With the other guests all speaking up for Xie Mi, Director Niu had no choice but to accept her industrial-style picnic.
But the look he gave the other guests became rather more meaningful.
"Don't regret it later."
At first, they didn't know what he meant. Then Director Niu told each team to take their picnic basket and head to a large department store across from the park.
The store had clearly been cleared out. A red line taped to the floor served as the starting line, and a short distance ahead stood shelves packed with all kinds of goods.
"Since we promised to take you on vacation, we certainly can't skimp on your picnic supplies."
Director Niu appeared riding the store's street sweeper, his voice coming through the Little Bee amplifier at his waist.
"You can all see the shelves ahead. Next, using your picnic baskets as containers, you'll have one minute to fill them. Whatever you fit inside is yours."
At those words, Qiu Chengye, who had been endlessly disgusted with the plastic bucket just moments ago, instantly perked up.
"Then doesn't that make ours the biggest?"
Everyone turned toward the huge bucket in Xie Mi's hand, big enough to hold all three of the other picnic baskets.
They finally understood what Director Niu had meant earlier.
So Xie Mi had accidentally stumbled upon the ultimate weapon.
[Good thing Old Xie didn't bring back one of those huge green trash cans, or she'd pack up the entire supermarket.]
[Wait, Sister Xie's luck is actually kicking in.]
[This is all the luck she saved up from that whole book of scratch cards earlier.]
"Sorry about this, everyone." Xie Mi flashed a toothy grin and cupped her hands in a respectful gesture.
But despite how polite she looked now, everyone present