After Transmigrating into a Cannon Fodder Submissive, I Became Popular by Foraging on the Beach - Chapter 20

“Shen Qiu?” You Yilian’s eyes wordlessly urged him.

Shen Qiu unhurriedly pulled out a thermos from his bag and took a sip.

“Apologies, I brought my own water. I don’t know where the water dispenser is.”

What?

You Yilian’s smile froze for a moment.

He couldn’t believe it. Just like that?

Shen Qiu was really not afraid of being scolded for disrespecting a senior.

Fine, you’re excellent.

Just you wait!

Seeing that the atmosphere was off, Jiang Wei quickly said: “We haven’t seen it either. Why don’t you ask the directing team? They must have prepared bottled water.”

You Yilian smiled through gritted teeth: “Okay, then I’ll go look.”

He sat on the sofa with a bottle of mineral water and took a fake sip.

Shen Qiu was calm, as if nothing had happened at all.

The director spoke: “Since everyone is here, let’s begin.”

“The theme for this episode is life in the countryside! First, we’ll play a small game, and the winner gets to choose their room first.”

The production team showed several photos. There were few good rooms, and the bad rooms each had their own… unique characteristics.

There was a spacious, bright master bedroom, and the worst was a narrow bunk bed, like a wooden plank bed in a school dormitory.

Everyone was excited by the photos and let out exaggerated gasps.

“Then we definitely can’t lose!”

You Yilian: “Exactly. I have poor sleep quality, so I can’t be assigned the worst room; I wouldn’t be able to sleep.”

“This time, the mini-game is—Guess What You Touch!”

“What kind of ridiculous name is this, what kind of game?” Wang Xiaobai complained.

The production team brought up three black boxes, with only one side transparent, facing the camera.

“There will be identical items placed in the three boxes. Three people will touch them simultaneously. The first to guess correctly gets one point, and the person with the highest score wins.”

“The nine guests will draw lots and compete in groups of three.”

Soon, the first group went up.

Wang Xiaobai, Zhou Bin, and Ruan Tang, whom Shen Qiu had just met, a rising star in a girl group.

Shen Qiu and the remaining people below could see that the box only contained an air-cushion brush.

However, the three people above didn’t know, and the most terrifying thing was this fear of the unknown.

Wang Xiaobai was startled and tentatively put his hand down.

As soon as his fingertip touched it, he immediately pulled it back.

“Ah, ah, ah!”

“It has thorns! It won’t bite me, will it?”

Wang Xiaobai quickly pulled his hand out, teary-eyed, “It’s too scary. And it’s hard. Is it some kind of living creature?”

Everyone below suppressed their laughter, barely holding it in.

Zhou Bin was bolder. He reached in and felt around for a long time, grabbed the brush, and looked a bit confused.

“…What is this?”

Ruan Tang felt carefully for a while, then burst out laughing: “I know! Air-cushion brush!”

She came from behind and successfully scored a point.

Jiang Wei couldn’t stand it: “Zhou Bin! I use this every day. You don’t know what it is?”

“How would I know it’s called an air-cushion brush…”

Next, it was Shen Qiu, Jiang Wei, and You Yilian’s turn.

Shen Qiu boldly put his hand down and touched a pool of liquid, which was cool and refreshing.

He pulled his hand out, and it felt just like water.

“Did some animal pee in it?” Jiang Wei wondered. “Or is it an aquatic animal?”

When You Yilian heard that, he pouted, pulled his hand back, and rubbed his fingers together.

He felt a strange smell on his fingers and didn’t want to put his hand back in.

Shen Qiu felt around and confirmed it was just a plate of water, slightly puzzled: “Is there anything in it?”

Wang Xiaobai laughed his head off watching their expressions, covering his mouth.

The director also looked profound.

The three people above were clearly confused. They really hadn’t touched anything in the water.

“Did it run away…”

A light bulb went off in Shen Qiu’s mind: “I know! It’s a plate! A plate with water in it.”

“The production team is playing tricks!” Jiang Wei was stunned for a moment, then realized, “I thought there was something inside the plate.”

The game was quite amusing.

The people watching below were very happy, and the people touching above were terrified.

After several rounds, Shen Qiu and Ruan Tang had the highest scores.

You Yilian couldn’t let go of his image, maintaining his composure and refusing to wail, so he only got one point.

It was Shen Qiu’s group’s turn again. When the box was brought up, the director maliciously warned: “This time it’s a living creature. Please be gentle with it.”

“Ah, why us! I don’t dare to touch it.”

Shen Qiu sniffed, and his eyes lit up: “I think I smell a hint of seafood.”

This was practically an open invitation to him!

He immediately plunged his hand into the water and started searching.

You Yilian saw him start touching and grew a little anxious.

Shen Qiu was performing well in the game and scoring high. In contrast, his own performance was mediocre.

He thought of the narrow room and frowned in disgust.

Forcing down his distaste, he reached his hand in.

Just as he touched something hard-shelled, Shen Qiu already shouted the answer: “Sea snail, feels like a whelk.”

“Correct!”

Shen Qiu blinked: “Piece of cake.”

“How can you even guess the type of sea snail? You’re too strong!”

Wang Xiaobai cried out unfair and joked: “Don’t let him touch seafood! He has X-ray vision; it’s not fair.”

“Exactly. He’s a professional clam digger! How can we amateurs compete with him?”

Being officially appointed as the Marine Ambassador had made Shen Qiu famous for clam digging, and everyone laughed and joked about it.

Everyone burst into laughter.

Only You Yilian’s smile contained contempt.

A nobody is low-class and has no presentable skills.

Just showing off.

For the sake of the show’s effect, the director had naturally arranged many strange items, especially aquatic creatures.

However, Shen Qiu guessed all of them accurately.

“Sea urchin!”

“This texture… it’s kelp.”

…

After several rounds, Shen Qiu’s score left everyone else far behind.

“Well, the game is over. Shen Qiu can choose a room first.”

Shen Qiu chose an ordinary single-bed room.

Jiang Wei was second and quickly took the large room.

“Phew, luckily the balcony I like is still available.”

You Yilian watched them choose first, barely keeping his professional smile intact.

What a stupid game.

He had to touch things without an image, and on top of getting splashed with water, it only gave Shen Qiu so much screen time.

He was in last place! He could only choose what they left behind.

You Yilian blamed all his resentment on Shen Qiu.

Zhou Bin was a little hesitant. He was second to last, and the remaining rooms weren’t great.

He looked around for a long time, unsure which one to choose.

Shen Qiu leaned over and quietly whispered: “The production team only said to choose a room, not that two people couldn’t share a room.”

Jiang Wei immediately caught on: “I have a big bed in my room.”

The production team was stunned by Shen Qiu’s unexpected cunning move: “But…”

“You didn’t say we couldn’t! Besides, it’s only natural for us, a married couple, to live together!”

Jiang Wei asserted confidently.

Zhou Bin also nodded in agreement, and the production team had no choice but to compromise.

It came down to You Yilian, who was in last place.

One remaining room had a plank bed, and the other room had no windows, presumably a small, cramped room converted from a storage unit.

He chose anxiously for a long time: “…Ah, only these left. I really don’t want to stay here.”

He feigned misery: “I genuinely won’t be able to sleep well. Is there a kind-hearted person willing to take me in?”

Everyone looked at their own rooms and exchanged glances.

“…But all our rooms only have one bed.”

You Yilian played the victim in front of the camera long enough before sullenly choosing the plank bed.

“It’s all because I’m not good at games. Oh well, never mind.”

After they put their luggage away and tidied up, the director finally began the official filming, reading the opening speech.

“Living in a fast-paced city easily makes us overlook the beautiful scenery around us. Why not occasionally slow down and experience slow living, experience life in the countryside?”

Wang Xiaobai didn’t hesitate to expose the truth: “You mean you’re making us suffer in the countryside.”

The director smiled without answering.

He took out three cards with different patterns: a candy, grass, and a watermelon.

“We’ll stick to the previous grouping, three people per group, to select your task, which must be completed this afternoon.”

“And, the production team will not provide dinner~”

“That means we have to solve the dinner problem ourselves, with no money,” Jiang Wei said with a wry smile. “The old routine.”

The director urged: “Hurry up and choose.”

Shen Qiu originally wanted to discuss it, but You Yilian directly said: “How about I choose? I feel like my luck is quite good~”

Shen Qiu didn’t say anything further.

You Yilian chose the grass, Wang Xiaobai’s group chose the candy, and the remaining group chose the watermelon.

“Now, flip them over and see your mission content.”

Wang Xiaobai shouted first: “Haha, a childhood game! Location: Convenience store. Doesn’t that mean we can buy some things for dinner? That’s too easy.”

“Our watermelon mission is fruit picking experience. Location: Orchard. Feels like we can also eat that for dinner.”

You Yilian looked at the card, pouting and with a tearful face: “Why did I draw countryside labor? Location: Farmland. Oh, it sounds so tiring. I don’t want to go, woo woo woo.”

“Why is my luck so bad?”

“Then, please go to your respective locations, receive, and complete your specific tasks.”

So, the three groups split up.

Shen Qiu’s group looked at the fields. The mission requirement was:

Produce dinner through labor. The meal standard required: no less than two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes.

Jiang Wei looked around, stunned: “Not to mention where to get meat, do we have to harvest the rice and husk it ourselves?!”

Shen Qiu reminded them: “We should be able to barter vegetables with the villagers for some food.”

You Yilian shielded the sun with his hand: “Oh my, we’re going to be working here all afternoon, and the sun is so strong. I’m going to get sunburned.”

“Let’s hurry up and start. Pick some cabbage first? It seems easier.”

The three worked for a while, but none of them were experienced farmers, and the progress was slow. They only managed to pick some ordinary vegetables.

You Yilian carefully wiped his sweat, avoiding getting mud on his face: “Ouch, my back hurts so much. I’m so tired. My body really can’t handle it.”

“How about I go and ask about the vegetable prices in the village and get a drink of water on the way.”

You Yilian walked to the edge of the field, opened his phone, and saw the news from the other groups.

Wang Xiaobai: Great! We’re just playing childhood games and selling things at the convenience store.

Watermelon Group: There really are watermelons in the orchard! They’re so delicious! [Image]

You Yilian turned his back to the camera, and the smile on his face disappeared.

Why did he have to suffer here with Shen Qiu while others were enjoying themselves?

He looked at the mud on his hands and clapped them in disgust.

It was all Shen Qiu’s fault, that jinx. Nothing good ever happened when he was around.

He slowly went to drink water and then walked to the vegetable market.

Shen Qiu and Jiang Wei worked for a while longer. Shen Qiu frowned: “No, this isn’t working.”

“We might not even be able to trade a whole basket of cabbage for one chicken.”

Jiang Wei was also exhausted and sat down ungracefully on the ground: “Then what should we do?”

Shen Qiu looked around and confirmed with the accompanying PD: “Any nearby farmland is acceptable?”

The accompanying cameraman nodded.

Shen Qiu smiled shrewdly: “Follow me. I have an idea!”