After a careful walk around the supermarket, the two of them only managed to find a bag of bear biscuits and a boiled egg.
As she walked towards the cashier counter, she caught sight of the watermelons piled up at the door. Zhuo Ling swallowed involuntarily and whispered:
"Dad, should we buy a watermelon?"
It was noon now, the sun was scorching in the sky, the heat was rolling, and the wet clothes were sticking to the skin, feeling slippery.
At this time, I don’t know how comfortable it would be if I could eat a bite of iced watermelon.
Zhuo Yingping's mouth was dry and he hesitated for a moment before agreeing.
They earned a lot of points today, so buying a watermelon is well within their affordability.
Zhuo Ling came to the cashier with a smile on her face and said cheerfully, "Boss Jiang, we want an iced watermelon!"
Jiang He pointed at the door with his chin: "It's in the freezer over there, you can choose yourselves."
The freezer is right next to the little bear. When it sees a guest coming, it helps push open the right lid.
"These watermelons are the coolest. I suggest you choose from them."
The little bear stood at the door to welcome guests, while also keeping an eye on the chilled watermelon.
It knows exactly which watermelons are the ones to be replenished later.
If it is just put in, it will not be so cold, and the customer will be disappointed when he buys it, which is not good.
Zhuo Ling really wanted to touch the little bear's pink ears, but after looking at her dirty palms, she immediately gave up the idea.
She curved her lips and said softly, "Thank you, little bear."
"You're welcome."
The watermelons are all about the same size and weigh exactly the right amount.
Zhuo Yingping habitually patted the melon twice, and when he found the melon with the crispest and loudest sound, he bent down and picked it up.
…
Early in the morning, Wang Guifeng discovered that Zhuo Ling was missing and kept muttering about her for the whole morning.
"I don't know where she went to seduce men. It would be better if she died outside..."
Zhuo Yan pouted with a look of disgust: "Grandma, you are so noisy, my ears hurt."
Upon hearing this, Wang Guifeng immediately walked over and checked her grandson's ears.
"You haven't been bitten by bugs, have you? That damn girl was lazy when I asked her to kill the bugs yesterday. She didn't even clean it up. She eats white rice every day and can't do anything well..."
Seeing that she kept chattering on and on, Zhuo Yan rolled his eyes and interrupted her impatiently:
"I'm hungry and need bread!"
Wang Guifeng coaxed softly, "Yanyan, you just had some biscuits. I'll open a bottle of oatmeal for you at noon, okay?"
With so much food in front of him, Zhuo Yan couldn't bear it any longer. He sat down on the ground and started rolling around.
“No, I want to eat now!
Wuwuwu, if you eat any later, I will starve to death!"
Seeing him crying so hard, Wang Guifeng immediately softened her heart.
My son said he would go out today to earn points and stock up on some supplies.
It shouldn't make any difference if I let my grandchild eat an extra piece of bread.
Anyway, these things are to be given to him.
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…
It was one o'clock in the afternoon when the father and daughter pushed the door open and returned home.
Wang Guifeng was overjoyed when she saw Zhuo Yingping holding a big watermelon and Zhuo Ling holding only a bag of biscuits and a boiled egg. Her smile froze instantly.
"What's going on? This is all you bought today?"
Zhuo Yingping explained as he walked in, "Lingling and I spent the whole morning out earning points. By the time we got to the supermarket, everyone had already bought up all the supplies."
Wang Guifeng frowned, "Why is she following you out? She's so clumsy, she can't even kill insects properly. She just causes trouble for you out there."
"Mom, don't say that about Lingling. She helped a lot today. Half of the points on the card were earned by her."
Listening to Zhuo Yingping's words, Wang Guifeng felt a little wary.
She frowned, and looked at Zhuo Ling with eyes full of dissatisfaction and criticism.
"Did you ask to buy this watermelon?"
The damn girl thought she was so capable that she bought something like this that is not worth eating?
He is indeed a spendthrift and money-loser!
As soon as she entered the house, Zhuo Ling turned back into the "little mute" she was before.
Grandma hates her and only likes her younger brother. No matter how much she says, it's useless.
The wooden bed was the only clean place in the room. Zhuo Yingping put the watermelon on the bed and looked back at Wang Guifeng.
"I asked you to buy the watermelon. It's so hot, and our family can cool down by eating some chilled watermelon.
Watermelon is high in water, so I'll use it to hydrate my body, and save the mineral water for tomorrow."
As he spoke, the man suddenly caught sight of the empty water bottle and the torn packaging bag beside the bed, and his heart seemed to bleed.
"Mom, it's true that we have enough food now, but we can't afford to do this to you!"
In one night and one morning, I drank a whole bottle of water, two pieces of bread and two bags of bear biscuits!
In the past, this was enough food for their family of four for two or three days!
Wang Guifeng was a little embarrassed and said dryly, "Yanyan is young and growing. Since there is no shortage of food at home, I want him to eat more."
“If you keep feeding him like this, no matter how many points Lingling and I earn, it won’t be enough for you to build!
Finally, the whole family will starve to death!"
This was the first time since the end of the world that Zhuo Yingping and Wang Guifeng had such a big quarrel.
They were risking their lives outside to earn supplies, but this pair of grandparents and grandchildren were just wasting food at home without restraint.
Anyone would be furious if this happened to them.
Wang Guifeng did not blame her son, but instead cast a vicious gaze on Zhuo Ling.
She firmly believed that this damn girl must have said something bad about her in front of Zhuo Yingping, which was why her son quarreled with her as soon as he came back.
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…
All the goods in the supermarket were sold out, even the hot water bottles and heat pads that were gathering dust on the shelves were bought by customers.
By five o'clock in the afternoon, 436 watermelons had been sold.
It’s different with points. Some customers bring their teammates and buy ten at a time, and the quantity goes up immediately.
If nothing goes wrong, the task of selling watermelons can be completed tomorrow morning.
Xu Da sprinted a hundred meters over before the supermarket closed.
He came to chat with Little Bear and buy a watermelon.
While picking melons, Xu Da turned his back to the cashier and asked curiously:
"Do your robot bears have their own thoughts and feelings like humans?"
Little Bear looked confused: "I don't know either."
This question is a bit complicated and the junior bear cannot answer it yet.
Xu Da did not ask any further questions and changed the topic to another simple one.
"When do you get off work every day? Are you working all year round like me?"
“My off-duty time is arranged by my boss and is not fixed.
As long as the supermarket is open, I have to go to work, so it should be considered as working all year round?"
It was the first time that Little Bear was asked this kind of question, and he was a little confused.
Xu Da sighed slightly: "Alas, all the workers in the world... and the working bears are the same.
But being able to make a living in the end times is pretty awesome.
We will all have a bright future!"
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