"Don't worry, someone will come to pick it up in a bit."

As they were talking, the eggs arrived, and Qiao Xia snatched the megaphone from the staff member, announcing, "Eggs are being given out! Voting gets you eggs!"

In no time, the elderly people on the entire street were mobilized.

Qiao Xia patiently explained the rules to them: "Scan the QR code with WeChat, and you can get a box of milk and ten eggs for every vote you cast."

A long line quickly formed in front of the support truck. Eggs were like catnip for the elderly, and in the blink of an eye, half of the items had already been given away.

The young girl wearing a work badge walked up to her and carefully poked her shoulder.

Qiao Xia glanced at the time. "I'll be done within half an hour. It won't make it too late for you to leave work."

The little girl shook her head. "I didn't mean to rush you. My name is Nana. I haven't used my votes for today. Can I exchange them for some eggs?"

Nana's face turned bright red. As a recent college graduate interning at Hunan TV, she worked hard every day without pay.

Ten eggs are a real necessity at the end of the month!

"Of course." Seeing the embarrassment on Nana's face, Qiao Xia gave her two more bags.

"Thank you." Nana accepted the gift with delight and returned the favor by saying, "Who are you a fan of? Would you like to exchange contact information? I can reserve an inside ticket for you for the performance."

“Okay.” Qiao Xia pointed to the one at the back of the group of male profile pictures.

"Jiang Xiaomian? I also think he's super handsome!"

Qiao Xia smiled, not as excited as Nana had imagined.

Qiao Xia was so busy lately that she didn't remember Jiang Xiaohai until she saw the posters hanging in the mall.

Although it's unclear why he would choose to participate in a talent show, it's a case of him having one foot in the entertainment industry.

Once he earns enough money to pay back what he owes her, perhaps that embarrassing situation won't happen again. As for what happened today, it's best not to let him know.

After distributing the last carton of milk, Qiao Xia was about to head home...

"Sister Qiao".

Qiao Xia turned her head, and a tall figure suddenly pounced on her and hugged her.

"I knew it was you," Jiang Xiaomian whispered in her ear.

Qiao Xia awkwardly pushed the person away. She vaguely saw flashes of light coming from not far away, and quickly grabbed a cardboard box to cover her face. "Watch out!"

Jiang Xiaomian laughed, "Sister's here, why didn't you tell me?"

"You didn't tell me you were going to participate in the talent show?" Qiao Xia pulled him into the surging crowd.

Jiang Xiaomian stopped and pursed her lips. "I'm sorry, I..."

Qiao Xia quickly interrupted, "Don't make that face. What's there to apologize for? You only owe me money, you didn't sell me people. You have no obligation to report everything to me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Qiao Xia rushed into the crowd. Jiang Xiaomian watched her back and slowly curled the corners of her lips.

Jiang Xiaomian had a terrible time during this period.

After three rounds of competition, he had already qualified for the finals, but was forced to withdraw from the competition due to a resource-backed contestant added by the organizers at the last minute.

However, his performance in the competition caught the eye of the casting director of the talent show, who then filled in for a contestant who had withdrawn from the competition.

Because he didn't record his initial stage performance with the other contestants and was a latecomer, he could only perform his singing and dancing live on the day the show aired.

Unsurprisingly, his abilities, appearance, and education have been subjected to a comprehensive review by netizens, with numerous comments online suggesting he is a member of royalty.

When he got his phone back, which had been confiscated by the production team, he discovered that it had been bombarded with harassing calls in just a few days, and he had even received numerous death threats.

Before he arrived, the other people on the show had already formed small groups, and their attitude towards his arrival was more one of wariness and exclusion.

Even more unfortunately, he was assigned to the same dormitory as a wealthy young master from a truly powerful family in the show.

Before arriving, Jiang Xiaomian was washing his clothes that had been maliciously stained in his dormitory. If the staff member named Nai Nai had told him a second later that there was a pay-to-win fan outside the door, he might have already started fighting with that young master.

Jiang Xiaomian quickened her pace to catch up with Qiao Xia, "Sister Qiao, how about I sell the person to you..."

"What did you say?" It was the busiest time in the mall, and Qiao Xia didn't hear her clearly at first.

"Qiao Xia!"

Jiang Xiaomian was about to say something more when he was interrupted by a sudden voice from behind him. He looked at the two uninvited guests with displeasure.

Tang Ling and the other two also looked at her with unfriendly expressions.

"What a coincidence, we've met again." Qiao Xia greeted him with an awkward smile.

Tang Ling's eyes widened. "What? We met again? Wasn't my cousin deliberately avoiding me just now?"

Realizing her voice was too shrill, Tang Ling quickly softened it and hugged Shen Shuoyan's arm tightly. "I know my sister must be uncomfortable seeing me with Shuoyan, after all, he used to like you the most."

Shen Shuoyan snapped, "Who said I like her!"

Tang Ling ignored him completely and said to herself, "But I really like Brother Shuoyan. Will Sister give me her blessing?"

Qiao Xia felt like she had heard these words before, so she solemnly said, "Blessings. If you don't understand what I said before, I can invite Teacher Cai Guoqing to come and give you blessings every day."

Tang Ling choked, Qiao Xia's reaction clearly didn't meet her expectations. She said understandingly, "I stole the person my sister likes, it's all my fault. If you want to hit or scold me, just come at me, don't hold it in..."

Qiao Xia felt disgusted by these words.

Jiang Xiaomian, who had been silent all along, looked up and sized up Shen Shuoyan, and asked incredulously, "Sister Qiao likes this?"

Shen Shuoyan bristled and said, "What do you mean?!"

Qiao Xia quickly denied it, "No, no, no..."

Tang Ling interrupted, "Sister never admitted it, but Brother Shuoyan used to love following behind her, and she never refused him..."

The implication was that Qiao Xia was deliberately keeping him hanging on.

Tang Ling hid behind Shen Shuoyan as if she were scared, "My sister is always surrounded by many boys, unlike me, whose heart can only hold one person."

While speaking, Tang Ling linked arms with Shen Shuoyan, but occasionally glanced at Jiang Xiaomian to observe his expression.

If Qiao Xia still couldn't tell that Tang Ling was being sarcastic towards her at this point, she would truly be a fool.

"Yes, yes, yes, in the past, travel was slow and one's life was only enough to love one person. Now, with fast internet, I can love ten people in a minute. I admit I'm a gold digger, okay? Isn't that what you wanted to say?" Qiao Xia rolled her eyes.

Tang Ling quickly waved her hand, her eyes filled with tears of grievance, "Sister, you've misunderstood. I didn't mean it that way."

"Stop, are you going to cry again?" Qiao Xia interrupted. "I won't stop you from loving one person for the rest of your life, but please go online. Even green tea girls aren't this outdated now."

"You're keeping this piece of trash I don't want as a treasure, fine, but why do you have to show it off in front of me? Tang Ling, who do you like more, Shen Shuoyan or me?"