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Gu Yun Shen brought afternoon tea from a five-star hotel, which was still warm after his long journey.
In the square of this impoverished mountain village, a five-star hotel afternoon tea was set up, with the dessert table borrowed from the film crew's camp.
The simple tables and chairs seem out of place paired with five-star luxury desserts.
Gu Yun Shen and the director stood to one side talking, and the director's gaze kept drifting towards her, his eyes looking at her differently than before.
Lin Yi stood beside Qiao Yu, her gaze occasionally falling on the man over there.
Holding up an exquisite lemon tart, Lin Yi asked Qiao Yu, "Qiao Qiao, President Gu is quite thoughtful. Knowing that we can't get anything to eat in this small mountain village, he still brought it all this way."
Qiao Yu said calmly, "Eat more if you like."
Lin Yi smiled innocently: "Mmm."
Gu Qing and Su Su leisurely approached, carrying desserts: "My brother is so kind. He knew I wasn't eating or sleeping well here, so he brought me these of my favorite things..."
Su Su: "Qingqing, your brother is so good. He's not only talented and handsome, but also so considerate..."
Lin Yi smiled and said, "Indeed, I really don't know who will be so lucky in the future..."
Qiao Yu stopped listening and turned her head to look at Ling Chuan, who was staring at her not far away. Qin Xiao, standing next to him, also raised an eyebrow at her.
She took a step to leave when Gu Yun Shen's voice came from behind her: "Qiao Qiao..."
With so many eyes watching, she couldn't continue walking.
Qiao Yu closed her eyes briefly, turned around, and gave a perfunctory smile: "President Gu."
"Have you eaten? These are all your favorite foods."
Gu Yun Shen approached her and asked softly.
The three people standing to the side: "..."
Su Su Lin Yi's gaze fell on Gu Qing with surprise, while Gu Qing rolled her eyes angrily.
Qiao Yu nodded: "Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Gu."
Gu Yun Shen seemed to sense something, narrowed his eyes slightly, leaned down, and asked, "What's wrong with your eyes? They're all red..."
Perhaps it was Gu Yun Shen's closeness that made Qiao Yu uncomfortable, she quickly raised her hand, gently rubbed her eyes, and took a big step back.
"It's fine......"
Lin Yi smiled and leaned closer to the two of them, "President Gu, Qiao Qiao accidentally got water in her eyes while playing games this morning."
Gu Yun Shen straightened up and turned his head to look: "And who is this?"
Just as Lin Yi was about to speak, Gu Qing interrupted, "Brother, this is Lin Yi, Teacher Lin."
Gu Yunshen nodded politely.
Gu Qing: "Brother, she's fine. It was just an accident this morning. She'll be alright in a couple of days."
Qiao Yu ignored her and turned to leave.
Gu Yunshen stepped forward first, blocking Qiao Yu's path toward Ling Chuanye.
"Qiaoqiao, come with me, I have something to tell you."
Gu Yunshen walked ahead, and as he passed Ling Chuanye, he smiled and nodded politely.
Qiao Yu walked half a meter away from him for a while.
The two said something, and Qiao Yu stopped and frowned as she asked.
Gu Yunshen smiled and comforted him, said a few words and then walked forward, heading straight for Courtyard No. 3.
From afar, everyone watched this scene as if Qiao Yu was being coquettish, and Gu Yun Shen was patiently comforting her.
The two walked into courtyard number 3, their figures disappearing from everyone's sight. Ling Chuan also frowned and was about to leave when Qin Xiao stopped him.
"Don't go, your going will only cause her more trouble..."
Ling Chuan frowned deeply as he stared in that direction. Qin Xiao said, "You have to believe her. She's been very strong while you were gone..."
One sentence pierced Ling Chuanye's heart.
Gu Yunshen and his group stayed for two hours before leaving.
It was nearing dusk, the setting sun cast its last rays upon the vast rice paddies, and the wind swept across the rice stalks, creating waves of emerald green and making a soft rustling sound.
The variety show continues to be filmed.
Director: "Facing the vast rice paddies, let's go back to our childhood. Our next task is to fold paper airplanes."
The staff brought out colorful cards and colored pens.
Director: "Everyone, fold a paper airplane and mark it. We'll distribute cash to you for the market tomorrow morning based on the distance your paper airplanes fly."
Gu Qing: "Going to the market tomorrow morning? To buy groceries?"
Director: "Yes, there's a market in Xiaoxi Village every Thursday. The distance the paper airplane flies represents different prices; the farther it flies, the higher the price. Tomorrow's market rule is that the group that buys the most different kinds of vegetables wins."
Jiang Wang: "The more varieties, the better. It doesn't necessarily require more money, but having more money also has its advantages."
Su Su: "Indeed, could you do a search? I used to make paper airplanes when I was a kid, but now I don't even remember how to fold them."
Director: "No, we'll have to rely on our childhood memories to fold paper airplanes ourselves, and then we'll all launch them together when the drone takes off..."
Everyone chose a colored card; Qiao Yu chose yellow, Ling Chuan chose blue, and even the staff received one.
Everyone started folding paper airplanes.
Jiang Wang: "This will be a spectacular paper airplane show."
Su Su: "I regret not studying how to fold paper airplanes properly when I was a child. Will mine even be able to fly?"
Gu Qing: "Even flying one meter is flying, haha."
About ten minutes later, everyone was holding their own paper airplanes, eager to try them out, and some were whispering to each other while looking at the paper airplanes folded by the people around them.
Xiang Nan exclaimed as she looked at the yellow paper airplane in Qiao Yu's hand, "Wow, Teacher Qiao's paper airplane is exactly the same as Teacher Ling's!"
Qiao Yu and Ling Chuan were also between the two people, and they were both stunned when they heard these words.
The guests were all taken aback and looked over. Lin Yi leaned closer, looked at what Qiao Yu was holding, and then at what Ling Chuan was holding. "They really are the same. And the way you fold them is different from ours. It looks so difficult."
One sentence once again reminded everyone: there are many ways to fold an airplane. You might repeat the simple way, but few people know this particular way. Yet, the way these two folded their airplanes was exactly the same.
The crowd scrutinized the two of them.
Qiao Yu pursed her lips guiltily, "It's just a coincidence...it's just a coincidence..."
Ling Chuan just smiled faintly, not minding at all.
Qin Xiao chuckled: "I can do that too, I just find it too troublesome so I make the simple one."
As he spoke, he fiddled with the paper airplane in his hand to show everyone.
Gu Qing glared at Qiao Yu, then moved closer to Ling Chuan, "That's right, I can do it too, it's just a coincidence..."
Just then, the director called out to everyone to get ready.
The guests, holding paper airplanes, walked to the edge of the rice paddy and stood in the center, while the other staff members stood on both sides. A large group of twenty or thirty people stood in a row, each holding a paper airplane.
Several drones buzzed into the air behind us, offering a panoramic view of the vast rice paddies.
With the director's shout of "Let go!", dozens of colorful paper airplanes soared into the sky.
Some of them had just flown out when they crashed headfirst into the heavy ears of rice, startling a few sparrows.
Some flew away, taking a detour, and nestled among the ears of wheat.
Occasionally, a few planes would fly away, skimming over the undulating rice paddies...
Qiao Yu watched the two paper airplanes fly away, taking off with the purest courage.
She would fall sooner or later, but the moment she glided through the air was her proudest rebellion against her constraints.
......
As night fell, the chirping of cicadas echoed through the courtyard. Qiao Yu, having finished washing up, nestled in bed and listened quietly. Suddenly, the cicadas fell silent, followed by a soft knocking on the door.
Who is it?
"I."
Upon hearing Ling Chuanye's voice, Qiao Yu quickly got out of bed, put on a light coat, and opened the door.
A tall figure was hidden in the shadows, one hand lazily propped up on the door frame.
"Why are you here so late?"
What do you think?
Qiao Yu frowned: "You're reminding me again. I know all that. I'm not a child..."
"no......"
Before he finished speaking, Ling Chuan took two steps closer and pushed Qiao Yu into the room, then casually closed the door.
Qiao Yu's mouth dropped open in shock as she looked up at him: "Do you know what you're doing? Someone will see you..."
Ling Chuan pulled her into his arms and held her tightly. Qiao Yu remained silent.
His deep, resonant voice came from above: "Qiaoqiao, I just wanted to hug you."
......
The next morning.
After breakfast, the guests gathered again in the small square, which was much quieter than yesterday.
Jiang Wang: "Have all the villagers gone to the market?"
Qin Xiao: "Yes, our landlord left before dawn."
The production team calculated the budget for each group based on the flight paths of each person's paper airplane yesterday.
Group 1 Lin Yisusu 8 yuan, Group 2 Gu Qingjiangwang 10 yuan, Group 3 Qiao Yuqinxiao 16 yuan, Group 4 Xiang Nan and Ling Chuan also 19 yuan.
The staff put the funds in envelopes and handed them to each group of guests.
Director: "Today we're going to the market. Everyone will use this money to buy vegetables. The one with the most variety wins. Be sure to know what you're buying, but each item must weigh at least one ounce."
Gu Qing: "Does it have to be Ren Quancai?"
The director nodded.
Su Su: "Ah, only they know me, I never know them."
Xiang Nan said, "Oh my god, this is really difficult for me, Teacher Ling, do you know how?"
Ling Chuan hesitated for a second, then replied, "A little."
Everyone: "......"
After hearing the director's instructions, each group set off for the market carrying a small basket.
After walking for 15 minutes, the path to the rural market came into view. The cement downhill path, about 5-6 meters wide, was crowded with people, and the sounds of shouts, bargaining, and children playing filled the air.
Vegetables and fruits were displayed on both sides of the road, along with many wild mountain vegetables that I had never seen before.
The villagers sat on low steps with plastic bags on their plates, calling out their wares. Behind them were two rows of shops: breakfast stalls, butcher shops, pharmacies...
Golden and crispy fried dough sticks tumbled in the oil, emitting an enticing aroma. A few small stools and wooden tables were casually placed at the entrance of the shop, where villagers sat drinking soy milk and eating fried dough sticks.
The auntie selling tofu pudding deftly scooped up the snow-white tofu pudding and poured chili oil over it...
As soon as everyone entered the market, the villagers looked at them with surprise, as it was rare to see such beautiful and handsome girls and boys walking by.
Some children babbled and asked adults, "Mommy, who are they? The older brothers and sisters are so pretty."
"Yes, she's really beautiful, she's a celebrity."
Some of them were villagers from Xiaoxi Village, who enthusiastically introduced the vendors at the stalls: "They're all big stars who come here to film variety shows."
"I see, you are so lucky..."
The sounds of conversation rose and fell, but fortunately, not many people in this small village knew them, and most of them were simple and honest villagers, so they wouldn't be mobbed by fans.
The group then split into teams to make the purchases.
The market was crowded and noisy, so Qin Xiao had to lean closer to Qiao Yu and ask, "How do I buy it?"
Qiao Yu turned around in confusion: "You've never bought groceries?"
Qin Xiao shook his head. He didn't have a chance before, and now that their group of people all have extraordinary identities, they have even less of a chance.
Qiao Yu pursed her lips, raised her chin slightly, and pointed to the shopping basket in Qin Xiao's hand, "I'll take care of buying it, you just need to carry it. Remember to recognize these items later."
Qin Xiao: "......"
The scattered groups of people, though accompanied by staff, still found it difficult to move an inch in the bustling market.
Qiao Yu finally managed to squeeze into a villager's stall that had a wide variety of products.
"One ounce of bean sprouts, one bok choy, one thin cucumber..."
The villager was a wrinkled middle-aged woman who looked ill-tempered. Seeing her take only a small amount of each item, she became impatient: "You only want this much of each thing?"
Qiao Yu nodded.
"No, no, it's too much trouble. I have to weigh everything one by one. Let's go..."
Qiao Yu was speechless. Qin Xiao stepped forward, wanting to argue, but Qiao Yu stopped him: "Forget it, if it doesn't work out, we'll go to another one."
Just then, a young couple came by. Their clothes were clean but somewhat worn, and their shoes were severely worn, with the edges frayed.
They both carried large bamboo baskets on their backs. The man's basket was almost full, and he squatted down with difficulty to rest on the low steps to the side. The woman also put her empty bamboo basket on the ground.
She squatted down and pointed at the auntie's vegetables. The auntie smiled and answered her questions about the prices, but the woman looked embarrassed. She first pointed to her own ear, then shook her head.
The woman was a little confused. She looked at the woman and then turned to look at her husband. The man had dark skin but was very cheerful. He shook his head with a smile and pointed to his ear.
The auntie realized that they couldn't hear each other, which put her in a difficult position. She didn't know sign language or anything like that, so she couldn't communicate.
The auntie could only shake her hand awkwardly, indicating that they should go and look at other houses.
Qiao Yu watched all this, squatted down, gently patted the woman's shoulder, and gestured with her hand.
Seeing that the pretty girl could communicate with them, the couple's eyes lit up instantly.
The woman responded to Qiao Yu with a smile.
Thank you, I appreciate it.
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