Chapter 9 Cheap "My mom has the same bag."...

Chapter 9 Cheap "My mom has the same bag."...

Ye Hantao's statement about not buying from stores was interpreted by some viewers as sour grapes.

Ye Hantao is so ungrateful.

【Aaaaaaah! I can get jade at cost price?! If you don't want it, I'll take it!】

[She previously asked Yueyue for a bunch of high-end skincare products, but now she refuses when someone else is having a jade sale?]

[What do you know? Yueyue is soft-hearted and just gave it to me for free. Even with a discount, this would still cost money.]

[Please don't be so malicious. I'm not happy if anyone says my mom's cooking isn't presentable.]

[Who's being malicious? One minute they don't want Yueyue to greet her dad, the next they're valuing the bracelet her mom made? That's so fake!]

[It's understandable that young girls are concerned about their image.]

To everyone's surprise, Ye Hantao continued, "I disagree with what you said. Speaking the truth and reasoning is not about saving face; it's a virtue."

The audience: "..."

“But you were young once too,” Ye Hantao hesitated, muttering to herself, “Do you think that when I get older, I’ll also feel that I was too concerned about saving face when I was young?”

Perhaps the old people's concept of "saving face" is not the same as the young people's concept of "saving face"?

The audience: "..."

Ji Changtu: "…………"

Ji Changtu felt mocked by Ye Hantao and was furious.

She really is an amateur; she can't even speak in front of the camera!

Fearing that Ye Hantao and Ji Changtu might have another conflict, Liao Jiayue quickly looked at the director not far away and asked worriedly, "Why haven't Director Chen and Teacher Jin Shiyue arrived yet? Is something wrong?"

"Xiaofeng and his classmate won't arrive until tomorrow, but he'll participate in some parts of the event via video call later." After explaining, the director paused, "Teacher Jin is stuck in traffic."

[Jin Shiyue left home late; even without traffic, she'd still be late.]

[He's a notorious latecomer; no wonder he got rejected by Vogue.]

[Shut up, you people! When Jin Jingteng was on the cover of the top five magazines for three consecutive years, your sister was probably still nowhere to be found!]

My sister is definitely not some tough, muscular woman; trying to make her look younger than she is is laughable!

Liao Jiayue was not surprised by the director's answer.

In the story, Chen Xiaofeng and his classmates are scheduled to arrive tomorrow morning.

She was merely trying to indirectly remind everyone that Jin Shiyue was late by helping them out of the predicament.

The sooner this character, who is destined to have conflict with the female lead in the book, is dealt with, the less trouble there will be.

After an unknown amount of time, the clattering sound of shoes stepping on the bluestone path came from outside the door.

Several people in the courtyard turned their heads to look at the source of the sound.

Jin Shiyue walked into the courtyard in 5-centimeter high heels, the shoes adorned with tiny, sparkling diamonds, exuding sophistication.

The pink handbag in her arm matched the color of her dress, and the pink diamond ring on her finger sparkled in the sunlight.

[Ahhhhhh, she's so beautiful!]

[Sister Jin! Your troops have arrived!!!]

[Kim Shi-wol is so radiant wherever she goes... she practically glows with pink.]

Making a group of people wait for her, she really has the nerve.

What do you know? She's an international supermodel, she's jet-lagged.

[International supermodel? Isn't she just a giant Barbie doll?]

Ye Hantao's attention was drawn to Jin Shiyue's pink bag.

A bag that costs 800,000 yuan is more expensive than my own house!

“This courtyard…” Jin Shiyue didn’t look at the guests who had arrived long ago, nor did she exchange pleasantries with her old classmate He Qiang. She stopped in the middle of the courtyard with a slight frown. “There must be quite a few mosquitoes.”

The sun had climbed higher, and the leaves on the flower stand had wilted from the heat. Cicadas chirped incessantly in the camphor trees outside the courtyard.

Jin Shiyue disdainfully avoided the moss peeking out from the cracks in the bluestone slabs. After taking only two steps, a bottle of mosquito repellent was handed to her.

Following the hand, you can see a simply dressed young girl.

Ye Hantao was holding an open backpack in her arms and a bottle of mosquito repellent in fluorescent packaging in her other hand, handing it over naturally and casually.

She travels with her parents and brother every few months, and as the class monitor, she also has to take care of her classmates when the class organizes outings.

I always keep mosquito repellent, folding umbrellas, and band-aids in my bag.

When Ye Hantao heard Jin Shiyue complain about mosquitoes, she handed her the mosquito repellent she always used, just like she would to her classmates. "This works well. A few sprays and the mosquitoes are gone."

Her dimples appeared on her cheeks as she spoke, her smile relaxed, showing no trace of the awkwardness one might expect when meeting an international supermodel in real life.

Unexpectedly, Yuan Kai and Liao Jiayue raised their eyebrows slightly, both of them eager to watch the show.

Everyone in the circle knows Jin Shiyue's Achilles' heel.

[Hahahaha, some people's flattery backfired!]

What brand is that mosquito repellent? It looks cheap and fluorescent, like something that costs around ten yuan?

[Would Ye Hantao intentionally provoke Jin Shiyue? If she were to be yelled at by Jin Shiyue and made to cry, she would have achieved her goal of gaining widespread attention.]

It's not impossible.

Jin Shiyue lowered her eyes, staring at the bottle with an unreadable expression. After a moment, a mocking smile appeared on her lips.

If she accepts this extremely cheap secondhand product today, the next day domestic and international media will ridicule her for not being able to change her inherently stingy nature.

It's been a long time since I've lost my temper, and someone actually dared to use such methods to insult her.

"Do you know how much I spend on skincare every year? You think you're worthy?"

The two unspoken words vanished silently between her lips under Ye Hantao's bright yet questioning gaze.

Jin Shiyue looked away, too lazy to argue with the little girl, her tone still harsh and barbed, "Take it away, if I use it, I'll have to turn around and fly to H country for repairs."

He Qiang stood up with a slight frown, "Jin..."

"Are you afraid of allergies?" Ye Hantao pulled out a mosquito repellent herbal sachet from her open backpack.

The simple cotton bag was bulging and filled with the bitter scent of herbs and wood.

She said, "This is for hanging nearby, not for wearing close to the body."

However, Jin Shiyue's brown phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, and her sharp jawline tightened, as if she was suppressing some kind of anger.

The cheap mosquito repellent in front was one thing, but this obviously rough-looking sachet was also offered to her?

Just as Jin Shiyue was about to lose her temper, another cicada chirped.

Ye Hantao said in the familiar tone she used to use when advising her classmates, "Your skin is so fair and delicate, it would be a waste if you got bitten by mosquitoes."

"..." The thin layer of ice that had formed in Jin Shiyue's eyes melted away.

She snapped out of her daze, quickly suppressed a smile, and gracefully dodged the mosquito repellent sachet in front of her, afraid of getting even a speck of mosquito repellent on her and receiving a poor, stingy review from the media.

As Jin Shiyue walked past Ye Hantao, she paused for a moment and said critically, "Your mosquito repellent smells bad. You're not allowed to spray it during filming."

After saying that, she glanced sideways at the direction of her glasses, offering a 360° all-around defense.

Ha, they think they can get a chance to laugh at her for using cheap stuff? They're dreaming!

[Trying so hard to please her, only to be publicly disliked, huh?]

Jin Shiyue went too far; Ye Hantao was only trying to be helpful.

[What kind of kindness is this? Sister Jin never uses such cheap things. She's just deliberately trying to make things difficult for her!]

Ye Hantao lowered her head and sniffed the mosquito repellent in the bottle; a faint lemon scent wafted from the tip of her nose.

She breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness, it hadn't gone bad. Maybe Jin Shiyue just wasn't used to the smell.

As Ye Hantao sat back down, the mosquito repellent sachet she was holding became more noticeable.

Wu Xia sniffed the faint scent of mugwort and mint, then turned her head. "Did your great-aunt make this?"

"Yes." Ye Hantao recalled Wu Xia's all-around expert in traditional Chinese medicine and suddenly realized, "Your sister did it for you too?"

Wu Xia turned his head away, picked up his thermos, took two sips, and thought blankly that his sister had never made it for him.

Jin Shiyue stood in front of the stone table, not sitting down in the empty seat, and raised her finger.

The assistant, who was waiting not far away, jogged over and started working with both hands, wiping the stone table with a disinfectant wipe in his left hand and the stone bench with a disinfectant wipe in his right.

Seeing this, Liao Jiayue felt a tightness in her chest.

The presence of Kim Si-wol, who is meticulous in everything she does, makes it difficult for her to cultivate a wealthy heiress persona on the show.

Thinking this, she turned her attention to Ye Hantao, who was unzipping her bag. She decided to start with this naive old classmate.

"Tao Tao, if you want to spray mosquito repellent tonight, just ask me for some. Don't use this bottle yet," Liao Jiayue said softly. "I brought some Summer's Light; it smells really good."

[Ahhhhhh! Is this Diptyque's Summer Light?! It's a high-end fragrance from France.]

I checked online, it's over four hundred???

[I hugged my Six God (a type of health supplement) and cried my heart out.]

[This is what a rich heiress looks like; even the smallest things she buys are so expensive and sophisticated.]

Unlike some people who flaunt their status in public by hiring a special assistant for special treatment.

[Are Liao Jiayue's fans trying to put her down here? Your sister's annual income isn't even 1/10 of Jin Jie's!]

[Hilarious! Your giant Barbie is nowhere near as relaxed as Yueyue. The more you care about something, the more insecure you become!]

[If you don't care, why bring up summer sunshine? Why not just say mosquito repellent?]

Liao Jiayue tried her best to avoid appearing ostentatious in order to achieve the purpose of comparison: "When you open the bottle, it has a crisp lemongrass scent, with a touch of sweet geranium, which smells refreshing and comfortable."

Ye Hantao assumed Liao Jiayue liked the brand's scent, so she generously handed over her mosquito repellent to share, saying, "Mine is lemon scented too."

"...Our tastes are quite similar." Liao Jiayue held her breath, not wanting to smell the artificial fragrance created with chemicals.

After wiping the stone table and benches, the assistant laid out a flower-patterned chair cushion neatly. "Sister, it's all cleaned up now, you can sit here."

"Hmm." Jin Shiyue handed the Birkin crocodile bag she had brought to her assistant before sitting down with a frown.

Visually, her head is noticeably taller than Yuan Kai and He Qiang on either side.

However, her legs are longer, but her upper body isn't ridiculously tall.

“There shouldn’t be anyone here who doesn’t know me.” Jin Shiyue glanced around and said arrogantly, “Yuan Kai and Su Yi’ang don’t need introductions. Please introduce the rest of you.”

Liao Jiayue, who considers herself a top influencer: "..."

Su Yi'ang smiled brightly, "Teacher Jin actually knows me! What an honor!"

Jin Shiyue didn't even glance at him. "He Qiang doesn't need to be here either."

"Heh, I never intended to introduce you."

"I don't even want to listen to your introduction."

"Take it or leave it. Who are you trying to impress with this pretentious act all day?"

"You're even more pretentious; the ink stains on your sleeves were deliberately spilled, weren't they?"

"Kinshitsuki!"

"He Qiang!"

Yuan Kai, always the good-natured one, tried to mediate, saying, "Shi Yue, Teacher He Qiang, we're all classmates—"

Before he could finish speaking, Jin Shiyue and He Qiang simultaneously fired, "Shut up!"

Yuan Kai: "..."

Why invite someone with such a bad relationship to participate in a variety show?

[I find it strange too. He Qiang's status and position mean she doesn't need the meager compensation from variety shows.]

"Teachers, calm down! Calm down!" The program director rushed over as the two argued more and more fiercely, wiping his sweat as he said, "It's getting late, let's get straight to the procedure."

He cleared his throat. "First of all, as your homeroom teacher, I warmly congratulate our class on our temporary assembly!"

The director clapped his hands.

"Clap clap clap!"

Ye Hantao: "Hello, teacher!"

Su Yi'ang: "Hello, teacher! Hello, teacher!"

The director, flattered by the praise, relaxed a bit. "Over the next three days, we will be on a class trip to Yuncheng. Yuncheng is an ancient historical city, it—"

The opening remarks, which sounded like chanting, made Ye Hantao, who grew up in Yuncheng, feel drowsy, so she had to find something else to distract herself.

"...This is where we'll be heading. Given the many tasks involved along the way, the teacher has decided to select a class monitor from among you!"

The director dropped a bombshell: "During the two-month study tour, the class monitor will be in charge of managing the living expenses, communicating the daily tasks and rules to the students, and leading the overall atmosphere to avoid any friction."

Rubbing...

All eyes turned to Jin Shiyue and He Qiang, who were facing away from each other. Should they mediate this friction?

Su Yi'ang, who had been eager to try, immediately fell silent.

He hunched his shoulders, afraid that he had been too silly for a while and would attract the director's attention.

[Hahaha, Ang Shen, why are you chickening out now!]

[Thanks to Jin Shiyue and her old classmate for their lively discussion early this morning, and to Angang for stopping in time.]

[Only Yuan Kai could keep this under control, right?]

[Are you awake, ladies? Let's replay who refused to shake hands with Yuan Kai the second time.]

Yuan Kai and Liao Jiayue were also determined not to become class monitors, as a single misstep could lead to serious trouble.

In particular, Liao Jiayue was familiar with the plot of the book. In the original work, the female protagonist recommended her high school classmate to be the class monitor.

As expected, the other party provoked public outrage and was criticized across the internet for acting without any rhyme or reason and for being emotionally unstable. Thinking this, Liao Jiayue looked towards Ye Hantao's position.

To everyone's surprise, Ye Hantao wasn't looking at the director, but rather at Jin Shiyue's assistant (?).

Ye Hantao had been looking at the pink bag in her assistant's arms ever since the director started reading the script.

I just glanced at it from the edge of the table and didn't get a good look at the details.

She and her roommates usually don't go to clothing stores when they go shopping, let alone see an 800,000 yuan bag in person.

The comments earlier said it was a Hermes bag. She'll take a closer look and use it to lie next time.

Ye Hantao looked at it more and more intently at the 800,000 yuan price tag, and began to examine it more closely. Just why was this bag worth 800,000 yuan...?

This scene was witnessed by the viewers in the live stream.

[Tsk tsk tsk, I knew she was easily swayed; her eyes are practically glued to them!]

I understand what you're saying, but I also want to see the beauty of this bag up close.

Who wouldn't want that! Hermes' top-tier product, with a buyback price of 800,000!

I just bought a cherry blossom pink bag, but the Kelly bag only costs 140,000.

【talent? 】

【talent? ? ? 】

[Rich lady! Do you need a handbag carrier?]

Ye Hantao memorized the appearance of the pink bag from afar. Just as she turned her head, Liao Jiayue gently patted her wrist.

Liao Jiayue's teasing voice rang in her ears, "Taotao, you also really like Sister Shiyue's bag, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone's eyes turned to Ye Hantao.

Liao Jiayue's original intention was to deepen everyone's impression of Ye Hantao as vain and greedy, but unexpectedly, Ye Hantao not only nodded in agreement, but also shamelessly said, "My mother has the same bag."

Liao Jiayue: "..."

The audience: "..."

Ye Hantao still felt it wasn't enough, and added, "It's even a whole size bigger than this one."

It is indeed a size bigger. This bag looks like it can hold at most four large mangoes, but the bag at home has actually held six large mangoes.

Liao Jiayue: "..."

The audience: "..."

We really underestimated your shamelessness.

A note from the author:

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Mangoes: I can vouch for this! [cat emoji]

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