The longed-for village system

Chapter 50 The Strange Zhao Xiaogu

Although Liu Shishi felt that Zhao Xiaogu was acting strangely today, she didn't ask her in front of the camera. She would interrogate her properly when she left in the afternoon.

"What brings you here? Have you started filming?"

Seeing the two women enter the courtyard, Chen Qing put down her tools, got up and asked them what was wrong. She had only slept for two hours and had gotten up to finish work, so she had forgotten about the filming time.

Zhao Xiaogu didn't expect that Chen Qing was already up and sitting in her recliner. She had opened the door quietly just now because she was afraid of waking Chen Qing.

"Why don't you sleep a little longer! I told you I'm not in a hurry. Your body won't be able to handle this." Zhao Xiaogu stepped forward and started nagging Chen Qing.

What?

Liu Shishi, along with the viewers in the live stream, were taken aback when they heard Zhao Xiaogu's concern for Chen Qing; they all felt as if they had discovered something.

What did Zhao Xiaogu mean by that? Why was she worried that the landlord's health wouldn't be up to par? Did the two of them do something last night that they didn't know about?
And that caring tone and look in her eyes—it looks exactly like a wife caring for her husband.

Liu Shishi was utterly shocked. How could their relationship have become so intimate in just one night? This woman had put herself in the role of a wife.

After saying this, Zhao Xiaogu remembered that there were cameras following her, but she didn't regret saying what she had just said. If you like someone, you should express it bravely.

Chen Qing glanced at the accompanying VJ and then replied, "Although yesterday's concert was quite tiring, I slept well and am not tired."

The audience breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Chen Qing's explanation. It turned out they had misunderstood; the goddess was simply showing concern, and nothing had happened between them as they had imagined.

Zhao Xiaogu knew that Chen Qing's explanation was for her own good, but she still avoided the camera and gave him a beautiful eye roll before relaying Teacher He's words: "The director said that our performance yesterday was a great success, and all the villagers' stock was sold out."

"Oh! Really? That's good news! Now everyone can stop worrying."

Chen Qing wasn't surprised by the result at all. If these celebrities didn't have this much influence, that would be surprising, and the show wouldn't have been able to make it to a fourth season.

"Okay! Now you can rest assured. Let's go back to the Mushroom House! Teacher He and the others are waiting for us to return!" Zhao Xiaogu said, glancing at the recliner next to her. "Let's leave the chair here for now! There's no rush." ​​Zhao Xiaogu didn't plan to take the chair with her today. As long as the recliner was still here, she would have a reason to come back here again, secretly.

Chen Qing glanced at the recliner and nodded. Since filming had already begun, he had no choice but to pause production. It seemed unlikely that he could finish it today; time was still too short.

"Okay, let's go back then! Don't keep Teacher He and the others waiting."

After Chen Qing put down the recliner and went back to the house to change his clothes, the three of them returned to the Mushroom House. At this time, Huang Sanshi and Teacher He were about to go out, and they greeted the three of them when they saw them return.

"You three are back! Teacher He and I are about to go out to buy some groceries. Would you like to come along?"

Liu Shishi looked at Zhao Xiaogu, Zhao Xiaogu looked at Chen Qing, and Chen Qing hesitated. The scene was strangely frozen in place.

Liu Shishi looked at Zhao Xiaogu because she would feel uncomfortable going alone. She preferred to be at ease rather than being on camera. If Zhao Xiaogu went, she could go with her.

Zhao Xiaogu wanted to see what Chen Qing thought. If this man went over, she could go with him, or she could stay at the Mushroom House to rest.

As for Chen Qing's hesitation, it was simply because he hadn't decided whether to go or not. If he went, he was afraid that the system would impose restrictions. Although the vegetable market was not far from the village, it nominally belonged to another village. If his skills were to be inexplicably stripped away, that would be a real disaster.

Better safe than sorry, Chen Qing felt it was safer for him to stay in the Mushroom House.

"Teacher He, Teacher Huang, I won't go over there. I'll stay home and look after things!"

Hearing Chen Qing's refusal, Zhao Xiaogu also spoke up, "Then let's all stay here at the Mushroom House and look after it! We can also see if there's any other work to do."

Alright! Teacher He and Teacher Huang have figured it out. This relationship hasn't even been made public yet! And they're already acting like husband and wife. It seems like it'll just be the two of them, old men, going out shopping this time.

"Okay, then you guys keep an eye on the house, we'll be right back." Huang Shi didn't make any further demands and said to Teacher He beside him, "Teacher He, you drive, we're off."

(End of this chapter)