Chapter 336: Giving Up Is Really Very Happy
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
However, when he thought about how the scarf was going to be given to another man, Xie Yunzhou’s heart felt stifled.
Who wouldn’t be angry?!
When Shi Xi heard the sound of the door opening, she put away the wool in her hands and said, “Sit down. I’ve already ordered the dishes.”
Xie Yunzhou sat down and asked, “How’s the recording going recently? Is it hard?”
It would be best if she said that it was very hard so that he could directly get Shi Xi out of the program team.
“It’s going very smoothly. It’s not hard at all!” Shi Xi’s eyes were filled with gratitude. “I’ve never been on such a good variety show before! Early to bed and early to rise, and I can even take an afternoon nap!”
She had always been on the production team before, and shooting until midnight was a common occurrence. She had to rush to shoot in the morning, and it was often day and night.
Not only was her schedule chaotic, but it was also difficult for her to eat on time.
So after going on this variety show, Shi Xi was very touched.
No wonder everyone liked variety shows. Money was so hard to earn, so who didn’t love variety shows?
Xie Yunzhou: “…”
What else could he say?
He couldn’t say anything.
Shi Xi ordered the food in advance, and soon the dishes were served.
Xie Yunzhou ate the dishes carelessly, his mind racing as he thought about what to do.
“You’re still young. If you were to go on a love variety show, would your fans not be able to accept it?” Xie Yunzhou seemed to have ‘casually’ brought up this topic.
“A little.” Shi Xi seemed to be deep in thought.
After the first episode of [Secret Love Exchange] was broadcast, she had attracted a lot of fans, and her popularity had also increased.
However, many of her fans had a wait-and-see attitude toward this.
They did not like their own artistes to be in love variety shows.
They also did not like Shi Xi to be paired with other people.
“Do you want to try other variety shows?” Xie Yunzhou said as if he had ‘inadvertently’ said, “I have a friend who is in variety shows. I can introduce you to him.”
“Ah? Is that good?” Shi Xi said awkwardly, “The response to [Secret Love Exchange] is so good now. If I quit, wouldn’t it be bad?”
Xie Yunzhou said, “The response is good because you’re popular. If you go to other variety shows, the response will be good too.”
Shi Xi thought about it while eating the braised pork.
If Xie Yunzhou could think of it, she could naturally think of it as well.
The [Secret Love Exchange] had brought her a lot of popularity, but it had also brought her a lot of harm.
Chu Yuan and Li Jinfan were both popular celebrities, and their number of fans was no less than hers.
Because they were in a variety show together, their only fans scolded her on her Weibo every day. They would also scold her in private messages, telling her to stay away from the two of them.
Other fans took advantage of the situation, saying that she was three-hearted and wanted to seduce three men.
She could ignore the voices of the haters.
But if her fans saw such comments, Shi Xi’s heart would always feel uncomfortable.
She hoped that Mother Shi would not go online.
“I’ll think about it again. I can’t just give up every time I encounter difficulties, even though it’s really happy to give up,” Shi Xi said. “Actually, this variety show will only be recorded for a month. After a month, I’ll enter the group.”
When that time came, she would be broadcasting the variety show to maintain her popularity. She would be waiting to broadcast the drama [Nine Blades of Tang]. She would definitely make a profit.
“Okay, you can discuss it with your manager.” Xie Yunzhou smiled.
Shi Xi: “…”
If she received two recording requests at the same time, Han Chuan would definitely weigh the time and accept both of them.
Han Bapi.
After all the dishes were served, another plate of prawns was served.
Shi Xi was slightly surprised. She looked up and asked, “You ordered it?”
She didn’t order seafood herself.
Then it could only be ordered by Xie Yunzhou.
Xie Yunzhou: “I suddenly feel like eating.”
Shi Xi’s heart struggled for a moment, and then put the plate in front of Xie Yunzhou.
D*mn, eating shrimp in front of her!
D*mn!
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Chapter 337: New Cruel Punishment Method
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Xie Yunzhou looked at the shrimp in front of him. “I don’t want to peel it myself.”
Shi Xi was wearing disposable gloves and gnawing on a mutton bone. When she heard that, she said, “I’ll call the waiter and ask the waiter to peel it for you.”
Xie Yunzhou: ??
“Just give them a tip.” Shi Xi was ready to ring the bell and call the waiter.
Xie Yunzhou: ?!
“No need. I don’t like others to peel prawns for me.” Xie Yunzhou was implying something.
“Then who used to Peel Prawns for you in the past?” Shi Xi asked.
Xie Yunzhou: “I rarely eat prawns.”
Shi Xi thought to herself, ‘Then you shouldn’t eat prawns this time.’
There were so many things to do.
Could it be that he wanted his mommy to come over and peel prawns for him?
Shi Xi was about to say something when she met Xie Yunzhou’s gaze.
Could it be that he wanted her to peel prawns for him?
Shi Xi’s bone-gnawing hand paused for a moment before finally asking, “Did you watch my variety show?”
Xie Yunzhou hesitated for a moment before nodding.
Could it be that Shi Xi had guessed that he was jealous?
Could it be that he had to express his feelings now?
Xie Yunzhou lowered his eyes and avoided Shi Xi’s gaze. He was somewhat regretful for his recklessness.
He shouldn’t have done such an outrageous thing just because he was jealous.
After reflecting for a moment, Xie Yunzhou quickly thought of a solution.
Should he continue to insist on Shi Xi peeling the prawns?
Or should he pretend to be joking?
While Xie Yunzhou was thinking, Shi Xi spoke.
“No wonder.” Shi Xi put down the mutton bone and changed into a pair of disposable gloves. She said, “You must have taken a fancy to my shrimp peeling skills, right?!”
Xie Yunzhou: ???!
He had expected Shi Xi to be angry, compromise, or be suspicious.
He just didn’t expect Shi Xi to have such a reaction!
Shi Xi finished peeling a shrimp and placed it in Xie Yunzhou’s bowl. “I’ll peel the shrimp for you. That variety show you’re talking about, you must invite me!”
Xie Yunzhou was still stuck in Shi Xi’s brain. When he came back to his senses, there was already two more peeled shrimp meat in the bowl.
After Shi Xi placed the third prawns in Xie Yunzhou’s bowl, Xie Yunzhou said, “That’s enough.”
“Oh?” Shi Xi looked up and asked, “That’s enough?”
Xie Yunzhou nodded.
Shi Xi peeled three prawns for him, one more than the unknown man.
“Alright.” Shi Xi continued to gnaw on her mutton bones.
Although there was no image in gnawing on bones, but in front of Xie Yunzhou, what image did she want?
Xie Yunzhou suddenly asked, “Has anyone ever peeled prawns for you?”
Shi Xi thought about it for a moment. “No.”
Xie Yunzhou did not ask any further. He ate all the prawns that Shi Xi had peeled for him.
They were more delicious than anything he had eaten before.
If Shi Xi had heard Xie Yunzhou’s thoughts, she would probably say that prawns were all so delicious.
Just as Shi Xi was about to gnaw on the second mutton bone, there was an extra prawn meat on the plate that was hard to say it was peeled, but it was indeed peeled.
Looking at the rough surface, she knew that this person definitely rarely peeled prawns.
“Oh?” Shi Xi raised her head to look at Xie Yunzhou in puzzlement.
“I peeled it for you,” Xie Yunzhou said.
“But I can’t eat prawns.” Shi Xi was even more puzzled.
Xie Yunzhou: “Then just look.”
Shi Xi: ?
Was this some new type of cruel punishment?
She could only watch but not eat?!
Xie Yunzhou did not explain.
He was going to be the first person to peel prawns for Shi Xi.
Moreover, only he could peel prawns for Shi Xi.
Shi Xi could not figure out Xie Yunzhou’s logic. Looking at the rough and bumpy prawns being peeled, she lost the desire to eat prawns in her heart.
Very good.
After the meal, Xie Yunzhou wanted to send Shi Xi back.
“I’m going to the boutique to buy a gift.” Shi Xi said, “Xu Ziqing is the girl who recorded with me. Her birthday is coming soon.”
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Chapter 338: Selling the Girls Out In One Sentence
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Although the two of them weren’t close, the program team had informed everyone that they were going to celebrate Xu Ziqing’s birthday, so she could only choose a gift to deal with it.
“What do you want to buy? I’ll send it to you,” Xie Yunzhou said, feeling somewhat dissatisfied.
Why could people only celebrate their birthdays once a year?
He wanted to celebrate it once a month.
Shi Xi said, “Let’s go to the boutique in the mall and take a look around.”
She wasn’t familiar with Xu Ziqing, so she didn’t think of buying any expensive gifts.
She could just go to the two dollar store and buy something to fool her.
Therefore, Shi Xi didn’t go to the boutique in the mall at all. Instead, she saw a boutique on the side of the road and asked Xie Yunzhou to stop his car.
Xie Yunzhou: “…”
The boutique was filled with a dazzling array of products. There were even hand-woven scarves.
The scarf was hand-woven by the shop owner.
Shi Xi looked at the scarf in front of her and said enviously, “It’s so well-woven!”
It was much better than hers!
Xie Yunzhou looked over and an idea slowly formed in his mind.
The shop owner was a clever female boss. She walked over and introduced, “Beautiful lady, do you want to buy a scarf? It’s 20 per scarf.”
Shi Xi was speechless.
Such a beautiful scarf was only 20!
Then how could she give away the tattered things that she had knitted?!
Shi Xi was originally full of confidence in the scarf that she had knitted. Now that she saw the scarf that the shop owner had knitted, she felt ashamed of her inferiority.
Xie Yunzhou could see the hesitation in Shi Xi’s heart at a glance.
Shi Xi’s thoughts were too easy to read. What she thought was completely displayed on her face, and she never hid it.
“Do you want to buy one?” Xie Yunzhou said, “These scarves are knitted quite well.”
“But I didn’t make them myself,” Shi Xi said.
Xie Yunzhou was thinking about how to choose his words when the female shop owner next to him spoke up.
“Nowadays, how can there be so many people who knit scarves themselves?! Many girls come to my shop to buy them. They all say that they knitted them themselves and want to give them away.” The female shop owner sold the girls out with just one sentence.
Shi Xi: ??
Xie Yunzhou: ???
“It’s not just the girls. The boys also bought some knitting bags from me.” The female shop owner sold the boys out with another sentence.
Shi Xi: ??
Xie Yunzhou: ???
“It can be done like this?” This was the first time Shi Xi had seen such an operation.
“Yeah.” The female shop owner added, “There are also special requirements. The uglier ones are all over here.”
Shi Xi followed the direction of the female shop owner and looked over.
The uglier ones were also better looking than the ones she knitted.
Sob, sob, sob. The scarf she knitted could not be given away!
The female shop owner asked, “Who is the pretty girl giving it to?”
As she spoke, the female shop owner glanced at Xie Yunzhou, feeling puzzled.
This pretty girl’s boyfriend was right beside her. She seemed to have said too many things that she should not have said.
Shi Xi turned around and said, “Let me take a look at the music boxes.”
Xie Yunzhou followed behind her and said, “You can buy a scarf and give it away as something that you can knit.”
“Forget it. The program team asked for it to be handmade, so I’ll just make it myself.” Shi Xi looked at the goods on the shelves and quickly picked out an angel’s music box.
It wasn’t like she was a good friend, so she could just casually buy it.
After paying, Shi Xi asked the female store owner to wrap it up for her and put it in a gift bag.
While waiting, the female store owner recommended, “If you want to give handmade gifts, there’s a store nearby that can make your own cups. It’s also very memorable.”
Shi Xi’s eyes lit up and asked, “Is it difficult?”
The female store owner said, “It’s not difficult. I made those on the shelves.”
Shi Xi exclaimed, “You made so many!”
The shop owner sister was really skillful.
Xie Yunzhou raised his eyes slightly and said, “Then, go make cups.”
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Chapter 339: Congratulations On Becoming Rich
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Shi Xi thought that since she had nothing to do, she might as well give it a try.
At worst, she could even give herself a scarf!
There weren’t many people in the nearby shop, so the male shop owner guided the two of them to make cups bit by bit.
Shi Xi clumsily learned.
It had to be said that her skill points didn’t seem to be on manual work.
She could clearly peel prawns completely!
But now, she couldn’t even make a cup properly!
Xie Yunzhou, who was beside her, had already gotten very good at it after listening to the shop owner’s theory.
Shi Xi: “…”
Something was wrong.
“Who are you going to give the cup to?” Shi Xi asked.
“I’m just making it for fun.” Xie Yunzhou looked at Shi Xi and said, “The bottom of your cup is going to be worn out.”
Shi Xi: ?!
She hurriedly saved her own cup.
The two of them had made the simplest cup type, but Shi Xi had made a terrible cup.
Xie Yunzhou couldn’t stand it any longer, so he decided to help her.
Shi Xi teared up. “Thank you!”
It was as if a bad student had seen a top student helping out.
When it was time to write, Shi Xi wrote a blessing at the bottom of the cup.
Xie Yunzhou looked at the cup he had made and wrote a string of symbols.
Shi Xi looked at it and asked, “What does this mean?”
She couldn’t even tell which language it was written in.
Xie Yunzhou paused for a moment. “Congratulations on making a fortune.”
Shi Xi commented, “This is the most sincere blessing.”
The shop owner put away the cup and said, “Just come and collect the finished product tomorrow afternoon.”
Shi Xi looked at the cup in front of her.
With Xie Yunzhou’s help, the cup she made was perfect.
In any case, it was definitely better than the scarf she knitted!
Xie Yunzhou said, “I have a meeting tomorrow afternoon.”
Shi Xi waved her hand. “It’s alright. I’ll get Zhu Lin to come over and get it. I’ll bring it for you when the time comes.”
Xie Yunzhou’s eyes lit up with a smile. “Alright.”
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The next afternoon, Shi Xi received two cups. The more she looked at them, the more she liked them.
Her craftsmanship was really good!
The cups she made were really beautiful!
She completely did not think that these cups were made with Xie Yunzhou’s help.
Looking at the two cups in front of her, Shi Xi took a photo and sent it to Xie Yunzhou. “I’ve got your cup. When are you coming to get them?”
Xie Yunzhou: “I’m going back to Feng City.”
Shi Xi: “…Shall I send them to you?”
“They’re for you,” Xie Yunzhou said. “I wish you a fortune.”
Shi Xi thought of the blessings written under the cup and was instantly satisfied. “Thank you! Then I’ll accept it!”
Through the words, Xie Yunzhou could see Shi Xi’s happiness.
A few days later, Xie Yunzhou received Shi Xi’s gift in return.
It was a small fortune-telling cat. As long as he pressed a button, its arm would shake.
Xie Yunzhou placed the fortune-telling cat beside the computer and felt a little helpless.
This little girl.
She really liked money!
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The discussion about [Secret Love Exchange] was vigorous, and soon the second episode was broadcast.
At the beginning of the second episode, the program reviewed the previous episode’s love story.
Xu Ziqing and Feng Yingyuan were interested in Wu Ni.
Li Jinfan had a single arrow, Shi Xi, and Shi Xi had a single arrow, Chu Yuan.
In the trailer, it was obvious that someone had not received a letter, so someone would receive two letters.
The first person to arrive at the small blackboard was Wu Ni.
He received two letters.
Without a doubt, it was Xu Ziqing and Feng Yingyuan.
And Chu Yuan received a letter, which was written to him by Shi Xi.
Li Jinfan, who didn’t receive the letter: “…”
This was f*cking ridiculous!
He was the only one who didn’t receive the letter!
Li Jinfan returned empty-handed.
The female guest started from Feng Yingyuan.
Feng Yingyuan received a letter.
Then, Shi Xi went to get the letters. She looked at the remaining two letters on the blackboard in surprise.
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Chapter 340: The Falsehood Between Girls
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Shi Xi stood in front of the blackboard and looked at the letter on the blackboard. She said in surprise, “It can’t be, right?”
Later on, they typed a big “!” on the side
The camera turned to the male guest.
The male guests gathered together. Li Jinfan asked, “Who did you receive a letter from?”
He did not ask who directly. It seemed like he was just asking casually.
Among them, Wu Ni received the most letters.
Wu Ni said, “Qing Qing and Feng Yingyuan.”
Then Chu Yuan received Shi Xi’s letter.
Li Jinfan was drinking tea at the side as his gaze fell on the two of them. He was both angry and jealous.
How could he be inferior to these two men?
After reading the letter, Wu Ni asked Li Jinfan, “You wrote to Shi Xi?”
Li Jinfan nodded. “Yes.”
It was a pity that Shi Xi wrote it to Chu Yuan!
Li Jinfan looked at Chu Yuan and asked, “Brother Chu, who did you write it to?”
If Chu Yuan wrote it to Shi Xi, then wouldn’t he have no chance at all?!
Alarm bells rang in Li Jinfan’s heart.
Similarly, the fans watching the show were nervous and expectant.
The camera turned back to the blackboard and Shi Xi took down two letters.
There were only three letters in total. Feng Yingyuan had just received one letter while Shi Xi had received two letters.
In other words, Xu Ziqing had not received any letters.
Shi Xi took the letters back and did not know what to say.
It was Xu Ziqing’s turn to go downstairs to get the letters.
When she went downstairs, Xu Ziqing was smiling, hoping that she could get a few letters.
But when she reached downstairs and saw the empty blackboard, Xu Ziqing could not smile anymore.
She was worried about the camera beside her, so she turned around and went back.
She was in the same room as Shi Xi, but she did not go back to her room. Instead, she went to Feng Yingyuan’s room first.
Before entering the door, Xu Ziqing took a deep breath to control her anger.
After knocking on the door, Xu Ziqing asked with a smile, “Who did you receive a letter from?”
Although she asked with a smile, there was a trace of questioning in her tone.
Feng Yingyuan leaned against the door frame, holding a wine glass in her hand. There was a lazy smile in her eyes. “I received a letter from Chu Yuan.”
Xu Ziqing was a little surprised, but she still asked, “How many letters did you receive?”
“Just one.” Feng Yingyuan looked at Xu Ziqing’s expression and guessed, “You didn’t receive a letter from Wu Ni?”
Xu Ziqing’s expression changed.
“That’s really interesting.” Feng Yingyuan’s smile widened. “You didn’t receive it, and I didn’t receive it either… Looks like Wu Ni wrote to Shi Xi?”
Clearly, Wu Ni and Shi Xi had almost no communication today.
“She’s really amazing.” Xu Ziqing laughed lightly and turned around to return to her and Shi Xi’s room.
Feng Yingyuan thought for a moment and followed.
She also wanted to know why Wu Ni wrote to Shi Xi and what he wrote.
When the audience saw this scene, their jaws dropped.
[It can’t be? Wu Ni wrote to Shi Xi? Why?]
[I thought the letters that Xi Xi received were from Chu Yuan and Li Jinfan. F*ck!]
[Why didn’t Qing Qing receive any letters? She cooked during the day and went out to buy food. In the end, no one thought that she was good? Sure enough, all men like bad women.]
[Why did Chu Yuan write to Sister Wine? He doesn’t have much contact with Sister Wine! Annual confusion.]
[Green Tea Qing Qing didn’t receive any letters. I’m satisfied.]
After walking in, Xu Ziqing said self-deprecatingly, “I didn’t receive any letters.”
Shi Xi casually comforted her, “Maybe they don’t think they’re good enough for you.”
It was a pretense between girls.
Xu Ziqing asked Shi Xi again, “How many letters did you receive?”