The other three female guests were still waiting for their ride by the roadside, chatting about where they would be working that afternoon.
Su Mian hasn't decided yet.
Cheng Qin said, "I scored too low in the cooking competition. No matter how hard I try this afternoon, I can't win, so I might as well give up. I plan to go to a nearby village called Xinjiapo to do some research. I'll see if I can find a job there."
All the villages here are called XX Slope.
Xinjiapo is said to be the poorest village in the vicinity, but it also has the best ecological environment protection.
Yu Liqi's eyes widened. "I want to go to Xinjiapo too! I've already booked a job there... Why don't you two come with me? We can split the profits equally."
Yu Liqi's heart pounded wildly as she eagerly awaited their answer.
Her favorite state is when the three girls are together.
If she's alone with a photographer, it feels too awkward; she wouldn't know what to talk about.
If there are two people, and the other person keeps talking, she doesn't know what to say.
If she's with a man and a woman, she always feels like a third wheel.
Three girls would be best!
That way, when they talk, all I have to do is smile!
Su Mian calculated that she had gotten the highest score that morning.
If the three of them split the income equally in the afternoon, even if Fang Nuonuo gets 10 points first, the three of them will all get 9 points, and her total score will still be higher Fang Nuonuo's.
It was practically a sure win.
So she agreed.
The taxi arrived quickly.
Yu Liqi went over and opened the door.
A man suddenly darted over and squeezed onto the bus in a flash.
Yu Liqi was stunned for a moment, then checked the last two digits of the license plate to confirm that it was her car.
She then politely said to the man, "Excuse me, I hailed this car first..."
The man said directly to the driver, "I'm in a hurry, driver, please take me this fare, I'll give you an extra ten yuan!"
The driver immediately agreed, then turned to Yu Liqi and said, "Cancel it online! If I cancel, the platform will deduct points from my account!"
"..." Yu Liqi was in a dilemma.
Su Mian grabbed the man from the car. "You, you stole someone else's order and you still have this attitude?"
Then he opened the front door and pulled the driver out as well. "You, cancel the order yourself, and take full responsibility!"
[How could Su Mian be like this? She's a big star, and the driver is just an ordinary working person. He works so hard to earn money; doesn't she know how to be considerate of him?]
[Are you alright? This driver has made Teacher Yu wait on the roadside for almost twenty minutes. Now, because of his own fault, he's asking the customer to cancel the order with this attitude. He deserves it! If he had even a slightly better attitude, I wouldn't be so angry!]
[Waaaaah, Mianmian is so brave! This morning a driver also took a longer route. I knew it halfway through but didn't dare to say anything, so I ended up paying more... I wish I were that brave!]
When the driver and passenger saw that Su Mian was a girl, they immediately put on a stern face, clearly not intending to admit their mistake.
Su Mian turned around and beckoned to the photographer hiding in the bushes in the distance. "Cameraman, come here, come here and expose them."
The driver and the passenger immediately lowered their heads.
They clearly knew they were in the wrong.
The driver had no choice but to cancel the order himself.
The two got into the car in silence and drove away.
Although Yu Liqi didn't receive a verbal apology from them, she did receive a platform compensation coupon, which she would keep for later use.
The production team would reimburse her for taxi fares taken on the show, so she called a larger car instead.
The car arrived quickly this time, and everyone set off smoothly.
Not long after she sat down, Yu Liqi's phone rang.
She took it out and looked at it; it was her father.
Yu Liqi frowned, clearly not wanting to accept.
She particularly dislikes talking on the phone with anyone, mainly because she is slow to react and sometimes can't process what is being said on the phone.
The person made a difficult request to her over the phone, and she couldn't think of a way to refuse at the time. She only realized it after hanging up.
But she had already agreed at that point, so she could only scratch her head in frustration.
But if she sends a text message, she can read it carefully before responding.
Su Mian was also looking at her phone.
She heard Yu Liqi's phone ring for a long time without being answered, and casually said, "If you don't like answering the phone, then don't. If they really have something important to tell you, they'll leave you a message. There's no need to make yourself unhappy about this."
Yu Liqi raised her eyes and stared blankly at Su Mian.
Although my personality has never harmed society, it feels like I've broken some kind of cardinal rule.
When she was little, she didn't want to perform on stage, and her family would scold her, "Can't you be as natural and confident as your cousin? You're so unambitious!"
When she didn't try to impress everyone at family gatherings, her parents said she made them lose face and forced her to toast everyone.
They forced her to be "lively," but no one ever cared whether she was happy or not.
The phone rang for half a minute before finally being hung up.
Then a message from Dad popped up.
Each message is a 59-second audio clip.
Yu Liqi took a deep breath and clicked on the voice-to-text conversion.
Why did you go on that show?
"With your looks, you think you can get into the entertainment industry? I don't think you'll ever amount to anything! You're a disgrace!"
"Fine, now that you're on this show, just keep doing it for now. But remember who your family is!"
"How could you not help your cousin and instead join others in bullying her? You better cooperate with your cousin properly..."
Yu Liqi didn't listen to the next few tracks.
Her father is wrong.
The world is so big that it will give people of all kinds of personalities a chance to survive.
Not everyone has to become like her cousin, trying to please their relatives, to be considered successful.
Yu Liqi immediately set her father's account to "Do Not Disturb".
Suddenly I felt much better.
The driver I hailed this time was an outgoing and talkative person.
He had just asked them if they were filming a program.
After receiving an affirmative answer, the driver became even more enthusiastic in the conversation.
"I'm just taking a break from driving to work. I've been preparing for the civil service exam at home for the past two years, and now things are easier."
Cheng Qin replied, "Congratulations on making it ashore."
The driver said, "No, my dad got arrested for soliciting prostitutes. I won't pass the background check."
The car fell silent.
An awkward atmosphere gradually spread.
Until Su Mian quietly added, "It can be considered a case now."
The driver paused for a moment, then burst into laughter. "You mean the 'case' in 'major case'? What a clever double entendre! What a literary genius!"
[Haha, the driver is so supportive!]
[No homophones allowed! It's really hard to guess without subtitles!]
[At first, when I heard how miserable he was, I didn't dare to laugh...]
[Driver's dad: Now the whole country knows about my shameful deeds, are you happy now?]
Resist pornography, gambling, and drugs! They harm not only yourself, but also prevent your children from entering officialdom!
After the driver finished laughing, he became slightly serious and tentatively asked the three of them, "Are you going to Xinjiapo also to study abroad?"
Su Mian looked puzzled. "What do you mean?"
Why is going to a poor mountain village linked to studying abroad?
The driver smiled and said, "It's alright. Since you don't understand, then don't try to understand. It's not a good thing anyway."
The car was quiet for a while.
Some people are playing on their phones, while others are admiring the scenery.
Cheng Qin suddenly held up her phone to show the other two. "Look, Teacher Fang is trending on social media for being praised! She's so quick!"