The Most Random System

Chapter 987 - 453: Mom, If My Girlfriend and I Fall Into the Water, Who Would You Save First?_3

"Stool: Do I need to contact him now?"To be honest, Lin Li felt that "Li Sheng" and "poor choice of friends" were a perfect match when he saw the message from Stool.

But it’s hard for Lin Li to say whether it’s Li Sheng who has poor choice of friends, knowing people who are one worse than the other, with friends who are as messy as a bunch of immortals, or it’s Li Sheng’s friends who have poor choice of friends, for having befriended Li Sheng, this water ghost friend.

However, upon seeing this message, Lin Li replied that then he should wait a bit longer and not rush to wrap things up.

After all, based on past experience with the Xiling criminals, a case doesn’t just allow completing one task; subsequent progress often jumps by two.

And for Task Three, only two progress points are needed in total.

So let Li Sheng continue to secretly attract attention. If we can catch a few relatively big fish at once, it’s the best; it saves some effort.

Without realizing it, he had already reached the doorstep.

Before opening the door, Lin Li, with his keen sense of hearing, could hear slight verbal sounds from inside the house.

Lin Li raised his eyebrows slightly, guessing that Wu Min had returned home and was on the phone in the living room.

Lin Li wasn’t surprised at Wu Min coming home this week. This year, there were no adjustments for New Year’s Day holidays, so Lin Li guessed that Wu Min had gathered her vacation days together, perhaps starting today for a mini holiday.

Although she hadn’t told him in advance about coming home, there was no need to panic because everything at home was in good order, and Lin Li hadn’t left anything unsightly.

As for the little bit of concoction Lin Li had made this week, he didn’t preserve it in the refrigerator or anything but simply put it inside the ring.

The space inside the Qiankun Ring is motionless, essentially stationary, so putting the concoction inside won’t spoil it.

When it’s time to give it to Zhu Ning, pair it with a freezing device.

As for the materials and tools that arrived recently, Lin Li had already stashed them in the gourd in advance to avoid Wu Min discovering and questioning them.

Thinking of this, Lin Li opened the door to find Wu Min not on the phone but chatting on the sofa with an aunt both he and Wu Min knew.

"Mom, Aunt Xu." Seeing both of them look over, Lin Li greeted them while taking off his shoes.

"Lin Li, you’re back." Wu Min began with the classic, indispensable pleasantry.

"Mhm mhm."

After changing into slippers, Lin Li walked straight to his room, uninterested in joining the adults’ small talk.

"Lin Li, are you taking your mom out to play tomorrow?" Aunt Xu on the sofa, however, didn’t follow Lin Li’s intentions and directly targeted the conversation at him.

Lin Li was slightly stunned, but before Wu Min could give him a hint, he promptly nodded, "Mhm mhm, yep, that’s the plan."

Most people have some annoying relatives or friends, and in Lin Li’s understanding, Aunt Xu was one of them.

These relatives often troubled people with the excuse, "I held you when you were little," or it’s just the repercussions.

In Lin Li’s understanding, Aunt Xu liked to take small advantages and meddle in others’ affairs.

Guessing Wu Min refused her certain request, using himself as an excuse.

"Where are you going to play?"

"Still a secret for now, gotta give mom a surprise," Lin Li, knowing Wu Min hadn’t told her since Aunt Xu asked, smiled and continued the conversation smoothly.

"Couldn’t you change the schedule or come back early?" Aunt Xu slightly frowned, "And there’s no need to choose tomorrow to go out, right..."

"Everything’s booked, can’t change it," Lin Li naturally wouldn’t change his words, instead asking, "Aunt, is there something you need?"

"No particular reason, just wanted to invite you for a drink, have a lively, joyful time," the other party replied.

Got it.

Hoping to get Sister Min to contribute some money.

Some hold banquets for kindness, some for business.

"Such a pity, aunt, maybe next time," knowing the purpose, Lin Li responded perfunctorily and quickened his pace towards his room, tossing a casual excuse: "I’ll head back to my room now; I have an online meeting for a math competition soon."

Once the door was closed, Wu Min and Aunt Xu’s conversation was isolated outside.

Perhaps his presence made Aunt Xu feel it was indeed time to leave, and not long after, lying on the bed, Lin Li heard the sound of the front door opening and closing again.

...

Finally, no more unexpected guests at home.

As Wu Min shut the door, her fake smile turned genuine.

Appreciating Lin Li’s cooperation earlier, she rarely thought of Lin Li as a good child.

Wu Min walked to Lin Li’s room and pushed open the door.

Lin Li: "Mom, I just coordinated with you, but it’s just cooperation; I won’t really accompany you tomorrow. I already have plans, going out with my girlfriend. If my girlfriend and you are in the water, I’ll save you first, but if my girlfriend invites me out, hesitating for even a second is disrespectful to Yu Ying. So if you need to act thoroughly, either you go out yourself or lie at home posting moments; don’t morally coerce me into genuinely accompanying you—that’s overstepping."

It seems like there was still an unexpected guest at home.

As Wu Min opened the door, her genuine smile turned slightly fake.

Everyone, now you know why "thinking of Lin Li as a good child" is a rare thought, right?

Enough.

"At least you know to save me first as your mom, not easy," Wu Min sighed.

Lin Li heard this, slightly furrowed his eyebrows, suddenly changing his response, "No, mom, I recall you can swim, so I’ll still save Ying Bao first."

"Yu Ying can’t swim?" Wu Min didn’t refute, instead showed concern.

Lin Li ☉‿☉: "She can, but I’d be sad if she chokes on water."

"By the way, mom, I’m curious, if Ying Bao and I fall into the water, who would you save first?"

"..."

"Haha," Wu Min smiled.

Then, she indicated for Lin Li to help her run an errand—

"Lin Li, please don’t fall into the water yet, bring my feather duster, help me clean your room; there’s quite a bit of trash."