Chapter 22 Chapter 22 Game, I really wronged you...

Game, I really wronged you. It turns out you are not forcing players to play games!

Someone actually came from this remote place, she is saved!

Chu Lingyu's expression became a little subtle when he saw Wen Qian's current situation.

—How did she hang herself there?

"Student Chu, please save me!" The girl looked at him as if he were a life-saving straw.

She subconsciously reached out to him, but her expression froze when her arm was halfway raised, and she quickly put her hand down.

"Take off your coat and jump down by yourself." Chu Lingyu raised his eyebrows and could tell at a glance that Wen Qian's coat was just stuck.

He had no intention of going forward to help, but he didn't leave either. He just leaned against the railing nearby.

The tall and slender young man lowered his head lazily, his hair drooping naturally, casting a shadow on his face and covering his eyes. Only his high nose bridge and straight lips could be seen.

"I can't jump down."

The guy hanging on the railing had a desperate tone.

"Please help your poor innocent classmate, please——"

Chu Lingyu looked up at Wen Qian, but seemed to be just looking at the wisteria branches extending behind her, with a somewhat nonchalant expression on her face.

"Why do you think I would help you?" He lazily raised his eyelids. "Am I kind?"

"Of course!" The girl's firm tone made Chu Lingyu begin to doubt for a moment whether he was really the kind of person who would help others when he saw injustice.

His silent expression was blank for a moment, but he didn't have time to refute.

Wen Qian was sure that this person would definitely rescue her.

Firstly, because he didn't turn around and leave, and secondly, because...

She looked at the (2/5) progress bar above the other person's head and cleared her throat.

"Please, classmate, just consider it a good deed."

(3/5)

"The kind-hearted Chu would never stand by and watch someone die, right?"

(4/5)

"I've been hanging here for a whole day, and I only met you. If you don't save me, I might—"

"Tsk." The young man stood up impatiently and walked towards Wen Qian. "Alright...how do you want to get down?"

Wen Qian was finally hugged by Chu Lingyu. She felt like she was reborn, but Chu Lingyu, who was hugged tightly by her, did not feel as comfortable as she did.

The sun hanging high in the sky scorched the lush vines, and the fragrance of the wisteria branches overlapped layer by layer, creating a rich aroma that enveloped this small corner.

It makes people feel a little drowsy.

Chu Lingyu could not smell the fragrance of wisteria flowers. The sweet scent of citrus lingered at the tip of his nose, and even his own sleepiness dissipated a little.

He leaned back unnaturally, the girl in his arms leaning very close to him, her warm and cool arm hanging on his shoulders without any sense of proportion.

Chu Lingyu's expression was calm, but his whole body was tense, and he felt that something was wrong.

"Thank you!" Wen Qian, who used the other person as a ladder, was much more natural than Chu Lingyu. He was in the mood to say thank you before letting go of the other person.

She stood beside Chu Lingyu and raised her hand to touch the back of her collar, fearing that the heavy pressure during this period would cause her poor school uniform to deform.

"It's not broken, that's great!"

Wen Qian's tone was cheerful.

"I've never seen anyone stupid enough to hang himself on the railing." Chu Lingyu adjusted his mood, glanced at the person in front of him and sneered.

"Now you see it." Wen Qian didn't feel ashamed at all. "Thank you for your help, classmate Chu..."

The slowly drawn-out ending sound was like a small hook, and Chu Lingyu fell silent again.

The two of them walked out at the same time without much communication. Chu Lingyu originally wanted to skip school because he didn't want to stay in school. Bai Qi was really annoying.

Wen Qian's desire to skip school wasn't that strong—she simply didn't want to waste this opportunity.

After wasting so much time just to successfully skip school, only a fool would go back!

[Dedicated Railing] The adventure brought Wen Qian 50 experience points.

It’s not much, but it’s a gain after all. At least she didn’t hang there for so long in vain.

Wen Qian was about to close the system panel when a new pop-up prompt interrupted her.

Congratulations to the player for receiving the title: [Fresh Soy Sauce, Sun-dried for 180 Days]

Obtaining requirements: more than 20 hours of outdoor activities.

Title Effect: Wearing this title can reduce the possibility of [heatstroke debuff] appearing.

Wen Qian: ...

What kind of a title is this? This game even has this thing?

Chu Lingyu had no destination on this trip. He just didn't want to stay in any place that would confine him, such as home or school.

The girl who had been following him seemed to be distracted, and her pace slowed down, gradually distancing herself from him.

Chu Lingyu pursed his lips and slowed down his strides, but his expression didn't change.

The two walked on the road one after the other, without communicating, but the atmosphere was unexpectedly harmonious.

On the street, the sounds of people coming and going, noisy crowds, and hawking from street vendors were endless. Wen Qian had never been to this street before, and he suddenly felt a sense of novelty as if he was exploring a new map.

"Which street is this?" She quickened her pace to catch up with Chu Lingyu and asked curiously.

"I don't know." Chu Lingyu said casually.

She had never been here, and neither had he. After all, he had never had to find such a small corner to skip school before, so naturally he didn't know which street it led to.

"Then where are you going?" Wen Qian was a little surprised. Are you going to wander around?

Chu Lingyu really thought so. He didn't say it explicitly, but just raised an eyebrow and looked at Wen Qian: "Why are you still following me?"

At the beginning, it could be said that they were just walking the same path by coincidence, but even now, Wen Qian still has no intention of leaving.

"Of course it's because I don't know the way." Wen Qian said confidently.

"Can't you use a cell phone if you don't know the way?"

“Oh, I don’t have a cell phone either.”

Chu Lingyu curled the corners of his mouth, seeming to not trust Wen Qian's words very much.

Wen Qian didn't care whether he believed her or not. He just looked around at the shops, trying to find the mission trigger point on this map.

She was a person who could not calm down. She would talk about everything she saw. Although Chu Lingyu could not understand most of what she said, he did not feel annoyed.

It's quite interesting to listen to it more.

Wen Qian was struggling over whether to follow Chu Lingyu to find the mission or simply search the map in all directions.

This choice was really difficult. She sighed, but her sigh was drowned out by the distressed complaints of passers-by on the street.

"Oh, what should I do? Who can help me..."

The player who noticed the keyword immediately stopped and turned around to run towards the passerby.

The complaining passerby was the owner of a street barbecue stall. At this moment, he was looking at his stall and sighing.

"Hello, boss!" Wen Qian looked at the NPC in front of him as if he was looking at a human-shaped experience gift package.

She went straight to the point and asked, "Boss, are you having any trouble?"

The barbecue stall owner didn't think it was strange at all to be asked this question by a stranger.

"My hand is injured, but I can't let my customers down."

He raised his hand, revealing the place where it was scratched by the grill. The wound was so small that it was almost invisible unless you looked closely.

The NPC with the mission logo on his head spoke to himself: "The quality of the barbecue is very important. Any small injury will affect my skills. I need to find someone to help me. Who can help me..."

Player: Got it!

"Boss, let me help you!"

"You?" The barbecue stall owner looked at Wen Qian with gratitude, "Is that really possible? Thank you so much!"

Because he was worried that the minor injury on his hand would affect his barbecue skills, he decided to entrust his barbecue stall to a stranger who was a 100% novice.

The barbecue stall owner has taken trust between people to the extreme.

[Business Task: The troubles of the barbecue stall owner

As a stall owner who strives for perfection, he can't tolerate any imperfection, but today he encountered a little difficulty...

Mission requirements: Please receive 10 customers perfectly

Mission Reward: Money +50, Experience +30

P.S. This quest opens the business mini-game branch. After completing ten business mini-games, you can open the [Long-term Part-time Job System]

Can the part-time job section finally be opened? Wen Qian's eyes were filled with tears. She took the prerequisite tasks of this part-time job section more seriously.

The next second after she took on the task, the boss who had just been dejected suddenly became serious.

"Before you greet the client, let me see what you can do!"

[Business Mini-Game (1/10) — BBQ Stall Beginner Tutorial Opens]

The scene in front of Wen Qian changed. The barbecue stall in front of him turned into a table template for the business game, with piles of vegetables and meat neatly placed at hand.

Follow the tutorial and pick up a skewer of barbecue and put it on the grill. A 5-second countdown will suddenly appear on the barbecue. When the countdown returns to zero, the barbecue is done. Sprinkle some seasoning on it and it will be successful.

The player who has completed the novice tutorial is full of confidence. She has played similar management games for at least fifty, if not a hundred. It’s so simple!

"Are you ready?" The barbecue stall owner looked at Wen Qian.

"I'm ready!" Wen Qian nodded vigorously.

[Game Start]

The first customer approached the barbecue stall and spoke slowly under Wen Qian's expectant gaze.

"Boss, one skewer of beef without chili, three skewers of broccoli with strong chili sauce, one skewer of sausage with tomato sauce, one skewer of sausage with salad dressing, no chopped green onions, the first four skewers need cumin for the dusting, the others don't."

The girl smiled slightly and said, “I want to eat the roast beef right now, and take the rest away.

Wen Qian's expression froze at this moment.

What, what?

How is it different from the beginner tutorial? The beginner tutorial is a complete scam!

"Open?" A middle-aged woman carrying a basket came over. "Boss, give me two grilled chicken wings, two skewers of potato chips, a handful of leeks, and I want the grilled fish to be spicy, without cumin, but with minced garlic..."

"Wait, wait!" Wen Qian hurriedly put the skewers on the grill, "Slow down!"

Different skewers have different baking times, and if they are baked for too long, they will become burnt.

Wen Qian, who had a pile of unknown coke objects at hand, broke out in a cold sweat and did not dare to look at the boss's eyes behind him.

"I want cumin, no cumin, I want garlic...fish, where is the fish!"

Wen Qian, feeling dizzy, searched everywhere for the grilled fish, but couldn't find it on the shelf. She casually opened the lid of a bucket and saw a lively fish blowing bubbles in the bucket.

What? She has to kill the fish herself?!

[Warning, thieves are approaching, please protect your skewers——]

"Why are there still thieves?!"

The player's eyes went dark.

Chu Lingyu did not realize Wen Qian’s departure at the first moment, he just felt like something was missing.

When he suddenly realized that Wen Qian had not spoken for a long time, he suddenly realized that they had been separated.

Looking at the crowd around him, Chu Lingyu frowned, paused, turned around and walked back.

There were so many pedestrians that he couldn't find the lost person for a while, and the hawking of the stall owner was a bit noisy in his ears.

He looked up irritably, and when he saw a barbecue stall, his expression went blank for a moment.

Behind the barbecue stall, Wen Qian, who had replaced the original owner at some point, was fiddling with the skewers in his hands with a serious expression.

Wearing a chef's hat, apron, gloves and a full set of equipment, he looks like a chef who has returned from years of apprenticeship.

But……

Why on earth was she there, taking over the stall owner's position?