Chapter 17

Tying Up Some Small Braids (1)

The system said, “Host, bad guys don’t need a reason to do bad things. By completing this task, not only would you save 2,000 yuan, but you would also earn 20 points.”

Jiang Xiaoman did not say anything.

She lowered her head and her twintails also hung down as if they wilted, it wasn’t clear what exactly she was thinking.

“Host, what are you waiting for? This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!”

Go and earn points on some points, host!

Jiang Xiaoman said in a low voice, “But you said...repaying your debts is how it should be. If you don’t pay back your debts, you’re shameless.”

The system calmly said, “That is how a good person should be, but you’re not one of them.”

Jiang Xiaoman remained silent for a long time. After a long, long silence, she put her fingers together and whispered, “Then, can I not pay back the points I owe you...”

Hmmmmmm!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

The system experienced what people say by “having your whole body covered in a cold sweat”. It immediately said, “No, you must pay them back.”

“Why?” Jiang Xiaoman scratched her head and asked sincerely. “Bad guys do not need a reason to do bad things. If I do bad things twice, can’t I earn twice the points?”

It didn’t want such praise!

In the end, the two thousand yuan were paid back.

Realizing that the system was not in a very good mood, Jiang Xiaoman tried comforting it. “Mr. System, don’t be sad. The grandma next door also gave me two wowotou.”

“What does it matter to me that she gave you two wowotou?”

“I can eat it for you to see.”

...You’re still like this!

The system shut itself down.

Jiang Xiumei had work to do at school, so she left Jiang Xiaoman at home for Jiang Xing to take care of.

She didn’t have to get up early, so Jiang Xiaoman was naturally happy. She could finally laze in bed and wake up naturally.

It was troublesome waking Uncle up every day. He was even lazier than her and often slept until the sun was already high in the sky. It was giving her a headache.

After two days, Jiang Xiaoman started being unhappy, because Grandma would usually tie her hair very beautifully.

On the other hand, Uncle’s handiwork was not as good.

On the first day, Jiang Xing tied her hair randomly and coaxed her by saying that it was called the high ponytail, and all the pretty sisters did their hair like this.

But Jiang Xing didn’t tell her that other people’s ponytails were called ponytails, but hers were called ‘sky-pointing’ ponytail. Her hair was tied once pointing straight to the sky, it was very rough and messy.

1. The idiom in Chinese is ‘pulling seedlings to help them grow’, but sounds a lot less mouthful to its literal translation in English.

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