Chapter 3 Li Yiran

The next day was Saturday. Last night, Zhang Jingdong thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a feasible plan. Mainly because learning to sing or play an instrument at short notice was simply impossible. The only slight possibility was relying on the system lottery, but even that hope was slim. After all, it required gaining 30 points of goodwill from top beauties like Lin Shishi, and he saw this as just as challenging as learning to sing or play the guitar within a week. However, after waking up this morning, Zhang Jingdong suddenly had a bright idea: I can try my luck outside the school! After all, the chances of encountering a beauty with over 90 points at tourist spots outside are relatively higher, and interacting with them wouldn't need to be as cautious as with Lin Shishi. If I completely let myself go, maybe I could gain their goodwill. Even if I can't gain their goodwill, at least I could chat with them for a bit and earn ten or eighteen thousand, which is also a nice income, right? Thinking so, Zhang Jingdong got out of bed directly, and it wasn't even 8 o'clock yet, while the others in the dormitory were still sleeping. Zhang Jingdong went to the water room to wash up, then came back and changed clothes. Leaving the dormitory and going downstairs, he bought a hand-grabbed pancake from the snack street as breakfast. Then he withdrew 2000 yuan and afterward hailed a taxi at the school gate to the riverside. He initially wanted to go to the pedestrian street, but on thinking about it, that place would be too crowded on weekends, making it difficult to operate even if he encountered his target. So, he decided to try his luck by the river instead, as it was still less crowded compared to the pedestrian street. Moreover, the roads along the river were long and wide, providing ample room to maneuver. Zhang Jingdong stood on Guang'an Bridge for a while, then mentally commanded, "Please start the search!" "Alright, search initiated..." "Target 1: Li Yiran, Face value 96 points, IQ 96 points, Demeanor 93 points, Overall score 95 points." "Target 2: Li Man, Face value 93 points, Personality 93 points, Figure 93 points, Overall score 93 points." "Target 3: Sun Liping, Face value 91 points, Demeanor 93 points, Figure 93 points, Overall score 92 points." Zhang Jingdong thought to himself that there really were many beauties by the river, casually picking a spot and he could already search three target individuals. But looking at the people coming and going along both banks, he was instantly troubled. Because in school, he knew who Lin Shishi and Xiao Fei were, but now he didn't recognize these three at all. Moreover, a two-kilometer radius was too large to search. Zhang Jingdong couldn't help asking, "Brother System, since you can help search for these three targets within a two-kilometer radius, could you roughly tell me their locations?" "Initiating target localization..." As soon as the words fell, Zhang Jingdong found three red dots appearing within his field of vision. Looking closer, there were names next to those three red dots, exactly the three target individuals from earlier! Zhang Jingdong immediately laughed: "Awesome, thanks!" Then he stepped down from the bridge and headed straight to the closest, Sun Liping. But as he got closer, Zhang Jingdong realized that Sun Liping appeared to be a woman in her thirties. Moreover, there was a middle-aged man by her side, likely her husband. Looking at her husband's build and appearance, he wasn't very rich, then he must be quite powerful. Zhang Jingdong hesitated briefly, then approached, "Hello, are you two locals?" Sun Liping shook her head, "No, we are here on vacation." "Host successfully initiated conversation with target, reward 3000 yuan!" Seeing his goal achieved, Zhang Jingdong then said, "I just wanted to ask for directions, sorry for the disturbance!" Sun Liping politely waved her hand, "No worries." Truly a beauty with a kind heart... It's just a pity she's married to a shorter version of Liu Huaqiang. Zhang Jingdong nodded politely, then turned and headed straight to his next target. Ten minutes later, Zhang Jingdong found Li Man. But she was not alone either; there were her two best friends by her side. They were all dressed very fashionably, and Li Man was holding a very expensive-looking camera in her hand. Zhang Jingdong, as usual, took the initiative to greet them: "Are you here for tourism?" But he didn't expect that right after he asked, Li Man, who had a joyful expression initially, suddenly turned cold: "What do you want?" It's not that this girl was impolite, mainly because she had already been hit on five or six times along the way, and she was really annoyed at this moment. "Host successfully initiated a conversation with the target person, reward 3000 yuan!" Zhang Jingdong didn't know why Li Man spoke so coldly, but with 3000 yuan in hand, he still tried to say: "Well...I'm a part-time tour guide, if you need..." "No need, thank you!" Zhang Jingdong could only nod his head: "Alright, then I won't bother you!" He turned and left. Li Man saw that Zhang Jingdong was rejected and didn't persist, which made her believe that he was really a part-time tour guide, not just trying to hit on them. But seeing that he had walked away, she didn't have anything more to say. After another ten minutes or so, Zhang Jingdong finally found Li Yiran, the one among the three with the highest overall rating. But the scene in front of him was unexpected and also piqued his curiosity. She was dressed in a school uniform, seemingly a high school student. She was indeed very beautiful, with an oval face and delicate, three-dimensional features, truly embodying the saying that real beauties are high-definition. But what was most charming about her was her eyes. Cool yet bewildering, giving a sense of aloofness from the world. However, as outstanding as she was, she had a stall in front of her that displayed hand-knitted bags. And judging by her expression, she was definitely not the kind of rich second generation trying to experience life out of boredom, but genuinely wanted to make money from it. Zhang Jingdong couldn't help but sigh internally: Looks like this girl has her own story! So he directly approached her: "How much are these bags?" Li Yiran looked up at Zhang Jingdong, a light smile appearing on her lips: "These over here are 20 each, those over there are 30 each." "Host successfully initiated a conversation with the target person, reward 3000 yuan!" Zhang Jingdong suppressed a smile, glanced briefly. The bags on the left were solid-colored, with no patterns; those on the right had very pretty patterns. "Are all these bags handmade?" "Yes." Zhang Jingdong thought for a moment, then said: "I have a store, I think your bags are very beautiful, so I'll take eight for now, four of each kind." "If they sell well, I'll come back and get more from you." Saying this, Zhang Jingdong took out his wallet, pulled out two 100 bills, and handed them to her. Li Yiran was a bit incredulous when she heard the first statement, but when she saw Zhang Jingdong actually wanted to buy so many bags at once, she was somewhat surprised. "Alright...thank you!" Li Yiran bowed slightly to Zhang Jingdong with a pure look on her face. Then she took the money and picked out the eight bags he had chosen. "Host successfully gained 10 points of goodwill from the target person, reward 20,000 yuan!" Zhang Jingdong was secretly thrilled inside; his approach had indeed worked! And to think that this goodwill was so valuable! In his excitement, Zhang Jingdong struck while the iron was hot: "Well...let's exchange phone numbers, so it'll be easier for me to find you later?" Li Yiran looked troubled: "I...don't have a phone, but I'm here with my stall every day from 9 AM to 4 PM." Seeing Li Yiran's expression at that moment, Zhang Jingdong was not at all disappointed but felt he had been somewhat presumptuous. How could a high school student these days possibly have a cell phone! He quickly said: "No worries, as long as I can find you, that's all that matters!" "Alright, I'll leave now, see you another day!" "...Goodbye."