Chapter 197: Looking at the Snow From afar

Translator: Atlas Studios    Editor: Atlas Studios

Meng Chuyuan probably did not expect it to be currently snowing where he was. Neither could she anticipate that he was standing on the balcony. The coldness seeped into his clothes, making him feel chilly.

On this snowy night, Lu Qingye’s turtleneck sweater was very thin. He was not afraid of the cold. His thin lips parted slightly, and his voice was calm and gentle. “Let’s do a video call.”

Lu Qingye had switched to video call. While waiting for Meng Chuyuan to pick up, he raised his phone and was about to find a suitable angle.

Meng Chuyuan quickly turned on the video and saw Lu Qingye’s face close to the screen. He was about to switch his phone to the back camera.

Lu Qingye said, “Wait a moment.”

In that short moment, she could clearly see Lu Qingye’s exquisite jawline, his straight nose, and his white breath as he spoke.

After he changed the camera, Meng Chuyuan saw the snow outside.

Although it was night, the street lights were everywhere. The snow was quite heavy now, like petals falling from a pear blossom tree. The scene was a little spectacular.

The night sky and the dim yellow street lights intertwined, forming a warm color filter. Those who looked at the scenery from afar would not feel cold at all.

Meng Chuyuan watched quietly without any comment.

He raised his phone and fixed it in a certain corner. The cold air mercilessly pounced on Lu Qingye, but he remained as still as a statue.

After a while, Lu Qingye took the initiative to walk to the edge of the balcony. He broadcasted the scene of snow falling up-close to Meng Chuyuan live. “Can you see it clearly?”

“I can.” Meng Chuyuan realized that after he walked out to the edge, the snow seemed to fall right into the camera lens. She even took a screenshot of it.

However, not long after Meng Chuyuan had begun admiring the snow, Lu Jinsen came back after putting down her luggage. He walked over and knocked on the car window, interrupting the harmonious scene.

Meng Chuyuan lowered the car window and saw him bending down. He seemed to have something to say, so she peeked her head out.

Lu Jinsen asked, “It’s time to record the variety show. Have you finished your call?”

The director did not see Meng Chuyuan present at the base camp just now and was quite flustered because there were not many guests present this morning. If Meng Chuyuan did not come, then the live-stream would definitely not be on the popularity rankings today.

Hence, the director asked Lu Jinsen to quickly find Meng Chuyuan so that they could start filming today.

Meng Chuyuan replied softly, “Got it.”

Coincidentally, Lu Qingye heard their conversation.

Not long after he had walked out to the balcony, before Meng Chuyuan could fully admire the close-up scene of snow falling, she already had to leave to record the variety show.

“I’ll hang up now. Go to bed early.”

Lu Qingye hummed softly. “Don’t forget what I just told you. Leave the work that you can’t do to Lu Jinsen.”

However, before Lu Jinsen left, he could clearly see Meng Chuyuan’s phone screen. Although he did not see Lu Qingye, he could guess that it was Lu Qingye from the background.

Unexpectedly, she was hiding in the car and making a video call with Lu Qingye!

Lu Jinsen frowned slightly. His face was almost embedded in the car window as he spoke to Lu Qingye from afar. “Brother, if there’s something she can’t do, I definitely can’t either.”

His brain was not as good as Meng Chuyuan’s.

[Help! So Sister Meng is on the phone with her husband!! This is the first time I’ve seen this on the variety show.]

[Sister Meng’s husband’s voice is so nice. I feel like he dotes on Sister Meng.]

[Isn’t she an abandoned woman from a wealthy family? She even has a husband who dotes on her? Is she putting on a show in front of the audience?]

[Why isn’t he showing his face on video? Is his face too ugly to show us?]

[Lu Jinsen has received unexpected collateral damage. Hahahaha. It seems that in front of true love, even familial ties are useless.]

After a while, Lu Qingye’s voice came from the phone with a hint of threat. “Say it again?”

Lu Jinsen’s desire to live immediately went online. He corrected himself, “If there’s anything she can’t do, I’ll do it for her.”

“…” Meng Chuyuan looked at Lu Jinsen expressionlessly. She did not expect him to admit his mistake so quickly.

“I’m hanging up. I won’t disturb your rest. Bye.”

Meng Chuyuan hung up the phone and got out of the car. Seeing that the driver was also waiting by the side, she said politely, “Uncle, I’m sorry to have wasted your time.”

The middle-aged driver smiled and said, “It’s fine. I just drove all the way here, so I’ll take it as a break.”

The scenery on the grassland was not bad. If they had come here two months earlier to record the variety show, they would have been able to enjoy good weather. Now, they had to prepare winter coats for day and night, and there were more mosquitoes.

They did not have to choose a house for this episode. Instead, they directly moved into a house with their bags, saving them from having to participate in several variety show activities. There were also two special guests in this episode.

The Qi siblings arrived at their destination before the live-stream in the afternoon. The road into the grassland was not easy to walk on. Qi Yan was carsick, and her face was especially pale in front of the camera.

Other than Liao Jiayan, everyone else was present. The special guests were two girls who were also in the entertainment industry.

Everyone changed into ethnic clothes and even specially styled themselves, making them seem as if they had become closer to the prairie.

The director appeared with a small loudspeaker. “The tea set made last week has been brought over for everyone. Come over later to collect it and give it to the herdsmen nearby. The special guests don’t have to participate in this gift-giving event.”

The three tea sets were behind the director, and the production team had already packed them up for everyone.

After the guests took their tea sets back, the director began to explain the current mission.

Their mission for this episode was to raise lambs and memorize their characteristics through a short interaction.

“In the next few days, you have to carefully observe the sheep you choose. On the last day, we will take off their name tags and put the sheep back in the pen. Everyone needs to recognize their own sheep from the 100 sheep present.”

After the director finished speaking, Meng Chuyuan asked curiously, “Then what’s the purpose of this event?”

[That’s a good question. I was about to ask that too…]

[Sister Meng still has to manage the theme of every week’s episode while filming the variety show. Hahaha, she’s even more stylish than the director.]

[I’ve just fallen into the trap. I saw that the ratings for this variety show on the internet were very high. I hope this variety show won’t disappoint me!!]

In the previous episode, there was content on the revitalization of a village and promotion of discontinued traditions. The mission on this week’s variety show recording had become simple again, which made Meng Chuyuan a little confused.

The director said, “It’s very simple. It’s to let everyone experience the life of a herdsman. Once the lambs leave the sheep pen, everyone has to take good care of them. Where the lambs live and what they eat are all part of your considerations.”

After everyone understood the rules, under the lead of the local shepherd, they began to choose their lambs.

Qi Zhen asked, “Do we choose at random?”

Seeing that the 100 sheep in the sheep pen were about the same size, they couldn’t find anything special about them. This made them feel troubled.

Liao Jiake echoed, “Let’s choose whichever sheep we want. We’ll slowly get to know each other better later.”

Meng Chuyuan was not anxious at all. She stood beside the sheep pen with her hands behind her back. Her gaze was fixed on a corner, looking especially serious.