CHAPTER 169: CHAPTER 145: I DON’T HANG OUT WITH INDECENT PEOPLE, 2B

This is not a food delivery vehicle headed to the shop, but a hearse heading to the crematorium.

Shen Kai flipped off the bike immediately, looking at Lin Li with a start: "Lin Li, do you even know how to ride an e-bike!!"

If you get into an accident for one hundred fifty bucks, it’s totally not worth it. After all, you can’t even buy a decent urn for that money.

"Brother Shen, I do know how, it’s just that the last time I rode one was years ago, I might have forgotten a bit." Lin Li quickly said.

To be precise, anyone who knows how to ride a bicycle can’t not know how to ride an e-bike.

Lin Li basically got the hang of the e-bike in a second, but since the school doesn’t allow students to use e-bikes to commute, his family never got one, so he really hadn’t ridden in a long time.

It’s fair to say he’s a bit rusty and drawn a blank for a moment.

Lin Li twisted the handlebars backward, rode a few circles around Shen Kai, and seeing Lin Li’s expression gradually turn confident and sure, Shen Kai finally relaxed a bit.

"Ride slowly, no rush, safety first, delivery second." Shen Kai sat back on Lin Li’s rear seat and took off the helmet he gave to Lin Li, putting it back on his own head: "If the traffic police show up, warn me, and then you get off and walk for a section."

Lin Li: "..."

Damn.

Taking the helmet back and putting it on your own head is just too real, bro.

But Lin Li truly found his groove, although he hadn’t ridden an e-bike in years, after just about one minute, he inexplicably began to feel quite skilled again.

Looking at the mecha synchronization index of 40 on the [panel], Lin Li wondered if a coach bus could be considered a mecha, then could an e-bike be considered one too? And could his sense of familiarity come from this BUFF?

But if that’s accounted for, wouldn’t piloting a mecha himself for the first time trigger a task or something?

Understanding the system logic is too difficult, suppressing these temporarily unanswerable questions, Lin Li still opted to proceed to the pickup point at a steady pace.

...

"Lin Li, but we don’t really need to go this slow, even that bicycle just overtook us."

Being a time-is-of-the-essence delivery man, Shen Kai, who was riding at such a pace for the first time since discovering Lin Li was being overly cautious, felt incredibly restless and uncomfortable.

"Oh, okay, I’ll speed up a bit."

"Brother Shen, why does your map have notes on it too?" Some streets were unfamiliar to Lin Li, so he was referring to the map, and unexpectedly found the software map had markings.

"Just giving one another a heads-up, helping each other out." Upon hearing this, Shen Kai replied.

Lin Li clicked to make the notes more prominent:

"This neighborhood has no elevator, be careful with high-floor deliveries and errands."

"Security is a little dumb, but there’s a small gate to the right of the north gate where you can get in, and usually no one manages it."

"The diner is slow in preparing the meals."

"If you take an order from someone named Liang for order 9644, be very, very careful, it’s a gay man! He asked me to hang the delivery on his human handle! Be extremely careful with his orders!"

Lin Li: "..."

What do they mean by human handle?

Multitasking is inadvisable, so Lin Li focused on riding and soon arrived at the breakfast place called Xi Ying, then headed inside with Shen Kai.

"Is order 43 ready?" Lin Li asked upon entering.

At Lin Li’s request, he handled all activities, while Shen Kai merely observed.

"Wait a bit, they’re steaming it fresh, it’ll be out soon." The owner hadn’t finished yet and waved their hand.

"Okay." The two sat in the shop on chairs, and Lin Li, out of boredom, glanced at the customer information. The name only showed the last name, the phone number was incomplete, but you could see the note, to which Lin Li was a bit surprised: "The first order of the day is actually for a birthday."

The note read, "It’s my birthday today, could you send a tea egg?"

"Brother Shen, do you think if we wish them a happy birthday, we might get an extra good review?" Lin Li asked, curious upon hearing it.

However, before Shen Kai could answer, the owner chuckled: "No need, this person’s had thirty birthdays this year alone."

Lin Li: "..."

Understood.

"That’s how it is, some customers’ notes are just like the excuse notes of some web novel authors, no need to take them seriously." With experienced poise, Shen Kai nodded calmly upon hearing this.

But the fresh steaming was indeed quite slow.

After waiting several minutes, Shen Kai’s work phone, which Lin Li held, vibrated.

"0223: Why have you stopped moving after arriving at the diner?"

"Shen Kai: [Picture], hi, it’s being steamed fresh and isn’t ready yet."

"0223: But I’m so hungry."

"Shen Kai: Why not order a little something to tide you over?"

"0223: ?"

"0223: Guess what I’m doing right now?"

"Shen Kai: Is there a prize for guessing right? My guess is chatting with me on an empty stomach."

"0223: ?"

"If I get a bad review, remember to help pay my fine." Observing Lin Li’s replies, Shen Kai finally spoke after a long silence.

Damn it.

Lin Li suddenly remembered that the task description required him to "perfectly" complete it and instinctively went on a tangent, Lin Li quickly tried hard to make amends:

"Shen Kai: Happy birthday, bro."

"0223: Thanks, bro, can you throw in an extra tea egg for me?"

Lin Li: "..."

What kind of tea egg immortal is this.

Is eating a tea egg your life’s wish?

"You’re really going to deliver it? Are you doing charity work, Lin Li?" Shen Kai was dumbfounded when he saw Lin Li reply, "Sure, I’ll pay for an extra one from the shop."

"Consider it for Brother Shen’s good rating." Lin Li didn’t mind the extra couple of bucks; the main goal was to ensure the task was completed.

"It’s ready." After another five minutes, the owner finally finished packing and placed the package with a seal on the counter.

Lin Li went up and, after ensuring there would be no spills, carefully picked it up.

Because I’ve been caught in the rain, I want to hold an umbrella for others.

After all, spilled takeout can really ruin your mood, especially when you’ve been waiting a long time.

Because it was just one delivery, Lin Li simply let Shen Kai carry it, and they headed towards the client’s community together.

"This community is quite remote, but I saw someone tag it—security is annoying, and there’s no elevator. This order is a real loss," Shen Kai commented as he got out of the car with Lin Li.

The tag was accurate: the security was indeed annoying. Upon seeing Lin Li and Shen Kai, the early morning shift guard seemed half awake, wagged his tail, rolled over, and continued sleeping. Such extraordinary skills.

"Bro, remember to give a good rating. I paid two bucks for that extra tea egg—five stars isn’t too much to ask, right?" Lin Li said as he handed over the takeout after knocking on the door and waiting for it to open.

"You really did? I’ll give you a good rating right now, thank you so much. This tea egg will make my day," the customer said, touched, as they immediately took out their phone.

[Perfectly completing thirty sect tasks issued by Meituan Escort Sect (1/30)]

Plan succeeded.

Looks like I don’t need my own delivery account.

So this task can be completed without waiting for me to turn adult.

"Let’s go, Brother Shen, let’s continue delivering!" With that thought, everything today felt worthwhile and meaningful, Lin Li said with vigor.

Shen Kai, on the other hand, was wide-eyed, full of doubts as he looked at the enthusiastic Lin Li.

Spent half an hour, earned 4.6 bucks, and still, that’s Shen Kai’s earnings, Lin Li himself ended up spending two bucks. How could he be so happy and joyful about it?

Is he naturally born with a delivery physique?

...

Lin Li gradually got the hang of it; delivering became more and more effortless. However, the only small issue was that after the breakfast rush, the orders were scarce.

Lin Li even picked up a running errand order because of it.

Three big buckets, no elevator, sixth floor.

The rest, Lin Li didn’t want to talk about anymore; he was too exhausted to say a word.

The only solace was the voice of the customer, which was pleasant—it was worth the eye candy at least.

But when the door opened, it turned out the voice came from a voice box squeezed by fat.

No wonder a single woman dare open the door.

Lin Li was thoroughly exhausted, while Shen Kai wildly amused, since he didn’t have to do the lifting—Lin Li insisted on experiencing it solo, yet Shen Kai earned the money, especially with an extra twenty bucks tip from the customer.

Shen Kai even scorned Lin Li for being superficial.

[Perfectly completing thirty sect tasks issued by Meituan Escort Sect (5/30)]

But whether it was because a good rating wasn’t given immediately or the customer wasn’t genuinely satisfied, even though seven orders were completed, the system only showed 5.

Doesn’t really matter.

Lin Li was squatting in front of the screen, grabbing orders, when his own phone vibrated in his pocket.

Someone was calling him.

Mom.

"Hey, Sister Min, what’s up?" Seeing the contact nickname, Lin Li asked carelessly.

Lin Li’s mother was called Wu Min; when Lin Li needed something from her, he called her dear mother, but if not, he’d randomly toggle between mom, mother, and Sister Min.

"I came home, but you’re not here."

On the other end came the sound of slippers tapping against the tiled floor.

"I’m outside playing with friends." It turned out Wu Min came home; saying I was delivering needed too much explaining, so Lin Li thought a simple lie would save trouble.

"Didn’t you just come back from an autumn outing yesterday? How come you’re out playing again? Among those you’re playing with, there aren’t any improper or troublesome people, are there?" Wu Min asked with concern.

"Yes, there are." Lin Li thought for a moment and nodded.

Wu Min: "?"

She just asked casually, but there really are, when did this kid become so straightforward.

"Then why are you still hanging out with them? Get home immediately!" Wu Min’s voice rose by eight octaves.

"There aren’t anymore."

"What do you mean by ’aren’t anymore’?"

"Among the group I’m playing with, there are no improper or troublesome people anymore."

Wu Min: "?"