After saying his piece, the little boy looked hopeful but uneasy. He wasn't sure whether he should give them the gift; he simply wanted to thank these two ladies for giving him so much.
He'd actually been stupid enough to think that Crystal Core could only buy a few packets of instant noodles. Thank goodness he'd met good people...
Bai Yaoyao immediately had Xiaomi hang the firecrackers by the shop entrance.
The boy's eyes lit up at once. Looking excitedly at Bai Yaoyao, he pulled another string out of his padded coat and handed it over.
He'd been afraid they wouldn't want them and would just throw them away, so he'd only offered one string. After all, making them took quite a bit of work. He'd stayed up all night doing it.
He never imagined that the pretty lady wouldn't just accept them, but would hang them in the most conspicuous spot by the shop entrance!
Amused by the boy, Bai Yaoyao smiled without saying anything, took the firecrackers, and hung them on the other side.
"What's your name, kid?" Bai Yaoyao asked.
"My name is Xue Yang."
She then asked, "How do you earn points now?"
"I pick up missions at the Mission Hall. Sometimes there are jobs clearing rubbish and roadblocks," Xue Yang replied.
Bai Yaoyao nodded. Child labor was no longer a concern these days. Without enough food, you had no strength, and earning points meant either danger or exhausting work.
Looking at the boy's bright, clear eyes, Bai Yaoyao decided to give him a chance. "Want to work in my shop? A hundred points a month, with meals and accommodation included. Do well and you'll get a bonus. Do badly and I'll deduct points."
"Yes, yes, yes! My family ran a supermarket before the apocalypse, and