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No Money for New Year Homecoming! I Activated the Zero-Cost Shopping System

share time: 2026-02-09 07:14:12

Lin Xiaoman, a migrant worker, had her salary withheld at the end of the year. Looking at her mom’s message saying “We’re waiting for you at home” and her wallet with only 200 yuan left, she burst into tears—she’d promised to buy a down jacket for her grandma and a new schoolbag for her brother, how could she go home empty-handed? Just then, a “Zero-Cost Shopping System” pop-up appeared on her phone. She activated it on a whim and was shocked to find she could really redeem New Year goods! But the system had a strange rule: for every item redeemed, she had to complete a “kindness task”—babysit for the neighbor aunt, bring hot porridge to the overtime delivery guy, help the cleaner pick up scattered garbage... When she stood at her doorstep with full bags, her mom smiled and handed her the scarf she’d left last year: “I’ve just been waiting for you. Nothing matters more than you.” That’s when she realized: the system didn’t give her free stuff—it gave her back the true meaning of “going home.”

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