If Lin Rongrong was like a slightly wilted little white flower, then Yin Shuwei was a beautiful rose—harmless on the outside but covered in thorns. Yao Yueying, however, looked a bit more mature, carrying the distinct aura of a wealthy high-society wife.
Yao Yueying could occasionally be seen at certain evening banquets. Within her circle, her reputation was actually quite good; she just wasn’t very sociable and didn’t seem to have many close acquaintances.
Given the massive incident that happened to the Yao family back then, everyone assumed they had fallen into ruin. Who could have known that Yao Yueying would manage to hook up with Shen Jin?
Shen Jin turned his head, the smile on his face unchanged, but his eyes were incredibly cold. “Yueying, you just need to have a good time. Isn’t it relaxing to always be like this?”
Today, Yao Yueying was wearing a long-sleeved sun-protection jacket and light-colored jeans. Afraid of getting tanned, she also wore a hat and sunglasses, making it hard for anyone to clearly see her expression.
“I’m just asking. You know me, I have a strong curiosity.” As the cameraman approached, Yao Yueying’s posture became even more relaxed and lazy. “Anyway, I’m not going to herd cows. If you want to do it, do it yourself. At most, I’ll help you keep an eye on them.”
【Ahhhh Yao Yueying really doesn’t know what’s good for her, let her go harvest rice instead!】
【This is a couples’ task! Look at Lin Rongrong next door, she looks delicate but works so efficiently. You really shouldn’t marry someone like Yao Yueying. Her family is already in that state, yet her rich young miss temper hasn’t changed a bit.】
Arriving at the designated villager’s house, the owner took them to the cow pen and led out two cows, one large and one small—a mother and her calf.
Yao Yueying was extremely reluctant, grumbling endlessly, but she still chose to hold the rope for the calf.
Fortunately, both cows were very obedient and were led out without much effort. They followed their usual walking path to graze.
Coincidentally, they saw Yin Shuwei and Yu Xingzhi holding hoes, digging for wild vegetables.
“Yin Shuwei, are you really sure those are edible?” Shen Jin frowned.
“They aren’t edible. I’m just cosplaying Wang Baochuan[1]Wang Baochuan is a famous figure from traditional Chinese opera. She was a wealthy prime minister’s daughter who cut ties with her family to marry a poor man. While he went off to war for 18 … Continue reading jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2033929_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2033929_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });, alright?” Yin Shuwei rolled her eyes and walked away, not wanting to interact with Shen Jin at all.
Even that fall couldn’t kill this scheming bastard, she thought. As expected of the male lead, his mental fortitude is pretty strong.
【He was just asking, right? Why is she overreacting like that?】
【It’s not spring anymore, there shouldn’t be any wild vegetables left to dig anyway.】
Yin Shuwei hadn’t actually pinned her hopes on wild vegetables. Summer was long past the season for eating them. She mainly brought the hoe for convenience; if she actually came across any, she could dig them up in passing.
She had told Yu Xingzhi to carry a bamboo basket, and they had actually caught quite a few field snails from the paddies along the way.
But there was no need to explain that. It wasn’t like she was planning to share them anyway.
Yao Yueying stood on her tiptoes and looked into the distance. “Is that CEO Lu? He seems to be waving at us.”
The group turned to look. Sure enough, they saw Lu Jinming frantically waving his hands in their direction while happily running back and forth along the mountainside.
“I didn’t expect someone like CEO Lu, who cares so much about his image, to have such a relaxed and carefree moment,” Yao Yueying sighed sincerely. Seeing the other party still waving continuously, she also raised her hand and waved back.
It would be too awkward not to respond when someone was being so enthusiastic. The other three also reached out and waved.
【It’s rare to see a moment of such unity and friendship, We are greatly pleased.】
【Just get along well, keep the peace, guys! Harmony brings wealth.】
【Ahhhh stop spouting nonsense, something terrible has happened on Lu Jinming’s end, he is calling for help!!!】
Just as Yin Shuwei and the others were about to withdraw their gazes, they heard Lu Jinming’s agonizing, lung-tearing cry for help: “Save me—the sheep have gone crazy!!!”
Huh?
Faintly, the sound of baa baa baa grew louder and louder. They saw a flock of white, cloud-like objects rumbling down the hill. At the very front was a man in a casual suit running frantically for his life, his facial expressions entirely distorted and completely out of control.
Lu Jinming ran and shouted, trying desperately to gesture to them. What the hell did it mean for the group across from him to wave back?! Did they want to see him die?
He originally envisioned soft, fluffy sheep, a boundless blue sky, and green grasslands where he could hold Lin Rongrong’s hand and overlook the majestic mountains. He never expected it to be nothing like that!
Sheep were inherently mean creatures that bullied the weak and feared the strong. Suddenly faced with a new person managing them, they constantly tested the boundaries of danger. The moment Lu Jinming turned his back, they would take a running leap and ruthlessly headbutt him in the butt.
It was like playing Red Light, Green Light. Even if Lu Jinming faced them directly, it was useless. He was surrounded by sheep, and no matter the angle, there was a sheep ready to headbutt him.
In a fit of anger, Lu Jinming whipped the nearest sheep.
Well, that did it. Who knows which flock-favorite darling he hit, but the whole group of “dark-skinned jocks of the green prairie” lost their minds. They charged fiercely at Lu Jinming, and even the sheep’s owner couldn’t stop them.
The owner could only follow far behind, shouting through a megaphone: “Scatter! Everyone, scatter!”
Yin Shuwei was shocked. What kind of rapid death delivery was this? Grabbing Yu Xingzhi, she ran without looking back.
But when sheep go crazy, they aren’t very reasonable. Seeing people running made them even more excited, and they kicked up their hooves in pursuit.
The chaotic flock of sheep spooked the two cows. Panicking and trying to dodge blindly, the sturdy mother cow completely caught Shen Jin off guard, violently dragging him right into the nearest pond.
Just like an anime sound effect, the Shen Jin in the live broadcast disappeared with a whoosh. When the camera panned over, they could only see the pond going glub glub glub with bubbles.
Perhaps adversity truly reveals one’s true feelings, because Yao Yueying actually followed him in, rummaging around the pond for Shen Jin. Fortunately, he was quite a large guy. It’s just that when he surfaced, his head was covered in grass and mud.
Before he could even steady himself, a sheep came flying over and headbutted him back into the water.
Yao Yueying couldn’t escape the disaster either and sank right along with him.
Lu Jinming screamed “Ahhhh!” as he ran far away, completely disregarding anyone else’s life or death.
Lin Rongrong stood beside the sheep owner, staring foolishly at this chaotic scene, utterly speechless for a long time.
She had told Lu Jinming early on not to provoke the sheep, not to kick their butts one by one, but he just wouldn’t listen. Now look what happened!
The cameraman, who had narrowly escaped disaster by hiding below the field ridge, popped his head out and exchanged a blank look with Lin Rongrong.
“Perhaps, we should save the people first?” Lin Rongrong truly had never seen a scene like this.
The cameraman woke up as if from a dream and frantically dialed his phone, desperately calling the production team for backup: “Director Zhen, something happened, something bad happened! Two guests sank, and another one is being hunted down!”
Director Zhen nearly had a heart attack. Earlier, when someone muttered that Lu Jinming liked kicking the sheep’s butts, he had a bad premonition, but this was way too disastrous!
Lin Rongrong helped fish the people out of the pond while the owner went to chase the sheep. Hopefully, Lu Jinming was okay.
Both Shen Jin and Yao Yueying knew how to swim, so before anyone could fish them out, they had already floated to the shore.
As they were pulled up, a slew of completely out-of-place bullet comments flooded the screen.
【Congratulations on getting ashore!】
【Definitely getting ashore!】
【I will also get ashore!】
【Wait, have you guys finally gone crazy from studying? You want to get onto this shore too? I don’t understand.】
【This is a good omen, I hope everyone can get ashore.】
#LoversButBeyond GoingAshore
#ShenJin CongratsOnGoingAshore
#LuJinming BeamingWithJoy
These baffling trending topics reached the number one spot, leaving passersby completely bewildered. Wasn’t this an emotional romance variety show? In the first few episodes, they were arguing so much that looking at them too long felt like an explosion waiting to happen. Why was it suddenly filled with such positive energy?
Were the guests taking the postgraduate entrance exams?![2]In Chinese internet culture, “Going Ashore” (上岸 – shàng àn) is the slang term for successfully passing a grueling, highly competitive exam, such as the postgraduate entrance … Continue reading jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2033929_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2033929_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });
Meanwhile, the group of students who were hyper-sensitive to the phrase “going ashore” had long since clicked in, only to be reduced to speechless, smiling emojis in front of their screens.
【Seeing that everyone’s mental state is so beautiful puts me at ease. I thought I was the only one who went crazy from studying. Haha, today is another day where my livor mortis fades slightly.】
【The bizarre thing is, although Shen Jin was dragged into the abyss by the seemingly honest water buffalo, and plummeted once again under the impact of the jubilant sheep[3]The idiom 喜氣洋洋 means “jubilant,” “radiant,” or “beaming with joy.” However, the last character 洋 (yáng) sounds exactly the same as 羊 (yáng), which … Continue reading jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_2033929_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_2033929_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });, we can still attempt to deconstruct the contradiction and tension beneath the weeds and mud all over his body. I will align the granularity between the private and public domains, using modern discourse to elucidate the perspective of transmutation and reconstruction within it.】
【Found the organization! Here’s another one who went crazy studying Journalism and Communications.】
【Human translation: Shen Jin getting dragged into the water by a cow and sunk by a sheep is so f***ing funny, I’m going to post this look of his online and mock him ruthlessly.】
T/n: The New Chapter is Up! Stay tuned for more craziness. You can support the original author here. Please Vote up on NU here. If you’re enjoying what I am doing you can buy me a Ko-fi for extra support. Happy Reading 💅 🙃.
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Today, Chinese netizens use “Wang Baochuan” or “digging wild vegetables” as the ultimate insult for someone with a severe “Love Brain” (恋爱脑)—someone who sacrifices their wealth, dignity, and life for a terrible man.
↑2 In Chinese internet culture, “Going Ashore” (上岸 – shàng àn) is the slang term for successfully passing a grueling, highly competitive exam, such as the postgraduate entrance exam (考研) or the civil service exam (考公). Students who are still studying are considered to be “drowning in a sea of bitterness,” so passing means you finally “reached the shore.”
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