273: Chapter 273 Year-End Lottery - 3

As expected, Su Ning, with an excited heart and trembling hands, smilingly opened Red Packet No. 12, the first one Jiang Ye had chosen for her.

Unlike the previous two slips of paper that simply read “50,000” and “10,000,” this slip was densely printed with several rows of small characters.

Su Ning's smile instantly froze. She stared blankly at the content of the slip, completely stunned.

"Sigh..."

Ye Cheng looked at the child who was completely dumbfounded, shook her head sympathetically, and casually opened Red Packet No. 7, which she had chosen.

The slip unfolded, revealing the words “10,000” clearly printed on it.

“...”

Ye Cheng looked at the slip, blinked, then blinked again.

Then she cleared her throat, tried to suppress the rising corners of her mouth, and handed the slip to Jiang Ye: “Boss, cash out, 10,000, thank you.”

Jiang Ye, who was enjoying the little drama queen's stunned expression, paused: “Cash out what? You still have two red packets unopened.”

“No, no, no...”

Ye Cheng raised her index finger and wagged it in front of him: “Boss, you just stated the rules: ‘As long as you draw a task, you need to complete the task first to get the reward; if you don’t draw a task, what’s in the red packet is yours.’ Right?”

Jiang Ye nodded: “That’s right.”

“Then I drew this Red Packet No. 7, and inside is a 10,000 cash reward. I didn’t draw a task card, right?” Ye Cheng’s logic was clear.

“Hmm?” Jiang Ye scratched his head.

“So...”

Ye Cheng spread her hands: “According to the rules, I can take this 10,000 reward directly now! I’m giving up on the other two red packets! Thank you, Boss! Boss is so generous!”

“Eh?!”

Jiang Ye's eyes widened: “How can you exploit a loophole like that! All three red packets must be opened! There’s no such thing as taking just one and running off!”

“When did you say all three must be opened? Why are you adding rules on the fly?”

“Who’s adding rules on the fly! That’s how the rules were set! All must be opened!”

“Are you a sore loser? Do you have no bottom line?”

“What’s a bottom line? That word isn’t in my dictionary, say something I can understand!”

“...”

“...”

The two met each other’s gaze, and the air was filled with intense sparks of schemes and counter-schemes, as a tug-of-war over the right to interpret the rules quietly began.

After a dozen seconds of confrontation, Jiang Ye suddenly sighed, shaking his head helplessly:

“Sigh, fine, fine, I can’t do anything with you...”

Ye Cheng’s eyes immediately curved into a smile, and a huge sense of accomplishment surged within her.

It wasn't easy!

After fighting wits with this guy for so long, was she finally going to achieve a historic first victory today... Eh?

Before she could finish her thought, she saw Jiang Ye unhurriedly pull out a palm-sized magnifying glass from his pocket and hand it over.

“Here, take a good look at the bottom right corner of the slip, with the magnifying glass.”

“?”

Ye Cheng blankly took the magnifying glass, aimed it at the bottom right corner of the slip, squinted her eyes, and looked closely...

「*The final right of interpretation belongs to Jiang Ye.」

Jiang Ye watched Ye Cheng’s instantly petrified expression and grinned:

“Tsk, didn’t expect that, did you? This morning I specifically went to the copy shop at the community entrance to get it miniaturized! Back in the day, Buddy relied on this special skill to avoid failing exams... *cough cough*... So now, I’m going to exercise my ‘final right of interpretation’!”

He straightened his back and solemnly announced: “Comrade Ye Cheng! You are officially notified! Article 1 of the supplementary terms for this Year-End Lucky Draw: All three red packets must be opened and the corresponding procedures completed before rewards can be redeemed! Individual red packet rewards do not support early payout!”

“...”

Ye Cheng looked at the row of shameless disclaimers, which were difficult to read even with a magnifying glass, and was completely engulfed by dense black lines.

This guy...

This man...

His shamelessness...

Indeed, it refreshed her understanding of the bottom line again and again!

Even she, who considered herself familiar with his tricks, was once again given a harsh lesson!

She gritted her teeth, angrily grabbed her remaining Red Packet No. 6, and ripped it open with force!

Hmph! Open it then!

At most, it's just satisfying his perverted fetish!

It's New Year's... just consider it a New Year's gift!

She pulled out the slip from Red Packet No. 6 and, upon closer inspection, saw “One iPhone 17 Pro Max” printed on it.

Ye Cheng felt a slight relief in her heart; thankfully, it wasn't a task.

She picked up the last Red Packet No. 8 again, took a deep breath, and slowly opened it.

The next second, her expression became identical to Su Ning's, frozen in place, pupils trembling.

[Congratulations, you have drawn a red packet task]

Task Name: Boss’s Thoughtful Little Cotton Jacket

Task Content: Help Jiang Ye obtain a small personal item from your prettiest and best-figured best friend/classmate/friend/roommate.

Optional item types: hairpins, hair ties, masks, scarves, gloves, underwear, socks, and other personal accessories.

Task Requirements:

1. The target must give it completely voluntarily; there must be no form of hint, explicit request, demand, or guidance during the process.

2. The item must be handed to Jiang Ye by the target genuinely and voluntarily, without their full knowledge of the task.

3. The item must have been removed from the target's person recently.

Just as the two women were at a loss, staring at the incomprehensible task clauses in their hands, Jiang Ye added with a smile:

“Oh, right, a reminder, Cheng Cheng, you yourself don’t count as a task target.”

“...”

Hearing the meaningful phrase “Ye Cheng excluded,” and then seeing “roommate” mentioned in the task requirements, a flash of lightning almost simultaneously crossed Su Ning’s and Ye Cheng’s minds.

Su Ning’s gaze involuntarily drifted towards Lin Wanxing’s tightly closed bedroom door...

Ye Cheng’s eyes slowly settled on the drama queen beside her...

Seeing their thoughtful expressions, Jiang Ye nodded with great satisfaction.

Hmm, employees, they need to be highly aware!

To be anxious about what the boss is anxious about, to think about what the boss is thinking about, and to proactively solve problems for the boss—that's a good employee!

This child~ is teachable~~!