Exhausted, Gu Wancheng collapsed, closed her eyes, and was fast asleep when suddenly a ghostly scream came from outside the window.
"Assemble!"
Before Bo Yizhou could even reach out and cover his ears, Gu Wancheng suddenly sat up, rushed to the window, took a deep breath, and shouted, "Shout again and I'll shoot you!" The resentment in her voice was enough to feed three vengeful ghosts.
The sounds outside stopped abruptly, like a duck being choked.
Viewers who were watching him sleep on the live stream were startled. One viewer wearing headphones was almost deafened by the noise and quickly took off his headphones, rubbing his ears that were ringing.
The others, who hadn't been woken up by Chen Liqing, were instead startled awake by his earth-shattering shout.
[ Chengcheng, if you were singing high notes, there would be no chance for Brother Jian.]
I was strongly opposed to Chengcheng's retirement from the music scene.
Chen Liqing's lips twitched, his heart pounding back to normal. He shoved the precious megaphone into his arms, afraid that the resentful person would come down and smash it.
The assistant director's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile. "You've finally met your match, haven't you?"
After everyone had finished getting ready and gone downstairs, Chen Liqing stood up, put his hands behind his back, and looked around. Suddenly, he frowned, looked at the timid figure behind everyone, and, remembering that the man was socially awkward, narrowed his eyes and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
Xu Yuan felt his gaze and instantly bristled. She moved to the side, and the feeling of being pricked by needles disappeared. She breathed a sigh of relief.
[ Brother Chu, why don't you turn around and check on your mid laner? He's about to faint!]
Is this what it means to be a socially anxious person?
[We socially anxious people feel like we want to walk through a sewer when we go out.]
[No, no, no, socially anxious people never go out.]
[Thanks for the invitation. Send a text message if you need something, don't come over unless it's necessary.]
" Director Chen, is there anything I can help you with?" Gu Wancheng looked at him with a forced smile.
Chen Liqing replied without changing his expression, "Ahem, are you hungry? Lunch will be provided by the production team, but you'll need to complete tasks to earn dinner."
"What mission?" Zhao Chengyu asked cooperatively.
Chen Liqing grinned crookedly, "You'll find out soon enough."
After speaking, Chen Liqing clapped his hands, and a curtain behind him was pulled down, revealing a table full of dishes. Each dish was covered with a lid, so you couldn't tell what it was or smell it.
Then they clapped their hands again, and the staff came forward to lift the lid. The fragrance immediately wafted out, wafting into our noses.
The cravings in my stomach were awakened by the delicious aroma and desperately tried to make their presence known.
Chaochao, clutching her rumbling stomach, nestled against Gu Wancheng's leg, her eyes fixed on the table of food. "I'm so hungry."
"Dinner will be ready soon," Gu Wancheng said.
Upon hearing this, Chen Liqing picked up the megaphone and announced, "Everyone can eat now."
"Wow, so many dishes!" Chaochao exclaimed in surprise when she saw the huge table of food as soon as she sat down at the table.
Gu Wancheng's eyes crinkled into a smile. "What does Chaochao want to eat?"
"I want to eat them all!" she said firmly.
Gu Wancheng's lips twitched. His belly wasn't big, but his appetite was. She glanced at the dishes and picked up a teriyaki chicken leg and a cola chicken wing for him.
"Eat first, then I'll get you more food."
"Okay." Chaochao glanced at the other dishes on the table and pouted.
Bo Yizhou noticed that Gu Wancheng glanced at the plate of shrimp a few times, knowing that he didn't want to peel them himself, so he picked up the gloves prepared next to him, put them on, picked up a few shrimp and put them in the bowl and started peeling them.
From the moment he reached out, everyone's eyes, except for Gu Wancheng, the little ones, and the socially awkward person in the corner, followed his hand.
[Haha, this is hilarious! President Bo to be watched like a sieve by you guys.]
[Stop looking, my old habit of feeling embarrassed for others has kicked in again.]
[Could it be that President Bo is so handsome that he can make you eat two more bowls of rice?]
After a while, everyone realized that their behavior was inappropriate, quickly looked away, and focused on eating.
Bo Yizhou peeled a few shrimp with natural movements and then placed them in front of Gu Wancheng.
The person who was busy cooking stared blankly at the peeled shrimp that suddenly appeared in front of him. After realizing what was happening, he blew Bo Yizhou a kiss.
Wow!
Wow!
Wow!
[Did you see that? Chengcheng blew me a kiss!]
[Disrupting formation, forking out, and getting drunk like this after only a few dishes.]
Bo Yizhou smirked, peeled a few shrimp for Chaochao, and then took off his gloves. These lousy gloves were still oily even after he put them on.
He wiped himself with a wet wipe provided by the investor before starting to eat.
After they had almost finished eating, Xiaoxiao appeared, holding several cards in her hand, and handed them out one by one.
Gu Wancheng glanced at the contents of the card and raised an eyebrow.
The sign read, "Please go to Xiaohua's house in the village and clean her yard to receive ten eggs."
He nudged Bo Yizhou next to him, urging him to check the mission. Sure enough, the mission was different.
Bo Yizhou's task is to help an old man at the end of the village look after his cattle. After completing the task, he will receive three catties of beef.
Each person has a different task, except for a few children who all have the same task: to randomly go among the villagers and ask for ingredients.
The Xu Yuan task is similar, just like playing a game. The task needs to be triggered by yourself. That is to say, to Xu Yuan, you need to actively go to the villagers and ask them if they need help. Only by successfully helping a villager can you complete the task.
Xu Yuan's hand, holding the card, trembled uncontrollably—it was deliberate, absolutely deliberate.
Unable to resist, he cast a pleading look at Chu Yi'an. Chu Yi'an frowned, glanced at his task, his brow twitched, and he sighed, patting his shoulder. "Good luck."
Xu Yuan's eyes widened. "Captain!"
[Haha, Brother Chu, your mid lane is really going to be destroyed!]
[Help! How could you assign this kind of task to someone with social anxiety!]
Xu Yuan cautiously raised his head, but was instantly startled and took a step back. He quickly moved to the side, but the camera followed him closely, and no matter how he moved, he could not escape the camera's view.
The photographer, showing him some sympathy, stepped back the camera that was almost in his face.
"Then we'll part ways here. I'll come find you after I finish cleaning the yard," Gu Wancheng said with a smile, waving the card in front of Bo Yizhou.
Bo Yizhou looked at him, his Adam's apple bobbing, and hummed in response.
" Chaochao, remember to greet people when you visit their homes." Gu Wancheng then squatted down, patted Chaochao's head, and gave him a gentle reminder.
Chaochao nodded vigorously to show that he understood, and then the last few children carried their baskets out of the yard.
They froze on the spot as soon as they stepped out the door. "Where are we going?" Zuozuo scratched her head.
"Go forward," Chaochao said after a moment of contemplation.
The others had no objections and listened to him as they walked forward.
Gu Wancheng took the card and was about to ask someone where Xiaohua lived when she ran into an old lady. Gu Wancheng's eyes lit up and she went up to her.
"Hello, Grandma," Gu Wancheng greeted politely.
The old woman squinted at him for a moment and said, "What a handsome boy! Where are you from?"
Gu Wancheng squatted down and said with a smile, "Grandma, I'm here to do a live stream. I need to complete a task. Do you know where Xiaohua lives?"
The old lady nodded. She didn't understand what live streaming was, but she knew how to ask for directions.
" Xiaohua, she's a pitiful child. Her father has been working away from home since she was little, and her mother passed away."
Gu Wancheng continued to smile, showing no sign of impatience.
After talking for a while, the old lady remembered that he had come to ask for directions. "You're going to Xiaohua's house, right?"
Gu Wancheng smiled and nodded.
" Xiaohua's house isn't this way. You've gone the wrong way. Go back to the intersection, then turn right and walk to the very end. That's Xiaohua's house."
Gu Wancheng got Xiaohua's address as she wished, thanked the old lady, and turned around.
After he left, the old lady kept Suisui Xiaohua was a pitiful child.