Several people who went to pick lotus roots came back when it was almost dark. Each of them was drenched. And after being exposed to the sun all afternoon, they all smelled of sweat.
A few people went to take a shower and changed their clothes one after another. Seeing that the kitchen was still busy, they came to help Lu Ji and Zhou Chenxi cook.
Ren Qian and Zhuang Jingle group did not get many harvests as they have been paddling next to each other. Meanwhile, Shao Yunyi took the initiative to help them clean the freshly picked lotus roots.
Luo Xinghe couldn’t ride a tiger1骑虎难下: if you ride a tiger, it’s hard to get off (idiom); fig. impossible to stop halfway. It means that it is difficult to continue doing something, but the situation does not allow to stop halfway, and you are caught in a dilemma.. Since he said that he couldn’t cook, he went up to help for fear of exposure. In addition, the work of preparing vegetables in the kitchen was almost done. He could only sit next to Ren Qian and the others.
Aster being busy until more than eight o’clock in the evening, a table of dishes was finally ready.
Unexpectedly, the program team directly invited local villagers to come over and have dinner with them.
Because they were afraid that Zhou Chenxi and Lu Ji would not cook enough dishes, the villagers each prepared a specialty dish from home. They formed a table full of them and began to eat together in a noisy manner.
Shao Yunyi was a straight-forward character. She stood up with a wine glass in her hand and laughed loudly: “Welcome folks. If I knew this, President Lu and Chenxi wouldn’t have to work so hard. The two of them have been tossing in the kitchen for so long. It turns out that the fellow villagers have already prepared the full banquet!”
Everyone laughed out loud.
The villagers were also very enthusiastic. They all stood up, thanking Lu Ji and Zhou Chenxi for their hospitality: “The chef has worked hard.”
Zhou Chenxi hadn’t been the focus of everyone like this before. He was flattered for a while and stood up hurriedly: “It’s all the credit of everyone. Not only the dishes we cook, but the dishes you cook are also delicious!”
Everyone was very happy and had a drink happily.
Only Luo Xinghe sat in the corner with a tight frown.
On his left and right sides were farmers in coarse clothes.
Although it had been rated as a national-level tourist scenic area, in fact, the local villagers’ usual life had not yet reached the point of affluence. In addition to receiving tourists during the tourist season to make some extra money, most of the time they were still facing the yellow soil with their back to the sky. They were self-sufficient through farm work.
In this way, these villagers all look dark and swarthy. It’s no wonder as they were exposed to the sun all day long. How could it not be dark?
In addition, the clothes they were wearing were also crumpled and the whole person seemed to could never be washed clean no matter how much they took a bath, making people not want to get close at all.
Luo Xinghe didn’t want to eat with them at all, even though they were very polite and had been using the serving chopsticks on the table very carefully.
After a long time, Luo Xinghe almost forgot that he grew up in a peasant family in reality. Later, he left the countryside and went to Hengdian to be a Hengpiao2横漂: Hengpiao refers specifically to foreigners who participate in the filming of film and television dramas in Hengdian. This scope does not include ordinary people who come to work in Hengdian from other places and Hengdian locals.. After that, he was taken by a big director and played a supporting role in a movie. Never returned to the countryside.
Luo Xinghe mused that he should have won Ren Qian’s favor in the lotus pond today, even if he was robbed of the limelight by Ren Qian and Shao Yunyi several times in front of the camera.
After all, one of them was a movie king and the other was a popular little flower. In addition, Ren Qian and Shao Yunyi’s personalities were both carefree and particularly good at making jokes. It was estimated that this lotus root picking at the lotus pond, the shots of the two of them would be featured later in the show.
In this case, Luo Xinghe couldn’t be good at all. He knew that his only advantage was good luck and good looks.
Alas variety shows didn’t need a vase, but an interesting soul.
Luo Xinghe, who was used to being the protagonist, was used to being flattered and had forgotten what it’s like to let go of his image to make others laugh. Even the assistant director quietly reminded him when he came back from lotus pond, telling him to let go and not be so “demure”.
Luo Xinghe was a person who was good at planning and calculating gains and losses, but this time he regretted it very much.
He shouldn’t have come to this show.
But fortunately, there was another character he could attack here, as well as a supporting role that would always be his foil, so there was still room for redemption.
After dinner, the villagers dispersed one after another. Luo Xinghe took the initiative to stand up and work, intending to show it in front of Lu Ji.
“Let me do it,” Luo Xinghe said, “President Lu has worked hard today, so leave the dish washing to me.”
“Yeah yeah!” Shao Yunyi didn’t hear anything wrong in his words, so she stood up and said, “Let’s wash, let’s wash. President Lu and Xiao Zhou, you rest.””
Seeing Luo Xinghe’s swiftness, Ren Qian hurriedly stood up: “Xinghe, let me help you. Yunyi, you have worked hard today. After washing so many lotus roots alone, let us do the dishes.”
Shao Yunyi said, “Okay then, Jingle and I will send the fellow out together.”
After speaking, she hurriedly caught up with Zhuang Jingle who was going out with her fellow countrymen.
Unexpectedly, everyone robbed all the work so actively. Zhou Chenxi had nothing to do. After wandering in the kitchen for a while, he decided not to approach Luo Xinghe. He quietly moved the recliner in the inn and collapsed in the yard outside for a while.
It’s rare to be free, the moon and stars were sparse, and the sky in the town was particularly beautiful. It seemed that he could see the bright Milky Way as soon as he looked up. Zhou Chenxi stretched out his hand as if all the stars could be easily grasped by him.
“It’s good to be alive!” Zhou Chenxi couldn’t help sighing.
“What kind of chicken soup testimonials do you want to publish?” Lu Ji also moved a chair to sit next to him.
“No, I just sighed,” Zhou Chenxi turned his head with his hands on his back. He shook his feet and said, “After all, everyone is a good young man in society who pays five social insurance and one housing fund on time. If you can’t live longer than others, wouldn’t you lose a lot of pension money?”
Lu Ji: “…” Thank you, I was poisoned.
Zhou Chenxi also felt that he might be too poisonous, so he turned his head and looked at the kitchen.
Ren Qian had already chatted with Luo Xinghe and it seemed that they were getting along well. He talked and laughed from time to time. Zhou Chenxi couldn’t help but say, “Why don’t you stay in the kitchen?”
Lu Ji said strangely: “Why would I stay there?”
“Take the initiative to show it,” Zhou Chenxi was worried that he hadn’t salt the radish enough3咸吃萝卜淡操心: worried that haven’t salted radishes enough. It means minding other people’s business. When you pickle radishes, you must put more salt in them, so that they will last longer and won’t go bad easily. If you put less, you have to worry about whether it will go bad or not. It is a metaphor for people who are nosy often do not understand the truth of the matter, but just worry about it, which is not helpful.. “How can you capture the heart of your sweetheart if you don’t show it actively?”
Lu Ji was thoughtful. He always felt that the person in front of him was hinting at something.
Lu Ji was really too passive. Zhou Chenxi thought to himself that the progress bar for Actor Ren’s affection for Luo Xinghe had already collapsed a lot, yet Lu Ji was still in the mood to chat with himself here and watch the stars.
He had clearly seen Luo Xinghe winking at him just now.
Moreover, he saw that the Weibo gossip said that Shao Yunyi and Lu Ji were childhood sweethearts, but apart from saying hello to each other, the two of them did not look very familiar when they met.
What the hell was going on with this Lu Ji?
Zhou Chenxi was simply heartbroken for him.
Did the overbearing president have the trait of being lonely?
No wonder hid brother hadn’t been looking for a girlfriend either.
What a pity!
For the time being, he couldn’t appreciate the fun of watching stock buying story up close. Zhou Chenxi still had a little regret when he thought about it.
He shook his feet again involuntarily and sighed.
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The author has something to say: Classmate Xiao Zhou, this is probably, if you want to live a good life, you have to put some green on your head4This is an internet slang that means you have to learn to tolerate and compromise, and don’t care too much..
Thanks to “Star and Moon” for the mines and nutrient solution!
