Translator:- Max
Editor:- Mary
As soon as he said this, Li Yiming and Zhang Jiarui burst into laughter.
Ren Zhen also smiled and said, “That’s true. I was just asking casually, Anyi, don’t take it seriously.”
Yu Anyi, mindful of the cameras, didn’t retort. Instead, she responded with a wry smile and turned her head away.
Chu Cheng and Lian Jingxing glanced at Ren Zhen calmly, without saying a word.
Fetching water is a strenuous task, especially as the buckets provided by the program team are the buckets used by the fellow villagers. They are thick and sturdy, so that when Liu Zitong tried to fill them up with water for the first time, she couldn’t pick them up at all.
“Can’t do, can’t do, it’s too heavy.”
Liu Zixin advised her, “Pour some water into the well.”
Liu Zitong poured it out several times, and finally managed to pick up the two buckets with only one-third of the water left.
Liu Zixin, being stronger than the rest of them, effortlessly filled both the buckets till the brim and picked them up.
When it was Ji Qingzhou’s turn, he realised that the two buckets were heavier than he had thought when they were full, and Chu Cheng asked him, “Can you do it?”
“No problem.” Ji Qingzhou vowed.
Chu Cheng was somewhat skeptical, but Ji Qingzhou picked up the buckets and said to him, “Let’s go.”
Chu Cheng followed him, and the two of them walked back together. Ji Qingzhou’s buckets were full, so as they climbed uphill, the buckets swayed violently. Chu Cheng was behind him, and saw the buckets swinging behind him, and occasionally spilling water on the yellow ground.
Chu Cheng felt that it wasn’t just him who needed to adapt, but also Ji Qingzhou.
The slope wasn’t too long, and Ji Qingzhou quickly made his way up, followed by Chu Cheng. As they reached the top, they saw Liu Zitong and Ren Zhen sitting on a nearby stone along the path, not concerned about getting their clothes dirty, already taking a rest.
Chu Cheng turned his head and looked at Yu Anyi who was struggling to go uphill behind him, “Do you want me to help?”
“No need, you go quickly.” Yu Anyi urged.
Seeing that she was quite stubborn, Chu Cheng caught up with Ji Qingzhou with the shoulder pole and walked to his side.
Seeing that the two of them were catching up, Liu Zitong immediately picked up her shoulder pole, but she felt tired again after taking two steps with the pole.
Ji Qingzhou passed by her and said to her, “Come on.”
“I’ve run out of oil.” Liu Zitong sighed depressedly, “I guess I’m probably useless at this point.”
Ji Qingzhou chuckled and continued walking forward. As he walked, he glanced back at Yu Anyi and Guan Xiayun, who were standing not far away, taking a break. Both of them seemed a bit hot as they kept fanning themselves with their hands.
“You look at the road.” Chu Cheng reminded him.
As Ji Qingzhou turned his head, he noticed a pile of cow dung not far ahead. He quickly sidestepped to avoid it, but in doing so, there was a loud “bang” as his water bucket collided with Chu Cheng’s, causing some of the water from Chu Cheng’s bucket to spill out.
Chu Cheng turned to look at him, and Ji Qingzhou said in a kind tone, “Helping you lighten your load. Do you feel a bit relaxed now?”
“Then I’ll help you relax a bit too.” Chu Cheng wanted to bump back as he spoke.
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Ji Qingzhou quickly took a couple of steps and turned back, playfully making a funny face at him. Chu Cheng swiftly caught up with, and Ji Qingzhou maintained a brisk pace. However, Chu Cheng walked even faster, fueled by Ji Qingzhou’s competitive spirit. Walking three strides in two, Ji Qingzhou managed to catch up with him.
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Seeing that his advantage was slipping away, Liu Zixin immediately increased his speed. Ji Qingzhou and Chu Cheng also picked up their pace. The three of them engaged in a fierce competition, making it difficult to determine who would prevail. In the end, they arrived at the starting point almost simultaneously, with very little difference between them.
When he put down the empty bucket, Ji Qingzhou felt like he was born again. He sat on the bench to rest for a while, but only to see Liu Zixin pick up the bucket and set off again. Isn’t he tired?! Ji Qingzhou sarcastically said in his heart, Take a rest for a while, ! Don’t be in such a hurry to leave! What should I do with you like this!
However, Liu Zixin remained oblivious to his inner cries, and walked forward with the shoulder pole with unwavering dedication, resembling Sha Sheng, a monk who tirelessly carried his burdens. Ji Qingzhou had no choice but to pick up the bucket, and said to Chu Cheng, “Let’s go handsome, no time to rest, there are still many buckets to pick.”
Chu Cheng had no intention of getting up either. He is a dignified president, shouldn’t carrying one bucket be enough? Yet he still had to bring several more! Fetching water is an ongoing hardship.
Ji Qingzhou stretched out his hand and pulled him up from the bench, “Don’t forget, the last one has to carry an extra bucket (of water).”
Chu Cheng had indeed forgotten, “It’s too cruel.”
“So, hurry up.”
The two had no choice but to set off again, and went to the well to fetch water again.
By the time, the task of carrying water was over, everyone was completely exhausted. They sat on the small benches one by one, rubbing their shoulders in discomfort.
Chu Cheng wanted to look at Ji Qingzhou’s shoulder, but observing the lack of similar intimacy among everyone, he decided to hold back.
Looking at their despondent faces, the host reminded them cruelly, “Although I know this is harsh, the last place of this round of competition goes to – Ren Zhen and Qin Weiming.”
Qin Weiming’s complexion was a bit ugly, Ren Zhen was also very tired, but she just looked at the camera and wailed a bit for the sake of the variety show.
“The first place goes to Li Yiming and Zhang Jiarui.”
Li Yiming and Zhang Jiarui exchanged a high-five and happily exclaimed with “Yes”.
“Now, the other guests can go back to the house to rest and cook. Ren Zhen and Qin Weiming would need to carry another bucket of water later.”
Upon hearing that, Li Yiming turned to the host and said, “Is this bucket of water meant for us? We don’t need it. Can you please spare Ren Zhen and the others from carrying it?”
“This is not possible.” The host said, “These are the rules of the game.”
Seeing this, Li Yiming scratched his head, but couldn’t say anything anymore.
Seeing that he said they could go back, Chu Cheng immediately stood up and said to Ji Qingzhou, “Let’s go, let’s go back.”
Others slowly rose to their feet, their voices filled with weariness as they murmured, “so tired” while making their way back.
The water they picked up will be sent back to their respective houses by the staff of the program team, so there was no need to put in more efforts.
Chu Cheng entered the room and sat on the bed with Ji Qingzhou. It was too hot. Although they had just drank water with the host, they were still a bit thirsty.
Chu Cheng opened the refrigerator, tore open the popsicle bag and handed him the popsicle, Ji Qingzhou asked him, “Aren’t you going to eat one eh?”
“You eat first, I’ll take a look at your shoulder first.” He said as he stepped forward and pulled Ji Qingzhou’s collar away, and saw a red mark on his shoulder.
Chu Cheng had already anticipated this outcome as Ji Qingzhou’s skin was delicate. Sometimes when the two of them were making out, and if he kisses his body a little harder, there will be marks, and now not to mention that he has been picking water back and forth for so long.
Chu Cheng rubbed it for him, squeezed it again, and asked him, “Did you bring ointment? Do you need me to apply some for you?”
Ji Qingzhou shook his head, “No need, it will be fine in a while. What about you, does your shoulders hurt?”
“I’m fine.” Chu Cheng said, and took another look, “Fortunately, the skin has not worn out, it’s just red.”
“En, so it doesn’t hurt.” Ji Qingzhou handed the popsicle to him, “Try a bite.”
Chu Cheng didn’t shy away and took a bite from the spot where Ji Qingzhou had bitten. He continued to massage Ji Qingzhou’s shoulders while Ji Qingzhou enjoyed his popsicle.
When Yu Anyi and Guan Xiayun came in, what they saw was this scene. She looked at Ji Qingzhou in shock, “You’re living a pretty good life.”
Chu Cheng looked at her, “Why are you here?”
“They sent medicine and band-aids for you. My shoulder got scraped, and I was worried that you might not have brought any medicine or band-aids with you, so I came to check on you. But it seems I was worrying too much.”
“You actually know how to bring these things?” Chu Cheng was surprised, “They’re not yours, are they?”
“Of course not, they were brought by Xiayun.”
Chu Cheng thought it made sense, a spoiled young lady like Yu Anyi, would she still know how to bring these when going out?
“I’m fine.” Ji Qingzhou said, “Ah Cheng is also fine.”
“Of course you’re fine. You’re eating popsicles while someone is giving you a massage. It’s so comfortable.” Yu Anyi said with emotion, “Where did you get your popsicles? Was it in the refrigerator?”
Ji Qingzhou nodded.
“Then can I have one too?”
Before Ji Qingzhou had time to think, he heard Chu Cheng cough.
Yu Anyi looked at him, only to see him tilt his head and smile faintly. Yu Anyi was stunned. What is this? She can’t even have a popsicle? Was she even inferior to a popsicle!
“There’s only one popsicle left,” Chu Cheng explained. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to give it to Yuan Anyi, but with the hot weather, having a popsicle seemed somewhat extravagant. He couldn’t bring himself to eat it either, as he wanted to save it for Ji Qingzhou for next time. It was inevitable that Yuan Anyi, being like a younger sister to him, would be a little disappointed. “I’ll treat you when we get back. You can choose whatever you want.”
“Or maybe I should take a knife and split it into halves for you and Anyi?” Ji Qingzhou suggested.
Chu Cheng looked at Yu Anyi, “Does Missy want to eat?”
Yu Anyi: …..
Yu Anyi puffed up her cheeks, gritted her teeth while saying, “I won’t eat this kind of junk food!”
Hearing this, Chu Cheng looked at Ji Qingzhou with satisfaction, “ said she wouldn’t eat.”
Ji Qingzhou: …..
Ji Qingzhou felt that at this moment he should be blind.
“I’ll go and pick some pears for you.” Ji Qingzhou inexplicably felt a bit guilty, “Then I’ll put them in the freezer to chill before you can eat them.”
“You still have pears here?” Yu Anyi was shocked again, “Why do you have everything?”
“That tree in the courtyard,” Guan Xiayun reminded her. “Didn’t you notice it when we first came in? It’s a pear tree.”
Yu Anyi shook her head.
Ji Qingzhou stood up, took a plastic bag for food from his suitcase, and went out. Chu Cheng went out with him to pick pears.
Yu Anyi hadn’t picked pears before, so she followed them out with great interest, “I want to pick them myself.”
“Okay, you can pick it yourself.” Chu Cheng agreed.
Yu Anyi snorted and glared at him, and said in a low voice, “You prioritize romance over friendship.”
Chu Cheng, keeping the popsicle for himself was out of question, otherwise he would have let her eat it a long time ago. It was undoubtedly meant for Ji Qingzhou, which explained why he didn’t allow her to have it. Yu Anyi felt that she was really too miserable, not being able to have the popsicle was one thing, but having to eat dog food. It was truly disheartening… woof woof.
Ji Qingzhou and Chu Cheng looked at the pear tree in front of them, and found that the branch with pears hanging on the tree was higher than they thought.
As Ji Qingzhou contemplated on what to do next, he saw Chu Cheng skillfully climbing up the tree. He sat on it and felt quite comfortable on the treetop, so asked Ji Qingzhou, “Care to join me?
Ji Qingzhou, feeling a bit playful decided to join in the fun. He carefully stepped on the branches and climbed up the tree. Upon reaching the top, Chu Cheng swiftly extended his hand, grabbing him and pulling him to his side.
They sat on the tree and gazed at the mountains, the nearby houses here, and the gentle wisps of smoke rising from the cooking fires. At that moment they felt a sense of tranquillity and peace enveloping them.
Seeing the two of them suddenly sitting on the tree, Yu Anyi wanted to go up too, but was worried that the tree wouldn’t be able to hold them all.
“Aren’t you two going to pick pears for me? What about my pears?”
Hearing this, Ji Qingzhou quickly picked a few pears that were relatively close to him and threw them to Yu Anyi, “We haven’t tasted them yet, so go wash them and see if they taste good?”
“I’ll go.” Guan Xiayun said as took the pears from Yu Anyi’s hands, and washed a few with clean water.
After she finished washing, she didn’t eat them herself, but first put a few on Ji Qingzhou’s table, and only took two out, handed one to Yu Anyi, and kept the other for herself.
Yu Anyi took a bite and felt it was pretty good, “It’s quite moist, not bad.”
Upon hearing this, Chu Cheng started picking them up.
They picked them for a while, and when they saw that the picking was almost done, they were ready to get down from the tree.
“Wait up, Let me go down first.” As Chu Cheng said this, he stepped on the branches and gradually making his way down, and finally jumped down directly.
Ji Qingzhou saw that he had gone down, so he was about to get off the tree as well.
In the end, Chu Cheng stood under the tree and said to him, “You jump down, and I will catch you.” He said this as he opened his hands directly.
The author has something to say:
Anyi: Wang Wang Wang, Wang Wang Wang
Zhou Zhou: It’s too embarrassing! I don’t want to do it!
Ah Cheng: It’s okay, don’t be afraid, just jump. I’ll catch you!
Guan Xiayun: The relationship between the two of them seems a little bit too good…..
Translator: I felt that the no. of pages of this chapter felt double the usual amount when I realised that I had copied the raw twice on my doc file.
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Also, isn’t Jiayou basically Add Oil, so this chapter is extra slick~ www
Yeah Jiayou can mean a lot and be translated in many different ways and most of them at the end really mean the same but i remember once an author saying, it’s kinda like korean Fighting! which looked more of an apt translation or to cheer someone up. Thanks for reading!!😊
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