Chinese really was profound. Shi Jihan had learned a new expression from Dad Zhou: eating = kissing food.
Did that mean he could only activate PLAN D?
Shi Jihan and Zhou Jingcheng exchanged a look, then reached out at the same time. One on each side, they shoved Zhou Zeyang against the wall and had Dad Zhou snap a picture.
Zhou Jingcheng was quite satisfied with the photo. Pointing at the staff lines on the wall, he showed it to his parents. "Guess what that move was. No prize."
Ms. Shen said, "A boar ramming into a wall?"
Zhou Zeyang was shaken.
Dad Zhou burst out laughing. "It's Dependable Zeyang!"
[Ding, task "Build younger brother's image as a dependable successor" completed. Reward: Malice Points +66.6]
The notification sounded again the very next second, unable to wait.
Complicated tasks often required only the simplest solutions.
Holding the photo, Shi Jihan asked Zhou Jingcheng, "Then what were we messing around with all morning?"
"Having fun, I guess," Zhou Jingcheng said.
Ms. Shen, Dad Zhou, and Zhou Zeyang stayed in the cafeteria to eat, while Shi Jihan had Zhou Jingcheng return with him to keep practicing decompression.
"Xiao Zhou, we can't make mistakes. We have to practice diligently," Shi Jihan said seriously. "Nothing else to it—practice makes perfect."
Zhou Jingcheng said, "...I think you just want to try every light-effect gift pack with that egg."
"That's only incidental." Shi Jihan waved a hand. "Not worth mentioning."
Zero-Zero-Zero waved along with him. [Not worth mentioning!]
Zhou Jingcheng said, "..."
Could he at least wipe that smile off the corners of his mouth before saying that?
The moment he stepped out of the cafeteria, he immediately backed inside. "No, it's too sunny. Wait here."
Very soon, there was a sun umbrella in his