Chapter 17
But after a few seconds, Xu Gui suddenly realized: Wait a minute, why should I feel guilty? I clearly did a good deed of standing up for what's right, everyone should be praising me!
Thinking this, her back, which had been slightly bent over due to her guilty conscience, straightened up again.
She thought with certainty: That's right, humans should praise themselves!
Humans aren't praising themselves; they're the ones who are bad.
Xu Gui was indignant and felt wronged.
She glanced at the three people in front of her and muttered, "Don't you humans say that you'll be praised for doing good deeds? But I've clearly done a good deed, so why aren't you praising me and instead suspecting me of doing something bad?"
She mumbled to herself, and on the surface, she seemed to be speaking to the people filming her, but her eyes were drifting towards the two police officers, and the expectation in her eyes was almost tangible, the meaning of which was self-evident.
That's right, Turtle is seeking praise! And she's doing it openly, not at all subtle—in the past, whenever she did something good, the elders would praise her lavishly.
Xu Gui was always happy to be praised.
So this is the praise she deserves, why shouldn't she get it?!
Seeing Xu Gui's expression, her fans in the live stream couldn't help but burst into wailing and screaming.
[!! Praise her! You guys better praise her as much as you can!! Have you guys ever quit drugs? How can you not praise her?!]
[Oh, baby, you're such a sweet, soft, and grumpy little bread roll, Mommy loves you to death!!]
[So cute! No wonder moms are melting their hearts seeing this!]
【What's going on in this live stream? The atmosphere was completely different last time I was here. Before, a bunch of people were hurling insults at Xu Gui, calling her a slut and a homewrecker, saying she'd be forever blacklisted. Why is the screen full of "mothers" now?】
[Bullshit! My baby would never be a mistress, and I'm sure there's a reason for that.]
[Ignore them, these women have gone crazy. They've gone from being Xu Gui's haters to being his "mommy fans."]
【You guys don't know anything! Our Guibao is so cute, look at her little face, she's like a glutinous rice ball!】
It seems you guys really have gone mad...
[6. Xu Gui actually has fans? It seems that living long enough allows you to see everything.]
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Xu Gui's bright, dark eyes glanced expectantly at the three people in front of him.
“…Ah, of course! Miss Xu, your actions absolutely deserve high praise.” The police officers were the first to react, and she said in an exaggerated tone, “Your reaction was really timely. If it weren’t for you, Mr. Li and his family would definitely be in danger.”
Another policeman added, "That's right! If it weren't for Miss Xu, things would have been much worse today. Miss Xu, your actions absolutely deserve a banner of appreciation!"
The two spoke in exaggerated tones, which sounded unreal, but Xu Guixin couldn't help it; the corners of his mouth were turned up high, and he was visibly delighted.
After her initial excitement, she silently glanced at the paparazzi.
Follower: ...Does this mean I didn't praise you?
The person filming was both amused and exasperated, and clapped their hands in response, saying, "Yes, yes, yes, you did a fantastic job!"
Xu Gui was happy, and it was obvious to the naked eye; he was very easy to please.
Since it was all a misunderstanding, the two police officers didn't stay any longer. Only Xu Gui and the two people following them remained. As for the Li family of four, they had already been taken to the hospital by ambulance.
"What do we do now?" the paparazzi asked Xu Gui. "How about we go to the hospital to check on Mr. Li and his family?"
Xu Gui: "...No, I need to go back and rest."
"?" followed by a camera; "But it's only two o'clock in the afternoon."
The paparazzi patiently advised, "Your popularity has just started to rise; shouldn't you strike while the iron is hot and catch up quickly?"
Xu Gui said earnestly, "I've worked so hard these past two days! So I should reward myself and take a half-day off!"
Follow-up filming:
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Xu Gui meant it when she said she was taking a break. She went back to the overpass and neatly packed up her stall.
"It's only a few o'clock, and you're already closing up shop?" The old man glanced down at the time.
Xu Gui said, "I've had a really tough time these past two days, I need to take a break."
The old man who heard this: ?
What you mean by "hard work" is just sitting there waiting for customers to come in and then ripping them off?
Just then, Xu Gui sniffed, his gaze falling on the table in front of the old man, and asked, "Old man, what are you eating?"
“Mung bean cake…” The old man answered Xu Gui’s question first, then frowned and said, “Don’t keep calling me old man. I’m your elder. It’s so impolite of you to call me that.”
Xu Gui: ...But I'm older than you?
However, considering that she was twenty-three years old, she thought for a moment and obediently asked, "Then what should I call you?"
The old man thought for a moment: "...Grandpa?"
After he finished speaking, he felt a chill run down his spine and said, "You should just call me old man. At least it sounds better."
Xu Gui nodded: "Okay."
She picked up her table and chair and said, "Then I'm leaving."
"Wait a minute." The old man called out to her, pulled a pair of disposable chopsticks from the table and handed them to her, pointing to the snacks in the lunchbox and saying, "This mung bean cake was made by my grandson, would you like to try it?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Gui's face immediately lit up with surprise, and she quickly moved closer.
"Really? You really want me to try it?" she said, without any hesitation, and eagerly replied, "Then I'll try it!"
She felt that there was a saying among humans that was very true: "If you're not enthusiastic about eating, there's something wrong with your thinking." In the past, she was the most enthusiastic tortoise to eat in the Xuan Turtle clan. Now that she had become a human, she could only say that she was even more enthusiastic about eating than before. After all, humans are really amazing, with so many delicious foods.
However, as a turtle who had just left her species and arrived in human society, Xu Gui's culinary experience was quite limited. She used to think instant noodles were the best, then she thought fruit salad was the most delicious, but now...
Chewing on the mung bean cake in her mouth, Xu Gui said, "I've decided, mung bean cake is the most delicious thing in the human world in my heart!" Well, it's only temporary, after all, she doesn't know what delicious food she will eat in the future.
Xu Gui: "Old man, the mung bean cake is so delicious!"
Watching her eat, the old man couldn't resist picking up another piece of mung bean cake and putting it in his mouth, wondering suspiciously: Is it really that delicious?
After finishing the meal, the old man thought, "Hmm, it tastes just like before." However, his eldest grandson's cooking skills were truly impressive, comparable to their family's professional chef. If he weren't a CEO, he could probably build a successful business from scratch by setting up a roadside stall.
Xu Gui ate two mung bean cakes and then stopped. It wasn't that she was being coy; it was just that there weren't many left in the old man's lunchbox, and she couldn't let him eat them all.
"Next time I have something delicious, I'll bring it to you too!" she said to the old man.
Old man: "Alright, then I'll be waiting for your delicious food."
Xu Gui smiled and nodded, then took his things from his stall and left.
She had planned to take a nice bath and get a good night's sleep when she got back to the hotel. However, she didn't expect to encounter an uninvited guest in the hotel lobby as soon as she arrived.
Her agent... that's what they said.
Xu Gui flipped through his memories, but he didn't have many memories of the other person. Apart from the initial gentle and pleasant demeanor, the images that appeared more often in his memory were of the other person's impatient and irritable expressions.
Upon seeing Xu Gui, his first words were: "Who gave you permission to stop broadcasting at will? Do you know how much viewership you're losing by doing this?"
His irritability was palpable from the moment he opened his mouth, filled with impatience towards Xu Gui.
Xu Gui was still pondering what kind of person this was when he felt the overwhelming hostility emanating from him.
Xu Gui: It's confirmed. Regardless of anything else, he's definitely not a good person.
Xu Gui didn't speak, and her agent wasn't surprised. He was already used to Xu Gui's silence. In his opinion, Xu Gui was a stupid and dull person who would listen to whatever others said and didn't have the concept of "thinking" in her mind at all.
If it weren't for the fact that this face is actually quite good-looking...
The agent thought for a moment and said, "I have something to tell you. Let's go to your room first."
Xu Gui's slightly round eyes looked him up and down. The manager felt a little awkward under her gaze. He couldn't quite put his finger on what was wrong, but he felt that Xu Gui seemed to have changed in some way.
"Okay," Xu Gui said, and led him upstairs anyway.
Seeing this, the agent scoffed inwardly, thinking: I must be crazy to think this person has changed; she seems just as obedient as before.
...
Xu Gui brought this person, who was nominally his agent, to his room.
The agent looked her up and down in the room and commented, "...Your room is really small." His tone was somewhat disdainful.
Xu Gui looked at him and asked, "Is there something you want to tell me?"
When it came to serious matters, the agent's expression finally became much more serious, and he was finally willing to look at Xu Gui properly.
"Tonight, go to Qiu Nai's room and let the paparazzi take pictures of you knocking on his door!" the agent said matter-of-factly.
Xu Gui: ?
"Why?" she asked, looking at the other person with a puzzled expression.
The agent rolled his eyes and said, "What do you mean 'why'? I'll tell you what to do, so do it, understand? Do you still want to make money? Do you still want to help your orphanage?"
"If you want to earn money to help your orphanage, then listen to me! I'm your manager, would I ever harm you? Don't worry, as long as you listen to me, I guarantee it's only a matter of time before you become famous. By then, the money you earn will be enough to support not only your orphanage, but two orphanages!"
The agent was full of confidence, waiting for Xu Gui to agree.
Normally, if he said that, Xu Gui would agree whether he wanted to or not. But he didn't expect that this time, his words wouldn't work. He heard Xu Gui retort:
"I'm not going. If you want to go, go yourself!"
This time, it was Xu Gui's manager who was asking the question. He looked at Xu Gui with a shocked and confused expression, and blurted out the question:
Why don't you go?
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