Chapter 15 Since he likes practicing so much, then...
As Wu Xiaojia spoke, she reached out to touch his face, but Zhao Zhiyi slapped her hand away.
“It’s nothing,” he said curtly, “I just tripped and fell.”
With so many people around, there's no way he would mention what happened at noon.
Wu Xiaojia frowned slightly. "How could you be so careless?"
Zhao Zhiyi seemed a little impatient. "I already said it's nothing."
Wu Xiaojia's face stiffened upon hearing this, and her tone turned cold. "I was just concerned about you, what's wrong with you?"
Zhao Zhiyi is a spoiled rich kid who throws tantrums at the slightest provocation, regardless of the occasion or personal relationships.
This wasn't the first time Wu Xiaojia had been treated this way by him, but she genuinely liked him, so most of the time she tolerated it. Before coming to participate in the show, she had reminded him several times, and he had nodded in agreement each time. But it hadn't been long, and his true nature had already been revealed.
Zhao Zhiyi didn't even bother to reply, just glared at her and turned her head away.
Wu Xiaojia was furious that her good intentions were misunderstood.
At this point, the director asked, "How was today?"
Lin Lang spoke first, "It took us almost a whole day to figure out how to use the loom. It was really too difficult."
Zhou Yan chimed in, "Yes, it really isn't easy."
Su Tangtang looked at the director and added, "Our instructor said that even a skilled worker can only weave one meter of cloth a day. For beginners like us, we're lucky if we can weave a few centimeters a day."
Wu Xiaojia nodded in agreement, "Director, at this rate, we won't earn much money in a day."
The director chuckled and smoothed things over, "I didn't understand things clearly enough before. How about this, 80 yuan for 10 centimeters, how about that?"
Su Tangtang and the others looked at each other and thought the condition was reasonable, so they all nodded.
Su Tangtang hesitated for a moment, then struggled, "Can't it be higher? Can't it be a hundred yuan?"
The director thought for a moment and said, "Okay, that works too."
Su Tangtang: "..."
I should have said more.
She then said, "At the beginning, we probably couldn't even knit 10 centimeters a day."
The director encouraged him, saying, "We'll pay you whatever you make. Keep it up! If you really master this skill, even if you don't become a star in the future, it'll be a valuable skill."
Everyone was speechless for a moment: "..."
After the girls finished reporting their findings, it was the boys' turn.
After listening to their report, Wu Xiaojia frowned deeply.
Most people earned around 200 yuan a day, but Zhao Zhiyi only earned a little over 100 yuan, which was almost half less than the highest earner.
The thought of this made her furious.
She glared at Zhao Zhiyi, but he seemed not to see her at all and did not react.
After all the reports were finished, the group that had been practicing driving left first.
The rest of Shen Yingying and the others hadn't made any arrangements yet. Shen Yingying looked at everyone and suggested, "I'm thinking of going to get some skewers, do you guys want to come?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Xiaojia was the first to respond, "I'll go."
The other two hesitated for a moment, then followed suit.
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Su Tangtang and her group soon arrived at the driving school next to the town.
Since not many people were taking the harvester driver's license test, the driving school only had one practice vehicle, so everyone had to draw lots to decide the order of practice.
Su Tangtang had bad luck and drew the second to last place.
Gu Qingke, who was even worse than her, came in last place.
She moved closer to Huo Yizhou and asked, "What was your ranking?"
Huo Yizhou handed her the slip of paper to look at.
"Third place," Su Tangtang read out, "not bad."
After the lottery, the driving school instructor first explained to everyone how to operate the harvester and the function of each component.
After the explanation, the trainees took turns getting into the car to practice according to the order drawn by lot, while the others watched from the side.
Su Tangtang quietly sidled up to Huo Yizhou and gently nudged him with her elbow.
Huo Yizhou turned to look at her, and although he didn't speak, his eyes clearly said, "What's wrong?"
Su Tangtang lowered her voice and asked, "Did something happen to you two today?"
She wanted to ask that moment, but it wasn't convenient for her to ask, so she didn't ask.
Huo Yizhou raised an eyebrow slightly. "No."
Su Tangtang clearly didn't believe it. "How did Zhao Zhiyi's face get hurt?"
So that's what they were asking about.
Huo Yizhou spoke calmly, his voice not loud but clear enough, "He kept shouting over there and rushed over to attack me. I dodged, and he fell into the blueberry bushes by himself."
Su Tangtang frowned and asked with concern, "He didn't hit you, did he?"
"No."
Su Tangtang breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes widening as she pressed for an answer, "So what did he yell about?"
Huo Yizhou chuckled softly, "Say I'm your kept man."
Su Tangtang choked, then forced a dry laugh, "What nonsense is he talking about!"
Seeing her somewhat unnatural smile, Huo Yizhou suddenly felt like teasing her.
He countered, "Am I not?"
Su Tangtang immediately retorted, "Of course you're not."
“But that’s what they all think,” Huo Yizhou said calmly.
Su Tangtang was speechless for a moment.
These people are really... How could Huo Yizhou possibly be her kept man?
He's a business tycoon, a billionaire, a very important figure, okay?
“That’s because they don’t recognize a great man,” Su Tangtang said to him with a smile.
Huo Yizhou narrowed his eyes slightly. No one knew his identity except for the director. Did she mean that she knew too?
"You know?" Huo Yizhou pressed on.
Su Tangtang was stunned for a moment, then immediately pretended to be confused, "What did you say?"
She then realized that she had let something slip; in the original story, no one knew his true identity until the very end.
Huo Yizhou saw through her little scheme at a glance, but he didn't expose her.
Seeing the two people standing very close together, Gu Qingke felt a surge of anger in her heart for some reason.
The Su Tangtang used to revolve around him, her eyes always following him wherever they went, but now she completely ignores him. He wondered if this was a trick she used to attract him, but since joining this show, she hasn't paid him any attention, which really annoyed him.
Although this was the result he wanted, he still felt very uncomfortable.
He couldn't explain it either.
He felt conflicted.
By this time, the first person who had practiced driving had finished.
Qiu Nan got out of the driver's seat, feeling her legs were a little weak.
The harvester is tall and offers a high field of vision, but he happens to be somewhat afraid of heights.
Qu Xian stepped forward and asked, "How is it?"
Qiu Nan forced a smile. "It's alright."
As they were talking, Qu Xian got into the car.
About ten minutes later, he finished his practice, and then it was Huo Yizhou's turn.
Everyone watched him intently as he operated the equipment.
Su Tangtang couldn't help but sigh inwardly: Huo Yizhou's learning ability is really strong. He drives like a veteran, not like it's his first time.
Not long after, Huo Yizhou finished his practice smoothly and stepped off the harvester.
Next, Zhao Zhiyi got into the car.
Just before he went up, he suddenly turned his head and gave Su Tangtang a deep look.
Su Tangtang was puzzled by his gaze and didn't bother to pay him any attention.
After Zhao Zhiyi finished practicing a round, Su Tangtang finally understood what his glance earlier meant.
"That's enough, you can come down now, let's move on to the next one," the coach said from the side.
Zhao remained motionless. "Coach, I'll practice one more time."
The coach frowned. "There are still people who haven't practiced yet."
Zhao Zhiyi glanced down at the crowd and said dismissively, "She's just a girl, she's only here to have fun, it doesn't matter whether she practices or not."
Before the coach could say anything more, Zhao Zhiyi had already restarted the harvester. Helpless, the coach had no choice but to let him continue.
But even after that round ended, he showed no sign of stopping and started a new round of practice.
It's obvious to anyone with eyes that Zhao was doing this on purpose.
Qiu Nan leaned closer to Qu Xian and whispered, "Is he doing this on purpose?"
Qu Xian frowned speechlessly, "Absolutely."
Gu Qingke was originally ranked after Su Tangtang, but since Su Tangtang couldn't master it, it naturally wasn't his turn.
As darkness fell, he grew impatient and called out to Zhao Zhiyi, "Have you practiced enough?"
Zhao ignored him and continued his "personal practice".
Su Tangtang couldn't help but laugh and turned to Huo Yizhou, saying, "I want to punch him too."
Huo Yizhou's gaze turned cold. "Since he likes practicing so much, then let him practice as much as he wants on his own."
Su Tangtang sensed the coldness in his words and knew that he was genuinely angry, so she replied, "Fine, it would be best if he practiced all night."
She borrowed a megaphone from the production crew, pressed the switch, and shouted into the car, "Zhao Zhiyi, if you're so capable, then don't get out!"
Zhao Zhiyi was taken aback; he couldn't stand being provoked.
He immediately shouted back down, "You're not practicing driving today!"
The coach stood by, feeling utterly helpless.
Zhao Zhiyi didn't come down either. Was she supposed to stay with him forever?
He could only advise, "I think you've practiced enough, why don't I go down first?"
Zhao Zhiyi snorted coldly and stopped the harvester.
The coach quickly got out of the car, but Zhao Zhiyi continued practicing alone.
Su Tangtang turned to the production crew and suggested, "It looks like Gu Qingke and I won't be able to practice today. Why don't we head out first?"
Gu Qingke was also speechless at Zhao Zhiyi. He was a grown man who was petty and had no brains.
The photographer hesitated, "But there's only one car..."
Su Tangtang smiled and said, "It's alright. Zhao Zhiyi has so much energy, he should be able to walk back without any problem."
Qu Xian and Qiu Nan chimed in, "That's right, if he really doesn't come down, we can't just keep waiting, can we?"
The photographer and other staff hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded in agreement.
Meanwhile, Zhao was still immersed in the excitement of "monopolizing" the harvester and was completely unaware of the commotion on the other side.
After Su Tangtang and the others made their decision, they left the driving school together, leaving Zhao Zhiyi and his photographer looking at each other in bewilderment.
He belatedly realized that he had been left behind.
A surge of anger welled up inside him. He jumped off the harvester and yelled at the photographer, "Where are they?"
The photographer replied helplessly, "They've all left."
Zhao Zhiyi: "..."
He couldn't help but curse, "Damn it!"
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