Showbiz Scandal: The Official Announcement of My Ex and Myself-Chapter 328: Just Want to Get Freebies by Making Empty Promises

Chapter 328: Chapter 328: Just Want to Get Freebies by Making Empty Promises

In this situation, there was nothing for Xie Qingci to do, so he just stood by watching Yu Xia and the steward talk nonsense and brag.

"Twenty bucks, two rooms for one night. If that’s okay, I’ll book for two nights. Don’t thank me for bringing you business. If breakfast is included in the room price, that would be even better. Rest assured, I’ll give you a five-star review when I leave."

Steward: "A piece of silver is a piece of silver, non-negotiable! If you can’t afford it, then get lost. Don’t stay here shamelessly making a scene!"

"What did you say?! Twenty bucks is too expensive? Then I’ll give you ten bucks. Here, take it. It can’t be any cheaper, or else our conscience would be troubled!"

The steward angrily threw the ten bucks back, but before he could say anything, she shouted again:

"Shopkeeper, don’t be like this! Don’t! If you won’t even take ten bucks, I really have no face to stay here! Fine, if you insist, we’ll switch to better rooms, okay? Two premium rooms for ten bucks a night with breakfast included. Deal."

Steward: "..."

Two minutes later, they were kicked out by the steward, and the door of the First-class Building slammed shut in front of them.

Yu Xia stumbled down the steps, with Xie Qingci, who had a swan plush pillow tied to his back, supporting her. The two of them looked like stray dogs that had been chased away.

Passersby on the street stared at them with subtle expressions. Some were whispering, possibly discussing why these able-bodied people were begging instead of earning their living.

Yu Xia touched her nose and pulled Xie Qingci to quickly leave the place.

As they weaved through the crowd, there were inevitable bumps and nudges. She kept apologizing, saying "Excuse me" while pushing down the swan’s head on Xie Qingci’s shoulder to keep his image less conspicuous and avoid being noticed by ever-present pursuers.

Midway, they encountered a person handing out flyers, who bent over with a smile and tried to stuff a flyer into her hand. Habitually, she took it, gathering a bunch of disheveled flyers like pulling grass, clutching them in her hand.

Then, smiling, she maneuvered around the costumed extras handing out flyers and nudged Xie Qingci into an empty alley.

Having caused such a commotion, it was likely their pursuers would follow, so they needed to find a place to hide.

This plan hadn’t been discussed beforehand, and Xie Qingci didn’t know what she was planning when he was dragged into an alley and hid next to an enormous trash bin, feeling both resistant and shocked.

"There’s no one following us; we don’t need to hide here, right? They track us by sound, not by smell. This place might stink, but it’s no help to us."

Yu Xia had already slid down the wall into a squat, and upon hearing him, she looked up in surprise: "Huh? What?"

After a quick realization, she wordlessly waved him over: "I’m just finding a slightly safer corner to discuss the information I just discovered."

Only then did Xie Qingci squat down, with the swan head poking amusingly by his face, which he grabbed and squeezed in his palm.

"Coincidentally, I also found something. What did you notice?"

Yu Xia said seriously: "First of all, they don’t accept twenty bucks for one night. This inn is too expensive, and the staff’s attitude is terrible. We need to remove it from our accommodation plans."

"...Alright."

She scoffed, shaking the colorful flyers in her hand: "The folks running this inn are straight out of a TV drama’s throwaway scenes. Can’t they use their brains? If we, a promising and capable team, stayed there, wouldn’t we be giving them free advertising? Once I’ve made a name for myself, they’ll profit, yet they choose to belittle us. To that, I can only quote a classic line from TV dramas—"

"Don’t underestimate a youth’s poverty!" 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Xie Qingci pondered for two seconds and suddenly understood: "So you didn’t even want to spend that ten bucks and just hoped to eat for free by flattering them?"

"...Do you even know how to talk?" Yu Xia stared at him blankly.

He shrugged indifferently: "I’ll remain silent. You continue."

She rolled her eyes and continued: "Although this inn is pricey and rude, its scale is indeed relatively large, and it’s a hub for gathering numerous vital pieces of information. Don’t be fooled by my chit-chat with the steward; I was actually trying to get some intel."

Xie Qingci played along: "What intel?"

"He said he didn’t know what twenty bucks was, which implies this place, maybe even the whole street, this entire period-set scene doesn’t recognize RMB, only ancient currencies."

"You’re saying we need to use exchange rates to convert their currency?" Xie Qingci said, "I noticed it too—the extras in the inn’s lobby were eating modern food, and there were copper coins and fifty dollar bills on the tables."

The two exchanged a look and said in unison: "There’s a currency exchange place here."

Yu Xia genuinely exclaimed: "Wow, an escape game involving currency exchange from different eras. That’s interesting."

Was the production team setting this up so they could enjoy the place with their money, or were they trying to get them to quickly spend what they had?

She shook the flyers again: "Next up is finding the currency exchange place. Do you think these strange flyers are related to currency exchange or clues to the first checkpoint?"

"Could be both, maybe even the same place." Xie Qingci took some of the flyers, smoothing them and stacking them neatly, carefully checking for suspicious information.

These flyers were colorful, with exaggerated yet straightforward slogans, not unlike flyers seen in modern streets and alleys.

However, they didn’t have contact numbers, and discounts were indicated with copper coins or silver as units of currency.

The two scrutinized the flyers intently for information, but after flipping through four or five, they found none.

Finally, on the last flyer, there was an unusual address printed in font size eight.

[Monkey Cry Lane No. 3 Do You Want to Get Rich Ltd. Liability Company]

"The name sounds so dodgy, it must be the place we’re looking for."

Saying this, she turned the flyer over, wanting to take another look at what was promoted on the front. But unexpectedly, Xie Qingci had the same idea, and since each was holding a side, they pulled in different directions, tearing the flyer right down the middle with a ripping sound.

Awkward.

Xie Qingci glanced at her, smiled, and took the half she had, piecing the two halves back together, then leaned towards her a bit for a better view.

"It’s promoting saving discounts."

Leaning a bit closer, his breath inevitably affected the person next to him as he spoke.

Yu Xia’s ears itched, pretending to brush her hair while rubbing them. Absent-mindedly, she recalled how he enjoyed hugging her from behind and teasing her earlobes.

Ah, such sinful thoughts; they’re supposed to be finding clues on a show right now, not thinking about such things.

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