Chaochao is a little dummy who only knows how to love his hubby

After breakfast, everyone continued on their way.

"Although I did a lot of research before coming here, knowledge from books only goes so far. I led everyone on quite a few detours yesterday. I'm really sorry."

Shen Xinbai's eyes were slightly red, his face full of guilt.

Hearing this, everyone naturally rushed to comfort him, praising him for his hard work even if he had little to show for it.

Xu Chao couldn't be bothered to comfort him, much less praise him. He simply held his hubby's hand and walked on.

But suddenly, Shen Xinbai turned his sights directly on him.

"Chaochao, you can identify wild fruit and find water sources. We'll be relying entirely on you to guide us today."

Shen Xinbai smiled gently, but inwardly, he was scheming. He didn't believe Xu Chao could really do any of that. He had merely lucked out, like a blind cat stumbling onto a dead mouse. He certainly wouldn't have that luck today. Let's see how he made a fool of himself!

Lou Jun frowned, not particularly convinced. "Can he do it?"

Shen Xinbai hurriedly said, "Lou Jun, have you forgotten? Whether it was the Snake Fruit or the water source, Xu Chao recognized them both."

Those keywords instantly darkened Lou Jun's face. He snorted and said nothing more, while the others looked at Xu Chao as though he were their savior.

Then Xu Chaochao, in whom they had placed such high hopes, shyly covered his face, stamped his foot, and whimpered.

"What are you all talking about? Chaochao doesn't know that much! Chaochao can't do anything. He's just a little dummy who only knows how to love his hubby!"

The guests' expressions froze. Cheng Yu couldn't hold back a "Holy shit," followed immediately by Lou Jun's furious "You motherfucker," and finally Zhou Nan's speechless "Fucking legendary."

No, that wasn't the end. What erupted next was thunderous laughter!

Xu Chao pretended to be flustered and shy, but actually parted his fingers to flirt with the man through the gap~

Fu Sichen's lips curved into a deep smile.

[Hahaha, I'm dying!]

[Here we go, here we go. Gather round to watch Young Master Fu grinning like he has no dignity left.]

[Chaochao isn't just a little dummy. He's a little cutie, and he was born to flirt with Young Master Fu~]

[A little dummy is one thing, but a little dummy who only loves his hubby? Chaochao, you're way too in love!]

[Young Master Fu is practically dazed from all that flirting. Who wouldn't love a little cutie who never forgets to confess his love to his hubby?]

After that outrageous little-dummy declaration, no one treated Xu Chao as their savior anymore. Still, whenever everyone discussed their route, Xu Chao would offer his own ideas.

At noon, Xu Chao didn't light a fire to cook either. Instead, he opened a box of self-heating rice and paired it with savory, fiery jerky and a few wild fruits he had found along the way.

The aroma turned all the guests gnawing on compressed biscuits into ravenous gluttons!

That evening, everyone successfully found another water source and pitched their tents.

Xu Chao wandered around with his hands behind his back, then returned with his eyes sparkling in excitement. "There are fish in the stream! We can catch some to eat!"

Fu Sichen was quick to act. "I'll catch them."

As a proper devoted lackey, how could I let the big shot catch fish for me to eat? Uh, but netting fish would be fine!

"Wait, the stream is full of little crucian carp. I'll weave a fishing net out of ramie, and then we can scoop them straight out of the stream!"

Lin Yang looked bewildered. "What piggy-kitty?"

"Not a kitty." Xu Chao waved the strips of ramie bark in his hand. "It's ramie-zhù má. Its fibers are strong and durable, so you can use them to make fishing nets. You can also make sacks out of it. The kind of sack you throw over someone's head in the middle of the night before bashing their skull in when you don't like them."

Lou Jun and Shen Xinbai inexplicably felt a chill on the backs of their necks.

Lin Yang understood perfectly. "Wow, Chaochao, you're amazing! Then let's weave a sack, put it over Shen Xinbai tonight, and throw him off..."

Shen Xinbai: "?"

Realizing what Lin Yang was about to say, Xu Chao immediately interrupted. "Let's weave the fishing net first. Help me."

In his three years of country life, Xu Chao had learned much more than just raising pigs.

Xu Chao's fingers moved nimbly, and before long, he had woven a simple fishing net.

With one hand on his hip and the other swinging the net, Lin Yang said, "Great! Chaochao, let's go catch fish!"

Xu Chao's brows drew together almost imperceptibly, and he didn't answer immediately. He had nearly drowned as a child, so water had always left him with a psychological scar.

Fu Sichen shifted his dark, fathomless gaze from Xu Chao's face and said to Lin Yang, "Chaochao isn't going. Give me the net."

Hearing that, Lin Yang immediately handed it over obediently!

This man was such a bastard. If he didn't hand it over, he really would snatch it!

Just then, Wen Shiting, Cheng Yu, and Zhou Nan also came over to Xu Chao and asked very politely, "How do you weave these vines? Could you teach us?"