Overnight Hit: Vicious Stepmother and Genius Son-Chapter 488
Ji Ziqian went over and took his daughter from Qiu Wanshuang’s arms, "Come to daddy."
He then said to Qiu Wanshuang, "Let’s head that way too, they probably start cutting from that end."
Qiu Wanshuang picked up the iron shovel Ji Ziqian had placed on the ridge of the field and said dejectedly, "But we have to cut a ton today, two thousand jin. With just this thing, how long will it take to finish?"
After all, it was still Ji Ziqian’s fault; if it weren’t for his last-place finish, they would never have to cut so much sugarcane today.
Ji Ziqian, holding Ji Yunyun, gave an awkward smile, "You rest for a while, you play with Yunyun, and I will do the cutting."
Upon hearing this, Qiu Wanshuang felt a bit better and nodded, "Okay, but you said so yourself."
"Yeah, I said it."
Ji Yunyun, hearing that her mom could play with her later, also became immediately happy, "Really? Mom can play with me later?"
Ji Ziqian nodded, "Yeah, it’s true. Daddy will work later, and let mommy play with you."
"Awesome!"
[President Song and President Ji said the same thing, but the outcomes were different. Ji Yunyun couldn’t be any happier. Ah, a ton, it’s like your father’s got it.]
[Why don’t you say, they’re both men, but President Song can do 30 squats with his wife in his arms, yet President Ji simply can’t, deserves what he gets, it’s all earned by his own ability.]
[This is when the gap shows, and it’s no wonder President Song likes our Sister Zhenzhen.]
[If one could move a little faster, cutting two tons in one day wouldn’t be difficult. These things are heavy; I’ve cut them before, and it almost killed me.]
[As a bystander, from the first to the third episode, I felt that there’s a kind of sincerity in Ye Zhenzhen, she’s like that with everyone, but it’s different with other guests, I always feel like there’s an element of showing off.]
Speaking of showing off, what Qiu Wanshuang was thinking about now was how to interact with her daughter to garner some favor and win back the lost goodwill and fans’ affection.
This was the result of a discussion she had with Xu Qingxia early this morning, after receiving a call from her.
This morning, before breakfast, Xu Qingxia made sure to contact the show’s staff and ask for Qiu Wanshuang on an urgent matter before the broadcast started, and then they had the chance to talk on the phone.
At first, they discussed the current online reviews, and then what they should do next to turn things around.
Afterward, Xu Qingxia excitedly shared the news about Ye Zhenzhen’s trending topic from yesterday, about her being vilified online as a mistress.
Halfway through the story, Qiu Wanshuang interrupted her, "Sister Xia, if there’s nothing else, I’m going to hang up, I need to record the show soon."
Ye Zhenzhen and Song Jinze had a good relationship, whether as a mistress or being cuckolded, she had her own way of dealing with it and expressed indifference.
Seeing this, Xu Qingxia quickly brought up the matter about AL.
The insinuation was that Ye Zhenzhen’s agent was secretly stealing endorsements that were meant for Qiu Wanshuang.
But when it came to the AL endorsement, she became serious, "Sister Xia, you mean while you were negotiating with AL, Ye Zhenzhen’s agent got it for a lower price than us?"
"That’s right, that’s what I’m saying. So I’m telling you, you may not want to bother with Ye Zhenzhen, but she is stealing your resources behind your back, be it the leading role in a drama or now endorsements. Shuangshuang, don’t be foolish; have you forgotten how Han Jiangxue was brought down by Ye Zhenzhen?
If you don’t stand up for yourself, beware that you might follow in Han Jiangxue’s footsteps. Although Han Jiangxue wasn’t as famous as you, she was still more popular than Ye Zhenzhen, look at her now, she’s vanished..."
"Alright, you don’t need to say anymore, I got it."
Qiu Wanshuang somewhat understood Xu Qingxia; whenever there was any female star who posed a threat to her, Xu Qingxia would play some tricks behind the scenes.
So when Xu Qingxia talked about whatever was going on between Ye Zhenzhen and Song Jinze, she found it annoying. But the matter of Ye Zhenzhen undercutting her for resources behind the scene was another story.
Qiu Wanshuang felt that she needed to give herself a good wake-up call.
Perhaps, as Xu Qingxia said, the people in this circle are not as simple as they appear on the surface...
...
After Ji Ziqian and his family of three were in place, the other families had already started chopping.
Ye Zhenzhen’s sickle, specially used for sugarcane, was very sharp. She bent over, one hand holding the sugarcane, the other slicing near the root with the sickle, and the sugarcane fell to the ground.
She worked efficiently, without any hesitation or dragging. In no time, all the sugarcane around her had been chopped down.
Song Jinze watched the woman’s busy figure and for a moment was somewhat stunned. In his upbringing, there seemed to be no woman like Ye Zhenzhen.
In his profound eyes, there was a look full of pride and admiration, that was his wife!
Not only was Song Jinze stunned, but also the nearby Xu Wanjia and Director Yang were dumbfounded.
Xu Wanjia: "Zhenzhen, you’re simply too capable, how can you know how to do everything!"
Director Yang couldn’t help but exclaim, "Impressive!"
Even for him, a grown man, this kind of task felt difficult to start with, yet Ye Zhenzhen could do it so neatly. Merely saying ’impressive’ was not enough to express his appreciation for Ye Zhenzhen.
After interacting with her these past few days, Director Yang was looking forward even more to working with her on the upcoming movie.
[Our Sister Zhenzhen has always been impressive, haha, but she really is amazing today!]
[Ye Jianjian is really working like an expert, but tell me, did she grow up in the countryside? A country girl? Hahaha!] 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖
[You’re just a jealous hater. Just admit you’re envious of our sister who is young, beautiful, and rich with good looks. Why so bitter? Are you possessed by a lemon spirit?]
Xu Wanjia, seeing Ye Zhenzhen so engrossed in her work, also started to chop following her example.
"Zhenzhen, have you done this before?"
Ye Zhenzhen stood up, smiled at Xu Wanjia, "I’ve never chopped sugarcane before, but I have chopped sorghum. These two are quite similar, and it doesn’t feel difficult."
In her previous life, she had chopped sorghum during filming, so chopping sugarcane truly posed no challenge to her.
"No wonder~"
After Song Jinze looked at the sugarcane for a while, he suddenly paused. Ye Zhenzhen had chopped sorghum?
When was that?
Song Yuchen was also breaking sugarcane nearby. He didn’t have a sickle, nor knew how to use one, but he could exert force to break the sugarcane and let it fall to the ground!
"Dad, what are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and chop. Look, Mom has already chopped so much!"
"Okay, I’ll continue."
Song Yuchen was also breaking sugarcane nearby. He didn’t have a sickle, nor knew how to use one, but he could exert force to break the sugarcane and let it fall to the ground!
"Dad, what are you daydreaming about? Hurry up and chop. Look, Mom has already chopped so much!"
"Okay, I’ll continue."
