I've Gone Viral Because of a Money-Saving Variety Show-Chapter 2 - Chen Xixi’s Second Step in Saving Money: Refusing to Let Others Scam Freebies

On the flyer, it prominently said: Free Eggs!

Chen Xixi's first step to saving money: Taking advantage of promotions.

The flyer in Chen Xixi's hand was from Ci Yuan Pharmacy, stating that anyone with the flyer could get one pound of eggs for free, limited to 30 portions per day.

You should know that this kind of promotion is very popular among the elderly, so you have to come early to get it.

This was why Chen Xixi got up early and went for a healthy jog.

By 8:30 in the morning, when it was fully light out, and the pharmacy opened, there were already quite a few elderly people lined up behind Chen Xixi.

The pharmacy staff looked curiously at the young girl at the front of the line, the only young girl.

Then she looked away, pointed at the flyer on the table, and politely said, "Register your name and phone number here, and you can get the eggs for free."

Chen Xixi calmly picked up the pen, bent over, and without hesitation, wrote down a string of phone numbers, then happily carried her pound of eggs back to the dorm.

[Sorry, I cursed too early...]

[Not only did I not starve, but I also didn't break any game rules. That's a neat free ride! I'm starting to look forward to seeing what else this beauty will freeload.]

[Though this way of freeloading is great, you really need a strong heart to ignore the odd looks from others, I, as a young person, would feel pretty awkward doing this.]

[What's the big deal? I didn't steal or rob anyone, why should I feel embarrassed? Is it because of your ridiculous and less worthy than a pound of eggs self-esteem? Can that fill your stomach?]

With this free pound of eggs, her meals for the next couple of days were nicely covered.

The kitchen in the dorm was a shared space. All guests could only cook there.

The show crew thoughtfully provided basic kitchenware and condiments. Chen Xixi just had to do a simple wash and she could enjoy delicious Egg breakfast.

Right then, Zheng He, who had just come downstairs, heard noises from the kitchen and sneaked over.

"You bought so many eggs!"

Zheng He gazed at the frying eggs in the oil pan, involuntarily swallowing. Who could resist waking up to two delicious fried eggs in the morning!

After saying that, with a shifting glance and not giving Chen Xixi any chance for polite chit-chat, he continued, "Do you need my help?"

Him taking the initiative to help meant that if Chen Xixi didn't reflexively invite him to join, it would be a bit awkward.

If he could snag breakfast from Chen Xixi's share, he'd save money on a meal!

Chen Xixi smiled politely: "Thank you, but no need."

It was just frying a couple of eggs; she could easily handle that herself.

As Chen Xixi spoke, apart from the sizzling sounds of frying, there was a brief silence in the air.

Zheng He waited left and right but didn't hear Chen Xixi's polite offer: "Do you want to join for some?"

It was unclear if Chen Xixi was truly selfish pretending to be naive, or just low in emotional intelligence. What's the big deal with sharing two eggs? She wouldn't be able to finish them all by herself anyway.

Besides, normally who would mind those two eggs?

This young girl looked quite pretty and appealing but knew nothing about worldly wisdom! Zheng He internally grumbled.

But when he thought about going out to buy breakfast and eat, besides instant noodles, he couldn't think of anything else economical; this thought frustrated him, so he couldn't easily let go of any freeloading opportunity.

Zheng He pretended to act nonchalant, smiling and broached the topic: "The eggs are fried nicely. You eat quite early; I just woke up and haven't eaten yet."

Such an obvious hint. If Chen Xixi still didn't understand, then she was definitely doing it intentionally to not let him eat.

Chen Xixi finished frying the two eggs, without any courtesy turned off the stove, put the fried eggs on a plate and emotionlessly said, "Then don't stand here watching me, go have your meal."

Zheng He, persistent, continued, "I also want to make some eggs. It's economical too."

Chen Xixi remains unmoved as she puts the remaining raw eggs into a fridge labeled with her name, "Oh, then go outside and handle it."

Zheng He: "..." This girl is really impermeable!

[How do I feel like this guy wants to take advantage of her?]

[Hahaha! I can tell this guy wants to eat her eggs, how does she not hear it?]

[Is it possible that she did hear it but just wanted to save him some face in the end?]

Usually, Chen Xixi wouldn't be stingy about two eggs, but now they are in a competitive relationship.

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Besides, in the face of opportunities, everyone is equal, it's not a life or death situation, why should she let Zheng He freeload meals and drinks, helping Zheng He save money? Does her head look foolish?

Seeing her holding a plate and sitting down at the dining table, Zheng He thickened his face and sighed deeply: "I don't know if the market would sell just two eggs, I don't want to buy that many like you did, afraid of not finishing them and wasting them, especially in such hot weather, they spoil easily."

What Zheng He said was just shy of directly saying: Just give me two eggs!

Chen Xixi picked up a fried egg with her chopsticks, perfectly cooked to a golden brown on both sides. With one bite, the outside was crispy and the inside tender. Watching her, Zheng He swallowed saliva twice and his stomach embarrassingly growled.

Chen Xixi leisurely finished a bite before speaking: "They won't spoil, there's a fridge here. You go take a look around. If you really can't buy two eggs, I can sell you two later."

"Sell me two?" Zheng He thought he heard wrong, repeating incredulously.

He just wanted a free meal, does she really need to be so petty to sell him two eggs?!

Chen Xixi calmly nodded: "Yeah, you heard right."

Zheng He's expression almost fell apart: "Chen Xixi! Even though we are guests recording the show together and will continue to meet for the next month, just for two eggs, you actually want to charge me money?"

Chen Xixi blinked, her clear and bright eyes conveying a bit of innocence: "If a big man like you has the nerve to freeload, why should I feel embarrassed to take money?"

Zheng He's face turned completely dark, there were cameras around, and Chen Xixi saying this directly, didn't he care about his face?!

Zheng He forcefully retained his dignity: "Who's freeloading? I'll go buy my own!"

[This guy really is something, no wonder the show team picked him, really even more of a freeloader than Chen Xixi.]

[Chen Xixi is freeloading legally, and she even got up early and waited in line for over two hours to get those eggs, while this guy just freeloads others' hard work, doesn't he think that's treating others like fools!]

[Yes, they're all trying to save money to win five million, why should other guests save money for him!]

[Could it be that Zheng He didn't mean to freeload, and he just says things that can easily be misunderstood?]

[But then again, I think Chen Xixi is quite stingy too, just over two eggs, and still wanting money for them, I wouldn't have the heart to say that.]

[To the one above, is this moral hijacking or are you some saintly white lotus from somewhere? Why should one freely give away their own stuff? Moreover, this is a competition show, they are opponents, if it's all give and take, then what's the point of competing, might as well pack up and go home, handing out the five million prize money already!]

After Zheng He left, Chen Xixi quickly finished her breakfast, washed her dish, and went upstairs to think about what to eat next.

As the saying goes, without long-term considerations, there are near worries – she can't just rely on having these eggs and not think of other methods.

At lunchtime, netizens finally saw the other two guests, Han Qianyi and Wan Chen, both of whom only ate two meals a day, starting from noon.

Skipping breakfast just saved a meal.

Since their meal times overlapped, it gave them a common topic to chat about; they went together to a nearby store and wholesale bought a box of packaged instant noodles, splitting the box between them. The price was right, and the quantity wasn't too much that they couldn't finish it, allowing them to quickly change flavors after finishing.

While the two were back in their dorm preparing the instant noodles, Zheng He didn't sit idle. With Chen Xixi away, he casually chatted, snipping the head and tail of his sentence: "That Chen Xixi is really stingy, today she even told me she'd sell me two eggs."

Mainly because the morning incident was too embarrassing for him, he was now seeking an opportunity to regain some face on camera.

Zheng He kindly added: "I think she just wants to win and make money off of us, you all should be careful with her, don't fall for her tricks!"

In trying to regain his face, he managed to alienate Chen Xixi, which also gave him some relief!

Just as Zheng He finished speaking, Han Qianyi suddenly noticed a figure by the kitchen door.