Chapter 15: 《female Bodhisattva》
「Haha, dying of laughter, Yang Zi’s shocked expression!」
「Hu Ye isn’t even acting anymore?」
「Hu Ye is gaining fans, feels like he’s helping Xia Xia out of a jam.」
「That’s how it is, Yang Zi this fifty-something old man, what right does he have to mooch off a young girl even smaller than his own daughter?」
「No lens in his eyes, just a thirst for popularity!」
「Hu Ye wouldn’t deliberately pretend to be straightforward, right? Feels like he wants to build a persona.」
Bullet comments explode with laughter, in the kitchen, Jin Xia nods her little head frantically: “Yes, yes, I have to let him mooch, otherwise he’s gonna lose status!”
Yang Zi: “…”
With things at this point, what more could he say?
Only full of frustration and resentment!
In just half a day, he’s already lost several rounds in front of Chi Ye.
High-end game too hard to play!
“Alright then, Shi Daifu and I will stay to cook.”
“Okay… I… I’ll go change clothes!”
Jin Xia sees she’s gotten rid of the old man, excitedly waves her hand, turns and runs upstairs.
“Don’t forget to buy frozen persimmons, this season is perfect for eating persimmons, haven’t had them in ages.”
Yang Zi hands the listed menu to Chi Ye, putting on senior airs: “I want to eat persimmons, since you’re going out to buy groceries, you must bring some back for me, otherwise I can’t sleep, at my age, I just like eating things from my childhood…”
Chi Ye looks up at him: “Don’t moral kidnap me, everyone online knows I have no morals.”
Yang Zi: “…”
How to beat a talented player?! Tell me how to beat him?!
Shi Daifu: “Then we’ll tidy up the kitchen first, wait for you to come back.”
“Mm.”
Chi Ye nods, waits ten minutes in the living room, then sees a brown bear-like “person” waddling down from upstairs.
“Who are you?!”
Chi Ye looks at Jin Xia wrapped up tight, only a pair of peach blossom eyes showing: “Ready to go sell clothes?”
“I never stay in places below zero, otherwise my skin would get ruined.”
The “brown bear” muffles through the mask, voice buzzing.
“…Then you should live on the sun, it’s hot there.”
“Ah, how did you know I always had someone holding a hand warmer for me when I went out before?”
“…” Chi Ye puts on his down jacket: “Let’s go.”
Jin Xia is surprised, shakes her “pudgy” arm: “You’re just wearing that little, not cold?”
Chi Ye glances at her: “Not cold, you sunburned me.”
“Oh, let’s go.” Jin Xia waddles behind Chi Ye, puzzled: “Why sunburn?”
Chi Ye: “Because you’re kind.”
Jin Xia: “???”
…
Approaching New Year’s, Capital City temperatures very low, by evening, freezing enough to make people shiver.
Chi Ye and Jin Xia walk out of the small courtyard, his first time going out since moving into the small dwelling.
The flowers seen in daytime still there, but…
“That side seems to have chickens and ducks, and pigs.”
Chi Ye glances, hears clucking sounds, extremely surprised: “It really does.”
“The program team really has issues, huh, a farmhouse courtyard with pigs and chickens, why do so many flowers? Doesn’t look cheap either.”
Chi Ye looks at the PD following them and Director Li: “Messing up the scenery.”
Director Li: “?”
PD coughs lightly, subtly points at the “brown bear”: “This wasn’t done by our program team.”
“Ah?”
Chi Ye reacts, side-eyes nearby, finds Jin Xia also “angrily” staring at him.
Of course, wrapped so tight, only through the fluffy hat and mask can see a pair of charming pretty peach blossom eyes, buzzing: “How can you badmouth behind someone’s back!”
Chi Ye stunned: “I didn’t badmouth behind your back, I did it right to your face.”
Jin Xia: “…”
“By the way, don’t you know Northern winter outdoors can’t sustain these flowers?”
Jin Xia successfully distracted, “ah”s: “Ah… really? I don’t know.”
“You’re really a living grim reaper.”
Jin Xia doesn’t retort this time, just looks at the pretty flowers and plants, expression a bit down.
Chi Ye glances at her, comforts: “Don’t worry, these flowers won’t let you off even as ghosts.”
Jin Xia’s little mouth purses, turns head away silent.
“Cough cough.”
Director Li and the two PD teachers cover mouths coughing lightly, holding back laughter, atmosphere cheerful.
「Haha, I found Hu Ye’s way of talking really amusing.」
「Jin Xia is about to be made cry.」
「Don’t bully Xia Xia!!」
「Why do I kinda fell for it.」
「What weird CP!」
「Upstairs, shipping everything will only hurt you!!」
The two head to the night market all the way “laughing and crying.”
Jian Ni small dwelling looks rural, but actually prime location, less than a kilometer away a big night market, also where Chi Ye and Jin Xia are shopping.
6:30 PM, Capital City nightfall deepening.
Night market at peak bustle, just approaching, barbecue snack stall aromas assault the nose.
Jin Xia at lively night market doorway, can’t move her feet.
“What are you spacing out for? Let’s go.”
Chi Ye urges, steps in first.
Jin Xia’s peach blossom eyes blink, sees no one watching, quietly removes cartoon bear mask, dainty nose flutters, peach blossom eyes look left right, seeming to ponder something.
“Hey? Where’d she go? Lost?”
Ahead, Chi Ye sees brown bear gone, turns back shouts: “Night market crowded, stick close.”
“I… my stomach hurts.”
Jin Xia puts mask back on, pudgy little hand clutches belly: “I want to go to the restroom.”
“Stomach hurts?”
Program team crowd hears, immediately surrounds.
Chi Ye also shocked, quick steps over: “Just out and can’t adapt to Earth’s air, poisoned?!”
Jin Xia expression freezes, forces a smile: “Probably caught a chill… you go ahead, I’ll just use the restroom.”
“Alright then.”
Director Li not reassured, instructs female PD teacher by Jin Xia: “You take Xia Xia to find the restroom.”
“Okay.”
PD teacher nods, gestures to Jin Xia: “Let’s go, Teacher Jin Xia.”
“Ah…” Jin Xia’s eyelashes flutter wildly, “No need, I can go alone.”
“Too crowded.” Chi Ye looks at Jin Xia, dead serious: “Have you ever gone out alone before? Better have someone with you.”
Jin Xia glances at him, grits teeth inwardly, polite on surface: “Too much trouble for you, really no need.”
“No trouble, Teacher Jin Xia probably never been to a place like this, environment a bit messy, our oversight.”
Jin Xia deep breath, eyes dart around, suddenly peach blossom eyes light up, points to nearby public restroom: “There’s one there, no need to come, I’ll go myself.”
Crowd looks, sees indeed close, exchange glances, say no more.
So close, Empress Dowager shouldn’t have issues, right?
Can’t be she doesn’t know how to use the toilet, right?
“You wait here for her, I’ll check over there.”
Chi Ye scans surroundings, says to program team.
“Okay.”
Director Li nods.
Chi Ye and accompanying PD head forward.
He just saw several barbecue stalls, no food all afternoon, a bit craving.
“Boss, five lamb skewers… um, just these.”
Program team living expenses limited, Chi Ye thinks, only willing to buy himself 5 lamb skewers.
Bullet comments watch, all dumbfounded.
「Just these… so aggrieved hhh.」
「So stingy? Not getting for others?」
「This is Hu Ye’s own living expenses, right? Haters don’t hate too much.」
「By the way, Chi Ye really so honest, spends whatever program team gives haha.」
Chi Ye unaware, buying his own lamb skewers gets hate.
Boss starts grilling, he looks around, considering which supermarket for veggies later, and how much to spend tonight etc.
Suddenly, his gaze pauses, lands on nearby street corner.
There, a familiar “round” figure stands, like a “brown bear”, mask under a pair of pretty bright peach blossom eyes.
Right now, “brown bear” stands dazed, who knows what thinking.
“Didn’t she go to the restroom?”
Chi Ye dumbfounded, waves to boss to grill first, doesn’t go over, just props chin appraising the brown bear, eyes scrutinizing.
After a while, seems locked on target, “brown bear” pulls little bear mask down a bit, reveals corner of fair rosy dainty nose fluttering, finally waddles forward.
Sniffing the smell over!
She reaches a “pancake with everything” stall not far from Chi Ye, pauses, back to standby mode.
“Tsk tsk…”
Chi Ye rubs chin, expression complex.
This kid, gives off such a bot vibe.
There, stall boss also surprised, sees this “weirdly” dressed “brown bear” blocking his stall silent, curiously asks: “Young girl, what do you want to eat?”
Brown bear looks up, already recovered white chin, thinks half day, then in signature cutesy voice: “Boss, are your pancakes hygienic?”
Boss: “?”
Amused: “Young girl, I’m a snack stall, would I sell you unhygienic food?”
Brown bear eyes light up, but hesitates: “Is your oil Spanish imported Betis olive oil? Flour French T55 imported flour?”
“Not Betis olive oil pancakes, I don’t eat.”
Boss: “…”
“No, you little girl, here to mess around? Betis what olive oil, I got Marzaha olive oil, don’t eat then don’t mess, go go.”
Brown bear waddles back a few steps, but doesn’t leave, stands like an iron tower.
Boss side-eyes her, grins: “Wanna eat?”
Brown bear nods.
“Then quit yapping.” Boss wipes hands: “What to add? Not bragging, three years at this stall, few around better than mine.”
“Wh-what price ranges?”
Brown bear seems freezing, shivers asking: “I only eat the most expensive!”
“Most expensive?”
Boss eyes light up: “Definitely the 15 yuan supreme deluxe set!”
Brown bear nods then shakes head, points to just-left customer: “But I saw that guy spend 20 yuan.”
“Oh, him.” Boss explains: “He added two eggs, two pork tenderloins.”
“Like that.” Brown bear ponders, pudgy hand waves: “Then give me a 200 yuan one!”
“Ah?!” Boss dumbfounded.
“Sorry, she’s joking, a 2000 yuan one is fine.”
Chi Ye quick steps over, apologizes to boss.
“?!” Boss more dumbfounded.
Chi Ye facepalms: “Sorry, slip of tongue, 20 yuan, add everything possible.”
Boss relaxes, glances at masked Chi Ye, then brown bear: “Young man, you look handsome too, how’s your girlfriend a bit silly.”
“Hey, how you talk.”
Chi Ye unhappy: “Make it or not? No then we’re going elsewhere.”
“Making it, didn’t say no.”
Boss mutters, faces clearly not normal Chi Ye, doesn’t dare say more.
“You… how are you here?!”
Here, Jin Xia startled by sudden Chi Ye, face under mask pales, quickly looks behind and around him.
“Relax, PD teacher didn’t follow, craving barbecue, came to check.”
Chi Ye explains, side-eyes Jin Xia: “Thought this pancake not that Betis olive oil made, why you eating?”
Jin Xia blushes: “Boss said, he sells all healthy hygienic food!”
Chi Ye chuckles twice, says nothing.
Jin Xia face redder from laughter, wants to argue tough but can’t, silent a bit, suddenly aggrieved tugs Chi Ye’s clothes: “Teacher Chi, you… can you not tell others?”
Chi Ye hears this soft boneless cutesy coquetry, scalp tingles instinctively.
—He gets now why Jin Xia so disliked by same sex.
Too lethal.
Here, Jin Xia head down, peach blossom eyes slyly peek Chi Ye, sees him face “expressionless” “unmoved” by her coquetry, heart suddenly uneasy.
If family knows, she’s done!
She thinks, suddenly grits teeth: “At most… at most tell one person, but not my family!”
Chi Ye: “…?”
He a bit dumbfounded looking at Jin Xia.
“Really at most one person…” Jin Xia thinks he’s unsatisfied, forgets cutesy voice, “angrily” “accuses”: “One person’s slot not enough? You’re that greedy? Want everyone to know? You you… you’re not a good person!”
Chi Ye: “…”
How to put it…
He feels like he discovered some huge secret.
This first-tier little flower’s personality…
He ponders a moment, suddenly slaps hand: “Let’s go.”
Jin Xia still dumbfounded: “G-go where? And, you agree?”
“Agreed, and I won’t tell a single person.”
“You… you’re that nice?” Jin Xia surprised.
“…Of course.”
“Then where we going?” Jin Xia happy, thinks this guy too easy to fool, too easily satisfied.
“What else you wanna eat?”
Chi Ye unaware he’s been classed “easy to fool”, heroic: “Go buy some food.”
“Ah… can we?” Jin Xia peach blossom eyes flash joy, but hesitates: “Is this okay, I promised Sister Mi no unhealthy food.”
“Eat grilled durian?”
Chi Ye already at a grilled durian shop.
“Is it catshan king durian?” Jin Xia trots over, mouth saying: “I don’t eat stinky.”
Words heard by exiting young couple, give them weird looks.
Chi Ye looks back, righteously to Jin Xia: “No worries, get used to smell not stinky, and grilled durian healthy, hygienic!”
Jin Xia composedly tucks hair: “Alright then, since healthy, I’ll reluctantly eat a little.”
…
Not far, Chi Ye’s PD teacher stares at their entering backs, turns to other colleague group nearby.
Jian Ni 24-hour live broadcast, but besides live team, naturally “check and fill gaps” recorded team, this team no live but records lots of private footage for main episodes.
Just now, he followed Chi Ye’s words, didn’t film or follow.
But…
“You think we air this?”
“Too subversive.”
“Who subversive?”
“Both pretty subversive…”
“Air this, their reputations reverse?”
“Forget it, ask director later.”
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