Xu Gui glanced at the old man who was covering his face and leaving, seemingly greatly shocked. She then looked at the camera being filmed and leaned closer for a closer look.
"Is there something wrong with this thing?" Why did the old conman look like the sky had fallen? Xu Gui wondered, "Does he not like being filmed?"
Thinking this, Xu Gui looked at the cameraman and reminded him, "Remember to blur out any irrelevant people in the frame. Some people don't like being filmed."
The cameraman replied, "Okay."
Having received the answer, Xu Gui sat back down and yawned sleepily—she had been playing on her phone until midnight last night and was now incredibly tired.
Human phones are really too fun.
Little did she know, her leaning closer to the camera had caused countless viewers in the live stream to have their hearts skip a beat.
Several seconds later, everyone in the live stream came to their senses and began excitedly typing and exchanging comments.
[Oh my god, was that Xu Gui's face just now? Is she really this beautiful? Why do I remember her having such an ordinary face?]
[! ... Seriously, amazing! This is the first time I've realized that Xu Gui's features are actually quite well-proportioned and radiant, especially her skin. Even up close to the camera, you can't see any pores. What kind of divine skin is that? Her face is also so chubby, it's like a pinkish-white crystal shrimp dumpling!
[I feel like Xu Gui has changed a bit. Before, she seemed a bit wooden? Anyway, she looked dull and lacked vitality. Now she's much more likable.]
[Actually, I never really liked Xu Gui before, not because of her messy scandals, but simply because I felt she wasn't human. She had a kind of emotionless puppet feel, which scared me (I especially hate doll-like figures). But now, I don't feel that way anymore. It's so strange.]
[Damn it!! Why didn't anyone tell me Xu Gui was this beautiful? This is such a magnificent face, such beautiful eyes!]
Everyone in the live stream was amazed, as if they were seeing Xu Gui's face for the first time.
Upon closer inspection, Xu Gui had a round, full face, fair and delicate skin, and large, bright eyes—she was undeniably a beauty.
But why hadn't they thought she was pretty before?
Netizens couldn't help but wonder.
*
Xu Gui set up her stall, waiting for customers.
However, after only a few minutes, her posture changed from upright to hunched over, and finally… she slumped onto the table, burying her head in her arms, and fell asleep.
Only five minutes had passed since she sat down.
The onlooker commented: …Her ability to fall asleep is truly enviable.
Xu Gui slept until lunchtime, finally being woken by her rumbling stomach.
She sat up from the table, her eyes still closed, and exclaimed, "I'm hungry... time for lunch."
The person filming her, watching her order takeout after waking up, couldn't help but ask, "Teacher Xu, don't you think of ways to attract customers? If you keep going like this, you might not get a single customer all day."
Xu Gui was still looking at the takeout orders, and without looking up, replied, "No customers, no customers. In our line of work, the most important thing is fate... No customers means there's no one I'm destined to meet today. I can't force it."
However, while she said she didn't care, she was actually extremely concerned.
Why, why hasn't anyone come to her for fortune telling this morning? She was the renowned Xuan Turtle, why didn't these people come to her for fortune telling?
Xu Gui felt a little wronged.
The cameraman, still puzzled by Xu Gui's words, asked doubtfully, "Does your line of work even have such a thing as fate? Isn't that a bit too superstitious?"
Xu Gui sniffed, finally deigning to look up at the cameraman. She didn't speak immediately, but pointed to the fortune-telling banner beside her and asked, "Look, what does this say on here?"
The cameraman glanced at it, "...Fortune-telling?"
Xu Gui said, "Yes, I'm setting up a fortune-telling stall. If I weren't superstitious, how could I do this job?"
The cameraman seemed confused: Ah, that sounds quite reasonable.
Xu Gui, meanwhile, wondered if she should ask the production team to change the cameraman. She felt her current cameraman seemed a bit dim-witted.
Xu Gui ordered takeout, but before it arrived, her first customer finally came.
The customer stood in front of Xu Gui's stall, not looking at her, but her gaze lingered on the machine the cameraman had placed there for a long time.
"...Do you want your fortune told?" Xu Gui looked at her expectantly.
The woman looked away from the equipment and asked, "Are you filming a show?"
Xu Gui answered honestly, "Yes, and it's being broadcast live."
"Oh?" The woman, carrying her bag, sat down gracefully—her posture was indeed elegant, and the bag she carried looked like it belonged to a high-end brand. She exuded a proud and reserved air; it would have been better if she hadn't been sitting on a small, retractable stool.
The woman seemed to realize that her posture was a little awkward. She frowned and looked at Xu Gui, saying, "Your stall is too shabby. How can you attract customers like this?"
Xu Gui looked at her, hesitant, as if she really wanted to say something.
The woman slightly raised her chin, looking haughty, and said, "What do you want to say?"
Xu Gui blinked innocently and said, "...But didn't I attract you as a customer?" So there wasn't anything wrong with her stall; people would come to her for fortune telling if they were meant to.
The woman, speechless with her own words, was speechless. "
I only came here because I felt sorry for you!" she said, somewhat exasperated. "Otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered coming to your shabby stall. Humph, do you know my status?"
She held out her left hand to Xu Gui, her slender fingers spread wide, the large diamond ring on her ring finger particularly eye-catching.
"Do you know how much this diamond ring costs?" she asked Xu Gui.
Xu Gui glanced at it and shook his head.
The woman snorted and said, "You don't know, do you? This diamond ring costs 1.3 million! The diamond set in it is three carats. Look, doesn't it look big and bright?"
As she spoke, the woman kept fiddling with her left hand, and with her movements, the diamond ring on her hand appeared in the camera's view from all angles, looking absolutely dazzling.
"This was a special gift from my husband when he proposed to me, it's an engagement ring... He also bought another one, it's a wedding ring, and the diamond on it is five carats, the finest diamond from a certain country."
Xu Gui blinked. "...Oh, really?"
The woman was dissatisfied with Xu Gui's indifferent attitude and said, "Do you know how much a five-carat diamond costs? One costs three million! My wedding ring cost almost five million in total."
Xu Gui looked at her blankly... So, why was this customer telling him all this?
The woman glared at her and said, "You're clearly someone who's never seen anything good before, so you don't know how valuable this ring is... Sigh, that's true, if you had any knowledge, you wouldn't be sitting here trying to swindle people."
"..." Xu Gui thought seriously for a few seconds before asking her, "Were you just insulting me?"
The woman: "..."
"Ahem." The woman coughed lightly, not apologizing, but instead raising her head and saying, "I'm here to have my fortune told, I'm your customer!"
Xu Gui pointed out a fact: "But you haven't paid yet." So she's not a customer.
The woman: "...You didn't ask me for money, humph, look at you like that, tell me, how much does it cost to have my fortune told?"
Xu Gui pondered for a moment and gave a price: "Five hundred!"
"Five hundred?!" The woman suddenly stood up, glaring at her angrily, "Why don't you just rob someone?"
Xu Gui looked at her and said, "There's a reason why it's expensive. Others are swindlers, but I'm not! I really can tell fortunes!" She was a born fortune teller; she was sure she was the only one in the human world.
"She's so precious. Humans have to pay to see pandas, but this tortoise personally told their fortunes. Isn't she worth five hundred yuan? "
Xu Gui protested.
The woman took a breath and said, "My family isn't short of money, but you can't treat me like a sucker, can you? Five hundred... how much can you buy with five hundred yuan?"
"Fine," Xu Gui knew that forcing things wouldn't work, so he said, "Then I won't tell your fortune."
The woman was still indignant and questioned, "Why won't you tell my fortune? Do you think I can't afford five hundred yuan? Ha, that's laughable. Do you know how much I'm worth? My husband is the richest man in our area. Do you know how much dowry he gave me when we got married?"
"Five million!"
the woman sneered. "So, you think I need your measly five hundred yuan? Who do you think you are!"
Xu Gui felt innocent. "I didn't look down on you..."
The woman: "It's just five hundred yuan? Show me your payment code, I'll scan it for you right now!"
Xu Gui: Although he didn't understand what was going on, the other party wanted to pay, and he was about to have his first customer!
Without the slightest hesitation, Xu Gui pulled out her QR code and solemnly placed it in front of the woman: "Here you go!" She watched the woman's actions with bated breath.
The woman picked up her phone, scanned the code, and muttered, "It's just five hundred yuan."
But as she made the payment, a hint of heartache flashed across her face. She didn't even flaunt her large diamond ring when she sat down, clearly looking frustrated.
Meanwhile, the viewers in the live stream couldn't help but discuss the woman's behavior.
[Do you think this woman is really rich? I don't really believe it.]
[Me too… According to her, she has two million-yuan diamond rings, and her husband gave her a five-million-yuan dowry. Her in-laws must have at least ten million yuan in assets. But if that's true, why is she acting so stingy? She doesn't seem like a very wealthy person to me.]
[I think you guys are overthinking it. Maybe she's a Cinderella story? A poor person suddenly becoming rich can't just become extravagant overnight, right?] [
I'm genuinely curious about just how wealthy her in-laws are, otherwise why would she be so ostentatious? I think she practically shoved her ring right in front of the camera just now.]
[Uh, as someone in the jewelry industry, I have to say, this lady's diamond ring doesn't look quite real.]
[Fake diamond ring? Hey, the world's getting exciting!]