The next morning, Jiang Yanchen got up before dawn.
But only his cameraman knew that this man hadn't slept a wink all night.
He had spent the entire night looking at the stars by the window, his face full of confusion.
Today's mission card was handed to him: go to the town to sell Leigong fungus.
Upon receiving the mission card, Jiang Yanchen prepared to set off.
The director, wearing flip-flops and sporting a messy bedhead, hurried to stop him. "Where are you going? Your teammate isn't even up yet."
Jiang Yanchen kept a straight face. "I can go by myself. Now is the perfect time to go and grab a good spot."
The director's mouth twitched. "No, how are you going to get there?"
Jiang Yanchen looked at him like he was an idiot. "I'll drive the tricycle."
The director was going a bit crazy. "Do you even know how to drive a tricycle?"
Jiang Yanchen was somewhat speechless. "What's there not to know?"
He had been learning from the old man next door for the past few days.
Wearing a helmet, Jiang Yanchen set off on the tricycle. In the back of the cart, there were Leigong fungus and some lotus pods from home, which he brought along to sell.
They were out of dried chilies at home, so he planned to buy some at the market later.
As he drove, he saw a dog lying not far ahead.
The dog was leisurely sprawled on the road, its tail sweeping back and forth, glancing at him sideways.
Jiang Yanchen impatiently honked the horn, but the dog remained motionless and even shifted into a more comfortable position.
The dogs in this village were truly lawless...
He got off the tricycle wearing his helmet and holding a stick. Standing in front of the dog, he tapped the road next to it with the stick. "Get out of the way."
The dog simply stuck its tongue out and exposed its belly.
Jiang Yanchen: ...
So annoying.
He took a deep breath, disgustedly grabbed one of the dog's legs, and dragged it to the side of the road.
But as soon as he got back on the tricycle, the dog lay down in the middle of the road again.
In the early morning, there was still some mist in the village, but some villagers were already carrying their hoes to the fields.
The misty wind was a bit chilly. Facing the wind, Jiang Yanchen drove the tricycle towards the town. The dog at his feet sat excitedly on his shoes, barking non-stop at passersby.
When he arrived at the market, Jiang Yanchen indeed grabbed the best spot.
The stall owner next to him was looking at him with deep resentment; Jiang Yanchen had taken the spot he usually occupied.
He didn't expect someone to arrive even earlier than him today.
Jiang Yanchen skillfully took down the Leigong fungus from the back of the cart, and then placed the lotus pods into the basket next to it.
There were more people at the market at this hour than he had imagined.
"How much?"
"Ten yuan."
"That's so expensive. If I wanted to eat this, I could just go up the mountain and get it myself."
Jiang Yanchen said with the tone of a veteran, "We have already picked out the sand, and there's so much in one basin. We have to charge a little for our labor. If you go looking for it yourself, you definitely won't find such a large piece."
The auntie hesitated a bit. Jiang Yanchen looked at her. "Do you want some? You can just stir-fry it directly when you get back."
He had learned all these sales pitches from Ji Zhaoxi.
Ji Zhaoxi had sold Leigong fungus before, and he learned by watching her from the side.
The Leigong fungus sold out quickly, and the lotus pods were sold out at a discount.
The money earned couldn't be used; it had to be exchanged for points.
Seeing someone selling watermelons at the market, Jiang Yanchen used his sixty points to have the production team buy two slices of watermelon.
So, one person, one tricycle, one dog, and two slices of watermelon headed home.
It was almost noon, and the village was starting to get lively. When Jiang Yanchen arrived home, Ji Zhaoxi was lying on a rocking chair basking in the sun.
"Jiang Yanchen, why didn't you wake me up to go with you?"
Jiang Yanchen didn't say a word, took off his helmet, and placed the watermelon on her seat.
Ji Zhaoxi was stunned for a moment. "Did you spend a lot of points? You should eat it yourself."
Jiang Yanchen walked into the house without looking back, dropping a sentence: "It's leftovers. If you don't want it, just throw it away."
Ji Zhaoxi's eyes instantly lit up. "I want it!"
Director: ...
[In a daze...]
[It's leftovers, if you don't want it, just throw it away~]
[Can you guys stop overthinking? Jiang Yanchen is just purely being a gentleman.]
[Then why is he only a gentleman to Ji Zhaoxi and no one else? Look in my eyes!]
[Wishing them a long-lasting relationship!]
[The person above, get lost!]
At this moment, Jiang Yanchen's company was plunged into an eerie silence.
A group of people sat at the conference table, watching the show playing on the big screen, from which Jiang Yanchen's voice came out.
"It's leftovers. If you don't want it, just throw it away."
Everyone watched this scene in silence.
They watched the slight curve of Jiang Yanchen's lips after he threw down the watermelon, the smile in his eyes when he heard Ji Zhaoxi's voice, and his ears turning red from nervousness.
The big screen was great; all these details were crystal clear.
"Hiss..." The man sitting in the middle gasped. He looked at the manager. "You are the most familiar with Yanchen. What do you think is going on with him right now?"
Everyone in the office turned their eyes to the manager.
The manager's face was a bit stiff.
What else could it be? He's showing off like a peacock displaying its feathers.
But he couldn't say that out loud.
"Uh... President Li, is it possible that Yanchen really just couldn't finish it, so he gave it to Miss Ji?"
The others looked at him in silence.
President Li sighed. "You need to find a time to remind Yanchen about the 'Three No's' principle again."
No shipping couples with Ji Zhaoxi!
No letting Ji Zhaoxi piggyback on his screen time!
No giving Ji Zhaoxi any opportunities to take advantage!
This was a strategy their company specifically devised against Ji Zhaoxi, and they hoped Jiang Yanchen would keep it firmly in mind.
Right now, the person trending the most from the show was Ji Zhaoxi, and all of Jiang Yanchen's trending topics were tied to Ji Zhaoxi; he had absolutely no solo trending topics.
They had bought solo trending topics for him, but under Jiang Yanchen's solo topics, passersby were all posting couple pictures.
However, under Ji Zhaoxi's solo trending topics, people were genuinely only paying attention to her alone, and no one posted anything related to their couple pairing.
This sign was very dangerous.
The company even specially contacted the director to discuss this matter.
The director was also very helpless. It wasn't him intentionally creating a couple pairing; Jiang Yanchen was following behind Ji Zhaoxi all day long, loved to overthink things, and blushed at the drop of a hat.
He would be doing a disservice to the audience if he didn't film these moments.
Ye Mubai and Lin Yichen had completely fallen out.
Whenever Ye Mubai saw Lin Yichen, he would hide and completely refuse to speak to him.
Lin Yichen looked down on Ye Mubai from the bottom of his heart, but since the others ignored him even more, he had no choice but to seek out Ye Mubai.
With no one left for him to manipulate, Lin Yichen cried in the interview room every day.
"I feel like everyone has misunderstood me, really."
"I've done so much for everyone, but they just ignore me."
"I feel like there's no point in me staying here anymore."
[Why are you treating Baby Yichen like this (crying)]
[The other guests are really quite too much. If there's a problem, can't they just say it directly? What's with the isolation?]
[It's all because Lin Yichen's EQ is too low. I want to slap him myself.]
[So what if his EQ is low? At least he hasn't done anything bad!]
