The Rich Siblings Get Stuck with a Cheapskate System on a Variety Show

Shi Lexi accidentally bound herself to a miserly System. As a wealthy young lady who was used to spending lavishly, she began, for the first time, to learn how to be stingy.

The System told her, “This is a novel world. You're a cannon-fodder supporting female character. If you want to change your fate, you have to earn Merit Points, and the fastest way to do that is to be stingy.”

Just then, an invitation to appear on a variety show arrived.

It was the first episode of a show featuring celebrity siblings.

The production team told three pairs of siblings to choose any form of transportation to get to the filming house.

The original heroine and her brother chose to take the subway to save on expenses, earning praise from countless viewers.

But Shi Lexi said, “We'll take shared bikes, thanks.”

Her younger brother, Shi Yanze, stared in shock. “What the heck?”

He'd had a private car and driver take him everywhere for as long as he could remember!

A few minutes later, the livestream showed Shi Lexi and her brother shrieking in panic as they rode shared bikes.

Her brother, who had never ridden a bicycle before, stared blankly at the camera. “Have you ever experienced the agony of pedaling a bike against a cold wind?”

The viewers: “?”

Hahahaha, poor little brother. Let's feel sorry for him for two seconds.

[This act of stinginess has reached 100%. Merit Points +100]

After going through all kinds of hardship to reach the filming house, Shi Yanze pleaded in a low voice, “Sis, I'll do well on my next exam, I swear. Can you stop torturing me?”

Shi Lexi lectured him solemnly. “Being hardworking and able to endure hardship is one of the most basic virtues. Got it?”

Shi Yanze's mouth twitched. “Got it.”

Later, the viewers witnessed the difficult lives led by the siblings as they squeezed onto buses, fought over supermarket specials, and tried every trick to meet the minimum spend and get a discount just to save three yuan.

Viewers marveled, “Shi Lexi and her brother are so hardworking. You can tell their family wasn't well-off when they were growing up. That's how they developed such good habits of working hard and putting up with hardship.”

Everyone felt even more sorry for the resilient siblings, and their popularity skyrocketed overnight.

Then, one day, a video exposing them was posted online.

It showed the general manager of a publicly listed company bending over courteously and saying to Shi Lexi, “Miss, you've finally come to inspect the company.”

Viewers and fans: “??”

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During the time Shi Lexi was on the variety show, her life was extremely difficult.

When her childhood sweetheart, the domineering CEO, heard about it, he called her himself. “I heard you took your brother on a variety show and rode the bus?”

Shi Lexi tried to save face. “...That's not true.”

Her CEO fiancé: “I transferred a hundred million to your account. Tell me when you've spent it.”

Shi Lexi: “...”

Who needs your lousy money!

[Blurb written on 2024.11.16 and screenshotted]

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