Chapter 53 This is a thorn, not poison.
In the first round, Fang Rong faced off against Grandpa Chen.
Qian Wei frantically tried to talk to Grandpa Chen from the side, attempting to slow him down.
But your grandpa is still your grandpa.
Every word received a response, and he even cut faster than Fang Rong.
Second round, pickled radishes.
Dong Hailan versus Grandma Wang.
Dong Hailan's work was terrible, but Aunt Wang, being kind-hearted and worried that the radishes would rot inside, put aside her own work and volunteered to help Dong Hailan finish pickling them first.
The guest team won.
In the third round, we caught the chicken.
While Qian Wei was still aiming, Shan Qingshan had already carried the chicken out of the coop in thirty seconds.
Fourth round, chopping wood.
Zhou Chong narrowly defeated Uncle Zhao at the village entrance.
In the fifth round, Pan Yingzhe suffered a crushing defeat; his hands were red from rubbing the corn kernels, but the kernels just wouldn't come off.
The guests missed out on a great meal.
All villagers will receive rice, flour, and cooking oil as gifts from the program team.
Shan Qingshan is helping the village party secretary check the list of villagers to facilitate the program team's procurement.
You Liang rushed over, looking flustered. "My brother just cut his hand while chopping wood, and a thorn got stuck in it. I can't pull it out and it's stuck in there... What should I do?"
Shan Qingshan shoved the list in his hand into the village secretary's hand and walked up to Zhou Chong.
The village secretary stood there dumbfounded: It's just a thorn, isn't it? It's normal to do farm work. The speed at which it turned around caught him off guard.
"How did you get hurt?"
"I want to win."
"Let me take a look."
Zhou Chong obediently offered his finger to Shan Qingshan.
A small cut was made, and there was a thorn stuck in it, quite deep.
Shan Qingshan instructed You Liang, "Go and ask the director for a needle."
Zhou Chong was surprised, "Normally in this situation, shouldn't you suck it in with your mouth?"
"...This is a thorn, not poison. If you say that again, I'll suspect you're doing it on purpose."
“How could that be?” Zhou Chong took a step closer to him, his voice low, “If you don’t believe me, I can swear on my conscience.”
Shan Qingshan: "..."
Shan Qingshan: "Touch your own."
Zhou Chong was distressed, "But I don't have it."
"..."
My heart belongs to you.
He was full of witty remarks.
What happened to you today?
Zhou Chong looked resentful. "The stimulation came from last night."
Upon hearing this, Shan Qingshan was slightly taken aback.
You Liang brought the needle.
Shan Qingshan pinched his skin and squeezed the small thorn, saying helplessly, "Don't move around." Then he bent down and picked the thorn out for him.
Where can Zhou Chong move?
The person before him was clearly aloof and cold, his movements swift and decisive, the needle piercing and picking at the flesh without a trace of mercy. Yet, his focused expression made Zhou Chong's chest soften softly.
He couldn't help but say, "It hurts."
Dan Qingshan looked up and saw Zhou Chongzheng looking at him with a smile that he couldn't shake off. There was no sign of pain on his face.
He was clearly secretly pleased.
Deliberately acting cute.
Dan Qingshan lowered his eyes, ran his fingertips over the skin that Zhou Chong had pricked a few times, and then handed the needle to You Liang so that he could return it.
"It's already been picked out. You have a long reaction time."
Zhou Chong: "What were you busy with just now? Let me help you."
"No need, you're not familiar with it."
Shan Qingshan returned to the village secretary's side and finished the work that he had only started.
Just as the tally was finished, the director came out with a smile and announced: "To celebrate the completion and opening of the village's cement road, the production team will be giving away free ingredients to all the guests tonight to celebrate the New Year together!"
Qian Wei said angrily, "Good grief, the production team tricked us."
The director chuckled and brought out firecrackers, setting them up from the village entrance to the village exit.
The firecrackers were loud, shaking the roof tiles.
Shan Qingshan covered Zhou Shuo's ears, and Zhou Chong covered Shan Qingshan's ears.
Yu Liang glanced at the three people who looked like a family of three and silently covered his ears.
After the firecrackers were set off, the air was filled with smoke.
At the village entrance, someone waved, dragging a suitcase, running and shouting all the way.
"elder brother!"
Everyone looked towards the village entrance.
Dan Jian ran over breathlessly and tried to hug Dan Qingshan, but Zhou Chong pushed him away.
Who are you?
Shan Jian looked at Shan Qingshan, feeling a pang of jealousy.
He had to admit that Shan Qingshan was indeed born with a handsome face. Despite being half-siblings, he wasn't nearly as good-looking.
Shan Qingshan must have taken after his vixen mother.
However, Shan Jian is a man, so he naturally knows that men only have a fleeting infatuation with a beautiful appearance, and don't truly like it.
How long can one's beauty serve a man?
Shan Jian came here with a clear goal.
Get on good terms with this group of young masters and celebrities, ride their coattails, become an internet celebrity, and make a fortune!
He needs to make use of Shanqing Mountain.
Shan Qingshan has a lot of fans now, so there's no need for him to, and it's best not to, antagonize him.
He can rise to power by stepping on Shanqing Mountain.
With a broad smile, Shan Jian said, "Brother, do you still remember me? We used to play together when we were little. I'm Shan Jian, your younger brother."
Everyone was shocked.
Zhou Chong was even more surprised.
In my past life, I never heard Qingshan Xiaobao mention that he had a younger brother.
The viewers in the live stream were also shocked.
[Younger brother?]
[Why is it only now that his younger brother has appeared? Qingshan Xiaobao has been the only one taking care of things at home; he didn't even show up when Grandma was seriously ill! Is he trying to get attention?]
They don't even look alike... I find it hard to believe that Xiao Bao's younger brother is so ugly.
...
Memories of Shan Jian surfaced in Shan Qingshan's mind.
When he was about six or seven years old, Shan Huai brought Shan Jian back once.
That was the first time Shan Qingshan met his younger brother.
He offered the eggs to Shan Jian, but Shan Jian threw them into a stinking ditch, saying even dogs wouldn't eat them.
After they left, Shan Qingshan saw his grandmother secretly wiping away tears alone in the house.
A hint of coldness lingered on Shan Qingshan's usually aloof face. "What are you doing here?"
"I came all the way from school to celebrate the New Year with you. I even brought you some fruit." After saying that, Shan Jian turned to greet the others.
After speaking, he walked up to Shan Qingshan.
"Brother, I'd like to have a word with you in private."
Zhou Chong glanced at him; these words were clearly directed at him.
Shan Qingshan led Shan Jian to the side.
"Brother, I'm sorry, I didn't know about Grandma's situation. Dad didn't tell me. I only found out by watching the live stream. If I had known earlier, I definitely would have come back to see her. How is Grandma now?"
The first step is to establish a persona of filial piety.
Shan Qingshan replied indifferently, "No need to worry about it."
"You've worked so hard all these years."
The second step is to cultivate an image of being understanding and considerate.
This little bastard had a cold and stern expression, and he looked wary. We had to make him lower his guard.
"It's been so many years since we last met, I don't even remember the details clearly, brother..."
Shan Jian reached out to pat Shan Qingshan on the shoulder.
Shan Qingshan took a step back and coldly slapped his hand away.
"I don't like being touched by others."
Shan Jian paused for a moment.
During the live stream, Zhou Chongshao was not seen touching him.
He didn't react this strongly either.
So there really was some kind of backroom deal, right?
Once Shan Jian realized this, he felt utterly contemptuous of Shan Qingshan and tried his best to suppress it.
"Feel sorry."
Shan Qingshan: "If you're worried about Grandma, I can let you video chat with her. You don't need to spend New Year's Eve with me, I don't need it."
Shan Jian's expression changed slightly. "I want to stay and help you."
"I said, I don't need it."
He no longer needs these people.
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