I Tied Up the Travel Check-In System - Chapter 23

Tang Siqi racked her brains and suddenly remembered the system’s reward system. Learning any skill would earn her gold coins. As long as she could learn any skill within today, she still had a chance to win the gold coins!

Tang Siqi didn’t want to miss out on the king crab; it was a premium seafood ingredient.

So she set her sights on the vendors on Nantang Street.

Nantang Street was a pedestrian street, well-managed. Besides numerous bars and small shops, it also had a dedicated area for small vendors.

There were many interesting vendors here, some painting, some selling snacks, and some selling flowers from buckets. Her eye was quickly drawn to a sign with four large characters: “Ancestral Film.”

The sign was placed on a folding table. Behind it sat a young man playing Honor of Kings on his phone.

Tang Siqi walked over and watched for a moment. The opponent was playing ranked, a mage, and he was playing terribly.

He had no positioning, no damage, and no support.

Under his leadership, the team quickly lost the match.

“Bah, what a jerk teammate!” the young man cursed, looking up at Tang Siqi. “Beauty, do you want a screen protector?”

Tang Siqi raised an eyebrow slightly. “I’m the Jungle King. I can help you rank up.”

The young man, of course, didn’t believe it. “You say so, so it is? Who doesn’t brag these days? I’m the King of Magic, and you’re just…” He paused, still holding back his curse words.

Tang Siqi chuckled, logged into her account, and glanced at him.

A dazzling array of national server assassins.

The young man choked: “Dad…you are my dad.”

Tang Siqi couldn’t help laughing: “You’re welcome, but I need to learn how to apply screen protectors first. Add me as a friend later, and I’ll take you with me when I play.”

The young man rubbed his hands excitedly: “No problem, it’s just learning how to apply screen protectors. I’m the best screen protector on this street. Come on, big man, take out your phone, I’ll teach you step by step.”

“The job of applying screen protectors is very simple. What’s important is not applying the screen protectors, but the source of supply. These are all cheap products from 1688. They are universal for all models and cost 2 yuan. If you sell some charging cables and phone cases, the profit will be even greater.”

The young man turned on the emergency light on the table, took out the phone screen protector, compared it with Tang Siqi’s phone, and skillfully cut the screen protector of the right size according to the size of the phone screen, and then wiped the screen with a quick cotton cloth.

“If you want to apply the screen protector properly, remember, the first step is to clean the screen. Once you do this, everything else will go smoothly.” He explained as he wiped the screen. After a while, he added, “Look, just wipe in one direction. The screen is clean right away, isn’t it? No fingerprints, no stains. It’s damn clean!”

“Then comes the screen protector. This step is actually very simple, and practice makes perfect. The most important thing is to align the placement, peeling off the protective film underneath as you go. If you’re a beginner, it’s best to proceed as slowly as possible to avoid making a mistake. Also, don’t remove the protective film before the alignment is complete, or it will be ruined. If the screen protector breaks, it’s okay. Just apologize to the customer and reapply it. To make money in this business, you can’t just apply screen protectors. You have to be sweet-talking, coaxing customers into buying more.

And when someone comes, you can take advantage of them. That’s the trick.” The young man spoke with gusto. After applying the screen protector, he handed the phone to Tang Siqi. “Boss, it’s done. Do you want to try it yourself?”

He then handed Tang Siqi another screen protector and the phone. Under his guidance, Tang Siqi quickly applied the screen protector as well. Honestly, this was the first time she hadn’t ruined a screen protector. She had tried to buy screen protectors online and apply them herself before, but after a few failures, she never wanted to try again. It was too humiliating.

I didn’t expect to learn how to apply screen protectors tonight. It was quite impressive.

The young man asked cautiously, “Boss, are you satisfied with my teaching?”

Tang Siqi nodded, “Not bad.”

“Then let’s add each other as friends. See if you have time to play games with me. To be honest, I didn’t get any girls before because I was too bad. If you can help me get to Diamond, I’ll have no regrets in my life.”

Tang Siqi smiled and said, “Sure, sure. Diamond isn’t that hard to get.”

As soon as the two added each other as friends, their phones buzzed. Tang Siqi opened it and saw :

“Congratulations to the host. You have mastered the basic film application skill. Reward: 30 gold coins. Total wealth: 517 gold coins.”

Hahahaha, good things come to those who wait. I finally saved up 500 gold coins.

Just then, Tang Siqi’s phone rang. It was her dad calling.

“Siqi, where are you? Are you going home for dinner tonight? I can buy some groceries.”

Tang Siqi smiled and said, “Dad, I was just about to call you. Don’t buy too much. We’re going to eat king crab tonight.”

Tang Ruiqing was stunned for a moment: “King crab… isn’t that something expensive?”

“It’s okay. I took another order today. I’ll treat you.”

Tang Ruiqing: “…Don’t spend money recklessly even if you take an order. King crabs cost hundreds of dollars… You may not be able to buy them. It will probably cost thousands.”

Tang Siqi said, “Don’t worry about the price. Dad, think about what to do first. I’ll come back with the king crabs later.”

After she finished speaking, she hung up the phone. Tang Ruiqing held the side dishes in his hand, thought about it, put them down, and said to the vendor: “Oh, forget it, I’m not going to buy it.” ”

Why? This leek is so fresh.”

“Forget it, my daughter wants to buy some king crab, and I need to think of something to pair it with… Hey, these young people, why do they love to spend money recklessly?” Tang Ruiqing said, his tone a bit boastful and melancholic.

The vendor was taken aback. “Oh, king crab is a great thing. Your daughter is so filial. It’s best to steam the seafood. You really don’t need to buy anything else.”

Tang Ruiqing browsed the market and only took home a bottle of Erguotou. With seafood, it was natural to have some wine.

Tang Siqi went to the nearest large supermarket, which happened to be on the list of merchants provided by the system.

She had been worried that they didn’t sell king crab, but she was surprised that they had live king crabs in addition to frozen ones.

Tang Siqi went to the seafood section and was a little apprehensive at the sight of the king crabs moving around in the bathtub.

The seafood seller came over and said, “This king crab is a bit pricey, but it’s freshly arrived, so it’s super fresh and vibrant!” ”

Auntie, what are we going to do with this king crab?” Tang Siqi asked.

“Oh, this live king crab is delicious no matter how you cook it, but steaming it is best to preserve its delicious flavor.” Seeing her hesitation, the aunt adjusted her strategy and said, “Young lady, you might also consider buying some fresh shrimp. They’re 40 yuan a pound, and there’s a sale going on today, so it’s a great deal!”

Tang Siqi was indeed hesitant. She hadn’t expected a live king crab to be so large. She was still trying to figure out what size a 25-pound king crab would be; it seemed like every one of them looked quite large.

This was a bit daunting. Could Dad really handle it if she took it home?

Seeing her lack of reaction, the aunt was about to go somewhere else to attend to other customers, but Tang Siqi suddenly spoke up, “Auntie, can you help me pick out one that’s exactly 5 pounds?”

The aunt was startled and turned back. “If it’s 5 jin, that’ll be 1800 yuan, right?”

Tang Siqi nodded. “Yes, I want 5 jin, but I’ll find a way to pack it for you later, otherwise I won’t be able to take it home.”

The aunt immediately smiled. “Of course, don’t worry, I’ll definitely take care of it.”

She quickly helped Tang Siqi pick out a crab that weighed exactly 5 jin. After weighing it and agreeing on the price, she tied the crab legs with a rubber band and added some ice.

“You must eat it as soon as you get it home. The meat won’t taste good after the crab dies.”

Tang Siqi nodded. “Okay.”

And just like that, Tang Siqi went home with a huge king crab.

Tang Ruiqing had been waiting impatiently at home. He had never cooked or eaten king crab before. When Tang Siqi brought it home, he was stunned.

“We don’t seem to have a pot that big at home…”

They looked at each other, unsure how to proceed.

At this moment, Tang Ruiqing immediately thought of his friend and called Xu Qianning’s father.

“Old Xu, have you eaten yet? You’re coming down here before dinner’s even started. Hey, help me out, you can have dinner at my house tonight.”

Xu Xian: “What’s going on?”

“Hey, what could it be? It’s just that Siqi suddenly had an idea and bought a king crab. It’s over five pounds. There’s no way the two of us can finish it. Besides… we don’t know how to cook. How about you come down and give me some advice? You can also eat here.”

Xu Xian: “Got it, I’ll be right down.”

When Xu Xian arrived, he saw the father and daughter circling around a king crab, at a loss as to what to do.

Old Xu tied on his apron and began to give orders.

“Siqi, go downstairs and buy some vermicelli. Longkou vermicelli.”

“Old Tang, start steaming the rice. Do you have any fermented black beans at home? Any chili sauce? Any cooking wine? Oh, nothing. Take my keys and go get the seasonings.”

Xu Xian then began meticulously cleaning the king crab, scrubbing it three times before finishing. He then cut the crab legs, cracked the shell, and scraped the crab roe to make a crab roe steamed egg.

The crab legs have plenty of meat, which can be used to make garlic vermicelli crab legs.

The meat inside the shell is the most important, used to make spicy crab.

A king crab can be prepared in three ways, both to add variety and because most people don’t have large enough pots to steam a whole king crab, making cooking easier.

After Tang Siqi got her vermicelli home, she peeled garlic.

Tang Ruiqing was very pleased: “You haven’t been in Shanghai for long, but you are so skilled at peeling garlic. Not bad.”

Tang Siqi smiled and said, “I learned this from Junbao.”

Xu Xian heard his grandson’s name, but he didn’t turn around. After a moment of silence, he couldn’t help asking, “Junbao…are you okay?”

Because of Xu Qianning’s divorce, her relationship with her family was once tense to the extreme. As parents, they naturally didn’t want to see her making a living in Shanghai with her children after the divorce. It was really heartbreaking.

The couple couldn’t help complaining in their words, but this daughter, who looked weak on the outside, had made up her mind and no one could persuade her. She insisted on raising Junbao alone and would never ask her ex-husband for money no matter how difficult it was.

Xu Xian missed his daughter and grandson very much, but he had no idea how to repair the relationship with his daughter.

He knew that Siqi had a good relationship with his daughter and usually lived together, so he finally couldn’t help asking.