Part 4 of Chapter 54
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Please Like Her 05 – Stealing radishes, oh, stealing radishes
After a while, Song Zeqian finally returned with Momo.
Momo’s eyes were red, and it was obvious that she had just cried.
Everyone didn’t know what had happened, so Shang Lu took the last piece of candy from Ye Lu and handed it to Xiao Mi, asking Xiao Mi to take Momo out to wash her face and then give her the candy.
After Xiao Mi left with Momo, Jiang Jing couldn’t help but ask with concern, “What happened?”
She also had a daughter, and seeing Momo cry like that, how could she not feel sorry for Momo?
Song Zeqian replied, “We discussed the times when she made mistakes with her grandparents and found out that it was because she missed her parents. So, she deliberately made mistakes at school to get their attention and make them come back to scold her.”
Song Zeqian paused for a moment and added with some regret, “It’s much simpler than I thought, but it’s also a good thing. Her parents promised to come back and spend her birthday with her next month, and she promised not to lie or bully her classmates anymore.”
Although he didn’t find suitable material for the movie from Momo, at least it made her parents understand how much she missed them, which could be considered a happy ending.
The viewers in the live broadcast room were somewhat moved.
[Wow, different families have different stories, and the emotions are quite complex.]
[These poor kids, they must be really lonely growing up without their parents.]
[I don’t really like kids, to be honest, but watching this, I can’t help but feel soft. When Momo cried and called her parents just now in Director Song’s live broadcast, my heart really ached.’]
[I suddenly remembered what Shang Lu said when the program team asked her to choose a child at the beginning. The facts prove that she was right.]
[I think Xiao Mi is also cute, and Momo is also cute. They’re not bad kids.]
Shang Lu gave Song Zeqian a thumbs-up.
Others also followed Shang Lu’s example and gave Song Zeqian a thumbs-up.
Song Zeqian was a little annoyed and pressed down Shang Lu’s hand, then looked at the others and said, “That’s enough.”
Soon after, Xiao Mi returned, holding Momo’s hand.
The little girl’s face was wiped clean, and she had candy in her mouth. She walked up to Song Zeqian and obediently grabbed his clothes, showing a high level of trust and even some dependence on him.
Song Zeqian used one hand to pat Momo’s head, and the arrogant attitude that had always been so strong had surprisingly softened, making him much more approachable.
Suddenly, Song Zeqian asked, “Where’s Ye Lu?”
Lin Yan summarized, “He’s gone crazy for some reason. He insisted on taking Fatty to exercise and lose weight, and on top of that, he had been doing horse stances before. Now he’s lying in the room, exhausted. Fatty isn’t doing well either; he gets scared and runs away when he sees Shang Lu, and now he’s fallen asleep.”
Shang Lu commented, “That’s a pretty accurate summary.”
Song Zeqian fell silent for a few seconds, feeling like he couldn’t understand, but sensing that something was amiss.
However, because Song Zeqian had returned, after he and Momo had a simple dinner, the staff called Ye Lu over, and when everyone was assembled, they began the final task for tonight.
Since Jiang Jing had completed the task alone in the afternoon and won dinner for everyone, she could take Miaomiao and rest, while the rest of the people had to participate.
It’s a small game called “Stealing Radishes.”
The rules of the game are simple: the program team would take the guests to a radish field, and each guest must successfully pull out three ripe radishes from the ground.
But they need to be cautious because the owner might appear during the process, and all guests should try to avoid being caught. If they are discovered, it’s okay as long as they can successfully escape and return to the radish field again later. Finally, successfully stealing three radishes and bringing them back to the house counts as a success.
The program team emphasized again, “We’ve already negotiated with the owner’s wife and paid a substantial sum of money, but please do your best to avoid stepping on the radishes and causing unnecessary waste.”
Everyone naturally nodded in agreement.
However, when they arrived at the scene, today’s recording was not entirely the same as usual.
For instance, they didn’t have a personal cameraman for each person as usual; instead, there were a few fixed camera positions for hidden shots, and even some cameras flying above them.
The program team’s explanation was that they were afraid the cameramen wouldn’t run fast enough to keep up, so they adopted this approach.
[There’s a hint of conspiracy in the air.]
[Seeing the awkward smile on the chief director’s face, I feel like he’s lying.]
[Why doesn’t anyone trust this show? What a coincidence, I don’t either.]
…
Countdown: three minutes.
Everyone was ready, and Lin Yanyan naturally chose to go with Shang Lu.
With the signal from the program team, everyone set off silently, except for Shang Lu and Lin Yanyan.
They hid behind one of the program’s cameras, staying with it.
Lin Yanyan didn’t quite understand and asked, “Aren’t we going yet?”
Shang Lu shook her head and said, “Wait.”
After about two minutes had passed.
A man emerged from the house not far away, somewhat impatiently asking, “Who? Who’s in my radish field?”
And not far away, Ye Lu and Xu Ze were discovered because they stood up simultaneously.
Ye Lu naturally ran away.
Xu Ze, being clever, chose to run in the opposite direction of Ye Lu, at least ensuring that one of them could escape.
The owner of the radish field naturally sprinted to chase them, but while passing through the radish field, he discovered Song Zeqian, the one who had slipped through the net.
He angrily asked, “How many of you came here? Are you in a group? Radishes aren’t worth much!”
Song Zeqian was helpless, but since he was already caught, he could only grab a radish and run.
In the field, there were four figures sprinting.
Shang Lu said, “Charge! Now! Seize the opportunity, dig quickly.”
Five minutes later.
Ye Lu wailed, “Why are you only chasing me? Help! This isn’t fair! I can’t run anymore!”
Ye Lu felt genuinely wronged.
If he had known there would be such a move at night, he wouldn’t have spent so much time doing walks with Fatty. Now he could barely run!
On the other side, taking advantage of Ye Lu attracting the homeowner’s attention, Lin Yanyan successfully stole three radishes with Shang Lu and quickly retreated.
Watching the relentless pursuit of Ye Lu from behind, Lin Yanyan, even though the mission was accomplished, couldn’t understand, “Is this staff member too strict? How can we play like this?”
Shang Lu asked Lin Yanyan, “Do you think he’s a staff member?”
“Uh,” Lin Yanyan hesitated for a moment, “A villager? But even if he’s cooperating with the production team to play a game, he doesn’t need to be so serious.”
“We don’t have a cameraman following us this time. Along this road, there’s a staff member hiding at intervals. Each of them has a loudspeaker. The program team initially said they had negotiated with the owner’s wife, not the owner, emphasizing gender. Now, the one chasing Ye Lu is the owner,” Shang Lu slowly pointed out all the anomalies and then looked at Lin Yanyan.
Lin Yanyan froze and then said, “But what if the owner’s wife can’t catch up with Ye Lu?”
Shang Lu : “…”
Lin Yanyan still didn’t understand.
But the netizens did.
[Hidden camera filming to reduce visibility and minimize the risk of being discovered]
[Staff hiding in different locations with loudspeakers to prevent the owner from catching the thieves in an agitated state and to shout at him in a timely manner]
[The program team said they negotiated with the owner’s wife and gave money, so the owner is unaware!]
[Oh, I get it! Shang Lu means this isn’t a game at all; they’re actually stealing radishes from someone’s field, hahaha]
[Please note! Please note! No rehearsal! This is not a drill!]
[No wonder the owner looks so angry; from his perspective, a group of thieves is raiding his radish field]
[Program team, you’re insane; I’m truly impressed, you’re lacking in morality, hahaha]
I’m glad they left the kids at home ~ don’t teach children to steal!
What else did we expect from this black-bellied production team 🤣