Another World: That's too much. I have to start from scratch to get the contribution value.

Chapter 21 Returning in Time

"Grandma, get up for a moment."

Grandma An was puzzled, "What's wrong?"

"Use a pillow." Anjiu lifted her head, took out her clothes, and stuffed the pillow in with extremely fast movements.

"That won't do!" Grandma An stood up and said angrily, "You have to go to work. How can you not sleep well at night? I'm an old woman who can't help you with anything. How can you enjoy yourself like this? Take the pillow back now."

"I can sleep anyway, it's okay."

Anjiu just lay down, covered himself with the quilt, closed his eyes, and began to sleep.

Grandma An was so angry that she kept grumbling. She wanted to change it back, but she didn't have the strength. She pushed Anjiu twice to urge her, but she ignored her. Grandma An wanted to waste time, but she was worried that if she slept late, she would not be able to get up the next day and miss the time to find a job.

She was so anxious and angry that she could only lie down, mumbling to herself in a low voice.

Perhaps due to the physical weakness caused by long-term hunger, An Jiu's mind began to blur after a while. When he was about to drink tea with Zhuang Zhou, Grandma An beside him suddenly sat up.

She was suddenly awakened.

"how--"

"Shh." Grandma An said softly, while pricking up her ears to listen to something.

There were slow and steady footsteps coming from deep in the corridor, approaching this side.

Grandma An got out of bed, walked to the door, lifted the corner of the curtain, and looked out silently.

She grinned as the footsteps stopped next door.

"Captain Pu is back!"

Just as she was about to open the door and go out, she heard someone speak up, "Captain Pu, you are finally back. Are you safe along the way?"

"It's okay, but I'm very tired now. We can talk about it tomorrow."

The voice that responded was deep and rich, revealing a strong sense of fatigue.

After the iron door next door was closed, Grandma An walked back to the bed. She felt much more relaxed and tucked in the quilt for An Jiu before lying down.

"Captain Pu is back, that's great. Have a good sleep. You probably won't have to get up early to go to the recruitment site tomorrow."

An Jiu nodded silently, listening to the subtle sounds coming from next door, thinking that Captain Pu came back just in time.

Based on Xiaojiu's past experience, there is a great possibility that Captain Pu will give her a chance to work.

If that's true, that would be great indeed.

When the quiet environment was restored, many people were excited about Captain Pu's return and waited for dawn in a half-asleep state.

Almost as soon as the sky began to brighten, those people opened their eyes, tiptoed out of the room, and when they quietly passed by Captain Pu's room, they glanced inside. When they saw the man lying on the bed, their hearts finally settled down.

When An Jiu woke up completely, he saw Grandma An coming home with a smile on her face.

This is the second time I see her so happy.

Anjiu pretended nothing happened, got up, picked up the water cup and took a sip. There was no toothbrush at home, so he could only use his fingers and rub his teeth to clean them.

She added another entry to the little notebook in her heart - she also had to prepare toiletries.

Now there is not enough water to drink, let alone wash one's face. Fortunately, residents above the 30th floor are experiencing the same situation. When no one washes their face, this becomes natural.

"I'll go to the platform and take a look."

After saying this, Anjiu walked straight out the door.

The number of people sitting at the doorways on both sides of the corridor was twice as many as yesterday. As soon as Anjiu appeared, all eyes looking at the neighbors fell on her.

Anjiu had a good ability to withstand psychological pressure, so he simply ignored it. When he passed by the next door, he took the opportunity to take a look inside.

The same iron door, but without the curtain, so you can see directly into the inner room.

The layout of the houses in Area E on the 48th floor is the same, and the positions of the beds are not much different. After all, it is only five square meters in size, so no matter how you move, you can still see it at a glance by standing at the door.

Captain Pu is still sleeping.

But it was obvious that the bed was much shorter than his height, and starting from his calves, it was hanging outside the end of the bed.

An Jiu recalled that when he was lying on the bed, there was still some room for growth between his toes and the foot of the bed, and he had a preliminary understanding of Captain Pu's height.

There are still as many people on the platform, but the number of recruiting team leaders is nearly half less than yesterday. However, there are many more level 4 or 5 citizens coming up from downstairs who are looking for replacements.

They were the ones looking for a replacement, but they asked the administrator to make the call on their behalf.

"Cleaning work on the 22nd floor, Area C, half-day shift, 5 contribution points."

"I need a clean and neat helper for my house on the 15th floor. I need a conscientious and hardworking person."

"We are moving goods for a merchant on the first floor. The boxes are heavy, so we need three strong men. We must obey the instructions and cannot question the boss's requirements. Oh, and the boss is a socially anxious person, so don't look him in the face if you can."

"..."

A lot of people raised their hands to sign up, and Anjiu also joined in.

But she was so thin that she was completely inconspicuous in the crowd, and compared with adults, she was completely uncompetitive.

Finally, a woman with a ball of yarn saw her and waved her over.

Anjiu thought that good luck had finally arrived.

"Stretch out your hand and take a look." The woman had been adjusting the edge of her mask. After Anjiu spread out his palm, her eyes finally moved from her knees.

The velvety eyebrows wrinkled when they saw the rough and chapped palms.

An Jiu's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

The woman waved her hands quickly, "Not appropriate."

"It's useless to give you the chance. Okay, you can go down." The administrator pushed Anjiu and started to arrange for the next person to come forward.

Girls of about the same age as Anjiu regained hope and crowded over, vying to show their hands in the hope of gaining favor.

Compared to physically demanding work, just winding the yarn is both relaxing and easy, and the contribution value is almost given for free.

After An Jiu was sure that she couldn't find a job today, she left along the edge of the crowd. After returning empty-handed for two days in a row, she could only place her hope on Captain Pu.

When passing by his door, Grandma An quickly pulled An Jiu in, hurriedly and quickly passed through the crowd in the room, and said to the man sitting on the bed: "Captain Pu, can you take my Xiao Jiu with you?"

Caught off guard, An Jiu made eye contact with him.

Those were a pair of eyes so dark that they seemed able to easily see through the secrets hidden deep in a person's heart.

She felt a tiny electric current running down her spine.

Pu Huai closed his eyes and rubbed his temple with his index finger, his face showing fatigue from not getting enough rest.

"It's good to be able to come back alive."

As soon as these words were spoken, An Jiu clearly felt his grandmother's body tense up instantly.

"Captain Pu, what do you mean by this? Xiaojiu...why did she say that?"

Pu Huai paused for a moment, and said calmly, "Nothing, we are going to Mine No. 2 today. If you want to go, get ready. We will leave soon."

Before Grandma An could ask more questions, An Jiu quickly pulled her away.

As soon as An Jiu returned to her room, her grandmother grabbed her arm and asked her in a very firm tone: "What did Captain Pu mean? And where did the bread from yesterday come from? You are not allowed to lie to me!"