Before falling asleep, Zhou Chong sent You Liang a message.
【Find me some of that stuff where the woman’s in charge, and she’s cracking a little whip!】
You Liang replied:
【Shocked shocked shocked】
【Bro, are you and my sister-in-law playing that wild?】
【That’s too savage】
【Wait, bro, didn’t you say on the show that you’re gay?】
Zhou Chong replied: 【Just find me the videos, mind your own business!】
You Liang was horrified.
He’d never noticed his brother liking men before. Did his sexual orientation just change after one show?
No way!
He had to watch this show!
Early in the morning, the village chief arrived in his car.
The three of them loaded the radishes onto the vehicle, then set off for town.
The village chief dropped them off at the vegetable market and said he’d come back to pick them up after they finished shopping.
Qian Wei and Zhou Chong not only had zero experience running a stall—they’d never even bought groceries from a street vendor like this before.
It was entirely up to Shan Qingshan to make the first sale.
Seeing this, Zhou Chong immediately took over the job of calculating amounts, making change, and collecting money.
Qian Wei looked around, steeled herself, and waved a plastic bag while shouting herself hoarse trying to hawk their goods.
Before long, their stall was crowded with people.
Quite a few of them recognized Shan Qingshan.
“Xiao Shan, you’re filming a show here, right? My kid told me. When are you coming back to school? If you’re not in a hurry, how about coming to my place to tutor my kid?”
“We’ll see, Auntie.”
“Xiao Shan, long time no see you in town. How’s your grandmother’s health?”
“She’s fine.”
“Xiao Shan, these two next to you are your new friends, right? They’re really good-looking. So you’re on a show too—are you going to be a big star and move to the city?”
“No.”
It was unclear whether he meant he wasn’t going to be a star, or wasn’t going to the city.
Their group had sold half their stock before the other group finally showed up.
Fang Rong, Dong Hailan, Pan Yingzhe—but no Zhuozhuo.
Qian Wei asked, “Where’s Zhuozhuo?”
Dong Hailan said, “She broke her leg yesterday. It’s pretty serious, so she dropped out of the show.”
Qian Wei asked, “How did she break her leg?”
Dong Hailan: “She said she accidentally fell into a ditch. Her family also called and told her to come home.”
Dong Hailan was being vague.
Actually, she’d overheard Zhuozhuo on the phone last night.
The caller was her sugar daddy. He was upset that she’d offended Zhou Chong on the show and that her image had taken a nosedive—too many people were trashing her online. He told her to get the hell back.
From now on, she’d surely disappear from the entertainment industry.
Qian Wei: “Oh, I see.”
Before Dong Hailan and the others had even set up their stall, they heard a girl scream.
“Over there!”
Dong Hailan laughed. “Xiao Pan, is that one of your fans?”
Pan Yingzhe figured it was.
If not his, then it should be Qian Wei’s.
On the show, he and Qian Wei were the new-generation traffic stars.
Pan Yingzhe said politely, “Maybe, but it could also be yours or Teacher Fang’s.”
Dong Hailan smiled and waved her hand, saying no way.
Fang Rong said, “I’m too old for fans that passionate.”
Pan Yingzhe clapped his hands together, worried that when it came time to shake hands, the dirt from hauling radishes might get on a fan and hurt his image.
The girl got closer and closer, then ran right past him—and up to Shan Qingshan, squealing and shrieking.
Zhou Chong reacted fast, shielding Shan Qingshan behind him. Even after learning she was just a fan, he still stood there like a mother hen protecting her chick.
The fan’s eyes sparkled with excitement. “Can I get an autograph?”
Shan Qingshan: “I’m not a celebrity.”
“Even if you don’t debut, I’ll still like you! Please, just sign one!”
Shan Qingshan felt helpless. With her here, they couldn’t do business properly, so she signed for them.
The fan was overjoyed.
Dong Hailan laughed: “You already have your own fans, and they’re so passionate they ran all the way here.”
Pan Yingzhe felt a bit unbalanced inside but didn’t show it on his face. “Good-looking and talented. Gold will glitter forever. Teacher Dong, let’s hurry up and sell the radishes.”
“Alright.”
Not long after the fervent fan left, Shan Qingshan and the others sold out their radishes.
The village chief was already waiting at the side.
Zhou Chong: “Let’s go.”
Shan Qingshan: “Wait a moment.”
He pulled Zhou Chong aside, covered both his own and Zhou Chong’s microphones, and leaned close to Zhou Chong’s ear.
For an instant, Zhou Chong’s heart seemed to stop, his eyes widening slightly, his face written with “this happiness came too suddenly.” Then he heard Shan Qingshan say:
“The town hospital is very close to here. Do you want to go?”
…
“I don’t want to! There’s nothing wrong with me, I told you, I was just bragging.”
Shan Qingshan let go of his hand. “Then let’s head back.”
Zhou Chong’s face turned sour. “Wait a moment, I want to buy some fruit.”
Shan Qingshan handed him the money from selling radishes. Zhou Chong didn’t take it; instead, he pulled a wallet from his pocket.
Qian Wei’s eyes widened.
“Why do you have money!? Why!?”
“The production team only took what was on me.”
The day they entered the village.
Production team staff: “Young Master Zhou, may I ask if you have any money on you?”
“I do.”
“You see, to better experience rural life, we’d like you to hand over the money on you. Would you be willing to cooperate?”
Then Zhou Chong cooperated. Very cooperatively.
He handed over the money on him—his wallet.
What was in the suitcase wasn’t handed over, because it wasn’t on him.
Qian Wei was frustrated. “Why didn’t I think of that?”
The staff member looked troubled, itching to step forward, but was held back by a single look from Zhou Chong. No one dared approach.
Zhou Chong picked out two large bags of fruit, then ran to the supermarket to grab three cans of milk powder before returning to the car.
Economically underdeveloped areas weren’t very convenient. Zhou Chong took the most expensive milk powder available, but he still looked down on it.
It’ll do for now.
Qingshan Xiaobao and Grandma were both too thin.
In the crowd.
“Shan Fang, isn’t that your nephew?”
Shan Fang craned her neck to look into the car and caught a glimpse of Shan Qingshan’s profile.
“Yes.”
“Amazing. He’s going to be a big star.”
“Big star?”
“Haven’t you seen? All these cameras around are filming him. I heard the show he’s on is extremely popular. Just now, a fan even traveled a long distance to come see him.”
Shan Fang was startled. “Really?”
“Yeah, that young man who ran over just now carried a bunch of stuff—probably all going to his house. Your nephew sure is lucky. Didn’t get to go to college, and now he’s latched onto a rich patron. Do you regret it? Back then, when that kid came to borrow money from you, you didn’t give it and even kicked him out?”
Shan Fang’s face turned pale, then flushed. She took two steps forward and watched the car carrying Shan Qingshan disappear from view.
A rich patron, really?
She turned around. “What show?”
After lunch, the production team delivered task cards.
Each guest had to complete the tasks on their card, and rankings would be determined by completion. The higher the ranking, the smaller the area of farmland they’d have to fertilize tomorrow.
The tasks were as follows:
Let the livestream audience see Teacher Fang Rong’s eight-pack abs
Have Teacher Dong Hailan talk about her early film Guanghua
Get Pan Yingzhe’s heart rate to 110
Qian Wei sings
Zhou Chong stays away from Shan Qingshan for one hour
Make Shan Qingshan laugh
On every guest’s mission card, there was no mission targeting themselves.
The contents of the missions were to be kept confidential and not disclosed.
Each mission could only be completed once, after which it was void.
【Good deeds deserve rewards】
【The production team has the vibe of “we’ll record today, but who knows about tomorrow.”】
【What’s up with Guanghua? Anyone care to explain?】
【Guanghua is Teacher Dong Hailan’s early work—a lesbian film with full nudity. Word has it she was deeply immersed in her role and pursued her co-star for a long time, but the other woman came from a good family and looked down on her. The two leads cut off contact long ago. Dong Hailan is tight-lipped about it, so the production team is basically tap-dancing in a minefield】
【Production team: The guests are already on bad terms—watch me make it worse】
【Is the production team disregarding the celebrities’ well-being just for drama and ratings? That’s way too far】
…
As soon as this mission came out, the show’s streaming popularity shot up another level, surging onto the hot search.
#Dong Hailan Guanghua#
#We’re About to Find Out If Fang Rong Has Eight-Pack Abs#
Following close behind.
#Most Handsome Ordinary Person in Variety History#
#The God of Youthful Charm and Effortless Cool#
Pan Yingzhe, the strong guy—China’s very own American.