Chapter 1330 - 589: Saliva Flows from Grey Wolf’s Eyes (Part 2)

Chapter 1330: Chapter 589: Saliva Flows from Grey Wolf’s Eyes (Part 2)

Lin Li: "What’s the point of just talking about calories?"

Lin Li: "One gram of uranium contains 20 billion calories, but didn’t people still starve in Hiroshima and Nagasaki back in the day?"

Bai Bufan: "Indeed, what’s the point of just talking about calories?"

Bai Bufan: "The comics I read usually involve getting stuck in a washing machine, in wall holes, in desks, in windows... Where are the calories in that? Isn’t the butt facing down? How does that help?"

Lin Li and Bai Bufan exchanged a glance, nodded, and let out a long sigh: "Ah—"

...

Weight loss was a brief topic, and the five of them did not forget their initial purpose in the study; they began to use their phones and the study’s computer to gather and confirm their winter travel plans.

They were not starting from scratch; in fact, they had already discussed this many times in the group chat.

What has been decided so far is domestic, heading north to a snowy place.

No way, this Xiling place hasn’t had snow accumulation for over ten years.

Occasionally, it snows, but it’s the kind of snowflakes that melt upon landing, or rather ice particles.

As for snow accumulation, in Lin Li’s ten-plus years of experience, there have been only two instances. One produced just a thin layer of snow that seemed to melt within a day, and the other lasted a bit longer but the snow, due to repeated freezes, was hard.

Nothing like the soft snow seen in movies.

Snowball fights result in chunks rather than a cloud of snow mist, and it hurts.

Building snowmen on fire hydrants is about the only fun, but that’s the only memory left.

It can only be said that Xiling is too resistant to freezing.

In "Three People and a Dog," apart from Chen Yu Ying, who often goes out, the rest have seen as much snow as Lin Li. Since it’s winter now...

After deciding the direction, the next step was to figure out the details. Although work has resumed today, it’s still winter break, which remains a peak travel season, so the group felt there was no need to go to overly popular places.

Throughout the process, Lin Li and Bai Bufan were like their usual selves when dining out, existing merely to exist.

The trip planning and strategies were handed over to the girls.

They are naturally good at and enjoy doing this.

Lin Li and Bai Bufan were also accustomed to this pampered feeling, considering it leisurely, essentially being treated like bosses.

Besides, both believe that under the "Three" looking out for them, the journey won’t be too terrible.

Thus, at three thirty in the afternoon, Chen Zhongping opened the door and saw a distinct scene: three girls sitting in front of the computer, while two creatures—his biggest concerns and their pet—played on the carpet with their phones, feeling quite gratified.

Exactly, gender differences should be like this.

The five were attracted by the sound of the door opening, raising their heads to look at him, creating a brief silence in the study.

Chen Zhongping was about to speak when Bai Bufan, elbowed by Lin Li, took the lead, looking at Chen Zhongping and greeting: "Hello, granddad."

Chen Zhongping: "?"

Chen Zhongping paused momentarily, eyebrows furrowing, commencing deep thought.

’Yeyehao’ – what kind of stock term is this?

Does this exist in the stock market? And isn’t it almost four o’clock now? The market has closed, hasn’t it?

Consider researching this a bit later.

Can’t let these two talk away, only to appear uninformed.

"Dad, what’s going on?"

Chen Yu Ying, despite not understanding Lin Li and Bai Bufan’s antics, saw Chen Zhongping hesitate to speak and asked.

"Oh, nothing. It’s just the person roasting the whole lamb is already here and preparing downstairs in the yard, so I came to let you know. If anyone is interested, they can go take a look; if anyone has any preferences, they can tell her. If no one’s interested, just wait about two hours and come down to eat.

Also, do you need me to get you any fruits or snacks to add here? If needed, I’ll go downstairs and get them for you." Chen Zhongping replied, recalling his purpose.

"Okay, got it."

After Chen Zhongping left, Chen Yu Ying led the group to the third-floor balcony.

From the balcony, they could see the scene in the garden below.

Indeed, in the garden at that moment was a large silver oven, the lamb roasting chef clad in branded uniform, placing an entire lamb, which had undergone simple pre-processing and was laid out on a "plane," into the oven.

"What kind of lamb is being roasted?" Ding Sihan asked curiously.

Lin Li: "Definitely not Meiyangyang lamb; I don’t smell the stench."

Bai Bufan: "Then it’s probably not a Feiyangyang lamb; I lived with Chen Tianming for so long, and whether someone’s a bootlicker is apparent to me at a glance."

Qu Wanqiu: "Hopefully, it’s Lazy Goat; young, doesn’t like exercising, probably has the best meat."

——Lazy Goat is the real lamb child in the Green Grassland, with a bib hanging from its chest and doesn’t wear shoes; this kind of lamb is the tenderest and best to eat.

Chen Yu Ying, who had been preparing to ask her mother via WeChat to learn the correct answer: "..."

Seriously, I shouldn’t think too much.

Chen Yu Ying: "Uh-huh."

Lin Li: "Actually, Feiyangyang can try high-altitude areas; he’d lack oxygen, and there’s a certain probability he’d refresh to become an oxygenating goat, perhaps winning Meiyangyang’s heart."

Bai Bufan: "I doubt it. There’s a version where all the goats grow up except Pleasant Goat and Grey Wolf, yet after twenty whole years, Meiyangyang still misses Pleasant Goat; so Feiyangyang stands no chance."

Ding Sihan: "Speaking of which, who’s responsible for the poop on Lazy Goat’s head?"

Lin Li: "Spiderman, because Spiderman is a shit-colored man."

Ding Sihan: "Hmm... Makes sense; everything suddenly makes sense. Lin Li, you’re really smart."

"Of course, I’m first in my grade."

"Oh? Grade first, please answer the question!" Bai Bufan suddenly turned to Lin Li and shouted.

"Go on."

"Multiple choice—who proposed the golden ratio?"

"A: Pikachu!"

"B: Pleasant Goat!"

"C: Fibonacci!"

"D: Sun Wukong!"

"This one’s easy," Lin Li adjusted nonexistent glasses, laughed, "the answer is—B! Pleasant Goat!"

Bai Bufan squinted his eyes: "Why?"

Lin Li: "Because—goats’ intelligence is beyond imagination!"

"What?!! Actually knows the answer and isn’t just guessing?!!"

Bai Bufan’s pupils shrank briefly, then relaxed and nodded in agreement, speaking with a tone of irony, "Well done, truly worthy of Nansang Middle School’s grade first, with both capability and talent."

"An overstatement."

The "Three" were accustomed to such banter, finding it unremarkable, just amusing.

The barbecue chef on the first floor, after lighting the charcoal, completely enclosed the cage.

Seemingly hearing laughter from above, he looked up, saw the five, and waved, as a greeting.

"Brother, what kind of lamb is being roasted here?" Lin Li also waved, then asked loudly.

The roast lamb chef heard and responded loudly: "Salt Lake Beach lamb delivered, the kind with the best meat quality!"

"Won’t it be too gamey?"

"Don’t worry, buddy! I guarantee not a bit of gamey taste! This beach lamb eats licorice, drinks alkaline water; the meat comes with a clear fragrance, tender as can be! Roasted to be crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, fatty but not greasy, smells great! Wait until you taste it!"

The chef spoke confidently, simultaneously patting the metal shell of the huge oven beside him.

——It’s just beginning to roast; not hot yet.

"Like this, adding another layer of assurance!"

Before Lin Li could say more, the chef suddenly smiled and pulled out his phone from his pocket, tapping on the screen quickly.

Soon, he placed the phone screen facing up on a relatively clean and stable metal bracket beside the oven.

The next moment, a male voice reciting something with a hint of reverb flowed clearly from the phone’s speaker—

"Descendants of Emperor Gaoyang, my royal ancestor known as Boyong.

In the first month of the agricultural year, during Geng Yin, I was born..."

After this, the chef looked up at the five people and laughed: "Does this make you feel more assured?"

"Absolutely does!" Lin Li felt the roast lamb chef had to be a local Xiling resident, immediately laughed heartily and gave a thumbs-up.

Seeing the girls also laughing, Bai Bufan felt puzzled and approached: "What’s being played? What are you laughing at?"

"Told you to read more books, but you chose to raise pigs; your grade is 232 and clearly at a 232 level," Lin Li shook his head helplessly, then prompted:

"This is a poem; among its most famous, widely sung lines is ’The road ahead is long; I will search high and low.’"

Bai Bufan: "!"

"Oh dang, it’s ’Li Sao’!"