Chapter 27: Pay Close Attention, This Man Is Called Handsome (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"Help! There’s a cockroach in our room!"

The voice belonged to Song Yanfei. Hearing her, Meng Ziyi stood up immediately. She and Song Yanfei were quite close, so she hurried over, looking worried.

But halfway there, she stopped abruptly and waved at Xu Xiu.

"Are you coming or not? You don't expect us girls to catch a cockroach, do you?"

Xu Xiu pointed at his own face, looking puzzled: "Me? Go into your girls' dorm? Is that really appropriate..."

He was genuinely confused. Heaven knows what kind of strange things might be in a girls' dorm; it would be so awkward if he saw something he shouldn't!

"What's inappropriate about it? Hurry up, before the cockroach disappears."

Meng Ziyi left him with that instruction and ran back to the dorm. Although Xu Xiu really didn't want to go, he couldn't just stand by while they were in distress. With a sigh, he followed her inside.

When he entered, he realized he had overthought it. There were no bras or panties flying around. This left Xu Xiu feeling a tiny bit disappointed... no, wait! He felt relieved.

Only Meng Ziyi, Song Yanfei, and Lamu were in the room. Seeing Xu Xiu enter, they quickly chimed in:

"It ran into the corner of the wardrobe. Please help us get it; we’re too scared."

"Don't worry, leave it to me."

As soon as the words left his mouth, Xu Xiu, under the gaze of three women, grabbed his slipper. When he moved the wardrobe, he indeed found the cockroach trembling in the corner. Perhaps knowing it couldn't escape its fate, it remained very still, and Xu Xiu flattened it with a single strike of his slipper.

Seeing the cockroach dead, the three women finally let out a sigh of relief.

But then, Xu Xiu stared at the cockroach's corpse with a look of profound grief: "Xiao Qiang, Xiao Qiang, what happened to you? Don't die, Xiao Qiang..."

The three women: (^_^;) *That's enough, really.*

Xu Xiu was suddenly stunned!

What was going on? Why wasn't there a system sound?

Turning back to look at their expressions, he remembered he had said that line before to a bowl of "chicken stewed with vermicelli." Although the women were looking at him as if he were an idiot, Xu Xiu didn't panic in the slightest; instead, he stood up with great elegance.

*Heh.* He was faking it!

He was so embarrassed he could have dug a three-bedroom apartment with his toes. This was truly a tragedy for the House of Cringe—it was mortifying!

When people are embarrassed, they always subconsciously do something to distract from the mood. Xu Xiu was no exception. He hummed a tune and walked toward the door with a jaunty step:

"Ah Zhen fell in love with Ah Qiang~ On a starry night~"

"A flying shoe soared over his head~ Ah Qiang was careless and didn't dodge~"

"Ah Qiang is finished~"

"Oh yeah, oh yeah~"

The three women looked at him with strange expressions. What kind of crazy thing were you singing?

This scene, however, had the audience laughing hysterically.

"Hahaha, when people are embarrassed, they really do try to distract themselves!"

"Given that Xu Xiu is currently super awkward in front of the three women, please calculate the area of his psychological shadow."

"What the hell is this music? Why is it so catchy?"

"Xu Xiu: Guys, can you relate? When three women look at you like you're a complete moron, the despair in my heart is real!"

"To be fair, those last two 'oh yeahs' actually had some soul. This kid has some real talent."

Xu Xiu just wanted to escape this place of turmoil. He had wanted to farm some exposure, but instead, he had just embarrassed himself!

*I shouldn't be here, I should be under the car!*

But just as he stepped one foot out of the room, he was pulled back by Meng Ziyi.

Xu Xiu was shocked!

*If you’re going to kill me, just do it! Does this woman want to whip my corpse?*

Whipping the corpse was fine, but he hoped she would use the whip he brought—it was high quality, sturdy, and most importantly, durable!

"Wait a second before you go. My curtains keep falling down and I can't reach the top. Help me fix them."

"Huh? Oh."

While Xu Xiu was fixing the curtains for Meng Ziyi, she was curled up there, happily munching on potato chips. She was scrolling through silly videos on Douyin, giggling as she watched.

Sure enough, Douyin could make one's IQ drop.

*When I get back later... I’m going to leave a glowing review for Three Kingdoms Kill!*

Three Kingdoms Kill: *I @#$% your @#$%...*

Just as Xu Xiu was about to finish with the curtains, a familiar voice suddenly came from Meng Ziyi’s phone.

"Pay attention! This man is called Xiao Shuai!"

Hearing that all-too-familiar voice, Xu Xiu immediately stopped what he was doing and leaned in. It wasn't that he didn't want to work; it was just that this stuff was a "man's speed bump."

In the same league were Ode Biao pulling bananas, carpet washing, donkey hoof trimming, MythBusters, building shelters, wilderness survival, Forged in Fire, *Drawing Sword*, and restoring antique objects.

These ten types of videos were known as the Ten Wonders of Douyin!

Stressed at work? Had a fight with your wife? Feeling restless?

Just watch any of these videos; they will shut you up and keep you glued to the screen.

At this moment, the video on Meng Ziyi’s phone continued to play.

"That day, Xiao Shuai got lost in the primeval jungle and accidentally fell off a hundred-meter cliff. When he opened his eyes..."

"Shandong Culture and Tourism welcomes you!"

Accompanied by the background music of *We Are Family*, the narrator said with great emotion:

"Jinan springs are the best in the world, Zibo is a land of pottery and ecology, Changshan is the land of longevity..."

Xu Xiu’s face froze, instantly turning into the "subway old man" meme.

No way!

Shandong Tourism, who taught you to edit videos like this? Are you trying to kill me?

Xu Xiu felt like he’d been backstabbed!

Is this appropriate?

Sure enough, when Xu Xiu looked at the comments below, they were all "glowing reviews."

"When a person is speechless, they really will laugh out loud /awkward smile/awkward smile"

"Mom! Did you eat too many scallions? Where has this spread to now? Is it too late to delete the video? IP: Shandong"

"Tell me where this has spread to /smile/smile IP: Shandong"

"I give up on you old trolls... now I have to check the account before I watch a movie breakdown!"

"Did you know? I was laughing at the Heilongjiang Tourism board a second ago, and then my own home got robbed. IP: Shandong"

Only then did Meng Ziyi notice Xu Xiu behind her, looking over with some confusion.

"What's wrong? Do you like watching tourism promo videos?"

"I like a piece of six!"

"Who is 'piece of six'?" Meng Ziyi frowned.

"Nothing. Keep scrolling Douyin."

"Oh."

Turning his head, Xu Xiu cursed these "old trolls" under his breath. It seemed that in the future, he really would have to check the account handle before watching any video breakdowns.

You’re supposed to be promoting tourism, not studying the *Art of War*!

Could it be that the post-00s generation has really taken over the accounts?

It’s just too much!

Xu Xiu felt like a total rookie in front of them! No matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't match the talent they were born with!