28: New Mission

Although Gu Wanzhou said she would consider it, Li Zhiyan knew that this was already a huge breakthrough.

As long as she considered it, she would be continuously pushed forward.

And eventually be with him.

"Alright, Aunt Gu, let me walk you home."

Gu Wanzhou nodded, her face inexplicably growing hotter and hotter at this moment.

The night was dark, and numerous dangers seemed to lurk in the shadows, with a few stray cats occasionally darting back and forth.

In the past, such a situation would have filled Gu Wanzhou with fear and apprehension.

But with Li Zhiyan by her side, she felt her heart filled with a sense of security.

"Oh, Guaiguai, Auntie has decided to buy the house."

"I've looked at a few good ones recently, just as an investment."

"What you said last time was really good."

"The more Auntie thought about it, the more sense it made."

Li Zhiyan confidently said, "Don't worry, the house prices will definitely rise."

"Anyway, you should see returns by the time school starts."

"Future house prices will absolutely change every single day."

Walking hand in hand, several passersby looked at Li Zhiyan and Gu Wanzhou with strange gazes.

This kid has quite the luck with women!

In reality, there are still many people in this society who like married women and mature women.

They just don't dare to say it out loud.

This kind of gaze made Gu Wanzhou feel a little uncomfortable.

"Guaiguai, isn't it too strange for us to hold hands like this?"

"It's fine, Aunt Gu, people will definitely think you're my mother. Isn't it normal for a mother and son to hold hands?"

Hearing Li Zhiyan say this, Gu Wanzhou felt indifferent.

Actually, a large age gap can sometimes be a good thing; others won't think of it as a romantic relationship.

After all, an 18-year-old young man dating a 41-year-old woman is a bit too absurd.

They walked hand in hand until they reached the entrance of the residential area, then Gu Wanzhou said, "Guaiguai, let go of Auntie."

"There are many acquaintances in the neighborhood."

"It wouldn't be good if someone saw us."

Li Zhiyan let go of Gu Wanzhou.

Keeping it up like this really wouldn't be good.

"Alright, Aunt Gu."

"I'll walk you downstairs, then I'll go home."

The two walked side by side. When they reached the bottom of the building in the residential area, Li Zhiyan hugged Gu Wanzhou before she could react.

"Aunt Gu, bye-bye."

"Bye-bye…"

The warmth on Gu Wanzhou's face never faded.

Upstairs, Yu Sisi, who had just come to the window, saw her mother and a man parting ways.

She felt a little confused.

Could Mom be thinking of dating?

...

After returning home, the lights were still on, and Zhou Rongrong was sitting in the living room waiting for Li Zhiyan to come back.

Looking at his mother under the orange-yellow lamplight, Li Zhiyan felt very warm.

The smell of burning coal stove wafted from the kitchen, clearly his mother was worried he would be hungry, so she had prepared food for him.

"Li Zhiyan, are you still hungry?"

"Mom made you a stewed chicken with mushrooms; it's warming on the stove."

Li Zhiyan hummed in affirmation; he was truly a bit hungry now.

After changing his shoes, Li Zhiyan sat at the dining table like a good boy, waiting for his mother's meal.

After bringing out all the dishes, steamed buns, and prepared iced mung bean soup.

Zhou Rongrong asked curiously, "Son, the girl you went on a date with must really like you, right?"

"You used to ask Mom if you were so ordinary, would any girl be willing to stay with you until old age."

"Well, now there is, isn't there?"

Zhou Rongrong's eyes and words were full of motherly love.

"Mom, it's still early for this; don't ask so many questions. Anyway, when I find a girlfriend in the future, I'll definitely bring her to see you."

The one he could bring to his mother was definitely Su Mengchen.

Although his mother said she didn't care.

But if he really brought Gu Wanzhou or Rao Shiyun home, his mother would probably be furious.

"Alright, then I'll wait to meet my daughter-in-law!"

"Mom's going to sleep now; I have to work tomorrow. Just leave the dishes on the table when you're done eating, and Mom will clean up tomorrow morning."

Watching his mother's retreating back as she went to her room, Li Zhiyan felt very content.

This feeling of someone waiting for him when he came home was truly so, so happy.

...

After returning to his room, Li Zhiyan turned on his fan, and the cold wind blew, making him incredibly comfortable. He casually turned on his computer and checked his text message notifications.

The 50,000 yuan system reward had already arrived.

"Now I have 130,000 in savings, one step closer to being a millionaire."

"This is really like picking up money."

"Let's see if the system's task has refreshed."

Indeed, the system task had refreshed.

"The night after tomorrow, Liu Huan colluded with several partners to get Rao Shiyun drunk at a dinner party, planning to take her to a hotel."

"Please stop Liu Huan's conspiracy."

"And find a way to kiss Rao Shiyun on the mouth."

"Task reward: 70,000 yuan in cash."

"Skill: Wine God learning in progress."

"Wine God skill: After learning, you will be immune to drunkenness."

"No matter how many heavy drinkers there are, none will be a match for you."

"Obtained Liu Huan's wife's phone number as follows."

Li Zhiyan was a little excited; the skill given by the system was still very powerful.

Li Zhiyan was not surprised that Rao Shiyun had another dinner party.

Business people like her don't necessarily have drinking parties every day, but one every three to five days is certain. After all, China is a society of human connections, and in 2010, drinking culture was still very prevalent.

"Wine God skill! This is too practical. If I ever go into the system, I'll definitely be invincible."

"And what's with Liu Huan's wife's phone number?"

However, Li Zhiyan felt that Liu Huan's wife should be very beautiful.

After all, this Liu Huan was indeed quite handsome, and someone who is handsome and relatively rich, their wife definitely wouldn't be ugly.

"But..."

"This task of kissing Aunt Rao is a bit difficult, and it's on the mouth!"

"Looks like I need to plan it well."

"If there's ever a 'feeding milk' task in the future, that would really be a headache."

...

Late at night, Gu Wanzhou lay at home, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

In her heart, there was an indescribable, inexplicable feeling, seemingly an emotional stirring.

The sudden appearance of this child, Li Zhiyan.

Really threw her into disarray.

"Li Zhiyan, why do you like an older woman like Auntie?"

In her mind, the incident of Li Zhiyan saving her today kept replaying.

Although this child was only 18 years old, the scene of him standing in front of her and fiercely beating that yellow-haired guy who was over 1.8 meters tall.

It really gave her a sense of security.

As she thought, Gu Wanzhou felt another surge of emotion in her heart.

Under the moonlight, she looked at her slender, fair fingers.

Gu Wanzhou slowly got up, opened the nightstand drawer, and found the nail clippers.

She began to trim her middle finger.