Chapter 87
The prices at the Baby Convenience Store, the children digging for Baby Coins in the field, Shen Zilin sitting by the field, eating watermelon and buying back Baby Coins with candy…
Jiang Heye, as she walked with Wang Zhizhi, was bombarded with a series of shocks, and after hearing Shen Zilin’s explanation of the current situation, her mood was like a rollercoaster ride.
“Let’s go, I’ll dig with you.” Wang Zhizhi, knowing that there were no more shovels available, imitated the village children, went to a nearby tree, found two relatively thick branches, and handed one to Wang Qingbei.
Jiang Heye took the branch, but looking at the small field, crowded with a dozen or so children, she felt a bit embarrassed to go over.
If it was just Shen Zilin and Wen Dongyu digging, she would have shamelessly joined them, but now it was too…
“Go ahead, they’ve already dug up 113 out of the 200 Baby Coins buried today, there are fewer left, it’ll take longer to find them.” Shen Zilin said kindly.
“Let’s go, Beibei.” Wang Zhizhi swung the branch in his hand, full of energy.
Jiang Heye: “… “
At this moment, two more children rushed out from the field, holding Baby Coins in their hands.
“Do you still want jujube flavor? What about you, what flavor do you want this time?” Shen Zilin greeted the children while remembering to turn to the two holding branches next to him. “They’ve dug up 115 now.”
Jiang Heye looked at the handfuls of candy in Shen Zilin’s bag with envy.
The program team was truly evil, when she received the role of Wang Qingchuan’s younger sister, she had asked if she, as someone joining midway, could bring gifts for the dads and babies. But the program team refused, saying that she just needed to play her role well, no need for gifts, it might affect the show’s own pricing and task reward expectations.
Truly… she believed their lies.
Now she had neither gifts nor money, Jiang Heye touched the brooch in her pocket… She had secretly asked the program staff earlier if she could use real money to buy gifts for the babies, but was rejected again… Now she could only earn the gifts herself.
And this Baby Coin digging opportunity was something she had fought hard for.
After all, although she looked like an adult, she was a new baby today, why couldn’t she dig for Baby Coins?
But… looking at the situation in the field… she felt a bit embarrassed.
For heaven’s sake, that convenience store she visited earlier, twenty Baby Coins for one lollipop, and for ordinary candy like the ones Shen Zilin had, it cost at least five Baby Coins per piece… It wasn’t a Baby Convenience Store, it was a Black-Hearted Convenience Store!
Jiang Heye looked at the children in the field, if only she also had a bag of candy like Shen Zilin, then she would also have children digging for her.
Oh, no… If she had a bag of candy, why would she even need to dig for Baby Coins? It would be enough to give each baby a piece.
Sadly, the task reward and the hidden task reward she received this morning, a total of fifteen Daddy Coins, even after exchanging them for Baby Coins, wouldn’t be enough for a lollipop.
No…
Wait…
Jiang Heye looked at another child rushing out from the field, holding a Baby Coin and exchanging it for candy from Shen Zilin.
“I have fifteen Daddy Coins, if I exchange them for fifteen Baby Coins, can I exchange them for fifteen candies from you?” Jiang Heye asked Shen Zilin, bending down, after the child went back to digging.
Shen Zilin was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded. “Yes, you can.”
Seven babies, fifteen candies, two candies per baby… This gift was a bit too small, she still had to dig…
Jiang Heye thought as she reached into her pocket.
“Fifteen candies, do you want to choose the flavors? We have milk, jujube, banana, chocolate, strawberry…” Shen Zilin said, rummaging through his bag. This was a big order!
“I…” Jiang Heye had already taken out her Daddy Coins, but her hand hesitated.
She looked at the candies in Shen Zilin’s bag, which he said he bought from the market with cash.
Wait.
If candy bought with cash could be exchanged for Baby Coins.
Then could the things bought with Baby Coins be exchanged for cash?
No, exchanging things bought with Baby Coins for cash would definitely result in a loss…
But the purchasing power of Baby Coins was weak, while the purchasing power of Daddy Coins was much stronger!
Jiang Heye quickly calculated, then, under Shen Zilin’s confused gaze, she awkwardly put the Daddy Coins back in her pocket.
Perhaps the program team, to motivate the babies but also prevent them from eating too much candy, had set very high prices for the items in the Baby Convenience Store. But Daddy Coins were different, although the dads didn’t have their own fancy convenience store, Shen Zilin’s dad had mentioned this morning, when introducing Daddy Coins, that the program team had a list, one Daddy Coin could be exchanged for a bottle of beer, a cup of coffee, half a box of spicy marinated meat or a whole box of spicy marinated vegetables, a certain amount of wasabi or spicy snacks…
Jiang Heye hadn’t seen the list yet, but based on what Shen Zilin’s dad said, the items that could be directly exchanged for Daddy Coins were mostly things that babies couldn’t eat, or things that only adults would use. Although the variety wasn’t extensive, the quantity of each item was quite good. The main purpose was for the dads to secretly enjoy some drinks and snacks, they were all things that couldn’t be shared with their children. If the dads didn’t exchange them for themselves and saved them to exchange for Baby Coins for their children, it would be considered spending on parent-child interaction. When introducing the exchange for Baby Coins, Shen Zilin’s dad even specifically mentioned Wei Chengli, saying he heard that Wei Chengli always exchanged his Daddy Coins for Baby Coins and gave them to Wei Maomao, while the other dads probably kept some for themselves.
Jiang Heye had thought that if she earned any, she wouldn’t spend them, she would exchange them for Baby Coins for Wang Zhizhi before leaving.
Who would have thought that the unexpected would come so quickly? She hadn’t even warmed up her first Daddy Coins, and she was already stressing about returning the favor.
Thanks to Shen Zilin, her stress lessened.
But stress, once it started, it wouldn’t stop, it would just shift.
In the monitoring room, Zeng Huanian rubbed his hair vigorously and whispered into his phone, “Wait, I’ll ask Director Shi.”
“Okay, let her exchange.” Shi Dingshan, who had been listening to Zeng Huanian’s phone conversation, approved it before Zeng Huanian could even ask.
“Director Shi, if we allow her to do this, what if the other dads follow suit?” Zeng Huanian hesitated. “Then our pricing system at the Baby Convenience Store will be disrupted. The babies, if they want something, they’ll just exchange their Baby Coins for Daddy Coins, and have their dads get it for them. Then the purchasing power of one Baby Coin will be greatly increased. And now, Baby Coins can even be dug from the field, with Shen Zilin’s method, he can definitely find at least 140 or 150 coins a day, not to mention 200. Then every day…”
“They won’t.” Shi Dingshan shook his head. “That’s just theoretical. Theoretically, the dads could imitate her. But will they? Are they willing to, like her, lower themselves to do this just to get some things for their babies? Some things, it’s not about whether they think of doing it, it’s about whether they’re willing and able to do it.”
Zeng Huanian was stunned, it seemed… to make sense. These dads, they probably wouldn’t imitate Jiang Heye just to increase the purchasing power of Baby Coins.
No… There was still one.
“Director Shi, have you forgotten about Director Wei? If it was him, he might do it…” Zeng Huanian said weakly.
This time, it was Shi Dingshan’s turn to be stunned.
That… was true.
If the babies all gave their Baby Coins to Wei Chengli, and then Wei Chengli…
“Then just consider it a welcome gift for the new family member. Are you guys running a variety show or a competition? It’s not like she’s doing something bad, a little favoritism doesn’t matter.” Qin Sichao leisurely peeled two peanuts and nudged Shi Dingshan’s arm.
Shi Dingshan glanced at Qin Sichao, took the peanuts, and popped them into his mouth. “Okay, then consider it Jiang Heye’s perk. If any other dad wants to do this later, just explain it to them this way.”
Qin Sichao chuckled. “That Wei Chengli, you should thank him. Tell him that later. But actually… Even if Wei Chengli wanted to do this, he was probably forced by that little chubby girl, hahaha!”
Shi Dingshan: “… “
After communicating with the program team and receiving confirmation, Jiang Heye, holding the Daddy Coin exchange list, breathed a sigh of relief.
“Shen Zilin, thank you so much! If it wasn’t for you, I wouldn’t have thought of this!” Jiang Heye, not holding back, expressed her sincere gratitude to Shen Zilin.
Shen Zilin, who had witnessed the entire process of Jiang Heye’s communication with the program team, quickly waved his hand, his face flushed. “It’s Sister Beibei who’s amazing, I wouldn’t have thought of this method. If I could have thought of it, I wouldn’t have had to dig for two days and wait until today’s market to buy candy.”
“We inspired each other! Anyway, thank you so much, otherwise, I would probably have to dig for more than two days.” Jiang Heye praised Shen Zilin again, then, not wanting to waste any more time, she left with Wang Zhizhi.
Shen Zilin looked at the children in the field, after a while, he mumbled to himself, “Inspired each other?”
His idea of exchanging candy for Baby Coins came from Maomao hiring the grandma in the headscarf with candied cucumbers. Beibei’s idea of exchanging Daddy Coins for things, then exchanging those things for cash from the adults in the village to buy gifts for the babies, came from his current actions.
Wasn’t that… inspiring each other!
Shen Zilin’s heart pounded, he felt like he was one step closer to success!
On the same noon, some people were working diligently, accumulating wealth.
And some people…
“Sob, sob, sob, it’s been so long, they’ve been inside for so long, why aren’t they awake yet, I’m so anxious!”
“I’m dying of laughter, waiting for the cameras to turn on while staring at live stream screens with no images, truly a first for me.”
“I have two children, but I’ve never been this anxious waiting for them to wake up, aaaaaaaah!”
“Hahahaha, is it possible that the person above, if your children didn’t wake up, you would have already dragged them out of bed, instead of just frantically typing on your keyboard…”
“CEO Mao is only three years old, just three years old, I feel like she’s a bit too young, I’m worried she won’t be able to tell that Yan Yan is unhappy.”
“And the key is, I don’t know why, but I feel like Yan Yan is very good at enduring. For a child like this, unless we can constantly observe her through the cameras, it’s hard to tell when she’s feeling sad.”
“Speaking of this, I’m so angry! A six-year-old baby, she should ask if she’s curious, cry if she’s sad, roll on the ground if she’s angry! What kind of environment did she grow up in to be so repressed…”
“What environment, the Cheng family environment, of course. I can’t even mention it, it makes my heart ache. Even though Cheng Feiying seemed to be nice to Yan Yan at lunch today, I still feel it’s fake, he must have ulterior motives!”
“We’re all waiting anyway, why not open a few more windows and watch our newly appointed peddlers, Beibei and Zhizhi, I’m dying of laughter!”
“Hahaha, Beibei is also struggling, she was happily drinking water and chatting at home after lunch, but she was dragged out to earn money by Cheng Rongrong’s brooch. Speaking of, Zhizhi is so good, he knew Beibei wanted to earn money to buy a return gift for Cheng Rongrong and also buy gifts for the other babies. He immediately took out his remaining Baby Coins and even reflected that he shouldn’t have been so lazy and should have earned more Baby Coins in the past few days. Although Beibei insisted on not accepting Zhizhi’s Baby Coins, Zhizhi is truly the best Zhizhi!”
“The peddlers are so funny, the first grandma Beibei approached could only speak the local dialect, the two of them couldn’t understand each other, it was hilarious. It’s so hard for them to make a sale, hahaha!”
…
Language was indeed a problem.
It was noon, and not many villagers were out and about.
Jiang Heye had tried to talk to three people who spoke the local dialect… but failed to make a single sale.
But it didn’t matter, she still had Wang Zhizhi.
“We can understand the grandpa at this house, we helped him pick vegetables last time.” Wang Zhizhi led Wang Qingbei to the house they had visited during the “Help the Villagers” task two days ago.
Jiang Heye gave Wang Zhizhi a thumbs up, then glanced at the list in her hand, reviewing their business items, before gently knocking on the courtyard gate.
Half a box of spicy marinated meat, one box of spicy marinated vegetables, two Daddy Coins exchanged for fifteen yuan in cash!
Jiang Heye, finally holding money, was very satisfied, and so was the grandpa who received the super valuable marinated food.
In the monitoring room, Zeng Huanian said faintly, “Half a box of meat costs twenty yuan, one box of vegetables fourteen yuan…”
Qin Sichao choked on the peanut he was eating, he coughed, patted Shi Dingshan’s arm, and said, laughing, “Cough… Your… cough cough… assistant director is so… interesting! I also want to… cough… film a variety show next time.”
Shi Dingshan, his face twitching, poured a cup of tea for Qin Sichao and pushed it towards him. “No, you don’t.”
The actual price of the items didn’t matter, it was all about taking advantage of the program team. Jiang Heye, having secured her first sale, was full of energy, determined to earn enough for gifts for all seven babies this noon.
In stark contrast to Jiang Heye’s energized state was Cheng Rongrong, who had rushed home to show the note to Cheng Feiying.
When Cheng Rongrong arrived home, Cheng Feiying was lying comfortably on the recliner in the courtyard.
Because they were outdoors, even though Cheng Feiying seemed to be asleep, his two cameramen didn’t leave, the filming continued, and the cameras in the courtyard were also still rolling.
So Cheng Rongrong “concernedly” woke Cheng Feiying up, suggesting he go back inside to sleep, it was too hot and windy outside.
But Cheng Feiying, completely lacking in tacit understanding, frowned and pointed at the sky, questioning how it could be hot with the sun blocked by clouds, and where the wind was.
Cheng Rongrong was speechless, but because she had seen the content of the note and knew where it came from, thinking back to her earlier smugness when she was still oblivious, she felt very guilty. Now that she was being refuted by Cheng Feiying, although she didn’t know why he was suddenly acting this way towards her, she knew that as long as he saw the content of the note, his anger, or whatever else he was feeling, would definitely be directed at Cheng Tingyan.
To divert the fire, Cheng Rongrong was determined to make Cheng Feiying read the note.
But it was too difficult.
Cheng Feiying was a bit extreme, the kind who loved fiercely and hated fiercely.
He was unhappy with Bai Lei now, so when he looked at Cheng Rongrong, everything about her seemed unpleasant, he wanted to oppose her in everything.
Go inside to sleep? No.
His back was uncomfortable and he wanted her to check it for him? Go get Su Li.
…
Cheng Rongrong’s repeated attempts were all thwarted by Cheng Feiying, it made her so angry that her stomach ached!
If they weren’t live broadcasting, Cheng Rongrong would have thrown the note at Cheng Feiying’s face.
But sometimes, things were frustrating, and sometimes, they went smoothly.
The nap time passed by minute by minute…
Some people’s efforts yielded no progress, some people’s candies turned into Baby Coins one by one, some people’s banknotes had already formed a small stack.
Some people, counting the Baby Coins they had exchanged for their Daddy Coins, including the ones from the past few days, couldn’t wait for their babies to return. Some people reconciled with their daughters, resulting in a beautiful vase of flowers.
And some people…
“Director Wei?” Liu Ming walked to Wei Chengli, who was lying on the recliner in the courtyard, reading a book, in a blind spot of his cameraman, and called out softly.
Wei Chengli looked up and saw Liu Ming.
Liu Ming raised her hand, waving the task card in her hand, and said softly, “The afternoon task cards are here, time to wake up the babies.”
Wei Chengli nodded, stood up, then paused, turning to look at Liu Ming. “You go? Yan Yan is here.”
Liu Ming made an “OK” gesture, straightened her clothes, and went to the door of the house.
As Liu Ming moved, the live broadcast screens for Wei Maomao and Cheng Tingyan lit up.
Strawberries, so fragrant.
Cream strawberries, so so so fragrant.
Wei Maomao sat in the strawberry field, surrounded by endless red strawberries, the sweet aroma with a hint of milk made her take deep breaths, inhaling the delicious scent. It smelled so good!
Was this a vacation? After kneading so much dough, she could finally come to a place like this, have a sweet and fragrant vacation.
The vacation was good, the strawberries were good, everything was so relaxing and enjoyable.
Except…
Wei Maomao touched her right waist, mmm, her clothes and pants weren’t tight, why did it feel so uncomfortable, like something was poking her…
But it didn’t matter, the strawberries smelled so good!
It was time to eat the delicious strawberries! They smelled so good, they must taste sweet too!!!
“Thump, thump… Thump, thump, thump…”
The relentless sound chased away the strawberry by Wei Maomao’s mouth, chased away the surrounding strawberry field…
Wei Maomao opened her eyes, her eyes filled with the frustration of unfulfilled desires.
And the “thump, thump, thump” sound continued.
Alright, even if it was just a dream, at least let her have a bite! Wei Maomao, gradually waking up, sighed and smacked her lips.
Mmm?
Why did she smack her lips?
Her instinctive action made Wei Maomao pause, then the strange feeling on her lips and the discomfort in her waist became more obvious.
And… Wei Maomao felt like her head was resting on something warm, she quickly rolled over like a chubby bunny and sat up. Something dropped from her right waist with a thud. Wei Maomao looked down, okay… It was Yan Yan’s hand that had slid off her waist… Her index finger and thumb were still in the position of pinching something.
Was this friendly? Wei Maomao touched her right waist, pinching was fine, but pinching until she fell asleep was a bit too much!
She shouldn’t have told her where her waist was!
Wei Maomao grumbled inwardly, raising her right hand to wipe her mouth.
Another instinctive action, smooth and fluid.
No… There was actually water.
Wei Maomao stared at the suspicious wetness on the back of her hand, then looked in the direction she had just rolled from…
“Knock, knock, knock, knock, knock…” Liu Ming, knocking on the door, felt her scalp hardening under the camera’s gaze, but there was still no response from inside.
“The two children might be sleeping too soundly to be woken up by knocking. Maomao is like this sometimes, once she falls asleep, it’s hard to wake her up.” Wei Chengli, a bit worried, came over and said, “Just open the door and wake them up, the cameramen won’t go in.”
“Okay.” Liu Ming nodded in agreement. Honestly, she was also a bit worried.
Wei Chengli took a few steps back and talked to the cameramen.
Just as Liu Ming’s hand was about to touch the doorknob, the door suddenly opened from the inside.
A bunny!
Liu Ming looked at the short, chubby, white figure with two bunny ears, Wei Maomao, in surprise.
But before she could speak, Wei Maomao put a finger to her lips, making a “shh” gesture.
“Is Yan Yan still asleep?” Liu Ming whispered, squatting down, then continued in a soft voice, chuckling, “Ah, our Maomao is so cute today~~~ A cute little bunny. Are you awake now? We have the task cards for the afternoon, should I go in and wake Yan Yan up, then help you change?”
Wei Maomao shook her head. “I’ll go wake up Yan Yan, you… wait a moment…”
After saying that, Wei Maomao slowly closed the door.
Liu Ming: ??? Mmm? The little bunny was dressed so adorably, why was her expression so serious? Somber? Was she mistaken?
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