Chapter 12: Didn't You Say You Didn't Like Tomatoes?

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“Who said that!” Ji Shuyao denied loudly, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. “Can’t I buy it just for fun?!”

Hearing this, Jiang Yunyao suddenly became uncertain. What if this really was the young heiress’s hobby?

“You really are buying it just for fun?”

Ji Shuyao was delighted to have found such a perfect excuse. “Of course!”

“All right, then!” Jiang Yunyao walked toward the staff hiding in the shadows and told them to call the store manager.

Ji Shuyao stared at her in disbelief. “Why are you calling the store manager?”

“Obviously, so this order won’t be counted toward my commission!”

“Are you stupid?!”

Ji Shuyao was furious. She simply could not understand what had happened to the quick-witted Jiang Yunyao she used to know!

The necklace cost five hundred thousand yuan. The commission alone would be at least five thousand. How could this woman refuse money that was practically being handed to her, and even push it away?

Jiang Yunyao completely ignored her insult and asked once more, “Miss Ji, are you sure you want to buy this necklace?”

“What’s there to buy? I’m not buying it anymore!”

The store manager, who had just hurried in from outside, happened to hear those words. His expression instantly turned as though the sky had fallen.

[Hahaha! The store manager heard that a major customer had arrived and came rushing over in delight, only to receive this “pleasant surprise” in the end!]

[Store manager: Jiang Yunyao, you really are the bane of my existence!]

[Store manager, accept your fate. There are no shortcuts in this world!]

[Jiang Yunyao surprised me a little. The other guests would have been thrilled to meet someone they knew who was willing to pay, since that would help them complete the assignment. But she actually took the initiative to avoid any suspicion!]

[I’d like to ask the haters: Does your face hurt? Someone was practically trying to boost Jiang Yunyao’s sales figures, and you still called their relationship ordinary?]

The store manager had been watching the livestream the entire time, so he had a rough understanding of the relationship between the two women.

He asked Jiang Yunyao to attend to the two newly arrived customers. He himself brewed a cup of coffee for the young heiress and then began recommending the store’s finer jewelry to her.

The new customers were two wealthy ladies, one of whom had taken a fancy to a ring.

After glancing over the ring’s details, Jiang Yunyao launched into an enthusiastic introduction.

“You have excellent taste! This snake-patterned ring has a discreet and restrained appearance, but its materials are exquisite and luxurious!”

“The pattern on it was carved after the traditional painting Twelve Zodiac Animals. Although it wasn’t crafted by a renowned master, there is only one in the entire world. It is absolutely one of a kind!”

The lady who had been about to buy it immediately set the ring down reluctantly, her face filled with regret.

“The pattern on it is a snake? I thought it was a flower!”

Jiang Yunyao could tell that the woman wanted to buy it but seemed hesitant because of some concern.

An idea suddenly struck her, and she raised her voice fervently.

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“Isn’t that a happy coincidence? This ring hasn’t been named yet! If you buy it, whatever name you give it, that’s what it will be called! Whatever pattern you say is on it, that will be its pattern!”

The wealthy lady struggled for several seconds. In the end, she set aside her reservations and asked Jiang Yunyao to take her to the cashier.

The viewers in the livestream were utterly astonished.

[She actually talked the woman into buying it? Watching this makes me feel like I could work in sales too!]

[You know what? After listening to her, even I want to buy it!]

[Jiang Yunyao: a top sales champion whose talent was held back by her acting career!]

[Is Jiang Liangliang planning to change her public image? Did she hire this many paid commenters to praise herself?]

[Working in sales requires more than a sweet tongue. You also need quick reactions. What Jiang Yunyao said may sound simple, but if she had been even a few seconds slower, the customer might not have wanted to buy it anymore! And no, I’m not a paid commenter.]

[Doesn’t anyone else think Jiang Yunyao was far too skilled? Could she have worked in sales before?]

The store manager told Ji Shuyao that Jiang Yunyao and the others were filming a variety show.

Ji Shuyao had originally planned to wait until Jiang Yunyao was free and chat with her a little more. However, the number of customers in the store kept growing, and by the time her friend returned, Jiang Yunyao still had not found a moment to spare.

In the end, Ji Shuyao bought the pink diamond necklace the store manager had strongly recommended and left with her friend.

The task assigned by the production team was subject to a time limit. Three hours later, Jiang Yunyao and the others left the jewelry store and took a taxi back.

On the way, Lin Wanwan, prompted by the staff, asked the question that had been troubling the livestream audience.

“Yao, have you ever worked in sales?”

Jiang Yunyao’s hand paused as she counted the money, and she answered without missing a beat.

“I have! I once played a saleswoman while filming a drama. If you round things up, that counts as having worked in sales!”

In truth, she had not been acting. She had worked in sales in her previous life.

She had been an orphan, and in order to make money, she had tried every method she knew of that could earn her a living, short of breaking the law!

If that heavy truck had not forced her into reincarnation ahead of schedule, she would have saved up a million by now!

Speaking of acting, apart from Jiang Yunyao herself, Lin Wanwan understood the matter best.

She knew that merely acting in a sales role could not give an actor genuine knowledge of an industry. Only by personally studying and practicing it could someone become this proficient.

In short, it had not been nearly as easy as Yao made it sound.

Lin Wanwan said admiringly, “Yao, you’re truly dedicated to your craft!”

Jiang Yunyao had no idea how she had reached that conclusion, but she still waved her hand with false modesty. “You flatter me, you flatter me!”

The viewers in the livestream began discussing it animatedly.

[Jiang Yunyao played a saleswoman?]

[I only recently became a fan, so I’m not sure. Let me look it up!]

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[To the person above, don’t bother looking. I’m one of Jiang Liangliang’s haters, and I can say with absolute certainty that Jiang Liangliang has never played a saleswoman!]

[Good heavens! These days, haters know more about the celebrity they dislike than the fans do!]

[No, no, that person is an exception among the haters. Most of them don’t know Jiang Yunyao that well!]

[If she never played one, then why did Jiang Yunyao say she had?]

[Maybe she did, but the scene was never aired!]

The store manager had given them a total of twenty thousand yuan in commission. After counting the money, Jiang Yunyao divided it evenly into two portions and handed one to Lin Wanwan.

Lin Wanwan was gentle and easygoing, but she had her own principles in certain matters.

“No, Yao. You handled most of the customers this morning. I can’t take advantage of you!”

Jiang Yunyao wanted to say: Without your luck bonus, the store would never have received so many customers!

But that was the female lead’s secret, and she could not reveal it.

So Jiang Yunyao came up with a more reasonable explanation.

“Xie Yixing and I spend all day mooching food and drinks at your place, and we even follow Emperor Lu around to learn how to cook. If you really feel bad, just consider the extra money our contribution toward meals and tuition!”

Since Lu Mucheng was involved, Lin Wanwan could no longer refuse on her own. She could only accept the money for now.

Once all four of them returned to the villa, Lu Mucheng announced what he planned to cook for lunch.

“Braised beef brisket with tomatoes, red-braised pork ribs, stir-fried cabbage with vinegar, hot-and-sour shredded potatoes, and a pot of steamed rice.” Lu Mucheng turned to the other three. “Are any of you unable to eat these dishes?”

Naturally, he was not asking Lin Wanwan, but Jiang Yunyao and Xie Yixing, who had come over to mooch a meal.

Jiang Yunyao had no objections. However, when she heard that there would be beef brisket with tomatoes, she could not help looking at Xie Yixing and asking him with her eyes: Didn’t you say you disliked tomatoes?

The ingredients had been bought by Lu Mucheng and Xie Yixing. Xie Yixing clearly disliked tomatoes, so why had he bought them?

Xie Yixing had not expected her to remember his likes and dislikes, and he was instantly a little pleased.

He leaned closer and whispered, “But I think the tomatoes in beef brisket with tomatoes taste delicious.”

Jiang Yunyao: “???”

Were the tomatoes in beef brisket with tomatoes somehow not tomatoes anymore? What an inconsistent man!

[Ahhh! Jiang Yunyao remembers that Little Xie doesn’t like tomatoes! She has him in her heart!]

[So happy again, Xie!]

[Hahahaha, it isn’t only Little Xie who’s happy. The couple shippers are happy too!]

[Please remove the plural. I alone am carrying the entire Jiang and Xie ship!]