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

Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Infiltrating the MLM Den! Chapter 31: Chapter 31: Infiltrating the MLM Den! Mrs. Li, an old lady, smiled and said, “It’s the Trade Building over in the Old District. If you want to go, wait for me here at 7:30 tomorrow morning, and I’ll take you with me!”
“Okay, thank you so much, auntie.” Zheng He then chatted happily with Mrs. Li for a bit more before leaving.
[There’s no forced selling of health products here, I find this scene quite harmonious!]
[Exactly! It’s all voluntary, if you want to buy, you buy; if not, you grab the eggs and go.]
[Such a good deal, I’ll have to go next time too!]
[Maybe this kind of pharmacy is more legitimate, but I still think it’s better not to take small advantages too easily. After all, there’s truth to the saying ‘gain a little, lose a lot’.]
In the dormitory.
Today, everyone managed to get a pound of eggs very smoothly, so briefly, everyone achieved ‘egg independence’, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Everyone cooked their own eggs; no one fought over them.
However, the cooking skills of Jin Cheng and Wan Chen are definitely worth mentioning.
Wan Chen fried two eggs in a row, and the burnt smell instantly filled the kitchen.
The completely black eggs lived up to the term ‘dark cuisine’.
But Wan Chen still endured and ate them, his expression never changed.
Because he firmly believed that as long as he doesn’t show it, no one would laugh at how bad his cooking skills were.
After frying two dark cuisines, Jin Cheng, on the other hand, threw the burnt eggs into the trash can with a frown.
Just as he was about to ruin a third egg, Chen Xixi, who had just entered the kitchen, took the pan from him, seemingly unable to bear watching any longer.
Jin Cheng’s gratitude was overwhelming: “Thank you…”
So good-looking and with such a kind heart, wasn’t she a fairy descended from heaven to save him!
He had vehemently opposed his family’s wishes and didn’t want to join this show, almost going to desperate lengths, but now he felt that he had made the right decision to be on this program!
He couldn’t bear to think, if he really found a girl like Chen Xixi to be his girlfriend, how jealous his Uncle would be!
His Uncle always criticized his taste!
Chen Xixi finished frying the eggs and turned off the stove, then glanced at Jin Cheng disdainfully, “Don’t mention it, I just minded that you were hogging the pan for too long.”
Jin Cheng: “…” The fairy filter shattered instantly, beyond repair.
After frying eggs for Jin Cheng, Chen Xixi went to the fridge to get her own eggs to cook.
[Hahaha, poor Jin Cheng seems to be disdained by Chen Xixi!]
[Jin Cheng: That was close, I was almost moved enough to devote myself to her.]
[How can Wan Chen still eat his eggs, fried like that?]
[…Maybe they weren’t that bad tasting?]
[It seems that aside from Jin Cheng and Wan Chen, the rest of the guests can cook.]
After a day of heartily enjoying eggs without worries, the next morning, Zheng He got up early, quietly leaving before the other guests woke up.
He had arranged with Mrs. Li yesterday to meet at Ci Yuan Pharmacy at 7:30, so she could take him to the Trade Building for a lecture and to get a bag of free noodles.
After he and Mrs. Li arrived at the Trade Building, they were given a bag of small bread rolls upon entering.
Zheng He was delighted; upon entering, they were immediately given bread. How splendid!
The seminar quickly began. As for the specific content of the talk, Zheng He didn’t pay any attention at all. Ten minutes later, Zheng He also successfully received a bag of noodles from a man dressed in a white shirt and business attire.
After everyone had received their noodles, the man who had been lecturing smiled and said, “We have another seminar at the same time and place tomorrow. If you think our seminar is okay, you can invite your relatives and friends to come listen as well. Then, if you bring a friend, we will give you an additional ten eggs!”
Bringing a friend would entitle him to ten eggs. If he brought Chen Xixi and the others, he would effectively be getting forty eggs for free!
If so, he would have free eggs to eat almost every day for the next twenty-one days!
Originally, he didn’t want to tell Chen Xixi and the others about this great opportunity, but now, for the sake of forty eggs…
Having tasted the sweetness, Zheng He left the Trade Building and returned to the dormitory, knocking on doors and telling everyone about the seminar where they could receive free noodles the next day.
Chen Xixi listened quietly, her expression unchanged.
Given Zheng He’s past behaviour, would he think of them first if something good came up?
Clearly, that was unlikely.
Chen Xixi thought so, and so did Han Qianyi, Wan Chen, and Jin Cheng.
After mulling it over, Chen Xixi asked him, “Which store’s event is this? What products do they sell?”
Zheng He racked his brains for a while before replying, “…I didn’t pay attention, nor did I listen carefully. Ah, that’s not important! At the time, all I was thinking about was getting the noodles as soon as it ended. Who cares about the rest? Plus, it was so boring that I didn’t listen. Though, I vaguely remember it was something about health products… pretty much like the things being sold at the pharmacy we went to yesterday!”
Seeing how unreliable his words were, Chen Xixi simply stated, “I’m not going.”
Zheng He furrowed his brows: “Why not go if the noodles are free?”
Chen Xixi: “Because the kind of event you’re describing doesn’t sound like a reputable place.”
They had listened to a seminar on cardiovascular health for an hour at a legitimate pharmacy to receive eggs. However, the event Zheng He mentioned offered bread upon entry and noodles after just ten minutes; he then came back to pull them in after receiving his noodles. This approach was clearly not that of a regular establishment.
Catching onto Chen Xixi’s train of thought, Zheng He worried the others wouldn’t go either, his face immediately turning sour: “I think you’re just jealous that I found a good place to get free stuff!”
Chen Xixi remained indifferent: “You can say what you want, but I advise you all not to go.”
“You don’t have to go if you don’t want to, just forget it!” Zheng He said irritably before turning to Han Qianyi and the others, “Don’t listen to her. She’s the one here with the most money right now. She doesn’t want you to go; she probably hopes you don’t get the noodles and then end up losing to her!”
Zheng He took out the bread and noodles he had received and placed them in front of them, “Look, what I’ve got is all here. If it really wasn’t a reputable place, could I be standing here talking to you about it? Besides, I’ve already gone first to check it out for you. What’s there to be afraid of? Plus, with so many of us together, and we’re on a livestream, what’s there to worry about?”
Zheng He had a point; if it really were as shady as Chen Xixi had suggested, Zheng He might not have been able to peacefully bring back the items today.
And they were recording a show, live broadcasting to the entire network, what was there to worry about?
Jin Cheng originally wanted to follow Chen Xixi’s lead and opt out, but he was a man; what was there for him to be afraid of!
When he succeeded in getting the goods, he could even share some with Chen Xixi to thank her for helping him fry eggs.
Early the next day.
Led by Zheng He, the four of them went to the Trade Building together.
This time, however, after the ten-minute seminar ended, they heard a loud “clang.”
The rolling shutter door at the entrance slammed down, sealing the only exit from the room completely.
[Eh? What’s happening? Why did my screen suddenly go black? Did I lag?]
[I also have a black screen? Is the signal bad? Why can’t I see anything in Zheng He’s live broadcast room all of a sudden?]
[I can’t even enter their live broadcast room now, what’s going on?!]