My Days Running a Supermarket in the Apocalypse

Before going to sleep, Shan Nai glanced at the system backend while lying in bed and confirmed the next stage of the upgrade task.

Complete the points accumulation and ten random tasks.

"There are quite a few tasks..." The little hand kept swiping the task bar on the screen.

[The host can choose their preferred mission to accept.]

"10 small flashlights sold, 0/10"

"100 registered members have been reached (7/100)"

The dining area can accommodate 50 customers (6/50).

Hidden mission: Promote the supermarket, completed.

Hidden mission: Grand opening promotion, completed.

Customer satisfaction rate: 60/1000

"..."

"Haha, promoting the supermarket is a hidden mission? System, you're really something, love you." Shan Nai closed the interface, smiled sweetly, and tugged at the ice silk air conditioning quilt with her little hand.

These tasks are randomly assigned by the supermarket; they're not something the system can control.

"Okay, I got it. Goodnight, System." She would prioritize tasks with time limits.

【Goodnight.】The system silently turned off the cat-shaped lamp for her.

……

[Host, host, wake up! There's a customer at the door!]

On the new day, Yamana was not woken up by an alarm clock, but by the system.

Yamana reluctantly opened her eyes, glanced at the alarm clock on the table, and muttered with a pout, "Our supermarket opens at nine o'clock, it's only eight-thirty..."

After saying that, she buried her face in the soft pillow again.

But the customers have been waiting for over an hour, and the temperature is already over 40 degrees Celsius.

The store opens at nine o'clock, and you're still not up at eight-thirty. If you don't get up soon, people will lose patience and leave, and you'll lose your points. You lazy little kitty!

However, the system didn't say the rest aloud; it still doted on its host.

Shannai felt embarrassed that her system was so kind and considerate of the customers outside the door, so she could only roll over and rub her cat ears.

"I'm doing this for the points!" she said, and then quickly got dressed and washed up.

The system didn't respond, only offering a slight smile.

Same as above.

To save time, Yamana tied her hair into pigtails again, a hairstyle that suited her perfectly with the two cat ears on her head.

Fortunately, her fluffy cat ears were small, soft, and resembled ornaments, so they didn't look out of place at all.

"Sigh, when can I turn back into my original form? The little orange cat is great too..."

Looking at the cat-eared girl in the pale yellow dress in the mirror, Yamana recalled the days when she could freely switch bodies.

I really want to lick my own fur.

I miss my paws so much.

I really want to play with my own tail.

[Host, don't be impatient. Who knows, as the supermarket upgrades, you might even become a kitten.]

"You're spying on me again." Shan Nai rolled her eyes at the system in her mind.

She browsed through the "Boss's Special Dishes" in the system backend, randomly selected "Jianbing Guozi with Soy Milk" from the three breakfast options, and went to the food counter to get it.

I took a bite of the steaming hot jianbing guozi before leisurely opening the supermarket door.

"The door's open! The door's open!"

"I told you we'd open after nine, but you had to come so early."

"What if we're late and there are no supplies left, you idiot!"

Two identical-looking young men were squatting in front of a warning sign at the supermarket entrance, blaming each other.

"Good morning, little beautiful boss." Xu Nuo waved enthusiastically to Shan Nai.

This young boss, wow, so young and incredibly good-looking. If it were in the past, wouldn't she have been a sensation in the entertainment industry? She's undoubtedly the nation's little sister.

Her features were incredibly delicate, she wore a pretty little dress, and even had cat ears on her head—she was so cute!

Xu Yan, standing beside Shan Nai, was staring intently at the jianbing guozi in her hand, his mouth watering. "Brother, I want to eat jianbing guozi too..." he said, stretching out a dirty hand.

"You're so shameless!" Xu Nuo said with a straight face, forcefully slapping his younger brother's hand.

The day before yesterday, we passed by the city entrance and saw a big advertisement for Lucky Supermarket. At that time, the two brothers were skeptical and did not come over immediately.

But in the past two days, in order to find supplies, I have to hide from zombies and run around the whole city.

But in those abandoned supermarket and store buildings, there was nothing left except a few mutated giant rats.

The big rat was as big as a rabbit, and it almost bit Xu Nuo.

When all else failed, I remembered Lucky Supermarket, so I came here early this morning to try my luck.

"Sorry, boss, my brother is an idiot," Xu Nuo chuckled, deliberately saying.

Xu Yan glared at him irritably, then realized she had been too awkward and looked at Shan Nai with shame.

"That's quite pitiful. Come in." Shan Nai took another bite of the fragrant pancake, her sympathetic gaze drifting towards the top of Xu Yan's head.

Xu Yan was speechless. He secretly pinched his brother's lower back hard. He was already in his twenties, yet he was still so childish.

The two pushed and shoved their way into the supermarket. Feeling the sudden coolness and seeing the neat rows of goods, the two brothers immediately fell silent.

"Incredible, incredible..." Xu Nuo looked at Shan Nai with admiration. "Boss is amazing!"

He suppressed his surprise and curiosity, but he could clearly see the warning sign standing in front of the door.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that the boss was no ordinary person; his purpose was to buy supplies, and nothing else mattered to the two brothers.

"It's just so-so. Please take a look here, customer." Shannai pointed to the shopping instructions.

The twin brothers were quite young, and the older brother was quite perceptive, unlike the previous customers who kept asking irrelevant questions. It seems the warning sign at the door worked.

After carefully reading through the documents, Xu Yan took out all of the brothers' belongings from his backpack.

"Brother, we only have these crystal cores left. Can we use this gold bracelet jewelry? It says it can be made of rare metals."

"Okay, put it up there." Xu Nuo nodded gently.

He doesn't have any special abilities, but he used to be a fitness instructor and has good physical functions. His younger brother is a fire-type ability user, and the two brothers managed to survive in the apocalypse.

Looking at the crystal cores and gold and silver ornaments on the tray for redeeming points, Shan Nai's cat ears twitched happily. "Customer, you two should top up separately. The cards are all registered under real names and cannot be used interchangeably."

"Yes, yes, thank you for reminding me, boss." Xu Nuo then divided the food into two portions, one for each person.

The first-tier crystal cores, gold and silver bracelets, and jade necklaces were placed in two batches.

Xu Nuo successfully redeemed 550 points, while Xu Yan redeemed 620 points.

"They must be quite wealthy," Yamana said with a faint smile, resting her chin on her hand.

The two brothers put away their cat membership cards and pushed their shopping cart into the shelves to start shopping.

Xu Yan was in charge of filling the containers with water, milk, and fruit and vegetable juice. He excitedly opened the refrigerator door and burst into tears when he saw the bottles and jars emitting cold water droplets.

"This...can you believe it! Milk! Fruit and vegetable juice at this time of year...wow..."

"Great job, bro! Look, I also have fruit! Bread! Hard-boiled eggs! Wet wipes... have some too, you can wipe yourself down!"

Xu Nuo's eyes were shining brightly, her mouth never stopped, and her hands were moving just as fast, stuffing each item into the shopping cart.

Shannai suddenly remembered her task of selling 10 small flashlights, jumped off the stool at the cashier, and walked towards Xu Nuo with a smile.

"Customer, we also have small flashlights here. It's so dark outside at night, how about a small flashlight? Waterproof, fireproof, compact and sturdy!"

Shan Nai took out a small black flashlight, about the size of a palm, and introduced it to Xu Nuo.

Xu Nuo saw that the price was 30 points, which wasn't too expensive. Compared with other ways to exchange goods, all the goods in this supermarket were very cheap.

But how much power can a flashlight have? It'll only last a few days. They've been working in the dark for years, so what's a little flashlight to them?

"The battery will run out soon..." Xu Nuo scratched his head, his voice a little soft.

Shan Nai quickly waved her hand, "No, these are special energy-saving batteries made by the supermarket, guaranteed to last for 360 hours! And I sell batteries here, they're not expensive, 5 points a set."

360 hours? Half a month?

This is...unbelievable! How can such a small flashlight battery be so powerful?

Xu Nuo harbored deep doubts.