A rare family outing had everyone in high spirits.
Especially Lin Xiaoxiao, who, wielding Li Jinwen's phone, ceaselessly captured videos and photos, eager to record every single detail of the day.
By the time they returned home, it was already eleven o'clock at night.
"Whew... I'm dead tired!"
After setting down the various bags, Lin Mo plopped onto the couch and murmured, "I truly can't understand why you women get so pumped up by shopping, as if you've been injected with chicken blood!"
"Xiaoxiao, aren't you tired at all?"
Lin Xiaoxiao shook her head earnestly, "Not tired at all, I'm not tired when I'm with mom and dad."
Hearing this, Lin Mo's mouth curled up slightly, and with the speed of lightning, he took off his socks and said, "Since you're not tired, the job of washing socks today is yours!"
"Ahh!!!!" Realizing she had been tricked, Lin Xiaoxiao collapsed onto the couch as if deflated and said breathlessly, "Dad... you can't do this to your daughter, your socks stink so much!!!"
"They do not stink!" Lin Mo frowned and asserted seriously, "It's been the same smell for so many years!"
"You need to reflect whether you wash your parents' clothes often enough!!"
Li Jinwen, witnessing the playful father and daughter, had a face filled with blissful smiles, "Alright, enough noise, both Xiaoxiao and dad did well today, so I'll take over washing the socks!"
Lin Mo raised both hands and cheered, "Hooray for mom!"
Lin Xiaoxiao too took off her shoes and socks, shouting, "Hooray for mom!"
After their playful antics, Lin Mo quickly washed up and returned to the bedroom, while Li Jinwen was bathing their daughter.
Lin Mo was feeling very sleepy,
after all, he hadn't had a proper night's sleep in over a day.
Picking up the charging phone beside him, he glanced at it, and it was 11:40 PM.
Time for the Intelligence System to refresh!
"Looks like going to sleep before midnight is impossible now."
Lin Mo yawned, and with some time to spare, he began checking WeChat.
First was the work group chat.
The group was discussing one issue, where had Zhang Tiancheng gone!
A grown man had vanished for an entire day, couldn't be found at his rental place, and his phone was turned off, which had made their boss extremely worried.
He was even preparing to report it to the police first thing in the morning.
After some thought, Lin Mo tagged the boss in the group chat and said, "Bro Li, Zhang had an emergency and had to rush back to his hometown, he asked me to tell you, but I forgot."
The boss replied quickly, "Oh, you scared me to death. That guy too, he should have said something in advance, not to mention turning off his phone!"
"Did he tell you how many days he'll be away?"
Their industry allowed for a lot of freedom; typically, the boss would notify available people to tackle a job, and the payment would be shared among everyone, with the boss taking a small information fee.
Thus, it was common to have situations where people couldn't be reached.
How many days would he be gone?
Lin Mo didn't know how many days soliciting prostitutes would get one detained...
After pondering for a moment, he responded, "Not sure, seems like his uncle-in-law passed away, he'll probably be busy for at least a couple of weeks."
Boss: "Okay, I got it. By the way, tomorrow morning there's a job hauling sheet materials, are you free?"
Even though he had activated the System, Lin Mo wasn't planning to give up his original job just yet.
Earning a bit more was always welcome, and this kind of money felt solidly earned.
In case the Intelligence System didn't provide information about making money in the future, he wouldn't be cut off from an income.
With this in mind, Lin Mo decisively answered, "I'm free, just send me the address and time later."
After leaving the work group chat, Lin Mo scrolled down and found that the family group chat was also bustling.
Looking at their messages, he found out that one of his cousins had just bought a BMW 3 Series sedan.
Everyone in the group was jokingly asking him to send red packets and treat them to a meal.
A weak mother turns to trade, a strong father becomes an attendant at court, the family's expectations remain with the hometown, the poor travel far and wide.
This cousin of Lin Mo's had some foundation at home and had always been the pride of the family in front of relatives.
Each year during the Spring Festival or Qingming Festival when returning to his hometown, the cousin would adopt a condescending attitude at the dinner table, teaching Lin Mo how to conduct himself, and telling him that if he couldn't make it in Rakshasa City, he could follow him.
It seemed that every family with workers abroad had a character like this.
Lin Mo had long since become accustomed to this.
But truthfully,
every time he saw others getting on better and better while he and his wife still huddled in a rented room to make a living, Lin Mo's mood inevitably grew heavy.
"As long as I make good use of the Intelligence System, days like these should end very soon."
A hint of confidence appeared on Lin Mo's face; he exited the family group chat page, slowly closed his eyes, and waited for 12 o'clock to come.
Time passed by, little by little,
and when the second hand, minute hand, and hour hand intersected once again, a pleasant electronic tone sounded in Lin Mo's mind.
[Ding.]
[Today's intelligence has been refreshed!]
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[1. You viewed the family chat group yesterday and obtained related intelligence —— A towing team will tow away Lin Changhu's 3 Series BMW sedan through the back door at 10 PM tonight.]
[2. You talked on the phone with Zhang Tiancheng yesterday and obtained related intelligence —— Zhang Tiancheng was fined 2,000 yuan and detained for five days for attempted solicitation.]
[3. You paid attention to international news yesterday and obtained related intelligence —— The Allied Forces will occupy the Old Street area soon and discover a large amount of wild equipment in the jungle.]
[4. You went to Wanda Plaza yesterday and obtained related intelligence —— Your classmate Xu Yanli will go to Wanda Plaza for a job interview tomorrow afternoon.]
[5. You passed by a computer store yesterday and obtained related intelligence —— Due to special reasons, the consumer flagship graphics card RTX 4090 will experience a large-scale fluctuation.]
[6. You watched the weather forecast yesterday and obtained related intelligence —— Rakshasa City's weather forecasting system will be greatly off, and Rakshasa City will have a sudden rainfall at 10 PM today, with a 24-hour rainfall reaching 55MM, yet the Rakshasa City weather forecast reported it as a clear day.]
[7. You saw your neighbor Wang Youcai yesterday and obtained related intelligence —— To support a female anchor in climbing the leaderboard, he plans to mortgage his property to the bank.]
[8. You put Wang Chong's phone number on the blacklist today and obtained related intelligence —— Unable to borrow money to pay off his gambling debts, Wang Chong will commit theft tomorrow night at the Disney Visitor Center.]
[9. You met Lin Xiaoxiao yesterday and obtained related intelligence —— Lin Xiaoxiao really wants to join a speech contest, but in order to not increase the family burden, she has decided to give up this opportunity.]
[10. You stumbled upon the well-known host Zhou yesterday and obtained related intelligence —— Zhou will expose her secret romance.]