26th floor! The elevator is broken!

“Thank you, little brother!”

“If it weren’t for you, we definitely would have been scared to death in there!”

“We’ll pay for the escape room, and we already tipped you on the platform.”

“Let’s add each other on WeChat!”

A girl walked over, smiling at Xu Ning, her beautiful eyes sparkling, seemingly quite interested in him.

The other girls were even more direct, opening their WeChat QR codes for Xu Ning to scan.

Xu Ning didn’t refuse, adding them all as friends.

After chatting for a while, Xu Ning discovered that they were all students from Didu Industrial University.

“What a coincidence, I just graduated, so I guess I’m your senior!” Xu Ning said with a smile.

The girls all widened their eyes in surprise.

While they didn’t mean any discrimination, this information clearly astonished them.

That was Didu Industrial University!

It wasn't top-tier, but it was still a very famous Double First-Class university.

Graduates from Didu Industrial University were highly sought-after talents by many companies; they never had to worry about finding a job.

But why was their senior working as a delivery rider?

Was food delivery that lucrative, or was there some inside story they didn’t know?

Suddenly, one girl’s expression became very surprised, and she instinctively pointed at Xu Ning.

“I remember now!”

“You’re Senior Xu Ning!”

“The Senior Xu Ning who donated 60 million to the school last semester!”

“Oh my goodness!”

“Why are you delivering food?”

In their minds, a scene from a TV drama had already appeared: a domineering CEO, after going bankrupt, could only ride an electric bike to deliver food.

Of course, in the end, the domineering CEO would surely rise again.

“Senior, we believe in you!”

“Difficulties are only temporary; you will definitely return to your peak!”

One girl was so emotional she was almost in tears.

Xu Ning’s expression was incredibly strange, a mix of amusement and exasperation.

Did you misunderstand something?

Well, his yellow vest did indeed make people misunderstand.

But he was used to it; who told the system not to let him earn money properly, always only allowing him to choose these basic professions?

“Then I’ll take your good wishes.” Xu Ning said, smiling and waving his hand.

After parting ways with the junior students, Xu Ning rode his electric bike back to the property management office, planning to oversee the final work on the shoe cabinet.

It wasn't until after 4 PM that he went out again, continuing to deliver food.

At his current efficiency of delivering food every day, he should still be able to complete the 900 orders he set for himself.

That way, although it wouldn't be as much money as he earned from the property management side, it would still be a considerable income.

He should be satisfied; a little tired was fine.

As soon as he went online, he immediately snatched an order, and then one after another, quickly accumulating four orders in his hand.

They were all along the way; as long as he didn't waste time in between, he basically didn't have to worry about being late.

Of course, this was his first time delivering four orders simultaneously, and he was somewhat apprehensive.

After all, the customers he had to face were definitely more troublesome than other riders; who knew what kind of issues might arise.

He picked up the four food deliveries as quickly as possible, then Xu Ning planned the most reasonable route based on location and time limit, and immediately rode his electric bike like lightning.

However, he had barely ridden far when he suddenly braked.

No, the plan had a problem.

One of the orders was to be delivered to the Dijing (Imperial Capital) Sixth Hospital, which he had originally planned to deliver last based on distance.

But he suddenly remembered that there seemed to be an unwritten rule for food delivery: hospital orders should be prioritized.

After all, medical staff's time was very precious; they might have surgery in the morning and again in the afternoon, so they had to eat lunch as quickly as possible.

Therefore, their food deliveries should be made as early as possible, otherwise, they might not have time to eat before rushing to save patients.

Hmm, no question about it.

Xu Ning immediately turned, heading towards the Sixth Hospital.

Upon arriving downstairs at the Sixth Hospital, he jogged upstairs and placed the food delivery at the nurses' station, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

He couldn't say he felt particularly proud, but he was very happy.

After going downstairs, he quickly continued to deliver the next order.

When he had delivered two more orders and had only one left, it was already close to the deadline.

If he continued to run, without any hitches along the way, he might still have a chance to deliver on time.

But as soon as he entered the office building, preparing to press the elevator button, he was completely stunned.

The elevator was under maintenance and could not be used.

Xu Ning looked at the specific address: 26th floor.

Good heavens!

Now it wasn't just a matter of being late or not; it was how he was going to deliver the food!

“Hello, how much longer will this elevator be under maintenance?” Xu Ning saw the office building’s property manager standing nearby and quickly asked.

The manager glanced at Xu Ning, not showing any impatience, “Actually, it’s not maintenance, but repairs. It’ll probably take at least an hour!”

Unable to help but let out a long sigh, Xu Ning felt a bit helpless.

He was about to be late; he couldn't wait an hour.

He quickly took out his phone and called the customer.

“Hello, is this the food you ordered? I’m the rider delivering your meal!”

“The elevator in your office building is currently under repair and will take another hour to fix.”

“What should we do about your food?”

“Should I leave it at the front desk, and you can come down to pick it up once the elevator is working again?”

If the elevator were working, Xu Ning would definitely deliver it to him, without any discount.

But now that the elevator was broken, asking him to climb 26 floors was simply unrealistic.

So what he suggested was the best solution.

However, the customer clearly didn't think so.

“I don’t care!”

“I ordered food delivery precisely so I wouldn’t have to move.”

“You accepted the order, so you must deliver the food to my hand.”

“I don’t care if you take the elevator or climb the stairs; that’s your business!”

“I’m warning you, you’re going to be late!”

Listening to the customer’s seemingly nonchalant tone, which even carried a hint of schadenfreude, Xu Ning’s face darkened.

Strictly speaking, what the customer said wasn’t wrong.

It was just a bit heartless.

Forget it, after all, it’s impossible to expect everyone to put themselves in others’ shoes.

He operated the backend, clicking on “order delivery exception.”

Situations like traffic jams, road closures, excessively high floors, etc., could all be reported as exceptions in the backend.

After successful reporting, if issues like lateness or negative reviews occurred, the rider would not be held responsible, and the platform would cancel them.

Of course, he had to upload evidence, a photo of the elevator repair, otherwise, it wouldn’t be approved.

Soon, just as the order was about to be late, the report was successfully submitted.

However, even without worrying about being late, Xu Ning had no intention of personally delivering the meal to the 26th floor.

That was the 26th floor; climbing up and then climbing down, he would probably be exhausted to the point of vomiting blood!

Moreover, he didn't want to continue waiting for the elevator to be fixed here; this was dinner rush hour, the best time for orders.

Inadvertently, he saw the security guard nearby, and a plan came to Xu Ning’s mind.