They carried a full basket of peaches down the mountain, paid the bill, put the peaches in the production crew's car, and then rode back on horseback.
Back in the neighborhood, Luo Shimiao led the horse to the stable in the backyard, tied it up, and said to it, "Thank you for your hard work today. Remember to come visit me sometime; I live right across the street."
The horse nuzzled against Luo Shimiao's cheek.
Luo Shimiao stroked the horse for a while before leaving the backyard and taking some peaches from the carriage for Grandpa Jiang.
Jiang Guoqiang said with a smile, "You're too kind. I don't even know your name."
"My name is Luo Shimiao."
"This reminds me of the line, 'Vast and dark, where are the travelers?' It's a good name," Jiang Guoqiang said, his hands behind his back.
Luo Shimiao glanced at the decorations inside the house and said, "Uncle Jiang, do you live in this house by yourself?"
"Yes, my wife passed away early. My son often asks me to move in with them, but I'm used to living alone, so I don't want to bother them."
Seeing the sadness in Grandpa Jiang's eyes, Luo Shimiao's eyes flickered: "Grandpa Jiang, I'll go back now. I'll come over tomorrow to sing the Great Compassion Mantra for you."
"Okay, go back and rest now, look at you covered in sweat."
Luo Shimiao waved and ran to the other side.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Luo Shimiao, who had just woken up from a nap, lay on the sofa, crossed her legs, and continued reading the sweet novel she had read that morning.
The elevator doors opened with a "ding".
"Goddess Miao Miao, I'm back," Lan Xinyue said, panting.
Luo Shimiao looked over upon hearing the sound, his mouth forming an "O" shape: "Holy crap!"
Lan Xinyue carried a bucket of milk tea in a 5L purified water bottle on her shoulder, with a brand-new transparent water pipe coiled on top, the opening just the right size to fit into the bucket.
Lan Xinyue placed the milk tea on the table and said proudly, "The largest cup of milk tea."
Luo Shimiao swallowed hard, wondering if his urine would turn milk tea color after drinking it.
Chao Lanxin gave a thumbs up: "Really... such a big cup."
Have you eaten?
"Not yet, I just got back."
“Then let’s eat together tonight.” Luo Shimiao turned to Gu Nian in the kitchen and said, “Gu Nian, cook enough for two more people. Xin Yue and Zhou Yang will be eating with us tonight.”
A man's voice came from the kitchen: "Okay, I understand."
At the dinner table, Zhou Yang and Lan Xinyue tasted Gu Nian's cooking for the first time. They looked at each other and said in unison, "Delicious!"
Luo Shimiao nodded in agreement: "My cooking skills are getting better and better. I feel like I've gained some weight. I even pooped a few ounces more this morning."
Gu Nian: "........."
Zhou Yang: "........."
Lan Xinyue: "........."
They really will thank you!
After finishing their meal, the two stayed for a while before going downstairs. Luo Shimiao divided the peaches into three portions, keeping one portion for himself and giving the rest to Lan Xinyue.
"Could you take this one to the third floor for me on your way?"
"Okay, no problem."
These past two days, everyone has had different tasks, so we haven't had many opportunities to meet, especially Cao Lu and Zhang Kailun.
Although they lived downstairs, they didn't run into each other because they went out and came back at different times. Director He was relieved that Luo Shimiao and Cao Lu wouldn't keep arguing in front of the national audience.
Director He announced tomorrow's tasks in the group chat.
Luo Shimiao: "Inviting friends or family to come over?"
Luo Shimiao immediately messaged Director He privately: "Can you invite my agent over?"
Director He: "No, you can't do that. Show some sincerity, okay? You can call your third brother over. The fans want to see your third brother."
Luo Shimiao: "I'll give it a try."
I clicked on Luo Jianxing's profile picture and sent him a dung beetle emoji. The familiar red exclamation mark appeared.
Turning to find Gu Nian, she said as she walked, "Gu Nian, send a message to Luo Jianxing and see if you can get it sent. Tomorrow's task is to invite a friend over to play. Director He asked me to invite him over."
Upon hearing this, Gu Nian, who was in the room, picked up his phone and sent a message to Luo Jianxing. Seeing that the message had been successfully sent, he raised an eyebrow.
"Is it okay?" Luo Shimiao came to the man's side.
"Can."
"Hmph, I'm still on the dung beetle's blacklist. If you're so capable, then never poop out of here."
Ding-dong, message notification sound.
Gu Nian glanced at it and replied via voice message, "Come to Hushi City tomorrow, Miao Miao and I will pick you up."
Luo Jianxing: "Is my sister next to you? Tell her that I'll go if she doesn't hold it against me for taking her snacks last time."
Luo Shimiao leaned down and pressed the voice button: "Let's not dwell on it, let's buy the plane tickets quickly."
The next day, at 9 a.m., at Lake City Airport.
Since Lan Xinyue's invited friends didn't arrive so quickly, Luo Shimiao borrowed their car to pick up Luo Jianxing.
Luo Shimiao put his hands on his hips and looked at the time: "The plane has been landed for 15 minutes, why hasn't this person come out yet?"
As soon as she finished speaking, a familiar voice rang out from ahead: "Miaomiao, Gu Nian is here."
The two looked at the same time, Gu Nian's expression froze, and he glanced at it before turning his head away.
Luo Shimiao's expression became exaggerated, his mouth wide open as if he had seen some evil creature.
Luo Jianxing, dressed in a white suit, with his hair slicked back, a delicate diamond brooch pinned to his chest, a Patek Philippe watch on his wrist, and his shoes polished to a shine, walked over with one hand in his pocket.
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—【Hahaha, Third Brother makes his grand entrance!】
—【With this outfit, you'd think she was walking the red carpet.】
—【I'm envious, so I'll cover that diamond a little.】
—【Although... he's so handsome! He's like a prince charming straight out of a manga!】
As if by magic, Luo Jianxing took out a sunflower the size of a washbasin from behind his back, delivered it to Luo Shimiao, and then suddenly changed direction, presenting it to Gu Nian instead.
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