20. I am cute and knowledgeable, stirring the hearts of my rival in love.
The foolish rival in love deserves to not earn a dime.
Now, they actually dare to question me, wondering where the problem lies?
In emotions, Lin Yibai wishes her rival in love would die sooner.
In reason, why should she tell you?
She couldn’t care less: “I don’t know, I don’t understand, don’t ask me.” Not knowing what to say, Lin Yibai waved her hand behind her and was about to leave gracefully.
Gu Xiaoxue went to Xia Changyu’s side and pointed at Lin Yibai’s figure.
It seemed like she was still saying something.
What does an inexperienced hostess know?
Ahhhh, Xiaoxue, how could you say such disgusting and discriminatory words!
Hostess, what’s wrong with being a hostess? All the hostesses around are carefully selected, with high standards in appearance, physique, and quality.
Especially Gu Xiaoxue’s roommates who came to join in.
“Just a stinky hostess, probably just some vocational school girl they picked up, Xia Changyu, it’s better to ask me than her, at least I won’t mess up your business.”
“As a hostess, I can only say those who understand, understand.”
“I heard they also stay in hotels.”
“Hotels? Those who understand, understand, hehe!”
Lin Yibai felt extremely uncomfortable. She didn’t understand why Gu Xiaoxue harbored malice towards the hostess profession; it had cracked the image of her once-perfect goddess.
And the words of Gu Xiaoxue’s roommates only fueled her anger.
It was more than mere malice.
It was blatant slander and defamation.
Seeing Gu Xiaoxue’s roommates increasingly say terrible things, Lin Yibai couldn’t bear it any longer and shouted, “Shut up! If you have any opinions about me, you can say them to my face or even file a complaint, but please don’t generalize it to all of us who work part-time.”
“What? Did I say something wrong?” Yang Yueping put her hands on her hips in a fierce manner, ready to tear into Lin Yibai if she dared to retort.
“Regarding the education issue, you can check the job advertisement; one of the requirements is a ‘bachelor’s degree.’ If you have any questions, you can ask the organizers for clarification, instead of making unfounded slanders against us. Moreover, you say ‘those who understand, understand,’ so may I ask, what do you understand? Riddler of the Four Corners?” Lin Yibai had tolerated these people before, but now she had no reason to do so.
“You!” Yang Yueping was furious.
“You what? To be frank, with your qualifications, you probably wouldn’t even pass the interview.” Lin Yibai showed no mercy, and seeing them dissatisfied made her snap back. Yang Yueping and the others turned red, their veins bulging.
Xia Changyu felt like he could die.
Why? Why does Gu Xiaoxue have such roommates! He could endure it last time in the restaurant, but what kind of occasion is this?
It’s an expo filled with both domestic and foreign merchants!
You openly insult and slander someone, are you trying to make me socially die faster?
Though they were just part-time hostesses, they were also temporary workers hired with backing from the Fucheng government, get it?
Xia Changyu took a deep breath, feeling the need to ‘apologize’ to that girl.
At the same time, his discontent towards Gu Xiaoxue’s roommates grew.
It even escalated to dissatisfaction with Gu Xiaoxue herself.
However, before Xia Changyu could apologize, or rather, before Lin Yibai allowed him the chance to apologize, she pointed at his nose and coldly said, “Also, didn’t you want to know why those foreigners come and go?”
Lin Yibai snorted coldly and continued, “Of course I can tell you, but the reason I don’t want to tell you is simply because I feel it’s a waste of breath on someone who doesn’t even understand their own product positioning.”
Xia Changyu’s face grew serious: “Please elaborate.”
Lin Yibai pointed to several porcelain items with distinct national styles and said, “If I remember correctly, you’re in foreign trade, right? But you’re displaying a bunch of national-style porcelain in your foreign trade exhibition stand. What exactly do you want to achieve?”
This question left Xia Changyu momentarily stunned.
At this moment, Gu Xiaoxue expressed her dissatisfaction.
She thought this was her chance to shine and maintain her boyfriend’s image in Xia Changyu’s eyes.
So she stood up and retorted, “What’s wrong with showcasing porcelain that has our cultural characteristics on our land? This is cultural export, a demonstration of patriotism.”
Upon hearing Gu Xiaoxue’s words, Lin Yibai was left speechless, her heart bleeding!
What has made you become so wise?
Is it because of that Xia Changyu?
In fact, even Xia Changyu felt taken aback; he thought he had never wanted to dig a hole to jump in during his whole life.
His girlfriend was supposed to boost his image, not embarrass him.
And those words coming from Gu Xiaoxue made Lin Yibai feel somewhat at a loss.
Eventually, she sighed in defeat and said softly, “I’ve said all I needed to say.”
Xia Changyu asked, “Do you have any suggestions?”
Lin Yibai originally didn’t want to answer him.
But upon looking at Gu Xiaoxue and her roommates, she suddenly felt a sense of shared plight.
In simple terms, it was a feeling of empathy.
She seemed to see her own past reflected in Xia Changyu.
Opening her mouth, it was mainly Gu Xiaoxue’s performance that frustrated her! She said disheartenedly, “Since you’re in foreign trade, and you have so much national-style porcelain on display, then I’ll assume you’re trading with overseas Chinese, right? But clearly, overseas Chinese won’t come to the expo looking for what they need, so your main clientele should be genuine foreigners.”
Xia Changyu asked, “Please continue?”
Lin Yibai gave him a deep glance and said, “I truly doubt whether you even studied international trade. My personal suggestion is to replace some of the national-style porcelain with items like the Virgin Mary, Holy Child, Santa Claus figurines… or even a glass crystal ball. From a foreigner’s perspective, these would attract their attention far more than national-style porcelain. They are here to do business with you and aim to make money with their own culture, not to help you promote national style.”
With that, Lin Yibai truly left.
She was afraid that if she stayed any longer, Gu Xiaoxue might say even wiser things, causing a further rift with the image of the perfect goddess she had once upheld.
Clearly, there hadn’t been such issues during their relationship! Could it be that she was too narrow-minded?
Before breaking up, she was a perfect goddess.
After breaking up, she began to see more and more flaws in Xiaoxue.
Xia Changyu opened his mouth several times, wanting to extend a hand to keep her from leaving. He believed what that girl said was very right; surely, they would have many shared topics!
‘They could chat about the prospects of foreign trade.’
‘They could discuss how to better attract foreigners and earn their money.’
‘There might be arguments, but it should be very interesting, right?’
A picture of sitting with Lin Yibai and discussing the future flashed in Xia Changyu’s mind, and he even felt giddy at the thought.
However, reality pulled him back down.
Gu Xiaoxue and her roommates, seeing Lin Yibai turn to leave, wore victorious expressions and stated that they had many topics to talk about with Xia Changyu:
“What shall we have for lunch?”
“I heard XXX restaurant is great!”
“We just helped you drive away that nuisance of a stinky hostess, Xia Changyu, so you must thank us properly! Of course, we won’t make it difficult for you; just treat us to a big meal, hehe.”
“Yay, a big meal.”
Xia Changyu:……
He slapped his own face; at that moment, his feelings could only be described in four words.
Painful mask!
