33 Days of Scavenging
When the little robot was worrying about money, it had no idea how much of a stir its email would cause at GreenTech Company.
GreenTech Company had just undergone a leadership change a month prior, and the newly appointed CEO, Zhou Cheng, was already dissatisfied with the company's product upgrades reaching a bottleneck. He felt the company was simply adding unnecessary, flashy features, or even just changing the appearance as an "upgrade."
Zhou Cheng's first major action after taking office was to target the technology department.
Breaking through technological bottlenecks is no easy feat.
Just then, a company in the same industry that had been secretly competing with each other poached a talented person with significant research achievements in this area. Obviously, they would definitely upgrade their product.
In this situation, if one's own company doesn't work hard, one might soon encounter the first major hurdle since taking office.
Zhou Cheng naturally did not want to see this situation.
Just as he returned home in a state of panic and logged into his email to check if he had received a reply to the email recruiting researchers, he suddenly discovered a very conspicuous unfamiliar email pinned to the top of his inbox.
Zhou Cheng immediately ran an antivirus scan on his computer. After confirming that it wasn't a virus, he couldn't resist the temptation and clicked on the email with the subject line "Improved Technology for Element Separator".
Why is it that this element separator is exactly the new product that their company is developing but has hit a bottleneck in?
When Zhou Cheng started reading the email, he was extremely glad he had clicked on it.
Otherwise, who knows what kind of treasure we'd miss out on!
"Hey, Zhang, hurry up and arrange my itinerary! I need to go to Anjia Village! Whether it's a plane, train, or even a car, schedule the fastest one for me!"
"What are the arrangements for the two meetings tomorrow and the day after?"
"Postpone. Cancel anything that can't be postponed! This is the most important thing now, it can't be delayed, get on it right away."
"Okay, Mr. Zhou."
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The guests from the "The Villagers' Advance" program are busy live-streaming today.
This is a unique feature of the show: every Sunday is a live broadcast day, with no set start or end time; it starts when the guests wake up and ends when they go to sleep.
And you know what? Lots of people enjoy watching it.
For the sake of the huge viewership, even though live streaming was more troublesome for the production team and more tiring for the guests to maintain their image, they persevered.
Mi Xia didn't find live streaming troublesome at all; in fact, she wished the entire program could be changed to a live streaming format so she wouldn't have to worry about being maliciously edited.
It was precisely because of these weekly live streams that Mi Xia managed to accumulate some fans, and her manager had some hope for her comeback.
The live broadcast started very early today, just as dawn was breaking.
They were going to attend the town's gathering with the villagers.
There are no restrictions on the number of participants in the live stream; guests can stream together in groups or stream alone if they wish.
Mi Xia is also doing a solo live stream this time.
She had previously tried to do a group live stream with Xu Jing and the others, since a larger live stream would be more lively and attract more viewers.
However, Gao Shiman always had one reason or another, so in the end, Mi Xia basically had to do the live stream alone.
Even when she occasionally meets with other guests, Charmaine Goh always manages to steal the spotlight from her.
This time, Mi Xia didn't even plan to go to anyone else's place.
When she learned yesterday that she was going to the market in town today, she planned to go find Ji Tong before setting off to ask him if he wanted to come along.
If the other party doesn't go, Mi Xia is thinking of seeing if she can buy them some things.
Although the snow-haired boy had brought her a variety of delicious meals over the past two days, which proved that he wasn't the pitiful garbage-collecting person Mi Xia had initially thought, she still couldn't help but want to care about him.
There was nothing she could do; the boy's living arrangements were just too deceptive! Moreover, she discovered that the boy had a particular fondness for picking up trash. He would start picking up trash whenever she wasn't looking, and he was always thinking about picking up trash. He would pick up anything he saw lying on the ground and put it away.
How could Mi Xia not show him more concern?
Mi Xia also discovered that the boy had an irregular schedule and was still picking up trash late at night. This wasn't a big deal, though; after all, what young person these days has a regular schedule?
However, the boy's eating habits are also a big problem!
Mi Xia encountered the other person picking up trash outside during mealtimes several times. When she asked, she was surprised to find that he had forgotten to eat.
She couldn't help but invite him to come and eat at her place. Xu Jing was naturally very welcoming to the boy who brought her so many ingredients. Even if Gao Shiman didn't like this boy who was closer to Mi Xia, she couldn't show her dissatisfaction in front of the camera.
Therefore, Mi Xia noticed that the boy only ate the dishes in front of him each time, and sometimes he even forgot to pick up any dishes and just ate white rice!
Even when eating rice, the portion size is pitifully small.
If it weren't for the food the other party brought being prominently displayed on the table, the boy's behavior would seem pitiful no matter how you look at it!
Mi Xia greeted Xu Jing and told them to go to the market first, while she would go and pick up Ji Tong.
“Xiao Tong is going to the market too? Anyway, I don’t have anything to do since I’m going so early. We haven’t gotten anything to sell these past few days, and we don’t have much money on us, so we can’t buy much. Why don’t I go with you to pick him up, and then we can go to the market together in time?”
As Xu Jing spoke, he quickened the pace of his work.
"I'm not sure if Xiaotong will go or not. I'm thinking of asking him."
"It's alright, the market doesn't close until the afternoon anyway."
Seeing that Xu Jing genuinely didn't care, Mi Xia stopped refusing.
Meanwhile, Gao Shiman was secretly gritting her teeth.
Over the past few days, she had naturally learned that the boy named Najitong lived in the mountains. Moreover, it wasn't a place with a main road; to get there, one could only take a small path through the forest.
Not only is the road steep, but the surrounding branches and vines also make it difficult to walk.
Gao Shiman specially wore a beautiful dress today, and styled her hair early, planning to look gorgeous while shopping at the market.
She naturally didn't want to go into the woods to look for someone.
However, since Xu Jing had already said so, and she had also eaten that Najitong stuff these past few days, Gao Shiman couldn't show her displeasure in front of the live broadcast camera.
They also indicated that they were on the same side as them.
So they managed to get all the team members together for a rare live stream.
Just as the three were packing up to leave, a comment in the live stream room, which was being combined into one for better viewing, mentioned this point.
Some viewers who skipped Mi Xia's scenes, or those who only watched the live stream, were unsure who "Na Jitong" was and asked in the comments.
While struggling along the mountain path, Mi Xia and her two companions would occasionally glance at the live chat and interact with the viewers. Upon seeing this question, they briefly introduced Na Jitong's identity.
As long as it's introduced by Mi Xia.
After all, she was closer to Ji Tong than he was.
Before they knew it, the group had arrived at their destination.
Mi Xia was the first to emerge from the woods. After walking along the path several times, she was already familiar with its conditions and didn't look particularly disheveled.
Xu Jing wasn't the type to be overly meticulous. He didn't seem to care about the grass seeds on his clothes or the tangle of branches in his hair. He just casually brushed them off after he came out and then ignored them.
He even felt that this experience, which was different from the normal roads, was adventurous and quite novel.
Only Gao Shiman was extremely angry inside.
Her outfit was not suitable for hiking on mountain trails, and she had no experience in this kind of thing, which resulted in her either slipping or stepping into potholes along the way.
Clothes got caught on tree branches, hands got pricked by unnoticed thorns on vegetation, hair got covered in grass seeds, and even shoes and skirts got stained with mud.
If it weren't for the live stream, she probably would have lost her temper on the spot and turned back the way she came.
For the first half of the journey, she was still in the mood to chat with the comments, but later she was so busy trying not to make herself look even more pathetic that she couldn't even catch her breath and had no energy left to pay attention to the comments.
When she finally finished walking this path, she came out looking disheveled, all the effort she had put into dressing up had been wasted.
However, she couldn't lash out, which only fueled her anger.
This led to her being unable to control her gaze when she saw the container on the dam, revealing a look of disdain and disgust.
That look in his eyes was captured completely by the live stream.
Immediately, some viewers in the live chat expressed their doubts.
"Ah...that look in his eyes."
"Is this someone looking down on others? If you do, then don't come along. Speechless."
"What are you saying! My Shiman is so kind-hearted, how could she possibly look down on others? The lighting here is bad, you just misjudged."
"That's right, that's right."
"Who doesn't know that my Shiman is beautiful inside and out!"
"I don't know anything about good or bad, I just want to know, Secretary, give me that boy's information in one minute! His white hair is so handsome, hehehe!"
Not only this audience member, but all the other audience members were also drawn to the snow-haired boy at this moment.
The morning light, tinged with orange, shone on the snow-haired boy, making him appear as if draped in a thin veil. His clear, silver eyes gazed at them with an emotionless indifference. At that moment, everyone seemed to see an ethereal spirit, untouched by the world, dwelling alone in the forest!
Not to mention the audience, even the cameraman was captivated by this scene, and the camera almost forgot who the main character in the live broadcast was!
The few viewers in the early morning live stream were immediately drawn to the snow-haired boy. Even Gao Shiman's fans forgot about their idol and were only interested in the handsome young man.
As for who is a "spoiled brat" and who is "beautiful inside and out," nobody cares anymore.
The little robot had heard the commotion of Mi Xia and her group as soon as they arrived.
There was no way he could miss it; these people, who hadn't climbed mountains much before, were exhausted and panting heavily. With such a commotion, it was impossible for him not to hear it.
"Good morning," the little robot greeted the humans as it went out.
Seeing so many humans come this time, the little robot wondered if it should entertain them according to human etiquette.
However, the area specifically set up in the recycling bin to accommodate humans is not large enough for so many people to come in at once.
Hmm... there are some tables and tea sets in the warehouse, which should be able to be moved out to entertain humans.
But perhaps the humans are just passing through and don't need my hospitality.
The little robot thought this, and then asked the question.
He looked at Mi Xia and asked, "Is there something you need? Would you like to sit down?"
The little robot was completely oblivious to human intricacies, acting as if it wouldn't bother bringing out the tables and chairs if the humans said "no need."
Mi Xia and Xu Jing had gotten to know the little robot's personality pretty well over the past two days, so they didn't mind and directly stated their purpose for coming.
Mi Xia: "Xiao Tong, it's okay if you don't want to go. I won't force you."
"I'm going."
Upon hearing that they could go to the town market, the little robot readily agreed.
He wasn't sure if the emails he sent would get him enough money, so just in case, he had to think of other options.
The little robot plans to go to the market to see if there's anything in its warehouse that it can sell in this world.
He hadn't expected Mi Xia to invite him; he was only planning to go quietly by himself. With so many humans in the market, he figured if he kept a low profile, he shouldn't be noticed by the human law enforcement officers.
However, now that Mi Xia has extended an invitation to him, the little robot is naturally unwilling to miss this opportunity.
He thought that if he followed a group of humans, he would no longer be noticed by others for being "alone".
"Then let's hurry up and go. By the way, our production team will be broadcasting the whole thing live today. If you mind, Xiaotong, try to avoid the camera a little."
Mi Xia was clearly pleased to have invited someone.
“I don’t mind.” The little robot shook its head.
He didn't need to pack anything and quickly followed Mi Xia and the others to the market.
Although the sun hasn't fully risen yet, the market is already quite lively.
Upon arriving at the market, Gao Shiman tried to shake off Mi Xia as usual, but before she could come up with an excuse, Mi Xia's phone rang suddenly.
It was the director calling!
"Mi Xia, could you ask that young man Na Ji if it's convenient for someone to see him?"
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