Love Apartment: The All-Around Comedian

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"Then you just swallowed Mika whole?" Su Mingyang joked.

Lu Zhanbo couldn't help but laugh: "Haha, that must be it, otherwise Meijia wouldn't hate Ziqiao so much."

Lu Ziqiao: "..."

Speak of the devil, and he appears. Chen Meijia pushes open the door, arms wrapped around a teddy bear, and scrutinizes the three of them: "What were you three just saying about me?"

Su Mingyang laughed and said, "I would say you are an invincible beauty in your youth."

"Mhm." Lu Zhanbo nodded in agreement.

"Tch, do you think I'd believe that?" Chen Meijia rolled her eyes. "If you guys don't have anything else to do, could you do me a favor? I need to move some flowers."

"Class beauty? Which class beauty? I like class beauty the most!" Lu Ziqiao was so excited that he couldn't wait to go out the door, and Lu Zhanbo quickly followed.

Su Mingyang was exasperated watching the two of them rushing around. He asked Chen Meijia, "Did you buy a lot of flowers? How many people do you need to help?"

Chen Meijia's eyes flashed: "It's not that many, but one more person means one more force. Please help me out."

Su Mingyang noticed Chen Meijia's expression and sensed that something was amiss.

But since she spoke up...

Since I had the time now, I didn't refuse.

I nodded in agreement, wanting to see exactly how much she bought.

The two of them went downstairs together.

After half an hour.

The living room of room 3602 was piled with roses, so much so that there was almost no room to step.

Looking at the room full of roses, Chen Meijia smiled more brightly than the flowers: "It's truly magnificent!"

Lu Zhanbo slumped onto the sofa, clutching his back, and complained, "You're the one who's spectacular; the rest of us are about to die a heroic death."

Lu Ziqiao said weakly, "She's the most deadly class beauty I've ever seen."

Chen Meijia looked at the two of them with disdain and said, "Why are you men making such a fuss about carrying a few flowers? Look at Mingyang, he's complaining here!"

Su Mingyang was pouring himself some water when he heard this and said expressionlessly, "Meijia, how dare you say that? I had no energy to complain after carrying things up and down for so long."

Chen Meijia gave an awkward smile.

Lu Ziqiao then retorted sarcastically, "She's out of her mind. I should have let her carry it all herself. Buying so many flowers, she thinks she's a flower fairy."

"Ha, ignorant. This is my newly discovered path to wealth." Chen Meijia glanced at Lu Ziqiao with disdain.

"Tch." Lu Ziqiao scoffed. "I've never seen anyone get rich from being a lovesick fool."

"What do you know, you loser? Last time I successfully sold the coat and made a small fortune. I believe it will be the same this time. When I become rich, don't you dare steal my idea and make a laughing stock." Chen Meijia sneered, then suddenly remembered something and added, "Oh, I almost forgot, Valentine's Day is only one day. You won't have time to steal it even if you want to."

Chen Meijia's words were clearly a sarcastic remark directed at Lu Ziqiao for imitating her previous attempt to sell lottery tickets at a bar.

This made Lü Ziqiao blush instantly, and Zhao was speechless.

Chen Meijia was very pleased with his appearance.

Su Mingyang smiled and asked, "So how do you plan to sell these flowers?"

"Of course, we'll find a better stall to sell them tonight," Chen Meijia said matter-of-factly. "I buy these flowers for two yuan each, and I'll make at least twenty yuan tonight. I have over two thousand roses here, so it'll add up to..."

At this point, Chen Meijia paused for a moment and started counting on her fingers: "One times seven is seven, two times seven is forty-eight, March 8th is Women's Day, May 1st is Labor Day, June 1st is Children's Day..."

Su Mingyang, Lu Zhanbo, and Lü Ziqiao were all speechless upon seeing this.

If someone like that tries to do business, they'll get themselves into trouble sooner or later!

Chapter 309

Chen Meijia counted on her fingers for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so she simply gave up and waved her hands excitedly, saying, "Anyway, if I sell all these flowers, I will definitely make a lot of money! Then I will become a rich woman."

Lu Ziqiao said helplessly, "See? I told you this frog doesn't need to be boiled; it will boil on its own."

Lu Zhanbo frowned and said to Chen Meijia, "Are you really going to sell flowers tonight? It's very hard work."

“Of course, hard work leads to wealth,” Chen Meijia said with a smile.

Su Mingyang poured cold water on the idea: "Meijia, I think you should just give up and return the flowers. The competition for flowers is too fierce today. What are you going to use to compete with others? You'll be lucky if you can sell a hundred stems. You'll still lose money in the end."

With her hands on her hips and a confident look on her face, Chen Meijia said, "Don't worry, with my cute and sweet face and my eloquent tongue, how could I be afraid of not being able to compete with others? If I stand there and shout '723' a few times, it will definitely be snatched up in no time."

"So confident, huh?" Seeing Chen Meijia's smugness, Su Mingyang didn't know what to say.

Lu Ziqiao retorted sharply, "Meijia, you're dreaming. You think they'll be snatched up in a minute? You're dreaming. When you can't sell a single one, I'd like to see if you'll still be laughing then."

“How could that be?” Chen Meijia retorted. “Every man who falls in love will buy a rose on Valentine’s Day; it’s market demand.”

Lu Ziqiao sneered, "This isn't a real market, it's a club of suckers."

At this point, he pointed to Lu Zhanbo beside him and continued, "For example, this guy is a prime example of someone who gets ripped off."

Su Mingyang found it somewhat amusing.

Lu Zhanbo was completely baffled; he was caught in the crossfire even when he was lying down.

Lu Ziqiao didn't care what Lu Zhanbo thought and continued, "A flower usually costs two yuan, but today it costs twenty. A meal costs two hundred yuan, but today it costs two thousand. It seems like a good deal, but it's all just fluff. That's how a bubble economy comes about. Now the financial crisis is getting more and more serious. Mr. sucker, are you really willing to waste your money like this?"

His last words were to Lu Zhanbo.

Lu Zhanbo thought for a moment, then hesitated and said, "I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Ziqiao interrupted him immediately, saying, "Look! The sucker is starting to reflect. This kind of fake price gouging should have been boycotted long ago, and the thing that should be criticized the most is this—roses!"

“Yes, Ziqiao, that’s a good point.” Su Mingyang agreed wholeheartedly and gave Ziqiao a light handshake.

Chen Meijia rolled her eyes and said with a forced smile, "Ziqiao, so you have such a good eye for business?"

Lu Ziqiao was so proud of himself that his tail was practically wagging in the air: "That's right, I've always been a scholar with unique insights into the real economy."

After he finished speaking, he bowed very politely to Chen Meijia.

The satire was very strong.

Chen Meijia was very disdainful of his pretentious act and immediately started criticizing him: "I'll spray you to death with a mouthful of salt soda. You're so poor and so sour, and you call yourself an economist?"

Lu Ziqiao smiled slightly, ignoring Chen Meijia's personal attacks, and continued to persuade her: "There's already an online democratic alliance against high Valentine's Day prices and inflated rose prices, and it's already garnered over a million followers. I advise you to listen to Mingyang and return all these flowers. What if they don't sell by midnight? We'll just have them in salads?"

Chen Meijia's competitive spirit was ignited by these words, and she retorted defiantly, "Hmph, mind your own business! I'll definitely sell them all before midnight and give your bullshit theory and the Poverty Alliance a resounding slap in the face with my actions!"

Seeing that she was still stubborn, Lu Ziqiao was speechless: "What's that saying again? If you don't listen to the elders, you'll die in front of me!"

Seeing the two locked in a fierce battle, Su Mingyang felt somewhat helpless.

Lu Ziqiao is usually not very reliable.

But what he said this time made a lot of sense and was consistent with his views.

Unfortunately, Chen Meijia got addicted to fighting with Lu Ziqiao; if he said east, she would insist on going west.

Now, not even ten oxen could pull them back.

no way.

Let's just quietly observe and watch the drama unfold.

When Chen Meijia can't sell her flowers, she'll know what the harsh realities of society mean!

Chapter 310

Chen Meijia couldn't stand Lu Ziqiao's self-righteous attitude and said with a look of disdain, "Want to gamble? How about a million? Oh, I forgot, you economist are a penniless pauper."

These words were a direct slap in the face to Lu Ziqiao, and he couldn't stand it. He retorted, "Don't regret it, Chen Meijia. Since you're so stubborn, let's go big and bet on the ultimate prize in the martial arts world—the Tathagata Palm."

"The Tathagata Palm?" Chen Meijia was taken aback, and her performance became serious.

"How about it, scared now?" Lu Ziqiao laughed.

Su Mingyang vaguely remembered this Tathagata Palm technique, but he wasn't particularly interested in it.

Lu Zhanbo looked completely bewildered: "What is the Tathagata Palm?"

Lu Ziqiao's gaze sharpened as he explained, "It means the winner slaps the other person ten times, loud slaps, as hard as you can, without any mercy!"

"Hiss~" Lu Zhanbo gasped, frowning, "But Meijia is a girl..."

Chen Meijia said nonchalantly, "It's alright. The rules of the martial arts world apply equally to everyone. Don't worry, I won't suffer any losses. I'm a master of the all-around hand."

Su Mingyang was speechless and said to Chen Meijia, "What use is your straight hand? You need to be thick-skinned to be effective. Do you have that?"

"Of course I did!" Chen Meijia retorted instinctively, then realized she hadn't heard her clearly. Her face flushed slightly, and she changed the subject, saying, "Mingyang, do you mean—that I'll lose?"

"I can only say the probability is very high," Su Mingyang shrugged.

Chen Meijia glared at her, about to say something.

Lu Zhanbo said, "Mingyang is right. Meijia, you have a high chance of losing. If you lose, you'll get slapped ten times. How can you stand that? I think you should just give up."

"Ha, look, the eyes of the masses are discerning. Nobody thinks you can sell these flowers before midnight, so I advise you not to gamble. I don't want to be known as someone who hits women later."

Lu Ziqiao laughed smugly. He had only proposed the bet to put Chen Meijia in a difficult position, and now it seemed he had won.

"Hey! Tui!" Chen Meijia spat at Lu Ziqiao and said angrily, "You think I won't gamble just because you tell me not to? Who do you think you are? I'm going to gamble anyway!"

"Are you sure you want to gamble?" Lu Ziqiao raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.

"Absolutely, definitely, and without a doubt!" Chen Meijia sneered.