After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 546: Can Only Stay in a Utility Room for Twenty Yuan per Night

Chapter 546: Chapter 546: Can Only Stay in a Utility Room for Twenty Yuan per Night

Zhuge Qingqing was unaware of the complex thoughts swirling around in Shi Yiqing’s mind.

She was willing to give Shi Yiqing a compliment only out of courtesy; did Shi Yiqing really expect more?

Sorry, but that wasn’t happening.

Her relationship with Shi Yiqing wasn’t close enough that she felt the need to specifically praise her and flatter her to the point of boosting her self-esteem.

So the day passed, and the Yellow Team, formed by Shi Yiqing and Min Zekai, managed to collect...

A twenty yuan note, a ten yuan note, two five yuan notes, as well as five one yuan coins, two fifty cent coins, and two ten cent coins—a "considerable" result.

All in all, a meager 46.2 RMB.

Compared to Shi Yaoguang’s full payment of thirty thousand or even the one thousand yuan deposit...

It was so little they were embarrassed to even call it a fraction.

When the tallying of the change was broadcast, the live comments were completely overtaken by a flood of "hahahahaha".

"Isn’t this contrast just too pitiful?"

"It’s not that I fear my opponents being strong; I fear that they are on a completely different level."

"We were supposed to be scraping by together, earning a bit of pocket money; who knew the opponent would stealthily strike it rich."

"But weirdly, why do I feel a kind of sour satisfaction?"

"I feel bad for our Min Zekai, why did he have to team up with such a loser like Shi Yiqing? Look at the other teams, even the poorest has at least two hundred yuan in earnings, and here the Yellow Team hasn’t even made fifty."

"That amount of money isn’t even enough to stay at a hotel."

"Can the Min Zekai fans above please have some shame, OK? The money for the Yellow Team was all earned from Shi Yiqing’s drawing tips, right? What did Min Zekai do? He didn’t contribute any strength; what face do you fans have to mock others?"

"Who says our Kai Kai isn’t trying hard? Kai Kai was the one who suggested street performing from the start; it was Shi Yiqing who refused. Kai Kai is a signed singer with Bada Entertainment after all. With the Bada Princess breathing down his neck, he had to save her face, didn’t he?"

"Clearly it was Shi Yiqing who wanted to steal the spotlight, Min Zekai was just forced to go along. Kai Kai has been in similar shows before and has never earned so little. It’s your little princess who’s dragging him down."

The comments erupted into a fight simply because the Yellow Team earned too little.

Shi Yaoguang, on the other hand, was unaware that they had turned on each other.

At the moment, she was feeling a little... complicated.

Because...

Shi Yiqing might end up sleeping under a bridge tonight because she couldn’t afford a hotel room.

While she did feel a tinge of sympathy for her, she was still...

Pleased to see it happen.

Shi Yiqing and Min Zekai were also aware that their meager funds wouldn’t allow for any significant actions; both of them had been avoiding this issue.

But constantly putting it off wasn’t a solution either.

The arrangement by the show’s producers was for the participants to be self-sufficient.

They needed to earn their own living without revealing their identities—that is, without leveraging their status for advantage.

Only then could they focus on completing the tasks set by the production team.

If they couldn’t even manage their food and accommodation on the first day...

That would be truly embarrassing.

Shi Yiqing was deeply frustrated; had she known that suggesting drawing for money would lead to this situation, she would have never brought it up.

But regrets were of no help now.

She could only find a way to make amends.

Considering it was already evening, during dinner time...

This was not the time to be making money; instead, they had to spend it!

After all, they were starving, having missed out on dinner.

Min Zekai looked at her with a troubled expression and hesitated for a moment before asking, "Should we... maybe skimp a little on our dinner tonight?"

Shi Yiqing slowly typed a question mark, "Huh?"

Min Zekai reminded her, "We don’t have much money left. If we don’t save some for the essentials, we won’t just struggle till tomorrow; we won’t even be able to secure a place to stay tonight."

There’s no way we could actually sleep under a footbridge, right?

Though Min Zekai didn’t voice the thoughts in his mind, his attitude was crystal clear on his face.

Shi Yiqing also knew they could not resort to sleeping under a bridge, but she was out of options.

If not a bridge, what else could we do?

If it weren’t a live broadcast, she could say one thing to someone’s face and another behind their back.

But before the live camaras, she really couldn’t fake it.

Even if the production team were willing to cooperate, she still couldn’t do it.

Just as Shi Yiqing was wondering what to do, Min Zekai suddenly snapped his fingers with an air of confidence.

"Do you have a plan?"

Shi Yiqing looked at him curiously.

Min Zekai: "We could spend two RMB on dinner, one steamed bun each, then..."

Shi Yiqing interrupted him directly, "Are you joking?"

Min Zekai raised an eyebrow: "Huh?"

He really wasn’t joking.

Before he became famous, he had experienced all sorts of days.

So he didn’t see anything wrong with his suggestion.

Live according to your means, what’s wrong with that?

To Min Zekai, there was no issue, but to Shi Yiqing, it was an unacceptable problem.

Shi Yiqing said with a troubled expression, "Even if we only spend two RMB on dinner, it still won’t be enough."

"It might be okay," Min Zekai scratched his head, "I’ve asked around. The accommodation in Wolong Town is quite cheap. If you’re willing, we can stay in a guesthouse together."

"The conditions here are really not bad, I believe you..."

Shi Yiqing gave him a glare, "Just because you say it’s very cheap, it is? How can I believe you?"

Min Zekai: "A night in a room only costs twenty RMB."

Shi Yiqing continued to ask, "So we’ll only rent one room for the night?"

"What else?" Min Zekai asked subconsciously.

As soon as he finished speaking, it seemed to dawn on him what he had implied, a bit annoyed, "That seems not quite right."

Talking, he then regretfully said to Shi Yiqing, "I was out of line."

Shi Yiqing rolled her eyes and snorted, "Good to know that idea won’t work."

Zhuge Qingqing who listened to their conversation, calmly interjected, "I also think your arrangement isn’t good."

Shi Yiqing and Min Zekai both looked at her, unsure of what she meant.

While they were puzzled, they heard Zhuge Qingqing say, "Min Zekai, did you get your information wrong? A room that costs twenty RMB a night isn’t a guesthouse."

"If it’s not a guesthouse, then what is it?"

"It’s a storage room under a footbridge."

"..."

Bullet screen:

"Hahahaha Zhuge Qingqing is gonna make me die of laughter."

"Poor Min Zekai, the naive guy thought he found the best place to stay, but it turned out to be exposed to the elements."

"Seeing them like this, I suddenly think the directors must be very happy."

"Of course, the directors must be happy. After all, they set up this task to make things difficult for the guests. People like Shi Yaoguang are certainly a minority."

"I think it’s good to have a contrast group for comparison."

"Am I the only one who feels sorry for the Yellow Team who ended up being the contrast group? Look at Shi Yiqing’s face, how green she’s become?"

"You can’t blame Shi Yaoguang for that. If Shi Yiqing had the ability, she could’ve made Shi Yaoguang the one in the background. It’s her own lack of capability, isn’t it?"