Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Run!
Gu Che was not very willing to speak.
Tuanzi had already sorted out the family relations.
"Awo awo," her little head nodded, "Isn’t our family not on good terms with Uncle’s family?"
She often went down the mountain with her master before and saw many conflicts among relatives.
There were such disputes in ancient times, and they probably still exist now. Times change, but people don’t change.
"That’s not the case."
Gu Che was a bit frustrated, but facing his sister’s bright and curious big eyes, he didn’t dare to reveal that trace of frustration.
"Our family gets along very well with Second Uncle’s, Third Uncle’s, Little Uncle’s, and Auntie’s family."
Tuanzi was a bit dizzy, "Why so many uncles?"
"It’s because the older generation had lots of kids."
Gu Che glanced at her, poking her cheek.
"Your three uncles each have two sons, so you have six cousins, are you happy?"
He almost gritted his teeth when uttering the last few words.
If his sister gets happy, he might just cry!
"Oh, I see," Tuanzi was purely curious, "Are there no girls? Like Xiangxiang’s big sister?"
Gu Che: "..." Is sister more fond of sisters?
"No."
The top-tier celebrity was a bit uneasy, "You only have male cousins. In our generation, it seems you’re the only girl for now."
Some elders are in their prime, and might still want children, but the gender of the kid can’t be guaranteed.
Tuanzi’s little face leaned against her second brother’s shoulder, squirming around.
"Alright then, I’ll have to stick to other people’s sisters in the future."
Gu Che: "!"
Gu Che instantly forgot about the oldest cousin.
In the morning, there was a sports meeting, and no need to cook lunch. By the afternoon, the program team was ready to cause trouble.
Host: "A family has just built a new pigsty, and now they need to move pigs from the old pigsty to the new one."
Parents: "..." Program team, you’re ruthless!
They could even foresee the upcoming hot search topics.
#TopStarHerdingPigs#
#FilmEmperorHerdingPigs#
#FamousHostHerdingPigs#
The host tried to hold back laughter: "The task of herding pigs is left to the parents. The children’s task is to take care of the little pigs, feeding them grass."
Worried that the kids might hurt themselves using sickles, the program team had prepared the piggrass in advance.
Ye Chen, being the eldest child, proactively took the position of team leader and led the kids next door to feed the little pigs.
He didn’t forget to share stories from last season.
"In the last season, we didn’t herd pigs, but a local family’s pig got loose, and we helped find it. My dad tried to help but got knocked into a puddle by the pig, wasn’t that funny?"
The kids laughed heartily, and the audience in the live room also laughed heartily.
Except one person couldn’t laugh.
Ye Feng: "..." My dear son!
The other parents were relieved.
Though embarrassing incidents might occur while herding pigs, they won’t be as embarrassing as Ye Feng’s.
After going through tasks like picking and selling fruits, street performances, and buying food and ingredients, feeding grass to the piglets seems too simple.
After feeding the pigs, the kids simply sat in rows, bored watching people pass by.
"So boring."
Tuanzi raised her hand, "Can Miaomiao go help Second Brother?"
Denied.
Tuanzi was crestfallen.
Can’t find Second Brother, nor is it meal time yet, what should she do?
The usually quiet Tang Jing suddenly said, "I just saw an old lady chopping firewood, it seemed very strenuous."
Tuanzi’s eyes lit up.
"Yeah, we can act heroically!"
The little heroine eagerly and passionately organized everyone to go help in the village.
"Forget the program team, their tasks are too boring, we’ll make our own plans."
Program team: "..."
[Hahaha, the program team being mocked]
[Let’s be honest, feeding pigs is a pretty boring task]
[Mainly, this batch of kids has their own opinions]
The kids truly ignored the program team and ran to an old lady’s house.
The old lady lived with just two people, her and the grandpa who was bedridden.
They used a clay stove, burning twisted straw and wheat stalks; they also picked up dried branches.
Sometimes dead trees on the mountain would be chopped as firewood.
The old lady wasn’t very strong; she had been chopping wood for quite a while without splitting it open.
A group of kids visited, and she happily presented some local fruits.
But when the kids tried to pick up an axe, her face turned pale.
"No, no, no, kids can’t play with this."
Ye Chen was trying hard to lift the axe.
He felt he didn’t have enough strength.
The live room had a pinned comment warning against children learning this at home.
The program staff hurried to stop them too.
"Just don’t use the axe, alright?"
Tuanzi simply picked up a piece of wood, casually placed it down, lifted her hand, and chopped it. The wood split, and her hand remained soft and delicate.
[...]
[Chopping wood barehanded, impressive]
[Earlier she performed Xingyi Boxing, but now she doesn’t even perform, just chops outright]
[What are her hands made of?]
The kids gathered around Tuanzi.
"Wow, is your hand an axe?" Su Chaomu glanced left and right, only feeling his sister’s hand was even smaller than his own.
"Not an axe, just using inner strength."
Tuanzi raised her hand to demonstrate.
Her hand was made of flesh. Chopping directly would hurt, but using inner strength as protection prevents any harm.
Tuanzi said she was super clever, super amazing.
[Ancient Martial System: Quite impressive. After all, you practiced on the family’s wooden table before, broke all usable tables, and were chased by your master with a broom across several mountains]
[Miaomiao: ... Annoying, don’t say that]
After splitting the firewood at the old lady’s house, they went on to help pick lotus pods.
Tuanzi tiptoed on top of the lotus leaves, plucking them and tossing them, while kids on the shore were responsible for catching.
Busy and bustling, everyone in Liu Family Village had gotten to know them.
Approaching evening, the kids carried their tokens of gratitude and happily went home.
Tuanzi searched everywhere but couldn’t find Second Brother, so she asked the staff for help.
"Seems like he went to take a bath," the staff chuckled, "He slipped in the pigsty, and had a smell on him."
Tuanzi was confused, "What smell?"
The staff didn’t say.
Tuanzi waited in the room until Second Brother came back to sniff.
But after waiting left and right, she still didn’t see him.
Fearing Second Brother might be kidnapped by traffickers, she sneaked out to search.
[Miaomiao: Today Second Brother keeps avoiding cameras]
[Ancient Martial System: Maybe he has work-related matters to deal with]
Tuanzi sighed, "Adults work so hard, Miaomiao works hard too but is very happy!"
With her good hearing, upon catching Second Brother’s voice, she tiptoed closer, cautiously poking out her little head.
"Found anything?"
Jin Tong: "Checked, and it’s speechless, Zhang Xiafei doesn’t have endorsements. Currently, aside from the film he’s shooting, he has no resources. Originally, a small brand contacted him today, but they suddenly changed their mind."
Gu Che: "..."
What’s with this?
With Zhang Xiafei’s actions, he would certainly retaliate. The most usual methods would be to snatch some resources or help Zhang Xiafei’s competitors, effectively warning Zhang Xiafei not to provoke their family.
But what happened? Zhang Xiafei has no resources at all, leaving them nowhere to strike!
"Forget it then, it’s not worth it."
Gu Che hung up, noticed a friend request, and saw it was filled with apologies.
It’s Zhang Xiafei.
He directly ignored it.
It’s too late for apologies now. Zhang Xiafei genuinely isn’t remorseful; he’s just afraid of being suppressed. If there’s a next time, Zhang Xiafei will still act this way against others.
Gu Che put the phone back, turned his head, and saw a little head quickly retracting.
He rushed over, only to see his sister running ’da da da’ ahead.
"Miaomiao wasn’t eavesdropping, Miaomiao was openly listening~"
Gu Che found it amusing, "Then why were you running?"
Tuanzi stopped, rubbed her face, "Right, why was Miaomiao running?"
She ran back, extended her arms, and showed a sweet smile, "Second Brother, hug hugs~"
To have a brother who stands up for her is truly awesome!