Chapter 16 (3-in-1) (Bug Fix) "This has been blessed at the temple..."
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Chapter 16 (3-in-1) (Bug Fix) "This has been blessed at the temple..."
In the live stream, viewers were unaware of the contents of Chef Xing's phone call, but they believed they had already seen through the truth.
[Hahahaha, family! I was right!!!]
I really admire Ye Hantao; she can lie with such a straight face.
[Could the production team please follow this story? I'd love to see the chefs' skills clash; I love watching the excitement (doge.jpg)]
As the conversation progressed, the tone of the comments shifted, seemingly starting with a particular comment.
[Ye Hantao and Su Yi'ang are eating so deliciously (drooling.jpg)]
[Holy crap, I want to lose weight!!! I couldn't resist taking out a bag of spicy strips and eating them.]
[Ye Hantao, why don't you start a live stream about eating?]
Ye Hantao doesn't eat fast; she developed the habit of chewing slowly and carefully since she was a child due to poor health. However, she eats a lot, one chopstick after another.
When I see a dish I like, my eyes light up; it makes me look especially hungry.
Liao Jiayue has always cultivated a healthy and relaxed image in front of the camera, unlike other popular young actresses who diet to control their weight.
Unexpectedly, Ye Hantao ate more than her at the dinner table, so wouldn't the audience all be watching Ye Hantao?
"Tao Tao's appetite has increased since junior high school."
"Oh, I'm really hungry today."
Ye Hantao couldn't say whether it was related to the fact that her condition had dropped to 90%. She used to feel full after eating half a bowl of rice, but today she only felt 80% full after finishing a whole bowl.
[Illness progression 90% (critical threshold), current character profile maintained at 3/10.]
[You're so stubborn. You've never had such expensive and delicious food before, have you?]
[Yueyue mentioned in an interview that Ye Hantao's family was of modest means when she was in school. She ate at the school cafeteria every day, and refused to eat out when invited, probably because she was afraid of spending money.]
The taste of the school cafeteria...
How can anyone still look down on school cafeterias? The food in my elementary and middle school cafeterias was a hundred times better than any restaurant outside!
[Who's looking down on us? Isn't this someone saying they've eaten even better food while quickly downing a bowl of rice?]
What else? Don't you understand the dangers of wasting food?
[What era are we living in? Even eating cleanly has become a reason to be attacked?]
Liao Jiayue's fans: "..."
Why are there suddenly so many people speaking up for Ye Hantao in the live stream?
After the meal, Chef Xing brought over a plate of fruit. "These are organic fruits that were just air-freighted from the farm this morning. Please have a taste."
Before Ye Hantao arrived, Xiaohe had told her that they ate organic fruits and vegetables directly supplied by the farm.
With the dishes that suited her taste ahead of her, she also became more excited about the mango, blueberries, and grapes on the plate.
Ye Hantao picked up a piece of mango flesh with her fork, lowered her head and put it in her mouth. As soon as it entered her mouth, her brows relaxed.
This mango is delicious! It tastes just like the mangoes I've had at home and in the school cafeteria. The flesh is moist, sweet but not cloying, and there are no fibers stuck in your teeth.
Ye Hantao ate all the mango pieces off the plate in one go, completely satisfied.
Liao Jiayue suppressed a laugh, thinking, "They've never seen anything good before."
“I’ve eaten organic mangoes before, and one mango can cost over a hundred dollars. The taste is definitely worth the price.”
Liao Jiayue deliberately called out "Tao Tao," and only after everyone noticed that there was hardly any fruit left on Ye Hantao's plate did she speak softly, "Tao Tao, you also think it tastes better than any mango you've ever eaten before, right?"
Ye Hantao nodded first, then shook her head.
"It tastes better than the mangoes I bought at the school gate a few days ago, but the mangoes I've eaten at home and in the school cafeteria taste pretty much the same." Ye Hantao smacked her lips, savoring the taste. "The school bought them from a nearby orchard, and I heard they only cost a little over three yuan per pound."
Chef Xing was surprised: "Mangoes that cost more than three yuan per kilogram taste the same as organic mangoes from a farm?"
[Illness progression 90% (critical threshold), current character profile maintained at 4/10.]
Just believe her lies!
Ye Hantao ate so much mango that she almost swallowed the whole plate; it was probably her first time eating organic mangoes.
[A person who has lived for over twenty years and has never eaten an organic mango has been hit with a ton of bricks.]
[Some people shouldn't always project their own experiences onto others, okay? Are you like Ye Hantao, stubbornly insisting you haven't even tried it?]
"The taste is about the same to me."
Ye Hantao pursed her lips. "No, almost. The mangoes we ate today had a hint of coconut flavor. Our school doesn't have mangoes like that."
But the mangoes she ate at home, and the mangoes in the mango tart she had a few days ago, both had a coconut flavor.
I don't know where the dessert shop gets its mangoes. Her mother buys them from a nearby fruit shop. I think her mother once casually mentioned that they cost seven or eight yuan per pound.
Chef Xing's Jinwan Hotel has a nearly ten-year supply contract with Yunduan Farm.
He was fairly familiar with the mango varieties on the farm. For example, the mangoes that were airlifted from the farm today were variety number 7, characterized by a subtle coconut milk aroma, and the yield was extremely low, not exceeding 100 jin (50 kg) per year.
The mangoes supplied to the hotel include both No. 7 and No. 6 varieties. The latter tastes almost identical, but lacks the aroma of coconut milk.
Just as Chef Xing was about to ask which orchard the school got the mangoes from, Su Yi'ang interrupted him, "Hey? Does this mango have a coconut flavor? Let me try it again."
"Yes." Ye Hantao then started eating the other fruits on the plate, but she didn't like them as much as the mango. "The first taste is the sweetness of fructose, followed by the aroma of coconut, and even after a long time, there is still a faint milky taste in your mouth."
Upon hearing this, Chef Xing stared intently at Ye Hantao, forgetting even to ask about the orchard.
This little girl has such a keen sense of taste!
No aspiring chef would not want to encounter a diner with an exceptional palate.
Chef Xing left in a hurry and then returned just as quickly, handing Ye Hantao an orange physical card with gold trim.
Ye Hantao was puzzled.
"This is an exclusive invitation card from Fengwei Hall." Chef Xing said earnestly, "Next Friday, we will be holding our annual food tasting event at Fengwei Hall, and I sincerely invite you to attend."
Ye Hantao: "?"
A food tasting event?
Among the people present, Liao Jiayue and Ji Changtu could not hide their shock, looking at Chef Xing as if he were an alien.
This person ignored the famous people like them and instead invited the unknown Ye Hantao?
【ah? ? 】
[Ahhhhhh!!! The food tasting events at Jinwan Hotel are famous! They invite only well-known food critics and loyal customers who have spent over 1 million RMB!!]
[Spending over 1 million? Even Ji Changtu couldn't go then...]
That's why his face was as black as a crow's.
【No! Why?! Why did you invite Ye Hantao?!】
Ye Hantao also asked, "Why did you invite me?"
"Your insights into flavor are very precise and unique." Chef Xing adjusted his chef's hat and said expectantly, "I have developed two new dishes for this tasting event, and I really hope that you, with your discerning palate, can come and taste them and give me your valuable feedback."
Others: "..."
The audience: "..."
[Did Ye Hantao really fool the chef with a bunch of nonsense?]
He's an expert! Can he really be fooled?
[But he said Ye Hantao has a golden tongue?! Ye Hantao doesn't seem like she's ever eaten anything good!]
[Family members, is it possible... that Ye Hantao specifically researched the Jinwan Hotel before coming and was well-prepared?]
[The previous analysis makes sense! It's not like Ye Hantao hasn't memorized things in advance before!]
Even so, Liao Jiayue was still furious when she saw the orange invitation card in Ye Hantao's hand.
She's the real leading lady!
This Chef Xing is truly blind.
Liao Jiayue grabbed her chopsticks, planning to go to Zhiweige for a meal next Friday and do a live stream!
After lunch, the group got up and prepared to take the bus to the recording location, Langqiao Town.
Jin Shiyue glanced at the plates on the table. Apart from the steamed pork with rice flour and sweet and sour fish, which were finished, there were still about half a plate of the remaining dishes left uneaten.
The production team is really crazy. They know that not many of them can eat freely, yet they still prepare a whole table of food to waste.
At 2 p.m., several Bentleys arrived at the entrance of the antique market in Langqiao Town.
The moment the car door opened, the sounds of bargaining, mingled with the blazing afterglow, rushed in, filling the air with the warmth of everyday life.
Ye Hantao, carrying a backpack, got off the bus first and waited at the market entrance for the others to get off one after another.
"The first task is a timed treasure hunt. Team up with your roommate. The team budget is 5,000 yuan."
Ye Hantao stood gracefully in front of the bustling market, her voice clear and bright, "If you buy a genuine antique within 90 minutes, you will complete the task. Each member of the group will receive 10 points. Groups that fail to complete the task must accept the game's punishment."
Ye Hantao had already explained the purpose of points to everyone when the rooms were assigned yesterday.
Not only do you have to use points to redeem dinner, but you also have to draw lots for your room for the second night, with each draw costing 2 points.
Ye Hantao was determined to work hard to earn points and try to draw more times.
Unfortunately, she's never had any luck winning the lottery.
One day, I won a prize in a lucky draw while shopping, and I was so happy when I turned around that I found that all the other customers who bought things around that time had won prizes.
From childhood to adulthood, PDD has always said that she is the luckiest person.
Yuan Kai frowned. "We have four rooms, so we need to buy at least four genuine antiques to divide them up. Finding even one genuine antique here is incredibly difficult, let alone four."
Not to mention that the total cost for the two of them was only 5,000 yuan.
Ye Hantao: "The production team assigned ten staff members to pretend to be stall owners, and there were three genuine antiques mixed in with their stalls. They wouldn't sell to anyone else except us."
After she finished speaking and distributed the map of the ten stalls to everyone, she smiled slightly and showed her dimples, saying, "If we successfully buy these three genuine antiques, the production team will donate them all to the mountainous areas in our name after the charity auction."
Ye Hantao added, "Director Wan said that even the cheapest antique is worth 3 million."
Guests: "?!?!"
The audience: "!!!"
After Ye Hantao announced the program's rules, Liao Jiayue clutched the stall distribution map she had just received, and exclaimed in shock, echoing everyone's sentiment, "They donated everything?!"
Viewers in the live stream were also asking questions: "All donated? Really all donated??"
[Donate? Those three antiques are worth at least 10 million! You donated them all?]
The production team's financial power is truly impressive!!!
[Aaaaaaah, my electronic pickled mustard tuber has finally become a success! I suggest other variety shows follow suit!]
[We're also participants in this multi-million dollar project now, hahaha (puts on glasses) (takes up script) (grips microphone)]
Ye Hantao nodded. "Yes! The charity auction will be held next Sunday at 8 pm."
She was informed of the task details by the production team before boarding the bus and was responsible for explaining them to others. "The official Weibo account will also release the details of the subsequent expenses in real time."
The production team has really broadened their horizons! (Thumbs up!) (Sprinkling flowers!)
No, no, no, this is because they landed a big spender!
They're all sleeping on Hastens mattresses now, and you still haven't realized the financial power of your backer?
Ye Hantao spoke again, "If there are any remaining funds, you can also check out the other stalls. After you've bought the antiques, we'll meet back here, and the appraisal expert commissioned by the program team will help with the authentication."
Su Yi'ang clasped his hands in a fist salute towards the production team, saying, "Director Wan, you're so generous!"
"Our big spender is so generous, hahaha." Yuan Kai rubbed his hands together in anticipation, then put his arm around Ji Changtu's shoulder and joked, "Changtu, we're counting on you this time!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Changtu tried to force a smile, but the flesh on his cheeks wouldn't obey him, and sweat was seeping from his scalp.
He unconsciously reached for the jade pendant on his wrist, filled with unease.
Ye Hantao had heard Xiaohe say that the patron who donated the antiques, upgraded the villa, and hired the head chef of the Jinwan Hotel were all the same person.
Looking at the bustling antique market not far away and the thin clouds on the horizon, she silently wished, "I hope they make a fortune!"
After offering her blessings, she made a scissor gesture with one hand in front of the market and took a selfie with her phone in the other. Without editing the photo, she posted it directly to the family group chat.
[Taking a bite of a peach: Checking in! (Image.jpg)]
As the guests entered the antique market, their feelings varied, but Liao Jiayue was filled with mixed emotions of surprise and delight.
Although she wasn't paying close attention while reading, she remembered that the program team never mentioned donating to mountainous areas!
Liao Jiayue became increasingly convinced that these deviations from the book's plot were all the butterfly effect brought about by her time travel.
What were the three genuine antiques in the book? I think there was an inkstone, a jade rabbit, and a teapot.
This was an opportunity she could seize! Liao Jiayue's heart was pounding, as if she could foresee the future where the program team would donate three antiques in her name.
In the control room, Director Wan kept a close eye on the soaring popularity of "Classmates Are Here" online and the ever-increasing number of viewers.
He slammed his hand on the table excitedly, his voice rising sharply with barely suppressed emotion, "Guangsheng Group, our great benefactor!"
Guangsheng Group, the major client who signed a contract with them last week.
This big spender not only upgraded the villa, bought ten brand-new Hastens mattresses and sourced organic fruits and vegetables directly from the ranch, but also generously sponsored three antiques worth a total of 11 million!
Their original mission also included antiques, but he borrowed them from his friends and had to return them after use.
Now that the topic of donating all three antiques to mountainous areas after the auction has been raised, a large number of netizens have flocked to the live stream.
The key is that these big spenders don't need to have their names listed on the homepage, nor do they need to find guests to verbally advertise. There are only two conditions.
First, they should treat everyone fairly, regardless of whether they are ordinary people or guests. Second, they should tighten their monitoring of the bullet comments and promptly remove the bullet comments from trolls.
The employee in charge of monitoring the comments couldn't help but say, "Ye Hantao really benefited from this. Among the accounts we banned, there were more people smearing her than Jin Shiyue, Su Yi'ang, and Liao Jiayue."
The three people behind them include both haters and fans. A single shout from the big fans in the group chat will bring a large number of followers to confront the haters head-on.
Ye Hantao is the only one who is an ordinary person, unlike Su Yi'ang who, although not a celebrity, has a large number of e-sports fans.
Even if some passersby are attracted to Ye Hantao's looks and develop a good impression of her, that good impression is quickly worn away by the tireless explanations from those who dislike her.
"Director, aside from Liao Jiayue's extreme fans, 90% of the negative comments in the comment section are from the same IP address." The employee wondered, "Who hates Ye Hantao, an ordinary person, so much? She's not blocking anyone's way."
Director Wan just smiled and remained silent. Not blocking other people's way? Not necessarily.
Suddenly, a phone call came in. Director Wan was in a good mood and said cheerfully, "Xiaofeng? You're on a plane back to China?"
"Okay, send the signed contract to your email." Director Wan casually asked, "Which field of study are you referring to?"
Chen Xiaofeng sat with his legs crossed in the leather seat of the private jet, his head, which was tied in a small bun, leaning against the back of the seat.
As he glided at high speed, he looked up at the handsome figure sitting in the front seat, coughed, and said, "Ryder. Cheng, Chinese name Cheng Zhao."
"Ryder? That name sounds familiar. Could he be from some country's entertainment industry? That doesn't fit—"
Wan Dao suddenly grabbed a contract that had been printed not long ago and quickly flipped to the page for investors—Dingxin Group, Cheng Zhao.
Chen Xiaofeng's barely suppressed laughter exploded through the phone receiver, rough and unrestrained, "Hahahaha, you've finally figured it out!"
Then, with a loud bang, Chen Xiaofeng cried out in despair, "Cheng Zhao! You heartless bastard, you murderer!"
"Don't shout so loudly," Cheng Zhao said slowly, "I'm afraid of dogs."
After hanging up the phone, Director Wan reviewed the subsidy contract he had recently signed, reading the contents that he hadn't previously thought were problematic.
[To ensure everyone is in a good mood, a special investment of RMB 10 million has been made in the program production team, and a special subsidy of RMB 1 million has been provided to unemployed individuals.]
"Damn it," Director Wan cursed under his breath, "Is Chen Xiaofeng's classmate here on a dating reality show?"
He looked up and his gaze fell on the large monitor. The stalls were close together, and the sounds of vendors and customers haggling over prices were incessant.
"Let me take a look at Mingzhong's teacup."
"Platelets from before the Qing Dynasty, don't miss them if you pass by."
Ye Hantao wandered around the various stalls with a backpack on her back. In her line of sight, there were old jade artifacts, old stone carvings, inkstones, teacups, and so on.
"Unfortunately, the system hid the answer about the real antique when introducing the plot."
The system said that these were all opportunities belonging to the female protagonist, and the control group was not allowed to try to seize them by taking advantage of the plot in the book.
But it's nice to have a look around the antique market. Ye Hantao switched her phone to video recording, just like when she took photos in the Bentley before, recording anytime, anywhere, "When I get home, I'll show it to my parents and brother."
Yuncheng was already hot at the end of July, and the antique market was crowded. Ye Hantao couldn't stand it, so she took out a handheld rechargeable fan from her backpack.
Whoosh—whoosh—
Ye Hantao sighed, "It's cool now~"
Suddenly, Ye Hantao's attention was drawn to a green rabbit pendant.
The rabbit is entirely green, and its color is very similar to a glass Shoushan rabbit that my mom bought online.
It was hidden among the stacks of items at one of the ten stalls.
The stall owner sat on a folding chair, his eyes glancing at Ye Hantao and the cameraman behind her. He coughed and said, "Hey girl, want to take a look? These are all genuine old items."
"Not all of them are fake, are they?" Ye Hantao pointed to the pile of jade stones. "There's a fake one in there, which costs a few dozen yuan online."
She has about ten of these glass ornaments at home.
As for why we don't buy real jade, it's because it's too expensive; we can't afford it.
Once she receives the 10 million yuan reward, she'll first buy her family a three-bedroom apartment, and then buy her mother a genuine jade piece!
If there are any left, switch back to the four-wheeled vehicle.
[Tsk tsk tsk, the familiar act of putting on a show.]
[Pretending? Ye Hantao said that even one fake one was being polite.]
This is the first step in bargaining!
Liao Jiayue's fans & online trolls: "..."
Why are people always speaking up for Ye Hantao? Has Ye Hantao really gained more fans?
A prominent fan scrolled through the comments section and launched a tirade in the group chat, shouting, "Ye Hantao hired paid trolls! A whole bunch of people from the same IP address are praising her!"
One fan chimed in: "Ye Hantao is so poor, how could she afford to hire an online army?"
The big fan remained silent.
Another fan chimed in: "I've noticed there's a whole bunch of people with the same IP address criticizing her."
...The big fan fell silent again.
Over here, the stall owner stared at the pile of jade stones that Ye Hantao was pointing at, and muttered to himself.
It's clearly a case of selling one genuine item alongside a dozen counterfeit ones, yet this young woman is speaking quite politely.
Ye Hantao squatted down in front of the stall and picked up the green rabbit pendant without saying a word.
The stall owner's eyes widened instantly, and he looked Ye Hantao up and down with a look of surprise and suspicion.
Could this be the "royal family" that my daughter always talks about?
They were told by the program team early on which item was the real one, and then they pretended to pick and choose.
As a staff member, he certainly knew the price of this genuine antique.
This is a genuine old mine icy jadeite rabbit carved in bright green, dating back to the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. Its price is over 3 million.
Ye Hantao gently stroked the rabbit pendant with her fingertips. It felt warm and smooth to the touch. She held it up to the sunlight to observe its color, and it was quite transparent.
However, it's not as clear as our own glass Shoushan ornaments, which are so transparent in the sunlight that you can see the objects behind them.
[Ye Hantao's observations are quite accurate.]
Don't force praise if you can't find anything to compliment; that's how people around you observe.
"Boss, this rabbit of yours is probably worth less than a few dozen yuan."
Wait, that's not right!
A brilliant idea flashed in Ye Hantao's mind.
Mr. Ji's jade pendant wasn't as translucent as the glass Shoushan ornament at home, but Mr. Ji said it was called "icy type with full green color," a genuine piece.
Just then, someone tapped her on the shoulder, and Liao Jiayue's voice came from the side, interrupting Ye Hantao's thoughts, "Taotao, are you alone?"
Ye Hantao didn't stand up, but moved aside to make room. "Sister Shiyue said she wanted to shop alone. Where's Teacher He Qiang?"
The treetops rustled, a gust of wind blew, lifting a corner of the cloth, and strands of Ye Hantao's hair flew wildly around her cheeks.
She turned off the electric fan and then leaned over to help flatten the cloth.
"Teacher He Qiang said buying them separately is more efficient." Liao Jiayue replied absentmindedly, then lowered her head, quickly scanning the densely packed jade ornaments on the stall, and muttered "Damn it."
The plot says that the female lead was overwhelmed by a pile of jade ornaments, and with the time limit ending, she decided to buy the rabbit ornament that she liked the first time she saw it.
She usually prefers to buy diamond jewelry from Cartier and BVLGARI to show off her taste, and knows nothing about jade.
They could only offer a few words of praise for the genuine jade worn by Ji Changtu; they had no ability to distinguish between real and fake.
On this stall, out of more than a dozen jade ornaments, six are rabbits! No, seven, and the remaining one is in Ye Hantao's hands.
Liao Jiayue's heart skipped a beat. "Tao Tao, you've already made your choice?"
She arrived too late, allowing Ye Hantao to steal the genuine antique that rightfully belonged to her.
"No." Ye Hantao casually placed the green rabbit ornament on the corner of the rolled-up cloth to shield it from the wind, then picked up other jade stones and stroked them in her hands. "I just finished looking at one."
The rabbit figurine I just saw, like Boss Ji's jade pendant, is not as good as the glass Shoushan ornament at home in terms of color, so there is a chance that it is a genuine antique.
However, it looks more translucent than Mr. Ji's genuine jade pendant, so it's still possible it's fake.
Ye Hantao silently set a standard in her mind, choosing a jade pendant with a color and transparency comparable to Boss Ji's genuine jadeite.
The stall owner watched helplessly as Ye Hantao abandoned the 3 million yuan jade rabbit and turned to examine the counterfeit goods that the production team had bought in bulk, almost popping his eyes out.
"The color of this rabbit is somewhat like a jade pendant," Ye Hantao murmured.
The stall owner looked over at the sound, his face blank.
The jade rabbit held up by Ye Hantao in the sunlight was made of magnesite dyed to a bright green color. The program team bought the blind boxes wholesale from 1688. Each box contained 17 rabbits and cost a total of 200 yuan.
The market was bustling with people. Ye Hantao put down the second rabbit and picked up other jade ornaments to examine them.
Suddenly, the stall owner's eyes fell on Ye Hantao's wrist and he couldn't look away.
A multi-stranded yellow wooden bracelet was quietly worn on it, which looked too much like the agarwood that the assistant director always showed off.
The assistant director said he spent how much money? Was it tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands?
[Ahhhhh, the stall owner's expression changed for a second!]
Did Ye Hantao stumble upon a genuine antique by sheer luck?
[A white rabbit! I bet it's Hetian jade!]
[Yueyue, hurry up and get her!!!]
Ye Hantao didn't notice the stall owner's changing gaze and put the white rabbit she had just looked at back.
Liao Jiayue's gaze shifted from the stall owner's face to the white rabbit that Ye Hantao had put back on the stall, her mind wandering.
The book mentions that during this part, the high school classmate kept competing with the female lead for the rabbit keychain, but eventually gave up due to insufficient funds.
The earlier competition among high school classmates also drew a barrage of insults.
Although the control group has changed, the stall owner's expression doesn't lie.
Ye Hantao picked up a lotus leaf ornament, examined it from all angles, and muttered critically, "This is more translucent than the green rabbit, but not as translucent as the Shoushan glass ornament at home."
In terms of transparency, Shoushan > Lotus Leaf > Green Rabbit > Jade Plaque. Ye Hantao mentally calculated that the probability of it being a genuine antique should be the other way around.
The stall owner briefly glanced at the bracelet, which appeared to be made of agarwood, and indeed it was the only fake glass item on the stall.
Among jadeite, only the top-grade old mine glass type can be more transparent.
Commonly known as Imperial Green.
If this rabbit were made of imperial green jade, it could fetch over ten million.
He was definitely overthinking it. People who can afford sandalwood bracelets wouldn't put glass ornaments at home; at the very least, they would put some glutinous or icy jadeite.
Liao Jiayue subtly observed the stall owner's expression, which showed none of the surprise she had shown when faced with the white rabbit.
"Thank goodness, Tao Tao didn't buy the glass lotus leaf and the dyed rabbit." After feeling relieved, Ye Weizheng, watching from outside the screen, wondered, "Why didn't Tao Tao take a liking to the jade rabbit?"
After reviewing the program's procedures, he and Zhou Ti came up with this legitimate way to donate money in Tao Tao's name.
Tao Tao has done so many good deeds, surely God will bless her.
Ye Weizheng tilted his head and asked Zhou Ti, "Tao Tao has been playing with those jade stones at home since she was little, so she can tell the good ones from the bad ones."
“Tao Tao,” Zhou Ti said, watching Tao Tao squatting in front of the stall touching and putting away one item after another. Finally realizing the reality, she chuckled, “She’s probably comparing them to Imperial Green Longevity Mountain.”
As the name suggests, Zhou Ti always placed Shoushan on Tao Tao's desk.
Ye Weizheng: "..."
They didn't need an imperial green one, but the production team had originally borrowed a bright green rabbit.
In just fifteen minutes, Ye Hantao had touched all the jade stones on the stall.
If we take Ji Changtu's jade plaque as the standard, among all the jade plaques, there are two with a brighter color than his: a green rabbit and a lotus leaf; there are six with a similar color and brightness; and there is one with a lower color and brightness, namely the white rabbit.
Ji Changtu's genuine jade plaque is not as good as the glass Shoushan stone at home in terms of color and transparency. So, what is not as good as the genuine jade plaque must be a more genuine antique.
Ye Hantao glanced furtively at the white rabbit in the pile of jade stones and pretended to be an expert, saying, "I've already looked at them all, they're all just so-so."
The stall owner smiled.
Are you still pretending? Would an expert put back a multi-million dollar green rabbit?
"Uncle, how much do you sell these decorative items for?"
"All at a fixed price, two thousand each."
Stealing the young master?!
Ye Hantao took a closer look at the kind-looking middle-aged man.
Judging people by their appearance is not a good idea!
He actually cooperated with the program team to set a fixed price of two thousand for something that costs at most a few dozen yuan!
Unlike Ye Hantao's complaints, Liao Jiayue was completely relieved. This was the stall with genuine antiques in the book! A fixed price of two thousand!
When Jin Shiyue finished picking out her favorite antiques from one of the stalls arranged by the program team, she saw Ye Hantao and Liao Jiayue squatting in front of a jade stall.
It can't be that two people like the same item, and Ye Hantao's share of 2,500 yuan isn't enough, right?
"Ye Hantao, haven't you finished picking yet?" Jin Shiyue asked without waiting for Ye Hantao's reply, tossing the remaining five red bills at the stall and saying indifferently, "Take it."
Ye Hantao quickly grabbed the five red bills worth one hundred each, her bright almond-shaped eyes filled with joy, "Sister Shiyue, did you choose the inkstone?"
Sister Shiyue can recognize the name of the villa's furniture as small-leaf sandalwood, and the inkstone she picked must be a genuine antique, so there's no need to worry about points for drawing rooms~
Upon hearing Ye Hantao's words, Liao Jiayue immediately looked up and indeed saw an inkstone in Jin Shiyue's hand.
In the story, Kim Si-wol also bought a genuine antique inkstone!
Liao Jiayue was extremely annoyed, feeling that something that belonged to her had been snatched away by someone else.
With that thought, Liao Jiayue's gaze returned to the white rabbit she had previously suspected.
The rabbit figurine matches the one in the story, and the stall owner's expression changes again; it must be this one.
She couldn't delay any longer; she had to hurry and persuade He Qiang to get her hands on the last remaining antique teapot!
Ye Hantao had already set her sights on the white rabbit, whose color and translucency were inferior to Ji Changtu's jade pendant. Holding the five red bills she had just acquired in her right hand, she reached out her left hand toward the white rabbit.
First, get the white rabbit, then negotiate the price with the stall owner. Even if the white rabbit is fake, it doesn't matter, because Sister Shiyue's inkstone is already guaranteed.
Liao Jiayue was immediately distracted by the direction the hand was reaching, and hurriedly tried to grab the white rabbit.
Seeing that she couldn't keep up with Ye Hantao's movements, Liao Jiayue had a sudden idea. She twisted her wrist and the two wrists collided in front of the white rabbit.
A short, sharp "click".
Ye Hantao clearly felt the knot between the beads suddenly break at a certain point.
She instinctively grabbed most of the beads along with the rope, but about a dozen wooden beads still clattered and rolled off her fingers.
"My beads..." Ye Hantao didn't bother to pick up the white rabbit anymore and went to pick up the beads first.
My mom bought this bracelet from a two-dollar store. Although it's not expensive, the wood smells really nice, otherwise she wouldn't have brought it over specifically.
The rope snapped, and the beads scattered all over the stall. One of them rolled to the tip of Jin Shiyue's shoe and stopped.
Jin Shiyue stared at it for a few seconds, and after a while, hesitantly bent down, avoiding the dust on the ground, and picked up the bead by holding it between her fingertips.
As the sunlight slanted in, upon closer inspection, the growth rings on the beads were exceptionally clear, and they also revealed faint golden-brown specks of light.
Liao Jiayue was eager to finish buying the white rabbit so she could persuade He Qiang to buy the teapot. "Tao Tao, I'm sorry, I'll buy you a new bracelet from a street shop later."
"Boss, here's 2000 yuan." She tossed out her share of the group's funds and said readily, "I'll buy this white rabbit."
Ye Hantao suddenly raised her head. Good heavens, Jia Yue isn't going to negotiate the price?
The staff member posing as the stall owner exclaimed "Hey!" and reached out with a smile to pick up the twenty red bills on the ground.
She had just picked up one bill when a hand pressed down on the rest, followed by Ye Hantao's urgent voice, "Jiayue, you've spent all the money, where are you going to get the money to pay for my bracelet? I need it now!"
[Illness progression 90% (critical threshold), current character profile maintained at 5/10.]
[66666 The abacus beads have broken off!]
[They just failed to rob me, and now they're making excuses to blatantly rob me?!]
Ye Hantao really manages to lower my expectations of her time and time again!
[He was pretending to observe, but he didn't actually understand anything. He was just waiting to snatch the antique that Yueyue had chosen, lol]
I really envy your skin; it's so well-maintained.
This comment flashed in with a blinding golden light, and the viewers couldn't ignore it even if they wanted to.
On Qingmang TV, users who have accumulated more than 1 million yuan in donations will have light-effect bullet comments, while the golden light effect is only available to users who have donated more than 5 million yuan.
[Hahaha, rich guy, your insults are really something! You just accidentally added an extra "door".]
[This is directed at you all.]
【？？？？？】
Cheng Zhao, using the account he had scavenged from Chen Xiaofeng, typed in the comments:
Who reached out to the rabbit first? I suggest you open your eyes wide and watch the replay.
Liao Jiayue never expected Ye Hantao to be so greedy for money, not even pretending to be innocent when the cameras were still rolling.
While secretly cursing Ye Hantao's ingratitude, she pretended to be difficult and asked, "Taotao, how much is this bracelet?" Someone like Ye Hantao, who wears clothes that cost 39.9 yuan, could probably only afford a cheap wooden bracelet that costs a dozen yuan, maybe even just a few yuan.
Jin Shiyue held the wooden beads in her hand, her nose twitched, and a faint, slightly bitter herbal scent wafted into the air.
It smells like a damp mountain forest after a rain, crisp and refreshing, and upon closer inspection, you can detect faint floral and frankincense scents.
"?!!"
This is clearly the fragrance that only Qinan agarwood has!
Ye Hantao pressed down on the money on the stall with one hand, and pointed forcefully at the wooden beads on the ground that she hadn't finished picking up with her other hand.
She tried to shake off the memory of her mother saying she bought it from a two-dollar store, and guiltily lied, "This is a bracelet that has been blessed at a temple, its value is no less than..."
"1..."
Liao Jiayue frowned.
Is he trying to extort a thousand from her? Or ten thousand?
The viewers in the live stream also made this guess.
Immediately, Ye Hantao said decisively in an exceptionally firm tone, "100 yuan!"
Liao Jiayue: "???"
Fans: "???"
I was prepared for her to ask for an exorbitant amount; she only wants a hundred dollars?
[A little greedy, but not too much...]
Hahaha, she made me laugh. She's not greedy, but incredibly cute.
Ye Hantao was completely unaware of the comments in the live chat.
She tried, and this was the limit of her verbal sparring.
If it's any higher, she's afraid she'll accidentally reveal the original price again.
100 yuan is a lot; it's fifty times the original price!
Moreover, she said that this item, which had been blessed, was only worth 100 yuan, and she would persuade Jia Yue to negotiate the price down from 100 yuan with the stall owner later.
If you really can't explain it, then you can slowly move up the ranks.
Ye Hantao picked up a red bill that was lying on the stall. "Jiayue, 100!"
Liao Jiayue then realized Ye Hantao's true purpose and couldn't help but secretly laugh at Ye Hantao's foolishness.
They actually thought she only had two thousand yuan in total, and that if she took out a hundred to replace the broken bracelet, she wouldn't be able to afford a real antique white rabbit.
The conspiracy theorists were just about to start their tirade—
Jin Shiyue bent down and quickly picked up the few remaining wooden beads on the stall, not even caring that they were covered in dust.
Her face was full of heartache, "Genuine Qinan agarwood costs tens of thousands of yuan per gram!"
Qinan, such a good thing, was dropped and then exposed to the sun, which is full of hidden dangers of cracking!
Ye Hantao: ?
Fans: ? ?
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Author's Note: --Randomly selecting 50 small red envelopes and 10 large red envelopes (thanks to Brother Tao Tao for sponsoring!) [Heart emoji]--
Tomorrow's (Sunday) update will be delayed until around 9 PM. Updates after that will also be scheduled for around that time. I'll post a notice in advance if anything comes up. [pat on the head]
My next book might be one of three: "My Boyfriend Lost His Memory After the Plot Began," "The Female Supporting Character Decides to Make the First Move," or "Why Hasn't My Husband Fled to His Death Yet?" It depends on which one inspires me best. [cat emoji]
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Why hasn't my husband faked his death yet?
On the afternoon that Jiang Jinqiao hesitated about whether to distance herself from her childhood sweetheart, her childhood sweetheart's stepbrother, Qi Song, extended a marriage invitation to her.
Also appearing is the other party chatting with the system as if no one else is around.
They say this is a book, and Qi Song's mission is to first establish a company, and then, after the male and female protagonists have grown enough to manage the company, he will fake his death and leave.
As for her, in the book, she obsessively pursues the male lead, hurts and schemes against the female lead, sells her weakness and pretends to be innocent, and jumps from the beginning to the end, single-mindedly trying to steal the male lead away.
Qi Song's decision to marry her addresses the root of the problem.
Thinking about the company and villa that the male and female protagonists in the book will inherit, and then looking at her own two-bedroom apartment and Volkswagen car, Jiang Jinqiao suddenly felt dissatisfied.
Not long after, Jiang Jinqiao accepted an invitation to participate in a couples' variety show, which allowed her to have someone else's husband woo her own cheap husband.
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The second season of the popular reality show for married couples, "Perfect Couple," has been officially announced, and Jiang Jinqiao, who was criticized and silenced by the internet two years ago, is among the cast. In less than half a day, netizens dug up information about Jiang Jinqiao's current husband.
He has a handsome face, but comes from an ordinary family, has an average education, and doesn't have a stable job.
Can he afford to support Jiang Jinqiao?
[Of course we can't afford to raise them; they're just using this show to make money.]
Unexpectedly, during the first week of filming, Jiang Jinqiao visited the detached villa of the Group A guests.
A few days later, Jiang Jinqiao moved into the quiet and luxurious hillside manor during a live broadcast, smiling as she said, "My husband said we can move when we get tired of it. He's really amazing."
Netizen: 【？？？】
During the second week of filming, Jiang Jinqiao visited the luxurious walk-in closet of the guests in Group B.
The next day, delivery personnel from the world's top luxury brands lined up at the entrance of Jiang Jinqiao's manor. Jiang Jinqiao looked on with admiration, saying, "My husband bought all of these. He has the best taste."
Netizen: 【??!】
At the end of the recording, Jiang Jinqiao visited the production team's headquarters building.
That evening, the group's official Weibo account, @姜今乔, welcomed the boss's wife to come visit anytime. Jiang Jinqiao responded modestly, "Thank you for the birthday gift, husband. I really love you."
Netizen: [Wait, is your husband the God of Wealth???]
As Jiang Jinqiao called him "old comrade" repeatedly, Qi Song began to stare blankly at the system panel:
"She praised me again today."
"Her eyes were so bright when she looked at me just now."
"She's so clingy, she always wants me to hold her."
System: […Host, the mission is urgent.]
Qi Song: "Take a look at which of these resort islands she'll like... Never mind, just buy them all."
System: [Host, it's time to plan the death escape procedure.]
Qi Song: "No, we need to buy more shares and establish a trust fund. What if she gets bullied after I'm gone?"
He even began to hesitate: Maybe I shouldn't leave?
Until the system upgrade, Jiang Jinqiao's favorability panel popped up: [40/100]
Qi Song: "..."
He looked at Jiang Jinqiao, who had just accepted the luxury cruise ship he had given her and confessed her love, saying, "Husband, I love you so much. I want to be with you for the rest of my life. In the next life, we will be husband and wife too." He was so angry that he laughed.
So all his anxiety and desperate attempts to make money these past few days were only worth 40 to her?