Chapter 15, Second Deadly Sin: Insulting a Senior
After returning home, Tu Chaoxi became increasingly angry. He, the rightful and legitimate older brother, was actually inferior to an outsider!
What do you mean by arriving four days early? Just based on their blood ties, even if they had arrived a second earlier, Tu Xiaomao would have come running over and called him "brother" with great enthusiasm, wouldn't he?
Now look what's happened! Not only did he not get a chance to help her fill the hole all morning, but he didn't even get a bite to eat.
Tu Chaoxi plopped down on the table, where the breakfast that the production team had brought over had already gone cold.
He took a big gulp of soup, then spat it out: "Director, I don't eat cilantro!"
The staff member rushed over: "Oh, I'm so sorry, Teacher Tu, this is for Teacher Ma next door, this bowl is for you!"
Ma Zhiyuan couldn't find any ingredients and had to rely on buying on credit from the production team to get by for the past two days. Fortunately, a new round will start tomorrow, and his foot is almost fully recovered.
He came out from across the hall in a good mood, and then bumped right into someone saying:
"What does Ma Zhiyuan want soup for? He'll only drink soup after the wheat has been harvested! He's not allowed to drink it!"
Ma Zhiyuan: ? ? ?
"Uh... Teacher Tu, Teacher Ma bought something on credit..."
Tu Chaoxi got excited: "What do you mean by credit? When did this show start having a rule about credit?"
Staff member: "...No."
Tu Chaoxi got even more worked up: "Even if you didn't plan to harvest the wheat, did you tell Tu Xiaomao? The young girl thought you agreed, but you overcooked the wheat, and the harvest season is almost over. Who will she complain to then!"
"Even if we take a step back, Tu Xiaomao contributed so much popularity to your show, so what's wrong with you helping her harvest the wheat? A bunch of grown men, all you know is how to take and not how to give. You enjoy her contributions but don't know how to help her?"
And so, retreating again and again, half an hour later, more than twenty staff members, along with Ma Zhiyuan, took turns climbing onto the harvester.
Tu Chaoxi stood on the edge of the field, calmly directing the work.
"Let's start from the left!"
[...Why is he acting like a troublemaker? Who has offended him this time?]
[That's hilarious! Didn't you see where he came from this morning? He clearly had a fight with his sister.]
[He argued with his sister but still made someone harvest wheat for her; he's a good brother.]
[This is unbelievable! They're even praising Tu Chaoxi now. Does the internet have no memory?!]
[Yes, Tu Chaoxi can't be whitewashed by me. Besides, what's the use of just a few fans? The other evidence is enough to seal his reputation.]
Tu Chaoxi was giving a great show of directing when the director next to her received a phone call. When he returned, he looked conflicted.
After hesitating for a long time, "...Um, Teacher Tu."
"Well... Lin Jing went to take care of his childhood friend who had a broken leg, and our production team is short one person..."
Tu Chaoxi understood: "You want to add more people, right?"
Director: "...It's not about adding more people, it's just that we've added a guest star segment."
"Come on, why are you telling me this?"
The director's eyes flickered: "Mainly...mainly because you know the people who are coming...but don't worry, the guest stars are only here for three days and won't be participating in any actual recording. They're just here to relax with their families!"
Tu Chaoxi was slightly taken aback. After a long while, she scoffed, "Just tell me directly, who is it?"
"Professor Gu Feihong, his wife, and son."
After he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Ma Zhiyuan was the first to react, and while still on the harvester, he shouted loudly:
"Oh, it's Teacher Gu! Then Teacher Tu must treat him well!"
Ma Zhiyuan's gloating was practically overflowing.
"After all, no one knows him better than you!"
[Gu Feihong? Hmm—that name sounds familiar!]
[...Of course that sounds familiar! Isn't that the old artist Tu Chaoxi called an idiot?]
[Good heavens, what I said came true! Tu Chaoxi is absolutely doomed!]
Let me see Tu Chaoxi's reaction.
What was Tu Chaoxi's reaction?
He glanced at Ma Zhiyuan sideways on the spot.
Liangliang said, "Yeah, just as stupid as you."
Ma Zhiyuan was taken aback.
After all, no one knows him better than you.
—Yeah, just as stupid as you.
After realizing what had happened, Ma Zhiyuan hurriedly tried to get off the harvester, but it had just rained a couple of days earlier, and the mud on the machine's pedals had softened.
He was in a hurry, and because he lost his balance, he slipped!
"Ouch!"
He fell off the machine.
Everyone rushed to help him up.
After finally managing to stand up, my foot, which had just recovered, started to limp.
...
Gu Feihong is a traditional opera actor, and he and his wife are a well-known model couple in the industry. The two are nearly fifty years old and are very loving.
The couple, along with their eight-year-old son, arrived at Crane Village in the evening.
The production team threw a welcome banquet for them.
Before they sat down, the director specifically pulled Tu Chaoxi aside to give her instructions.
“Teacher Tu, look, your reputation is slowly improving, so please stay calm.”
He didn't advise Tu Chaoxi to apologize or make amends, because he knew it was impossible.
Tu Chaoxi scoffed, itching to curse, but seeing the director's pitiful look, she softened for once: "...I'll try my best."
"But you need to keep that idiot away from me, otherwise I don't know if I can hold back."
The director nodded repeatedly: "Good, good, good."
"But Teacher Tu, why do you and Teacher Gu get along so badly? Teacher Gu is a traditional opera actress, someone you have absolutely no connection with. She's a long-time philanthropist, has a harmonious family, and a kind personality..."
According to the diary of the Hong Kong heiress, Tu Chaoxi called someone an idiot backstage at a program two years ago, and they almost got into a fight if someone hadn't stopped them.
The director couldn't understand it.
Tu Chaoxi gave a cold laugh, "Is that so? Then you should open your eyes and think about it carefully."
When he took his seat, a group of people were raising their glasses to Gu Feihong.
Although Gu Feihong was a traditional opera actor and not really connected to the entertainment industry, he was still very experienced and had a good reputation.
Even though his skills have declined in recent years due to age, he still frequently appears on the judging panel of various opera programs.
Approaching fifty, he wore gold-rimmed glasses, and a few horizontal lines at his temples added the marks of time to his refined face. Just as the director said, he looked very kind.
His wife also had a gentle and mild appearance, but the wrinkles around her eyes were deeper, and she was rather thin, wearing a full-coverage black high-necked cheongsam.
The eight-year-old son wasn't at the table; he was resting in the inner room.
The table was almost full of people. Wen Yu and Jiang Ye were not there. One said he was memorizing his lines, and the other was busy composing music.
Ma Zhiyuan, possessed by a sycophantic spirit, almost pounced on the attack.
"Teacher Gu, let me toast you, let me toast you."
As she spoke, she glanced at Tu Chaoxi intentionally.
"You are truly generous, senior."
Gu Feihong smiled gently: "There's no need to bring up the past. It's just youthful impetuosity, nothing serious."
The live stream's popularity had already decreased, but as soon as people heard that Gu Feihong had come to Crane Village, the popularity immediately surged again.
[That scheming Ma Zhiyuan, he did that on purpose, didn't he? I knew it; it's impossible for him not to cause trouble.]
Gu Feihong is, after all, a senior; he can't really hold a grudge against Tu Chaoxi.
Ma Zhiyuan persisted: "How about this! Let Teacher Tu offer you a toast, and we'll call it even!"
As he picked up the wine glass, the director's eyelids twitched wildly, but he didn't have time to stop him.
Sure enough, the next second...
Tu Chaoxi chuckled on the spot.
This reaction delighted Ma Zhiyuan, who feigned ignorance and asked, "What does Teacher Tu have to say?"
Tu Chaoxi wanted to curse, but seeing that the director was already bowing to him in a hurry, he shut up.
It's pointless.
Too lazy to pretend, he glanced over and saw his son, Tu Xiaomao, leisurely strolling to the village entrance, where he bumped into the chubby boy again.
He immediately shouted, "Tu Xiaomao!"
Then he got up and left.
Ma Zhiyuan, with the wine bottle still in mid-air, was overjoyed at the sight.
Tu Chaoxi has such a temper; she'll show her true colors as soon as she's provoked.
The argument in the live stream started again.
What's with Tu Chaoxi acting so arrogantly? Even Gu Feihong isn't bothered by it, yet he's only getting more unreasonable.
Although Ma Zhiyuan had some ulterior motives, Tu Chaoxi didn't even pretend in front of the camera. Did he really not want to make a living this way?
Brother, you're hopeless! You can't even accept a way out when offered one.
After Tu Yao finished planting the button mushrooms and took a shower, she figured Ding Dapang's parents should be arriving soon, so she decided to come out and greet them together.
She hadn't walked two steps when her brother came to greet her.
Okay, Tu Yao turned around.
But just then...
[Progress bar announcement: -1]
Tu Yao: ?
She immediately looked up and saw Tu Chaoxi take a step toward her.
[Progress bar announcement: -1]
Take one more step, -1
Take another step, -1
...
Tu Yao: ? ? ? ?
No way, bro, are you crazy?!
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