The Most Random System-Chapter 698 - 361: A Young Man Joins the Socialite Circle (Part 2)

Oh dear, the people of Xiling are still too indifferent to each other.

They've been falling short of Freljord for ages—where everything can be resolved with a "bottle cap" and a "sorry, brother." Envious.

Isn't it ridiculous?

But since Uncle Yan doesn't want to go himself, I might as well find a chance to visit him some other day.

"Lin Li?"

"Eh!" Hearing someone call his name, Lin Li's thoughts were interrupted from contemplating how to torment Uncle Yan. He looked back towards the source of the voice, "Grandma Zhang, what's up?"

It was Zhang Fang, now looking at him with a curious expression.

"Wow, it really is you!" Zhang Fang looked slightly surprised at the little dusty figure in front of her. Confirming it was Lin Li, she raised an eyebrow:

"Even Grandma couldn't recognize you just now. What are you up to, making yourself look like this? Are you okay?"

"Oh, Grandma, I'm totally fine." Lin Li quickly reassured her and pointed to the materials in front of him to explain:

"Grandma, I noticed many uneven surfaces in the neighborhood—it's uncomfortable whether walking or biking. There's no real management property here, and since I'm free on weekends, I thought I'd fix them up to make it more convenient for everyone."

Zhang Fang suddenly understood: "Oh, so you're the one who bought all this stuff? I asked in the chat group the other day whose it was, but no one replied."

"Sorry, Grandma, I don't really check the group often." Lin Li scratched his head.

Upon being added to the neighborhood group chat, the first thing Lin Li did was mute notifications.

"No worries, no worries, Grandma understands," Zhang Fang waved her hand repeatedly, then hesitated:

"Actually, I should be the one apologizing. Our neighborhood doesn't have management, but we do have a committee, so this should really be our responsibility.

Think about it, everyone must have noticed the condition of the roads and paths, but in the end, it's you, a young person, helping us solve it. Grandma doesn't know where to put her face."

"It's everyone's neighborhood, isn't it? It's the same for everyone." Lin Li said politely.

"You've even made yourself look like this," Zhang Fang looked at Lin Li's dusty face again, visibly moved: "It's too hard on you. How can we let a kid handle this alone? Wait here, Grandma will go rally some people!"

"Grandma, it's okay, I think I can manage by myself."

"Come on, you said it's everybody's neighborhood, so everyone should pitch in. Plus, how could we let you, a kid, do all the running around while we adults and elders sit back and enjoy?

Just right, the neighborhood really needs tidying up. These weeds and benches need organizing and clearing out. Don't say anymore, Grandma is going to rally people now."

Not giving Lin Li a chance to respond, Zhang Fang briskly walked away.

Lin Li wasn't too bothered by it; it wouldn't hinder him from completing his task. After all, a large neighborhood like his would always have room for improvement.

Music drifted over from the nearby neighborhood park.

Lin Li looked up.

A few grandmas were dancing in sync with the music, as usual, on the square.

Wait a second.

Zhang Fang was among them, even the leader. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

Swish, swish~

Lin Li: "...(;☉_☉)?."

Hold up.

Grandma, so when you said "I'm going to rally some people," this is what you meant by rallying people?

That's... quite a kind of rallying.

Turns out Grandma Zhang is quite abstract too?

But Lin Li soon realized his mistake, because within a few minutes, an elderly man approached from nearby, scanned around, and headed straight for him once he spotted Lin Li.

"Grandpa Fu."

Lin Li wasn't too familiar with the uncles and aunts in the neighborhood, but surprisingly, he recognized the elderly fairly well due to frequent morning and evening meetups, so he could call out Grandpa Fu by name.

"Eh, Lin Li." Fu Wenda nodded, then cut to the chase, rolling up his sleeves as he walked closer. He looked at Lin Li with admiration:

"Working hard here, huh."

"Grandma Zhang mentioned your plans in the group chat. Good kid. I used to do this sort of thing, so now I'm here to help you."

"How far along are you? You must have done quite a bit. Where should I start?"

Lin Li was taken aback by the words.

Looking at the almost untouched materials in front of him, Lin Li contemplated and seriously replied to Fu Wenda: "Grandpa, I've already opened the packaging bags."

Fu Wenda nodded, warmly smiling at Lin Li, waiting for him to continue.

Though he thought this bit could've been omitted, Fu Wenda figured Lin Li was being detail-oriented, pondering whether the term "opened" was accurate.

Hmm, this kid is thoughtful.

Therefore—

"Well done with the opening!" Fu Wenda nodded encouragingly, thinking children should be commended more. His gaze was filled with admiration: "And then?"

"..."

"..."

Lin Li QAQ: "Grandpa, that's it."

Fu Wenda paused: "Hm?"

What does it mean, grandpa's gone? Grandpa's very much alive!

"Grandpa, that's all I've done, haven't started the rest yet." Facing Fu Wenda's expectation, Lin Li averted his gaze.

Fu Wenda: "(;☉_☉)?"

After another pause, Fu Wenda's eyes widened, looking incredulously at Lin Li, who was covered in dust and mud.

This means, merely making two cuts in the bags, this kid made himself look like this?

——Then Fu Wenda would rather believe that "Lin Li just built a house by himself, then demolished it, cleaned up the site, and completely restored it to its pre-construction state"?!

"So, this look on you is..."