Chapter 158: Morning
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"I've looked, the ingredients are quite many, mostly Zhiyin had the show crew buy them." Shen Qingbie is always easily moved by high-quality and many kinds of ingredients, and delicious food, but Yu An had reminded her not to eat too much, so when she talks about food outside, she is still relatively reserved.
Ruan Yesheng walked to the refrigerator and opened the door.
Shen Qingbie quickly followed her, hiding her little eager look, and reminded, "Ruanruan, there is a brand of frozen dumplings inside, the show needs to advertise, let's eat dumplings for breakfast, this way we can finish an advertisement mission."
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
The camera crew was laughing behind the scenes. Director Ning Kui, a dedicated director who had also gotten up early, was watching the filming from inside the house. Overhearing this, he also laughed, "Qingqing, why are you doing so much advertising?”
This variety show values authenticity and a sense of life, with no trace of a script. There are often conversations between the host or guests and the director, cameramen, and other staff, but the director and his crew are off-screen and don't appear in the shot; only their voices can be heard, which makes the show appear more natural.
Shen Qingbie looked at the camera, a little confused, "Isn't it okay to put in an advertisement like this?"
Ning Kui is easygoing, he said, "It's not that it's not okay, everything is fine. It's just the sponsor hopes the advertisement can be a bit clever, like you chat first, then follow this topic, with a slight detour, the advertisement can go in."
The meaning is: this is too direct.
At least it should be packaged a little, say some polite words.
Shen Qingbie could only wave her hand, "Then the one just now doesn't count, I'll think again."
Ning Kui laughed more, he is not the type to stick to rules, actually he thinks this way is quite good, but about the advertisement, he can't decide right away, he has to see what the sponsor thinks, so he said, "Shoot like this first, I'll ask the sponsor, if they agree, the one just now can still be used. Actually I think it's pretty good."
Shen Qingbie nodded again and again, wishing she could agree with both hands and feet.
In a variety show, there are always advertisements, she doesn't understand why there are so many tricks. The guests are chatting well, then suddenly an advertisement comes, it makes the previous casual chat look very fake. Like it's only for the advertisement, a good mood suddenly fed to the dogs, it's better to just say it, is there anything shameful about doing an advertisement?
Ruan Yesheng opened the freezer, took out a pack of frozen dumplings, and smiled to cooperate with Shen Qingbie, "Then our breakfast today is an advertisement."
Shen Qingbie quickly told the cameraman, "Get closer, aim at the packaging, shoot a brand close-up."
Cameraman: "..."
He thought, Qingqing, you understand better than me.
Ruan Yesheng cleanly put the dumplings in the steamer, added water, and set an alarm on her phone. She also counted the dumplings for people who haven't gotten up yet. While waiting for the dumplings to cook, she stayed in the living room chatting with Shen Qingbie.
Shen Qingbie asked Ruan Yesheng, "Ruanruan, I want potstickers, can you fry a few dumplings for me later?"
"Potstickers?" Ruan Yesheng said, "I can, but they need to be fried in oil, a bit oily."
"No problem, I won't eat much." Shen Qingbie knows that Ruan Yesheng fries potstickers well. Seeing Ruan Yesheng steam dumplings brought back her old craving.
"Then I’ll use less oil." Ruan Yesheng saw Shen Qingbie couldn't resist tasting potstickers on the show, and it seems she is really craving it. She just doesn't know if Yu An finds out, will she say something to Shen Qingbie.
One of the rookie girl group members came downstairs, went to the living room, and found her knee a little bruised, so she bent down quickly to check it.
Shen Qingbie turned her head and saw her, only saw her with head lowered, the chestnut long hair hanging down covered her face, Shen Qingbie couldn’t tell which of the two she was. Seeing she was still in pajamas, Shen Qingbie at once got up fast, ran to her back, and looked.
On the back of the pajamas was printed a big letter: “S”.
Shen Qingbie understood at once, silently recited the way she remembered, Li Siran is S, Gu Cen is B, and called with ease, "Li Siran, good morning, do you want steamed dumplings, or fried into fragrant potstickers?"
She liked potstickers more, and even added fragrant to show her fondness.
That person quickly raised her head, showing Gu Cen’s fair face, looking a bit dazed, "Sister Qingqing, good morning, I’m Gu Cen."
Shen Qingbie: "..."
Ruan Yesheng saw Shen Qingbie mix them up again, lowered her head to hide a laugh, and walked over in time.
Shen Qingbie thought she saw wrong, so she stared at the letter on Gu Cen’s pajama back several times. She wasn’t seeing things, it really was S. But she clearly remembered, it was Li Siran’s pajamas that had S.
"Aren’t you B?" Shen Qingbie asked Gu Cen.
Her sudden “B” sounded confusing without knowing the cause, but Gu Cen also spoke simply like her, and just said directly, "I’m B, Li Siran is S."
"But you’re S now." Shen Qingbie pointed at the S on Gu Cen’s pajama back.
"Oh." Gu Cen quickly said, "This is Li Siran’s pajama, I wore her pajamas."
Shen Qingbie: "???"
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
It looked simple, but Ruan Yesheng thought it over and felt it was not so simple. This was pajamas. Last night after shower, Gu Cen clearly wore the one with B. But this morning, she wore S. That means she must have taken off her pajamas and changed.
So the question is.
She was already wearing her own pajamas, meant for sleeping, so why take it off?
If she took hers off and wore Li Siran’s, that means Li Siran also took off hers.
...Can this even be aired?
Ruan Yesheng thought of it, but didn’t say it.
But Detective Shen figured it out and blurted right away, forgetting all concern, "This is not right. You wore Li Siran’s pajamas. That means you both took off your pajamas. Why did you take them off? Why wear Li Siran’s instead? Did you just want to wear the S pajama, change the feeling?"
If they keep swapping, she’ll keep mixing them up.
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
...Can this really be said out loud?
Shen Qingbie asked without a trace of awkwardness, because she didn’t think in that way at all. Gu Cen also seemed to feel it was very normal, she said, "It’s not to change the feeling, it’s because before sleeping we did exercise on the bed. We were afraid sweat would soak the pajamas, so we took them off."
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
...Can this really be aired?
She quietly looked toward Ning Kui. Ning Kui didn’t call stop, he kept filming. But Ning Kui and the cameramen were all holding back laughter. The show crew understood well.
"Exercise on the bed?" Shen Qingbie asked, "What exercise did you do?"
Ruan Yesheng also understood, coughed low, and pulled Shen Qingbie’s clothes, "…Qingqing."
"Ruanruan." Shen Qingbie turned her head, "What is it?"
Ruan Yesheng couldn’t say it.
But Gu Cen said it openly, "It’s the workout for abs lines. Me and Li Siran are both in a girl group, we’re required to train every day, we can’t skip. Last night before going to sleep, I trained abs with Li Siran in the room. That makes us sweat a lot, so we took off pajamas and wore light training clothes. Our pajamas got put together, and when I showered I picked up Li Siran’s by mistake. It was no big deal, so I just wore it to sleep."
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
Alright, she had overthought.
Yes, if it was really something that couldn’t be aired, how could Gu Cen be so careless and just say it.
When Shen Qingbie heard abs lines, she got excited, "I also practice abs lines! What moves do you and Li Siran use?"
Gu Cen got happy too, "I’ll show you a few."
She ran quickly to get a yoga mat.
While Gu Cen was busy spreading the yoga mat on the floor, Li Siran also came downstairs. She walked to Gu Cen’s side, first greeted Ruan Yesheng and Shen Qingbie politely, then like she suddenly changed, she stared at Gu Cen’s back with low pressure, "What are you doing?"
"I’m showing Sister Qingqing and Sister Ruanruan the exercise we did last night on the bed," Gu Cen turned her head and said.
Li Siran: "..."
…Will you die if you stop that mouth? What do you mean exercise on the bed? If you can’t talk right, go back to grade school.
Shen Qingbie was too curious, she didn’t care about all that, and quickly said to Gu Cen, "How do you do it? Is it effective? If it works, I want to learn too."
She and Gu Cen stood by the yoga mat. Gu Cen said, "It works great, let me show you."
Then she lifted the hem of her pajama a little, showing her belly and navel, "Sister Qingqing, look, not bad right? I tell you, Li Siran’s abs lines are even better than mine, she’s amazing."
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It was winter, but the house heating was strong. Gu Cen’s pajama was still short-sleeved, but she was young and full of energy, not feeling cold at all.
Li Siran: “…”
Ruan Yesheng: “…”
"Wow, that looks good." Seeing Gu Cen lift her shirt, Shen Qingbie also lifted hers a little. Her stomach was tight, the abs just right, showing a healthy kind of beauty. "Look at mine."
When they wore sports clothes, their stomachs would show too, so that part was nothing. But the way they just lifted their clothes so freely was really bold.
Gu Cen was stunned and said, "Sister Qingqing, can I touch it?"
Li Siran: "..."
"Of course." Shen Qingbie even leaned closer on purpose.
Gu Cen carefully reached out and touched her abs, almost drooling. "Sister Qingqing, you're so well-built. It feels totally different from how it looks."
Shen Qingbie had trained in karate, with a high rank. Her body wasn’t weak like people thought, but full of hidden strength. Still, her skin was like peeled egg white, soft and pale, which made her seem delicate instead.
Li Siran slapped Gu Cen’s hand away.
Gu Cen pouted and looked at her.
"This is your senior. How can you just touch her like that?" Li Siran said. "That’s not proper."
Gu Cen finally realized and quickly lowered her head to apologize. "Sister Qingqing, I was rude. Sorry."
Shen Qingbie smiled. "I was the one who let you touch me. It’s fine."
She then turned to Ruan Yesheng. "Ruanruan, do you have abs?"
Ruan Yesheng: "..."
She quickly said, "I don’t."
"You really don’t or you’re just saying you don’t? Let me see." Shen Qingbie didn’t believe it. She walked over and reached for her shirt. "You’re a dancer, you should have abs, right?"
Ruan Yesheng tried to dodge, but Shen Qingbie was strong and had trained in karate. No matter how quick Ruan Yesheng was, she still couldn’t escape. Shen Qingbie pinned her in one move, leaving her unable to move.
"...I’ll do it myself, I’ll do it myself." Ruan Yesheng couldn’t win against her, so she had no choice but to lift her shirt herself. At least this way, she could control it a little. She was afraid Shen Qingbie wouldn’t know her own strength.
Shen Qingbie let go right away.
She, Li Siran, and Gu Cen all stared at Ruan Yesheng.
Her shirt slowly lifted, showing her waist and navel.
That soft waist could steal a person’s soul, yet it carried the flexibility and grace of a dancer.
Gu Cen almost drooled again. "Sister Ruanruan, can I touch your waist?"
Ruan Yesheng quickly dropped her shirt and laughed. "...I’m ticklish."
Li Siran glanced at Gu Cen, then lightly tapped her hand, telling her not to keep thinking about touching people.
They all gathered together to study how to train abs. When the time came, Ruan Yesheng went to the kitchen to bring out dumplings. She also pan-fried some of the steamed dumplings into potstickers. The skin was crisp and thin, the filling juicy. Shen Qingbie lost her image and ate several more.
Yu An stayed in her room eating cut fruit alone. Her appetite was worse than yesterday, and she had little energy. She sneezed and quickly reached for a napkin.
At this time, Qingqing’s recording must have already started. The show crew would surely begin filming from when she got up. Yu An wondered what Qingqing was eating now, and if she had said something wrong.
Thinking of this, Yu An lost her appetite even more. No, she had to head to the recording site early to keep watch.
As for her neighbor Yan Tinghuan, she had gone out for a walk early in the morning and hadn’t shown up since.
Xi Mo and A'cuo Rize, along with Ranla Changxiu, were having breakfast in the house. Ranla Changxiu was warm and welcoming, preparing several kinds of local food for her to choose from. Baolai lay by the table, not begging for food. A'cuo Rize placed a big bowl of braised meat in front of it, and it quietly started eating.
“Miss Xi.” A'cuo Rize paused with his chopsticks and said, “My friend will come today, probably around noon. She sent me a message last night to confirm, but you had already gone to bed, so I didn’t want to disturb you.”
Xi Mo carefully tore off a small piece of flatbread. “Alright. Will she eat lunch with us?”
“I’m not sure. Travel times are never exact. If she hasn’t arrived yet, we can eat first. A'mei can cook for her later.”
Xi Mo nodded. Her brows slightly furrowed as if she had thought for a long time before asking A'cuo Rize and Ranla Changxiu, “Uncle A'cuo, Auntie Ranla, there should be many people in town today taking part in the recording, right?”
“Yes.” A'cuo Rize smiled. “It’s very lively. I heard the program crew gave tasks to the celebrities, telling them to find clues from the townspeople. They need people to cooperate.”
“Did you two join?” Xi Mo asked.
“We didn’t.” A'cuo Rize said. “You have to sign up, then they pick. We didn’t sign up.”
“Because you didn’t want to join the show?”
“It’s not that. When it was time to sign up, I wasn’t around. A'mei didn’t go either, so we missed the chance.”
“Then if the crew comes here to shoot a short bit and makes us NPCs, would you find it inconvenient?”
“What’s Ai Bi Xi?” A’cuo Rize didn’t really understand this kind of English acronyms, and learned it very clumsily.
“…It’s just like those townspeople who signed up, stay at home, and if the stars find us through clues, then we cooperate with the filming,” Xi Mo said. “What do you think?”
“Okay, okay.” A’cuo Rize was very happy.
When Ranla Changxiu heard they could be on TV, she also laughed.
Xi Mo got their confirmation, lowered her head to eat breakfast, and there was a faint smile at the corner of her lips.
At first she thought if Ning Kui later asked her to shoot some behind-the-scenes clips, she would agree, but now she just felt it tasteless. If Ruan Yesheng kept recording with the program crew, then it would not be convenient for her to go to the site. That meant for quite a long time she could not see Ruan Yesheng, and she also would not know what Ruan Yesheng was doing.
If she, A’cuo Rize, and Ranla Changxiu became NPCs, then there would be a chance to meet Ruan Yesheng, maybe even interact. Besides, it was only a short shoot. She was already staying in this homestay, just like traveling. If other townsfolk or tourists could be NPCs, why could she not?
Xi Mo guessed Ning Kui’s thoughts. This kind of pie falling from the sky, without even paying program appearance fees, Ning Kui could not ask for more.
After finishing breakfast, Xi Mo called Zhang Zhiyin: “Zhang Zhiyin, I want to discuss something with you and Director Ning. Is Director Ning beside you?”
Author's Note:
Uncle A’cuo, I have a friend who wants to see your friend[.
This morning is really not peaceful, undercurrents surging, in every sense[.
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