Chapter 103
Xie Mu's parents lived in a courtyard halfway up the mountain, not far from the temple, only a quarter of an hour's walk away.
Completely different from his thoughts when he climbed the mountain, Chi Qi desperately hoped that this was a road that would never end, or would be longer and longer.
It must be said that ever since he started dating, his life progress bar seemed to have been accelerated, rushing forward like a rocket.
[My current mood is like I am doing bungee jumping. I jump before the rope is even tied. One word, panicked. Two words, very panicked. Three words, extremely panicked. 】
Xie Mu noticed his emotions and spoke to comfort him, "Don't be nervous, come on, inhale, exhale——"
Even if the sky falls, Chi Qi will support it. "I'm not nervous."
If his sleeves had not been nearly torn by him, Xie Mu might have believed this.
Chi Qi tried to find out more information, "Have your parents always lived here?"
“I come here to stay for two to three months every year.”
Xie Mu discovered an interesting phenomenon. Chi Qi seemed to have turned into a robot, or a robot with poor circuit contact. He had to hold his hand and press his switch before he could move forward.
But in Chi Qi's eyes, his current identity is a corpse, and his boyfriend is a corpse driver.
Chi Qi hesitated before speaking, "Um... don't leave me alone to face your parents later."
Xie Mu raised his eyebrows and chuckled, "Are you so reluctant to part with me?"
Chi Qi laughed in his heart, but said against his will: "Yes, I can't bear to leave you."
After a while, he patted Xie Mu's shoulder in surprise again, "Oh no! I didn't bring any gifts, so I'm going to your house empty-handed, what should I do?"
Xie Mu imitated him and spoke clearly, "What should we do then?"
Chi Qi glared at him, "Did you do this on purpose?" He looked at the wild fruits on the roadside trees, "Can these be eaten? How about picking a few and taking them with you?"
Xie Mu said, "If you are not afraid of getting upset, go ahead and pick it."
He gave Chi Qi a reassurance, "My parents are looking forward to meeting you."
We walked and talked until we arrived at our residence, which was a small Chinese-style courtyard.
Xie Mu pulled the door knocker and rang it.
Soon, messy footsteps were heard from inside, the door opened, and a white wrist stretched out from the gap, pulling Chi Qi in.
As for the one standing behind, he pretended not to see anything.
"Qiqi, come on, let me see if there's any change?" Shen Wanji, who was wearing bright clothes, called him passionately, pinched his face without any hesitation, looked him up and down, and pinched it with his five fingers, "Yeah, you've gotten a little fatter."
Chi Qi, "..."
What truth are you talking about? 】
He couldn't help but reflect that he had eaten too much recently... a little bit.
Shen Wanji was very happy to see Chi Qi, and hugged him unwillingly, "It's true that it's more comfortable to hug someone who's chubby, Qiqi, you should eat a little more weight."
Xie Mu shouted in disappointment, "Mom——"
Shen Wanji said unhappily: "I only hugged Qiqi for a few minutes, and you have this expression. I never said anything when you hugged Qiqi. This is the situation."
Xie Mu, "???"
Shen Wanji turned around and said in a friendly manner: "Qiqi, don't pay attention to the petty mind, let's go."
Chi Qi was dragged into the study in a daze. The famous Xie Huaiheng, the disciple of Xie Buddhism, was practicing calligraphy. After seeing him, he put down his brush and walked towards the door step by step.
She glanced at him coldly, sat on the coffee table without saying a word, and started making tea.
At Shen Wanji's signal, Chi Qi sat down opposite him cautiously, "Hello, uncle."
It is a pleasure to watch Xie Huaiheng making tea. His slender fingers brush across the tea set as he warms the pot, scalds the cups, puts in the tea, brews the tea, scrapes off the foam... The series of movements are smooth and extremely ornamental.
After going through the complete set of tea-making steps, he held the rim of the cup with his right thumb and index finger, protected the bottom of the cup with his middle finger, and placed the cup in front of Chi Qi.
Chi Qi was flattered and picked up the teacup. The tea leaves in the cup were as green as young bamboo shoots, evenly distributed. "Thank you, thank you, you drink too."
Xie Huaiheng nodded, but did not communicate with him from beginning to end.
Chi Qi took a sip and his eyes suddenly widened. The rich and fragrant tea aroma filled his mouth, with a mellow taste and a long aftertaste.
[Good tea, delicious tea.] 】
Seeing that he liked it, Xie Huaiheng poured him another cup of tea, then put down the teapot, stood up and left.
After he left, Chi Qi relaxed a lot, and it was visibly apparent that he wasn't sitting as straight as before.
Xie Mu broke the silence in the room and asked, "Is Dad silent?"
[Stop talking?] Does that mean you can't speak? 】
"Yes, he has been silent for three days." Shen Wanji complained, "Originally, there were only him and I here, and he kept silent every now and then. I was almost bored to death. I almost talked to myself in front of the plants in the yard."
After she finished complaining, she hurriedly got up and left.
Xie Mu explained, "Shuyu is the meditation of keeping silent, which is to achieve the practice of purifying the three karmas of body, speech and mind by prohibiting speaking."
Chi Qi admired him and tilted his head to whisper to him, "You can hold back from talking. With this determination, whatever uncle does will be successful."
"By the way," he asked, "why does uncle wear a watch on his wrist instead of Buddhist beads?"
Xie Mu was at a loss after realizing his blind spot in knowledge. "Why does he wear Buddhist beads?"
Chi Qi was even more confused than him, "Isn't your father a Buddhist in the Beijing circle? Wearing Buddhist beads is a standard."
Xie Mu's pupils trembled. What is the title of the Buddhist disciple in the Beijing circle?
[Not only do you wear the beads, you also spin them constantly. When you are angry, you spin them. When you are happy, you spin them. When you are emotional, you spin them even more...]
Xie Mu, "..."
According to what you said, Buddhist beads are equivalent to external vocal cords. If they don't rotate, we can't think or speak?
Chi Qi took advantage of the elders' absence and threw out the questions, "I want to ask you a private question. Is there a red lotus that can bloom on your uncle's waist?"
What is this and what?
Xie Mu's eyes were indescribable, "Who told you that?"
[Oh yeah, how did I know that? Let me think, I seemed to have seen it when I was reading gossip. 】
Before Xie Mu could expose the fake, Shen Wanji came and went like the wind and came back quickly, holding a small wooden sculpture she had made herself.
"Is it for me?" Chi Qi carefully placed it in his palm, "What a cute little squirrel."
Shen Wanji said: "It's carved in your image, so of course it's cute."
Chi Qi's ears turned red because of her praise, and he lowered his head obediently.
Shen Wanji asked, "What was Qiqi talking about just now? I seemed to hear something like Buddhist beads and red lotus."
Xie Mu coughed, trying to change the subject.
Shen Wanji mercilessly muted her microphone manually, "Shut up, I didn't ask you."
Chi Qi was really anxious to know the answer, so he repeated what he had said a few minutes ago.
"Is it the kind of red lotus that slowly blooms when touched?" Shen Wanji held up his chin, "Yes, not only is there one on Xie Huaiheng's waist, but also on Xiao Mu's body."
Chi Qi exclaimed, "Really? I didn't see his waist..."
He slammed his hand over his mouth.
[Oh my god, what did I say...]
"Yo yo yo~~" Shen Wanji looked at him teasingly, "What didn't you see?"
Chi Qi blinked his eyes and said, "I didn't see anything!"
Shen Wanji asked meaningfully, "Really?"
Chi Qi answered quickly, "Really, really!"
Shen Wanji said, "I don't believe it."
Xie Mu spoke up to help him out, "Mom, stop teasing him."
Shen Wanji glanced back and forth between the two of them and chuckled, "I didn't realize you're so fast."
Chi Qi lowered his head to look for a crack in the ground. He wanted to live on another planet.
Fortunately, after Shen Wanji made a few jokes, she stopped pursuing him. She checked the time and said, "The soup I made should be ready. Qiqi, come and taste it."
Is it too late to lose your sense of taste now? 】
Chi Qi's feet were nailed to the ground, unable to move an inch, because he remembered the bowl of green soup whose taste could not be described in Chinese characters.
Well, he went from being about to die of embarrassment to being about to be poisoned to death. What's the difference between the two? He's still going to die.
Xie Mu dispelled his concerns in time, "My mother doesn't go into the kitchen at home."
The heavy stone in Chi Qi's heart fell to the ground.
A large table of vegetarian dishes was brought up. Chi Qi held the bowl and was pleasantly surprised to find that the rice in the temple was exceptionally delicious, with a soft, glutinous, smooth and delicate texture.
He accidentally ate two large bowls.
I really ate it accidentally.
Shen Wanji was very satisfied with this and thoughtfully prepared a dessert for him, "Come, eat watermelon."
Chi Qi rubbed his bloated belly, did not refuse the kindness, gritted his teeth and took a piece of watermelon closest to him.
He glanced around and found that the trash can was far away, so he lowered his eyelashes silently.
Xie Mu waited for him to finish eating, then took out a wet towel to wipe his hands. As he was wiping, he felt something was wrong, so he asked, "Where are the watermelon seeds? Where did you spit them out?"
Chi Qi stammered and said he swallowed it.
Xie Mu was speechless, "Are you stupid?"
Chi Qi refuted him in his heart.
[You are the idiot. Of course I knew I had to spit out the seeds. I just thought it was unsightly and was embarrassed to spit out the seeds in front of Aunt Chen. 】
Xie Mu, "."
When you asked about the “red lotus around the waist”, you didn’t seem embarrassed, did you?
After repeating the words over and over again in his mouth, Xie Mu finally gave up and said, "Mom, buy seedless watermelons next time."
Chen Wanji rolled his eyes at him with disdain, "You're so picky about eating a watermelon. You're such a troublemaker. Why don't you ask me to squeeze watermelon juice for you?"
Xie Mu said, "It's not impossible."
Shen Wanji gave him one word, "Get lost."
The meal is over and there is no need to stay here any longer.
The petty troublemaker Xie Mu took Chi Qi away.
*
When he returned home in the evening, Chi Qi, lying on the bed, received a call from his dear sister.
Chi Sulu said bluntly: "The second episode of the variety show will start shooting next Monday, remember to pack your luggage."
"Aren't you two reconciled?" Chi Qi said reluctantly, "Why do you want me to go over there? I don't have the hobby of being a light bulb."
He is busy with dating, going out and having fun, so time is very tight.
Chi Sulu said, "Have you forgotten the contract you signed?"
"Contract?" Chi Qi was confused. "When did I sign it?"
Chi Sulu helped him recall, "You signed it on the day you went to the program crew."
Chi Qi said firmly, "I didn't sign it, sister, you must have remembered it wrongly."
"I'm definitely not mistaken."
A few minutes later, Chi Sulu found strong evidence and sent him a picture of the contract. The words on the contract were clearly written in black on a white background, and it looked like the handwriting was indeed his.
Chi Qi suspected that he had Alpine syndrome, because he really had no impression of it at all, "...Is it fake?"
Chi Sulu on the other end of the phone said, "You don't recognize your own handwriting? And I was there when you signed, I watched you sign."
She was surprised. "You are so young, how can your memory be so bad? Do you want me to buy you some fish oil?"
Perhaps his brain capacity was about to be exhausted. Although Chi Qi was puzzled, he did not dwell on it. He said to himself, "No, my memory should not be enough to support me to remember to take fish oil every day."
Chi Sulu suggested, "Go to the hospital for a checkup. The news just reported that a high school student has Alzheimer's disease."
"It's not a big problem. I've already graduated." Chi Qi quoted the famous saying he had memorized a while ago, "You don't understand. Strong people all have two characteristics. One is that they have a poor memory."
Chi Sulu asked, "What about the other one?"
"Uh..." Chi Qi turned over, "I forgot the other one."
"..." Chi Sulu, "You are still not strong enough."
Chi Qi hung up the phone and found that he was pulled into a group chat of a program crew by Chi Sulu. He sent an emoticon to say hello.
Everyone welcomed him warmly.
Niu Kulu saw that all the guests had arrived and @ed all members in the group.
[Niu Ku Lu]: It is confirmed. The second episode will be recorded on the island. Rose.jpg.Rose.jpg.
[Niu Kulu]: The second period was very easy and we did not have any heavy tasks assigned to us. Handshake jpg.Handshake jpg.
After the director finished his speech, the guests all jumped to agree with him.
[Ye Man]: On the island? Wouldn't that be an opportunity to take a vacation?
[Niu Kulu]: Almost. This episode is mainly about getting everyone together to play games.
[Qiao Yujing]: Looking forward to it.jpg.
[Kuang Ye]: That’s what you said before you arranged for me to feed the chickens in the last episode.
[Lu Jinyue]: He said the same thing to me, and then asked me to feed the pigs.
[Niu Kulu]: This episode is really easy and does not require any physical work. Besides, what good would it be for me to lie to you?
[Chi Su Lu]: I don’t believe it.
[Niu Ku Lu]: The Chinese don't cheat the Chinese.
[Lu Jinyue]: Okay, I’ll trust you again and I’ll bring my beach pants.
[Lu Jinyue]: By the way, where are we staying this time? Is the room big enough? If not, I can sleep outside by myself.
[Jiang Bieshan]: Use the sky as a blanket and the ground as a mat?
[Lu Jinyue]: I drove my RV over there and slept in it.
[Jiang Bieshan]: That’s right, I don’t want to hear you snoring either.
[Lu Jinyue]: You are slandering me! How could I possibly snore?
[Jiang Bieshan]: If you say there is no such thing, then there is no such thing.
"Niu Kulu" invited "Meng Tianyu" to join the group chat.
[Niu Kulu]: Xiao Meng is this episode’s guest, everyone welcome.
[Lu Jinyue]: I haven't mentioned that you offended me yet, but you got so mad early in the morning and used that thing to hit me, and you're the first to blame me... (60s voice)
[Ye Man]: Welcome~
[Qiao Yujing]: Welcome~
[Chi Qi]: Welcome~
On the other side, Lu Jinyue finished cursing, waited for two seconds, lowered his head and took a closer look... Damn, he accidentally sent the message to the group, and he hurriedly withdrew it.
"Lu Jinyue" withdrew a message.
[Lu Jinyue]: Welcome~
[Meng Tian said]: Hehe!
[Meng Tianyu]: Happy jpg. Happy jpg. Smirk jpg. Happy jpg.
It seems like a group of strange things have mixed in.
Chi Qi did not participate in the discussion. He changed his position and lay on the pillow. All in all, he had been in love for just over a month and was feeling clingy and just wanted to be with his boyfriend. Even gossip had less appeal to him.
Now that his dating plans have been disrupted by the variety show, he can't help feeling a little disappointed, after all, he had even thought about where to go.
He went to send a message to Xie Mu.
[Chi Qi]: I just found out that I actually signed a three-episode variety show. I cried.jpg.
[Xie Mu]: Did you have a bad time last time?
[Chi Qi]: I’m quite happy, but I have to separate from you again.
[Xie Mu]: No need to separate.
[Chi Qi]:? Are you going to record a variety show too?
[Xie Mu]: No.
[Xie Mu]: The villa rented by the program team is under my name. I will live there during those days, but I will not appear on camera.
[Chi Qi]: Do great things quietly! ! !
[Chi Qi]: Why didn’t you tell me earlier?
[Xie Mu]: Because it hadn’t been confirmed before.
*
The second episode of the variety show "Let's Go Together" arrived as scheduled, and netizens full of expectations waited for the right time to enter the live broadcast room.
The first to appear was an old friend - Director Niu Kulu and his trumpet, "Dear audience friends, I missed you so much! I am very happy to meet you again, welcome to the new episode of the variety show."
As he spoke, the camera swept across the people sitting there. Sitting at the edge was a handsome boy with fair and delicate skin and clear eyebrows and eyes - it was Chi Qi with the blue paint on his face faded.
The barrage of comments began to boil like boiling water.
[Newcomer? Haven't you seen it before? ]
[Yifei, I’m not lying to you! It’s really handsome this time, come and see it! ]
[Before I entered high school, I thought there would be at least one person in my class who looked like this. ]
[I am an excavator, and I start working now: absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely absolutely! ]
[Mom! This is what I mean by looking clean. Please arrange a blind date for me based on this standard! ]
It can be said that the reason why Chi Qi became a popular anchor before was closely related to his good-looking appearance that could make people's eyes light up.
Especially now that he is sitting quietly in the corner, with his thick eyelashes drooping, his eyes are dark and watery, like glass washed by clear water, which makes netizens feel soft in their hearts.
Apart from the endless praise, there are occasionally a few comments with very different styles.
[Fuck, how come he looks so much like a streamer I follow… am I mistaken…]
[That’s right, it’s him.] ]
[Password, I thought I was starving to death after not live streaming for so long, but it turns out you came here to record a variety show. Is there anyone in the same city who would like to take my place? ]
Chi Qi didn’t know what was being said in the comments. His sister had abandoned him and he could only sit there alone.
[So he is the Smurf from last issue? ]
[hhhhh, after the protagonist of the novel stopped pretending to be ugly, the entire live broadcast room exploded. ]
Niu Kulu said: "This time we welcome a flying guest, she will spend three pleasant and wonderful days with you."
Lu Jinyue raised the atmosphere with curiosity, "Where's the new guest? Hasn't he arrived yet?"
Niu Kulu smiled slightly, "She's here, she's already at the door."
The camera moved again, and a cute and playful girl appeared in the picture. "Hello everyone~ I am this episode's guest star Meng Tianyu."
[Ahhhh, long time no see, sister Tian! ]
[My little sister is so cute. Her makeup today looks like a sweet little cake. ]
[I have complicated feelings towards Tianmei, I want to give birth to her. ]
[Wait, if I remember correctly, Jiang Bieshan and Lu Jinyue both had scandals with her, right? ]
[The matter has been clarified for eight hundred times, but you are still talking about it. Take your sister away and leave her alone. ]
Chi Qi stopped lying there quietly like a mushroom. He raised his head and looked at Meng Tianyu who was approaching. He recognized her as the girl who accidentally bumped into him in the temple.
[What a small world it is.] 】
Meng Tianyu greeted with a smile, "Hello everyone, I am Meng Tianyu, it's our first meeting, please take care of me~"
She has the typical sweet girl looks. When she smiles, she has two shallow dimples on her cheeks. Her facial features are very delicate, just like an expensive doll in a window display, very lovable.
Chi Qi was stunned for a moment, and somehow he felt that this configuration was indescribably familiar.
What on earth is familiar about it?
He really couldn't remember it for a while.
Meng Tianyu said softly: "I have prepared small gifts for everyone, I hope you will like them~"
These were the candies she brought back from abroad, and everyone was given a whole box of candies with mixed flavors.
Lu Jinyue opened the box and was surprised, "Candy can smell like firecrackers?"
"Yes." Meng Tianyu explained, "It is because of its special taste that I brought it here for everyone to taste."
Of course, she also had her own little selfish motives. She continued, "Many of these flavors are not available on the market. You can try them."
Chi Qi became interested after hearing this and picked up a candy with a green outer packaging - it tasted like grass.
He opened the outer wrapping paper and was about to put it in his mouth to taste it.
The smell of firecrackers, the smell of grass...the keywords were successfully triggered.
A light bulb went off in my head, and I suddenly remembered some random things.
【I see! It turns out to be this variety show! 】
His tone rose, the kind of voice that comes from eating a melon, three parts excitement, three parts shock, and four parts excitement, causing Chi Sulu next to him to prick up his ears quietly.
What did you know again?
Chi Qi smacked his lips and sighed.
[Some people appear sweet and cute on the surface, but in private...]
“Pah—”
A candy rolled down and landed near Chi Qi.
Chi Qi's thoughts were interrupted, and he bent down to help Qiao Yujing pick up the candy that he accidentally dropped.
A minute later, Chi Sulu, who had waited for a long time but received no further news, asked, "???"
What in private? You should finish what you are saying!
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