Chapter 306: Gourmet Aunt Mao
Shi Jinwei paused, turning to gaze at Chi Ye.
Chi Ye didn’t look over, lowering his head to eat another steamed bun.
“Gulp.”
Zheng Chunchun swallowed a mouthful of saliva. As the saying goes, gazing at plums makes one thirsty, but now the “plums” were right in front of her; why would she need to imagine them?
Zheng Chunchun felt she was starving. She had been hungry all night, and now seeing the fragrant breakfast, she could barely contain herself, quickly walking a few steps to the dining table.
Who knew Aunt Mao’s movements were even faster than hers—Aunt Mao was the one who had truly been hungry all night on an empty stomach.
Although old people have smaller appetites, low blood sugar can be truly life-threatening when hungry.
Due to her swift movements, exhibiting the spirit of a seventy-year-old woman, when Aunt Mao sat down at the dining table, she even made the table tremble.
Chi Ye looked over curiously.
Aunt Mao felt an unusual embarrassment and explained, “This table is really not sturdy.”
Chi Ye scanned her a few times, said nothing, and continued eating.
Seeing his reaction and all the food placed in Chi Ye’s direction, Aunt Mao paused. She felt too embarrassed to directly “snatch” it, so she just sat opposite, watching him eat, saying nothing.
She believed anyone could tell what the old lady meant.
Chi Ye naturally understood—although, he wasn’t a normal person.
He looked up, “Teacher Mao, is something wrong?”
Aunt Mao swallowed again, smiling kindly, “Is it delicious?”
Chi Ye nodded, “It’s delicious.”
Then he lowered his head and took a big gulp of soy milk.
Aunt Mao reached out, “I see there’s quite a lot; you don’t mind if I have some, right?”
“I do.”
Aunt Mao: “Huh?”
Chi Ye smiled and explained, “This also includes Sister Shang’s portion… I ordered for you all too, it should be here soon.”
“Oh… alright then.”
Aunt Mao looked at the breakfast already touched by Chi Ye and heard him say their portion was arriving soon, so she didn’t reach out anymore.
It’s just that…
“Rumble, rumble, rumble.”
Old baby’s tummy was rumbling like thunder. Watching Chi Ye wolf down food opposite her, Aunt Mao felt even more unbearable than when she was in her room earlier.
Such an inconsiderate young person!
Aunt Mao inwardly resented Chi Ye. With nothing to eat now, she could only drink some water to stave off hunger. But her cup was in her room, and thinking of going back, Old Mrs. Mao was a bit reluctant to move.
Her gaze began to search for Tan Yue’s figure, but Tan Yue was indeed young and had a fast metabolism. After coming out, she had gone straight to the toilet.
Now, for the others… she probably couldn’t “command” them easily.
Aunt Mao could only retract her gaze.
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, her gaze stopped, landing on a “cup” by her hand.
It looked like a teacup with a narrow opening, but the lid was a bit unusual; it was screwed on. It seemed to be a personal item brought by a guest.
Seeing no one else was paying attention, she picked up the “tea cup,” unscrewed the lid, and indeed saw water inside.
Aunt Mao’s eyes lit up, and she picked it up and drank a large gulp.
“Hmm…? What’s this taste?”
As soon as she swallowed a mouthful, she suddenly felt a strange, indescribable taste in her mouth. How to describe it… a bit bitter, a bit astringent, like medicine, and a bit viscous…
It didn’t taste like drinking water.
Could it be some kind of medicinal tea?
There were indeed many male stars in the industry who liked to drink “medicinal tea” for health and wellness; it was very common.
Thinking this, she glanced strangely at Chi Ye.
Could it be… this unrivaled top streamer is “unable”?
Tsk, what a shame for such a good appearance.
“Sister Mao, what are you drinking?”
At this moment, Zheng Chunchun also sat down. She was also starving, and seeing Aunt Mao “eating” something, she immediately became a bit restless.
Aunt Mao thought for a moment. She felt this matter was not good to discuss in front of Chi Ye, as it was better not to offend people too much.
“Tea, do you want some?”
“Is it cold?”
“Yes, it’s cold.”
“Then I’ll have some too.”
Zheng Chunchun said, and took a big gulp. She swallowed, smacked her lips, “This… this doesn’t taste like tea.”
“…”
Chi Ye opposite them looked up, glancing at the two with confusion, “What tea?”
Zheng Chunchun pointed at the cup, “Isn’t this tea?”
Chi Ye examined the cup for a moment, looking a bit dumbfounded, “Is it… who made it?”
“Pliers made the tea? Fitness tea?”
“…”
Seeing his reaction, Aunt Mao secretly laughed. He’s still pretending. On the surface, she shook her head at Zheng Chunchun.
Zheng Chunchun didn’t understand what she meant. It wasn’t until Aunt Mao pointed in the direction of Chi Ye’s juniors that Zheng Chunchun suddenly realized, “Ah…?”
“Alright, I’m going back to sleep. You all continue waiting.”
Meanwhile, Chi Ye had also finished his breakfast. He was indeed a bit of a jerk; knowing these two were starving, he still didn’t leave them anything.
After saying hello, he prepared to return to his room.
*Crack.*
Just then, another room door was opened.
Sister Shang came out in her clothes, with dark circles under her eyes, looking unsteady, clearly not feeling well.
Her objective was very clear; she went straight for the toilet.
But halfway there, she remembered something, quickly turned back to the dining table, and reached out to grab something.
“Huh?”
Sister Shang froze, turning back with confusion and looking at the empty space on the table, dumbfounded, “Where’s my stuff?”
“What are you looking for?”
Chi Ye saw she wasn’t quite right and stopped to ask.
“Where’s my povidone-iodone?!”
Sister Shang was also quite distressed. Plus, there were only women in the living room now… Chi Ye wasn’t an outsider; he was special. She was used to her embarrassing moments, so Sister Shang didn’t hide it, looking at Chi Ye in bewilderment, “Did you see my povidone-iodone?”
“Ah? Povidone-iodone?”
Chi Ye was also confused, “You… again?”
“…Did you see it?”
“No, I didn’t see it. Did you leave it in your room?”
Sister Shang was even more confused, “How could that be… I just put it on the table. I’ve gotten up three or four times… it was just here, it was cup-shaped… I was afraid it wouldn’t look good if the camera caught me opening my suitcase, so I changed the packaging… where is it?”
“Someone stole povidone-iodone?!”
Chi Ye was startled and his gaze unconsciously shifted to Zheng Chunchun, who was currently pursing her lips and finishing the last sip of povidone-iodone.
Zheng Chunchun noticed his gaze and looked back, blinking. Her pursed lips suddenly paused, and she lowered her head, looking directly at the “tea cup” in her hand.
Povidone-iodone… povidone-iodone…
Cup…
Zheng Chunchun: “???”
Aunt Mao: “??!”
“Oh.”
Chi Ye realized and looked at Sister Shang, “The little glutton drank it.”
“Ah?”
Sister Shang, hearing such an unfamiliar and bizarre term, didn’t react at first. After a while, she followed Chi Ye’s gaze and saw the povidone-iodone in Zheng Chunchun’s water.
She froze instantly.
“…”
“…”
“Yue!!”
Aunt Mao was the first to exclaim “yue” in a heartbroken manner: “Yue!! Yue!!”
As a result of her rapid physiological reaction, combined with being hungry for so long, she couldn’t stand up and the large amount she vomited landed all over Zheng Chunchun next to her.
A pungent smell immediately permeated, assaulting Zheng Chunchun’s taste buds and sense of smell.
Sister Chunchun’s eyes widened, and she also “completely went mad,” and “yue”-ed towards Aunt Mao’s head!
“Yue!!”
“Puke!!”
The two enthusiastically “shot” at each other on the spot, but Sister Chunchun, being younger, had greater range and a stronger smell. Old Mrs. Mao, the elderly one, was no match for her, and her eyes rolled back from the fumes.
“Yeu… what’s this smell… feces? Is her stomach full of feces?”
“Yue…! Don’t say that word, don’t… yue!”
The two went back and forth, forming an unsolvable vicious cycle. You yue, I vomit, and for a time, the living room was filled with strange odors, and the two elderly ladies were covered in the mess from each other.
“Pea shooter? Heh, interesting.”
Chi Ye watched and opened his mouth, sighing, “This is a true marksman championship.”
“…You all drank it?! You all drank it?!”
Sister Shang, however, was collapsing. She usually enjoyed gossip, but at this moment, she was on the verge of exploding. She snatched the “cup,” looked at the empty storage inside, and her face turned ashen, “How could you all drink it? You should have left some for me to use!”
“I only brought this much.”
“Yue!”
Upon hearing this, Zheng Chunchun, who had just stopped, and Aunt Mao’s vision went black. Aunt Mao even fainted directly onto the ground, murmuring, “I need to go to the hospital… I drank povidone-iodone, this is medicine, I need to go to the hospital…”
“Didn’t you not eat anything last night? Why is it so smelly?!”
Zheng Chunchun no longer cared about feigning respect for her elders, because she was almost driven mad by the smell on herself.
“You’re blaming me… Yue…! You you… you’re the one who smells worse.”
“What’s going on here? So lively?”
Yang Zi was woken by the commotion and came out of his room in a daze. As soon as he entered the living room, he immediately covered his nose, horrified, “Who pooped in the living room?!”
Everyone: “…”
Chi Ye glanced at him, “They drank some povidone-iodone, got drunk, and are now having a povidone-iodone frenzy.”
Yang Zi listened to these equally obscure terms and looked at the two in astonishment. After a long while, he finally managed to say, “You scared me to death!”
“Quickly go call the director. If you don’t, these two gourmets will be puking until morning.”
Chi Ye kindly reminded, “I’m going back first, I can’t stand this smell.”
“…Are you guys okay… Oh dear, really, this stuff isn’t poisonous, don’t worry.”
Sister Shang finally recovered from her grief. Being beautiful and kind-hearted, she was a bit worried about the two’s condition and explained, “It’s really fine, I even picked the flavored ones…”
“???”
As it turned out, the more she said, the more confused the two became, as if they didn’t know heaven from earth.
……
After a long and unsightly clean-up operation, it was already eight in the morning.
Director Li and the entire program team, with troubled expressions, sniffed the lingering unique odor in the living room and sighed with a sense of helplessness.
Director Li couldn’t help but lament the power of metaphysics.
—Any program Chi Ye participated in was bound to have a major event.
But he never imagined that this major event could be so significant, and this time it wasn’t a “big one” in terms of defecation, but it was akin to one.
Hmm…
At the strong request of Aunt Mao and Zheng Chunchun, both were sent to the hospital and were still undergoing stomach pumping.
At the earliest, they would probably have to go down to return.
So now, the number of people in the living room had decreased from eight to six.
“First of all, I apologize. We didn’t expect such an accident to occur, but we must also remember one thing: medicine should not be taken casually. We hope all guests have basic life knowledge and judgment skills.”
After Director Li emphasized once more that povidone-iodone should not be drunk, the program team’s live broadcast channel was opened.
《Yi Lu Fan Hua》’s second day of recording officially began.
After the initial acquaintance on the first day, on the second day, the 《Yi Lu Fan Hua》 family would officially embark on their three-day tour of Hong Kong.
During this period, while their residence was fixed and they had to return to sleep every night, during the daytime, they would follow the program team’s requirements to visit various character locations for “check-ins” and missions.
This included the “visiting the set” segment, which had been highly anticipated since 《Yi Lu Fan Hua》’s registration.
“Today, our target for visiting the set is a mysterious guest.”
Director Li stood behind the monitor and briefly introduced this mysterious guest: “This guest has been filming in Hong Kong recently. We can provide three keywords, and then you will choose your own route to visit the set.”
“What if we fail?”
Wang Chuxing reminded with a question.
“If you fail, you will miss this opportunity to visit the set and will receive a mission failure penalty.”
“And if we succeed?”
“There will be a mission reward, and the freedom to choose your itinerary for tomorrow.”
Everyone exchanged glances. Chi Ye squinted at Director Li, saying nothing.
Director Li felt a little guilty, shifted his gaze, and then gave the hint words: “Three hint words, they are… martial arts, movie, and… um… handsome.”
Everyone was stunned.
“Martial arts movie handsome… then it should be a Big Star.”
Wang Chuxing exclaimed: “There are so many martial arts Big Stars in Hong Kong, all very handsome, and they make movies… Wow, is the Program Team playing this big?”
Chi Ye was silent for a moment, then looked at Director Li and said, “Does your conscience not hurt?”
Director Li: “…Ahem, relatively handsome.”
Tan Yue glanced at Chi Ye, blinked, and asked, “Uh… is it convenient for us to ask your age?”
“…Not convenient.”
“Oh.”
Tan Yue was disappointed.
Chi Ye saw that the two Newcomers were indeed so simple, and couldn’t help but remind them: “I’ll give everyone three keywords too… High Heels, big waves, can do somersaults.”
Wang Chuxing was surprised: “A big beauty?!”
Chi Ye nodded approvingly: “Take out the six words ‘still a big beauty’.”
“Ah?”
Tan Yue was dumbfounded: “Then… then there’s nothing to say?”
“Yes, it’s speechless.”
Chi Ye turned around: “Let’s choose the second route, we just made a Phone Call yesterday, and they’re waiting for us to come over.”
Wang Chuxing and Tan Yue were both dumbfounded. Yang Zi couldn’t bear to watch and blurted out: “Xiang You, who says only women wear High Heels? Xiang You likes to wear them.”
“Xiang You…” Tan Yue said curiously, “Isn’t it a woman?”
“Hahaha.”
Yang Zi burst out laughing.
Chi Ye turned back and pointed at Tan Yue: “You should be careful, I only dare to say such things privately.”
Tan Yue: “…Sorry, can I take it back?”
“Yes.” Chi Ye nodded: “We can choose a better auspicious spot.”
“Haha.”
Thus, amidst a round of “laughter and joy,” they set off for Xiang You’s Film Crew.
