After washing up, Nie Xuefeng returned to the dormitory and saw Liu Xiaozhuang hunched over the bed writing something. "What are you doing?"
"I'm writing a letter to my NPC mom. I got paid today, so I'm sending her some money so she can spend it herself and not get scammed by the other contestants."
If the other strong guys and two beautiful girls knew, they'd probably be furious. They're not the kind of people who swindle money from NPCs! Do you think everyone's like you?
"Your identity is pretty good. The identity I drew has an older brother, who is also a contestant and is even older than my dad. However, he has also joined the army and is not on our team."
Liu Xiaozhuang wrote with a very expressive face, "Let me tell you, my NPC mom really dotes on me. You know how expensive sugar is these days, right? My mom secretly makes me sugar water to drink. A few days ago, she secretly gave me an egg, but the other contestants found out and snatched it away and shared it. Even so, they still say I'm leeching off the NPC. They're just jealous that I get the NPC's special favor. They're just envious and resentful. If it weren't for them, my NPC mom would be so happy with me. Honestly, they're all superfluous."
Nie Xuefeng was puzzled, "Then why don't you separate the family?"
Liu Xiaozhuang then suddenly realized and slapped his forehead. "Oh right, we can split up! I'll write a letter and ask the NPC to split up the other contestants, so the money I send home won't be spent on other contestants. Let me tell you, my 'eldest brother,' who's also called Dazhuang, is actually two months younger than me, yet he's still the eldest brother! The production team is completely turning things upside down! That Erzhuang is such a stubborn ox, isolating the other five of us, always looking down on us. He's usually nowhere to be seen, and right now he doesn't have a job either, I don't know what he's busy with all day. And Sanmei is always sticking with Wumei. Wumei is such a shrewd person, yet Sanmei is always like a conjoined twin with her, aren't they afraid of being schemed against? The two of them even sleep on a kang (heated brick bed) that's the same size as the four of us, it's so unreasonable. As for Sizhuang, he's practically invisible..."
As Nie Xuefeng watched Liu Xiaozhuang grumble and write a letter, he felt a pang of envy. He and the contestant with a significant age gap were both quiet people, and given their age difference, they usually did their own thing. Listening to Liu Xiaozhuang's rant, he imagined a lively scene of the group together.
Nie Xuefeng said with a smile, "Your house is really lively."
Liu Xiaozhuang looked disgusted. "What's all the fuss about? They're all a bunch of lousy jerks. They even tried to steal my egg. I'm the youngest in the family, and they're not even ashamed. Only NPC mom is alright. She's a much better mom than that Shi Hongmei, the contestant mom next door who exploits NPCs."
Nie Xuefeng was somewhat surprised, "There are even participating players who act as mothers to NPCs?"
Liu Xiaozhuang complained, "Yeah, there are two NPCs who are her NPC son and daughter in this enlistment. The daughter's name is Xiao Er, and she's an arts and culture soldier. I'm so envious. It's a pity that my voice wasn't selected. You know, if Shi Hongmei hadn't sent her daughter to be an arts and culture soldier, maybe there would have been one less NPC competing for her, and I might have been selected."
[No way, is Liu Xiaozhuang serious?! That lousy voice of his could be a performing arts soldier?! How could he possibly have such a delusion?!]
"That's right. The other day I was watching the selection for the performing arts troupe, and they were all so good-looking and had such great voices. I couldn't wait to go to the battlefield. But when it came to Liu Xiaozhuang, my voice, which I had turned up high, suddenly became torture."
[How could he have the nerve?! With that voice, even the song "Green Flower in the Army" would make people uneasy, I truly never imagined anyone could sing it like that!!]
[It's that NPC mom of Liu Xiaozhuang again. I wanted to cover my ears immediately while listening, but she still managed to praise it against her conscience. I have to say, she's really dedicated. She's definitely one of those older generation people who love what they do. Maybe we should all put these older generation people in jobs; young people are better off lying down.]
Compared to the contestants in the first season, the contestants in this season who went to the countryside have developed a certain level of resilience, and some who couldn't find jobs were even willing to go to the countryside voluntarily.
Peng Aimin never expected that Su Zhenhua would also go to the countryside.
"Isn't your NPC grandfather at the agricultural machinery station? You can take over his job now."
Su Zhenhua was helpless. He had already told Peng Aimin that his family was in debt, but Peng Aimin clearly didn't believe him at all.
“Grandpa’s salary is high now. If I take over his shift, my salary will drop significantly. Forget about paying off the debt, it will be difficult to even feed Grandpa and me. It’s better for me to take the initiative. Maybe Grandpa can save some money and send it to me.”
He had actually struggled with the decision, but the old man was quite old and a top talent in the park, so he couldn't bring himself to ask the old man to give him the job.
After all, it was thanks to the old man that he was allocated such a nice two-story courtyard. Not to mention that the family had such a large debt. If the job were given to him and he couldn't keep the courtyard and was left with a lot of debt, then he could really just withdraw from the competition.
As for refusing to acknowledge external debts, Su Zhenhua knew with his toes that the production team's arrangement meant the debts would definitely have to be repaid. Didn't you see Ouyang Weidong from the previous season? He enjoyed the wealth associated with his status, but he also had to bear the risks associated with it.
[It feels like there are so few job opportunities this season; many contestants have gone to rural areas.]
Wow, this is so trendy! You can even take a train here! Wuhu!
[It has the feel of a period novel!]
[Haha, classic seated carriage! I have to say, there are so many people. When I watched "Enlistment" back then, it didn't seem this chaotic. Now it's like everyone's using their own unique methods! Some even tried to climb out the window, but the station staff stopped them. Hahaha, so funny!]
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