199: Surprise or shock?

"But I heard the sound coming from you!"

Brother Hui looked confused; he had genuinely heard the sound coming from A Li.

"No, I didn't say that at all." A Li also looked down at herself in confusion.

"A Li, since you said someone wants to marry you with 500 million vietnamese dong, I also want to confess to you that my family is actually very rich. I am a second-generation rich kid, and my family might be able to offer a betrothal gift of 1.5 billion vietnamese dong."

"Brother Hui, is what you're saying true? You're actually willing to give my family so much in betrothal gifts."

A Li, who had been looking down, suddenly lifted her head, her face full of excitement. With her monthly income of 8 million vietnamese dong (around 2,200 dragon country currency), she didn't know how many years it would take to save 1.5 billion vietnamese dong (over 410,000 dragon country currency).

A strong sense of happiness instantly enveloped her. In Vietnam, the average person's betrothal gift is typically only 50 to 100 million vietnamese dong, which is about 13,000 to 27,000 dragon country currency.

Even in Saigon, for families with decent financial conditions, the most they would give is 200 to 500 million vietnamese dong in betrothal gifts, roughly 54,000 to 130,000 dragon country currency.

How wealthy must a family be to offer 1.5 billion vietnamese dong? A Li was almost intoxicated.

But when she looked up, what she saw was Brother Hui's surprised expression and his eyes darting around.

"A Li, that last sentence wasn't me either!"

Brother Hui's expression held a hint of fear.

The two of them immediately jumped up from their seats, looking around.

"Brother Hui, we haven't encountered something, have we?" A Li's voice was tinged with a slight sob.

Li Qinghe saw this and knew he couldn't let it continue; if it did, these two would be traumatized.

"Brother-in-law, excuse me, I'm a video blogger. That was a special effect for our show. To apologize, you two can guess which of my hands is hiding something. Even if you guess wrong, you'll get 500,000 vietnamese dong. If you guess correctly, you'll receive 3 million vietnamese dong."

Li Qinghe's sincere attitude helped Brother Hui maintain his composure, and his handsome face and tall stature also brought a smile to A Li's face.

However, the choice Li Qinghe presented made them hesitate, as there was a 2.5 million vietnamese dong difference between the two options.

As A Li had just mentioned, she only managed to save 3 million vietnamese dong in a month by being frugal.

If she chose correctly, it would be like getting an extra month's worth of savings, which made her very conflicted.

"You two discuss it and see which hand you want to choose."

Li Qinghe extended both hands and rotated them back and forth a few times in front of them.

"A Li, which one do you want to choose?"

Brother Hui looked at A Li.

"I... I don't know, I'm afraid of choosing wrong." A Li looked hesitant; this choice would determine the level of happiness she would get from this experience.

It was simple: more money meant more happiness.

Brother Hui was also a bit conflicted; 3 million vietnamese dong was not a small sum for him either.

"I suggest we let A Li choose. Girls are usually lucky."

Seeing that the two of them hesitated for a long time, not daring to make a choice, and instead began to ponder how Li Qinghe would make the item appear in his hand, Li Qinghe gave them a nudge.

"Alright, A Li, you choose. Any outcome is fine."

Brother Hui agreed to the suggestion.

"A Li, if you want to choose a hand, just place your hand on it." Li Qinghe smiled as he extended both hands in front of A Li.

A Li scratched her head and glanced at her Brother Hui.

"A Li, you choose."

"I... I choose the left hand."

"No, I choose the right hand."

"Left hand or right hand?"

A Li, in her struggle, placed both hands in Li Qinghe's palms, then gritted her teeth and only left the hand resting in Li Qinghe's right palm.

"You're sure about this, no changing your mind, right?"

Li Qinghe looked into her eyes.

"I'm sure, no changing." A Li's response became firm.

Brother Hui, standing by, watched A Li and Li Qinghe interact, not feeling jealous at all, but rather full of anticipation.

A Li, whose hand was still resting in Li Qinghe's palm, suddenly felt something fuzzy appear beneath her palm.

Humans generally have a startled reaction to something fuzzy suddenly appearing in their hands, and A Li was no exception.

With an "Ah!" she quickly pulled back her hand like lightning, then immediately pounced forward excitedly: "I guessed correctly!"

In Li Qinghe's palm, a fuzzy Labubu had appeared.

"Congratulations, you guessed correctly."

A Li shrieked and threw herself into Brother Hui's arms: "Brother Hui, I guessed it right, I guessed it right!"

"May your love last forever."

Li Qinghe smiled and placed six 500,000 vietnamese dong banknotes into A Li's hand.

"Thank you! Thank you!"

Having truly received 3 million vietnamese dong, A Li was so happy she bounced, thanking Li Qinghe profusely.

Brother Hui, standing by, also had a wide smile and thanked Li Qinghe.

They both believed that A Li was lucky, which was why she genuinely chose the hand with something in it.

Although they were a bit curious about how the Labubu appeared, the unexpected windfall made both of them subconsciously overlook this question.

Li Qinghe briefly told A Li and Brother Hui that this segment would be uploaded online, and he received their unanimous agreement. As for where the camera was, neither of them paid attention.

After all, getting the money was the truly important thing.

A Li and Brother Hui would probably celebrate well when they went back, because even after Li Qinghe gave the Labubu to A Li, she was still excitedly telling Brother Hui something as they turned to leave.

Actually, these 3 million vietnamese dong were intentionally given to A Li by Li Qinghe.

He could tell that these 3 million vietnamese dong were very important to them, so he didn't mind giving them a small unexpected fortune.

The way money is obtained has a different effect on increasing happiness.

When people receive a month's salary, they just purse their lips and think, "Damn, earning this paltry sum every month, I really don't want to do this anymore."

When people receive a month's bonus, they smack their lips, feeling it doesn't quite match their contributions. "Oh well, I'll take whatever they give."

When people receive a 100 dragon country currency red envelope from their boss, they smile slightly and thank them, then casually pocket it without much thought.

But if they snatch a red envelope in a group chat and get the "luckiest" one, even if it's just a few or a dozen dragon country currency, everyone can be happy for half a day.

And A Li's excitement upon receiving this money far surpassed the excitement of snatching a red envelope.

Because this outcome was also achieved through her own effort, meaning she made a choice.

Getting the best result this way is very uplifting.

Watching A Li and Brother Hui's figures disappear around the park corner.

Li Qinghe immediately edited the recent footage in his mind, then titled it "Surprise or Fright! 800 dragon country currency Can Make Someone Scream with Joy."

After reviewing it in his mind, he directly published it on the Kuaidou platform.

A fresh video was out, with full ventriloquism and vocal mimicry, and he even used his newly acquired portable space. He believed fans would also be curious how Li Qinghe made the toy suddenly appear in his hand.

Looking around, Li Qinghe got up and left. In this park, besides A Li, there didn't seem to be any other targets worth his attention for now.

This time, he planned to check out a nearby mall.

District 1 malls are never short of beautiful women.