Chapter 3 [Ding, binding successful! Host...]
[Ding, binding successful! Host: Yu Jiajia, 17 years old, unemployed]
[By dedicating her limited life to the boundless service of the people, Comrade Yu Jiajia, during today's "Learn from Lei Feng" activity, she gave up her free time to spend a full hour with a young child free of charge. Your actions embody the noble character of a new socialist youth.]
[Rewards awarded: Living supplies allowance: 3 large meat buns with fermented bean curd, Labor skill points: 1 (1/3) rope skipping skill fragment]
As the clear and resonant voice ended, the text disappeared, and the cheerful melody of "Labor is Glorious" began. A red sun icon appeared in the center of the screen, displaying the words "Daily Check-in".
Below are small green flower icons, representing [Achievement Acquisition] and [Space Backpack].
Yu Jiajia understood instantly, and her smile was radiant. She, Yu Jiajia, now had a golden touch, and she was finally confident!
If it weren't for the group of children nearby, she would have yelled twice.
She quickly found a secluded spot, peered around, and then took out a meat bun she had conjured from her spatial storage from her backpack. It was huge and soft, almost bigger than her face, and the rich aroma of meat wafted up, making her mouth water. She immediately took a big bite. The bun's skin was soft, and the meat filling was fresh and juicy. It was so delicious that she couldn't stop eating it.
It's so satisfying to eat meat like this; my mouth is happy, and my stomach is extremely satisfied.
This is so wonderful!
Yu Jiajia smiled brightly and shouted in her mind, "System, system, where's my newbie gift pack?"
Unfortunately, there was no response.
While eating a big meat bun, Yu Jiajia studied the sign-in system. She eagerly reached out and pressed the [Daily Sign-in] button.
A message popped up on the screen: "Congratulations! You have received 1 Rich Flour Steamed Bun."
Is that all?
She continued clicking to check in, but found that the button was no longer clickable, and a message popped up saying "Today's check-in attempts have been exhausted".
Only one sign-in per day? And only one steamed bun?
If it weren't for those three big meat buns, the steamed buns would definitely have been good too—soft, fluffy, and large. She'd been eating mixed grains for the past two days and still wasn't full!
But compared to the meat buns, the steamed buns seemed a bit lacking, and Yu Jiajia was quite disappointed.
Next, I started experimenting with the space backpack. Since we were outside, I only dared to put the aluminum lunchbox from the cloth bag into the space backpack. Success!
She grinned, unable to contain her joy. After repeating this several times, she was certain that the spatial backpack could store and retrieve items at will! It was just that the spatial backpack was too small, about the size of a 24-inch suitcase.
Let's try again later to see if we can release any live animals.
She studied the system panel inside and out several times, and went over the timing of the sign-in system's appearance. It was because she had played jump rope with the children for more than an hour. She had a purpose in doing so, to investigate Liu Duobao's situation, but the system didn't know or care, so it was activated and bound her to the 'Five Good Youth Sign-in System'. She wasn't sure what she would get for signing in every day, since she had only signed in once.
But the benefits of the "Learn from Lei Feng" campaign are real and tangible.
She took out a handkerchief from her pocket and wiped the grease off her lips before heading straight to a crowded area.
It's so easy to do good deeds; there are people who need help everywhere.
Help the old lady pick up the net bag that fell on the ground, and you will receive 3 chicken cakes and 1 jump rope skill fragment;
Help the disabled old man push his wheelchair uphill to receive 10 fruit candies and 1 jump rope skill fragment;
Yu Jiajia immediately reached into her cloth bag to get some fruit candy, actually from her spatial backpack. She looked down at the candy and ate it; it was just ordinary fruit candy from this era. She peeled off the blue wrapper, popped the candy into her mouth, and found it to be apple-flavored, sweet and sour, and so delicious!
[Should we synthesize jump rope skill fragments?]
She chose yes, and the three fragments spun and disappeared. Immediately afterwards, Yu Jiajia felt that her jump rope skills were maxed out, and she felt that she was very good at jump rope.
Although this skill is rather useless, it's still incredibly powerful! She can use it directly!!!
If she works in high-tech fields like medicine, science and technology, or education, how could she possibly lack a job?
She wanted to burst into laughter. It turned out the time-traveling god had sent her to the 1970s to be the leading lady! Hahahaha…
Yu Jiajia continued searching for opportunities all over the street, helping a child who had fallen down to his feet, but unfortunately she didn't hear the system reward notification sound!
Is it because this good deed is too simple?
Pushing a wheelchair is quite simple, isn't it?
Yu Jiajia gave directions to the old lady who didn't know the way, but the system still didn't give her any reward!
Is there a limit to the number of times? Three times a day?
Seeing that it was almost time for Cheng Xiuying to get off work, she had no choice but to go home first. Not far from the grain and oil station, she found a grain and oil book!
She happily took the grain and oil book to the police station. Although she didn't receive a system reward for returning the lost item, she was praised by the police officer.
Moreover, doing good deeds is quite enjoyable, so I rewarded myself with two fruit candies—orange and lychee flavored!
Yu Jiajia got home before Cheng Xiuying got off work, washed her face and brushed her teeth, making sure she didn't smell of meat or sugar, and couldn't help but rummage through her spatial backpack again.
Two large meat buns, three steamed egg cakes, one large white steamed bun, and seven fruit candies!
When I left home this morning, I was penniless, but now I'm quite wealthy!
Unfortunately, there's a limit to the number of uses, and it's unclear whether this system can be upgraded.
Anyway, she won't have to worry about food and drink anymore.
When Cheng Xiuying got home from get off work, she saw Yu Jiajia sitting on a stool, grinning foolishly, and began to scold her: "You don't know how to put away the clothes, you don't know how to sweep the floor properly, you don't care about any chores." She put a basket on the table, which contained green vegetables, radishes, and a few potatoes, and then opened the cupboard and took out tofu and pork. "Growing so happily, did you find a job?"
Yu Jiajia's smile faded: "No."
She sat in the chair, neither collecting the clothes nor mopping the floor. Now that she had the system, she was no longer afraid of Cheng Xiuying!
At worst, I'll just get kicked out.
Cheng Xiuying reached out to grab Yu Jiajia's ear: "You blockhead, you don't even have a job, and you still have the mind to laugh like an idiot. How big is your heart? How could I have given birth to such a brainless lazybones like you?"
Yu Jiajia covered her ears and jumped off the bench.
Cheng Xiuying was furious. She rolled up her sleeves, revealing her strong and powerful arms. Her muscles were so defined and powerful that it was hard to tell how she had trained them. If someone picked her up, they could throw her several meters away.
Yu Jiajia immediately chickened out: "I'll go collect the clothes."
She brought in all the clothes from outside and folded them neatly in stacks on the chair.
Cheng Xiuying talked about her second and third children looking for jobs, saying, "You should learn from them. Be more careful when making friends, and create opportunities if there aren't any."
The job at the food factory that the second son, Yu Songyan, got was arranged by his high school teacher. He was quick-witted and resourceful, and he helped his teacher a lot. Before he even received his graduation certificate, he had already gotten the job at the food factory.
The third sister, Yu Jiamin, got her job through her best friend's introduction. Her best friend's mother was a leader in the Education Bureau, which was a tough job in those days; you could easily be criticized and denounced. But her best friend's brother was the deputy director of the Revolutionary Committee. Yu Jiamin and her best friend hadn't even received their high school diplomas yet, but they had already secured their jobs.
Compared to her older siblings' smooth job search, the original owner of this body had a lot of trouble finding a job. She had been wandering around for the past two days and felt that finding a job was extremely difficult!
I've read many novels before, and the female protagonists who time-travel in them always seem to run into high-ranking old men and women who have fallen and are injured, thus gaining powerful backers! Or they might rescue a child from a high-ranking official's family who has been kidnapped by human traffickers, and then gain even more powerful backers...
She already has a golden touch, so who knows, she might have the same kind of luck!
Cheng Xiuying nitpicked at the pile of clothes Yu Jiajia had folded, and finally brought up the Liu family: "Today I asked around about the Liu family, and everyone praised them. Duobao just has a slight limp, but you can't tell at all when she walks. They're such a good family, you couldn't find one even with a lantern. Marrying into them is like falling into a paradise. If it weren't for your sister-in-law, you wouldn't have gotten this good deal."
Her words were full of satisfaction.
Upon hearing this, Yu Jiajia was instantly enraged. Was this really her mother? She ripped off the neatly folded clothes: "Who did you ask to find out who hit him? Do you even know that Liu Duobao has a nickname, Liu Shabao?"
Cheng Xiuying slapped her on the head: "So what if you repeated a few grades in elementary school and got this nickname? Some people are just not good at studying."
Yu Jiajia's heart sank to the ground. She had previously thought the original owner's mother was mean and mean, but now she saw her as ruthless and heartless, not caring about her daughter at all: "You want your own daughter to marry a fool?"
She can't stay at this house anymore! She has to find a job!
This isn't a biological mother, this is a stepmother.
Cheng Xiuying grabbed her ear: "You're my own daughter, how could I let you marry a fool? Liu Duobao isn't foolish at all, and he's good-looking too. You'll see how good he is once you meet him. I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. If you miss this opportunity, you'll regret it."
Yu Jiajia didn't want to hear a single word, but Cheng Xiuying still grabbed her ear and forced her to straighten her clothes.
A wise man doesn't fight a losing battle, so Yu Jiajia put up with it. Tomorrow, she'll use Cheng Xiuying and Yu Songqing's toothbrushes to clean the urinal!
Cheng Xiuying: "Siya, cook some rice porridge first."
"Siya, you stir-fry the braised pork."
Why put so much oil in? Are we even going to pass the test?
"Don't taste the meat. There are only a few pieces. Do you really want to eat them all? Just dip your chopsticks in the meat and taste it to see if it's salty enough."
"Siya, stir-fry some spicy tofu too."
"Stir-fry it gently, or the tofu will fall apart."
Yu Jiajia: "How about you cook it?"
Cheng Xiuying slapped Yu Jiajia on the butt: "Can't I even say a few words to you? You haven't found a job yet, and you still have such a temper? If you don't want to eat, then get out!"
Cheng Xiuying was just looking for trouble and didn't want her to eat dinner. Yu Jiajia silently cooked the dishes without saying a word. She had to eat this stewed meat today. When Cheng Xiuying wasn't looking, she secretly added some saliva to the tofu.
"Fourth Sister"
"Fourth Sister"
"Fourth Sister"
Cheng Xiuying was not satisfied with her daughter, who was stubborn and had no sense of propriety, but she was very satisfied with her cooking skills, especially in the last two days, when her cooking skills had improved rapidly and the food she made was even more delicious than that in the cafeteria.
“You’re the most comfortable one in our family. You stay home all day without doing any work, unlike us, who work all day and are exhausted.”
The others returned one after another, and they all came over to check the food in the pot. Yu Songchuan, the fifth son, who had just come home from school, wanted to try the braised pork, but Cheng Xiuying slapped his hand.
Even after being beaten, Yu Songchuan didn't give up. He chuckled and said to Cheng Xiuying, "Mom, don't tire your hands." He then grabbed a piece of braised pork and ran off.
Cheng Xiuying laughed and scolded, "What a character!"
When Yu Hongding returned, he handed a cloth bag of steamed buns to Yu Jiajia. These were steamed buns made from fine flour bought from the canteen, and he asked her to heat them up.
Cheng Xiuying stopped staying by Yu Jiajia's side and happily went to make tea for Yu Hongding. It was because the original owner of this body was too honest; Cheng Xiuying never imagined that the honest fourth daughter would steal food.
Yu Jiajia secretly rummaged through the space and took out two pieces of braised pork and half a spoonful of broth. She didn't dare to keep too much, since there was only one pound of meat in total. If she was missing too much, Cheng Xiuying would find out. She then added half a bowl of water.
This time the water is clean, and she still needs to eat meat.
The meal was ready, and they were just waiting for Yu Songqing and Lu Xiaoqing to return.
Cheng Xiuying warned, "We have guests at home today. If anyone is reincarnated as a starving ghost, I'll beat them up." She then looked at Yu Jiajia and said, "You've been idle at home all day, aren't you hungry? Eat less tonight."
Yu Jiajia remained silent; she was definitely going to eat as much as she could.
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