Xu Miaotong was naturally displeased.
She found Feng Xuan, that brat, extremely annoying, not even a fraction as cute as her Hao Hao.
Xu Miaotong simply smiled magnanimously, showing no sign of dissatisfaction.
She didn't come just to deliver purple sweet potato balls.
"Making these purple sweet potato balls really took a lot of my effort. My cooking skills are limited, unlike Yuan Yao's, who is very good at cooking and whose spicy crab is so popular."
"Spicy crab?" Wu Ningwei asked doubtfully, "Where did Yuan Yao get the ingredients to make spicy crab?"
"Huh—?" Xu Miaotong was astonished. "Yuan Yao didn't send you spicy crab? I saw that she sent it to Teacher Guo and the others. I thought she sent it to everyone except me."
Wu Ningwei vaguely sensed that something was wrong; she wondered if she had said something she shouldn't have.
Feng Wenhe chuckled softly, "She's never been here before."
Others might not understand, but Wu Ningwei knew that when Feng Wenhe smiled like that, it was mostly because she had something on her mind and was not happy.
"Oh, I see." Xu Miaotong looked innocent and confused. "I won't bother you anymore. I still need to deliver some purple sweet potato balls to Ran Jun and the others."
She achieved her goal and left happily.
When she arrived at Zhuo Ranjun and Ge Zhi's place, after delivering the purple sweet potato balls, she casually mentioned that Qin Yuanyao had given Guo Zhuyan and the others spicy crab.
Xu Miaotong only returned to Li Qiaohui's house satisfied after Zhuo Ranjun and Ge Zhi found out that Qin Yuanyao hadn't sent them spicy crab.
What is Xu Miaotong doing? Why did she specifically bring up the spicy crab in front of Zhuo Ranjun and the others?
[I told you, why would Xu Miaotong suddenly be willing to spend all her family's assets to make purple sweet potato balls for everyone? Her generosity is fake, her naivety is fake, she actually wanted the other guests to know that Qin Yuanyao sent spicy crab to Guo Zhuyan and the others, but not to anyone else.]
[Upstairs, I've already reported you! What rumors are you spreading! Tongtong was clearly trying to give everyone purple sweet potato balls, we all saw that!]
However, we did see and hear Xu Miaotong mention spicy crab.
[That's because Qin Yuanyao really only sent spicy crab to Guo Zhuyan and his group. Can't we even mention something that actually happened? If she doesn't want others to talk about it, Qin Yuanyao should learn from Tongtong and send spicy crab to everyone!]
[Does your idol even deserve to eat Yao Yao's spicy crab?! Yao Yao doesn't want to eat your idol's purple sweet potato balls. I suggest your idol learn from Yao Yao~ Don't be so eager~]
Having watched two seasons of "Little Family," I don't think Qin Yuanyao is someone who doesn't know how to maintain relationships or deliberately stirs up trouble. There must be another reason why Qin Yuanyao only sent spicy crabs to Ye Rui and the others; it's definitely not some superficial reason like paving the way for her acting career.
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The next morning at six o'clock sharp, Director Jiang woke the guests up on time to have breakfast, and at seven o'clock they gathered to announce the day's tasks.
Today's task is for the guests to go with the villagers to dig lotus roots in the pond.
When everyone was led to the pond, they saw the pond full of large, emerald-green lotus leaves that looked like umbrellas, and the children couldn't help but exclaim "Wow!"
"Sister Qin, look!" Chi Nao excitedly shared with Qin Yuanyao, "So many lotus leaves! The lotus leaves are so big and green! And so many beautiful lotus flowers! Wow, and there are things that look like bowls with lots of holes!"
Qin Yuanyao was amused by her words, "That's called a lotus seedpod."
"Lotus seedpod?" Chi Nao tilted her head in confusion.
"Yes, lotus pods are edible."
"Is it delicious?" Chi Cheese asked.
"It's delicious," Qin Yuanyao said. "We'll ask the farmers later if they can pick a lotus seedpod for you to eat."
"Mmm!" Chi Nao nodded happily.
"Not only can you eat the lotus pods, but you can also eat the lotus leaves," Qin Yuanyao said mysteriously.
"Lotus leaves can be eaten?" Chi Nao opened her eyes wide in confusion. "Like sheep eating grass?"
"Haha, no." Qin Yuanyao laughed. "Have you ever had lotus leaf-wrapped rice? It's made with lotus leaves."
"No." Chi Nao shook her head, then smiled like a flower, "Sister Qin, make it for me, I want to eat it."
Qin Yuanyao was about to say, "I'll make it for you today," but she quickly remembered that Yao Mu would be picking her up at noon to film a science popularization advertisement, so she changed her mind and said, "I'll make it for you another day."
"Okay!" Chi Nao's fair face was full of smiles.
Feng Wenhe and Xu Miaotong, who were standing next to Qin Yuanyao and the others, both heard Qin Yuanyao's conversation with Chi Naozi.
Feng Wenhe rolled her eyes inwardly.
All they do is show off; they can only win people over with their culinary skills.
Xu Miaotong silently noted down their conversation.
Following the instructions of the production team, everyone put on rubber overalls and went down to the pond with the villagers.
The water in the pond is not deep, so it is safe for children to go in.
The villagers first taught them the techniques for finding and digging lotus roots several times, and then let them do it on their own.
Finding lotus roots is difficult, and digging them is even more difficult.
Sometimes Qin Yuanyao felt that some lotus leaves looked like they had lotus roots underneath, but after touching them for a long time, she couldn't find any.
After finally managing to touch the lotus root, Qin Yuanyao silently recited what the villagers had told them—the lotus root must be whole, otherwise it's worthless.
She adjusted her strength as she pulled the lotus root out of the mud and out of the water. Seeing that it was a complete lotus root, she was so happy she almost laughed out loud.
"Great! This lotus root is excellent!" the villager encouraged.
Chi Nao also happily showered Qin with compliments, "Wow, Sister Qin is so amazing! Sister Qin is super awesome~"
Qin Yuanyao happily gave her a thumbs-up.
Chi Nao suddenly stopped, pointing at Qin Yuanyao and saying, "Sister Qin, you have mud on your face!"
Qin Yuanyao was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to touch her face, but when she thought that her hands were also covered in mud, she would only make her face covered in mud, so she stopped.
"Where?" Qin Yuanyao asked Chi Nao.
Chi Cheese pointed to her left cheek. "This."
Qin Yuanyao wanted to rub her face with her elbow.
Chi Nao quickly stopped her, "Sister Qin, don't rub it off! It won't come off! It's mud, not dirt."
Chi Nai wanted to help her mother remove the mud from her face, but her hands were also covered in mud. Chi Nai was so anxious that she didn't know what to do.
Suddenly, a wet tissue was extended and gently wiped the mud off her face.
A dozen seconds ago, Chi Baiyi washed the mud off his hands with pool water, then took out a pack of wet wipes from his shirt pocket, pulled one out, and held it directly to Qin Yuanyao's face to wipe off the mud.
Qin Yuanyao stood there dumbfounded, as if struck by lightning.
It wasn't until Chi Baiyi said "Okay" that Qin Yuanyao, who had been in a daze, came back to her senses.
What just happened?
Chi Baiyi actually helped her wipe the mud off her face—?!
(End of this chapter)
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