Ye Jingxing took Nuannuan to a fast-food restaurant run by an American owner. He ordered a breakfast burger and a cup of hot milk for Nuannuan. He also ordered a combo meal with congee and a cup of coffee for himself.
While the two of them were eating heartily in the restaurant, Fang Zhongwen and his son were squatting by the roadside outside, gnawing on steamed buns.
"I really have to admire Nuannuan. Look at the Fang Zhongwen father and son outside. How miserable can they be?"
"Holding corn buns in my hands~ not a drop of oil in the vegetables~"
"There's no harm without comparison. In fact, the other three groups of guests didn't even have steamed buns. Only Zhuo Fan bought his son two eggs."
"I knew Li Yueyao was fake! Chen Yi is irrelevant, let's not talk about her. The other guests at least let their children eat first, but she was feeding her child spiritual chicken soup. Can that fill them up?"
"You're mistaken about one thing upstairs. Ye Jingxing is being taken care of by his child; it's Nuannuan who's letting him eat."
"Nuannuan, are you full?" Ye Jingxing elegantly wiped his mouth.
"Mmm!" Nuannuan patted her small belly and nodded with satisfaction.
"Teacher Ye, the director said your money will be confiscated," a cameraman nearby whispered.
"On what grounds? My Nuannuan earned the money by her own abilities, so why should she hand it over to him?" Ye Jingxing's body trembled; he absolutely couldn't let the director take the money.
"That would be unfair to the other guests. If you do that, your earnings for today will be zero," the cameraman said with difficulty.
"Then it's zero. We won't participate in the competition. Come on, Nuannuan, Fourth Uncle will take you to play." They had five hundred yuan anyway, which was enough to eat for the whole day, and they weren't craving the so-called lavish dinner.
Ye Jingxing carried Nuannuan and walked forward swaggeringly. The cameraman, listening to the director's roar in his earphones, felt very helpless.
"Tell them they can use the money themselves, but don't think about using it to help other guests. Also, their score for today is zero, which will affect tomorrow. Don't blame me for not going easy on them tomorrow!"
The cameraman relayed the director's words with a bitter face, but Ye Jingxing waved his hand, unconcerned. They would deal with tomorrow tomorrow.
While Ye Jingxing and Nuannuan were leisurely strolling through the streets, the other four guests were struggling for survival.
By then, the mall doors had opened, many shops had opened, and the roadside vendors were gradually increasing.
Fang Zhongwen found a job distributing flyers. Even though it was still morning, the weather was very hot. Fang Zhongwen had to wear a thick mascot costume and stand by the roadside distributing flyers.
Fang Lei didn't tease his father. He refused to rest on the side and stubbornly stood next to his father, helping him distribute flyers.
"Fang Lei suddenly being so sensible makes me uncomfortable."
"It's really tough distributing flyers in this hot weather!"
"No choice, can't use looks or star power."
"Every time I watch Nuannuan and the others, I can't bear to watch Fang Zhongwen and his son."
Chen Yi, feeling annoyed, wandered around with her daughter. Ever since yesterday, she felt that nothing was going smoothly.
Last night, her agent told her that her online reputation was not good. She was also very anxious to change the audience's impression, but the problem now was that with only 20 yuan, what could she do?
As it was nearing noon, her eyes flickered, and she saw the gold bracelet on her daughter's wrist. She remembered that it was a casual gift from her son's grandmother on his birthday.
Thinking that the old shrew disliked her granddaughter and only wanted a grandson, she went up and took off Zheng Jiajia's bracelet, then took her daughter into a jewelry store.
"Mom?" Zheng Jiajia was a little confused when Chen Yi took off her bracelet.
"Be good, Jiajia. Mom will buy you a better one later," Chen Yi coaxed her while stroking Zheng Jiajia's head.
"Mmm." Zheng Jiajia nodded obediently.
Upon entering the jewelry store, a child's bracelet wasn't worth much. After exchanging it for two thousand yuan, Chen Yi's face was full of smiles.
Although it wasn't worth much, at least she was sure to win today.
"I'm speechless. You can even pawn things?"
"If she wins, I won't accept it. Who doesn't have something valuable on them?"
"Don't you think she's very selfish? Taking her child's things to pawn. Her own necklaces and bracelets are worth more than the child's bracelet."
"Perhaps she thinks her own bracelets are too valuable, and it would be too noticeable if she sold them for too much [disdain]"
The comments in the barrage were all condemning. The scene then shifted to Zhuo Fan, disguised, singing in the square.
He had wandered around for a long time without any ideas. As half the day was about to pass, he happened to pass by a musical instrument store and saw sound equipment inside.
He went in and discussed renting sound equipment to sing with the owner. However, the rent would only be paid after he finished his performance. Fortunately, the owner recognized him and knew he was filming a show, so he generously agreed.
Thus, the netizens were treated to another unique concert.
"Ahhhh! It feels like I'm back to those years when I chased Brother Fan's concerts everywhere."
"Remember those years when we guarded the entrance of music stores, waiting for Brother Fan's albums to be released?"
"Every song is full of memories!"
"Go watch Li Yueyao quickly, I'm truly prostrating myself."
It turned out that Li Yueyao also didn't know what to do with 20 yuan. By chance, she came to the entrance of a men's clothing store and, with a change of heart, went in.
She explained the situation to the owner, and the owner agreed that if she could sell anything today, she would receive a 5% commission on the price of each piece of clothing.
However, it was just after the store opened in the morning, and there were no customers yet. The foot traffic wasn't very high either.
Coincidentally, a man in his forties or fifties happened to walk by. He was just casually glancing from the outside, but she managed to grab him.
Relying on her skills in dealing with men, she pulled him into the store in a few words.
The male customer was stunned by her smile and sweet talk, and he immediately bought two pieces of clothing.
"Wow~ I didn't expect Li Yueyao to be a sales genius."
"Male customer: I was just passing by, how did I end up buying two pieces of clothing?"
"You men, don't actually think she's good at sales, do you? I think she's good at selling herself."
"Sister, I support you. If she's really good at sales and in urgent need of money, why didn't she go sell women's clothing? There are far more customers for women's clothing."
"The uncle just now wasn't looking at the clothes at all. What's with the purchase?"
"Setting aside everything else, as a woman, I really admire Li Yueyao for being so adept."
"Sister, this is all accumulated experience; it's just a matter of skill!"
Li Yueyao, unaware at this moment, had accidentally exposed her true nature due to her eagerness for quick success. At least, female viewers had become wary of her.