Lunch was a northern style stew unique to the region. After finishing the meal, the group moved their chairs beneath the great willow tree in the courtyard, enjoying the shade and the faint breeze that stirred its long, trailing branches.
Su Yi’an wore a straw hat tilted slightly back on his head. With a palm leaf fan in hand, he waved it lazily as he turned to Bai Yunchi, who was seated beside him.
“Teacher Bai, is that netizen with the nickname ‘Three Clouds’… you?”
When the other man gave an affirmative answer, Su Yi’an’s lips curved upward into a bright grin.
“I guessed it. Out of all those people, you were the only one whose comments sounded normal.”
A faint flicker passed through Bai Yunchi’s eyes. His voice dropped slightly, carrying a low, steady timbre as he replied, “You don’t need to pay attention to those comments. Just pick and choose what you respond to.”
“I know.” Su Yi’an nodded, then asked again, “Will you come to the livestream this afternoon and interact with me?”
Bai Yunchi turned his head and met the young man’s gaze directly. “Do you want me to come?”
When Su Yi’an nodded without hesitation, Bai Yunchi found his mood lifting in an inexplicable way.
“If I have time, I’ll join.”
Su Yi’an’s smile was radiant. “Okay.”
At two in the afternoon, the moment Su Yi’an entered the livestream, he looked up and immediately spotted Teacher Bai, under the name Three Clouds, appearing in the top right corner of the screen.
The corners of his lips lifted. “Welcome, Brother Three Clouds, to the livestream. Thank you for the like.”
With the experience gained from the morning session, the afternoon stream went exceptionally smoothly. The number of viewers remained steady at around five hundred.
However, the growth in followers had slowed. After three hours, he had only just managed to gain three hundred more followers. He was still dozens short of reaching one thousand.
Across from him, Yang Jiayang held up a sign and gestured animatedly. Su Yi’an glanced at the cue board. A smile stayed plastered on his face but inside, he was frantically giving himself a pep talk.
This is work. It’s all for work. There’s nothing shameful about earning money.
Wearing women’s clothes isn’t shameful. I love wearing women’s clothes. Women’s clothes love me…
A comment suddenly popped up on the screen.
“I saw on the streamer’s profile that if followers exceed one thousand, you’ll wear women’s clothing. Is that true?”
The comment had been posted by Yang Jiayang. Su Yi’an recognized his account immediately.
The moment that comment appeared, the silent lurkers in the stream exploded into activity.
“Why didn’t you say so earlier? Followed!”
“Hahaha, the little brother’s troubled expression is so funny!”
“You’re not being forced by your boss, are you?”
Seeing the barrage of comments, Su Yi’an flashed a perfect eight tooth smile. “I’m not being forced. It’s a fan benefit. As for what I’ll wear, I’ll take everyone’s suggestions into consideration.”
“I want to see the streamer in Hanfu! A gentle, jade like young master, I absolutely love that!!”
“A skirt, a cute little skirt!”
“Streamer, I want to see something a little less proper…”
“I’m speechless. Another one making money by wearing women’s clothes. You’re obviously a man yet you insist on cross dressing. What, do you have some kind of special hobby?”
“Out of ten male streamers, five wear women’s clothes, three act like effeminate pretty boys and the other two are selling bromance. Are there any normal streamers left?”
There were those who enjoyed watching and those who sneered and hurled insults without restraint.
Su Yi’an had already prepared himself mentally for this kind of reaction. The smile on his face never wavered. Seeing that he did not argue back, the few troublemakers became even more brazen. His brows drew together slightly; he was just about to block them when he noticed that the moderators had already kicked them out of the livestream.
After ending the stream, Su Yi’an went to the restroom and splashed cold water over his face. When he stepped out, he saw Bai Yunchi standing outside the door, not going in. Su Yi’an paused and asked, “Teacher Bai, did you want to talk to me about something?”
Bai Yunchi looked at the young man and spoke gently, his tone soft and even. “If you don’t like it, you can change the fan benefit. There’s no need to force yourself.”
Su Yi’an hadn’t expected him to say that. He was momentarily stunned, then broke into a smile.
“It’s not that I dislike it. It just feels a little awkward. Besides, I’ll only wear it once or twice. Once the livestream really takes off, I won’t need to appear on camera anymore.”
Seeing that the young man’s expression was natural and not strained, Bai Yunchi said nothing further.
On the very first day of streaming, his follower count had already surpassed one thousand. On the second day, he was supposed to wear women’s clothing during the livestream.
Su Yi’an hadn’t expected it to happen so quickly. When he was still at the farm, he hadn’t thought much of it but after returning home and lying in bed, sleep refused to come. He tossed and turned like a pancake on a griddle until two or three in the morning before finally drifting off.
In his dreams, he wore heavy makeup and a skirt, dancing under the camera for an entire night. When he woke the next morning, dark circles shadowed his eyes.
Bai Yunchi came from next door to call him for breakfast. Seeing the young man appear again with a pair of dark circles and little energy, his brows knit unconsciously.
He said nothing. Instead, while Su Yi’an was eating breakfast, he went into the kitchen and quietly brewed a cup of honey pomelo tea.
After swallowing the last bite of his steamed bun, Su Yi’an looked up to see the man holding out a black thermos cup. He blinked slowly.
Bai Yunchi gazed at him, his expression gentle. “Honey pomelo tea. It’ll refresh you and soothe your throat.”
Su Yi’an froze for a moment. So Teacher Bai had been busy in the kitchen preparing this.
He took the thermos with both hands, cradling it carefully and thanked him.
“Thank you, Teacher Bai.”
At 8:30, the two of them drove to the farm. When Yang Jiayang saw his friend walk in holding a thermos cup, he joked, “Did you get weak after just one day apart? Already carrying around a thermos to soak wolfberries?”
Su Yi’an explained that it was honey pomelo tea. After a brief pause, he added, “Teacher Bai made it.”
Yang Jiayang clicked his tongue twice and waggled his eyebrows at him. “Teacher Bai treats you so well. The rest of us don’t get any. He made it just for you.”
“Of course you don’t. I’m the one who talks the most,” Su Yi’an replied matter of factly, taking a noisy sip of the pomelo tea.
“Alright, stop showing off and come try on the clothes.”
“Who’s showing off?”
Su Yi’an placed the thermos cup on the table. Worried that the cleaning lady might clear it away by mistake, he turned back halfway and carried it into the lounge with him.
“I bought several outfits. Try them all on, wear whichever one suits you best,” Yang Jiayang said, pointing at the row of clothes hanging neatly on the rack.
To his credit, he had shown some consideration. Knowing this was his friend’s first time wearing women’s clothing, he had deliberately chosen styles that were relatively modest and normal.
Su Yi’an looked through them one by one. After hesitating for quite a while, he finally selected a gender neutral biker outfit and went to change.
“Not bad. It looks pretty good. It just feels like something’s missing,” Yang Jiayang murmured, rubbing his chin thoughtfully. After a moment, he snapped his fingers. “I know, a wig!”
He dashed out in a hurry and came running back less than half a minute later, holding a wig in each hand.
Standing in front of Su Yi’an, he raised his arms and alternated the wigs in front of him for comparison. “This outfit would look better with shoulder length short hair. Later, we’ll ask the makeup artist to add a small beauty mark and put on a more striking lipstick. The whole biker girl vibe, so cool it’ll knock people dead.”
To soften Su Yi’an’s more masculine features, the makeup artist also adjusted the peak of his brows slightly. A choker was fastened around his neck. With just those subtle changes, it felt as though he had become an entirely different person.
Yang Jiayang stood off to the side, his eyes widened dramatically. “Holy, An’an, you’re way too beautiful. Beautiful and fierce!”
“Is this really me?” Su Yi’an stared at his reflection in the mirror, feeling momentarily dazed.
The lounge door was half closed when Yan Yi pushed it open and stepped inside. The moment he saw the scene before him, he thought he had entered the wrong room.
“Xiao Su?” he called out in disbelief.
“Brother Yan, it’s me.” Su Yi’an tugged awkwardly at the leather jacket he was wearing. “It looks strange, doesn’t it?”
“Not strange at all. I didn’t expect you to look this good in women’s clothing. I almost thought some celebrity had come to our farm.”
“Celebrity?”
Bai Yunchi’s voice drifted in from outside the lounge. Hearing it, Su Yi’an instinctively tightened his grip on the hem of his jacket.
“I was talking about Xiao Su.”
As Bai Yunchi walked closer, Yan Yi slung an arm around his shoulders and said, “Seriously, this cross dressing look actually works. I nearly didn’t recognize it was Xiao, ”
Bai Yunchi stopped at the doorway of the lounge, his gaze settling on the young man dressed in the biker outfit.
When Su Yi’an noticed that he was simply standing there, looking at him without speaking, the nervousness in his chest grew stronger.
“It might be a little ill fitting. I’ll go change into another set.”
“No need to change. It suits you very well,” Bai Yunchi said gently.
At those words, Su Yi’an’s expression relaxed. The tightly pressed line of his lips softened and curved upward slightly.
At precisely nine o’clock, the “Tianyi Farm” livestream began right on schedule.
“Eh? Did they change the streamer?”
“This young lady is so pretty too, I’m in love, I’m in love.”
“That face shape, those eyes, that’s the handsome guy from yesterday!”
“Huh? No way. He looks that good in women’s clothing? I didn’t even recognize him!”
“Ahhh this is insane! Brother sister, you’re amazing! Gender doesn’t matter, check me out!”
“Girl, this isn’t the wilderness. Please control yourself!”
Su Yi’an’s microphone malfunctioned. After Yan Yi led someone over to fix it, he gave Su Yi’an a reassuring hand signal.
During that time, the comment section was scrolling at a frantic speed. Quite a few remarks made one’s face heat up just reading them. Fortunately, with Teacher Bai and the others helping moderate, things remained under control. Otherwise, the screen would have been flooded with banned words and the livestream might very well have been shut down.
“Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the livestream.” Su Yi’an smiled as he greeted his fans. “It’s my first time wearing women’s clothing. It feels like I’m getting to know myself all over again.”
“Once you wear women’s clothing, there’s only zero times or countless times. Streamer, you’d better prepare yourself!”
“I’m already looking forward to the ten thousand follower reward!”
“Me too! Next reward, wear a chest chain, I really want to see it.”
“You greedy girl! I want to see it too.”
A chest chain?
Outside the livestream, Bai Yunchi frowned slightly as he held his phone.
“Administrator: The streamer is still young. Please keep your comments appropriate.”
The comment section instantly filled with question marks.
“Keep it appropriate? I’m dying of laughter. Where did this antique come from?”
“The streamer isn’t a minor, right?!”
“That tone… could it be Anbao’s parent?”
Su Yi’an quickly clarified, “I’m not a minor. Not a parent either but you could say… an elder.”
The moment he mentioned “elder,” the viewers immediately began paying mock respects to their so called “father in law.”
“Father in law, please marry Anbao to me!”
“I like him, I want to date him. Uncle Yun, please grant your blessing!”
“Does it matter if I’m a guy? Father in law’s silence means he agrees.”
Staring at the comment section, Su Yi’an retorted inwardly without a word: What father in law? What nonsense and who are they calling Uncle Yun? Teacher Bai isn’t that old.
Outside the livestream, Bai Yunchi’s expression was unreadable.
“Am I very old?” he turned and asked his friend.
Yan Yi immediately provided maximum emotional support. “What are you talking about? A man at thirty is in his prime!”
Only then did Bai Yunchi’s expression improve slightly.
At four in the afternoon, after ending the stream, Su Yi’an hurried back to the lounge to change out of the outfit.
Yang Jiayang stood outside the door, chattering excitedly. “Today’s livestream performance was amazing! The number of concurrent viewers actually went over four thousand. At this rate, ten thousand followers are just around the corner!”
As Su Yi’an carefully straightened the clothes, a trace of worry surfaced in his voice. “There probably won’t be this many people tomorrow.”
“We invested money in promotion. Even if it’s not three or four thousand, we’ll still have one or two thousand viewers. Once the follower base grows, the platform will naturally push more traffic our way. When that happens, we won’t have to worry about nobody watching. Besides, our main focus isn’t the livestream itself, it’s filtering potential customers. As long as people remember the Tianyi Farm livestream, we’re already halfway to success!”
Su Yi’an understood. It was just like the celebrity effect. When people wanted to buy farm produce, if the first name that came to mind was “Tianyi Farm,” then all the effort put into the livestream would not have been in vain.
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ChaptersChapter 1 · New neighborsChapter 2 · Let’s just wash it.Chapter 3 · Pretty little girlChapter 4 · It’s impossible for us.Chapter 5 · Not as handsome as Teacher BaiChapter 6 · Happy cooperationChapter 7 · Making breakfastChapter 8 · LostChapter 9 · He’s hopelessly in love.Chapter 10 · Three CloudChapter 11 · Am I Old?Chapter 12 · Victory celebration banquetChapter 13 · Power outrageChapter 14 · Online dating meetupChapter 15 · Am I really that bad?Chapter 16 · Boyfriend?Chapter 17 · ConcertChapter 18 · Use Privileges.Chapter 19 · A night AloneChapter 20 · Do You Like me?Chapter 21 · The End