Chapter 49: Ancient Town
After dinner, Shen Xun and Su Jian Yue went back to their room early. After watching ghost movies all afternoon, Su Jian Yue naturally didn’t dare to go back to her room by herself. She still followed Shen Xun to her room.
Shen Xun simply had Su Jian Yue lean against the head of the bed, while she herself leaned against Su Jian Yue’s chest, flipping through a magazine.
Su Jian Yue just obediently let Shen Xun lean on her, acting as a good human cushion.
Shen Xun read for a while, then turned her head and saw the little puppy looking at her obediently. Shen Xun’s eyes curved into a smile, and she reached out to touch the side of Su Jian Yue’s face. “Why are you so well-behaved?”
“Mmm, I listen to everything you say,” Su Jian Yue replied, her ear tips turning red.
Seeing the little puppy so cute, Shen Xun wanted to pull her over and kiss her even more. But because there were cameras, she held back.
She only hoped that the show would end soon. Otherwise, if she wanted to be intimate with Su Jian Yue, she would have to do it secretly.
For the next three days, the production team arranged for a group to be selected by drawing lots to go on a date each day. But this time, neither Su Jian Yue nor Shen Xun was chosen.
The two of them just ate and drank with the remaining guests in the villa, and it was quite leisurely.
Shen Xun would occasionally pull Su Jian Yue to work out with her. Shen Xun had a habit of working out, but because of the show, she hadn’t worked out for a week. She had gotten used to living in the Heartbeat House, and there hadn’t been much to do recently, so she had time to work out.
It wasn’t until the tenth day that the production team once again organized all the guests to visit a nearby ancient town. Early in the morning, everyone got on the minibus and headed to the ancient town.
The host, Yang Rui, explained today’s game rules on the bus. “Our main filming location today is the ancient town. The production team has not set any specific tasks, but today’s lunch and dinner will need to be arranged by the guests themselves. Also, if the guests want to buy anything from the ancient town, you will also need to find a way to get it yourselves. The production team will not be paying for you.”
“Hiss, if I had known, I would have eaten more for breakfast. Now lunch and dinner are both up in the air,” Mao Ning complained.
“Yeah, the production team is too ruthless. They’re not even providing meals,” Chen Zhibin also chimed in.
“Older Sister, then what should we do?” The moment Su Jian Yue heard that there was no food, she became dejected. She was the one who loved to eat the most among all the guests.
Shen Xun looked at her with a smile and comforted her, “Don’t worry. You won’t go hungry. At worst, we can go and work as waiters in a restaurant in the scenic area in exchange for a meal. Anyway, you won’t go hungry.”
“That’s good.” Only then did Su Jian Yue feel a little relieved.
The other guests were also discussing how to earn their two meals for the day. Some said they would go and work in the scenic area, while others said they would go and perform on the street to earn money. In short, there were all kinds of ideas.
Before long, the minibus arrived at the parking lot of the ancient town.
Since vehicles were not allowed in the ancient town, the guests could only walk in from the main entrance.
Yang Rui smiled at the group and said, “Alright, everyone can now disperse and move around. Your follow-cam cameramen will be with you the whole time. I wish you all a happy time.”
Su Jian Yue sniffled and muttered in a small voice, “How can we have fun without any money?”
Shen Xun smiled and squeezed her hand. “Let’s go. Even if we don’t have money, we can still walk around. Let’s find a place to exchange for lunch first.”
“Mhmm!” Su Jian Yue was very much in agreement. After all, eating was the most important thing.
The guests had just entered the scenic area, so they hadn’t separated yet. Because it was a weekend, the number of tourists in the ancient town was much higher than usual.
Each of them had a follow-cam cameraman with them, so they were very conspicuous, especially Shen Xun and Su Jian Yue. Many people recognized the two of them.
Su Jian Yue, being a social butterfly, waved and greeted everyone. “Everyone, please be safe. Don’t gather around. We’re also just here to walk around the ancient city.”
“Do you have a mission?” a bold girl came forward and asked.
“No mission, but the show isn’t providing meals. My older sister and I have to earn our own food,” Su Jian Yue said truthfully.
“Huh? Then you two must be hungry, right? I’ll go and buy you something to eat,” the girl said, and ran to a nearby stall.
Su Jian Yue reached out her hand, wanting to say that they had already had breakfast, but the girl had already run far away.
There were also other enthusiastic netizens who, seeing that they didn’t even have any drinks in their hands, rushed to buy them some.
Su Jian Yue was overjoyed. She suddenly felt that she and her older sister didn’t have to worry about lunch and dinner anymore.
Before long, the young lady who had just gone to buy food came back. She had bought a portion of grilled tofu, a portion of grilled potatoes, and two grilled sausages from the small stall.
“I’m back. This is for you to eat. I just bought it. It’s still hot,” the girl said, handing over the food.
Su Jian Yue took the food and gave the girl a big smile. “Then thank you. We were just worried that we wouldn’t have anything to eat.”
“And these two glasses of iced pomegranate juice. I just bought them from over there. The seals are not even broken. You two can have them. Otherwise, the weather is too hot, and it’s easy to get heatstroke.”
“Thank you,” Shen Xun said politely, and took the drinks.
Afraid that too many people would gather and affect other tourists, Su Jian Yue said loudly, “Everyone, please disperse. Don’t surround us. Otherwise, it will be easy to affect other tourists. If we’re hungry, we will ask for your help.”
“Little Moon, then don’t be shy if you’re hungry later. A meal doesn’t cost much. If you need anything, just come and find us,” a girl said with a smile.
“And me, and me. I can also treat you to a meal.”
“You can also find me. I can’t let my cyber cub go hungry!”
“Okay, then thank you all in advance. Please disperse, disperse,” Su Jian Yue said with a smile.
Everyone was very friendly. Hearing Su Jian Yue ask them to disperse, these tourists really did.
Shen Xun looked at the snacks and grilled sausages in her hand, her eyes curving into a smile.
“Older Sister, we’ve just started, and we already have something to eat and drink. Let’s go. We’re not in a hurry now. Let’s have a good walk around the ancient town,” Su Jian Yue said with a smile.
Shen Xun took a grilled sausage from Su Jian Yue, her eyes curving into a smile.
Su Jian Yue was already eating the grilled sausage. She didn’t know if it was her imagination, but she felt that the grilled sausages from the machine outside were more delicious than the ones at home.
Not far away, Zhao Qifei and the others were drooling with envy. They also had follow-cam cameramen filming them, but it was clear that they basically had no fans, and no one took the initiative to buy them food or drinks.
But Shen Xun and Su Jian Yue were different. Although the two of them were not celebrities, they still had a certain degree of national recognition. After all, the national cub back then was a sensation. Even now that the two of them were grown up, they still had a following. Because of their participation in the show, Su Jian Yue and Shen Xun had also gained a group of CP fans, so their popularity was even greater.
Mao Ning was stunned. “Wait, how did the two of them get food so easily? Is this reasonable?”
Jiang Ying smiled. “The two of them probably have a lot of CP fans and casual fans. After all, that variety show back then was very popular. It’s not strange that everyone knows them.”
“I’m so envious. What should we do?” Mao Ning asked.
Jiang Ying looked at Yu Lin and asked, “Why don’t we go to a nearby hanfu shop? What if they’re short of models or makeup staff? We can go and fill in. The reward can just be a lunch.”
Yu Lin nodded. “Good idea. If the shop owner knows that we’re filming a variety show, they’ll definitely agree.”
“Mmm, let’s go,” Jiang Ying said, and the two of them also left.
The remaining people also left in twos and threes. In the end, only Zhao Qifei, Chen Zhibin, Mao Ning, and Ren Peng were left.
“Brother Zhao, where are the four of us going? We don’t know how to do makeup either. We don’t have to go to the hanfu shop,” Mao Ning said.
Seeing that the remaining three were all looking at him, Zhao Qifei felt a great sense of satisfaction. See, don’t you still have to rely on me?
“Let’s go. Let’s go and negotiate with a restaurant. If we help them with their work, we should be able to get a meal,” Zhao Qifei said.
“Alright, then we’ll listen to you,” Mao Ning said.
Soon, Zhao Qifei and the others arrived at a restaurant. Zhao Qifei explained his purpose to the owner and also mentioned that they were recording the variety show Heartbeat Emergency.
The owner immediately agreed and had them help serve the dishes and also clean the tables after the customers had left.
And so, the four of them changed into their work clothes and started to get busy. Although it was not yet ten o’clock, this was a scenic area with a large flow of people. There were people coming to eat at all hours. Therefore, the four of them were busy almost as soon as they changed their clothes.
There was no air conditioning in the restaurant, and before long, the few of them were drenched in sweat.
At this moment, Su Jian Yue and Shen Xun were sitting on a stone bench by a small bridge. The two of them were eating snacks and drinking pomegranate juice, and could also watch the small fish in the small river.
Su Jian Yue took a bite of the grilled tofu and nodded frequently. “Mmm, this is delicious. The chili at this shop is actually sweet and sour.”
With that, she took a bite of the grilled mashed potatoes. “This is also delicious. They added cheese to the potatoes. It’s so fragrant. I like it.”
Shen Xun sat there and took a sip of pomegranate juice. She looked at Su Jian Yue with a smile. “You, there’s nothing you don’t like.”
“Older Sister, today’s mission is really so easy. We can just eat and walk around like this,” Su Jian Yue said, and took a few more big bites.
At this moment, in Su Jian Yue’s live stream, the netizens were so amused by her they laughed.
[Our cub is so cute. I’m just saying, is it possible that only the two of you are having it easy?]
[LOL, the four of them, Zhao Qifei and the others, are serving dishes in the restaurant. Their tank tops are soaked with sweat.]
[Jiang Ying and Yu Lin are doing alright. One is a model to attract customers, and the other is helping customers with their makeup.]
[The way Little Moon eats is so cute. If I were in the ancient town, I would also buy delicious food for Little Moon and Xunxun.]
[Of course. Who wouldn’t want to feed their cyber cub with their own hands?]
Shen Xun barely ate any of the snacks. Su Jian Yue ate them all.
After she had finished all the snacks, she even let out a small burp. “It’s over. I’m a bit full. Older Sister, let’s walk around.”
Shen Xun smiled and reached out to touch Su Jian Yue’s stomach. It had indeed puffed up a bit. She smiled. “Alright. Your stomach is full. You should walk a few more steps.”
With that, she led Su Jian Yue to start wandering the small streets of the ancient town.
Before long, the two of them ran into three girls again. One of them, who was bolder, was carrying a bag and walked over to Shen Xun and the others.
“Can I help you?” Shen Xun asked.
The girl smiled and held out the bag in her hand. “We just bought a large watermelon over there. The three of us can’t finish it. We’ll share the remaining half with you two.”
Shen Xun was just about to say that they couldn’t finish it either when she saw the little puppy next to her staring at the watermelon with burning eyes. “Wow, watermelon is great. Then thank you. Thank you so much!”
With that, Su Jian Yue took the half a large watermelon.
Shen Xun was so amused by her she laughed. “Aren’t you full?”
“That’s different. This is fruit. Besides, if we can’t finish it, we can share it with our other partners when we run into them.”
Shen Xun smiled and nodded. “Alright. I’ll listen to you.”
Su Jian Yue was in a very good mood as she carried the watermelon and continued to wander around with Shen Xun. When they reached a stall, Su Jian Yue saw Zheng Tianming and Liang Wenjing helping the stall owner sell things, but there were very few people buying.
Su Jian Yue happened to be carrying the watermelon and walked over. “Do you have a place here? A kind person gave us a watermelon. Do you want some?”
Zheng Tianming and Liang Wenjing had been working for half a day and hadn’t had a single sip of water. Now, hearing that there was watermelon to eat, their eyes lit up.
