Jing Ye felt that his authority as captain was seriously challenged. He walked forward aggressively, grabbed Xu Weixing's clothes and dragged him aside.
"Didn't you see I winked at you just now?"
Xu Weixing held Jing Ye's hand, asked him to loosen his clothes, and lowered his head with a frown to look at the wrinkles on his chest.
His tone was not good: "I see."
After he admitted it, Jing Ye knew that Xu Weixing couldn't possibly not understand what he meant.
"You saw it, but you didn't follow my orders?" Jing Ye looked at him with interest and questioned, "Have you lost sight of me as captain? Are you plotting to usurp the throne?"
Xu Weixing's expression of speechlessness was almost written all over his face.
"That's your sister. She talked to me and shared things with me. If I ignore her and don't accept the things she gives me, I'll be embarrassed, right?"
Jing Ye: “…”
Xu Weixing: "Captain, you are so wise and brave. Have you ever considered this issue?"
"Where do you get all these twisted theories and nonsense?" Jing Ye really didn't want to admit it, but he had to admit it, "And you can still convince me."
Xu Weixing: "Being able to convince the captain proves that I have a point."
Jing Ye: "Although you have a point, but just this once, I am still the captain, you have to obey me."
Xu Weixing stood and looked at him for a while before saying, "Yes, I'll do as you say."
After dealing with Xu Weixing, he walked up to Ming Fu in a threatening manner.
Before he could even open his mouth, Mingfu's accusation came first.
"You're so stingy, and you want to eat alone."
Jing Ye didn't know how to educate his sister who was unaware of the dangers of the world.
He looked at Mingfu for a while, then snatched Mingfu's coconut bowl.
"You're right, I just want to eat alone."
Jing Ye held the coconut bowl and took two steps before noticing Xu Weixing again, so he changed his pace.
He came to Xu Weixing and pushed the coconut bowl to him: "You want to eat it, right? Eat it with your heart's content."
"Don't ever say that I, as the captain, am stingy." He said this on purpose for Ming Fu to hear.
Xu Weixing raised his eyebrows and readily accepted the half bowl of dried coconut: "Well, thank you for your concern, Captain."
Jing Ye appreciated his tact and restored their friendship as teammates. He put his arm around Xu Weixing's shoulder and talked as they walked.
"Just tell me what you want to eat and what you want to do. Don't bother with those little girls. They can be very annoying sometimes. We are good brothers and teammates, so I am reminding you out of kindness. Don't you agree?"
"Of course." Xu Weixing listened silently, occasionally expressing his agreement, which satisfied Jing Ye's dignity as a captain.
Jing Ye looked at his sensible and talkative teammate, and had many things he didn't understand and was full of questions.
He whispered to Xu Weixing: "Seriously, why did you come here?"
In the team, he and Chi Cheng are the best at creating an atmosphere and making jokes and topics, so they are the ones who basically run the variety shows, while Xu Weixing is the one who deals with the media and serious occasions.
The division of labor is very clear.
If their group had to have two people, it should have been Chi Cheng. Jing Ye never expected that the person who came would be Xu Weixing.
Xu Weixing said the same thing: "As I said before, I'm here to assist you."
Jing Ye squinted his eyes and looked at him: "Assist? Do you look down on me or——"
"It's respect." Xu Weixing replied with a smile.
Jing Ye looked at him with suspicion, but Xu Weixing's expression was impeccable, and there was no sign of any insincere words on his part.
"I'm not looking down on you as your brother. You said you were spoiled, but you came here with me. What can you do? I've never seen you wash a single sock."
Xu Weixing: “…”
"Right? Throwing it away after wearing it, do you think you're a spendthrift?"
Xu Weixing pursed his lips and said, "I've washed it."
"Really? When? Why haven't I seen it before? Where did you hang it after washing it? The one on the balcony that's as hard as a chopstick and can stand up isn't Chi Cheng's?"
Xu Weixing's scalp was throbbing, and he finally couldn't stand it anymore: "Captain, can you please not say this on the show?"
[Hahahaha, Xu Weixing, you finally broke down, right?]
[The only one who can force Xu Weixing into this state is you, Jing Ye]
[Team leader Jing Ye revealed the secrets of two team members in one sentence: Xu Weixing doesn't wash his socks, and Chi Chengcheng's socks are hard.]
Xu Weixing is so pitiful. Either he admits that he doesn't wash his socks, or he admits that his socks can stand up.
Chi Chengcheng: I'm sitting at home, and rumors are coming from the sky? You guys are talking about your own things, why are you exposing my socks? Am I shameless?
[Jing Ye is shameless, even trying to tear off his teammate's face. You are worthy of being a cunning man [dog head]]
"You have such a heavy idol burden," Jing Ye said, careless and not thinking that there is anything that cannot be said on TV. "What can't be said?"
Xu Weixing felt that if this continued, he would not be able to explain himself.
He had no choice but to confess: "I didn't hang it up because I bought a dryer."
Jing Ye was stunned, his eyes widened: "Good fellow, you don't let me use the dryer, and you didn't tell me and Chi Cheng, don't you want to let us use it?"
Xu Weixing had a speechless expression: "Captain, don't you know what your feet smell like?"
Jing Ye sighed, "There's no need to say more about this. It really affects my image."
Xu Weixing glanced at him and said, "Do you know how this affects your image?"
Jing Ye: "But don't blame me for not warning you. Life here is not easy. The only toilet is a dry toilet that you have to dig a pit and cover with soil afterwards. The shower is in a shed. There are no games to play, the food is monotonous, and there is endless work to do. Forget about washing machines and dryers."
Xu Weixing had a blank expression on his face: "Then can I still leave now?"
"You wish. Do you think you can leave?" Jing Ye was deliberately trying to scare him. If Xu Weixing was happy after coming and didn't respond to his words, there must be something fishy.
But Xu Weixing now looks like he has lost all hope and is starting to back down, which makes him feel normal.
Jing Ye also comforted him, saying, "Now that you are here, make the best of it. Don't even think about leaving. The speedboat has left, and you can't leave. Just stay with me, your brother, and I'll always have something to eat."
Xu Weixing raised the corner of his mouth: "Thank you, Captain. I feel at ease with you around."
Jing Ye was very satisfied with Xu Weixing's knowledge and interests, and enthusiastically took him to visit the empire that the brother and sister had built in the past two days.
All the Mingfu fell down.
But Mingfu also breathed a sigh of relief. Now that someone was watching her brother, at least she didn't have to worry about his safety.
At the same time, Pei Haotian also brought his junior brother to his residence.
Wei Xuan had seen Pei Haotian's shelter on TV before coming here, and had already made a mental assumption, but when he saw it in real life, he still couldn't help but be startled.
This is too... shabby.
He simply couldn't imagine that a rich man like Pei Haotian, who used to live a life of extravagance and decadence, would one day sleep in a place like this. It was such an irony.
But if you think about it carefully, they are rich people. Even if they sleep in such a place, it is only temporary. They have made money, and when the show time comes, they are rich and glamorous again.
That’s not right. Even when he was still on the show, Pei Haotian was different from others.
The company where Pei Haotian works has been acquired by their Pei family. Now all the people in the company serve Pei Haotian, and the other people who signed the contract are just to supplement the human resources and help Pei Haotian make money.
So when the show started, the company learned that Pei Haotian was not having a good time on the show, and held an emergency meeting overnight. The topic of the meeting was of course closely centered around Pei Haotian.
The final result of the discussion was to arrange one of their own people to come in as a flying guest to help Pei Haotian, and Wei Xuan was the lucky one chosen.
It is not wrong to say that he is a lucky man. As far as he knows, almost all the artists in the company are vying for this opportunity.
Not only can he perform well in front of his boss, but he will also get exposure on the show. The company also promised that if he performs well and satisfies the company and the boss, they will give him good resources, strive for a starring role, and give him an OST to sing.
Who wouldn’t be tempted by this resource? Everyone in the company is scrambling to get it.
It was not easy for him to get this opportunity. The main reason was that he came from the countryside, knew a lot, was able to endure hardships, and could take better care of Pei Haotian.
"You saw it too. We all rested here before." Pei Haotian felt a little embarrassed to introduce his beggar's den in front of Wei Xuan, but his shelter had been seen by the entire country for a long time, and it was not a secret. If he introduced it openly, others would not think too much about it.
Wei Xuan managed his expression very well, showing no disgust towards the beggars' den, and looked apologetic.
"I'll be causing you trouble as soon as I get here. I'll have to build a new one."
"No, no, I'm so happy that you're here." Pei Haotian finally had a helper who could help him, and he was really happy.
"I'll take you to the woods to find materials later."
"Huh?" Wei Xuan was puzzled. "Why do we have to go to the forest to look for it? Aren't there ready-made materials on the island?"
Pei Haotian frowned: "You mean?"
"Yes, I'm talking about the building materials after Jing Ye and his family's house collapsed." Wei Xuan, who was watching the show, was almost driven crazy by Pei Haotian's stupidity. He had ready-made materials but instead chose to build this beggar's nest by himself.
Pei Haotian: "Oh, it's easy for you to think of it, but you have to get Jing Ye's consent."
Wei Xuan: "There's so much leftover wood, and it's not being used. Jing Ye can't just monopolize it all, right? If not, ask the production team if there's any reason for him to be so overbearing."
Pei Haotian wanted to say that Jing Ye was really that domineering.
But what Wei Xuan said made sense. If Jing Ye disagreed, he would go to the program crew and ask whether the wood from the collapsed wooden house also belonged to him, Jing Ye.
He just didn't believe it. He thought the program team was as unreasonable as Jing Ye.
Pei Haotian: "Okay, let's go ask now?"
Wei Xuan: "Let's go, the sooner the better."
The two of them left without paying any attention to Shan Yanli, and no one even spoke to her.
However, Shan Yanli was also shocked, knowing that the two might not come back once they left, so she followed them happily.
Although the two men had planned to get the wood from Jing Ye and were prepared to mediate with Jing Ye, they did not expect that they did not see Jing Ye when they arrived.
Ming Fu was the only one at the scene, wiping the pottery that had just been fired this morning.
Every piece of pottery in her hand was rosy in color and made a crisp sound. The success rate of the earthen kiln she built this time was quite high. Only a very few were damaged, and more than 80% were intact.
Wei Xuan took a look and thought, this is just perfect. Jing Ye is not here, and his sister is just a little girl. How could she have any ideas? She can be easily fooled, and whatever they say will happen.
He and Pei Haotian looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes.
Wei Xuan was the first to go out. With a friendly smile, she asked Ming Fu, "Sister, why are you home alone? Where are your brothers?"
He had a plan. He had to first make sure Jing Ye had gone far. If Jing Ye couldn't come back for a while, they could start directly with his sister.
If Jing Ye is nearby and may come back at any time, then he will have to wait a little longer and then negotiate with Jing Ye.
Ming Fu looked up and saw the three of them.
"Looking for my brothers? Then you might be too late. They're in the forest cutting bananas. They said they need to bring back some fresh water, so they won't be back for a while."
Wei Xuan's eyes suddenly lit up: "The banana trees here still bear bananas?"
"Yes, there are quite a lot, but they are too high to be cut down easily."
Pei Haotian frowned and glanced at Wei Xuan. Didn't she hear her say that Jing Ye wouldn't be back for a while? Why was he asking Bajiao about this at such a good time? He didn't ask about serious matters.
Just as he was about to speak, Wei Xuan finally got to the point.
"What a pity."
Wei Xuan wanted to say something but stopped himself. He dropped the topic, waiting for Ming Fu to ask him why it was a pity.
Ming Fu: "It's food for the birds on the island. What's the pity?"
She was still answering Basho's questions.
Wei Xuan: “…”
Pei Haotian was speechless. Why was he asking about Bajiao?
Wei Xuan regrouped and started a new conversation.
"Sister, let me ask you, can you make the decision in this family?"
Ming Fu said casually: "That depends on what you ask."
Wei Xuan didn't beat around the bush and asked directly, "I want to ask you for some of the remaining wood from your house. Can you make the decision?"
Ming Fu didn't even think about it and agreed without hesitation: "Sure, take it."
Pei Haotian didn't expect it to be so simple. Before he could react, he was stunned.
"Aren't you going to discuss this with your brother?"
Ming Fu didn't try to be stubborn and just went along with what they said, "Okay, I'll discuss it with my brother."
“…” Pei Haotian and Wei Xuan both fell silent.
Let Pei Haotian speak quickly.
However, Pei Haotian is Wei Xuan's boss behind the scenes. He dare not accuse his boss of being wrong, so he can only try his best to save the situation.
"It's just a small matter. There's no need to discuss it with your brother."
Mingfu stopped wiping the pottery and looked at them leisurely.
"So do you want me to be the master of this or not?"
Pei Haotian: “…”
Wei Xuan said to Ming Fu with a smile, "I think you still have the right to control this wood."
"If that's the case, you shouldn't question me."
Wei Xuan complimented repeatedly: "You are right, sister, you are right."
"Then come with me." Ming Fu threw away the weeds used to wipe the pottery, picked up a charcoal stick, and led them to the wood with his hands behind his back.
"You can use the wood, but I have a condition. Please listen to it first and see if you can accept it." She turned around and said.
Wei Xuan: "You say, as long as it is something we can do, we will listen."
"You have to know that you're not the only ones who have an extra person on the team. We have an extra person here too, and we definitely need to build a new shelter, so you can't just take all the wood away."
Pei Haotian breathed a sigh of relief: "Of course."
These wood weighs dozens of tons, and they can't move it even if they are asked to.
Wei Xuan smiled contentedly and said, "Don't worry, sister. We won't need that much."
Ming Fu: "Okay, I'll circle out the wood we're going to use first, and you can use the rest as you like. It may take a while, so please wait for me."
How could Wei Xuan possibly have any objection? "Take your time to choose, and tell us when you've made your choice."
Ming Fu didn't bother to be polite with him. She took the charcoal pencil and began to carefully select the wood that she liked.
Pei Haotian and Wei Xuan waited on the side with their hands clasped. Neither of them spoke, but just looked at each other and couldn't help but chuckle.
She is really a little girl, she agreed after a little coaxing.
So it was right to find Sister Jing Ye as a breakthrough point.
Ming Fu said she had to wait for a while, but in fact she didn't have to wait too long and she made her choice quickly.
She threw away the charcoal and pointed to the empty space next to her and said, "If you move to my wood, can you pile the trouble there?"
Wei Xuan agreed repeatedly: "Of course."
I fooled Sister Jing Ye and asked her to move some wood. What's wrong with that?
Ming Fu also expected that they would not refuse, so he said with a smile: "Thank you."
"No, no, we should thank you."
"Then I'll go get busy first. Call me if you need anything."
After Ming Fu left, Wei Xuan took Pei Haotian to start choosing wood, mainly teaching Pei Haotian how to choose.
"We should try to choose wood that is more suitable for building a house, the kind that is straight, long, strong and sturdy..."
Pei Haotian kept Wei Xuan's teachings in mind and made his selections strictly according to his requirements.
After choosing for a while, he found something wrong. Why was every piece of wood he liked marked by Ming Fu?
One of the cigarettes had a black circle on it, so he immediately changed it, but after changing it, there was still a black circle on it.
Pei Haotian looked at Wei Xuan, but Wei Xuan got the same result.
So Wei Xuan called Ming Fu again: "Sister, why did you circle everything above? Do we still have any wood to choose from if you do this?"
Ming Fu said calmly, "There's a lot of good wood underneath. You'll see it when you turn it over."
"No," Pei Haotian said anxiously, "Then you can't just paint the good wood on top, right?"
Ming Fu said innocently: "But I can only draw the wood on top."
Pei Haotian was speechless. What Ming Fu said did make some sense, but she was a little too greedy. She enclosed everything and didn't even leave them a piece of good wood.
A person has to bow his head under the eaves. Wei Xuan comforted him: "It's not a big deal. Let's move the wood on the surface first, and then we can turn over the good wood underneath."
Since they had already promised something to others, Pei Haotian and Wei Xuan could only grit their teeth and focus on moving the wood.
The good wood that Mingfu had selected was carried out one by one by them and piled on the open space.
She had long seen what the two brothers were planning. While talking to her, they kept glancing furtively at their wood. Their purpose was obvious.
It just so happened that Mingfu also needed wood, and someone was eager to come and work, so he let them do it. The extra wood was just sitting there anyway, so he might as well exchange it and get two workers for free.
This was an idea that Ming Fu came up with in an instant. It was because she had a plan in mind that she agreed so readily.
She returned to the kiln and prepared to continue cleaning the pottery.
At this time, Shan Yanli walked over with a smile, squatted beside Ming Fu, and greeted her warmly.
"Sister Mingfu, how could your brother leave so much work for you? How long are you going to finish it all by yourself? Now I have nothing to do, let me help you with the work."
Ming Fu knew that those who showed kindness to others without any reason were either traitors or thieves.
She pretended not to understand Shan Yanli's courtesy and pointed at Pei Haotian: "Aren't you guys busy over there? Why are you still helping me?"
"I'm powerless, how can I be of any help over there? I might even make things worse." Shan Yanli smiled sweetly. She debuted with her innocent and sweet smile, which conquered many otakus and many female fans.
"I can do the work here, so I'd better help you."
Ming Fu: "That's not good. There's nothing I can do to help you."
Shan Yanli: "Oh, I'm just a warm-hearted person. Am I helping you just to get something out of you?"
Ming Fu was skeptical about this. She hadn't been enthusiastic in the past two days, and she didn't apologize after their house collapsed. Although she was not primarily responsible, she still had secondary responsibility.
At that time, Shan Yanli had been shirking her responsibilities. She didn't offer to help when they were in such a difficult time. Now she suddenly took the initiative to help Mingfu. It was strange no matter how you looked at it.
Ming Fu looked at her for a while and said, "Thank you for being so enthusiastic."
Shan Yanli: "As I should. It was me who knocked down your house earlier. I didn't have time to help you then. Now just think of me helping you as an apology."
Ming Fu was surprised. It turned out that she knew she was wrong, so she did it on purpose.
Shan Yanli: "Leave this to me. I promise to clean it thoroughly for you. Not a single thing will break. If anything breaks, come to me. As for you, go and do something else. I see that the dried beef, dried fish, and dried coconuts you're drying over there are attracting flies. You should go over there and watch over them."
Ming Fu suddenly realized that Shan Yanli had set her eyes on the dried meat she was drying. It was really hard for her since she could see it clearly from such a distance.
Shan Yanli's eyes weren't just on the dried meat. Ever since she knocked down the brother and sister's cabin, she hadn't dared to come over and always took a detour.
When she arrived today, she discovered that Mingfu and his sister were living such a comfortable life. Not to mention that they had built a comfortable house. The wooden platform for cooling off was piled with food. The fruits included green coconuts, tomatoes, papayas and bananas, and the staple foods included potatoes, taro and cassava. There was fresh seafood in the small pond, and dried meat and fruit were dried on the table outside.
Such days are so comfortable, right? This is not a challenge of survival in the wild. In Shan Yanli's eyes now, it is just a vacation.
Not only did she covet the food the brother and sister had, she also had her eyes on their new house.
In the past, the brother and sister could just live in the same house, but now that Xu Weixing has come, they must build a new room. Jing Ye can't let Xu Weixing share a room with his sister.
As long as she establishes a good relationship with Mingfu now, she will be able to sleep in the same room with Mingfu later.
Comfortable, airy and cool.
She had just seen how easy Mingfu was to talk to. If she just acted pitiful, Mingfu would definitely not refuse her.
The author has something to say:
Chi Cheng: People all over the country say my socks are hard, Captain, what are you going to give me to pay me back?!
Jing Ye: It’s okay, I’ll keep you company even though my feet smell.
Xu Weixing: It’s not impossible for us to sleep together in the same room.
Jing Ye: I'll give you another chance, say it again.
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