The outdoor segment of the reality show wouldn’t just be a few location shots. Phoenix TV had also assigned tasks to them. The task that Xu Jingzhe and Liang Yu received today was to work on a farm. The farm was privately contracted, and the owner had generously set aside the entire day for the filming of the show.
Zhu Xiaoxiao and Xiao Luo were pretty relaxed, staying in the nanny van the entire time. Most of the heavy lifting would land on the celebrities, who would have to endure all sorts of physical activities under the scorching sun.
Zhu Xiaoxiao was actually a little worried about Xu Jingzhe doing such rough work. She’d heard that, aside from farkwork, he would also have to fish, pick peaches, milk cows, and feed pigs. It didn’t seem like work suitable for Xu Jingzhe.
Xiao Luo, on the other hand, was a lot less worried. She comforted Zhu Xiaoxiao, “Mr. Xu won’t have to work too hard with my brother around.”
Zhu Xiaoxiao was skeptical. “What can your brother do?”
Xiao Luo calmly glanced at her, a proud look on her face. “My brother can do anything.”
Xu Jingzhe didn’t actually know the details of the task beforehand. Although the broadcasting station did have a script prepared for the task, they’d never reveal it to the guests in order to get the most genuine reactions out of them. As such, when he found himself standing in a rice field with rows of rice seedlings that needed to be planted, his usually well-controlled expression momentarily faltered.
Several cameras were set up not too far away. The broadcasting station had spared no expense, even going so far as to get a drone for the aerial shots. The producer came over to assign them their task. He then pretended to ask the two guests if they needed anything.
Xu Jingzhe was still in a bit of disbelief. “Are we just going to plant rice like this? We don’t need to change clothes?”
The producer: “We have waterproof boots. Would you like a pair?”
Xu Jingzhe: “…” Those boots were covered in mud, and who knows when they were last cleaned?
Liang Yu, on the other hand, was not picky about the boots. He also had another request. “Go buy a case of water.”
The producer obediently went to fulfill his request.
Liang Yu sat by the field, putting on his boots. When he turned around, he noticed that Xu Jingzhe was taking off his socks.
“Don’t take your socks off. Keep them on,” Liang Yu said.
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Xu Jingzhe took his hand and stepped down.
Liang Yu asked the producer for a sun hat. He then placed it on Xu Jingzhe’s head and ordered, “Lift your chin.”
Xu Jingzhe followed each command as it came, tilting his head back and waiting for the other to help him tie the strap under his chin.
“Move around a bit,” Liang Yu said. “Don’t stand for too long, or you might sink into the mud.”
Xu Jingzhe let out an “oh” and tried to walk. However, as soon as he tugged at his leg, his foot came loose, leaving his boot stuck in the mud.
“…” Xu Jingzhe stood there on one leg, looking somewhat embarrassed. He subconsciously glanced at the drone above head and the cameramen off to the side, afraid that the footage would come out bad.
Liang Yu, seemingly having expected this, said to Xu Jingzhe, “Raise your arms.”
Xu Jingzhe raised his arms, and Liang Yu reached under his armpits, scooping him up like a child. He moved them both, step by step, to the edge of the field and sat him down on the embankment. Liang Yu then turned back for the boot that was still in the mud. Carrying the boot in one hand, he walked back once more and put the boot back on for him.
Xu Jingzhe wore a troubled expression and apologized, “I’m so useless.”
Liang Yu glanced at him and asked, “Do you want to join in?”
Xu Jingzhe nodded. “I can’t just let you do all the work on your own.”
Liang Yu shrugged. “It’s really no problem.” He looked at the rows of seedlings and said confidently, “It’s just this much.”
Although Phoenix TV was notorious for its lack of scruples, they would still give their guests some leeway if they couldn’t complete their tasks. At first, the producer didn’t have very high hopes for Xu Jingzhe and Liang Yu. However, when Liang Yu actually started working, the production crew realized that they may have underestimated him.
With his long legs and broad shoulders, Liang Yu stood in the mud, bent over, and planted the seedlings with surprising efficiency. After finishing one row of seedlings, he would seamlessly move onto the next, maintaining a smooth rhythm without any pauses.
Xu Jingzhe followed alongside him, holding two boxes of seedlings in his hands. He didn’t really need to do anything. He just watched Liang Yu plant each seedling. The spacing between the seedlings seemed to be measured out to the tee. They were perfectly neat, providing a satisfying view for anyone with a perfectionist streak.
Soon, the two boxes in Xu Jingzhe’s hands were emptied. Liang Yu straightened back up. His sleeves were rolled past his forearms, revealing well-defined musculature.
“Let’s go,” Liang Yu said. Since there was mud on his hands, he refrained from touching Xu Jingzhe, urging him out of the water instead. “There are other tasks to do.”
Unable to resist, Xu Jingzhe asked, “Have you done farm work before?”
Liang Yu casually replied, “I’ve been doing farm work since I was a kid. Not only can I farm and fish, I can also feed pigs and shovel manure.”
After washing his hands in a nearby water channel, he held them out in front of Xu Jingzhe. “Are they still dirty?”
Xu Jingzhe shook his head. “They’re clean now.”
Liang Yu hummed in response before pressing his hand against Xu Jingzhe’s face, brushing aside his bangs. “You’re so soft. Your face is all red.”
Xu Jingzhe felt he was still alright. He had applied sunscreen, so he wasn’t too worried about getting tan. Liang Yu opened one of the water bottles that the producer brought and poured it straight over his head. He shook his head, letting the water slide down his face and drip to the ground.
“Let’s go do something else.” Liang Yu spoke nonchalantly, as if there was nothing that could pose a challenge to him. “This farm’s pretty big. We can do whatever you want.”
Liang Yu’s idea of “doing whatever” was just as he said. The cameraman couldn’t stop him from doing as he pleased, much less the employees arranged by the producer. They were all subject to his whims.
Liang Yu diligently taught Xu Jingzhe how to pick peaches. He showed him how to pick the ones that had just ripened so as to avoid having it fall apart in his hands.
“We can’t take them back with us anyway,” Liang Yu said. “Go ahead and eat it.”
Carrying a bamboo basket on his back, Xu Jingzhe nibbled on the peaches. Later, Liang Yu put some more peaches into his basket, picking out the very best for him to eat.
Some of them were a little overripe, the juice flowing down Xu Jingzhe’s palm and onto his wrist. Xu Jingzhe called out to Liang Yu, slightly panicked, “It’s dripping, it’s dripping, it’s dripping. Help me wipe it off.”
Liang Yu had no choice but to come down from the tree. He then took the other’s hand and licked the sweet nectar from his wrist. He even stole Xu Jingzhe’s peach while he was at it.
The producer, who had brought them tissues, stood there in disbelief.
Xu Jingzhe even asked him, “Is it sweet?”
After spitting out the peach pit, Liang Yu replied, “It’s a little too sweet.”
In the end, the two of them finished every single task on the farm before the sun had even set. Liang Yu exchanged the day’s of labor for a basket of peaches, two baskets of strawberries, three bottles of fresh milk, about six bags of rice, and around eight chickens that he’d caught himself. He then instructed Phoenix TV to deliver it all back to the villa.
Xu Jingzhe seemed as if he had just taken a leisurely stroll, staying spic and span from head to toe. Liang Yu, on the other hand, had actually worked. He’d stripped down to his undershirt, his sweatshirt tied around his waist. However, he didn’t look at all fatigued, prompting even the producer to express some concern.
“Is your back alright?” He’d seen for himself just how much work Liang Yu had done today.
Towards the end, even the cameraman was exhausted, yet Liang Yu was still able to carry a calf to the barn completely unfazed.
Zhu Xiaoxiao probably hadn’t anticipated this outcome either. She stared at Liang Yu and Xu Jingzhe as they got into the car with a shocked look on her face. However, Xiao Luo started divvying up their “spoils”.
“Mr. Xu can keep the fruit. I’m going to take a bottle of milk. Xiaoxiao, do you want a bag of rice?”
Zhu Xiaoxiao opened her mouth. She gave Liang Yu a conflicted look. In the end, she reluctantly said, “I do!”
Xiao Luo nodded and comforted her, “My brother is a man like the earth. He’s very generous to the people under his protection. No need to be polite.”
Zhu Xiaoxiao’s vision was starting to waver. She would like to know how she ended up becoming one of his “people”?!
Oh my, he is so amazing~
Thank You for the new chapter (灬♥ω♥灬)
Ahhh Liang Yu is giving prince(ss) treatment for his future hubby