CHAPTER 108: CHAPTER 108: UNLOCKING THE THOUSAND-YUAN HOUSEHOLD ACHIEVEMENT

"Alright, alright, don’t expect me or your second uncle to handle your family matters from now on."

Wang Chunhua was so angry, steam was practically coming out of her head.

Su Xiaoxiao scratched her face, completely unfazed: "You talk like you ever cared before."

Wang Chunhua grabbed Su Tieniu with one hand and the egg cake she brought with the other, and stomped off in a huff.

The obstruction left, and the family sat at the table, each one eating until their bellies were round.

Having finished eating, Su Xiaoxiao patted her round belly with satisfaction, when suddenly deafening music blasted in her ears, nearly making her jump off the bed.

What the heck, am I hearing the familiar BGM of the news broadcast?

Stunned for a moment, she immediately realized this sound was coming from inside her head.

What’s going on? Could there be a bug in the game?

She hurriedly opened the game interface, only to see a line of big characters in blinding colors scrolling in the center of the screen: Congratulations to the player for unlocking the Thousand Yuan Achievement.

At the same time, a lottery wheel appeared on the game interface, with the number one displayed in the center.

Is this telling her to draw a prize?

Who would’ve thought such a good thing could happen, Su Xiaoxiao excitedly checked the lottery interface.

There were six prizes, namely: Phoenix Bicycle, the latest model radio, Shanghai Gold Watch, Floor Fan, Refrigerator, "Five Years of College Entrance Examination and Three Years of Simulation."

Wait, seems like there’s something weird mixed in?

Forget it, that’s not important, what’s important is that the rest are good stuff, a one in six chance, she shouldn’t be that unlucky.

She rubbed her hands together, excitement all over her face, and clicked the middle button.

The lottery wheel spun rapidly, and Su Xiaoxiao stared eagerly, afraid to miss every moment of witnessing a miracle.

Finally, the pointer on the wheel slowly stopped, perfectly landing on the edge of the refrigerator position, Su Xiaoxiao was so excited she nearly jumped.

But the next moment, the pointer inexplicably moved slightly forward, stopping right at the "Five Years of College Entrance Examination and Three Years of Simulation" position.

Su Xiaoxiao’s eyes went dark, what the heck is this human suffering?

How utterly wicked did she have to be in her past life to have such terrible luck in this one?

From rubbing her hands like an excited fly to a face of utter despair, all it took was one draw.

The joyous music sounded next, and Su Xiaoxiao, looking worn out, eyed the "Five Years of College Entrance Examination and Three Years of Simulation" newly in her hand, her gaze exuding a faint sense of doom.

"Attention villagers, today the relevant staff will be coming to each home to set up electrical wiring, please cooperate..."

Early the next morning, before dawn, the village’s loudspeaker boomed out the village chief’s resonant voice.

Su Xiaoxiao scratched her head, crawled up from the bed, slipped on her slippers, and was about to freshen up, only to open the door and be startled by two pairs of shining eyes.

"What are you two doing crouching in front of my door so early in the morning?"

Su Xiaoxiao patted her chest, feeling she’d be scared to death by these two brats one day.

Seeing her come out, the two younger brothers eagerly edged closer: "Third sister, the village is getting electricity today, you said you’d get us a TV to watch, right?"

They actually remembered, if only they could use that memory for their studies.

Su Xiaoxiao held an enamel mug as she went to wash up, casually replied: "I’ll bring it back after work tonight."

"Really?"

The two jumped up excitedly.

It’s just a TV, and they’re this thrilled.

Su Xiaoxiao chuckled and shook her head, after washing up she hopped on her bike and headed straight to the department store.

Right at the entrance, she bumped into Huang Mei who was arriving for work, and Huang Mei promptly approached her with enthusiasm: "Xiaoxiao, let me tell you, tomorrow the department store is getting some blemished fabric, make sure to bring money tickets when you come to work, I’ll save some nice patterns for you."

The two became closer after the seafood incident last time.

"Thank you, Sister Huang."

Su Xiaoxiao gave Huang Mei a sweet smile, then rummaged through her bag and pulled out two packs of small dried fish to give to her: "Sister Huang, these are small dried fish a friend brought me, give it a try, if you like it I’ll get you more."

"Oh my, how can I accept this."

It was just her saying a few words, and she got two packs of small dried fish in return, a rare delicacy, even their department store hadn’t seen it.

Once Su Xiaoxiao left, she opened a bit out of curiosity, and the aromatic spicy smell instantly wafted into the air, Huang Mei uncontrollably swallowed and took a bite, her eyes instantly lighting up.

The small dried fish was well-seasoned, fresh and spicy, she’d never had such delicious dried fish before.

Zhang Dongmei happened to arrive for work, head held high, holding two plump meat buns that looked tempting.

On the way over, quite a few people were drooling at the buns in her hands.

During these times, most families weren’t well off, very few could afford white flour meat buns.

As she passed by Huang Mei, who was savoring cornmeal buns with the small dried fish, it was a delicious match.

The aroma made Zhang Dongmei suddenly find the meat buns in her hands less appealing, she curiously leaned over, just catching sight of Huang Mei eating a pack of small dried fish, she swallowed before coming closer.

"Sister Huang, where did you buy those small dried fish? They look delicious."

Huang Mei glanced at her, quickly protecting the remaining small dried fish, this stuff was too good, even shoe insoles tasted marvelous with it.

Xiaoxiao only gave her two packs, she planned to take the remaining pack home for the kids to try.

"Oh, you mean this, Xiaoxiao gave it to me."

Huang Mei finished off the last piece of the small dried fish, then spoke slowly and calmly.

"You mean Su Xiaoxiao gave you this?"

Upon hearing Su Xiaoxiao’s name, Zhang Dongmei’s expression immediately changed, "I thought it was something good, just a few broken small dried fish, it’s not like anyone doesn’t have them."

Huang Mei: "..."

Who knew who was drooling earlier.

Zhang Dongmei took a big bite of the meat bun, it’s just dried fish, what’s so special?

She thought bitterly, taking another aggressive bite out of the meat bun, as if venting on Su Xiaoxiao.

Who would’ve thought she would accidentally bite her tongue, bringing tears to her eyes from the pain.

How did that brat Su Xiaoxiao become so adept at sucking up? So much so that many people in the department store now had good relations with her.

How could the daughter of a prison convict deserve this?

Even that director from the commerce bureau showed exceptional appreciation towards her last time.

Just as she was gritting her teeth, she saw Manager Xu approaching.

Yang Baoguo had been temporarily demoted, and now Manager Xu was acting as the head of the department store’s sales department.

Xu Cuilan called a meeting for everyone at the department store.

Standing at the front, her gaze swept over everyone present, finally settling on Su Xiaoxiao, motioning her over: "Comrade Su, come here."