Free Web NovelChapter 380: Chapter 284: Malicious Suppression
CLICK.
THUD.
Lin Li returned home. The sweltering weather had made his apartment feel incredibly stuffy.
He took his slippers from the shoe cabinet, put them on, and immediately went to the living room to turn on the air conditioner.
WHOOSH...
A cool breeze blew out from the AC vent, quickly lowering the room’s temperature.
’Finally home. The hotel I stayed at during my trip to Qiong City was nice, but no matter how comfortable a hotel is, it’s just not the same as being in your own home.’
After turning on the AC, Lin Li flopped onto the sofa. He stared at the familiar ceiling, his mood relaxing.
’Right, I should take the gifts I got for my neighbors over to them before I forget... That little girl, Zhou Tongtong, should really like what I got for her.’
He got up from the sofa, walked over to his suitcase, unzipped it, and took out two packages. Then, he headed to his neighbor’s apartment next door.
「...」
DING DONG...
The doorbell rang. Zhou Tongtong, who had been sitting on the living room sofa watching cartoons, heard it and immediately hopped off. She picked up a small stool and hurried toward the entryway.
When she reached the door, Zhou Tongtong didn’t open it right away. She placed the stool on the floor, stepped onto it, and stood on her tiptoes to peek through the peephole.
This was something her kindergarten teacher had taught her: when you’re home alone and someone comes to the door, you can’t just open it without checking first.
You have to look through the peephole to see if you recognize the person outside. If you don’t, you must never open the door.
Through the peephole, Zhou Tongtong saw Lin Li standing outside. She immediately jumped down from the stool, moved it aside, and opened the door.
CLICK.
Having rung the doorbell, Lin Li waited for a moment before the door opened.
A little girl in a cute pink dress with her hair in a small braid appeared before him.
"Lin Li." After opening the door, Zhou Tongtong’s eyes immediately fell on the two packages in Lin Li’s hands, curious about what they were.
"Zhou Tongtong, I was away traveling for the past few days. These are gifts for you and your mom." Lin Li handed her a bag of coconut powder and a bag of coconut candy.
Both were local specialties from Qiong City. When Lin Li was helping Su Yue shop for gifts, he had bought a few bags for himself as well.
"Thank you." Zhou Tongtong took the two bags of local specialties from Lin Li and thanked him politely. Then, she asked curiously.
"So you were away on a trip, Lin Li! No wonder no one answered when I rang your doorbell before. Where did you go?"
Lin Li smiled and said, "I went to Qiong City. Your mom sent me a message asking about it, and I told her. Didn’t she tell you?"
"I think she might have, but I forgot..." Zhou Tongtong thought hard. It seemed her mom had mentioned it to her before.
It was just that she had been engrossed in her cartoons at the time and hadn’t been paying attention to what her mom was saying. Now that Lin Li had reminded her, the memory belatedly surfaced.
Lin Li smiled at the dazed-looking Zhou Tongtong and asked, "Is your mom not home?"
"Yeah, Mom went out to buy an electric scooter," Zhou Tongtong said.
"An electric scooter?"
"Mom said school is starting in a few days, so buying an electric scooter would make it much more convenient for her to pick me up and drop me off. That’s why she went out to buy one this afternoon."
Lin Li and Zhou Tongtong chatted at the doorway for a little while longer before he returned home.
After closing the door, Zhou Tongtong went back to the living room, still holding the two gifts from Lin Li. She set the coconut powder aside, opened the bag of coconut candy, and popped one into her mouth.
"Mmm~" The sweet taste of the coconut candy made Zhou Tongtong’s cute, round face blossom into a smile.
「...」
On the Mysterious Small Island, shrouded in a vast white mist, a figure materialized beside a 500-square-meter field.
During his trip to Qiong City with Su Yue, he hadn’t visited the Mysterious Small Island at all.
After several days away, the potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes he had planted in the field were flourishing. He estimated they would be ready for harvest in another day or two.
’Not bad! These potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes are growing just as well as the other vegetables.’ A happy smile appeared on Lin Li’s face as he looked at the thriving crops.
Afterward, he grabbed a bucket and fetched a few pails of water to water the crops.
The fruit trees on the northern side of the Mysterious Small Island wouldn’t bear fruit so soon, so there was no need to check on them.
Arriving at the southern side of the Mysterious Small Island, Lin Li looked at the two Spirit Plants before him. His gaze fell mainly on the vibrant green Spirit Plant that had just recently broken through the soil.
The Spirit Plant Seedling, which had just poked its head out of the ground, had grown to four or five centimeters tall in the past few days, averaging nearly a centimeter a day.
Lin Li had expected the growth cycle of a Spirit Plant to be slower than that of an ordinary plant. This rapid growth speed was somewhat beyond his expectations.
Still, it was a pleasant surprise that it was growing so quickly. This meant he would find out sooner whether this unknown Spirit Plant was the type that could produce a Spirit Fruit.
