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Lao Liu's grandson, Xiaobao, received a thick stack of red envelope money this year. On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Xiaobao insisted on going to the bank to deposit it. Lao Liu couldn't dissuade him, so he took him.

Arriving at the bank, Lao Liu was stunned. Good heavens, there was a long queue in front of the ATM, all parents with their children waiting to deposit money. Lao Liu sighed, thinking: "These days, there's more and more money, but why haven't I seen more places to conveniently deposit it?"

After finally reaching the front, Xiaobao excitedly inserted his card into the ATM, swiftly entered the password, and selected "deposit." But a bright red message popped up on the screen: "Deposit box is full, please try again later."

"What the heck? Full?" Lao Liu leaned in to take a look and was also stunned. An ATM could be full? This was practically a fairy tale.

The parents behind them started to complain: "Hurry up, will you? We're waiting!"

Lao Liu quickly pulled Xiaobao aside, staring at the message on the screen, unsure of what to do. He thought: "This bank is so unreliable. They didn't even prepare more ATMs during the New Year period. Isn't this delaying things?"

At this moment, a fashionable middle-aged woman beside them was also complaining: "Seriously, the bank service is getting worse and worse. It's so troublesome to deposit money."

Lao Liu couldn't help but chime in: "Exactly! The ATM is full, and we don't know what to do."

The middle-aged woman pursed her lips: "Isn't it simple? Who deposits money in the bank these days? The risk is so high, and the interest is so low. It's better to invest it, the return is much higher!"

Lao Liu shook his head: "Us ordinary people, we still like to put our money in the bank. It feels safer."

The middle-aged woman scoffed: "That's your old-fashioned thinking. What era is this? Still trusting banks? Let me tell you, I recently bought a stock, and it's already increased several times!"

Lao Liu was confused. He didn't understand stocks or funds, he only knew to deposit money in the bank and steadily earn interest.

At this time, a security guard in uniform came over and shouted to the crowd: "Don't worry, everyone, our bank has already dispatched additional staff and is clearing the ATM deposit boxes. Please wait patiently."

There was a commotion in the crowd, but everyone knew that apart from waiting, there was no other option.

Lao Liu and Xiaobao also stood aside, waiting silently. Time passed slowly, but the queue in front of the ATM kept getting longer.

Suddenly, a little child started crying: "Mommy, I don't want to deposit money anymore, I want to go home!"

The child's mother comforted him: "Be good, just wait a little longer, it'll be done soon."

Lao Liu watched this scene and felt a little uneasy. He thought: This red envelope money was originally the children's festive money for the New Year, but now it has become a hassle of queuing to deposit. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?

After another half an hour, the security guard finally returned and said to the crowd: "Okay, the ATM deposit boxes have been cleared, you can continue to deposit money."

The crowd erupted in cheers, and everyone rushed to the ATM.

Lao Liu also pulled Xiaobao and rejoined the queue. He looked at Xiaobao's excited little face and prayed silently: I hope it can be deposited smoothly this time.

Finally, it was their turn. Xiaobao again inserted the card into the ATM, entered the password, and selected "deposit."

A message popped up on the screen: "Today's deposit transaction limit has been reached. Please try again tomorrow."

Lao Liu and Xiaobao were completely devastated.

Lao Liu looked up to the sky and sighed: "Which part went wrong?!"