Chapter 105 (Secondary): "This time I used twice the effort as last time."...

Chapter 105 (Secondary): "This time I used twice the effort as last time."...

The viewers in the live stream were stunned.

They said Ye Hantao and Ren Lang didn't get along, but they never thought they would hear Ye Hantao say such harsh words with their own ears!

Ye Hantao has clearly made her dislike for Ren Lang public!

【Huh? Ye Hantao just mentioned a tragic love affair?!】

So far in this live stream, haven't the two had any disagreements?

Ye Hantao isn't very good at interpersonal relationships.

[Not very good at interpersonal relationships +1. Even if Ren Lang has been having a run of bad luck lately, and Ye Hantao didn't want to be in the same group as him, she didn't have to be so blunt about their ill-fated relationship (facepalm.jpg)]

[I was initially worried about Ye Hantao being dragged into this mess because of Ren Lang, when I saw they were assigned to clean the sheepfold. Hehe.]

[What's with the "hehe" earlier? Have none of you ever watched variety shows before? You're making such a big deal out of nothing with the entertainment value of a show. I'm speechless.]

If Chen Xiaofeng said this, I'd believe it was just for the sake of the show; but since Ye Hantao said it, it's probably the truth.

[Hahaha, is this the truth? It's not like it's the time for you guys to say Ye Hantao is vain and lying anymore, is it?]

Sunlight broke through the clouds, and the atmosphere in the courtyard became stagnant.

"You two are truly destined for misfortune, hahaha." Chen Xiaofeng grinned, the light scar on his eyebrow lifting up. "Anyone who teams up with me can have food to eat just by herding a few sheep."

Ren Lang smiled wryly, "It's my bad luck lately, which has dragged down my teammates in the same group."

After he finished speaking, he apologized to Ye Hantao, "Before the draw, I was thinking about who had bad luck and would be grouped with me, but I didn't expect it to be you. I'll take charge of cleaning the sheep pen later."

Ye Hantao nodded, "Then you'll take responsibility."

Ren Lang's face stiffened for a moment.

Although he didn't expect Ye Hantao to be of much help, Ye Hantao didn't even bother to be polite.

Ren Lang moved his lips, but was interrupted by a soft laugh before he could speak.

The tune was languid and carried a hint of mockery.

Cheng Zhao, with his hands in his pockets and a lingering smile on his lips, said, "Tao Tao, I'll go with you to town to buy some pomelos before you come back from school."

Ye Hantao asked, puzzled, "Why buy pomelos?"

“Use pomelo peel,” Cheng Zhao’s smile deepened. “I heard it can ward off bad luck.”

Others: "..."

Ye Hantao suddenly realized, "Oh!"

Others: "…………"

Where are they located at 80?

[This is what you call 80? Wasn't it Ren Lang who said Ye Hantao had bad luck?]

[Don't try to defend him, fans. Cheng Zhao and Ye Hantao are clearly implying that Ren Lang is unlucky.]

[Hahaha, so you all swear your luck will be as good as Ren Lang's in the future.]

Even if we feel sorry for Ren Lang, we wouldn't say it publicly and embarrass him!

You guys are secretly wicked, aren't you?

[If you ask me, the strange thing about this is Ye Hantao's talk of a tragic fate and regret!]

Soon, Ye Hantao and Ren Lang returned to their shared courtyard No. 3.

The sheep had already been driven away by Chen Xiaofeng, Wu Xia, Yuan Kai, and Cheng Zhao.

The task they were assigned was to herd sheep.

Before coming over, Cheng Zhao suggested switching tasks with her, but she didn't agree.

Ye Hantao stopped in front of the sheepfold and looked at the black sheep droppings from half a meter away.

It rained yesterday, and the sheepfold is full of mud mixed with sheep hoof prints.

The production team didn't plan to have them clean everything; they were only given a one-meter-wide area.

A gust of wind swept up the leaves, carrying the scent of sheep pens.

Ren Lang almost vomited from disgust.

He suspected that after cleaning the sheep pen, he had no appetite for breakfast at all!

Of course, he didn't intend to clean it properly; he just wanted to give it a quick swipe with some tools.

The villagers here have never even seen a celebrity, so we can't possibly make things difficult for them.

The thought had barely formed when someone laughed heartily, "Tao Tao? Now you know why we laughed when you said the production team prepared breakfast, right?"

Ren Lang: "?"

Ren Lang followed the sound and saw a middle-aged woman with a yellowish-brown complexion.

The other person was wearing a cheap-looking, loose-fitting top and shorts, looking quite unsophisticated.

Ye Hantao ran over and said, "Aunt Hua, as soon as I heard the task was to clean the sheep pen, I guessed it was at your house."

While chatting with several aunties in the morning, Ye Hantao learned that the round-faced auntie was the homeowner whom she and Sister Shiyue had praised for keeping the house very clean; she was known as Aunt Hua.

Aunt Hua: "It doesn't matter if it's not at my house, we know everyone in this village!"

Ren Lang and the audience were somewhat stunned as they watched the two chatting intimately.

Why is Ye Hantao so familiar with one of the villagers?!

Aunt Hua said, "Come on, come to my house for dinner. I made you egg drop soup, as well as pickled vegetables and steamed buns."

Ren Lang smiled; he knew these villagers wouldn't be so stupid as to let him clean the sheepfold.

He spoke up before Ye Hantao could agree, saying, "This is our mission after all; how can we go eat before we've even started?"

After saying this, Ren Lang waited quietly for Aunt Hua to persuade him again, knowing that Ye Hantao would definitely not be able to bear the hardship of cleaning the sheep pen.

To everyone's surprise, Ye Hantao tilted her head and asked, "Aunt Hua, which parts of cleaning the sheep pen are considered the main tasks, and which are considered the secondary tasks?"

Ren Lang suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Ah, this..." Aunt Hua couldn't think of any that were secondary; in her opinion, they were all quite important.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Aunt Hua said uncertainly, "The secondary task is to wait for the sheep to come back and then close the fence gate?"

Ren Lang noticed Ye Hantao looking at him, “…”

Ye Hantao smiled brightly, "Didn't you say you were going to be in charge of the main work? Thank you for your hard work!"

"I'll come back and close the door after you've finished your main work." With that, Ye Hantao pulled Aunt Hua away, leaving Ren Lang alone in the spot.

Ren Lang found it hard to believe.

Does Ye Hantao know that she will be torn apart by netizens for doing this?!

【？？？？？】

[Ye Hantao, are you really leaving?]

Wow, this is the first time I've seen a variety show where someone dumps all the work on their teammates.

Didn't Ren Lang offer to give him the main job?

[They were just being polite, and you actually took it seriously?!]

Ye Hantao's downfall was that she was too naive, assuming everyone was sincere.

[Fans, don't try to argue! This task should clearly be done by two people working together!]

[Soon there were only two people left. I saw Cheng Zhao come back in the next live stream room.]

[Hahaha, no wonder he was rushing back to herd the sheep so hurriedly; he was in a hurry to help.]

At this time, Ye Hantao had already drunk half a bowl of egg soup at Aunt Hua's house.

Aunt Hua's house is not far away; it's only a one-minute walk.

Setting down her bowl, Ye Hantao said, "I originally planned to build you a new house, but now it has to be postponed."

Upon hearing that the event was postponed, before Aunt Hua could even say anything, the audience erupted in a commotion.

[Disease progression: 7%]

What the heck is that?!

[I came here because of Ye Hantao's donation of 10 million yuan to poverty alleviation? Turns out she lied for the sake of trending topics?]

Calm down, maybe they want to fix the road first.

The production team said that the road construction here is already halfway done, and with government subsidies and a few million more, it should be more than enough!

[Is Ye Hantao just regretting it and wants to pay in installments? If she keeps dragging it out, she might not be able to pay much.]

The audience thought they had figured out Ye Hantao's little scheme, but to their surprise, Aunt Hua not only wasn't angry but also expressed her approval.

"There's no rush to build a house." Aunt Hua moved a stool over and sat down next to Ye Hantao. "Compared to what we talked about this morning—building a feed mill, a new sheepfold, and a mobile veterinary station—the house is nothing!"

【……？！】

[Tsk tsk tsk, you guys! Can't you learn your lesson after being slapped in the face by Ye Hantao so many times?]

【…………】

Aunt Hua seemed a little uncomfortable in front of the camera, but the thought of attracting investment reminded her to smile more enthusiastically.

The village leaders notified the guests who were staying in the village temporarily.

Tell them not to embarrass the village, and say that these people came with money for road repairs.

Early in the morning, Aunt Hua was discussing these celebrities with her neighbors when she saw Ye Hantao strolling out of the house, followed by a tall young man carrying a camera.

The group of people were a little hesitant for a moment.

As a result, Ye Hantao took out a handful of sunflower seeds from her pocket and distributed them, saying, "The production team said they want to invest more in our village, so they asked me to ask you what you want."

Aunt Hua: "!!!"

Aunt Hua felt that a wonderful life was beckoning to her, and broke off another half of the big white steamed bun for Ye Hantao.

But when she handed it to Ye Hantao, Aunt Hua's hand suddenly stopped.

She looked at her own rough, calloused joints, then at Ye Hantao's delicate, fair fingers, and a sudden sense of fear arose in her heart.

This flour was given to her by the village leaders so she could make breakfast for the celebrities. It cost about half as much again as the flour she usually buys.

But Aunt Hua still felt that the steamed buns she made were not good enough for Ye Hantao, or rather, she was afraid that Ye Hantao would dislike them.

Ye Hantao snatched half a steamed bun from Aunt Hua's hand, took a quick bite, and mumbled, "Are you saying I eat too much?"

"Not much, not much, being able to eat is a blessing!" Aunt Hua smiled broadly and pushed the steamed buns and pickled vegetables towards Ye Hantao, "Eat more!"

Ye Hantao handed the empty bowl forward, "Could I have another bowl?"

"Okay!"

Is Aunt Hua a good cook? Ye Hantao is eating with great relish.

I didn't see what was good about it; the egg drop soup was all lumpy, not even a single flake was visible.

[These people are all villagers from impoverished areas; aren't your expectations too high?]

[I didn't ask anything! I just asked out of curiosity because I saw Ye Hantao eating with such gusto!]

Ye Hantao drank two bowls of soup and ate a large steamed bun at Aunt Hua's house in just seven or eight minutes.

The people who were sent to herd sheep and weed have not returned.

Ye Hantao declined Aunt Hua's help, took the initiative to wash the dishes and chopsticks, and quickly changed into the waterproof rubber shoes, work clothes, hat and mask prepared by the production team.

Aunt Hua was taken aback. "It's just closing the door, why do you need to be so careful?"

"My teammate definitely won't be able to finish it."

Ye Hantao also led group projects at school.

She actually has some experience in knowing which classmates are proactive and can continue to cooperate, and which classmates are lazy and can only be discarded once.

Ren Lang was clearly not the kind of person who could finish all the cleaning work.

If he doesn't do it, and he doesn't do it himself, then Aunt Hua and the others will definitely have to clean up the mess.

She chose to come back for dinner with Aunt Hua mainly because she wanted to avoid Ren Lang cleaning up the mess, so she wouldn't have to see him or be bothered by it.

With the courtyard gate almost in front of her, Ye Hantao tentatively kicked a stone by the roadside.

"hiss--!"

Ren Lang was pretending to be unfamiliar with using a shovel at the door when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his right toe.

The pain wasn't intense, but it was so sudden that it made him gasp.

[Rebound +1]

The rebound sounded like celestial music to Ye Hantao's ears.

The last time Ye Hantao heard a rebound was during a physical education class at school, when someone bumped into her.

Thinking of this, Ye Hantao happily kicked the stone again.

Bang!

This time I used twice the effort as last time.

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Author's Note: Peach: [Okay]

Updated ahead of schedule!