Chapter 29 Subsidy (6k Nutrient Solution) "Borrow a four-wheeled vehicle..."
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Chapter 29 Subsidy (6k Nutrient Solution) "Borrow a four-wheeled vehicle..."
Jin Shiyue didn't get up from the bed until the live broadcast room closed in the evening.
As she peeled off her face mask, she asked Ye Hantao about what happened during the day, "What about the bracelet that Yuan Qiong wanted to buy? I'd like to take a look too."
During the day, Yuan Qiong called Ye Hantao away in front of everyone.
It was afternoon, and the tea trees in the distance were layered upon each other.
After lunch, they had to immediately head to the tea garden to learn how to pick tea leaves from the tea farmers.
Yuan Qiong didn't delay too much.
The two chatted for a few minutes before Ye Hantao returned to her team.
Su Yi'ang didn't miss any opportunity to watch the drama unfold. She ran over excitedly, grinning and showing her two little tiger teeth, "Tao Tao, what does Teacher Yuan want with you?"
“Oh, Teacher Yuan said she likes my bracelet.” Ye Hantao raised her wrist to Su Yi’ang, the pink beads appearing lustrous against her fair skin.
The camera wasn't very close, so viewers could only see a glimpse of pink.
Like the sunset at dusk, it's a very gentle pink.
I just realized these plastic beads are actually quite pretty!
The key point is, no matter how beautiful the bead is, is it worth it for a university professor like Yuan Qiong to specifically call someone over and say she wants to buy it?
[Ye Hantao hadn't muted her microphone at the time, and Yuan Qiong definitely said she wanted to buy it.]
But isn't this going to too much trouble for something that costs fifty yuan? You can easily buy it online.
[What?! Yuan Qiong corrected herself later, it was five hundred yuan!]
【Aaaaaah! I don't care! I finally have a chance to buy the same item that the variety show guests wear!】
[Ye Hantao's T-shirt is also a good deal! Only 39 yuan, you won't regret it!]
I saw that a seller on Pinduoduo has restocked the same T-shirt!
[I don't believe PDD, I beg Ye Hantao to tell me where she bought the pink beads!!! @Program Team, ask her quickly!!!]
Zhou Ti & Ye Weizheng: "..."
Zhou Ti unscrewed the bottle of chilled mineral water she had just taken out of the refrigerator, tilted her head back and took several large gulps, trying to quickly calm her feverish mind.
"I'll have a couple of sips too." Ye Weizheng's attitude wasn't much better than Zhou Ti's.
No one expected that Yuan Qiong would suddenly approach Tao Tao and say she wanted to buy a bracelet when the tea-making process was almost over.
"Luckily, she didn't mention five million right away..." nor did she directly say on camera that it was a conch pearl.
The brief chat between Yuan Qiong and Tao Tao left them both feeling like they were on a rollercoaster, unable to settle down.
“If we really did tell…” Zhou Ti took a deep breath, “we’re not without other options.”
After saying that, Zhou Ti turned her head and looked at him.
Ye Weizheng: "???"
"It's normal for you to know some wealthy people since you work in real estate sales."
"...You mean we bought secondhand goods?"
“Most of the time, they just don’t want them anymore and throw them at you,” Zhou Ti reminded her. “If you think they’re nice, you bring them back.”
Ye Weizheng had never even considered buying secondhand goods, let alone picking up things that others didn't want.
But after hearing my partner say that, I realized it might be a good idea.
Tao Tao has already revealed numerous suspicious points after just one episode of the show. Who knows what changes might occur in the following episodes?
He immediately scrolled through his phone's contacts, "I'll set a few targets now, so I won't be caught off guard if Tao Tao asks."
Zhou Ti came up with this idea a few days ago when she saw the gatekeeper carrying a large cloth bag, saying it was old children's clothes that the residents of the community had collected.
All the clothes were clean, and he thought he would take them home for his grandson to wear.
Zhou Ti had heard about this gatekeeper from Tao Tao a couple of years ago.
His wife, who sells food at the morning market, fell ill and needed to go to the hospital for regular check-ups. His son-in-law gambled after their marriage and accumulated debts of over a million dollars.
The daughter finally managed to get rid of her gambling husband and divorce him, but during the scuffle, she was in a car accident and lost a leg.
This family is truly like a rope that breaks at its thinnest point.
Tao Tao always chats with everyone she meets in the neighborhood.
As Tao Tao's biological mother, Zhou Ti is greeted by neighbors and security guards in the community.
Even the stray cats and dogs that frequently come to the neighborhood will come over and circle around her feet after smelling her.
These little animals are so clumsy; they don't even know that Peach is directing them from behind to steal their testicles.
The gatekeeper was in his fifties, but looked like he was in his sixties. "His life wasn't too bad."
He hugged the old clothes in his arms and said with a smile, "Two years ago, a great philanthropist started some kind of assistance project. As a volunteer, you could get surgery and targeted drugs for free. Now, my daughter has recovered, and things will only get better."
Zhou Ti: "Besides unwanted secondhand goods, they can also be counterfeit goods."
Ye Weizheng agreed, "Okay."
"Wife... wait a minute!" He suddenly remembered something, "Yuan Qiong recognized this as a conch pearl, so she must have doubts about Tao Tao's family background. Tao Tao didn't get a rash!"
Zhou Ti was reminded by him and belatedly realized this.
"Perhaps she didn't suspect the family's financial situation and assumed it was a gift from someone else?"
"...Let me take another look."
On the screen, Tao Tao's voice pulled the two back to reality.
Ye Hantao said, "I promised Teacher Yuan that I would ask my mom where she bought it when I get home."
“Yours has patterns.” This was also the first time Su Yi’ang had observed Ye Hantao’s pink beaded bracelet up close.
He then realized that the pink beads that Ji Changtu had called plastic had fine golden lines on them, like burning flames.
Ye Hantao was originally walking in a straight line, but due to Su Yi'ang's interference, she kept veering off course.
Seeing this, Chen Xiaofeng turned around, not wanting to miss the fun, hoping to catch Cheng Zhao looking depressed and jealous.
To everyone's surprise, Cheng Zhao's gray-blue eyes showed no emotion, and his expression remained indifferent.
Chen Xiaofeng looked for a long time but couldn't find anything suspicious. He wondered if he had misunderstood.
This person wasn't attracted to Ye Hantao at first sight.
impossible.
Absolutely not!
I really don't have that in mind. Cheng Zhao must be crazy to come up with a personal subsidy of one million.
"Huh?! Cheng Zhao—!" Ye Hantao jumped in surprise, her voice rising, "You're in front of me!—"
Bang!
A loud bang drew everyone's attention to the source of the sound.
Cheng Zhao followed the flow of people purely on his body's instincts and failed to notice the shelf in front of him in time.
The next second after Ye Hantao exclaimed in surprise, his tall, straight shoulder slammed into her solidly.
hiss.
It really hurts.
This is a steel frame used to dry tea cakes in the tea garden. It is two meters high, and it was shaken by his bump, causing some of the tea leaves to fall off.
Cheng Zhao kept a straight face and steadied the frame.
"..."
[Pfft! This handsome guy suddenly seems so down-to-earth.]
Hahahaha!
[When I watched the live stream, I thought he had the unapproachable, aloof personality, but I was overthinking it!]
[Hahaha, where did you get that idea of snow-capped mountains and clouds? Those mixed-race eyes... he must be an underwater volcano.]
[Underwater volcano, hahaha!]
Ye Hantao and the others gathered around, asking, "Are you alright? Are you hurt?"
It was hot today, so Cheng Zhao was only wearing the white short-sleeved shirt he had worn that morning.
His exposed arms were a sun-kissed wheat color, with smooth muscle lines.
Ye Hantao glanced at it once and quickly looked away, then glanced at the tea drying rack that he had steadied.
It's made of stainless steel and is over two meters tall, yet it still shook after he bumped into it.
His arms looked very strong, and they were indeed very strong.
"It's nothing." Cheng Zhao shook his head, bent down to pick up the tea leaves on the ground, and stray hairs fell across his forehead.
Chen Xiaofeng laughed so hard he could barely breathe, teasingly saying, "Tsk tsk tsk, what were you thinking about just now? You seemed so engrossed in your thoughts?"
Cheng Zhao patted the tea leaves off his hands, glanced at him, and said, "To think you're this dark-skinned, were you struck by lightning as a child?"
Chen Xiaofeng: "?"
[Hahahaha, Lao Chen, weren't you always swearing on set?! Swear back!]
Judging from their interactions, who would believe Cheng Zhao's family is poor?
[Director Chen isn't all about money. Does being poor mean you can't be sarcastic or arrogant?]
Of course he could. His previous confrontation with Ji Changtu certainly wasn't because of a comment about cheap goods.
Ye Hantao had been wondering for a long time, "Brother Xiaofeng, why are you so dark-skinned? Are you often out in the sun while filming?"
"I deliberately got a tan!" Chen Xiaofeng raised an eyebrow, the faint scar at the end of his eyebrow twitching slightly, and said confidently, "Tell me if I'm manly or not!"
Ye Hantao looked at his lean arms, then at Cheng Zhao's, and said, "Yes."
Anyway, he didn't say who he was comparing himself to. Compared to Ang Ang, you can still see some signs of his fitness training.
Because Cheng Zhao bumped into the tea drying rack and interrupted the conversation, Su Yi'ang forgot to ask Ye Hantao about the pink beads.
The group had lunch first, and then went to the tea garden to pick tea leaves and earn points.
That evening, Ye Hantao and Jin Shiyue used their points to draw the rooms they had previously stayed in, so they didn't even need to change their beds.
Ye Hantao had just taken a shower, and casually placed the pink beads on the sink.
Seeing that Jin Shiyue wanted to see it, Ye Hantao slipped on her slippers and walked into the bathroom, casually grabbing the item. "This is it."
"Teacher Yuan also said that if I ever need money and want to sell myself, she will definitely buy it." Ye Hantao made a five-point gesture. "If I really need money, it doesn't really matter whether I sell myself for five hundred yuan or not."
She thought Teacher Yuan was asking for fifty, but little did she know that five fingers meant five hundred!
Jin Shiyue stared at the pink bead in her hand. It had a texture like a pink pearl, but the pearl's surface didn't have such a pattern.
She is not particularly skilled in identification.
When you're poor, you don't want to be ridiculed by those so-called superior people for using counterfeit goods, so you'd rather choose some niche designs that "highlight your taste".
Later, after becoming a supermodel and achieving financial freedom, major brands came knocking on her door, and she no longer had the opportunity to use counterfeit goods.
However, after years of exposure to precious jewelry, Kim Si-wol instinctively felt that this string of pink beads was a good thing.
When Ji Changtu mentioned plastic beads, Jin Shiyue hadn't arrived yet. Later, when she did, she didn't really observe the pink beaded bracelet Ye Hantao was wearing on her wrist.
These past two days I've been listening to Ji Changtu talk about plastic beads.
plastic?
Listen to his nonsense.
Jin Shiyue suddenly asked, "Where did you get this bracelet?"
Ye Hantao: "This is a Children's Day gift that my mom bought for me."
How much did it cost?
"My mom said she couldn't quite remember." Ye Hantao had asked her mother in the group chat before dinner, "It should be around ten yuan."
Jin Shiyue's face was expressionless. A pearl worth a dozen yuan?
She returned the bracelet to Ye Hantao, her gaze drifting to the incense on the bedside table, where a light woody scent was spreading throughout the room.
Jin Shiyue thought to herself expressionlessly, "This quality doesn't seem like something you'd get from incense that costs a few dollars."
"Ye Hantao, make Thursday afternoon free."
Ye Hantao rarely makes plans in advance. "I should be free on Thursday, what should I do?"
“I have a friend who owns an antique shop and also collects agarwood,” Jin Shiyue said. “I’ll take you to get that string of agarwood appraised.”
Ye Hantao: "Is the appraisal fee expensive?"
Jin Shiyue: "???"
"I didn't plan to sell it," Ye Hantao said shyly, "but I'm still curious to know exactly how many hundred yuan it's worth."
That way, if we encounter it again in the future, we can still snag a bargain.
If the appraisal fee is too expensive, she feels it's not worth the trip.
Jin Shiyue increasingly felt that the pink pearls and the string of sandalwood she had just seen were completely worthless.
Families who can truly afford Qinan agarwood wouldn't be so stingy about the appraisal fee.
"My friend did the testing; it didn't cost any money."
"Okay!" After her initial excitement, Ye Hantao quickly asked, "Sister Shiyue, can I discuss something with you?"
Jin Shiyue turned her head in response to the sound.
Ye Hantao had somehow managed to sit cross-legged on the bed without anyone noticing.
A pair of bright almond-shaped eyes gazed at her.
Ha, they're just temporarily living together on a variety show. Do you think she'll soften and agree when you look at her with pleading eyes?
"What are you doing!" Jin Shiyue asked in a deliberately cold voice.
Ye Hantao: "I want to set my alarm for 6:30 tomorrow."
"I'll change the alarm sound to vibrate!" Ye Hantao raised her hand and swore, "And I'll turn it off immediately when it's off, so it won't keep ringing."
Ye Hantao's first dormitory conflict after starting university was when her roommate liked to set an alarm almost half an hour in advance.
However, the alarm clock rang several times but failed to wake her.
After being woken up by the alarm clock for two weeks, Ye Hantao and her roommate across the bed couldn't take it anymore and confronted the roommate who was running the alarm clock.
Fortunately, everyone is straightforward, and things were fine once we talked it out.
Jin Shiyue usually wakes up at seven o'clock so that when she goes live at eight o'clock, the live stream won't capture her without makeup.
Jin Shiyue pulled her pink silk pajamas tighter around herself and asked, "Do you have something to do tomorrow morning?"
They don't have any travel plans for tomorrow; they'll just attend a Q&A session with classmates in the morning and then the meeting will end.
Ye Hantao nodded. "I want to take pictures at the lotus pond."
Jin Shiyue vaguely remembered Ye Hantao saying this somewhere.
She didn't ask if she could set an alarm in advance, but picked up the pink facial massager from the bedside table, closed her eyes, and said, "Going out the side door of the flower hall is closer to the lotus pond."
The path they took from the lotus pond to the main building took about ten minutes, but it only took five minutes to walk there from the side door of the flower hall.
Ye Hantao beamed, "Okay!"
Jin Shiyue couldn't stand Ye Hantao's smugness, as if she was certain that Ye Hantao would agree.
Looking back now, I realize that I was really out of my mind when I was scared by a legal education video!
As Ye Hantao was setting her alarm on her phone, Jin Shiyue suddenly spoke up, "I want to change the incense in the bedroom tonight—"
The soothing scent of sandalwood wafts to your nose.
Although it's not as sweet as roses by convention, sandalwood is indeed a great sleep aid.
Ye Hantao looked up abruptly, "Sister Shiyue, would you like to change the incense?"
“…I won’t change it, so you won’t be unable to sleep.” Jin Shiyue turned around and stopped looking at Ye Hantao.
This is so annoying. I'm not staying with Ye Hantao in the next episode.
Behind her, Ye Hantao's sweet voice rang out, "Sister Shiyue, we'll be sharing a room again for the next episode!"
Jin Shiyue let out a heavy sigh.
If they don't live with Ye Hantao, then only He Qiang and Liao Jiayue will be left.
Of the three, Ye Hantao is the most pleasing to the eye.
"Knock, knock, knock." The staff member knocked on the door. "Are the two teachers in?"
It's already ten o'clock, what's the matter? Ye Hantao jumped out of bed and ran to open the door. When she saw the person in front of her, she realized that it was someone she knew.
"Sister Siwen."
On the day she came to the show, it was Sister Siwen who helped her with her luggage and drove her there.
Siwen handed over a paper bag. "The items for next Sunday's charity auction have been finalized. The auction catalog is in this bag."
"Oh, thank you." Ye Hantao opened the bag and looked inside; there was a stack of platinum manuals.
A rough count suggests that each person should receive one.
After closing the door, Ye Hantao handed a booklet to Jin Shiyue, saying, "Sister Shiyue, the auction also had a product catalog."
Jin Shiyue didn't seem to care much. "Just put it on the cabinet."
As a top model, she is occasionally invited by brands to participate in their charity auctions.
Although it was ostensibly a charity event, most of the evening was spent socializing and entertaining guests.
Ye Hantao placed the booklet on the bedside table, and then moved the cup of water and incense away from it.
Seeing this, Jin Shiyue said, "The catalog isn't that important; there will be an electronic catalog on the day of the auction."
Ye Hantao gave an "oh" sound, looking as if she had learned something new.
"..." Jin Shiyue asked tentatively, "You've never attended an auction before?"
It seems my lying and vanity have been quite effective lately, making Sister Shiyue believe that I attended an auction.
Ye Hantao felt inexplicably proud, "I've never participated before."
The live streams are all closed, so she doesn't need to lie to maintain her persona.
"But I've seen auctions in TV series and movies, where people are raising their paddles and bidding up to 100,000 each time."
Jin Shiyue felt annoyed when she heard Ye Hantao say that.
This time, Ji Changtu really embarrassed him.
Ye Hantao has never even attended an auction, so how could she afford an eight-figure agarwood bracelet?
Could it be that wealthy parents are pretending to be poor to cultivate their children's independence?
Life isn't a TV drama!
"Thursday..." Jin Shiyue thought there was no need to make a wasted trip.
Ye Hantao looked up from the booklet and quickly replied, "I remember! We'll meet there!"
"Sister Shiyue, I saw you eat two matcha pastries in the tea garden." Ye Hantao's almond-shaped eyes sparkled. "There's a really popular dessert shop near my house. I'll try my best to get you a serving of their matcha pastries the other day."
Jin Shiyue looked away. "...Whatever."
Well, seeing how much Ye Hantao was looking forward to it, she'd just take her to the antique shop to broaden her horizons.
Ye Hantao glanced at her phone and realized it was getting late, so she closed the booklet she hadn't finished reading and decided to distribute the rest to others tomorrow.
What are you doing getting out of bed again?
"I can't sleep without soaking my feet."
Listening to the sound of running water in the bathroom, Jin Shiyue drowsily put down the massage device in her hand.
She pulled up the air-conditioned blanket and lay down, surrounded by a faint, milky, woody scent. The air conditioning was set at 26°C, which was not her preferred temperature.
About five or six minutes passed.
Jin Shiyue frowned and sat up, pulling back the covers as she coldly questioned, "Ye Hantao! Aren't you done soaking yet?!"
Could this person have suddenly had an allergic reaction while soaking their feet and fainted in the bathroom?
"I want to soak for ten minutes!" Ye Hantao shouted at the top of her lungs, "You go to sleep first! I'll sneak into bed!!!"
The voice was full of energy. Jin Shiyue pulled the blanket back over herself and glared at the air conditioner.
She just wasn't used to a temperature of 26°C.
Otherwise, I would have fallen asleep long ago!
All was quiet, and the moon hung high in the sky.
After a good night's sleep, Ye Hantao opened her eyes as soon as the alarm clock vibrated.
Sparse bird calls could be heard outside the window.
She quickly reached for her phone under her pillow and turned off the alarm. She glanced at Jin Shiyue, who was still fast asleep in the next bed, and let out a soft sigh.
The curtains were drawn tightly, making the bedroom dimly lit.
Ye Hantao quietly got out of bed and tiptoed onto the floor. After entering the bathroom, she quietly closed the door, brushed her teeth and washed her face, carefully applied lotion, and then rummaged through her suitcase to find a set of clothes to change into.
She then walked out of the bedroom while tying her hair.
In Yuncheng on a summer day, the sun has already risen at 6:30 a.m.
The entire corridor was brightly lit by the sunlight, and the ink paintings on the walls cast dappled patterns of light.
After leaving the room, Ye Hantao walked down the stairs as if she knew the way well.
I've walked this road so many times every day that even someone with a terrible sense of direction would remember it.
It offers a wide field of vision.
A complete set of rosewood furniture was laid out before me.
Ye Hantao stopped and looked at the tall furniture cabinet and the slender-necked vase with lotus flowers on the left, then looked at the tall furniture cabinet and the slender-necked vase with lotus flowers on the right.
...Where is the flower hall again?
When she goes out alone on weekdays, she makes a point of remembering the landmarks around her, but these past few days, she's been going out with everyone, so Ye Hantao doesn't need to remember anything extra.
Ye Hantao looked around, trying to figure out which way to go.
Two seconds later, she gave up, looked down and opened her phone, which contained photos of the villa's interior layout that she had taken earlier.
"North is up, south is down, west is left, east is right..." Ye Hantao looked down at the photo, turned left and right, and finally figured out which direction east was based on the direction of the sunlight outside the window.
Continue straight, and you'll pass two forks in the road.
Turn left again.
Ye Hantao followed the map and walked towards the direction of the map. The image of the entire manor that she had seen from the car after leaving through the west gate yesterday came to mind.
There are mountains, lakes, and parks.
The estate covers an area almost twice the size of a university campus.
Ye Hantao could already see the double-petaled peonies and jasmine flowers in full bloom in the flower hall.
Holding her phone in one hand, she pushed open the side door with the other, and what appeared before her was indeed the corridor they had passed through on the day they arrived.
Looking at the lotus pond in the distance, Ye Hantao walked around the corner in a cheerful mood.
Suddenly, his forehead struck a dry, scalding hot object.
Ye Hantao looked up and saw Cheng Zhao's gray-blue eyes.
From this angle, Cheng Zhao's mixed-race features are even more pronounced.
In the morning light, it exudes a sense of flamboyance and unrestrainedness.
Although they spent the whole day together recording the show yesterday, Ye Hantao still felt that he seemed strangely aloof.
Right now, I couldn't detect any coldness in his eyes or brows.
Cheng Zhao lowered his eyelids.
At such close range, he could almost see Ye Hantao's individual eyelashes and a small light brown mole on her left earlobe.
He withdrew his palm from Ye Hantao's forehead, looked at her with drooping eyelids, and smiled, "Did I hurt you?" His tone was still lazy, with a hint of mischief.
"I'm not made of tofu." Ye Hantao noticed he was wearing a black T-shirt and a sports headband. "Did you go for a morning workout?"
Cheng Zhao spread his palms out, feigning innocence, and said, "I washed my face and hands after my run, so they're not dirty."
Ye Hantao didn't mean it that way, but after hearing him say that, she belatedly realized that when her forehead bumped into his palm, she smelled a very faint soapy scent.
"What are you doing downstairs so early in the morning?"
"Photograph."
Ye Hantao waved her phone in front of him, the pink beads on her wrist from yesterday.
Last night when I got back to my room, Cheng Zhao played back the live stream from that day and heard Yuan Qiong saying she wanted to buy Ye Han's peach pink beaded bracelet.
He didn't know much about jewelry, but upon closer inspection, he felt that this pink beaded bracelet was naturally suited to be worn on Ye Hantao's hand.
Ye Hantao smiled, revealing two dimples. "I didn't have time to take pictures of the lotus pond before, so I plan to take a few panoramic photos before I leave."
Cheng Zhao didn't mention that Ye Hantao had talked about it in the tea room yesterday, and just nodded slightly.
"After taking the photos, let's record a few videos," Ye Hantao thought for a moment, "and if we have enough time, let's take a few more selfies."
Cheng Zhao listened as Ye Hantao quickly devised a plan in just a few seconds.
He stepped aside to make way. "Would you mind bringing one more person?"
"I came over in the middle of the night, it was dark and raining," Cheng Zhao said regretfully. "I couldn't properly appreciate the scenery of the manor."
Ye Hantao was surprised for a moment, but readily agreed, "It would be great to have someone with me~"
"I saw on the show that we need to take care of our own breakfast. Have you eaten yet?"
"I got up too early, I didn't have time."
When Cheng Zhao asked her, Ye Hantao, whose appetite had recently increased, was indeed a little hungry. She reached out and touched her stomach, saying, "I'll see what to eat after we finish filming later."
Cheng Zhao didn't say anything, but simply raised his arm and, under Ye Hantao's puzzled gaze, pulled down a brown paper bag from somewhere in the corridor.
When he opened the bag, a strong, sweet pumpkin aroma wafted out.
The smell made Ye Hantao feel more than just hungry.
"I ordered the delivery service before my run." Cheng Zhao beckoned to Ye Hantao, gesturing for her to come over and look at the breakfast in the bag. "There's shrimp roe shumai, pumpkin rolls, and custard buns..."
He listed seven or eight dishes in great detail.
Ye Hantao's gaze shifted from the bag back to Cheng Zhao's face.
"I think you're..." Ye Hantao said confidently, "inviting me to help you solve these problems!"
Seeing the smile in her eyes, Cheng Zhao pushed the bag forward and solemnly acknowledged, "Every grain is hard-earned; the responsibility of ensuring nothing is wasted rests entirely on your shoulders."
It's only a few minutes' walk from the side gate of the flower hall to the lotus pond—not too long, not too short.
The two walked side by side across the covered walkway.
The sunlight casts shadows on the white wall, concealing the roses blooming in profusion below the steps.
This morning, Ye Hantao chose a yellow and white vest to pair with black cargo pants.
As I walked, my trousers occasionally brushed against the thorny flower stems.
Ye Hantao ate a pumpkin roll as she walked, with bits of ham inside.
After finishing a shumai, Cheng Zhao asked, "I heard you majored in law in college. Was it tough?"
"I get headaches during final exams, but I'm fine in class. I enjoy listening to the professors analyze cases." Ye Hantao was surprised that Cheng Zhao, who had seemed aloof before, was now actively engaging in conversation, her chatty nature resurfacing. "And you, what's your major in college?"
Cheng Zhao: "Finance".
As soon as he finished speaking, as expected, Ye Hantao's almond-shaped eyes widened slightly, like two dazzling black gems.
"Being a cameraman is just a hobby of mine." He raised his hand to block the view of the taller rose bushes in front of Ye Hantao. "I still have a stable job."
The first step in pursuing someone.
Inform the other party that his income is stable.
Cheng Zhao is tall, nearly 1.9 meters, and when he lowered his head, his smile was seen by Ye Hantao.
On a whim, Ye Hantao said, "Wait a minute, shall I take a picture for you?"
Cheng Zhao's smile paused slightly, then he pressed his advantage, saying, "At least... two takes."
Ye Hantao didn't mind, "Sure."
"So, will future photographers drink water?"
"You even bought drinks?"
"I bought two bottles on the way back." Cheng Zhao opened one bottle for Ye Hantao. "You can drink this one."
Ye Hantao ate three shumai and two pumpkin rolls for breakfast. She took a big gulp of water to moisten her throat and then continued eating custard buns. "Where did you buy this breakfast? It's so delicious."
Cheng Zhao: "A time-honored brand called Changchunlou."
Ye Hantao seemed to have heard of this name before, and planned to buy some for her family to try when she got home.
In the past, it was always her parents who discovered the delicious and inexpensive little shops, but now she has found one too!
What is the average price per person?
“I haven’t paid attention to it.” He pointed to the empty bag, his tone casual. “This doesn’t include the delivery fee; it’s about three hundred yuan.”
"..." Ye Hantao's plan to invite her family to try the food was temporarily canceled. "Today's breakfast—"
Cheng Zhao stopped her in time, "Don't mention splitting the bill. If Chen Xiaofeng finds out, he'll badly embarrass me among his friends."
Ye Hantao thought that they would be spending several days together recording a program.
"I'll treat you to dessert in the next episode."
"good."
After finishing the last bite of the lava bun by the lotus pond and taking a sip of water, Ye Hantao screwed the cap back on the bottle and put it aside.
Cheng Zhao said he wanted her to take at least two photos for him, initially focusing on capturing the panoramic view of the lotus pond before recording the video.
When she was about to take a selfie, Cheng Zhao offered to take the picture for her.
Ye Hantao leaned against a pillar and tilted her head to look at him.
As Cheng Zhao held up his phone, his shoulder blades swayed upwards, and under his black T-shirt, his arms and shoulders were taut with sharp curves.
Perhaps because photography involved his professional field, his usually carefree expression became somewhat serious.
Ye Hantao was fine when she first met his gaze, but as time went on, she suddenly felt uncomfortable.
Ye Hantao turned her face away to look at the lotus flowers in the pond.
Cheng Zhao suddenly said, "The lotus flower suits you very well."
As he spoke, his finger kept pressing the shutter button, snapping a series of photos.
"..." Ye Hantao glanced at the lotus flowers blooming among the emerald green lotus leaves, and tugged at her pants with her hand hanging by her side.
I took about ten photos.
The morning breeze carries the fragrance of lotus flowers from the pond.
Ye Hantao had had her fill of fun, "Okay, now it's my turn to take the pictures for you!"
Cheng Zhao replied, "I don't like taking photos alone."
Before Ye Hantao could say, "Didn't you want to take a series of photos?", he leaned against a pillar with his tall frame and changed the subject, "So, how about we take a few photos together?"
Ye Hantao: "...?"
This person looks quite different from how they appear on camera.
The two of them took a photo together at the lotus pond at 7:50, and the live stream would start in ten minutes.
On her way back, Ye Hantao unexpectedly ran into Director Wan from the program crew.
Director Wan gave Cheng Zhao, who was standing next to Ye Hantao, a meaningful look.
The live stream starts at 8:00 AM, but that doesn't mean the cameras in public also start working at 8:00 AM.
He had noticed Cheng Zhao waiting in the corridor a long time ago. He was wondering why this guy didn't go upstairs after running back. Well, he was waiting for Ye Hantao.
Cheng Zhao glanced at Director Wan's eyes and knew he had guessed everything, but his expression remained unchanged.
"Tao Tao, I have a supplementary clause in the contract that I'd like to discuss with you," Director Wan said.
Ye Hantao said "okay," and then looked at Cheng Zhao.
Cheng Zhao: "I'll go upstairs first."
A few minutes later, Ye Hantao slowly blinked. "Director Wan, what did you just say about subsidies?"
Director Wan repeated with a smile, "The sponsor highly recognizes your performance in the variety show and is therefore giving you a personal subsidy of one million yuan, after tax."
"Is the money being transferred to your account for receiving payment for the program?"
It wasn't until ten minutes before Ye Hantao was packing her luggage in her room and preparing to go home after completing the Q&A session with her classmates, that she finally had a moment to check her phone account information.
After confirming several times that a full million yuan had indeed been deposited into her account, she gasped.
This sponsor must be a bodhisattva!
Myths say that Bodhisattvas save all people.
Ye Hantao doesn't really believe in gods or Buddhas, but she knows when to say it, like her left eye twitching means good fortune, and her right eye twitching means bad luck... It's all superstition!
And this kind of bodhisattva who gives away 1 million for free is someone you can believe in!
“Recognize my performance on the show…” Scenes of lying and vanity flashed through her mind.
The original story provided by the system does not include the plot where the control group receives 1 million.
Does this mean she is more vain, more likely to lie, and more greedy than the control group?
Ye Hantao sat back on the bed, her palm pressed against her heart through her clothes.
She tried to calm her racing heart caused by the 100w.
A minute passed, and it still hadn't calmed down.
Getting 1 million for nothing is impossible to remain calm so quickly!
Ye Hantao looked at the payment notification again.
What is Ye Hantao looking at so happily?
[Hahaha, her cheeks are all flushed, she probably won the lottery!]
[Remind me! I haven't checked in at Ye Hantao's super topic today!]
The requirement for winning the prize is a Super Topic level of ≥8.
During the days the show aired, if they didn't post in the super topic, they had to keep checking in to ensure their level wouldn't drop below 8.
After barely calming down, Ye Hantao opened the family group chat on her phone.
[Taking a bite of a peach: Dad, could you borrow a four-wheeled vehicle from your colleague to pick me up?]
Last night before going to bed, her dad said he had a day off on Monday and could come to the villa where the show was being recorded to pick her up in the morning.
Ye Hantao decided to indulge in vanity once more.
She'll explain the million to her family slowly when she gets home, so they can get used to her future persona of vanity and lying.
[Investor: This is so convenient!]
[Investor Daddy: Tao Tao, choose a number from 1 to 15.]
"???" Ye Hantao didn't understand, but she did as instructed. [7!]
Her birthday is December 7th, and 7 is also a number she has always used in her passwords since she was a child.
Upon receiving the reply, Ye Weizheng opened the 360° panoramic view in his garage.
He gestured with his finger in the four cardinal directions, searching for parking space number 7 among the luxury cars.
As I passed by, I first saw a car parked in parking space number 6.
An Aston Martin with a blue-green and bronze-gold color scheme.
This is a commemorative edition for Aston Martin's 60th anniversary, which was sent to his residence in the United States before its global release.
He drove the car twice, taking Zhou Ti for a drive along the coast. Later, he disliked the color of the car more and more, so he simply put it in the garage.
Later, I suggested that Ming Sheng drive it a few times. Ming Sheng didn't say anything on the surface, but then he picked out a black Aston Martin from the garage.
Ye Weizheng moved his finger and saw a completely black car in parking space number 7, a Maybach 62 Zeppelin.
He bought this car the year Tao Tao was born. Tao Tao and Zhou Ti rode in this car on their way home from the postpartum care center.
Later, they settled in Yuncheng.
All the cars had traveled across the ocean and parked in the garage here.
"She's just like my daughter! She has the same good taste as me!"
Ye Weizheng composed himself, took a screenshot of the Maybach in parking space number 7, and sent it to Tao Tao.
[Investor: I got it! I borrowed it from a colleague who just landed a big villa deal!]
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Author's Note: Nutrient solution count reached 6k+! Here's a long, satisfying chapter! [kissing emoji]