Chapter 2: The Password Red Envelope

Host fingerprint authentication successful...
Host is logging into QQ...
Host QQ login successful...

Shi Qingqing widened her eyes—login successful?
Then... this phone must be working!
However, what does that word “host” even mean?
And what is fingerprint authentication all about?
Shi Qingqing was a little confused. Could it be some quirky setting left by the previous owner of the phone?
No matter. It belonged to her now.
She was now certain this battered phone was a smartphone. Though the screen bore several obvious cracks, it didn’t affect its usability, and its responsiveness was fairly decent.
Since she could log into QQ, the basic functions like phone calls must be intact, too.
Her own phone had just broken recently, and she had no money for a new one. She ran a business online, and not having a phone for contact was rather inconvenient.
She’d settle for this one, then. Even though carrying it around might make her teachers and classmates look down on her even more, it was still better than nothing...

Just as Shi Qingqing made up her mind, suddenly, the phone emitted a “beep!”
Wow! The sound system worked, too.
Satisfied.
Though, wasn’t that “beep” a bit too low-class?

Shi Qingqing looked at the screen, which displayed a line of text.

“Congratulations, host, you have activated the Red Envelope Snatching System. This device system is currently at initialization level 0. You need to snatch ten red envelopes to upgrade to level one. Would you like to start snatching red envelopes now? Yes or no?”

What? Red envelopes?
Of course!
Who wouldn’t snatch a red envelope? Missing out would anger the heavens and the people!
As for the initialization level 0 nonsense and other incomprehensible jargon, Shi Qingqing automatically filtered them out.
All her attention was captured by the words “red envelope!”
Her life could be summed up in one word: poverty. So her motto was to never let even a single cent slip by.

When Shi Qingqing confirmed “yes,” the phone quickly beeped again and another line appeared:

“Searching within ten meters for groups sending red envelopes... Search successful. Would you like to join the Four Young Masters Chat Group?”

Shi Qingqing was skeptical.
Even the latest Fruit 7PLUS couldn’t automatically search for nearby red envelope groups, could it?
Or was this just a prank phone tossed out by someone, meant to tease passersby?
No matter what, Shi Qingqing still pressed the button.
Yes!

The screen flashed, and she was instantly inside the so-called Four Young Masters Chat Group.
No admin approval needed?

That was instant entry?
Uh, Shi Qingqing was struggling to keep up with the pace.
Her palms were sweating with nervousness—perhaps someone in this Four Young Masters group was playing tricks on her?
She glanced around and saw the group had only about ten members.

Shi Qingqing hadn’t yet seen the group members’ IDs when suddenly, a red envelope appeared.

[Happy birthday to Master Zhan! Your little brother seeks your favor and protection!] Mo Liancheng.

It was a password red envelope. Shi Qingqing froze for a moment—damn, this really was a group sending red envelopes!
This battered phone wasn’t joking with her!

While Shi Qingqing was stunned, the red envelope—only five shares—was already snatched up.
She tapped the record and saw it was a hundred-yuan big packet! Each person got ten or twenty yuan.

A hundred-yuan big packet!
Compared to the few cents or pennies she had managed to snatch in the past, this was absolutely extravagant!

Just as Shi Qingqing was pounding the ground in regret, another password red envelope appeared.