Chapter 79 Recommendation: "You need to earn a lot of money to afford it..."

Chapter 79 Recommendation: "You need to earn a lot of money to afford it..."

The guesthouse is a two-story house with five bedrooms upstairs, each with its own private bathroom.

Ye Hantao and Cheng Zhao live next door.

Cheng Zhao glanced sideways at Ye Hantao, who was walking beside him.

Sometimes he pursed his lips, sometimes he frowned; his facial expressions were incredibly vivid.

But he wasn't very happy either.

Cheng Zhao could see clearly that Ye Hantao's emotions were being manipulated by that person named Ren Lang.

Of course, Cheng Zhao was more concerned about Ren Lang's unusual behavior just now.

This person only greeted Jin Shiyue when he appeared, and before Jin Shiyue even took his suitcase upstairs, he actually chose to help Tao Tao carry it.

Nothing much happened in between, so where did Ren Lang's change in attitude come from?

"he……"

"Um?"

Ye Hantao rubbed her ears while looking up at him, her dark, watery eyes filled with Cheng Zhao's reflection. "Who?"

Cheng Zhao stared at Ye Hantao's face, his voice strained, "Is your ear uncomfortable?"

From the moment they met in the courtyard, he noticed Tao Tao rubbing her ears four times. As soon as he asked her a question, his arm instinctively reached out to gently support her.

"It's nothing," Ye Hantao said reassuringly, knowing he was still shaken by his fainting spell. "Your ears are a little itchy."

[I'm asking you one more time! Am I sure I'm watching a variety show featuring my classmates?!]

[Don't say anything that might interfere with Tao Tao's screen time!]

【Aaaaaaah, I'm so sorry! What if the production team thinks I don't like watching and cuts the camera away from the main broadcast?!】

Why did Ren Lang offer to help Ye Hantao with her luggage? I thought he would help Jin Shiyue.

[Ye Hantao must be at the top of the stairs.]

Chen Xiaofeng also helped Teacher He Qiang with her luggage. If Gu Fanghao hadn't been quick, the two suitcases would probably have been carried by other boys by now.

[Gu Fanghao is small in stature but has great strength (thumbs up.jpg)]

[Hahaha, Ye Hantao stood there for a few seconds, her pupils wide with shock.]

Ye Hantao rounded the corner and stepped onto a flight of stairs, asking softly, "Cheng Zhao, did you hear any static?"

Cheng Zhao listened attentively for a few seconds, then shook his head.

Ye Hantao didn't miss his worried gaze, her almond-shaped eyes curving slightly, "Then maybe I got up too quickly just now, and my ears are ringing."

Tinnitus?!

Tao Tao has tinnitus?!

Zhou Ti grabbed her younger brother's ear and said in a harsh voice, "What inappropriate things did you say in front of Tao Tao?!"

"It hurts! My ear hurts! I didn't say anything!"

Zhou Yi was pulled so hard that half of his body was suspended in the air. "Sis, you really are my sister! If you don't let go, your brother's ear will fall off!!!"

Zhou Ti released his hand, her eyes filled with obvious suspicion as she looked at him.

"If you don't believe me, just ask your aunt. I remained silent the whole way and didn't say a word."

"You didn't say anything wrong earlier, are you going to stay silent the whole way?"

Zhou Yi: "..."

He admitted his mistake, saying, "I was just remarking that Yuncheng was building roads again, and Tao Tao said that Haicheng was also building them."

"That's all?"

"No..." Zhou Yi thought for a moment, "I gave the gifts I brought to Tao Tao. Tao Tao took two pendants with her, saying they would fit perfectly on her bag."

Zhou Ti wasn't too worried when she heard it was a pendant.

Tao Tao can even get used to the Shoushan ornament in the house that's worth millions.

Just to be on the safe side, Zhou Ti still asked, "What pendant?"

“Velvion’s anniversary pendant.” Zhou Yi is in charge of the family’s clothing business. Last month was Velvion’s 120th anniversary fashion show, and the group launched gemstone pendants for the twelve constellations. “We redesigned Tao Tao’s outfit so that they would only think it was a knock-off.”

Ye Weizheng pointed to Jin Shiyue and Ren Lang, who had just arrived today, in the main live stream room, "Where are they? Don't you recognize them?"

Zhou Yi shrugged. "What I gave Tao Tao was one of a kind, unlike my older sister's limited edition bag."

This person holds a grudge; he had to retaliate by talking to someone else as soon as Zhou Ti twisted his ear.

Just as Zhou Ti was about to pinch him again, she heard Ye Weizheng chuckle, "It's one of a kind to use your main account to speak up for Tao Tao and get screenshotted."

Zhou Yi: "..."

Inside the live stream room, Ye Hantao and Cheng Zhao parted ways at the door.

After putting their suitcases back in the bedroom, the group gathered in the living room, where the production team designed two games.

One activity introduces local culture through card drawing, while the other features mahjong, a game with local characteristics.

In an hour and a half, Ye Hantao won the card drawing championship twice and the mahjong championship twice.

In particular, during the two rounds of mahjong, the number of concealed and exposed kongs was so frequent that it caused the other three players at the table to lose their mahjong.

Gu Fanghao was about to go upstairs, but he insisted on staying and kept praising her in a variety of ways.

Chen Xiaofeng complained, "Cheng Zhao, look at Xiao Gu! This is a real teammate!"

After saying that, he played a card.

Ye Hantao knocked over the cards.

Chen Xiaofeng wailed, "Tao Tao, your luck tonight is just too—"

Before the words had even finished, Jin Shiyue and Yuan Kai knocked over the cards one after the other.

Chen Xiaofeng was stunned.

Cheng Zhao's sarcastic laughter echoed above his head.

"One shot, three hits," Cheng Zhao said coldly. "How many coal mines did you dig before you came?"

Chen Xiaofeng: "..."

Hahahahahahahahahaha

[Cheng Zhao's words may be rough, but the reasoning is sound!]

Ye Hantao's gold hair shimmered, while Old Chen's skin was dark and grimy.

[Not only is he dark-skinned, but he also has terrible luck!]

Ren Lang, who was watching, did not look at his teammate Yuan Kai's cards. Instead, his gaze fell on Ye Hantao's two pairs of open kongs and one pair of concealed kongs. He praised her calmly, "Although they are all winning hands, none of them are as big as Tao Tao's."

Jin Shiyue glanced at him, her brows furrowing slightly.

Ren Lang no longer pays attention to Jin Shiyue; his heart and eyes are filled with Ye Hantao.

He hadn't investigated Ye Hantao before he came; he only knew from online trending topics that Ye Hantao's older brother was the e-sports god Maze, and her great-aunt was Zhou Shumiao, a very accomplished traditional Chinese medicine doctor.

It wasn't until tonight that he clearly realized that Ye Hantao's luck probably far surpassed Jin Shiyue's.

Ye Hantao was in a daze, "After I finish recording this time, I really have to buy some scratch-off lottery tickets."

Chen Xiaofeng leaned over and said, "Buying scratch-off lottery tickets is no skill. If you want to buy something, buy stocks!"

"No." Ye Hantao crossed her hands, firmly refusing. "I had a stock market simulation class in my elective course, and after analyzing for a long time, I picked two stocks and lost money on both."

Although her luck was improving when playing mahjong, Ye Hantao never thought about buying stocks.

A scratch-off lottery ticket costs only twenty or thirty yuan, but once you start buying stocks, it's not something that can be stopped at twenty or thirty yuan.

Seeing that Chen Xiaofeng was still not giving up, Ye Hantao had no choice but to unleash her ultimate move.

"I just sold them, and those two stocks went up."

Got it, luck is conserved, hahaha.

[A jinx in the stock market.]

After finishing the game, everyone went back to their own rooms.

Ye Hantao was stopped by Chen Xiaofeng and asked about her "glorious deeds" of losing all her money on stocks, which caused her to return to her room about ten minutes late.

She walked into the bedroom and saw Gu Fanghao, who had returned early, wiping the bedside table with disinfectant wipes.

Gu Fanghao glanced back at her briefly, "Tao Tao, I've finished cleaning inside the wardrobe, you can hang your clothes in there."

Ye Hantao hesitated for a moment at the door, then said, "Okay, thank you."

"I touched it before and there was no dust."

"It's quite clean, I'll disinfect it."

Gu Fanghao had caught up on all the previous live streams and knew that Ye Hantao sometimes had allergies to sweat and had fainted due to low blood sugar a couple of days ago.

It can be said that these few days are when Ye Hantao's immune system is at its lowest, so there must be absolutely no dust or mites in the room.

Ye Hantao remembered that Jin Shiyue would wipe herself with disinfectant wipes before sitting down outside, and hesitated. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to let Fang Hao and Sister Shiyue share a room?

A few minutes later, Ye Hantao picked out clothes from her suitcase, walked over and opened the wardrobe door. "I'll use the left side, you use the right side?"

Gu Fanghao had just finished wiping the bedside table when she ran to the bathroom to wipe the sink.

Hearing this, she poked her head out of the bathroom and said, "No need, no need. I'll just put the few clothes I brought in my suitcase. You can hang them anywhere."

After saying that, Gu Fanghao remembered something and rushed out, "I brought a handheld garment steamer, I can help you straighten your clothes before you go out!"

[Is Ye Hantao sure she brought a classmate and not a nanny? Hahahaha.]

This is like having a die-hard fan with you.

[I wouldn't say that. I noticed Gu Fanghao only started following Ye Hantao on social media a few days ago; he probably hadn't watched the live stream before that.]

Ye Hantao had never been taken care of like this by someone her age.

In terms of age, Gu Fanghao is only one month older than her.

"...No need for that."

"Tao Tao, don't worry about me ruining the clothes!"

Gu Fanghao held up the small garment steamer in her hand to make herself seem more credible, "I'm quite skilled! I often help out on film sets, so I'm very proficient."

She helped iron clothes a lot on set.

When she first started as an extra, the clothes assigned to extras were smelly and dirty, and she always helped out, which made her a familiar face to the lady in charge of the clothes.

Over time, she was able to pick out some clean dresses first, and she brought her own shoes.

Gu Fanghao had planned to perform well before coming, partly to express her gratitude to Ye Hantao for bringing her onto the show, and partly to improve her image with the audience.

Moreover, Liao Jiayue is embroiled in scandal and may not be able to attend for the next few sessions, so she absolutely cannot let other classmates take her place!

Ye Hantao left half of the wardrobe empty, "I always iron at home..."

That was close; I almost blurted out the truth.

Without Liao Jiayue, the female lead in the storyline, she forgot that she was still part of the control group and had to maintain the persona of being vain, greedy, a liar, jealous, and competitive.

So Ye Hantao lied and said, "My clothes are very expensive, so I can't just iron them casually."

Gu Fanghao awkwardly put down the garment steamer, her cheeks flushed red, and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't think of that."

You would never have guessed, I made up this excuse on the spot.

Ye Hantao turned her head away guiltily, pretending to hang up the clothes very seriously.

One second, ten seconds, thirty seconds.

[Disease progression: 29%]

The feedback on my character is back; the audience must have realized I was lying.

Ye Hantao was somewhat worried when she lied.

The entire online audience now knows the identities of the older brother and the great-aunt. What if they actually believed their clothes were expensive? Luckily, they didn't.

Ye Hantao is turning into the kind of person I hate.

【？？？？？】

Have the haters come up with a new tactic?

[I used to like her even though she came from an ordinary family, and I wouldn't let my lack of knowledge cause me to be upset. Now I find that she can't help but flaunt her wealth. Is she any different from Liao Jiayue?]

[Wasn't Ye Hantao already showing off in the very first episode?]

After hanging up the clothes, Ye Hantao discovered that there was indeed a T-shirt with creases.

Nothing serious.

But luckily there was a garment steamer available.

"Fang Hao, may I use your garment steamer?"

"ah?"

Gu Fanghao's cheeks were still red, and she stammered, "My garment steamer is a no-name brand that cost around sixty yuan, so it might not be very good."

Ye Hantao didn't mind, "It's okay, I can use it."

The garment steamer I use at home only costs a few dozen yuan, it's no different from any other one.

Ye Hantao took the garment steamer from Gu Fanghao and went to the bathroom to add water and preheat it.

Gu Fang wanted to help but was worried about ruining the nice clothes.

Suddenly, she realized something and looked at Ye Hantao again, feeling grateful.

Tao Tao is willing to risk ruining her expensive clothes by using her cheap garment steamer, probably because she's afraid Tao Tao will feel inferior or overthink things.

Waaaaah.

She was incredibly lucky to be invited by Tao Tao to participate in the show!

Ye Hantao checked the garment steamer and pressed the start button.

"Peach, you have to keep pressing and holding it for it to produce steam."

"good."

Ye Hantao pressed and held the button, then looked at the gear adjustment and saw that there were only three levels: medium, low, and high. Just to be on the safe side, she selected low temperature.

When using the garment steamer, Ye Hantao noticed that its steam output was lower than that of the garment steamer she used at home.

"I've had this garment steamer for three or four years." Gu Fanghao stood beside Ye Hantao, worried that she might damage the clothes if she didn't control the temperature properly. "I should have bought a new one before we came."

Ye Hantao's eyes lit up. "Are you planning to buy a new one?"

Gu Fanghao didn't understand why Ye Hantao was so excited, so he honestly replied, "I do have that plan."

Ye Hantao was just about to say that for the same price of a few dozen yuan, this garment steamer was far inferior to the one at home.

"Fang Hao, I recommend my garment steamer to you, it's great."

The garment steamer TaoTao uses at home must be very expensive, right?

Gu Fanghao knew he couldn't afford it, but he still nodded.

[Disease progression: 28.5%]

Ye Hantao: "???"

Was Ye Hantao inviting Gu Fanghao just to show off?

[It's obvious; if she's recommending a garment steamer, you can bet hers costs hundreds or even thousands.]

Judging from Gu Fanghao's past roles as maids and her current obsequious manner, her family's financial situation is probably not that great.

Are you guys crazy? Ye Hantao used to laugh at her for taking Liao Jiayue to buy a 39-yuan T-shirt. Now that she's recommending a garment steamer, you're saying she's showing off by recommending one that costs hundreds or thousands. Don't you guys have any brain farts?

[Before, you thought Ye Hantao's family was poor, and that her words were lies, vanity, and overestimation of her abilities. Now that you think Ye Hantao's family is rich, those words have become boasting, hahaha.]

[If Gu Fanghao were replaced by Liao Jiayue, and Ye Hantao didn't have Maze's older brother or Zhou Shumiao's great-aunt, would you all criticize Ye Hantao for being vain and lying again?]

The mocked audience: "..."

Can you get feedback on your persona just by recommending products?

Although Ye Hantao didn't understand, she still asked, "Fang Hao, is there anything else you'd like to exchange? Let me see what else I can recommend to you."

Gu Fanghao was afraid that if she listened any more, she would become resentful of the rich, so she firmly said, "No more!"

Hearing this, Ye Hantao was slightly disappointed. "Alright."

When she came out after washing up, Gu Fanghao had already made the bed and was putting on the quilt.

Every time Ye Hantao puts on a quilt, she kneels on the bed, slowly smooths it out, and then lays it flat and shakes it.

She couldn't stand up and smooth out the blanket like her father and older brother could.

It wasn't that she wasn't tall enough, but rather that she wasn't very strong.

Now, Ye Hantao watched as Gu Fanghao stood on the bed, gave it a hard shake, and the quilt was neatly covered.

"Tao Tao, where are your sheets and pillowcases? I'll help you with that."

Thank you.

Ye Hantao took out the four-piece bedding set she had brought for the show from the box.

The two constellation pendants that were tucked to the side fell out.

Sagittarius is hers, and the extra Scorpio is for Cheng Zhao.

The smooth sheets were spread out, and Gu Fanghao couldn't help but touch them several times. "Tao Tao, these sheets feel so comfortable."

"You like it?" Ye Hantao asked enthusiastically. "I'll take you to buy it another day?"

Gu Fanghao reluctantly withdrew his hand.

"The day I make money!"

Ye Hantao hadn't expected Gu Fanghao to be so strapped for cash.

My mom bought all of these from the fabric market and then paid some money to have them altered. The whole set cost less than a hundred yuan.

So Ye Hantao could only say in a vain tone, "The bedding I use is very expensive. You have to earn a lot of money to afford it."

Gu Fanghao was not discouraged at all; on the contrary, he was full of energy: "That day is not far away!"

The live stream is turned off before going to bed at night.

The bedroom was dimly lit and completely silent, with only the two people breathing softly and slowly.

Ye Hantao then asked, "Fang Hao, how much did you get paid for recording the show these past few days?"

"I'll get around five thousand."

"Wow! You can already buy 50 sets of bed sheets."

Gu Fanghao was almost moved to tears. "Taotao, you're so kind."

I was afraid she would feel inferior after hearing that it was expensive, so I kept belittling the things I use.

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Author's Note: Xiao Gu: Waaaaaaah!

--Randomly dropping small red envelopes~--