2: Take a photo - 1

Wang Dali clapped his hands, officially concluding the collective performance art of the early morning:

“Alright! Look alive! Safety first, but efficiency must follow! Let's get to work!”

The crowd scattered, heading toward the rows of electric bikes parked along the roadside.

Jiang Ye also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly slipped to the side toward his ride.

His bike was rented through an electric bike shop the station helped him contact—a beat-up second-hand vehicle for 200 yuan a month. The body was covered in scratches, the seat cushion had several tears, and the battery range was severely compromised.

But since it was cheap, Jiang Ye put up with it.

Several veterans nearby were already greeting each other and heading straight for “Old Wang's Steamed Bun Shop” on the corner, planning to fill their stomachs before starting work.

Jiang Ye glanced at them, pulled out his phone, opened the “San Shang Yousong” Rider APP, and immediately clicked “Go Online to Accept Orders.”

In every line of work, there are techniques for slacking off.

After working for over four months, Jiang Ye had summarized his own set of “High Efficiency (Slacking Off) Tips.”

Every delivery station has a fixed delivery area designated by the platform, like a safe zone in a game.

As soon as the rider's location crosses the boundary of this area, the system judges that you have “left the service area” and will no longer dispatch new orders to you.

This is the golden window for slacking off!

Of course, the prerequisite is that your completed order volume for the day cannot be too embarrassing; it must at least reach the station's average, otherwise, if the backend data looks too bad, Wang Dali will have to “have a talk” with you.

Therefore, Jiang Ye's strategy was: every morning, while most colleagues were eating breakfast and dawdling, he would run a few extra orders first to build up his base volume.

Then, during the non-peak hours of the morning and afternoon, he could justifiably ride his bike outside the area boundary, find a secluded spot, play a few games, or catch up on a couple of anime episodes, enjoying undisturbed leisure time.

After starting work, time flew by quickly.

By almost 9:30 AM, Jiang Ye had successfully completed 12 orders.

Considering that 30 to 40 orders a day usually met the standard, if he ran a few more orders during the lunch and dinner rush, today's goal would essentially be secured.

Jiang Ye was in a cheerful mood. He twisted the handlebar, and the beat-up electric bike let out a “buzz” as it sped him toward the boundary line of the dispatch area.

Watching the small arrow representing himself on the navigation screen get closer and closer to that gray area symbolizing freedom, when he estimated he was less than 300 meters away... “Ding—You have a new order. Please process it immediately.”

Damn it!

Who the hell has such poor manners? Ordering takeout this early in the morning?!

Jiang Ye cursed speechlessly, instinctively gripping the brakes and pulling over to the side of the road.

This dispatch system is so inconsiderate!

It didn't come early or late, but precisely when he was about to reach the Planet of Happiness!

He reluctantly picked up his phone to check the order details.

[Pickup Location]: Watsons (North Second Road Branch)

[Item]: Cosmetics

[Delivery Location]: Wanda Apartment, Block B, 1703

Jiang Ye looked closely at the map and slightly relaxed.

Not bad. The pickup point was nearby, and the delivery point, Wanda Apartment, was conveniently just outside the dispatch area. It was better than getting an order that required him to double back.

Turning the handlebars, he quickly arrived at the nearby Watsons store according to the navigation instructions.

Entering the store and giving the pickup code, the clerk handed him a green plastic bag containing several colorful bottles and jars, which appeared to be skincare products or cosmetics.

Jiang Ye knew nothing about these things and had no interest in studying them, so he carried the bag and walked out of the store.

Just as he got onto his bike, preparing to head to the delivery address, his phone rang. It was an unfamiliar number from another city.

“Hello? Hi?”

A somewhat young male voice came from the other end of the line, his tone slightly tentative: “Hello? Is this... the rider?”

“Yes, which order? What's up?” Jiang Ye replied while keeping one foot on the ground to stabilize the bike.

“It's the one you're delivering right now, the Watsons order.”

The person paused, lowering his voice slightly: “Buddy, could I trouble you with something?”

“Bro, I really can't carry extra stuff. I'm super busy, carrying over ten orders. I'm rushing.”

“No, no, not carry anything. I want you to... uh... help me see what the person receiving the order looks like, what their figure is like... If it's convenient, could you take a picture for me? Buddy, please help me out!”

Oh?

Jiang Ye raised an eyebrow, instantly catching a whiff of something unusual, and also... the scent of a tip!

Although he could choose a new system tomorrow and start the glorious life of the Mineral Water King, wouldn't it be even better to earn some extra cash today and treat himself to some BBQ tonight?

Jiang Ye coughed, pretending to be troubled: “Well... the platform has rules. We can't just take pictures of customers... Bro, you're putting me in a difficult position...”

“Buddy, don't worry! I understand the rules! I'll give you a tip! Hardship fee!”

The person understood immediately: “If you can get a picture, I'll give you 200! If you can't, just help me see what she looks like and if she has a good figure, just describe it generally, and I'll still give you 100! How about that?”

Hearing those two numbers, Jiang Ye was slightly taken aback.

Holy crap?

200? 100?

So generous? Is this about catching a cheating spouse? Or catching a mistress?

“Sigh... Bro, look at you... Fine, add me on WeChat, and transfer 100 first. I'll try my best to take a picture for you later, and if I succeed, you can give me the remaining 100.”

“OK! OK! No problem! Buddy, you're a good sport!”

Hanging up the phone, Jiang Ye looked at the friend request sent on WeChat and clicked Accept.

Almost simultaneously, a 100 yuan Red Envelope was sent over.

He happily clicked to receive the money, looked at the extra digits in his WeChat balance, and silently apologized to the Girl who was about to receive the delivery:

Sorry, Girl. Life forces my hand, and this is an emergency. Just blame that Buddy on the other end for having impure intentions.

No need to ask; Jiang Ye could guess this plot with his toes. It was probably a high-risk online romance.

And for online romances where the person refuses to show their face, refuses video calls, only sends highly filtered photos, or only uses voice chat... those who know, know. Those who don't, go search for Wangzai Mouqiao.

Putting away his phone, Jiang Ye got back on the road and quickly arrived at his destination according to the navigation—Wanda Apartment, located on the outskirts of the dispatch area.

Almost every city's Wanda Plaza has associated apartment buildings nearby, containing a mix of studios, small companies, B&Bs, and residences, resulting in high personnel turnover.

Carrying the bag, Jiang Ye walked to the elevator entrance and called the recipient.

“Hello, San Shang You Ya... *cough*, Yousong. Could you please call the elevator?”

“...”

A clear, pleasant, yet slightly cold female voice came from the other end of the phone: “Just leave it in the elevator, thank you.”

“Okay, no problem.”

He hung up the phone, just as an elevator descended to the first floor.

Following the instructions, Jiang Ye placed the tote bag near the door of the elevator car, then walked into the elevator and stood in the diagonal corner farthest from the bag, signaling, “I'm just an innocent rider passing by, I didn't deliver that thing.” He then subtly raised his phone, aimed it at the elevator door, and pretended to scroll through TikTok.

The elevator rose steadily, and the numbers kept jumping.

With a “ding—”, the elevator reached the 17th floor. The elevator doors slowly opened.

Jiang Ye watched the slowly opening elevator doors on his phone screen without changing expression, his thumb ready to press the camera button at any moment.

However, when the elevator doors fully opened and the figure outside appeared on his screen, the hand holding his phone paused slightly, and he couldn't help but be stunned.

The woman outside the elevator looked young, probably a bit younger than him.

She was wearing tight yoga clothes, her hair tied into a ponytail resting casually on the back of her head.

Her features were delicate and striking. Her almond eyes were bright and spirited, her gaze clear, her nose bridge high, and her lips pink and full. She didn't appear to be wearing makeup, yet she exuded an extremely unique sense of fresh, vibrant beauty—not the heavily made-up internet celebrity look, but a fresh and refined kind of beauty.

The most crucial thing was... Jiang Ye's gaze uncontrollably drifted downward... It was that... round?

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