li would be a bit too stingy."

Fifty li was five cents.

"Then I have to thank you, don't I!" Zhou Baowei gritted his teeth. Lin Li had even brought out the 'li' unit.

"I only said fifty each, I never specified the unit," Lin Li spread his hands innocently and walked ahead dashingly, "Let's go, we've got the money, it's time for us to spend lavishly."

"Suddenly getting a huge sum of fifty cents, now I feel like everyone I see is plotting against my fortune," Zhou Baowei followed behind, speaking sarcastically.

"That's what it's like to get rich quick. I got four hundred and fifty cows, so I'm even more flustered," Bai Bufan was also acting suspiciously, looking very much like a thief.

"Tsk, just kidding. Let's go, I'll pay for any purchases under one hundred and forty today," Lin Li wasn't one to haggle over such unexpected wealth, he said with a smile, but then immediately added seriously, "One hundred and forty RMB."

The unit was very important.

Look, Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei's eyes, which had lit up, dimmed immediately after he added the patch.

Bai Bufan's plan to buy the entire shopping center had fallen through.

...

"Thank you for your contribution to the welfare cause."

After seeing the words on the lottery machine, Lin Li looked at the two of them, "Quit gambling."

The three of them had each bought a ten-yuan scratch-off ticket, and none of them won. The three of them, not believing their luck, checked them once themselves and then had the machine scan them again before accepting the outcome.

Not even a single one that would give them their ten yuan back.

"I'm quitting too," Bai Bufan sighed.

"Hey, Bufan, how about we make a bet to see which of us can quit gambling for longer?" There's always a mastermind in a group of three. Lin Li suddenly turned his head and said excitedly.

"Sure, how much should we bet? My will to quit gambling is already unbreakable!" Good idea. Bai Bufan's fighting spirit was ignited.

"F*ck! Are you guys f*cking trying to quit building a dam here!" Zhou Baowei, who was beside them, laughed and cursed upon hearing this.

One in every four car accidents is caused by playing on the phone while driving.

Lin Li: Impossible, not me.

One in every 302,575,350 people who buy a lottery ticket wins the grand prize.

Lin Li: You never know.

However, they wouldn't squander all one hundred and fifty yuan. Donating thirty to the welfare cause was about right. The three of them then headed to the snack street on the basement level of the shopping center.

Let the body enjoy itself too. The body had worked really hard today. They'd eat something today, and give it some real affection when they got home tomorrow night.

...

"Lin Li, how did you endure it? I didn't even last until level ten, I couldn't take it at level nine," on the bus back to the base, Wang Ze turned to look at Lin Li, who was eating a fruit platter, with some confusion.

"That's how we sports students are. I know what you want to say, but I am at the peak of the first layer of the quasi-sports-student realm, while you are merely at the initial minor success of the first layer of the walking-sports-student realm," Lin Li said calmly.

Wang Ze: "...I'm at least at the Euro-step level."

Reversing the natural order.

What a strict hierarchical system from the League of Legends player base.

Wang Ze wasn't embarrassed. In fact, half of the boys had curiously gone up to try it. However, besides Lin Li, no one else could last the full duration. To be able to last until level nine was already a rarity.

They all suspected that the store had deliberately adjusted the difficulty.

"You're really amazing, I want to look up to you," although he was mocked, Wang Ze not only endured it but also praised him.

"If you want to eat it, just eat it. You can have the rest, don't disgust me," Lin Li felt a little creeped out and handed the fruit platter over.

"You know me best," Wang Ze took it without ceremony and started inhaling it, then spit out the crushed watermelon seeds and frowned, "Why are there still seeds? This makes me very dissatisfied. I don't like spitting out watermelon seeds. Lin Li, pay attention next time."

"I can't do that. Seedless is not an option."

Wang Ze, this stinky outsider who came here to beg for food, gave a thumbs-up, mumbled "good one" and then turned his head to enjoy the fruit platter.

"Class President, how did you two manage to buy so many things in two hours?" Stretching, Lin Li looked at Chen Yuying, who had several more shopping bags and packages than when they arrived, and asked curiously.

"We just bought and bought, and it ended up being this much," Chen Yuying smiled a little apologetically. "Did the stuff crowd you? I'm sorry."

"If only I could be like Yingbao one day, buying things without looking at the price," Ding Sihan's eyes were full of envy.

"You can just use the 'buy now, pay later' feature," Lin Li leaned over and gave a useful suggestion.

Ding Sihan: "..."

"And I even brought you a gift. Lin Li, I'm not giving it to you anymore!" Ding Sihan said angrily.

"What?"

Lin Li's eyes widened as he turned to look at Ding Sihan.

Chen Yuying also turned to look at Ding Sihan in surprise.

Ding Sihan's eyes were so moving, they actually... actually, actually had eyeballs!

"Fairy, this old slave's voice was a little loud just now, I scared you, I'm truly sorry." A great man knows when to yield and when to stand firm. In front of a fairy, it wasn't impossible to be an old slave. So Lin Li said humbly, "I beg you, this old slave really needs it. This old slave's greatest wish in this life is to receive a gift."

Perhaps because Lin Li's attitude was good, Ding Sihan quickly forgave him.

"Wait a minute, I'll get it for you."

Ding Sihan took out a gift box from beside her, opened it, and it was a crystal ball.

"What a beautiful crystal ball, I love it so much~" Lin Li started praising it before he even saw it clearly. At times like these, the emotional value had to be given in full.

After I get it, I'll list it on Xianyu as '99% new, used by a female college student', hehe.

Just kidding, a gift should still be treasured.

"It's beautiful, right? I thought it was very beautiful and liked it, so I bought it," Ding Sihan, being affirmed, nodded and looked at it reluctantly one more time.

Then she took off the bubble wrap that was wrapped around the crystal ball, placed it in Lin Li's outstretched hand, admired the crystal ball herself for a moment, and then put it back in the box with satisfaction, and then back into her own bag.

"..."

Wait.

"My gift... was this?" Lin Li squinted and looked at the bubble wrap in his hand, asking.

"What did you think?"

Ding Sihan's face had an affected and extremely ugly look of confusion.

"To be honest, that crystal ball just now was really ugly. I really can't understand who would buy something like that. It's an IQ tax. The person who bought it has no aesthetic sense at all. You think I really like it? If I received it, the first thing I would do is throw it in the trash can. It's disgusting."

Lin Li pinched the bubble wrap, his face full of disdain.

"So sour, who's eating sour cucumbers? Add some to my fruit platter?" Wang Ze, who was still eating his fruit platter, pinched his nose and turned to ask, only to be pushed back by Lin Li with a slap halfway through his turn.

Hearing Lin Li say this, Ding Sihan wasn't angry at all. Instead, she smiled even more happily, "Yingbao bought one too. Look, it's that small box by your feet."

"..."

"Really?" Lin Li turned to confirm.

Chen Yuying nodded innocently.

"Then to get back to the point—"

"How do we get back to the point?" Ding Sihan's face was full of anticipation.

After thinking for a long time, Lin Li laughed. What he had just said was indeed too absolute. He gave Ding Sihan a thumbs-up:

"Damn, you win."

Ding Sihan is so mean. She wasn't like this a week ago. Which gutter-dwelling beast corrupted her?

(End of Chapter)