Translator: Zayn_
Song Qingyou heard this and suddenly said, âDirector Wei, weâve helped you get a permanent guest. In the future, when you film a show, you might be able to invite Teacher Gu Xingchen. Shouldnât you give us some compensation?â
âWe donât want much. How about we just cancel the debt of 500 yuan?â
The other peopleâs eyes lit up as they echoed.
â500 yuan for Teacher Gu to be a guest on the show. Not only is it worth it, but itâs also a huge profit!â
âDirector Wei wouldnât be so stingy, right? You get to invite Teacher Gu as a guest and you donât want to offset your debt?â
âExactly!â
At the end of his sentence, his voice gradually faded. Xu Xingzhou asked uneasily, âIf we say this, is it equivalent to selling Teacher Gu for 500 yuan? If this part is broadcastâ¦â
âI canât care so much about that!â Jiang Xuyan said, âI think Teacher Gu will understand us.â
Everyone nodded and then looked at Wei Zhengrong.
Wei Zhengrong had a thoughtful expression as if he was considering whether he should do this.
After a long while, he said, â1 should give you some compensationâ¦â
When the group heard this, they felt that things had turned around.
However, as soon as the smile appeared on their faces, they heard Wei Zhengrong say, âHow about this?â
âIâll offset your debt of 100 yuan.â
âYouâve reduced your debt by one-fifth. Are you happy?â
Shu Ling, who already had a bad temper, couldnât control her emotions and blurted out, âHappy? Happy my ass!â
Her slightly irritable tone attracted the attention of the others.
âWhatâs wrong?â Shu Ling asked. âAm I wrong? Are you happy?â
âNo, no, no. Iâm not happy.â Tang Zinian denied it repeatedly and exchanged glances with Xu Xingzhou.
They were just too surprised.
After all, when she first met Shu Ling, she was very cold and aloof, and she would give a cold response to everyoneâ¦
Jiang Xuyan coughed lightly. âLingling is right. We are indeed unhappyâ¦Director Wei, youâre too stingyâ¦â
âWe prepared to sell Teacher Gu for 500 yuan, but you directly lowered the price to one hundred yuan. Director Wei, are you worthy of Teacher Guâs hundreds of millions of fans?â
âLess money, less punishment. If you donât want to, then forget it.â
âWe are willing.â Song Qingyou replied.
âQingyou?â Jiang Xuyan was a little confused. They could have discussed it further, but why did she just⦠She agreed?
Wei Zhengrong didnât care about what they were thinking and directly said, âThen Iâll take it that you agree.â
âYou only owe four hundred yuan now. I wonât charge you any interestâ¦â
After saying that, he asked someone to bring over the small blackboard with the punishment items written on it.
The first line was written with the words âBlind Selection Juiceâ.
The punishments that followed included âfinishing a math exercise book for the college entrance examâ, âsinging a complete song with water in your mouthâ and so on. Something like that.
âEvery hundred yuan, one punishment. Weâll draw lots to decide.â
âYou can either be punished collectively or choose two people.â
Everyone looked at each other. Yu Muhuai and Jiang Xuyan looked at each other and stepped forward.
Xu Xingzhou, Tang Zinian, Zhao Yingnan, and Shu Ling also stepped forward and stood at the same level as the two of them.
Only Song Qingyou didnât move.
âAre you guys choosing Song Qingyou?â Wei Zhengrong laughed.
The six of them were about to answer ânoâ when Song Qingyou asked, â100 yuan for one punishment. We only need to pay 400 yuan, right?â
âIs that so?â Wei Zhengrong was stunned. âSo, Qingyou has to complete all four punishments by herself?â
âSure.â Song Qingyou was very calm.
âQingyou?â
âSister Qingyou!â
The six of them were shocked.
The next second, everyone saw Song Qingyou take out 400 yuan from her pocket.
âEh?â The expressions of the six people changed again.
The collective dumbfounded look was quite comical.
âWhatâs going on?â Wei Zhengrong frowned and suddenly called his assistantâs name. âWhy didnât you remind me that Song Qingyou still had money?â
The assistant looked confused. He obviously couldnât remember.
Song Qingyou smiled and explained, âThe 300 yuan was earned when I was earning my travel expenses.â
âThereâs still 100 yuan left. Itâs the money from yesterdayâs stall.â
Jiang Xuyan exclaimed, âDidnât you use the money from the stall to buy hotpot ingredients?â
Some of the ingredients for the hotpot were bought from the production team.
âThe production team knew that we were going to buy hotpot ingredients. 1 guessed that they might set the price according to the money we earned, so when we came back, I hid a hundred yuan.â
âBecause it was in front of the camera, I didnât want the production team to know, so I didnât tell you. Iâm sorry.â
The few of them were dizzy from the huge surprise.
When they heard Song Qingyouâs apology, they all said, âSister Qingyou, you donât have to apologize. If it werenât for you being so scheming, we would have been fooled by the production team!â
âQingyou is forever a god!â
âSheâs the goddess! My goddess!â
âSheâs everyoneâs!â
After the excitement, they looked at Wei Zhengrong proudly.
Shu Ling crossed her arms. âDirector Wei, since weâve returned the money, we donât have to accept the punishment, right?â
ââ¦It does seem like it.â Wei Zhengrong was silent for a long time.
âSong Qingyou, why didnât you take out the money earlier?â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
It was obvious that Director Wei was very unwilling.
Song Qingyou smiled.
âAt first, I thought 400 yuan wasnât enough. I thought I prepared too little.â
âI didnât expect Xiao Tang to suddenly mention Teacher Gu. 1 guessed Director Wei wonât let Teacher Gu âpay off the debtâ, but he will definitely give us some relief.â
âAfter that, Director Wei personally said that we donât need to pay interest. He also clearly stated that itâs a hundred yuan per punishmentâ¦â
âSo you took out the money.â
âYes.â Song Qingyou smiled confidently. âThis time, the punishment program that Director Wei prepared doesnât seem to be useful.â
Wei Zhengrong snorted and didnât refute.
Jiang Xuyan and the others acted like they were âvillainsâ who had gotten what they wanted. They deliberately clapped in front of Director Wei and said sarcastically, âItâs a pity that the hole that Director Wei dug was filled by Qingyou!â
Tang Zinian: âDirector Wei, please donât be angry. If youâre angry, youâll hurt your health. Weâll be sad.â
âWhat would you be sad about? Will you be sad that weâll have to visit Director Wei and lose money to buy fruits?â
âOld Xu, youâre so sarcastic!â
âThe pandas are starving to death.â
Wei Zheng Rong was annoyed. He immediately said, âYou donât need to be punished this time, but I will select a few lucky temporary guests from the staff to complete the punishment segment.â
The first to bear the brunt was naturally the directorâs assistant.
The scene became lively again. No one wanted to be this temporary guest.
Jiang Xuyan was overjoyed.
âDirector Wei finally collected so many punishment items, but in the end, he didnât get to use any of them on us. Is he angry?â
Xu Xingzhou: âThatâs why we need the staff to come and experience it. We canât waste the things that weâve worked so hard to prepare.â
Zhao Yingnan said, âThis is why we should speak less!â
Tang Zinian: âHahahahaââ