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Outside the scenic area's parking lot, there was a huge crowd of people, many of whom were families traveling with their children during the summer vacation.

Wearing a wide-brimmed hat and sunglasses, Chen Zhuzhu leaned against the railing listlessly, waiting for her father to drive the car out of the traffic jam.

"What is Mom doing?" Chen Zhuzhu glanced at her mother who was not far away.

The person who usually spends all their time at tourist attractions looking for the best angles and directing the whole family to pose for photos was unusually quiet. Instead of taking pictures of the flowers or signs with their phone, they lowered their voice and spoke animatedly into a WeChat voice message.

"...Yes, the child is very filial. He insisted that after working hard for half his life, he should use his first bonus to take us out for a trip."

"His work is quite impressive; these days, it's not easy for young people to succeed on their own..."

Oh, showing off to a friend. Judging from the voice, it sounds like it's my aunt on the other end?

Even from such a distance, Chen Zhuzhu could hear clearly, something she would never have dared to imagine before.

Chen Zhuzhu couldn't help but laugh when she recalled telling her family she was going to have a month-long vacation, and how her mother was the first to disbelieve her.

Chen Zhuzhu remembered clearly that her mother was peeling green beans at the time. Upon hearing this, she didn't even look up, but snorted, "A holiday? You believe that? Let me tell you, my friend's son was in the same situation back then. They said there would be a holiday, but when he went back, he would lose his job! That was a disguised way of forcing him to quit! I've seen this kind of thing many times!"

Fortunately, she wanted to prove herself, so she converted her salary into cash in advance and put it on the living room table.

The living room fell silent instantly. It took my mother a long time to come to her senses. She wiped her fingers on her apron, leaned closer to examine the banknotes on the table, and after confirming they were genuine, her tone changed completely:

"Wow... that much money? Well... if that's really the case, it's worth it even if I get fired! This one month's salary is equivalent to almost half a year's salary for others!"

"Mom, it's a holiday, a paid holiday."

"Okay, okay, a holiday, a holiday, you say a holiday, so it's a holiday." The mother waved her hand, her tone more perfunctory and satisfied than ever before, her attention clearly completely captivated by the 20,000 yuan. "A holiday is great, in two months I can earn so much money again..."

Before she could even finish reliving the memories from more than two weeks ago, Chen Zhuzhu suddenly noticed a change in her mother's tone.

It was no longer the kind of deliberate, boastful humility, but rather mixed with a hint of genuine resentment.

"...That's why some people are just impossible to get along with! They almost ruined my Zhuzhu's life back then! You have no idea what kind of job that was? A heartless factory!"

Chen's mother spoke angrily into the phone, "If Zhuzhu hadn't been smart enough to run away in time and cut our losses, we wouldn't be able to take us on this trip now, we might even have had to pay out of our own pockets! How much effort did we waste? How much money did we lose? It makes me so angry just thinking about it!"

Oh, after showing off her salary and announcing a family trip, Mom finally stopped defending that stranger from her hometown. This was what Chen Zhuzhu was most satisfied with.

The car horn blared twice briefly, and Chen's mother's car finally managed to move to the front of her with difficulty.

Chen's mother also ended the call, her indignation instantly vanishing, replaced by her usual slightly critical expression. She quickly walked over, opened the car door, and muttered, "So slow! This place is terrifyingly crowded. Don't choose a time like this next time..."

"Where to now? Back to the hotel or to eat?"

"Let's go back to the hotel to change. We've been climbing mountains all morning, and we're covered in sweat and smell terrible." As she spoke, Chen's mother asked Chen's father to roll down the car window. As if remembering something, she looked at her beloved daughter and praised her, "Finding a good job has really changed things. Look at our Zhuzhu, she used to be unable to lift heavy objects or run, but now she even has to wait for us when we climb mountains."

"Haha... After all, I'm young. Once I started working and my schedule became regular, my physical condition improved."

Chen Zhuzhu could only manage a forced laugh, realizing that the changes in her physical abilities were rather significant.

I'll be weaker when I get sick in the future...

This trip also allowed Chen Zhuzhu to gain a lot of information.

For example, she knows that some tourist attractions have legends that are only partially true.

Anyone who has experienced a bamboo raft ride on the river, passing through the middle of the river, and whose guide tells the legend of someone who threw themselves into the river and became a stone that stopped the river from devouring people, will look up at the river and see a real sealing point. They will also feel a strong sense of dread and dissatisfaction with the guide's fabricated story.

Tour guide, you're wrong. What do you mean by "benevolent to the people, throwing himself into the river to become a stone-pressing person"?

All I see are warning words full of resentment!

At that time, Chen Zhuzhu dared not look any longer. Her own mother thought she was seasick and told her not to participate in any water activities afterward.

However, when I discovered that the scenic spots with folk legends had nothing special about them, I felt very disappointed.

This is the situation at the tourist attraction today, and Chen Zhuzhu is extremely disappointed: "False advertising is such a waste of my time..."

While others come to the scenic area to see the sights, Chen Zhuzhu comes to verify the truth of the legends.

The car drove slowly along the winding mountain road. Mr. Chen stared intently at the traffic jam ahead, while Mrs. Chen began to look through the photos she had just taken, commenting on which composition was bad and which one showed her smile not being natural enough.

No one noticed her little complaint.

Chen Zhuzhu leaned against the window, the cool mountain breeze slightly dispelling the summer heat. She habitually swiped her phone and clicked on the work group that was always pinned to the top, but had not received any messages since the start of the holiday.

Online, people say that bosses like to tag employees who are temporarily working overtime during holidays, or at the very least, they will post classic quotes about "wolf culture" at a fixed time every day to ensure their presence. But our group is so quiet that we don't even need to turn on "do not disturb".

Chen Zhuzhu had just thought that when she was proven wrong the next second.

[Urgent Notice]

[The Rules World has recently begun strictly restricting personnel access, and according to reliable intelligence, a large-scale unrest is taking place within it. The program team hereby reminds all employees, especially those on leave, to avoid traveling to the Rules World for tourism or personal missions as much as possible.]

Note: If any relatives or friends have recently visited the Rules Realm and are currently unreachable, please report the situation to Ji Mo or Jiu Chong Lou immediately.

【Night Pearl】: ? Who secretly went on a trip to the world of rules behind our backs?

[White Moonlight]: A week ago, Ji Mo and I returned from the world of rules.

[35-year-old Da Xi Wang]: Did the boss discover a problem when he went to the regulatory world to discuss business?

[White Moonlight]: No, we went and blew up the Yellow Springs territory in the Rule Realm. We thought we would be come after us, but there was no movement for a week. When we went there to investigate, we found that the local humans had rioted.

[White Moonlight]: Right now, the supernatural beings are all busy dealing with the human riots. They don't have time to deal with the matter of us blowing up the Yellow Springs territory.

【Night-Shining Pearl】: Who is Huang Quan? Mysterious?

【Sad Song】: Hmm, it's a seventh-tier weirdo.

[Sad Song]: The purpose of this announcement is simply to remind everyone to be more vigilant about any unusual occurrences related to the rules, just in case.

【White Moonlight】: After reading this, just take your holiday as usual. If you really feel that every announcement means there's a task involved, I can also assign you a mini-program assignment to satisfy your obsessive-compulsive disorder.

True to his word, Jiu Chonglou sent out this message, and shortly after, a pop-up window appeared on Chen Zhuzhu's phone.

Please complete a 2000-word travelogue and include 3-5 photos.

"Ah, this..." Chen Zhuzhu dreamt of returning to high school, the difference being that in high school she was forced to write travelogues, but this time she was actually traveling.

Fortunately, Ji Mo was in the group and used his administrator privileges to withdraw the assignment.

[White Moonlight]: Long live! I wish my class monitor had done that when I was in school.