I Tied Up the Travel Check-In System - Chapter 29

Tang Siqi had spent the afternoon playing with the phone screen protector guy and was tired, so she logged out of the game to take a nap.

Habitually, she opened the travel check-in app and saw a system message pop up.

[Friendly Reminder: The host’s remaining health points have been refreshed and the counting has restarted after the system upgrade.]

Tang Siqi glanced at the health point balance in the corner of the screen.

She immediately sat up with a start.

Her health point balance was only 89 hours left!

Before the system upgrade, she clearly had nearly two hundred hours of health points! How could it be so much less?!

“Wait a minute, my health point balance is a full one hundred hours less!” Tang Siqi’s eyes widened. Although she was a lazy bum, she didn’t want to die.

The little figure hiding in the room, hearing this, felt a sudden jolt in his heart.

Seeing his little master’s lazy appearance, how could she remember the health points so clearly?

He quickly typed on the screen, feeling a little guilty as this was the first time he had lied.

[This is because the host did not exercise enough during the system upgrade. The system will reassess your performance.]

Tang Siqi: “…”

She hadn’t slacked off at all during this time. Besides work, she also paid attention to exercising, and even managed to get first place in her WeChat Moments’ exercise ranking for several days in the past 20 days!

Why did they say she wasn’t exercising enough?

“What are your judging criteria?” Tang Siqi questioned.

[Sorry, the system’s judging criteria cannot be disclosed.]

The little figure in the drawing was typing haltingly because it was feeling guilty.

Tang Siqi was furious, but there was nothing else she could do. Lying in bed, she thought about it. 89 hours was fine, and there were still more than three days left. She could rest well today and go out to check in tomorrow.

Thinking this, Tang Siqi lay down, and after lying down, she couldn’t help but open her phone again to look at the remaining time.

But this time, she looked more carefully and seemed to find something wrong.

“This system interface looks a bit strange. Why is the place that should be 1 a bit rough?” Tang Siqi said subconsciously.

As someone who frequently uses Photoshop, looking at this place, it felt like someone had added a patch to it, and it was done by a novice.

Immediately, she became suspicious.

[Host, this is the design of the panel after the system upgrade.]

The little figure was sweating profusely; how could its little master be so perceptive?

Tang Siqi looked at the explanation with a hint of speechlessness: It really was… she couldn’t see any design sense at all.

After playing games for several hours, she was tired, so Tang Siqi turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

At this moment, the little figure, seeing its little master finally asleep and no longer dwelling on the matter, wiped its sweat and whispered, “Almost! Luckily, it wasn’t noticed.”

It let out a long sigh, clasped its hands together, closed its eyes, and said, “Amitabha, I lied about her reduced health to encourage her, please don’t deduct my reward, sob…”

After praying like this, the little figure walked to the screen with its hands behind its back, tilted its head, and looked at the numbers on the panel: “It’s photoshopped so perfectly, can anyone tell? Probably not, right?”

it said, deceiving itself.

The next day, Xu Qianning had to go out, so she asked Tang Siqi to take care of Junbao for half a day.

Tang Siqi had originally suggested that Junbao go out with her, but Junbao said he hadn’t finished his drawing yet, so Tang Siqi and he each went to draw, one in the room and the other in the living room.

Tang Siqi had been working at the amusement park recently, but in her spare time she still completed several more illustrations in the “Xiaoqi’s Trip to Wenzhou” series. However, there was still one drawing that was only a sketch and hadn’t been outlined or colored yet.

Today she had time, so she finished the remaining drawing, which happened to depict her and Xu Wei skiing in the snow world, showing them falling together.

She quickly became focused and didn’t even notice the door behind her being pushed open, and Junbao walking in.

Luo Junbao had finished his drawing and was already hungry. He was about to urge Tang Siqi to go out for dinner when he didn’t expect her to be so engrossed in drawing.

Luo Junbao also enjoyed drawing, so he sat on the edge of the bed and watched her draw.

Drawing on a computer is so convenient! You can erase anything you don’t like immediately, and you can even copy and paste backgrounds. Choosing colors is so easy too!

Luo Junbao sighed. It’s a pity he’s still too young; his mother doesn’t let him play on his phone or computer. When he grows up, he’ll learn how to draw on a computer so he won’t waste so much sketchbook.

Tang Siqi finished her drawing and was about to export it to post on the review website along with her previous Wenzhou series illustrations when she heard a sweet yet serious voice behind her say, “Your recent drawings… have improved a lot.”

She turned to look at Luo Junbao, whose eyes looked away, seemingly a little embarrassed after being praised.

“Hurry up, let’s go out to eat! I’m so hungry!”

he said, jumping off the bed and running out.

Tang Siqi was stunned. Had Junbao just praised her?

After a while, Tang Siqi burst into laughter. This awkward child had praised her reluctantly!

Tang Siqi carefully examined the paintings in front of her. Indeed, although the work at the amusement park was demanding and she didn’t particularly enjoy the fixed office schedule, and the colleagues with connections were difficult to deal with, her drawing skills had improved considerably without her even realizing it.

The lines were much smoother, and the compositions were richer—a significant improvement indeed.

Tang Siqi happily posted these paintings on Dianping.com and Weibo, only to discover that her Weibo followers had increased from over 200 to over 800.

Logging into Pigeon Artist, her follower count had also risen from over 100 to over 500.

The “Xiaoqi’s Trip to Wenzhou” illustration series had just been posted on Pigeon Artist and already received numerous replies.

“The artist is back! Wow, it’s been so long since the last update!”

“I really love the art style of this series, it’s so slice-of-life and heartwarming.”

“Hahaha, the skiing fall scene is so realistic! Did you install a camera on me? I fell like this while skiing with my best friend during the Chinese New Year.”

“This series has a great concept! Please keep updating! I feel like I’m waiting for a comic book while the artist is neglecting me…”

“Don’t just draw Wenzhou, artist, can you make more series about other places? How about a ‘Xiao Qi Travels China’ series?”

Tang Siqi looked at these comments and fell into deep thought.

At this moment, a certain chibi character saw this and nervously stammered.

“Yes, yes, yes, little master, look at this comment, ‘Xiao Qi Travels China’!!! This idea is really good!”

He finished speaking and waited expectantly for Tang Siqi’s reaction.

She shook her head, swiped her finger, and skipped the comment.

“Xiao Qi travels China? Why not Xiao Qi travels the world? No way, no money.”

Just then, Luo Junbao urged again, “Tang Siqi, are you ready yet?”

Tang Siqi replied, “Okay, coming, coming.”

The chibi-like figure, seeing his hopes dashed, slumped to the ground. Why… was it so difficult for his little master to go out…

lack of money…

He grasped this key word and began to rack his brains again.

…

At noon, Tang Siqi was taken by Luo Junbao to a restaurant not far from home.

“Are you sure this is the right place?” Tang Siqi asked, glancing at the restaurant.

Luo Junbao nodded, “Didn’t you ask me to go to the kindergarten last time to ask what good food was nearby? I asked Xiaopang, and he loves eating here the most.”

“Oh.”

It was past lunchtime, but the restaurant was still quite busy. The environment looked so-so, but since Junbao recommended it, Tang Siqi decided to eat there.

“What’s good to eat at this restaurant?” Tang Siqi asked, flipping through the menu.

“Chicken congee, that’s the most famous thing at this shop.”

“Okay, boss, two bowls of Shaoxing chicken congee, please.”

“Don’t you want anything else?”

“No, thank you.”

“Okay, six yuan, pay here first.”

Tang Siqi: !!

Six yuan?

Two bowls of chicken congee for six yuan?

Tang Siqi wondered if she had misheard, and looked at the menu again to confirm. It really was three yuan a bowl.

“Then… I’ll also have a bowl of scallion oil noodles and half a portion of poached chicken.”

Tang Siqi didn’t usually drink congee. When she was a child, she only drank the plain congee her mother cooked when she was sick or had a cold.

She didn’t know what this chicken congee tasted like.

But no matter how it tasted, Tang Siqi instantly fell in love with the price of three yuan a bowl.

Luo Junbao was already hungry. He craned his neck and looked back several times before finally getting his bowl of congee.

All the dishes were served, and Tang Siqi took another bowl and put a small bowl of scallion oil noodles on Junbao’s plate.

Luo Junbao quickly began to eat the chicken congee in big mouthfuls.

Tang Siqi first tried a bite of the scallion oil noodles.

The noodles were incredibly chewy, refreshing, and had a strong scallion flavor; you had to mix them as you ate.

It was a simple bowl of noodles, yet Tang Siqi ate it with great relish.

It was just a pity there were so few shiitake mushroom slices; if there were more, it would be even more fragrant, Tang Siqi thought to herself as she ate.

“Junbao, try this,” Tang Siqi said.

Luo Junbao didn’t even look up, just grunted.

Seeing him so engrossed in drinking the chicken porridge, Tang Siqi was curious about how it tasted.

She took another bite.

If the scallion oil noodles had awakened her taste buds, then this chicken porridge truly amazed her.

How could a three-yuan bowl of chicken porridge be made so excellent?!

This chicken porridge tasted different from the plain white porridge she drank as a child. It was cooked to a very smooth and creamy consistency, with a subtle, clean chicken flavor. This wasn’t the kind of flavor created by chicken bouillon, but rather the aroma of genuine, simmered chicken broth.

It was just a little disappointing that, in Tang Siqi’s opinion, the aroma was a bit too mild. If it were a bit stronger, it would be absolutely divine!

Tang Siqi then tried the poached chicken, and to her surprise, this last dish was the true king.

The chicken was incredibly tender and juicy, and its aroma was irresistible. The most classic element was the dipping sauce. It looked like ordinary soy sauce, but when dipped in it, the tender chicken instantly became incredibly flavorful, elevating the taste to a whole new level.

This poached chicken paired with the chicken porridge and scallion oil noodles was simply an ultimate treat.

“Junbao, try this poached chicken again, it’s delicious!” Tang Siqi kept recommending it.

But…

Junbao’s head remained glued to the bowl of chicken porridge until it was empty. He let out a satisfied burp, then picked up his chopsticks and reached for the scallion oil noodles and poached chicken.

“Little Fatty recommended this restaurant, it’s really good. Burp~” Luo Junbao said with immense satisfaction.

In the end, their eating power was still a bit lacking; they still hadn’t finished the poached chicken. Tang Siqi ordered another half portion to take home. The poached chicken tasted good; they could have it again that night.

Tang Siqi suddenly remembered that her remaining life points in the system were low, so she quickly took out her phone to check in.

[Congratulations, host, you have successfully checked in at “Little Shaoxing” restaurant, rating B. The system rewards you with 2 hours of life points, 10 gold coins, total wealth 27 gold coins, remaining life points: 70 hours.]

What?!

A B-level check-in only rewards 2 hours of life points and 10 gold coins?

System, are you broken?

Did you burn out your brain during the upgrade… oh no, did you create a bug?