Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son
Chapter 201

Chapter 201: Chapter 201

Han Jiangxue watched as Ye Zhenzhen and An Xi, holding hands with the two kids, walked away, leaving her standing there for a moment, somewhat at a loss.

Shen Yibo tilted his little head back and asked, "Mom, are we still going to buy Rourou?"

Han Jiangxue clenched her teeth, "Yes!"

She was curious to see how Ye Zhenzhen would use those twenty-something yuan to make chicken soup.

Would she buy chicken butt to stew, or chicken feet!

The elder handed the bag with meat to Han Jiangxue, "Miss, that will be 25 yuan in total."

Han Jiangxue smiled apologetically to the old man, "Boss, but I only have 20 yuan..."

The smile on the elder’s face stiffened, when he had seen Han Jiangxue borrow money, he thought she was just joking around, but he didn’t expect she really didn’t even have 25 yuan.

"You wait here."

After the elder took the plastic bag back, he cut off a piece from the tail of the big chunk of meat, then sliced a small piece of lean meat and put it in the bag saying, "19 yuan!"

Han Jiangxue handed over the 20 yuan she had, and the owner gave her back one yuan in change.

[Ah, our Xiao Xue is too kind, why didn’t she bargain with the boss? Just throw him 20 yuan and let’s call it even.]

[You upstairs, is your face bigger than others? Why should meat worth 25 yuan be sold to you for 20 yuan?]

[Things are quite cheap at these rural small markets, and there is no shortchanging either, bargaining any further would be unreasonable.]

[The elder didn’t say much and even gave her a discount on the meat, that was actually quite nice of him.]

...

After buying the meat, Han Jiangxue took Shen Yibo to the egg stall to look for Ye Zhenzhen and An Xi.

She saw Ye Zhenzhen placing her limited-edition suitcase on the ground and pulling out two sets of blue winter cotton-padded clothing, which she handed to the boy next to her, dressed in coarse cotton-padded clothes;

"Xiao Jie, auntie has some brand-new cotton-padded jackets here, just in your size, they’re a gift for you."

Han Jiangxue: ...

Her face involuntarily stiffened, was Ye Zhenzhen’s suitcase filled entirely with children’s clothing?

But what was Ye Zhenzhen’s angle?

The first episode she’d sell oranges to attract friendly attention, now she was giving away winter clothes to kids at the market?

Ye Zhenzhen was really doing whatever it took for attention now!

An Xi, holding the eggs she’d just bought, looked at Ye Zhenzhen with an equally complex expression.

Surprise, unexpectedly admiring.

She had never imagined the suitcase of Ye Zhenzhen’s would be completely filled with children’s clothes, an entire box full of them, no wonder she felt it was so heavy when she was pulling it.

They’d come here earlier to buy eggs, the old man’s eggs were free-range and cost one yuan each, Ye Zhenzhen bought three.

She said they were for making cucumber fried eggs.

After purchasing the eggs, Ye Zhenzhen wasn’t in a hurry to leave. She asked the little boy why he was wearing his grandfather’s clothes.

The little guy was named Xiao Jie. He shared that he burned a big hole through his thick cotton-padded jacket while tending the fire at home the day before, and his other used jacket was washed and still drying.

Hence, he wore his grandfather’s new cotton-padded jacket today to come out and sell eggs.

Xiao Jie happily thanked Ye Zhenzhen whilst holding the clothes, "Pretty sister, thank you. How much is this jacket? I will ask my grandpa to pay for it."

Xiao Jie’s Grandpa followed with a smile, "Yes, miss, how much is the clothing? I’ll pay for it. After selling the eggs, I was going to buy clothes for the boy anyway."

Ye Zhenzhen quickly waved her hands, "No need, no need, this is a gift for Xiao Jie."

[Shock! The box that Ye Zhenzhen brought actually contained all new clothes for children?]

[Looks like there are clothes for both boys and girls!]

[So, what is she up to this time? Seeking attention?]

[Jianjian, such a crafty, cunning person, truly manipulative!]

Now, not only did netizens feel this way, but Han Jiangxue felt it even more.

She even thought that Ye Zhenzhen might have been in cahoots with the program team, possibly even knowing the filming location in advance.

Then, she used this to attract attention and win the favor of passersby.

Unable to contain her curiosity, she asked, "Zhenzhen, why are you carrying children’s clothes with you?"

She did want to see how Ye Zhenzhen would explain this.

Ye Zhenzhen curved her lips into a smile and replied indifferently, "Because in the first episode, I saw that little girl selling oranges whose clothes didn’t fit well, but it was too rushed at the time, and I also didn’t have the money to buy her clothes, which I regretted.

Later, after returning home, I got in touch with her grandmother and had someone mail her some clothes that fit.

So, before setting out this time, I specifically gathered some clothes for boys and girls, thinking that if the filming location was still in a mountainous area, they could be used.

If it’s not in a mountainous area, and they can’t be used, I will bring them back."

Or, when she had time later on, she would go into the mountains again and bring them to the children in need.

The reason Ye Zhenzhen did this was entirely due to her habits from her previous life, where a significant portion of the money she made was spent on charity.

Every time she went into the mountains to visit the children or went to some remote places to film, she would bring clothes for the children, as well as art supplies like pencils and notebooks for the left-behind children in the local area.

Han Jiangxue never expected Ye Zhenzhen to mention the little girl selling oranges from the first episode, and she didn’t know what to say for a moment.

Her face went from pale to flush with irritation, regretting her own talkativeness, which had given Ye Zhenzhen a chance to explain.

[Ah, everyone look, this is the star I like, she really is a good person!]

[My God, she actually remembered the little girl selling oranges and even sent clothes to her...]

[And while doing these things, Ye Zhenzhen was still being criticized by the whole internet, without revealing a bit of it to anyone.]

[Cut it out~ Just making it up, what else does Ye Jianjian know besides putting on a show?]

[This time, Zhenzhen wasn’t putting on a show. I can testify to that. Everyone go check my Weibo @YishanVillageXiaoLin, I can take a photo of the clothes that the little girl received for everyone to see.]

Having packed her suitcase, Ye Zhenzhen got ready to leave with Xiao Chen.

Seeing this, Xiao Jie’s Grandpa hurriedly stuffed all the cash he had earned from selling eggs that morning into Ye Zhenzhen’s hands, "Miss, here is more than 300 yuan. I don’t know if that’s enough, but if it’s not, you can come back home with me to get more."

All this odd and assorted cash was what he had earned from selling eggs that morning.

How could Ye Zhenzhen accept the old man’s money? She declined, "Grandpa, we’re here to film a show, these clothes aren’t a big deal. Just let Xiao Jie wear them..."

Xiao Jie, standing to one side and tilting his head, asked, "Pretty sister, are you thinking of giving away all the clothes in this box?"

He had heard everything Ye Zhenzhen said just now.

Ye Zhenzhen nodded, "Yes, to those who need them."

"I have a classmate who has two sisters with no clothes to wear, can you give them some?" he asked, his face filled with compassion.

Xiao Jie’s Grandpa frowned, "Xiao Jie, you can’t be so rude."

"Grandpa, this isn’t about being rude, Huanhuan and her sisters really don’t have clothes to wear." Turning his head, Xiao Jie addressed Ye Zhenzhen earnestly;

"Pretty sister, if you don’t believe me, I can take you to our village to see. Huanhuan is my classmate. He has no father, and his mother ran away, they’re really pitiful..."