I Refused to Be a Substitute, and Shot to Fame on a Variety Show With My Mother-In-Law - Chapter 278
Chapter 278: Li Xiwu Gain Something Without Risking Anything
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
On North Water Town’s side.
After MO Yujin and Han Qianye became closer, there were more topics to chat about than before. When they passed by the nail salon, the two of them even arranged to do a manicure together. This was not a gift, so they did not have to worry about not being able to pay for the manicure.
In the end, both of them seemed to have forgotten about today’s mission.
Li Xiwu did not go to the nail salon. She had been thinking about what kind of gift to prepare for Han Qianye without spending money.
It was really a mission that looked simple but was actually quite difficult. If it was too shabby, it would appear perfunctory. A present that was presentable required money.
Yu Hewei looked at Li Xiwu’s frown and smiled teasingly. “Are you in trouble?”
Li Xiwu looked at Yu Hewei. Her lips parted as if she wanted to say something. Her gaze passed the teahouse across the street behind Yu Hewei, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
Yu Hewei raised her eyebrows. Looking at Li Xiwu’s expression, she must have found a way. She turned and looked in the direction Li Xiwu had been looking.
Teahouse? Li Xiwu was going to the teahouse? What could she do at the teahouse?
A few minutes later, Li Xiwu appeared at the door of the teahouse opposite.
North Water Town was a scenic area. Most of the people who came here were
North Water Town was a scenic area. Most of the people who came here were tourists. Although the cafes and teahouses everywhere on the street were not so dark, it was normal for them to be full.
A few friends sat down to taste the tea ceremony and chat about life. There were too many people. Li Xiwu only glanced at them briefly before quickly retracting her gaze. She used her phone to navigate and found another tea shop.
In the last house they found, there were some aunties and old men in their fifties or sixties sitting sparsely. Two of them sat down to play chess, three sat down to play long cards, and some were playing mahjong.
Everyone had a cup of autumn tea and a plate of small melon seeds in their hands. The atmosphere was harmonious, but there was some tension.
Probably because there were few people here and those aunties and uncles were old, they spoke loudly and laughed loudly. If they stayed here to drink tea, there would be no peace and quiet. There would only be liveliness.
[What is Sister Li doing here?]
[It’s so noisy. That mahjong auntie’s laughter is so demonic!]
[The two uncles sitting there playing chess are like old monks in meditation.
Don’t they think that Auntie’s voice is noisy?]
[Goodbye. I’ll go take a look at Miss Pig first. It’s too noisy here.]
Yu Hewei sized up the environment and felt a little disgusted. It was mainly because it was too noisy. And the smell of the old tobacco was too pungent for Yu Hewei to stand. She wondered what Li Xiwu was doing here.
Seeing that Li Xiwu was about to enter, Yu Hewei grabbed her wrist. “Are you really going in?”
Li Xiwu unobtrusively pulled her hand away from Yu Hewei. “Yes.”
Yu Hewei frowned and asked in a slow tone, “What… are you going to do?”
Li Xiwu said, “To complete today’s mission.”
Then Li Xiwu turned and walked into the teahouse. Yu Hewei looked away and took a deep breath. In the end, she sighed and followed her in.
The teahouse was owned by the boss. He did not hire any employees.
As Li Xiwu entered, seven or eight people followed. Some of them were carrying cameras, and some were holding something the lady boss couldn’t understand.
In any case, such a scene was a little terrifying to the lady boss.
She quickly slipped out of the back. “I have a business license and a hygiene license. Well, business registration management is legal. This is a teahouse. Everyone plays cards and chess. There’s no gambling.”
Li Xiwu saw that the lady boss was explaining nervously. She guessed that they had scared the lady boss badly because there were many people coming in and they had cameras. She quickly explained, “We’re not from the Industrial and Commercial Administration. We record variety shows.”
The lady boss was still in disbelief. She asked cautiously, “Recording a variety show?”
Li Xiwu nodded. “Yes.”
The lady boss stared at Li Xiwu carefully and suddenly clapped her hands. “I remember now. You’re Brainless’ daughter-in-law in the Mother-in-law Joy, right?”
Li Xiwu was speechless. Fortunately, Han Qianye was not here.
Li Xiwu nodded. “My name is Li Xiwu.”
“Yes, yes, yes. Her name is Li Xiwu.” The lady boss’s frightened expression slowly recovered. “I knew it. The more I looked at you just now, the more familiar you looked. By the way, you’ve been recording a show in North Water Town recently, right? I didn’t realize it was you at first.”
Li Xiwu smiled faintly in response.
The lady boss eagerly pulled Li Xiwu inside and asked if they were borrowing the venue here today. The lady boss even said generously, “You don’t have to pay a single cent for borrowing me to record a show. After all, your appearance is already promoting my shop.”
Li Xiwu thanked the lady boss first and asked, “Are you missing one out of three or two?”
The mahjong friends understood immediately, not to mention that the lady boss was an old friend.
She immediately replied, “Two missing one, how about it?”
Li Xiwu nodded. “Okay.”
The lady boss was prepared to do it herself, and she was not restrained under the camera at all. It was probably because there had been no camera in her eyes. She even handed the task of guarding the door to the production team.
Li Xiwu let Yu Hewei go.
Yu Hewei’s lips twitched faintly. “I’ll look after the shop?”
The lady boss said loudly, “Go, go. I’ve already made the tea. When they call for more water later, go and refill it. Don’t worry, I’ll give you your salary.” Yu Hewei:
If anyone else ordered her around like this, Yu Hewei would have rolled her eyes. However, it was Li Xiwu who ordered her around. Yu Hewei went willingly and stood behind the cashier, becoming the temporary lady boss.
Soon, the lady boss found another person and the three of them sat down to play mahjong.
The staff had already guessed Li Xiwu’s intentions and knew that Li Xiwu was probably preparing to take advantage of the situation and win money at the card table to prepare gifts.
However, the money used to play mahjong was also her money. It was equivalent to cheating.
Hence, the staff went forward to remind her.
Li Xiwu hadn’t won any money yet, so she didn’t dare to be too harsh. After all, there were many people better than her. What if she lost? So she only said, “I’ll play for a while. I want to be happy.”
Hearing Li Xiwu’s words, the staff retreated.
[F*ck! It’s already the last episode. I actually saw another side of Sister Li who was originally otherworldly!]
[Li Xiwu instantly became very down-to-earth!]
[I thought playing mahjong was all entertainment for my mother at her age.] [So Sister Li has also started to show off.]
[Why do I feel that Li Xiwu is here to win money? If she wins, she can prepare a present for Brainless. But this is too much luck. Unless she wins in the first round and continues to play with the money she wins, it’s not against the rules.]
[Haha, I don’t know if I agree. Sister Li definitely won’t be reliable when she’s at the card table!]
Even Yu Hewei suppressed a frown.
She knew how to play mahjong? Has she really learned to play mahjong? She’d never touched any of this before. Who had taught her?
No one would have thought that Li Xiwu, who originally did not look very reliable, would win in the first round. The lady boss kept praising Li Xiwu’s mahjong skills!
As for the netizens who originally felt that the environment was too noisy and were about to slip away, they saw that the otherworldly Li Xiwu actually sat down and played mahjong. This scene was too rare.
Her popularity did not decrease at all. Instead, it increased rapidly!
In the end, Li Xiwu relied on the money she had won in the first round to win more than 200 yuan after playing a few rounds!
The lady boss could take the loss and had no intention of stopping.
As the winner, Li Xiwu couldn’t just call it a day. Fortunately, the other big sister left in a hurry because she had lost so much. Even though the lady boss had lost money, she was still happy. She kept smiling until her teeth were visible and even said that she wanted to treat everyone to a meal. She was very generous.
Li Xiwu smiled and declined. She put away the money she had won and prepared to get up to buy Han Qianye a gift.
At this moment, someone else sat down in the seat left behind by the big sister. “I think you two are short of one. I’m a little old. I wonder if you mind?”
The lady boss said, “I don’t mind. You can be a hundred years old as long as you can read the cards. It’s just that she’s here to record a show. She’s going back now.”
As she spoke, the lady boss pointed at Li Xiwu.
Li Xiwu looked up at the same time at the old lady sitting opposite her.
It’s her…
