Shen Xingcan turned his gaze toward the far edge of the tent display, where several tents of different prices and very different styles stood. There was even a pile of half-finished wooden cabin components beside them.
"I want to choose a wooden cabin, but would putting it together be too much trouble? Still, an island will get plenty of wind and rain. A wooden cabin would definitely be more stable..."
Although Shen Xingcan sounded uncertain, his clear, dark peach-blossom eyes plainly declared: I want to stay in one.
Hearing Shen Xingcan, Bai Lin said with a chuckle, "None of us have any experience. Xingcan's idea is good, but choosing a tent would be the best solution. Right, Linchuan?"
Xie Linchuan's voice was calm. "The island is windy. Let's choose a wooden cabin. We'll be staying here for a week, after all."
The smile on Bai Lin's face instantly froze.
[That bit about the island being windy just makes it more obvious what he's trying to hide.]
[A tent is the best choice. There's a clown here, but I won't say who.]
[I've seriously had enough of you shippers. Isn't it a fact that islands are windy?]
[We know you want to manufacture a ship with Best Actor Xie, but at least look at who's standing beside him.]
["The sheer power of the original spouse."]
Satisfied with the answer, Shen Xingcan beamed. "Put this on our tab."
Song Tiantian said, "If you've picked out anything, you can ask the staff behind you to register it at any time. Once you've finished choosing, the production staff will help deliver everything to your designated location. As for the shop rules, apart from today, the shop will only open at noon each day, for thirty minutes at a time, so make sure you buy everything you need."
Looking at the pile of wood, Jiang Yifeng was tempted too. "Are there any more of these cabins?"
"Yes."
Jiang Yifeng's eyes lit up, and he turned to Bai Lin. "How about we choose a wooden cabin too?"
Bai Lin said, "I think we'd be better off choosing a tent. That way, we'll have time to take care of other things."
Jiang Yifeng was reluctant to give up. "But didn't Xingcan say the island gets a lot of wind and rain? A wooden cabin would be more stable."
Bai Lin said, "But tents aren't made of paper. Besides, all that wind and rain is just Xingcan's guess. The weather looks great right now. It doesn't look like there'll be any wind or rain at all."
Shen Xingcan rolled his eyes. "Chongshan Island is a typical tropical island. Changeable weather is the norm. Just because it's sunny now doesn't mean there can't be a storm the next moment."
Bai Lin sounded curious. "Did you grow up on an island, Xingcan? How else would you know so much about it?"
Shen Xingcan glanced at Bai Lin. "This is common knowledge. Knowing it is normal. But I did grow up on an island."
When Shen Xingcan was first born, an island in the South Pacific had become his forever.
A look of delighted surprise appeared on Bai Lin's face. "Since Xingcan grew up on an island, that gives us some assurance for our life here. So Xingcan's family makes a living from fishing. No wonder nobody has ever known much about his family background."
Shen Xingcan helpfully corrected Bai Lin. "Some people definitely won't understand if you put it that way. You should say, 'Shen Xingcan is so vain that he actually hid his family background!'"
Shen Xingcan's utterly tactless words left Bai Lin choking, his face flushing red. "That's not what I meant. I just thought, since Xingcan grew up on an island..."
Jiang Yifeng looked as though he had heard a hilarious joke. "Count on him? His role on the island was a pampered young master who never lifted a finger."
Shen Xingcan was dissatisfied with Jiang Yifeng's assessment. "I'm not that helpless. I can still head out to sea and catch some fish for you to eat."
Shen Xingcan only did two things on the island: seek inspiration while gazing out at the boundless sea, or take a yacht out fishing, then have people distribute his catch to friends and relatives in various places.
Xie Linchuan calmly punctured Shen Xingcan's lovely hopes. "There's no yacht here for you to pilot."
Shen Xingcan glared at Xie Linchuan. "...I can jump into the sea and catch fish!"
"Heh."
Clearly, Xie Linchuan did not believe Shen Xingcan was that good a swimmer.
Flames instantly filled Shen Xingcan's shimmering peach-blossom eyes.
[Who does Bai Lin think he's pulling that green tea act on? Who do you think Shen Xingcan is? Got put in your place, didn't you? Hahahahaha.]
[I feel like Shen Xingcan's family background definitely isn't ordinary.]
[It definitely isn't. Us fishermen don't take yachts out to fish. We go out to haul in catches!]
[Take note: Xie Linchuan said there's no yacht here for him to pilot. That means Shen Xingcan knows how to pilot a yacht, and to know how, he has to own one.]
[He's a big celebrity, after all. Buying a yacht is pretty normal, right? Besides, he debuted when he was really young.]
[Shouldn't the point be that Xie Linchuan knows Shen Xingcan can pilot a yacht?]
[The point is Jiang Yifeng saying he was a young master on the island. It's reasonable to suspect Shen Xingcan owns an island.]
[I think Shen Xingcan is just vain and doesn't want to reveal that his parents are fishermen. That's why he's been so secretive about his parents all these years. When Bai Lin said that just now, he lashed out in embarrassment.]
[When Shen Xingcan first entered the industry, before he was famous, his clothes and accessories were already on par with an A-list star's. How could his family be ordinary?]
Seeing another world war about to break out, peace ambassador Jiang Yifeng turned to Bai Lin, interrupting the sparks flying between his two good friends. "So what are we choosing?"
Bai Lin forced a smile. "A tent. It's simpler."
Jiang Yifeng said, "..."
So everything he had just said had been for nothing.
Muttering, Jiang Yifeng turned to Shen Xingcan and Xie Linchuan. "When our tent collapses, remember to take me in."
Shen Xingcan answered without thinking. "No."
The little boat of his friendship with Xie Linchuan had yet to fully set sail. It could not withstand a third person joining them.
Jiang Yifeng ignored Shen Xingcan's refusal. "Great, then it's happily settled."
After discussing it for a while, Ye Ran and Lin Cen finally decided on a tent because it was simpler.
Shen Xingcan overheard their conversation and enthusiastically offered, "If you want a wooden cabin, choose one. Once Xie Linchuan and I finish ours, we'll come help you."
Ye Ran was overjoyed. "Then thank you, Xingcan-ge and Linchuan-ge."
Lin Cen also said, "Thank you, Xingcan and Linchuan."
Shen Xingcan's lips curved slightly. "You're welcome. It's our honor to help two beauties."
His words were a little frivolous, but paired with his dazzlingly beautiful face, they only made people blush and their hearts race.
Ye Ran covered her face. "Oh no, my heart's fluttering. You have to take responsibility."
Shen Xingcan laughed heartily. "Sure. Once the show's over, I'll come to your house and ask for your hand."
Watching Shen Xingcan's beautiful smile, Xie Linchuan spoke in an icy voice without the slightest change in inflection. "Shen Xingcan, the production team only gave us half an hour. I don't intend to live with nothing but four bare walls."
Shen Xingcan said, "..."
Seriously, who had annoyed him this time?
He hadn't even settled the earlier score with Xie Linchuan, so what right did Xie Linchuan have to be angry with him? Did he have to be so moody?
Shen Xingcan sighed. "Come on. Let's go pick things out."
Born an hour earlier, he was destined to shoulder certain burdens.