Love Apartment: Yifei is my junior aunt

Chapter 194 Xiaoxian and Meijia's Money-for-Sex Deal

Zeng Xiaoxian quickly escaped from Hu Yifei, who could explode in anger at any moment. He stopped and wiped the fine sweat from his forehead.

"A signed photo set sold in less than five minutes. It seems like selling thirty-six sets won't be too difficult."

With his grand opening auspicious, Zeng Xiaoxian is now strutting around like a peacock, displaying an air of undeniable charisma.

He took another batch of autographed photos to the pool area of the bar and found Zhang Wei and Guan Gu playing pool.

Mika was sitting next to them watching the two play ball, muttering to herself.

"Let me tell you, Teacher Zeng..."

She was complaining about what had just happened when she saw Zeng Xiaoxian walking towards her.

"Teacher Zeng, you were so fast?" Meijia exclaimed in surprise. "It's only been less than five minutes, and you and Yifei are already done?"

When Zhang Wei, who was hitting the ball, heard Meijia's comment, his hand trembled subconsciously, and the white ball flew into the air, almost hitting Zeng Xiaoxian who was walking over.

"Meijia, I'm just trying to sell Yifei autographed photos. Can you please not make such a normal thing sound so ambiguous?"

Zeng Xiaoxian squatted down, picked up the white ball, and handed it to Zhang Wei: "And you, Zhang Wei, your billiards skills are terrible."

"It was a mistake," Zhang Wei said apologetically.

In fact, given his stinginess, he hadn't played billiards very often.

Meijia sipped her drink and muttered to herself, "I thought you'd spend a lot of time on Yifei, but I didn't expect to finish so quickly."

"That's right."

Zeng Xiaoxian said smugly, "If I can't keep an eye on Hu Yifei, all this time I've been her roommate for nothing."

Upon hearing this, Guan Gu had a bad feeling: "So you've come here now because..."

Zeng Xiaoxian slapped his autographed photo onto the table next to the pool table.

"Everyone, are you interested in learning about the rare autographed photo of the future super famous TV host Zeng Xiaoxian?"

"Not interested." Guan Gu wiped his glasses.

"I don't have a cold," Meijia said, lowering her head to drink.

"..." Zhang Wei simply lay down on the pool table and pretended to be dead.

"Hey, do you guys have to be so disrespectful!"

Guan Gu waved his hand and said, "Teacher Zeng, it's not that we don't respect you."

"But asking us to buy this autographed photo that we don't even need is just too much like Dian Wei riding a horse."

"What is that?" Zeng Xiaoxian was completely confused.

How could a history master's degree holder not know that Dian Wei had this historical fact?

Mika, acting as his personal assistant, translated: "Guan Gu should have said 'reluctantly'."

"Even if it's used reluctantly, it's still not right in this sentence."

Meijia shrugged: "This is Guan Gu, it's normal for him to use the wrong idiom."

"Have you forgotten that on your birthday, he wished you boundless happiness, longevity, and a long and peaceful death, leaving you to starve?"

Zeng Xiaoxian looked embarrassed: "I don't want to remember."

Guan Gu smiled sheepishly.

Zhang Wei also recovered from his feigned death: "Teacher Zeng, promoting autographed photos is secondary. The most important thing is whether you can promote yourself when you meet GG's business partner."

"In my opinion, since you've already cleared the customs with Yifei, there's no need for you to waste any more time here."

"Quickly practice your conversation skills with your fans or strangers; this way you'll gain more experience and level up faster."

"That's what you say, but you really can't bear to buy even one set?"

Zeng Xiaoxian said indignantly, "This is my brother Xian's first time selling, can't you guys give him some friendly support?"

"You know, money can be earned back, but friendships are hurt..."

"If a friendship is hurt, there are ways to make up for it later."

"If you lose your money, no matter how much money you earn in the future, it will never be the same amount you had before."

The stingy Zhang Wei sighed to the heavens.

"Zhang Wei, you're going to be so stingy!" Zeng Xiaoxian said dejectedly.

Seeing that he was not up to the task of dealing with three opponents, Zeng Xiaoxian immediately decided to defeat them one by one.

He squinted and sat down next to Mika with a grin.

"Mika..."

"Brother Xian..." Meijia said with a cute smile, "Your trick might work on Yifei, but it won't work on me~"

Meijia clearly wouldn't fall for Zeng Xiaoxian's disgusting attempts at acting cute.

Why don't you even bother to find out who the cutest, most coquettish girl in Love Apartment is?

"Mika, you should buy a few sets of my autographed photos."

Zeng Xiaoxian patted his chest and confidently assured, "My career is on the rise right now. Sooner or later, these rare autographed photos of mine will be very, very valuable."

"When you have nothing to do, you can buy a few sets as a collection. When they appreciate in value, you can resell them for ten or even dozens of times the profit."

"This appreciates much faster than buying gold. If we weren't friends, I wouldn't be going to such lengths to help you."

"No need, I'll just wait for it to appreciate in value so I can get something better."

Mika raised her head triumphantly, revealing two shallow dimples on her face.

"Instead of waiting for your shabby autographed photo to appreciate in value, I'd rather wait for Guan Gu to become a super famous comic artist."

"In that case, the drafts, scraps, and copies of the first draft of Love's Three-Legged Cat that I have in my room must be worth a lot of money."

Zeng Xiaoxian was dumbfounded.

Meijia smiled sweetly at Guangu, then turned and made a face at Zeng Xiaoxian.

"And Guan Gu said that once he becomes a famous comic artist, he will sign all those things with his own autograph, for free."

"I don't see any reason why I should spend nearly a hundred dollars to buy your lousy autographed photo."

Zeng Xiaoxian instantly transformed into a lifeless stone sculpture.

[Guan Gu, you you you you you...]

You're ruining the market!

After that, no matter how many nice things Zeng Xiaoxian said, Meijia countered them one by one.

She may be a bit silly and dull, but she wouldn't be so silly as to spend money to buy Zeng Xiaoxian's autographed photo.

Even after Zeng Xiaoxian talked until his throat was dry, he still couldn't convince Meijia.

"How about that? Some people are speechless now, aren't they?" Mika said with a grin.

Zeng Xiaoxian glared fiercely at Meijia, gritting his teeth as he said, "Chen Meijia, you forced me to do this!"

"What do you want to do?" Mika wasn't afraid at all.

Whether Zeng Xiaoxian, with his fighting ability, can defeat me is another matter.

As for seeking revenge out of hatred... Teacher Zeng, such a good man, shouldn't be so tasteless.

Zeng Xiaoxian raised a finger, and under Meijia's puzzled gaze, his eyes instantly changed from fierce to docile like a husky.

"There's a hidden bonus when you buy my autographed photos now: buy a set and get the contact information of a handsome radio host."

"handsome guy!"

Meijia looked at Zeng Xiaoxian expectantly: "How handsome?"

"Compared to my brother Xian, he's still a little bit lacking."

Zeng Xiaoxian raised his eyebrows, subconsciously boasting.

"Not interested, goodbye!"

Meijia got up with a look of disgust and was about to leave.

Why would I need the contact information of guys who aren't even as handsome as Zeng Xiaoxian?

Is it for warding off evil spirits and misfortune?

"Handsome! More handsome than me, okay?" Zeng Xiaoxian said with a reluctant expression.

Although radio hosts aren't judged by their looks, a large radio station can still manage to gather a few handsome men.

After all, in this era when radio has declined, men who go to become radio hosts are all hoping to use radio programs as a stepping stone to find opportunities to develop in the direction of television hosting.

Radio male hosts with this kind of thinking are usually quite good-looking.

"Is he... as handsome as Nanfeng?" Meijia asked, her big eyes sparkling, pushing her luck.

Zeng Xiaoxian glanced at Meijia's half-empty glass of wine and pinched her cheek: "You're not even drunk, so why are you talking nonsense?"

Meijia slapped Zeng Xiaoxian's hand away in disgust: "Stop talking nonsense, just tell me how handsome he is?"

"The kind of handsome that will satisfy you."

Zeng Xiaoxian raised an eyebrow: "We swear to Guan Yu that if you really think the looks aren't good enough, I'll give you a full refund or replacement."

"So, are you excited?"

Mika didn't say anything, but silently extended a pair of hands.

"What does this mean?"

Zeng Xiaoxian backed away repeatedly: "Even if we can't reach an agreement, you don't need to stick out your hand to hit me."

"I'm going to take on ten."

Meijia's eyes immediately lit up with desire: "I want to take on ten of them."

"Holy crap!"

Zeng Xiaoxian's eyes widened: "You think you're Ip Man? And fighting ten of them...where are you going to fight them?"

"That's not important!"

Meijia gripped Zeng Xiaoxian's hand tightly and said, "If I pay now, will you give me your contact information right now?"

"Meijia, calm down."

"Even if you want to be a queen of the sea, you should at least check if there are that many fish in the pond," Zeng Xiaoxian advised.

If he could, he really would have liked to just agree to Mika's request without any hesitation.

With these ten sets released, including the previous three sets, my workload has already exceeded one-third.

There may be quite a few handsome guys at the radio station, but after excluding those who are married, have children, have partners, or have no intention of dating, there aren't many handsome guys left.

He couldn't possibly go against his conscience and introduce handsome guys who didn't want to date to Mika.

That way, he won't have to live a decent life, whether he's at the TV station or in his apartment.

"Teacher Zeng, even if I gave you a chance, you still wouldn't be able to use it."

Mika shook her head in disappointment: "Then tell me, can you introduce a few?"

"Five, five at most." Zeng Xiaoxian already had his choices in mind.

"All done."

Meijia finally confirmed with Zeng Xiaoxian, "You guarantee I'll be satisfied?"

Zeng Xiaoxian nodded and said, "I guarantee you'll be satisfied with their looks, but as for whether you'll be satisfied with them later, and whether they'll be satisfied with you, I can't guarantee that."

"As long as I'm satisfied with the appearance, that's fine."

Meijia also knew that her true love wouldn't come easily, and being handsome wasn't the only indicator of a good life.

But that doesn't stop me from casting a wide net.

As for Lü Ziqiao...

Who is Lü Ziqiao?

snort!

She took out her phone to pay: "One set of autographed photos is ninety-nine yuan and eighty cents, five sets would be..."

Meijia started counting on her fingers: "One times seven is seven, two times seven is forty-eight, March 8th is Women's Day, May 1st is Labor Day, June 1st is Children's Day..."

Zhang Wei, standing to the side, was stunned. He nudged Guan Gu next to him and asked, "Does Meijia usually calculate things like this?"

Guan Gu nodded: "So she has to have Curry Sauce or Yi Fei accompany her when she goes out to buy groceries, otherwise..."

Have you ever heard of cabbage costing 50 yuan for 3.8 jin (1.4 kg) of cabbage?

Zhang Wei clutched his chest in pain.

Even though he didn't spend the money himself, the thought of it still broke his heart.

That's such a waste!

Zeng Xiaoxian watched Meijia count on her fingers and said speechlessly, "Five sets of autographed photos cost 499 yuan. Is it WeChat or Alipay?"

"Nonsense." Meijia completely disbelieved Zeng Xiaoxian's calculation skills. "A set costs ninety-nine yuan and eighty cents. There are odd amounts involved; how could it possibly end up as a whole number?"

Zeng Xiaoxian: ...

Is it possible that if you buy five sets, you can make up the extra 80 cents to reach four dollars?

Meijia pressed the calculator on her own, and then smiled with satisfaction: "Look, this number with zeros and whole numbers is correct, forty-nine yuan and ninety cents. I'll scan your WeChat QR code."

Zeng Xiaoxian blocked the payment code with a blank expression.

How much does a set of autographed photos cost?

"Ninety-nine yuan and eighty cents."

"What about the other five sets?"

"Forty-nine yuan and ninety cents... Huh?"

Meijia asked in confusion, "How come the price of buying 5 sets is half the price of buying one set?"

"Could it be...?"

"That's right."

Zeng Xiaoxian nodded in satisfaction, and Meijia finally realized that she had miscalculated.

It's obvious from the number 49.9 that she misplaced the decimal point.

"Could it be... a sale!"

Meijia's eyes lit up: "Five sets are 49.9 yuan cheaper, so if I buy five more sets, will I not have to spend any money?"