Chapter 22 Whether I'm talking nonsense or not, you don't know...
The next day, after breakfast, Su Tangtang and Huo Yizhou went to work in the fields. When they arrived at the edge of the fields, Grandma Zhang and the others were already there.
"Grandma Zhang," Su Tangtang walked up quickly, "Why are you here so early?"
Grandma Zhang smiled and patted her trouser leg: "I just arrived, not long ago."
After chatting for a few minutes, the group got busy with their own tasks. Although Grandma Zhang and the others were old, they were quick and efficient at their work, even more so than Su Tangtang and Huo Yizhou.
The morning passed quickly.
We went back home for a quick lunch, and then went back to work in the fields in the afternoon.
After a busy day, the work in the fields was almost finished. The next morning, we worked for another half a day, and finally all the work was done.
Su Tangtang settled their wages. Although they had only worked for a day and a half, she still paid them for two days' work.
They had just finished their work when the other groups of guests started tending to their own vegetable gardens. In the evening, the production team gathered everyone for dinner, and the new episode aired at that time.
As soon as everyone gathered together, Wu Xiaojia and Zhao Zhiyi rushed up to Su Tangtang and Huo Yizhou. Wu Xiaojia angrily questioned, "Su Tangtang, did you steal my vegetables?"
Su Tangtang was amused by her unfounded accusation, "Do you have any evidence?"
She had assumed they would find out the next day, and she was even wondering if Wu Xiaojia and the others would suspect them immediately after finding out.
As she expected, things went exactly as she predicted.
They just couldn't make her look at them in a new light.
Zhao Zhiyi then added, "Isn't that plot of land in your greenhouse that was destroyed now planted with tomatoes?"
Huo Yizhou looked at him coldly, his eyes like knives, "We planted tomatoes just to steal them from you?"
Zhao Zhiyi felt uneasy under his gaze, but still forced herself to tilt her head back and say, "Yes."
Su Tangtang chuckled, "Couldn't we have just bought tomato seedlings in town and planted them ourselves? Your logic is really interesting. By that logic, since my vegetable garden was destroyed before, should I also suspect that you were the ones who did it?"
Wu Xiaojia immediately exploded, "What nonsense are you spouting!"
Su Tangtang raised an eyebrow at her, "Don't you know whether I'm talking nonsense or not?"
Wu Xiaojia's heart skipped a beat, but she gritted her teeth and forced herself to stay calm. "You were growing cucumbers before, why did you suddenly buy tomato seedlings?"
"I can buy whatever seedlings I want to plant. Do I need to report to you about that?" Su Tangtang's tone was calm, but every word was piercing.
Wu Xiaojia was speechless after being rebuked, and she was so angry that she kept grinding her teeth.
At this moment, Qiu Nan interjected, "Zhao Zhiyi, haven't you guys been to the fields much lately? Maybe your vegetables and Tangtang's were stolen on the same day."
“We went there,” Zhao Zhiyi hurriedly defended. “We went there the day their vegetable garden was destroyed, and our vegetables were still fine then.”
Qiu Nan said thoughtfully, "That's strange. It's already so unsettling when it's just the seedling stage. When it bears fruit, won't we have to keep an eye on it every day? Otherwise, we won't be able to tell whose vegetables are stolen or destroyed."
He turned to look at Qu Xian and the others, "We should also be careful, lest we suffer the same fate."
Qu Xian nodded in agreement, "We definitely need to be careful."
Others also expressed their agreement.
Wu Xiaojia and Zhao Zhiyi were furious, but they couldn't produce any substantial evidence. They were filled with frustration and had nowhere to vent their anger. They never expected that the other party would not only deny it, but also turn the tables on them.
Knowing exactly who did it but being unable to expose them is worse than eating shit.
Wu Xiao glared angrily at Su Tangtang, only to see her smiling slightly at him. He became even more furious, wishing he could rush up and tear her smiling face to shreds.
At this moment, the director walked over and reminded everyone that the program had already started airing.
Taking the opportunity, Wu Xiaojia complained, "Director, our vegetables have been stolen. Aren't you going to do anything about it?"
The director had actually guessed that there would be some friction between them, but for variety shows, this kind of conflict is more interesting. As long as it doesn't go too far, he doesn't plan to get involved.
"Since the land has been handed over to you, you are responsible for it yourselves. If the vegetables are stolen, you have to figure out how to solve it yourselves. If you come to me, I don't know what happened either," the director said casually.
Wu Xiaojia was speechless for a moment, and felt even more aggrieved.
I shouldn't have said that!
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, but she could only sit down sullenly.
Soon, the food was served one after another.
Before long, the long table was filled with a sumptuous feast. Only on the day the show airs can everyone enjoy such a lavish treatment.
The latest episode was playing on TV, and everyone was eating and watching it at the same time, bursting into laughter from time to time when the show got to an interesting part.
Not long after, the scene showed the conflict between Zhou Yan and Zhao Zhiyi. Seeing this, Zhou Yan's anger flared up again, as Zhao Zhiyi had not apologized to them yet.
Zhao himself also turned pale.
He originally thought the director would cut this part out, but to his surprise, it was broadcast in its entirety.
The comments section was initially relatively calm, but it suddenly shifted dramatically at this point:
"Zhao Zhiyi has gone too far!"
"That's really unseemly; it must have been intentional."
"I really hate him... He's even more annoying than Su Tangtang."
"My heart aches for Zhou Yan!!"
"Can't we make him quit? He's so mean and stubborn."
"First they blocked the harvester and wouldn't come down, then they called me a gigolo, and now they've kicked and broken Zhou Yan's medicine vat. They've done so many bad things and they still won't admit it. It's disgusting!"
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Zhao Zhiyi's face grew increasingly grim as he watched the barrage of insults directed at him. Although the segment ended quickly, the barrage of insults continued unabated.
Wu Xiaojia turned her head and saw that he was in a bad mood. She reached out and gently took his hand, but he suddenly shook her off.
Zhao Zhiyi stood up abruptly and yelled at the director, "Why wasn't this scene cut??"
The director calmly looked at him and asked, "Why cut it?"
"You knew I'd get a lot of flak if this aired, you guys did it on purpose, didn't you!"
“This is something you did yourself. Our show is all about authenticity. If you don’t want to be criticized, don’t do things that will attract criticism in the first place,” the director said calmly but without backing down. “If you don’t want to record, you can quit. Nobody is forcing you.”
Su Tangtang and the others listened from the side, feeling a surge of secret pleasure.
Wu Xiaojia quickly got up and pulled him away, saying to the director, "Director, let's film this. I'll try to talk to him..."
Zhao Zhiyi flung her hand away and shouted angrily, "I'm not recording anymore!"
When has he ever been treated like this!
After saying that, he turned and left.
Wu Xiaojia was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly chased after him.
After they left, Qu Xian clicked his tongue and said, "Bad people will get their comeuppance sooner or later."
Shen Yingying, standing to the side, gritted her teeth in secret.
If bad people always get their comeuppance, then why is Su Tangtang completely unscathed? Heaven is so unfair.
The departure of Wu Xiaojia and Zhao Zhiyi did not affect the audience's continued viewing of the program.
While eating, everyone kept an eye on the comments scrolling across the screen:
"Wow, is Su Tangtang really that good at weaving?"
"This can't be a stand-in, can it? I can't believe it!"
"Although I hate to admit it... she does have something."
"Ladies, I think I'm starting to understand Su Tangtang, please don't scold me!"
"Me too! My affection for them has suddenly skyrocketed!"
Each comment was clearly displayed in everyone's eyes.
As Shen Yingying watched public opinion begin to shift towards Su Tangtang, no longer criticizing her as before but praising her, she unconsciously clenched her hands, her nails almost digging into her palms.
Soon, the episode aired, and everyone had almost finished eating.
After chatting for a few more minutes, they went their separate ways.
On the way back, Su Tangtang opened Weibo and immediately saw that #Zhao Zhiyi was being severely criticized# was trending on the hot search. Clicking on it, she found that it was full of netizens criticizing him.
She held her phone up to Huo Yizhou and said with a hint of smugness, "See? Karma's coming."
Huo Yizhou glanced at it but didn't say anything. However, he remembered the comments praising Su Tangtang in the live chat earlier.
He turned his head and asked her, "Did you trend on social media?"
Su Tangtang scrolled down, then looked up and smiled, "It's up."
The trending search term is #SuTangtangWeaving#.
She clicked on the topic, and Huo Yizhou also leaned closer to look.
Half of the content was criticizing her, while the other half was from netizens who wanted to praise her but were a little embarrassed to admit it.
Huo Yizhou said calmly, "It's much better now. Before, when I opened it, all I saw were people cursing you."
Su Tangtang couldn't help but laugh, "It really is much better. I'm so happy to see someone praising me."
Seeing his smiling face, Huo Yizhou couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile.
Unfortunately, it was dark, and she didn't see it.
Otherwise, people would be amazed at how handsome Huo Yizhou's smile is.
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Zhao Zhiyi was eventually persuaded by Wu Xiaojia to return and continue participating in the program recording.
After finishing their work in the fields, Su Tangtang and her classmates were about to take their driving test (Part 3). A few days before the test, the production team suggested that they also study for Part 4, so as to take both tests together.
So these days, Su Tangtang and the others work as usual during the day, practice driving in the afternoon, and study for exams in the evening. They are so busy that they don't have a moment to spare.
Before we knew it, the exam day arrived.
Now only Su Tangtang, Huo Yizhou, Qu Xian and Gu Qingke remain to take the exam.
A few days ago, Zhao Zhiyi also took the driving test (Part 2), but unfortunately, he failed.
For several days in a row, he had a gloomy face and was unhappy with everyone he met.
With the wheat harvest season fast approaching and the program schedule tight, there was simply no time for him to retake the test. Failing the second part of the driving test meant that he had voluntarily given up this round of driving test opportunities.
At eight o'clock in the morning, the production team led them to the examination venue.
While waiting for the test, Gu Qingke looked at the others nervously and said, "I haven't been around for a while, so I haven't practiced enough for the third part of the test. I feel a bit unsure about myself."
Qu Xian patted his shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay, I saw you practiced quite steadily yesterday."
Gu Qingke gave a wry smile, "I only managed to get three out of five practice sessions without making a mistake, so I'm not confident."
Qu Xian smiled and said, "We're all pretty much the same, me too."
They hadn't chatted for long when it was their turn to take the exam.
Su Tangtang was the first to get into the car. Gu Qingke watched her get into the driver's seat with practiced ease and composure, and a feeling he couldn't quite describe welled up inside him.
In his preconceived notion, Su Tangtang should have been the one chasing after him. Now, not only has she stopped following him, but she has flown far ahead, which inexplicably gives him an urge to break her wings and leave her nowhere to fly.
He almost subconsciously didn't want her to live like this.
But reality disappointed him once again: Su Tangtang passed the exam on her first try.
After she got off the car, Qu Xian and Huo Yizhou took turns going up, and both of them passed successfully. Seeing that everyone else had succeeded, Gu Qingke became more and more nervous.
He was really afraid that he would be the only one who failed the exam, and that he would be embarrassed.
Gu Qingke nervously got into the car. He had two chances for the driving test, but as soon as he started the harvester, he made a serious mistake and lost twenty points, which meant he had already lost his first chance.
Even so, the exam process had to be completed. On his second attempt, he tried to adjust his mindset and his movements were more steady than before. Although he still lost points, he eventually passed with a bit of difficulty.
After getting off the bus, Gu Qingke breathed a sigh of relief and said to the others, "We almost didn't make it."
Qu Xian patted his shoulder, "It's good that you passed. You didn't practice much to begin with."
Gu Qingke smiled and subconsciously turned her gaze to Su Tangtang, only to find that Su Tangtang was not paying attention to her at all, and was focused on discussing the exam process with Huo Yizhou.
An unnamed anger suddenly surged from the bottom of his heart, but he still managed to suppress it and not let it out.
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The next day, the director took them to the test center again. This day was the fourth part of the driving test. If they passed, they could get their driver's license on the spot.
The four did not disappoint. They all completed the questions and submitted their papers within the allotted time, passed the test smoothly, and successfully obtained their driver's licenses.
When they got back that evening, the director specially set up a table for everyone to celebrate.
When Wu Xiaojia learned that Su Tangtang had gotten her marriage certificate, she felt incredibly jealous.
Shen Yingying watched Zhou Yan and the others crowd around to look at Su Tangtang's driver's license, and she regretted it even more. If she had known this would happen, she should have signed up in the first place. She felt that not taking the driving test was like losing another round to Su Tangtang.
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Before we knew it, it was late May, and the wheat in the fields had turned golden. It would be ready for harvest in about ten days.
The wheat harvest season coincides with the college entrance examination, and red banners wishing blessings to the students have already been hung along the main road of the village.
The weather is getting warmer. They have been here for more than a month, but it hasn't rained once.
It was still light when we finished dinner that evening.
Su Tangtang suggested to Huo Yizhou, "How about we plant some watermelons and white gourds next to the cotton field?"
Huo Yizhou nodded, "Okay."
"Shall we go buy some watermelon seedlings and white gourd seedlings tomorrow?"
“Yes,” he replied simply.
“Let’s go for a walk in the fields,” Su Tangtang said as she got up, “and help with digestion.”
Huo Yizhou gave a soft "hmm," and the two went out together.
After taking only a few steps, I saw Shen Yingying and Gu Qingke locking the door and coming out.
The two passed each other without exchanging greetings.
Once on the main road, Su Tangtang spotted Zhou Yan and her husband ahead and called out, "Sister Yan!"
Zhou Yan turned around and smiled, "Tangtang, you guys are out for a walk too?"
Su Tangtang and Huo Yizhou quickened their pace to catch up, "Yes."
Seeing them chatting so enthusiastically, Shen Yingying, who was following behind, felt a pang of displeasure.
Gu Qingke noticed her emotions, took her hand and whispered, "Come on, let's go with them."
Shen Yingying frowned. "Why?"
“Lively,” Gu Qingke uttered two words indifferently.
She glanced at the photographer who was following her, and finally nodded, "Okay."
The two quickly caught up with them.
Gu Qingke took the initiative to chat with Qu Xian, while Shen Yingying silently followed beside her without saying a word. On the other side, Su Tangtang and Zhou Yan chatted more and more enthusiastically.
When they reached the village entrance, they saw a group of people gathered not far away, and a platform had been set up.
Su Tangtang pointed curiously and asked, "What are they doing over there?"
Zhou Yan shook her head. "I don't know. Let's go take a look together."
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