As soon as the door was knocked, Jiang Chuyun snapped back to reality and froze when he realized what he was doing.
When Jiang Xinxin saw Jiang Chuyun take the noodles out, she immediately followed. When she saw him knock on Nan Yuanman's door, she immediately became unhappy and questioned him, "Third Uncle, what are you doing? Are you trying to give the noodles to Nan Yuanman?"
Jiang Chuyun's expression stiffened slightly, and she made up an excuse: "Didn't you say my cooking was bad? Feng Langqing's cooking is delicious, so I can exchange some things with him for you."
"But I think we just had a conflict with them, so he probably won't trade food with us. Let's go back." Jiang Chuyun said hastily, pulling Jiang Xinxin's hand and quickly returning to the house.
No sooner had they left than Feng Langqing opened the door, only to find that there was no one else outside except for the filming crew.
Feng Langqing: "?"
"Did you knock on the door?"
The staff member didn't say anything, but silently pointed to Jiang Chuyun's room.
Feng Langqing's face darkened instantly. He slammed the door shut with a cold expression and turned to go back to the courtyard.
Inside the courtyard, Nan Yuanman sat at a small table, sweating profusely as she ate. Her little lips were red, and she asked curiously, "Third brother, who's here?"
"Nobody, just a lunatic knocking on the door," Feng Langqing said with a smile, continuing to feed Nan Yuanman.
In the small courtyard separated from them by only a wall, Jiang Chuyun and Jiang Xinxin faced each other in silence, both unable to resist listening to Nan Yuanman's praise for Feng Langqing's cooking skills.
Jiang Xinxin couldn't help but swallow, a longing look on her face. Was it really that delicious? She wanted to try it too…
Seeing Jiang Xinxin's expression, Jiang Chuyun's pride was further wounded. He ate his noodles in silence, ignoring her completely.
Jiang Xinxin waited for a long time, but Jiang Chuyun didn't coax her to eat as usual. She felt a little wronged and flustered.
She clutched her stomach and looked timidly at Jiang Chuyun: "Third Uncle, I'm hungry..."
Jiang Chuyun sighed heavily in her heart and said in a hoarse voice, "Xinxin, your third uncle is hungry too. This is the first time your third uncle has cooked a meal... Just bear with it, and after your third uncle has eaten, I'll go find Uncle Ge to get you something to eat, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Xinxin's heart skipped a beat, and she immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing. She quickly said, "It's not bad at all. Third Uncle's cooking is delicious! It's just a matter of Xinxin's taste!"
As she spoke, she picked up her chopsticks, ate some noodles, and then exclaimed, "Yue—!"
Jiang Chuyun: "..."
He felt even more depressed.
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After the guests finished breakfast, the director announced today's task: to catch fish for the villagers of Hundred Fox Village.
The villagers of Baihu Village jointly built a fishpond to raise grass carp, black carp, silver carp, and other species. After the fish grow up, they take them to the town or city to sell to restaurants, which is also a source of income for the villagers.
The guests changed into the equipment provided by the production team and came to the fishpond.
The water in the fishpond has been drained, leaving only a thick layer of silt. However, this silt is still somewhat dangerous for children, as they could easily fall into the mud and choke.
Therefore, the area around the fishpond was filled with staff members, specifically there to keep an eye on the children's movements.
Nan Yuanman looked at the fishpond excitedly, eager to try it out. For a child, catching fish is the most attractive thing.
Director Ge, still holding the megaphone, announced: "Your task this morning is to help the villagers catch all the fish in the fishpond. The guests will be divided into pairs, and whoever catches the most will get the most ingredients. The tools have already been prepared for you."
"Of course, if you can't hold on, you can call for outside help, but each time you call for outside help, 10% of the ingredients will be deducted as compensation."
"Alright, now, guests, please show off your skills and start catching fish!"
The hot-tempered Su Hu cheered and jumped into the pond with a howl.
Su Yilan's vision went black: "Su Hu!"
She quickly grabbed the fish basket and followed, catching Su Hu who was trying to roll around in the mud.
With bright, sparkling eyes, Nan Yuanman grabbed Feng Langqing and pulled him into the pond, followed by the other guests.
Meng Xi stood not far from Nan Yuanman, glancing at her from time to time out of the corner of her eye, her mind replaying the words the Great Fox Immortal had told her that morning.
She gripped the fish basket tighter, her heart pounding faster. If she could just present the South Plum to the Fox Immortal, she could become a superior person with his help!
She needs to find a way to take action against Nan Yuanman as soon as possible...
The little dumpling, who was concentrating on catching fish, suddenly felt a chill down her spine. Clutching the fish, she turned around warily and met Jiang Chuyun's gaze.
Looking at the chubby little dumpling holding the fish in front of her, Jiang Chuyun's thoughts just now flashed through her mind and became more and more intense.
No matter what, he is Nan Yuanman's uncle. It's perfectly normal for him to ask Nan Yuanman to record an episode of a children's variety show with him, isn't it?
Jiang Chuyun became more and more excited as he thought about it. He opened his mouth, just about to say something to Nan Yuanman to ease the atmosphere between the two of them, when the little dumpling frowned and turned its head away.
The large grass carp held in Nan Yuanman's arms was struggling desperately. When she turned her head, she was slapped squarely by the fish's tail.
Nanmanyuan: "!"
Feng Langqing: "Hahahahahaha!!!"
Nan Yuanman angrily shoved the grass carp into the fish basket: "Bad fish, bad fish! I'll eat you tonight!"
Watching the Nan Yuanman siblings happily fishing, Jiang Chuyun felt envious, but also a little bitter.
Originally... he could have had this kind of happiness too...
Jiang Xinxin noticed the expression on Jiang Chuyun's face and felt uneasy. She didn't dare to complain about the dirty pond and huffed and puffed as she tried to catch fish to please Jiang Chuyun.
The fun fishing mission of the morning quickly came to an end, and the live stream provided plenty of memes and laughs.
In the end, the winners were Nan Yuanman and Feng Langqing. One of them had been practicing martial arts since he could walk, and the other had lived on the battlefield as a child, so his mobility was beyond question.
He Junnan and Lin Le'an came in second place.
Meng Xi and Meng Juanjuan came in third place.
Su Yilan and Su Hu came in fourth place.
Jiang Chuyun and Jiang Xinxin are still in last place.
According to the mission rules, Nan Yuanman and Feng Langqing received the most ingredients, and as the ingredients were distributed, Jiang Chuyun's group received the fewest.
The guests had free time at noon.
Feng Langqing had some work to discuss with Luo Wei over the phone. After saying goodbye to him, Nan Yuanman went out to wander around the village, intending to inquire about the village ancestral hall.
Director Ge secretly approached Nan Yuanman, pointed to her small handbag, and said with some distress, "Yuanman, if you want to take your own handbag, you should tell me. Don't just take it without saying a word. I thought you lost it and I was startled."
Nan Yuanman blinked: "I didn't take it myself, you gave it to me last night."
Director Ge froze, pointing at himself: "Me? I gave it to you?" He didn't remember.
“Yes!” the little girl said matter-of-factly. “You gave it to me last night! Don’t you remember?”
Director Ge scratched his head: "I have absolutely no recollection of this..."
Nan Yuanman was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that, apart from her and her third brother, no one else knew that she had gone out last night.
Nan Yuanman's expression turned serious. He realized that he had to find and resolve the source of the villagers going out at night as soon as possible, otherwise... something terrible might happen.
She hurriedly said goodbye to Director Ge, ran out, and headed straight for Grandpa Hu's house.
For her, the only person she was familiar with in Hundred Fox Village was Grandpa Hu, so it was always a good idea to ask him for information first.
Meng Xi, who lived next door, stood at the gate of the courtyard, watching Nan Yuanman's small figure leave. Her eyes rolled slightly, and her gaze slowly fell on Meng Juanjuan, who was doing her homework diligently.
She hadn't had a chance to get close to Nan Yuanman all morning, but now, her chance to make her move had arrived...
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