Although An Xin was already a mother, Annie was not actually her biological child.
Her family had protected her exceptionally well since she was young; after adopting Annie, she hadn't had contact with any other men.
So strictly speaking, An Xin was actually a woman who had never been in a relationship.
Being suddenly pinched so dotingly by Jiang Cheng, An Xin's entire face turned as red as sunset clouds.
In contrast to An Xin's flustered state, Jiang Cheng's behavior was much more natural.
After the pinch, he even rubbed his thumb and index finger together as if savoring the sensation.
He hadn't expected An Xin's skin to have such good elasticity—it was smooth and soft.
And that was just the skin on her face; if it were somewhere else, wouldn't it be even better?
When Annie got off the bumper cars, she quickly trotted over to the two of them.
Seeing An Xin's red face, Annie said considerately, "Mom, are you very hot? You can find a cool place to wait for me; you don't have to stand here."
Seeing how sensible Annie was, An Xin immediately shook her head. "It's fine. Do you want to take a break? Look at you, you're covered in sweat from playing."
An Xin looked at Annie with a mix of gratification and heartache; she had never seen Annie look so happy during their previous trips to the amusement park.
Although Annie was lively, she was often a naughty child.
An Xin knew Annie sometimes did it on purpose; although she gave her love, Annie's upbringing environment was still somewhat incomplete.
Even though her father had accepted Annie, he would still bring her up as an issue during their occasional arguments.
Especially when arranging blind dates for An Xin, Annie became the primary point of conflict between them.
This also led to Annie lacking a sense of security.
Annie immediately shook her head. "I don't need to. Can we go ride the carousel, please?"
After saying that, Annie happily pulled Jiang Cheng and An Xin's hands and ran toward the carousel.
As a popular attraction at the amusement park, a long line had already formed for the carousel.
Looking at the line that stretched like a long dragon...
An Xin frowned and said to Annie, "There are too many people. How about we skip it? If we queue, we'll probably have to wait for over an hour."
Seeing An Xin say this, Annie didn't resist, but her pouting little mouth betrayed her thoughts.
She looked quite reluctant.
Just then, the system issued a special mission with a 'ding.'
"Special Mission: Please help the single-parent Annie have an unforgettable amusement park experience."
"Mission Reward: The final result will be calculated based on Annie's mood satisfaction."
Jiang Cheng had originally shared An Xin's thought; waiting over an hour for a carousel wasn't worth it at all.
But now the system had issued a mission.
Based on past rewards, Jiang Cheng felt he should take the system's mission seriously again.
Judging by Annie's reaction, if they didn't do this activity, her mood satisfaction would likely drop later.
Jiang Cheng looked at the line and suddenly thought of a solution.
He then said to An Xin and Annie, "You two wait for me here for a moment."
After saying that, Jiang Cheng walked to the front of the queue.
Jiang Cheng looked at the first few groups of people in line.
After some consideration, he walked toward two girls in the fourth row.
The two girls in line had noticed Jiang Cheng sizing them up just now.
Seeing him walking toward them now, they couldn't help but say to each other with joy and nervousness...
"That Handsome Guy is coming toward us! No way, no way! Is it what I think it is?"
"I think so. He's definitely coming to ask for my wechat, right?"
"Don't talk nonsense. If he's adding anyone, it's me. Should I just give it to him later?"
"No way, he was clearly looking at me. Look at yourself, can you even afford an A-cup?"
"You don't understand men. Do you think they're all superficial creatures?"
Before the two women could finish arguing, Jiang Cheng was already standing in front of them.
Jiang Cheng politely asked them, "Hello, sorry to bother you. Would you be willing to sell your spots? If so, I'll pay 300 yuan per spot."
The two girls looked at Jiang Cheng with blank expressions as he said this.
It turned out Jiang Cheng didn't have his eye on them, but on their spots in line.
What a huge misunderstanding!
While feeling sad and disappointed, they also realized this was a very good deal.
After all, a ticket to Happy Valley only cost 180 yuan.
Selling two spots now meant they could easily recoup the ticket cost and even make an extra 240 yuan profit.
On average, each person earned 120 yuan.
It was equivalent to the two of them getting a free day at the amusement park with food and drinks included.
They just hadn't expected Jiang Cheng to buy their spots just to avoid waiting in line.
Could this be the legendary 'Banknote Power'?
In fact, Jiang Cheng did indeed want to solve this matter through his Banknote Power.
After all, Happy Valley wasn't Disney.
At Disney, as long as you pay for the VIP passage, you can wait much less time.
But Happy Valley didn't have a VIP passage.
So Jiang Cheng could only use his Banknote Power to solve it.
The two girls accepted Jiang Cheng's terms without hesitation.
They happily took out their phones and let Jiang Cheng scan them.
After scanning, one even said to Jiang Cheng, "How about we add each other on wechat?"
Jiang Cheng looked at the two average-looking girls and shook his head politely. "Thanks, but the experience at this amusement park is just so-so. I probably won't come again, so I won't need any more queuing services."
The two girls really wanted to explain that they wanted to add his wechat not to be his professional line-standers, but simply because they wanted to get to know the Jiang Cheng who possessed such Banknote Power.
Before they could speak, they saw Jiang Cheng waving to An Xin and Annie nearby, signaling them to come over.
Seeing Jiang Cheng wave to a woman and a child, the two girls were surprised and a bit disappointed.
They were surprised that such a young man already had a wife and child.
They were disappointed that all the Handsome Guys on the street belonged to someone else.
Annie immediately pulled An Xin and ran toward Jiang Cheng, skipping and jumping.
Seeing that they had suddenly moved from the back of the line to the front...
Annie cheered and hugged Jiang Cheng. "Brother Jiang Cheng, you're so amazing! I can ride the carousel now, I'm so happy!"
Actually, this trick was taught to him by his father, Jiang Jianmin.
He remembered when he was little, his parents took him to an amusement park for his birthday.
At that time, Jiang Cheng really wanted to ride the Ferris wheel, but unfortunately, the line was too long.
To avoid ruining the experience, Old Jiang simply spent 200 yuan to buy spots from people at the front of the line.
This incident left a very deep impression on Jiang Cheng.
At that time, Jiang Cheng didn't think his family was rich; he just felt that his father was truly good to him.
He hadn't expected that after growing up, he would also have the chance to use this skill at an amusement park.
Thinking about it, Jiang Cheng felt a bit nostalgic for his childhood.