CHAPTER 348: CHAPTER 348: MIAOMIAO: I’M NOT A LITTLE RASCAL

"Mountain Patrol Journey" comes to Yun City for its fourth stop.

This time, Gu Che really couldn’t find the time, so as agreed, for the last three episodes, Gu Cheng will accompany Tuanzi to the live show.

The show crew explained the reason in advance, and everyone understood.

[To be honest, although I’m a casual fan of Gu Che, I came to watch this show for Miaomiao, hahaha]

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[Handsome guys are everywhere, little cuties are rare]

[You guys better watch out, or Gu Che will cry!]

[Cool guy won’t cry, he’ll only boast with red ears about how cute his sister is. Many of his fans become Miaomiao’s fans because of his bragging]

[Gu Che: You don’t have to be my fan, but you must admit my sister is adorable]

[Even with the big brother, it’s fine; his appearance is also very high, mature and steady temperament, my type]

[Speaking of which, Gu Cheng has won two major awards; why isn’t he continuing to make movies? Is it really like everyone’s saying, that he’s run out of ideas?]

[Everyone: Please don’t speak for me, I never said that]

[If he wants to shoot, he will; if he doesn’t, he won’t. What’s it to you?]

[I heard he recently became a teacher, training a group of outstanding young directors, which is quite a legacy]

The night before the mountain patrol, everyone gathered as usual to learn together.

Gu Cheng and Wu Ti were already friends. Besides, he previously accompanied his sister to various events and met Yang Zhi. Moreover, he had heard from friends about Yang Jin’s fame and strength in the drama circle. Years ago, he watched Duan Ling’s volleyball matches on TV.

Seeing him greet everyone one by one, Tuanzi was wide-mouthed.

She had planned to introduce him, but it turns out the seemingly cold and steady big brother is the most deeply connected, knowing people everywhere.

[Ancient Martial System: Your big brother once attended a training session with Director Chen, later, the wilderness survival program that Director Chen took over also had his involvement]

The implication is that your brother is back home, and there’s no room for adorable you to use your skills.

Without a chance to use her skills, Tuanzi pouted, but soon, she tried to play the role of a little teacher, eagerly wanting to teach her big brother about the mountain patrol and forest protection.

Other kids had never been little teachers except for the lazy Wu Yu. The others gathered around, eagerly trying to teach Gu Cheng.

After all, this brother seems so mature and steady; teaching him would be especially satisfying!

Seeing the eager eyes of the kids, Gu Cheng found it hard to say that he had privately learned a lot before coming here.

The lively study time ended, and everyone prepared to rest.

However, Tuanzi sneaked out of the room to find Duan Xiayou.

Duan Xiayou shared a room with another staff member, who was reportedly starting meditation recently.

She knocked on the door, but no one answered.

"How odd, we clearly agreed, could he have fallen asleep?"

Tuanzi tilted her head in confusion.

[Miaomiao: Little Gu, check what Senior Brother is doing!]

The system couldn’t refuse her and had to take a peek.

[Ancient Martial System: Sitting cross-legged on the bed, chin in hands, staring at the door, drowsy]

Tuanzi’s eyes widened.

Isn’t that just hearing the knock but not opening the door?

So annoying!

[Miaomiao: We clearly agreed. Is he trying to back out? Isn’t learning new kung fu a good thing?]

The system was still straightforward.

[Ancient Martial System: First, it was a unilateral agreement by you. At the time, your Senior Brother didn’t explicitly agree; secondly, your Senior Brother clearly, unlike you, isn’t interested in new kung fu]

Tuanzi unhappily pouted.

Earlier this morning, the system dropped another secret manual called "Eighteen Falls," which is actually Shaolin Kung Fu, emphasizing using a small force to move a bigger one.

Practicing the Eighteen Falls can certainly be done with stakes, but having a sparring partner would be best for quick progress.

Tuanzi thought she had an evenly matched partner, perfect for practicing together, so she eagerly invited Duan Xiayou.

At this hour, other guests were either resting or engaging in parent-child activities. She deliberately avoided pestering Gu Cheng to find Duan Xiayou.

But Senior Brother wouldn’t cooperate, boo hoo.

Tuanzi couldn’t bang on the door, so she drooped and gloomily left.

Inside the room, Duan Xiayou could only feel his junior sister’s footsteps receding.

He touched his conscience, still there, not much pain.

Time to wash up and sleep.

As for whether the junior sister would fuss in the morning, that would be tomorrow’s matter. Tomorrow’s matter for tomorrow.

Duan Xiayou casually washed up and leisurely headed to bed, noticing his roommate still messaging on the phone, he stayed quiet.

Soon, his martial acuity made him look outside and saw a little face pressed against the window, flattening.

Duan Xiayou: "..."

Not long before.

After leaving dejectedly, the more Tuanzi thought, the more upset she became.

Ruminating, she decided she shouldn’t give up so easily, crawled out of the corridor window, and after some roof surfing, arrived outside Duan Xiayou’s window.

The window was tightly shut, and apparently, the hostel hadn’t cleaned it well, dust-coated, even a hand couldn’t clean it.

She could only press her chubby face against the window, letting the soft flesh squish about as she tried desperately to look inside, vaguely seeing a figure on the phone, and got furious.

So, Senior Brother won’t practice kung fu with her but prefers playing on the phone? Is the phone that fun?

A while later, she spotted another figure approaching the window, trying to open it. She quickly leapt aside, gripping the wall like a gecko.

The window opened.

Tuanzi dared not breathe.

Hearing footsteps below, she glared down to find Director Chen not sleeping, staring up in astonishment.

Tuanzi: "..." Was she about to be mistaken as a little brat peeping on people?

"Miaomiao, you’re too persistent."

Hearing the voice, Tuanzi turned her head to see the one opening the window was Duan Xiayou.

She immediately beamed, freed a paw to wave, "Good evening, Senior Brother. How are you feeling now? Full of energy? Want to practice kung fu with your adorable junior sister?"

Duan Xiayou: "..." Any vigorous junior brother, come switch with me!

The system didn’t know Duan Xiayou’s thoughts; if it knew his mind, it would begin to argue.

How do you know the Junior Brother coming wouldn’t drag you into practice? Then you’d have junior brother and junior sister clinging every day. Avoid one, you can’t evade the other.

Despite Tuanzi’s soft begging, convincing Duan Xiayou, the two still didn’t manage to practice new kung fu.

Mainly because Director Chen found the recent online troll attacking "Mountain Patrol Journey".

"Recently there’s been an outdoor reality show ’Unstoppable,’" Director Chen could only vent to the two non-entertainers, "They recruited a top team and invited quite a few famous guests. Their pre-launch promotion was huge. At least a third of the entertainment circle’s artists helped share it, all sorts of publicity, yet it flopped."

In fact, this reality show’s popularity wasn’t that low, just high input, and without explosive popularity, it couldn’t break even.

Advertisers were unwilling to renew contracts, TV executives criticized it, the director was under pressure. The guests who joined for money or fame were also dissatisfied.

Tuanzi grasped instantly: "So lacking strength, they cause trouble for shows that do, make others less popular so they seem more popular?"

This trick is too common, why does it feel like similar things happen in the entertainment circle every day?