Chapter 144 Stereotypes (Unedited) Hello Miss

After the old lady had completely walked away, Liang Jun stood alone by the cashier, lost in thought for a long time.

From this angle, her pupils were also reflected in the bright red of the blood.

The phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated twice, and it was this vibration that pulled Liang Xun's wandering thoughts back once again.

She took a deep breath, moved away from the nearly solidified liquid, and unlocked her phone's chat page.

The first thing that caught my eye was a new message from Ge Lin in the group chat.

He first hastily uploaded a quick snapshot. Although the figure was blurry, Liang Yun didn't need to open the larger image to know that it was the old lady who had just left with her stroller.

Ge Lin: [Does anyone know this grandmother?]

Green: [Why did she walk towards that empty checkout lane?]

Liang Xun merely glanced at the still-present trace again, and then, amidst everyone's confusion, dispelled the mystery.

Liang Jun: [I was the one who sent her over.]

Liang Jun: [Her membership card information didn't match, and since you guys were all there at the other lanes, I told her to wait in the empty lane.]

Qi Zhixia seemed to quickly understand Liang Xuan's intention and replied below.

Qi Zhixia: [Then whenever you encounter a situation where the membership card information doesn't match, you can just have the NPC go to an empty checkout lane.]

Qi Zhixia: [Anyway, the system didn't say it would force payment, so what we're doing is legal and compliant.]

Seeing that everyone else was agreeing and echoing her sentiments, Liang Jun glanced at the time again before putting her phone back in her pocket.

Game time: 16:00.

The old lady's frail movements consumed fifty precious minutes of Liang Jun's time. Not only that, she was not even satisfied with the payment.

In other words, the fifty minutes that were wasted did not bring any revenue and were a complete waste.

This is incredibly inefficient.

A mix of emotions swirled within her. Liang Jun clenched her back teeth tightly, the sound of her teeth grinding against each other was particularly noticeable.

The most important issue facing Leung Chung right now is to clean the cash register area again.

She had noticed that since the old lady left, two or three more NPC customers had tried to enter the checkout lane. But when they saw Liang Jun's scarlet cash register, they all turned and left without exception.

If she lets this detached blood continue to congeal, she'll never be able to complete the mission.

With this in mind, Liang Jun set off to find cleaning tools that she could use.

However, the space inside the checkout counter was pitifully small, and apart from the checkout equipment that was fixed in place, there were no cleaning supplies such as rags or brooms.

The few tattered rags that Liang Jun had brought from the hospital were temporarily placed in the car storage compartment because she was going to come in to purchase supplies—she should have brought them in with her.

After looking around without finding anything, Liang Jun focused her attention on the shopping bag at her feet.

As if she had thought of something, she decisively squatted down and began to search.

If she remembered correctly, she had also picked up a small saucepan during her shopping trip.

Persistence pays off, and Liang Jun finally pulled the small saucepan out from the bottom of the heavy metal can.

The small saucepan is exquisite and cute, with a fairly large capacity, and it comes with a small transparent lid.

The overall weight is just right; it's so light that you can easily lift it with one hand without any burden.

Liang Jun gripped the handle of the small pot and stood up steadily.

In the current environment, this is indeed the tool I am most comfortable with.

The small pot lid can be used as a spatula, which is perfect for sweeping the jelly-like blood clots on the counter into the small saucepan.

Anyway, there's more than one pot. After finishing the task and leaving, Liang Jun thought that maybe she could get a better one.

The moment the plan was finalized, Liang Xun began to implement it.

The jelly-like blood clots, like soft tofu, were gradually sliced ​​apart by the glass side of the small pot lid, and then Liang Jun swept them into the small pot piece by piece, eventually turning them into a puddle of mud-like substance.

But doing this alone is far from enough.

Although the large amount of blood on the checkout counter had been cleaned up, many dried marks still clung to the silvery-white surface. Without some kind of wiping, it would remain filthy.

Let's continue to use what we have on hand. If we don't have rags, we'll use shopping bags.

Liang Jun generously pulled off two brand-new shopping bags. On a whim, she put her hands inside the bags and used them as gloves.

In this way, Liang Jun could pick off any stubborn bloodstains on the table through the bag and eventually collect them in the small pot.

Looking at the cashier counter, which was no different from before, Liang Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As for the remaining minor flaws, they are all to the extent that "they will disappear if the customer rubs the product a couple of times."

Whether the frequency with which the system assigned NPCs was intentional or not, Liang Jun had just stuffed the bag covered in blood clots under the counter and hadn't even had a chance to catch her breath when the next customer pushing a shopping cart steadily walked to the cashier.

The combined physical and mental exhaustion left her breathless, yet the unexpected sales were something Liang Jun could only dream of.

She gripped the edge of the cash register with both hands, her aching lower back slowly straightening up. "Hello, it's a pleasure to serve you."

Unlike the giant with his bizarre physique, or the old woman who exposed her bloodthirsty side, the person standing in front of Liang Jun at this moment seemed like an ordinary person.

Her fluffy, slightly messy hair was styled with exquisite care, and a white and blue headband encircled her high brow bone.

The newcomer was only wearing a loose basketball jersey, and his every move exuded the masculine energy of a young man, which rushed towards Liang Yun.

The boy noticed Liang Jun's furrowed brows, and his youthful and exuberant demeanor froze for a moment.

"Did...did I make you feel uncomfortable?"

"No, no." Liang Jun waved her hands repeatedly, realizing the key words.

A professional actor must be able to switch between personalities in a second like she does. Liang Jun forcibly suppressed her physical discomfort and maintained a friendly smile, saying, "I'm happy to serve you."

Hearing her say that, the boy put away his worried expression and grinned, revealing two rows of excessively neat white teeth.

"It's good that you're not unhappy," he said, shaking the fully loaded shopping cart back and forth a couple of times before placing all the items on the counter. "Then, could you please help me check out, miss?"

Liang Jun gasped, staring at the other person's eyes as they tried so hard to project their personal charm, before finally looking away.

"OK……"

When she saw the boy reach for the shopping cart, Liang Jun quickly raised her hand to stop him.

She flattened her outstretched hand and gestured for him to say, "Could you please provide your membership card first?"

His shopping cart was crammed full. Although at first glance it seemed like a lot of money had been made, it was still uncertain whether the money would actually end up in the cash drawer.

Liang Jun didn't want to repeat the old lady's mistake and waste too much unnecessary time.

The boy was taken aback at first, but then quickly realized what was happening and reached into his pocket.

"Oh dear, I forgot to give you the card first." He didn't beat around the bush and simply took out the membership card and placed it in Liang Xun's palm. "Here you go, miss."

A cool, refreshing sensation lingered on my slightly trembling fingertips.

At first, Liang Jun didn't know what it was, but when her gaze fell on the membership card, she unexpectedly noticed the other person's hand that was about to leave.

Seemingly embarrassed by being caught, the boy withdrew his fingers in an instant.

People tend to be especially busy when they're embarrassed. His hands, as if electrocuted, didn't know where to go, fidgeting with his pants and scratching his clothes, as if he had fleas all over him.

Liang Xuan's lips twitched slightly.

Without making a sound, she switched hands, and in the other person's blind spot, she frantically rubbed the hand that had just been groped back and forth on her pants.

Friction does indeed generate heat.

It's still quite hot to the touch.

This inexplicable feeling of pleasure made Liang Jun breathe a long sigh of relief. She shook her relatively clean hand and inserted the membership card into the card reader.

The display screen lit up with a pleasant green notification box. Having learned from her previous experience, Liang Jun made a point of carefully comparing the photo of the person in front of her with the cardholder's headshot this time.

After visually confirming that the two were almost indistinguishable, Liang Jun confidently placed the card on the recycling counter.

"Please keep your card safe."

It seemed that some small wish had been dashed, and a hint of melancholy flashed in the boy's eyes.

But he quickly hid this inconspicuous little thought in his eyes, after all, his primary task was to move all the items in the shopping cart to the top.

The basketball jersey he was wearing was sleeveless, and the items he bought were all extra-large, which meant that his perfectly displayed muscle lines were almost constantly in front of Liang Jun's eyes.

But clearly, all of that was irrelevant to Liang Jun; her gaze was fixed on the items that had been placed on the table.

"This is all...milk?"

Looking at the dazzling array of various types of bottled milk on the counter, Liang Jun was both amused and exasperated. "So much milk, are you sure you didn't grab the wrong one?"

Of course not!

The boy with the headband casually rubbed his hair. "You can tell I play basketball. For me, this little bit of milk is just everyday food, and it's an essential part of building more muscles!"

After saying that, he raised his hands above his head, and as he suddenly jumped up, his wrists also pressed down, making a throwing motion.

Liang Jun forcibly suppressed the gaze that she couldn't bear to look at.

I'm sorry, she's being stereotypical again.

The basketball prodigy, seemingly convinced of his own charisma after his display of skill, failed to notice Liang Jun's lowered gaze and continued speaking to himself, "You know, I exercise a lot. Everyone else likes to drink electrolyte water after exercising, but I'm different. I just like to drink..."

“These milks aren’t all from the same brand, are they?” Liang Jun calmly interrupted his rambling.

The basketball player paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded, "Right, right, they're not the same kind of milk. You know, I like to try new and different things..."

Liang Jun didn't care about what he said next.

She was only thinking about one thing—

They are not the same brand of milk, meaning their barcodes are completely different.

If it's a large quantity of the same type of milk, then there's no major problem. Liang Jun can simply scan one barcode and then change the quantity using the keyboard.

Faced with this tricky situation, Liang Jun had no shortcuts to save time and could only scan the codes one by one, under the enthusiastic gaze of the basketball boy.

But the only thing that could console her miserable soul during this process was that the price of these milks was not cheap.

The average price of each carton of milk was over eighty yuan, with a few royal-grade milks even exceeding the five-hundred-yuan limit. As the total price displayed on the product screen grew higher and higher, Liang Jun's mood improved exponentially.

As the last bucket of milk was successfully scanned, Liang Jun announced the total price with a slightly relaxed and cheerful expression.

"Hello, the total is 7925 yuan."

She was blind to his greatness before; she never expected him to be such an important customer!

The thought of how this revenue would give her a huge boost to her work progress made Liang Xun unable to suppress the smile on her face.

"So happy?"

The basketball prodigy glared at Liang Xun, while his hand began fumbling for his wallet. "If I spend so much money on things, do you get a lot of commission?"

Liang Jun honestly replied, "No, no, we don't take a commission."

But you can now just run away with a single click.

The basketball player pulled a thick wad of bills from his wallet, but he clearly had no intention of handing them over to Liang Jun.

"How about this, miss? We seem to click. How about we become friends?"

He turned the stack of banknotes around, revealing his phone resting on top of the money.

"Let me add you on WeChat, so we can be considered acquaintances, okay?"

As luck would have it, at that very moment, Liang Jun's phone, which was in her pocket, seemed to sense something and inexplicably vibrated twice.

But Liang Jun also knew that the system wasn't powerful enough to control her phone. She looked up and saw Jiang Zhiling, who had been behind the counter, calmly walking out of the cashier's area under the guidance of an NPC.

As if sensing Liang Xun's gaze, Jiang Zhiling winked at her before leaving completely, then shook her phone.

She had already sent what she wanted to say in the group chat.

The situation was urgent, and no one knew what Jiang Zhiling was about to face. Liang Xun could only watch helplessly as she walked deeper into the store and eventually disappeared from sight.

The basketball-loving boy pressed him again and again, "It's just asking for WeChat, why are you being so cautious? I'm not a bad person..."

Adding someone on WeChat won't cost me anything—at worst, I can just refuse the friend request.

But Liang Jun could take this opportunity to see what messages Jiang Zhiling had sent.

Thinking of this, Liang Xun slowly took out her phone from her pocket, a shy smile on her face.

"Oh dear, this is so sudden, I wasn't prepared at all... Wait a minute, let me unlock my phone..."

She said that, but in reality, she had already entered the WeChat page through facial recognition.

Liang Jun quickly opened the group chat, and the only new messages were two from Jiang Zhiling.

Jiang Zhiling: [This customer said the store is having a big sale right now and asked if I could go in and take a look. The magnetic lock on the counter door opened automatically.]

Jiang Zhiling: [Don't worry, I'll be right back, nothing will happen~]

"Is it unlocked? Isn't this your own phone? Why is it taking so long?"

After reading the message, Liang Xun calmly exited the chat page and opened her QR code.

"Scan me."

After hearing the "recognition successful" notification sound from the other phone, Liang Jun casually turned off her own phone and left it there.

"Remember to accept my friend request!" the basketball kid continued nagging.

"Don't worry, don't worry."

Liang Jun tried to use her words to navigate the situation, aiming for a surprise attack: "The total is 7925 yuan. Can you pay now?"

Having obtained everything he wanted, the basketball prodigy had no reason to refuse any longer.

The stack of banknotes, still warm from the heat, was handed to Liang Jun. The other party seemed to want to use the same trick again to take advantage of her, but this time Liang Jun was well prepared. She quickly snatched the stack of banknotes away as his fingers moved forward.

Humming a cheerful tune, Liang Jun pretended not to know anything and quickly counted the heavy stack of sales revenue.

"That'll be 7925 yuan in total—" She deftly stuffed the cash into the drawer, then tore off a long receipt and pushed it across the counter. "Here's your receipt, please keep it safe—"

The basketball player casually stuffed the receipt into his pocket, then reluctantly shook his constantly flashing phone screen.

"Remember to accept my friend request..."

Liang Jun did not respond again, but simply waved to the other party with a smile until the basketball boy was completely gone, at which point she finally gave up.

Acting is really hard.

During her rare break, she carefully reviewed all the information on her phone.

The first thing is a small red dot that lights up in your WeChat contacts.

Liang Jun thought the NPC was just joking, but she didn't expect that he would actually send a friend request. However, the other party's WeChat profile picture was the original one that had been deleted, and even the WeChat name was "This user does not exist".

Opening the details page, a greeting message from a basketball player appears in the chat box: "Hi, miss, I'm a basketball enthusiast!"

Liang Jun neither agreed nor refused, letting the friend request sit there until it "expired".

She opened the "Never Die" group chat page again. Everyone seemed to be focused on the cashier work, and no one had noticed the new message sent by Jiang Zhiling yet.

Liang Jun was still worried, so she said a few more words.

Liang Jun: [Be careful, pay attention to the NPCs' language and actions, don't be fooled by them.]

Leung Chung: [You must take good care of yourself and come back as soon as possible.]

The network seemed unstable; the chat boxes for these two messages kept spinning. Liang Jun held her phone above her head, searching for a location with a strong signal.

Seeing the buffer zone disappear, Liang Jun subconsciously whispered, "Great! It's been sent!"

At that moment, the phone started vibrating wildly—

It was her alarm clock that went off.

The two-hour workday is now completely over.

At the same time, the familiar sound of bells rang out again from the loudspeaker hanging above everyone's heads.

The deafening gong rang for a full twenty times before the entire space fell silent once again.

Game time: 20:00.

The once brightly lit store was plunged into darkness the moment the closing bell rang.

The sudden darkness heightened the players' fear, and Liang Jun almost reflexively turned on her phone's flashlight.

Just as she was being wary of the unknown environment around her, the system's announcement suddenly came from the darkness, startling Liang Jun.

[Hidden rule triggered.]

1. As a cashier in the store, your working hours are 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM daily. Outside of working hours, you are free to use your time at your work station.

Liang Xun felt her brain go "buzz"—

The cash register in front of her was empty.

Jiang Zhiling has not returned yet.

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Author's Note: Yesterday was the first day of my period, and I really couldn't get up to write an update, so I'm posting it today~

I've used up my leave opportunity for this month, and I'll continue to update daily from now on!