Chapter 23
Today, when everyone set out, they still felt that the vegetables wouldn't sell out. But in the blink of an eye, Liang Jie had already sold out here.
Zhou Sheng still had some left over there, so Wu Hai ran over to Zhou Sheng's place and brought all of their vegetables over. Relying on Liang Jie's popularity, they sold out again in one go.
When the few people were about to call it a day, they suddenly remembered and Wu Hai asked: "We almost forgot, what about Ji Xiaonian and the others?"
Liang Jie also suddenly realized, saying: "I don't know if they've sold out yet either."
Zhou Sheng pointed in a direction, saying: "Those two should be over there. Let's take the tricycles over to take a look."
Wu Hai nodded. Then the few people nimbly got on the tricycles and slowly set off amidst the onlooking crowd.
Over here, Ji Xiaonian and Shen Shuyao were still chatting and laughing. There was still a little over half of their vegetables left, but they weren't in a hurry, leisurely chatting with the vegetable-selling auntie next to them.
"Are you celebrities? I watch TV shows every day, how come I've never seen you before?" The curious auntie asked.
Ji Xiaonian smiled and answered: "Auntie, I'm not famous. The one next to me, Shuyao, has played supporting roles in two shows, but now most people only pay attention to the main leads, so not many people recognize us."
Listening at the side, Shen Shuyao couldn't help but feel upset in her heart. Indeed, if you were only an unimportant supporting character, then no one would recognize you.
"But our Shuyao is so outstanding. In the future, you will definitely see her on TV, and might even become a fan of her shows," Ji Xiaonian casually cracked the melon seeds that the auntie had brought over, speaking with certainty.
"Oh, okay, okay, then I'll be waiting to watch you on TV." The auntie was chatting happily, naturally grabbing Ji Xiaonian's hand.
When she heard those words, Shen Shuyao's heart shook. She looked over with complicated emotions - shock, anticipation, and being moved. She hadn't expected to hear such words from Ji Xiaonian's mouth.
And the camera guy recording this captured the scene of the woman laughing and chatting with the auntie, while next to them, Shen Shuyao's eyes were filled with gentleness and being moved as she kept staring at Ji Xiaonian's profile.
Under the sunshine, it was as if both women were bathed in a halo of golden light, looking extremely dazzling. This scene formed a contrast.
One was happily laughing, the other silently gazing, just like a pair of lovers in the throes of passion.
Ji Xiaonian turned her head around. Seeing Shen Shuyao staring at her, she returned a bright smile and asked caringly: "Hot?"
Shen Shuyao was a little blank for a moment, dumbly shaking her head before shyly answering: "It's okay, not very hot."
Although that's how the female lead answered, Ji Xiaonian still saw the beads of sweat on her forehead. Thoughtfully, she took the auntie's fan next to her and started fanning while chatting with the auntie.
Feeling the breeze, Shen Shuyao turned her head and smiled back, almost stunning Ji Xiaonian.
Tsk tsk, as expected of the female lead, she really was lethal. This obedient smile almost made her lose control.
"Xiaonian!" Wu Hai's loud voice rang out as he drove over on a tricycle with Liang Jie.
Zhou Sheng also parked his tricycle and got off, walking over with the others. Some onlookers had followed the tricycles over, and the area was now filled with people.
Ji Xiaonian looked up and was surprised. "Brother Sheng, Wu Hai, why did you all come over and bring so many people..."
Seeing so many people taking photos around her, Shen Shuyao felt a little embarrassed and lowered her straw hat. Right now, even she felt that her look was very ugly.
Although the town was small, it had a large population. The vegetable market was also a place with a high concentration of people. Hearing that celebrities had come to film a show, many onlookers came to join in the excitement.
Liang Jie walked over to the vegetable stall and laughed. "Not bad, good business today. There's still more than half a tray left to sell out."
Seeing the crowd of onlookers growing larger and larger, Ji Xiaonian was stunned and blurted out: "How come as soon as you guys came, you brought so many people over..."
Wu Hai laughed and said: "It's because big celebrity Liang Jie attracted them over. I'm so sour that apparently no one recognizes me?"
Zhou Sheng walked over smiling. "The fruit stall's number one sister's ability to attract a crowd."
Liang Jie quickly waved her hands. "Brother Sheng, stop teasing me. Back in the day, you were one of the top in the rock music scene."
Zhou Sheng shook his head. He let out an hearty laugh, but his eyes still held a trace of sadness as he said: "Let bygones be bygones, hahaha."
"Sister Jie, are you guys filming a show together?" A young girl asked excitedly.
"Yes, do you need to buy vegetables?" Liang Jie replied with a smile.
"I must support Sister Jie. Can I get an autograph from you later?" The girl was elated.
"Sure." Liang Jie politely answered.
"Hello, can I get three jin?" The excited girl said.
Hearing that, Shen Shuyao was a little stunned for a moment before hurriedly placing the vegetables carefully on the scale.
With more and more people coming over, several plucked up the courage to come buy vegetables. Ji Xiaonian was worried that the female lead wouldn't be able to handle it alone, so she also joined in on the weighing.
In just a short while, the vegetable baskets were emptied. Shen Shuyao was still a little muddled.
Ji Xiaonian gave Liang Jie a thumbs up, nodding and saying: "Your ability to attract a crowd is amazing."
Liang Jie was embarrassed by the praise. To tell the truth, as the fruit stall host, her popularity was naturally very high.
She had come to participate in the Loving Life variety show mainly because she owed the director a favor. She had been coaxed into agreeing this time, thinking that her schedule wasn't too packed anyway.
"Alright, mission accomplished, let's go back and rest!" Wu Hai happily said. Although Liang Jie's popularity had caused a small sensation in this town, striking a tiny blow to his ego.
Zhou Sheng also smiled sincerely from his heart. Shen Yang silently tidied up the baskets and loaded them onto the tricycle.
Ji Xiaonian turned to look at the auntie she had been chatting with just now. "Auntie, we're finished for the day. Bye!"
"Oh, okay young lady." The auntie said. Then suddenly she got up and ran over, laughing: "Let's take a photo together. I'll bring it back to show my daughter. From now on, I'm your fan!"
Ji Xiaonian was surprised. She hadn't expected that her first fan would turn out to be a vegetable-selling auntie she had casually chatted with.
"Sure, Auntie." Ji Xiaonian readily agreed, pulling Shen Shuyao over to take a photo together.
Although Shen Shuyao felt a little uncomfortable, she still put on a smile and took a few pictures.
Seeing the auntie put away her phone, Ji Xiaonian joked: "Auntie, you'd better save those well. If I get famous one day, the photos might be worth some money."
"Hahaha, what an interesting young lady you are." The auntie laughed and answered: "Okay, when you get famous, I'll sell the photos."
"Hahahahaha." Ji Xiaonian laughed out loud happily. She didn't know if she would become famous, but the female lead definitely would.
Hearing her laugh, Shen Shuyao next to her also chuckled. But in her heart, she suddenly felt a little confused. Would she become famous?