Chapter 104: Chapter 104: The Food Got Burnt
Gu Peihai’s skin might be thick, but he felt embarrassed to always go to the neighbor’s house for meals.
He seriously pulled out a handful of rice, "Miaomiao, I’ll steam the rice. You go to the garden and pick some vegetables."
The chubby little face was full of reluctance.
She tentatively asked, "So tonight we have only greens, no meat?"
Gu Peihai nodded solemnly.
Tuanzi lowered her small head and walked out sulkily.
[Crowdfund for meat]
[Let her eat! Let her eat meat!]
[They have no money to buy meat]
[The chicks and ducklings they bought haven’t grown up yet]
[Tragic! Truly tragic!]
[I knew laid-back life isn’t really laid-back]
Even Gu Wangchao, who was watching the livestream, felt heartache.
His sister is chubby now, but if she finishes a season with Gu Peihai, she might get a lot thinner.
He decided he would join the next season to take good care of his sister... and also, take care of that clueless brother.
But soon, this cold beauty remembered that if his brother didn’t invite him, he couldn’t participate.
Tuanzi dove into the vegetable garden, looked at the round cabbages, and shook her head in disdain, then looked at the overripe eggplants, disappointedly shook her head, and glanced at several huge winter melons, shaking her head again.
"Sigh."
She sighed in distress.
Tuanzi squatted down, grabbed a round cabbage with her small hand, twisted it hard, and snapped it off.
[Ouch]
[The neck feels chilly]
[I feel that way too]
[Mainly Miaomiao’s expression looks fierce]
[A little fierce beast starved of food]
[Awoo]
After picking a cabbage and a few eggplants, Tuanzi lowered her little head and trudged home. Passing by the little fence, she suddenly realized something was wrong.
"Where are my chicks and ducklings?"
The cameraman reminded her, "Miaomiao, you forgot to buy a plastic net, the chicks and ducklings just ran out of the yard."
A bolt from the blue!
Tuanzi dashed into the kitchen, threw the cabbage and eggplants aside, and rushed out again.
"Chickens, ducks, where are you?"
[Hahaha]
[Both pitiful and funny]
[Miaomiao’s last hope ran away]
But Tuanzi has a system, and it has already helped her locate them, so she followed its instructions and caught them one by one.
The sky was too dark, and some had run farther away, so she spent a long time catching chickens and ducks.
When she caught the last two ducklings, she passed by a household.
An aunt was just closing the chicken coop.
She stood at the gate, craned her neck to see by the courtyard light, planning to learn stealthily so she could make one for her chicks and ducklings.
The aunt turned around and saw a little girl holding two ducklings, looking pitifully.
"Are you that girl from the show?"
Tuanzi nodded, staring eagerly at their fence.
This family had directly bought a green wire fence; once encircled, chicks and ducks couldn’t escape. Unlike her, she had to find bamboo to make a fence, but the gaps between bamboo were too big, allowing all the chickens and ducks to get away.
"Auntie, how much does your wire fence cost?"
The aunt reported a price.
Tuanzi lowered her little head; it’s a wire fence she couldn’t afford. Boo-hoo, she’s so poor.
The aunt felt her heart soften upon seeing her holding a duck in each hand, knowing she had chickens and ducks too, and simply fetched an old plastic net from home.
"We used this at home before, but if you don’t mind, you can take it back."
"I don’t mind, I don’t mind. Thank you, Auntie!"
Tuanzi straightforwardly extended her neck, "Auntie, drape it over Miaomiao’s neck, Miaomiao can’t carry it with her hands."
Auntie: "... I’ll just help you carry it over."
"Okay, okay, this way."
The previously dejected Tuanzi cheered up again, swaggering with pride as she walked.
Getting a net for free, happy!
The aunt followed her to the small yard and even helped set it up.
Suddenly, the aunt took a deep breath and hesitantly said, "Little girl, is your rice burning?"
Tuanzi: "!"
Tuanzi rushed into the kitchen and found Gu Peihai opening the rice cooker, checking the rice inside.
"How strange, how can the rice cooker burn rice?"
He was puzzled.
Tuanzi leaned closer, "Ahh, you used the wrong function!"
Her little face aggressively got close, "You not only used the wrong function but also added too little water, right?"
Gu Peihai timidly backed away.
Tuanzi pressed closer, the Film Emperor retreated until he stood against the wall.
The aunt came in and stood at the door, "You still have vegetables in your pan, stir-fry them quickly or they’ll burn again."
A new burnt smell wafted over.
Tuanzi jumped up to look at the iron pan, discovered that half of the cabbage was burnt, and was overwhelmed with despair.
She whipped her head towards Gu Peihai.
Gu Peihai stood obediently against the wall.
In daylight, how handsome and carefree he appeared actually mirrored how timid and guilty he was now.
The kind aunt couldn’t stand it anymore and invited them to her house for dinner.
An hour later, the siblings headed home under the moonlight.
The Film Emperor turned and glanced again.
"Miaomiao, I was wrong."
"Hmph!"
"I’ll work hard to learn."
"Hmph!"
Gu Peihai coaxed all the way but couldn’t get her back in a good mood.
Seeing the cameraman was about to point the camera at his face, he helplessly said, "You guys stop watching the drama and give me some advice."
[I can give you advice, but you can’t see it]
[Gu Film Emperor, you’ve met your match today]
[You didn’t work hard before, and now you can’t coax your sister]
[You should think about what you’ll do if Gu Cheng and Gu Che watch the live stream]
[Here’s a suggestion: from the next episode, bring friends who are good at cooking]
After washing up, Tuanzi snuggled into the quilt and called Gu Cheng and Gu Che.
She didn’t complain, only reminded the two to rest more and not to overwork themselves.
Standing at the door eavesdropping, Gu Peihai felt even more guilty.
He thought his sister would complain, but she actually spared him the embarrassment.
Sigh, he slapped his own hand; how come he’s so unskilled?
Thinking it over, he could only seek help outside.
Gu Peihai messaged his brother, hoping he would recommend some dishes that were easy to learn and make.
[Gu Wangchao: Even if I recommend them, you still won’t have ingredients]
Gu Peihai froze.
"How do you know? Are you watching our show?"
[Gu Wangchao: ... Don’t let the sister get mad]
Gu Peihai seized the chance to invite him to join the show.
"In this aspect, you’re always better than me. Come help out. I’m afraid after the show, my sister might disown me."
Gu Wangchao didn’t reply immediately.
Gu Peihai began sending various emojis.
Five minutes later, Gu Wangchao replied with a seemingly indifferent message.
[Next episode, I’ll come.]
The Film Emperor paused, his handsome face shrouded with surprise and disbelief.
Is his brother really coming?
Is he dreaming?
He rushed into the master bedroom to tell his sister the good news.
Seeing him, Tuanzi quickly burrowed under the covers, ignoring him.
"Miaomiao, I was wrong."
Gu Peihai poked through the blanket a few times.
"Tomorrow, I’ll go work to exchange for some meat and vegetables, okay?"
A little head slowly emerged from the covers.
The bright eyes stared straight at him, "Really?"
"Really!"
Gu Peihai nodded vigorously, "With so many chores, I’ll successfully complete at least one. Rest assured, tomorrow there’ll be meat and vegetables to eat."
Tuanzi murmured, "But you’re not good at it, even Miaomiao is better."
Gu Peihai: "I remember Mr. Su is pretty good at cooking. I’ll bring the ingredients to him and ask for guidance."
Tuanzi’s eyes curved into a smile, turning back into a little sweet cake.
"Then Miaomiao has to work hard too. We still need to plant vegetables."
Gu Peihai hadn’t turned off the camera, so the audience heard their conversation.
[I feel like Gu Film Emperor is setting himself up for failure]
[I think so too]
[Given today’s performance, he’s no fit for chores]
[Waiting for tomorrow’s mishap]