Chapter 3
When Xu Gui asked for 500 yuan, the entire room fell silent instantly.
In contrast, her live stream room became quite lively.
[I'm speechless. Judging from Xu Gui's attitude, I thought she was going to ask for 50,000 yuan, but it turns out she only wants 500 yuan? What's going on? I actually think she's asking for very little. Am I doing something wrong?]
[You're right. Compared to ten pounds of gold, her asking for 500 yuan is indeed not much. If you don't have a concrete idea, let me convert the gold value, and you'll see clearly. Ten pounds of gold is five kilograms. One gram of gold can sell for 680 or 600 pounds, meaning these ten pounds of gold are worth over three million! Xu Gui found something worth over three million, but only asked for 500 yuan as a reward. Do you think that's a lot?]
[Over three million yuan, and only a reward of five hundred yuan... Ah, I must praise Xu Gui as a modern-day Lei Feng]
Just as I was about to unleash a torrent of curses, I silently swallowed the words that were about to come out of my mouth.
[Don't be so ridiculous! They're just talking about ten catties of gold; whether it actually exists is still unknown! Besides, don't you think this plot looks too scripted? If you're so capable, show me that ten catties of gold! All this pretense, huh? I've heard Xu Gui has powerful connections; this is concrete proof!]
[Xu Gui returning lost money? Ha! A despicable woman like her, a homewrecker who interferes in other people's relationships, could she possibly have such good character? This isn't scripted, I'll eat my words live!]
...
The topic of finding ten pounds of gold was obviously too sensational. As Xu Gui's live stream was attracting a lot of viewers because of this, comments such as "she has a powerful backer" and "this is scripted" suddenly appeared in the live stream.
It's obvious that someone is deliberately trying to suppress Xu Gui's popularity. If Xu Gui had fans, they could organize people to fight back against the negative publicity. Unfortunately, she's just a nobody, the kind of nobody whose name you can't even remember. She doesn't have many fans to begin with, so looking around the live stream, you can hardly see anyone speaking up for her.
However, the excitement in the live stream room has nothing to do with Xu Gui for the time being.
Seeing that the woman remained silent, Xu Gui's expression changed from initial confidence to uncertainty.
"Five hundred yuan, am I asking for too much?" She turned her head and whispered to the cameraman, "This shouldn't be the case. According to my calculations, the other party should be a very generous person, right? How come they can't even give me five hundred yuan now?"
Just then, the silent woman suddenly spoke up and asked, "Are you sure? Only five hundred yuan?"
Xu Gui nodded firmly: "I want five hundred yuan!"
The woman then said, "I don't have any cash on me, can I transfer the money?"
"Of course." Xu Gui enthusiastically handed over her QR code for receiving payment. When she heard the sound of 500 yuan arriving in her account through the payment app, her eyes couldn't help but crinkle with joy.
"Okay, here's your bag. I haven't opened it since I got it, so I don't know if anything is missing. You can open it and check it yourself."
She returned the bag to the woman, who took it, placed it on the bench, and, without waiting for anything else, eagerly opened the bag and began to inspect it.
Xu Gui's cameraman hurriedly carried over with his camera and said, "What you just said, that you don't mind if we do a live stream, still stands, right?"
Woman: "...I don't mind."
Upon receiving this answer, the cameraman immediately focused his lens on the bag, as if he would have loved to stick the lens inside if he could.
On camera, viewers in the live stream saw the tattered bag being opened, and then, as the zipper was pulled open, a glittering gold interior came into view.
"Hiss..." At this moment, countless people unconsciously gasped.
Gold! This is real gold, and it weighs ten pounds! My goodness, they've really learned something new.
The woman checked the bag and, after confirming that the gold inside hadn't been touched, finally felt relieved.
"Thank you so much!" she said gratefully to Xu Gui. "I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't found it."
The person filming seemed puzzled: "Why would such valuable items from your home be thrown in the trash?"
The woman gave a wry smile and said, "The kids in the family are so ignorant; they thought these were unwanted items, so they took them out and threw them away..."
When she discovered her belongings were missing, she felt like the sky had fallen, and everything went black. If she hadn't been determined to find them as soon as possible, she probably would have collapsed.
"Thank you, thank you so much!" The woman thanked Xu Gui repeatedly, bowing to him as she spoke, her eyes filled with gratitude.
...
By the time the woman left with her bag and child, it was already dark.
Xu Gui looked at her balance of "580" and felt very happy. She waved the balance screen in front of the paparazzi and said, "Look, I have enough money for accommodation and food!"
The person filming: "..." Unbelievable! He slept all afternoon and still made money.
With a balance of 580, Xu Gui obviously didn't need to worry about food and lodging for the day. She found a restaurant, ate, and then returned to her accommodation.
She stayed in a small hotel for 120 yuan a night. At that price, the accommodations were obviously not very good, but fortunately, Xu Gui wasn't a picky person.
Once she got back to the hotel, she turned off the live stream, washed up, and went to bed.
I slept without any dreams.
That night, the news that Xu Gui had found ten pounds of gold and returned it all went viral online. Although it didn't trend on social media, it still brought her a lot more viewers when she went live the next day.
[I heard that this is the streamer who found ten pounds of gold yesterday, and only asked the owner for 500 yuan before returning the gold. He's truly a role model for us all!]
The "role model" slept until noon before slowly getting up, washing up, and eating lunch.
Seeing that she seemed to be just wasting her day like this, the person following her, who had been ordered by the production team, asked, "Xu Gui, aren't you going to find a job to earn money?"
Xu Gui said slowly, "No rush, I still have more than four hundred yuan. I can earn more after I spend it all."
The paparazzi said, "Don't you want to win first place on the show? First place means a million-dollar prize and a top luxury brand endorsement. Aren't you tempted?"
"Not tempted." Xu Gui's answer showed even a hint of hesitation, which would be a disservice to her "laziness." She said, "My dream is to live a carefree life, to waste my time, and to avoid tiring myself out if possible."
"...Xu Gui, don't you remember what our show is called?" The paparazzi had no choice but to use their trump card.
Xu Gui: "Isn't it called '360 trades'?"
The cameraman smiled and said, "Yes, but in the 360 trades, the word 'trade' means profession or job... In other words, the guests participating in the show have to go out and find a job from the moment the show starts filming, and rely on the money earned from that job to support their food, clothing, and shelter during these days!"
Xu Gui: "..."
The cameraman said, "Simply put, you can't just stay in the hotel and relax, because that violates the show's rules. You have to go out and find work to earn money every day..."
"Of course, this job doesn't have to be any particular kind. You can work as a dishwasher in a restaurant like before, or you can start your own business and do whatever you want. In short, you have to go out and earn money!"
So, their show actually has a common name: "Let's Try to Make Money," or simply "Making Money."
After finishing speaking, the cameraman added, "--The above are all the director's original words!"
Xu Gui, unwilling to give up, asked, "What if I just want to stay in the hotel and sleep?"
The cameraman said, "That means you've violated the program's rules and have to pay a penalty... Oh, the director said that Xu Gui's penalty is 50 million."
Fifty million?
Xu Gui, who already knew how much money he had in savings: ...The sky has fallen.
Fifty million—even selling the turtle wouldn't cover the loss.
Xu Gui's expression was grave: It seems that this money is something we absolutely have to earn.
After thinking about what kind of job she could do to make money, and considering her professional skills... Xu Gui's heart skipped a beat.
"You just said that as long as it makes money, you don't care what kind of job it is?" She confirmed with the cameraman, "Anything is fine?"
The person filming nodded: "Anything is fine with me."
Xu Gui seemed to understand: "I understand... I know how I need to make money now."
Seeing this, the director revealed a satisfied expression: Hmph, this show isn't a retirement variety show. They think it's impossible for them to play the "retirement" card on the show.
That same day, Xu Gui once again earned a reward of 500 yuan for returning the lost money.
Director: ? ? ?
So how did Xu Gui manage to earn a thousand yuan in just two days by finding money? Are there really that many people in this world who drop valuable items? And what a coincidence that Xu Gui kept running into them?
He didn't believe that this could happen a third time.
On the third day, the director, who firmly believed in this, was met with Xu Gui's "repeated" visits.
Director: "..." This is really weird. Is this really not a script? Could it be that Xu Gui and someone else have conspired to put on a show?
"...We have to think of a way." The director gritted his teeth.
*
This is the fourth day since Xu Gui became human.
After getting up in the morning and having breakfast, she was planning to make money by "collecting gold" as she had done the previous two days when she learned some terrible news from the paparazzi.
"...You mean I can no longer make money by scavenging?" Xu Gui asked.
The cameraman nodded sheepishly and forwarded the director's words: "The director said that this profession does not exist in this world, so you can no longer make money this way."
Xu Gui: "...Oh."
The person filming noticed that she looked surprisingly calm, so they couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you angry?"
Xu Gui replied, "I'm not angry, because I knew all along that the director was going to cause trouble, and I wouldn't be able to do this job for long."
She smiled confidently and said, "It's okay, I've already figured out what my next job will be, and it will definitely be a proper job!"
Viewers in the live stream and those filming: So, what exactly is this legitimate job?
The production team and netizens had imagined countless tasks for Xu Gui, but when Xu Gui presented what she had prepared for the task, both sides fell silent.
"...So, what is this thing you're holding in your hand?"
The paparazzi directly asked the questions that were on everyone's mind.
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