"This little place is so poor, but the internet is so good that we can have a video call?!"

Wei Shuo cried out in shock.

Shen Ci quickly snorted at him and connected the video call nervously.

The small circle in the middle of the screen spun around and soon an image appeared.

Lu Xiao was sitting in the office. The cold incandescent light made his handsome face more distinct, his eyebrows and eyes were deep, but his expression was gentle.

Shen Ci forgot about the tension that had arisen just now the moment he saw Lu Xiao, and immediately smiled happily: "Uncle, did you miss me?"

Lu Xiaoqian smiled and asked, "Does Xiaoci miss me?"

The corner of Wei Shuo's mouth twitched, but quickly returned to normal without Shen Ci noticing.

Even though he had been accustomed to Shen Ci and Uncle Lu being so intimate since he was a child, he still felt a little embarrassed when he heard such ambiguous words.

Shen Ci could even say such things. Didn't he notice anything wrong? Wei Shuo touched his chin thoughtfully.

Being overly close to Lu Xiao seemed to have become a habit in Shen Ci's subconscious...?

No wonder Shen Ci never thought about it that way no matter how we hinted at it. He was so slow and dull.

With Lu Xiao's unreasonable and excessive doting on her, and Shen Ci's dependence and trust, whether he has the title of "boyfriend" or not probably doesn't bother Lu Xiao...

When I think about it this way, how young did Lu Xiao have to be to set up traps for Shen Ci to be able to "brainwash" him into this state?

Thinking about it carefully, Wei Shuo was extremely terrified. He rubbed the goose bumps on his arms that he had gotten from being scared, and silently knelt down to Lu Xiao in his heart.

This routine is so deep and cruel...it makes people worship it.

Shen Ci's attention was all on Lu Xiao on the screen. He kept complaining about the recent trivial matters. Lu Xiao listened patiently and responded from time to time.

Hearing Shen Ci complain about the poor conditions here, Lu Xiao frowned slightly: "Is the bed difficult to sleep on?"

Shen Ci nodded with a grin on his face: "If you hadn't asked the chef at home to come over, I would have starved to death on the street."

Lu Xiao sighed: "Sure enough, I'm not used to it."

Shen Ci looked up to the sky and sighed: "Oh my god! If I knew that coming to this variety show would be so miserable, I would never sign the contract and be deceived!"

Lu Xiao frowned even more tightly: "Don't force yourself, it's okay to terminate the contract now."

Shen Ci said "Huh?" in confusion, realizing that he had said the wrong thing again.

I was so stupid. Why did I embarrass myself in front of Lu Xiao again?

Bai Ziwei disappeared for a long time, and Shen Ci even forgot that Lu Xiao was a villain in the book...

Shen Ci quickly rescued him: "Uncle, although the conditions are very difficult, I feel very happy."

"Everyone took good care of me, and we are going to decorate the B&B together tomorrow. Everyone had a great time!"

His words were full of a desire to survive, of course, he was trying to survive for the program crew.

Lu Xiao's brows were still furrowed, but he finally gave in: "...If you like, it's up to you."

Shen Ci nodded like a little chicken pecking at rice, and chatted about trivial matters for a long time. It was a while before he realized that Lu Xiao was still in the office.

"...Uncle, did my phone call just now disturb you at work?"

Lu Xiao looked up as if to see something, then lowered his eyes and said in a gentle tone: "No, the work is finished."

"Is it Xiaoci?" A surprised female voice was heard outside Lu Xiao's screen.

Shen Ci's hand holding the phone tightened involuntarily and he swallowed subconsciously.

The sound of high heels tapping on the ground gradually approached, and soon, a woman stood behind Lu Xiao and smiled gently at Shen Ci: "Xiao Ci, good evening."

It’s really Sister Jia Xi.

Shen Ci looked a little evasive, but still showed a professional smile: "Sister Jia Xi, good evening..."

Hai Jiaxi glanced at Lu Xiao with some resentment: "You knew I wanted to talk to Xiao Ci, so why didn't you call me when he called?"

Lu Xiao didn't take his eyes off Shen Ci, and said perfunctorily: "Didn't you see that?"

Hai Jiaxi rolled her eyes at him behind his back.

A perfect match, talented man and beautiful woman, a match made in heaven... The moment Shen Ci saw the two of them in the same frame, many adjectives flashed through his mind.

He bit his lower lip, not knowing what to say, and finally laughed: "Ah, my phone is running out of battery, or else we can talk later, uncle!"

Shen Ci quickly hung up the phone, feeling a little regretful and angry.

I've been neurotic again recently.

Aren't Jia Xi and Lu Xiao working together recently? I'm used to it, so why am I so upset?

"Come on, come on, my uncle is busy, let's go back." Shen Ci urged Wei Shuo to get rid of the strange activity in his mind.

Wei Shuo, who was watching the whole process, was speechless. Doesn’t this idiot even know that he is jealous?

***

Before Lu Xiao could stop it, the phone screen went black.

His face also turned dark and his eyes became gloomy.

"Hang up? Is it because of me?" Hai Jiaxi giggled.

Lu Xiao's indifferent eyes gradually turned cold as he looked at her, but Hai Jiaxi was not afraid at all. She clicked her tongue a few times and said, "Oh, some people's thoughts are clearly written on their faces. It's a pity that this little baby just doesn't understand."

"But - judging from his reaction just now, it seems like you still have a chance?"

"You'd better not scare me with that look. I'm helping you. Xiaoci is a little flower in a greenhouse. She needs some stimulation."

Hai Jiaxi smiled playfully, picked up her bag and turned around and left: "My baby is still waiting for me to come home, I'll just be lonely and cold! Bye~"

Only Lu Xiao was left sitting alone in the huge office, surrounded by silence.

He silently turned on the screen of his mobile phone and made a call...

***

The next morning, just after breakfast, a truck from the home furnishing mall came over carrying the furniture and decorations I had selected, as well as - two truckloads of mattresses, quilts and pillows?

The program crew was stunned. The manager of the furniture store got off the car and smiled elegantly: "I heard that your conditions are a bit difficult. These mattresses and quilts are given to you by our boss on his special instructions."

After saying this, he turned to Shen Ci and bowed like a gentleman: "Master Shen Ci, please allow us to move and install it for you personally."

Shen Ci felt the eyes around him turn to him again, and his scalp tingled: "...Please do as you please, thank you."

Zhou Yang said silently: "The Crown Prince is really a culprit..."

The mattresses, quilts and pillows they brought were enough to distribute to all the artists. Shen Ci breathed a sigh of relief, otherwise the fans would definitely have started a fight.

A lot of movers came and they worked for a whole morning to install all the big items. After the people from the home furnishing city left, the work of the craftsmen began.

They stood in front of several boxes of ornaments, all of them at a loss as to where to start. It was not until Shao Jinhuan calmly stepped forward and took the initiative to assign tasks that everyone happily went about their work.

"Hiss——" Jiang Shu suddenly frowned and hissed in pain, then fell to the ground.

All the cameras were focused on her. Guo Nuannuan, who was closest to her, quickly put down the wallpaper in her hand and ran over to help her: "Sister Jiang, what's wrong with you?"

Jiang Shu smiled fragilely and tried to stand up: "It's okay, I just think my ankle is a little sprained——"

She fell to the ground again, this time her knees were bruised.

"Why don't Sister Jiang go and have a rest?" Zhou Yang said as he passed by.

"No, no, I can continue." Jiang Shu quickly refused.

Many people around her tried to persuade her, but Jiang Shu kept insisting that she could continue working, and the artists all rolled their eyes in their hearts.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that she was just faking her injuries to get in the spotlight so she could avoid doing the rough work.

No one wanted to offend anyone, so they just went along with her. But she insisted on selling her persona and kept the situation in a stalemate - getting the upper hand while still being nice was bound to be annoying.

Cheng Yun was too lazy to bother with her anymore, so he helped her up and took her to the sofa next to him: "Sister Jiang, just take a rest!"

Jiang Shu said something anxiously again, but everyone was selectively deaf this time.

With one less worker, the original work has to be reallocated.

Shen Ci volunteered to take over Jiang Shu's work, but Wei Shuo hit him on the head: "You still want to take on work for yourself? Are you trying to work yourself to death?"

Shen Ci said dissatisfiedly: "The work I was assigned to do was quite small to begin with, it's too useless."

He was telling the truth. Compared with other boys, his work was only half as much as that of girls.

Although Wei Shuo was very disgusted with Shao Jinhuan's behavior of using public power for personal gain to gain favor with Shen Ci, it was Shen Ci who benefited in the end, so he reluctantly pretended to be ignorant of it.

Shao Jinhuan said calmly: "You don't have much strength and stamina."

Shen Ci choked. Shao Jinhuan was telling the truth, but it was a bit embarrassing to have the same workload as a girl.

In the end, both sides compromised and Shen Ci got half of Jiang Shu's workload, but it was lighter.

Shen Ci was like a little bee, running around in the B&B, helping the three girls carry things from time to time and mingling with everyone.

The atmosphere in the entire small B&B was very lively. The director specially arranged several shots to follow Shen Ci, and he would definitely be given a large number of shots to edit in the later stages.

Jiang Shu sat alone on the sofa eating the apples given by the villagers, feeling a little regretful.

The decoration job looks easy... If she hadn't suddenly decided to pretend to have a sore foot, she would have been the one getting most of the shots!

Jiang Shu stared at Shen Ci with some hatred, wondering why he got all the good things.

"… The traffic is so bad, how could anyone come to play?"

"Yeah, but the internet is really good."

"The scenery is great too! It was amazing when I went hiking this morning. I declare this the second Taishan!"

While working on their work, everyone talked about how to attract traffic to the B&B, and they were all a little worried.

The village is nice, with mountains, scenery and fruits, but it is not well-known.

The director remained silent. All he had to do was record the filming. As for how to solve the problems for the development of the B&B... these were most eye-catching when they were solved by the participating artists themselves.

Wei Shuo: "Why don't we do a live broadcast?"

Shen Ci's eyes lit up: "Another eating show! Hot pot or barbecue?"

"Eat your big head!" Wei Shuo poked Shen Ci's forehead: "Decorate your brain with something practical, little vase!"

Everyone burst into laughter. Shen Ci blushed and said nothing angrily.

The light bulb on Zhou Yang's forehead lit up: "I know what Brother Shuo means. Are you saying that we can use live broadcast to advertise the village? If you are a big internet celebrity like you... it is indeed a good idea!"

Guo Nuannuan: "Yes, it's also possible to help the villagers sell their goods through live streaming. The fruits here are so delicious!"

Wei Shuo snorted and laughed: "If we don't broadcast it live, it will be a waste of the network here."

"But," Shen Ci sighed, "We don't even have a bus here, and only locals dare to go up the mountain road. Even if we broadcast live, how can we attract customers to stay at the B&B?"

His question stumped everyone.

In the end, only a few long sighs were left.

Although the traffic problem has not been resolved, the live broadcast has been approved by the program team and can be put on the agenda.

After the first episode of the program is finished, they will start using live broadcast to promote the reputation of the small mountain village and the B&B.

It took more than two days to decorate the homestay, and the first episode would be aired in three days, so everyone went around the village collecting materials and mixing up the filming time.

“Maybe our “Perfect B&B” will eventually become “Perfect Anchor”…” Shen Ci said worriedly, holding his chin.

Wei Shuo patted him on the shoulder and said, "It doesn't matter. Anyway, you can get the appearance fee. Just create enough popularity!"

Shen Ci sighed without saying anything. Wei Shuo looked over his shoulder and suddenly narrowed his eyes at something not far away.

"Eh? Xiaoci, look, that's——"

Shen Ci turned around and saw clearly, his eyes widened: "Bus?!"

***

I never thought that the small mountain village would actually open a bus route connected with the city. This is purely a pleasant surprise.

Wei Shuo discussed the matter privately with Shen Ci, and the object of suspicion was once again Lu Xiao, about whom Shen Ci had complained many times when chatting with him.

"Remember, never underestimate the extent to which the big devil's magical operations can be awesome." Wei Shuo said in a deep voice.

"Especially since he is a..." a wife-indulging maniac!

Shen Ci: “What is it?”

Wei Shuo: "He is a very good person."

That day, the village chief excitedly ran around to inform all the villagers, set off several strings of firecrackers next to the bus, and finally walked around the bus crying and laughing, he was so happy that he went crazy.

The village chief said that this must be the credit of the program team, and insisted on treating them to dinner in the evening. It was hard for everyone to refuse the village chief's enthusiasm, so they had to obey his order respectfully.

The food at the open-air banquet in the evening was rich and delicious, probably prepared by the best chef in the village.

The artists were very reserved at first, but they began to let themselves go as they drank. Zhou Yang and Wei Shuo began to sing at the top of their lungs, a cheerful love song that gave off the feeling of a disco in a graveyard.

Shen Ci drank the juice silently and turned on the recording button of his mobile phone camera.

"Hey, Shen Ci is so good-looking. Since she is Yunxiao's, she must be a great dancer!" Cheng Yun said with a smile.

Wei Shuo, who was already half drunk, suddenly became excited: "That's right! That's really amazing!"

Shen Ci put down the juice cautiously and quickly grabbed the stool with both hands: "What do you want to do?!"

Wei Shuo laughed and pulled the man up along with the stool and pushed them to the middle of the tables: "Hurry up and jump! If you don't jump, I'll show you the video of you wetting the bed when you were a kid!"

Shen Ci: “???”

Shen Ci was forced into a corner and had no choice but to stand alone in the open space with a small broken stool.

He received the expectant and simple gazes of all the villagers, the encouraging gazes of all the stars, and the passionate and eager gazes of all the cameras...

Shen Ci really wanted to dive into the charcoal barbecue stove next to him and burn to death. Apart from the third set of radio gymnastics that was engraved in his bones, he couldn't do anything else!