73: Chapter 73 The First Penny Money for the Family

Fang Lu added.

"There's no help for it. Awakening the Space Element is inherently difficult. Going against a Space Mage is practically a life mistake."

Yao Dong chuckled, then suddenly remembered something.

"Lin Fan, you're still studying at the academy, right?"

Lin Fan nodded.

"Then for the upcoming Academy Star Championship, you'll be representing the academy, right?"

"I suppose so."

"Then we'll definitely be there to cheer you on! I believe our team's little genius will surely achieve great results!"

Fang Lu announced confidently.

Both men laughed along, and Lin Fan smiled slightly, not denying it.

Just then, the living room door was pushed open, and three figures walked in...

Qiao Yu, Aunt Mi Xue, and Ge Ying, who had gone to the Alliance Building, had returned.

"Welcome back!"

Yao Dong waved at them from the dining room.

Ge Ying glanced at everyone in the living room, said nothing, and headed straight for the stairs, disappearing upstairs.

"Tsk tsk, she must have gone to sleep again. She's so lazy, I really don't know how she reached the Second Rank."

Yao Dong quipped, and everyone laughed.

"I'm exhausted. Lin Fan, it's getting late, I'll take you home."

Aunt Mi Xue stretched, her gaze landing on Lin Fan.

The first thing Lin Fan saw was her full curves as she stretched; he quickly looked away and acknowledged her.

He stood up and walked toward the door.

"Qiao Yu, you drive."

Aunt Mi Xue also walked toward the door.

Qiao Yu: "..."

Didn't you just say you were going to take him?

How did it become me driving?

Aunt Mi Xue looked at Qiao Yu, and seeing his expression, she raised an eyebrow.

"What's with that expression? Don't you know that when a gentleman is present, a lady shouldn't be the one driving? Have some chivalry and go drive."

She smiled brightly.

Qiao Yu sighed helplessly.

He shouldn't have expected the captain to drive herself.

It was better to just obediently do as she said; there was no point in overthinking it.

"Lin Fan, come back early!"

"Let's hang out again next time; tell me what you want and I'll buy it for you!"

"See you later!"

The three people in the living room waved goodbye.

Lin Fan waved back, feeling a wave of warmth in his heart.

They really treated him like a little brother.

This feeling was exactly the same as the care he received from shopkeepers when he worked part-time in his previous life; it was very comfortable.

"It seems joining them isn't such a bad thing after all," Lin Fan thought to himself.

He sat in the back row with Aunt Mi Xue.

Qiao Yu drove, heading toward the outskirts of the city.

"Ahem, Lin Fan, can you do me a favor?"

Aunt Mi Xue suddenly cleared her throat, her tone very serious.

Lin Fan was startled by her tone, almost thinking she had been possessed.

"W-what is it?"

He asked after a brief pause.

"Can you not tell your mother about the accident that happened today?"

"Even though I'm a mage, I can't stand her nagging. Sometimes, she's even more terrifying than a monster."

Aunt Mi Xue looked at her one eye, speaking earnestly.

Knowing that her other eye was actually fine and she only wore the eyepatch to look cool, Lin Fan no longer found being stared at by one eye strange.

He agreed.

He promised not to tell his mother about how he was almost eaten by the giant Magic Ants.

"Thank you so much. As a reward, Auntie will help you find a girlfriend as pretty as me."

Aunt Mi Xue smirked.

Lin Fan blushed instantly, and Aunt Mi Xue laughed even more happily.

"By the way, the payment for this mission, plus the sale of the ant carcasses and Magic Cores, totaled over two million yuan. Your share is four hundred thousand yuan."

After laughing, Aunt Mi Xue spoke seriously.

Lin Fan: "..."

He did a quick calculation in his head; Aunt Mi Xue had actually split the earnings equally among everyone who went on the mission.

This warmed his heart.

Although it was less than what he earned hunting alone.

But he had only killed one monster today and spent most of the time watching, yet Aunt Mi Xue still gave him such a large share.

"Thank you."

Lin Fan thanked her sincerely.

With this money, he could not only immediately help his parents pay off their debts, but also have a large sum left over!

"You're welcome. Should this money be transferred to your account or your parents' account?"

Aunt Mi Xue asked.

"Transfer it to my parents' account."

Lin Fan said.

He didn't have an account yet.

The car soon arrived at Lin Fan's house.

Qiao Yu stayed in the car to wait, while Lin Fan and Aunt Mi Xue walked into the house together.

As soon as they entered, they saw his mother and Lin Duo preparing dinner.

Lin Fan went to his room to wash up first, while Aunt Mi Xue stayed downstairs to talk to his mother.

A few minutes later.

Lin Fan went downstairs, and his mother told him.

Aunt Mi Xue had already left; she couldn't wait to eat with them.

"Big brother, are you an explorer now? That's so cool!"

Lin Duo looked at him with sparkling eyes.

Lin Fan chuckled, ruffled her hair, then looked at his mother.

His mother's expression was complicated, and she looked at him in silence.

After a while, she told Lin Duo to go to the kitchen to check on something.

"Okay!"

Lin Duo responded and ran off, leaving only the mother and son in the living room.

"Mom..."

Lin Fan had just started to speak when his mother interrupted him.

She suddenly walked forward and pulled him into a hug.

Her shoulders trembled slightly, and her breathing was a bit rapid.

"Thank you, son... thank you so much."

Her voice was choked with sobs, and she was almost crying.

Lin Fan lowered his head and gently hugged her back.

He said softly that he was fine and that he was happy to be able to help the family.

"You and Dad have already given everything for us; now it's my turn to help you. I've grown up."

His mother slowly let him go.

The smile on her face was struggling to hold, and she quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

"Yes, my little baby has grown up; I hadn't noticed before."

She forced a smile.

"However, you need to go get a bank card as soon as possible."

"I can't keep taking your money; as a mage, you need money even more."

She said seriously after calming down.

"It's fine, Mom. Whenever I need something, I'll just have you help me buy it."

Lin Fan explained.

Actually, he intended to give all the money he earned with the Wave Squad to his parents.

As for himself, with his identity as "Chen Ping," he already had more than enough money.

"No, I insist. A man must have his own money."

His mother's attitude was firm, leaving no room for refusal.

Lin Fan smiled helplessly and stopped refusing.

Time passed bit by bit.

His father also returned.

He looked exhausted, almost falling asleep from fatigue.

But he still cleaned himself up before coming over to have dinner with the family.

After dinner, everyone returned to their rooms.

As usual, Lin Fan spent the whole night reading and grinding for EXP.

He hadn't forgotten his most important goal... leveling up was the most important thing!

Time flew by.

A stream of notifications kept popping up before his eyes.

The next morning at six o'clock.

[Ding, task completed, gained 5 EXP!]

[Ding, task completed, gained 5 EXP!]

[Ding, daily task...]

[Ding, weekly task...]

[Ding, reward: 20 EXP!]

Lin Fan sat up from the bed, stretched, and casually summoned the system panel to take a look.