Chapter 23: “yang Zi Is Safe”
“Ahem… what’s wrong, kids? So happy you don’t know what to say?”
Teacher Huang saw everyone’s varied expressions, couldn’t help but smile slightly, and even pouted, acting cute.
As the saying goes, Teacher Huang knows he’s wrong, Teacher Huang knows it’s not right, but Teacher Huang just won’t change.
All of Teacher Huang’s skills in this body are used on “satisfy oneself”!
Is this by’s obedience test really that addictive?
Everyone secretly sighed, but Teacher Lu maintained his high emotional intelligence and spoke: “This is too hard work, right, Teacher Huang? How about we all peel corn together, and you rest a bit.”
“Not hard work, not hard work. I thought about it before coming to this program. The program lacks a cook, and with so many kids, someone needs to take care of them.”
Teacher Huang waved his hand, indicating that poisoning a few people is no big deal, it must kill everyone to be done.
Chi Ye nodded as he listened: “The program really lacks a killer. With so many guests, someone has to kill, right.”
Everyone: “…”
Teacher Huang glanced at Chi Ye: “Chi Ye, you kid, your mouth is never idle. You’ll eat first later.”
“Alright, I’ll be the first to go later.”
Chi Ye calmly accepted this result, and the bullet comments were already laughing their heads off.
「hhh, no way, is this a comedy variety show?」
「Is Teacher Huang pretending, or is it real?」
「I think both. Wanting to play memes to whitewash himself is real, and wanting to poison Hu Ye is also real to the max!」
「《Don’t worry, no one survives today》」
Over here, Chi Ye was already “making arrangements”: “After I’m gone, remember to cremate my jawline. The subway in the underworld probably prohibits carrying restricted knives too.”
PD: “…”
He was actually quite nervous before following Chi Ye, because Chi Ye’s mouth is always “loose-lipped”.
But after yesterday and this morning’s experiences, he learned from Director Li that Chi Ye’s live broadcast room popularity has remained high, faintly poised to become the most popular live broadcast room among Jian Ni’s many demons and monsters.《》
His performance rose accordingly, so where could there be any dissatisfaction?
《Jian Ni》’s popularity is already showing signs, and now he only hopes Chi Ye can say more.》
If you can talk, say more!
“Alright… then let’s work hard, and try to eat sooner.”
Teacher Lu’s expression wasn’t great, but he was too familiar with Teacher Huang and couldn’t say much, so he gave a heads-up: “I’m on fat reduction lately, Teacher Huang, make me less.”
Teacher Huang looked him over upon hearing this, nodded with a hearty laugh: “Don’t worry, I’ll make you a fat reduction meal!”
Teacher Lu: “…”
Allies get killed too?!
The program team announced “life count down”, Teacher Huang issued the “chase and kill” order, and everyone had no other choice, so on the surface they could only continue working.
But the actual work efficiency was even worse than at the start, dawdling along, leaving the live broadcast room audience and program team amused and exasperated.
“Um… ahem.”
Seeing that the program effect was there, but unable to let everyone keep dawdling, Director Li cleared his throat lightly: “Alright… given everyone’s current state isn’t right, we’ll readjust the ‘work method’.”
Everyone looked up at him, eyes silent.
Chi Ye was surprised: “There’s a nasty trick?!”
Director Li: “…Chi Ye, don’t make trouble.”
He paused, then spoke through the megaphone: “Since everyone’s current work ‘enthusiasm’ is low, we’ll switch to team mode. There are seven guests on site, divide into teams of two, one on rotation for other work.”
“Team competition, limited quantities of vegetables and meat. The team with the NO1 weight of corn kernels peeled gets first pick of the best vegetables, second place next, third last.”
“Hm?”
Everyone was stunned, instantly hearing the subtext.
“So after teams are divided, each team picks their own ingredients and cooks themselves, right? Otherwise, what’s the point of dividing?”
Teacher Lu hurriedly asked to confirm.
Director Li smiled at everyone: “Yes, each team of two, all exchanged ingredients go to the team. In other words, you can make lunch for yourselves.”
“…!!”
“I told you, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds has a fate circle, can 《Jian Ni》 not leave us a way out?!》”
Chi Ye clapped and cheered: “Sounds good, let’s do it!”
The others didn’t have as big a “reaction” as Chi Ye, but each showed a genuinely relieved smile.
Team of two cooking, even if last place, as long as not with Teacher Huang, it’s fine!
“Teams? How to divide, how to divide!”
The Empress Dowager, past the initial novelty and feeling listless, perked up at teams, her peach blossom eyes lighting up as she raised her hand: “I want to team with Teacher Chi!”
Everyone: “…”
Teacher Huang, Teacher Lu, and Lin Jingyi looked at Chi Ye, gazes oddly complex.
Yang Zi gritted his teeth, the bit of “revolutionary friendship” just built with Chi Ye shattered, cursing inwardly: Damn, careless, Chi Ye is the biggest competitor!
“Uh…” Director Li glanced at everyone and said: “We’ll divide teams by drawing lots.”
“Ah, still drawing lots.”
The Empress Dowager was disappointed.
She was thinking of teaming with Teacher Chi, then sneaking out at lunch for gutter oil and lymph meat.
“Yes, have to draw lots.”
Director Li had a headache. He didn’t know if Jin Xia and Chi Ye had magnetic field compatibility, but those two together… the program team really couldn’t obviously “target” Chi Ye anymore.
“Please line up to draw lots.”
Five minutes later, program team staff brought a draw box, and everyone lined up to reach in and draw.
Three numbers total, same numbers team up, one lone number is rotation.
“Girl, just draw anything later, then I’ll swap with whoever you draw.”
Lu Xiao Ming and Lin Jingyi stood together, smelling the “technology” scent on each other, feeling refreshed.
“Teacher Lu…”
“How many times, call me Xiao Ming Ge!” Lu Xiao Ming was domineering.
“Xiao Ming Ge~” Lin Jingyi was slightly shy: “What if others won’t swap with us?”
“How could they not.” Lu Xiao Ming was confident: “With me here, they will.”
“But Chi Ye…”
“Girl.” Lu Xiao Ming paused, avoiding the camera: “I think Chi Ye is just vicious-tongued, but he’s actually nice, and Jin Xia sticks to him now. Why keep clashing with him?”
Lin Jingyi pouted, her new plump lips gleaming with Q-bounce.
Lu Xiao Ming’s old heart went “thump thump”, deer bumping wildly, but he shook his head: “We’re in the industry, need more friends. This is for your good.”
“Xiao Ming Ge~!” Lin Jingyi stomped, her voice snapping Teacher Lu’s heart, hooking Teacher Lu into a pout.
“I don’t care, he is so hateful. If not for him, outside… outside wouldn’t keep saying I like eating… hmph!”
“A young lady like Jin Xia, might get tired of playing after a while, then you help me!”
Lu Xiao Ming frowned upon hearing, looked around, saw no one paying attention, was about to speak…
“Ah, how did I get rotation.”
Jin Xia’s coquettish voice rang out, full of grievance: “Teacher Chi, I got rotation!”
“Rotation isn’t good?”
Chi Ye, right behind her, was puzzled: “No work, isn’t that good? Want to swap with me?”
“No swap.”
Chi Ye: “?”
The Empress Dowager was righteous: “Without you, teaming with others is no fun!”
“Better than no work!”
Chi Ye: “…Alright then.”
Everyone: “…6.”
Are these two dating?
Everyone originally thought it unlikely, but seeing Jin Xia now…
Wait, isn’t Chi Ye here to whitewash?
What, now wants to skip twenty years of struggle?!
Greedy!
“Ahem, I drew 4, who drew the same as me?”
Teacher Huang, with his little belly, hands behind back, sized up everyone, looking for his partner.
“I… fuck.”
Yang Zi saw the “4” in his hand, eyes went black.
Teacher Huang: “?”
“…I drew 4, I got 4.”
Yang Zi was ashen-faced, looked to others: “Anyone willing to swap with me?”
Chi Ye side-eyed: “What a face, wanting others to die for you.”
Yang Zi: “…”
He ignored Chi Ye, mainly looking at Lin Jingyi.
—As everyone knows, Lin Jingyi loves Teacher Huang’s “meals” most, and perhaps because of that, Teacher Huang takes her everywhere.
Industry rumors: Teacher Huang joins variety shows without asking treatment, only one question—can Lin Jingyi come?
No? Then not joining.
“NO.”
Unexpectedly, facing Yang Zi’s gaze, Lin Jingyi shook her head firmly, leaning to Teacher Lu: “I promised to cook with Teacher Lu~”
“You, you little glutton!”
Teacher Lu smiled indulgently.
Everyone: “…”
“Then no need to draw, Teacher Shi and I are a team.”
Chi Ye glanced at Director Li.
Now others had all drawn, leaving the last two: him and Shi Daifu.
“Mm.”
Director Li nodded, then looked to everyone: “Since single to double, each team must wear double bodysuit for cooperative work.”
“Time reset to one hour, activity ends after one hour. How many ingredients each team gets depends on you.”
After speaking, he was about to put away the megaphone.
“What about me, what about me!”
The Empress Dowager waited eagerly, saw program team ignoring her, and whined unhappily: “I got rotation, see what work I can do?”
You?
Everyone glanced at her, lips curling, though not saying it outright, but what can you do?
Young lady just wait obediently for program team to feed.
“Hey, what’s with those looks?” The Empress Dowager’s eye-catching ability was precise, her charming peach blossom eyes holding dissatisfaction.
“Yeah, what do you mean by that?”
Chi Ye was also dissatisfied, directing: “Empress Dowager, go, cause them some trouble, show them your strength!”
Jin Xia flared up cutely: “…Teacher Chi, you’re no good person either!”
Of course, though Chi Ye said that, his body was honest, suggesting to program team: “Let Jin Xia record weights, then let her pick ingredients by fixed share.”
Director Li thought, this rule wasn’t impromptu but a backup, otherwise no bodysuits prepared.
But Jin Xia was indeed tricky… Empress Dowager too precious, alone probably couldn’t do anything, Chi Ye’s suggestion was good.
“Okay, Teacher Jin Xia will help record weights, but the ‘warehouse’ is a bit far…”
“No problem, no problem, I can do it!”
Jin Xia’s peach blossom eyes lit up early, excited: “Guarantee to complete the mission!”
“See, this is the state of today’s college grads job hunting.”
Chi Ye shook his head with a sigh.
The Empress Dowager bounced to the warehouse to record, and program team staff brought bodysuits.
Chi Ye took the pink double bodysuit, and when walking back to the machine, saw Shi Daifu tense all over, hands nervously pinching her hem.
Chi Ye: “?”
Considering a certain unlucky guy once punched into hospital, he couldn’t help saying: “How about… I ask program team to change method?”
“No, no need.”
The Boxing King had been quiet, clearly nervous.
Chi Ye thought: “Then come on.”
Saying that, but after putting on bodysuit, he still kept distance from Shi Daifu.
The Boxing King’s tense delicate body clearly relaxed. Program team’s bodysuit wasn’t too tight, just for program effect to keep them relatively close.
“I’ll turn the handle, this is strength work.”
Chi Ye thought as a man, partner Boxing King or not, polite is fine.
Unexpectedly, the Boxing King didn’t refute, nodded lightly: “Okay.”
Chi Ye: “…”
「hhh, dying of laughter, Hu Ye’s expression like he ate shit.」
「First time seeing Hu Ye with that expression.」
「Shi Shi is absolutely a hidden Hu Ye killer!」
「Putting on airs, keep being polite why don’t you.」
Chi Ye somewhat regretted, but Shi Daifu nodded, he couldn’t back out, so gritted teeth to turn the handle.
Click click…
But after two turns, he found the machine harder than imagined.
It jammed.
“Um… wait let me see… eh, why won’t it turn…”
Machine arm and rod made “click click” sounds.
“…!”
“You… you’re using it wrong.”
Shi Daifu finally reacted, crisp voice seeming to hold a hint of laugh: “Let me do it.”
Chi Ye: “…Sure, we’re a team, same thing.”
“Mm.”
Shi Daifu didn’t sense Chi Ye’s current awkwardness. They stood, awkwardly shuffling small steps to switch places, then Shi Daifu went to the handle, squatted.
“You release.”
Chi Ye obediently started releasing corn.
Click click click click…
Suddenly, wind fire wheel reappeared, sparks flying, corn kernels piling at visible speed.
…
Not far, other two teams who just adjusted positions saw this, instantly felt sky falling.
“No way, program team unfair, how to play?!”
Yang Zi and Teacher Huang, two “obese” old men stuck tight, the former broke defense: “He’s cheating! Program team, manage it? Cheating!”
“Ahem, why rush.”
Program team silent, Teacher Huang beside chuckled: “We’re not rushing, we’re a team anyway. Win or lose, what’s the difference?”
Yang Zi: “…Save me, save me!”
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