Chapter 264 - 141: An Embarrassing Mission

Chapter 264: Chapter 141: An Embarrassing Mission

[Ding! Congratulations, Host! You are just one step away from winning a super grand prize~]

"...Is this some kind of clickbait game?" Su Ran retorted wearily. "Alright, fine. I agree."

[Host has accepted the mission. Please select a category:]

[Cute] [Pretty] [Domestic] [Top Student]

What the—

’What a strong sense of deja vu.’ He was so stunned he thought the system must have caught a virus.

It took him a moment to recover.

’What are the others?’

Su Ran was curious, but he knew the saying ’curiosity killed the cat.’ He worried that if he clicked on them, he might open the door to a New World, and that wouldn’t be good.

"Hmm... I’ll choose Domestic."

After clicking on Domestic, six tags appeared on the system interface. Su Ran opened them one by one, only to be left speechless.

[Beautiful Legs & Jade Feet], [Gentle Older Sister], [Exotic Charm], [Baby Face, Big Breasts], [Ancient Beauty]

"You might as well just list their five social security numbers!"

"How exactly does this mission work?"

[Based on the attribute tags, take a set of artistic photos. The system will automatically score them. A score above 90 will count as mission completion. Host, you have one tag left to view.]

"Oh, I get it."

Su Ran clicked on the last tag and froze.

[Gorgeous Matron]

"Sister Piaopiao?"

Su Ran blurted out.

The system didn’t reply.

Silence...

"Fine."

’Taking artistic photos shouldn’t be a problem,’ Su Ran thought. ’After all, girls love to capture their most beautiful moments. The only issue is the ’Gorgeous Matron’ category. Sister Piaopiao is really the only one who could pull that off, but I don’t know if she’d be willing to be photographed. Oh well. I’ll focus on the first five for now. I can worry about Sister Piaopiao later. First up, Xiao Wanqing.’

’Ding! The Beautiful Legs & Jade Feet photo mission begins.’

Speak of the devil, and she shall appear.

"Su Ran, you’re so amazing!"

Xiao Wanqing ran over like a fangirl and hugged Su Ran’s arm. "You get a ’like’ from me! That song, ’Fireworks Easily Cold,’ is just too beautiful."

"...It’s called ’Galan Rain’."

"Isn’t ’Galan Rain’ the same thing as ’Fireworks Easily Cold’? Is the guzheng hard to learn? I’ve never played before."

"Sit down. I’ll teach you."

Su Ran got up and let Xiao Wanqing take his seat. He stood behind her, his hands covering her small ones, guiding her fingers as they plucked the strings. Even if this was just a passing interest for her, Su Ran taught her with great patience.

「At the stone table.」

Watching his nephew, Su Ran’s uncle smiled, his eyes turning red. He was an emotional man, perfectly content with his own small family and without a worry in the world. Even his son, Zhou Bailin, constantly switching girlfriends, wasn’t a real concern. To be fair, he was a handsome Shanghai local from a family with some money. The uncle figured that once Bailin was done sowing his wild oats and found true love, he would naturally settle down.

If his uncle had any lingering worries, it was for Su Ran. He used to worry that girls would be unwilling to date his nephew, an orphan from the countryside with no money. But now, seeing him with a girl he clearly loved, his uncle could finally rest easy.

Sitting beside him, Zhou Bailin watched Zhang Guohua’s teary-eyed display with disdain. He pulled out a tissue and handed it over. "Dad, do you really have to be so dramatic?"

"I just got some sand in my eye."

"..."

"Look at your cousin, and then look at yourself."

"What about me?"

"What about you? You’re a player, going around breaking girls’ hearts. Look how devoted your cousin is."

"Heh. Right. My cousin’s a picture of devotion. Devoted to *every* girl he likes."

Zhou Bailin couldn’t be bothered to argue with Zhang Guohua. It would be a waste of breath.

However, Zhou Bailin watched his cousin, Su Ran, with that gentle, refined, and scholarly air of his, and had to admit that girls really went for it.

’Learning is important. Zhou Bailin wasn’t interested in much else, but he was a quick study in this department. He could learn from others’ strengths to patch up his weaknesses, flesh out his own persona, and make even more Types of girls fall for him. Wouldn’t that be great? Zhou Bailin decided he would try out the ’refined scholar’ look himself. Put on some glasses, carry a book, take a stroll through the conservatory... Maybe he could even pick up a couple of those studious ’top student’ types.’

"Hey!"

Xiao Wanqing startled him.

"Whoa... you scared the hell out of me! What was that for?"

"Hehehe..." Xiao Wanqing laughed, hugging Su Ran’s arm. "I told Su Ran you were plotting something, but he didn’t believe me."

"Of course not. What kind of devious thoughts could I possibly have? Right, cousin?" Zhou Bailin said with a chuckle. "Come on, let me treat you two lovebirds to afternoon tea."

"My opinion of you is starting to change."

’He used the right words.’ Xiao Wanqing gave Zhou Bailin one point.

After speaking, Xiao Wanqing glanced at Su Ran, wanting to see if he’d be annoyed by the joke.

Su Ran just smiled and wrapped an arm around Xiao Wanqing’s shoulder. "Let’s go, wifey."

Th-this...

Xiao Wanqing’s body trembled. She truly hadn’t expected Su Ran to use that word.

Xiao Wanqing wasn’t a casual person; she was actually quite traditional. She had been willing to go back on her own declarations for Su Ran, and in her heart, she saw him not just as a "boyfriend" or a "cute younger guy," but as her husband.

’Only a wife would be that considerate to her husband.’

Of course, that was just her own private thought. It was a classic girlish fantasy—that her first love would be her last. She had never told Su Ran, because she’d heard that if a guy knew a girl already saw him as her husband, he would feel immense pressure, and might even be scared enough to break up.

But now, hearing Su Ran jokingly call her ’wifey’ sent Xiao Wanqing’s imagination running wild. Her thoughts drifted so far she even pictured them being buried together someday.

"What’s wrong?"

"N-nothing. I was just a little surprised... why did you call me that?"

"Do you like it?"

Moved, she let out a soft "mm-hmm."

"How about this: let me take a set of photos of your beautiful legs and feet tonight, and I’ll call you that a few more times."

Pfft—

The sudden switch-up was so abrupt Xiao Wanqing couldn’t even process it. The touching moment vanished instantly. It was all just a ploy!