I Tied Up the Travel Check-In System - Chapter 3

Upon seeing this message, Tang Siqi felt like flipping the table.

She’d originally planned to start drawing the line art after dinner, but the moment this mission appeared, she felt compelled to complete it.

Or… why not just skip the mission and just draw the line art?

The thought flashed through Tang Siqi’s mind.

[Host, friendly reminder: you only have 15 hours left to live. If you miss this mission, there’s no guarantee you’ll have another one before your death.]

Tang Siqi: Oh my!

She lived in Huangpu District, not far from Yangpu District, but it was rush hour, and she rarely left home. She was most afraid of going to an unfamiliar place like this, and it was uncertain whether she could find the place within three hours.

With such a life-or-death situation, Tang Siqi didn’t dare delay any further and grabbed her bag, ready to head out.

“Siqi, dinner’s almost ready. Are you going out?” Xu Qianning called her.

“Honey, I have something urgent to do. No need to leave me any more food,” Tang Siqi said, then rushed downstairs.

Luo Junbao, holding a bowl, gazed at Tang Siqi’s back. “Mom, Tang Siqi’s acting strange today.”

Xu Qianning: “Why?”

Luo Junbao raised his little face. “Tang Siqi actually went downstairs!”

Xu Qianning rubbed her son’s head. “She went downstairs twice today. She was outside when I took you back from kindergarten.”

Luo Junbao looked thoughtful.

Ten minutes later, Tang Siqi stood in front of a subway station map, lost in thought. How was she supposed to get there?

She didn’t usually like going out, partly because she had a poor sense of direction.

But time was short, and she couldn’t afford to waste even a minute, so she asked a cleaning lady for directions.

“Hey, little girl, just look at a map. Download Baidu Maps and you’ll find directions.”

Tang Siqi had originally had a map app on her phone, but she’d uninstalled it because she had too many games installed and didn’t use it often.

With the help of her nanny, she successfully installed the app and was taught how to use it.

“Look, isn’t it written here? 5 stops. Just walk 500 meters after exiting the subway.”

“Thank you, Auntie!”

Tang Siqi boarded the subway smoothly, her phone buzzing.

[Congratulations on learning how to use the navigation function. You’ll be rewarded with 10 gold coins. Total wealth: 10 gold coins.]

Oh wow, learning a skill and getting gold coins is not bad.

Tang Siqi thought to herself, that box of cherries this morning only cost 20 gold coins, so this is like getting half a box of cherries as a reward.

Arriving at the subway station, Tang Siqi followed the navigation to Zhoudong Road and asked someone for directions to Lane 255.

“Lane 255 is right up ahead. Are you looking for the old lady’s noodle stall? She’s been here for decades, but I haven’t seen her lately. What? You don’t know?”

“What?” Tang Siqi’s face paled. “The old lady isn’t setting up shop? Did she move somewhere else?”

The man shrugged. “I don’t know about that. But she’s quite famous around here. Everyone grew up eating her noodles.”

Tang Siqi panicked. She had successfully reached the destination the system had given her, but couldn’t find the stall. What should she do?

The information was wrong!

Tang Siqi figured, since she had already found the location according to the task instructions, she opened the app and clicked “Check in” in the task check-in section.

[Check-in failed. Please complete the task and then check in again.]

There was no way she could get away with this.

Tang Siqi was dejected. Was the task truly impossible? Dejected,

she didn’t know what to do. She wondered if she should just give up. What if there was a new task before tomorrow morning? Maybe she’d have time to complete the order if she went home now.

But she took two steps back and still stopped.

Just give up like that?

What if there is no new mission, what if the life countdown ends tomorrow morning and she fails to renew her life?

My favorite anime will be released tomorrow, I really want to know the sequel.

But how can I find that noodle stall now?

Tang Siqi thought that since the old woman has been setting up a stall in this area for decades, there should be neighbors who know her. If she asks along the way, maybe she will get something.

But…

Tang Siqi was a little embarrassed to ask for directions just now. Now she has to ask along the street. As a stay-at-home girl, she also has a social anxiety attribute.

But if she can’t find the whereabouts of the old woman, she may say goodbye to this beautiful world tomorrow morning…

Tang Siqi gritted her teeth, turned around and began to ask door to door on this street.

“Excuse me, do you know where the old lady who runs the noodle stall in this alley has moved to?” ”

Oh, you mean the old lady who runs the noodle stall? I don’t know.”

After searching for over an hour, Tang Siqi passed a bungalow. The door was open and the owner was watching TV. Tang Siqi stood in the doorway and asked loudly.

Soon, a middle-aged woman with a hair dryer cap on her head came out, holding a bowl. After hearing who she was looking for, she turned around and shouted, “Mom, someone’s asking about Aunt Chen.”

An elderly woman came out and looked at Tang Siqi standing in the doorway and asked, “Nannan, do you need anything from Aunt Chen?”

“I… I heard her noodles are delicious, but after visiting her, I don’t know where she’s moved to. Do you know?” Tang Siqi asked.

“Yes, her husband hasn’t been well lately, so Aunt Chen is staying home to take care of him. She’s also been setting up her stall lately, but it’s near her home, somewhere in the alley near Dunxin Road.” ”

Thank you, Auntie!”

Tang Siqi thanked her and quickly picked up her phone’s navigation system.

Unexpectedly, another message popped up.

[Congratulations on overcoming this obstacle. Use the Ask for Directions skill ten times, rewarded with 10 gold coins, total wealth: 20 gold coins.]

The system can still detect this?

Tang Siqi didn’t have time to think about it, as time was running out.

She used the navigation system to find Dunxin Road. This area was even harder to find than the previous one, with many twists and turns. However, after asking several people, she finally found it.

Grandma Chen’s noodle stall was very inconspicuous, located in the corner of an alley. It was easy to miss it if you were not careful. There were two diners eating noodles on the stall. Tang Siqi hurried over: “Grandma, you used to set up a stall over at Lane 255, Zhoudong Road, right?”

Grandma Chen was downstairs, she looked up at her and smiled: “Yes, but the little girl looks unfamiliar, you haven’t been here before, right?”

Tang Siqi didn’t expect that the old woman had such a good memory and could remember what every customer looked like: “Yes, I haven’t been here. I heard that your noodles are delicious, so I came here. Can you give me a bowl of braised pork noodles?”

“Okay.”

Grandma Chen’s hands and feet were swift and Tang Siqi sat down and breathed a sigh of relief. She finally found it!

A man sitting next to her chuckled, “I used to love this old lady’s noodles. I’ve been eating them since I was a kid. Now that I’m married, I’m not used to my wife’s cooking. I just lost my bowl, so I went out to take out the trash and came back here to eat. But few of the old neighbors knew she moved.”

“Yes, I’ve been looking for her for a long time,” another person beside him nodded.

Grandma Chen, carrying her bowl and adding seasoning, said, “I can’t help it. My husband’s sick and needs care, so I have to stay with him. I’m worried about walking too far.”

As they chatted, the noodles were ready. Grandma Chen picked up the noodles, put them into a bowl, and held it to Tang Siqi, “Little girl, mix them up. The seasoning is down below.”

Tang Siqi picked up the bowl and mixed it a few times. The aroma of the sauce filled her nostrils, and her stomach rumbled. She hadn’t eaten dinner yet, and had been searching the streets for nearly two hours. She was clearly hungry.

She didn’t even bother mixing the noodles properly; she just picked up a handful with chopsticks and shoved them into her mouth.

The noodles are thicker than ordinary noodles, and they are chewy and elastic, but surprisingly taste good.

The braised pork is cut into strips, which are smooth and tender, complementing the chewy noodles. There is also a small amount of meat sauce in the noodles, which has a slightly spicy taste. It is very fragrant and has a sweet aftertaste. Tang Siqi usually likes to eat noodles. However, Xu Qianning is a good cook, but she doesn’t like to make noodles. She doesn’t like to go out. She has ordered takeout several times, and the noodles were clumped when they were delivered.

After eating a bowl of braised pork noodles, the whole person felt so comfortable.

Oh, right, I have to punch in.

Tang Siqi opened the taskbar and punched in.

[Congratulations to the host, you have successfully punched in and obtained 20 gold coins. The total wealth is: 40 gold coins. The life extension time is: 10 hours. Since you found the location of the old woman’s noodle stall, the system will give you an extra 5 hours of life.

Tang Siqi quickly returned to the homepage. Sure enough, the life countdown showed only 27 hours left. She felt so happy she wanted to jump up. After linking to the system, she finally had more than 24 hours of life left. ”

Little girl, someone confessed their love to you, why are you smiling so sweetly?” Granny Chen, who enjoyed chatting with people in her spare time, said.

Tang Siqi laughed, “No, I’ve been single since birth.”

Granny Chen: “What?”

Tang Siqi said, “I just mean I’ve always been single. I’m happy because I ate the noodles you made. They’re so delicious!”

“Little girl, you’re so sweet. If you like it, eat more. Here, I’ll give you some more braised pork.”

After finishing her bowl of noodles, Tang Siqi paid the bill. It was only 15 yuan!

You know, in her area, many noodle shops charge 20 or 30 yuan. A bowl this big, with so much meat, and still so delicious, it was a real conscientious noodle shop!

Tang Siqi thought about her unfinished order and had to walk back. As she walked, she memorized the location of the noodle shop, thinking she would come back there again if she felt like going out.

On the subway on her way home, she opened the review community and casually posted a message with the title [You will regret it for the rest of your life if you don’t go! Alleyway delicacies in Shanghai that cannot be missed.] The content of the post introduced how Mrs. Chen had been selling noodles here for decades, the wonderful taste of the braised pork noodles, the chewy texture and the affordable prices. Most importantly, she also wrote the specific location of the noodle stall in the post.

After posting, she went home. When she got home, Xu Qianning and Junbao had already had dinner.

She turned on the computer and was about to work when a message popped up on QQ. It was from a client.

“Ms. Tang, I’m sorry to inform you that your submission speed does not meet my requirements. I have given you extra time, but you still haven’t given me the line drawing. Please return the 20% deposit you paid before.”