Zhang Lanjuan said excitedly, "I didnât expect Liang Yuan to be so easy to talk to."
Sun Da quickly said, "Can we get Xiaoxu into the patrol team too?"
Xiaoxu, their son Sun Xu.
Zhang Lanjuanâs smile froze, and she said, "This... itâs hard to say right now, but there should be a chance, after a while."
"We just asked them to get you in, and turning around to ask for another one might be too much, even if theyâre easy-going."
"Then I wonât go. Can we let my son go?" Sun Da asked immediately.
Sun Da was honest and reliable, but his only fault was spoiling the child.
The Sun Family only had one son in this generation, so they gave him everything he wanted.
Food and clothes, everything they bought was the best for their son.
This year their son graduated from college, but he didnât look for a job and stayed home playing for half a year.
Every day, if he wasnât playing games, he was watching anime, occasionally live streaming, which he considered his job.
When asked by others, Sun Xu said he was a streamer, making self-media content.
With the rise of self-media in recent years, his explanation didnât make him lose face.
But his family knew the truth. Sun Da was clear that his son never made any money from self-media and asked them for money every month.
However, he still thought it was hard for young people these days, and jobs were tough to find.
It wasnât his sonâs fault; it was the poor job market.
After the great flood, their family of three, with two males, didnât get bullied.
But not being bullied didnât mean they had enough to eat.
Sun Da asked his son Sun Xu to go out and fish several times, but his son stayed home reading comics, refusing to go out.
With no other choice, he went out himself.
Now, with this patrol team job offering three meals a day and joining Liang Yuanâs team, his first thought was to get his son in too.
For that, he was willing to let his son replace him.
Zhang Lanjuan frowned and said, "Forget it. You know our sonâs temperament. Donât embarrass us and upset them."
She was reasonable and knew her sonâs true nature.
Sun Da was unhappy and couldnât help but say, "What are you talking about? Isnât he your son? How could you talk about him like that?"
"Whatâs wrong with my son? Heâs six feet tall, a strong young man. How could he not handle being a patrol team member?"
Zhang Lanjuan wanted to say more, but just then Sun Xu walked out of the room.
With his hair a mess and a sleepy look, he seemed to have just woken up.
"Mom, why did you come back so late? Dad, Iâm hungry."
Sun Da quickly said, "Hungry? The food is ready."
"What are we eating today?"
Sun Xu walked to the dining table and, seeing fish on the table, got angry right away.
"Fish again? We eat fish every day. Iâm about to turn into a fish spirit."
He threw down his chopsticks, looking annoyed.
Zhang Lanjuan couldnât help but say, "Youâre being picky. Do you know how many people outside canât even get rice?"
"People chewing on fish every day, all over the place. If you want something else, go catch fish yourself and trade at Liang Yuanâs house."
Sun Da quickly grabbed his wife, saying, "What are you doing? Heâs still a child; how could he catch fish? Even I canât do it."
He turned to Sun Xu and said, "Son, donât mind what your mother said. Dad is becoming a patrol team member tomorrow. Three meals a day and two packs of snacks. Iâll bring you some."
Sun Xu stood up, surprised and delighted, "What? Dad, youâre joining the patrol team? There will be snacks?"
Sun Da laughed, "I heard the fishermen talking about it this morning. It should be right, isnât that so, wife?"
Zhang Lanjuan snorted, "The benefits are good. I didnât ask for details, but whatever others get, youâll have too."
Sun Xuâs eyes lit up, and he immediately asked, "Mom, can I join the patrol team too?"
Zhang Lanjuan got angry, "Look at you, sleeping till noon every day. How could you be a patrol team member?"
Sun Xu also got angry, "If Dad can do it, why canât I?"
Sun Da nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, my son can do it too. Wife, you should ask Wu Qian and Yang Mei. Youâre close to them, and Yang Mei is Liang Yuanâs woman. If she hints at him, it can be settled with a word from Liang Yuan."
Zhang Lanjuan immediately got angry, "Stop dreaming. Theyâre shrewd. Without Liang Yuan giving Yang Mei face today, do you think you could be a patrol team member?"
"What? What happened? Didnât you give them gifts?"
"Heh, are they fools? Would they do things for you just because of gifts?"
The family continued arguing as they ate.
Sun Xu, while eating rice, his eyes darting around, thought of a cunning plan.
...
In the dead of night, Sister Mei lay exhausted beside Liang Yuan.
Liang Yuan had his eyes closed, appearing to rest but was actually focused on his attribute panel.
"The Points earned this time have surpassed ten thousand!"
His eyes closed, his mouth curled into a smile he couldnât suppress.
His total Points currently stood at 14,386.
With 721 sea fish and 201 sea shells alone contributing more than ten thousand Points.
Next were the shells, from which he dug out four pearls.
But none of these pearls were the Green ones that Song Wen ate.
Most were white, with only one slightly yellowish one.
Liang Yuan didnât know what these pearls were for, and he didnât dare let anyone eat them randomly.
So he kept them, thinking he might test them on some lowlifes in the future.
"With so many Attribute Points, I can do 14 draws right away!"
"14 draws mean 14 Attribute Points, which will greatly enhance my strength!"
Filled with anticipation, Liang Yuan didnât delay and immediately called upon the system.
"System, I want to draw!"