Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 231: That Mouth of Yours Is Really Safe
Five bucks, what kind of financial management is that?
Xie Qingci was silent for a long time and asked her, "Can I use this five bucks however I want?"
Yu Xia generously waved her hand, "Of course, what’s given to you is yours."
"Alright, thank you, sister."
Then Xie Qingci took her to the market and stopped in front of a small cart selling roasted sweet potatoes.
He lowered his head and carefully selected from the roasted sweet potatoes displayed, looking serious, and finally pointed to the smaller one through the transparent cover.
"Boss, I want this one."
"Alright, let me weigh it for you, four dollars and fifty cents."
Yu Xia was so moved for a moment that she almost cried.
The domineering idol holding the five-dollar fortune she gave him, taking her to the market and spending 90% of his assets to buy her a roasted sweet potato, what a wonderful romance that even TV drama writers couldn’t come up with.
She took the sweet potato, broke it open, revealing the honey-like inside, and said with a touched expression, taking a deep breath:
"Good brother, I can tell you’re a dutiful child."
Xie Qingci paused, holding the plastic spoon.
Yu Xia handed him half of the broken sweet potato, sharing it like brothers in fortune and adversity.
"Come, let’s eat together. This looks so sweet and delicious. This is not four-fifty; this is your priceless filial piety! I can’t help it; I’m so moved I want to cry."
"..." Xie Qingci looked at her, holding the bite-sized piece of sweet potato, speechless.
[Hahahaha Yu Xia, why don’t you join skit performances hahaha]
[I almost thought there were pink bubbles between them, but Yu Xia just burst it with a word]
[Men, did you see this! What is love? Love is using four dollars and fifty cents out of five to buy food for your girl! Wait, she’s not even his girlfriend yet!]
[Why are all the random brothers so savvy? I’ve had seven or eight boyfriends and none of them are like this?]
[Xie Qingci wants sweetness; Yu Xia wants seniority]
[I love it, I love it. While the couple next door talks about their son, and the little couple next door shares a bottle of water, you two have the best banter]
[Hahaha the athletes next door are like fighting cocks, it looks like they’re about to brawl]
[Don’t panic, the pursuers are on their way, sister and brother, run for your lives, okay?]
After finishing the sweet potato, they asked for directions to Qingbo Park and continued on their way.
The area was less crowded, with only a few elderly uncles and aunties coming and going, so they didn’t have to worry about being recognized and photographed for the internet.
A short distance later, two small inns appeared on the roadside, with small entrances and neon lights at the doors.
Holding her forty-eight bucks, Yu Xia stood across the street, examining them carefully without getting closer.
Xie Qingci took off his cap and looked up at the upper floors of the inn.
"The place doesn’t seem too good; should we stay here?"
"We can check it out first," she continuously compared the two inns in her mind, saying, "there might not be places to stay near Qingbo Park, and even if there are, they might be pricier than here. We’re so broke we can barely afford food, we need to spend wisely. Come on, let’s ask around."
Besides, if they stayed at Qingbo Park and the pursuers found out the first task stop was there, they would easily be blocked.
Whatever she said, Xie Qingci followed, and the two stealthily snuck into the first small inn to inquire.
Xie Qingci, being a bit tall, made the already narrow front desk feel even more cramped.
The boss lady, who was watching videos, looked up at him lazily and asked, "What kind of room do you want? How many days? Recently, we have discounts on couple rooms with complimentary breakfast, interested?"
Yu Xia and Xie Qingci were both stunned, then Yu Xia quickly said, "No, no, uh..."
They were just there to check the price of the cheapest rooms, but facing the enthusiastic sales pitch of the boss lady, she felt embarrassed to ask.
It was Xie Qingci who asked, "Can I ask how much your standard room is for one night?"
The boss lady, unwilling to give up on promoting the couple room, continued her efforts, "Standard room? Depends on the grade, some are around sixty to seventy, some are over a hundred. Actually, you might as well book the couple room, where you get..."
"No, thank you, thank you!"
Yu Xia bolted out like her pants were on fire, dragging Xie Qingci with her.
Both were rather awkward after getting out, and she touched her ear to change the subject: "Looks like the end of the world is about making money, we’ll need at least twenty or thirty more... If we get two rooms, it’ll be around a hundred."
Dear heavens, how did she forget that they need two rooms now?! How costly is that?
Xie Qingci cleared his throat, assuming a serious, business-like tone, "This place isn’t safe, a girl like you staying alone might not be ideal. I’ve heard of people slipping cards into hotel rooms or knocking on doors at midnight to scare people and such."
Yu Xia had never stayed in such hotels before, and hearing this made her so uncomfortable, she shivered like having lice all over her body and frowned immediately.
"What should we do then? We’re broke and picky, that’s hard to deal with."
Xie Qingci hesitated, speaking softly, "If you don’t mind, I could sleep on the floor by the door."
"..." She looked up in shock at him, then at the drone’s camera, swallowing back the words ’what are you trying to do’ and replacing them with—
"No, no, no, that’s not right, you can’t lose your innocence so senselessly."
Xie Qingci: "I mean sleep on the floor by the door, not at the bedhead."
"But, but this isn’t right either, how could I let you sleep by the door?"
He hesitated for a moment, "Then if you want to sleep by the door, that’s fine too."
Yu Xia: "..."
No, how did it become her sleeping by the door?
The bulletin board was shocked.
[Damn, why didn’t I think of it, the biggest issue for a man and a woman on this show is how to sleep at night]
[Share one room?! No, no, no!]
[Oh my gosh! Did this just escalate to cohabitation?! I may ship this CP, but I’ve never had sugar shoved into my mouth before!]
[I thought they were crazy, but after hearing these lines, I realized I’m the crazy one. Yu Xia looks like she wants to kick him and say, Xie Qingci, you’re deadwood]
[Xie Qingci, your mouth really spells safety]
[This brother is genuinely worried about her safety in these inns. People really slip cards under doors at midnight, it’s eerie!]
[No, it’s mainly because they’re broke]
Yu Xia and Xie Qingci locked eyes for a moment, and in the end, Yu Xia compromised, wistfully looking to the sky and lamenting: "This is what poverty does!"
Xie Qingci seemed a bit excited, asking her, "So, should we head to Qingbo Park for the task first, or make money first? I just checked their clock; it’s past three already."
Yu Xia asked him, "What do you think? Tell me your ideas, young man."
Xie Qingci lowered his gaze to meet her eyes and said, "How about we figure out ways to earn while heading toward Qingbo Park? Maybe we’ll get inspired along the way."
"Alright, since you’re finally taking the lead this once, we’ll do as you say."
