"When we were hiking, didn’t you go after Fang Jie? I was with Zhang Li, and we had a good chat. Halfway up, I even rubbed her feet. I’ll land her in a week at most."
"Same here. Let’s see which of us succeeds first."
"You’re definitely going to lose."
The sun set, and the day drew to a close. Everyone returned to the hotel one after another.
A little after eight in the evening, Xu Xinrui arrived on time to take over his shift, and Lin Jiang went to Jiang Xiaoqi’s room.
"Brother Jiang!"
The moment he walked in, Jiang Xiaoqi, wearing a nightgown, threw her arms around Lin Jiang’s neck.
"Are you tired?"
Lin Jiang cupped Jiang Xiaoqi’s bottom and lifted her up.
"You should know all about my stamina."
"Hehe, Brother Jiang is the best."
With that, Jiang Xiaoqi slid down from Lin Jiang, stood behind him, and covered his eyes.
"What are you doing? Acting all mysterious."
"Hehe, you’ll see in a minute."
Guided by Jiang Xiaoqi, Lin Jiang took a few steps forward.
"Ta-da! Look what I got for you."
The bed was neatly arranged with three rows of various little toys, with two small outfits placed beside them.
"Teacher Jiang, you’re quite enlightened. Very impressive."
"Mhm, I just wanted to give you a surprise."
Walking to the side of the bed, Lin Jiang picked up a black rope.
"You even prepared this?"
"This way, I won’t be able to move... You can do whatever you want..."
Jiang Xiaoqi took off her glasses, going all out.
"Brother Jiang, tonight, I want to try all of these."
"Trying them is no problem, but can you control your voice?"
"Hehe, I booked this room specially. It’s an ocean-view room. They’re all downstairs, so they won’t hear a thing."
His attention had been completely captured by the toys on the bed. Only now did he notice that Jiang Xiaoqi had booked an ocean-view room. She was very thoughtful.
"I’m going to change now. Let’s begin..."
...18,438 words omitted here...
"Brother Jiang, you have to get up. There’s a parent-child activity today."
Deep in sleep, Lin Jiang was woken up by Jiang Xiaoqi.
Lin Jiang groggily opened his eyes, his mind filled with game notifications.
[You have learned how to use 20 types of toys. Comprehension +1]
[You listened to the sound of gushing tides all night. Physique +1]
[You have subdued the female teacher. Charm +1]
[You have gained the favor of NPC Jiang Xiaoqi. Affinity +20]
[Affinity: 100]
[Reward: 2,000,000 NPC Special Cultivation Fund. Has been deposited into your account.]
Skipping past the string of game notifications, Lin Jiang’s attention focused on the space above Jiang Xiaoqi’s head.
A red exclamation mark had appeared above her head.
A new main quest had appeared.
"I know."
"I’m going to go wash up. If you’re still tired, you can sleep a bit longer. I can take Xuanxuan to the activities myself."
"I should probably go with you. It wouldn’t look good if the other parents saw you giving him special treatment."
"Mm, that’s true."
Jiang Xiaoqi went to the bathroom first.
Lin Jiang clicked on the main quest above her head.
[Main Quest: New Business]
[Quest Details: Open a hot pot restaurant with an area of over 300 square meters in Ning’an District.]
[Quest Reward: Secret Hot Pot Dipping Sauces (Seven Types), 40 points.]
’Does "seven types" mean seven kinds of hot pot dipping sauces?’
[Yes]
’You’re so thoughtful.’
It had previously rewarded a hot pot base, and now it was offering dipping sauces. The future hot pot restaurant’s business was sure to be good.
He opened his attribute panel.
[Name: Lin Jiang]
[Skills: Culinary Skill (Basic), Fighting Technique (Basic), Baji Fist (Beginner), Driving (Master Level), Swimming (Beginner), Basketball (Basic)]
[Attributes: Physique 27, Comprehension 36, Charm 25]
[Martial Force: 28]
[Teammate: Xu Lin]
[Item: None]
[Treasure Chest: 60/100]
’Once I finish Xu Lin’s quest and this main quest, I’ll be able to do a lottery draw.’
After washing up, the group went to the restaurant.
Today’s activity was another parent-child event, and it was also the last day of the trip.
The parent-child activities were still conducted in the same groups as before.
After two days together, the parents’ coordination had become much more seamless.
Thanks to Lin Jiang’s presence, their group had taken first place in every competition. The other parents didn’t really care; after all, it was just for fun, and what mattered was having a good time.
Only Yu Bin didn’t look very happy.
He had boasted before the competition that he would take first place, but he ended up second every time. He’d been running around all this time without winning a single round.
The morning’s activities ended, and it was time for lunch.
Lin Jiang took Zhao Wenxuan and went ahead. Lunch was a buffet, and the good stuff was first-come, first-served. There was no need to be polite at a time like this.
RUMBLE RUMBLE RUMBLE—
"A big ship!"
A horn blared from the distant sea, and a cruise ship slowly sailed past in front of everyone.
The children were all excited, shouting and yelling as they stood on the edge of the beach.
"Want to take a cruise? There’s a promotion right now, 20% off."
The person from the cruise company was quick to seize the opportunity. Seeing that the children were interested, they hurried over to promote their business.
"Daddy, I want to go on the boat!"
Yu Bin’s son, Yu Xingle, said while pulling on his arm.
"Mommy, I want to go!"
"Daddy, I want to go too!"
The children clamored, each one incredibly excited.
"This is a school summer camp. We have to follow the teacher’s arrangements for all activities," Fang Jie said to her daughter.
Given Fang Jie’s financial means, affording a cruise wasn’t a problem, but this was a school-organized event, so they had to follow the teacher’s schedule.
"Everyone, the school hasn’t arranged for this. We need to go back for lunch," Jiang Xiaoqi said softly.
"Our cruises include meals, and the prices are very reasonable. It’s not easy to get out for a trip, so why not fulfill the children’s wishes?" said the rental company staff member.
"Students, you need to listen. Today’s activities..."
"Teacher Jiang, since all the children want to go, let’s just take them."
Yu Bin stepped forward and looked at the staff member.
"How much to rent it for a day?"
"With all of you together, there must be seventy or eighty people, right? You’d need the hundred-person boat. With the 20% discount, it’s 32,000 including meals."
"I’ll put in five thousand. The rest of you can chip in for the remainder."
Yu Bin straightened his back and spoke loudly, glancing intentionally toward Fang Jie.
Putting up 5,000 right off the bat was quite a generous gesture.
But the reality was different from what he had imagined. The other parents’ reactions were lackluster, and no one chimed in.
If someone was treating, everyone would have been happy to join. But as soon as they heard they had to pay themselves, their enthusiasm plummeted.
They quickly did the math in their heads. Even if he paid 5,000, with the rest split among them, each person would still have to pay several hundred. This made them even less interested.
"Let’s just forget it. We’ve been on boats before. We don’t need to go today."
With one parent taking the lead to refuse, the others quickly agreed, and the plan to go on the cruise was canceled.
"We’re all out here together. If the other parents don’t agree, there’s nothing I can do," Yu Bin said to the rental company person, as if to say, ’I have the money, but I just can’t spend it.’
"No problem. Look for me again when you want to go."
The staff member left, and Jiang Xiaoqi, along with the students’ parents, returned to the hotel one by one.
By this time, Lin Jiang and Zhao Wenxuan had more or less finished eating.
The parents were all calm, but the students were chattering nonstop.
"It’s such a shame we couldn’t go on the big boat. Mommy, I really want to go. Can you take me on a boat trip later?" said Sun Jiayuan.
"Okay, once summer vacation starts, Mommy will take you out on a boat," Fang Jie said with a smile, comforting her child.
"Okay..."
Sun Jiayuan was clearly a little bummed out, because she wanted to go right now.
"Didn’t you say before that you wanted to learn how to do Diving? We can take the kids and go together then," Wei Xue whispered from the side.
"Your hometown is Bin City, right? We can go there for a trip."
"If we want to learn Diving, we can’t bring the kids. It would have to be just the two of us, or there’d be no one to watch them."
"That’s true."
The two of them were whispering to each other while the students’ chatter grew louder, all of them talking about the cruise ship.
"What did you guys do after we left?" Lin Jiang asked casually.
Fang Jie tucked her hair back and recounted what had just happened.
"No wonder all these students are chattering away."
Yu Bin, who was sitting nearby, glanced over at Lin Jiang and said:
"I wanted to charter a boat just now to go out on the sea for a bit, but the other parents didn’t agree. What a shame."
Just as Lin Jiang was about to speak, a game notification suddenly appeared in his mind.
[A wild monster has appeared.]
[Monster Name: Yu Bin]
[Kill Condition: Participate in a summer camp activity with Fang Jie that Yu Bin is not a part of, and make him realize the wealth gap between you.]
[Kill Reward: Master-level Diving Skills, 500,000 cash.]

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