My Neighbor Totoro
Just turning his head and taking a look, Gu Chen's eyes widened instantly:
"What are you doing..."
“Bang!”
At the same time, there was another knockdown sound in the game. He was startled and quickly turned around, frantically trying to make amends.
The audience enjoyed watching the fun.
[Hahahahaha, I told you not to take good care of the assistant! ]
[Chinchillas also have tempers! You want a talent show if you don’t give them food? Dream on!]
[How funny! Hahahaha, this furry creature actually has a temper and even throws things around. Haha.]
Although Gu Chen tried hard to remedy the situation, he still lost the round to his opponent due to the unfavorable start and the fact that his eyes kept unconsciously glancing at the Totoro on the table.
“Lost…”
Seeing the big blood-red words on the screen, the boy looked a little lost.
This match is a best-of-three format. Although he got off to a bad start, he still has a chance.
During the half-time break, Gu Chen pursed his lips, pushed his chair over to the table where Totoro was, and had a serious expression on his face.
"You didn't perform well enough just now." He said in a deep tone. He lifted the chinchilla facing the camera from under his armpit and forced it to turn towards him. He gently lifted the chinchilla's head with his thumb and looked at it seriously. "Why did you throw things? Didn't we rehearse it before?"
Mianmian: ...
It hasn’t been this long before!
Although the fur ball looks soft and gullible on the surface, it is also secretly holding back anger. At this moment, facing the accusations of humans, it said nothing, but just pushed the other's fingers away with its little paws and shook its whiskers.
You don't give them food or water, but you still want them to work...
dream!
Narrator:
"After the agent left, the assistant and the big star had their first conflict."
"After the assistant quit because of unfair treatment, the big star lost to his mortal enemy in the performance, which made him dissatisfied. He put all the blame on the assistant, blaming him for failing at the critical moment."
"But the assistant thought that the big star was exploiting his employees by not giving him enough conditions. He was obviously very tired but still not paid. The big star was being mean."
"Each of them had their own opinions and their own reasons, and there was a big argument between the two sides."
And in the camera, there is indeed a "debate", but——
Gu Chen: "This is a real-time competition. You just disturbed me."
Mianmian: “…” I’m hungry, why don’t you feed me something to eat!
Gu Chen: "Now that I've lost, you're also responsible. You embarrassed me."
Mianmian: “…” I’m just an innocent mouse!
Gu Chen: "No matter what, there are still two games left, you have to make up for it."
Mianmian: "..." What is this person doing? I'm so hungry...
Gu Chen grabbed the chinchilla, which was trying to escape, and brought it back to the camera in the live broadcast room. He used his fingers to teach it carefully: "Look carefully, grab it like this, use force, and don't make mistakes next time."
The ball of fur melted in his palm, and there was a hint of despair in his dark eyes.
It really wants to escape.
But can't escape.
Hearing the prompt tone for the game to start, Gu Chen quickly lowered his head and rummaged through the box under the table again. He replaced it with a smaller banner, and before the game started, he forcefully stuffed it into Totoro's hand again.
Cuckoo?
Subconsciously, Mianmian stretched out her claws and grabbed it.
There were no arrogant words on the banner this time, just a very simple word to appease fans - be good.
These were probably what Gu Chen wanted to say to comfort the chinchilla.
Unfortunately, Mianmian didn't appreciate it.
It stood there in a daze for a few seconds, slowly thinking, and then it remembered the reason why it was angry just now. Suddenly, it was unwilling to raise the flag and threw it to the ground again.
Coincidentally, the game has just begun.
Gu Chen turned his head: "You——"
As expected, Gu Chen lost again due to distraction.
He put down the mouse and was about to question angrily, but when he turned around, he saw that the white ball had turned around first, revealing only a pale back to him.
What are you doing!
Mianmian was very angry and made "jie-jie" sounds to show her dissatisfaction.
They brought the rat here for no reason, performed hard twice but didn't pay, and now they want to bully the rat. This is really too much! !
angry!
Narrator chewing melon seeds:
"The big star was very angry after being completely defeated by his mortal enemy and put the blame on the assistant's failure to cooperate with him."
“This is the first time that the young assistant has experienced oppression from other classes.”
"Although he didn't complete the task perfectly...he clearly worked very hard but didn't get the proper reward and was even scolded."
"So what if she's a celebrity who's superior to others? Why should he trample on her dignity?"
【Hahahaha, classic lines from the protagonist Xiao Baihua. 】
[My Neighbor Totoro: Rat will never be a slave! ! Freedom! ]
[It’s so funny. Actually, he can be coaxed by just a little food. Unfortunately, this kid is stupid. Hahaha. ]
"…Hey, what are you doing?"
Gu Chen felt embarrassed as the chinchilla took the initiative and he didn't even dare to look at the reaction in the live broadcast room. He tentatively touched the inflated ball of fur with his hand, but it dodged with two quick jumps.
He retracted his hand, looking even a little helpless.
Obviously, when I see these little guys on the Internet, they are all very obedient and well-behaved. Why can't he even hold up a sign here?
He is still angry now, but he is not angry yet...
What to do now?
"Hello, can you hear me?"
While the situation was still at a stalemate, the voice of the previous opponent came from the other end of the computer.
"Um……"
This voice temporarily brought Gu Chen back to consciousness. He returned to the computer, occasionally glancing at the Totoro on the corner of the table, which only left a triangular back view to him, a little absent-mindedly.
The player opposite him is his opponent today, Ren You, a game anchor with a very different style from his.
About half a month ago, they had a conflict because a previous disagreement in their speech was exaggerated and interpreted, and their fans went to each other's live broadcast rooms to curse each other.
In order to avoid causing a larger-scale fan war, they agreed to decide the outcome in the game and resolve the previous conflict through practical operations.
Finally, the loser has to agree to a request from the winner.
Ren You is known for his bad temper. I wonder what kind of requests he will make today.
Gu Chen pursed his lips, feeling depressed: "You win, tell me the punishment."
Unlike the silence during online games, Ren You was particularly noisy during real chats, with a string of words popping out like machine gun bullets:
"Hahaha, I just took a look around your live studio and saw it!"
"You actually have a chinchilla? And you're holding up a sign and trying to cast a spell? Who taught you that? Hahaha, this is so interesting."
"But you didn't expect that this side could rebound! I raise a cat, and cats kill rats, right? Oh, although yours is just called a chinchilla, uh, but this one should not be judged by the name..."
"Ahem, anyway, I finally avenged my previous defeat. I thought we would have to play three games!"
Every word made people unhappy.
Also, too much talking.
Gu Chen lowered his mouth and said in a deep voice: "I am willing to accept the loss. Tell me the punishment quickly."
"Punishment——"
The young man on the other side drew out his voice in a malicious manner, smacking his lips and humming from time to time to keep people in suspense, and the fans on Gu Chen's side wanted to rush over and beat him up after hearing it.
"Oh, punishment——"
When people's curiosity was aroused to the highest point, he suddenly changed the subject and made an overly gentle request: "Then quickly feed your fake cat something. I see it is starving."
"ah?"
Gu Chen opened his eyes wide.
Narrator:
"After the quarrel broke out, the two sides fell into a cold war. The big star refused to give in, and the young assistant even thought about leaving."
"Just then, the big star's original rival noticed the assistant's discomfort first and took the initiative to explain this to the big star, hoping that the other party would treat the assistant well."
The audience got excited.
[Oh!! Could this be the legendary, gentle male second? ! ]
[Hahaha, is this the kind of male second role that is hard to accept? ]
[Look, people can see the needs of Totoro through the screen! Big stars should learn from this. ]
"...Do you need a reminder?"
Gu Chen had a cold face, but he honestly took food from the cabinet. When he grabbed the chinchilla and handed it a snack, he still said stubbornly: "It was full before, so it's not hungry. I'm just completing your punishment..."
"Gu!"
However, what was surprising was that after smelling the food, the fur ball that had been resisting and struggling suddenly calmed down and sat down on its own initiative. Its little paws, which had been too weak to throw the flag before, now had the strength to directly grab the food and put it to its mouth, starting to chew it.
Because it was happy, it even raised its tail slightly.
Gu Chen: ...ah.
His ears turned completely red instantly.
Seeing this scene, his fans began to joke:
[No wonder the little chinchilla is not attentive, it turns out that his salary was deducted! ]
[Ahh, it’s so hard to be an assistant. I can’t even eat. Waaaaaaa]
[How can Chenchen abuse his employees! I misjudged you (bushi)]
"……I don't."
When he saw the last comment, Gu Chen panicked instantly.
He ran straight out of the shot, into the next room, and brought over a large box of food that had been prepared for the chinchillas.
"These are all for food—"
His bangs were slightly wet with sweat due to the exercise, and his breathing quickened, but he still looked at the camera and explained seriously: "I like it very much, I didn't abuse it."
"I just didn't know it was hungry..."
When he talked about the latter part, he felt a little sad.
Fans quickly smoothed over their feelings:
[Chenchen, don’t be anxious, the previous one was just a joke!]
[Of course we believe you. You have been sharing the news of the arrival of Totoro with us before. So how can anticipation hurt it?]
[As for holding up the sign, I just need to practice it more in the future, don’t be angry.]
It's just coaxing children.
Compared to other male anchors whose fan base is slightly larger composed of girlfriend fans, Gu Chen's fans are almost all mother fans. Even if there are new fans who like his looks at the beginning, they will be discouraged and become mother fans after watching his overly naive character and his tendency to take jokes seriously.
Otherwise it really feels like deceiving a child.
"I'm not angry anymore."
Next, as if to prove himself, Gu Chen directly opened a large bag of staple food and fed the chinchilla carefully, directly using food to feed the little guy who was originally sulking because of what happened just now.
no way.
That’s really too much to give!
She was originally shy and unwilling to get close to people, but under the food offensive, Mianmian jumped back to the camera and started eating while holding some dried fruit.
Narrator:
"After being reminded by his mortal enemy, even though the big star was still angry, he was unwilling to leave a stain in front of his fans, so he quickly compensated the assistant."
"He was very angry at first, but after seeing the big star offer without hesitation a price that could cover his living expenses for a long time in the future, the assistant forgave him."
"Although he has a bad temper, at least he's generous... we can barely get by."
"Being an assistant to someone is not a good job, ah ah."
[I always feel that the original work and the live broadcast studio are not on the same set... although the specific plots can match. 】
[After all, Totoro looks stupid. Although he was wronged in the plot, he doesn't look angry. Hahaha. If it were a human, he would be brought into it suddenly. ]
[It makes sense. If a human were to see the soft-faced protagonist, he would get high blood pressure. But if he were to become furry, it would be fine haha. ]
After comforting the chinchilla, Gu Chen returned to his computer.
This time, he didn't want Totoro to raise the flag, he just wanted to end the live broadcast tonight as soon as possible.
"I have completed the mission."
The boy's voice was muffled, and he was obviously unhappy: "If there is nothing else, then let's leave the room."
But Ren You on the other side suddenly wanted to make friends:
"Hey, don't be impatient, you have good skills, how about we play together in the future?"
"I think what happened before might be a misunderstanding. The techniques you mentioned do make some sense. I also apologize for provoking you before. Let's write it off!"
"No fight, no friendship. How about becoming friends? We can discuss our disagreements in private."
"You look much younger than me, just call me Brother You!"
...too much talk.
Gu Chen frowned slightly. The overly dense conversation on the other side made him not want to reply, but in order not to be scolded as rude, he could only hesitantly answer one sentence at a time: "If we don't make friends, we can write it off. If we don't communicate, I have a brother..."
"Think about it. We can collaborate on dungeons together later!"
"Before, you always queued by yourself, and it must be uncomfortable to be matched with a low rank."
"Feel free to join me. I have a group with people who have the same profession as you!"
The boy's fingers were slightly bent, and he seemed a little at a loss as to what to do.
Even when socializing online, he prefers text.
But hearing voices like this, and strangers chattering away, made him feel uncomfortable as if he was forced to go out. It didn't give him any strength at all, but instead made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Want to refuse...
But will this result in being scolded by the other party’s fans?
“Pah.”
At this moment of hesitation, the computer screen, which was still on, suddenly turned on.
At the same time, Ren You's voice also disappeared.
Huh?
Gu Chen looked up in surprise, and saw Mao Tuanzi standing on the host, with his ears perked up in confusion and an innocent look on his face.
After finishing her meal, Mianmian, feeling somewhat relieved, began to jump and parkour.
It was a little curious about Gu Chen, but it didn't plan to get close to humans, so it thought of changing places and observing him from a distance, so it jumped and reached a high place.
Then, by sheer coincidence, it landed right on the power button, shutting down the computer.
Gu Chen looked at Totoro, then at the pitch-black computer screen. After a pause, he looked at the camera on another machine with a flickering gaze: "...You all saw it, right? It was Mian Mian who turned off the game. It has nothing to do with me."
[Hahahaha, how could it be such a coincidence?]
[It turns out that I can’t hold up a sign because my talent points are wrong. I’m dying of laughter.]
[I told you that Chenchen didn’t want to join, but he kept asking me because I gave him face. It’s true.]
[Don’t get excited, don’t get excited. If someone takes a screenshot of this, you’ll get scolded.]
[The person who turned off the computer is not a human being. You can’t scold a chinchilla for flour, right?]
"Don't quarrel."
Gu Chen blinked, hugged Mianmian down, picked up the small banner with the word "good" written on it, and waved them in front of the camera. He said softly, "Arguing is tiring, and others will be unhappy if they see it..."
Mianmian: Guji?
Maotuan tilted his head and waved at the camera, as if to agree.
Fans responded in unison:
[Don't argue, don't argue, follow Chen Bao.]
[We are all quality fans! ]
[Hahaha, Mianmian is so cute and well behaved.]
Having successfully survived the social crisis, and feeling a little tired from all the ups and downs throughout the night, Gu Chen yawned and said goodbye to his fans:
"Then let's end the live broadcast tonight here."
"Good night everyone, see you tomorrow on time."
After closing the live broadcast room, Gu Chen did not go to bed immediately.
Thinking of the way that the Totoro had unexpectedly helped him solve the problem just now, he came up with a new idea.
"It doesn't matter if you can't hold up a sign..." Gu Chen said to himself, "It would be nice if you can help me reject others."
whisper?
The chinchilla held in his hand was in a daze, moving its claws, and could only watch as the human took it around to introduce it:
"This is the power supply for the gaming computer. Sometimes I get some very strange invitations and it's hard for me to refuse."
"This is the power source of the live broadcast. All the fans are watching me here. It's very important."
“This is…”
Gu Chen took the chinchilla around the room for a full circle, introducing it seriously as if the rat in his hand could really understand what he said.
"You can press these buttons when you tap the table, but you can't press them when you don't tap the table. Got it?"
Mianmian: Stare——
The fur ball opened its mouth slightly, revealing a few straight white teeth, looking a bit cute.
Gu Chen looked at the chinchilla in his hand seriously. After a while, he hesitated and said, "You, don't you understand what I'm saying?"
His eyes moved, as if recalling something: "But in those videos, you looked very smart..."
The "you" here obviously refers to other chinchillas.
I don’t know what kind of edited cute pet videos Gu Chen watched, but he seems to have a strange misunderstanding about chinchillas.
Narrator:
"After discovering the assistant's special ability, the big star was pleasantly surprised and decided to train the assistant's ability to adapt to changing circumstances so that he could live his life as he wished in the future."
"But the assistant's ability is not stable. He always has a confused expression, as if what he said is something very profound and his expectations were in vain."
"This made the big star angry: Don't you understand what people are saying?"
【Listen, listen, what are you talking about! 】
[Hahahaha what a psycho! I thought this kid was joking at first, but it turns out he was really giving Shushu a favor? ? ]
[Hiss, here’s a suggestion. If you want to raise a smart pet, you can raise a Border Collie. If that doesn’t work, you can also change it to a Tabby Cat! Why bother with a rat? ! ]
[Hahahaha, although it’s just one sentence, the style of the original work and this one is completely different! ]
Narrator:
"Although she was scolded for no reason again, the assistant, who was mentally prepared, did not take it to heart. She just wanted to continue working hard to change the big star's prejudice against her."
"It's just that... on the second day, he accidentally made another mistake."
In the scene, Gu Chen couldn't resist the sleepiness after all. He secretly decided to slowly train the chinchilla in the future. Then he put the fur ball in the next room and went back to sleep.
This sleep lasted for a whole day.
When he opened his eyes, it was almost dark.
After waking up, unlike his previous first reaction of opening the computer to read the message, today Gu Chen dragged his slippers and slowly walked to the next room.
There is no bed in this room, only a few cabinets specially used for chinchilla supplies, and the middle is very empty.
At this time, Mianmian was lying in the cabinet, resting with her eyes half closed.
"Wake up, Mianmian."
Gu Chen approached almost silently, lying on the cabinet, staring at the chinchilla inside with only a pair of eyes exposed. In order not to scare the other party, he spoke in a whisper: "Would you like to eat with me?"
Guji?!
The confused Totoro moved his ears and slowly opened his eyes. Then, he saw a pair of dark pupils very close to him. He was so frightened that he jumped up more than ten centimeters on the spot and screamed -
"ah!"
Gu Chen was also startled. He tilted his head back and looked around in panic: "What's wrong? What scared you?"
What do you think?
Her ears lay limply against her sides, and she wiped her face with lingering fear. Only after she recognized that it was a familiar person in front of her did she reluctantly relax and allow herself to be picked up by the human.
"Is this cabinet unclean..." Gu Chen was a little confused. He touched the chinchilla in his hand and walked out with it. "I'll change a place for you later. Come eat with me first."
Gu Chen brought the chinchilla to the dining table. On the left was his own dinner, and on the right was the mouse food he prepared for the chinchilla.
The owner and pet eat at the same table. Some people’s homes might think it is unclean, but Gu Chen doesn’t care.
He just wanted a companion to eat with.
Otherwise, I would always be alone at the table and would lose my appetite for food.
After dinner, there were still a few hours before the live broadcast started. Gu Chen wanted to continue playing with the chinchilla for a while and teach it to hold a sign, so he took it to his room.
There's a problem in this area.
While he was looking for a suitable small banner, the overly active chinchilla after dinner jumped around on the table and then bit one of his data cables.
This data cable is related to the sound of the live broadcast room. After it was bitten, the live broadcast could not be carried out. He had to buy a new replacement before the live broadcast in the evening.
"…You must have done this on purpose."
Gu Chen was in a bad mood. He held the chinchilla, which was still trying to jump, in his hands and used his phone to make the purchase with one hand.
Narration Probe:
"This time, the assistant accidentally broke the celebrity's things, affecting his upcoming important schedule."
"After learning from the last lesson, the big star was mentally prepared. He scolded the assistant and quickly took reparatory measures."
[Good fellow, you are indeed a confused assistant. ]
[But rats are like that! Getting a cat might be more destructive. 】
[It’s over. I empathize with the big star. If my master breaks something near a meeting, I will collapse. Unlike this child, he is quite stable ()]
"jie-jie!!"
The ball of fur in the hand struggled hard, using its thin claws to push away the palm that was a hundred times larger than it, but to no avail. It could only push back angrily. In the human's hand, it was like a mutant ball of fur struggling in the palm of its hand, bound by thin threads.
Gu Chen just felt itchy in his hands.
Even now, the chinchilla hasn't bitten anyone, which surprised him a little.
Although he is not very capable and is very stupid, he has a good temper...
Thinking of this, Gu Chen just felt a little soft-hearted and wanted to let go of Mianmian, but then he saw the data cable broken into two on the table.
...Also, my teeth are so good.
You still have to take care of it.
After a while, the external data cable arrived.
But the deliveryman cannot deliver to the neighborhood, so he still needs to go out and pick it up.
For someone like him, this is tantamount to torture.
Gu Chen put on a hooded sweatshirt, put on a mask, stood at the door hesitantly, took several deep breaths but didn't dare to go out. The thought of walking back and forth outside alone in a while made his heart beat faster.
Thump thump!
Ding!
When he heard the cheerful sound of the chinchilla jumping up and down in the room, he pursed his lips, suddenly turned back into the house, and grabbed the chinchilla that was still wandering around.
Mianmian: Stupid——
The chinchilla moved its paws.
Huh?
What are you doing?
"You are responsible for the things you have bitten. Come with me to get them."
Gu Chen's voice was muffled. He picked up the chinchilla, closed the door and left.
It's already evening.
There are street lights on the roads in the community, so it doesn't seem too dark, but Gu Chen walks very fast and seems a little nervous. He stops and gives way when he sees pedestrians.
What he wanted was to finish the battle quickly and not stay outside for too long.
but--
"Meow~"
A pitiful cat's cry successfully stopped the hurried Gu Chen.
A kitten walked out of the bushes behind him and lay down in an affectation. Every micro-movement was carefully designed, just to confuse this sweet-smelling human and ask for some delicious food.
This trick has always worked, and I think it will be the same today.
“Meow…Ah!”
But when it saw the ball of fur in the human's hand, the cat's originally gentle meow gradually changed its tone, revealing some of its true nature.
Wow!
The cat's eyes lit up and it licked its mouth.
It's a big rat!
Mian Mian: ...It's not a mouse! (annoyed)
The vicious green tea who always targets the protagonist for no reason appears (bushi)
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