A few hours later.
Until Gu Ling got off the bus at the station, he still didn't find a suitable task.
The Pet Beast Guild adds a large number of new tasks every day. According to the difficulty level of the tasks, they are divided into levels one to nine, which exactly corresponds to the strength level of beast masters from one to nine stars.
For example, a fourth-level mission, if performed by a four-star beast master, has a high probability of being successfully completed. If a four-star or lower beast master takes over this mission, it will generally be difficult to complete it successfully.
The division of task difficulty levels is based on precise calculations within the Pet Beast Guild, with an accuracy rate of over 95%.
Gu Ling is now a two-star beastmaster. To be on the safe side, he chooses among the first-level and second-level tasks.
After searching for so long, it's not like Gu Ling hasn't found a task she can complete, it's just...
Those tasks either require leaving the province, or traveling across several cities, or the task cycle is too long and takes several months or even a year and a half.
In addition to the inappropriate location and time of the mission, some of the mission content was to deal with trivial matters. Not only was the mission reward pitifully small, but it also did not have much training effect on Xianjiu and the naughty ghosts.
When Gu Ling got into the taxi, he received a call from Xiang Jinli: "...Hello? Second Aunt, I'm at Yeming City Station. I'll go there now."
After leaving the station, Gu Ling also let Naughty Gui out. At this time, Xianjiu and Naughty Gui were both lying on the car window, looking excitedly at the rapidly reversing scenery outside the car.
"Miwu~" Go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go, go!
"Jiejie~" Guigui can't wait to go to the feast~
"..."
When the car arrived at the entrance of the hotel, Xianjiu and Naughty Ghost rushed out with a swish.
But halfway through the rush, the two little guys remembered that it was their first time here and didn't know the way, so they slipped back to Gu Ling.
Gu Ling rubbed his little head with one hand and reminded in a low voice: "Be low-key, we are here to make a living."
The reason was that one of Xiang Jinli's colleagues got married, so she booked a private room in her hotel, held a banquet, and invited relatives and friends from both families to attend.
As a relative of a colleague and friend, Gu Ling could also stop by for a meal.
The host of the banquet took into consideration that the Chinese New Year was approaching and it was a wedding banquet, so he placed the venue in Yeming City, the hometown of the hotel branch, so that it would be convenient to receive guests.
While sending a message to Xiang Jinli, Gu Ling walked towards the door of the hotel. As soon as he walked up the stairs to the second floor of the hotel, he met Xiang Jinli who was going downstairs to pick someone up.
Gu Ling immediately greeted: "Second Aunt."
"Xiao Ling, you are finally here. Is there any traffic jam on the road?" Xiang Jinli smiled and waved.
Gu Ling shook his head: "It's okay, I came here by taxi."
If you take a bus, there will be stops and starts along the way, plus traffic jams, which will definitely take a lot of time.
Xianjiu jumped out of Gu Ling's arms and ran to Xiang Jinli's feet, saying in a soft voice: "Miwu~" Second Aunt, what's delicious today?
The naughty ghost had a grinning face and circled around Xiang Jinli's head: "Jie Jie~" Second aunt, the ghost is hungry~
"Are you hungry after sitting in the car for so long? Go to the banquet and eat some fruit to satisfy your stomach. There are only a few dishes left at the banquet and they will be ready soon."
Xiang Jinli first touched the heads of the two little guys, and then continued: "Xiao Ling, you go and sit at the banquet first. Your seat is at the rightmost table in the second to last row at the back."
Gu Ling nodded: "Okay, Second Aunt."
After Xiang Jinli led Gu Ling to the door of the banquet private room, she prepared to go back to the kitchen to supervise the work.
Gu Ling also saw Gu Ya and Gu Zhou who had arrived early in the morning. However, Gu Mingsheng was on the road as a driver to pick someone up and was not there yet.
As soon as he saw Gu Ling, Gu Zhou couldn't hold back his words and said in an excited tone: "Gu Ling, you actually won the first place in the friendly competition..."
Gu Ya handed a plate of peeled and intact fruits to Gu Ling: "Ling Ling, when I was in our school, I often heard my classmates mention you. You are famous."
Neither Gu Ya nor Gu Zhou participated in the friendly match, but the friendly match is a relatively popular event among the many students in Hailan City. Many students will pay attention to it, and naturally the Gu family siblings will also pay attention.
"It's Xianjiu and Naughty Ghost. They are very powerful." Gu Ling turned to look at Xianjiu and Naughty Ghost. The two guys had already started to wolf down the fruit.
After eating the fruit, it was not enough. Xianjiu poked the naughty ghost's belly. The naughty ghost immediately understood. The little chubby hand dug into his stomach and took out a few pieces of bread and a few packs of cat strips.
The naughty ghost handed the cat strip to Xianjiu: "Jiejie~" The boss gave it~
Xianjiu took the cat strip and touched the bread in the naughty ghost's hand: "Miwu~" Cheers~
"..."
After sitting in the private room for a while, Gu Ling took Xianjiu and Naughty Ghost out to get some fresh air.
In the corridor, Xianjiu saw the waiter bringing in plates of dishes, and his cat's eyes suddenly lit up: "Miwu~"
Xianjiu and Naughty Ghost couldn't bear it anymore. They smelled the fragrance floating in the air and ran to the kitchen door in a hurry.
"You can't go in here." Gu Ling stopped the two little guys and glanced inside inadvertently.
At this time, Xiang Jinli put on the chef's costume and was supervising the work in the kitchen, occasionally saying a few words to the other chefs around her.
There are two pet beasts beside Xiang Jinli, one is controlling fire, and the other is using its four arms to cut meat and vegetables with a knife at the same time.
Gu Ling recognized Xiang Jinli's two contracted beasts - the amber rabbit and the four-armed ape.
"This sword skill is so fast..." Gu Ling's eyes were fixed on the dizzyingly fast sword skill of the four-armed ape, and he was a little surprised.
Such superb swordsmanship and fine control ability cannot be underestimated if it is used in a battle.
There is a pet beast that can go out in the hall and kitchen like this. If it were a beast master with a lazy personality, he would be unable to take care of himself.
Gu Ling thought again of his two little guys, who spent the whole day eating snacks, playing games, and watching movies...
Can't think about it!
The more I think about it, the more uncomfortable I feel!
Gu Ling secretly swore in his heart: "The third pet beast... must find a good boy!" It would be better if he could help with some housework, cooking, etc.
Everyone was busy in the kitchen, and Gu Ling didn't stay long. He carried Xianjiu and Naughty Gui, who were almost drooling at the door, back to the private room.
Time passes little by little...
After all the dishes were served, the banquet officially began.
Gu Ling was sitting in the corner, preparing to watch the newlyweds come on stage, when Xiang Jinli came over.
Xiang Jinli raised her finger and pointed at the naughty ghost: "Xiao Ling, the naughty ghost is all green. This doesn't mean a good thing. You can take the naughty ghost out first and wait for a few minutes, or take the naughty ghost back to the pet space first and wait for the meal. Then put it in again.”
Gu Ling was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay then."
At this time, the naughty ghost suddenly dug into his stomach and took out a color-changing spray: "Jie Jie~"
Gu Ling recognized it at a glance as the color-changing spray he used on Xianjiu when he worked part-time in the haunted house.
"Yes, it can change color!" Gu Ling's eyes brightened, he reached out and took the color-changing spray and shook it gently. There was a slight sound inside: "There is still some color-changing spray. Naughty boy, follow me to the bathroom."
"Jie Jie~" The naughty guy smiled and nodded.
Two minutes later, the naughty man, whose whole body had turned into black, floated curiously twice in front of the bathroom mirror, admiring his "new skin."
"Naughty guy, let's go." Gu Ling rinsed off the discolored paint on the tiles with water, and then waved to the naughty guy.
After coming out of the bathroom, the naughty guy didn't have any scruples and happily ran to the seat and sat in a row with Xianjiu, waiting for the banquet to begin.
"..."
The banquet lasted for several hours and ended sadly when it was almost dark, and all the guests left one after another.
After cleaning up the scene, Gu Ling got into Gu Mingsheng's car, and the Gu family left Yeming City and returned to Ping'an Town.
As soon as he entered the house, Gu Zhou couldn't help but slumped down on the sofa in the living room and stretched out comfortably: "I'm finally home..."
Gu Ya, who came one step behind, reached out and grabbed Gu Zhou up: "Go and change your coat quickly, don't make the sofa dirty."
"I know..." Gu Zhou muttered dissatisfiedly, but he stood up immediately and took off his coat.
Xiang Jinli: "I've been running all day today. Let's all rest early."
"I got it, Mom."
"Aunt and uncle, good night."
"..."
When Gu Ling woke up the next morning and yawned, he walked downstairs and saw Xiang Jinli carrying out a box of kerosene lamps and wiping the dust one by one.
"Second aunt, good morning."
One of Xianjiu and Naughty Ghost was sitting on Gu Ling's shoulder, and the other was floating on Gu Ling's head. When they saw Xiang Jinli, they both waved their little paws.
Xiang Jinli raised her head and pointed in the direction of the kitchen: "Xiao Ling, the egg porridge is cooked in the kitchen."
After hearing this, Gu Ling turned to the kitchen to find bowls and chopsticks to fill the porridge with.
Just after eating half of the meal, Gu Ling discovered that Gu Mingsheng was preparing to post Spring Festival couplets outside the gate.
So, after Gu Ling ate the remaining half of the bowl of egg porridge in two or three times, he walked out.
"Second uncle, which Spring Festival couplet is posted on it?"
Gu Mingsheng was squatting on the ground, using a brush to stir the paste he was going to use to stick the Spring Festival couplets on: "Ready to stick the couplets on."
"Are they these two?" Gu Ling pointed to the largest door god.
"right."
So, Gu Ling also squatted on the ground, picked up the scissors next to him and carefully cut open the two door gods who were still separated.
Xian Jiu and Naughty Guy, who were following behind, curiously poked their heads over to watch the fun.
"Miwu~" What is this? What is the door god?
"Jie Jie~" must be the sealed demon king.
"..."
After Gu Mingsheng had mixed the paste, the two began to paste the Spring Festival couplets.
After a while, Gu Ya and Gu Zhou also came out.
Gu Zhou suggested: "Dad, can I post the back door?"
"Okay, Xiaoya, go and help me, don't paste it wrong." Gu Mingsheng nodded.
"Okay, Dad."
Finally, the family worked together to finish posting the Spring Festival couplets, and it was almost noon.
"Bang bang bang——"
Residents all around set off strings of firecrackers at the door of their homes, and the sound of festive firecrackers continued one after another.
At night, Xiang Jinli lit all the kerosene lamps and placed them in every corner of the house.
On New Year's Eve, the family gathers together to watch the New Year's Eve.
When the hour hand reaches zero, it heralds the arrival of the new year and the arrival of the new year.
Xiang Jinli didn't intend to let the children stay up all night, so she sent them all to bed as soon as midnight.
…
As soon as I wake up, it's morning.
As soon as Gu Ling left the room, he saw Xiang Jinli walking over with several red envelopes in her hand.
"Xiao Ling, happy new year, you are one year older." Xiang Jinli handed out three of the red envelopes with a smile on her face.
Not only did Gu Ling have red envelopes, but Xianjiu and Naughty Ghost also had red envelopes.
Gu Ling happily accepted the red envelope: "Thank you, Auntie Second, and happy New Year."
Xianjiu and Naughty Ghost: o(*￣▽￣*)ブThank you, Auntie~Happy New Year~
Then, Xiang Jinli went over and knocked on the door of Gu Ya and Gu Zhou's room.
"...Mom, Happy New Year."
"Mom! Happy New Year! I love you!"
"..."
Xian Jiu and Naughty Ghost, who were the first to receive the New Year's red envelope, only held it for a few seconds before they eagerly opened the red envelope, each containing a red banknote.
Gu Ling also opened the red envelope and took a look at it. It was also a hundred-yuan bill. As he resealed the red envelope and stuffed it into his pocket, he told the two little guys: "This is the New Year's pocket money given to you by the second aunt. You should keep it carefully. Don't use it." lost."
Hearing this, Xianjiu slipped back into the room with the red envelope. When he came out again, there was a red lucky bag hanging around his neck, and the red envelope was placed inside.
The naughty guy simply stuffed the red envelope into his stomach and kept it.
Half an hour later, when the family sat around the dining table and enjoyed the first meal of the New Year, Gu Mingsheng also gave Gu Ling and several others New Year's red envelopes.
After eating, everyone went to work.
Gu Ling went out to the beach.
Looking across the sea at the island over there, you can vaguely see some more buildings on it.
Without the naughty ghosts causing trouble on the island, the development project of the water pet park has been going smoothly in the past few months. It is the Spring Festival now, and the workers have gone home for the holidays.
By the time I return to my hometown during the summer vacation, the water pet park will basically be completed and open for business.
Gu Ling raised his hand and rubbed the head of the naughty guy next to him: "Naughty guy, let's go to the island to have some fun during the summer vacation."
The naughty ghost smiled and nodded: "Jie Jie~"
After leaving the beach, when passing by the canteen, Xianjiu and Naughty Ghost's eyes suddenly lit up. They took out their New Year's money and soon came out of the canteen with a bunch of snacks.
Immediately afterwards, Xianjiu and Naughty Guy slapped the red envelopes on the boss's counter.
Xian Jiu raised his little head slightly, looking like a rich man who was not short of money at all: "Miwu~" Boss, check out~
"Jie Jie~" The naughty boy couldn't bear it any longer. He opened the package of a small cake on the spot and ate it happily.
(End of chapter)
