After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 535: Invite me to dinner?

Chapter 535: Chapter 535: Invite me to dinner?

Min Zekai was indeed a singer, but he was not the kind of singer who could do everything.

Beyond his impressive singing, he only mastered a few musical instruments.

Piano and violin happened not to be among those he was familiar with.

Shi Yiqing said it didn’t matter, "I happen to know a bit, and we can collaborate when the time comes."

Upon hearing this, Min Zekai understood what she meant.

It was clear that Shi Yiqing had had this idea for a while.

Suggesting such a thing, her ultimate goal was actually to showcase herself.

Even knowing her intent, Min Zekai didn’t refuse to cooperate.

With a powerful backer like Shi Yiqing, as long as she didn’t go too far, he could still tolerate it.

But he wondered what sort of talent she was so eager to display.

Shi Yiqing was unaware that Min Zekai had already seen through her inner thoughts.

She was still figuring out how to "casually" demonstrate her own abilities.

In terms of beauty, she couldn’t surpass Shi Yaoguang.

In terms of academic performance, she still couldn’t beat Shi Yaoguang.

As for learning ability, she had to admit, she still fell short compared to Shi Yaoguang.

But there was one thing.

She had just inherited her biological father’s talent for painting.

She refused to believe that, with such an incredible trump card, she couldn’t outdo Shi Yaoguang.

Because of this, she was just itching to show off her painting skills.

...

Unlike Shi Yiqing’s calculated scheming,

Shi Yaoguang and Li Yebai’s pairing was very relaxed and open.

They weren’t in a hurry to make money, nor did they have a burning desire to showcase their talents.

Li Yebai even found her approach somewhat incomprehensible.

"Aren’t you worried at all?"

When he asked the question, Shi Yaoguang countered, "Why should I be worried?"

Li Yebai knew about the bad blood between her and Shi Yiqing, and he also knew that Shi Yiqing would probably resort to some despised tricks.

But seeing how calm Shi Yaoguang was, he couldn’t quite understand.

She really wasn’t worried at all.

Li Yebai didn’t say it outright, and Shi Yaoguang pretended not to notice.

She flipped a coin in her hand, revealing a radiant smile, "Brother Li, we now have a team that’s worth two full steamed buns. With such sufficient funds, there’s no need to worry."

Li Yebai gave a strained smile and replied, "Yes... indeed."

In fact, he was internally mocking the description "worth two full steamed buns."

Could it not be so humiliating?

As a grown man, he had spent most of the day earning just one dollar by exploiting an initial bug.

As lunchtime approached, without further income, they would be facing an empty stomach.

And not just for lunch, but for dinner as well.

If the afternoon continued at the same pace, tomorrow’s tasks probably wouldn’t fare any better.

Just the thought was unbearable.

As Li Yebai was despairingly contemplating whether to mock himself first after the show aired, to at least draw some fire...

He saw Shi Yaoguang walking towards a dusty little shop.

The shop looked shabby, with a sign hanging at the entrance listing the prices of items inside.

The cheapest noodle dish was three dollars a bowl, and the most expensive item was a twenty-dollar braised meat dish.

Even so, Li Yebai didn’t think the shop was cheap.

Because...

They had only one dollar in hand!

That single dollar couldn’t even buy half a bowl of noodles.

As he wondered, he heard Shi Yaoguang ask him, "Brother Li, are you hungry?"

Li Yebai rubbed his stomach and said reluctantly, "Not hungry."

"Gurgle~"

The rumbling of his stomach was like an invisible slap.

Smack smack smack.

Li Yebai only felt a pain in his face.

He didn’t doubt for a second that the production crew would definitely add a couple of small slap icons over his face in the subtitles later on.

Shi Yaoguang raised an eyebrow, "Brother Li, didn’t you eat breakfast this morning?"

Li Yebai did.

But...

Wandering around the marketplace all morning had burned most of it off.

That was the reason he hadn’t expected the show’s sneaky tricks and hadn’t eaten more.

If he had known the show was going to be such a trap, he would have eaten more.

Eating more would have prevented him from getting hungry so quickly.

"Let me treat you to a meal."

Just as Li Yebai was annoyed and thinking that next time he must be wary of the cunning TV show crew, he heard Shi Yaoguang’s voice.

Upon hearing this, he showed a surprised expression on his face, "You... are treating me to a meal?"

As he spoke, his gaze fell upon a coin in Shi Yaoguang’s hand, and he hesitated to continue.

Shi Yaoguang handed the coin over to him, "This is all we have, it’s better if you hold onto it, Brother Li."

Brother Li absent-mindedly took the coin, then confusedly asked her, "How are you going to treat me to a meal?"

Shi Yaoguang blinked and deliberately teased him, "A wise man has his own cunning plan, Brother Li, just sit and wait for a bit."

Li Yebai was, indeed, quite curious. Watching Shi Yaoguang walk over to the elderly couple running the shop, he didn’t approach but obediently sat and waited here instead.

This small shop had been open for who knows how many years, not only did it look dusty from the outside, but the tables inside were also covered in a layer of grease.

Of course, this wasn’t to say that the shop’s cleanliness wasn’t up to snuff.

On the contrary, the shop’s six little tables, though few, were all polished to a shine, which showed that the cleanliness of the shop was still up to standard.

While Li Yebai was surveying the shop’s setup, Shi Yaoguang approached the elderly couple.

The shop was owned by an old husband and wife.

After exchanging pleasantries, Shi Yaoguang learned about their identities.

The shop had been open for over fifty years, started by Grandpa Lin and Grandma Lin when they were young.

Despite business being slow for so many years, they wouldn’t have failed to save money, yet the old couple’s clothes were still quite shabby.

It was evident that their life wasn’t going too well.

And the reason for this was their son.

Their son had been swindled in the earlier years and had racked up considerable debts, which the old couple had been subsidizing with their earnings.

That wasn’t enough; they were still paying off their son’s debts even now.

This was why, after a lifetime of hard work, they were still running such a small shop.

Shi Yaoguang negotiated with them to help pull in some business and have the elderly couple treat them to a meal.

Upon hearing this, Li Yebai inwardly muttered trouble.

Shi Yaoguang’s approach, though a bit subtle, still had a whiff of "dine and dash."

In other words, it was somewhat coercive.

If it were done in private, it wouldn’t have been a big deal; managing to get a meal with one’s own wit was a skill in itself.

But...

They were in the middle of filming a show.

A drone was following them continuously.

In such a situation, Shi Yaoguang’s direct request for the elderly couple to treat them to a meal was...

Less reasonable than scrounging for a meal from fans on the street.

Just as Shi Yaoguang was anxiously thinking about how to salvage her image, she heard Grandpa Lin reject her first.

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