Lin Xiaoxi curled her lip. "My dad started trading stocks last year."
Li Yao understood.
Uncle Lin had become the one left holding the bag for the national treasury.
Li Yao asked, "How much did he lose?"
Lin Xiaoxi scratched her head irritably. "How would I know? All right, hurry home. I'm waiting to go back and play Chicken Dinner. Remember, there's no chance for us!"
Li Yao watched Lin Xiaoxi's retreating figure and fell into thought.
There was a serious problem with the Lin family's child-rearing.
When he returned home, his parents were still awake. The moment his mother saw him, she craned her neck and asked, "Oh, you're back? What did you think of that little girl from the Lin family? I thought she was pretty cute."
Li Yao: "!"
What was wrong with them? She was only... Oh, Lin Xiaoxi was already an adult.
But was it really appropriate to start eyeing her so quickly?
Mom, were you the devil? Dad waved a hand and chided her, "Shoo, shoo, what nonsense are you thinking? I think Old He's daughter is quite nice..."
Li Yao: "..."
Hehe.
As long as you were happy.
He sat down on the sofa and asked, "Has Uncle Lin's family run into some trouble recently?"
Dad, who had been reading the newspaper, looked up and studied his son through the gap above his reading glasses. "Hm? Why are you asking that?"
Li Yao said, "Just asking."
Li Jianguo smiled meaningfully. "Yeah. Old Lin lost over two hundred thousand trading stocks, and his car and mortgage loans aren't paid off yet. Things haven't been going well at his workplace either. An old hand like him earns a high salary, but what he actually does isn't all that complicated... It's looking a little dicey."
Li Yao nodded.
He was going through a midlife crisis.
After all, capital was the real winner.
Li Yao had no interest in listening to his parents bicker. He said a few perfunctory words and went back to his room to rest.
Since he had classes on Monday morning, Li Yao returned to the provincial capital on Sunday afternoon.
After returning to school, he sent over the video he had recorded. Lin Xiaowei's profile picture was still gray, though; she was offline.
Li Yao wasn't in a hurry and continued living as usual.
The only difference was that he had added an activity before bed—meditation.
His roommates all found it strange.
They muttered about it in private.
"Maybe this guy's lost the will to live and wants to become a monk?"
"Then why doesn't he shave his head?"
"Maybe he thinks he'd look ugly..."
"How about we all chip in and take him for a massage? Rekindle his yearning for the good life?"
Although Li Yao was meditating, his five senses became even sharper during meditation.
I heard every word, damn it!
Even if I'd lost the will to live, shouldn't you be trying to talk me through it? What the hell was with the massage? Huh?! So, after finishing his meditation, Li Yao poked his head out from the top bunk and said gloomily, "...How much per session? Take me with you."
Holy shit!
His roommates jumped in fright.
Cao Rui, on the lower bunk, stared wide-eyed at him. "You're getting more and more elusive, kid!"
Li Yao said, "Weren't you pooling money to get me a massage? Don't be shy!"
Roommates: "Not us. We didn't say that. Don't make things up!"
"Go to sleep!"
The roommates immediately got their stories straight and collectively played dead.
At that moment, Li Yao felt isolated.
Heh, men.
After another two days, Li Yao finally received a reply.
Lin Xiaowei: "I got it. Thanks!"
Li Yao smiled. "It was nothing. What have you been busy with these past two days?"
Lin Xiaowei: "I've been busy with an experiment with my teacher. By the way, how much time has passed over there?"
Li Yao: "Four or five days, I guess. Why?"
Lin Xiaowei: "Phew~ Looks like time flows at about the same rate on both sides. How's everyone at home lately? Are they all right?" She seemed to be in a better mood upon hearing that the time flow was similar.
Li Yao: "...Not really. Uncle lost quite a bit trading stocks, and... things at his workplace aren't stable either."
Lin Xiaowei: "...It's fine. Anything money can solve isn't really a problem. I'll leave this to you!"
Li Yao was immediately full of question marks.
What did she mean, she was leaving this to me!? Didn't she know what kind of family and background I had?
What could I possibly do about this? Li Yao: "Does my family own a mine now?"
Lin Xiaowei: "..."
Lin Xiaowei: "Are you an idiot? Daddy is your financial backer now. You've got cheats, and you're telling me you can't make money? Don't tell people you're my son from now on. I can't afford to lose that much face."
Heh, she was getting a little carried away.
Li Yao wanted to block and delete her in one go... What the hell were you acting so smug for!
He replied, "Cheats my ass! The Meditation Technique does nothing except help me sleep better and feel more energetic, okay? If you've got the ability, teleport a ton of gold over to me right now!"
Lin Xiaowei: "No problem. I've recently been able to analyze the circuits of Second Circle Spells, so Summoning Arrays and spells are doable too. But anchoring coordinates in another world requires your cooperation. You don't have to be very strong—just successfully advance to mage. Boy, fucking work harder! Wait..."
Lin Xiaowei suddenly realized something. "You succeeded in meditating?!"
Li Yao scratched his cheek. "Yeah, I succeeded ages ago."
Lin Xiaowei: "How long did it take?"
He had actually succeeded that very night. After all, the thrill of feeling like he had been electrocuted was truly unforgettable. But judging from her tone, this seemed to be a bigger deal than he thought...
So he replied, "Two days, I guess."
Lin Xiaowei: "Holy shit!!!!!"
The girl was going a little crazy. "Why!? You fucking succeeded in meditating in just two days! I'm a freaking transmigrator with a cheat of my own, and it still took me five days to succeed, okay! I'm already the most talented person of this generation, okay!"
Li Yao was feeling a little smug. "Maybe I'm a once-in-a-century genius."
Lin Xiaowei rolled her eyes on the other end. "Why not just say you're the Son of the Plane?"
Li Yao: "I'm the Son of the Plane."
Lin Xiaowei: "Go die, you filthy man!"
Then she sent several stickers—Salted Fish Thrust! Salted Fish One-Blade Slash! Salted Fish Triple Slash! Salted Fish Dismemberment Slash! Li Yao gasped at the sight. How much energy would that consume?!
Women...
Sure enough, they were more terrifying than terrorists.
At least terrorists could be reasoned with.
But an enraged woman was the devil.
Li Yao: "Did your brain get electrocuted? Doesn't playing around like this use up power?"
After Li Yao said that, Lin Xiaowei felt... Oh, no, it was her chest that felt stifled.
Her precious power couldn't be wasted on meaningless chatter like this. Otherwise, even the Space-Time Administration that assigned cheats and managed transmigrators might not stand for it. Though she had no idea whether such a mystical organization actually existed.
Lin Xiaowei: "Li Yao, I need to ask you a favor."
Li Yao: "???"
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