The longed-for village system

Chapter 223 Zhou Shen sings
After dinner, everyone resumed their daily happy time. Chen Qing, who was sitting on the side watching the drama unfold, was suddenly delighted because the system, which had been quiet for a long time, finally popped up. Although it was still as annoying as ever, the content still made him very happy.

"I have good news for you, Trash Host: Your number of overseas fans has exceeded 1 million. You have one more chance to win a random prize. You now have one chance to obtain a skill designated by 20 million fans and two more chances to win a random prize. Do you want to use them now?"

This was a pleasant surprise for him! He hadn't expected the system to be so detailed in this regard, with rewards for reaching a certain number of overseas fans. This was an opportunity for him.

"We won't use the designated lottery for now, let's use the random lottery first! Give me some support."

This time, Chen Qing didn't use the dog-scolding system, considering how cooperative it was. Of course, he would still scold it if the skills it gave him were useless.

"Congratulations, host, you have acquired the skill of vocal imitation, which allows you to mimic any sound you have ever heard."

"Congratulations, host, you have drawn a special reward: one chance to leave the village. This can offset one penalty for leaving the village. The time limit is 7 days."

Upon seeing the rewards, Chen Qing wanted to shout "Awesome!" Although this damn system was unfair, the rewarded skills were still very powerful. This time, he even managed to draw the opportunity to leave the village that he needed.

"System, you're great! This reward is fantastic. Keep up the good work!" Chen Qing rarely gave the system such a pleasant expression and tone.

The system responded to Chen Qing with a hint of disdain: "Heh! Was the skill I rewarded you with not powerful enough? Unlike you, I haven't even managed to get 2000 million followers in a long time. Shameful."

"Damn it! This damn system can't stand not getting yelled at every day, can it? It's all because of your ridiculous restrictions. If you're so capable, try letting me out of the village. I'll show you what it means to soar to the sky in no time."

Perhaps feeling somewhat guilty, the system remained silent this time.

Sitting next to Chen Qing, Zhao Xiaogu noticed her man's change and asked, "Brother Chen, what's wrong? You seem to be in a particularly good mood all of a sudden! Is there some good news?"

"Haha! I can understand Xiao Gu. I felt the same way when your sister-in-law was pregnant. Just thinking about it makes me feel so happy."

Huang Sanshi said with a smile that he could understand Chen Qing's change of mindset. All men are the same when they are about to become fathers for the first time, unless they do not want children.

Chen Qing didn't offer any explanation. He couldn't tell anyone about the system, and Teacher Huang was right; this child had brought about significant changes in him.

As for Zhao Xiaogu, she could understand Chen Qing's change, because she often did the same thing. When she was sunbathing in the yard and lost in thought, she would just smile foolishly. Sister Chen also said that this was a woman's genuine smile of happiness.

Everyone chatted until 11 o'clock and prepared to go back to their rooms to wash up and rest. Chen Qing and Zhao Xiaogu said goodbye to everyone and also left the Mushroom House to return to the old house.

"Honey, let's take a walk around here! I ate too much and can't sleep." On the way back, Zhao Xiaogu hugged Chen Qing's arm and acted coquettishly.

A woman who knows how to be charming and coquettish has the best life. She has been reading a lot of online guides lately, and now she has started learning how to be a good wife.

Chen Qing naturally agreed to Zhao Xiaogu's small request. Besides, they should walk around to digest what they had eaten. By the time the two of them returned to their room and washed up, it was already past midnight.

The next morning, Chen Qing arrived at the Mushroom House early for the show's recording, while Zhao Xiaogu was still in bed having sweet dreams.

After breakfast, Hani had to leave early due to her schedule. Of course, she said goodbye to Zhao Xiaogu before leaving, and then got into the car arranged by the production team to go to the airport. After lunch, Zhang Bichen also finished filming this episode, but she did not leave the village but went to stay at Chen Qing's old house next door.

She doesn't have any new songs to release or other plans during this time. Since she's here, she plans to stay for a few more days. Besides spending time with her good friend Zhao Xiaogu, she also wants to ask Chen Qing for a song privately.

Zhao Xiaogu is her second brother, and Chen Qing is her brother-in-law in terms of relationship. Since his beautiful sister-in-law asked him to sing a song, Chen Qing, as her brother-in-law, should at least give her a song!

After seeing off Teacher He, Teacher Huang, and the others, Chen Qing returned to the old house and was slightly taken aback to see Zhang Bichen still there, but he immediately greeted her.

“Little Chen and Bi Chen don’t have anything to do for the next two days, so I invited her to stay with me for two days. She will be staying with us for the next two days.”

Zhao Xiaogu spoke up to Chen Qing, since he was already married. Even if it was her best friend coming to stay at her house, Chen Qing, as the male head of the household, would definitely need to know and get his consent.

“Great! Welcome. Xiao Gu is currently resting here during her pregnancy and doesn’t have many friends to chat with. You two are good sisters, so this is perfect.”

Chen Qing naturally welcomed Zhang Bichen to stay here, as she could keep Zhao Xiaogu company and chat. After all, there are some things that only close friends can talk about, and even if he were Zhao Xiaogu's husband, they wouldn't be able to connect.

After a quick rinse, Chen Qing returned to the courtyard. Zhao Xiaogu and Zhang Bichen were chatting incessantly on their phones when they saw Chen Qing come out and immediately went to greet him.

"Brother Chen, come quick! Your song is trending again."

"Yeah! Let me take a look."

Chen Qing naturally knew that Zhou Shen was going to release his song "Big Fish" today. Zhou Shen had told him a week ago. He wasn't surprised that the song was trending on social media, since it was quite catchy.

In his previous life, Zhou Shen was known as the "Sea Monster" because of this song. His unique singing style and voice shocked and amazed everyone, so it is only natural that this song has topped the trending charts again in this world.

I read some comments from netizens and some musicians about this song.

"Damn, this song gave me goosebumps! It's just too good!"

"I got goosebumps all over. Zhou Shen's singing is just too good! His singing skills and voice can be described in one word—absolutely amazing."

"Zhou Shen is going to rise to prominence with this song. He's amazing, especially that wordless humming part, it's really incredible."

"Although Zhou Shen sang very well, don't you guys think Chen Ge is even more amazing? His song was completely tailor-made for him!"

Renowned music critic Ding: I was amazed after reading Chen Qing's new song. The melody and lyrics are both excellent. What's most impressive is Chen Qing's versatile style. He can handle any musical style with ease and is good at discovering the characteristics and strengths of the singers. Overall, this song is a near-perfect collaboration between a top-notch songwriter and a powerful singer.

This music critic is known for his sharp tongue, and it's rare for him to offer praise like this, which led some netizens to jokingly reply that Ding Moumou had been kidnapped.

(End of this chapter)