Chapter 16 Confidant & Major Threat
"Stop! Stop! Stop!!!"
Tu Yao waved her hand repeatedly.
"Don't come any closer! Stop right now!"
Tu Chaoxi: ?
"What, can't I even leave?"
Tu Chaoxi didn't agree verbally, but she still stopped walking.
But Tu Chaoxi stopped, even though the progress bar didn't stop at all.
Still there -1-1-1...
Tu Yao: ...
Tu Yao felt like dying, so why was she out at night?
I should have let the button mushrooms rot!
Just as Tu Yao was about to drag the person away to question them, the sound of cart wheels suddenly came from the small road leading out of the village.
Ding Dapang's eyes lit up: "Xiao Mao, my mom and dad are back!"
Tu Yao decisively put the progress bar out of her mind and ran over.
Sure enough, a donkey cart slowly drove up from the intersection. Village chief Ding Yingjun, a round, fat man carrying a large box, jumped off the cart first and paid the fare to the donkey cart driver with a smile.
Then, turning his head, he saw his own son, with a big, chubby face, waving at him foolishly.
In a split second, Ding Yingjun's smile vanished.
"Ding Dapang! You get the hell over here!"
The chubby boy was so frightened that he covered his head on the spot and asked weakly, "Dad, I didn't... I don't think I did anything."
"You haven't done anything yet?!"
Ding Yingjun's face turned black with anger: "I ran into your aunt and your cousin in town! Your cousin told me everything! Look at what you've been doing at school!"
"School starts in a week, have you done your homework yet!"
Ding Dapang trembled with fear and hurriedly begged Tu Yao for help.
Tu Yao: ...
Tu Yao paused for a moment, gave him a helpless look, and then hid behind Tu Chaoxi.
Seeing that there was no way to get help, Ding Dapang immediately resigned himself to his fate and ran away.
Upon seeing this, his father immediately threw the box on the ground, rolled up his sleeves, and chased after him.
The live streamers were just criticizing Tu Chaoxi when they heard this and couldn't hold back anymore.
[Director, you're so insensitive! Change the camera's focus!]
[You can criticize Tu Chaoxi for a while, and you can watch the opera artist later, but let me see my sister and Da Pang first!]
I have a feeling they're going to get into trouble.
This has nothing to do with my sister.
The father and son chased each other for a while. Tu Chaoxi watched with his arms crossed, then casually asked, "What's going on with Big Fatty Cousin?"
Tu Yao emerged from behind him, staring intently at the father and son's movements, and sighed deeply.
"Ding Da Pang's cousin is nine years old this year. She is excellent in both character and academics, smart and quick-witted, and always willing to help others. She is very popular in class and is the teacher's confidante."
She'll definitely tell Big Fatty Dad.
"She's a confidante, but what about Fatty?"
Tu Yao continued to sigh.
"A major threat."
Tu Chaoxi: ...
"What kind of complaint can you file?"
"It's pretty much the same thing: last semester he changed my math score from 40 to 90, my Chinese score from 12 to 92, and he also pulled my pants pocket twice and got into five fights."
Tu Yao waved her hand nonchalantly: "Anyway, Ding Dapang is beyond saving, everyone will beat him up."
[…Good heavens, that's definitely a major threat.]
Tu Chaoxi looked at her coldly: "And what about you? He gets beaten up by everyone, what about you?"
"Me?" Tu Yao immediately chuckled proudly, "Then I must be universally loved!"
"Yeah."
Tu Chaoxi sneered: "Then why are you hiding behind me?"
"I……"
Tu Yao paused, then fell silent. After a long while, she whispered in protest, "...I didn't hide. Can't I just stand here?"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than a deadly voice suddenly rang out!
"Tu Xiaomao!"
Tu Yao was instantly jolted awake.
Tu Chaoxi looked in the direction of the sound and saw a plump woman getting off the donkey cart at the intersection, dragging a box over.
The woman wore a roughly cut, bright red dress embroidered with several delicate flowers in yellow, blue, and white, creating a colorful display.
Her gaze met his, and she could see Tu Yao hiding.
When Tu Chaoxi turned around again, it was clear to the naked eye that Tu Yao was stiff all over, turning around with a stiff, jerky motion.
He immediately flashed a bright smile at the woman: "Oh, Aunt Luo! You're back too!"
He reflexively assured her, "I haven't caused any trouble lately!"
They're practically swearing an oath to the heavens.
The person who arrived was none other than Ding Dapang's mother, who had fallen behind.
Luo Meili looked her up and down with a serious expression. "Really?"
The next second, he skillfully leaned in and sniffed it, then his expression instantly darkened:
"You smell like cow dung. Did you go collecting cow dung again?"
"You brat! You're messing with that mushroom again, aren't you asking for a beating?!"
After saying that, just like Ding Dapang's father, he threw the box on the ground, rolled up his sleeves, and chased after him.
Tu Yao took off running, shouting as she ran, "I'm clean! I'm clean!"
The two of them chased each other.
Tu Chaoxi: ...
Live stream room: ...
I knew it... Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong could never appear alone.
Every family has its own troubles, but the village chief's family has two.
The crew quickly surrounded them and persuaded them to sit down at the dinner table ten minutes later.
Tu Yao and Ding Dapang were both made to stand at the door as punishment.
The director kept saying nice things: "Calm down, calm down. Big Fatty and Little Mao have been very well-behaved lately and have helped us a lot."
"Yes, yes, they even accompanied us to record the show, and they didn't cause any trouble."
Even viewers in the live stream got involved.
Don't scold the child! She's only eighteen! It's okay for her to play with cow dung!
[What can we do with that fat guy's brain?]
Ding Yingjun and Luo Meili never expected that the two brats would suddenly have so many helpers.
Since they were the clients who were paying them, the two couldn't get angry and were even a little reserved in front of the camera.
"Sigh! I'll just swear a couple of times."
Luo Meili deliberately softened her voice: "Big Fatty and Little Mao, come in!"
The two of them shivered, exchanged a glance, and went into the house dejectedly.
Just then, the producer reported that as soon as Tu Yao appeared, the live stream data skyrocketed.
After thinking it over, the director simply added four pairs of chopsticks.
Tu Yao only realized after sitting down that the progress bar had stopped counting down at some point, stopping at 22.
She breathed a small sigh of relief, picked up a piece of beef, and began to chew.
The room quieted down, and Ma Zhiyuan across from him raised his glass again.
"Teacher Gu, I've heard so much about you! Your performance of 'The Case of Chen Shimei' was so popular back then that tickets were impossible to get in Beijing!"
Gu Feihong seemed to enjoy it.
He has dedicated himself to Peking Opera for over thirty years, and the praise he has received is well-deserved.
Moreover, the production team assured him that they would showcase his status and abilities in the opera industry to the audience as much as possible.
Tu Yao didn't like flattery, so she picked up a piece of beef tendon and continued chewing.
Chewing and chewing... Hmm?
Mrs. Gu, Teacher Gu, those names sound familiar...
Ma Zhiyuan turned his head and continued to flatter: "I was fortunate enough to meet Madam Gu backstage back then. Madam Gu is still as charming as ever, and looks even younger!"
When Madam Gu heard the praise, she only slightly curled the corners of her mouth, and did not seem very happy.
Ma Zhiyuan's expression stiffened slightly. Remembering something, he quickly added, "Mrs. Gu and Teacher Gu are truly a loving couple."
The reason why Gu Feihong's reputation has endured for the past thirty years is not only because of his early opera skills, but also because of the deep affection between him and his wife that outsiders have always talked about.
Rumor has it that his wife has been by his side for thirty years, whether he is on stage or giving interviews.
Thirty years ago, Gu Feihong's troupe encountered a once-in-a-century rainstorm, but thanks to Mrs. Gu's complete equipment, the performance was not delayed.
From then on, she was always a supporter of Gu Feihong and the troupe.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, although Madam Gu's smile remained faint, Gu Feihong revealed a satisfied look in his eyes.
Ma Zhiyuan was pleased.
Tu Yao swallowed the beef tendon, then thought, "Oh, I remember now."
In the original book, this couple has a section of three to five hundred words.
She wanted to confirm, so she tugged at Tu Chaoxi's sleeve.
"Brother, did she sing 'The Story of the Jade Bracelet'?"
Tu Yao's voice was neither loud nor soft. As soon as she finished speaking, the woman, who had been silent, suddenly brightened up, her expression changing as if there were ripples in still water. She was so excited that she almost stood up.
She immediately looked at the girl opposite her in disbelief.
"...You know the song 'The Embroidered Purse' that I sang!"
Tu Yao was stunned for a moment.
I... don't really know...
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