Chapter 76: Chapter 76: The New Generation of Workers
Qingxue readily agreed and walked out with Luu Qi.
Five minutes later, they walked back in and handed Xia Liang an ice cream.
"Let’s go."
Hearing this, Xia Liang’s eyes lit up. "Are we going home?"
Qingxue rolled her eyes at him. "What are you thinking? Qiqi and I still want to shop for a bit longer."
Without giving Xia Liang a chance to argue, the two girls linked arms and prepared to head out again. Reaching the doorway, they noticed Xia Liang hadn’t followed.
Luu Qi hurriedly waved her hand. "Come on!"
Despite his extreme reluctance, Xia Liang slowly made his way out under the envious gazes of the others.
「Half an hour later, inside a clothing store.」
Xia Liang stood speechlessly at the entrance of the changing rooms. After a moment, Qingxue and Luu Qi came out and did a twirl.
"How do I look? Pretty?"
"Cousin, am I beautiful?"
Glancing at them, Xia Liang offered a half-hearted reply. "Hmm... it’s alright."
The nearby sales assistant’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. If my guess is correct, this sale is lost.
And indeed, that was the case. Qingxue, who had been quite satisfied with the outfit, suddenly found it ordinary after hearing Xia Liang’s comment.
"Then forget it, let’s look at something else."
Luu Qi nodded in agreement. "Yeah! I also think these flowers are a bit too garish. Let’s try this one."
Watching them go back to try on more clothes, Xia Liang wanted to slap himself. Why did I have to open my big mouth! If I had just said they looked beautiful and bought the outfits, we could be on our way home by now, couldn’t we? He was filled with regret.
A few minutes later, the two beauties emerged again in new outfits. This time, the sales assistant didn’t dare let Xia Liang speak first. She took the initiative, rushing forward with praise. "You two have such great taste! In these outfits, you look like fairies who have descended from the heavens..."
However, it was clear the sales assistant’s words had little effect. Both women looked at Xia Liang with expectant eyes.
Xia Liang, who had been about to shake his head, forced himself to stop. He squeezed out a smile. "Yes, yes! Lovely!"
Overjoyed, the two were about to speak when Xia Liang pulled out the universal shopping card worth five million, a reward from the System, and handed it to the sales assistant. "We’ll take these. Go run the card."
The sales assistant, holding the Pikachu-themed shopping card, nodded in a daze. "Oh, oh, oh," she said, scurrying off to get the POS machine.
Seeing Xia Liang willingly pay for her, Qingxue’s heart felt as sweet as honey. This is the first time he’s bought something for me. He must already see me as his girlfriend. Her face turned rosy.
The server hurried over with the POS machine. Xia Liang entered his PIN. After the payment went through, the sales assistant packed Qingxue and Luu Qi’s original clothes into bags.
Since they had bought the new clothes and it was already ten o’clock, the girls no longer felt like shopping. Xia Liang finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Arriving at the parking lot, Xia Liang took on the role of driver as usual. This time, neither of the girls took the passenger seat; instead, they both settled in the back. Xia Liang started the car and headed toward Qingxue’s home.
Exhausted from the long day, the two slumped in their seats.
"Ugh, I’m so tired."
"Yeah!"
Catching their reflection in the rearview mirror, Xia Liang rolled his eyes. You’re tired now? You certainly weren’t acting like it while you were shopping.
The two whispered to each other in the back, and Xia Liang didn’t bother to listen, focusing instead on driving them safely.
「Ten minutes later」
They arrived downstairs from Qingxue’s apartment. Qingxue had insisted that just dropping her at the complex entrance was fine, but Xia Liang parked the car and got out with Luu Qi anyway.
Qingxue quickly waved her hands. "There’s no need, we’re already at the entrance."
Xia Liang glared at her. "Cut the nonsense. I won’t feel at ease until I see you to your door. Let’s go!"
He’s really that worried about me? Qingxue felt her spirits soar and no longer refused.
The three of them entered the residential complex. Reaching the ninth floor, Qingxue stepped out of the elevator and waved at them.
"This is it. Qiqi, Xia Liang, it’s getting dark, so I won’t invite you in. Just take the car back, and bring Luu Qi to the cafe tomorrow."
"Mhm." Xia Liang nodded in agreement.
Luu Qi waved back. "Qing Jie, see you tomorrow then!"
"Uh-huh, see you tomorrow," Qingxue replied, waving goodbye.
Once the elevator doors closed, Qingxue smiled and cheerfully skipped to her door, pulling out her keys to unlock it.
Downstairs in the complex, just after stepping out of the elevator, Luu Qi grabbed Xia Liang’s arm, her eyes full of curiosity. "I say, cousin, where did you find such a little rich girl? Don’t let her get away. I can tell that Qing Jie is into you."
Luu Qi had figured it out over the course of the day. While they acted like a couple, they weren’t one. From start to finish, there hadn’t been a single intimate gesture, not even holding hands. That’s why she had eventually stopped thinking of Qingxue as a potential sister-in-law.
Hearing this, Xia Liang gave her a flick on the forehead and said righteously, "What are you thinking about? Where did you get that idea? We’re just good friends, that’s all."
This time, Luu Qi didn’t respond, merely giving him a look of disdain.
After dropping Luu Qi back at her school, Xia Liang returned to the villa.
「The next day」
After a night of livestreaming, dawn broke on a new day. The past two days hadn’t been particularly lucky for Xia Liang; he hadn’t encountered a single hidden mission.
As his final day of this month’s part-time job System drew to a close, Xia Liang had just finished his livestream when the System’s voice rang out.
[Ding—Congratulations, Worker. Commencing monthly work settlement.
Working days this month: 31 days.
Reward Distribution: Base Salary 40,000, Perfect Attendance Bonus 1,000, Bonus 2,000.
Total monthly salary: 43,000 RMB. Now deposited into the System Bank. Available for withdrawal at any time.
Work Points: 40 awarded.
Host’s RMB Balance: 221,664.98.
Work Points Balance: 1240]
Hehe! Another payday, Xia Liang thought, stretching contentedly. Seeing the balance in his bank account, his confidence soared.
His joy didn’t last long, however, as the System’s voice echoed in his head once more.
[Assigning next month’s part-time job: Food Delivery Driver.
Requirement: Complete a minimum of ten deliveries per day.
Basic Job Rewards: 40,000 RMB, 40 Work Points.]
The part-timer’s grind never ends, I guess. Xia Liang sighed, then quietly opened his phone and registered as a driver for Mi Group Delivery, preparing for the next day’s work.
Although the System had given him a day off, Xia Liang didn’t rest. He spent the day entangled with Zhou Ruo. That night, as he was falling asleep, he pondered how he could possibly trigger missions while making deliveries. After thinking it over for a long time without coming up with any ideas, he just shook his head and waited for tomorrow to arrive.
Early the next morning, Xia Liang first took Qingxue’s car to drop Luu Qi off at the cafe. He left the car parked there and then headed to a mall to buy his equipment.
「Half an hour later」
Clad in the yellow uniform of a delivery driver and riding a small white electric scooter, Xia Liang finally began his new career.