Chapter 147 SOS Signal (Unedited) He is the true gift to this family...
The impact of the event was far too great, and Liang Jun was stunned and stood there for a moment.
Her hand unconsciously squeezed the banknotes a few times. The feel was indeed the same as before, only the banknotes, having been stuffed in her pocket all night, were even more damp, that sweaty feeling seemed never to have disappeared. Liang Jun left her fingerprints on the outermost small denominations.
Her gaze, a mixture of shock and composure, shifted to the open cash drawer.
The sales revenue that is honestly and methodically stored in the cash drawer will be cleared out at the end of each day as the daily task is not completed; however, cash carried on one's person and concealed from others will not be subject to this restriction. As long as it is not put back into the cash drawer, this sales revenue will never disappear.
Liang Jun finally understood what it meant to "lose one's horse but find it to be a blessing in disguise".
After tidying up the crumpled banknotes, she folded them again and put them in her pants pocket. Then she took out her phone and, somewhat flustered, notified everyone in the group chat.
Leung Yung: [Attention everyone, don't put the money you receive today into the cash drawer; keep it with you first.]
Liang Jun: [The cash you carry won't disappear every day. That means we can keep saving money until we have more than 10,000 yuan, then pay it all to the system in one lump sum to submit the task.]
This is an unprecedented idea.
Typing those few lines on the keyboard probably exhausted all of Liang Xun's strength. The tension caused her to breathe too rapidly, and Liang Xun's eyes never left the phone screen, staring intently at everyone's reactions in the group chat.
Luo Chuange: [Is that even possible?]
Gu Keke: [Really?]
Qi Zhixia: [Hope this helps.]
Xin Sang: [Let's give it a try.]
Ge Lin: [Holy crap!]
Liang Jun wanted to say something more, such as that this method might not be appropriate, since she discovered it by chance and it might still have inherent flaws.
But before she could type or send a voice message, the heavenly eight-strike bell rang out again.
Having gained experience from the previous two days of work, Liang Jun is now quite adept at handling these nitpicking customers.
The system seemed to sense that players' tolerance for dungeons was getting lower and lower, so apart from the first day of work, the average number of orders from customers on the remaining two days was pitifully small.
Despite this, Leung Chung's mindset was not greatly affected.
She didn't care how much off-topic the customers talked about, or how much the quantity and price of the goods they brought were unsatisfactory to her—their only task now was to accumulate currency. As long as these piles of sales didn't end up in the bottomless pit of the cash drawer, this business would eventually come to an end.
That's why Liang Jun's work on the third day was much easier.
She even had a bit more leisure to chat with customers—of course, only if she didn't offend any customers or bring herself any additional complaints.
A girl who looked to be about the same age as Liang Jun pushed a shopping cart toward her. The cart was barely filled with goods at the bottom. On the small seat that came with the cart, a child who looked to be only two or three years old was swinging his legs, seemingly looking at her with curiosity.
Liang Xun didn't have a strong liking or dislike for children, but seeing such an innocent scene under such high-pressure conditions still made her feel involuntarily happy.
Even though she knew these were just digital NPC models created by the system, Liang Xuan still gave the children a sweet smile.
How old is he?
Liang Jun casually picked up a lollipop and used it like a cat toy to attract the child's attention, saying, "So cute."
The girl pushing the shopping cart chuckled, "He's a big kid now, over two years old. He'll be three in three months!"
The girl gently scratched the little boy's tender chin and gestured in Liang Jun's direction, "Good boy, Tianci, call me sister."
The little boy was very obedient, his two dark eyes fixed on Liang Xuan, as if trying to remember her appearance.
"Sister." The little boy's chubby lips opened and closed, and even the voice that came out was tender. However, he seemed not very familiar with this word, and he spoke it haltingly, which only added to his cuteness.
The weariness that had been welling up in Liang Jun's heart was swept away.
“No need to call me ‘sister,’ you should call me ‘auntie.’” She smiled and waved to the girl. “I’m about the same age as you. If the child calls me ‘sister,’ wouldn’t that be a mistake in generational hierarchy…”
Unexpectedly, the girl also waved her hand, saying, "It's okay, he's not my child anyway."
Liang Xun was stunned. "Huh?"
"He's my younger brother." The girl's eyes crinkled into a smile, but her lips remained unchanged.
She leaned down slightly and repeated the motion of scratching the little boy's chin, her voice becoming deliberately softer, "Isn't that right, little Tianci?"
The little boy simply nodded, but his gaze towards Liang Xun remained unchanged, as if there was something about her that he was very interested in.
After being stared at for a while, Liang Xun started to feel uneasy. She stopped shaking the lollipop in her hand and stared back at the little boy. "Is there something on me?"
But before the little boy could speak, the girl answered first, "He probably wanted the lollipop in your hand..."
As she spoke, the girl casually picked two candies from the lollipop tree next to her and stuffed them into the little boy's hand. "Take them. Now our Tianci has lollipops too, so we don't have to look for other people's anymore."
Liang Jun was shocked by how sensible and obedient the little boy was.
In her opinion, two-year-old children—especially little boys—are the most troublesome for their families. They usually show great interest in everything around them at any time and then use their unique but limited language to chatter and express all sorts of incomprehensible sentences.
Watching the girl carry items out of the shopping cart, Liang Jun couldn't help but exclaim, "Your brother is so well-behaved. I rarely see a boy this age who is so quiet."
The girl continued moving the goods; she bent over, turned to look at Liang Jun, and gave her a faint smile.
"Thank you," the girl said as the last item was placed on the counter. She stood up straight and casually touched the little boy's chubby cheek. "I wish he was this obedient at home too."
Liang Jun didn't take it to heart.
She had heard this phrase countless times. At parent-teacher meetings from elementary school to high school, whenever the teacher publicly praised outstanding students, the parents of the praised students would always say this phrase, seemingly with a hint of complaint.
Those who understand will understand, and Liang Jun also understands it in the same way.
Casual conversation aside, we still need to go through the normal checkout process.
Liang Jun glanced at the pile of goods on the checkout counter and then said to the girl, "Could you please give me your membership card?"
There were no problems with card reading and identity verification. After returning the membership card to the girl, Liang Jun calmly picked up the barcode scanner and started scanning the barcodes of the products.
Canned milk powder, beef extract, cheese sticks, and some classic milk-flavored snacks that babies and toddlers love.
The barcode scanner kept beeping as it successfully scanned the code. As Liang Jun held a large bag of snacks and looked for the barcode, she casually asked, "Did you buy all of this for your younger brother?"
"right."
The girl seemed to hesitate for a moment, then asked, "How did you know?"
Liang Jun shook her head and chuckled, "When I was getting these things, your brother's eyes never left me. His expression was so serious, as if he was worried that I would eat his leftovers."
Hearing Liang Jun say that, the girl finally came to her senses.
She cupped the little boy's chin with one hand, then squeezed his face with her palm, forcibly turning his head back to her.
"Tianci, don't keep staring at others, it's impolite!"
The little boy's gaze was restricted; he only glanced at the girl in front of him twice before lowering his head, but the swinging of his legs increased accordingly.
Two chubby little legs bumped against the shopping cart, making a "clattering" sound.
They were so well-behaved just now, what's wrong with them now?
Although Liang Jun was puzzled, she did not show her doubts on the surface.
She mimicked the girl's actions, her hands constantly scanning the code to pay, but her eyes kept glancing at the little boy's legs.
The brand-new denim blue/lantern pants fit perfectly, and beneath the long sailor socks were a pair of clean, brand-name sneakers.
A sharp sixth sense flashed through Liang Xun's mind, and perhaps realizing something, her gaze shifted slightly upwards, lingering only on the girl in front of the little boy for a few seconds.
She then noticed that although the girl's clothes were neat, they were obviously not the latest styles, and they might even have been washed many times, as there were obvious wrinkles at the bottom of the hem.
This is something you wouldn't see at all in a little boy.
Like a sharp thorn, the little boy's name stood straight and hard on all of Liang Jun's ideas—
A gift from heaven.
He is the gift from heaven to this family.
Liang Jun's hand trembled, as if the other party's sinister plan had taken root and sprouted in her heart.
After scanning the last can of milk powder, Liang Jun smiled as if nothing had happened.
"You bought so many of your brother's favorite foods; if someone didn't know better, they'd think it was your brother's birthday today..."
The girl asked for another shopping bag and was now slowly filling it with things.
Without even looking up, she said, "In this life, you can eat what you want not only on your birthday, but also on other special anniversaries."
She picked up the heavy shopping bag and held it in front of the little boy, making him stare directly into the food inside the bag with his dark eyes.
"Tianci, your sister bought a lot of your favorite snacks this time. When we get home, don't tell Mom and Dad that your sister doesn't love you anymore..."
Liang Jun couldn't see the boy's expression, but she saw his swaying legs freeze instantly.
The girl acted as if nothing had happened, simply putting the shopping bag into the shopping cart and then taking out her somewhat old wallet.
How much is it in total?
“1088,” Liang Jun replied truthfully.
The girl promptly handed Liang Jun 1,100 yuan and generously told her that she didn't need to give change.
Until the very last second before they left, Liang Jun did not get to see the two-year-old boy one last time.
Unfortunately, she ignored his distress signal.
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Author's note: The moon is supposed to be fullest on the 16th of the lunar month, did everyone watch the moon tonight?
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