I Tied Up the Travel Check-In System - Chapter 25

Tang Siqi was woken by a barrage of WeChat messages.

Le Keke: [Ah! My goddess has a new piece! Aaaaaa, so beautiful!]

Le Keke: [Originally, this Yiqi only drew Shanghai’s delicious food and scenery. I’ve been eating at several places with her, but I didn’t expect she’d even go to Wenzhou!]

Le Keke: [Oh my god, you have no idea! I’ve never even heard there’s so much delicious food in Wenzhou. What do you think? Should I sneak off to Wenzhou this weekend?]

Le Keke: [Ahhhhhhh! How can my goddess be so amazing? She’s discovered so many delicious foods!]

Tang Siqi opened her phone sleepily to see Le Keke’s constant messages.

She rubbed her temples, feeling a headache, and thought to herself, thank goodness I didn’t tell her I’d been back in Wenzhou for the past couple of days, otherwise I’d be exposed.

She never expected to find a fangirl while selling her graphics tablet on Xianyu.

Siqi: [Hmm, I’ve seen it. The painting’s pretty good. Shanghai to Wenzhou isn’t far, so I could spend two days there on the weekend. The high-speed rail ride only takes a few hours each way.]

Le Keke: [You’re tempted too, right? How about we go to Wenzhou together?]

Tang Siqi: “…”

Siqi: [I’m busy lately. You go by yourself.]

After chatting with Le Keke, Tang Siqi, still a little groggy, sat up and glanced at the system message, then woke up completely.

[Congratulations, host! You’ve accumulated ten A-level daily check-ins: Wuming Xiaolongbao, Changle Apartment, Waiting for Him at Wusongkou, Baoshan Tangyuan, Lao Yang’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Lamb, Wenzhou Lao Li Guokui, Cangqiao Pig Offal Noodles, Chen Hui Fishball Shop, Yang’s Traditional Rice Balls, and Strange Ice and Snow World. This system has automatically entered the upgrade phase. The upgrade time and post-update functions are undetermined. During the upgrade, the host will not be able to use any system functions. Please stay tuned.]

Tang Siqi: !!!

So she’d already completed ten A-level check-ins?

She’d just been looking for something delicious or a special deal in the gold coin mall today, but she’d suddenly gone straight to the upgrade mode.

Tang Siqi looked at the words “Upgrade Time Undetermined” written on the screen, feeling a faint sense of melancholy.

Oh, really…

I’d initially been a bit put off by this system, given its set health limit, but now that it had her, she could have some fun.

Hey, wait!

Yesterday, she had nearly 200 hours of health remaining. The system wouldn’t be usable during the upgrade, and the timeframe was undetermined. What if she ran out of health and it still hadn’t finished upgrading?

Tang Siqi was on the verge of tears. Wouldn’t that put her life in danger?

Tang Siqi tapped the screen, but after the previous prompt, the software stopped responding. She tapped twice more, and the screen went black.

Tang Siqi: “…”

Well, there’s no point in overthinking it. She could only take things one step at a time.

Hopefully, this system upgrade isn’t too buggy.

Tang Siqi, having just gotten out of bed, faced this unexpected blow and lay down again in silence.

She opened the game and played a few rounds on her smurf account with the screen protector guy she’d added yesterday.

She carried the entire game, making him keep shouting “666”(likely referring to a game title).

She didn’t know if it was because she was used to a busy life, so suddenly she felt a little uncomfortable.

After a few rounds, Tang Siqi quit the game. She remembered that she’d only drawn the food in Wenzhou yesterday and hadn’t yet drawn the scenic spots, so she decided to get around to that when she had time.

Speaking of scenic spots, she messaged Xu Wei, whom she’d met at the Ice and Snow World, asking for her opinion. After all, she was going to use her image as a model for her artwork.

Xu Wei: “Wow, you’re a professional artist, no problem, no problem. You must make me look pretty and fairy-like.”

Tang Siqi smiled and decisively declined: “My style is more playful. I don’t think I can make you look pretty and fairy-like.”

Xu Wei: “Oh, well, I have some photos here. You can use them as inspiration.”

Siqi: “???”

Xu Wei: “Sly smile jpg.” [Picture][Picture][Picture][Picture][Picture] No thanks, I just took a few random pictures.]

Tang Siqi looked at them and covered her face, unable to bear the thought.

It turned out Xu Wei had secretly taken several photos of her, all of which showed her in various moments of panic as she was about to slip.

There was also a hilarious moment where she was sitting on a tire and drawing down the slope, her bangs blowing up.

She was grinning like a fool, but it was quite funny. If it weren’t for these photos, she wouldn’t have known she had such a ridiculous expression while standing on her snowboard.

Siqi: [Thanks!]

These photos unexpectedly gave her a lot of inspiration.

On the high-speed train from Wenzhou back to Shanghai, Tang Siqi began creating cartoon characters based on the pictures of herself. She

had never included herself in her previous drawings of beautiful scenery and delicious food.

With these photos, she suddenly thought it would be a good idea to create a cartoon character of herself, using this little character as the protagonist in drawings about her tasting food and traveling around the world.

Perhaps it was the soul of the photos Xu Wei had snapped that she managed to capture them perfectly. As she got off the train, a vibrant little cartoon girl appeared on her screen. She had even designed several iconic expressions and gestures for the character.

“Let’s call you Xiaoqi,”

Tang Siqi said, closing her laptop and taking the bus home. After dropping off her luggage, she contacted Mr. Feng, owner of the Colorful Family Park.

Feng Yi wasn’t at the park at the moment, but was seeing his son off at the airport.

“Xiaobin, Daddy’s park is undergoing renovations. Come back during summer vacation, and it’ll be just the way you like it.”

Feng Xiaobin, seemingly forced to stay in business, snuggled up to his mother and asked, “Mom, why aren’t we leaving yet? Is Uncle Li getting impatient?”

Feng Yi saw his son preoccupied with others, and his heart ached. He waved to his son, who was then led by his ex-wife towards security. He spotted his ex-wife’s current boyfriend and rushed over with a smile.

Alas!

Feng Yi’s phone rang. It was Tang Siqi.

“Boss Feng, I’m already in Shanghai.”

“Ah… Miss Tang, you’re here so quickly. That’s great! When are you free? Is today okay?”

Tang Siqi was stunned. “Today?”

Feng Yi didn’t want to wait any longer. It was already April, and as agreed, he would return to Shanghai with his son in July. By then, he would make sure the Colorful Parent-Child Park became a true fairytale world, showing his son the care and effort he, as a father, had put into it.

“Yes, today. If you’re free, come to the park’s office building today to complete the onboarding process. Just contact my secretary, and she’ll arrange everything for you.”

Tang Siqi felt a little dizzy. Onboarding? What did that even mean?

She had only agreed to help with the design, not to join his company.

“Boss Feng, wait a minute, you mean… let me go to work in your company?”

Feng Yi finally realized his abruptness and quickly said, “Ms. Tang, that’s not what I meant. The park is far away from the city, and it’s not convenient for you to run back and forth. Our park has a canteen and accommodation for employees. After you come, you can work in the amusement park as an ordinary employee, which is more convenient. After the design is completed this time, I will give you 10,000 yuan as labor fee, plus an additional subsidy of 200 yuan per day. If you create promotional illustrations of the same series for the park later, the commercial price will be 2,000 yuan per piece. What do you think of this treatment? If you feel it is inappropriate, you can also talk to me. The price is negotiable, but the construction period is tight, and I hope to start as soon as possible.”

Tang Siqi suddenly realized, that’s it.

Ten thousand yuan for labor, two hundred yuan per day as an additional allowance, and two thousand yuan per commercial work. Tang Siqi gasped as she carefully considered the offer. Boss Feng truly possessed immense wealth, offering such a sum straight away…

It seemed Boss Feng was truly pressed for time, but it was truly intimidating. After all, at her current level, even selling a commercial work for a hundred yuan would be considered a good deal.

“Ms. Tang, I hope you can respond as soon as possible,” Feng Yi continued.

Tang Siqi suppressed her surging emotions and said in a calm voice, “Okay, I agree. I’ll go check out the park today.”

The entire journey was filled with excitement. This single order would earn her at least ten thousand yuan. If they worked quickly and finished it within a month, her savings might soar to twenty thousand!

Tang Siqi took the subway to the Colorful Family Park. She had contacted Boss Feng’s secretary, Ma, in advance, so when she emerged from the station, Ma’s car was already parked at the entrance.

Once Tang Siqi got in, Ma enthusiastically briefed her on the park’s current state.

“Miss Tang, our boss Feng raved about your design. He’ll be thrilled to have you here.”

“Ah… haha, sure.”

Tang Siqi felt a little uncomfortable with the compliment. She always felt she wasn’t up to the task, unworthy of such kindness.

“Miss Tang, to be honest, our Colorful Park had a good period of business after your last post. Many visitors said they came because of your post. Unfortunately, the park’s facilities and surroundings haven’t been upgraded yet, so after that influx of visitors, it’s back to a state of disarray. Boss Feng has approached several professional design teams about renovating the park, but none of their proposals satisfied him. That’s why he invited you here, hoping your inspiration can help him find a breakthrough for future improvements.”

Tang Siqi didn’t know what to say. She was just a novice artist, and she doubted her ability to design an amusement park.

But since she was here, she had to give it a try. What if it actually worked?

Secretary Ma took Tang Siqi to the staff dormitory to put her luggage. Boss Feng took special care of her and arranged a suite with a private bathroom for her. It had a large bed, a desk, a wardrobe, a dressing table, a carpet, and a 60-inch smart TV and speakers in the living room.

This living condition was much better than the small room she lived in at Xu Qianning’s house.