Chapter 88: Jackpot

The shop assistant followed them with a sweet smile. "Ladies, our store is a big chain brand—no force-buying here, I promise. Just think of it as a fun little draw, okay? The grand prize is a luxury seven-day trip for two to Sava Country!"

She had a sweet face, and her voice was just as sweet.

She was holding a huge box as she trailed behind He Huanhuan and Qi Meili, looking like she was struggling under its weight.

The two women couldn't help but soften. "Alright, alright, stop following us. We'll draw."

"Thank you so much for supporting my work!"

The shop assistant immediately thrust the box in front of He Huanhuan and gave her a knowing wink. "Reach for the bottom, okay? That's where all the surprises are hiding."

Inside the box were rows of solid colored plastic balls. He Huanhuan reached down to the bottom, grabbed at random, and pulled out a red one.

The shop assistant beamed at Qi Meili. "It matches your hair color, miss! This is bound to bring you good luck."

Man, was that girl smooth with her words. Even the two women's patience grew just a little bit more patient because of her charm.

Qi Meili laughed. "Then go ahead and open it for me—let's see if I won anything."

"You got it."

The shop assistant cracked open the plastic ball. Inside, a blurry QR code was printed on the ball's inner surface, and her voice immediately shot up with excitement. "It's a QR code! A QR code means you won!"

He Huanhuan's guard went up instantly. Could this be some kind of QR code scam?

She tightened her grip on her phone and frowned. "Wait—you're not going to make me scan this QR code, are you?"

There was 1.5 million yuan sitting in her phone. She'd sooner turn into Second Fool—no wait, she'd sooner turn into Liang Ye—than scan that thing.

But to her surprise, the shop assistant just gave a sweet little smile. "Why would I ask you to scan it? That's our company's verification code. We have to use our own special scanner to confirm what prize you've won."

That sounded pretty legit. He Huanhuan relaxed and asked the shop assistant, "So what kind of prizes do people usually get?"

The assistant leaned in closer and whispered, "Honestly, it's mostly consolation prizes—these cups that headquarters ordered in bulk. If you like them, I'll toss in an extra one for you later."

Both of them nodded eagerly. "Great, great! Thank you!"

Why pass up a freebie? And if the cups happened to be ugly, well, they could just give one to Liang Ye.

He wouldn't mind anyway.

Liang Ye, secretly thrilled: Matching cups? So she really does like me!

The shop assistant went behind the counter, grabbed a scanner, and aimed it at the QR code. "Besides the cups, there's also the third prize, which is a set of toiletries... Oh my god! It's the GRAND PRIZE! Miss, you just won the GRAND PRIZE!!!"

The assistant's voice shot up so high it nearly ruptured both women's eardrums. "Store manager! Store manager! We've got a grand prize in our store! An actual GRAND PRIZE!!!"

Her cheeks flushed bright red with excitement. She completely forgot about attending to He Huanhuan and Qi Meili, clutching the red ball and shrieking like crazy. "Oh my god! So you really can pull the grand prize! I thought the company was lying to us!"

She was so loud that the manager and two other employees rushed out. "What's wrong? What's wrong? What's going on?"

The assistant held up the red ball and hopped in place. "Manager! Our store just drew the grand prize!"

The manager's eyes went wide. "No way? The grand prize actually exists? HQ wasn't scamming us after all?"

He Huanhuan: ...Is it really appropriate for them to be trash-talking their own company right in front of their customers?

Actually, yes. It was more than appropriate.

They were just corporate grunts, after all. No love lost between them and their employer.

The store manager and a few staff members scanned the red ball over and over again, confirmed dozens of times that it was the grand prize, and only then did their emotions start to settle down a little.

The store manager looked at He Huanhuan apologetically: "Miss, I'm really sorry, we got a bit carried away..."

He Huanhuan: "A bit? You guys were completely carried away."

You'd think they were the ones who won the prize.

The store manager flushed slightly: "I'm truly sorry, it's just that this grand prize is really rare! It's a luxury travel package that headquarters arranged with a travel agency—first-class round-trip flights, five-star hotel stays, Michelin three-star dining. Top-tier luxury travel package."

He Huanhuan was shocked: "That lavish? Is your company out of its mind?"

She thought it was one of those cheap 499 or 599 travel deals.

The store manager smiled and nodded: "That's why we're so excited—the whole seven-day package is worth over a hundred thousand yuan!"

For context, joining a tour to Sawa Country for seven days only costs two thousand yuan.

A hundred thousand versus two thousand—you can imagine how extravagant it is.

He Huanhuan could hardly believe it: "But I've never even bought anything from your store. Can I still claim it?"

The store manager smiled warmly: "Liwai Spring is a publicly listed company, and all our draws are fair, just, and transparent. Even if you've never made a purchase, this draw is still valid."

Qi Meili piped up anxiously: "Then how do we claim it?"

With such a big prize on the line, she wouldn't feel at ease until it was secured.

"One moment, please."

The store manager hurried to the back storeroom and, half a minute later, came out carrying a delicate little box.

She handed the box to He Huanhuan: "Inside the box is the redemption code. The prize is valid until the end of next month. Before you depart, you just need to log onto our official website, click the redemption link, and enter the code—then you can fill in your ID information."

Once the ID info was filled in and the travel date selected, this particular prize would be locked in.

The two of them, worried something might go wrong, immediately searched for the official website and redeemed the code on the spot.

Looking at the ID information form on the redemption page, He Huanhuan finally felt a bit more at ease.

She blinked and asked the store manager: "So later I just fill in my ID and I'm good?"

The store manager smiled and nodded: "Yes, and if you're not sure, you can fill it in right now—the ticket will be issued right away."

He Huanhuan waved her hand: "I feel like I'm dreaming. I need to go home and calm down before I fill it in."

The store manager didn't rush her, just reminded her with a smile: "It's valid until the end of next month, so don't forget the deadline. If you miss it, you can't apply again."

After the reminder, she cautiously asked He Huanhuan: "Um, can I take a photo with you?"

She wanted to post it on her social feed to show off—her store had issued the grand prize! Let the other store managers be jealous!

The request wasn't unreasonable, so He Huanhuan agreed without hesitation.

Meili cheerfully stepped over: "Buy one, get one free, hehe..."

After the photos, the two of them left the store and continued strolling.

The staff girl held the draw box and watched them leave until their figures fully disappeared from sight, before she put away her smile and turned back into the store.

A good-looking woman in her forties walked over from the roadside, saw the draw box in the girl's hand, pulled closer and asked: "Hey, is this a lucky draw? What are the prizes?"

The girl smiled: "Sorry, ma'am, the draw event has already ended."

The pretty auntie wasn't giving up: "I come to your shop for facials all the time, just let me draw one~"

She really was a regular customer, so the young lady behind the counter thought for a moment, then held the box out to her: "We'll make an exception for you then, but only one draw~"

The pretty auntie quickly reached in and pulled out a ball, then opened it on the spot: "Why is it a QR code? What does that mean?"

The young lady smiled: "A QR code means 'thank you for your patronage' — you didn't win, sorry~"