Chapter 35: Chapter 35: A Big Order is About to Land

Most people agreed to give up their spot for five thousand yuan, but the fourth person in line decided to jack up the price.

"I’ve been waiting in this line for over half an hour. Five thousand is nowhere near enough. Make it ten thousand! Transfer me the money, and the spot is yours."

As he spoke, he gave Yun Zijin a suggestive look, his eyes raking over her from head to toe.

Yun Zijin’s expression instantly turned cold. She ignored him completely and addressed the tenth person in line.

"Hi, I’ll give you five thousand yuan for your spot. Would you mind going to the back of the line?" 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Yes! Of course!"

He had been in line for less than an hour and was about to make five thousand yuan. Wasn’t that way better than the seven or eight thousand he’d make from a whole month of work?

’That guy who tried to jack up the price must be kicking himself right now!’

Without wasting any more words, Yun Zijin had the young man pull up his payment QR code and promptly scanned it to transfer the money.

"HEY, HEY, HEY! You asked me first! I don’t need ten thousand anymore. Five thousand is a little low, but I’ll reluctantly agree."

Yun Zijin couldn’t be bothered with him. She walked directly to the second spot in line, and Zero One through Ling Qi fell into line behind her.

The man was now sandwiched between Yun Zijin’s bodyguards. After Ling Er shot him a single, cool glance, he immediately fell silent.

When a staff member signaled that they could enter, Yun Zijin paid for all seven of her bodyguards’ tickets as well.

However, Yun Zijin hadn’t expected that the few five-thousand-yuan payments and the ticket fees would also be recognized by the system as completing her spending task.

Of course, these few tens of thousands were a drop in the bucket compared to her five-million-yuan balance.

Still, she breathed a sigh of relief, having confirmed that as long as someone witnessed her spending money, it would count as having an "audience" and contribute to her spending task.

’Thank goodness she didn’t have to shout and draw a crowd on purpose.’

Upon entering the museum and seeing the artifacts on display, Yun Zijin felt as if she had been transported back in time.

However, Yun Zijin hadn’t gone far before she noticed a group of people filming a livestream inside.

Yun Zijin had heard that some museums prohibit photography, but this was the first time she’d ever seen anyone livestreaming and recording video inside one.

’However, judging by their attire, they appeared to be museum staff. Was this an official museum livestream?’

Listening to their presentation, Yun Zijin found herself unconsciously following them, taking in the exhibits as she listened to their commentary.

Yun Zijin’s group of eight was quite conspicuous, and the livestream crew had noticed her following them for some time.

Judging by her expression, she seemed to be listening intently to their commentary and hadn’t once taken out her phone to take pictures.

The host gave her co-host a look. The co-host understood instantly, said a quick word to the audience, and stepped away from the camera.

Then, she headed in Yun Zijin’s direction.

Yun Zijin was still following the host’s commentary and admiring the artifacts when she looked up and saw the co-host walking toward her with a bright smile.

’I haven’t broken any rules, have I?’

Yun Zijin’s first instinct was to wonder what she might have done wrong.

"Hello, I noticed you’ve been following our staff and listening to the commentary. Would you mind being on camera? Our host would like to do a quick, on-the-spot interview."

"Let me put on a mask."

Yun Zijin then took out her mask and sunglasses.

The co-host was speechless.

’She’s such a beautiful young woman. Why doesn’t she want to show her face?’

"Well, get ready. Our host will be over in a moment."

Yun Zijin nodded. Zero One and Ling Er flanked her, standing guard on her left and right.

’Do young people need to travel with bodyguards these days?’

"Hello! I’m the deputy director of the Dijing Fangtu Museum. May I ask your name, miss?"

"My surname is Yun."

"Miss Yun, may I ask what brings you to the museum today?"

"Just passing by."

The deputy director was at a loss for words.

"Well... I can see you’re a very spontaneous person, Miss Yun! I noticed you were listening very intently to our commentary earlier. Did you learn anything interesting?"

The deputy director looked at Yun Zijin with a hint of anticipation.

"I learned a few things I don’t normally come across. We just passed a silk exhibit, and I’m quite interested in buying something in a similar style."

It had to be said that, deep down, Yun Zijin held a profound love for the culture of Hua Country.

’The silk was so beautiful. She couldn’t buy the original artifact, but surely she could buy a reproduction, right?’

"Wow! It seems you’re quite fond of silk, Miss Yun. As it happens, our museum partners with a silk workshop. If you’re interested, we can discuss it more off-camera."

The deputy director’s eyes lit up the moment she heard Yun Zijin wanted to buy silk.

So few young people bought traditional handicrafts these days. The silk workshop their museum partnered with had been struggling for the past few years.

"Alright. You should get back to your livestream."

In truth, Yun Zijin wasn’t used to having a camera on her. It felt rather awkward.

Her answers had been a bit stiff as a result.

The deputy director shot another look at the co-host before resuming her museum livestream.

"Miss Yun, you can talk to me about purchasing the silk.

What are you looking for? We have ready-made products as well as custom-order options."

"Where is your silk workshop? Can I see some samples?"

Although Yun Zijin was interested in the silk displayed in the museum, she didn’t want to spend a fortune only to receive an inferior product that didn’t live up to the quality of the display.

"You can rest assured on that front. Our museum has been partners with this silk workshop for many years. The quality is absolutely guaranteed.

We have samples, too. Please wait a moment, I’ll go get them for you!"

Having finally landed a potential customer, the co-host forgot all about the livestream and ran off to find silk samples for Yun Zijin.

Worried that Yun Zijin might finish her tour and leave, she practically sprinted there and back.

"Miss... Miss Yun... th-these... here are the samples. Other than being recent productions, the craftsmanship is absolutely identical to the pieces in the museum."

The co-host panted for a good while before finally catching her breath.

She opened the box, and sure enough, there were several strips of silk samples inside. However, because the co-host had been in such a hurry, they were all jumbled together in a mess.

Yun Zijin picked one from the box. It was so silky smooth in her hand that it slipped through her fingers.

"I’d like a custom order. Are you the right person to talk to?"

Yun Zijin hadn’t forgotten that she still had a five-million-yuan spending task to complete today.

’If she could spend the entire five million here, that would be perfect.’

The co-host had no idea that a massive order was about to land in her lap.

"Yes, of course! Are you still planning to listen to the commentary? For a custom order, we’ll need to go to an office to discuss the details."

Since Yun Zijin had been following the livestream tour, the co-host was worried she might be displeased at the suggestion of leaving it.

"It’s fine. I can always come back later if I want to hear more. Let’s go talk about the custom silk order first."

Although Yun Zijin enjoyed the commentary, completing her spending task was more important.

"This way, please. We can talk in the office."