Chapter 7 Chapter 007 “I don’t mind…

When they found that the two behind them had disappeared, the others slowly walked back along the path. When they gathered again, they saw Nan Fei and Yan Nanxing standing face to face, carrying a "weed".

To be precise, it was Nan Fei who grabbed the grass, while Yan Nanxing broke off a small section and placed it in the palm of his hand.

With the help of Nan Fei's flashlight, everyone walked forward and gathered in a circle. Tao Xi asked, "What good thing is this?"

"It's scientifically known as Artemisia capillaris, and it's an edible Chinese medicinal herb." Yan Nanxing twisted the leaves with one hand and explained, "But it has many common names. I couldn't find a more general one at the moment. It's so common, and it's not picky about where it grows, so it's called differently in different places. Well, this one is quite tender. I'll take it home and give it a quick clean. I can make tea or use it in cooking."

Several people showed expressions of having learned something new.

"It does look very familiar..." After hearing what he said, Tang Jingyun suddenly said in surprise, "This is Artemisia annua!"

Yan Nanxing nodded: "Yes."

"I know this stuff! There are quite a few of them in my hometown, and I've been eating them since I was a child!"

Next, Tang Jingyun began to talk to everyone about how Artemisia capillaris can be used in cooking. The others listened with great interest, but Nan Fei, who was in charge of lighting, was a little absent-minded, and his eyes were always fixed on Yan Nanxing's palm.

But his landing point was not the small piece of leaf seedling, but Yan Nanxing's palm.

When they parted at the TV station a few days ago, he guessed that Yan Nanxing took good care of her hands, which is why she took such meticulous care of them. However, he didn't expect that such a hand with distinct bones, strong skin and fair complexion would have such obvious calluses when turned over.

After a short moment of daydreaming, the others over there had already finished their conversation. Tang Jingyun naturally changed the subject: "I had no idea this was a Chinese herbal medicine with such high medicinal value. Nanxing, you seem to know a lot about herbs?"

Tao Xi nodded in agreement: "That's right! In the car you said that the Nanxing in your name is Arisaema, which is also a herb."

"Well, my parents work in related fields, so I chose Traditional Chinese Medicine as my major in college. It's a little sensitive." After a brief explanation, Yan Nanxing smiled and reminded, "It seems that it's getting late now, shall we go back?"

After he said this, everyone realized that the night was getting darker, so they agreed to walk towards the cottage.

When we returned to Taoyuan Cottage, it was already ten o'clock. Everyone said good night to each other. The two ladies left arm in arm warmly, while the situation of the four people on the second floor was a little awkward.

There are only two bedrooms on the second floor of the cottage, which means that they must be divided into two rooms.

"I'll live with Teacher Cen. I just want to learn some cooking from him." Thinking of the grouping mentioned in the previous meeting, Shen Yuzhe suggested very perceptively, "Does Teacher Cen mind?"

Cen Jiashu waved his hand leisurely: "I'm fine with anything. It doesn't matter."

Nan Fei's expression finally showed some ripples after hearing Shen Yuzhe's words. He pursed his lips, as if he wanted to interrupt, but he didn't know what excuse to use.

Should I just say that I don’t like Yan Nanxing and don’t want to be in the same room with him?

Yan Nanxing saw through his thoughts and leaned against the escalator like a spectator, fanning the flames: "Ah, I also want to learn cooking from Teacher Cen. What a pity."

"It seems that during this long night I can only 'discuss' other skills with Nan Fei."

As he spoke, he specifically pointed to his servant: "Nan Fei, what do you think?"

Nan Fei's eyelids twitched.

Shen Yuzhe's initiative was rarely online. He "happily" finalized the result. He quickly took his luggage and waved to the two of them: "That's it, good night!"

Yan Nanxing smiled and nodded: "You too, good night and sweet dreams."

Hope you have a good dream tonight.

The only person who felt uneasy tonight was Nan Fei.

I didn't expect that I would end up in a bedroom. Comparing it with what I said in the evening, it was really embarrassing.

Feeling extremely depressed, Nan Fei pushed Yan Nanxing away and went into the bedroom alone. The first thing he did was to find several cameras that were placed in plain sight and turn them off one by one.

Then, he reached out and picked up his microphone, turned around and looked at Yan Nanxing who was walking leisurely towards him, and made an expression that clearly showed that he wanted to have a long talk.

Yan Nanxing cooperated and joined in the microphone. After showing it to Nan Fei, he threw it on the table and said, "Well, whatever you want to say, I will tell you everything I know."

Nan Fei frowned slightly at first, then spoke directly: "What did you mean by those words you talked to my agent?"

Hearing this, Yan Nanxing raised an eyebrow: "Well, it's just a normal discussion of the upcoming cooperation."

"Besides, wouldn't it be better for you to not have to go through the trouble of pretending to be affectionate with me and just be yourself? I'm very considerate of your feelings."

Yan Nanxing's tone was slightly aggrieved, which stopped Nan Fei from finishing the words he was about to accuse him of.

Why does it sound like his problem?

It was precisely this pause that led to the loss of the defense. Yan Nanxing continued to pursue: "Besides, isn't this a cooperation that we both agreed to? Since you gave Agent Zhao my contact information, wasn't it you who initiated the cooperation?"

Nan Fei was at a loss for a moment and couldn't refute.

Yan Nanxing is very smart. If Zhao Zong really just wanted to cooperate with him, there would be thousands of ways to contact him instead of inserting a small link in the middle.

Who else besides Nan Fei could think of getting back his "wish"?

If he continued to think about it, maybe Nan Fei would take the initiative to contact his agent with his contact information to discuss cooperation.

But his original intention was definitely not to cooperate with the sales to work well, but to stipulate their CP model from the beginning to prevent crossing the line.

It was not until Yan Nanxing combined Nan Fei's current reaction to "blame" that he completely confirmed the rationality of this speculation.

He seemed to have suddenly found a reason to bully someone, and his words were tinged with a hint of malicious humor: "Ah, but you are really careless. Aren't you afraid that the plan I proposed is a scam to your agent?"

"Nan Fei, I told you last time that I want to sleep with you." Yan Nanxing raised her lips, leaned closer, and her gaze was unconcealedly directed at Nan Fei. "Maybe I came to this show just for you?"

As soon as these words came out, they touched Nan Fei's bottom line. He clenched his fists tightly and pressed them against the edge of the table, his face full of vigilance.

Yan Nanxing did find some meaning in it, but there should be a limit to teasing people. It is not convenient to push too hard on a person like Nan Fei who is too formal and serious. Thinking of their friendship over the bottle of mineral water on the road, Yan Nanxing decided to let him go for now.

"Forget it, I was just kidding." Yan Nanxing smiled, restrained his aura, and stood up to take a shower. "I'm not a good person, Nan Fei, you're right to be wary of me."

"I don't mind what you think of me, I just want to remind you to be prepared to be harassed by me at any time."

Perhaps Yan Nanxing's half-threatening remarks that night really frightened Nan Fei. He didn't sleep well all night. The next morning, he woke up on time at six o'clock due to the action of his biological clock. Nan Fei was upset and glanced at Yan Nanxing who was still sleeping soundly, and planned to go out for a morning run.

After running a lap and getting familiar with the terrain, I found that everyone else had almost gotten up.

"Good morning, Nanfei." Chen Yuzhe was setting the table. "Did you get up early to go for a run?"

"Yeah." Nan Fei took off his sports bracelet and casually put it in his pocket. He glanced at it and saw a hearty breakfast on the table. "It's hard work. You got up so early to prepare so much."

"It's Teacher Cen's instruction. I just want to learn more." Shen Yuzhe scratched the back of his neck, feeling a little embarrassed.

At this time, two ladies on the first floor also came over here. They had done a very careful morning routine and looked very energetic when they came out of the room.

"Wow, a feast so early in the morning!" Tao Xi's eyes lit up when he saw the food. "Brother Xiaozhe, Teacher Cen, what will you do if this family is gone!!!"

"Is everyone here?" Cen Jiashu brought the last plate of breakfast to the table. "I think everyone saw the director's message. The mission starts at 8 o'clock."

After counting the number of people, Tang Jingyun frowned and asked, "Where's Nanxing? Nanfei, is he up yet?"

When asked suddenly, Nan Fei didn't know how to respond for a moment, and even forgot to refute why someone asked him when he didn't get up.

He and Yan Nanxing were not familiar enough to greet each other with good morning greetings.

But when I left in the morning, I did see that person sleeping soundly, with his head covered in the quilt.

There was a struggle in his mind, and finally Nan Fei answered: "I'll go call him."

Yan Nanxing was indeed still sleeping.

It was still light outside at around six o'clock. Nan Fei casually opened half of the curtains. It was almost eight o'clock now and the room was very bright, but Yan Nanxing still showed no signs of waking up.

Nan Fei approached and first called out, "Yan Nanxing, get up and record."

There was no response the first time, so Nan Fei called out again, and this time the person on the bed finally responded. Yan Nanxing groaned in annoyance, and lifted the quilt, revealing her unmade-up face.

It seemed that he had just woken up, and Yan Nanxing's eyes were still a little blurry. There was a look of pure clarity and a little hazy. His usual scheming and evil look had faded away, and Nan Fei's breathing paused again.

Yan Nanxing is undoubtedly good-looking. Her deep facial features make her look even more heroic without any makeup. She is stunning from any angle.

Nan Fei paused, but fortunately Yan Nanxing did not bother him. He just said "good morning" naturally and got up to wash up.

Nan Fei slowly came back to his senses when he heard the sound of water dripping from the bathroom. He took a deep breath, turned around and went downstairs to have breakfast.

It only took Yan Nanxing ten minutes from getting up to getting ready. Probably because of the tight time schedule, he didn't bother with his outfit and just casually changed into a simple sports suit.

When he came downstairs to say hello to everyone, Tao Xi was stunned.

"Wow, I wanted to say this yesterday, Nanxing, you're really good at matching!" Tao Xi rushed forward, "Teach me!"

"Wear whatever you like. What you like is the best looking." Yan Nanxing rubbed her head. "But if you want to ask about clothes, I'll recommend some store links to you later."

Tao Xi gave him an OK gesture and returned to the dining table with satisfaction.

Yan Nanxing came down late and there was only one seat left, next to Nan Fei. Yan Nanxing walked over, pulled out a chair and sat down. Nan Fei suddenly became stiff in her movements.

Seeing Nan Fei put the boiled eggs she had just taken out back into the basin, Shen Yuzhe was a little confused: "What's wrong, Nan Fei, is it not to your taste?"

"No," Nan Fei paused, her explanation a little dry, "I'm full."

After everyone finished their breakfast, the director happened to come over with the filming staff. Because the breakfast prepared by Cen Jiashu and Shen Yuzhe was too rich, he simply shared some with them.

Everyone took the initiative and, led by the director, accepted the good intention and delayed for more than ten minutes. The director could still announce without blushing or beating his heart that it was now 8 o'clock sharp to start the first day's mission.

"A leisurely and beautiful rural life requires hard work, so today's task is to ask the six residents of Taoyuan Cottage to work hard to earn the cost of the Cottage's future operations."

"We've secured three jobs for the six of you from the surrounding residents. Your work will be considered complete for the day only if it's recognized by the locals and you return to the cottage before 5 p.m.."

"Each team that completes the task will receive 500 yuan in funding from the program team."

The groups had been decided in advance, and after some false excuses, everyone naturally split into three groups.

As for the tasks assigned to each group, the program team chose a lottery method. The staff brought up a small bamboo tube with three bamboo sticks inside. It was completely a matter of luck which task was drawn.

The other two groups gave the opportunity to choose a job to the ladies. When it was Yan Nanxing and Nan Fei's turn, they looked at each other, as if they both wanted the other to pass.

Yan Nanxing smiled and curled his lips: "My luck has never been good. My hands are too dirty. It's better for you to do it, Nanfei."

Tao Xi immediately remembered something because of this sentence: "Oh, right! I remember Nan Fei was so lucky when drawing cards in the game that he became a trending topic?"

"It seems to be three golds in ten consecutive games or three golds in a row!"

Yan Nanxing's face showed a rare expression of genuine shock: "Is this true?"

"Really? He won the lottery for someone else when he participated in a travel variety show. He's so awesome!" Tao Xi became more and more excited as he spoke. "Then let Nan Fei win!"

Tang Jingyun, who was standing by, was both angry and amused: "Xiao Xi, do you remember that he came here to steal our jobs?"

Tao Xi finally reacted and his expression froze: "That's right."

Everyone burst into laughter.

The atmosphere was so tense that Nan Fei had no choice but to stand up and smoke with them.

The three of them each picked up a stick and took it out together as the director counted down.

Tao Xi nervously pinched the end of the stick, then carefully moved it away, his face instantly turning into surprise: "Plantation! It's the one behind the cottage, it looks pretty good!"

Tang Jingyun also looked at her signature and shook her hand helplessly: "Our group is going to help out at the chicken farm next door. I hope it's not a particularly difficult job."

Next, everyone looked at Nan Fei, who was looking at the sticks with a serious expression, and was somewhat curious about what his good luck would bring.

Nan Fei: "Planting rice."

Others: “…What?”

"Planting rice? It's the field we passed by last night, right?" Yan Nanxing raised his eyebrows and looked at Nan Fei teasingly, "Is this your good luck?"

Nan Fei tutted softly. He felt uncomfortable in his chest when he heard Yan Nanxing speak. He couldn't help but look at him and mocked, "I'm unlucky with you."

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