I just want to sell products, but you're forcing me to perform talents.

Chapter 498 Is this a lie?

Setting up a street stall is not as easy and enjoyable as you might imagine.

Even though Li Yunxi was mentally prepared, wearing a thick mascot costume, she still felt sweat pouring down her body and her breathing became somewhat short.

However, Li Yunxi did not complain about the hardship or fatigue, but instead maintained her enthusiasm, promoting the little frog in her hand to the parents and children who came and went.

Although this item is no longer in vogue, it is still very popular with children, so she sold it quite quickly. After an hour, she had sold almost all of them, with only three left unsold.

Ye Xian, standing to the side, was suffering greatly. It wasn't Valentine's Day like Qixi Festival, nor was it the New Year yet, and it wasn't evening. Roses could only be found by those who were destined to have them.

"How about you busk on the street?"

During a break from selling things, Li Yunxi walked up to Ye Xian and teased, "I reckon once you show your face, no amount of roses will be enough to sell."

"Sigh, this is the life of ordinary people. Without any knowledge or skills, they just sit around waiting to sell things, not knowing how long they'll be able to keep going."

Ye Xian sighed: "I think your method is feasible, but we need to disguise it. Many people already know we're here. If we show ourselves rashly, we'll immediately lose our original purpose."

Li Yunxi immediately understood Ye Xian's subtext: if he relied on his singing skills and fame to sell things, then the meaning of experiencing street vending today would be lost.

Li Yunxi was just joking. She knew that if it really came down to it, Ye Xian had far too many marketing ideas to come up with. Today, she wasn't here to show off her skills.

Before six o'clock, Li Yunxi had sold out of all the little frogs, while Ye Xian had only sold 8 out of 100 roses.

"The difference is just too big!"

Ye Xian shook his head and looked at Li Yunxi: "Go change out of the mascot costume first. You've been wearing it for two hours, it must be very uncomfortable."

"I really can't take it anymore. Go to the car and get some water. I'll take over for you later."

Li Yunxi didn't try to hold back; he walked to the roadside and got into a van.

She really couldn't take it anymore; if Ye Xian hadn't been holding on, she would have run back to the car long ago.

It was stuffy, hot, and dehydrated; Li Yunxi felt like her throat was on fire.

Her assistant had already prepared her drink in the car. She couldn't wait and gulped down the whole cup in one go, then urged her assistant to drive faster.

I had no choice, I needed to pee.

I didn't go to the toilet for more than two hours. Anyone who's been holding it in knows how difficult it is.

This scene was witnessed by Chen Acai, who had just come out of the underground food court. She looked at the bread cart with a puzzled expression, exclaiming incredulously, "Family members, what did I just see? I saw that person in the frog costume get into a bread cart, and it was a really nice bread cart!"

[What's wrong with the van? Maybe it's some real estate development doing a promotion. We used to do this all the time, using luxury cars to take the young ladies and older women distributing flyers to their destinations, and then back to the company at the designated time.]

[Ah Cai, let me ask you, is it possible that the frog-man is either Brother Xian or Princess Liu? They've been loitering behind you for a long time, and I didn't see any promotional materials for the real estate project on them!]

[I feel like it's unlikely. Wearing such a thick mascot costume must be exhausting. Even if Brother Xian and Princess Liu wanted to experience life, they wouldn't choose such a tiring method.]

【Hey Cai, I'm sending you a rocket as a reward. Go and rip off that mascot's headgear that's still selling roses!】

……

Seeing that the viewers in the live stream were also very interested, Chen Acai walked enthusiastically to Ye Xian, who was selling roses.

"Hello, how much is a rose?"

When Ye Xian saw Chen Acai approaching, he knew something was wrong. He lowered his voice and said, "One yuan each!"

"It's a young man? But his voice doesn't sound like Brother Xian! We must have made a mistake, right?"

Chen Acai was about to give up when she heard the voice didn't sound quite right, but the viewers in the live stream started encouraging her: "It's only one yuan a rose! Tell them you'll buy all the roses and want to see his face. Let's see what he says! Brother Xian is a master of voice changing!"

Chen Acai agreed. She looked at the red bucket in Ye Xian's hand; there were still dozens left, worth about tens of yuan, which could be easily earned with a donation from a big spender in the live stream.

"Hey handsome, I bought all your roses. Now, can you show me how handsome you are?"

Ye Xian thought to himself, "Oh no! Who came up with this terrible idea?"

"I'm ugly, my face is covered in pockmarks."

Chen Acai laughed and said, "I don't believe it."

"If I were even slightly good-looking, would I be doing this?"

Ye Xian shook his head and said, "Besides, buying so many roses is too wasteful. I don't need your pity!"

Chen Acai was immediately stumped. This was a difficult question to answer, and she might be misunderstood as having bought all of his roses out of pity.

"Yeah, I bought it as a treat for my fans. We're having a get-together later!"

Chen Acai came up with a passable excuse, hoping to brush it off, but saw the frog-man turn and walk away: "Who are you trying to fool? I don't need pity!"

A cold remark made Chen Acai's face flush red. She hurriedly stepped forward to explain, but saw Ye Xian already calling a couple to buy roses.

Chen Acai looked dejected: "Family members, it's not that I don't want to complete the task, it's just that they've already shut me down with their words."

Fans offered their condolences to Chen Acai, while others felt that the rose seller was ungrateful, complaining that she was being given money and yet she was being scorned. They said if she had any self-respect, she shouldn't be selling things.

Seeing that another dispute had broken out in the live stream, Chen Acai quickly calmed everyone down.

At this moment, Li Yunxi finished drinking water in the car, put on a hood, and came out. She took some roses from Ye Xian and began to sell them along the street.

Chen Acai touched her smooth chin, feeling that something was off, but she had just been rebuked and wasn't in the mood to pay attention to them now.

After searching all afternoon without finding Ye Xian and the Sixth Princess, Chen Acai was not discouraged. She was an outdoor streamer and loved to have fun, so she strolled over and started broadcasting the skateboarding competition that was being held at Zhenghong Square.

……

With Li Yunxi's help, Ye Xian's roses gradually decreased, and by almost seven o'clock, only a dozen or so roses remained.

"Let's go eat!"

Ye Xian, worried that the princess might go hungry, urged her to turn back. Li Yunxi was indeed starving and had little strength left; the heavy protective gear had been incredibly exhausting.

As the two were walking, a young man on a skateboard passed by. He accidentally missed a step, and the skateboard slid towards them. Ye Xian gently pulled Li Yunxi beside him, and with a light jump, they stepped onto the fast-moving skateboard.

With one foot on the tail and the other raised, the skateboard spun around under his feet. Then, Ye Xian pushed forward with one foot, sending the skateboard back to the young man.

"Wow, that's so cool!"

The young man gave a thumbs-up.

Chen Acai, who was live-streaming nearby, happened to capture this scene.

"Wow, that guy is so handsome! He must be hiding his good looks!"

Chen Acai felt her heart racing.

How can a self-conscious frogman be so good at skateboarding?

You must be kidding me.

"Could this be Brother Xian?"

……

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