Wanting to Crawl into a Hole

Yang Yi really was quick and efficient at work.

The village was only so big, and this orchard had been planted by their own household, so there was not much produce to begin with.

So they finished picking the day's quota in about two or three hours.

After collecting her wages for the day, Yang Yi prepared to head back and rest.

As she passed one villager's house, she heard Shen Shuyu's voice, thick with tears.

Yang Yi froze, thinking Shen Shuyu was being bullied. She immediately changed direction and hurried toward the sound.

The moment she reached the doorway, she heard Shen Shuyu sobbing as she asked her cameraman, "Boohoo! Do I really have to feed these pigs? Do I have to go inside to feed them? Can't they come out and eat by themselves?"

Yang Yi stopped, her expression turning strange.

So she had misunderstood. Shen Shuyu was not being bullied—she simply did not want to feed the pigs.

Once she understood the reason, Yang Yi could not help finding it both funny and absurd.

She raised a hand and lightly knocked on the door.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Hm? Who is it?" Shen Shuyu turned toward the doorway, her voice still heavy with a nasal sniffle.

Yang Yi looked at Shen Shuyu holding a bucket of pig feed and asked with an amused smile, "Need help?"

"Best Actress Yang?" Shen Shuyu froze. She had not expected Yang Yi to appear here, much less see her in such a pathetic, embarrassing state.

Shen Shuyu hurriedly set down the bucket of pig feed and raised a hand to wipe her face.

But she forgot that her hands were dirty too, and only smeared even more grime across her face.

Yang Yi watched her and could not hold back a snort of laughter.

Shen Shuyu's face instantly turned bright red.

Yang Yi shook her head, walked over, and raised a hand to wipe the dirt from Shen Shuyu's face.

Her movements were gentle, and so was her gaze.

Shen Shuyu had only been blushing before, but now even her ears and neck had turned red.

Looking at her, Yang Yi wondered how this girl could be so innocent.

If she met a boy she liked in the future, would she not be walking around with a blazing red face every day?

"You had dirt on your face."

"Th... thank you, Best Actress Yang." Shen Shuyu looked at the goddess standing so close to her. She was so nervous that she nearly bit her tongue just trying to thank her.

Yang Yi herself did not look much more presentable than Shen Shuyu at the moment.

Her clothes were covered in mud splatters, and because it had been too hot while working, she had casually pinned back her bangs with a hair clip.

Most of her makeup had worn off as well, and she looked far less glamorous than she did beneath the flashbulbs.

Even in the livestream, many people who saw Yang Yi stripped of all that glamour felt disappointed, as if their illusion had shattered.

But in Shen Shuyu's eyes, the goddess before her was no different from the goddess she had seen in films.

Her beauty struck straight at the heart!

Shen Shuyu felt that staying calm in front of a goddess like this was simply impossible for an ordinary person!

And Shen Shuyu's clumsy appearance somehow looked rather adorable in Yang Yi's eyes.

Yang Yi withdrew her hand and glanced down at the wooden bucket on the ground. It was more than half full of pig feed.

"Feeding pigs?"

"Mm." Shen Shuyu nodded, then suddenly came back to her senses and hurriedly said, "Best Actress Yang, you should go outside first! It's dirty here! And it smells awful! You really shouldn't be standing here!"

As she spoke, Shen Shuyu wanted to reach out and push Yang Yi outside.

But then she noticed that her own hands were dirty too and hastily pulled them back, afraid that she might accidentally dirty the goddess.

Seeing Shen Shuyu act so cautiously, the fans of both women in the livestream had complicated feelings.

[Even though I know Shen Shuyu is Best Actress Yang's fan, isn't this attitude a little too suggestive?]

[As a diehard Best Actress Yang fan, I'm not even as nervous as Shen Shuyu! She really loves her too much! I'm crying! (bites handkerchief)]

[Honestly, Best Actress Yang isn't exactly clean herself right now. Isn't Shen Shuyu being a bit overdramatic?]

[What do you know? If my idol were standing in front of me, even if he had just crawled out of a cesspit, I'd still be afraid of dirtying him if I touched him!]

[??? The person above is way too outrageous hhhh]

[On behalf of your idol, let me say thank you. You should unstan him, seriously. I'm not joking. (awkward laugh)]

[Hahahahaha, I'm dying! If your idol fell into a cesspit, it wouldn't be that you wouldn't touch him! Who the hell would dare touch him?! (laughing through tears)]

Shen Shuyu prayed inwardly for Yang Yi to leave quickly. On one hand, she did not want her goddess to endure such a terrible smell with her.

On the other hand, she did not want Yang Yi to see her feeding pigs. It was far too ugly!

Her image had been completely ruined!

Unfortunately, God seemed to enjoy going against people. Not only did Yang Yi not leave, she casually picked up the bucket of pig feed Shen Shuyu had set on the ground.

"Huh?" Shen Shuyu blanked out, then hurriedly reached to grab it back. "Best Actress Yang, put it down! I'll do it!"

Yang Yi ignored her and carried the bucket over to the outside of the pigsty.

She leaned in and looked at the piglets inside. "Just these pigs?"

A household in the countryside could not raise that many pigs, after all.

There were only seven or eight pigs in this pen altogether, five of them piglets.

"Uh... yes, just these pigs."

"Mm."

"Best Actress Yang, give that to me. I can do it myself! It's dirty and smelly here. Why don't you go back first?"

Yang Yi did not listen to Shen Shuyu at all. Carrying the bucket, she opened the pigsty gate.

When Shen Shuyu saw the gate open, her feet suddenly stopped. Her face went pale as she watched Yang Yi's movements, not daring to follow her inside.

"B-Best Actress Yang, you... be careful!"

It was not that Shen Shuyu did not want to help. She was genuinely scared.

Yang Yi looked up at Shen Shuyu and reassured her with a smile, "It's fine. Household pigs are generally quite docile. Don't worry."

How could Shen Shuyu possibly not worry?

The piglets were one thing, but there were also two pigs that big. If one rammed into her, she could easily get hurt.

Forcing down the fear in her heart, Shen Shuyu moved closer to the gate.

She saw that Yang Yi was not very practiced, but she calmly and methodically poured the feed into the trough.

All the pigs crowded around Yang Yi. Shen Shuyu watched one of the big pigs bump Yang Yi, making her body sway.

Shen Shuyu's heart trembled along with her.

"Best Actress Yang, be careful!"

"It's fine!" Yang Yi did not even turn around. She continued pouring all the pig feed into the trough, then finally straightened up and stepped back outside.

Shen Shuyu hurried over to take the bucket from her, saying with guilt and self-reproach, "Best Actress Yang, you didn't have to help me like this. I could have done it myself."

Yang Yi could not help laughing. "What could you do? Keep standing outside the pigsty and crying?"

Shen Shuyu's face turned bright red again.

Ahhh! Why did the goddess have to catch me at such an embarrassing moment?!

Seeing Shen Shuyu looking as though she wanted to dig a hole and bury herself in it, the livestream audience erupted with deafening laughter.

[Hahahaha!!!]

[This is seriously so socially mortifying, hahahaha!!!]

[Did Yu'er initially think Best Actress Yang hadn't heard her?]

[There's no such thing as soundproofing in this village. If anything happens at one house, all the other households will know before long. Best Actress Yang was right at the door—how could she not have heard? (laughing through tears)]

[That said, Best Actress Yang really does take pretty good care of Shen Shuyu.]

With Yang Yi's help, Shen Shuyu completed her task smoothly as well.

After receiving her pay, Shen Shuyu wanted to give half of it to Yang Yi, but Yang Yi refused.

When they returned to their lodging, Lin Weiwei had not come back yet.

"Best Actress Yang, can I come see you later?" As they parted, Shen Shuyu asked hesitantly.

Yang Yi gave Shen Shuyu a surprised look. "Come whenever you want. Jiang Granny likes you quite a lot."

Shen Shuyu smiled. "Mm!"