I'm in high school, is my dating system working correctly?

now.

Feng Jiahe had already filled in the entire story in his mind.

My stupid son gets up early on the weekend and insists on coming to the supermarket with me, even offering to pay the bill, all so he can see the girl on the weekend.

Indeed, every gift of fate comes with a hidden price tag.

He's been behaving so well lately, it's because he's hiding something!

"Does this place accept summer workers?"

Lu Yu wondered what this girl was doing selling cakes instead of studying at home, since it wasn't summer vacation.

"...I'm covering for my mom."

Cheng Bailu explained and handed the paper plate to Lu Yu.

"Try it, it's free. Auntie, have one too."

Lu Yu took the paper plate and smelled a faint lemon scent, very similar to the fragrance he smelled when he helped Cheng Bailu upstairs yesterday.

"I'm going to check on the oil over there. You wait here for me and chat with your classmates for a while."

After tasting the cake, Feng Jiahe solemnly gave instructions to Lu Yu, then sauntered away with small, dainty steps.

Early romantic relationships are not allowed, but it's okay if the other person is the top student in the grade?

Lu Yu felt that his mother was being incredibly hypocritical.

He used a skewer to put the cake into his mouth, savoring its refreshing and not-too-sweet taste, and casually asked a question.

"Do you think it tastes good?"

"Customers say it's delicious, and it's been selling very well lately; it sold out by the afternoon."

Cheng Bailu maintained the professionalism expected of a sales clerk, even using the professional term "sold out".

but.

Oh, you've never tried it before...

For some reason, stories like The Little Match Girl and The Charcoal Seller flashed through Lu Yu's mind.

An aunt with a child came over and asked for a sample. Cheng Bailu immediately smiled and handed her the paper plate.

Although it was a fake smile, it seemed to be the first time Lu Yu had ever seen this girl smile.

It's actually quite... good-looking.

The child seemed to really like the cake, but the aunt was reluctant to spend the money.

Seeing this, Lu Yu spoke up.

"Please get me one, this is really delicious. It was sold out the other day when I came a little late."

As the worst student in exam room number seven, he had the advantage of being low-quality, allowing him to spout nonsense anytime, anywhere.

"Huh? Oh."

Cheng Bailu was a beat slow to react before taking a box out of the freezer.

Seeing this, the aunt next to her hesitated for a moment, but still bought a box under the child's tugging.

"......Thanks."

After the two people, one big and one small, had walked away, Cheng Bailu quietly thanked Lu Yu.

These past few days, she seems to have been thanking Lu Yu constantly.

She picked up a sample cake and handed it to Lu Yu.

"Well, there's nothing to thank me for, please have another piece."

Lu Yu couldn't help but tap the cake box in the shopping cart with a laugh.

"I really bought this to eat slowly at home. Could you eat this piece for me?"

"We can't eat it without permission."

Cheng Bailu answered in a very formal and methodical manner.

"Are you feeling alright?"

Lu Yu glanced at her shop assistant uniform. Even so, this girl still had an extraordinary air about her.

Wearing a school uniform, she's the first love, the white moonlight; wearing a shop assistant uniform, she's the fallen working white moonlight.

"fine."

She answered with two words, then seemed to feel that it was a bit cold, and added a sentence.

"Yesterday was a bit unusual, but there are no problems today."

"Oh, so you've been here all day?"

"Yes, there are rest and meal times in between."

Cheng Bailu nodded and added that she hadn't had many customers lately, which gave her time to chat with Lu Yu.

"What about tomorrow?"

"You don't need to come tomorrow."

After answering, Cheng Bailu pursed her lips, squeezed her bracelet, and took the initiative to speak.

"You have a... date with Zhou Qianyun tomorrow?"

"No, it's her grandfather's birthday, and he invited my family to the birthday banquet. Our two families have a good relationship."

As soon as Lu Yu finished speaking, he belatedly recalled the girl's hesitant expression in the stairwell after school.

"Wait, you haven't been wanting to ask this since yesterday, have you?"

Turns out even top students love gossip.

Cheng Bailu avoided answering, picked up a cake knife, and cut the remaining half of the cake in half.

You're Han Liyao, and you're silent when faced with difficult questions.

Feng Jiahe walked over carrying a bucket of oil, muttering about how healthy and cheap it was.

"Then I'll go with my mom first."

"Okay, goodbye."

Cheng Bailu waved her hand, and more guests arrived, so she got busy again.

Lu Yu and Feng Jiahe lined up at the cashier.

"Wow, you're really something, going to such lengths just to see a girl."

Looking at the overflowing shopping cart, Feng Jiahe nudged her son.

"Huh? What are you thinking? I didn't even know she was there."

Lu Yu thought his mother might have watched too many online dramas and imagined her son as a domineering CEO who owned an entire fishpond.

"However, judging from this, her family's conditions may indeed be a bit poor. The cotton mill went bankrupt a few years ago, and even the old collective housing has been demolished."

Feng Jiahe murmured.

This area used to be an old industrial zone. It was once glorious, but now only desolate and dilapidated factory areas and old, run-down houses remain.

Machine tool factories can barely survive, but more often they face the tragic fate of factory closures and worker layoffs.

They lived like this for thirty years, until the building collapsed.

"Look how hard she works, she gets good grades, and she even helps her family. She must have let her mom rest so she could fill in for her."

Well, now someone else's child has another Cheng Bailu.

Lu Yu let his mother's nagging go in one ear and out the other.

drop--

As the WeChat payment notification appeared, cold, indifferent text materialized in Lu Yu's field of vision.

Congratulations on completing the task!

Consumerism is certainly not something to be encouraged, but it's always good to plan ahead. Use money to improve your life, and then face life head-on!

[Task Completion Status: Perfect]

[Increased Reward: Full Cash Back (1000 Yuan)]

[Reward: Full refund once after 30 days (up to 10000 yuan)]

"No matter how priceless something is, the joy it brings is only fleeting."

The reward will be sent out within five minutes, please check your account.

I spent all of the 1,000 yuan I had managed to spend.

This trip was definitely worthwhile!

Come back in a month and you'll get a cashback of 10,000 yuan!

Lu Yu glanced at the deserted mobile phone counter in the supermarket and started planning to replace the three mobile phones at home that he had been using for several years.

What should we do with the old ones?

Of course it is...

"That was a big spender today."

Feng Jiahe's voice interrupted the repetition of "GG" in Lu Yu's mind. The thrifty old mother took out a large shopping bag from another supermarket from her bag without any hesitation.

Lu Yu looked around, holding the shopping receipt in his hand.

The supermarket service center next door had a sign for a lucky draw.

He walked over and handed the receipt to the slightly drowsy clerk.

"Hello, I'm participating in the lottery."

The clerk took the receipt listlessly and scanned the QR code on it with the machine.

next moment.

He suddenly perked up.

"...It...it worked???"

It was clearly displayed on the computer screen.

Lu Yu won the first prize, a free order of 1,000 yuan.

"Ayu, come help me pack these bags... Huh?"

Feng Jiahe was pushing the cart over, muttering to himself, when he was interrupted by the winning notification on the screen. He stopped mid-sentence, his mouth agape, unable to close.

"Mom, we won the lottery again."

Boys who love to study are usually lucky.

Those standing nearby saw that the first prize, which they initially thought was just a formality, had been won so easily, and then they heard Lu Yu say, "I've won again."

"又" means "again".

I suddenly realized just how simple, unpretentious, and boring the lives of lucky people really are.

"You actually won?"

Feng Jiahe picked up the receipt, looked at it again and again, and couldn't stop smiling.

"How do I claim the prize?"

Lu Yu remained calm; in fact, he had anticipated this outcome when he first saw the lottery at the entrance.

In short, it's good that the money arrived.

After all that, he accepted the thousand yuan that the foreman had transferred to him.

I had just put my phone away when I heard static on the radio, followed by a broadcast.

"Congratulations, Mr. Lu Yu, on winning the first prize! Your order is free, worth 1000 yuan..."

Presumably to stimulate consumption, the prize redemption agreement included a clause requiring the supermarket to announce his win twice.

Instantly, many people who had just finished paying their bills came to the service center with their receipts to participate in the lucky draw, and the aisle became crowded.

"We have so much stuff, how about we take a taxi home?"

Lu Yu was only thinking about how to get back.

He pushed the cart two steps toward the door, then suddenly stopped and turned his head slightly to the side.

Amidst the clamor of the second announcement of the winning numbers, [Elementary Listening] brought him a girl's soft whisper.

Because these were words that Lu Yu would never normally hear, it was also her heartfelt congratulation.

"Congratulations, Lu Yu."

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