Chapter 643 Rushing to Wash the Dishes

An awkward silence spread through the room until Gu Shaoling belatedly exclaimed, "Oh right, we can also get a free meal!"

Everyone was amused by her. Nie Yuyang patted her head and chuckled, "You need neighbors to freeload a meal. Do you think we have any neighbors around here who would let us freeload?"

Gu Shaoling was stunned, and said with a regretful look, "That's true."

Although their place wasn't as remote as Ye Wanxi's, there were really not many people around besides their house, so it wasn't easy to find someone to freeload a meal from.

Needless to say, Ye Wanxi and her group were in a completely deserted area, living in a solitary building with no one around, let alone a meal.

Once they understood this, everyone stopped worrying about it.

“We came in a hurry today, and the production team did something weird again by not providing any ingredients. We’ll go out and buy some groceries later, and I’ll cook for you tonight.”

"Brother Nie, you can cook?" Gu Shaoling asked in surprise.

"Yeah." Before Nie Yuyang became popular again, he was really poor. To save money, he cooked and brought his own meals almost every day.

During this period of renewed popularity, he was so busy with various announcements that he was constantly on the go, sometimes even forgetting to eat, let alone cook.

Therefore, although the two had been dating for a while, Gu Shaoling had never eaten a meal cooked by him.

"Then we'll go buy groceries in a bit."

"good."

"Let's go together." Zhao Yun'er and the other person quickly chimed in when they heard that the two were going to buy groceries. "We don't have any groceries there either, let's go together in a bit. We don't know anyone here, it'll be good to look out for each other if we go together."

Gu Shaoling and the other woman naturally agreed, nodding and then turning to Ye Wanxi and the other woman: "And you two?"

Ye Wanxi turned her head and exchanged a glance with Feng Tianyu, then said with a faint smile, "We'll join you too."

Gu Shaoling and the others beamed with joy: "That would be perfect! With more people, we can do a group purchase and maybe even get a better price."

"Yes, yes, this is my first time going out to buy groceries by myself. It's going to be a lot of fun. I just probably won't be able to bargain."

"It's okay, I'll teach you. Bargaining isn't difficult. Let me tell you, I'm a bargaining expert in our area, known as the 'Thirteen Deadly Knives'."

Zhao Yun'er blinked, looking confused: "Deadly...thirteen cuts?"

"It means you're very good at bargaining. Something that originally costs 100 yuan might become half price, or even less, after I bargain a few times."

"That's amazing?!" Zhao Yun'er exclaimed in shock and admiration.

Gu Shaoling felt flattered and slightly embarrassed by her gaze, so she waved her hand modestly and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing."

Two girls who had only met for the first time that day started chatting about bargaining, one daring to say what the other believed. This made the onlookers both amused and exasperated, and also made the viewers in the live stream burst into laughter.

I came to see Xiaoyezi, but unexpectedly discovered two adorable little ones.

[Thirteen deadly stabs, Gu Xiaoling, you're something else! How come I never noticed how cute you were before?]

[I watched this Ms. Gu on a variety show before, and she's truly a loyal, straightforward, and reliable young lady.]

[Aww, my goddess Yun'er! I always thought she was a cool, aloof older sister type. Aside from filming, she rarely did interviews or talks. I never expected her to be such a sweet and adorable girl in private! It's such a cute contrast! Too bad, she has a boyfriend, sob sob, you jerk, draw your sword!]

Gu Shaoling's agent came with them this time. When he saw Gu Shaoling openly mentioning bargaining, he was initially a little worried.

To my surprise, the comments in the live chat were mostly positive, which put my mind at ease a little.

Although Gu Shaoling has participated in many variety shows in the past two years and accumulated some popularity for herself, compared with Nie Yuyang, who is currently very popular, her popularity is obviously not enough.

After the two went public with their relationship, Nie Yuyang had the support of his company and, due to his previous resurgence in popularity, gained many loyal fans, so the impact was minimal.

On the contrary, Gu Shaoling, who had little presence before, was repeatedly criticized and trended on social media.

Nie Yuyang's fans accused her of having ulterior motives, deceiving Nie Yuyang's feelings, and trying to gain popularity by exploiting his fame.

Even though Nie Yuyang publicly defended Gu Shaoling several times, hoping that his fans would stop attacking her, it was to no avail. Instead, it provoked the fans' rebellious mentality, and they cursed Gu Shaoling even more fiercely.

This time, Gu Shaoling took the initiative to come on the show with Nie Yuyang. As her manager, she hasn't had a good night's sleep, fearing that one day when she opens her eyes, her artist will be criticized for being depressed or even forced to leave the entertainment industry.

Gu Shaoling was unaware of her manager's inner turmoil, and Zhao Yun'er's blatant admiration greatly satisfied her vanity and desire to show off.

In just a few words, she was already calling them "sister" and "brother," and confidently took on the arduous task of bargaining.

Ye Wanxi watched the show with amusement and didn't disturb them. She simply made them a cup of tea and they discussed their upcoming travel arrangements while drinking the tea.

Just then, the knocking sounded again.

The people who came this time surprised Ye Wanxi; it was Jiang Yu and his girlfriend Ding Li.

"Mr. Jiang, Ms. Ding, what's going on here...?"

"We heard that Miss Zhao and Mr. Nie are here, so we came to check on them. Would it be convenient for us to come in and have a seat?"

Jiang Yulai's smile was somewhat forced. If he could, he would also like to avoid Ye Wanxi and stay as far away from her as possible.

But ironically, the most popular couple on this show is Ye Wanxi and her partner.

His and Ding Li's goal in participating in the show this time was very clear: to become famous and gain popularity.

Without sticking close to Ye Wanxi, their popularity simply wouldn't rise.

Ye Wanxi raised an eyebrow, not believing their story, but still let them in.

Nie Yuyang and his group were not familiar with Jiang Yulai at all. They looked surprised when they saw them coming over, greeted them politely, and then didn't say much.

Two more guests arrived at the house, and even though the hostess didn't seem to like them much, Ye Wanxi still gave each of them a cup of tea.

Jiang Yulai was flattered and dared not raise his head the entire time.

On the contrary, Ding Li, who was sitting next to him, never took her eyes off Feng Tianyu from the moment she sat down.

Ye Wanxi noticed this when she handed her the tea. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she smiled faintly as she called out, "Miss Ding, please have some tea."

Ding Li was startled, took the teacup, and said, "Thank you."

While she was drinking tea with her head down, she was still glancing at Feng Tianyu out of the corner of her eye, her face full of shyness and timidity. You might have thought she was looking at one of her lovers.

Ye Wanxi narrowed her eyes, then suddenly turned her head and called out, "Brother."

"Um?"

"There are still a few dishes that haven't been washed. Go and clean them up."

(End of this chapter)