Chapter 13: The Wealthy Family's Substitute Son 13: Drawing Lots
After dinner that night, the program team gave each of the four groups of guests some reward supplies because they had completed farm work with their children.
There are food ingredients such as rice, flour, seasonings, vegetables, meat, eggs, as well as supplies such as seeds and fertilizers.
Chen Qian originally planned to go to Aunt Liu's house next door after dinner to ask for some seeds, but he didn't expect the program team to provide them right away.
"There are no other tasks tomorrow, right?" Shen Qian asked.
She hoped there would not be any special tasks. She wanted to take some time to plant the land. Since the ultimate task of participating in this program was to plant the land, she could not delay any longer.
“Ms. Shen, we haven’t received any notification yet. We won’t know the content of the day’s tasks until tomorrow morning,” said the staff member in charge of distributing supplies.
"All right."
Since he couldn't get any more information, Shen Qian called Fu Yuanbo and prepared to go out.
"What are you doing outside at this time?" Fu Yuanbo asked.
Shen Qian said, "We still have a lot of dumplings, and we picked a lot of wild vegetables this morning. Let's send some to other guests."
"Oh..." Fu Yuanbo felt it was a pity to give away the wild vegetables he had picked with great difficulty, but he still followed him out.
Chen Qian took Fu Yuanbo out mainly to take him out for a walk to prevent him from getting indigestion after meals.
After taking just two steps, Fu Yuanbo began to have some thoughts. Could it be that she... wanted to deliver supplies to her mother and Fu Zhongyan and the others?
In fact, Fu Yuanbo was still feeling a little conflicted at this time. On the one hand, he didn't want his mother and others to suffer in the countryside, but on the other hand, he didn't want his adoptive mother to have too much contact with Fu Zhongyan.
But he really couldn't say what was on his mind, so he just followed Shen Qian with a heavy heart.
Fortunately, after Shen Qian went out, he didn't walk far before turning to Aunt Liu's house, and then went to Uncle Luo's house. The families he delivered supplies to were all families who had sent them supplies before and had some dealings with them.
There weren't many things, but it was a thoughtful gesture. Everyone was very happy to get the dumplings and wild vegetables, and gave a lot in return. Shen Qian only took what he and his son needed, and refused all the extra ingredients.
The biggest gain was that she finally got some fermented black beans from Uncle Luo's house.
"Oh, you told me you needed this earlier. My old lady loves to eat this with rice, so she made a lot of it. Come, I'll pack some more for you." Grandpa Luo enthusiastically packed a lot for Shen Qian.
With fermented black beans, I can make fermented black bean fish for my son. On the way back, Shen Qian was in a good mood.
[Wow, I’m about to cry. Mother Shen is such a good person! ]
[Wow, I gave the extra dumplings to the folks and got a lot of other ingredients in return!]
[Mother Shen is really smart. The wild vegetables she picked can’t be preserved for a long time. Instead of letting them rot because she can’t finish them, she might as well share the excess.]
[I really like this atmosphere of mutual help. Everyone did not let Mother Shen and Fu Yuanbo return empty-handed. ]
[Who knows? I instantly burst into tears when I saw the fermented black beans. Fu Yuanbo’s adoptive mother has always remembered what he wanted to eat! ]
[My nose was a little sour when I saw this. Mother Shen still cares about this adopted son very much! ]
After taking a walk, there was nothing else to do, so Shen Qian planned to wash up and go to bed. The program crew stopped recording at this time, and all the staff had left, leaving only the camera in the room.
Shen Qian saw Fu Yuanbo still sitting in the yard and walked over.
"There was a cameraman following you during the day. I didn't ask you in detail. Your previous schedule was so tight. You must have missed a lot of homework, right?"
Fu Yuanbo's eyes suddenly lit up, and it was obvious that he didn't expect his adoptive mother to continue asking him about this matter.
He suddenly felt that his little temper throughout the afternoon seemed so pretentious.
In fact, since his adoptive mother could ask this question, all his emotions had an outlet. He knew that she still cared about him, even if she could do nothing and could not change anything.
Just such a caring question was already a luxury for him.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Shen Qian thought he was sad about this matter and could only wait for him quietly.
After a while, Fu Yuanbo cleared his throat and replied, "Well, it was delayed for quite a while."
"What should we do? Will your company just let you delay like this?" Shen Qian asked.
Fu Yuanbo smiled bitterly: "My agent wants me to repeat the grade."
Shen Qian frowned, she didn't expect Xinghui Entertainment to be so deceptive. In order to let Fu Yuanbo accept such a low-quality announcement, they did not hesitate to let Fu Yuanbo repeat a grade!
Don’t they know it’s important for kids this age to get an education!?
Of course they knew! But they did it on purpose!
Shen Qian suddenly felt an uncontrollable anger in his heart.
"Fu family, what is your parents' attitude?" Shen Qian hesitated for a moment, but still used the word parents.
After all, Fu Yuanbo didn't know at this time that she was his biological mother.
Fu Yuanbo sighed softly: "I haven't told my mother about this yet. I want to talk to them after the recording of the program is over. You know, they are usually very busy..."
As Fu Yuanbo spoke, his voice gradually became softer.
In fact, he also realized at this time that it was not because his parents were busy and could not take care of him.
But because I don’t care!
His mother had time to accompany Fu Zhongyan on this variety show, but she didn't even have time to ask about his studies.
Not to mention asking about his studies, they simply acted as if he didn't exist. Normally, they even rarely saw him alone.
Shen Qian's guess was confirmed. The Fu family had indeed been neglecting Fu Yuanbo and marginalizing him over the years. His signing with Xinghui Entertainment was probably a trap set by the Fu family in order to kill him and save Fu Zhongyan's life.
There is no doubt that the contract Fu Yuanbo signed with Xinghui Entertainment was a black agency contract full of loopholes.
"...You don't have to worry about me, I'm fine..."
It seemed that there was a gap between what Shen Qian was thinking and what she was thinking. Fu Yuanbo was a little worried that saying too much would cause psychological pressure on her adoptive mother. She couldn't help with these things, so she should not make her feel uncomfortable for no reason.
In fact, before he opened his mouth, two words were already stuck in Fu Yuanbo's throat, but he still couldn't say them out and could only comfort her weakly.
Chen Qian had many plans in his mind to help him escape from the fire pit, but he couldn't tell Fu Yuanbo about these things until they were clear.
She looked him in the eyes: "What do you think, what do you want to do?"
"Hmm?" Fu Yuanbo was a little confused.
What does he want to do?
"I'm saying, if you don't consider the agency contract, and the consequences, what do you want most? What kind of person do you hope to be in the future?" Shen Qian patiently advised.
Fu Yuanbo looked a little dazed. No one had ever asked him this question before.
After entering the Fu family, everyone told him what he should do. No one ever asked him what he wanted, what he wanted to do, or what kind of person he wanted to be...
It was as if his life had been written with a predetermined plot long ago. He couldn't relax for a moment and had to keep completing various plots.
He only knew that he was unhappy.
Under the earnest gaze of his adoptive mother, Fu Yuanbo seemed to gather up his courage bit by bit.
"I want to study and I want to finish my education. I don't want to neglect my studies just to become an entertainer."
Fu Yuanbo actually doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future, but he doesn’t want to stray too far from the path of ordinary people.
He has seen the hard work and glamour of the entertainment industry, but he can't say he likes it. He still wants to return to the relatively simple campus and live the life of an ordinary 16-year-old.
"Do you want to quit the entertainment industry?" Shen Qian asked again.
Fu Yuanbo thought for a moment and shook his head. "Actually, I still kind of like being an actor. I'm not saying I like it as a dream. I just want to do more than just play supporting roles. I want to have a proper role, one with lines and a plot. I've had too few parts before... If I can fulfill this wish, I think I might be able to retire from the entertainment industry without any regrets."
That night, the young man confided his hidden worries to his adoptive mother. Shen Qian just smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, go to bed early. Whatever you want will definitely come true."
These words sounded like comfort to Fu Yuanbo, but in Shen Qian's heart he was quite reassured.
These were just little wishes, and she had the ability to fulfill them for him.
In the past, Fu Yuanbo not only suffered from gastrointestinal discomfort, but also often suffered from insomnia. That night, perhaps because he had exercised more during the day, or perhaps because he talked with his adoptive mother about some things that he would never tell others before.
Before going to bed, Fu Yuanbo was still thinking about watching the live broadcast replay, seeing what his mother and Fu Zhongyan did, and reading the online comments, but his eyelids became heavy when he held the phone, and he fell asleep quickly.
Before falling asleep, Fu Yuanbo's last thought was that he had to go to the fields with his adoptive mother and work hard tomorrow.
Unfortunately, Fu Yuanbo’s little wish was dashed when he woke up the next day.
The small task arranged by the program team that day was for four groups of guests to exchange their children and spend half a day together. A draw would decide which mother the young guests would work with next.
As soon as Fu Yuanbo heard the content of the task, he felt something was wrong.
"Is it necessary to smoke?" He said in a sullen tone.
The staff member smiled and said, "Not changing groups is also an option. It depends on whether you can get the lottery."
Shen Qian didn't care too much. Although she didn't want to take care of children from other groups, since this was the program team's rule, she had no choice but to abide by it.
She looked at Fu Yuanbo: "Then you smoke it yourself."
Fu Yuanbo silently said to himself that he didn't want to change groups, and drew a card reluctantly.
"Congratulations, Yuanbo, you won Aunt Fang Yuyun. Actually, she is your mother, right? This is really a coincidence. It is worthy of the fate between mother and son."
When Fu Yuanbo learned the result, his face showed no emotion. He only asked, "What about Fu Zhongyan? Where will he go if he's chosen?"
The staff member laughed and said, "What a coincidence! He was chosen to go to Courtyard 3, and you were chosen to go to Courtyard 1. As for Jiang You, he was chosen to go to his mother, and Lu Bo was chosen to go to Jiang You's mother. So Shi Xinning has to take care of two children this morning."
A hint of coldness flashed in Fu Yuanbo's eyes.
He had no objection to where he was going, but when he heard that Fu Zhongyan was coming to his adoptive mother's place, he felt unwell.
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