Who taught you to be a celebrity like this?

Chapter 131 My Role in the Club...

After being comforted by Zhong Manyue and others.

Although Yu Caiwei was still angry that Kong Lingxiao was disrespectful and didn't give her face, she also realized that this was not a simple tour, and the people around her were not a group that had to cater to her every whim.

Despite the half-hour ordeal, she insisted on taking the airport bus.

At that moment, Wang Fu, who had arranged the vehicles, walked over.

He looked similar to Kong Lingxiao, with a stubble beard, bloodshot eyes, and puffy eye bags.

"The production team can provide transportation to your hotel, but you'll need to complete the sightseeing tasks in Rome..."

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Looking at his phone, Wang Fu listed a series of famous and lesser-known tourist attractions, then added, "Apart from the Rome itinerary, the entire trip to Italy included a series of tourist attractions to visit."

If you complete all the activities, the production team will provide you with free skiing, glacier hiking, and other activities afterwards. We'll also arrange for the best local filming team to shoot stunning landscape footage for you.

Is this considered a reward?

Li Ye was filled with doubt.

Unexpectedly, apart from Yu Caiwei who was frowning, everyone else showed a look of interest.

He quickly realized that although the check-in tasks given by the program team were a bit tedious, wasn't that the point of traveling?

Most importantly, everyone wants to get back to the hotel as soon as possible; the cold wind is unbearable. The production team's willingness to provide vehicles is exactly what we need.

Li Ye wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but he thought he saw Wang Fu wink at him.

Oh, you with thick eyebrows and big eyes, so this was all a trick!

Tu Shan felt they couldn't waste any more time here and voiced her opinion: "What the director said seems to overlap a lot with Xiao Wei's strategy, so why don't we ride in the production crew's car?"

What Yu Caiwei said earlier wasn't actually directed solely at Kong Lingxiao; it's just that Kong Lingxiao is young and easier to bully.

Hearing Tu Shan's words, she got angry again and was about to say something.

"Let's go, take the production crew's car." Li Ye waved his hand, pushed his suitcase, and walked away.

This is clearly a good deal, and it suits most people's wishes perfectly, so there's no need to argue about it anymore.

"Let's go." Zhong Manyue smiled slightly, pulling her luggage and following behind Li Ye.

Kong Lingxiao followed closely behind without saying a word.

Chen Wanwan looked left and right, then followed with her head down.

Tu Shan and Gao Yalan did not leave; the latter looked at Yu Caiwei with concern.

Yu Caiwei pouted, swallowed the words that were about to come out, and followed.

The seven people split into two cars: Li Ye, Zhong Manyue, Chen Wanwan, and Kong Lingxiao shared one car.

This is a five-seater car. Considering that Kong Lingxiao hadn't slept well, Li Ye let him sit in the front passenger seat, while he himself had to squeeze into the back with his two older sisters.

Li Ye was full of energy, gazing at the scenery outside the window with great interest.

He always remembered that this was a job, but he had already entered the state of a tourist, maintaining curiosity and appreciation for everything new.

Upon exiting the airport, I didn't see the artistic atmosphere I had expected. Instead, the facilities on both sides of the road were quite rough, and many walls were covered with street-style graffiti.

Occasionally, you'll see rows of straight, tall trees with no extra branches or leaves on their trunks, only tops that look like broccoli.

He asked, "What kind of tree is that?"

Sitting in the middle, Zhong Manyue looked over and said, "Those are Roman pines, also called umbrella pines. It is said that they can be seen everywhere in Rome, and in a sense they are similar to plane trees in France."

"Sister Manyue, you've done your homework really well."

Li Ye knew that Zhong Manyue was also visiting Italy for the first time. He continued to look at the scenery outside the window, and whenever his gaze fell on the pine tree, watching the leaves swaying gently in the wind, he felt a faint sense of unease.

He was already familiar with this feeling; it was the sense that an apocalypse was about to arrive.

However, it was clearly still lacking. No matter how he looked at those umbrella pines, he only had a vague feeling for them, neither quite there nor quite there.

At that moment, a weight came from Li Ye's shoulder as Zhong Manyue's head rested on his shoulder.

As if sensing something, she rested her head on Li Ye's shoulder for a short while, then moved it back. After repeating this three times, she simply stopped adjusting and just stayed there.

Li Ye continued to look out the window. Apart from the driver, everyone else was asleep. It was very quiet, and he could almost hear Zhong Manyue's breathing.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the car stopped, and Li Ye woke everyone up. Then he was surprised to find that Sister Manyue blushed, which was rare for her.

So this is how all girls are, whether it's the lively and cheerful Gu Xiaoyu or the reserved and gentle Zhong Manyue.

Li Ye found it amusing but didn't say anything to tease him.

Yu Caiwei led the way, and the group went into the alley and soon arrived at the hotel where they were going to stay.

"This hotel..." Tu Shan looked at the entrance.

The hotel was definitely overrated. It looked dilapidated, and it felt very crowded when seven people walked in with their luggage. The decor looked even older than the Italian man at the front desk.

Yu Caiwei had communicated with the Italian man beforehand, and he wasn't surprised by the crew.

After checking in quickly, a woman arrived. The old man introduced her as his wife, saying that the two of them had been running the hotel for over thirty years.

The woman was slightly younger, looking to be in her fifties, and she smiled broadly, gesturing for everyone to follow her upstairs to see the room.

However, the hotel's elevator is very small, only able to accommodate three people. If four people go up, they will be pressed together, not to mention luggage.

"Most hotel elevators in Rome are like this," Yu Caiwei quickly explained, worried that everyone might be dissatisfied, though her voice still had a heavy nasal tone.

Zhong Manyue, having done a lot of research, nodded and said, "I saw that's what they say online too, and it's generally the same in Florence and Venice, which we're going to visit later."

Yu Caiwei glanced at Zhong Manyue gratefully. She had a good impression of Zhong Manyue, who was both beautiful and gentle. It would be even better if she didn't get so close to Li Ye.

She had a better impression of Li Ye.

The luggage was left downstairs first, and the group of people from Fan Hua and the film crew went upstairs in several separate trips.

Li Ye went up after him, and as the elevator went up, he heard Tu Shan and Gao Yalan's voices.

"This room is too small, how can anyone stay here?"

"Why are there only two rooms?"

The hallway was also very narrow, barely wide enough for three people to pass through at a time. As Li Ye walked to the door of the room, he heard Yu Caiwei explaining.

"I didn't know it would turn out like this."

"I asked them beforehand, and they said it could accommodate seven people and had a kitchen, so I thought it was a very large suite."

"How was I supposed to know that the cooking they were talking about was in a communal kitchen?"

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It's really a wave of unrest, a wave of another.

The landlady downstairs, who had been all smiles, stopped smiling and rubbed salt into the wound, saying, "You two should discuss it yourselves first. If you need to move out, we'll need to deduct 30% of the rent."

She spoke English, but her spoken English wasn't very good.

However, Li Ye, who learned English from handsome celebrities in advance, made great progress in his listening comprehension and was able to roughly understand what they meant.

Zhong Manyue understood and explained to everyone, gently reassuring them, "Xiao Wei did indeed do a very thorough research, and she was able to lead us to the hotel as soon as we arrived, but she was misled by the landlord."

Since things have come to this, let's discuss where we'll stay, everyone is exhausted.

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Yu Caiwei pouted as she looked at Zhong Manyue, and tears welled up in her eyes again.

Zhong Manyue gently patted her, then looked at the others, her gaze gentle yet seemingly carrying an unyielding meaning.

Among the others, the most important are Tu Shan and Gao Yalan.

The former chose to meet Zhong Manyue's gaze, but his eyes were not forceful; he seemed more indifferent.

The latter truly couldn't stand such an environment, but also felt that Zhong Manyue was right, so she lowered her head and dared not meet her gaze.

Chen Wanwan stood to the side, her eyes glazed over, not wanting to participate.

Kong Lingxiao sat down directly on the ground, leaning against the wall, his eyes unfocused.

"If all else fails, we'll have to wait until tomorrow to think of a solution." Zhong Manyue's voice was gentle yet firm as she looked at Tu Shan.

Tu Shan opened her mouth, knowing that it was too late to cause any more trouble. She just hoped that Yu Caiwei, as the tour guide, would understand her mistake and not be as headstrong as she was at the airport.

Just then, they suddenly heard the landlady's voice, which was almost a shout.

"Bello!"

The landlady couldn't understand, but she knew that the group of guests had a dispute. Just as she was about to leave the house, she saw Li Ye walking towards her at the door, and her smile returned. She gave him a thumbs up.

"What?" Li Ye asked in English.

The landlady smiled and replied in English, "Bello means handsome or dashing in Italian. You are very handsome. You must be a big star in your own country. I didn't even see you downstairs just now."

"So, with my Bello, could you help us solve our accommodation problem?"

Li Ye smiled and pointed to the camera: "Actually, we are all big stars. After this show airs, many people will know about your hotel. If they come to Rome for tourism, this will definitely be the first place they consider."

"Oh! Bello! Your English is fantastic, almost as good as mine." The landlady gave him another thumbs up, making Li Ye blush.

Inside the room, those who could understand couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Even Kong Lingxiao, who was on the verge of death, was smiling as he rubbed his eyes.

Li Ye quickly waved to Zhong Manyue and the others. Zhong Manyue, not knowing what he meant, also came over.

His face flushed, but he wasn't embarrassed at all. He continued speaking confidently in broken English, giving Zhong Manyue a thumbs-up and saying, "She's a very famous singer with tons of fans. And those two ladies behind her, they've been to Venice for the film festival; they're very talented actresses..."

Li Ye introduced everyone, then rubbed his fingers together and said, "Our program doesn't allow us to spend too much money. If this beautiful, kind, and generous lady could help us, we would be extremely grateful!"

"You're not only handsome, but you also have a very charming way of speaking. However, I need to go downstairs and find out what's going on first. If possible, I'll help you." The landlady extended her hand to Li Ye, and as they clasped hands, she pressed her cheek against his, giving him a simplified version of a cheek kiss.

As long as you can solve the problem, I'll tolerate it... For the sake of the team, Li Ye chose to endure it, smiling brightly as he saw the landlady off as she took the elevator downstairs.

"Haha, handsome man, you've sacrificed so much for us." Zhong Manyue chuckled, unconsciously reaching out to pat Li Ye, accidentally hitting his chest muscles.

"So sturdy?" She recoiled as if electrocuted.

Everyone was too busy laughing to notice what was happening.

Yu Caiwei and Chen Wanwan's English wasn't very good, and they had a hard time understanding what was going on, so they couldn't understand why they were laughing.

Seeing the two looking slightly bewildered, Kong Lingxiao explained, "The landlady thought A-Ye was handsome, so A-Ye asked her..."

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Yu Caiwei was somewhat taken aback, and hesitantly nodded to Kong Lingxiao.

The unexpected turn of events eased the tension within the group considerably.

Li Ye didn't place all his hopes on the landlady. Who knew if she was just being polite? What if she "got what she wanted" and then ran away? He'd have no recourse.

Once inside, the house was really small; in the living room, everyone was practically shoulder to shoulder.

He immediately clapped his hands, telling everyone to think about where to sleep first, and then asked Yu Caiwei how much money she could spare besides basic expenses. If all else failed, they could add another room.

It's currently the off-season for tourism in Italy, so the fact that the landlady didn't refuse outright suggests that she was aware of the numerous vacant rooms available.

Besides, I can't let myself get a free bargain; I have to offer some kind of discount, or I'll settle the score with the Italian old man! (Just kidding)

Li Ye succinctly explained what was about to escalate into another major battle, immediately easing everyone's anxieties.

Of course, if Li Ye hadn't spoken up, Yu Caiwei wouldn't have agreed to spend extra money on a place that she couldn't stay in. She said, "I posted about it in the group when I was looking for a place, so why didn't you object then?"

She glanced at Zhong Manyue again; she was one of only two people on the show who could give her a sense of security.

Ten minutes passed, and Li Ye thought it was all over. Just as he was about to go downstairs to practice his spoken English, the landlady returned again.

"Bello, I had a huge fight with my husband because of you!"

The landlady joked and then said, "I can provide you with another room of this type. Your handsome son has already paid 80% of the rent, so I only need you to pay an extra 20% on top of that. How does that sound?"

"If you're not satisfied, I'll have to go downstairs and have another big fight with my husband," the landlady said, adopting a resolute demeanor.

Li Ye respectfully bowed to the landlady, then looked at Yu Caiwei: "How about I pay an extra 20% of the room rate?"

Twenty percent is...? Yu Caiwei couldn't figure it out in her head, so she opened the calculator on her phone and nodded, "Okay!"

"Thank you so much, beautiful, generous and kind lady." Li Ye gave the landlady a light hug.

The landlady beamed from ear to ear and then asked to take a photo with Li Ye, saying, "I lost the argument just now, and he wouldn't agree to it being completely free. I want to show your photo to my husband so he knows that I didn't actually lose!"

Does your husband know he's been taking the blame for so many things?

Li Ye quickly smiled and begged for mercy, "Please don't!"

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