Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 378: Honest Folks Like Me Are Hard to Find

Chapter 378: Chapter 378: Honest Folks Like Me Are Hard to Find

The crew obviously won’t be offering big chicken legs.

Once everyone miraculously survived and stumbled back to the beach, the crew set up small stalls outside their tent area.

The items sold were mainly ready-to-eat cookies, snacks, and cooked foods, but they were really expensive.

Taking advantage of the time when others were drawn to check out the options, Yu Xia went back to the tent to get things, and Xie Qingci continued to build the tent hut outside as if he wasn’t tired at all.

Soon, Lan Hui’s loud voice was heard outside: "So expensive?! Are we just supposed to starve and die here because we have no money?"

The staff chuckled, "You can exchange points or complete tasks to get food, and the tasks aren’t too difficult, similar to the ones at your first site."

But they hadn’t even found the first site yet.

Lan Hui and Song Xi were penniless, clutching their roughly ten bucks and circling the stall twice, only buying a few cookies and two bottles of water.

It was time for Yu Xia to shine.

She dragged out all the items she could sell and set them up at the tent entrance, knocking with two sticks.

"There’s a mini store here too, everyone! If you’re so broke that you have to eat whatever you can find, come check it out here. We’re offering discounts, everything at 99% of the original price, and large items can be sold separately. We aim to have everyone taste some meat!"

Xie Qingci was moved to tears by the 99% discount. Judging by her demeanor, Yu Family’s company business must be quite substantial.

Her call attracted everyone to gather around, quite shocked.

"How did you come by so much stuff?"

Yu Xia, like a landowner guarding her assets, sat cross-legged behind the food, squinting to avoid the glaring sun, saying, "We bought them! What, you think we stole them? We worked hard during the first four periods just to enjoy ourselves today, you know?"

"When did you buy them?"

Yu Xia: "While you were being chased by the grass-skirted brutes, my smart and clever teammates and I found the crew. Hey, hey, hey, don’t squeeze if you’re not buying, squeezing means you gotta buy!"

Lan Hui squeezed through the crowd, relying on their decent relationship, sweetly asked, "Yu Xia, how much for these?"

Song Xi, too, looked at her with interest. Compared to Lan Hui, his interest clearly wasn’t in the food but in the person.

He never expected Yu Xia to have such... how to describe it, such an adorable side.

When she glared, when she laughed, when she pretended to be serious, she was all quite adorable.

He stood behind Lan Hui, listening to her slow robbery.

"They sell it for a dollar; I sell it for 99 cents, but I know you don’t have such small change, so I won’t bother making change for you. I’ll give you a nougat instead. It’s rare to find trustworthy people who make losses on sales like this these days, cherish it."

Others: "..."

Lan Hui choked a bit, then pointed at a pack of ready-to-eat stewed beef in the middle, asking, "What about this? You mentioned selling separately?"

"Yup," Yu Xia abruptly tore open the package, wafted it in front of them to confirm everyone smelled it, then continued, "This pack is ten bucks, should have about eleven or twelve slices, a buck per slice, wanna try?"

"... Suddenly feels a bit heart-wrenching," someone commented.

Lan Hui responded, "I don’t feel heart-wrenching, just a kind of desolate feeling of being exploited by the capitalist."

Song Xi laughed out loud, handed over a buck.

"Why don’t I try it first for everyone then?"

Yu Xia cheerfully took the money, gave him a slice of meat, and took the opportunity to upsell matching products.

"This stewed beef paired with whole wheat bread is even tastier, low-calorie, low fat, and low sodium, perfect for those of you needing to keep in shape."

She spoke as if she had tried the combination herself; silently watching, Xie Qingci glanced at her.

But a consumer is a consumer because they’re easily influenced into spending money. Under her bragging, Song Xi couldn’t resist the temptation, buying bread and sesame cookies.

With the first customer, the rest was easier. All it takes is money; those who have it aren’t afraid to spend, and Yu Xia is giving extra candy compared to what the crew provided, a win-win.

As for those without money, they would have to complete tasks or use points through the staff.

Yu Xia’s little shop thus welcomed a peak in business. Xie Qingci helped collect money, observing a bunch of well-known stars stingily spending a buck or two on cookies, it was quite amusing and intriguing.

When almost done with trading, Yu Xia contentedly counted the money and casually handed a packet of dried eggs she’d hidden behind to Xie Qingci.

"Here, it’s yours, grab two sesame cookies to go with it. Oh, there’s still some leftover stewed beef, take it."

Feeling like a farm worker who’s offered meals and board, Xie Qingci quietly accepted, sharing half of the dried eggs with her.

It was the first time for everyone to live such a poor life on the island, but luckily they were trained by the four prior periods to endure. Sitting on the beach holding onto some food, watching the horizon wasn’t a bad way to enjoy.

Nibbling cookies while watching the sea view was a unique pleasure.

Holding his dinner, Xie Qingci walked over, like a child with autism trying hard to blend in, was warmly invited by Lan Hui to sit next to her group.

In order to fulfill their group brotherly bond, Lan Hui specifically arranged him to sit next to Song Xi.

"Where’s Yu Xia? Isn’t she coming over?"

Xie Qingci took a bite of the dried egg, answered her, "She’s still counting money."

"..." Lan Hui felt immense pain over the bucks she spent and decided to avoid discussing that topic.

Looking at the dried eggs and stewed beef in his hands, then at her half-remaining sesame cookie, she enviously said, "Your meals are really good, why are there dried eggs, didn’t see that earlier."

Xie Qingci nodded calmly, "Yu Xia specially saved them for me."

"Wow, so blessed."

Nearby, Song Xi couldn’t even eat his cookie.

Since when is keeping half a dried egg a blessing? Do they have some misunderstanding about the current state of the economy?

Also, was Xie Qingci showing off dried eggs worth two bucks here?

He couldn’t find the words to provide proper sarcastic commentary, it was so bizarre.

At that moment, Xie Qingci pulled out two sesame cookies to pair with the dried egg. Lan Hui saw and uttered an exaggerated admiration, others nearby also looked at him with ’you’re so blessed’ eyes.

Lan Hui asked, "You’re eating a lot?"

Xie Qingci played the innocent teen, swallowing the beef slice with an embarrassed smile, "I have a big appetite."

Song Xi almost burst his nose with fire, holding back the urge to lash out sarcastically, elegantly remarked, "He does have a big appetite. But after eating all this, does Yu Xia still have anything to eat? I noticed last time, she ate so little, keeping anything left."

Would it be kept for you, this show-off glutton?

"There is," Xie Qingci took another bite of sesame cookie, "She ate a little when buying this afternoon, just saved some dried eggs and bread for her."

Song Xi: Good grief, does this guy think sitting atop a stack of grain kicking his legs is flaunting his family wealth?