I’ve Gone Viral Because of a Money-Saving Variety Show

Chapter 8: Chapter 8 Chen Xixi’s 5th Step to Saving Money: Eat Afternoon Tea for Free Chapter 8: Chapter 8 Chen Xixi’s 5th Step to Saving Money: Eat Afternoon Tea for Free On the show scene.
After being infuriated by Chen Xixi, Zheng He calmed down for a moment and then suddenly thought of something important. He walked to the third floor where Han Qianyi was staying and knocked on her door.
When Han Qianyi opened the door, she greeted him with a gentle and gracious smile: “What’s up?”
Zheng He grinned and said: “The show crew won’t allow us to bring daily necessities, nor do they provide any. It seems they are deliberately making things difficult for us. But we can’t go without basic life essentials, can we? How about we go shopping together for some essentials?”
“Sure,” Han Qianyi nodded.
It’s said that Nanxing Entertainment is very particular about the on-screen appearance of their artists.
That’s why she didn’t dare to wash her face today and just rinsed her mouth with water. After all, she would need to face the cameras, and washing her face would remove the no-makeup makeup look she carefully applied the night before.
Although sleeping in makeup is bad for the skin, she couldn’t let it affect her on-camera presence.
After all, once she is selected and signed by Nanxing Entertainment, she can always care for her skin later.
Zheng’s eyes sparkled mischievously: “I have an idea, how about I buy the face wash, and you buy the toothpaste? Then we can swap and surely make the supplies last a month. This way, we can both save some money!”
Han Qianyi thought it sounded feasible: “All right, I’ll go call Wan Chen and we can go together.”
The two went to the second floor. It seemed Wan Chen was taking a nap; it took him a while to open the door. His expression was listless, lacking energy, and his face held a hint of irritability, as if he was in a bad mood just after waking up: “What is it?”
Han Qianyi said softly: “We’re going to buy daily necessities together, are you coming?”
Wan Chen’s gaze swept over Han Qianyi and Zheng He, then he declined: “No, you guys go ahead.”
After Wan Chen closed the door, Zheng He pondered for a moment and then suggested: “He’s not going, why don’t you call Chen Xixi? The more people we have, the more different items we can purchase, and the more we can exchange, which means more savings.”
Han Qianyi nodded. Zheng He was a man and certainly wouldn’t need makeup. With the small amount of money she had, she couldn’t buy much makeup either. How could she showcase her perfect natural beauty on camera without it?
If she brought Chen Xixi along, she could exchange makeup products with her.
Thinking this way, she turned around and went back to the third floor to knock on Chen Xixi’s door.
[If Zheng He hadn’t mentioned it, I’d almost have forgotten. Did they even wash their faces or brush their teeth today?]
[They did, they did, just with tap water! I saw it!]
[Damn! These guests’ natural beauty is seriously impressive! We’re not mentioning the male guests like Zheng He and Wan Chen, but look at Instant Noodles Sister. She can withstand the show’s high-definition cameras even without makeup! Her skin is so fair and her eyes so vibrant!]
[Yeah, yeah, I’m totally digging Instant Noodles Sister’s natural look! I’m becoming a fan of this beauty! From now on, I’m an avid follower of Instant Noodles Sister!]
[Why do I feel like Instant Noodles Brother and Instant Noodles Sister aren’t getting along now? They seemed to be getting along really well before lunch!]
[No way? You just had me shipping Instant Noodles Brother and Instant Noodles Sister together!]
[Child upstairs, you must be really hungry. Shipping everything will only hurt you!]
When Han Qianyi knocked, Chen Xixi was getting ready to leave.
She had felt some barbecue odor on her and wanted to take a shower before napping, but then she realized she had no toiletries available. So, she planned to go out and buy some basic bathing articles.
Money Saving Battle aside, personal hygiene still needed to be managed.
Chen Xixi opened the door, glanced at Han Qianyi, and then at Zheng He behind her, pursing her lips.
Her instinct told her that Zheng He surely was cooking up some shameless scheme again.
Han Qianyi smiled softly: “Xixi, let’s go buy some daily necessities together. Then we can all buy different items and exchange them for use; this way, we can save quite a bit of money.”
Exchange them for use? The method itself was fine, but she was not that keen.
She didn’t want to cooperate with her competitors. What if something unpleasant happened during the competition one day? Wouldn’t she still have to buy her own supplies later?
Moreover, she felt that those who came to this competitive reality show were not to be trifled with. Everyone was determined to fight for their own goals, and she believed it wouldn’t take many days for this superficial harmony to be shattered by the brutally selfish reality.
Chen Xixi directly refused: “Let’s just buy our own.”
Zheng He sneered, “What, you have the most Money now, afraid that we’re going to take advantage of you?”
Chen Xixi’s lips curled up slightly: “I’m not sure about others, but you might be capable of that.”
Having said that, Chen Xixi glanced at Han Qianyi as a subtle reminder. Whether Han Qianyi took the hint or not was beyond her control.
After all, her kindness only went so far as to drop a hint. The rest was respecting others’ decisions.
Zheng He gritted his teeth. Arguing with Chen Xixi was not the solution to the problem. The real solution was to think of ways to make some Money quickly to surpass Chen Xixi’s assets!
Han Qianyi was just about to try persuading Chen Xixi again, as there were only the two of them as girls here, and if she couldn’t share makeup with Chen Xixi, how was she supposed to do her makeup in the future?
But before Han Qianyi could speak, Zheng He dragged her away, “Forget her! Let’s go wake up the Guest who hasn’t gotten up yet.”
[Chen Xixi’s bare-faced beauty is so high, her features are really three-dimensional!]
[The guests the show has found are all so easy on the eyes! I feel like any one of them could be a protagonist in the entertainment industry! Especially Chen Xixi, her face is just too delicate!]
[According to my original plans, I should have grown up to look like this!]
[Are they really going to buy life essentials? Isn’t that seeking death? With so little Money, it’s a problem even to eat every month, why bother buying those things!]
[Exactly, it’s enough to maintain personal hygiene usually, why bother with it now? As long as one’s still breathing, that’s enough!]
[Watching this makes me anxious and angry; what’s worse, they won’t let me join! I’m not watching anymore! Is there any variety show that won’t make me this angry? Kind sisters, please recommend one to me.]
[I recommend the “Money Saving Battle” to the sister above! [Smile] (Just can’t stand to see others get out of misery) No need to thank me!]
[Is the fifth mystery Guest finally going to appear? Now I’m really curious about the fifth Guest!]
Han Qianyi and Zheng He went to the second floor and knocked on the innermost room’s door.
A long time passed before a listless male voice came through the door, its lazy tone tinged with impatience: “Who is it?”
But then the door didn’t open.
It seemed that the person inside had no intention of opening the door for them.
Zheng He frowned: “I’m Zheng He! I came to ask you to go shopping for essentials!”
After a few seconds, the person inside responded, “Not going!”
A moment of silence followed the rejection, and Zheng He muttered softly, “Judging by his voice, he’s not dead in there, is he?”
He exuded a feeble and lifeless air.
Han Qianyi wanted to agree, but remembering she was aiming to be a celebrity, she had to be careful about her words and actions in case her actions were dug up by malicious fans in the future.
Coincidentally, the supermarket Han Qianyi and Zheng He visited was the same one Chen Xixi went to.
Zheng He’s face soured at the sight of Chen Xixi, as if she owed him a lot of Money.
Han Qianyi, on the other hand, was feeling quite pleased, thinking this was a good opportunity to talk to Chen Xixi about swapping skincare products.
Han Qianyi took the initiative to invite Chen Xixi, “Shall we go together to the essentials section?”
Chen Xixi replied calmly, “No, I’m going to have some afternoon tea first.”
Zheng He’s face twisted with envy, and he said with a sour tone, “Money sure changes people, we’ll leave and not disturb your afternoon tea!”
He certainly did not expect someone so stingy, who would charge for two eggs, to invite him to afternoon tea.
[Did Chen Xixi get carried away just because she has a bit of Money? It’s only the first day and instead of saving the unexpected windfall, she’s going off to have afternoon tea?]
[Ha! She just got first place and has forgotten who she is. I tell you, she’s destined to lose!]
[I thought Chen Xixi was smart, turns out she’s dumb! Sigh! How could she get so carried away over a mere extra five hundred yuan! So foolish!]
[Chen Xixi is infuriating! I was just betting on her to win with my best friend! Looks like my bag of spicy strips is going down the drain!]