The System is Abstract, Luckily, So Am I

Chapter 213 : I Told You, I Never Set It Aside

Taking Chen Yuying with him, Lin Li met up with Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu.

Practice proved that Lin Li's head was harder.

"Where did Bai Bufan go?" Rubbing their bumped heads, Ding Sihan and Qu Wanqiu asked the same question.

"How should I know?" Lin Li, who had secretly left Bai Bufan at the bathroom door and ran away without caring about his life or death, said.

He had no psychological burden. If such a big person with a charged phone could get lost in a zoo, then Bai Bufan's life was over anyway.

It could be considered deleting the Bai family's account in advance.

"Didn't he send you a private message?" Ding Sihan checked the group chat. Bai Bufan indeed hadn't spoken in the group, so she asked.

"He did, I pretended not to see it," Lin Li nodded.

"..."

"Leaving messages on read is the worst, cold violence, tsk tsk," Ding Sihan laughed first, then said disdainfully.

"I didn't click on it on purpose, and I didn't want to see it either," Lin Li argued.

Ding Sihan: "..."

That actually makes sense.

"Little Lin Li, Little Lin Li! If you hear this broadcast, please find the nearest staff member and ask them to take you to the zoo's broadcasting station. Your family is looking for you, and they are very worried about you."

"Little Lin Li, Little Lin Li! If you hear this broadcast..."

At this moment, the broadcast echoed throughout the zoo, causing tourists to stop. After realizing it had nothing to do with them, they went back to their own business.

But Lin Li: "?"

He opened his mouth wide, stunned.

Quiet, I'm roasting.

The other three girls were also stunned at first, but then looking at Lin Li's dumbfounded expression, uncontrollable laughter escaped from their tightly closed lips.

Lin Li took a deep breath and smiled: "The name Lin Li is quite common. Maybe it's just a little kid with the same name as me who got lost. No need to pay attention."

He took out his phone.

Ignoring a bunch of messages from Bai Bufan.

[Lin Li: Haha, you sent me so many messages. I just passed out from jerking off, just woke up now. Where are you?]

[Bai Bufan: Looking for my son at the broadcasting station.]

"Fuck!"

It really is this guy!

Wasting public resources, this bastard Bai Bufan really deserves to die!

The level of bastardry in this behavior was comparable to when he said Bai Bufan was a monkey when they entered the zoo.

Karma is a bitch, heaven spares no one.

"Let's go! Let's go pick him up!" Lin Li said through gritted teeth with a dark face.

The girls followed behind, laughing.

At the broadcasting station, Bai Bufan sneered as he watched Little Lin Li arrive.

"You are? Is there anything we can help you with?" Seeing Lin Li's group arrive, the staff at the broadcasting station asked.

"Hello, I am Little Lin Li," Lin Li smiled.

The staff member looked up at Lin Li, who was at least a head taller than her: "?"

"Miss, I'm actually only eight years old," Lin Li continued to smile.

Wu Min dares to tell outsiders she's twenty-eight, what's wrong with me saying I'm eight?

Staff member: "..."

Let the bullets fly into reality.

However, afterwards, Bai Bufan and Little Lin Li were lectured by the staff at the broadcasting station together.

The two apologized solemnly and promised not to do it again.

After all, they did cause trouble for the zoo's official staff.

Fortunately, Bai Bufan knew his limits and stated in advance that he wasn't very anxious, so the broadcasting station didn't notify all staff to help search. Therefore, although Lin Li and Bai Bufan caused trouble for the zoo, it wasn't too much trouble.

As for why Lin Li was also scolded, it was naturally because Bai Bufan wouldn't let him leave.

"Just playing a game of hide-and-seek with you to relive our childhood, and you have no patience at all," Lin Li said disdainfully as the group left the broadcasting station after being scolded.

"You still have the face to bark? You seem like the kind of person who, when playing hide-and-seek with friends as a kid, would just go straight home regardless of whether you were the seeker or the hider," Bai Bufan looked resentful.

Lin Li was shocked upon hearing this: "You saw me when I was a kid? How do you know so clearly? Were we childhood sweethearts?"

Bai Bufan: "?"

"Sweetheart your mom! You actually fucking did that? When you were born, your family must have forgotten to hire a master to bless you."

"They did, he killed himself the next day."

"Makes sense."

After everyone gathered, the five of them continued to see the remaining animal species in the zoo.

The zoo's area wasn't large to begin with. Even walking very slowly, it would take at most three hours to see everything.

After watching an animal show, the girls decided to leave.

As for Lin Li and Bai Bufan.

"Let's watch another show," Lin Li still wanted more.

"I support that," Bai Bufan nodded. "This performance is really white and long."

Ding Sihan was speechless: "I can't even be bothered to expose what you two really want to see."

The staff members assisting with the animal show were a few very pretty young ladies.

No wonder there were so many fathers at the animal show.

They were indeed beautiful.

"Behind animal shows is cruel training. In order to boycott animal shows, I firmly refuse to look at the animals. What did I do wrong? I'm helping the animals!" Lin Li felt very wronged and spoke righteously.

Then he received one approving look and three disdainful looks.

Qu Wanqiu suddenly wanted to laugh: "What is Lin Li's help equivalent to?

"When a person falls into a well, Lin Li will immediately come to help. With Lin Li's help, that person adapts to life at the bottom of the well."

Hearing this, Bai Bufan touched his chin and nodded: "That's true, a very accurate summary. It's something Lin Li would do."

Lin Li: "?"

Baseless slander.

I would clearly suddenly want to eat iced watermelon and start throwing watermelons into the well. Oh right, I wouldn't throw the light ones.

Zoo exit.

Lin Li's advance notice seemed to have worked. When Bai Bufan left the zoo, his identity wasn't checked, and no property disputes occurred.

"Hello, may I ask if you have any comments on the Shanting Zoo? Whether it's shortcomings, advantages, or any suggestions, you are welcome to tell us." A few staff members holding tablets were asking every departing tourist.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan exchanged a glance and immediately walked up to the nearest staff member: "We do, bro, we do."

Staff member: "?"

"May I ask what it is?" he asked.

"Shortcomings and suggestions, we have both."

"Okay, please speak, I'm listening." Hearing this, the staff member immediately entered listening mode.

"Shanting Zoo is actually not bad, not as terrible as the internet says. But I have a suggestion. You can launch an 'All-You-Can-Eat Wagyu (He Niu)' event to increase its appeal," Lin Li said enthusiastically.

Staff member: "...But we are a zoo, not a restaurant."

"No, you misunderstood. What I mean is, since your cows are quite docile anyway, why not let tourists pay a small fee to enter the cow enclosure and eat grass with the cows (he niu yi qi chi cao)? Grass is in unlimited supply, so there's almost no cost, and it's a great gimmick. What do you think?"

Staff member: "?"

So 'He Niu' (Wagyu) isn't a noun, it's a conjunction plus an object?

(Translator's Note: "He niu" means Wagyu beef, but literally translates to "with cow").

"This gimmick actually seems viable... In this era where traffic is king, it might really attract a wave of attention. I'll summarize it and report it," the staff member seriously considered it upon hearing this.

Teachable.

"Me, me, me, I have a suggestion too. Why don't you guys find a dragon? I guarantee the visitor traffic will explode then," Bai Bufan, not wanting to be left behind, immediately said.

"A dragon? We can't get something that doesn't exist..." the staff member laughed awkwardly.

"There are dragons in this world. If I stay in my room for ten minutes at home, my mom asks if I'm deaf (long), saying I can't hear her telling me to hang the clothes. From this, we can deduce that staying at home for ten minutes gives you a chance to evolve into a dragon (long). You can follow my logic, cultivate one, and raise it."

(Translator's Note: A pun on "long" meaning deaf and "long" meaning dragon).

Bai Bufan wagged his finger in front of him, then told the staff member about this shocking discovery that might shake the biological world.

Staff member: "..."

"Thank you for your suggestions. The exit is this way, please take care," the staff member maintained a kind smile, pointed to the exit, polite and sincere.

However, the two forcefully put their arms around his shoulders, clearly having much more to say:

"We're done with the suggestions, now we have shortcomings we hope you'll improve."

"The exit is this way, please take care."

"Your scalpers (huang niu) don't speak the language. I wanted to buy a second-hand ticket, but it wouldn't sell it to me."

"The exit is this way, please walk faster."

"Oh right, right, your zookeeper wouldn't let me touch the tiger's balls. I really wanted to touch them. Can I make a suggestion about that?"

"I beg you, please leave."

The staff member sighed.

I forgot to check the almanac before leaving the house today.

...

After torturing the staff member, the five of them had dinner nearby.

Then they went to the urban area of Shanting and bought some things that could be considered local specialties, things rarely seen in Xiling.

"Today is ending, tomorrow we go home, the day after tomorrow we go to school. Life is so rushed, so rushed. Why did my National Day holiday go by so fast?" Ding Sihan said resentfully.

"Indeed, I still want to play with everyone," Qu Wanqiu nodded.

Today was already the 5th. They were required to be at school on the evening of the 7th for evening self-study. It was unrealistic to wait until the 7th to send everyone home. Moreover, Bai Bufan hadn't even touched his National Day homework. Even if he copied it, it wasn't an amount that could be finished in one evening self-study session.

As everyone knows, English is a subject where you don't understand the answers even if you copy them, while Chinese is a subject where you don't want to copy the answers even if you see them.

So playing for four days was indeed the limit.

"There is no never-ending banquet in the world, but if you treat, I can accompany you to eat a little longer," Lin Li said upon hearing this.

"Lin Li, the focus of the sentence 'I still want to play with everyone' is 'play', not 'everyone'. Especially you, Lin Li, get lost," Qu Wanqiu turned around with a smile.

"Not bad, your aggressiveness is growing, teachable," Lin Li nodded in gratification, not feeling offended at all.

"The next long holiday where we can travel far is winter break and Chinese New Year, so far away," Qu Wanqiu sighed after saying those insincere words.

Going out with this group of people was really fun.

Especially after adding these two stand-up comedians.

"It's okay, there's less than four months until Andy Lau thaws out. It'll be fast. On New Year's Eve, I'll find you guys to set off fireworks together," Lin Li said in a relaxed tone. He didn't have that much sentimental emotion.

(Translator's Note: A meme about Andy Lau's song "Gong Xi Fa Cai" being played everywhere during Chinese New Year).

"You three are from Xiling, so it's convenient for you to play then. Bai Bufan and I are too far from you guys," Qu Wanqiu sighed. "We can't always have Yingbao send a car to pick us up, right? Too troublesome."

"It's no problem, it's just driving a car," Chen Yuying, who had been planning to say this upon hearing the first half of the sentence, added.

"Leave it to me then," Lin Li patted his chest and said loudly: "Barring any accidents, I should be able to take the test and get my driver's license by then. And during the holidays, my mom will be home too. I'll just steal my mom's car then, perfect."

"Really?" Bai Bufan's eyes lit up upon hearing this. He had absolutely no burden enslaving Lin Li.

Even at two or three in the morning, he would dare to demand Lin Li take him home first before rolling back to Xiling alone.

"Can you pass the test?" Bai Bufan asked doubtfully.

"Rank 272 in the grade should have basic respect for Rank 51 in the grade. You should at least use honorifics when speaking, right? Not everyone is like you, a piece of trash who can only improve this much even with effort."

Hearing this, Lin Li adjusted his collar and spoke in a condescending tone.

Bai Bufan: "..."

"If you can't pass the test then, you're dead," Bai Bufan cursed.

"Support," Qu Wanqiu and Ding Sihan also nodded.

"It's best to only have people our own age in the car, and I'd also prefer to ride in a car you drive. Good luck, you must pass the test then," Chen Yuying also encouraged Lin Li.

"I won't let you down," Lin Li nodded confidently.

With something to look forward to next time, everyone's steps became a bit lighter.

...

Accidentally, the girls shopped for another two hours before returning to the homestay carrying bags of all sizes.

They literally shopped until they were exhausted. After all, they had already walked all afternoon in the zoo, and they were still walking at night.

Even cultivators would be a bit tired, let alone them.

Bai Bufan went to the bathroom first.

He came out.

Lin Li: "Clap clap clap clap!! Bufan! Awesome!! Baby is so awesome!"

Ding Sihan: "Bai Bufan! Congratulations!"

Qu Wanqiu: "You actually know how to poop in a designated spot! So amazing."

Chen Yuying: "Awesome! Very impressive."

Bai Bufan: "?"

"No, what are you guys doing?" Bai Bufan's Adam's apple bobbed, and he stayed at the bathroom door, not daring to move.

The girls looked at Lin Li.

Finding the culprit in one second.

Facing Bai Bufan's questioning gaze, Lin Li shrugged: "Fulfilling your little wish."

"What little wish of mine—wait." Bai Bufan narrowed his eyes, he seemed to remember.

Setting aside the insulting nature, being a dog is pretty good. Carefree, even pooping in a designated spot gets you praised as a good boy. Envious.

These were the exact words he had said to Lin Li in the zoo this afternoon.

Bai Bufan: "..."

Fuck.

Bai Bufan gradually understood everything.

This guy took advantage of him going to the bathroom just now to tell the girls this and have them cooperate with him?

Bai Bufan found it hard to evaluate and didn't know what to say.

Lin Li remembering such a sentence in detail was very heartwarming, but the problem was that the way he helped him realize his wish seemed to have gone a bit wrong.

What he envied was simply getting praised! Pooping was just an example!

"Thank you guys, but you don't need to do this next time." Lin Li's starting point was good, but next time he shouldn't start. Bai Bufan had to swallow all those foul words.

Wait.

Did Lin Li... say he couldn't set aside the insulting nature at the time?

Bai Bufan looked up, narrowing his eyes: "Wait a minute, let me retract my 'thank you' first."

"Lin Li, I need to confirm, did you mean to insult me just now?"

"What else?" Lin Li looked confused, wondering why Bai Bufan would ask such a question.

Then he rolled over to dodge a slipper.

"So the starting point was bad too!"

"Fuck!"

(End of Chapter)