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

Chapter 122: Chapter 117: How did Chen Xixi Stay in a Free Homestay? Chapter 122: Chapter 117: How did Chen Xixi Stay in a Free Homestay? No matter how the netizens questioned, Zheng He was certain that nothing would go wrong on his part!
And he made a promise with the netizens, asking them to come see the results tomorrow night.
After explaining the fortune-teller’s follow-ups to the netizens, Zheng He chuckled and said, “Well, if you guys could send some more gifts, that’d help me save up for food and accommodations in the coming days…”
Tonight, Zheng He had to rest by the curb near the underpass, guarding his Money.
So after he mentioned wanting gifts, he took out some of yesterday’s dirty, unwashed clothes from his suitcase, laid them on the ground, and lay on top of them.
The moment his back touched the ground, for some reason, he felt a sudden sense of security and peace—the cool sensation that lingered on his back began to fade substantially.
[Hmm?? Over 5,000 yuan isn’t enough for you to live for twelve days? That’s more than enough for a family of three, isn’t it? Surely Zheng He isn’t planning to win by begging from us until the end, is he?]
[Is Zheng He trying to fleece us down to the last hair? Many of us here don’t even have five thousand yuan to live on for a month, and Zheng He is saying that five thousand yuan isn’t enough for twelve days—it’s like he wants us to hand over all our money to him, so all of us netizens have to go out and beg!]
[This isn’t fleece; this is more like slaughtering us, isn’t it?]
[I felt a bit of sympathy for Zheng He just now, so I sent him some small gifts, but now that he has money and still begs for more, I don’t know why, but I suddenly feel an aversion to him!]
[Let’s go to Chen Xixi’s livestream instead, Chen Xixi is also live! It’s much more lively over there!]
[Chen Xixi isn’t begging too, is she? If she’s begging like Zheng He, that would be a huge disappointment! I’m not going to vote for her popularity anymore!]
[Chen Xixi isn’t begging; she’s streaming from the guest house where she’s staying. Suddenly reminded that this afternoon, Zheng He was worried about Chen Xixi taking his underpass. Turns out she doesn’t care at all and has checked into a guest house. Now Zheng He might be regretting not following Chen Xixi!]
This time, fewer netizens gifted to Zheng He; only a small number felt pity and sent a smattering of small gifs. The sporadic gift animations in the livestream were almost like giving alms to a beggar—it was nowhere near as lively as before.
Even many netizens who felt repelled by Zheng He’s behavior, after learning about the fortune-teller’s continued story, left one after another to swarm to Chen Xixi’s livestream, curious about how she managed to stay at the guest house.
Zheng He’s face turned ashen when he saw netizens discussing Chen Xixi’s guest house stay!
Knowing Chen Xixi as he did, would she spend money on a guest house? Obviously not!
So how did she end up staying in a guest house for free?
Zheng He was curious but didn’t want to exit his own livestream. First, for fear he would get scared later, and second, he didn’t want to affect his begging.
So all he could do was lie down by the side of the road, inwardly envying Chen Xixi who was staying in a guest house.
After 24 hours, he would also go stay in a free guest house!
…
Inside Chen Xixi’s livestream.
The netizens saw Chen Xixi in a beautifully designed guest house with a unique style and a hot spring.
Chen Xixi held up her phone, aiming the live camera at the guest house’s yard.
The yard had a hot spring pool, surrounded by various green plants that seemed extremely therapeutic and comfortable.
“Hey everyone, this is where I’ll be staying tonight. Pretty nice, right?”
[Pretty nice? The environment is fantastic! This hot spring guest house must be really expensive, right? Chen Xixi really went all out this time!]
[What blood and sweat could there be, that’s Chen Xixi, when has Chen Xixi ever spent money?]
[OMG! This can be free too! How did you manage that? Tell me quickly, I really need this!]
An hour ago.
Unable to find a free place to stay, Chen Xixi discovered this nicely-environment bed and breakfast through a group-buying APP, where a high-end hot spring room was offered at the group price of 388 yuan.
Chen Xixi felt it was too expensive and didn’t buy it, but she found a public hot spring bath group-buy ticket for 29.9 yuan in the same establishment’s group activities.
Most importantly, there was no time limit!
Moreover, this hot spring bed and breakfast operates 24 hours a day, and the coupon could be used immediately upon purchase.
For 29.9 yuan, she could not only rest for a night, but also comfortably enjoy a hot spring bath, and then have someone watch her suitcase. There was no place that offered better value!
Chen Xixi purchased two tickets, then immediately opened the map for the merchant’s location and headed straight for the hot springs bed and breakfast, dragging her suitcase.
Jin Cheng didn’t even ask where Chen Xixi was going; he just followed behind her.
Upon arriving at the hot springs bed and breakfast, Chen Xixi walked up to the front desk, took out her phone, and showed her group-buy QR code to the receptionist.
The manager of the bed and breakfast, standing next to the staff, recognized Chen Xixi at a glance and was surprised for two seconds: “Are you Chen Xixi? The famous frugal queen Chen Xixi from the money-saving reality show?”
Chen Xixi was quite surprised to be recognized, as she hadn’t thought she was famous enough to be identified on the street.
Chen Xixi didn’t shy away and admitted it directly and generously.
The manager of the hot springs bed and breakfast looked at Chen Xixi excitedly and asked carefully, “Could we take a photo together? I really love you!”
Chen Xixi, who was asked for a photo by a stranger for the first time and who received an impromptu confession of adoration, couldn’t help but blush slightly and smiled gently, “Of course, it would be my honor.”
After the photo was taken, the manager’s mouth moved excitedly like a machine gun, nonstop: “You are so popular online now. Ever since me and our staff watched your show, we’ve started exploring various ways to save money.
We used to be embarrassed to talk about these kinds of things; afraid of being looked down upon. But after your consumption philosophy of ‘Avoiding 34 years of detours’ spread online, it really expanded our horizons. It gave us a reason to believe that being frugal and penny-pinching isn’t something to be ashamed of.
Moreover, through your fearless approach to mooching off of others without caring about their judgments, it made us realize that saving our own money has nothing to do with what others think! No matter how others view us, once our lives improve through thriftiness, those who mocked us will see how foolish their mockery was!”
Chen Xixi listened to the manager, momentarily stunned for a few seconds.
She only participated in the show to pinch pennies and snag the five million prize money.
She had no intention of setting an image for others or spreading anything; she was just an ordinary person with a simple goal – to get the five million from the show.
She hadn’t expected that her actions would have such a big impact on others.
Even before going on the show, she had prepared herself to be vilified by the internet, because such frugal behavior would definitely displease many netizens. But what of it? If they wanted to criticize or insult her, let them be.
All she wanted was the five million to improve her family’s financial situation.
But with what the manager said, she seemed to be put on a pedestal.
However, what she was more concerned about…
Chen Xixi smiled, “Living frugally is indeed a good thing, and nothing to be embarrassed about, so… I was wondering if we could get a discount on this group-buy ticket?”