453: Another hidden quest

"Sigh..."

Seeing that Ye Kaijun wouldn't give up until he achieved his goal, Ye Su had no choice but to sigh helplessly:

"Alright then."

Immediately, Ye Su tentatively asked another question:

"How much does this dried tangerine peel cost now? Why don't I transfer the money to you?"

Ye Kaijun had just said that the vintage of this jar of dried tangerine peel was shorter than the one he gave him last time, and the market price was estimated to be around two or three hundred thousand.

Ye Su wasn't short on money right now.

Just his income from yesterday alone was enough to buy twenty or thirty jin of such dried tangerine peel.

If Ye Kaijun were willing, Ye Su wouldn't mind at all paying a higher price than market value to buy this jar of dried tangerine peel, so that Ye Kaijun could have a bit more money to spend freely during the final period of his life.

But as soon as Ye Kaijun heard that Ye Su wanted to give him money, a look of displeasure instantly appeared on his face:

"What money? What kind of person do you think Uncle Jun is! If you want to pay me, I'd rather smash this jar of dried tangerine peel!"

Seeing this, Ye Su hurriedly raised his hands in surrender: "I was just saying it casually. If you don't want the money, then I won't give it!"

Hearing this, Ye Kaijun's expression softened: "That's more like it. We are family, not outsiders. Don't you ever mention money to me again, or don't blame me for getting angry with you!"

"Mm."

Ye Su nodded obediently, sighing inwardly:

Ye Kaijun really treated him like his own descendant; he never forgot to save all the good things for him!

He really wanted to buy something to give back to Ye Kaijun as a return gift.

But recently, supplements, robot vacuums, floor mopping machines...

Ye Su had already bought one of everything he could for Ye Kaijun, and he really couldn't think of anything else to buy for him.

He couldn't possibly find a partner for Ye Kaijun at this stage, could he?

[ Ding! ]

Just as Ye Su was struggling with what else he could buy for Ye Kaijun to experience, the system interface suddenly appeared before his eyes.

[ Due to his medical condition, Ye Kaijun's life is coming to an end. At this moment, compared to material objects, he needs the care and companionship of those around him more. The Host has triggered [ hidden task - Caring for Empty-Nesters ]! ]

[ Task Name: Caring for Empty-Nesters! ]

[ Task Content: Give Ye Kaijun care and companionship, and raise his mood pleasure value to 80 points or above! ]

[ Task Reward: 880,000 in cash, 8 points of Health attribute, Mysterious Surprise Item - Upgrade Voucher (one)! ]

[ Note: Ye Kaijun's current mood pleasure value is 70 points! ]

"I just finished one hidden achievement, and now another hidden task appears. My luck is pretty good today!"

Seeing the suddenly popped-up hidden task, Ye Su felt a surge of joy, and his hand subconsciously touched his pocket, where he kept the three lucky stones.

With such good luck, could it have something to do with these lucky stones?

Because the roll results of the Lucky Dice were not affected by the lucky stones' luck buff.

So Ye Su couldn't be sure if the lucky stones could really influence hidden tasks that were also related to the system.

"Whether it matters or not, as long as I'm lucky, that's all that matters!"

Moving his hand away from his pocket, Ye Su quickly scanned the task content.

"Give Uncle Jun some care and companionship, and raise his mood pleasure value to 80 points or above?"

Ye Su had come over this morning planning to accompany Ye Kaijun for lunch later.

The requirements of the hidden task seemed like something he could do in passing.

It was just that the task required Ye Kaijun's mood pleasure value to reach 80 points or above, and Ye Su wasn't sure if this condition would be easy to fulfill.

"Uncle Jun's mood pleasure value is already at 70 points. Getting it up to 80 points shouldn't be too hard, right?"

"Why are you suddenly quiet?"

Just as Ye Su was pondering the task requirements, a sentence from Ye Kaijun brought him back to his senses:

"You're not angry because I spoke too harshly just now, are you?"

"Haha, what are you talking about?" Fearing that Ye Kaijun's mood pleasure value might drop, Ye Su immediately laughed:

"I'm overjoyed that you aren't charging me money; why would I be angry at you?"

Ye Kaijun quietly breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as you're not angry. Come, drink your tea."

"Alright."

Picking up his teacup and sipping, Ye Su pondered in his heart how to raise Ye Kaijun's mood pleasure value further.

Staying at home probably wouldn't cut it. Ye Su thought for a moment and decided to take Ye Kaijun out for a walk:

"It's not good to just stay at home all the time. Anyway, I don't have anything to do this morning. How about I drive and take you out for a stroll?"

"Go out for a stroll with me?" Ye Kaijun was delighted at first, then asked with concern:

"Won't this delay your own affairs?"

"Of course not. I don't have anything to do today anyway. Going out with you is like finding a companion for myself. Besides, when we get tired later, we can find a place to eat."

Hearing Ye Su say this, Ye Kaijun was beaming with joy and nodded quickly: "Alright, I'll listen to you. I'll go change my clothes."

"Okay."

[ Ding! ]

Just as Ye Su nodded in response, the system's notification sound rang in his mind:

[ Ye Kaijun's current mood pleasure value is: 71 points! ]

"The mood pleasure value went up by 1 point so quickly; it seems this hidden task isn't that hard after all."

Ye Su knew that the reason Ye Kaijun's mood pleasure value rose so quickly was mainly because he truly treated him like family, which was why he was happy that Ye Su was accompanying him out.

After drinking the tea that had cooled down a bit on the table, Ye Kaijun came out already dressed.

Ye Su then got up and asked: "Uncle Jun, is there anywhere you want to go?"

Ye Kaijun hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "I can't think of anywhere to go for the moment, I'll listen to you."

"Is that so..." Ye Su thought for a moment and suggested:

"How about I accompany you to the Ander Building to see Aunt Lan and the others? We can also have lunch at the White Swan Hotel. What do you think?"

"Of course, that's great!"

Ye Kaijun had just been thinking about asking Ye Su to accompany him to the Ander Building.

But considering that Ye Su was a young person and might not like that kind of place, Ye Kaijun had to give up on the idea.

Now that he heard Ye Su take the initiative to mention going to the Ander Building with him, Ye Kaijun couldn't be happier.

[ Ye Kaijun's current mood pleasure value is: 73 points! ]

Seeing Ye Kaijun's mood pleasure value rise by another two points so easily, Ye Su sighed helplessly to himself:

This Uncle Jun is really easy to satisfy...

It looks like this hidden task will be completed soon.

Taking Ye Kaijun out, they first went to the Ander Building to burn some things for Wu Xiaolan and the others.

Ye Su then accompanied Ye Kaijun for a walk along Yanjiang Road.

However, it was only July, and the sun was indeed a bit strong during the day.

Worried that Ye Kaijun might get sunstroke or have some issue, after walking for a while, Ye Su drove him to Yutangchunnuan at the White Swan Hotel for lunch.