Chu Mo did not even spare him a glance. He simply said, "I didn't make any for you."
Crack-
Ji Nanshu felt as though he had heard Bai Nanyu cracking apart.
From his very first day in this world, he had known that Bai Nanyu had truly remarkable mental fortitude. The way he could instantly change his expression and put on a pitiful act even after being exposed was proof enough.
Bai Nanyu first widened his eyes in feigned surprise, then looked regretful. "That's such a shame. I thought I'd get to taste Teacher Chu's cooking again!"
Chu Mo could not even be bothered to reply. He quietly ate the pancake in his hand, occasionally putting food on Ji Nanshu's plate.
Bai Nanyu shrugged. "Then I'll go make my own breakfast!"
Turning away, where the cameras could not see, Bai Nanyu's eyes turned vicious. Ji Nanshu! Sooner or later, I'll drive you out of the Bai Family! I'll let you taste what it's like to be a homeless dog!
As for Chu Mo... he was just a celebrity. Against the power of the Bai Family and the He Family... how was he any different from an ant?
Good-looking? A film emperor? Just a plaything.
When the time came, wouldn't he be able to do whatever he wanted to him?!
Chu Mo the plaything: "..." He never could have dreamed that someone would one day call him a plaything.
[I feel so sorry for this newcomer! Chu Mo is using his status as a film emperor to ostracize a junior. How disgusting! I've gone from fan to anti!]
[Don't. Our Chu Family Army doesn't have fans like you!]
[Please, who wants to get up first thing in the morning and make breakfast for eight people?!]
[I've figured it out. Film Emperor Chu really loves Ji Nanshu.]
By the time the two finished eating, the other guests were getting up one after another. As soon as Jian Yuanjia got up, he clung to Ji Nanshu and asked, "Nanshu!! I'm starving. Is there anything to eat?"
Ji Nanshu pushed Jian Yuanjia away with a hint of distaste and ducked behind Chu Mo, answering mercilessly, "No."
"Then when are we having lunch?"
Cen Yan said, "Senior brother, were you a starving ghost in your past life?"
Jian Yuanjia wanted to say more, but Director Yang interrupted him. "Everyone, the little garden at Beside the Flower Stream was left in a complete mess by the wind and torrential rain a few days ago. Today's task is to repair the little garden! Today's lunch will be provided by the owner of Beside the Flower Stream! If the completed repairs meet the production team's requirements, the production team will provide dinner tonight."
"The key phrase for the garden repairs is-a girl's garden!"
"Everyone! Some of the materials are in the backyard. The owner of Beside the Flower Stream has provided four hundred yuan to buy additional materials. The money can only be used to repair and decorate the garden! Buying food is not allowed."
"Everyone, get started!!"
The guests complained endlessly.
Yu Lu pulled a long face. "How are we supposed to fix a garden?"
Li Lan pursed her lips. "I have a bad back, so I can't do heavy work. Anything else should be fine."
Jiang Yue scratched his head. "I've never repaired one either. Do any of you know how?"
Jian Yuanjia hurriedly waved his hands. "Don't look at me! This young master has never done housework in his life, let alone carpentry!"
"Before... when I was still living away from the family, they made me go out and earn money to help with household expenses. I helped an uncle in town who did renovations for a while," Bai Nanyu said shyly. "I know a little."
Ji Nanshu and Chu Mo did not join their discussion, heading straight to the backyard instead.
Ji Nanshu sighed at the pile of timber and rope before him. Before becoming the state preceptor in the Qiang Kingdom, he had done all sorts of things to make a living. After borrowing a corpse to return to life in this era, he had thought he could enjoy himself, yet here he was, still having to do hard labor.
Life wasn't easy for people in this era either!
But here was the problem: how did these tools work??
One look at Ji Nanshu's expression told Chu Mo that he definitely did not know how to use them. He took off his jacket and handed it to Ji Nanshu. "Hold this. I'll do it."
"Teacher Chu, how do you know how to do everything?!" Ji Nanshu held the jacket, his face full of admiration.
Chu Mo chuckled, rolled up his sleeves, and got to work.
He loved the way his little one looked at him with such admiration.
By the time the other guests arrived in the backyard, Chu Mo had already sawed quite a bit of timber.
Bai Nanyu exclaimed, "Teacher Chu! Did you saw all this by yourself? My goodness, you're amazing!"
Chu Mo's sawing paused almost imperceptibly for a second. Better stick to sawing wood. Wood was good. It couldn't talk, so naturally it couldn't disgust him.
"Teacher Ji, are you just going to watch Teacher Chu do everything by himself?!" Bai Nanyu turned his attack on Ji Nanshu again.
Ji Nanshu tilted his head. "Yes. What about it?"
In the livestream, the bullet comments rolled past-
[Wow, Ji Nanshu acting so self-righteous is infuriating. Poor Bai Nanyu, getting stuck with an adopted older brother like that.]
[I'm dying. You know what, I actually quite like Ji Nanshu like this. At least he doesn't put on an act.]
[Why is Film Emperor Chu helping Mistress Ji?! Someone like him should get out of the entertainment industry, okay?!]
[Film Emperor Chu deserves better...]
[To the person above, stop going on about what he deserves. As a longtime Chu Gouzi fan, let me tell you: he absolutely loves doing this stuff for Ji Nanshu!]
Anyone who had been a fan of Chu Mo for years knew that if he did not want to do something, nobody could make him! He would curse you out whenever he pleased, no matter who you were!! He even trolled his fans!!
Other people had no idea what sort of emotional journey his fans had gone through to get from "Aaaah, darling, I love you! I want to have your babies! I'll bang my head against a wall for him!" to "Oh, you're insulting Chu Gouzi? It's fine. He'll insult you back himself. He doesn't need them."
As long as the dirt did not involve a matter of principle... the Chu Family Army might even help you insult Chu Mo a little. After all, the bastard really did refuse to act human.
"Sigh, never mind. The servants used to do all this at home anyway." Looking helpless, Bai Nanyu immediately turned to Chu Mo. "Teacher Chu, let me help you!"
Chu Mo immediately put the power saw aside, making it abundantly clear that he wanted nothing to do with Bai Nanyu.
Jian Yuanjia sidled up to Ji Nanshu. "Hey, is this guy always so fake and passive-aggressive?"
Though Cen Yan said little, her eyes conveyed the same question.
"We're not close. I wouldn't know."
Holding the "vast sum" of four hundred yuan the courtyard's owner had given them, Li Lan checked their progress with the sawing and said, "Could we all get the basic garden repairs done this morning, then go look around for other decorations this afternoon?"
Bai Nanyu was the first to agree to this suggestion. Obviously! If they went shopping now, wouldn't he be left to saw all this damned wood by himself?!!
Through everyone's combined efforts, they finally finished repairing the garden's basic framework around noon.
They were all utterly exhausted, especially Bai Nanyu, who had been sawing wood nonstop. He was practically grinding his teeth with hatred.
After lunch, following the courtyard owner's directions, everyone went to another market not far from Wuzhen-Wuzhong Market.